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Newspaper
Labor World
Location
Alton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1947
Page
2
The piece notes a completed election with younger World War I veterans entering office and urges modern methods. It criticizes campaign spending as excessive given salaries and argues for legal limits on contributions. Following Harry Watson’s resignation in Ward Two a special election is urged to fill the vacancy promptly.
A compilation argues for broad labor press circulation citing Morris Ernst on press concentration. It notes limited competition across states, absentee ownership, chains controlling weekly papers, large share of daily and Sunday editions, and dominant roles of major networks, advertisers, and the five big theater chains.
A disjointed guide advises manipulating a bartender to get service and influence orders. It warns against paying before asked and suggests distracting the bartender with odd tactics. The fragment references a person named Brenda and Mary and emphasizes avoiding blame if the plan backfires.
The Wage-Hour and Public Contracts divisions reported twenty percent of banking and trust companies inspected in 1946 violated the 40 cent per hour minimum under the Fair Labor Standards Act. About 49 percent violated one or more major provisions, with $906,000 restitution ordered for 5,700 workers. Officials attributed violations to misapplied exemptions and gaps in coverage.
George Wenzel, a Baltimore restaurant consultant, warned Houston restaurant owners that seven cents may be the top price for coffee, a nickel cup becoming doomed along with a ten cent cigar and nickel candy bar, as costs and demand shift.
Union Lumber Yard to open a new yard in Alton. The Cooke Lumber Company will operate a 100 percent union yard at 6ld West Delmar, expected to be welcomed by trades and labor groups. The announcement urges labor movement attention.
The article explores Greek notions of soul and love, then shifts to family life as a social and emotional unit. It discusses how psychologists and criminologists study families, the strain during wartime, and the impact of parental roles on children.
Along St Louis avenue in East Aston an insurance agency at 412 informs visitors of a busy, orderly office. A capable secretary notes a focus on preserving the family unit as a core value while staff are described as competent young women in the service.
The article describes Mr Kelly managing his business from a wheelchair, defying limb paralysis and proving readiness and independence beyond physical limits. It contrasts able bodies with his success, highlighting courage and determination in achieving comfort and security despite his condition.
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