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President Harry S. Truman's Labor Day address at the Allegheny County Free Fair, Pittsburgh, PA. The President spoke at 12 noon at the Allegheny County Fairgrounds. His opening words referred to County Commissioners Harry W. Fowler and Ernest Hillman and to Mayor David L. Lawrence of Pittsburgh. Later he referred to Elinor Kane, representing her husband, John J. Kane, the chairman of the Board of Allegheny County Commissioners, who was ill. The address was broadcast over all major radio networks. Commissioner Fowler introduced the president. NBC correspondent Frank Bourgholtzer introduces and closes the broadcast. It is followed by the Star Spangled Banner.