Ford labor violence in Dallas details union corruption and beatings
Testimony recounts a brutal spree by Ford service squads in Dallas. Organizers and workers were assaulted, a twin mistaken for a salesman died of pneumonia after a beating, and Baer suffered severe injuries. The National Labor Board record highlights blood curdling acts as labor unrest surrounds Ford plants.
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Fats
Ford
Ford Company
Organized Labor
Dallas
George Baer
United Hatters, Cap and Millinery Workers
National Labor Board
Baer
Perry
Earl Johnson
Service
Buster
Bevill
Miss Alice McFarland Admitted to the Bar
Miss Alice McFarland aged 68 and a Ridgeville Maryland retired schoolteacher was admitted to the bar after beginning law studies a little over two years ago.
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Alice McFarland
Ridgeville
Early Half Price Vehicle Tags for New City Residents
Residents in newly annexed areas may purchase city vehicle tags at half price after July 1. The ruling allows new residents to qualify for the bargain rate slightly earlier than existing residents. Previously, city residents were required to buy tags by January 1.
Nurses Graduation at Silver Cross Hospital
Twelve nurses from the Silver Cross hospital training school will receive diplomas tonight at First Presbyterian church. The program starts at 8 o'clock with Rev. A W Hoffman delivering the commencement address. Dr E E Hastings will give the invocation and benediction. Stuart K Hummel will welcome the class of 1940 and Dr Lewis Woodruff will award diplomas after Mrs Alta M Leonard presents the graduates.
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Silver Cross Hospital Training School
First Presbyterian Church
A. W. Hoffman
E. E. Hastings
Stuart K. Hummel
Lewis Woodruff
Alta M. Leonard
School of Nursing
Illinois State Bar Association Convening June Conference
The Illinois State Bar Association will hold a three day meeting starting June 11 in the historic Sangamon County circuit court room in Springfield. Speaker Joseph W. Rickert of Waterloo marks his 100th birthday this year and Federal Judge Merrill E. Otis of Kansas City will address the convention at the annual dinner on June 12.
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Sangamon County
Lincoln
House
Illinois State Bar Association
Springfield
Joseph W. Rickert
Waterloo
Merrill E. Otis
Kansas City
Otis
Death of Henry Hoffman 61 in Will County
Henry Hoffman 61 a longtime Will County resident and Fritz Sausage salesman died yesterday at Silver Cross hospital after a yearlong illness. Survived by wife Jesse a daughter Mrs Harold Ecl a son Arthur a sister Mrs Ernest Pfennig three grandchildren. funeral Saturday at 11 from Sonntag funeral home with Rev Lee Coleman. burial Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Hoffman Henry Hoffman
Will County
Silver Cross Hospital
Hoffman
Fritz Sausage Company
Shorewood Beach
Jessie
Harold Ecland
Arthur
Ernest Pfennig
Chicago
Sonntag Funeral Home
Herkimer Street
Lee Coleman
Grace M. E. Church
Woodlawn Cemetery
Mary Zalesnik Rites Set at St Joseph Church
Mrs. Mary Zalesnik 42 of 1607 Corn Street died at home. Survived by husband Frank, son Frank Jr, and daughters Frances Theresa Julia, plus two brothers in Pennsylvania and Europe. Funeral from Tezak Funeral Home to St Joseph Church at 9 am, burial in St Joseph Cemetery. A note on New York City Reformed Dutch church history follows.
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Zalesnik
Mary Zalesnik
Corn Street
Frank
Frank, Jr
Frances
Theresa
Julia
Pennsylvania
Europe
Tezak
Indiana Avenue
St. Joseph’ Church
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
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Day—Nite Service
Royal DeLuxe
State Bar
New York City
John J
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