Upturn in consumer buying lifts furniture and textiles
An uptick in consumer purchases brings optimism to furniture stores apparel shops and textile merchants. Father’s Day promotions boost men’s wear sales while May retail figures show gains across furniture home goods and TV sets.
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NEW York
Radio-Television Manufactrers Association
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chicago
American Furniture Mart
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Merchandise Mart
Offer Raise Based on Children in Worker’s Family
In Lancaster Pa two unusual proposals were made during contract talks at Bearings Company of America for its 330 workers. The firm offered a 5 percent raise for each dependent child under 17 and a preferential hiring plan for widows of employees who die on the job. The CIO United Steelworkers did not indicate any union response.
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Associated Press
Lancaster
Bearings Company of America
CIO
United Steelworkers
Hitler Tactics In South Africa Rally Clashes In Johannesburg
In Johannesburg supporters of Daniel F. Malan's Nationalist government disrupted an opposition United Democratic Front rally with stones iron bars and clubs. Thirty-two people were injured two arrested after a crowd of about 3 000 gathered in a public square to protest a law creating a high court empowered to override the judiciary on constitutional questions.
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Associated Press
Johannesburg
South Africa
Daniel F. Malan
United Democratic Front
Johnnesburg
Doan's Pills Promoted for Kidney Relief
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Dean
Doan
Commemorative stamp marks Mount Rushmore site
A new stamp commemorating the 25th anniversary of Mount Rushmore National Park in South Carolina will go on sale August 11, 1952. The design depicts the heads of George Washington Thomas Jefferson Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt carved on the side of Mount Rushmore.
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Mount Rushmore
S. C
National Park
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Theodoe Roosevelt
Schlafly to keynote state GOP meeting in Springfield
Mrs Phyllis Schlafly of Godfrey will keynote the Illinois GOP state convention in Springfield on Monday as state party chairman Morton H Hollingsworth calls it a tribute to women in public affairs. She is running against Democratic Congressman Melvin Price and is wife of an Alton attorney and mother of two year old William G Stratton.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Phyllis Stewart Schlafly
Godfrey
Congress
Morton H. Hollingsworth
Joliet
Schiafly
Melvin Price
East St. Louis
Alton
William G. Stratton
Suit Filed for $21000 After Waltonville Fatal Crash
A $21000 suit was filed in circuit court by Aubrey N. Nichols as administrator for the estate of George Nichols deceased against John J. Oslager and Paul Coner. George Nichols, 66, of Waltonville, was fatally injured December 18, 1951 in a collision between his car and an auto truck driven by Coner on highway 148 two miles east of Waltonville. Nichols died the next day. The suit claims Coner was employed by Oslager, seeks $20000 for death and $1000 for damage to the car.
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Waltonville
Aubrey N. Nichols
George Nichols
John J. Oslager
Paul Coner
Coner
Highway 148
Nichols
Mt. Vernon
Joan J. Oslager
Governor Nomination Speech Set for Convention Address
The candidate plans to deliver the principal convention address as part of the governor race campaign. Details on timing and venue are to be announced by campaign organizers.
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