Russia Knew of Bomb Sight in 38 Report
A House un American Activities Committee member says a report claims the Norden bomb sight secret information reached Soviet representatives in 1938. The panel cites Aberdeen proving ground leaks and a civilian War Department employee as possible sources, with possible indictments and serial publication of secret papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Washington
House un-American Activities Committee
United States
House Committee
Aberdeen
War Department
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore
New York
Whittaker
State Department
Congress
Communists Enter Peiping Amid Claims of Captures
Reports from Nanking via U P say Communist forces entered Peiping at 5 30 p m and may have captured General Fu Tso Yi though officials deny both. Hu Shih aboard a relief plane says the suburbs are reached but the city not yet fully taken and two airfields remain under Nationalist control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanking
U.P
Peiping
Fu Tso-Yi
North China
Teng Weng-Yi
Hu Shih
National University At
Shore Line Abandonment Wins Approval in Chicago Area
Stockholders of the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee rail line authorize leaving the 40 mile Shore Line between Chicago and Waukegan. McCarthy says bar ethics charges are not new and fully aired by opposition. Grau San Martin challenges Rep Felix Martin to a duel over comments on relatives of the president. Three residents rescued from a two family home in Racine as fire endangers their rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Railway
Waukegan
Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
Bar Association
Havana
Cuba
Ramon Grau San Martin
Felix Martin
Grau
Martin
Congress
Racine
Sage
Arseneza
Beatrice Scholzen
Ronald Scholzen
New N W Depot to Open Friday
North Western railroad completes a $52,000 modernization of its Kenosha passenger station after a May 17 closing. An inspection by city, railroad and Chamber officials praised the updated interior with new ticket office, waiting room, washrooms and lighting, and a revamped exterior with a flat roof and canopies.
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Evening News
North Western Railroad
Railroad
City
Chamber of Commerce
George Carnell
Racine
North Western
C. H. Seymour
Kenosha
Felix Olkives
Charles Dilday
Chamber
R. S. Kingsley
Chamber Committee For the Promotion of
Norman Greening
Transportation Committee
Wallace Beach
Chamber Committee For
Greening
Chamber Transportation
Beach
Former Kenosha Couple Killed In Car Crash
Mr and Mrs Harry Long both 24 of Kenosha county were killed Tuesday night in a collision with a trailer truck on Hwy 173 near Plainfield Wisconsin Their three year old son was critically injured and hospitalized at Wisconsin Rapids Long had worked as a woodcutter in Hancock and had appeared in the Golden Gloves tournament in February The truck driver was uninjured A second state fatality was Fred J Blantz 52 Milwaukee whose car left Hwy 42 struck a high tension pole and overturned
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Long
Kenosha County
Hwy. 173
Plainfield
Wis
Hancock
Long
West 60Th St
Wisconsin Rapids
Waushara County
Fred J. Blantz
Milwaukee
Hwy. 42
Madame Chiang's Appeal Fails in Washington
Washington reports Undersecretary Lovett stated Madame Chiang Kai-Shek did not win stronger American support for the Nationalist government. He said U S policy will deal with Chiang Kai-Shek's government, as defined by Congress, within aid limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lovett
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Boele Welcomes Fourth Set of Twins in Belgium
Mrs Albert Boele of Adeghem Belgium gave birth yesterday to her fourth set of twins. All eight children are thriving. Mrs Boele was married in May 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Belgium
Albert Boele
Adeghem
Boele
Costa Rica-Nicaragua Dispute To Be Investigated
A Pan American commission will start an on the spot inquiry into the Costa Rica Nicaragua dispute within 48 hours. The Council of the Organization of American States authorized the probe last night and will name its members later today by Council President Enrique Corominas, the Argentine ambassador to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Iu.p
Pan American Commission
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Council of the Organization of American States
Council
Enrique Corominas
United States
Lightning ends Lincoln McKinley junior high game in blackout
A Lincoln junior high clash with McKinley was halted after a transformer blew, plunging the Southsiders from a 23 13 lead with seven seconds left in the first half. Officials expect a replay or continuation from the interruption, with McKinley favoring a full replay and Lincoln opposing.
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Lincoln
McKinley
Southsiders
Lincoln Park
Jim Highland
Bob Cox
Highland
Rainy Wisconsin Weather Triggers Flooding and Outages
A steady rain doused much of Wisconsin with northern freezing temperatures producing hazardous roads. Milwaukee reports continued rain with freezing glaze while Kenosha records .93 inches of rain and notes potential eight to nine inch snow if colder. Sewer trenches flood, live wires cause outages, and a cave-in occurs at 40th Ave and 59th St as crews repair damage. A car crash involved Mrs Elizabeth Riske on 41st Avenue.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Federal
Howard J. Thompson
Frank I. Vilen
Kenosha
Vilen
67Th St
20Th Ave
Wisconsin Gas and Electric Company
40Th Ave
59Th St
Elizabeth Riske
41St Ave
Greenland icecap rescue to save nine airmen
A first of its kind air force mission will use two ski equipped gliders to lift nine stranded Military Air Transport Service men from a Greenland icecap near Bluie West 1. Two planes will tow gliders and hook them to retrieve the men, with operations to depart Westover Field later today en route to Stephenville Newfoundland and Goose Bay Labrador.
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Westover Field
Mass
U.P
U. S. Air Force
Greenland
Public Information Office
PIO
Cap
Air Force
Military Air Transport Service
Stephenville
Newfoundland
Goose Bay
Labrador
Ladd Field
Alaska
O. P. Tarvin
Cedar Rapids
Ten Prineville girls go missing after party
Ten Prineville high school girls have been missing since last night after leaving a school party to search for a place to ice skate. Principal Donald M. Gabbert said some boys reported the group left the party at about 100 p.m.
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Prineville
Ore
U.P
Donald M. Gabbert
Martha Sinnes Dies at 101 Pioneer of Westby
Mrs. Martha Sinnes longtime Vernon county settler in Westby died today at age 101. She helped establish the village and witnessed its early development through the 20th century.
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Westby
Wis
Martha Sinnes
Vernon County
Simmons Hopeful For Good Year Ahead
Simmons company executives project a favorable 1949 with 3,400 local office and plant staff, near the prior peak of 3,600. Quarles notes steel shortages but vows production stays steady as ECA and military demand loom. Show plans in Chicago include new line upholstery beds and hide-a-bed styles, with a possible post show staffing rise if dealer reception holds. Kenosha plant comprises seven divisions including steel furniture, mattresses, and upholstery, as Simmons anticipates a normal postwar cycle.
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Simmons Company
Joseph V. Quarles
Quarles
Simmons
Washington
Chicago
Furniture Mart
J. H. Smith
Simmons Central Division
Kenosha
A. J. Bruen Named Assistant Treasurer at Nash-Kelvinator
Arthur J. Bruen is appointed assistant treasurer of Nash-Kelvinator by the board, while remaining head of the treasurer's office at the Nash plant in Kenosha Wisconsin. He will also supervise duties for the El Segundo California automobile plant. Bruen has long service in finance and public price control roles including OPA work in Wisconsin and a position on the Wisconsin banking commission advisory panel. He and his wife and son Arthur Jr reside in Salem.
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Arthur J. Bruen
Nash- Kelvinator Corporation
Godfrey Strelinger
Bruen
Nash
Kenosha
Wis
Nash Motors
el Segundo
Calif
Nash-Kelvinator
Commercial Investment Trust of
New York
Commercial Investment Trust
Office of Price Administration
Wisconsin
Committee
Washington, D. C
OPA
Detroit
Wisconsin State Banking Commission
Arthur, Jr
Marquette University
Salem
Sugar Rationing Ends in Italy Free Sale Begins
Rome announces that sugar will be removed from rationing tomorrow allowing free sale in Italy for the first time since 1939. The change marks a major shift in wartime controls as authorities lift price and supply restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
Air bases placed under 15th Air Force control
Omaha MacDill Tampa and Grenier air bases will come under the operation control of the 15th air force tomorrow. Strategic Air Command announced the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
U.P
MacDill Air Force Base
Tampa
Fla
Grenier Air Force Base
Manchester
N. H
15Th Air Force
Strategic Air Command
Prince Charles Christened at Buckingham Palace Rites
Prince Charles Philip Arthur George is christened in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace attended by King George and royal family members. Arch bishop Geoffrey Fisher uses Jordan water from a silver font. eight sponsors include King George and Queen Mary with palace aides and Tudor choir.
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London
U.P
Prince Charles
Edinburgh
Elizabeth
Jordan
Buckingham Palace
Charles Philip Arthur George
King George
Canterbury
Geoffrey Fisher
Victoria
Britain
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Charles III
Church of England
Arthur
George
Mary
Marchioness
Milford Haven
Princess Margaret
Patricia Brabourne
David Bowes-Lyon
King Haakon
Norway
Prince George
Greece
Haakon
Philip
Royal Chapel
M. Foxell
Chapels Royal
Adam
Palace
Prince Philip
Charles Edward Stuart
Supreme Court Accepts Filing Of Complaint Against McCarthy
The Wisconsin bar commission asked the state Supreme Court to discipline Senator Joseph R. McCarthy for ethics violations. The court approved filing the complaint which could lead to disbarment if sustained. A referee will be appointed to try the issues with McCarthy given 20 days to answer. He had run for the senate in 1946 while presiding over the 10th Circuit seat.
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Judicial Circuit
Langlade
Shawano
Outagamie
U. S
McCarthy
American Bar Association
State Bar Association of
Wisconsin
Bar
State Supreme Court
Harland Rogers
Portage
E. J. Dempsey
Oshkosh
R. T. Reinholdt
Stevens Point
W. T. Doar
New Richmond
George A. Affeldt
Milwaukee
Robert M. LaFollette, Jr
Circuit
Supreme Court
High Court
Congress
Madison
Wis
Bar Commission
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
Rent Law Upheld by Wisconsin Supreme Court
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that state rent control governs eviction timelines over federal statutes. It held the state six month eviction rule does not conflict with federal rules that set a 60 day minimum, noting the federal requirement is shorter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Supreme Court
High Court
Alfred Terrell to Retire as Simmons Executive at 77
Alfred Terrell 77, senior vice president and general manager of Simmons, will retire in January. Grant Simmons announced the retirement this morning. Terrell, a Chatham New York resident, joined Simmons in 1899 and has held roles in Chicago Kenosha New York and North Carolina mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Terrell
Simmons Company
Grant Simmons
Terrell
Chatham
N. Y
Kenneth L. Terrell
Simmons
Chicago
John W. Masury
Michigan Ave
Kenosha
New York
Chigo
Simmons-owned
North Carolina
Virginia
Roanoke Rapids
N. C
Petersburg
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S. D
Reds
N.W
Golden Gloves
Nash-Kelvinator Plant
Madame Chiang
Lightning Bolt
Berlin
Edward J. Lada
Nancy
Ruth Riecke
Lada
Ruth
Ursula Schmitt
Newark
N. J
Oregon
A. J. Bruen
New Nash Post
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