AFL Strategy Group Studies Closed Shop Rule
Washington January 4 The Supreme Court upheld state bans on the closed shop transforming a routine AFL legislative council session into a high strategy meeting. Justices ruled states may enact or outlaw union security laws, with unions eyeing similar challenges to other compulsory membership rules.
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Washington
Supreme Court
AFL
Legislative Council
High Court
Herbert Thatcher
Izona
Nebraska
North Caroline
Thatcher
State Federations of Labor
Congress
CIO
William Green
Electoral vote shifts 1840 to 1848 tied to states added
Electoral votes fell from 294 in 1840 to 275 in 1844 due to reapportioning after the 1840 census and rose to 290 in 1848 with four new states Florida Iowa Texas Wisconsin adding 15 votes. The Declaration on Human Rights remains nonbinding but may guide a future treaty and enforcement agency.
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Florida
Iowa
Texas
Wisconsin
United Nations
Electric eel shocks could kill a man with 450 volts
An electric eel can generate about 450 volts. Such a shock could be fatal to a person depending on exposure, health, and path of current.
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Ostermoor
Preview of Summer Fashions: Necklines Go Low and Fabrics Shine
Dororthy Roe notes next summer favors waist up exposure with strapless sun dresses and cape back boleros. Cotton dominates with taffetas and chambrays in gold, silver, copper stripes, and new blends. necklines slash to the belt or scoop the shoulders as capes and bows remain popular.
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Dorothy Roe
Sbig
Why Americans Travel Abroad and Police Badges
Americans lead as the most numerous tourists abroad though only a small fraction travel. Before World War II, half the foreign travel passports went to residents of the Northeast and a large share to the West Coast. Policemen badges vary by expanse for inscriptions. six pointed badges are common where space is needed while eastern forces favor shield shapes.
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New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Massachusetts
West Coast
M. O'B
Canadian fisheries yield nearly 60 food fish varieties
Canadian fisheries produce about sixty distinct food fishes. The report highlights diversity in species and potential market breadth across regional fisheries, underscoring variety in edible fish available from Canadian waters.
Publication of Chesterfield Letters after Death
The letters were published by the widow Mrs. Stanhope after Lord Chesterfield's death. The son had died young, and the father learned he had married and fathered two children. Court threats and reprisals accompanied the publication.
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Stanhope
Lord Chesterfield
Elephant's Silent Fall Through Jungle at Speed
An elephant traverses the jungle at 15 miles per hour as it falls silently, describing a swif t and gravity driven motion through dense vegetation.
Berryville Social Notes Recap of holiday visits and moves
Berryville social items list residents and guests over Christmas and New Year. Jeff Beardall returns to the University of Virginia after holidays with the Beardalls of Clement and family. Warrant Officer Owens sails to Hawaii with family. several others return to colleges or relocate to Alexandria, Falls Church, and Richmond.
Mrs Meta Richards Funeral Services Arranged
Mrs Meta L Richards 80 of 528 N Loudoun St widow of M B Richards farmer and orchardist dies at Winchester hospital. Services 1 p m tomorrow at Omps funeral home with Dr Ronald S Wilson to officiate and Mt Hebron cemetery interment. Pallbearers Harold Brown C P McVicar A C Oates Quincy Brown William Richards W C Hodge.
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Omps Funeral
Meta L. Richards
N. Loudoun St
M. B. Richards
Winchester Hospital
Ronald S. Wilson
Mt. Hebron
Harold Brown
C. P. McVicar
A. C. Oates
Quincy Brown
William Richards
W. C. Hodge
Local residents return home from holidays
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bower man host Mrs. Bower man’s mother Mrs. Peter Wright of Philadelphia. Miss Ann Price returns to Cathedral school of Washington after holidays with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Price. Charles Renner Jr. goes back to Bluefield college at Bluefield after Christmas with his parents at Pigeon Hill.
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Mary Staples
Billy
Oak Grove
Staples
Oak Grove High School
Clarke County
Josephine
Drury
Mary Washington College
Ernest Brown
Washington
Thomas Howell
Eva Massey
Mabel Massey
Mrs
Edgar Arey
Joseph P. Dorsey
Alexandria
Dorsey
Ft. Belvoir
Daniel Elsen
Edith R. Ritter
L. N. Russell
Betty Sue Enders
Averett College
Danville
Charles J. Enders
Charles Bower
Bowerman
Peter Wright
Philadelphia
Ann Price
Cathedral School of
Clifton Price
Charles Renner Jr
Bluefield College
Bluefielld
Pidgeon Hill
Scarcity of Natural Sponges Tied to Fungus Blights and War Disruptions
The drop in world sponge production from 2 450 000 pounds in 1938 to 860 000 pounds in 1947 reflects a current shortage caused by fungus blights harming western Atlantic beds and wartime disruptions in Mediterranean sponge harvesting.
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Atlantic
Mediterranean Sea
Elephant stealth in brush with silent catlike tread
Elephants move with surprising quietude through dense brush, matching the stealth of a cat. The note highlights their bulk yet subtle footfalls in natural habitats.
Obituary fragment for Fletcher of Culpeper Virginia
The deceased Fletcher was born at Culpeper Virginia and attended the Presbyterian church. Survivors include a niece Mrs Olive Story Grant of Brock Road Virginia and numerous nieces on her husband’s side. Richards died about fourteen years ago.
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Fletcher
Culpeper Va
Presbyterian Church
Olive Story Grant
Brock Road
Richards
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