Labor unions challenge radio bias in WHKC license hearing
The FCC hearing on revoking WHKC Columbus license enters its second week as Local 927 UAW accuses station of censoring union scripts and allowing anti union commentators to frame labor. Frankensteen and Stewart prepare to prove bias and demand equal airtime against NAM of business leaders tied to the presidential campaign.
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WHKC
Columbus
Ohio
Federal Communications Commission
927
United Automobile Workers
Fulton Lewis Jr
Boake Carter
Upton Close
Richard T. Frankensteen
UAW
Milton Stewart
Frankensteen
WHEC
FCC
Labor
National Association of Manufacturers
NAM
Dewey
Petitions Favor GM Plant Here
More than 600 members of Local 674, United Auto Workers at the Delco Chevrolet plants signed a petition favoring the Fisher Body GM plant site on Duck Creek road. The petition will be mailed to Detroit officials, secretary Arnie Roberts said. Most names came from the Delco side, while Chevrolet plant officials appreciated the gesture but deemed the circulating petition unwise among workers.
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United Auto Workers, Cio
Fisher Body
Duck Creek Road
General Motors
Detroit
Arnie Roberts
Delco
Chevrolet
Labor group denounces Clayton land sale policy in Chicago
The Chicago Federation of Labor denounced efforts to dispose of government lands and surplus properties to speculators in a resolution targeting W. L. Clayton surplus war properties administrator, defying the Baruch report recommendations.
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Chicago
Chicago Federation of Labor
W. L. Clayton
Card Workers Get Increase at U S Playing Card Co
The War Labor Board approved a wage increase retroactive to September 1943 for 1200 workers at U S Playing Card Co. Those earning up to 55 cents per hour receive 3.5 cents more. those above 55 cents get 3 cents. A new vacation schedule and negotiations for a contract to begin next month are planned by the union committee.
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U. S. Playing Card Co
Clarence Rau
War Labor Board
Y's Fall Night Owl and Early Bird Programs Begin
The Cincinnati YWCA through the Industrial Public Relations Council of the Community War Chest announces its fall season programs for war workers on second and third shifts. Night Owl runs midnight to 6 am Wednesdays at the Central Y on Walnut Street, with activities, sports, and socials for men and women, while Early Bird sessions occur Wednesdays 9 am to noon for second shift workers. Contact Central YWCA at Cherry 7090 for details.
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Cincinnati Ywca
Industrial Public Relations Council
Community War Chest
Central Y
9Th
Walnut
Central Ywca
Cherry
Army seizure restores truck service in eight states
Kansas City dispatch says the Army seized midwest trucking firms that refused a National War Labor Board wage increase order, restoring normal service across eight states.
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Kansas City
Midwest
National War Labor Board
Modern wartime trousseau tips for smart brides and homes
War era bridal planning speeds up packing for marriage with mini shops offering ready accessories and flowers learning. Dressmaker suits in sheer blues and pinks suit simple attitudes while white satin and orange blossoms remain the formal standard. Fringe top buggies and Grandma quilts inspire modern farm house decor and practical storage.
Practical Tips for Ironing and Food Prep
Advice on ironing speed and technique covers prioritizing cool iron items first, handling inner parts before pressing, aligning garment parts on the board, and folding wide pieces. Also includes preparing asparagus by washing, trimming, tying bundles, steaming, and finishing with lemon butter. Additional tip suggests warming nails in hot water or wax to avoid plaster crumble when driving nails, and tipping paint cans upside down before opening.
Cucumber Relish Mold for Cold Cuts
A compact recipe for lime gelatin with cucumber relish. Dissolve gelatin in hot water add vinegar and salt. chill. Fold in diced cucumber with onion and seasonings, then mold in half-size molds and chill until firm. Unmold and serve with cold cuts or fish. Makes 12 molds.
Enriched Wheat Flakes Cookies From Basic Batter
A compact recipe for cookies uses flour baking powder salt shortening sugar eggs milk vanilla and crushed enriched whole wheat flakes. Cream shortening with sugar then add egg and dry ingredients alternately with milk and flavoring. Drop by spoonfuls and bake at 375F about 15 minutes yield two dozen cookies.
Blood of Unionists Aids Community in Pennsylvania
Local 29, International Fur & Leather Workers Union, at Westfield, Pa, runs an emergency blood donor squad available 24 7 for civilian transfusions. The unit has been activated over 20 times in the past year, often helping farmers in outlying districts and boosting anti union sentiment within the community.
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Philadelphia
International Fur & Leather Workers Union
CIO
Westfield
Treason trial reveals plots to smash unions during Pearl Harbor era
Documents seized in the December 1941 FBI raid on Deutsches Haus Los Angeles show defendants plotting to mobilize vigilante mobs against CIO and AFL unions as Pearl Harbor approached. Letters reference a coordinated effort with Nazi and fascist figures including William Dudley Pelley Gerald Winrod and Frank Clark.
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Washington
CIO
AFL
Pearl Harbor
Deutsches Haus
Los Angeles
Bund
William Dudley
Pelley
Gerald Winrod
Frank Clark
Tacoma
Wash
Clark
Living Costs Rise Again in Cincinnati Area
The cost of living increased by 0.3 percent between mid June and mid July according to the U S Bureau of Labor Statistics. The index shows living costs 27.4 percent higher than January 1 1941 before adjustments for lower quality or disappearance of cheap items.
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Cincinnati
U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Miss Rose Miles Lecel
Trousseaus
Trousseau
Miss Rose Miles
Blood of Unionists
CID
Pacific Ocean
Pacific
Atlantic
Coney
Toot Giseeteny
Ola Co
Sualane
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