Teamsters Seek Union Shop In Ward Dispute
Chicago reports Montgomery Ward & Co and the Teamsters Union study federal conciliator suggestions to avert a strike. They met Tuesday with details unrevealed. recessed until Thursday. Main issue is a union shop, with other demands including pay raises and changes to health welfare and pension plans. Ward employs about 20,000 nationwide.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward & Co
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Ward
Brewster pledges full repayment to Bakers Union
Frank Brewster, president of the Western Conference of Teamsters, said that every penny borrowed has been paid or will be paid in full. In a letter to the San Francisco bay area Joint Council, he proposed reforms to curb “poor” and “questionable” practices and admitted a Senate labor rackets inquiry raised financial concerns. The council adopted aims including an absolute ban on personal loans from conference funds, a yearly bookkeeping system, and a financial committee to approve all investments.
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San Francisco
Frank Brewster
Western Conference of Teamsters
Brewster
San Francisco Bay
Two Tractor Workers Die In Separate Springfield Accidents
In Springfield area two tractor workers died Tuesday night in separate incidents. Marion R. Beatty, 26, a Raymond Township road maintenance worker, fell from a tractor and was fatally struck by a grader he was towing. Onald Robinson, 32, of Dalton City, fell from his tractor into a plow he was towing at the Dean Kraft farm near Nokomis.
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Springfield
Ill
Marion R. Beatty
Raymond Township
Raymond
Onald Robinson
Dalton City
Dean Kraft
Nokomis
Prevention Is Best Mode Of Attack Against Mite
Dr. Edwin P. Jordan Jr discusses chiggers a harmful mite stage and how to avoid bites. He notes that chiggers target feet ankles and covered areas, attach at hair follicles or sweat ducts, and do not burrow. Prevention methods include wearing high boots or long trousers, dusting skin with sulfur flower powder, and using chemical repellents carefully. Relief from itching comes from rubbing alcohol three times daily followed by boric acid ointment with phenol in small amounts.
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Jersey
Farag Cla As
Wilson Bros
Munsingwear
Cabana
Colorado
Wavemay
Faenet
Waverly
Hickok
Dad
Cotton Plesse
the Mammoth Dept. Store
Dr. Jordan
Edwin P. Jordan, M. D
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