Lewis Bows To Government Orders Miners Back To Work
John L. Lewis ends the 17 day soft coal strike surrendering to government and Supreme Court action. He orders 40 000 miners back to work immediately under government contract terms through March 31 inviting negotiations for a new pact. The move lifts wartime restrictions and awaits Supreme Court decision while urging unity among miners.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Supreme Court
United States
District of Columbia
Truman
Lewis
Vinson
High Court
Halsey Relieved of Active Command After 46 Years
Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey Jr, famed WWII commander of the Third Fleet, is relieved of active participation in the navy. He is not retiring and has reportedly requested the move while recuperating from surgery in a New York hospital.
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Washington
William F. Halsey, Jr
Navy
Halsey
New York
Rail Rate Increase Set To Boost Freight Costs
Washington report notes the Interstate Commerce Commission authorizes a Jan 1 rate hike that will raise the nation’s freight bill by about 1 billion dollars. The average increase over the June 1946 level is 17.6 percent, below the 19.6 percent sought by Class One railroads.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Two Youths Hurt In Car Accident
Donald Burg son of Mrs Chris tina Burg and Alvin Bergen son of Mrs Nels Fidji were injured in a collision at the Second Avenue and Hart Street intersection about 9 Saturday morning. Both were taken to Community hospital with a cracked pelvis and a broken leg respectively. Donald's brother Leonard survived with a shaking up. The Burg pickup struck a rock after swerving to avoid Clive Haas car. the Haas vehicle sustained minor damage.
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Donald Burg
Christina Burg
Alvin Bergen
Nels Fidji
Second Avenue
Hart Street
Donald
Leonard
Clive Haas
Ted C. Busha
Alvin
Haas
Your Presence Not Your Presents This Christmas
The National Safety Council urges extra care to prevent accidents during the season. Emphasizing the value of presence over gifts, the message calls for courtesy and safety at home, driving, work, and recreation to avoid tragedy this Christmas.
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National Safety Council
Montana 4-H member returns from Chicago meet
Ralph Cosgriff of Montana attended the 25th national 4 H convention in Chicago December 15 to 17 with 1,300 delegates from 48 states Canada South American countries and Palestine. He was eliminated in preliminaries of the sheep shearing contest but enjoyed tours, speeches, and broadcasts at the Stevens Hotel and International Amphitheatre.
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Ralph Cosgriff
Chicago
Canada
Palestine
Ralph
Montana
Montana Wool Growers Association
Sweet Grass County Fair Board
Treasure State
Harlowtown
Stevens Hotel
Citizens of Tomorrow
Museum of Science and Industry
Art Institution
Chicago Natural History Museum
John L. Strohm
American Agricultural Editors Association
Richard C. Raines
Maynard C. Krueger
University of Chicago
Charl Ormand Williams
National Education Association
Alfred P. Haake
M. L. Wilson
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Sheepherders Sweep Victories At Manhattan And Harlowton
The Sheepherders beat Manhattan 37-30 Friday in the local gym and won 26-23 at Harlowton Saturday night. Harlan scored 18 points, Sargent added 9, and Peterson went 2 for 2 on free throws to help. The junior squad topped Harlowton 26-22 in the earlier game, with Seymour, Bryan, and Boyd leading scoring.
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Harlan
Gunderson
Sargent
Peterson
Harlowton
Sheepherders
Harlow
Herders
Dwight Seymour
Big Timber
Bryan
Boyd
Wilsall
Columbus
Legionnaires Blitz Merchants 51 33 at Civic Center
Livingston Legionnaires defeated the Big Timber Merchants 51 to 33 on the Civic Center court. Stanley Skogestad and Jack Williams led the Legionnaires from an early 10-3 start, building advantage each quarter except the third while Al Deegan scored six for Big Timber.
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Big Timber
Big al Deegan
H. McCauley
Merchants
McCauley
al Deegan
O’dell
B. Ellison
Erickson
Broken romance item in Los Angeles classifieds
A short classified item from Los Angeles dated December 7 offers a unused wedding gown for sale. The brief note suggests a casual, ephemeral romance behind the listing.
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Los Angeles
Sugar Applications Must Go To Denver
Helena December 9 The regional issuance unit in Denver will handle all sugar ration book applications and replacements as well as furlough or temporary sugar rations. Illness cases herders sheepherders institutional users wholesalers retailers and industrial users will continue to apply to the Helena sugar branch office. Issuance of all sugar ration evidence will come from Denver due to reduced personnel.
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Helena
Denver
Supreme Court Sets Contempt Hearings
The Supreme Court agreed to quickly rule on the contempt conviction of John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers in the soft coal strike. It set January 14 for arguments, with a decision possible soon after. The government asked for a direct, authoritative ruling to expedite the case.
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Washington
Supreme Court
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
High Court
U. S. Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals
116 Die In Atlanta Winecoff Hotel Fire
The Winecoff hotel on Peachtree Street in Atlanta burned in the early hours, killing 116 people and injuring at least 100. Guests, trapped on upper floors, leaped from windows as flames swept the 15 story building, which was listed as fireproof in a hotel guide.
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Atlanta
America
Winecoff
Peachtree Street
Carnegie Way
Theater District
Grady Hospital
Red Cross
Charles Styron
Rosita
Esp and Officer Tie Knot in Livingston Thanksgiving Wedding
LeRoy Esp of Big Timber and Edgington Wyoming born Joanne Officer of Livingston wed at the American Lutheran church in Livingston on Thanksgiving Day. The ceremony was a double ring rite read by Rev E S Tollefson with only immediate relatives present.
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Joanne Officer
A. C. Officer
Livingston
Irwin LeRoy Esp
Roy Esp
Big Timber
Gene Parker
Edgington
Wyo
American Lutheran Church
E. S. Tollefson
Ruth E
William Esp
Park County
Esp
Sweet Grass High School
Army Air Corps
The
Valley Lumber Company
Trainmen Fined For Killing Deer
Cheyenne Wyoming December 5 two trainmen paid 100 fines each for shooting two buck deer from a train six miles north of Cheyenne. They stopped the train to shoot and tried to haul the carcasses home in an automobile after completing their run.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Justice of the Peace
E. C. Hall
Forest Service Compiles List of Dude Ranches and Resorts in Area
The Forest Service lists 28 dude ranches 10 resorts and 10 commercial guides and out fitters serving the Gal latin National Forest and nearby areas. The compiled roster names operations across Bozeman Big Timber West Yellowstone Gardiner and West Yellowstone among others.
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Forest Service
Gallatin National Forest
J. C. Urquhart
Paul L. van Cleve, Jr
Big Timber
Brannin Ranch
Brannin Brothers
Melville
S & R Ranch
Traver Smith
Bar
T. A
Tony Ames
McLeod
J. F. Clark
Old Raintuck
Walter J. Aller
Crystal Springs
Lee McCord
Hells Canyon
Earl Wright
Burnt Leather
Charles F. Reid
H. Robert Hart
West Boulder Ranch
Merrill Fink
Forsythe Ranges
Evans Forsythe
Bozeman
Flaming Arrow Ranch
Veraldi & Lackenmaier
Parade Rest Ranch
John W. Rodman
West Yellowstone
Bridgeman Stock Ranch
Geo. Leffinwell
Wilsall
Montana
Eaton Trail Ranch
Lewis T. Eaton
David J. Evert
Mrs
Charlie Ae
Emigrant
Bow & Arrow
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Greenhorn
John Rupnik
Rupnik
R. Cosgriff
Manhattan
LeRoy Esp
Mike J. Pomorbo
Pray
Snowy Range
Kester County
Montanapolis Springs
R. Break
Paul Christianson
Elkhorn Ranch
Ernest Miller
Gallatin Gateway
320
Caroline McGill
Pete Karst
A. C. Vincellette
Silver Gate
Robert Knight
Rainbow Ranch
W. H. Cottrell
Gallatin Way Ranch
Vic Benson
Dan C. Bigelow
Gardiner
D. P. Corbitt
Cooke City
Clyde Gilbert
Jardine
Paul Hoppe
William T. Jackson
Fred Kerzenmacher
Grayling
William Gray
Laird Ranch
Norman Laird
Gibson Bailey
Morris R. Staggers
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