Railroads Cut Wages and Jobs Amid Broad Pay Reductions
The United States railways announce July 1 wage cuts and hiring freezes affecting about 600,000 workers. Eight-hour shifts reduced pay from a 12 percent average cut, with apprentices and shop crafts hit. The plan targets steeper reductions for common labor and track crews, with specific hourly wages dropping and a multi-year wage restructuring. Provisions vary by job type, aiming to align with the Esch Cummins framework while preserving essential operations.
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Associated Press
United
Resolutions of Respect for Sister Laura Clary
Local column reports a large funeral for Mrs. Laura Clary at White Flock. A committee drafts resolutions noting her years of service as Sunday School secretary and her charitable work, mourning her death and extending sympathy to husband Henry Clary and relatives.
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Eliza Jane Monk
Sawyer
Quincy
James Garrison
Tennessee
Monk
Lawyer
Michael Lawyer
Ben Wear
Clark
J. R. Stookey
Ife
Phil Wilmarth
Laura Clary
Clary
Township
Christian Church
Western States to Open New Farm Lands Plan
Western states push a program to irrigate 20 million acres across thirteen states. Governors Hart of Washington Davis of Idaho Mabey of Utah travel east to secure funds for irrigation while considering land grants to former service members plus food and farm implements for the first crop year.
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Louis E. Hart
Washington
May Day Festival to Feature Solo Dance Acts
The festival on May day will present Miss Billie Willis and Lucille Early as solo dancers and jesters. Admission is twenty five cents with on site seat reservations available at McClellan's bookstore.
Old English May Day Festival at School in Costume
The event, staged by the Physical Education classes under Miss Glassow and the Women’s Athletic Association, features a 6:45 p.m. May Day pageant on the school campus with a grand processional led by heralds. Queen Edna May, a fourth grade critic from the training school, presides as May Queen with Robin Hood role by Miss Trene and village children portraying various pageant figures.
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Miss Glassow
Women’s Athletic Association
Queen of May
Robinhood
Mir Edna May
Trene
Dane
No-To-Bac Cigarette Habit Breaker Ad
No-To-Bac helps thousands quit tobacco with a tablet placed in the mouth. It promises to end all tobacco cravings and improve mental, physical, and financial well being. If cravings persist a refund is offered by the druggist.
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Cascarets
Blounts to Visit Relatives Before Wisconsin Summer
Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Blount of Phoenix are expected Friday for an indefinite visit with relatives before their summer home trip to Wisconsin. They traveled from here in a Dodge they left last fall.
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Frank J. Blount
Phoenix
Ariz
Sumer
Wisconsin
Lakes
Epsonade Salts Offer Lemonade Taste for Relief
A new product labeled Epsonade Salts claims to mimic real epsom salts with added fruit derivative salts to taste like sparkling lemonade. A tablespoon in cold water is advertised to relieve headaches constipation and general discomfort, touted as a discovery of the American Tansom Association.
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Miles
American Tansom Association
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