Man Sentenced to Six Months in Workhouse for Theft
A man described as a “Sent To Workhouse man” served three months earning about $15 a day before being sentenced to six months in the workhouse for theft.
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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1949
Page
16
A man described as a “Sent To Workhouse man” served three months earning about $15 a day before being sentenced to six months in the workhouse for theft.
Miss Janet MacFarlane of Albany who has led the Civil Service Employees Association since 1940 will not seek another term. Miss Charlotte Clapper is the only other candidate for the post. MacFarlane serves with the State Mental Hygiene Department as the association’s 46 000 members prepare to vote October 4.
East Side residents Mr and Mrs Jacob Moon and relatives caused a bridge obstruction between Mechanicville and Heni by burning a six inch hole in the planking. The blaze was extinguished by the local steam company at the summer home of Mrs E LaDon Steamer and Mrs Moon in Grafton. Local social notices list guests and travel plans across several nearby towns including Burlington, Manaquan, Atlantic City, and Wellsville.
Melbourne Australia. Labor Minister Edward J. Hollo Way says 135000 workers have applied for unemployment benefits. Payments are issued after seven days of unemployment through no fault of the workers.
Inland Steel Co. charges outside influence derailed direct talks with United Steelworkers. Edward L. Ryerson claims government officials advised termination and urges return to direct bargaining before a presidential fact finding panel addressing a nationwide steel dispute.
Fragmentary notes describe a medicines market with unfamiliar terms and unclear quantities. The passage mentions a sale or trade event possibly tied to a festival or period, but lacks readable names, places, or concrete figures.
Copies charged the union did not bargain in good faith and urged a board finding that it abandoned collective bargaining. Caples blamed the union for blocking agreements with Locals 1010 and 64 of the CI steelworkers as Inland argued wage increases hurt public interests and consumer pockets. Peters noted that steel profits and purchasing power are down and Inland’s scales have fallen 44 percent.
Dr Serge Koussevitzky retired conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra entered a Pittsfield Massachusetts hospital yesterday for treatment of a kidney ailment. He is 75 years old.
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