County Board Delays Action On Wane Issue
Kenosha County Board delayed action on a controversial wage issue during a hot and humidTuesday session. A plan to grant a $20 monthly raise to court reporters and extend a blanket $20 raise to all courthouse employees was left for next Monday. The board also addressed pension department pay equality, elected Joseph Kerkman to Racine-Kenosha Rural Normal School, and appointed park and dance hall inspectors while paying tribute to former member James W. Brook. The audit by Wisconsin Tax Commission praised orderly records across 12 county units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Edward J. Ruetz
W. W. Davis
Pension Department
Racine-Kenosha
Bert Johnson
Salem
E. T. Manning
Elmer Barthel
George Higgins
Pleasant Prairie
Jess B. Stahl
Randall
John Gehring
Leslie Huff
Somers
Adolph Gross
Paris
William Poist
Wheatland
Elmer Kersting
Homer Steffen
August Schultz
James W. Brook
L. G. Carpenter
Wisconsin Tax Commission
P. W. Nass
Carpenter
Senate exempts Meat Poultry Eggs Cottonseed Soy Beans from price controls
The Senate voted 42 to 34 to forbid price ceilings on cottonseed and soybeans and products in any OPA revival, adding exemptions for meat and poultry. An immediate dairy decontrol amendment was debated as Barkley warned of potential late sessions and a veto risk. Taft proposed restoring the original formula allowing price increases to cover cost gains, while the chamber faced further parlay on the revival bill and related pricing provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Chamber
Barkley
D-Ky
Congress
Wherry
R.-Neb
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Four-Year Term For Tax Fraud In New York
Henry Lustig a New York City restaurant owner and sportsman was sentenced to four years in federal prison for tax fraud totaling 2 872 766. He received a 115 000 fine and concurrent terms on related counts. Co defendants E Alrien Lustig and Joseph Sobel also drew prison terms without fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry Lustig
New York City
Longchamps
Lustig
Harold Enned
Kennedy
Department of Justice
E. Alrien Lustig
Joseph Sobel
George Washington Nominated by Truman
President Truman nominated George Washington of the District of Columbia to be assistant solicitor general of the United States. He would succeed Harold W. Judson who has resigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
George Washington
District of Columbia
United States
Harold W. Judson
U S to renounce share in German assets in Austria
General Mark Clark informed Chancellor Leopold Figl that President Truman instructed negotiations to renounce the U S share in German assets in Austria. The American government will not recognize transfers of Austrian property under Potsdam unless they conform to the 1943 UN declaration on forced transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
U.S
Mark Clark
Leopold Fig
Truman
United States
Austria
Clark
Postmen Set To Open Wisconsin Convention Here
Three hundred letter carrier delegates will arrive in Kenosha for the 32nd annual Wisconsin State Association of Letter Carriers convention. Sessions start 9 a m Friday at the Eagles clubhouse with two National Association officers attending. A banquet closes the event Saturday night. entertainment includes Milwaukee Letter Carriers Band and a Civic Center park concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Wisconsin State Association of Letter Carriers
Albert A. Riel
Eagles
National Association of Letter Carriers
Wisconsin
William F. Mce- Hale
Max O. Snider
M.B.A
Milwaukee Letter Carriers
Civic Center Park
Alford Park
Racine
Alfred C. Grosvenor
Eleanor M. Grosse
Constitution and Law Committee
William F. McHale
D. Albert A. Riel
Charles H. Lockwood
Ellsworth A. Riel
Beatrice Kurt Wehner
A. A. Riel
State Association
John Thiele
William Henry
Burl Sparks
Joe Krome
Earl Zimmerman
Harry Grams
Ernest Peterson
George F. Clarke
Jess Robinson
Chester Maegaard
Harold Burmeister
Michael Hanley
Donald O'Day
Frank Hubbard
Gordon Schmelling
Alais Cisler
Alfred Hensey
Charles Kasten
Poland Restores Diplomatic Ties With Argentina
The government announced that Poland is reestablishing diplomatic relations with Argentina, resuming official ties between the two nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Poland
Argentina
Girl With Broken Heart Dies in Leap From Car
Betty Jean Simms a 16 year old Red haired girl from Nebraska City Neb died in Elgin after a car ride confrontation with Paul Gubbins blond in a brawl Officials said she leaped from the vehicle and later died at a hospital Her husband to be is a 19 year old man already in a Nebraska penitentiary for bigamy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Ill
U.P
Betty Jean Simms
George Powell
Betty
Nebraska State Penitentiary
Nebraska City
Neb
Richard J Heath
Paul Gubbins
Harold Harbaugh
Byrnes Seeks Unified German Peace Before Government
Paris dispatch reports Secretary of State James J. Byrnes urging Allied agreement on a German peace settlement prior to forming a German government. He proposes special deputies to study the German problem as Big Four talks continue with sharp exchanges between Byrnes and Molotov.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
U.P
James J. Byrnes
Germany
Byrnes
Russia
James F. Byrnes
W. M. Molotov
Europe
Molotov
United States
Great Britain
France
Re-Elect School Board Officers and ROTC Rating Report
The Kenosha Board of Education re elected its entire slate of officers including Vernon Bingham to a seat. Joseph Hamelink remained president and Frank Siver stayed vice president after re election. Miss Ella Powers was reelected secretary with Olga Rasmussen filling in during Powers's vacation. The board reported a 73 percent ROTC rating for Kenosha High School and noted Captain Frank Harvell's resignation after two years. They reviewed McKinley Elementary remodel plans and an industrial arts wing and authorized updated insurance appraisals showing building values near 3.89 million and contents about 368 thousand, with current costs up 80 percent since 1933. Continued on Page Five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Vernon Bingham
Henry Nickel
Joseph C. Hamelink
Frank Siver
Siver
Paul Saftig
Saftig
Ella F. Powers
Miss Powers
Olga Rasmussen
F. E. Conner
E. C. Glerum
Glerum
Army
Kenosha
Frank Harvell
Childs and Smith
Chicago
McKinley
State Insurance Board
Death of Sidney Hillman Labor Leader at Point Lookout
Sidney Hillman, 59, Lithuanian immigrant who rose to lead the Amalgamated Clothing Workers and chair the PAC of the CIO, died at his Point Lookout summer home after a heart attack. He had long been a key figure in labor, with a noted rise from cutter to union president and a pivotal role in organizing garment workers and political action. Funeral plans were not set, with PAC movements expected to name a successor next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Lookout
N. Y
Sidney Hillman
Hillman
America
Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Long Island
John Cahill
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
PAC
CIO
Washington
Chicago
Hart, Schaffner and Marx, Clothiers
New York
United Garment Workers
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
CIO Political Action Committee
Long Island, N. Y
Stork Race Absorbs B-29 Crew Coming Home
Pilot Maj. Woodrow Swancutt and Lt. Robert Glenn race home in a B-29 mission story from Fairfield California. After a Bikini Crossroads bombing, the plane lands at Fairfield-Suisun Army Airbase in 8 hours 57 minutes. The crew hopes to reach Tampa Florida before newborn arrivals, with Glenn awaiting his first child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Calif
Dave
United States
Bikini Crossroads
Fairfield-Susisun Army Airbase
Roswell
N. M
Woodrow P. Swancutt
Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Robert Glenn
Anderson, S. C
Swancutt
Katie
Tampa
Fla
Glenn
Livestock Prices At All Time High On Chicago Market
Chicago AP reports cattle prices on the Chicago market reached a record high with steers selling to $22.75 per hundredweight. A load of 1600-pound steers brought the new top price, 25 cents above the prior $22.50 record set July 2. Steers from 1337 to 1507 pounds averaged $22.60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A.P
Halt Deportation of Germans From Vienna Stopped
Russian authorities in the Soviet occupied zone of Vienna halted a planned deportation of native Germans and other non Austrians. Deportees waiting at a railroad station were told to return home without an explanation, ending the abrupt event yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Open House Set Tuesday for Veterans and Employers
A jointly sponsored open house for veterans and employers will be held at 8 p m Tuesday at the Kenosha Union Club hall. Speakers include Harry Nelson, Wood, Wis , Walter F Simon and Leo B Levenick who will discuss education apprenticeship on the job training and veterans affairs. A question period follows each talk. Numerous veterans and service organizations back the event and refreshments will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha Union Club Hall
Wisconsin
Administration of
Harry Nelson
Veterans Administration
Wood, Wis
Walter F. Simon
Wisconsin Industrial Commission
Madison
Leo B. Levenick
Department of Veterans Affairs
Kiwanis Club
VFW
American Legion
Polish American Legion
DAV
Navy Club
Purple Heart
Veterans Service Office
John D. Davies
Veterans Affairs
Nelson
Simon
Levenick
Ernie Beck
Jerome Bugno
George Capponi
Joe Kontoni
Gust Kropp
A. A. LaCrosse
R. J. Larson
H. J. Mathson
W. B. Tower
Frank Zoubek
Evan Pfanmiller
Gail Hansis
Kiwanis
Irving Baumann
Tom Querns
Arnold Hewitt
Jasper Gentile
Henry Costley
Harold Johnson
Charles Werner
Ray Orrick
H. M. Clark
Undersecretary of War Seeks Probe Overpayment
Undersecretary Kenneth C. Royall told the Senate War Investigating Committee that the government overpaid Batavia Metal Products Co by 1 million dollars on a 1945 contract for bomb components. He asked the Justice Department to examine the overpayment and the earnings of Batavia and its affiliate Erie Basin Metal Products Co. He noted that Batavia had received 4.5 million dollars in May 1945 and that recoverability depended on its financial condition as deliveries continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kenneth C. Royal
Justice Department
Batavia Metal Products Company
Royall
Batavia
Senate War Investigating Committee
Tom Clark
Erie Basin Metal Products Co
Illinois
Clark
Rep
May
D-Ky
House Military Committee
Kentucky
Erie
Fime
Luce backs House step to peg silver price at 71.11 cents
Washington report says Rep. Clare Luce supports House action to peg the silver price at 71.11 cents an ounce to curb inflation and aid Connecticut manufacturers of silverware watches jewelry and films, preventing plant layoffs if Senate approves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Clare Bothe Luce
Conn
House
Wisconsin Veterans Reunite With Gen. Wainwright in Milwaukee
Thirty southern Wisconsin veterans who survived Bataan greet Gen. Jonathan Wainwright at Milwaukee airport. They arrived by bus from Janesville Beloit Milton and other communities for a reunion and a parade planned after Wainwright addresses 7 000 new American Legion members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Bataan
Jonathan Wainwright
Wainwright
American Legion
Janesville
Beloit
Milton
John L. Bohn
Legion
Bomber Crash Kills 15 Near Mount Tom Holyoke Mass
Twenty five bodies recovered at dawn from a converted B 17 wreckage on Mount Tom after weather grounded the flight en route from Goose Bay to Westover Field. Five civilians, six army crew, and fourteen navy personnel perished. bodies unidentified. The craft exploded on impact, sparking a forest fire quenched by rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holyoke
Mass
U.P
Mount Tom
Goose Bay
Labrador
Westover Field
Michael Smith
Army
September Title Clash Set for Joe Louis at Yankee Stadium
Joe Louis plans his 23rd defense of the world heavyweight crown against Tami Mauriello of New York at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday September 18. Promoter Mike Jacobs announced the bout today in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joe Louis
Tami Mauriello
Yankee Stadium
Mike Jacobs
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William H
Red) Thompson, Jr
England
Norah Carpenter
Pittsburgh
O’daniel
U. S
State Postmen
China
Big Four
United Nations Assembly
Robert Butler
St. Paul, Minn
Australia
Butler
Bingham
Page Five
George Meader
Coun
Luce
192Nd Tank Battalion
Lakelands
Philippines
Walter Write
Capt Write
Luzon
Mainwright
Japan
Corregidor
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