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Newspaper
Cincinnati The Sun
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1948
Page
2
The article advises quick drying of wet shoes to prevent cracking and shape loss. It recommends stuffing with soft material, avoiding shoe trees, pat drying, then cleaning with saddle soap and conditioning with castor oil, followed by polishing. Suede and patent leathers require specific methods to restore moisture resistance and avoid damage.
The Textile Workers Union CIO Executive Council proposed a five point anti inflation program to Congress and urged rapid enactment of the Marshall plan in New York.
The union demands restored price controls and rationing of necessities. It calls for a priorities and allocations system for scarce commodities, stronger rent control and tax revisions aiding low income groups. A separate proposal seeks raising the legal minimum wage to 75 cents an hour.
Food prices rose about 40 percent since the end of the Office of Price Administration, contrasted with a 2 percent rise during three years of price controls, signaling wider inflationary pressure in the postwar period.
Economists say only a crash will lower prices without Congress action on wage and price controls. The piece cites all time high profits after taxes in 1947 and reports from GE GM and NAM ads claiming thin profits. It argues return on investment matters more than sales figures and notes wage indexes and prices rose while profits surged.
Cincinnati Joint Board Amalgamated Clothing Workers manager Jack Kroll will discuss current affairs with Joint Board delegates local union officers and shop officers at a 7 30 p m meeting Monday January 26 Plans also call for installation of officers after the coming election The Amalgamated staff welcomed Arthur Hariman associate manager who has been home ill for months and wishes for his speedy recovery
A party on January 16 celebrated the golden wedding of George Bernhardt and the silver wedding of his son Arthur. Both men are pants pressers at Hamilton Tailoring Co and members of Local 135 ACW. Gifts included a gold tea set and a silver vegetable dish.
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