Lumber and Sawmill Workers To Strike In Six States
About 150,000 lumber and sawmill workers in California Oregon Washington Idaho Montana and Nevada poised to strike Monday over demands for a 12 1 2 cent hourly pay rise. AFL and CIO unions coordinate actions as pickets appear at Feather River Pine Mills near Oroville and talks continue in Portland San Francisco and Redding with federal mediators and a 1915 precedent cited.
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California
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
AFL Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union
Portland Coast Columbia
AFL
Feather River Pine Mills
Pany
Oroville
Calif
Kenneth Davis
Northwestern Council
Portland
San Francisco
Arthur C. Vial
George Hillenbrand
Redding
Pine Industrial Religions Committee
Davis
Sierra National Forest Vacancy Is Filled
Leon Thomas, supervisor of Mendocino National Forest based in Willows, will transfer to the Sierra National Forest early in July to fill the vacant position, per Regional Forester Clare Hendee's announcement.
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Leon Thomas
Mendocino National Forest
Willows
Sierra National Forest
Clare Hendee
Thomas
Words of Appreciation from Baizard-Matthews Co.
A 1954 letter from Jack I. McManus of Baizard-Matthews Machinery Co. to Paul Sutterley of Ukiah Chamber of Commerce thanks Ukiah for warm hospitality at the recent Logging Conference. The note invites attendance at the 1955 conference in Eureka and praises local entertainment.
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Baizard-Matthews Machinery CO
Paul Sutterley
Chamber of Commerce
Ukiah
California
Sutterley
Eureka
Humboldt
Jack I. McManus
Promotion reshapes Forest Service leadership in California
Created at Fresno by the promotion of Supervisor Byron Beattie to assistant chief of fire control in the Washington office of the Forest Service Robert F. E. Dasmann assistant supervisor of the Sequoia National Forest is being promoted to the endocrine post succeeding Thomas Dasmann has served as assistant supervisor of Tahoe National Forest and in various capacities on Eldorado Lassen and San Francisco Timber Management headquarters
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Fresno
Byron Beattie
Washington
The
Forest Service
Robert FE. Dasmann
Sequoia National Forest
Endocine Post
Thomas
Dasmann
Tahoe National Forest
Eldorado
Lassen National Forests
San Francisco
U. S
R.R.C.C. Offers Scholarships for Humboldt Workshop
Redwood Region Conservation Council awards $450 in scholarships to elementary and high school teachers for the Humboldt State College Conservation Workshop in Arcata July 12 to 23. Enrollment limited to 30. two college credits available. Coursework includes field trips to logging and manufacturing plants and lectures by forestry personnel.
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Redwood Region
Humboldt State College
Arcata
Redwood Region Conservation Council
K. I. Ingebritson
Redwood Circles
Eureka
Fortuna Scotia
Willits
Ukiah
Fort Bragg
Cloverdale
Santa Rosa
State Departments of Education and Natural Resources
R.R.C.C
Keep Green Group On March Forest Fire Prevention Drive
The Keep Green Committee of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce launches its 1954 campaign to boost urban forest fire prevention. It notes SF was first metropolitan area to form such a group, aims for a broader program, and stresses that preventing fires protects California’s forest products industry and urban water supplies.
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Keep Green Committee
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
San Francisco
California
Olympia firm to build $500000 plywood plant in Santa Clara
The Tri States Plywood Company of Olympia Washington will construct a five hundred thousand dollar plywood manufacturing plant in Santa Clara. Owners are Victor Olson and S R Black of Olympia.
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Tri States Plywood Company
Olympia
Washington
Santa Clara
Victor Olson
S. R. Black
Coming Events Across Humboldt June Meetings Schedule
June 18 CRA Grading Committee meets at 9 a.m. in CRA offices Eureka. June 19 Redwood Seasoning Committee meets at Brainard Arcata, across from Eureka Airport. June 25 26 27 State Board of Forestry holds a Piercy meeting with business at 2 p.m. June 25 July 12 23 Humboldt State College Conservation Workshop. Sidewalk flower stands brighten San Francisco streets since the 1880s.
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CRA
Third Street
Eureka
Redwood
Brainard
Arcata. Redwood Company
Eureka County
State Board of Forestry
Piercy
Humboldt State College Conservation Workshop
San Francisco
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Sierra Nat'l Forest
Friendly Pickwick Hotel
Barfield
Oncor OF
Stamm
Ukiah Daily Journal
Journal
United States Rubber Company Presents
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Ose
NEW Ploywood
Daily Journal
M.C.P
M.C.P. Pectin
M.C.P. Co
Anaheim
Mutual Citrus Products CO
Nestle
Tillamook
Nabisco Ib
Golden State
Libby
Franks
Talmage Rd
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