Paper Workers Local 98 Meeting Set for August 13
Local 98 announces a trial night meeting at 8 p.m. on August 13 to boost turnout. Refreshments will be served. The note extends best wishes to Mildred Hoffman and mentions Roy Hart’s return to work after illness. Members of the Cutting Dept report trips and birthdays of Anna Mary Bailey Virginia Tilton Eddie Berger and Mary Hascher are noted.
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Mildred Hoffman
Mildred
Local 98
Roy Hart
Anna Mary Bailey
Virginia Tilton
Eddie Berger
Mary Hascher
Mary
Auto Workers Local 674 Gears Up For PAC Drive
Local 674 of United Auto Workers concentrates on political action this week with a PAC drive begun last Friday. President Ed Helikamp expects a large Sunday rally and urges officers to spread the word. Under Jim Clark the PAC plans a fall campaign in Norwood and Cincinnati and a Wednesday Aug 11 meeting to organize registration and voter eligibility before November. Harrison Dunseth checks non registered members to confirm addresses by Wednesday. Each committee member will cover a district to push immediate registration.
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United Auto Workers
Jim Clark
Norwood
Cincinnati
Clark
Harrison Dunseth
Bravely Absorbs Production Cost Increases in 1948
A report notes that the firm chose to absorb rising production costs rather than pass them to buyers, apart from a minor price adjustment made in January 1948.
Dimity Diapers to Raise Prices Amid Labor Costs Debate
A spoof speech quotes Dilworth Dimity Diapers Czar announcing a $150 a ton price hike starting Monday due to prohibitive manufacturing costs. He blames rising labor costs and outlines whimsical wage changes, profit sharing, and a joke on taxes and atom bombs, ending with a jab about the Woody Woodpecker Song.
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America
Klan Recruits Followers On Georgia Mountain
A reporter recalls the Ku Klux Klan gathering at Atlanta’s Stone Mountain on July 23. Delegations from 14 states attend, Imperial Wizard Doce Sam Green proclaims white supremacy by peaceful means but threatens blood if civil rights bills pass. Observers note rising prejudice and potential nationwide mobilization.
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Atlanta
Stone Mountain
California
Doce
Sam Green
Green
Ku Klux Klan
Federated Pictures
Valley incomes rise from 48 to 58 percent of U S level
Fifteen years ago residents of the Tennessee Valley earned about 48 percent of the national per capita income. Today that figure has climbed to roughly 58 percent, signaling steady regional economic improvement.
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Tennessee Valley
Ita
Local 392 to hold strike vote if talks fail with Trail Mobile
United Auto Workers Local 392 voted to stage a strike vote next Tuesday night if negotiations with Trail Mobile Co do not improve by then. George Smith, financial secretary, said several meetings were held early this week and the union still hopes to reach an area of agreement.
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United Auto Workers
Trailmobile Co
George Smith
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