Labor union gatherings forge health institute plan at Turner Hall
Recent meetings by labor representatives from CIO Independence American Federation of Labor and Central State Petal Union discuss forming Alten Weed River and Edson County health program. Two noted Institute speakers set for December 17 at Turner Hall as unions unite for worker welfare and shared goals.
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Health Institute
Turner Hall
Repraventelves
Altons Weed
Alten Weed
Edson Coune
CIO
American Federation of Labor
Cental State Petal ‘Tum
Standard Oi Company
Everest Song
Good Union
Federatoa
Evanepie
Commshone
St. Louis
Organized Labor
Stop and Think Stop And Think on Christmas Cheer in Alton
Community note urges visits with Santa in Alton and outlines charity drives including Red Cross Blood Mobile in Wood River January 15. Discusses Wood River stadium project costing about 70000 with seating for 2000, and calls for civic pride and union-led health programs. Mentions Turner Hall meeting December 17 and labor speakers addressing auto accidents during holidays.
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Central States Petroleum Union No
Standard Oil Company
Red Cross Biood Mobile
Lewis and Clark
Wood River
Coopers
IS. Css
Board of Education Fund
Alton
Amerian Legion
Roxana
Somerville Labor Victory Marks Get Out The Vote Contest
Somerville central labor union leaders reported a landmark get out the vote contest prize event on Thursday night Dec 9. Oliver presented a $1000 first prize and nine other awards to labor political committees based on their Truman 1948 vote gains over FDR 1944. Winners included Keokuk Denver County Kenosha Lackawanna Hibbing Alton Wood River and Somerville. the union showed aggressive turnout tactics and noted the broader aim to defend organized labor amid postwar politics.
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Oliver
Charles 3
Murphy
Somerville Central Labor Union
Somerville
AFL
Labors Committee
T ‘Truman & Barkley
Truman
Roosevelt
Metropoitan
Boston
FDR
Keokuk
Towa
Denver
County
Colo
2Nd Assembly
Kenosha County
Wis
Lackawanna County
Scranton
Hibbing
Minn
Alton-Wood River
Offiver
Central Labor Union
Poice
Ity
Inaugural Ceremony Set for Stevenson in Illinois
The Illinois General Assembly will meet in a joint session on January 5 to take oaths and elect a speaker, then adjourn to January 10 for the inaugural in the Armory. Governor-elect Stevenson and state officials will be sworn in by the chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court. A grand inaugural ball and grand march are planned that evening in the Armory, with expectations of full capacity.
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General Assembly of
Ilinois
Illinois Supreme Court
Edwardsville Jaycees Grow From Six to Nearly Twenty
The Jaycees in Edwardsville, a new organization of young men aged 21 to 35, expanded from six members to nearly twenty in two months through personal contact and advertising. The Edwardsville Chamber of Commerce secretary doubted the town’s size but now offers support and access to office tools. Other Jaycee chapters in nearby towns also contribute to the community effort. A stray note mentions Uncle Eph and Aunt Ada fighting again after weeks apart.
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Edwardsville
Allen
Granite City
France tests 6 car pneumatic tire train on Paris run
In a trial on the Paris to Chalons sur Marne route the six car train mounted on pneumatic rubber tires averaged 73 miles per hour over 110 miles. The system uses two 10 wheel tracks and can tolerate tire blowouts without stopping. Plans call for service on the Paris Strasbourg route, promising a quieter ride with no metal wheel noise.
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France
Paris
Chalons sur-Marne
Strasbourg
New Ballot for State Federation of Labor Officers
Voters must cast ballots between December 1 and December 31, 1948 at designated locations per federation rules. The ballot lists nine presidential candidates, a three member credential committee, and numerous union locals with affiliations from Chicago to East St. Louis, Peoria and Rockford, including names such as Rauch McMahon Bray Kinsella Whalen Johnson HAYNES Pairclough Marsh Fewkes and others.
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Federation of Lebor
Tilhols
Joseph J. Seppi
Chicago
John. Bray
Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employes Division
Rockford
Harold Pairclough
William v. Hughes
Molders' Local Unit Wins Union Shop Poll
Belvidere, Tl. Local 410 of the AFL Molders and Foundry Workers Union won by a large margin in a National Sewing Machine Co. union shop election administered by the National Labor Relations Board. The vote was 120 to 1 in favor of the union shop under Matt Hartley law.
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Belvidere
AFL
International Molders and Foundry Workers Union
National Sewing Machines Co
National Labor Relations Board
Junion
Nominate New Officers For Central Body
At the December meetings unions announce officer races with several incumbents facing opposition. Walter Smith and Joseph Casner contend for secretary posts while Blowers Local No 95 seeks reading clerk and William Pfaff is among slated sergeant at arms nominees. Assembly, trustees, and other offices are listed with multiple nominees and no opposition in some cases.
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Sheppard
Walter Smith
Boiler Makers
Joseph Casner
Blowers Local No. 95
William Pfaff
Meat Cutters Local No. 8
Alton Trades and Labor
Rene Bacus
Federal T
Taper Union
Guy Beets
Paul Whetzel
Frank Harrelson
Walter Rling
Alton Trades
Lt Smith
Boilermakers No
Ing
Teamsters and Chauffers
Theo, Sheppard
Wisdom Time Is Precious Yet Truth More So
A compact adage notes time's value but elevates truth above all. It frames truth as the ultimate priority over fleeting moments. The saying echoes Disraeli's emphasis on integrity over punctuality. It stands as a concise moral reflection on prudence and honesty.
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Disraeli
Labor union greetings for Christmas and New Year 1949
A 1949 holiday statement from Alton Trades and Labor Assemblies and Wood River Central Labor Union officers extends Yuletide wishes to friends and citizens. It emphasizes peace on earth and good will toward men, pledging labor's fellowship and prosperity for labor and business in the coming year. Walter R. Smith and Uy Harper sign as presidents.
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Organized Labor
Walter R. Smith
Alton Trades and Labor Assembluy
Harper
Wood River Central Labor Union
Merry Christmas and New Year Greeting from Labor World
A holiday message from the Labor World thanks advertisers and subscribers for 1948 support and asks continued patronage in 1949. The note emphasizes newspapers mold public opinion and foster community progress, wishing readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Central States Petroleum Union Promotes Red Cross Blood Drive
Central States Petroleum Union No. 135 at Standard Oil sponsors a Red Cross Blood Mobile visit on Jan. 15. The union, active since World War II, has donated hundreds of pints and maintains a donor program with volunteers and committee members coordinating drives. Health, safety, and lifelong support for union families are emphasized as the blood program expands nationally through the American Red Cross.
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Central States Petroleum Union
Standard Oil
Red Cross Blood Mobile
Central State Petroleum
Unon
War Blood Bank
Russell Spann
Blood Mobile
Lester Parker
Roy Awe
Floyd Galliher
Lns
Central States Petroleum Union No. 15
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Central “States
Petoleum Union No. 135
American Real Cross
Airs
Floyd Gallither
Blood Bank
Pipefitters Local 553 Schedules New Meeting Dates
Members of Pipefitters Local No 553 will meet at the Laborers' Mall 37 West Ferguson Ave Wood River Illinois starting January on the first and third Thursdays each month. January meetings fall on the 6th and 20th signed Rank Marrellson business agent.
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Laborers
West Ferguson Ave
Wood River
Iiols
Rank Marrellson
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Reuben G. Soderstrom
Typographical Union No
Streator
Tressurer
Victor A. Olander
Seafarers International Union
Pern R. Rauch
Madge King
United Garment Workers
Galesburg
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Boot & Shoe Workers
Mary Dempsey Hotel & Restaurant
Chloe Cleveland
Laundry Workers
East St. Louis
Molders
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