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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1950
Page
5
Local newspaper carries terse want ads seeking housekeepers and general help. Listings mention work opportunities, part time tasks, and basic duties with brief contact notes. Strong names and places are sparse but indicate routine domestic employment and service needs.
Fragmented OCR text hints at nominations, officers, and union rules in Texas. Mentions bonding, dense edits, and “Want Ads” as exception language. No clear events or individuals emerge.
Delegates at the State Federation of Labor meeting in the Gunter hotel backed a southern organizational drive. Harry OReilly urged 1,002 new members for 1950 while noting wage-cost disparity and Taft Hartley act obstacles. J I Rhodes stressed a strong southern labor movement to match national levels and advocated a national unemployment study.
The Texas Federation of Labor backed President Truman’s Korea policy, with 300,000 AFL production workers pledging support. Southern Director J. Ly Rhodes urged readiness to man munitions plants and shipyards if war comes. Mrs. W. St. John Garwood warned that an Atlantic union could have prevented the Korean invasion and urged quick action to deter communism.
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