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RE: JOHN Le LEVIS, ET AL / Date of Location of Article - Hews r in Newspaper Information 1941 S15 pel, ce 5 Mine "4" wilt opernto with UW8Y Union. Minors switch allegiance fron PhA to rivyol union. $10 mon employod, Mine "A" workors woted to obandon Progressives, Contract with ELBHOFF signed 9-l4, 9-22 pe B, col RAY EDMUNDSON named head of Thlincis 8&ts.te In- dustrigl Union as President. ‘ & review of the Illinois State Journal was made by the same Agents, This review added nothing new in substance to the review of the Illinois State Register, It is noted that the substance in the Illinois State Journal had a slightly different slant et times and played up such things as the PMA auxiliary, end made more mention of the Jefferson Mine situations The following items did not appear in the Register: 10-28-37 Tho weight sheet of car loading at Mino “B" on May 12, 1957 wee introduced in evidence showing that 185 londers out of 5337 loaded considerably loss cocl than they did on the first 10 days of tho 12-16-37 + UMW sent no checkers, judges, or tally keepers to the polls to watch the NLRB voting and counting of ballots because of the non union position on the officicl bellot, according to EDMUNDSON, Circulars were distributed to the miners lined up to vote threat- ening a 99 year expulsion pemlty. Both unions dony the dis- tribution of this circular. 8-9-3839 Plans to reopen Mino "B" announced by CARL H. ELSHOFF. Each mine worker to be notified by lotter. 2- 7-41 WLRB ordorod to vote on Mine "8" on union choice within 30 days. B-5-4) - UMW will pickot shofts omploying PMA miners at Panther Creek No. 6 and Citizens Mine "4A", EDMUNDSON claims 90% favor UMN. 9-68-41 Mine "A workers to meet Mondays Special call for a mosting © of $30 PMA Local #51. Mocting ot 730 at PMA headquarters, Sth and Washington. JOHN MAKEROUSKAS, President, said the purpose of the cell wos "urgent businoss reletive to abandonment of the mine". Mine "A" closod since April 1. Membors of Mine "B" belong to .rivel union,