Labor Day 1950 Sparks National Labor Tensions
The holiday highlighted wage disputes with General Electric and Ford workers, mediation calls from Ching, and mining and union leaders warning of a prolonged conflict. Eisenhower urged Americans to get tough, while Taft Hartley and broader labor actions frame a looming national struggle across unions and industry.
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Sur
Gene Electric Company
Ford
Enor Anholidis
Ann Oliday
General Elciera Centric
C. I. O. Electrical Workers Union
Ching
U. S. Mediation and Conciliation Service
G. E
Jocala
Lemoer R. Boulware
James B. Carey
Rubah
United Mine Workers
Philip Murray
Co. LO
Airmaingham
Ala
Chicago
Oreana
John L. Lewis
Coaldale
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Americana
Denver
Europe
Playoff Series Set for Western Association Football
The Western association begins its preliminary Shaughnessy playoffs tomorrow with champion Joplin Junnery Hutchinson Springfield and Enid in the field. The opening games, decided by a coin flip by League President Howard Goetz, will determine hosting and seed positions as Joplin and Hutchinson host the first two of a best 1 out of 5 in the preliminaries leading to 4 out of 7 finals. St Joseph misses the playoffs, finishing five games behind Enid. The format alternates venues after two games with potential fifth games moving to the opening site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Association
Shaughnessy
Joplin
Junnery
Hutchinson
Springfield
Enid
Howard Goetz
Des Moines
St. Joseph
Diamonds
Ifan
Driver First In 25 Lap Race At Track South Of Lawrence
A crowd of 550 watched seven Labor Day auto races at the Jack Dillon farm south of Lawrence yesterday. In the 25 lap final W R Rose of Kansas City won, Jack Great Lawrence placed second, and Burgoine of Topeka finished third. Twenty two cars competed in the 1932-42 group with three rollovers. The track was dusty but in good shape. Another race date is set for next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Dillon
Lawrence
W. R. Rose
Kansas City
Jack Great
Burgoine
Topeka
Phillies edge toward first title in 35 years with strong start
Giants pair Maglie and Hearn dominate as New York defeats Philadelphia 2-0 and 9-0 in a double shutout. Dodgers sweep Labor Day twin bill. Reds, Pirates win. Yankees split with Philadelphia while Tigers and Browns split. Mize hits 18th homer for Yankees. Raschi wins game two.
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Phillies
Philadel‘phia
Jim Hearn
New York Giants
Sal Maglie
Giants
Phils
Hearny
Maile
New York
Leo Durocher
Phils Ghave
Eddie Sawyer
Brooklyn Dodgers
Hearn
Boston
Maglie
Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Chicago
New York Yankees
Philadelphia
Detroit Tigers
St. Louis Browns
Yanks
Tigers
Red Sox
Washington
Cleveland
White Sox
HeTobn Mize
Lawrence High football drills focus on offense and fundamentals
Lawrence H S Gridders under coach Allan Woolard completed the last full practice session. The A squad practiced at the 10 and 4 periods with a larger crowd, while the B team drilled behind the high school. Several players were promoted to the A team including Ton Wilburn Robert Preston Gene Fritzel Charles McCue Firman Mullin Norman Bumett Frank Black Charles Dunbar Lyle Stemerman Lee Connell and Gene Hardtarfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Woolard
Lawrence
Forty Acres
1St
Louisiana
H .C. Stuart
Donald Valliere
Stan Ball
Fred Coombs
Ton Wilburn
Robert Preston
Gene Fritzel
Charles McCue
Firman Mullin
Norman Bumett
Frank Black
Charles Dunbar
Lyle Stemmerman
Lee Connell
Gene
Hardtarfer
Vishinsky to Head Soviet Delegation to U N General Assembly
Moscow announces Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky will lead the Soviet delegation to the United Nations general assembly opening in New York on September 19. The government disclosed that the foreign affairs ministry has applied for a U S visa for Vishinsky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
United Nations General Assembly
New York
Foreign Affairs Ministry
United States
Vishinsky
Golf Notes Bill Winey and Contenders Update
Dr. John Albers shot 74 but sidelined by Bob Richards who posted a 68 with many direct iron hits. In the SCC match play, Dr. Jim Perry advanced, Fred Frey and Bill Underway Jr. were eliminated. Flight A saw Bob Van Noy 36 and Schwietzeberger rocked. Joe Traylor beat Louie Kuhn 2-1 in Flight B. Don Henry won 2-1 over John Wray in Flight C. nine to eleven fifty deadline noted for two matches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Albers
Bob Richards
Richards
S.C.C
Jim Perry
Fred Frey
Bill Underway, Jr
Bob van Noy
Schwietzeberger
Joe Traylor
Louie Kuhn
Don Henry
John Wray
Swedish lecturer Stensland to speak at Douglas county meeting
Per G. Stensland associate pro of education at Kansas State College will lecture Thursday at 1 p m in the Community building. The public meeting is sponsored by the home demonstration units of Douglas county for the farm population. He was born in Sweden in 1913 and earned his MA at Stockholm in 1935. He did post graduate work at the University of Kansas until 1940 and taught in Swedish folk schools. He later studied adult education in the United States and taught at Columbia University earning a PhD in sociological foundations of education. He joined K State in 1948 and now heads the institute’s adult education program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Per G. Stensland
Sweden
American-Scandinavian Foundation
United States
Columbia University
Columbia
Stengland
K-State
Agricultural Extension Service
Kansas Commission For U. N. E.S. C. C
Army Warns on Flights Over Israel Outside Corridors
Israeli army authorities issued a new warning that any foreign civil or military aircraft flying over Israel outside prescribed air corridors will be fired upon by anti aircraft units. Flights outside the corridors toward Lydda and Haifa must receive special authorization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tel Aviv
Israel
Lydda
Haifa
Sooner Track Coach Faces Uncertain Victory Claim
Oklahoma track coach John Jacobs receives a carnival of notes and misreads after his son Bill wins a New Haven meet. Jacobs jokes about reading the Lisbon clipping better than his son's handwriting. Other sports notes mention Florida horses, Bears kickers, and college football outlooks amid a stream of flavor-filled vignettes.
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Sooner
Son
John Jacoba
Elaoi Shrdlu
John Jacobs
Oklahoms U
Express
Bill
New Haven
Conn
Jacobs
Portugal
A.A. U
Lisbon
Inke
North Lawrence Ladies Plan Food and Rummage Sale
The W P C W of the Northside Christian church will hold a food and rummage sale on Saturday September 2 at 520 N Sid street. The item list includes community church activities and weekend social visits among local families including the Schellhorn Houk Conser and Schellhorn households with Phylis Schellhorn of Odessa Texas.
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W.P.C.W
Northside Christian Church
N. Sid. Street
BR. L. Schellhorn
Carl
C. W. Houk
Kenneth Conser
Stall Neighborhood
Phylis Schellhorn
Odessa
Texas
Curtis Strong
Charlie Fincher
Ross Ping
John Fincher
Swope Park
Willard Fotday
Gloria
Darlene
Cathryn
Orrick
L. M
Lloyd Spencer
Walter
Becky
Lawrence National Bank
M. E. Bond
Rhode Island Street
Balame
W. v A. Schaal
Lawrence area notes mark busy visiting season
A rural Lawrence page lists numerous visits and greetings as relatives travel from Rich Hill Missouri Scotts Bluff Nebraska and beyond to spend time with local families. Guests include Fred and Toni Holiday Ike Fairbanks Earl Shaw Ray Helms Anitra Burke and many others. Calls and medical updates mix with church events and a simple wedding at the Northside Christian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Fred Holiday
Richhill
Elmer Kaes
Toni
Scotts Bluff
Ned
Ike Fairbanks
Earl Shaw
Matt Wicker
Perry
Kansas Medical Center
Marvin Curtis
Colorado
Willie Holiday
Herb Pearson
Reno
Rex Wicker
Kansas
City
Ray Helms
Akron
Iowa
Anitra Rorke
Snowhomine
Washington
Leroy Crocker
Christian Church Parsonage
Burke
Fields
California
Fellowship
Northside Christian Church
W.f.c.av
Swain
Reta Gene
Stephen Dean
Roscoe Swain
Jeanette Elston
Eva Bushey
Kansas City
Thelma Fields
St. Luke's Hospital
Misa Fields
St. Louis State Sanitarium
Phylis Schellhorn
Odessa
Texas
R . L. Schellhorn
Rose Lee
Ray Kessler
Deepwater
Ruth
Alberta Blevins
Alice Blevins
Edith Moore
Denver
Lawrence
Calvin
Delores
Ella Marie Holiday
W. H. Dressler
Tanganoxie
Gene Holiday
Marilee Frame
Ted Moss
M. E. Church
J. J. Krum
Carla Robinson
Dorothy Pickle
Barbara Buerman
Marie Herren
Howard Hicks
Norman
Jimmie
New Mexico
Nevada
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Petrified Forest
Big Red Woods
Northside
Pad Tubs
Independence
Nickie
Mike
Arthur Dougan
Dora Amerine
R. F. Amerine
Lois
Joyce
Hazelton
W. H. Amerine
Paul Tubs
Leroy Crocker, Jr
St. Joseph
Kenneth Riley
Connie
Cheryle
Kenny Dene
Staff Village
Harry Workman
J. W. Holton
John Decker
Ralph E. Nelson
Jimmy Penney
North Lawrence
Gallagher Motors
Great Bend
Tis
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Holiday
Hutchinson, Springfield
Associated Press
Putinah
Terebinnen Joplin
AL Hosepi
Utah
Missouri
University of Missouri
Co Coumbia
Mike Ghaouly
Phil Klein
John Ieroso
Philadelphia Phillies
H. S
Bill Winey
Trving Hill
Hill
H. T. Jones
H, T
Irv
Nancy Moore
Moore
Shawnee Country Club
Per Stensland
H. D. Unita
Hugh Fullerton, Jr
Florida
Hialeah
Everett Clay
Calumet Stable
Chicago Bears
George Gulysnies
George Blanda
Curley Morrison
George Halas
Joe DiMaggio
Casey Stengel
Yankees
Virginian Military Institute
V.M.T
Yale
Herman Hickman
Connecticut
Opwer
Notre Dame
James J. Corbett
Louisiana State U
Gordon McClendon
Seatchman
John Ferguson
Corbett
Oskaloosa
Ralph Hubbel
David
Ralph Hubbel, Jr
Longmont
Colo
E. P. Day
R. H. Jefferson
Richard
Barbara
Dallas
D. N. Jefferson
Lyle Suthersland
Gon
Bobby
Williamsburg
Glen Jefferson
Olathe
Robert Jefferson
Ottawa
Keith
Donald
Kenneth
Dewey
Srowder
Arthur Hicks
Norman Hicks
Jefferson County
C. A. Davenport
Louisa Hodson Laughtera
Shirley
Corlf i
Ers
Coates
Francis Sports Shop Tea Mass
Marvin Tripp
Bond
Rhode Island
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Cook
Paines
Mass
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