Word: wolle
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Died. Matthew Woll, 76, veteran (since 1906) labor leader, a longtime (1919-55) vice president of the old A.F.L. and a vice president (since its merger last year) of the A.F.L.-C.I.O., president of the International Photo-Engravers' Union of North America (1906-29), sometime author (Labor, Industry and Government); in Manhattan. Short (5 ft. 2 in.), swart and dapper, Luxembourg-born Matthew Woll was long identified with the Republican conservative wing of the U.S. labor movement, fought Communist efforts to infiltrate unions for more than 30 years. Once willed the job of American labor chief by A.F.L. Founder...
...when A.F.L. Founder Samuel Gompers died, aged 74, after 38 years in the federation's presidency, his heir-expectant was Matthew Woll of the Engravers' Union. But wing-collared Matt Woll was too hidebound a craft unionist for John L. Lewis, then as now president of the United Mine Workers. Lewis knew that he had no chance himself and, besides, he hoped to be U.S. Secretary of Labor in President Coolidge's Cabinet. He put forward the most conservative of his fellow mine union officials, Bill Green, and Green was elected...
Scoring in the first quarter started when quarter John Woll tapped in a rebound following a nice save by goalie Dick Craven. The neat pass work leading up to this goal stood out in a very erratic first half. Both teams had trouble settling down, and most of their passes had too such steam, giving the game a "hit and run" character...
...PETER WOLL Newtown...