FTC Crackdown on Firms Pushing False Product Claims
FTC exposes several firms for deceptive advertising and false cures. The cases name Pen Co Jane Williams Lipid and others for promising hair cure and anti gray services and for products claiming guaranteed results. Regulators outline cease and desist actions and require accurate disclosures in future ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rarker Pen Co
Janes
Fed
Trade “Commission
Origit Poucsieel
Continental Car-No-War Corp
Federal Trade Commission
Connecticut
Isbher
Federl
Iren Park Laboratory
Caecit
Tne
Herald
Clants Co
North Medina
San
Antonin
Texas
Alecta
Ft Hs
Effec
Thesno
Eton Ave
Maison
Senator Morse Denounces Industry Price Increases
Senator Wayne LiMorte of Oregon blasts industry price hikes tied to wage rises as unconscionable. He argues profits must meet true wage gains and condemns Taft Hartley propaganda as harming workers rights, citing government injunctions and rising costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne LiMorte
Oregon
Morse
Congress
Morse Sal
Meat packers profits surge in 1947 says Business Week
A Business Week report highlights leviathan profit jumps for the four leading meat packers in 1947 Armour profits rise to 38000000 from 4970000 and Swift increases to 22535000 from 18077000 while Cudahy and Wilsons also post sizable gains. The article notes an unrecorded $12000 special reserve masking costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business Week
Egherean
Armour
Cudany
Wilson
Swift
Not So Green Distant Fells To Closer View
A fragment reports American ex servicemen and their wives who migrated to Australia are increasingly disillusioned. They cite higher cost of living and housing than expected and are preparing to return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Rome
Public Relations Drive Urged Against Labor Smear
The article reports a Labor Federation warning of anti union agitation tied to the Taft Hartley law. NAM leaders condemn efforts to vilify labor, claim a broader plan to curb unions nationwide. Hanover cites public opinion polls showing support for labor regulation while urging cooperation and persistence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State Federation of Labor
Nists
Bor
Hanever
NAM
Hanover
Congress
Ianover
Guaranteed Wage Contract in Upholstered Furniture Industry
A historical notice describes a guaranteed wage agreement for upholstery workers. It promises 44 hours weekly for 80 weeks per year with one week vacation, a Christmas bonus, and pay for overtime after 40 hours. Benefits include health and death insurance via UIU, a union shop, and other standard gains, contingent on material availability and force majeure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UIU
Benlett
Picketing Barred in Missouri Sparks Legal Debate
A Missouri court ruling questions Section 8 of the state labor law, saying it does not regulate or define picketing and aims to abolish free speech as part of labor disputes. Arthur A. Hunn and Melvin Le Levan were arrested while picketing non union shops, highlighting enforcement tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pevnio
Pete Cain
Arthur A. Hunn
Building ‘Trades Council
St. Louis
Melvin LeLevan
Journeymen Barbers
Cosmetologist International Union
Sweeny Opens Grocery Store in Alton
John Sweeny, a 25 year Shell company machinist, opens Sweeny Food Shop at 2512 Street. The couple, with Viola Sweeny, plans to run the store after his paralysis halted factory work. The venture features canned goods, grade A meats, produce, and ice cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohn Sweeny
Sweeny
Viola
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Pohlman Insurance Agency
State St
Nat'l Bank Bldg
Ary J. Steel
Alton
Call For
Exper Wortman Refrigeration Company
W. Broadway
Dial
Credit Open
N.N. Challacombe
Ston
Alton Floral CO
Alton Feed Company
West Broadway
C. H. Auten
Ron Yancey
Santora
Wert’s Bottled Gas & Appliange Company
Washington
State Loan CO. S
Broadway
Quanty
Renken
Toledo
Pneu
Weber’s Grill
Carl Wendle
Belle St
Stickler
State Farm Insurance
America Cp
Corirene Vasterwarere
Ee Porileyer
Acinar
Arenes
Seymaura Ae
Home Craft Products
East Broadway
Steve's Tavern
Durb
Missouri
John Sweeny
Rudy’s
Watcheston, Ill
Dan's Brake Service
West 6Th Street
Alton, Illinois
Cottage Rill
Ill
Johnson
Lashley & Mohme
Packa
Faulstich Cigar Store
Market St. Dial
Au10
SHELL
Bowes Tire
Annibreete
Pettiv
Sander
Lump Boat & Motor Company
Carter Bros. Tractor & Equipment Co
Ford Ferguon Cool Ait Sales & Service
Wood River
Wood River, Tl
Arjorie
Browne
Dorothy Xour
Temple Hall Business Service
Ton
Milton Road
Illinois
Nite Owl Cafe
Belle St. Ethel Morgan
Mississippi Valley Coal CO
Broadway & Market
Mston, Ill
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