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Newspaper
Labor World
Location
Alton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1947
Page
2
An associate editor at Fieldquarters in Alton is listed with address Wentrd Street and phone 67252. The brief entry preserves a newsroom staffing note and contact detail.
The Atlanta Constitution notes that retailers are not villains in the inflation crisis. Grocers, furniture dealers, department stores, and others face higher costs from processors and manufacturers, trapped in a cycle of rising prices. Retailers and manufacturers struggle, while production and distribution must adapt to inflation to protect mass prosperity.
Westuscomber Corp executive Paul G Hollman warned that a disastrous mood would stem from human acts, not nature, threatening the American system unless real purchasing power returns to the masses. Economist A Ford Henrichs echoed concerns about high prices, noting profits have been passed to consumers and history shows this cannot last. Business leaders including Eaton Johnson Johnson & Johnson urged reform, with Eaton rebuking timber-backing NAM and Robinson proposing a 60 cent minimum wage in his book For Forest Freedom.
An article in the October 25 issue by J Mack Swigert praising the Taft Hartley Law drew AFL protests over the Post’s refusal to run a labor side. AFL leader William Green charged the Post with one sided bias, while editor Ben Hibbs defended the publication and suggested a letter to the editor reply.
Marion Indiana November 21 397 Me Loyd Tribble writes from Alton Illinois praising Labor World for publishing content and urging safer streets near playgrounds and hospitals. He notes concern for local hospitals and expresses support for featured articles while urging other papers to likewise publish candid views.
The article argues against the ten cent sales tax on margarine, noting its long history as a substitute for butter and citing support from the Department of Agriculture and the American Labor Association for margarine as nutritious. It emphasizes discrimination in tax policy and calls for reconsideration.
Joseph Eligen, president of our Local, was chosen to represent at the American Federation of Grain Processors Convention held in Kansas City, Missouri for three days in November 2023. He will report at the next regular meeting. The union will meet on December 11, the second Thursday, due to Christmas on the fourth Thursday. November 24, 1957 marks the start of partial operation at Rusell-Miller Milling Co. with wheat unloading beginning to prep flour. Monsanto scientists report a new silica reduction process yielding San tocel for dull paint finishes.
Costs in building climb as materials become more expensive. The 1910 median five thousand dollar house now costs about twice that figure, with the overall cost of construction up nearly 95 percent and continuing to rise across related goods and services.
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