Housewarming Party Set for Local 766 at New HQ
Local 766 United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers hosts a housewarming Saturday night at 217 East 8th Street to unveil the new headquarters. The event features Howard Jones and his four piece orchestra, group singing, free refreshments, and a guest speech by Rollin Everett with arrangements led by Lou Harmon Ralph Henry and Jake Kohler.
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Howard Jones
Jones
Local 766
Rollin Everett
Lou Harmon
Ralph Henry
Jake Kohler
Win 12e At Bossert Local 766 Contract Signed
The Bossert Machine Tool Co. and United Electrical workers unit signed a contract effective Sept. 4. Wages rise on average 12c with a 10c across the board plus grade adjustments. Vacations extend to one week after one year and two weeks after five years with a straight checkoff seniority and grievance procedures. Negotiating committee members were Louis Ziegler Carl Hoffman and Robert Cunningham. The pact was approved unanimously at a Sept. 5 meeting with 75 percent contributing $1 to PAC.
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United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Bossert Machine Tool Co
Louis Ziegler
Carl Hoffman
Robert Cunningham
PAC
Stewards of Local 757 Plan September Meeting
Local 757 stewards of UE RW will meet Wednesday September 17 at 1 and 7 30 p m to arrange for the registration campaign. Two constitutional amendments from the September 11 meeting will be read again in October and voted on in November. One raises monthly dues to two dollars the other requires stewards to attend meetings or be relieved after three consecutive misses. Delegates traveling to the UK convention will depart Cincinnati September 26 by a special coach joining a western train in Cleveland for an all UK train to Boston.
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Cincinnati
Cleveland
West
Boston
Farm population dips since 1940 but rises from 1945 wartime low
The farm population on January 1 stands at 27 550 000 a 9 8 percent drop from 1940 yet a 9 3 percent rise from the wartime low of January 1 1945 Congress may reconvene to fund Greece while the nation debates a king for public affairs Eisenhower for president rumors begin with no party declared yet
UE Membership Reaches All-Time High Amid Grievances and Growth
Monday hearings before arbitrators Herbert Hirschberg and Walter Reinhart, with A C Lappin, considered three grievances from Formica workers including vacation pay for Robert Muller and discharge cases for Wendell Barrage and Joseph Schamer. UE reports a 600,000 member peak, 29% year gain, and wage increases totaling nearly 200 million as of the lead up to the Boston convention.
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Herbert Hirschberg
UE International
Cleveland
Walter Reinhart
Formica
A. C. Lappin
Detroit
Robert Muller
Breaker Arm
Wendell Barrage
Inlay Dept
Joseph Schamer
Lappin
NEW York
United Electrical Radio & Machine Workers
CIO
Taft-Hartley Congress
Albert Fitzgerald
Correction notice from The SUN on Labor Day edition errors
The SUN apologizes for errors in the Labor Day edition including Patsy Caldwell misnaming of Jerry Barnhart's fiancee and a typographical mistake in Lafe Dozier's name. The paper acknowledges the rush to publish and issues the correction.
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Jerry Barnhart
Patsy Caldwell
Patsy Biddle
The
SUN
Lafe Dozier
Formica plant notes and family updates in September
In Bowen Kentucky Pamela Vonden Brink recovers from pneumonia. Carl Flach faces high food costs and finances his son. Opha Boyd breaks her arm chasing a mule. Lillian Thexton reports a daughter at Bethesda Hospital recovering. Henry Worman gets leave after a home accident. New grandmothers Helen Calvert and Serelda Sattler welcome a granddaughter and Serelda’s grandson born Sept 2. Paul Forbeck to be a Formica salesman moving to Chicago. Hazel Wilson on leave for daughter Jean’s illness. A Sun reader thanks for well wishes. Stewards meet Sept 17 to discuss decisions. Ruth Roberts returns to work after three weeks off.
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Joe Vonden Brink
Molding Dept
Pamela
Carl Flach
Carl
Opha Boyd
Bowen
Opha
Lillian Thexton
Bethesda Hospital
Henry Worman
Formica
Helen Calvert
Serelda Sattler
Helen
Serelda
Paul Forbeck
Chicago
Paul
Hazel Wilson
Jean
Hazel
the Sun
Labor Dept. worker burned in boiler fire incident
Arco Mays, a Labor Dept. employee, suffered severe facial and arm burns when a damper struck the boiler causing a flame to shoot out. he could not escape and is expected to recover and rejoin soon. Ceval Craft has been promoted to supervisor. Second Shift workers returned after illness. Helen Ferguson notes a misspelling of Bill Wedde’s name in last week’s column.
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Ceval Craft
Inspection 2
Bill Wedde
Arco Mays
Labor Dept
1946 Movie Profits Rise Sharply Over 1945 Levels
Box office data shows 1946 profits higher than 1945 by 50 to 300 percent across the industry. Studios posted stronger returns as wartime demand eased and production resumed full scale.
Prices rise 23 percent on building materials
Between October 1946 and March 1947 residential building materials costs climbed 23 percent while wages rose 5.5 percent, signaling widening price-wage gaps during postwar construction.
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Oral Electric Unit
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Greece
Turkey
Meier
Mt. Healthy
Colerain
Springdale Road
Featur
Hemlock
Spring Grove Ave
CLUB
Flamingo
Greater
Carl Hemlock
York Street
Newport, KY
Meadowbrook Pool
Shelter House
Venice
Ohio
Formica Notes
Mae Rist
Albert Tekulvey
Press Dept
Fitzgerald
Rose Miles
Ruth Roberts
Helen Ferguson
Aufdemkampe
Freeman Avenue Parkway
John Schwarz
E. McMillan
Harrison Tire & Rubber CO
N. E. Cor
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