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The Canton Repository

Location

Canton, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1950

Page

2

16000 Postal Workers Cut From Payroll

Washington August 23 AP the Post Office Department cut 16000 workers over the past year to cut deficits. Reductions followed April measures reducing hours night handling and daily residential deliveries. Donaldson says changes necessary. Truman hints at veto if House bill becomes law. Payroll fell from 517690 to 501679 in 1949 1949.

Washington Post Office Department Donaldson House Senate Department Congress Truman Civil Service Safe Donaldson

Congress nominees emerge from three state primaries

In three states New York Mississippi and Wyoming and Delaware most incumbents won renomination in yesterday's primaries. With 213 of 232 New York precincts counted Edwin Hall led Lester Mosher for Republican renomination in the 37th. Mississippi saw Winstead renominated amid Korea and defense criticism and John Bell Williams renominated easily. Wyoming Barrett led a field for governor while Harrison and Clark led party tickets for the House seats. Delaware voters chose Henry Winchester to oppose J Caleb Boggs. The Curzon Line remained noted as Poland’s provisional eastern boundary per Allied Supreme Council.

Associated Press New York Mississippi Wyoming Delaware U. S W. Sterling Cole Clarence E. Kilgurn Louis B. Heller Brooklyn Joseph L. Pfeifer Victor L. Anfuso Edwin A. Hall Hall Lester R. Mosher Winstead Korea John Bell Williams Frank Smith Oscar Wolfe Will M. Whittington Smith Wolfe Lomax Lamb, I Jr Frank A. Barrett John J. McIntyre Barrett William H. Harrison Homer Oxley John B. Clark Henry Winchester Brandywine Hill J. Caleb Boggs

Ferguson Finds Soap Makers One State 1949 Probe

Ohio Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson finds $19,471 recoverable from Mutual Chemical & Supply Co for soap crystals sold to Penal Industries amid a May primary campaign. An unpaid $8,105 remains. Moore, a state employee, influenced purchases with coded ingredient data. Report urges a larger purchasing staff and notes 164 pages of testimony.

Columbus Joseph T. Ferguson Mutual Chemical & Supply Co Ohio Penal Industries Ferguson John Moore Chemical Company Moore London Mutual Chemical Co State Purchasing Department

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