For Sale Profitable Mercantile Business
For sale an established mercantile business with 25 years in operation and 1948 sales of $53,000 priced at $10,000. Contact Harry H. Willis at phone 3631.
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Harry H. Willis
Buick
Jnc
Solenberger & Co
Loudoun St
Foss
Plymouth
William Burgess
John Gold
Berryville
C. D. Altland
First National Bank of
John Rutherford
Clarence J. Robinson
AFL Eyes Takeover Amid Sylvania Plant Union Split
In Huntington West Virginia the AFL Electrical Workers union launches an organizing drive at Sylvania Electric Products a Navy built plant making proximity fuses. CIO local union split since December with former president Mildred Turner accusing leaders of misused funds and seeking a new collective bargaining election among 800 workers.
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Huntington
W. Va
American Federation of Labor
CIO
Sylvania Electric Products Co
AFL Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
CIO Electrical Workers Union
Sylvania
UEW
Mildred Turner
Turner
Phillip Murray
State Board Gets Gloucester Request
Gloucester county seeks a $50,000 emergency loan from the State Literary Fund as the State Board of Education considers the request. G Tyler Miller urges top priority for Gloucester loan amid federal court case over school facilities for White and Negro students in the county.
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Richmond
Gloucester County
State Literary Fund
State Board of Education
G. Tyler Miller
Stenotype Averages Outpace Manual Shorthand
A stenotype machine averages 150 words per minute while plain handwriting averages 100 words per minute. Each method has its own advantages.
Congress Girds for Fight Over Labor Legislation
In Washington the House opens debate on a new labor law with two bills, Lesinski and Wood, shaping the path to a Wagner Act restoration or a new form of Taft Hartley. Senate action lags weeks, and agreement on a single bill remains uncertain.
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Washington
Congress
House
Lesinski
Rep
Michigan
Truman
Wood
Rep. Wood
Georgia
Organized Labor
Senate
House Labor Committee
Elbert Thomas
Senate Labor Committee
Thomas-Lesinski
Underwriters' Laboratory: From Insurers to Self‑Supporting Safety Testing
The Underwriters' Laboratories, originally sponsored by insurance firms, has become a self-supporting nonprofit over more than five decades. It examines manufactured goods to determine safety and reliability, supporting consumer protection through independent testing and standards development.
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Underwriters’ Laboratories
Laboratories daily presence in major U S cities and 200 towns
The organization maintains laboratories in New York Chicago and San Francisco with representatives in about 200 U S and Canadian cities. Approved products typically carry the U S I label.
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New York
Chicago
San Francisco
United States
Canada
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