War Chest Drive Aims at Labor Management Unity
Labor and management teams join for the War Chest drive to raise 3 200 000 for health welfare and USC war relief in Cincinnati and Hamilton County. Division D seeks to beat last year’s 140 000 industrial givers as booklets titled I'm For It are distributed to locals with union endorsements and joint AFL CIO PR council involvement.
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War Chest
Lee Scheuer
Division D
Scheuer
Cincinnati
Hamilton County
USC
Ben Herman
Greater Cincinnati
Indictment of Gannett Leader in Anti Roosevelt Drive
Washington report says Frank Gannett's Committee for Constitutional Government and its executive secretary Edward A. Rumely were indicted for failing to disclose the group’s financial backers. Rumely refused to turn over donor lists to the House committee despite a federal subpoena.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Frank Gannett
Committee For Constitutional Government
Edward A. Rumely
Rumely
Gannett
Special House Campaign Expenditures Committee
CWA Convention Set For Chicago Fourth Annual Meeting
Washington reports the Congress of Women's Auxiliaries will hold its fourth annual convention in Chicago at the Hotel Stevens from November 21 to 24. The CIO group urged every local auxiliary to send delegates for the national meeting with auxiliary women from across the country.
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Washington
Chicago
Stevens
Congress of Women’s Auxiliaries
CIO
CWA
Churches, unions urge voters to register for postwar bond drive
The article notes church and union leaders coordinating a nonpartisan plea to register and vote for 41 million dollars in postwar bonds to fund jobs in Cincinnati. Figures include Ralph Troisi, Cal Fred, Doris Eckberg, Ollie Moore, Waldo Stager, and Frank Koester, with a radio program planned for WCPO. Registration drives continue statewide with strong responses.
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Cincinnati
Ralph Troisi
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Cal Fred
United Auto Workers
Doris Eck
Rule Of Week A Pedestrian Crossing Property Always Has The Right Of Way
A weekly rule reminds drivers that pedestrians have the right of way at crosswalks and intersections. The guidance emphasizes caution for all road users and legal respect for pedestrian safety.
Lausche Attacks Schorr in Ohio Gubernatorial Fight
Cleveland Mayor Frank J. Lausche charges that a Stewart campaign fund of 1.3 million dollars will be spent to support the candidate in the Ohio race. He says his own fund may not reach 25 thousand, and accuses Republican boss Ed Schorr of leveraging the Legislature to push toward the governorship.
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Ed Schorr
Cincinnati
Frank J. Lausche
Cleveland
James G. Stewart
Ohio
Lausche
Stewart
Bud Hynicka
Schorr
Layoffs Prompt Push to Register and Vote
The closing of the Wright downtown employment office and layoffs at the Lockland plant spurred calls to register and vote. PAC head Jack Kroll warned workers that war jobs may end soon and urged support for Roosevelt, Truman, and a progressive Congress.
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Wright
Lockland
Jack Kroll
PAC
Roosevelt
Truman
Progressive Congress
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Merrill's Marauders
Ann Sheridan
Burma
Kroll
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