Noel McCann’s Dream Of A Home Ends In War Death
War widow Clara McCann struggled to find housing for herself and infant daughter Marilyn after Flight Officer Noel McCann was killed in Europe. Letters praise his bravery in France and Holland as Clara recalls his wish for a simple home and yard for their family.
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Noel McCann
Cincinnati
Marilyn
Clara
Marilyn Noel
Noel
Africa
Corsica
England
Normandy
Holland
McCann
Blue Heaven
Mrs. McCann
Brent
Warner S. Lundeen
E. Witsell
General Motors aims to break labor, editor says
The editorial accuses General Motors of using profits and political leverage to smash organized labor and weaken the United Auto Workers. It cites postwar tax breaks and a Chicago economist article emphasized by GM to frame labor as a threat, warning of a public price for industry power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors Company
United Auto Workers
General Motors
Congress
U. S. Treasury
Henry C. Simons
University of Chicago
Labor-Hating duPonts Own Big GM Interest
The article links General Motors to the duPont family as major stockholders and notes postwar reserves and wartime profits. It criticizes duPonts for anti union activity, fascist affiliations, and alleged conspiracies with foreign chemical trusts, while stating UAW fights for a living wage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
duPonts
Congress
duPont Family
U. S. Chemical
Runitions
Chemi
duPont
Liberty League
Christian American Assn
duPont Corporation
I. G. Farbein Industrie
Conciliation Snubbed as GM Wage Dispute Persists
General Motors faced continued standstill in wage talks with the Auto Workers after the union rejected an arbitration offer. The union seeks a 30 percent raise but would consider modifying demands if GM could justify no price increase. Local 674 reports disciplined picketing at the Chevrolet plant in Norwood, with AFL building trades halting work at Fisher Body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UAW
Norwood
Chevrolet
Edward Hellkamp
Ed Moorehouse
Main Avenue
AFL
Fisher Body
Willis Marrer
Joseph Gettelfinger
Joseph Mackrum
John Magin
Vic Miller
Charles L. Burnett
Augustus H. Baumgartner
Orie Humphries
Thomas L. Hoskins
Crowley Hardwick
Hurdles M. Evans
Oscar C. Patton
Claude E. Haynes
Walter Lawson
Marvin Adams
Max Salzman
J. P. Neale
O. O. Howard
John W. Haunert
Wales Litterest
Here Is Why Men Strike
Neal Hughes of Chevrolet Co in Norwood explains the wage impact of reducing work hours from 48 to 40 per week. He has four children and a 14 year tenure, with take home pay falling from 59.20 to 45.60 weekly, yet no living cost decrease accompanied the cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal Hughes
Chevrolet Co
Norwood
Hughes
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France
Dusty Smith
NEW York
General Motors Corp
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Richard C. Chichester
Harrison Dunseth
William Hite
Edward B. Hellkamp
Philip Neu
Arnie L. Roberts
Charles W. Freuaiger
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