Retail Clerks Rally For Labor Driven Reform
Clerks urge security by union, decry underpayment and high living costs. Labor leaders expect stores to sign union contracts or face organized campaigns including bus trips to Wood River to mobilize shopper support and spend through union shops.
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Poohman
Gitte Sith
American Federation of Labor
Danner
Poehlman
National
Wood River
Howe Ee ‘Union
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Fpoellman
American Federation|t ‘of Labor
Veterans Administration Insurance Plans Promoted to Veterans
A wartime advert for the Veterans Administration outlines life insurance options including Ordinary Life Twenty-Pay Life and Thirty-Pay Life policies, plus Endowment Plans. It emphasizes conversion to permanent plans, waivers of premiums during disability, and benefits for beneficiaries, with notes on deadlines and reinstatement. The piece also highlights local events and a Veterans benefit fair at Alton High School.
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Svetswan
Americas
Ea Aetna
National ‘Service Life Insurance
Alton
Tarite City
Dupo
Tech Street
Tarong
Roper
Louis
Orden
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Toy Sale Forecast Hits 250 Million Dollars This Year
New York reports a projected 250 million dollar toy market for the year, despite manual shortages. The forecast, from LM MacDonald, president of the Toy Manufacturer of the U.S.A., notes a five percent rise over last year amid postwar consumer demand and fall fashions.
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New York, N
LM. MacDonald
U. S.A
Dewey Kelly Takes Over Three Mile Tavern Management
Dewey Kelly has assumed managerial duties at the spacious Three Mile Tavern on Route 11, three miles north of Edwards. A former Bartenders Local No. 243 member, he hosts live music on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, inviting acquaintances and friends to enjoy dancing, dining, and a hearty steak dinner.
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Dewey Kelly
Route 11
Edwards‘Je
Rely
Alton-Wood
Dewey
Stites Wins Sessel's Golf Tournament
Stites wins the Sessel's Golf Tournament at the Municipal Golf Course in an elimination event. Stites scored 54 on the final hole course, exciting local players and fellow employees from Sesse's Clothing Store. Jim Carrow of St Louis University and Jim Lofts participated, adding to the competitive field.
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Tn Suites
Shurtlett
Coege
Sesse's
Stites
Jim Carrow
St Louis
Jim Lofts
Local Cheer Brightens Jay Murphy Street Scene
A fragmentary report notes a figure named Jay Murphy passing along a cheerful crowd on a street, with an unnamed manager or attendant joining to share a brief moment of positivity amid sparse details.
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Land George Hendrinan
Oman
Jay" Murphy
Foo Anager
Dle Pens
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