Tobin and Meany Dominate 66th Convention Ballot
In San Francisco on October 16, Tobin aged 72 and Meany aged 53 led a Labor Day convention showing the smooth operation of the federation. They defeated John L. Lewis and William L. Hutcheson in voting. Hutcheson and his carpenters, long influential since 1915, faced solid opposition while Lewis accused council dehydration.
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San Francisco
Boston
Tobin
Meany
John L. Lewis
William L. Hutcheson
Lewis
Executive Council
Hutcheson
Federation
Rail Overcharge on War Shipments Charged by Clarke
General Clark announced a complaint to the Interstate Commerce Commission accusing 718 railroads of overcharging the government for wartime shipments of tents and tarpaulins from Jan 1 1942 to July 1 1946. The Justice Department investigation prompted the nine related filings, but no recovery estimate was given.
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Washington
Clark
Interstate Commerce Conon
Ers
Justice Department
Judge Hayes to Sit as Bank Retrial Judge
Richmond, Oct. 16. Judge John J. Hate of Greensboro designated to sit retrial of seven persons in the Frederickstown bank case involving batteries.
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Udge Hayes
la Bank
Richmond
John J
J J. Hate
The
Greens N. C
District Court
Frederickstown
Fe Batteries
October 18 Sales Directory Listing Near Gore and Relief
Oct 18 sale at 10 am listing items from Miller farm 5 miles west of Gore on State Rt toward Whitacre H. Cattle, cows, sheep, hogs, farm furniture. One mile north of Clearbrook on Rt 11. Horses, cattle, sheep, hay, grain, farm machinery. Nov 1 sale at 1 pm for Frank Royston Boyce Virginia household goods. Nov 10 sale at 10 am Ernest Haus Middle Road at Relief goods. Nov 26 sale at 10 am M Lupfer Kecaiomieeage movement.
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Miller
Gore
Whitacre H
Clearbrook
Frank Royston
Boyce
Ernest Haus
M. Lupfer
Virginia 6017 Hybrid Tops 1946 Corn Yields
Norfolk report shows new Virginia 6017 hybrid corn yielding 162.4 bushels per acre in Virginia Truck Experiment Station tests near Norfolk, far above 1946 top of 118.1 bushels. Vernon Watts notes the seed is not yet available.
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Norfolk
Virginia Truck
Here
Virginia Experiment Station
Blacksburg
Vernon Watts
Mormons to Establish Mission in Roanoke Area
Newport News Va Oct 16 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints announces a new mission on the eastern seaboard centered in Roanoke including Virginia and North Carolina J Robert Price of Phoenix will lead the mission under president George Albert Smith in Salt Lake City.
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Newport News
United States
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Quarters
Roanoke
George Albert Smith
Salt Lake City
Virginia
North Carolina
J. Robert Price
Phoenx
May Identify Body Through Teeth
Newport Pa. police work with dentists to identify an 18 year old girl whose skeleton lay in a shallow woodland grave for about two years. A highway worker found the remains under leaves and brush. nearby were lower teeth casts being prepared for dentists.
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Newport
Deer and hunters tallied in Sussex county hunt
State game commission reported seventy three deer were taken in last week's special season in Sussex. Seven does and twenty six bucks were bagged by twenty one sportsmen. Officers from the flying squadron arrested hunters for hunting without licenses and other violations.
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Richmond
State Game Commission
Sussex County
Commission
Answers to the Daily Quiz and Garfield’s Death Timeline
The page lists quiz answers including Alf Landon March 11 1941 Japanese Lincoln Scorpio Columbia University Grant Lindbergh’s baby 1933 Dutch and Garfield’s life after the July 2 1881 shooting death September 19 at Elberon New Jersey.
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Alf M. Landon
Abraham Lincoln
Scorpio
Columbia University
Ulysses Simpson
Grant
Charles A. Lindbergh's
Green Reelected President of AFL
William Green was unanimously reelected president of the American Federation of Labor at a San Francisco convention session. The vote occurred without John L. Lewis and other United Mine Workers officers, as Lewis refused further service on the AFL executive council after public clashes with AFL leadership.
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San Francisco
William Green
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Green
UMW
AFL
Taft Announcement Is Due Next Week
Ohio Republicans host a forum with Sen. Robert Taft and Harold Stassen as 1,000 women leaders hear views on national issues. Stassen presents as friendship ambassador while Taft signals a decision next week on pursuing the presidential nomination.
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Taft
Columbus
Robert A. Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Ohio
Stassen
Cincinnati
Eres
Three Air Crash Survivors In Critical Condition
Three of the four men who survived the Iowa National Guard plane crash on Pikes Peak were in critical condition at Camp Carson hospital. The fourth survivor, M-Set John W. Knight of Des Moines, was reported recovering satisfactorily after the wreck that killed three.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Iowa National Guard
Pikes Peak
Camp Carson Hospital
M-Set
John W. Knight
Des Moines
Federal tax changes urged by small business advisory panel
The Commerce Department advisory committee on small business urged federal tax reforms to aid business. Proposals include a 25000 dollar exemption on undistributed earnings, equal tax treatment for cooperatives, income averaging over five to six years, adoption of community property filing, and reduced double taxation on corporate income and dividends.
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Gton
Commerce Department
Labor polices all engaged in building says ex Justice adviser
Corwin Edwards former Justice Department economist and Northwestern professor told a House labor subcommittee that labor acts as the most effective policing force protecting workers and builders in construction. He cited restrictive agreements in plumbing and distribution chains and argued housing is built through retailer led procurement. Edwards warned enforcement skews power and challenged access to materials and contracts amid housing shortages.
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Washington
Justice Department
Labor
Corwin
Edwards
Northwesern University
Gwinn
R-Ny
Aictive
Garrett Family Buys Funk Homestead
The Funk estate farm and home near Middletown were sold to settle the estate. Buyers included James H. Garrett, Vernie B. Garrett, James H. Garrett Jr., and Mary K. Garrett, with attorney E C Brumback noting a very satisfactory price.
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E. M. Funk
Middletown
Rose M. Funk
Catherine F. McCord
James H. Garrett
Vernie B. Garrett
James H. Garrett, Jr
Mary K. Garrett
E. C. Brumback
E. A. Strout Realty Agent, Inc
Tax Evader Fined in Federal Court Plea Change
Chris M. Ganas of Roanoke was fined 5000 in federal district court for violating internal revenue laws. He withdrew a not guilty plea and entered a plea of nolo contendere with consent of the court and U S attorney.
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Richmond
Chris M. Ganas
Roanoke
Ganas
United States District Attorney
ITU Head Testifies In TH Act Hearing
Charles V. Brannock president of the International Typographical union Baltimore local 12 testified at a TH Act hearing that RUCHED TNA STE was not rejected by his local union.
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ITU
Baltimore
Charles V. Brannock
International Typographical Union
Employer requires written union shop policy in NLRB hearing
Brannock testified over two days at an NLRB trial examining charges against the International and its local union. The union would not begin collective bargaining with Baltimore Graphic Arts League 22 printing firms. The case is the first filed under the Taft-Hartley Act.
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Brannock
National Labor Relations Board
the International
Baltimore Graphic Arts League
Of 22
International
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