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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1946
Page
6
Public opinion backs new Congress action on strike control as the top issue in the 1946 election. The Gallup survey shows voters favor moratoriums and cooling off periods, with widespread support for financial reporting by unions and limits on strikes in essential services.
Government agencies warned new business owners to obtain an employer identification number for social security tax purposes and to use form SS-4 at the Social Security office or the Lubbock bureau. The note frames broader questions of government power to regulate unions versus their independence from law amid wartime and postwar concerns. Public opinion polls show broad support for Congress to pass new laws controlling labor unions, with Democratic and Republican voters approving by strong margins.
The Dallas Federal Reserve weekly report shows Houston stores leading Texas in department store sales for the week ending Nov 23 with a 41 percent year over year rise. Dallas 37 percent, San Antonio 37 percent, and Fort Worth 29 percent gains follow. Houston also tops four week figures with a 32 percent rise, while the district reports 24 percent for the week and 23 percent for four weeks.
London reports Winston Churchill in excellent health and not planning retirement on his 72nd birthday. The article notes his busy schedule and modest celebration plans amidst his demanding duties. It also includes a separate government notice explaining Social Security tax obligations for employers and wage reporting requirements.
Mary Justice, 19, former Texas State College for Women student, awaits indictment for the murder of her newborn in a dormitory bathroom last April. She says she did not want to do it and is free on 3000 dollar bond. The baby was allegedly killed by cutting with a razor blade. Justice met with her father and lawyers in Fort Worth before the Denton County case.
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