This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cincinnati The Sun
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1944
Page
6
A survey of Thomas E. Dewey shows reliance on Gallup polls shaping campaign positions. Critics warn polls override leadership, citing past statements on war, lend lease, and alliances as responsive to public mood rather than policy.
The National Labor Relations Board decision on Cincinnati Gas and Electric bargaining rights is anticipated after May hearings. UWOC national rep Jess A. Straub notes CIO gains at the company while IBEW opposed the hearings. Local UWOC members from Cleves, West End, Columbia, and other plants participated.
Washington report quotes James A. Patton of the National Farmers Union calling the GOP agricultural plank a confusing and disappointing document. He says it amounts to a return to Hooverism that would destroy farm gains and abolish federal farm program control, arguing national programs must be run nationally.
Government report shows unaffiliated unions accounted for 71 percent of total strike idleness in 1943. Of 3734 strikes, 586 involved unions not affiliated with AFL or CIO, including 466 United Mine Workers members and smaller actions by the International Typographical Union and Machinists.
The National Public Housing Conference joined labor in criticizing the Republican housing plank for 1944 saying it lacks clarity. Executive VP Lee F. Johnson noted Gov. Dewey will need to clarify its meaning as the campaign unfolds.
In Madison Square Garden 25 000 Black and white unionists join a Negro Freedom Rally pledging to fight Jim Crow as part of supporting Roosevelt's re election. Leaders urge voter unity and equal rights, declaring the Negro voter ready and calling for a united world and America.
Princess Hinhi-tsa alias Harriette Shelton Williams works at Boeing on the bomber program since 1943. She shifts 4 p m to 12 30 a m and serves as Tulalip postmistress 11 a m to 3 p m while lecturing and performing tribal dances for service clubs around Puget Sound.
The Cincinnati Regional Joint Board of the CIO Textile Workers of America will invest at least 50 percent of its cash assets in U S War Bonds to support the Fifth War Loan. Rus sell Quackenbush announced the policy, endorsed by the National Executive Council and adopted nationwide. Local unions Nos 138 and 210 total 1100 members. Their efforts push the union’s nationwide War Bond investment to about a quarter of a million dollars.
OPA reports no change in current gasoline rations after third quarter allocations. Deputy administrator for rationing urges tighter conservation with 7000 barrel daily cut nationwide and calls for car sharing, asking workers to take only their allotted gasoline and avoid excess usage during the critical months ahead.
AFL CIO unions increasingly use local stations for labor programs, politics and organizing drives. Highlights include This Is Your World on KOMO Seattle, The News And What To Do About It on WLIB New York, and regional efforts in Cleveland Toledo Oakland and Hollywood California with union sponsors and varied time slots.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.