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Newspaper
Cincinnati The Sun
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1948
Page
7
Thousands of New Yorkers paid final tribute as Babe Ruth lay in state at Yankee Stadium. The legendary slugger’s passing touched mourners across the city and nation, with many showing grief beside the bier.
Union bulletin notes progress toward full Local 256 membership after Aug. 23 stewards meeting. It lists lax non members to recruit and reports on members’ activities from Sept. planning fish fry to entertainment and transportation for the international convention. Personal notes include recovering athletes and a new grandfather proudly mentioned.
Detroit hosts a joint AFL CIO Labor Day parade along Woodward Avenue at 10 am on September 6. The event will end at Cadillac Square where President Truman will address a joint mass meeting to kickoff his election campaign.
Formica workers see personnel changes as Red O’Cull and Virgil Helfrich leave to take other jobs. Whitey Clifton remains in hospital in Dunham. Several members remain on sick leave, Mae Anterson mourns a father, new mothers Ethel Fannin Ina Cain return from leaves, and maintenance chief job shifts occur with Orville Criswell filling in and Frank Kuhn elected as steward for Series B.
The week-old United Auto Workers strike against Intl. Harvester Co. received strong support from the United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers, representing 40,000 Harvester workers. President Grant W. Oakes urged all locals to back the UAW and prevent interunion conflict as 24,000 UAW members walk out in six cities over grievances arbitration and apprenticeship procedures after wage talks had progressed. Negotiations with management resumed August 23.
In 22 of 25 major industries post tax returns on stockholders investments were higher in 1947 than 1940 and in some industries the gains exceeded twofold.
Investigative report finds Dixiecrat leaders linked to big firms across industries. Gessner McCorvey represents Standard, Gulf, Atlantic, Humble, Magnolia and others while Frank Dixon counts DuPont and Avondale Mills among his clients. John A Barr in Louisiana heads Federal Fibre Mills and holds posts with manufacturers groups.
The Formica cafeteria workers' 70 cent hourly raise takes effect while Local 757 and Crotty Bros push for a two year contract with wage reopen at year one and strike privilege. The old contract expired July 28 and is extended as negotiations continue.
Four Formica local members William Burton, Earl Hessier, James Dinkins and Carl Flach left Sunday for the district convention. Tuesday Elmer Kauffman received a message from the local wasder. All Cincinnati UK delegates to the international convention were asked to decide quickly about transportation. If a few more join, the union can arrange a special car from Cincinnati.
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