Industry Strikes Hit Multiple U.S. Sectors
Fresh waves of strikes ripple through electrical, farm equipment, and wallpaper industries. About 60,000 General Electric workers, plus 50,000 in various plants, walk out or threaten to quit as unions press pay and pension demands. Civilian production slumps at Lynn, Everett, and Syracuse facilities, with jets and TV components affected. Farms gear makers and wallpaper workers also strike for wage gains, while a railroad wage dispute in the West ends with a settlement, easing federal seizure tensions.
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General Electric Co
New York
Massachusetts
International Union of Electrical Workers
Lynn Everett
Mass
Syracse
Atomic Energy
G. E
Schenectady
International Harvester Co
Co. LO
United Auto Workers
Farm Equipment
United Electrical Union
Deere & Strue
Ottumwa
Dusbuque
Waterloo
Des Moines
Ford
Kaiser-Frazer
Ie Erieneral Mobytors
Chrysler, Packard and Hudson
United Ers
A. F. L. Switchmen’s Union of North America
Night Club Bans Police After On Duty Disturbance
A Fresno night club posted a sign banning police officers after two off duty officers caused a disturbance. The owner Milton Melkonian said officers were fined 200 and 250 dollars by Chief H R Morton and urged them to stay away while off duty.
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Si Ao Poe Noub
Fresno Police de Pare
Flamin
Milton Melkonian
D. J
Rocky) Peel
H. R Morton
Melkonian
Funeral Notices Gavage Mary Coren
Mary Coren Gav age funeral notices list family and church services a Houston and Lone Beach connections with interment at a local chapel. Garers and relatives from Colorado and California attend. Services directed by a local minister with burial at a regional cemetery.
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Gavage
Mary Coren
Pee Eniemala
Bolte
CialsTo
Odie Chonan Church
Earl. T
Fieza P
Ner Sidaughter
Ano Rob- Phe
Ral Ween Folten
Gon Chads
Andere
Pea Mane
Gabriel
Sensi Fats Phrad
Aroid Si
Lone Beach
Orate
Cas
Ganoa
Caio
Claraces Miler
Houston
Taxes
Alco
Honter
Cbs Latach
eImter
Sunnyvale
Parke
Eas
Harvived Sidower
Pea
Funes Sarvican
Ailten Cc
Belhenand Ee
Tinga Reoand
A. T. Mattell
Arrests in widening probe of Klan demonstration
Conway South Carolina September reports say a sweeping Ku Klux Klan investigation will likely bring more arrests today. The probe follows violence at a Klan event where officer James D. Johnston was shot. E. Sasser and T. M. de Fy are mentioned in charges and firing. The incident involved Klansmen, robes, and a club scene with a proprietor involved.
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Conway
S. C
Conway Co
E. Sasser
Harry
T. M. de Fy
Klensman
DossiDhy
Ne North
Obituary notices from Long Beach area readers
Multiple death notices from a Long Beach hospital region describe the passing of Jessie E Webb Bedford Walter Laberten Ettle Bell Sanderson Martin Henry Reese A Lacey Mary Christie May A Thompson John Joseph Hogan Wilfred Rostrick Hanson Corinne Cavanaugh infant daughter and Rex E Elder with at least two surviving relatives and service details. Interments in Sunnyside Memorial Park and Evergreen Cemetery.
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Jessie E. Webb
Allin St
Long Beach
Evansville
Ind
California
Des Moines
Iowa
B. P. O. Ellis
Charlotte
William E. Webb
John
Paul M. Webb
Eugene Anderson Jr
el Centro
Minnie Fowell
A Runyon
Ruby Clay
Fillmore
Saskatchewan
Canada
Tren
Martyr Re
Sunnyside Memorial Park
Los Angeles American Heart Association i
Mottell
William Harrison Myers
First Methodist Church
Renaker Mortuary Chapel
Albert R. H. Miller
Westminster ‘Memorial Park
Rosie
Orville P
Rex E. Elder Jr
Bert Bixler
Arm Aix
Chapel of Disday Mortuary
Ann Christie
Mary Christie
New York St
Fort Scott
Kan
Los Angeles
Ronger Christian
Dena Thervice
Ban
Pers & Son
Mor
Firscheating
Hogan
John Jozeph Hogan
San Gabriel Ave
Arlington
Mass
Boston
St Lucy's Catholic
Anna
John J. Hogan, Jr
Sandra ‘Ann
St Lucy's Church
All Souls Cemetery
Hanson
Wilfred Rostrick
Cornwall
Ingland
United States
Riversine
St. Jomes Episcopal Parish
At Motte
Evergreen Cemetery
Cavanaugh
Lakewood
Wil- Corrine
Benjamin A. Cavanaugh Jr
Greenbriar Ave
Long Beach Hospital
David Arthur
Huner Rex E. Eider
Mortuney
Salt Lake City
Utah
Fiderado
Weekly Business and Industry Summary Report
NEWORK Sept 2 UP Business and Industry Summary discusses record Commerce and high corporate profits while labor troubles loom. It notes 62,367,000 in August consumer flow and a general wage and price controls push likely next year. Auto output hits 188,264 weekly, power and steel output vary, with dividends boosting investor sentiment.
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Nework
Tnjusty Sps
C. O. Electrical Workers Union
General Electric Company
Mani Turer
Congress
Australia
Agencies Await President Action on Homefront Economy Controls
Government agencies awaited a White House signal to implement wartime homefront controls under new legislation. First steps include limiting consumer credit for autos and major appliances, prioritizing military contracts, and curbing hoarding while Truman pledges hard work and sacrifices as he plans a fireside chat next week.
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Washington
White House
Conigress
Truman
Congress
A P Wholesale Index Climbs for Eleventh Week
The Associated Press wholesale commodity index rose for the eleventh straight week to 189.20 from 183.25, with year-ago figure 157.12. Industrials and livestock declined slightly, textiles and nonferrous metals reaching year highs, while the base year remains 1826.
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New York
Associated Press
Grain 1 Barter Note and Mod Tenn Data
Grain 1 barter details include Be snc reference and modified Tennessee data 3 37.00928 00. oe. The fragment notes an exchange item and coordinates, indicating a catalog or inventory entry with limited readable context. No clear event or person identified.
Vessels Arriving and Departing AmIYING Today
Dispatch notes list vessels arriving and departing with names and statuses, though the OCR text is distorted showing several spellings and unclear lines. The readable items point to a periodical shipping update likely naming crews, ship names, and port movements for the day.
Grain Market Mixed as Cattle Receipts Weighon Week
Chicago market notes show fluctuating grain and livestock activity with mixed price movements. Stronger demand for stocker and feeder cattle contrasts with softer prime beef prices, while overall receipts and futures sentiment influence near term gains and losses.
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Mandy Famay
Chicago
Staten
Two Hurricanes Grow in Atlantic Threaten Islands
Miami dispatch reports two tropical hurricanes growing in strength in the western Atlantic. One system near Antigua and the Virgin Islands threatens Caribbean coasts with 80 to 90 mph winds and potential major damage. A third hurricane east of Bermuda strengthens to about 140 mph, drifting toward Bermuda as Antigua sustains further strikes.
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Miami
Fla
Caribbean
Lesser Antilles
San Juan
P. R
Havana
Cuba
Antigua Island
St. Thomas
Virgin Island
Antigua
St. Martin
Pan American Airway
Coolidge Field
St. Johns
Atlantic
Bermuda
Antilles
Tax Exemption Plan Defeated in Standing Vote
The plan to repeal special tax exemptions for the President, Vice President, Speaker of the House, and Congress members failed in a standing vote. Names were not recorded. the irregiment would have created tax free one year expense accounts for officials. The measure would have taken effect in 1953 for the top officials and 1951 for Congress members.
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Washington
Revie
House
Congress
Sen
Willams
Truman
Barkley
Insurance Coercion Charge Is Probed
A subcommittee of the Assembly Interim committee on finance and insurance will be appointed to look into the claim that auto dealers coerced buyers into purchasing insurance from dealers rather than from their chosen insurers. The hearings on the issue were recessed yesterday.
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Sous Angeles
Assembly
East Texas oil field tops 2 billion barrels in 20 years
Texas reports East Texas field yields over 2 billion barrels in two decades with production still rising as regulatory efforts and well completions shape output. Mentioned are founding discoveries by C M Joiner, initial ration orders, and ongoing rig activity across California and Oklahoma linked to broader oil exploration trends.
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Texas
Texas Fishoad Commission
Oil and Gas Regulatory Commission
CML Joiner
National Guard
Betai
Signal Hill
Independent Petroleum
Tion of America
California
Oklahoma
Te: Co
Signa
Xas Co
Trend of Stock Prices for Past Week Analyzed
The analysis notes only a single modest gain in the industrials over the week, with a broader trend anchoring near 221 after a rise to 221.51 on Aug 23. It warns of a potential climactic selloff unless a breakout occurs, while also discussing wage pressures, tax effects, and possible political and military developments impacting markets.
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Paul 1
Macunnuve
Fy Hutton & Co
Korea
Russia
Moscow
Korer
Koreas
Hong Kong
H, DE LA
Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis Amalyst
Uniens
Prentice-Hall
Leoyer
Ain
Biber
Probes Open Into X Ray Fees and Navy Shipping
The House armed services committee opened two investigations. One checks fees paid doctors for x raying draftees, including a Milwaukee physician allegedly earning 1125 dollars daily. The other examines whether the Navy competes with private shipping by using mothballed government vessels to carry supplies to the Far East, amid private ships with unused space.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Milwaukee
Far East
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Columbia St
Yestern Lacey
Cheater - Long Beach Hospital
Agie
Jock
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Ai Me
Th ‘Avenue
Angeles Abbey Mausoleum
By Richard Fire
Facubtey
Reserve Board
A. P. Wholesale Index
Moses
Ian Mate Ph
East Texas
By Emmet F. Riordan
Jack Herley
O'Connell
Sargent
San Ermito County
Herley-Kelley
Wood Callahan
Macrate Oli Co
Ira Mitchell
Willam H. Cree
Pacific
Ai Association of Oilweil Driking Contractors
Riga
Nation
Canadas
Dow-Jones Industrists
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