Play Program Called Lop-sided Funds Lack Cited In Reed Report
The Reed report on Cincinnati city government finds funding favors adult recreation over children, with play programs limited to summer. It urges lifting financial limits on the Recreation Commission and Board of Education and closer cooperation to boost overall recreation.
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Stephen H. Wilder Foundation
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Seattle
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Anole
Columbus
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Ocucete
Delegates Cheer Roosevelt Wallace Re-Election Support
More than 300 delegates at the United Packinghouse Workers CIO convention in Omaha Nebraska cheered the adoption of a resolution endorsing President Roosevelt and Vice President Wallace for reelection amid scorching heat.
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Nebr
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CIO
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Wallace
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AFL
William Green
Bittner
Republican Party
Hutcheson
Congress
Duluth city boosts nation with perfect 100 percent registration
The United Steelworkers of America led a three shift march to the registration bureau at National Iron Company to register the last 100 unregistered CIO members. Mayor Edward Hatch aided lists checks and union desks in large plants while mass marches to city hall organized in uncooperative plants.
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National Iron Company
United Steelworkers of America
Earl Bester
Duluth
Edward Hatch
Wolcott Attacks Cost-of-Living Figures in Print
Rep. Jesse P. Wolcott questions the cost of living index in a June 30 magazine piece. He urges that inflation is understated, cites garment industry quality declines, tenant rent pressures, and the neglected role of the income tax in official measurements.
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Jesse P. Wolcott
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Wolcott
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House Banking and Currency Committee
If You Like The Sun Read It Then Pass It On
Gossip and lifestyle notes urge readers of The Sun to share the paper with friends, noting the habit boosts community chatter and circulation.
14 Tons Of Arms Shipped A Minute In Grim Struggle
Washington reports 14 tons of ordnance and supplies shipped per minute to overseas depots day and night. Much material is destroyed before reaching the front. Normandy beaches show wrecked tanks and losses, with over 3 000 Americans killed and more than 12 000 wounded in the first eleven days of the invasion.
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Army Service Forces
Normany
GOP Pinup Girl Dragged into War Politics by Critics
The piece reports on Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce’s speech criticizing President Roosevelt over wartime policy, with strong opposition from Phil Ziegler and other figures. It quotes Dorothy Thompson and radio host Kaltenborn criticizing her tactic of using GI imagery, arguing against mixing soldiers and politics.
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Roosevelt
Phil Ziegler
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Kaltenborn
Mrs. Luce
ACWA Members Reelect International Officers in Unopposed Ballot
About three thousand Amalgamated Clothing Workers voted on a no opposition ballot in a referendum election. Sidney Hillman Local 39 Chicago remains international president Ja cob Potofsky Local 144 Chicago is re elected secretary treasurer Jack Kroll State Director CIO Local 189 Cincinnati keeper of the executive board Also elected were Dorothy Bellanca Hy man Blumberg Joseph Catalanotti Abraham Chatman Louis Hollender Leo Krzycki Samuel Levin A D Marinpietri Abraham Miller William Reznicek Frank Rosenblum Stephan Skala Charles Weinstein Murray Weinstein Local 4 N Y and other locals.
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Chicago
Jacob Potofsky
Jack Kroll
CIO
Cincinnati
Dorothy J. Bellanca
Baltimore
Hyman Blumberg
Joseph Catalanotti
N. Y
Abraham Chatman
Rochester
Louis Hollender
N.Y
Leo Krzycki
Milwaukee
Samuel Levin
A.D. Marinpietri
Abraham Miller
William Reznicek
J.T.U
Frank Rosenblum
Stephan Skala
Charles Weinstein
Philadelphia
Murray Weinstein
Labor Vote Seen as Key to Roosevelt Victory
Federated Press reports Chicago observers say organized labor controls November outcome. They note a new nationwide labor movement, ward and precinct based, could swing the election for Roosevelt, with business interests backing Dewey alternatives.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Federated Press
Thomas E. Dewey
Warns on Car Sales Ceiling Prices Take Effect July 10
The OPA warned that severe penalties apply to violators of used car ceiling prices effective July 10. Chief enforcement attorney Thomas L. Conlan said dealers and individuals may be sued for triple damages or $50 minimum, and willful violators face criminal action with fines up to $5,000 or one year in prison per offense.
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Thomas L. Conlan
United States
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