Iron Works Strike Ends After Settlement Agreement
A strike by members of the A F L Molders union and Alamo Con Works ends with both sides pleased by terms. Wages for the lowest paid workers rise and rotation provisions are added. Alamo Tron Works executives call the stoppage unfortunate but settled, allowing reconversion efforts to proceed.
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A. F. of L. Molders’ Union
Alamo Con Works
Sompary
Iron Company
E. C. Yeager
International
Melrose Holmegrenn
Alamo Tron Works
Fie
Alan Tron Works
San Antonio
Tit Snions
Canirset
Woman Charged After Shotgun Incident at Dawson Street
Mildred Metlain, 31, was wounded when a shotgun discharged at 1739 Dawson Street. Louis Washington, 23, of the same address, told police he had been shooting at Charles Hicks, 22, and was booked on a murder charge after the weapon went off at Washington's residence.
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Meepourikiam
Mildred Metlain
Dawson Street
Louis Washington
Washington
Charles Hicks
Cyyjness Alreel
Priiee
Housing Unit Sites Laid Out by City and University
City building inspector Carl Wachtermann said drawings of sites for emergency housing units were completed by credentials university. Officials discussed how much can be provided and coordinated with federal public housing authorities to secure 200 emergency units for San Antonio veterans.
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Carl i. Wachtermann
Ennity University
Ind
University
Wibe
San Antonio
February Weather and Temperature Report Summary
A fragmented weather notice lists February temperatures with several figures: a 9 percent reading, 34 inches of precipitation, and references to February days. Mentions February and a measurement set, but details are partially illegible.
New York City Quiet as Mayor Closes Theaters and Stores
Crowds jam into subways and stores despite the mayoral order closing theaters and delaying sales. Police struggle to enforce rules as Macy’s entrances are blocked and Broadway shows shut. Rockefeller Center is largely closed and events like the Westminster Kennel Club show are canceled. The Bronx RATS race is also halted.
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Ediet
Herald Aquare
Macy's
Thirty-fourth Street
Avenue of the Américas
Broadway
New York
Mehl
Rockefeller "Center
Mattson Square Garden
Dot
Westminister Kennel Club
Bronx
Zac
Kilgore to Head Ferrying Group
Kilgore aged 34 from San Antonio becomes acting commander of the Ferrying Group in Calcutta supplanted by Col James Sanapan of the Witpeoying KOOP unit at Love Field Dallas. Col John H. Heavy aged 29, deputy under Col Linagan, will command the Birthy Ferrying group until Kilgore returns from Tehran by March 6. London dispatch notes four deaths and 187 injuries in a riot with British disturbances and foreign air force impact.
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John Ty. Kilgore
San Antonio
Eyiet
Stat
CHE
Ar Transport Command
Calcutta
India
Tae
Ws Sanapan
Wit Peoying Koop
ATC
Love Tied
Dallas
John H. Heavy
jFan
Kilgore
Tevean Maret
Relly
London
Teuton Calcutha Dispaleh
Yesnlird
Venkat
Fuel Shortage Sparks Citywide Shutdown Order Debate
At a heated meeting Operators refrained from opposing arbitration in principle but warned the industry cannot bear wage and cost hikes without price increases. Mayor's proclamation limits fuel deliveries to churches and newsstands, with schools and libraries closed for Lincoln’s Birthday. Crowds fill streets as Garden and clubs prepare to comply. AFL and ILU unions seek a 40 hour week and wage boosts for licensed workers amid fuel crisis.
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Ely
UKDER
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O'Dwyer
Broadway
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Stork Chub
el. Morocco
Copacabana
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Latin Quarter
Zanzibar
Bluecoats
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Garden
Madison Square Garden
Tagmen
AFL
L. International Longshoremen's Association
United Marine Division
Lincoln Rites Set At Tomb at Springfield
Lincoln rites mark 137th birthday observance in SPINNINGFIELD. American Legion plans 12th annual tomb pilgrimage led by John Stelle with NBC radio address. Gov Dwight H Green and Maj Eldon W Allego to place wreaths as Springfield observances honor Lincoln and wartime sacrifices.
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Spinningfield
MY —Ataham Lincoln
Horn City
Stelle
American Legion
John Stelle
National Legion
Springfield
NBC
B.S. 1
Liberty
Eldon W. Allege
Truman
Dwight H. Green
Thinnis
Hotor
President Truman Pushes Wage Price Plan Draft
Labor Roundup reports President Truman directing a final draft of a new wage and price policy for reconversion. He reviewed progress in a lengthy White House conference with top advisers Monday night, focusing on the economic conditions fueling strikes in steel and electrical manufacturing and other sectors.
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Truman
White House
Senate weighs cooling off period on labor bills
Senate discussions intensify over delaying action until labor disputes are studied. Senator Bilender says no bill will pass without changes to the Senate committee, while Chairman Murray plans public hearings on the broad labor disputes bill approved by the House. The Case Pill and fact finding measures await hearings, with cooling off provisions amid major strike threats. Wichita Falls transportation workers await guidance on potential strike action after an outbound Detroit request for permits.
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Senate
Bilender
DyLa
Labor Committee
Senate Committee
Murray
D.-Mont
House
Representative Case
Rosca
Fruman
San Diego engineers vote on picket line compromise
About 500 non-union engineers of Aircraft Machinists Lodge 1425 at Consolidated Vultee Aircraft in San Diego vote to allow representatives to sit in on contract proceedings if the company expands by Wednesday morning. The nine day strike began over demands for a union shop and a permanent hourly wage increase during final contract negotiations.
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Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
San Diego
Calif
Builders seal five year peace in New York construction
A five year peace in New York's construction industry is assured by a contract signed after 20 months of negotiations between 800 major builders and the A F L building and construction trades council. The agreement provides a seven hour day and wage increases up to 25 cents an hour for 150,009 construction workers and bans strikes and lockouts.
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New York
A. F. of L. Building and Construction Trades Council
Memorial Service to Replace City Work Stoppage in Peoria
Memorial Union spokesmen said a threatened city wide work stoppage in Peoria Illinois would be replaced by a two hour memorial service Sunday in protest against the slaying of two pickets by guards of the strike bound Toledo Peoria and Western railroad officials.
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Peoria
Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad
Movie Wages Push For Shorter Week In Hollywood
The AF L Conference of Studio Unions seeks a cut in the work week from 48 to 26 hours without pay loss. The proposed scale would cover hourly trades like painters, carpenters and plumbers, and seeks comparable raises for professionals including office workers press agents and story analysts.
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A. F. of L. Conference of
Hollywood
Packers Wage Increase Proposal Delayed by CIO Union
The CIO Packing House Workers union, representing 193,000 members, withheld acceptance of a proposed 16 cents an hour wage rise after a national wage and policy committee meeting in Chicago. The union demanded federal action to implement the increase immediately in the meat packing industry, following a government factfinding panel's recommendation.
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C. I. O. Packing House Workers Union
National
Chicago
Electrical plants resume as union approves wage boost
General Motors electrical plants restart after CT OG vote. Members backed a 12 cent hourly raise after a month-long strike. More than 20,000 members at local meetings approved returning to work under a wartime agreement reached Saturday in Detroit. Unionists at Delco products and Frigidaire plants in Dayton Ohio and GM sites in Warren Ohio Rochester also affected.
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General Motors Electrical
Upiontsis
Chas
Slrike
WARG
Motors wage bid sparks strike talks at Central Motors
Union spokesmen indicated they would stand firm on the wage demand of at least 19 cents an hour as resumption of negotiations with Central Motors and United Auto Workers looms. The plant agreement centers on a 15 to 19 cent raise and major benefits anticipated after stalled talks.
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Central Motors
United Alitamoh
C.J. O
Transit violence subsides in Lancaster amid limited token service
Reported unrest near Lancaster eased after seven days of demonstrations by ALF and local pickets. Volunteer drivers were mobilized to maintain a limited service as protesters stepped aside, allowing some transit operations to resume.
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Lancaster
ALF
Helps You Overcome False Teeth with Comfort
A fragmented ad style notice discusses relief from denture looseness and worry. It touts improved fit and comfort through a product or remedy, mentioning terms like pastimes, alka, and aprilish, and references quicker relief and everyday ease. The readable text centers on dental appliance comfort and user assurance.
Longshoremen Vote on Pacific Coast Strike by April First
International Longshoremen and Warehousemen union checkers and supercargoes will vote by April 1 in San Francisco on potential strike action. Ballots already sent to over 22,000 Pacific coast longshoremen, with mailings proceeding to 1,600 checkers and supercargoes this week.
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International Longthshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union
San Francisco
Street Car Union Opens Dallas Wage Talks
Five Street C Dallas A F of L street car workers began negotiations with Dallas Railway and Terminal Company for a new contract. Proposed changes include wage increases silk leave and adjustments in working hours to improve conditions for the riders and workers.
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Dallas A. F
Dallas Railway and Terminal Company
Steel plant in Bucyrus reopens after CIO stand
The Crawford Steel foundry in Bucyrus Ohio plans to resume Wednesday if enough of its 200 employees show up. S McClure vice president and general manager said the move follows a petition signed by workers who say they no longer wish CIO representation. About 230 workers signed the petition published as a full page ad in the Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum. At Reed Roller Bil mill in Houston workers moved to report to work on a second day after a steel workers picket line. Union reps say only 26 of 290 production workers reported. Foremen and management personnel were among the absentees.
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T He Crawford Steel Foundry
Reed Roller Bil
Houston
Ota
Teachers Meeting Speaker From Retirement System
Mrs H Sapp director and executive secretary of the Texas Teachers Retirement system was to address the San Antonio Teachers Council at 4 p m Tuesday in the Tech High School auditorium.
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H. 3. Sapp
Austin
Teachers’ Retirement System Inc
Texas
San Antonio
Teachers Raunell
Hin Tech High School
Tyre robbery suspects in Michigan custody hearing
Two men, Wyse and Townsend, wanted in connection with the Tyre Michigan postmaster robbery, were ordered held on $25,000 permanent bond with returnable March 12 in the Southern district. They waived removal to Michigan, admitted their identity, and faced charges alongside other crimes. A separate hearing noted prior bond and an odd remark about a hacksaw.
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Wyse
Charles
Townsend
Tyre
Michifor
Souther
Michigan
U.S
Paul A. Lockhart
Puginlats
Brackenridge Park
McCokey Burnett Jr
U. S
Guy McNamarais
Trinity Finance Company
Broadway
Dallas
Texarkana
Waco
Aust
S. G. Onroad
Pontiac
Sandusky
Austin
San Antonio
Texas
Lock Jhawl
Ant
Airport paving plans complete at island front
William Steinhardt announced plans to pave and enlarge the island in front of the administration building. The work will extend over 300 feet and allow two DC planes to operate at the same time.
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Wiliam Steinhardt
Sai
Roy Laremgrat Named Secretary and GM of Junior Chamber
Roy Laremgrat began duties Tuesday as the new secretary and general manager of the junior chamber of commerce. Harrington, long active in chamber work, resigns as director to accept his present post.
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Roy Laremgrat
Chamber of Commerce
Harrington
Marriage license not nuptial vow sparks sign at courthouse
County Clerk Fred Huntress plans to post a warning sign after discovering marriage licenses were issued without valid ceremonies. Reports of licenses used in later marriages prompted an effort to locate and remedy similar cases, including a 1998 issuance to a woman who claimed a later ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Huntress
Huntress
Oklahoma
Tluntress
Bond Meet Heats: Sikes Targets County Bond Debates
Travis Sikes, bond representative, claims warrants totaling 1,750,000 were issued to finance a proposed county coliseum and vows to expose officials. He cites a March 15, 1841 review and the Public Service company purchase of 33,950,000, calling a 9:45 a.m. Friday meeting in the Probate Court room a dodge. Sikes accuses Mayor Mauer Mann of dodging issues and urges wide civic representation for a county financing discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis Sikes
Sikes
Probate
Public Service Company
County official ends rabbit business after Krueger banquet
County Commissioner Rudy Stappenberk announced he is out of the rabbit business after being asked how many rabbits $10 would buy at a Krueger banquet. He estimated a yard full and said he had about 700 bunnies, revealing his public stance during the Wednesday night event.
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Rudy Stappenberk
Krueger
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