Taft Ultra-Contenders Seek Michigan Votes For Nomination
Taft hopes to win 41 Michigan votes by pressuring Van denberg to back him while GOP leaders weigh a long range housing bill and platform planks. Lodge heads the resolutions committee as Stassen Dewey back Vandenberg on foreign policy. Democratic reactions split over Truman's western trip as Idaho Montana Florida Oklahoma Kentucky and New Mexico delegate battles unfold. Wallgren and Anderson face tests in campaigns with reshaped delegations and potential vice presidential talk lingering.
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Wolcott
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Stassen
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Dewey
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
Philadelphia
Capitol
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Omaha
Nebraska
Idaho
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Butte
Lester H. Noble
Helena
Noble
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Ritchie
South
Florida
Oklahoma
Kentucky
Clinton P. Anderson
New Mexico
John J. Dempsey
Patrick J. Hurley
Mon C. Wallgren
Washington
Wallgren
Iowa
Robert D. Blue
William S. Beardsley
U. S
John W. Gwynne
H. R. Gross
Waterloo
Congress
George A. Wilson
Guy M. Gillette
Unions and Politics in a Chicago Trial Comment
A critical reflection on union power and civil rights cites Willie Bioff and the Roosevelt-era courts. The author denounces left wing unions and praises Wallace, arguing many workers support him while warning of treasonous influence affecting New York employment.
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Henry Wallace
Wallace
New York
United States
Roosevelt
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Union
Disruption and union politics in postwar labor history
A King Features Syndicate 1948 column critiques disruption within unions. It argues that expulsion for dissent is a tool used under Wagner Act frameworks and Roosevelt labor policy, noting the shift of union employers and leaders toward shared political aims. The piece reflects isolationist sentiment and views unions as more than bargaining agents.
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John L. Lewis
Hitler
New York
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Flood battles hinge on manpower in Vanport region
Across the Columbia and Fraser flood fronts, 27 lives and an estimated 140 million dollars in damage loom large as U S and Canadian authorities marshal thousands of troops, engineers, and volunteers to raise levees and seal breaches near Portland New Westminster Vancouver Island and surrounding communities. The Red Cross lists Vanport missing at 545 with 170 reporting safe. Gen Mark Clark travels to assess the flood zone while efforts concentrate on Longview Kelso Cathlamet and Portland areas.
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Twin City
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Cathlamet
Reynolds Metals Company
Longview
Kelso
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Red Cross
Mark Clark
Sixth Army
San Francisco
Louisiana Tax Proposals and Tideland Bill Move Ahead
State tax measures are advancing as officials report beer taxes on hand stock and gasoline taxes not affecting filling stations. Coin machines face new annual fees, while tidelands title is urged by a House resolution amid federal authority disputes. A veterans affairs reorganization bill gains favorable committee support despite opposition.
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Lake Charles
Theo Cangelosi
Department of Highways
Lockrider
Committee On Military Affairs
Transformers Blown Out In Monroe Building Power Outage
Large crowds gathered on North Second and DeSiard streets as a basement Bernhardt building transformer failed, followed by a second outage at the corner. Offices and elevators lost power about an hour due to overloaded lines from air conditioning units. Fire units 1 and 6 responded. no damage reported. The American Legion truck supplied auxiliary power for lights and stairs.
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DeSiard Streets
Bernhardt
Monroe
North Second Street
Fremen
Engine Company 1
Ladder Company 6
Deaths and funerals in Rayville Ferriday and Jena regions
The body of Sgt. Jack Clinton Adcock, 24, will return from overseas for burial in Rayville. Funeral at Rayville Methodist Church Saturday at 2 p.m. American Legion and VFW to perform full military rites at Rayville Masonic Cemetery. Adcock was a gunnery sergeant killed at Saipan on June 16, 1944. Survived by his parents and three brothers. Also noted are the funeral of Mrs. J. L. Sterling in Jena and interment at Shiloh Cemetery near Bernice, with extensive surviving relatives. In Ferriday, Minnie Jenks died at age 10, with service held Sunday. survived by husband, four children and six grandchildren. Funeral services conducted at Young's Funeral Home. Rev. W. W. Hall officiating.
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William J. Adcock
Rayville
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J. H. Midgett
American Legion
Rayville Masonic Cemetery
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Adcock
Marine Corps
Saipan
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J. L. Sterling
Hixson Bros
Jena
Shiloh
Bernice
Sterling
Springhill
Monroe
Barham Sterling
Savannah
Frances Hardy
Robert Pease
Clifford Worsham
D. D. Brown
Floyd Barham
Ruston
DeWitt Barham
John Barham
C. O. Kilpatrick
Ida Barham
Frank Mabry
C. E. Smith
Baton Rouge
Ferriday
Minnie Jenks
Inez Eschete
Jenks
Concordia Parish
New Orleans
Trelevant Jenks
San Francisco
Cal
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Lake St. John
Jesse J. Jenks
Olla
J. P. Eschete
Young
W. W. Hall
Assembly of God Church
Death of Mack Duncan in Ferriday after long illness
Mack Edgar Duncan aged 72 died at his Ferriday home after a lingering illness. He lived in Ferriday and Concordia parish for 35 years. Funeral services were Sunday at Young's Funeral Home with burial in Collins Mississippi. Survived by one son Johnny Duncan of Ferriday and three brothers Joe Duncan of Childerberg Alabama, Tommy Duncan of Childerberg Alabama, Ellery Duncan of Collins Mississippi. Pallbearers were Noah W. Cross E. S. Saxton Jimmie Harp Dennis Thomas W. E. Beaty and Frank W. Barker.
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Concordia Parish
Young
W. W. Hall
Assembly of God Church
Collins, Miss
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Joe Duncan
Childerberg
Ala
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Ellery Duncan
Noah W. Cross
E. S. Saxton
Jimmie Harp
Dennis Thomas
W. E. Beaty
Frank W. Barker
De Gaulle Politics and Soviet Berlin Tensions Rise
Discussion centers on De Gaulle's leadership during a shaky political moment and Western Soviet friction in Berlin. Reports note British requests that Soviet radio be moved from the British sector and possible countermeasures over Western communications. The Berlin press condemns partition steps and urges unity against disruption.
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de Gaulle
Berlin
Germany
Russia
M. I. Dratvin
Arabs urged to hurry to Cairo by Bernadotte
An Egyptian communique reports events on the Isdud front in occupied Palestine. It states Egyptian bombers started large fires in Rehovot, located 11 miles south of Tel Aviv, as Bernadotte requests Arabs hurry to Cairo.
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Palestine
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Fantasia to be shown at Rayville Joy Theatre
Mrs. Horace Cochran treasurer of the Junior Literary Club in Rayville announces a special show of Walt Disney's Fantasia. The Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski provides the score for this color filled presentation. The event will be staged at Rayville Joy theater on June 9 and 10.
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Rayville
Walt Disney
Disney
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra
Leopold Stokowski
Rayville Joy Theater
Market gains amid broad stock advance in New York
New York traders saw fractional to over two point gains across the market led by rails and oils. Volume neared 1.3 million shares as prices rose with several issues at year highs. Major names like Allied, American brands, and Gulf interests appear in today’s snapshot of quotes and market at a glance.
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Market Summary for Hogs Cattle at Chicago Auction
Salable hogs 13 000 to 18 500 head with top 24 75 for 170 to 230 pounds. 240 to 260 pounds 23 00 to 24 75. 270 to 290 pounds 21 75 to 23 00. 300 to 350 pounds 20 50 to 21 75. 375 to 475 pounds butchers 19 00 to 29 25. Most good 350 to 600 pounds sows 17 25 to 18 50. Salable cattle 7 000 head with most good and choice steers and yearlings 33 50 to 36 00, top 36 50. Five loads 35 25. Colorado fed heifers at 36 65. Most good and choice heifers 33 00 to 35 50. Common and medium grassy steers and heifers 23 00 to 31 00. Cows and bulls strong. beef cows 20 00 to 25 00, to 27 50. Canners and cutters 16 00 to 19 50. Sausage bulls 25 75 down. Vealers firm at 29 00 down, odd head 30 00.
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USDA
Cotton futures dip as pessimism weighs on export outlook
New York price action shows dull trading with liquidation by commission houses. Private crop reports remain favorable, while Texas acreage rises sharply in west parts. Nearby July contracts slip as late sessions close 25 to 55 cents lower, with futures under broad pressure across maturities.
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New York
Commission House
Dallas
West Texas
Chicago grain on board prices ease after hedging move
Hedge selling in wheat and profit taking in corn and oats trimmed gains at the Chicago Board of Trade. July wheat closed at 2.29 1/4, July corn 2.16 3/4, July oats 93 5/8, and July soybeans 4.22, with nearby futures for other months reporting similar modest declines and gains across grains and lard.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Poultry Prices Steady in Chicago Market
Chicago buyers received 31 truckloads of live poultry as the USDA notes prices steady with fryers inching up one cent per pound outside at 43 cents. overall receipts and conditions unchanged from prior report.
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