Davin Resigns Health Office
Dr. C. C. Davin resigned today as acting city health director after a story in last night’s Keno sha Evening News disclosed that acting city manager B. A. Herrmann was asked to pause Davin’s fulltime appointment. City Council President Nicholas Wade had urged Herrmann to delay Davin’s selection.
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Kenosha Evening News
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Herrmann
Vernon Christensen
Edward Wavre
Robert Gerling
Edward Fechner
Wade
Gilbert Petzke
Conrad Shearer
Council
Gerling
Wavre
State Council
City Hall
Truman announces steel settlement ending 650000 workers strike
President Truman says the CIO steelworkers and U S Steel reached a settlement with Philip Murray and Benjamin Fairless in the White House. The 170 man wage policy committee will meet tomorrow to ratify the agreement.
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U.S
Truman
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U. S. Steel
Benjamin Fairless
White House
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U. S. Steel Corp
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McCarthy Undergoes Major Hernia Operation
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy of Wisconsin underwent major hernia surgery at Bethesda Naval Medical Center. Doctors say he will be inactive for about two months, missing personal campaigning ahead of the Wisconsin primary on September 9 where he faces four Republican opponents.
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U.P
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
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McCarthy
Wisconsin
Barkley energizes Democratic convention with defense of programs
The crowd of more than 12,000 gave 24 minutes of warm, sympathetic tribute to 74-year-old Vice President Barkley as he rejected candidacy while reaffirming Democratic goals. He recalled Roosevelt and Truman, defended UN commitments, and noted his Korea birthday. Delegates drift over Stevenson draft and loyalty pledges as Virginia, Louisiana, and South Carolina debate their status.
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Kentucky
Dwight D. Eisenhower
GOP
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
United States
Pearl Harbor
Korea
San Francisco
United Nations
Marshfield Polio Victim Married
Miss Anita Rose Heller, a Marshfield polio survivor who recently left her wheelchair momentarily, married DeVane Trickle. She is 20, daughter of Edward W. Heller, managing editor of the Marshfield News Herald. The couple will reside in Beloit where he works.
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Marshfield
Anita Rose Heller
DeVane Trickle
Miss Heller
Edward W. Heller
Marshfield News- Herald
Beloit
Convention Starts Long List of Nominating Talks
The Democratic convention in Chicago moves toward nominating speeches with Louisiana South Carolina and Virginia invited to answer the roll call. A possible North South clash could arise over loyalty pledges and voting rights at the nominating stage. First roll call shows Kefauver Stevenson Russell Harriman Kerr as leading choices with others and uncommitted votes. President Truman remains hands off on ticket selection as Rayburn speaks on a platform promising peace prosperity and progress with civil rights language and anti filibuster tone.
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John S. Battle
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Robert Kennon
Louisiana
Sam Rayburn
Chicago
Adlai Stevenson
Rayburn
Richard Russell
Georgia
South
Alabama
Walter George
Senate
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Atendant
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Texas
Secret Pool Talk Sours at Palmer House Meeting
Senators Estes Kefauver and Averell Harriman held a 30 minute surprise meeting at the Palmer House and emerged without a declared agreement saying only that the discussion was satisfactory and cannot comment on specifics.
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Chicago
U.P
Estes Kefauver
Averell Harriman
Palmer House
Stevenson Denies Acceptance Yet Amid Convention Buzz
As the Democratic convention nears the presidential nominating stage, Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson faces questions about accepting the nomination. A radio report claimed he agreed to accept and was drafting an acceptance address, but an aide called the report nothing to it. Earlier, Stevenson met with United Mine Workers attorney Welly K. Hopkins and PR man David Charnay.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Stevenson
Welly K. Hopkins
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
David Charnay
UMW
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Milwaukee County Reorders Ballot to Fit 70 Sheriff Candidates
Madison and Milwaukee county officials said under state law the county may rearrange its Sept. 9 primary ballot. To accommodate 70 sheriff candidates the ballot will expand from two to four columns, county counsel Oliver O’Boyle told Attorney General Thomson.
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Milwaukee County
Thomson
Oliver O'Boyle
Truman hints Adlai Stevenson for Democratic nomination
President Truman has reportedly indicated he prefers Gov Adlai Stevenson for the Democratic presidential nomination. Former Ohio Senator Bulkley withdraws as a favorite son candidate and will vote for Stevenson. Senator Brien McMahon also withdraws. Harrison Dillard wins the Olympic 110 meter high hurdles for the United States. Jack Davis takes second and Arthur Barnard third. Arthur E Summerfield to lead Eisenhower campaign as national committee chairman and campaign manager.
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Stevenson
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Ohio
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Adlai Stevenson
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Connecticut
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Helsinki
Cleveland
Jack Davis
Glendale
Calif
Arthur Barnard
Long Beach
Denver
Arthur E. Summerfield
Republicanational Committee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Death Takes W B Tower Kenosha News Officer
William Bruce Tower 50 longtime Kenosha Evening News director and advertising manager died at Kenosha hospital after a long illness following May 31 operation. Born November 27 1901 in Trail Canada he held many civic posts including Boy Scouts Kiwanis and Chamber of Commerce. Survived by his father Walter S Tower son Donald and three grandchildren.
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Kenosha Evening News
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Canada
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Kenosha County
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Racine
Donald
Kenosha
Truman Talk Planned At 8 o Clock Friday
President Truman will address the Democratic national convention at 8 p.m. CST Friday at Convention Hall Chicago. National Committee Chairman Frank E. McKinney said the hour may shift if the convention finishes its ticket location.
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Truman
Chicago
National Committee
Frank E. McKinney
Weather shift lowers Kenosha and Wisconsin highs
The weatherman notes cooler air cooled Wisconsin with yesterday afternoon highs dropping into the 70s. Kenosha expected partly cloudy and warmer tomorrow with a fair night ahead. Readings show Kenosha area highs near 82 yesterday and 72 downtown today, with a 63 low at the plant and 69 near noon today at another site.
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Kenosha
Nash Motors
Living Costs At New High
The government reports mid June price levels at 189.6 per cent of 1935 39, up 11.4 per cent from two years earlier and five points above last Januarys record. About 40 000 wage earners could gain higher pay under contracts linked to the index.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
APB Recommends Junking Some Planes
Washington sources report the APB urged the air force and navy to scrap certain combat plane models to speed production of others. They warned it would hit top performers like the F-8 interceptor and F9F jet fighter. A defense procurement spokesman said the plan calls for tightening procedures rather than wholesale scrapping.
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U.P
Aircraft Production Board
Air Force
Navy
Defense Production Administration
APB
W. L. Campbell
Democrats Dodge Floor Fight on Civil Rights at Platform
The Democratic platform, read by John W. McCormack, pledges prosperity and world peace while dodging a civil rights clash. Southern leaders recorded opposition to the civil rights plank, signaling a guarded stance as the convention reconvenes after three days of dispute.
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House
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Massachusetts
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Texas
Rayburn
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Stevenson Button Campaign Surges From Austerity to Momentum
At the Conrad Hilton headquarters in Chicago volunteers report a button shortage as Adlai Stevenson supporters scramble to maintain a presidential bid. The Illinois group began last January with one room and no funds and now fields seven rooms with growing donations and worker ranks.
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