Legion Exposition Thrives Amid Civic Support and Expo Fame
Alfons mwsssmance and Industrial-1 at River side Park delivered a large and notable exhibit. Civic groups in Alton backed the display with strong physical and moral support, enhancing the event’s success and predicted prestige despite some garbled text in reportage.
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Riverside Park
Alton Eivic
Reese
Alton Carnival
Mammoth Stadium
Mb Serr
Labor Must Stand Together in Fight for Better Congress
A 2016 election results blamed on sleepy union members and a hostile anti union Congress. The Taft Hartley Act sparked renewed labor unity as leaders vow to mobilize to elect a congress that will undo the law and protect organized labor.
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Ole Man Manper
Lanor Aavocate
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Labor
Sympathy and Aspirin Doctor Opens Practice
A fictional tale follows Dr Iyah Robaman as he leaves college life to hang out his shingle. He hires staff, advertises in the paper, and begins a self serving medical venture embracing mock ethics and a scant medical toolkit. The story centers on his first steps into practice with a single stethoscope case and aspirin.
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Iyah Robaman
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Lyahh Robaman
Labor unions and wage costs amid postwar tensions
Speaker Gibson warned against anti union drives blaming labor for high prices while detailing wartime to peacetime shifts. He cited 1946 production, rising prices, worker pay versus living costs, and profits, urging government support for fair bargaining rather than intervention.
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Gibson
Workers of America
Department of Labor
Butter and oleo taxes spark boomerang debate on price
A critical piece argues taxes on oleo margarine keep butter prices high, labeling it a hidden tax supported by dairy lobbying. It notes Taft Hartley era changes and urges readers to contact Congress to end the oleo tax regime and free competition between butter and margarine.
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Why Limit Provision In Taft Hartley Law Debate
A reader questions the Taft Hartley Act limit provision. They argue Congress should have required all organizations and officers to sign the anti communism affidavit, including fascist groups, to really safeguard freedom and curb dictatorship.
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Association of Manufacturers
Unions Shaped by Democratic Freedom Says Gibson in Ohio
Cleveland Ohio Assistant Secretary of Labor John W Gibson told the Ohio CIO Council unions reflect democratic society aims and must exist as free agents only in political and economic freedom. He argued freedom is indivisible and removing it from unions harms all the Nation s people, noting unions contributed to economic gains and social reforms worldwide.
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Ohio
Democratic Society
John W. Gibson
Ohio Cio Counci
Gibson
Par Uns
Farmers in the Money Era Sell Hogs for High Prices
A farmer drove hogs to town and returned with an empty wagon and 97,082.64 dollars. Meat prices soar while farmers face rising costs and the public pays more, reflecting a volatile market.
Predicted low mood in economy warns of inflation rise
The American Banker warns that despite apparent prosperity the economy is unsound. High farm prices drive living costs up and the slide could deepen when consumer prices peak, leading to a severe downturn.
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American Banker
Endurance of Labor Asserted by Lt. Governor Across Speech
Lt. Governor Cross declared to the State Federation of Labor that union labor cannot be destroyed and only a revolution could eradicate organized labor. Delegates cheered as he emphasized the resilience of labor against anti labor measures.
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State Federation of Labor
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Wood River Central Labor Union
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Labor World
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Alton Stores
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