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<DIV>Hi Cecil......a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours. Thanks for your email. The reason I have made this post is that I had a first cousin once removed who was a logger living in a mobile home in Sweet Home. Family legend says he and his wife died in a fire caused by a union bombing. I have the coronor's report and they did die in a fire. The coronor's report says they were seen drinking earlier in the evening and they were both smokers. This was in 1952. The bodies weren't discovered until after the fire was put out???? Investigations weren't that thorough in those days. What are your thoughts about the possibilities of the bombing theory being correct.</DIV>
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<DIV>As an aside. I am ex RM2 USN. I was in from July '59 until November '63. I spent 18 months on Guam and the remainder of my hitch on the USS Manatee AO-58. Thanks again for your post. Jim Minneapolis</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I'm not sure just when my father became a logger in the Sweet Home, Linn Co., OR area, but it was in the 1940's. I do recall he belonged to the Union in Sweet Home until he got fed up with the corruption ca 1952. He told them what they could do with their union. He was black balled and never held another good job in the woods around Linn County!</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>At that time the biggest house in Sweet Home belonged to the head of the union. Hmmmm??</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [or-roots] Unionizing the OR logging industry</DIV>
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<DIV>Greetings to all listers. I have a rather intense interest in finding out the extent to which efforts existed to unionize the logging industry in Oregon in the late 40's and early 50's. A special focus is on Linn and Marion counties. Any books, articles, or personal experience/knowledge of the topic would be very much appreciated. Blessings to all. Jim Minneapolis</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>