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Newspaper
Cincinnati The Sun
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1944
Page
7
Owen Alberts a Formicas chief steward and longtime Republican says he voted for Roosevelt and will again. He cites hardship from the Hoover era and jokes that Roosevelt’s victory will end his weariness and hollow eyes from prior administrations.
Harvest time brought worries to Fairmont Minnesota farmers until Local 1156 members of the United Electrical Radio & Machine Workers CIO pitched in. After a full plant shift they formed crews of four to 16 and worked at 12 farms, filling 84 jobs.
Local 757 of the United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers of America announces a social event at the Cumminsville Veterans Hall on October 21. Committee chair Carl Flach leads arrangements with Joseph Vandenbrinke Bernard Suddarth Arch Fiche and Anthony Bingert guiding tickets priced 1.50 from UE Knowltons Corner or Local 757 stewards. The event includes admission dancing entertainment and refreshments and has historically drawn large crowds.
New York reports the untimely death of Wendell L. Willkie on October 8 drawing early expressions of sorrow from labor leaders. CIO President Philip Murray and CIO Political Action Committee Chair Sidney Hillman praised his leadership, international view, and appeal for unity beyond party lines. Labor unions conveyed sympathy to Willkie’s family, noting the loss to national and global efforts for peace.
The Queen Wilhelmina Fund launches Christmas giving to Netherlands fighting men in England by shipping wallets candies playing cards and hundreds of magazine subscriptions to London units.
Crabbs, chairman of the United Citizens Committee for Jobs and Progress, says postwar employment hinges on bond programs. PTAs and local leaders form campaign committees to back bonds aimed at civil and postwar job creation for veterans and war workers. Voters will face multiple X marks on three ballots: city, education, and county, with different groups voting in and out of Cincinnati's district.
At Atlantic City the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers concluded its seven day convention with 400,000 members upholding the no strike pledge and backing President Roosevelt and a progressive Congress. Delegates from major shipbuilding centers debated wartime issues facing the union, which has grown rapidly in the past two years.
The Wholesale Retail and Department Store Employees Union Local 390 discussed back pay for Kroger Co. manufacturing division workers at the Oct 6 meeting. An oral hearing occurred Oct 11 with company checks issued for proposed wage increases and job reclassifications. Members urged immediate distribution of new checks, while pending later increases may receive a separate check.
Truman, head of the Senate War Investigating Committee, accuses Gov. Dewey of political chicanery and garbling war data in attacks on Roosevelt. He defends presidential cooperation, says committee actions saved billions in taxpayer money and lives by uncovering faulty equipment and halting dishonest contractor work.
A local traffic guidance item instructs drivers to execute a right turn solely from the designated right lane. The rule aims to improve intersection flow and reduce conflicts by preventing lane weaving.
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