Profits Still Up in 1949 First Quarter
Wall Street Journal reports profits of 489 major firms rose 7.2 percent in Q1 1949 to 1.165 billion dollars. Nine industries posted declines but remained profitable. Unemployment claims exceed two million nationwide as consumer income falls for the third straight month and March wages drop. Business loans dip to under 14 billion. freight volume down 12.7 percent year over year. department store sales lag 4 percent versus last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street Journal
Commerce Department
Fashion-a complete sewing guide for spring wardrobes
Coined text describes sending name address and pattern number to Federated Press Pattern Service New York listing a Spring and Summer Fashion guide 64 pages with special designs free pattern inside the book price 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federated Press Pattern Service
Ave. of the Americas
New York
N.Y
Union Meetings Schedule Across Cincinnati Unions
Notices list union gatherings at multiple locals and venues in Cincinnati area Capital meetings include Amalgamated Clothing Workers HQ Local 135 Pants Local 200 Sports Products Hutch Branch 504 McGregor Golf Auto Workers 674 Oddfellows Norwood Electrical Workers 757 Metropole Hotel Lithographers Local 8 Oil Workers 508 Paper Workers 98 Novelty Workers 256 Steel Workers 310 Local 1858 Central Parkway Local 1861 Spring Grove Ave Junior Order Hall.
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Amalgamated Clothing Workers All Meetings
Vine Street
Cincinnati Joint Board
Hutch Branch
McGregor
Steel Workers
Carll Street
West Central Parkway
Junior Order
Spring Grove Avenue
Fellowship House Program Presented to Industrial Union Council
The May 18 meeting featured the Fellowship House Chorus directed by Eleanor Bell of the Cincinnati Newspaper Guild. Ted Berry and Richard Bluestine spoke on FEPC balance in state politics and union labor support, urging strong bipartisan action. A council resolution called for a delegate to the National Conference of Union Labor Veterans on May 21, 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fellowship House
Greater Cincinnati Industrial Union Council
Eleanor Bell
Cincinnati Newspaper Guild
Ted Berry
Cincinnati
Richard Bluestine
Berry
Columbus
Ohio
FEPC
Auestine
Labor
Council
National Conference of Union Labor Veterans
Gibson Hotel
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Mary Louise Brinkman
ACW
P. H. Davis Tailoring Co
A. A. Davis
Sec
Elizabeth Teicher
Sales & Service
Central Parkway
Brighton
Auto Workers Local
Oddfellows Hall
Montgomery Road
Norwood
Electrical Workers Local
Spring Grove
Metropole Hotel
Oil Workers Local
Miami and
State Roads
Cleves
Paper Workers Local
Novelty Workers Local
Weyer Avenue
Kathman
Goodyear
West Fifth St
Dr. Scholls
EORGE
Bocklet, Mer
Union Headquarters
Brotherhood Bldg
the Sun
East 6Th Street
N.J. Plant
United Auto Workers
CIO
Ford
Edgewater
N. J
Rouge
Lincoln
Detroit
Federated Pictures
Xogeke
S. Reg
Coats
Alms & Doepke
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