McLaughlin Glass Company, has been closed for some time

LOS ANGELES, CALIF.

By J. M. Price

By the time you are reading this the holidays will be over and we will all be looking forward to what 1936 has for us. Let us hope things will continue to get better. But we will have that old bogie with us that you cannot expect much as it is election year. The money powers are baring their fangs and getting ready to return the G.O.P. to power and the rule of tooth and claw is sticking its head up again. With Willie Ran First backing Landon, the G.O. P. will have a nice little fuss of its own, trying to decide who will be the lamb for the slaughter next November.

We had a very well attended meeting in December, which was quite a pleasant surprise, as I expected most of the brothers would be doing their shopping. Paul Janvier and Guy Gartley, late of Local Union No. 66, San Francisco, were visitors and received the welcome hand.

Ivan Overmeyer, who has been here about two months, is leaving for home, Winchester, Ind. Sorry to see you go, brother. I guess the ocean could not overcome that desire to be near the banks of the Wabash.

It is with regret we learned of the death of Mike Roscoe's mother. She had been in failing health for some time. The members of Local Union No. 141 extend their sympathy to Brother Roscoe and family. The factories here are all operating good with the exception of the McLaughlin plant, which has been closed for some time. Have had reports that a couple of factories were expecting to enlarge. Also that in the near future there would be another Flint plant in operation.

Here is a little history of the Forger Glass Co., located on 58th street, just east of Santa Fe avenue. Along about August,1922, Brothers Henry Forger and his son Albert started a mould shop, making all kinds of moulds, and for workmanship this pair would be hard to beat. After a few years they put in a couple of day tanks and have been making a line of pressed and blown ware. They incorporated in 1929.They are closed in the blowing room at this writing, but expect to resume after the holidays.

Lew Mossbrook, one of the real old timers, still does his bit in the mould shop. It is a treat to your eyes to see these two old timers, Lew and Henry, using the hammer and chisel, and the stories they can tell of the old days would be good for some of the younger men to hear.

A little news of the members and what they are doing and why. The writer almost had a ride in Al Vogel's new car. Hope I have better luck next time. I was all set for a fine herring dinner and everything that goes with it. Art Erickson invited Torger Anderson and the writer to his apartment, and when we arrived everything was there except the key and Brother Art. Maybe next time we will have better luck if Art stays off Main street. Say, Mrs. Torger Anderson, don't you think it about time for another picnic? It's up to you ladies to get after your husbands and make them put it over.

I have no reports of any sickness so I guess everybody is O. K. Been a long time since I reported any marriages. I have to stop and figure who the single men are.

May 1936 be better to you all is my wish.