Labor Scene looks at Elyria union veteran and SUB debate
The Elyria Central Labor Union loses Harley Reese after 18 years as financial secretary, while he remains president of Local 129 IBEW. The piece notes his praised service and the looming SUB funding debate after Ohio Supreme Court rulings. It outlines positions of Gov DiSalle, the OIC, and unions, plus a sample vested plan from Western Automatic Machine Screw and MESA Localis. The article predicts legislative action next month on SUB payments amid differing views on distribution and impact for laid off workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Central Labor Union
Harley Reese
Oberlin
CLU
AFL
Reese
Central Labor Union
Harley
IBEW
CSA
Ohio Supreme Court
Michael Vv. DiSalle
Sub
Columbus
Fred J. Milligan
Ohio Information Committee
Milligan
OIC
Labor
Ohio
Western Automatic Machine Screw Co
Mesa Localis
Carlisle Unit Plans Luncheon Jan 15 1959
The Carlisle Kindergarten Mothers' Club will host a luncheon at the Palladeum starting 12:30 p.m. on January 15, 1959. Tickets are sold by Mrs. Pauline Lasko. A Christmas music program featured students including Molly Whitmore, Sam Pryce, David Uehline, Linda Holtkamp, and a sixth grade trumpet ensemble. A taped recording of the kindergarten singing was a highlight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Palladeum
Kindergarten Mothers’ Club
Pauline Lasko
Molly Whitmore
Sam Pryce
David Uehline
Linda Holtkamp
Recalls Requested Instead Of Overtime
C Franklin Carr international representative of United Auto Workers asked Elyria plants to minimize overtime and recall laid off workers where possible. He requested Browze Lipe-Chapin and Bendix Westinghouse review scheduling after officers called overtime morally wrong while layoffs persist. Laid off workers at both plants staged picketing protesting overtime and urging recalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Franklin Carr
United Auto Workers
Elyria
Browze Lipe-Chapin
Bendix-Westinghouse
Carr
International
B-L-C
Labor Union Calendar District 139 and Local 1849
A list of unions and locals appears for a Labor Union Calendar. Entries include SAM Local 1849 Lear Romeo AM MONDAY Local 125 IBEW County TUESDAY Lake Erie District Council of Carpenters WEDNESDAY Local 995 M F UAW Local 64 Elyria Bricklayers Local 1024 SAM American Ship UAW en Council Local 1802 U S Automatic TAM Elyria Central Labor Union Building Trades' Business Agents Local 758 County Laborers Local 705 Lorain Carpenters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Lear-Romeo
UAW
Elyria Bricklayers
American Ship
UAW En Council Local
U. S. Automatic
TAM Elyria Central Labor Union Building Trades’ Business Agents
County Laborers
Lorain Carpenters
Two Men Plead Innocent In Oberlin Court
In Oberlin Municipal Court two defendants entered innocent pleas. Lee Roy Keck of Cleveland pleaded innocent to driving while intoxicated and posted a $500 bond. Sterling J. Carter of Oberlin pleaded innocent to petty larceny and was released on a $250 bond. An affidavit by Ben Franklin Store proprietor John A. Cochrane accuses Carter of stealing two pairs of gloves valued at $1.98.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Lee Roy Keck
Kenworth St
Cleveland
Sterling J. Carter
East Vine St
John A. Cochrane
Ben Franklin
Carter
King weighs Russia visit in May says secretary
In Montgomery, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. contemplates a possible trip to Russia next May. His secretary declined to say whether the visit would be government sponsored or private.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
UPT
Martin Luther King Jr
Russia
King
Trade protocol signed between Poland and East Germany
Poland and East Germany signed a 1959 trade protocol. Poland agrees to boost East German machinery imports by 30 percent and will export food coal lignite and some machinery. Poland receives raw materials motorcycles automobiles bicycles and various kinds of machinery from East Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
UPI
Poland
East Germany
IAM Lodges Plan Officer Election In December
The International Association of Machinists members will elect about 14,000 officers for one year. Eight IAM lodges in Lorah County participate. Voting occurs at 2,087 lodges nationwide. Each local union will elect at least six officers including president and secretary, with many lodges naming treasurers and trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Association of Machinist
IAM
Lorah County
Eric Peterson
AH Tam
Goonstanding
Sentinel
Grafton Oberlin Rebekah Lodges plan merger
Anchor Rebekah Lodge met at the Town Hall with Dorothy Grills presiding. Members voted to consolidate with the Vine Rebekah Lodge at Oberlin and to have present officers continue until consolidation. Noble Grande, Dorothy Grills, Hattie Abbey, Ruth Tomasheska, Margaret Bamrick, Freda Wheeler noted in reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Anchor Rebekah Lodge
Town Hall
Eith Noble Grande
Dorothy Grills
Guy Durkee
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Vine Rebekah Lodge
Oberlin
Vine Lodge
Noble Grande
Grande
Hattie Abbey
Ruth Tomasheska
Freda Wheeler
Margaret Bamrick
Lorain County Labor Surplus Remains Over Six Percent
The Lorain Elyria area still shows a substantial labor surplus exceeding six percent of the workforce though the federal Labor Department notes slight improvement in its October November report. Local unemployment figures detail Elyria and Lorain claims, while national centers shed surplus status affecting several regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain - Elyria
Federal Labor Department
Lorain County
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Elyria
OSES
Lorain
Com
Pavisan Io
Elyvia
Government Labor Department
Columbus, Ga
Indianapolis
Dayton
Hamilton - Middletown
Fort Worth
Minneapolis-St., Paul
Atlantic City
Ford Scholarship Test Entries Set Monday Dec 15
Children of Ford Motor Co Lorain Assembly Plant employees have until Dec 15 to enter the ninth annual Ford scholarships contest. About 70 four year college scholarships covering full tuition and partial living costs will be awarded to sons and daughters of Ford workers. Applications must be received at Dearborn Michigan scholarship office by Dec 15. Applicants must be high school graduates between last Sept 11 and next Aug 31 and in the top third of their class. Tests will be given in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Motor Co
Colson Promotes Two Men to Regional Sales Managers
Colson Corp of Chicago promotes E. L. Messmer and W. W. Ruppel to regional sales managers. Messmer and Ruppel joined Colson in 1937 as manufacturers of material handling equipment and institutional wheeled products. Colson, based in Elyria, moved most operations to Jonesboro, Arkansas about a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Messmer
W. W. Ruppel
Colson Corp
Chicago
Messmer
Ruppel
Colson
Elyria
Jonesboro
Ark
Cost Of Living Expected To Remain Static In 59
New York dispatch notes inflation trends with economists predicting little change in the cost of living in 1959. Factors cited include production capacity, tight money policy, and rising productivity offsetting wage gains. Rep Wilbur Mills urges higher taxes to fund planned spending and curb future inflation risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve
Prudential Insurance Co. of America
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Congress
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Harley Beese
Fi J. Masondes Outer
Sohio
Barres
West St
George Barres
Prop
Don Provoznik
Charles Tower
American ‘Standard Co
Jones and Laughlin
Labor Union Calendar
County
Lake Erie District Council of Carpenters
Riday
Grafton, Oberlin
Rebekah
Broad Street
Fairfax
Bob Schumar
Schumar’s Body Shop
Cleveland Street
Berdix-Westinghouse
the Chronicle
Ford
MacGregor Golf Clubs
MacGregor
Bancroft
Bear
Ben Pearson
Converse
Shively
East Avenue
4Th Street
Robert G. Shortal
New York
Fior
Koplin’s
Lode Street
Bill’s
East Broad
Park Avenue
Bile McClelland
Cleveland Hopkins
Lorain Co
Bank Bida
Elster
cAlpin
RCA Victor
Stanwyck
Sige
Ryan
Don Sotherden
Maem
Tibbits Tire CO
E. Bridge ST
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