Increases in Wages Reported for 1947
Wage gains in 1947 added three and a half to four billion dollars to workers income but real weekly earnings fell 1 percent into November and remained well below 1946 levels. Clague notes some unions seek to recoup losses as major agreements in steel autos and electrical sectors may reopen. labor relations show little need for new federal law changes in 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alse
Department
Ball R-Minn
Congress
Ewan Clague
Clague
Senate
Ball
R-Minn
Senate House
William Green
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Green
CIO
Murray
Government Says Controlling Living Costs Becomes Inevitable
The text notes a shift in stance as Green declares government control of living costs seems inevitable, calling it the nation’s top domestic issue for the first time. This reflects a push toward interventionist policy to curb inflation and stabilize prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
Youth Confesses Killings as His Elopement Ends
A 16-year-old high school student, Toremhy Lee Phillips, returned to face murder charges for fatally shooting his father T. E. Phillips and mother, then planning to elope with 16-year-old Bessie Ruth Jenkins to marry in York, South Carolina. He reportedly staged the scene to imply the mother’s suicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
N.C
South Carolina
C. A. Moss
York County
S.C
Toremhy Lee Phillips
T. E. Phillips
Youth shoots father then mother in home incident
An incident details a dark complexioned youth shooting his father through the eye inside a railroad car and then wounding his mother in a bedroom after she returned home from the hospital. The report notes rockets have been used by many warring armies and references Fort McHenry as Key wrote his song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips
Fort McHenry
Key
Joint Installation Of Granges Officers In Frederick
Frederick Pomona Grange plans a large public installation next Tuesday at 7 130 in the Park Way School auditorium. Master L H Crickenberger will preside with Edward F Holter State Master and National Lecturer as installing officers. Total 192 officers to be installed from 13 subordinate Granges. The event aims to be one of the citys largest Pomona Grange gatherings.
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Frederick
Pomona
Parkway School
L. H Crickenberger
Edward F. Holter
Howard Uo Quinn
Tobias E. Zimmer
Braddock
Middletown
Mt. Preaspant
New Market
Lewistown
Creagerstown
Jefferson
Carroll Manor
Linganore
Thurmont
Emmitsburg
Ballenger
Pomona iGrange
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Wisconsin
Truman
South Brothers
Smith Brothers
Westminster
Maurice Kroop
American Stores
Hail‘Road Avenue
East Main Street
States
J. N. Simmons
Magnesia
APEX
Teoples
Lasgy Dover
N. Market St
Feder
No Ah Mar
W. Patrick St
Goodrich
Rantex
Clintor Yee
Stratford Cigaret
Stratford
Johnson & Johnson
Johncon & Johnson
Devilbiss
ATLAS
Rem
Scott
Wuesion
Tassy
Barbara Gould
Milburn
Hall
Eno
Vick
Dean’s
Fletcher
Castoria
Sloan
Fanua
Veal
Henry
Braeburn
Colgate
Colgate Halo
Colgate Tooth
Dolls Jewelry Store
South Market ST
Frederick, MD
Hendrickson
Tint Jealers
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