Truman faces labor law repeal via compromises and new push
Washington May 6 AP Truman signals he will fight to add new labor legislation to the books and hints at a whistle stop campaign while Congress weighs repealing the Taft Hartley Act. Democratic leaders gave muted responses as lawmakers debate feasible changes to the controversial law.
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Washington
Truman
Capitol Hill
House
Rayburn
Texas
Representative Wood
Georgia
Thomas Bill
Byrd
Virginia
Lesinski
Senate
Thomas
Utah
Aiken
Vermont
Taft
Ohio
G.O.P
Labor Committee
Congress
Strikes Push Timken Layoffs to 1724 Across Plants
Timken Roller Bearing Co reports 1724 automotive bearing workers laid off due to three strikes at Ford Rouge Detroit Briggs Plymouth Chrysler Bendix. About 70 percent of Timken's auto output halted as finished stocks and work in progress are deemed excessive. Ford strike 571 Briggs 385 Bendix 768.
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Canton
Columbus
Zanesville
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Timken
Steel and Tube
Ford Motor Co
Rouge
Detroit
Briggs Manufacturing Co
Bendix Corp
Ford strike to cut output at Georgtoward plant
The Rouge plant strike will push a production curtailment at Ford's Georgtoward NE forging plant by mid next week. Harry Howell, manager, cannot estimate how many of about 1350 hourly workers will be affected as steel and dies come from Rouge. UAW unit posted notices urging members to stay at work.
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Ford Motor Co
Rouge
Georgtoward
Harry Howell
United Automobile Workers
U.A.W. Mem
Safety talk at North Industry school helps riders beware
Deputy Sheriff Ivan Ray and Principal Dwight Flohr led a bicycle safety session at Wiseland Elementary, inspecting 90 bikes for brakes lights horns and tires. One bike failed brakes, 22 had lights, 10 had horns, and 135 students participated or owned bikes. Ray urged licenses rear view mirrors and caution on Route 8 while sharing the death of a sister in a traffic accident to drive the point home.
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Oo Flohr
Ivan Ray
Judy Clugston
North Industry
Harry W. Grossglaus
Ray
North Canton
Afety
Dwight Flohr
Wiseland
Flohr
Gerald Haas
Myrna
Tieup of Ford Empire Threatened by Strike
The Ford Rouge plant and Lincoln-Mercury operations in Detroit faced a shutdown as the CIO United Auto Workers led a strike involving about 65,000 workers over a speedup dispute. No renewal talks were scheduled, but both sides were seen as likely to pursue peace talks to avert wider paralysis of Ford Motor Co. facilities.
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Detroit
Ford Rouge
America
United Auto Workers
Caa
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Rouge
Dearborn
Heggy's Chocolates Mothers Day boxes mailed
Heggy's Chocolates promotes 50 cent per pound Mothers Day boxes and mail order service while Harry's Nut House at 137 E. Tusc. advertises nut products.
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Harry’s Nut House
Canton Wins 1948 Traffic Safety Award in Population Group
Canton named winner in 48 traffic contest for 100000 to 250000 population group. Mayor Carl F. Klein announced that a telegram from Ohio Highway Department director T. S. Kauer confirmed the honor, marking the eighth time Canton has won the annual event.
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Canton
Carl F. Klein
T. S. Kauer
Ohio Highway Department
Drive Passes Halfway Mark For YMCA Building Fund
The YMCA building fund campaign reached the halfway point with new contributions of 56 055 at a luncheon report meeting bringing total to 103 309 against a 200 000 goal. Edgar W. Jones led the special gifts division reporting 42 296 while Women s Crusade divisions under H D Baker R M Fawcett and R L Hooper contributed 5 614 5 964 and 2 18 respectively. Next report Tuesday noon as divisions are urged to boost effort over the weekend.
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Y.W.C.A. Building Fund
Edgar W. Jones
Women’s Crusade
H. D. Baker
R. M. Fawcett
R. L. Hooper
L. M. Klinedinst
Flowers and Flowers and Corsages for Mother's Day
Symes & Son Florist offers flowers, plants and corsages for Mother's Day at 2942 Harrisburg NE. Kehl's Flowers advertises pansies, potted plants, and cut flowers at the corner of 4th and Cleve. Sid's Restaurant provides 24-hour service and is open on Mother's Day at 1440 W Tusc.
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Symes & Son, Florist
Harrisburg
Sid’s Restaurant
W. Tusc
Zane's Warehouse Carpet Sale Continues Local Notice
Zane's Warehouse advertises ongoing carpet sale at 321 2nd St SE. Also urges reservations for Mother's Day dinners at Yant's Cottage located at 40712. Local ad fragment notes both businesses and street addresses.
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Zane’s Warehouse
2Nd St
Se-Ad
Yant’s Cottage
Zane's Warehouse
Fadors REPOSITOR Amusements and Editorial Page Listing
A fragmented newspaper index shows sections for Amusements Deaths Editorial Page and Markets and Financial. Noted are entries for George Sokolsky and various columns including Radio and Television Social News Sports and Weather, with page numbers indicating where readers can find them.
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George Sokolsky
Record heat grips region with May Day 90 degree peak
Mercury hit 90 degrees for a second straight day on May 5 amid a heat wave. Springfield led Ohio with 96, Columbus tied its May 5 record at 92, Cincinnati reached 93.3, while water demand spiked and two drownings prompted warnings amid dry conditions.
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Atawatan al Lacerne Wrore
Weather Bureau
Canton
Springfield
Cincinnati
Queen City
Columbus
Dayton
Toledo
Cleveland
Maeterlinck Dies at 86. Blue Bird Author Noted Composer Later
Count Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian author of The Blue Bird and other works, died in Nice at 86. Nobel laureate in literature 1911, his fanciful writings include Pelleas et Melisande and The Life of the Ant and The Life of the Bee. He spent later years on the French Riviera and fled to the United States in 1940 as Paris fell, arriving in New York December 7, 1940.
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Aris
Maurice Maeterlinck
Nice
Materlinck
Claude Debussy
Maeterlinck
Two Injured In Rollover At Hills Dales Road Intersection
John P. King, 36, of Minerva, in critical condition with brain concussion rib fractures and possible punctured lung. William Brown, 33, of Kensington, in poor condition with brain concussion and possible skull fracture. Driver lost control at Hills Dales road and Stuhldreherr road when the car overturned several times.
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John P. King
Hartave
Minerva
William Brown
Kensington
Massillon City Hospital
Hills & Dalesrd
Stuhldreherrd
King
Krown
Velvet gifts for mother in quaint jewelry case sale
Velvet lined jewel case priced at $1.95 accompanies Volupte and Elgin compacts from $2. Tip top perfume dispenser costs $2.95 and a core rhinestone bracelet listed at $3.95 in a compact gift feature.
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Elgin
Mother's Day Floral Offers and Local Ads
Mother's Day floral options from Cusma's Flowers and Fairview Flowers highlight carnations corsages and potted plants. Local ads promote Roosters 29 cents per pound fryers and roasting hens from Coopers with free delivery and various shops including Physicians' Pharmacy and Ohio Power Kitchen details for pickup or delivery.
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Coopers
Steel Workers Take Lead in Wage Demands
Pittsburgh May 6 AP Philip Murray led United Steel Workers in demanding a fourth round pay raise and a broad fringe benefits program for 1,116,000 members. The move signals a wider CIO push for higher wages and future security across steel, auto, coal and electrical workers. Lewis of United Mine Workers may seek higher royalties to fund pensions and health benefits ahead of the June 30 contract expiry.
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Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
United Steel Workers
Murray
C.I.O
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
America
C.I.C
C.1.o
Steel
U.M.W
Lewis
Jewish Welfare Group Sets Greater Campaign Goal
The Canton Jewish Welfare Fund aims for a 365000 quota for 1949. Paul Heller, president, says this is the highest goal in the 13 year history of the agency. The drive supports local regional national and international needs as part of the United Jewish Appeal nationwide effort.
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Jewish Welfare Group
Canton Jewish Welfare Fund
Jewish Center
Paul Heller
United Jewish Appeal
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James Wynkoop
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Bendix
Ford Empire
The
Timken Roller Bearing Company
R. H. Wooster
Mahoning Rd
Dial
Y. W. C. A. Campaign
Mercury
Pialicu
Blue Bird
Ferraro
Navarre Rd
Physicians’ Pharmacy
Ohio Power Kitchen
Cleveland Ave
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Coal, Auto
Arena
Council
Russell H. Mack
Mack
Israel
Robert H. Erlanger
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