Painters Trust Welfare Fund Pays First Claim
Washington area fund established under the Taft Hartley Act paid a first claim to Arlington Virginia for hospital and surgeon bills and loss of time pay. Rob ert W Buckley will continue to draw 20 a week during convalescence. The fund, set up by Locals 368 77 and 890 and the Union Painting Contractors Association, is administered by a co op board of trustees and is split between union officials and contractors.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
Painters ‘Trust
Washington
Arlington
Arthur A. Pel Rer
Robert W. Buckley
Planer
Peisner
AFL unions sign contract with Lustron builder Chicago
The Building Trades Department of the AFL announced a contract with Lustron Corp to produce and erect all steel Lustron homes in the U S and Canada. The agreement, signed April 18 1947 and announced later, limits crafts to electricians carpenters and plumbers and aims to prevent jurisdictional disputes while ensuring uninterrupted production and mounting demand from GIs.
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AFL
Chicago
Building ‘Trades Department
American Federation of Labor
Lustrom Corporation
Martin P. Durkin
United Association of Journeymen
Lustron Corporation
Durkin
Labor
Strandlund
U. S
Canada
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Nostrum License Bill Prompts Free Open Threats to People
The proposed measure by Congressman O'Hara seeks a free license to poison the public through patent medicines. Critics argue it would cripple the Federal Trade Commission, shift enforcement to courts, and raise risks from bromide nostrums and headache cures. The bill, pushed by the patent medicine lobby, faces strong opposition over nullifying FTC hearings.
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Joepl O'Hare
Intretog
Old App
Federal Trade Commission
Cara
Ralrond
Agsnat
American People
Abor
Congres
Exchange Commission
Othe Uulty
Patent Medicine
Congress
Nan B. Carroll Reese
R. Tenn
Reece
Republican ‘National
Commatte
O'Hara
Woodrow Wilson
Commission
Dto
Federal District Court
F. Tc
Free Education for Homebound Crippled Children Debate
At the National Society for Crippled Children and Adults annual meeting in Chicago delegates discussed government responsibility to provide mass education for homebound crippled children. Lawrence J. Linck urged unified nationwide schooling amid lack of federal legislation and limited state programs, noting nearly a million children are shut out of schooling due to disability.
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Chicago
Naional Society
Couny
Lcs
Delegete
Wnan
Lawrence J. Linck
Sec
Guaranton
Linck
Clare
Mos
Chile
The Cause They Died For in War Memory
The piece recalls Wilson and Roosevelt pledges to defend democracy and honor the fallen. It notes 126000 Americans died in World War I and 250000 in World War II, urging readers to face peace with responsibility and not mock the causes for which the dead gave their lives.
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Congress
Wilson
Roosevelt
Poverty, greed and faith in flawed society echo Lincoln quotes
The piece laments the poor amid a world of greed and hypocritical religion. It cites Abraham Lincoln as a beacon, condemning those who hide deeds behind scripture to justify riches. It warns of society’s neglect of the sick and needy, contrasting charity with self-interest. National Safety Council data follow, noting men suffer more accidents and December burn deaths peak due to faulty appliances and chimneys, with 1390 deaths in December 1945.
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National Safety Counci
Jess Tha
National Safety Council
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