Midwest Gas Rationing Alarm Affects 12 States
Gasoline is likely to be scarce this summer across the midwest as Standard Oil of Indiana enforces rationing in 12 states Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nebraska North Dakota Oklahoma South Dakota and Wisconsin. Oil firms in other regions report tight but not critical supplies and potential future actions remain possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
Standard Oil of
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Standard Oil
Oil and Gas Division
Interior Department
Standard
Midwest
Oklahoma City
Anderson-Prichard Oil Co
Standard Oil Plan
Fentress Oil Co
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co
New York
New Jersey
Miami
Fla
Pacific Coast
Standard Oil Co
California
Middlewest
Indianapolis
Russell Williams
Petroleum Association
Beating by Intruder Delays Overell Juror Trial Day
A juror in the Overell yacht Geaths case was beaten by an unidentified intruder who entered her Santa Ana home. Prosecutor Eugene Williams argued lust greed and frustration motivated the murder of Louise Overell and George Gollum. The couple face charges of murder in the March 15 explosion that sank the Overell parents yacht and ended their disinheritance clash.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Overell
Louise Overell
George Gollum
Walter E. Overell
Avon Putnam
Kenneth E. Morrgan
R. R. Hogkinson
Newport Beach
Eugene Williams
Family Faces Eviction After Three Day Notice
Local authorities join search for housing for the Stanley Koco family of four after they receive a three day eviction notice for their home at 3907 Fifteenth Avenue.
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Stanley Koco
Centh Avenue
First Reapportionment Bill Heights Snag in Assembly
The Wisconsin Assembly rejected advancing the reapportionment bill 47 to 44, linking Ashland Iron and Price Vilas county mergers with Milwaukee’s 20th district split. The measure, first of six on the agenda, failed to engross after a 64-45 vote to kill, as Milwaukee lawmakers pressed for passage while northern members resisted. A separate senate-passed bill to equalize state employee cost of living bonuses and merit pay is sent to the assembly, effective July 1 1947, with pay gains for those earning over $200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Ashland
Iron
Price and Vilas
Milwaukee
Wauwatosa
Wisconsin
Senate
Assembly
Marshall says US to give 31 ships to Italy for reconstruction
Secretary of State Marshall announced today the United States plans to turn over 31 merchant vessels to non Communist Italy to aid its rehabilitation. He acknowledged the move is unusual for a former enemy but stressed the aim is to help Italy recover, noting Americans are generous and forgiving.
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Washington
Marshall
United States
Italy
Fork Over Bandit Thwarted By Fork Wielding Waitress
A Milwaukee waitress Virginia Condran faced a would be robber who demanded the cash drawer. She grabbed a fork and pursued the man from the west side restaurant, thwarting the holdup attempt with quick action.
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Milwaukee
West Side
Virginia Condran
Miss Condran
Motorcycle crash kills Alfred Marco 18 in Kenosha
Alfred Marco 18 died after his motorcycle collided with a bicycle ridden by Steve Salahas 18 at the Washington road and Seventh avenue intersection at 9 50 p m on June 24 He died June 30 at St Catherine s hospital also on board was William Schmitt 18 who escaped serious injury Marco was born January 8 1929 in Chicago and moved to Kenosha in 1933 He served in R O T C and planned aviation training at Kenosha airport He was a member of the state guards the Kenosha Motorcycle club and St Anthony s church survived by his parents and family.
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Alfred Marco
Thirty-first Avenue
Alfred
St. Catherine's Hospital
Washington Road
Seventh Avenue
Marco
Steve Salahas
Sheridan Road
William Schmitt
Schmitt
St. Catherine’s Hospital
Kenosha
Chicago
Kenosha High School
R.O.T.C
State Guards
St. Anthony's Church
UN Yugoslavia report publicized amid Balkan tension
The United Nations Balkan Investigation Commission released a report accusing Yugoslavia of backing guerrilla warfare in Greece. The findings, already in Geneva dispatches, are seen as likely to trigger a Security Council clash between USSR and Western powers over the Balkans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake
United Nations Balkan Investigation Commission
Yugoslavia
Greece
Geneva
Russia
Security Council
Eisenhower Named Next Columbia University Leader
Washington reports Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower plans to resign from the army to head Columbia University next year. Despite denials of political aims, both parties weigh a 1948 or 1952 bid with drafts discussed. Parks notes Ike will retire at 57 and Bradley could succeed as chief of staff.
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Washington
U.P
Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Columbia University
Truman
Floyd L. Parks
War Department
Parks
Ike
West Point
Omar N. Bradley
Bradley
Maj
Craig Cannon
Wilmington del
Union Station
Army
New York
Gen. Eisenhower
Boone
Edda Carson
De Nicola Resigns as Rome Provisional President
Enrico de Nicola submits his resignation to the constituent assembly citing ill health after a nationwide half hour strike by six million members of the Communist dominated general confederation of labor protesting attacks on Sicilian Communist headquarters. Speaker Umberto Terracini read the message to a hushed assembly.
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Rome
Enrico de Nicola
Constituent Assembly
General Confederation of Labor
DeNicola
Umberto Terracini
Milwaukee Parents Start Baby Sitters Inc Training School
A tavernkeeper, a contractor, and a mother of five form Baby Sitters Inc to run a two week training program for babysitters. They plan certificates signed by a nurse and will charge tuition plus a percentage of sitter salaries. Courses cover child care, psychology, first aid, and literature for discipline.
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Milwaukee
U.P
Roland Kaehler
Evalyn
James Wilson
Kaehler
Secretary of State
Madison
Baby Sitters, Inc
Justice Dept Investigating Soft Coal Miners Walkouts
Widespread idle in soft coal mines tops 176000 across 10 states as protests mount against the Hartley Taft labor bill. In Pennsylvania Panther Valley reports half of 6500 miners staying home while some pits resume work. Government probes potential injunction against John L. Lewis and UMW, with steel mills cutting production amid the labor action.
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Richeyville
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Lansford
Panther Valley
Monongalia County
W. Va
Osage Ming
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co
National 5
Christopher Coal Co
United Mine Workers
West Virginia
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp
Bessemer Department
Youngstown
Justice Department
John L. Lewis
AFL United Mine Workers
Alabama
Senate
Steel Company
Local Highway Bids Approved for Five Kenosha Projects
The State Highway Commission approved bids on June 16 for five Kenosha County highway projects totaling $459,869. Planned work includes paving Highway 45 from the state line to Bristol, resuming nine miles of Highway 50 resurfacing, and grading and gravelling Highway 75. Two federal aid projects on Fifty-second and West Sixtieth streets were also approved with contracts to be let. county share of $48,800 has been paid. The committee proposed adding North Twenty second Avenue repaving at a cost of $58,000 with $29,000 county share.
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Kenosha County
State Highway Commission
Kenosha
Fifty-second Street
West Sixtieth Street
Highway Committee
North Twenty-second Avenue
Senate group votes fund for marble bust of Truman
The Senate Rules committee approved a $2,500 appropriation to place a marble bust of President Truman in the Senate wing of the Capitol. The bust was commissioned while Ads. Iruman was vice president.
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Senate
Truman
Washington
Senate Rules Committee
President Truman
Capitol
Ads. Iruman
Meeting over DP Displaced Persons issue in Kenosha
A Kenosha town meeting debated plans to relocate about 400 000 European displaced persons. The session formed a citizen committee led by Rev. Robert Gordon to probe local support, with opposition voiced by veterans groups. Irve Zink urged Christian responsibility amid Nazi persecution and referenced Senator Scott Lucas’s bill.
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Kenosha
Wisconsin Gas and Electric
Robert Gordon
First Baptist Church
Europe
Irve Zink
Milwaukee Citizen's Committee For Displaced Persons
Social Science Department
Milwaukee Public Library
U.S. Probes Origin of Wildcat Coal Strikes
The government investigates whether the wildcat soft coal walkouts originated with miners or were led by UMW officials. Officials warn the five day end of government control may limit actions, with Taft and others doubting emergency provisions can halt strikes this summer. John L. Lewis and the coal operators face a prolonged stoppage risk.
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Justice Department
UMW
Supreme Court
Lewis
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Smith
Joseph M. Martin, Jr
Taft
Rep
Fred A. Hartley
N. J
Truman
John Battle
National Coal Association
John L. Lewis
Legion Post 21 Sets Immigration Stand After Session
Kenosha Post 21 commander Carl M. Gardner releases official Legion position following a Citizens Committee on Displaced Persons session. The statement argues against lowering immigration barriers now and cites HR 2910 Stratton Bill as a point of context.
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Citizens’ Committee On Displaced Persons
Kenoshans
American Legion
Carl M. Gardner
Post 21
Kenosha
Congressional
Legion
Germany
Aus
Four Men Killed in Clinton Silo Roof Collapse
Four men died in a silo roof construction accident at Clinton Industries in Clinton Iowa. They were employees of McDonald Engineering Co. of Chicago. A scaffold collapsed and the five men fell 120 feet into fresh cement inside the plant.
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Clinton, Ia
U.P
Clinton Industries Corporation
McDonald Engineering Co
Chicago
Clinton
Two Theories On Why Bathtubs Slant Back
A short feature notes two schools about bathtub shapes. Romans supposedly favored reclining tubs for the master of the house while women helped, and engineers propose comfort as the motive. A wartime straight tub failed due to customer pushback.
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Chicago
U.P
Trial Set for Burlington Girl in Child's Death
Eighteen year old Mrs. Francis Stowell pleaded innocent to second degree murder in the June 10 death of her three week old daughter Linda Marlene. Bond set at 2500 dollars posted by her father, she found refuge with pastor Rev Henry C Shadeberg in Burlington Wisconsin where he will house her and her alien sailor husband Lee until the September 9 trial date. Mary Redmond and Mary Frangella, sisters of the defendant, accompany them at the pastor's home.
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Burlington
Wis
Burlington, Wis
Francis Stowell
Linda Marlene
Anthony Frangella
Linden
N. J
Henry C. Shadeberg
Plymouth Congregational Church
Lee
Stowells
Schadeberg
Mary Redmond
Long Branch
Mary Frangella
Eatontown
Stowell
Truman names two judges for German war crime tribunal
President Truman announced the appointment of Edward Francis Carter and Curtis Grover Shake to serve on a tribunal to try major war criminals in the U S occupation zone of Germany. Carter is an associate justice of the Nebraska supreme court and Shake a former judge of the Indiana supreme court.
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Washington
U.P
Truman
U. S
Germany
Edward Francis Carter
Nebraska Supreme Court
Curtis Grover Shake
Indiana Supreme Court
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Florida
Sem
UN Committee
Columbia U
de Nicola
Justice Dept
Zink
Scott Lucas
Ilinois
U.S
Congress
Howard Smith
Lees
Isabella of
Spain
Columbus
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