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Newspaper
Labor World
Location
Alton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1947
Page
6
A wartime era report documents the Williams family living in squalor with eleven children. Larry, a needy son, is hidden away as others describe income loss, medical issues, and crowded hunger. Neighbors reference the Friendship Train while urging aid for clothing, bedding, coal, and essentials.
Bartenders and Waitresses Local No 243 will host a Christmas party at the Teamsters Hall on December 22. Two dinner servings for afternoon and evening workers, featuring turkey with all the trimmings, and vaudeville acts Louise Puetz and Fable. Election nominees named. Salvation Army donation approved. Roberta Walton released fromSt Josephs hospital.
The Retail Clerks Local No 149 and Wood River merchants reached a new contract recently. The agreement raises wages and improves working conditions while preserving existing working hours and store hours.
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