Ford Strike Move Wins in Balloting
Voters at the Ford plant approve strike authority by a seven to one margin. State results show 60,585 yes and 8,710 no with about 1,800 ballots yet to be counted from Iron Mountain. Roughly 75,000 of 80,000 eligible cast ballots in the large union vote. Prominent CIO United Auto Workers leaders hailed the outcome as decisive.
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Vewton
Ford Workers Ince
CIO
United Auto Workers
State Labor Mediation Board
Iron Mountain
Ford Workers Move Toward Immediate Strike Action
Ford workers threaten an immediate strike as contract talks ongoing since June 2 show the company rejecting union demands for $100 monthly pensions and other benefits while offering a 12 month wage freeze.
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Ford
Plywood Iron Lung Saves Illinois Boy
Eight year old Rudy Landherr of Morrison Illinois survived polio after a DIY plywood iron lung was used at St Josephs Hospital. Sister Celine said the boy was placed in the improvised device last night when two regular lungs failed. Fifteen Bloomington and Normal men built the lung at the Eureka Williams plant from a tractor tire inner tube washing machine motor a large washtub a hydraulic jack and an alarm clock.
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Rudy Landherr
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Celine
Morrison
Bloomington
Normal
Eureka-Williams
Blueprint Offer For Machine Circulated To Public
The article notes switches cables and plywood as items related to the machine. The company has offered the blueprints to any one needing them. This implies public access to technical drawings and potential use by interested parties.
South Wayne Group Attends Gratiot Rites
Funeral services for Mrs. Frank Halverson in Gratiot were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Ole Lund, several relatives, and friends. Rev G M Gunderson officiated at the service and burial was in West Viota Lutheran church cemetery.
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Pou Wayne
Ames
South Wayne
Frank Halverson
Gratiot
Ole Lund
Joseph Berger
Lina Butler
O. B. Peterson
Mabel Keister
Mmes
Victor
Robert Ruegsegger
Charles Levenson
Halverson
Madison
G. M. Gunderson
West Viota Lutheran Church
Farm Scene Details From Exeter Township Renovations
The William Rupnows remodel their Exeter farm home adding a bathroom and south sun porch after five years there. The Rups, formerly near Monroe, Wisconsin, seek ways to shorten winter feeding. Vic Burcalow, Monroe native and UW researcher, endorses winter rye as an early spring pasture crop. Seeding can occur now through Sept 10, with two bushels per acre recommended, though later sowing reduces spring yield.
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William Rupnows
Exeter Township
Rupnows
Monroe
Wisconsin
Vic Burcalow
Ronomist
University of Wisconsin
Burcalow
Farming tips for grasses and emergency crops by Burcalén
Burcalén advises planting rye in fall to establish a good grass stand and following with grass and legumes in early spring. For emergency use, seed rye on corn land and, next year, plant sudan grass as another emergency crop.
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Burcalén
Sudan
Loretta Young Resting After Fainting At Set
Loretta Young, the movie star, rests quietly in Queen of Angels hospital after fears she might lose her pregnancy. She fainted yesterday on a film set and was carried to her dressing room by co star Clark Gable.
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Loretta Young
Hollywood
Queen of Angels Hospital
Clark Gable
Fence installed between Putnam North Side Park and Roger Moore property
A new five foot wire fence has been placed along a 367 foot boundary between Putnam North Side park and the Roger Moore property. The installation marks a clear division of public park space and private land under local supervision.
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Putnam North Side
Roger Moore
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