Unions Aid Fifth War Loan Drive in Cincinnati
CIO unions across Cincinnati led campaigns to boost the Fifth War Loan with strong plant support though living costs and limited pay raises strained workers. Notably at the Wright plant UAW and management cooperated. the 661st AAF Marching Band visited Patterson Field and bond booths operated by UAW members served as a War Bond train.
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Wright Plant
United Auto Workers of America
Management
AAF
Patterson Field
Dayton
UAW
Wright
Wage Delays Hit War Bond Purchases at Card Co
War bond sales at the United States Playing Card Co. are hampered by War Labor Board rules says union leader Clarence Rau. WLB favors no raise for experienced workers over 80 cents an hour and proposes smaller initial raises with staged gains. Rau reports an immediate WLB hearing is set in Cleveland after talks with Samuel Sponselli.
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United States Playing Card Co
War Labor Board
Clarence Rau
Plaything & Novelty
WLB
Rau
New York
Samuel Sponselli
Cleveland
CIO Grandmother Is Generous Blood Donor
Eva Smith of Covington who works in the Cincinnati Post maintenance department for 15 years is among Cincinnati News Paper Guild top blood donors. She supports the war effort, with relatives in service including son in law Set Lewis Walters in the Fourth Armored Division and brother James Phillips in the Air Corps. She recalls giving blood early at the center and urges others to donate.
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Eva Smith
Eath Street
Covington
The
Cincinnati Post
Cincinnati Newspaper Guild
Lewis Walters
Vulcan Copper Co
Fourth Armored Division
Jean Smith Walters
Lewis Gilbert Walters
Soldier Spends Furlough Days Selling Bonds
Pvt. Walter Johnson of American Oak, an infantryman and Local 214 member, spent two furlough days boosting the Fifth War Loan drive. He helped reach 1600 pledges and near the drive total of 18 000 to 20 000 dollars, as the campaign closed.
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Walter Johnson
American Oak
Johnson
Herman Dickerson
Pvt. Johnson
International Fur & Leather Workers
WACs Host Wright Workers on Ft Knox Visit
Three Local 647 UAW members Julia Flint Louise Heib and Ruby Jett Wright Aeronautical Corporation workers toured Ft Knox sponsored by the WAC and UAW CIO. They viewed the giant attack display the ordinance shops and training centers and participated in a WAC parade highlighting women in defense production and service training.
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United Automobile Workers
Ft. Knox
WAC
Uaw-Cio
Julia Flint
Louise Heib
Ruby Jett
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
UAW
U. S. Army
Union Legionnaires Back Pro Gressive Postwar Push
Chicago delegates at the annual convention heard AFL CIO and railroad brotherhood speakers urging a pro progressive stand to secure postwar prosperity. They endorsed resolutions to ensure World War II veterans receive economic justice.
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Chicago
AFL
CIO
Railroad Brotherhood
American Legion
Cincinnati Child Welfare Chief Resigns Over Policy Failures
Lawrence C. Cole announced his resignation as superintendent of Glenview and Hillcrest schools. He faulted Cincinnati’s outdated child welfare program, urged new state legislation, and urged local takeover if the state code fails. He cited funding gaps, weak placement, and past failed levies while calling for a new eight-member committee to craft better plans.
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Cincinnati
Lawrence C. Cole
Glenview
Hillcrest
Ohio
Cole
Child Welfare Board
Board of Education
Cleveland
Welfare Board
UE Local 757 Wins Higher Shifts Bonuses at Formica
Negotiations with Formica Insulation Co conclude with increased second and third shift bonuses. August Warrene reports seven disputed contract points to be addressed by the War Labor Board. Vacation clauses grant longer weeks for one and five year employees. National UE convention delegates to be elected in August, with the NY City gathering from September 25 to 29.
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757
Formica Insulation Co
August Warrene
War Labor Board
WLB
Formica
U.E
New York City
Picnic at Valley View Grove by Local 765 union
Local 765 of the United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers of America plans a basket picnic at Valley View Grove on Sunday July 2. Emerson Sonnycalb chairs the day with a five piece orchestra for moonlight dancing and William Rhein serves as picnic treasurer. A women’s auxiliary led by Mrs Alvina Eisman provides emergency lunches and backs Mrs Margaret Sonnycalb as field organizer. Valley View Grove lies two miles north of Madisonville on Camargo Pike.
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United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America
Valley View Grove
Emerson Sonnycalb
William Rhein
Allis-Chalmers
William Fitzwater
Alvina Eisman
Eisman
Margaret Sonnycalb
Madisonville
Camargo Pike
Ceiling Applies To All Car Sales
The OPA will extend ceiling prices on used cars to private sales effective July 10. John E. Robinson Jr. says individuals must file a transfer certificate with the local war price and rationing board showing ceiling price, actual sale price, and other sale details to ensure protection against overcharges.
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OPA
John E. Robinson, Jr
If you like The SUN read it then pass it along
A light exhortation to share The SUN with friends after enjoying the edition. It urges readers to pass along the paper to others who might appreciate its contents. The message emphasizes communal reading and circulation.
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Wrights
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Wacs
Elmer Kaufman
Kaufman
Mae Rist
Carl Starrett
Warrene
Miss Rist
Starrett
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