General Honors Add Six Members to 25 Year Club
A 25 year club of General Industries employees inducted six more members to reach 0 active members. New inductees: Mrs Reha Prindle Miss Hilda Schuster Mrs Elizabeth Keister Harold Robinson Clayton Brown Semo Motta. Watches were presented by W E Foster and remarks shared by Foster Fritzche Russert Bendik and Bendik outlined the club’s long service total and bonus distributions under the company plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Industries
Reha Prindle
Hilda Schuster
Elizabeth Keister
Harold Robinson
Clayton Brown
Semo Motta
Robert Peters
Leon Berg
W. E. Foster
Allan W. Fritzche
Foster
Fritzche
C. F. Russert
Milan Bendik
Bendik
Seies of Braudler Co
Pfaudler
CAA Seeks Traffic Control Workers For Area Jobs
The Cleveland Air Route Traffic Control Center seeks qualified personnel for positions in the area before its 1960 move to Oberlin. Applications are accepted at the Cadillac Tank Plant building near Cleveland Hopkins Airport. Salaries range from 4490 to 11355 annually. Requirements include two to three years in aviation or three years in related flight operations or air-ground communications, plus 350 flight hours optional. Education at an accredited college may substitute part of general experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Air Route Traffic Control Center
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Oberlin
ARTC
Cadillac Tank Plant
Cleveland-Hopkins
Cleveland
Eight US Steel Vessels Tied Up At Lorain
Pittsburgh Steamship Division of US Steel Corp has tied up its 57 vessels for the winter. Eight ships lie in Black River at Lorain Works National Tube division. Other vessels are 20 at Duluth and Superior, 14 at Milwaukee, 10 at Toledo, four at Conneaut, and one at Cleveland. Lorain vessels include Clyde Johnson Clemson Entenborn Ellwood Gates Hull. Winter repairs and maintenance will prepare ships for spring shipping season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh Steamship Division
US Steel Corp
Black River
Lorain Works
National Tube Division
Duluth
Minn
Superior
Wis
Mibwaukee
Toledo
Conneaut
Cleveland
Lorain
Clyde
Johnson
Clemson
Trimble
Edenborn
Ellwood
Gates
Hull
Machinists Meet Discussing Future Course
Local 1771 of the International Association of Machinists will meet tomorrow at 2 p.m. in Elyria Central Labor Union on Broad Street. Business representative Al Mertz says the Couch-Uthe Co. liquidation ends the need for the union and outlines steps to close funds, while the OFIC director notes year-end gifts boosted contributions by 15 percent and supported non-tax funded colleges including Baldwin Wallace and Oberlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Association of Machinists
Elyria
Couch-Uthe Co
Mertz
Harold K. Schellenger
Colum
Bus
OFIC
Morrow
Galaxie Production Gains Driven by Lorain Plant Outlook
Fords Galaxie line accounts for 45 percent of December output at Lorain and other plants. Introduced earlier this month, the Galaxie mirrors Thunderbird design with six body styles. Forecasts expect 100000 Galaxies by end of January, 74000 by month end, and 1959 sales driven by strong demand for trucks and passenger cars. Overtime, a second shift could add 2000 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Ford
Local 129 Hosts 12th Annual Yule Party Tomorrow
The 12th annual Christmas party of Local 129, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow in the Lorain High School auditorium. Business Manager Joseph Sedivy says Joe DeSantis and his troupe will perform, with Santa visiting and gifts distributed to children of union members. Union committee members Harley Reese, John Guffy, and William Perrit organized the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Lorain High School
Joseph Sedivy
Joe DeSantis
Santa
Harley Reese
John Guffy
William Perrit
National Gypsum sees record 50 billion construction year ahead
Baker forecasts total construction volume surpassing 50 million?. expects American Encaustic Tiling Co. sales to exceed 15 million next year. Lorain plant work to start in spring with production anticipated in 1960. New products including a predecorated gypsum wallboard with vinyl cover could add about 3 million to first-half 1959 sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Baker
Lorain
Elyrian
Electro-Alloys
American Brake Shoe Co
Robert A. Miller
North Obive St
Ekamy Meee
National Gypsum
American Encaustic Tiling Co
Iinc
Elyria Firm Donates to Colleges via Ohio Foundation
Concrete Masonry Corp of Elyria contributed to the Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges during October and November, supporting higher education initiatives. The donation highlights corporate backing for regional colleges and the foundation’s scholarship and program efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Firm
Concrete Masonry Corp
Elyria
Ohio Foundation of Independent
Col- Teter
Thew Management Holiday Event at St John School
Thew Shovel Management Club will hold its annual family Christmas party tomorrow at St John School Lorain. Don Millard, chairman, said gifts for all children and a clown act by Joe DeSantis. At the last regular meeting W H Madden spoke on Thew front end loader and John Nielsen, an employee and amateur astronomer, discussed The Science of Astronomy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thew Shovel Management Club
St. John, School
Lorain
Don Millard
Joe DeSantis
W. H. Madden
Thew
John Nielsen
Twenty Fellowship Members Attend Holiday Party
Florence Congregational Women's Fellowship met for a Christmas program with piano selections by Mrs. Ella Reising. About 50 first shift employees followed the business meeting as departments sang and Mrs. Charles helped with arrangements. Special guests included Edity Extension Agent Wolfe and company president Kiam Foster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Florence Congregational Women’s Fellowship
Ella Reising
Plast
Lurs
Claude Kernel
Adustries Co
Charles
Hamm
Roma Fisher
Eric Coyn
Edity
Demonstrat Wolfe
Kiam Foster
Richard
Brechmacher
Grant Parkgilt Exchange
Walter Tuttle
Steel Production Rises in Cleveland Lorain District
In the Cleveland Lorain district steel output climbed to 73.5 percent of capacity for the best weekly volume in two weeks. The gain edged past the same period last year by a small margin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland-Lorain
Les Points
Insurance ownership climbs since 1950 in seven years
The Institute of Life Insurance reports national life insurance in force rose from 234 billion to 458 billion between 1950 and 1957, with wide state variation from 221 percent in Arizona to 64 percent in Rhode Island. Overall, life insurance in effect grew seven times faster than population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Rhode Island
The
Institute of Life Insurance
Standard Screw appoints Ridgway firm as distributor
Standard Screw Co the parent of Western Automatic Machine Screw Co announces North American Industrial Supply Inc Ridgway Pa as an authorized distributor of its Stanscrew hexagon head cap screws and nuts The Ridgway firm operates six warehouses totaling about 11500 square feet of storage space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Screw Co
Western Automatic Machine Screw Co
North American Industrial Supply, Inc
Ridgway
Labor chief warns 1965 labor force may strain skilled work
Secretary James P. Mitchell, in a New Jersey speech, projects a 1965 labor force of 79 million, up from 69 million in 1955, as the nation grows, producing $560 billion in goods and services by 1965. He urges training, equal opportunity, and a shift toward higher skilled workers to meet demand and sustain living standards. He notes unemployment remains high amid recovery and calls for rapid attitude and policy changes. He highlights need for more quality workers, education gains, and ending employment discrimination while stressing expanded opportunities for young and older workers and women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Mitchell
America
Secretary of Labor
Labor Union Calendar Snapshot Across Locals
Local 101 UAW and Western Automatic Local 509 TREW Ghia Edison Distribution share events with Lake ERS District Council Carpenters Local 158 County Laborers Local 103 Lorain Carpenters Local 99 Chemical Workers General Industries. Details on dates and agendas are unclear in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UAW
Western Automatic
TREW
Ghia Edison Distribution
County Laborers
Lorain Carpenters
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CAA
Jalousie
J. C. Woodings
West Ridge and
Stang Roads
General Industries Co
William Foster
Rhea Prindle
Thew Management
Brewis Goyeue
GI Plastic Division
Eldorread
Broad Street
Ohio
Labor
Bill Antill
Elyria-Lorain
James P. Mitchell
Lorain County
Deam
Brown-Lipe-Chapin
General Motors
Chevrolet
Parma
Gm-Uaw
BLC
Oscar
Haseroot
Diamond Cutters Manufacturing Jewelers
Brand St
Umuc 1
Trom Civil
Naas
Tibbits Tire
Fairfax
Labor Union Calendar
Lake Ers
Council of Carpenters
J. Masonces
Bill
East Broad
Park Avenue
Bill McClelland
Cleveland Hopkins
Lerain Ca
Bank
Leister
Don Sotherden
RCA Victor
Ryan
East Avenue
Bob Schumar
Schumar's Body Shop
Cleveland Street
Bendix-Westinghouse
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