Nine Reactionaries Ousted In Primaries By Voters
Washington reports show Congress shed nine reactionaries as voters energized by labor and progressives delivered primary defeats.Senator Cotton Ed Smith of South Carolina lost after six terms. Texas congressman Martin Dies also defeated. Arkansas sees Senator Hattie Caraway challenged by William Fulbright amidst historic Black voting. Other retirees include Costello Starnes Kleberg Disney Reynolds Newsome.
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Smith
Washington
Congress
Sen
Cotton Ed Smith
South Carolina
Martin Dies
Texas
Senate
Roosevelt
Farm
South
Arkansas
Hattie Caraway
William Fulbright
U. S
World Organization For Peace
John Costello
Calif
Joe Starnes
Ala
Richard Kleberg
Tex
Wesley Disney
Okla
Rufus Holman
Ore
Robert Reynolds
N. C
John Newsome
Employm t Frauds Draw Penalties
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation expands prosecutions for fraud, with recent cases yielding thirty day workhouse sentences and $100 fines each. Restitution for illegally obtained benefits is also being ordered, per administrator Charles H. Jones.
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Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Reserve Trust Fund
Charles H. Jones
Midland Co op Buys Entire Wis Village for $29500
The Midland Cooperative Wholesale bought the Burkhardt area including a village of 53 people nearly 140 acres, nine houses, an old store, river shore rights, and more for 29500. They plan a model cooperative community with housing for staff and a retail feed and farm supply operation plus training facilities and future plants. Burkhardt village revived after the mill closed in 1931 and is now repurposed as the co op develops the site.
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Burkhardt
Wis
Midland Cooperative Wholesale
Co-Op
Willow River
Burkhardt Milling & Electric Power Co
Midland
Full Employment Is Legion Desire
Chicago dispatch reports the National Legionnaires framing postwar goals around full employment national security international harmony and internal prosperity. They demand reconversion without war profit scandals and oppose sale or lease of war plants to avoid monopoly control. Housing schooling and labor cooperation are cited along with a warning that GI benefits offer limited protection if unemployment rises.
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Chicago
National Legionnaires
Union
Labor Legion
Legionnaires
U. S
Great Britain
Russia
China
If you like The SUN read it then pass it along
A short note encourages readers to share The SUN with friends, inviting circulation and word of mouth. It suggests passing on the newspaper to others who may enjoy its content. The tone is casual and promotional.
Support Urged for YWCA with Liberal Social Aims
Local CIO unions are urged by the National CIO War Relief Committee to back the YWCA. The Cleveland national meeting adopted a labor and social security program aligning with CIO goals, pushing labor rights, social welfare, voting equity, fair employment, and postwar full employment.
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CIO
Young Women’s Christian Association
Cleveland
National
CIO War Relief Committee
YWCA
The
Community Chest
Truman Wins AFL Support for Truman as VP Nominee
The AFL called the Democratic convention outcome highly pleasing as Harry S. Truman was named Roosevelt's running mate. More than 50 AFL delegates aided Truman and backed parts of the platform including repeal of the Smith Connally act. Key AFL figures Rivers Tobin Kane helped secure support in Chicago.
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Washington
AFL
Harry S. Truman
D. Mo
Roosevelt
Chicago
Truman
William Green
Sen
Herbert Rivers
Building & Construction Trades Dept
Green
Rivers
Daniel J. Tobin
International Bro. of
Teamsters
John T. Kane
Pittsburgh
Mississippi AFL endorses Roosevelt for fourth term
The Mississippi Federation of Labor at its 26th annual convention in Jackson endorsed President Roosevelt for a fourth term and pledged efforts for America until complete victory in the war.
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Jackson, Miss
Roosevelt
Mississippi Federation of Labor
America
Unions Urged to Submit Evidence on Little Steel Formula
Washington report states the National War Labor Board invites all labor unions to submit data and briefs to argue for modifying the Little Steel Formula. The resolution aims for speedy action, allowing reopening of wage disputes if national wage policy changes, while pending cases proceed under current stabilization policy.
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Washington
National War Labor Board
WLB
AFL
United Steelworkers
CSO
Army Finds Unions Right On Manpower
The U S Army confirms organized labor’s view that manpower shortages stem from housing, transportation, in plant facilities and child care. Lt. Col. William J. Brennan says the manpower problem must be solved and that housing transport and related factors are often the root causes in many cases.
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Washington
U. S. Army
William J. Brennan
Industrial Personnel Division
Army
Union Labor Legion Opposes Effort to Retract Denunciation
In Chicago the appeasement wing of the American Legion faces strong union labor opposition as posts are urged to back the Omaha convention's denunciation of Rep. Hamilton Fish for allowing Nazis to use his congressional franking privilege.
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Chicago
American Legion
Legion
Hamilton Fish
N. Y
National Conference of Union Labor Legionnaires
Omaha
Fish
Wage Increase Reversed by War Board for White Collar Workers
The National War Labor Board reversed a regional board decision granting a $15 monthly raise to white collar workers. The ruling says the increase violates the hold-the-line order, affecting about 194,000 workers with wages out of line with living costs in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
National War Labor Board
National Wlb
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Legion Desire
Political Action
Federated Picture
Mildred Thomas
R. J. Thomas
UAW
Michigan Cio-Pac
Tracy Doll
Vera Primrose
Wayne County
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