Labor tensions loom as possible lame duck session eyed
Warnings of a pre January 1 session rise amid John S. Lewis coal strike stance and CIO AF of L leaders backing Lewis. The Norris LaGuardia issue and wage pressures frame a broader labor crisis with bitter cost of living rises and a new Sinclair Oil CIO contract tying wage changes to living costs to avert strikes.
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Washington, D. C
Truman
Congress
John S. Lewis
William Green
A. F. of L
Phil Murray
CIO
Lewis
Atlantic City
8Th Congress
Sinclair Oil Companies
CIO Oil Workers Union
John L. Lewis
Shafter Kiwanis Marks Big Postwar Year Under New President
Incoming Kiwanis president Art Hemingson inherits a postwar year of activity led by outgoing Earl Weil. The club held orientation, Ladies Night, interclub events, softball sponsorship, a family picnic, and a Halloween parade for students. Officers sworn in include vice president Jack Hill and secretary Téa Kinman, who has filled in recently.
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Kiwanis
Art Hemingson
Earl Weil
Cawelo Motel
Charles Ward
Shafter Kiwanis
Bakersfield
Taft Kiwanis
Kiwanis International
Kern Park
Oakland
Hallowe'en
Shafter
Kiwanis Club
Bakersfield Kiwanis Club
Commander Scott
Pacific
Scott
Hemingson
Jack ‘Hill
Téa Kinman
Kinman
Eddie Gamegan
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Shafter Press
National Association’ of Manufacturers
Free Enterprise System
OPA
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Schwellenbach
Didi
Vernon Pierce
Watchmaker—Jeweler
James St
Wm. Goertzen
Prop
Central Ave
Rotary
Richland
Ring In the New
Robby’s Grocery
Smith Corner
Stringham’s Shafter Drug Store
Ideal Manufacturing CO
Shafter, California