Lewis Convicted Threatens Jail in Segregation Army Protest
Judge T. Alan Goldsborough found John L. Lewis guilty of criminal contempt for defying a court stop order to return striking coal miners to work. Sentencing to be announced tomorrow. A prior 1946 ruling fined Lewis and the United Mine Workers. the Supreme Court reduced the miners’ fine but kept Lewis’ penalty. The judge hinted at possible imprisonment, signaling a tougher stance amid the case’s gravity.
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Washington
T. Alan Goldsborough
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Supreme Court
Goldsborough
Tomorow
Goldsboough
Union
Campaign of civil disobedience againstJim Crow in military service
Washington testimony by Grant Reynolds leader of the Committee Against Jim Crow in Military Service and Training alleges a nationwide crusade to protest segregation in the armed forces. He reveals plans for anti Jim Crow cards and 100000 buttons to press white America as coal miners return to work and courts weigh contempt rulings.
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Washington
Grant Reynolds
Congress
Armed Services
Reynolds
Armed Services Committee
White House
Capitol
America
Jim Crow
Bridges
R. N.H
Wheel System Works Again at Las Vegas Roulette
Dr Roy Walford and Albert Hibbs two 23 year olds from San Diego and Chillicothe devised a college roulette system. They started with 300 and after 50 hours of play were 1200 ahead betting 2.50 on number nine. They paused with 700 profit after a rough stretch. Previously they won 12000 at Reno playing nine.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Roy Walford
San Diego
Calif
Albert Hibbs
Chillicothe
Ohio
Golden Nugget
Reno
Care Michigan Death of Civil War Veteran Orlando Le Valley
Orlando Le Valley 99 longtime resident of Care Michigan the last surviving Civil War veteran in Michigan died today.
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Care
Mich
Orlando le Valley
Michigan
Wyoming Snow Hits Sheridan During Spring Storm
Three inches of snow fell in Sheridan Wyoming as a spring storm moved through the area bringing rain and strong winds. The weather disrupted travel and raised visibility concerns while marking an unusual late season snowfall for the region.
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Denver
Sheridan
Wyoming
Atomic Test Reported At Eninwetok Amid Secrecy
The Atomic Energy Commission disclosed a test of an atomic weapon at Eninwetok atoll in the Marshall Islands. The date was not released for security reasons and a classified report will go to the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. The test, described as the world's sixth explosion, may involve an improved weapon.
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Washington
U.P
Eniwetok Atoll
Far Pacific
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Pacific
Bikini
Marshall Islands
Proving Grounds
Army
Navy
Air Force
Congress
Eniwetok Proving Ground
David FE. Lilienthal
Los Alamos
N. M
Freight Rates Boost by ICC Amid Labor Strike Fallout
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved a temporary freight rate increase averaging about five percent, raising annual rail and domestic water carrier revenue by over 300 million dollars. Effective on short notice, the hikes vary by region from ten percent in the east to five percent in other areas, with the western zone largely untouched. The ICC cited labor disruptions and harsh winter conditions lowering tonnage and increasing costs as reasons for the rise.
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Washington
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Far West
ICC
Injuries Prove Fatal To Father of Seven
Carlos Edge a 35 year old Madison father of seven was fatally struck early Sunday after his car collided with a truck. He was talking with the truck driver beside the vehicle when he was hit by an automobile driven by Lyle R Bjelde 21 of Madison.
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Madison
Wis
Carlos Edge
Edge
Lyle R. Bjelde
Driving Duel on Highway 41 Won by Milwaukee Trio
Leo B. Kraemer of Milwaukee described a highway chase with a passing car on Highway 41. Bottles were thrown, a rifle was visible, and Kraemer forced the other car to stop near Roosevelt Road fire station. Donald P. Thompson and William F. Reader, both of Waukegan, were arrested. Thompson fined for reckless driving and Reader for intoxication.
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Highway 41
Milwaukee
Leo B. Kraemer
Kraemer
Center Parkway
Roosevelt Road
Melvin Knox
William Parker
Donald P. Thompson
William F. Reader
Waukegan
Sheriff's Department
Thompson
Reader
Italians Start Voting As Anti Reds Lead In Early Returns
Early partial returns show the Christian Democrats leading the Communist Front in Italy's Senate race with Milan Rome Turin and other cities contributing. Some anti communist parties share in the vote as authorities report scattered tallies and security incidents including attempted arson and pistol fire near Milan arsenals.
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Rome
U.P
Communist Front
Italy
Christian Democratic Party
Alcide de Gasperi
Christian Democrats
Milan
Turin
Florence
Bologna
Udine
Yugoslavia
Socialists
National Bloc
Wagner Supports Taft in Housing Bill Dispute
Senator Wagner of New York pledged unqualified support for Taft in the Taft Ellender McCarthy housing bill clash. The trio sponsor a revised bill promising a large slum clearance program financed by federal loans and subsidies. The Senate banking committee amendments, Taft favored, could replace McCarthy provisions.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
Ohio
McCarthy
R-Wis
Wagner
New York
Senator Ellender
D-La
Senate Banking Committee
Banking Committee
New Yorker
Wagon Accident Victim Succumbs in Wisconsin
Jacob Polaski a 70 year old Paris township farmer died at Kenosha hospital after a horse drawn wagon was hit by a car at the Highway 41 and County Trunk K intersection. Charles E Kruger of Chicago the car driver said he was traveling north at 55 to 60 mph when the wagon appeared without lights. Polaski survived by two sons Evan and Harold and three daughters Casimir Kanos Baldo Kristovich Aliminia Polaski and three grandchildren. He was a native of Russia who settled in Kenosha County living on Route 3 Box 353 on the Silver Nail road west of Highway 41.
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Jacob Polaski
Paris Township
Kenosha Hospital
Polaski
Sheriff's Department
Pulaski
Charles E. Kruger
Chicago
William Schmitt
Robert Wallace
Highway 41
Russia
United States
Kenosha
Silver Nail Road
Evan
Arizona
Harold
Casimir Kanos
Baldo Kristovich
Los Angeles
Cal
Aliminia Polaski
San Francisco
Bullet Finally Removed From Veterans Abdo Wound
Pvt. Fred Kaddatz, shot in the abdomen in 1918 ten days before the armistice, healed after being sent home. Now 54, he found a lump on his leg and removed a 30 year old bullet from his body during a bath.
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Chicago
Fred Kaddatz
Kaddatz
France
Former Kenoshan Evelyn Smith Aids Maine Blind
Evelyn E. Smith a former Kenoshan blinded 14 years ago will assist Maine blind residents through the Maine Department of Welfare and Health. She earned a BA at the University of Wisconsin and an MA at UNC, gaining social work experience in St Louis Milwaukee and North Carolina. Now in Maine she may teach braille handicrafts or housework to the blind aided by her Seeing Eye dog Buzzy.
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Evelyn E. Smith
Anna Smith
Fortieth Avenue
Portland
Maine Department of Welfare and Health
Maine
University of Wisconsin
Washington University
St. Louis
City Welfare Department
Milwaukee
University of North Carolina
Miss Smith
North Carolina Commission For the Blind
Kenosha
Skipper
Kenoshan
Buzzy
Four Hit Run Collisions in Week End Here
Four hit run collisions were reported over the weekend amid nine local traffic accidents with one slight injury. Albert Christensen, 18, of 7001 Thirty-eighth avenue, suffered a chin cut when his motorcycle skidded on Seventy fifth street and overturned near Twenty second avenue. he was treated at Kenosha hospital. Early Saturday Frank Fenn, 24, Route 1, Box 316, was charged with reckless driving for a northbound car incident.
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Albert Christensen
Thirty-eighth Avenue
Seventy-fifth Street
Twenty-second Avenue
Lester Irving
William Chandonais
Christensen
Kenosha Hospital
Frank Fenn
Route 1
Box 316
Traffic Toll In 1948 Prompts Drive Carefully Slogan
Newspaper item notes the 1948 traffic toll and urges readers to drive carefully, warning that the life you save may be your own. The brief highlights safety message and public awareness campaign without detailing specific incidents.
Wisconsin muffler law aims to curb noise and smoke
The Wisconsin traffic code requires every motor vehicle on highways to have a muffler in good working order to prevent excessive noise and smoke. It bans muffler cut-outs except on authorized emergency vehicles. Abatement of noise and smoke is urged in residential, hospital, and sanatorium zones to aid convalescents.
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Wisconsin
Kenosha High Forensic Team Secures Four Firsts in Milwaukee
Kenosha High School’s forensic team captured four of five first place awards at the National Forensic League state meet in Milwaukee. Lloyd Ogilvie led with two wins including oratorical declamation and original oratory, while Ralph Jensen won dramatic declamation and Marvin Warter took humorous declamation. Allan Mink finished third in extemporaneous speaking, and the team notes two more qualifiers for Madison finals. Banners and trophies are displayed at Isermann Brothers, 614 Fifty-sixth Street.
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Kenosha High School
Milwaukee
Lloyd Ogilvie
American Legion
Savannah
Ralph Jensen
Marvin Warter
Ogilvie
Kenosha
John Stephenson
Byril Peterson
Allan Mink
Madison
Port Washington
Isermann Brothers
Fifty-sixth Street
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Crewe
England
Kenosha Builders
City
Eniwetok
Iitalian
NEA Radiophoto
Kenosha Building Industry Association
Kenosha Housing Authority
KHA
EHA
Ray J. Ecke Mrode
John G. Lehman
R. T. Karnes
Arvid Johnson
John Parmentier
Holger Pahl
Fred N. Jensen
Merle McFaddin
Richard Hansen
Einar Dahl
Julius Hoffman, Jr
Lindeman Construction Company
Kenosha County
Atty
Roger Gerling
Kenoshans
Gerling
John J. Miller
Seventh Avenue
Don Warman
Thirty-second Avenue
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