Postwar Students Restless Yet Bright Horizons Seen
The piece notes postwar students are restless but hopeful, shaped by world travel and broader horizons. It highlights lectures by Father Knox on aging values, and cites local figures like Assembly President Smith and the Alton Trades and Labor Assembly planning a new building to unite locals, with a film showing and refreshments at the next meeting after Labor Day.
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College of Univer Egos
Popelar Magazine
Smith
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Navy
Alton
Alton Trades and Labor Assembly
Odd Fellows Hall
St Fation
Displaced Persons Debate On Labor and Immigration
Displaced Persons argues that three million Americans are jobless and a recession looms. It attacks the Citizens Committee for Displaced Persons for backing immigrants, cites 40 000 seeking work, and warns of burden on taxpayers. It notes Canadian importation schemes and calls for aiding domestic Americans instead.
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Crum and Dean Open Wood River Office
Charles Crum and Kent L Dean form Crum and Dean general contracting firm opening an office on First Street Wood River. Crum long served as business agent for Carpenters Local 1808 and is well known locally. Dean brings extensive building trade experience in the area. The firm has been operating since February but only recently secured office space. Small quantities of platinum found in meteoritic material.
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Crum
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First Street
Wood River
Charles Crum
Carpenters’ Local No
Kent L. Dean
Florida crowd enjoys new crooner hit at Tallahassee
In Alton Wood River area a Florida atmosphere swirls as locals buzz about the top record by Frankel Hag Time Band featuring Andrews Sisters with Al Jolson and Bing Crosby. The tune That My Desire is among favorites, drawing Tallahassee attention.
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Alton-Wood River
Eternal King of Croonets
Sing Crosby
Andrews Sisters
Tallahassee
al Jolson
Bing Crosby
AFL Editors Back Compulsory Voting Plan At Conference
The Eastern Labor Press Conference of AFL publications approved a rule to discipline members who miss votes and urged the federal government to require compulsory voting. It cited 20,000,000 labor votes staying home in past elections and backed initiatives to study cooperative newsprint production and eliminate racketeering among pseudo-labor editors. Arnold Zander was reelected conference president with Frank Powers as secretary treasurer.
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Washington, D. C
UILNS
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Eastern Labor Press Conference
Hamilton Hotel
Ameri ‘Can Federation of Labor
AFL
Matthew Woll
George M. Harrison
W. C. Birthright
Labor Press
Arnold S. Zander
Milwaukee
American Feder Ton
Frank B. Powers
Washington
Commercial Telegraphers Journal
Alton Glass Plant boosts worker welfare and X-ray clinic
A mobile X-ray unit will operate at the Owens Illinois Glass plant complex in Alton until July 9 offering PRE X-rays to employees. The plant emphasizes worker relations with a library, clubs, recreation rooms, and on site music to boost morale.
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Altondustrial
Owens Tlinois
Clerks Local No 344 Sign Two Contracts
The former Peter Walters at 992 Brown street sold to Eph Padden, to be known as Paden Grocery. Padden signed a contract with Retail Clerks No 844 of Alton. Red Sampson opened Sampson Grocery at Broadway and Ridge, site of the old Kroger, with a Retail Clerks contract. Herman Bott, longtime unionist, shifts in Packing Department. Patricia Jean Sutton graduates high school with top honors and silver plaque. Mrs Doll Grosh and husband attend Purdue graduation in Indiana. Mrs Haneke’s son Arthur marries. her Packing A Depart duties noted.
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Peter Walters
Brown Street
Eph Padden
Paden
Padden
Alton
Red Sampson
Broadway and
Ridge
Kroger
Sampson Grocery
Oy ‘Sampson
Kes
Muldred
Clave
Herman Bott
Patricia Jean Sutton
Patricia J Ean
Doll Grosh
Druggists Sign Contract In Regional Retail Labor Pact
The agreement sets vacation schedules with one week after one year, two weeks after two years, and salaries paid during vacation. Accrued time earned at one day per month after year one, with payout if discharge occurs. Named signatories include F W Hillar Reese's Drug Stores East Alton Wood River. A Weeen Theft Drug Wood River. Louis Camp Camp's Drug Wood River. Adams Adam's Pharmacy Wood River. William Vinyard Vinyard's East Alton Roxana. Vern Bramley Roxana Drug Roxana. Contracts run July 1 1947 to July 2, with Retail Clerks’ officials noting it’s the first signed in the area and urging support for stores displaying union shop cards.
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F W. Hillar
Reese's Drug Stores
East Alton
Wood River
Louis Camp
Wood
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