Longshoremen Strike Reflects Union Leadership Clash
The Courier Journal outlines a coast wide longshoremen strike seen as a broader conflict within the International Longshoremen’s Association led by Joseph P. Ryan. It notes dockyard corruption, rank and file committees, and opposition to Taft Hartley, with spillover to Canada and potential federal injunctions.
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Courier Journal
Louisville
Dustry
Lader
Joseph P. Ryan
Ryan
International Ongshoremen’s Association
Ndt
Union
New York
Citizens’ Waterfront
Y Workers
Actics
Canada
Thanksgiving Day Observance Across Joliet and County
Residents of Joliet and Will county join the nation in the 327th Thanksgiving. Families reunite for tables heavy with turkey and seasonal dishes while many travel to be together. Church services and normal business hours mark the day as a national observance.
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Joliet
Wills County
United States of America
England
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Thomas Monroe Dies in Winner South Dakota
Thomas Monroe died Tuesday night in Winner South Dakota after living in Morris until six months ago. The body goes to Davis Funeral Home Morris for 10:00 a.m. Saturday services with burial at Sample Cemetery south of Morris. Survived by wife Helen nee Anderson and sister Mrs James Bell of Winner. Rev Bell, Bell's husband, formerly served Morris Baptist church.
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Thomas Monroe
Morris
Winner
S. D
Davis Funeral Home
Sample
Monroe
Helen
Senator Barr 83 on Sunday Celebrates Illinois Senator
Senator Richard J. Barr, dean of the Illinois senate, turns eighty three Sunday. His 47 year Senate tenure stands as a national and world record. Born on a farm near Manhattan, he is the second eldest of eight siblings. He began public service as Joliet mayor in 1901 before joining the state senate.
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Richard J. Barr
Illinois Senate
Manhattan
Barr
Joliet
Crash victim is improving after explosion crash
Paul Demaree 27 of Lansing Michigan remains in critical condition at St Josephs hospital after a collision with a semi on Routes 66 and 52. His wife Dorothy is at his bedside. Truck driver Ray Thomas 26 of St Louis died at the scene in the fiery crash.
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Paul Demaree
S. Logan Avenue
Lansing
Mich
Demaree
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Dorothy
Ray Thomas
St. Louis
Thomas
Elderly woman sought for teddy bear theft at Kresge’s
Police search for a 55 to 60 year old woman who allegedly stole a $1.25 teddy bear from Kresge’s at 101 N. Chicago St. The manager pursued her as she fled east on Van Buren, but she vanished in the crowd. She is about 5 ft 5 in, 160 pounds, dark complexion, wearing black with no hat.
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P. P. Regan
Kresge
Chicago Street
Regan
van Buren Street
Police alert for Missouri couple in 1941 Oldsmobile
State police issued a lookout for Orville Abbott and his wife after they left Chillicothe Missouri en route to Joliet to notify relatives of the death of Mr Abbott's mother. They are urged to call authorities with any information on their whereabouts.
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Orville Abbott
Mr. Abbott
Chilicothe
Joliet
Joliet Man on Guam Talks With Family by Ham Radio
Joliet’s Army Lt. William J. Malay on Guam spoke with his wife and eight month old daughter Marie yesterday via ham radio contact, arranged by Joliet amateur Albert Van. Van operates a 65 foot tower and a 10 meter station from Joliet, one of two in town able to reach the Pacific island. The Joliet Amateur Radio Society, with about 40 members, coordinates these long distance calls through W9SIGK contacts and hopes for weekly future conversations.
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Army
William J. Malay
Marie
Malay
55Th Quartermaster Unit
Guam
Summit Street
Joliet
Albert van
Elizabeth Street
Amateur Radio Society
American Radio Relay League
Van
Pacific Island
Joliet National Bank
WCLS
WJOL
American Legion Hall
Ottawa Street
Altho
U. S. Army
Pacific
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