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Newspaper
Cincinnati The Sun
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1947
Page
8
A bullied fable shows a crowd with bright smiles and loud speakers shouting slogans like BE PROUD YOU’RE A NAMER ICAN and NAMERICA FOR NAMERICANS. A boy asks about hunger and housing as signs promise opportunity while a funeral cemetery is painted over and a war is praised as a mistake to be forgotten.
Mary Hanscom and two other women leaders of a telephone strike are arrested under a hastily enacted state slave law, treated as if charged with a grave crime. The incident highlights harsh measures used against labor action in New Jersey.
The Lithographers Bowling League began regular competition at Central Turners Hall on September 10 with the Young and Klein team led by captain Bill Staudt. Ray Horan serves as league secretary. The league reported a 37 percent higher hour week and a 36 percent increase starting May 1, 1948, plus $7 and $5 weekly wage boosts and two weeks’ vacation after two years, announced by Wilfred Porter, president of Cincinnati Local 8.
The Food Tobacco Agricultural and Allied Workers CIO in Philadelphia urged President Truman to convene a special session of Congress to reenact price controls at May 1946 levels.
About 7,200,000 veterans endure acute housing shortages in a survey by the American Veterans Committee. The report highlights a widespread shortage affecting veterans nationwide and underscores the need for action to ease housing access.
Between 1919 and 1939 average hourly earnings rose by 28 percent while unit labor costs in manufacturing fell 44 percent, indicating productivity gains outpaced wage growth across the sector.
Porter reported that Philadelphia and Pittsburgh locals last week secured a 36 percent hour week, with years and six paid holidays noted as part of the gains.
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