Local careers and new ventures shine in Alton area
Herb opens Hert's Little Acres tavern on Route 111 north of Alton after a recovery from a serious crash. Dan Hendy celebrates a union shop victory at the Rel lance Whiting Company with 21 of 25 voting in favor. Labor Day parade praised but calls for broader unity and bigger prizes. Out-of-town club at Cottage Hills hosts square dancing and Friday fish. Metcalfe Miller sporting goods store debuts at 413 East Broadway with former Sessel's staff. Alton Trades and Labor Assembly urges full union participation in the community chest drive.
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Herb
Alton
LaSalle Hotel
Hert’s
Little Acres
Dan J. Hendy
Dan
Rell= lance Whiting Company
Lion Shop
Den
Baward Herman
RB. Seeger
White Rock
Cottage Hills
Metcalfe ‘Miller Company
East Broadway
Tom Metcalfe
Sessel
Lytton's
Metcalfe
Alton ‘Trades and Labor Assembly
Walter R. Smith
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Stevenson Advocates Labor Plan For Governor Race
Adlai Stevenson Democrat candidate for Governor outlines a labor program in a Mount Vernon Minnesota speech. He urges stronger safety, more factory inspectors, expanded Workmen’s Compensation, aid to elderly, equal pay for women, and appointing a labor insider as head of the Department of Labor to balance interests of employers and workers.
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Adla E."stevenson
Hil
Mount "Vernon
Minos
Nol
Poritans
Stevenson
Zement “Cpt
Laer
Talny and Stein
Pneumatic Shears Promise Faster Pruning for Growers
Fruit growers report pneumatic pruning shears cut costs by half. The device uses a sharpened edge pressed to a tree rim, triggers a compressed air action, and doubles the daily pruning output compared with hand shears.
What Is a Customer An Interesting Informative Action
The text questions the nature of a customer and explores how service and attention define this role. It references interaction, dependence, and the need for understanding in business relations, concluding with a broad reflection on human conduct and responsibility.
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Wes Iron
8 Ince Orperment Sre
Hirhouse Organ
Per
Barks
Willam Green
AFL CIO Heads Pledge Support To Truman
AFL and CIO leaders pledged support for President Truman with a conference noting endorsements from major labor organizations. George Harmon, head of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, led a committee stating 700,000 of the federation’s 800,000 members are backing the Democratic ticket. Philip Murray of the CIO announced formal endorsement and a door to door campaign by 10 Political Action Committees and 400 local groups.
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Truman
APL
CIO | Tion Hereld
Organize Labor
George Harvinon
Brotherhood of
Railway Guns
American Federation of Labor
Truman Barkiey
FE Tnlon
Federation
Philip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Is. Endorement
Democratic
Political Action Committee
Community notes from Batch and Furnace area workers
Mrs. Jack McLain thanks well wishers for flowers and papers as her husband heals at St. Joseph's hospital after a vacation in Pittsburgh. Dewey Murphy returns to work from vacation in Pittsburg. Eileen Howard tops women's plant league with 24 points in 13 weeks. Doris Britts thanks helpers for Labor Day picnic success. Owens-Illinois sales reps visit Alton Plants to study production methods in Plants 7 and 9. Buffalo Bills from Central Mold Shop go hunting. Jenny Kilne seeks help placing five new girls in Packing B. Cathryn Grohnke rests after Michigan trip. Lois Terlisner resigns to enter nursing training at St. Joseph's.
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Eileen Howard
Howard Kind
Doris Britts
Owens-linois Beverage
Alton
St. Louis
Jenny Kilne
Red
Cathryn Grohnke
General Engineers
Michigan
Lois Terlisner
St. Joseph's Hospital
Bob White Trio Heads Forkeyville Night Club
Forkeyville Night Club features the Bob White Trio praised for versatility and crowd draw. The New York act performs seven nights with a floor show and no cover charge for a short run, delivering singing and novelty entertainment to patrons.
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Forkeyville Nite Club
Bob White
Forkeyville
New York
Prices keep rising wages remain static
New evidence from the Department of Labor shows why workers struggle to make ends meet. It notes that average weekly earnings of factory workers barely rose from June to July while prices climbed, with hourly earnings up slightly but offset by fewer hours worked.
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Department of Tabor
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Forreyville Nite Club
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Jack McLain
Batch and Furnace
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Dewey Murphy
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National Safety Councils
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Phil Scheldt
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