Examines City Machine Rule and PR Threats in Cincinnati
A former Kansas City reporter warns that strong political machines corrupt city government through dinner meetings and party control. He cites corruption in hospitals contracts and public services, recalls Pendergast era, and argues PR risks in Cincinnati under Boss Schneller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Pendergast
Kansas City
Kansas City Club
Pendergast
Curley
Boston
Hague
Jersey City
Crump
Memphis
Schneller
Cincinnati
Cox and
Hynicka
General Hospital
Pendergrast
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Boss Schneller
Flanders proposes unemployment reservoir to curb prices
Sen Ralph E Flanders says high prices could be tamed by statesmanlike wage restraint, management driven price control, or a reservoir of unemployed. He favors wage restraint and opposes renewed government controls amid price hearings in Boston. He will miss part of the hearings to address a U.S. Chamber of Commerce meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph E. Flanders
R. Vt
Congressional
Flanders
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Vermont
Boston
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Two Weeks to Register How and Where to Register
A 1947 Cincinnati notice urges labor and working people to register before October 6 1947 to influence fall elections. It outlines eligibility requirements and registration hours at the Board of Elections 622 Sycamore Street with special final day hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Hamilton County
Board of Elections
Sycamore Street
Not So Full Dinner Pail not a new slogan in 1947
Labor leaders and Federated Press commented on rising prices and wage pressures as Taft argued for reduced meat consumption and wage caps while labor accused profits of driving inflation. They warned Taft’s plan would cost 9 million unemployed and worsen diets, despite a grand jury probe into meat packing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Taft
Federated Press
Back to Good Old Days for Supervisors
The Labor Relations Reporter argues the Taft Hartley law mirrors pre 1935 common law allowing employers to interfere with unions and curb membership. It notes wartime gains eroded by inflation, with purchasing power under 1939 levels despite higher wages in 1947. Political action is seen as the solution to wage loss via corporate influence on Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Relations Reporter
Congress
Thurmond Faces Rent Control Charge From Real Estate Group
Gov. Stron Thurmond was accused by a real estate group of endorsing Communism for rent control after he criticized profiteering owners in a welcoming message to landlords. The governor denied the charge as President Morgan L. Fitch repudiated the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Beach
S. C
South Carolina
Stron Thurmond
Pres. Morgan L. Fitch
The
Nati Assn
Hig
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Incinnati
Repo
Everett
By Rollin H. Everett
Kansas City Star
City Hall
Cherry
Labor
National Association of Manufacturers
Sen. Taft
Bureau of Labor Statistics
S.C. Gov
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