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...boss (see Labor), he got his start in union politics as a business agent for the Plumbers & Pipe Fitters (with Chicago's Local 597, the union's largest). He resigned in 1933, after twelve years, to take an appointment from Illinois' Governor Henry Horner as state director of labor. During the next, eight years, he successfully pushed through legislation setting up unemployment compensation, a state employment service, a state conciliation & mediation service. In 1941, he resigned, moved to Washington to become secretary-treasurer of the union (225,000 members, 829 locals), was elected president in 1943. Present...
...unheralded locally as they are victorious nationally, Charile Hoppin, Jim Nathanson, Butch Horner, and Tom Carroll climaxed a truly brilliant season by winning the Morse Bowl--the Little Silver Jug of sailing--at Toledo, Ohio, in the latter part of June...
Hoppin was supposed to sail "A" division--the labelling is arbitrary and does not necessarily denote skill differential--with Carroll as his crew. But now Nathanson--with Horner his crew--moved over one division, while Carroll sailed "B" for the ailing Hoppin...
John Bishop (crewed by Butch Horner and Tim Brown) finished second in Division A, with 94 points, eight-and-one-half behind Tech's Jake Kerwin...
...Crimson, defending the Boston Dinghy Club Challenge Cup which it won last year, will be represented in Division A by veteran Johnny Bishop, with Butch Horner as crew. Charlie Hoppin will sail Division B on Saturday, crewed by Tim Brown, and Jimmy Nathanson will relieve Hoppin for Sunday's sailing, with Dean Howells his crew...