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Newspaper
Cincinnati The Sun
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1948
Page
2
Consumers Union tests 15 AM FM table model radios and ranks Zenith 7H820R as Good at 79.95. Pilot T 521 and Westinghouse H 161 receive Fair ratings at 107.50 and 99.95. Buyers should consider high fidelity and full advantages before buying.
The article reports on automatic washing machines, noting Blackstone’s high price and water use, Bendix and Coronado offer cheaper options with adequate stain removal, and Frigidaire fails due to tangling. It also covers detergent performance, noting All being Not Acceptable and varies in soap quality. Margarine tests find little quality difference, with Delrich wrapper aids coloring and several low-cost brands rated Acceptable.
Pattern 8303 offers a clever yoked frock in sizes 12 to 20. Send 25 cents plus name address and pattern number to Federated Press Pattern Service in New York for the pattern. An extra 25 cents gets the Fashion spring and summer edition with styles and a free gift pattern.
The YWCA announces a 10 week social dancing course at the Ninth and Walnut Gym. Beginners classes cover fox trot and waltz at 7 30 p.m. rhumba at 8 45 p.m. Practice times are 8 15 and 8 45. Open to men and women with registration via Cherry 7090.
The Liberal Party, which backed Roosevelt-Truman in 1944, joined the Eisenhower for President boom after a March 29 policy meeting. The group avoided mentioning Truman and argued Eisenhower could unite the greatest number of Americans at this time.
The Cincinnati Newspaper Guild backed CIO policy criticizing a Brophy letter that urged council conforming to CIO rules. It approved a protest citing infringement on officers and board members personal political rights while supporting the Marshal Plan. The resolution will be considered further.
Ea Guild members voted unanimously to appoint a committee to draft a resolution on the subject. The meeting debated Brophy letter implications and locals lacking representation on Council Executive committees. Irwin Bauer and Russell Lusby were elected as delegates to the convention. Arthur Keller was thanked for leadership in negotiating this year's Guild actions.
The CIO Political Committee urged maximum voter registration for the 1948 campaign. It set a goal of at least 75 million registrations and urged shop stewards to push participation, arguing government depends on active citizens even if a good candidate loses with 1,000 registered supporters.
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