AFL Paper Fights Digest Smear of Hillman on Labor
Cleveland based AFL paper the Citizen accuses Readers Digest of a false reprint that distorts the Citizen editorial on CIO PAC support for Hillman. Editor A L Davey Jr charges deliberate distortion and notes no CIO papers are quoted while returning a $50 check to Labor's Joint Committee for Political Action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Cleveland Citizen
AFL
A. L Davey, Jr
Pearing
Mr. Hillman
Hillman
CIO
Citizen
Digest
PAC
Labor
Davey
Labor Unity
Joint Committee For Political Action
Union locals and families show support in wartime meet
Louis Hurwitz president of the American Communications Association Local 57 has been ill but is recovering and hopes for a good job and bright future for his son serving in Italy. At the PAC office election night a large group of union leaders and activists gathered including Willard Townsend and numerous Black community figures and UE organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Hurwitz
American Communications Association
Italy
Earl Davis
Transport Service Employees
Red Caps
Willard Townsend
Ted Berry
George Weaver
The
Anti-Discrimination Association
Robert Jackson
William Jones
Charles King
Voice
Cincinnati
PAC
Meat Board Packed
United Packinghouse Workers CIO charges in a letter to War Food Administrator Marvin Jones that the War Meat Board is packed with packers. Seven of its eleven members are packer representatives and a government member has been in the packing business, say officials. No labor or other interests are represented on the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
War Meat Board
United Packinghouse Workers
CIO
Marvin Jones
Packer
Lewis J. Clark
FDR Victory in Primaries Sees Key Opposition Trimmed
Reactionaries and isolationists like Sen. Gerald P. Nye Rep. Ham Fish and Rep. Stephen Day were eliminated in the primaries. Voters gave Roosevelt confidence of a strong Congress majority and backed swift war aims to secure a lasting peace, enabling a fourth term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
Ham Fish
New York
Stephen Day
Illinois
Congress
Roosevelt
Barkley and Spence Win Reelect in Kentucky
Two Kentucky political allies backed by CIO-PAC were reelected this week. Senator Alben Barkley and Representative Brent Spence won by comfortable margins in Kentucky races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barkley
Spence
Kentucky
Kentucky Friends of Labor
Cio-Pac
Alben Barkley
Brent Spence
Night Owls at YWCA Offer Second Shift Fun
The Central YWCA on Ninth and Walnut hosts Night Owls for second-shift workers with swimming, sports, dancing, games, coffee, and socializing from midnight to 5 am weekly. For those on day shifts, Early Birds meet 9 am to noon Friday, with Teen Age Workers Club on Wednesday evenings for ages 16 to 20.
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YWCA
Y.W.C.A
Ninth and
Walnut Streets
Lausche Elected Governor Signals Progressive Shift
The defeat of Stewart overwhelmed GOP boss Ed Schorr who engineered the nomination to split the vote. Lieut. Gov. Paul Herbert stayed in the race, while Ohio moves from Bricker era to a progressive governor free of old political ties and labor oppose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart
Ed Schorr
Cope
Paul Herbert
Tom Herbert
Ohio
Bricker
Whitehouse Reelected Ky CIO President at Ashland Convention
Two local officials of the United Steelworkers of America received honors at the sixth annual Kentucky State CIO Council convention in Ashland. Whitehouse, a district 25 elector, was reelected council president and Art Bishop, staff representative, was reelected as a vice president and chaired the Resolutions Committee. Van A. Bittner assisted the Steelworkers president Philip Murray as principal speaker.
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United Steelworkers of America
Kentucky State Cio Council
Ashland
Whitehouse
Art Bishop
Bishop
van A. Bittner
Philip Murray
Berninghaus Strike Ends After WLB Action
Twenty five maintenance and production workers at the Eugene Berninghaus Company at 1904 Western Avenue return to work after a week layoff. The dispute arose when management refused to sign sections of a new contract. U S Conciliation Service aided talks and the War Labor Board approved a Form 10 vacation pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Berninghaus Company
Western Avenue
Tween
United Steelworkers of America
U. S. Conciliation Service
Jack Addicks
Conciliation
Ser- Army Air Forces
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Vito Marcantonio
Sidney Hillman
Loraine
Margaret Sonnycalb
Marie Clement
Heekin Can
Bill Fitzwater
Ruth Tissot
Local 765
Ruth Ricken
Irene Lanning
Pac Steward
Theresa Brake
Local 135 Acw
Vera Kaiser
Margaret Renfro
Margaret Rettig
the Sun
Ywca Night Owls Committee
Ywca Night Owls
Charles Mullenix
Wrights
C. B. Pfahler
Irene Hinkle
Corcoran Brown
Virginia Bailey
Sherrod Wright
Crosley
Ginny Kuhn
Janice Coleman
Juanita William
E. J. Lucas
Wright Aeronautical
FDR
Dorothy Jones
Cherry
Teenage Workers Club
Lausche
Ky. Cio
Berninghaus
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