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Newspaper
Cincinnati The Sun
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1945
Page
8
In Columbus the legislature sees a measure to allow bond issues by simple majority. Ed Witmer of Canton introduced the bill, aiming to speed postwar planning and job creation. The piece urges planning groups to back the change to ease municipal development.
The article describes a permanent expansion of political action led by union figures in Cincinnati. Leaders like Kroll Eric? claim strong unity against opposition and emphasize broad union backing if members are well informed. Cincinnati delegates Earl Davis and Joe Replogle join the Executive Board with Arthur Hartmann and Ben Herman leading as PAC chairman and council president.
Washington moves in as Curtiss-Wright executive tries to justify a poor labor picture. Wright plants in Lockland and Patterson NJ show similar output while eastern production rises and local layoffs surge. UAW CIO Local 647 complains of poor planning as 1190 workers laid off with most recalled to lower billets.
Washington report shows wartime gains not universal as women in retail clerks earn as low as 23c per hour in five and dime stores. Across 54 cities wages average 30c to 39c hourly, under $16 weekly. Chambermaids earn 20c to 29c in 20 cities, with some areas averaging 14 to 50c hourly across 72 cities. In eight locations the average dipped below 20c.
Public safety notice advises pedestrians to cross only at intersections or marked crosswalks to reduce accidents. Authorities urge drivers to slow down near crossings and watch for pedestrians at busy city corridors, especially near schools and transit stops.
In Chicago a cross group of agriculture labor and industry leaders urged a postwar economy of abundance. President Edward A. ONeal of the American Farm Bureau Federation spoke to a conference committee proposing joint efforts for a stable national economy after the war.
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