Huge Demand Seen For Capital Goods
Earl O. Shreve president of the United States Chamber of Commerce argues for policy action to unleash capital goods demand. He cites building machinery and transport equipment as key, warning it could sustain production and jobs for years and cushion near term recession. He calls for tax cuts, cuts in government spending, debt repayment, labor reform, and international cooperation to spur expansion and trade.
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Earl 0. Shreve
United States Chamber of Commerce
Shreve
Public Right First In Labor Disputes
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States adopts basic principles for industrial relations stressing prioritizing uninterrupted public production. It calls that strikes should not be permitted against government or essential services without safeguards, while endorsing workers' rights to organize and bargain collectively by free choice.
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Chamber of Commerce
United States
Chamber
Business To Tell American Story
A nationwide campaign by business leaders economists and advertisers with the U S Chamber of Commerce aims to explain the American enterprise system and its benefits through advertising. It cites comparisons of labor time to earn a pair of shoes across regions and eras to illustrate economic truth and progress.
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United States Chamber of Commerce
From Mapleton to GE President Earl Shreve’s Opportunity Saga
A portrait of Earl Owen Shreve rising from a railway station agent in Harrisburg South Carolina to GE vice president in charge of customer relations. Born in Mapleton Iowa he earned an electrical engineering degree at Iowa State College then joined GE and advanced to top executive roles. He extols America as the land of opportunity and reflects on his career path. A separate item notes Gogebic County board seeks better passenger service with a united civic effort after the promised 400 schedule failed to appear, calling for daily trains to Wakefield Bessemer and the county’s eastern end.
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Earl Owen Shreve
United States Chamber of Commerce
Iowa
General Electric Co
Mapleton
Harrisburg
S. C
Chicago, Milwaukee and
Iowa State College
Ames
General Electric
Mr. Shreve
America
Land of
Gogebic Range
Board of Supervisors
Special Transportation Committee
Board
Wakefield
Bessemer
Wakefield Board of Education Recesses and Appointments
The Wakefield Board of Education postpones the regular meeting and reconvenes on June 16 1947 at 7 45 P M with President Clarence Jacobson presiding Present are Rudolph Cloon Lempi Saari Olga Hanson Arthur Morin and others Absent none Minutes of prior meetings read Bills and payrolls approved Communications from local groups received and filed Unused equipment disposed of by sale Ice Rink financials for 1946 47 filed A May 1947 financial report from J A Frederickson attached Board authorizes reimbursement application for Project 27 S 17 3 amounting to 50 14. 25 percent of state grant Superintendent presents May attendance and enrollment 866 Names proposed for 1947 48 instructors Miss Mary K Smith Miss Pauline E Anderson Miss Bette Jane Jacobson elected adjourned 11 00 P M
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Thomas
Mary K. Smith
Pauline E. Anderson
Bette Jane Jacobson
Cloon
Saari
Northwestern Evanston wedding of Olga Shomtere and Arnold Hanson
Miss Olga Shomtere daughter of William Henry Schenter Evanston and Arnold Hanson son of Mr and Mrs Albert Hanson Wakefield were married at Immanuel Lutheran Evanston on June 14 with Rev Robert E Byquist officiating. A wedding dinner for 14 followed at the Orrington Hotel. A reception is planned June 29 at 1024 Maple Ave Evanston. The bride, Northwestern graduate, has worked as secretary at Yosemite National Park and Northwestern University. The groom, Wakefield high school 1934 and Gogebic Junior College 1941, studied at Iowa State College and works as a designing engineer in Chicago. Out of town guests included Miss Hope Hanson and Mr and Mrs Richard Myers. A dinner and reception to honor Mrs Margaret Cloon is planned by Wakefield Order of Eastern Star. Mr and Mrs Maurice Wooniak and Mr and Mrs Ray Johns left for a Canadian vacation.
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Immanuel Lutheran Cere
Bevanston
Olga BK Shomtere
Wiliam Henry Schenterg
Evanston
Arnold E. Hanson
Albert KE Hanson
Wakefield
Robert E. Byquist
St. Luke's Lutheran Church of
Orrington
Maple Ave
Northwestern University of
Yosemite National Park
California
Northwestern University
Hanson
Wakefield High School
Gogebic Junior College
Iowa State College
Ames
Chicago
Hope Hanson
Richard Myers
South
Myers
Ruth Thompson
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Wakefield Board OF Education
Clarence Jacobson
Rudolph F. Cloon
Lempi M. Saari
Olga B. Hanson
Arthur J. Morin
Clarence A. Jacobson
Cleon
Elizabeth Trudgeon
Gertruile Bedell Bias Tiatuae
Vay Seve
Robert Popovich
Creece
Ray Beling
Wittig
County of Gogebic
Emma DuPuis
Scout Finance Drive Committee
Ironwood Typographical Union
Mary McDonald
Hanson Brothers Garage
Philip Carey Mfg. Company
James H. Trebilcock
Moran
Yeas
Board of Education
Michigan
Township of Wakefield
J. A. Frederickson
Gogebic County
State Administrative Board
State
Mrs. Saari
C. A. Jacobson
Clean
Order of Eastern Star
Margaret Cloon
Der
Beasemer Chapter
Plannng
Maurice Wooniak
Ray Johns
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Port Arthur
Fort William
Canadian
First National Bank of Wakefield
Eae Theatre
R Rae Rf
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Bulldog Drummond
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