Monroe rail strikes idle about 600 workers on two lines
About 600 Missouri Pacific and Vicksburg Shreveport and Pacific railroad workers on the Monroe division walked out Saturday morning after union orders. Maintenance of way and shop employees joined despite few orders issued. a few freight trains were held up as inspectors quit. All passenger trains reportedly ran on schedule.
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Monroe
Labor Board
Missouri Pacific
Vicksburg, Shreveport and
Pacific
Trains Will Run On Time Despite Shopmen Vote
Dis Orderly scenes at the Baltimore and Ohio Ivy City roundhouse as guards were moved from the scene after police were called. Chicago reports railway executives insist trains will run even if 400000 shopmen strike proceeds, with big four unions keeping trains operating while other unions vote. Officials say current equipment suffices for months and repairs can be made externally. three months before a walkout would affect service.
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Washington
Baltimore and Ohio
Ivy City
Nationwide strike hits railway shop crafts unions
The Associated Press reports thousands of railway shopmen, about 400000 union workers nationwide, walked out after a 96 percent vote in favor. The strike targets blacksmiths boilermakers sheet metal electrical workers machinists and carmen with strong administration backing and a reported 30000 southeastern workers joining. The walkout began at 10 o clock with early reports placing quits around 50000 by midday.
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Associated Press
Chicago
New England
Railroad Labor Board
B. M. Jewell
Maintenance of way workers told to stay at work nationwide
In Detroit July 1 all main tenance of way forces nationwide were ordered to remain at work while awaiting the outcome of the ongoing event.
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Detroit
Mich
United States
Railway shopmen vote favors strike in Chicago
In Chicago on July 1 the railway shopmen's strike vote ended with 96 percent in favor. Union leaders sanctioned the walkout, announced by John Scott secretary of the shop crafts unions.
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Chicago
John Scott
Wilson to Speak on July Fourth at Clarks Meet
Caldwell parish hosts an all day Fourth of July celebration at Clarks beginning nine o clock with a concert by the K P band Congressman Riley J Wilson will deliver an address and a brass band will provide music a barbecue dinner free to all and a no charge picture show also a baseball game Clarks versus Crossett Ark aims to attract many visitors including use of a swimming pool at Louisiana Central Lumber Co and hopes for additional speakers other than Wilson.
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Wilson
Clarks Meet
Columbia
Caldwell Parish
Clarks
Riley J. Wilson
Crossett
Congressman Wilson
Missouri Pacific Railroad
K. of P. Band
Louisiana Central Lumber Co
New Cotton Rate Schedules Delayed by ICC
Washington July 1 The fabric of new rate schedules moving cotton from the Mississippi valley to seaboard ports and Northern cities, prepared by railroads last fall, has been set aside by the Interstate Commerce Commission delaying their effective date.
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Washington
Mississippi Valley
Seaboard
Senate Condemns Arcadia Legion for Johnson Criticism
In Baton Rouge on Friday the Senate condemned the Arcadia Henry Michael post of the American Legion for attacking Senator A R K Johnson after he opposed a $25 000 appropriation for the Legion convention in New Orleans. Johnson defended his vote and his sons are WW veterans. The session ended with a continuation note on page three.
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Senate
Arcadia Legion
A. R. Johnson
Henry Michael Post
American Legion
Arcadia
A. RK. Johnson
Johnson
Weinmann
New Orleans
Arcadia Post
Legion
Legion Post
James B. Simon
The
Claiborne
All at Sea thrills Monroe with Gilbert and Sullivan show
The Monroe audience praised the Friday night city school auditorium presentation of All at Sea from Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pinafore. Director W. R. Waghorne earned high marks for precise staging and lively pacing.
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Gilbert & Sullivan Delights
Monroe
City School
Gilbert and Sullivan
W. R. Waghorne
W. B. Moore
Buttercup
Local team wins Gilbert celebration and ball game
Three thousand people from across Louisiana gathered in Gilbert for a home coming and Thanksgiving event hosted by Isaiah Hawthorne Post No. 39. Monroe beat Bastrop 6 to 4 as part of a festive day with a big barbecue and a watch presentation to J W Summerlin of the Tensas Basin Levee Board for flood prevention efforts.
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Summerlin
Tensas Basin
Riley J. Wilson
Fifth Congressional District
Gilbert
Franklin Parish
Isaiah Hawthorne
American Legion
J. W. Summerlin
Rayville
Louisiana
Woody Thompson
Winnsboro
Monroe Knights of Pythias
Monroe
Bastrop
Natchez
Monroe Chambers of Commerce
Haas
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Shreveport
Maintenance of Way
Ccal
RAIL
Roundhouse
United States Railway Labor Board
Way
White House
Atlanta
Southeastern Vrctory
Weaks Supply Co
Qgenasco Roofing
Grace Church
Corner Oak and
St. John St
Rev
A. W. Skardon
Will
Monroe News-Star
Merce Commission
Special
Saenger
Sara Bertha Hirsch
Lois Jouvenat
R. J. Manning
Solons
West Carroll Parish
Parker
Baton Rouwe
House
the Metropolitan Cafe
E. Bradford
Miss Louise Endom
Phyllis
Miss Endom
William Wanach
J. L. Wilson
Am the Monarch of the
Sea
Bernard Lynch
Sir Joseph Porter
Henry Liebrech
Kate Allison
Henry Whitfield
W. M. Henry
Pha
Monroe-Bastrop
Frank ‘Tripp
P.m
First Baptist Church
L. B. Faulk
Flanders Fields
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