Taft Sees No Quick Accord On OPA Legislation
The article outlines Taft's doubt that a quick deal can be reached on OPA measures with a list of proposed amendments. It notes Wherry's dollar based pass through, rent ceiling distinctions for transient vs apartment hotels, restaurant price controls tied to input costs, Bankhead's cotton based price ban, and Agriculture Department control over ag commodity pricing and decontrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth S. Wherry
Neb
OPA
Bankhead
John H. Bankhead
Ala
Secretary of Agriculture
Power Company Employee Killed by 66 000 Volt Shock at Tower
Edward Kasmarek 45 an employee of Wisconsin Power and Light Company died in a hospital from burns and injuries suffered when he fell against a 66 000 volt switch and was thrown 30 feet from a tower in Janesville Wisconsin The incident occurred June 14 and he had worked for the company since 1925
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janesville
Wis
Edward Kasmarek
Wisconsin Power and Light Com
Hot Dog Stand Rush Linked to Meat Shortage
In New York Palisades Park concession stands faced unexpected crowds as Sunday shoppers lined up for hot dogs and roast beef sandwiches. A woman carrying a valise attempted to buy 50 hot dogs, prompting vendors to limit sales to one per customer as supplies ran dry by mid afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Palisades Park
Atomic test project details from Bikini training mission
The report notes good results from practice bombing at Bikini with strong weather resilience and excellent army navy air force coordination. Maj Swancutt’s plane faced a fatal accident when an army captain walked into a propeller. Col Blanchard praised crew discipline as the “Chameleon” renamed from Old Nevada aids ship identification for the July test. Correspondents and crews joined two B 29s and two C 54s for coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Maj. Swancutt
Dave
Army Air Forces
Col
William H. Blanchard
Chelsea
Mass
Nevada
Winners Named In Homecoming Queen Contest
The Homecoming Queen contest results named the queen and court. Ballots mailed before midnight Saturday were counted with in person ballots. about 30 Sunday ballots were excluded by rules. The queen is the daughter of Elmer and ( Mrs ) Swenson. Marion Cafferty won second. Jean Ogden is a member of the Kenosha DAV Auxiliary. The queen and court will appear in the parade and afternoon program and receive mementos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Swenson
Richard McGonegle
Army Air Forces
VFW
Sons and Daughters
Marion Cafferty
India
Jean Ogden
Kenosha
DAV
Canals Linked Farmers to Manhattan Trade in Vermont
When New York's canal system opened a farmer in Caledonia Vermont could ship produce to Manhattan 350 miles away for 21 a ton, while overland routes to Boston 170 miles away cost 34 a ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
U.P
New York
Manhattan
Boston
Retail Sugar Prices Rise Narrowly Across United States
Washington U P reports retail sugar prices rose one fifth of a cent per pound today while refiners ceilings climbed one tenth of a cent per pound. OPA said the moves offset refiners lower earnings and higher labor costs.
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Washington
U.P
OPA
Bulgaria seeks tobacco and rose attar exchange with America
Bulgaria aims to trade tobacco and rose attar for penicillin from the United States in a postwar context. The proposal reflects wartime shortages and medical supply needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulgaria
America
Weekend crash injuries involving multiple Chicago pairs
Hoffmans condition described as critical. Elmer Linblad and Mrs Mary Linblad, both of Chicago, sustained injuries in separate crashes and were transported to Kenosha and Burling ton Memorial hospitals. Deputies and state officers assisted at the scenes. Other weekend incidents involved Albert Baston and Clifford Hanson in a collision at Green Bay road and Highway 43, injuring Lelia Hanson and Dale Hanson, who were treated and released. A third mishap on Silver Lake road left Ruth Rath's car damaged but without injuries.
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Hoffman
Elmer Linblad
Chicago
Mary Linblad
William Schmitt
Leland Chartier
Leo Sikora
Albert William Baston
Thirtieth Avenue
Clifford Hanson
Forty-seventh Street
Green Bay Road
Highway 43
Hanson
Lelia Hanson
Dale Hanson
James Marshall
Robert
Sheriff's Department l
Silver Lake Road
Ruth J. Rath
Seventh Avenue
Highway 50
Mines Students Resume Western Mineral Tour
Colorado School of Mines students resume the annual inspection tour of mineral industries across Colorado Wyoming Utah Oklahoma New Mexico Arizona and Texas visiting mining and oil drilling installations to study operations.
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Golden
Col
U.P
Colorado School of Mines
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
Texas
Mrs. Andrew Carnegie Dies in New York Home
Mrs. Andrew Carnegie, 89, widow of steel maker and philanthropist, died today at her Fifth Avenue mansion in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Carnegie
New York
Fifth Avenue
Gun Battle in Oak Lawn Leaves One Dead and Two Wounded
In Oak Lawn Illinois a fatal gunfight erupted when Oak Lawn chief Elmore Harker and patrolman Elmer Hanegan confronted four men in a parked car near the Suburban Transit System building. The four men fled as shots were fired. Two assailants were killed or wounded and others escaped amid the exchange. A separate note states American machinery will be sent to Mexico for the new Salanova dam project in Sinaloa.
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Chicago
Oak Lawn
Elmore Harker
Elmer Hanegan
Suburban Transit System, Inc
Hanegan
Harker
Mexico
Sanalona Dam
Sinaloa
Lost and Found in Janesville Lists Odd Items
Janesville Wisconsin sheriff's lost and found department lists items including an 18 foot motor boat an airplane and a cow found in farmers fields and a cow grazing on a front lawn Eiie advocates moving its Rinanna airport to become an intermediate air junction between the United States Europe and Asia
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Janesville
Wis
E. A. Silverthorn
Eiie
Rincanna Airport
United States
Europe
Asia
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