Councilman Warns Tax Failure Harms Wages and City Services
Councilman Edward Waldvogel urges against pay cuts and defends continuing wage negotiations for city workers. He warns that failure of tax levies harms health, recreation, and services, while Willis Gradison calls for Finance Committee review delaying action. He cites cost of living, potential state aid, and the risk of taxing low income earners, referencing Cincinnati Gas & Electric as a missed revenue opportunity.
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Edward N. Waldvogel
Charterite
Council On
Willis Gradison
Finance Committee
Stewart
GOP Council
Toledo
Philadelphia
Albert D. Cash
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Denial of waterline extension for Taft Indian Hill case
City Council denied Sen. Robert A. Taft and Stan ley Rowe a special hardship waterline extension without annexation. Mayor Stewart sided with Charterites against the extension, while Republicans Gradison Scherer Locker and Molloy favored granting it. Opponents argued no privilege for Indian Hill property owners beyond others. Everett noted a $40,000 tank built on Taft and Rowe’s land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Taft
Stanley Rowe
James G. Stewart
Albert Cash
Rollin Everett
Edward Waldvogel
Willis Gradison
Gordon Scherer
Jesse Locker
John Molloy
Indian Hill
Everett
Sen. Taft and
Rowe
FEPC Law Prepared for Cincinnati Council Action
The Cincinnati Branch of the NAACP presented a Fair Employment Practice Commission ordinance to City Council on Wednesday. The proposal by Jesse D. Lockett aims to overcome prior charter-related roadblocks, with Theodore M. Berry noting broad party support and Negro voters expecting adherence to party platforms.
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Cincinnati
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Jesse D. Locker
Theodore M. Berry
Berry
Council
FEPC
Red Bud Realty Co Buys Land at Reported Cost
Owners of the Red Bud Realty Co paid 7500 dollars for land while estimates put the cost at 1500. The article notes the purchase figures and the discrepancy between actual price and estimates.
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Red Bud Realty Co
Archer Winfree, Union Defender, Remembers Civil War Roots
Archer Thomas Winfree, 86, longtime member of Local 214 Fur and Leather Workers, recalls growing up during the Civil War era and over 60 years at American Oak Leather Co. He credits unions with dignity and freedom for workers and industry, citing improved efficiency and production at the plant. He lives at 6825 Simpson Avenue, College Hill.
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Archer Thomas Winfree
American Oak Leather Co
Local 214
Fur and Leather Workers
Winfree
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Simpson Avenue
College Hill
Calvary Methodist Church
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Councilman Reports
By Rollin H. Everett
Deny Sen. Taft
Archer Winfree
Freedom
Union
Ruth G. Shecher
Archer
United States
Richmond, Va
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses E. Grant
James River
Cooper's
Pamuly
Dunn ST
Lockland
Moore
Bookkeeping Service
W. Sth
Main
SEARS
Ant
Reading Road
Glenway Avenue
W. Seventh, Covington
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