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Newspaper
Labor World
Location
Alton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1948
Page
4
A pamphlet issued by the United States Employment Service outlines how employers and communities can aid handicapped workers in rehabilitation. It emphasizes practical steps, job placement support, and employer incentives to improve access to work for disabled individuals.
A local notice mentions Freeman Cherry, formerly of the Rainbow Room in East Alton, now in Het tick, booking a colored band Tommy Dean and his boys to perform at Cherry's Tavern on Saturday and Sunday, July. It also covers a frustrated viewer's complaints about movie theaters and a July 18th Alton Motor Boat Club regatta featuring a female speed-boat race above Clifton Terrace.
A column argues that US fear of communism deepens as World War II shifts to a Cold War stance. It warns of underground Soviet influence, red collaborators, and the danger of sabotage and weaponry. Noting leaders like John L. Lewis, it predicts escalating tensions and possible Berlin crisis.
The piece discusses the U S Supreme Court upholding veterans superior seniority in federal employment by a unanimous ruling. It contrasts democracy and communism, warning of a sustained ideological struggle. It reflects wartime era rhetoric, urging vigilance and clear thinking amid political changes.
A committee appointed by the Bishop of Iverpoo reports that over 3 000 Englandmen and Welshmen about 13 percent of the population are totally illiterate. The finding urges urgent inspection of literacy and awareness to protect lives tomorrow.
In Chicago at the Morrison Hotel the International Union convened 484 delegates from glass container plants across the United States and Canada for the 8th convention. Reports covered constitutional changes and wage contracts with July negotiations in Atlantic City, aiming for a national settlement by November amid a 20 percent industry drop. Lee Minton spoke on union progress and future plans, while Albert Plone addressed Taft-Hartley law implications. William Green criticized communism and the Russian model, and Illinois Federation of Labor Secretary Victor Olander attended. Seventy percent of Alton delegates served on committees, with John Mullen elected Fraternal Delegate to the 1919 AFL convention. An error about a cab company purchase was corrected. the American Text Service remains operated by Meyers brothers.
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