AFL CIO Sees 1956 Boom With Cars Homes Growth
Economists foresee a steady 1956 with a stronger auto market and housing, led by AFL CIO forecasts. They expect government easing, new labor unity, and early model year sales to lift construction and car production despite mixed short term signals. The union merger could influence policy and elections through collective bargaining power.
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duPont
Washington
Mostather
Neoatntetae Harnes
Aes
Afl-Cio
Caine
John W. Livin
Ston
Livingston
Jessiayn
Afl-Cio General Board
Exper
Ward
American Labor Federal
AFL
CIO
Secreore
Christmas Week Break-Ins Reported In City
Three business places and a home were entered during the weekend with thefts including a purse containing 42 dollars from Louis Rethy at 311 Foster Ave and about 112 dollars in clothing from a car trunk. A bottle of whiskey was taken from Jim while S, a motor scooter stolen and recovered, and a cash register left empty at Farm Bureau Cooperative Association. A door glass was broken at Porter Construction Co. and a car was repossessed after vandalism at Western Reserve Finance Co. 305 Broad Street.
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Foster Ave
Rethy
Farm Bureau Cooperative Association
Huron St
George W. Barres
West St
Porter Construction Co
Abbe Rd
Robert B. Edwards
Pine St
Woodford Ave
Second St
Edwards
Edward Seymore
Sesetana St
Jim
Robert
Shober
Malcolm Ct
Ronald McOme
Pherson
Gulf Rd
Reserve Finance Co
Broad
East Ave
Broad St
New York
Central Depot
Cleveland industrialist Ben F. Hopkins dies at 79
Ben F. Hopkins, 79, Cleveland industrialist and consultant to President Truman, died Monday. He helped promote Belt Line Railroad, built up Dana Products Co to Cleveland Graphite Bronze, later part of Clevite Corp, and retired last year. Survived by wife Evelyn, three sons, and two brothers including William and Martin L. Hopkins.
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F.hopkins
Truman
Arthur Hopkins
Hopkins
New York Central
Dana Products Co
Cleveland Graphite Bronze
Clevite
Sullivan Garden Club Meeting Opens With Farewell
Sullivan Garden Club meets at the firehouse with 22 members as Mrs Giga Hyle chairs a study afternoon. Mrs Verna Dakin and others host. discussion centers on plantings for new churches. Hyle bids farewell as president, hoping for bigger plans next year. Correspondent Eva McAdso reports.
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Madi ‘Son Hill
Wooster
Union
Verda Elliott
Ann Cunningham
Grace McConnel
Shorter Life Awarded to Muskegon Man in Car Crash
Muskegon Mich July 3 injury case Horace Spear Charles W Spear was awarded 2000 by a circuit court jury for injuries from a hit and run accident. The suit claimed the injuries shortened his life expectancy and cited other damages in the filing.
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Muskegon
Mich
Charles W. Spear
Spear
Grand Rapids Uses Women to Issue Parking Meters Tickets
Grand Rapids, Michigan, has started employing women to monitor parking meters and issue tickets for overparking. The move led to the reassignment of two police officers to other duties.
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