Barry Fights Union Pressure to End Hot Cargo Tactics
Desmond A. Barry of Houston Texas stood firm against Teamsters Union tactics that sought to pressure his trucking firm. He filed charges with federal agencies, sued the union and cooperating drivers, and lobbied Washington officials. Examiner Frank R Saltzman later ruled that common carriers cannot abandon duties to the public even under union contracts, keeping the freight flowing and blocking hot cargo refusals.
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Desmond A. Barry
Houston
Texas
Barry
Teamsters
Texan
Oklahoma City
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
National Labor Relations Board
Mr. Barry
Frank R. Saltzman
The
Ice
Salteman
Publishing Names Of Young Offenders In News?
The article discusses changes in policy on publishing names of youths under 18 who clash with the law. It cites Hoover criticizing sentimentality and notes reforms in Cleveland Washington and Arizona, with Virginia judges supporting publicity only in punitive cases to avoid harm.
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Huntington W. Va
FBI
Hoover
Cleveland Press
Washington, D. C
Arizona
Washington
Virginia
Labor clause ruling may end boycott tactic
The piece argues the ICC should uphold an examiner ruling declaring certain clauses illegal as a secondary boycott. It praises Barry for fighting the practice, noting its damage to industry and the labor movement and predicting punishment for employers who sign such agreements if upheld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NLRB
ICC
Barry
Debt Service Burden Clouds Federal Spending Path
The article notes rising federal outlays on debt service surpassing total tax receipts in 1940 and warns that even if spending halted, taxes at 1940 levels would only cover interest. It argues continued high spending will likely keep rising, challenging taxpayers to slow the growth.
Editorial Digest from Daily Newspaper Snapshots
A concise digest curating notable editorials from a selection of forty daily newspapers. Highlights reflect editorial stance, policy viewpoints, and regional perspectives shaping public discourse.
Linguistic Rut
A Savannah Morning News squib critiques overreliance on old clichés and stale metaphors. The writer questions dogged phrases about cleanliness danger altitude and luck noting nature offers stronger images but clichés persist in everyday language.
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Savannah Morning News
Cotton Mather
Five Years Ago Items From The Star 1852 Highlights
A retrospective notes Mildred Sowers resigning as Surgical Supervisor to join Stuart Circle Hospital in Richmond. Virginia faces an Easter weekend death toll of 20 002 and a fire devastates Farmers Tobacco Warehouse and Inter Mountain Telephone lines across 41 cities with damage over 100 000. Russia begins wartime lend lease settlement talks after Washington requests. The piece also recalls a 25 year ago event: Apple Blossom Festival prize money and new bus service between Washington and Knoxville.
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Mildred Sowers
Memorial Hospital
Stuart Circle Hospital
Hichmond
Potioral Communications Commission
Virginia
Inter-Mountain Telephone Co
Abingdon
State Department
Russia
U. S
Richard Snarr
Charles Stotler
Washington, D.C
Knoxville
Local Oil Driver Franks Plank Injured by Horse Kick
Frank Plank of the Standard Oil Company was laid up at home after being kicked by a horse. Mise Ada Beaty, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Beaty and Mr Same Sargeant, son of Mr and Mrs Jno Sargeant, were his Iie Misses Nannie and Ida Russell visited Martinsburg to see friends.
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Frank Plank
Standard Oil Company
Mise Ada Beaty
Henry Beaty
Same Sargeant
Jno. Sargeant
Doctor Says Strawberry Birthmarks Often Fade
Dr Herman N Bundesen explains strawberry birthmarks are usually benign arterial tumors that may disappear naturally within months. Most occur in one of 10 to 12 births and often fade. treatment options include dry ice application or injections, with surgery only if necessary.
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Herman N. Bundesen
M.D
New York State Department of Health
Cancer
American Cancer Society
McKeldin urges rewards to raise South economy
Maryland Governor Theodore R. McKeldin told a Delta Theta Phi meeting at the University of Virginia that the South can escape economic doldrums by offering adequate rewards for high achievement to the Negro labor force. He argued low production stems from underdeveloped skills and incentives, noting improvement under favorable conditions and potential gains in social stability and output if opportunities were expanded.
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Charlottesville
Maryland
McKeldin
South
Pilot-inventor Demonstrates Airplane Anticollision Light
A Minnesota pilot inventor demonstrated a new photo flash anticollision system over Washington DC in a DC3. The 30 mile visibility startled air traffic and ground observers as officials expect saucer reports. H William Atkins designed the strobe wing nose and tail lights to replace current blinking signals.
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Washington
Minnesota
Washington National Airport
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Civil Aeronautics Board
Air Line Pilots Assn
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Assn
H. William Atkins
Northwest Orient Airlines
University of Minnesota
Past and Present Rainfall Totals and Averages
Rainfall in the last 24 hours ending 8 30 today is none. April rainfall to date 3 22 inches. Year to date 6 85 inches. Average annual rainfall over 44 years is 36 99 inches. Monthly averages 1912 1956 include January 2 43 February 2 00 March 2 97 April 3 08 May 3 86 June 13 86 July 3 79 August 4 00 September 2 66 October 3 24 November 2 54 December 2 47.
Electric Welders Seen in City Lights During Overcast
Atkins described trolley wire flashes that occur when the ground is hidden and flyers travel above an overcast. He noted electric welders are easy to spot among the mass of city lights below.
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Atkins
Marks of a true Christian in faith and love
L Douglass outlines that true Christianity begins with faith and ends in love. A Christian must show courage, patience, loyalty, humility, generosity, penitence, and zeal, placing others’ interests at the center of life and abiding in God’s will and presence.
How's Your IQ Memory Test Questions and Answers
A prose quiz lists ten questions with answers and page turn to page 2 for the correct responses. It asks about Boss Tweed’s political club, a driver’s animal, a Bible quote attribution, a grammar correction, a jelly-making fruit substance, calendar types, Charles Dickens author, federal standards for Guard officers, pronunciation of subtile, and a Matthew Arnold quotation on history or philosophy.
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Boss Tweed
Ezekial
John
National Guard
Mississippi
Matthew Arnold
Grant County ends predator bounty payouts in New Mexico
The Grant County Commission announced it would stop paying the usual predator bounties due to lack of funds. In the past the bounties were commonly set at 25 dollars for each mountain lion and 5 dollars for each coyote killed, reflecting an old West practice fading from modern life.
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Silver City
N.M
New Mexico
Grant County Commission
Wall Street Finds Economy Good Amid Main Street Doubts
Wall Street judged the economy good with stock gains while Main Street faced doubts from tornados floods and snow. Detroit car output fell slightly and Chrysler labor issues lingered. Construction boomed in public works even as home building lagged. Prices moved up and down as costs rose and competition cooled. Washington eyed tax cuts and a probe of tight money policy.
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Wall Street
Main Street
Associated Press
Baltimore
Red
General Motors
Frigidaire
Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Lion
Assn
General Electric Co
Washington
Rep
Rayburn
D-Tex
Martin
R-Mass
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Beck Faces New Senate Racketeering Probe Session
Sen McClellan said Beck will likely be called back for another Senate rackets investigation based on new evidence. The inquiry targets Labor corruption and Beck’s use of 32000 in Teamsters funds, amid AFL CIO friction and IRS scrutiny. The panel resumes hearings on unions around Scranton after a Koch-era PR push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Milton Kelly
Washington
Teamsters Union
Dave Beck
Senate
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
Newsmen
Beck
McClellan
Arkansas
Teamsters
Afl-Cio
Internal Revenue Service
Teamster Executive Board
Galveston
Tex
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Scranton
Capitol
State Moves to End Farm Operations at Virginia Mental Hospitals
Virginia State Hospital Board votes to liquidate the Lynchburg Training School dairy herd as a pilot step toward ending all farming at mental hospitals. Gov. Stanley supports phasing out farm operations across Western State Hospital Staunton Petersburg Central and Southwestern campuses over about a year.
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Marion
State Hospital Board
Virginia
E. E. Willey
Lynchburg Training School
Stanley
Lynchburg
Southwestern State Hospital
Western State Hospital
Staunton
Central State Hospital
Petersburg
Petersburg Training School
Southwestern
Godfrey to Drop Wednesday Show
New York Arthur Godfrey says he will drop his Wednesday night Arthur Godfrey Show on television after the June 26 program. He will keep his morning radio program and Monday night Arthur Godfrey Talent Scouts, citing the work as the reason.
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Godfrey
New York
Arthur Godfrey
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