Sun Executive Board and Union Notices
The SUN published by The Greater Cincinnati Industrial Union Council CIO lists an executive board including William Black Walter Grainger Elmer Kauffman Ec Hellkamp Arthur Hartmann James McLendon John Lehner Michael Schweninger James Rogers Talmadge Zipperer Ray Tucker George Grigsby Willis Wilder Wilfred Porter Isaac Bradshaw Max Sien Rollin Silver James Wigbell Hugo Klug Ray Sancer Nathaniel Jordan John Patterson with subscription set at $2.00 per year. Engraved notice from office at East Eighth St Cincinnati Ohio and postal details.
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William Black
Walter Grainger
Elmer Kauffman
Ec Hellkamp
Arthur Hartmann
James McLendon
John Lehner
Michael Schweninger
James Rogers
Talmadge Zipperer
Ray Tucker
George Grigsby
Willis Wilder
Wilfred Porter
Isaac Bradshaw
Max Sien
Rollin Silver
James Wigbell
Hugo Klug
Ray Sancer
Nathaniel Jordan
John Patterson
Farming Becomes Big Business With Skyrocketing Land Prices
Farmers observe land prices rising as wealthy investors snap up acres at the courthouse. The piece notes that ownership of farmland has become a lucrative move for rich men, with price no object to inflate values and drive consolidation.
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Court House
Farre prices and big business power threaten farmers
The piece accuses rising rents and high mortgage costs of forcing operators to sell to wealthier buyers. It warns that a major business group may deploy PR reps in rural counties to influence elections and media coverage, claiming big business aims to subdue cooperatives and family farms like labor unions.
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Farre
Uist
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
FCC Rules End Censorship of Political Broadcasts
The FCC issues a final order requiring radio stations to stop censoring political broadcasts over libel grounds. It holds speakers liable for libel, while stations may only restrict obscene indecent or profane language to protect licenses. This marks a firm stance against past abuses by broadcasters.
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Federal Communications Commission
FCC
How Did the Rail Strike End Bargaining vs Threats
The rail unions accepted 153 cents an hour raise after government seizure of railroads and a board of inquiry recommended the same. President Truman praised bargaining though critics say the threat of force and the injunction shaped the settlement. The army did not participate in wage talks.
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Truman
Illinois union shop vote muddied by Taft Hartley
About 6000 of 10600 eligible workers cast ballots on a union shop proposal in Illinois. Nearly 5000 approved, but the outcome was blocked because the no votes tied to nonvoters, making the yes majority invalid under Taft Hartley rules. The result: the union shop issue failed despite a solid turnout.
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Illinois
NLRB Again Curbs Wagner Act Protections
The NLRB tightens workers rights by ruling against reinstatement for legitimate strikes. In Fontaine Converting Co the board reversed a trial finding and denied reinstatement to unionists, asserting a strike to back a foreman’s demotion served broader interests. The piece notes rising employer leverage and Sec. 302 disputes on union grievance pay.
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NLRB
Labor Board
Fontaine Converting Co
District 50
United Mine Workers
Milk consumption per person drops from 201.4 quarts in 1945
Americans drank about 14 quarts less milk per person annually than in 1945 when the average was 201.4 quarts. The drop reflects rising prices and changed consumption patterns across the postwar period.
New Met Stars to Shine At Zoo Opera in Cincinnati
Metropolitan Opera stars head to Cincinnati for Operas at the Zoo in the coming week. Martha Lipton, Martial Singher, Richard Tucker, Irene Jessner, Selma Kaye, and Nicola Moscona lead season openers. July 20 features Tannhauser with Singher and Moscona. the Cincinnati Opera Ballet performs the Baccanale dance. Tucker debuts La Traviata July 21 as Germont opposite Lucia Evangelista.
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Zoo Opera
Metropolitan
Zoo
Cincinnati
Martha Lipton
Martial Singher
Richard Tucker
Irene Jessner
Selma Kaye
Nicola Moscona
Tannhauser
Cincinnati Opera Ballet
Jucien Prideaux
Lydia Arlova
Ricard Tucker
la Traviata
Germont
Lucia Evangelista
Metropolitan Opera Schedules Comedies and Carmen
Salvatore Badaloni will host the comedy for The Elixir of Love on Thursday July 22. A new Carmen will be seen on Friday July 23 with Martha Lipton starring in the role, praised for her Metropolitan performances in recent seasons.
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Salvatore Badaloni
VO i
Uterly
Metropolitan Opera
Carmen
Martha Lipton
The
Metropolitan
Longshoremen Honor Their Dead in Portland March
In Portland Oregon more than 1400 longshore and offshore workers marched from the CIO hiring hall to the sea wall to honor colleagues killed on Bloody Thursday. ILWU Local 8 member Charles Ross warned ship owners that unions will resist Taft Hartley and related measures and pledged to defend workers right to strike.
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Portland
Ore
International Longshoremen’s & Warehousemen’s Union
CIO
Sea Wall
N. W. Everett Street
Charles Ross
ILWU
Lemonade Lessons in a Family Business Tale
In a small town skit, Luther heckles his father Dilworth over lemonade profits and honest advertising. A lesson on business ethics unfolds as Luther shifts to a flashy liquid Frostbite drink at 15 cents, sparking tension and a warning about pride and enterprise.
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Luther
Mr. Dilworth
Dimity Diaper Works
Luther. Mr. Dilworth
Pop
Artic Circle
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