Kidnap Suspect Cleared by Girl Hunt Continues
In Lodi California Alice Dean Devine said Earl Shelton a 40 year old San Francisco man was not the kidnapper after a 2 am secret meeting arranged by police. Shelton who is a photographer and dancing teacher from San Francisco appeared with police then reported alibis for Monday night. State police renewed a lookout for a man renting the cabin where Alice Dean spent Monday night under a false publishing house agent identity.
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Lodi
Calif
Pat Coon
Alice Dean Devine
Earl Shelton
San Francisco
Coon
Devine
Alice Dean
Shelton
John Edward de Vine
California State Patrol
Sacramento
E. W. Stiles
Ford
Giles
John Edward Devine
Lodi Picture
Louis Dudley
Alice
Dudley
State Senate Debates Sugar Controls and Political Terms
Madison Wisconsin lawmakers debated a proposed memorial to Congress to remove all sugar controls. The floor fight included substitutes from Democrats and a former Progressive, with votes 23 to 5 and 24 to 4 against. Senators argued about inflation, distribution, and policy during the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Congress
Senate
Sen. Knowles
New Richmond
Sen. Tehan
Milwaukee
Knowles
Sen
Porter
R-Bloomington
Tehan
Sen. Gawronski
Sen. Schlabach
R-La Crosse
CPA
Sen. Madsen
R-Luck
Gawronski
British Food Outlook Warns of Fresh Meat Shortage
Britons face reduced fresh meat and beer as bread and bacon rations may tighten. Lord Woolton attacks austerity in Parliament while Food Minister Strachey cites lower beef and mutton output and adds corned beef will remain available to sustain ration levels. Beginning Feb 2 the corned beef requirement doubles, lowering the fresh meat ration to a shilling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Labor
Lord Woolton
John Strachey
Liquor Receipts Drop in December in Wisconsin
State Treasurer John Smith reported receipts from liquor and other taxes and fees fell in December versus November but rose compared with December 1945. The general fund cash balance stood at 11,344,436.54 dollars on January 1, below 13,046,324.66 dollars one month earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
John Smith
Gay
General Fund
Grand Jury Indicts May Garssons in War Contract Case
Federal grand jury indicts May and the Garssons in a war contract case. Ball testifies as labor policy hearing opens with Senator Ball urging limited government power to reform union abuses. James Murray and Schwellenbach testify. hearing explores compulsory arbitration and federal mediation to curb strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Grand Jury
May
Garssons
Ball
Washington
R-Minn
Senate Labor Committee Today
James Murray
Dmont
Labor
Schwellenbach
Representative Charged With Corruptly Receiving Funds
Washington U P says former Rep. Andrew J. May Democrat Kentucky was indicted by a federal grand jury for corruptly receiving at least sixteen thousand dollars for aiding the Garsson munitions combine. He is charged with accepting sixteen thousand and agreeing to take fifty three thousand more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Andrew J. May
Garsson
House
Three Fatal Accidents in Kenosha Overnight
Three people died in Kenosha during a 12 hour period ending at 10 a m today including August Bunda 71 of 2422 Sixty third street who died from a skull fracture after a fall at his home Tuesday night and Anton B Benson 54 of Bonnie Hame who died at Kenosha hospital from injuries after being struck by a car on Thirtieth avenue and Fifty first street. The report notes Benson was crossing the street when struck and lists other drivers who provided statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Bunda
Sixtythird Street
St. Catherine's Hospital
St. Catherine’s
Alaska
Wis
Kewaunee
Algoma
Anna Ross Bunda
Leo
Lloyd Bunda
Lillian Simutis
William
Milwaukee
Stephen
Pontiac, Mich
Joseph
John
Rio Creek
Joseph Alt
Matt Schrans
Anton B. Benson
Apt. M
Bonnie Hame
Kenosha Hospital
Thirtieth Avenue
Leo Maksen
Fifty-third Street
Fifty-first Street
Benson
Joseph Smolinski
Fiftyfirst Street
Madsen
Albert Costello
Twentyninth Avenue
Costello
Maksen
Manston Township
Juneau County
Elroy
Seek Bandits Who Robbed Cab Driver
Police seek three men in gray clothing who robbed and bound Edwin Hellmich a 53 year old Milwaukee cab driver. They picked him up at a Milwaukee intersection, drove him around, took $10, then dumped him in his cab by the Racine railroad tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Wis
U.P
Milwaukee
Edwin Hellmich
Hellmich
Notes Decline In Petitions For Evictions In Kenosha
Kenosha landlords seeking certificates for evictions fell about 45 percent as tenants increasingly use the rent control program. Rent examiner C. T. Kaltz said tenants show confidence that eviction rules protect them and are advised to offer rent again with a witness or by registered mail if payment is refused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
C. T. Kaltz
Kaltz
Area Rent Office
Senate beauty debate pits Democrats against Republicans
Senate Democrats challenged Republicans to a debate or beauty contest to settle who has the best looking members. Senator Taft boasted Republicans are more handsome, while supporters like Senator Fulbright said neutral judges would favor Democrats and Senator Johnson praised southern women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Senate
Democrats
J. William Fulbright
D., Ark
Taft
State of Maine
Sun Goddess Jiko Arrested In Japan For Emperor Worship
Kanazawa police question self styled sun goddess Jiko and followers as psychiatrists call the group mentally unbalanced. Futabayama, a former sumo champion, attacked officers and was jailed along with Jiko and others as police say the group pays her 250000 yen monthly and follows her sole guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanazawa
Japan
Jiko
MacArthur
Futabayama
Kenosha Chamber clarifies government costs in 1947 tax data
The Kenosha Education committee reports a survey on city and county expenditures, noting the tax statement shows 49.40 to schools, 27.70 to state and county, 19.87 to the city, and 3.03 to the library. The graphic charts on page 7 summarize real estate levy shares and total government spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Georgia Revenue Funds Tied Up by Controversy
State Treasurer George B. Hamilton disclosed that all Georgia revenue collections and the operation of the highway department have been tied up by the dispute over the governorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Atlanta
Highway Department
George B. Hamilton
Honest Man's Integrity Comes In Installments
Curtis Roe found a purse at a Jackson hotel desk with 70 dollars. The finder returned 11 dollars to Roe, then sent two envelopes with 25 and 34 dollars, totaling 60 dollars in rewards and partial refunds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Mich
Curtis Roe
Roe
UAW Leaders Meet on Allis-Chalmers Strike Dispute
Top officials of the CIO United Auto Workers convened in Detroit to consider final proposals from Allis-Chalmers Corp. at West Allis Wisconsin. The eight-man strike policy board met with five in attendance including Walter P. Reuther and George Addes. The talks followed wage, security, and grievance issues raised after mediation by Milwaukee pastor Rev. Ensworth Reisner. The dispute has kept workers idle for 271 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Allis-Chalmers Corp
West Allis
Wis
Walter P. Reuther
George F. Addes
Norman Matthews
Emily Mazey
William Stevenson
Percy Llewellyn
Ensworth Reisner
Milwaukee
First Methodist Church
Uaw-Cio
Public Scandal Attacks Portal Pay Suits Judge Says
Federal Judge Michael L. Igoe denounces the flood of portal pay lawsuits by labor unions as a public scandal during a CIO United Automobile Workers petition to amend a $2 2 million suit against American Car and Foundry Co.
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Chicago
U.P
Michael L. Igoe
Portal
Igoe
CIO
United Automobile Workers
American Car and Foundry Co
Soap Makers Explain Why Prices Have Increased
The Association of American Soap and Glycerine Producers reports higher raw material costs raise soap prices. Tallow rose from 9 to 22 cents a pound, a 125 percent jump, and production remains tight though displays have reappeared. Industry leaders warn full brand availability may take a year or more and stress ongoing fat salvage importance.
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New York
The
Association of American Soap & Glycerine Producers
OPA
George Wrisley
Allen Wrisley Co
William R. Veale
Lever Bros
Key Portal Suit Dismissal Asked
The government urged dismissal of the Mount Clemens Pottery Co. portal to portal pay case unless evidence shows more unpaid time than presently claimed. Atty. Gen. Tom C. Clark filed the brief with Judge Frank A. Picard in Detroit, arguing the record must show substantial preliminary activity beyond de minimis to require pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Mount Clemens Pottery Co
Atty
Tom C. Clark
Frank A. Picard
Detroit
Picard
Mount ‘Clemens
Supreme Court
Senate
Theodore R. Iserman
Chrysler Corp
Subcommittee
Clark
Portal suit seeks over $90,000 overtime from Fairbanks-Morse
A portal-to-portal action filed in U. S. district court seeks more than $90,000 in overtime pay owed to 55 employees. The suit names Fairbanks-Morse and Co. of Beloit, Wis., as defendants and was filed in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Madison
Wis
Fairbanks-Morse and Co
Beloit
U. S
Also Mentioned on This Page
State Senate
Schwellenbach II
Federal Mediation Board
Truman
Ohio
Labor Committee
H. Alexander Smith
Ball-Taft-Smith
Murray
Mildred Moore
Edward T. McCarthy
Francis
Framingham
Mass
Moore
William McCormack
Russell Lewis
Opal Dixon
Jack Brophy
Des Moines
Des Moines Bank and Trust Company
Lewis
Brophy
St. Louis
F. L. Fiene
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Garsson Brothers
Henry M. and
Joseph F. Freeman
Erie Basin Metal Products, Inc
Elgin, Ill
Batavia Metal Products, Inc
Batavia
Grand Jury
Senate War Investigating Committee
Grand
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States
War Department
Combine
Erie Basin
Batavia Metal
Robert A. Taft
Olin D. Johnson
D.S.C
South
Goddess
C. of C
UAW
Llewellyn
Fairbanks-Morse
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