Ford Company to contest board ruling on discharged workers rights
Ford Motor Company plans to appeal a labor board ruling, contesting its findings and maintaining discharged workers retain their positions and seniority. Louis Colombo Sr. criticizes the decision as prejudiced and erroneous while Harry H. Bennett calls it ridiculous. Union leaders praise the ruling as a watershed for worker organization at Ford.
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Ford Motor Company
Louis Colombo, Sr
Ford
Labor Board
United States Court of Appeals
Harry H. Bennett
Service
National Labor Relations Board
United Automobile Barker
Homer Martin
International
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company labor clash spurs brutal testimony
A labor board report details a May 25 confrontation at the Dearborn Ford plant with “professional fighters” and individuals with criminal records paid to disrupt union organizing. It notes mass arrests of union members for traffic violations and highlights perceived hostility and ruthlessness by Ford toward the union campaign. Violins and violas got their names from the violet.
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Labor Board
Ford Service Department
Ford
Dearborn
Pearborn
Ford Motor Company
Deaths in Quitman and Caldwell Parish
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Mattie McMillian 73 longtime Quitman resident with burial in Quitman cemetery. Survivors include husband Claude McMillian one son five stepchildren twenty nine grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. A second funeral for Mrs Laura V Wright 71 of Vixen Caldwell Parish followed at Palestine church with burial in the local cemetery. survivors include husband and several children brothers and sisters.
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Mattie McAnllian
Quitman
Mattie McMilLan
Quitman Baptist Church
Bukter
Jonesboro Baptist Church
Claude Mc- Millian
Jonesboro
W. R. Guess
A. D. Mc- Millian
Iva Mc Murry
Carrie Jones
Bill Bond
Mattie Dowling
Ruston
Laura V. Wright
Vixen Caldwell Parish
Palestine Church
O. F. Bush
Lake Village
J. B. Bush
Darnell
E. L. Wright
Mangham
J. W. Morris
Columbia
Special Funeral Services For Mary Nell Merritt
Special funeral services were held for Mary Nell Merritt in Ferriday Louisiana on Tuesday. She is survived by her parents Mr and Mrs C H Merritt of Clayton and grandparents Mr and Mrs J T Sells of Clayton. Rev J H Hamilton pastor of the First Baptist church of Ferriday officiated and interment was in Sicily Island.
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Ferriday
Mary Nell Merritt
C. H. Merritt
Clayton
J. T. Sells
J. H. Hamilton
First Baptist Church of Ferriday
Sicily Island
Christmas Eve World News Of Holiday Happenings
A global roundup reports liberation exchanges between France and Germany. London merchants rush boars heads for dinners. weather forecasters predict fog and rain. In Glasgow store Santa wearers endure kicks. Shanghai eases curfews for festivities. Hangchow hears gunfire. Madrid plans soldier rations. Paris hotel prices rise. royal stockings noted at Sandringham. Jerusalem tensions flare with ambushes and a major cleanup plan after a battle with Transjordan forces.
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London
Rebels Fall Short in 10th Try to Take Teruel
Government forces press an artillery battered assault through Teruel's thick walls as fighters push through narrow streets. Francoist troops guard the city while insurgent commanders say the battle has only begun, with plans to seize Albarracin looming nearby.
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Madrid
Hendaye
Teruel
Albarracin
Franco
Aragon
Federal survey cites rising hiring in several sectors
The federation projects November employment at 44,045,000 versus 43,698,000 in November 1935, with total unemployment awaiting adjustments. October wage earnings reach 100,000,000, while lay offs have not yet reduced industry demand significantly. Gains appear in building, mining, utilities, trade, and service sectors.
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Federation
A. F. of L
Roosevelt sworn in hours after McKinley assassination
Theodore Roosevelt took the oath as president 13 hours and 2 minutes after William McKinley's assassination. Calvin Coolidge followed with a swift swearing in 3 hours and 17 minutes after Warren G. Harding's death.
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Theodore Roosevelt
McKinley
Calvin Coolidge
Harding
Dea
Panay Chief Reports Japanese Attack and Sinking
The Panay gunboat suffered a Japanese air attack while escorting river steamers Meiping Meishin and Meian and refugees from Nanking. Lieutenant Hughes described repeated bombings and machine gun fire, two dozen wounded, three dead, and the eventual sinking at 3:54 p m. Survivors were eventually evacuated to Shanghai aboard Oahu and Lady Bird.
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Panay
Nanking
Hughes
Sheseyo Murakami
Arthur F. Anders
Vallejo
Calif
J. Hall Paxton
Nelson T. Johnson
Hankow
Paxton
Hoshien
United States
Oahu
Ladybird
Shanghai
Hodges Patient at St Francis Hospital Holds Own
Attending physicians at St Francis canitarium reported that Mrs B. D. Hodges of 1407 Park Avenue is holding her own on Friday. She has been hospitalized about a week for complications from an appendix condition.
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St. Francis Canitarium
B. D. Hodges
Park Avenue
Hodges
Good Fellows Fund Distributes Baskets in Monroe West Monroe
Rural appeal for aid exceeded fund limits. baskets of food and clothing were distributed to needy families in Monroe and West Monroe with support from the Salvation Army, Welfare association, and city officials. Gratitude expressed to contributors and recipients for a joyous Christmas.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Good Fellows Fund
Good Fellows
Salvation Army
Welfare Association
Oldest former congressman Henry Gibson marks 100th birthday
Washington observes the 100th birthday of Henry Richard Gibson believed to be the oldest living former member of Congress. He celebrated in his red brick home.
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Washington
Heny
Richard Gibson
Congress
Astronomical Day Shifts Start Time to Midnight
The article notes a reform moving the astronomical day start from noon to midnight, affecting time reckoning in celestial observations and related scheduling.
Professor Explains Why Women Primp at social life
De Paul University psychology professor Dr. Joseph T. Casey says many women primp to outdo rivals rather than attract men. He notes women seek approval from other women, driven by insecurity and morale boosts, comparing it to why some men drink.
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Chicago
Joseph T. Casey
de Paul University
Cast Iron Bridges Use In Late 1700s Construction
In the late 18th century engineers began employing cast iron to construct bridges, marking a shift toward stronger metalwork for early suspension and arch designs.
Four Die in Series of Mexico City Earthquakes
Four deaths were attributed today to a series of earthquakes that caused widespread minor damage across southern Mexico. A minute long quake rocked the region yesterday morning, followed by two lighter shocks last night. Dispatches from southern states reported panic, minor damage and several injuries.
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Mexico
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