Meat Packing Strike Feared as Fall Walkout Swells
Forest Park AP reports looming threat of a fall walkout by about 200000 meat packing workers over wage freezes and profit sharing, mirroring steel strike conditions. Unions Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Packinghouse Workers push for 15 cent hourly gains while opposing employer control over manpower and economies. AFL-CIO leaders plan broad support as the steel strike dominates national labor action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Park, Pa
Amalgamated Meat Cutters
International Union of Electrical Workers
Packer
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Afl-Cio
Arrested For Shooting Wife In Missouri Farm Incident
William Seager a 9 year old farmer and part time mechanic was arrested after his wife Ruth Seager 84 was shot while driving away from their Warsaw Missouri home in a family truck. He reportedly fired three shots at the truck following a domestic quarrel and a bullet passed through the cab into the windshield. The couple had relocated from Olathe Kansas to a Warsaw area farm last November and have three children ages 15 12 and 8. He allegedly said they had been drinking during the dispute and that he aimed in front of and over the truck. Mrs Seager died before a doctor arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
William Seager
Bill Neff
Benton County
Prose Lutor
Seager
Ruth -Seager
Seagers
Olathe
Kan
Bennie Jenkins
Oil Firm Gives To Disaster Fund
Continental Oil Co contributed 10000 dollars to a disaster fund for victims of Tuesday s gasoline fire in Kansas City. The fund topped 15000 dollars and will aid the families of two fallen firefighters Virgil L Sams and Neal K Owen both 28. Seventeen were hospitalized with five in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Continental Oil Co
Continental
Southwest Boulevard
31St Street
Virgil L. Sams
Neal K. Owen
Friendly Club Shares Meal at Homewood School
News from the Homewood area details a covered dish dinner at the school hosted by the Friendly Club. The column lists numerous local visitors and guests including Terry Courtant of Lamar Colorado, the Taylors of Carl, Mrs. Mary Adams of Yates Center, and others visiting family and friends across Homewood, De Soto, Seneca, and Westcliffe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendly Club
Terry, Courtant
Lamar
Colo
Donnie Smith
Tate
Wichitas
Carl Taylor
Mary Adams
Yates iCenter
Meredith
Adam
George’ New
Peter Joharmes Jr
Dighton
Marguerite. Reed
Black Hills
Donald Reed
Clara Meagher
Herbert Cochran
Cochran
Mad Elephant Kills Twenty in Kandy Festival Stampede
A mad temple elephant charged 200000 festivalgoers at Kandy's Perahera crowd injuring thousands and killing twenty. The animal stepped on burning coals, rampaged through shops, and was finally shot by police after mahouts tried to restrain it near the Temple of the Tooth.
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Kandy
Ceylon
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Homewood Area
Danny
Donald
W.C. Crabb
Mr. Crabb
J.M. Crabb
Westcliffe
Don Riggs
Riggs
Arlie Crabb
Herbert Spring
Belle Butolph
Pete
Denzil Peiris
Saffron Glass Co
N. Main
Pho
Centropolis
Ottawa
Waymire's
Hy-Klas
Cini OF
Fogle
Crushed Stone AG. Limestone
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