Reelect UE Officers By Five to One Margin
The United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers convention re elected its top leaders with large margins. Albert J. Fitzgerald won for president 3659 to 712, Julius Ernspak kept Sec Treas 3614 to 838, James Matles led Organization 3827 to 594. The union withheld endorsement from Henry A. Wallace amid mixed feelings during the opening session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Electrical Radio & Machine Workers
CIO
Albert J. Fitzgerald
Harry Block
CIO Sec.-Treas
James B. Carey
Sec.-Treas
Julius Ernspak
Tony Cimino
Springfield
Mass
James Matles
John Duffy
Pittsburgh
Wallace
Progressive Party
Henry A. Wallace
Fitzgerald
Wallace Party
Declarin
UK Progressive delegates rebuff Carey and uphold party pluralism
Delegates approved a resolution rejecting exclusive party control over political expression and affirming the right of members to support the Progressive party or any other political group. Carey was censured for testimony to a House labor committee and offered to stand trial in two locals, but his motion to endorse CIO support for Truman and oppose Wallace was rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carey
House Labor Committee
Fitzgerald
House Committee
Progressive
CIO
Paper Workers Local 98 Opens Bowling Season With High Scores
The season started last Friday night as Cutting Room girls led by Del Woeste posted a 193 game and 469 total. Three wins from Western Division followed, with captains listed for each team and Eddie Burkhardt elected president and Ralph Moorman secretary of the Men's League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Local 98
Cutting Room
del Woeste
Loraine Gates
Margaret Miller
Margaret Woeste
al Mattschech
Harry Grover
Homer Schuester
Frank Brown
Hank Knabe
Herman Rau
Eddie Burkhardt
Ralph Moorman
Men’s League
Local 761 backs Truman CIO policy and endorsements
Local 761 United Electrical workers vote unanimously to back the Truman Barkley ticket and national CIO policy including the Marshall Plan. They endorse Ohio and Hamilton County PACs and Morse Johnson and Earl Wagner for Congress. Meeting held Friday Sept 10 with reminders for Sept 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America
Ohio
Hamilton County
Morse Johnson
Earl Wagner
Congress
Talmadge Terrorism Seen As Nation Ill Omen
Federated Press warns the Georgia election pattern threatens the south and nation. Klansmen and Dixiecrats allegedly targeted Negro voters with purge tactics while urging white turnout for Herman Talmadge. Labor is urged to protest and unite against rising intimidation.
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Talmadge
Georgia
South
Augusta
Cracker Party
Dixiecrats
Griffin
Bullock County
Perry
Valdosta
Clothing Workers Paper Supports Truman Reelection
The Advance editorial defends President Truman as defender of the common people and criticizes Thomas Dewey as the candidate of American monopolists. It supports Henry A Wallace’s right to run and cautions he is a liberalism threat second only to reactionaries backing Dewey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pres. Truman
Advance
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Thomas Dewey
Henry A. Wallace
Dewey
Midget Auto Racing Bowl Opens Here
The Cincinnati Midget Race Bowl opened its first race on Tuesday night August 31. Located on Route 25 at Reading Road and Glendale Milford Road, one mile north of Reading Ohio, the asphalt track seats 7 500 and is locally owned. Fans from Cincinnati and surrounding areas traveled long distances to attend, with civic groups endorsing the event.
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Cincinnati
Route 25
Reading Road
Glendale-Milford Road
Reading
Race track ticket sale and club officers listed
All seats for the Bowl are reserved. Tickets go on sale at the track from 6 p.m. on race day or at the Central Ticket Office Carew Tower lower level until 2 30 p.m. on race day. Cincinnati Raceway Inc officers are Frank J Hall president E E Stokes vice president P G Wandersmith secretary and Edward Ellig treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carew Tower
Cincinnati Raceways, Inc
Frank J. Hall
E. E. Stokes
P. G. Wandersmith
Edward Ellig
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Elizabeth Engel
UPA
Harrison Fisher
Massachi
Federated Pictures
Ray Tucker
UE-761
Covery
Mary Kirk
Maggie Taylor
Marjorie Young
Beulah Burns
Mulberry
Beulah
Democratic Party
America
By Stetson Kennedy
Federated Press
Atlanta
Green Dragon
Herman
Ole Gene
Truman
Werk’s Corner Delicatessen Choice Meats
Hamilton Ave
Kirby
Dick Lang
Prop
Benson
Reading, Ohio
AAA
Aufdemkampe
Freeman Avenue
DU Roe
Pani
George FP. Bocklet
Mgr
Union Headquarters
Brotherhood
Linoleum & Rug Co. Inc
Court & Vine Sts
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