Cable firms seek injunction in dispute with CIO union
Three ITT subsidiaries All America Cables Radio MacKay Radio and the Commercial Cable Co asked the National Labor Relations Board to issue an injunction to stop Local 40 of the American Communications Association from refusing to handle their copy. Local 40 normally handles domestic copy for Western Union's overseas cable division, the fourth company in the dispute seeking higher pay.
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New York
Gan
National Labor Relations Board
American Commnications Association
CIO
International Telephone and Telegraph Company
All America Cables and Radio
MacKay Radio
The
Commercial Cable Co
Local 40
ACA
Western Union
Big Love In A Little Way Leads In Farm Equipment Stats
The report ranks top in tractors, farm buildings value, and auto owning share. It notes all records broken in farm and home equipment purchases. Bank deposits peak in 1947 with banks in sound condition. Retail sales hit about 2.0519 trillion dollars, up 20 percent from 1946, and per family spending averaged 2095 dollars.
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Banking Department
Iowa Prosperity Shown in Review
Des Moines reports a strong 1947 economy with farm income up 54 percent despite lower crop production and per capita income rising from 1183 to 1575 dollars. Manufacturing value reached 1.515 billion, unemployment fell, 83 new manufacturing firms started, and five expansions worth over one million were announced. Lead in farm machinery purchases.
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Des Moines
Iowa Development Commission
Towa
Farm Property in County Valued at Over 42 Million
A report from the Tile Council of America places Washington county Iowa farm property at more than 42.126 million dollars. The study cites improved rural housing stock with 66 percent of farm dwellings in excellent or only minor-repair condition, compared with 69.9 percent in good repair in 1940, noting rising farm incomes and more widespread modern conveniences.
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New York
Washington County
Iowa
Tile Council of America
North Central States
Bureau of the Census
F. B. Ortman
Plant in the Sun for More Vitamins in Strawberries
Cornell University notes direct sunlight boosts vitamin C potency in fruits and vegetables. Strawberries can provide as much or more vitamin C as equal weights of oranges grapefruit and tomatoes.
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Cornell University
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Musical Spoof Unfolds
A Samuel Goldwyn Technicolor comedy with Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo follows a romantic dreamer trapped in dull reality. The film promises delirious adventures as the hero imagines daring escapades while facing everyday annoyances like shopping lists and pushy waiters.
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Samuel Goldwyn
Walter Mitty
Danny Kaye
Virginia Mayo
Change the Hapless Mitty From Mouse to a Man
Boris Karloff, Fay Bainter, Ann Rutherford and the Goldwyn Girls headline a stage presentation as the hapless Mitty is reimagined as a man. The loss of laughs keeps the show dark at the State theatre through Wednesday.
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Boris Karloff
Fay Bainter
Ann Rutherford and the
Goldwyn Girls
Mitty
Mouse
Ann Rutherford
State Theatre
Spalding World Ball Tour 1888 39 Compared Two Teams Worldwide
Albert G. Spalding led a global exhibition tour covering 1888 to 1889. The voyage featured two touring baseball teams, visiting multiple nations and major ports while promoting the sport and Spalding sporting goods.
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Albert G. Spalding
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