Local Trades Hold Meeting on Grievances and Education
Frank Czerman, Plumbers and Steam Fitters member, suffered leg injuries after an auto accident last week. The Building Trades council executive committee met last Saturday to discuss grievance cases. Carpenters plan a lecture and stereopticon views by Professor Siders on current school conditions. Anthony Schmidt of the carpenters has recovered from illness and is back at work.
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Frank Czerman
Order of Plumbers and Steam Fitters
Building Trades Council
B. T
Temple
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Siders
E Carpenters
Anthony Schmidt
The
Carpenters
Teamsters Elect New President After Meeting
Local Teamsters held a Tuesday evening session at hall No. and temple to discuss craft conditions in the city. Their general report spoke of steady improvement and an optimistic outlook. M. B. Goodson was elected to fill the term of W. H. Wardle, who resigned. Officers include Goodson president Crowshaw vice president Moore secretary Miller treasurer Perkins and Cook trustees.
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Teamsters
Order of Teamsters
Hall No
Temple
M. B. Goodson
W. H
Building Trades Council Reviews National Labor Issues
The Building Trades Council met to discuss nationwide conditions, approve action on non-union production concerns, and back a local ice company with a union crew. Members noted improved attendance and favorable overall work conditions, emphasizing vigilance over nonunion products.
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Building Trades Council
Pocatello
Meetings at labor temple draw enthusiastic crowds
Over the last weeks people gathered in hall No 2 of the labor temple where sessions were described as enthusiastic and interesting by participants and observers alike.
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Labor Temple
Local Machinists Journal Praised for Quality Magazine
Courtesy of a member of the International Association of Machinists Local 198 the department receives issues of the crafts monthly journal. It is well printed and edited and reflects credit on the organization and Brother Fred Hewitt for presenting ideas and facts benefiting workers and the public welfare.
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Journa’s
International Association of Machinists
Yreom
Fred Hewitt
Moss
Eart
Miners Visit Driggs Coal Mine For Business And Fishing
A group from the local Blacksmiths and Machinists unions visited the Gem State coal mine at Driggs to study the company and enjoy fishing. The party, including Ezra Porter W H Moore John Lindquist and George Earnest, are stockholders and returned optimistic about coal output. They expect shipments of 250 tons daily within sixty days possibly rising to 500 tons daily in another sixty days. Notes from A H Brown indicate improving recovery at the General hospital.
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Driggs
Gem State
Coal Company
Ezra Porter
W. H. Moore
Order of the Blacksmiths
John Lindquist
Machinists
George Earnest
Pocatello and
Ladies Auxiliary Social Night At T A M L Meets
Members of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Machinists and other crafts in the city gather for a regular two week meeting. At the home of president Mrs Bert O Hara 1058 North Eighth street the group held business and social sessions with initiation of new members and refreshments. The hostess was praised for her capable leadership and hospitality.
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T. A. of M
Bert O'Hara
North Eighth Street
Plumbers Local 647 Elects Officers At Meeting
Members of Local No. 647 Plumbers and Steamfitters met in hall No. 2 Labor Temple for a well attended session. They conducted crafts discussion and held their annual officer election with Fred Keane as president N M Johnson as vice president R C Killian as secretary treasurer and Frank Keane as sergeant at arms.
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Labor Temple
Fred Keane
N. M. Johnson
R. C. Killian
Frank Keane
Machinists’ Local Welcomes National Leaders
The local order of the International Association of Machinists hosted for several days their general chairman William Wilburn of Balt Lake and Jack Taylor of Washington D C vice president and grand lodge representative.
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Order
The
International Association of Machinists
William Wilburn
Balt Lake
Jack Taylor
Washington, D. C
Grand Lodge
Meeting satire over naming of railroad labor board
At a recent central body meeting many delegates attended including shop crafts and railroad service members. A member joked that referring to the railroad labor board as such was out of date and should be called the ouija board. The chair sustained the point of order.
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Railroad Labor Board
Organized Labor
Ouija Board
Labor Temple Halls Debate by Central Labor Union
The Central Labor union with the Building Trades council first considered the idea of a Labor Temple hall complex. Local officials weighed feasibility and funding as supporters urged a central meeting place for union activities.
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Labor Temple
The
Central Labor Union
Building Trades Council
Central Temple Becomes Meeting Hub For City Unions
The temple is now the preferred meeting place for major city unions including the Order of Railway Clerks and the Signalmen. Officials praise the project as a success, though the hall is not yet finished and will require changes as more groups use it. The building committee expects further expansion to accommodate larger and influential crafts.
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Temle
Order
Building Committee
Labor and Farmers Seek Mutual Understanding Across District
Prominent labor members toured surrounding communities to present labor's view on issues to farmers. In coming months representatives will visit nearly every community in the district to share perspectives. Pocatello benefits from skilled labor voices seen as progressive rather than radical.
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Organized Labor
Pocatello
Meeiings
Earrings as Fashion Boost for Flappers This Summer
The article extols long earrings as must wear for flappers, noting they should extend below hair, with two to three types needed to match every gown. Gloria Swanson is highlighted for her extensive earring collection and the glamour of Intaglio drops pairing with a sapphire gown and topaz necklace.
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Gloria Swanson
Paramount Pictures
Miss Swanson
Playgrounds Gain Citywide Labor Support in Po Catello
Community organizers led by Mrs. Fred Barnes rally organized labor and city residents to fund and improve playgrounds for Po Catello youth. Repairs are planned for the O S S railroad site and Bonneville school while Lincoln playground is eyed for centralization and enhancement. Carpenters leader George W. Johnson pledges carpentry support and other crafts back the effort.
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Pia
Pocatello
Fred Barnes
Organized Labor
Bonneville
Lincoln
George W. Johnson
The
Carpenters
E Vity
Music Consolation for Starving Russians
Odessa reports that music, once Russia’s joy, now comforts the starving populace. In dark streets of the Volga cities and Astrakhan, refugees and children play on battered pianos as a quiet consolation amid hardship.
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Odessa
Russia
Lower Volga
Astrakhan
Prattice
Opera in Odessa Keeps Hearts Alive Amid War Hardship
In wartime Odessa the Black Sea opera house offers solace as audiences endure hunger and cold. Performances feature Tosca La Traviata and Russian works like Mazeppa and Dobrovsky with Naprononski’s music, touching the crowd despite bare fields and unburied streets.
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Odessa
Italy
Tosca
la Traviata
Russia
Pushkin
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