Union raffle tickets cost jobs for two veterans
Two combat veterans were fired from Shapleigh Hardware Co. for refusing to buy union raffle tickets as part of a CIO union drive. Edward Richards and Harry Leach, longtime workers, say the union pressured members to purchase a $2 book of tickets to fund organizational costs, under a union shop contract.
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Union
Shapleigh Hardware Co
Edward Richards
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Wyoming Avenue
Navy
Ifk
Hardware Company
Harry Leach
Pack
Shapleigh
Ware Company
Stapleigh
Shapleigh Company
Union Shop Dues Trigger Fire Firings Debate
The employer dismisses workers for union demands citing contract, while both men can appeal to a Trial Committee but deem it futile. A Senate bill would bar firing from closed or union shops for reasons beyond nonpayment of regular dues.
Virginia tourism gains push to improve the visitor experience
The Petersburg Progress Index reports Virginia plans a statewide effort led by the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce to boost tourist reception. The drive targets cleaner, more modernized service establishments and better staff courtesy and inquiries handling, with local groups joining the campaign.
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Petersburg
Virginia
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Virginia State Chamber
Cather Elected Shawnee School Trustee in 1946 Vote
Newton Cather wins the Shawnee District school trustee seat in the 1946 local election. Clara Richardson’s painting takes the popular vote prize at the Handley A A W art exhibit.
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Newton Cather
Shawnee
Clara Richardson
Handley A. A. A. W
Gas rationing program goes into effect locally
Two thousand four hundred eighteen car owners are registered here. Driver slams homer to railroad tracks but Boyce comes from behind to beat Stonewall in eighth inning, 9-5.
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Homer
Boyce
Stonewall
Clintons Trump with Norman Haymaker win two firsts and a second
Dr. L. M. Allen's Cliftons trump Norman Haymaker to capture two firsts and a second at Hampton Horse Show. Handley Judges clinches third straight state track title. Dunlap places first in shot put with 43 feet 10 inches. Halford Baker leads local thinclads in a tight race with Fredericksburg for title. Baker wins discus with 114 feet 7 12 inches and Rosenberger takes 880 yards in 2 11.7.
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Cliftons Trump
Norman Haymaker
Hampton
Handley
Halford Baker
Fredericksburg
Dunlap
Baker
Rosenberger
Parrot Attack At Bahlman’s Pool Room Narrows Health
C A Bahlman proprietor of Bahlman s pool room on N Main street is bit on nose by pet parrots and requires medical attention. James Taylor Mcllwee prominent Back Creek District citizen dies at daughter s home here.
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C. A. Bahlman
Bahlman
N. Main Street
James Taylor Mcllwee
Back Creek
Strength For The Day Ends In Rescue During War
A World War II survivor describes ongoing underground work with Dutch resistance and brushes with Gestapo. Captured and sentenced to death, she was rescued by Russians two days before execution and heard a fellow prisoner whistle a college song from another cell.
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Warrefa
Gestapo
How's Your I Q Seven Quiz Questions Page 2 Answers
Quiz prompts question about Chicago mayor elect and other trivia including postal cards sugar rationing date and a Central American country between Nicaragua and Panama. Answers reference a page 2 key.
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Chicago
U. S
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company
Truman
Nicaragus
Panama
South Carolina
Uni
Reminiscence and Resolve Amid War Prisoner Tales
A wartime prisoner, awaiting execution and another due for a harsh sentence, speaks of hope that never dies. She recalls braver memories from better days, and muses on living adventurously even facing death. The text reflects reflections on human nature and lingering divine image.
Don’t Let Poison Ivy Spoil Summer Outings
Outdoor fun can be ruined by poison ivy poison vine or poison oak. Learn to recognize and avoid contact and treat exposure promptly with baths and wet compresses following physician directions.
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Herman N. Bundesen
Nations conference at Moscow rejects reparations demand
The Moscow conference rejected Russia s demand for reparations tied to Germany s current production as the condition for German economic unity. An admonition stated that real agreement cannot be reached on ultimatums of immovable positions. Inquiries note questions about tornado deaths in two states on April 9, 1947 and the timing of Truman s presidency and a 1928 presidential candidacy remark.
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Germany
Harry S. Truman
U. S
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