Detroit Auto Plants Shut Down Amid Peak Unemployment
Detroit faces peak unemployment as five major auto plants close. About 150000 workers remain in the city from an estimated 215000 laid off since last April. Ford Motor Co reportedly closed indefinitely affecting roughly 50 thousand employees. Recovery hoped around early January with inventories delaying restart.
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Detroit
George W. Grant
Employes’ Association
United Press
Mit
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Exonerates former cop in Christmas accident
Coroner's jury finds the death of Ernest O. Sundblad a unavoidable accident caused by a car driven by M. Schoonover, a former policeman, who struck Sundblad on Christmas morning while he was walking.
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Ernest
City Dope Law Progress After Safety Committee Vote
City officials advance a strict narcotics ordinance to a full council vote. The proposal makes possession a punishable offense with exemptions for licensed pharmacists and others dispensing on proper prescriptions.
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Public Safety Committees
Won't Prosecute for Loss of Her Pretty Nightie
Audrey Lawrence of the LomA apartments dropped charges against Mins Gall OCilemith and Marion Kayes after a friend paid compensation for a white and lavender nightie lost from a misplaced Christmas package. Bertha Lawrence, the victim’s mother, said the payment covered the gown’s cost.
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Mins Audrey Lawrence
Loma
Seventh Ave
Mins Gall Ocilemith
Marion Kayes
Miss Lawrence
Mra
Bertha Lawrence
Lawrence
Two Days Left for War Insurance
The article warns that veterans discharged within 18 months must act in 48 hours to reinstate or risk a standard physical exam. An emergency staff boost is deployed at the federal Insurance office in the Arcade building to process the final surge of applicants.
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Federal Insurance Office
Six Breweries Seized by Revenue Men in Pa
Six large breweries in Luzerne and Lackawanna counties were seized by revenue officers under orders from Internal Revenue Collector Fred C. Kirkendale after plants were found to market beer exceeding the Volstead act limit. The action was carried out yesterday afternoon.
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Wilkesbarre
Lamerne
Lackawanna
Internal Revenue
Fred C. Kirkendale
Postmaster Rules Set for New Thrift and War Savings Stamps
Regulations for sale by postmasters of the new one dollar and twenty five dollar Thrift and War Savings Stamps were served today by the post office department.
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Washington
Post Office Department
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