Spring Upturn Seen in Auto Trade Amid Job Woes
Detroit and neighboring states expect a spring upturn in auto sales despite 9 percent unemployment in Detroit and lingering labor protests. The shift hinges on auto industry demand, with retailers, bankers, and auto firms hopeful for a modest recovery while labor leaders fear a worsening job picture. Michigan’s labor force has grown since 1947 but unemployment has risen to 216,000 statewide, with Chevrolet and Ford maintaining high production.
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Detroit
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan Employment Security Commission
Chevrolet
Ford
Man Fined for Gambling Game at Kids Carnival in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City police fined 53 year old Charles Wesley Readshaw of Kansas City twenty dollars for running a gambling game at a children's carnival. Detective Jack Mullenix said Readshaw operated a betting game where children bet five cents and up, tossing baseballs at rag-doll targets. Readshaw was part of a professional carnival hired by local merchants for a May Day promotion.
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Oklahoma City
Charles Wesley Readshaw
Kansas City
Jack Mullenix
Readshaw
Father Graduates Month Before Son at Dustin High
Retired Navy veteran A. C. Cook, 59, is set to graduate from Dustin High School this month, just one year ahead of his son. Cook, president of the local PTA, chose to finish his schooling after leaving the Navy.
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Dustin
Okla
A. C. Cook
Dustin High School
Cook
Parent-Teachers Association
Jane Withers Seeks Divorce
Jane Withers 28 former child actress seeks to convert her pending separation maintenance case against oilman William Moss 33 into a divorce action. Superior Judge Allen T. Lynch granted the request and set a pretrial hearing for June 9. Withers has 10 days to file the divorce suit.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Jane Withers
William Moss
Allen T. Lynch
Miss Withers
Sorg Paper Co Reports Earnings Rise in Q1 1954
Net earnings of 126133 were posted for the first quarter of 1954 by Sorg Paper Co with D G Driscoll as president. The figure compares to 99935 earned in the same period of 1953.
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Sorg
Sorg Paper Co
D. G. Driscoll
Couple Celebrates Golden Anniversary Amid Family Growth
A longtime couple, married in 1947, celebrates their 50th wedding anniversary while their family expands to include three children.
Tulip Growers Welcome Cold Season Ahead of Festival
Holland Michigan fruit growers face freezing temperatures that slow tulip blooms just before the Tulip Festival set for May 12 to 15. A recent warm spell had accelerated blooming before the cold front arrived.
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Holland, Mich
Michigan
Holland
McCarthy Tea Party Dinner Postponed in Newark
A testimonial dinner for Senator McCarthy scheduled in Newark New Jersey was postponed. Sponsors the New Jersey Department of the Army and Navy Union cited Army tensions as the reason for his absence and the event’s delay.
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Newark
N. J
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
N. J Department of the
Army and Navy Union
Wait For Bus Proves Risky
Westley Dallas, 40, waited on the corner for a bus when an out of control car struck a parked truck, which struck Dallas. He received treatment at Rahway Memorial Hospital for injuries to the left arm hand and right eye and was later released.
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Rahway
N. J
Westley Dallas
Dallas
Rahway Memorial Hospital
Husband shoots wife in Charlotte after illness claim
Mrs. John Mangum, 26, was wounded by a .22 rifle in Charlotte. Her 66-year-old husband was charged with assault with a deadly weapon. A policeman said John Mangum gave no reason beyond not feeling well lately.
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Charlotte, N. C
John Mangum
John
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