Kenosha Hospital Inaugurates 750000 Expansion
A 750000 building program to modernize Kenosha hospital and raise beds to 190 was launched with 250000 raised by the Kenosha Manufacturers Association. The three story wing adds 65 beds and an emergency entrance, linking to the isolation hospital. Construction contract went to Peter Ploskee, with work starting when materials arrive.
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Schmidt, Gardner and Erickson
Chicago
Kenosha Hospital
Eighth Avenue
Kenosha Manufacturers’ Association
Peter Ploskee
Kenosha Manufacturers Association
Ralph Y Cooper
Manufacturers Association
Kenosha
Cooper
Eichelman
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-eighth Street
OPA Bill Sent To Conference
The House voted 211 to 64 to reject the Senate OPA bill and send it to a House Senate conference to craft a new price control compromise. President Truman supports action despite uncertainty about OPA’s future shape and survival in the legislative process. Sabath urged rejection of the Senate bill’s meat and dairy exemptions. He warned against misusing price controls and called for public protection.
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Washington
House
House-Senate
Truman
Rep
Sabath
D-Ill
Senate
Senate House
Russia Pledges Support For Red Cross Work
Dr Sergei Kilesnikov, chairman of the Russian delegation, told the League of Red Cross Societies in Oxford that Soviet Russia would give its full support to humanitarian Red Cross work and align with its principles.
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Oxford
England
Russia
Red Cross
Sergei Kilesnikov
League of Red Cross Societies
U S Agrees to Release Three Soviet Suspects
Berlin report says the United States will release three Russians suspected of espionage to aid the return of two U S army officers held by the Soviets. The three, including two officers, were arrested in the American zone near Berlin for alleged spying. The Harrisons were freed from Soviet custody and travelers noted they were treated well. Brig. Gen. Sibert departed for London as events unfolded.
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Berlin
U. S
U. S. Army
Harold Cobin
Newark
N. J
George Wyatt
Oklahoma City
Samuel L. Harrison
Helen
Frankfurt
Red Army
Harrisons
Frank Keating
Europe
Germany
Mihailovic's Appeal Fails in Yugoslav Treason Case
Belgrade reports that General Draja Mihailovic and 10 co defendants have their mercy appeals denied by the Presidium of the Yugoslav Parliament. A military tribunal yesterday convicted Mihailovic of treason and collaboration with Germany and sentenced him to death.
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Belgrade
Draja Mihailovic
Peter
Michael Sullivan Dies Suddenly at 75 in Kenosha
Michael Sullivan 75 of 5805 Fourth Avenue Kenosha native and long time Simmons employee died of natural causes at home after being unseen since Friday. Coroner cites natural death. Survived by son Sylvester John Sullivan and sister Mrs Nonie Quinn.
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Michael Sullivan
Fourth Avenue
Kenoshan
Simmons Company
Sullivan
James A. Crossin
Metal Polishers Local
Kenosha Eagles Lodge
St. James Church
Frances Streich
Kenosha
Timothy Sullivan
St. James School
Sylvester John Sullivan
Nonie Quinn
Chicago
Chicago Hog Prices Reach Peak Since 1919
Chicago hog prices climbed to the highest level since July 1919 with 180 to 250 pound butchers selling for $20 per hundredweight in early trading.
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Chicago
U.P
Doenitz Defense Claims He Sought End to War
Doenitz defense counsel Otto Kranzbühler argues the former Grand Admiral did not seek war but moved to end it. He portrays Doenitz as an obscure commander who later opposed withdrawal, ordered limited rescues to protect submarine crews, and never ordered destruction of crews, while noting Allied views on civilian survivors.
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Doenitz
Nuernberg
International Military Tribunal
Grand Adm
Karl Doenitz
Otto Kranzbuehler
Adolph Hitler
Reich
Hitler
Kranzbuehler
Adm
Chester Nimitz
Curtail Work On Highway as Funds Dwindle
County highways face an $80,000 damage bill and a $20,000 budget cut amid rising costs. George Friedl Jr announced a July 17 40 hour week for road workers and August 1 layoffs on a seniority basis. Only emergency county trunk work remains funded for the year as the program pivots to graveling and state trunk projects.
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George Friedl, Jr
County Highway Committee
Highway Committee
Highway Department
Friedl
Department
George Smith
Bernard McAleer
Peter Epping
Martin J. Schenning
D-War Administration
Fried
West Sixtieth Street
West Fifty-second Street
Byrnes Threatens Unified German Economy Split With Russia
Secretary Byrnes warned of a possible open split with Russia over Germany as four power talks stalled. He announced forthcoming orders to McNarney to pursue cooperation with Britain France and Russia on finance transport and trade. The Paris council produced no progress on disarmament guarantees peace treaties or Austria. Byrnes cited four power tensions and noted the American zone costs 200 million dollars yearly while urging unified economic action.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Germany
Byrnes
Joseph T. McNarney
Frankfurt
Britain
France
Rusia
Council of Foreign Ministers
Paris
Truman
Austria
America
Italy
McNarney
Court crisis looms as board rejects reporters raises
Kenosha county board rejected a motion to grant $20 monthly raises for court reporters in the municipal juvenile and criminal branches. The vote fell short of the two thirds needed, with 16 for and nine against after an amendment to provide funds. Doris Desing threatened to leave if pay remains unchanged. Gerald Siebert would assume only clerical duties without action.
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Library Board
Kenosha
Bernard McAleer
Schenning
Peter Harris
Doris Desing
Joseph Rhode
Gerald Siebert
Heirens Granted 30 Day Continuance on Indictments
Chicago authorities disclosed William Heim an home identified suspect George Subrowski after the Suzanne Degnan case. William Heirens, 17, denied confessing to the Degnan or Brown slayings and received a 30 day continuance for arraignment on 29 indictments charging 24 burglaries and five assaults. Judge Ward set August 14 for arraignment. Heirens appeared calm in court as his counsel requested the delay to prepare motions. none of the charges involve the Degnan or Brown cases.
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Chicago
William J. Tuohy
George Subrowski
William Heiman
Suzanne Degnan
William Heirens
Frances Brown
Harold Ward
Criminal Court
John ‘Coghlan
University of Chicago
Heirens
Fran Sain
Judge Ward
Degnan
Coghlan
Richard Austin
William J. Toohy
Samn
Child Dies After Ice Truck Strikes Youth in Manitowoc
Seven year old Judith Levenhagen died at a hospital in Manitowoc Wisconsin from a skull fracture suffered when struck by an ice truck returning home from a circus last night.
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Manitowoc
Wis
Judith Levenhagen
House Passes Broad Bundle of Bills to Senate
The House approved measures authorizing a ship transfer to the American Antarctic Association for a December Palmer Land expedition led by Commander Finn Ronne. It also backed veterans pension and burial adjustments, a veterans canteen program, and pension boosts for several wars. Other actions included funding for a Wis Indian school and a one year toll bridge construction timeline across the St Louis River between Minnesota and Wisconsin.
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Washington
U.P
House
White House
Navy
American Antarctic Association, Inc
Palmer Land Peninsula
West Antartica
Finn Ronne
Little America
Senate
Veterans’ Administration
Veterans Administration
Hunter
Sawyer County
Wis
St. Louis River
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Court Confusion as Reporter Resigns in Milwaukee County
Confusion in the Milwaukee County court grows after Doris Desing resigns as reporter for the Municipal Juvenile and Criminal divisions following the county board of supervisors failure to grant a $20 monthly salary increase. Judge Ruetz urges continued staffing to prevent breakdowns while Clerk Siebert and new junior clerk Genevieve Sluzynski face changes.
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County Board of Supervisors
Doris Desing
Miss Desing
Milwaukee
John C. Neiderprim
Edward J. Ruetz
Gerald M. Siebert
Siebert
Ruetz
Kenoshans
Genevieve Sluzynski
43 Die for Killing Yanks at Ardennes
An American military court in Dachau sentenced 43 former German SS troops to death for massacres of 900 American soldiers and Belgian civilians during the Ardennes offensive in December 1944. Col. Joachim Peiper and Col. Gen. Josef Dietrich were among those convicted. Dietrich received life imprisonment.
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Dachau
Germany
Ardennes Bulge
Joachim Peiper
Josef
Sepp) Dietrich
Adolf Hitler
Munich
Sixth Panzer Army
House authorizes doubling army officers to fifty thousand
The House passed a bill to raise commissioned officers in the regular army from 25,000 to 50,000. General Eisenhower testified that about half of the increase would go to the air forces, with the rest split between the ground and service forces.
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Washington
House
Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Mihailovic
Car Park Corporation of Cincinnati
Road To
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Madison, Wis
Tank Corps
Capital Square
Madison
Murvang
Rhode
Bulletin
Toohy
Yanks
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