Ordnance Plant Workers Here Face U S Economy Ax
The article reports broad military and industrial layoffs as the U S economy tightens. It notes the Arco reactor project potential, plant staffing shifts, and a large number of California and Texas job cuts across Navy Army and Air Force facilities. It also outlines plant history and command changes since 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ordnance Plant
U.S
Morrison-Knudsen Co
Walter Brown
Brown
C. H. Roper
McCarty
California
Navy
Long Beach
Oakland
Marine Corps
el Toro
Army
San Francisco
Air Force
San Rafael
San Bernardino
Sacramento
Johnson
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Frankfort Arsenal
Olmsted Airbase
Middletown
Texas
Naval Ordnance Plant
Atomic Energy Commission
Arco
AEC
W. P. McCarty
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Return in The Barkleys of Broadway
Top dancers Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers reunite in The Barkleys of Broadway at the Chief Theatre with a musical score by Harry Warren and Ira Gershwin. The film features five dance routines plus seven new songs and a comic plot about two temperamental Broadway stars. Oscar Levant leads the supporting cast, with Billie Burke Gale Robbins and Jacques Francois also appearing. Rural mail carriers travel more than 1,430,000 miles daily in official duties.
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Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Ira Gershwin
Miss Rogers
Astaire
M-G-M
Chief Theatre
Barkleys
Harry Warren
Oscar Levant
Tschaikowsky
Levant
Billie Burke
Gale Robbins
Jacques Francois
School Head Is Married
Elwood Rip Gledhill principal of Pocatello high school wed Peggy Willard a faculty member at the same school. The ceremony occurred Wednesday evening at the First Presbyterian church with about fifty friends and relatives attending the reception in the church parlors. Gledhill has served the local schools for 20 years in roles from basketball coach to principal. Willard, a Pocatello native and University of Washington graduate, taught English and business at Pocatello high.
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Elwood
Rip) Gledhill
Pocatello High School
Peggy Willard
First Presbyterian Church
J. Willis Hamblin
Gledhill
Miss Willard
Pocatello Schools
University of Washington
C.R. Willard
North Hayes
Navy aide denies pay linked to long range bomber program
The Navy aide testified he did not receive any money connected with the Air Force long-range bomber program. The disclosure followed Rep. James E. Van Zandt pressure to reveal the anonymous author before further hearings on alleged political influence affecting B-36 procurement.
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Air Force
James E. van Zandt
Twenty-One Die In Canadian Plane Crash In Manitoba
The Royal Canadian Air Force reports all 21 aboard a plane died when it crashed in rugged northern Manitoba. The amphibian aircraft reached a lake site eight miles from the wreck, and a ground party located the scene about 80 miles east of Norway House.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Air Force
Manitoba
Air Force
RCAF
Norway House
Stork Club Misses Out On Vital Statistics
In Bettsville Ohio the Stork Club issue reports no births this week due to conditions beyond their control. John James and Dean Mc Murray took over the Bettsville Community Weekly and created the club headline for birth announcements.
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Stork
Bowling Green
John James
Dean McMurray
Bettsville
Business Keeps On Even Keel
The Department of Commerce reported July activity held steady with bright spots in construction and auto sectors. The Office of Business Economics noted a substantial rise in construction volume, mainly residential, pushing above last year’s record pace while industrial output prices retail sales and employment changes remained small after seasonal adjustment.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Office of Business Economics
Veteran Fire Chief Sees How His Men Do It
In Chicago an apartment fire was extinguished quickly by Fire Department crews. Spectators praised the rapid effort as Fire Commissioner Michael J. Corrigan, nearby, noted it was the first time in years he watched from the crowd as a civilian.
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Chicago
Michael J. Corrigan
Senate approves Truman nominee to FTC on party lines
The Senate Commerce Committee voted 8 to 4 to approve President Truman's nomination of John Carson of Detroit as a member of the Federal Trade Commission, splitting along strict party lines.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Truman
John Carson
Detroit
Federal Trade Commission
Homes Fire Toll Surpasses Seven Hundred Daily
More than 700 fires break out in homes each day resulting in an average loss of about 350 dollars per fire.
Transit crash kills two near Wood Wisconsin
Milwaukee police report a Rapid Transit car traveling from Waukesha to Milwaukee struck a stopped train near Wood. At least two people were killed and several others seriously hurt. Authorities assess the scene as a deadly derailment with ongoing investigations.
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Milwaukee
Waukesha
Wood
Wis
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Congress
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Supply Department
Theatre Welcome
Louis Stevenson
Chas. Starrett - Smiley Burnett
Western Distributors, Inc
Main St
Salt Lake City
Utah
Senate UK
Christy’s Service
PEP 88
Utoco Products
Transit
Lava’s
Lynn
Sandy
Lava Hot Springs
Sat
Knotty Pine Cafe
Knotty Pine
Cafe
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