European Dock War Looms Over U.S. Arms Shipments
Washington reports plan for anti Communist strategy to control unloading of U S Army and Naval arms for Europe. ICFTU leaders vow a waterfront fight with regional and local committees across Atlantic ports, aiming to block or reroute Marshall Plan cargo amid port control by Communist influenced unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Edson
NEA
Washington
Europe
America
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
ICFTU
J. H. Oldenbroeck
Netherlands
Omer Becu
Belgium
European International Transport Workers Federation
England
United States
Mr. Oldenbroeck
Reds
European
France
Italy
Omer Bereu
International Transport Workers
Atlantic
Baltic
Mediterranean
Berca
Cherbourg
Marseilles
Bereu
Genoa
U. S
Naples
Bercu
di Stefano
Mussolini
Red
Antwerp
Marshall Plan
Bordeaux
Denmark
Copenhagen
Harry Bridges
U S
World Federation of Trade Unions
Unemployment Pay System Expands Across States
The Nation Today notes that in 1935 Congress created a nationwide unemployment pay program now adopted by 48 states plus Alaska and Hawaii. President Truman asked Congress to enlarge the plan, describing the aim as providing money to tide jobless workers over until they find work, sustaining business activity. The system is funded by payroll taxes split between federal and state levels, with states administering their own programs and qualifying workers receiving benefits only if their jobs are covered by the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Missouri
James Marlow
Washington
Congress
Wisconsin
Hawaii
Truman
Red Cross
Churches
Social Situation and Unemployment Tax Confusion
A fragment notes an invitation during an evening of entertainment and discusses employers failing to accept the Federal unemployment tax. It suggests the belief that refusing such tax would be rude and implies a public policy debate without clear specifics or outcomes.
Square dancing basics and styles from the era explained
A guide to square dances describes the four couple setup and roles such as head couple and corner lady, and explains calls like swing your partner and honor your partner. Marinelli comments on the universal bustline craze and notes regional variations and the value of individual contours over restrictive undergarments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dell
Margot Mayo
Miss Mayo
American Square Dance Group
Promenade
Mills School of Adelphi College
New York
Girdles and Brassieres Gut New York Style Advice
Boyle notes Manhattan dress designer Raymond Marinelli urges women to discard girdles and brassieres saying full chested, uniform silhouettes turn women into acorns. He argues variety in bosom shapes resists conventional sameness and warns against losing individuality for male appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall Boyle
New York
Manhattan
Raymond Marinelli
Plowman’s Acte Defined as Daily Ground Lifted by One Ox
A historical note defines the acte as the amount of land a plowman with a single ox could lift over in a day.
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U.S
Marinelli
Hiltner-Roelke Studio
Guy Mortimer Neal
Braddock Heights
Gwyneth Vesta
Ralph Francis Eigenbrode
Howard Marshall Eigenbrode
First Baptist Church
Boyle
Frank Keefer
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Walter Snow
Warren
ABC
Karn’s Lumber Yard
J.P. Rkarn, Inc
Brunswick, Md
Bruns
Aerowax
Ikinday
Ned S. Zeiler
N. Court St
Frederick, Md
the Farmers & Mechanics National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Jacobson
Doe
Lcaers
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