City Employees Win Permanent 25 Dollar Monthly Pay Increase
City Commissioners approved an emergency ordinance granting 175 employees a permanent $25 monthly raise starting April 1. The move raises annual costs by $39,375 for nine months or $52,500 for a full year, funded from general, street, and water works funds. The panel also added James P. Rinderknecht as assistant engineer at $11.60 per day and asked the Civil Service Commission to certify a new list for four police patrolmen.
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General Fund
R. A. Pochel
James P. Rinderknecht
Rinderknecht
Civil Service Commission
Police Department
Schatzmann
Engineering Department
McGee Ave
Highview Rd
Coles Rd
City urged to post house numbers as ordinance compliance urged
City Commissioners pressed homeowners to display numbers on houses under a city ordinance. Commissioners Harold W. Goete and Dr. Ros Hill raised the issue weeks ago. Law director Fred J. Schatzmann said many properties remain unmarked and noted costs are being sought for placing block numbers on corner street markers.
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Harold W. Goete
Ros Hill
Fred J. Schatemann
Schatzmann
City mulls easement delays and fees for Eldorado improvements
Director of Law Fred Schatzmann said six easements in Harlan Park block progress on Eldorado subdivision upgrades. If easement demands persist, plans may be redrafted and pipes laid along streets, raising assessments by 5000 to 6000 dollars for property owners. Commissioners also weigh outside-water service requests and train-crossing complaints while approving a spring clean-up and staffing changes.
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Eldorado
Fred J. Schatzmann
Harlan Park
Schatzmann
Butler County Commission
C. B. Stiles
Lloyd Miller
Francis Carmody
Stiles
Middletown
Carmody
Harry Newlin
Industrial Commis
Strike Ended At Middlebranch High School
In Canton Ohio 342 students ended a two day walkout at Middlebranch High School after protests over a teacher contract. Melvin Snode civics teacher claimed entitlement to 200 more dollars yearly and possible AFL federation influence. Superintendent W M Kohr submitted resignation saying teachers must be free from dictatorial regimentation.
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Canton
Middlebranch
Joan Bauman
Plain Township
Ransom Barr
Melvin Snode
Snode
The
Plain Township Federation of Teachers
AFL
W. M. Kohr Kohr
Retail Sales In Ohio Show Slight Boost
Ohio retail sales for the first two months of 1950 rose three percent over 1949, led by higher consumer durables such as automobiles appliances and building materials. February figures varied with Akron Canton and Toledo down while Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dayton and Youngstown showed mixed gains and losses.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
Bureau of Business Research
Ohio Retail Annalist
Akron
Canton
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dayton
Toledo
Youngstown
NLRB Orders Bargaining Vote For Westinghouse Employes
The NLRB orders collective bargaining elections for 85,000 Westinghouse workers in 13 states. Elections occur within 90 days at 40 plants in 32 cities, date set by the regional director in Baltimore. The contest pits UE affiliated IUE against CIO rooted unions amid a broad labor federation landscape.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Westinghouse Corporation
Unite Electrical Workers
ICIO
New International Union Electrical Workers
CIO
First quarantine system set in Venice during plague era
A 15th century Venetian plague epidemic saw the first quarantine system established to control shipborne disease. The measure imposed isolation of ships and goods to prevent spread, shaping public health practice for centuries.
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Venice
Cleveland professor urges repeal of Taft-Hartley law
Prof. Henry M. Busch of Cleveland, running for the Democratic nomination for U S senator, spoke against the Taft Hartley act saying it unfairly points the finger at labor leadership and demands accountability not required of other groups in American life.
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Canton
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