Racine Case Strike Ends After 14 Months
The UAW CIO Local 180 membership votes 927 to 48 to accept a not good contract at J I Case in Racine Wisconsin ending a 14 month walkout by 3500 workers. Leonard Woodcock says best obtainable while Harvey Kitzman notes an across the board raise about 25 cents hourly. Other Case plants had already returned to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Wis
J. I. Case Company
Uaw-Cio
Case
Rockford
Rock Island
Til
Burlington
Iowa
Leonard Woodcock
Detroit
UAW
Walter Reuther
Harvey Kitzman
UAW International
Woodcock
Kitzman
Kitz
Court Rules for Foreman Unions
The Supreme Court ruled that employers must bargain with foremen unions in a 5 to 4 decision. Justice Jackson authored the majority, denying a factory claim that foremen fall outside the Wagner act, while Justices Douglas Frankfurter dissented in part.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Packard Motor Company of
Detroit
National Labor Relations Board
Jackson
Justice Douglas
Vinson
Burton
Justice Frankfurter
Douglas
Army Tightens Scrip Exchange to Halt Counterfeit Money
Frankfurt dispatch reports the American army orders occupation personnel to surrender old military scrip within nine hours for new issue. General Joseph McNarney said the conversion target spans Germany and the world to curb scrip hoarding and counterfeit activity under treasury and war department measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Joseph McNarney
Germany
U. S. Treasury, Safe and War Department
Better Late Than Never Newlyweds Honeymoon After 50 Years
George Beck and Elizabeth Ruess married after reuniting decades apart. Beck is 68 and Ruess 67. They first spoke of marriage in New York fifty years ago but waited until today to wed after reconnecting last October when Ruess learned Beck’s previous wife had died in 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
George Beck
Elizabeth Ruess
New York
Beck
March Term of Circuit Court Opens in Kenosha
Circuit Judge Alfred L. Drury opened the March term of the Kenosha county circuit court with a full day of calendar calling pre trials and default matters. Criminal cases include State of Wisconsin v Pedicone for aiming and pointing a firearm and State v Kohls for negligent homicide with jury trials planned. The civil calendar lists 18 cases with seven for jury issues and 11 for court issues along with daily pre trial hearings and a juror list featuring local residents.
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Alfred L. Drury
Kenosha County
State of
George Kohls
Walter J. Scholz
Kenosha
Margaret Schwardt
Twin Lakes
Robert Richter
Silver Lake
William Bullamore
Somers
Mary Buttrick
Bristol
Mariel Ende
Randall
E. V. Ryall
Sigrid Koldenberg
Pleasant Prairie
Charles W. Vogelman
James R. Anderson
Raymond Paddock
Salem
Milton Steinmetz
Harry Stine
Lawrence Wisnerske
Paris
Clyde Stoneman
Marjorie Y. Vincent
Roy L. Wilton
John Riggs
Brighton
Walter Arndt
Ruth Funck
Miners Seek More Time to Map Next Move
Washington says John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers oppose a government request for immediate Supreme Court action to enforce its last Thursday coal strike ruling. The court upheld fines against Lewis and reduced the union’s penalty, ordering a reimposed amount unless the termination notice is withdrawn. Attorneys sought extra time to study and plan a petition for rehearing, arguing complex legal issues and potential March 31 strike risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Today
Supreme Court
Lewis
UMW
U. S. District Court
High Court
District Court
Clark
Lewis and the Union
Union
Economic Policies Face Critical Commons Debate
London reports a Commons debate on government economic policy with a plan to cut passenger train service by 10 percent on May 1 and the possibility of summer domestic fuel rationing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Commons
Secretary Patterson orders better army chow and morale
Secretary of War Robert Patterson issues a food service reform plan to raise troop morale and improve meals. The order, based on the Hershey Food Committee report, raises qualifications for cooks, protects food-service jobs, names officers as supervisors, and ensures more cooks and stewards in every unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of War
Washington
U.P
Robert P. Patterson
Patterson
War Department
Hennessey Food Committee
Truman to address Congress on Greek loan and Europe policy
President Truman to speak at a joint session Wednesday noon on a U S loan to Greece. Leaders from both parties met at the White House to discuss Britain’s Greece commitments and potential U S action with Congress weighing UN involvement and limits of aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
Greece
White House
Vandenberg
R-Mich
House
Senate
Sen
Taft
R-O
Republican Policy Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eaton
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senator White
Maine
Lucas
Barkley
Britain
United States
Europe
Asia
King George
United Nations
Lilienthal Receives 8-1 Committee Backing for AEC Chair
The Senate Atomic Energy Committee votes 8-1 to confirm David E. Lilienthal as chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission. W. W. Waymack L. L. Strauss Dr. Robert Bacher and Sumner T. Pike named as members, Carroll Wilson as general manager. Bricker casts lone oppose vote. Taft abstains on Lilienthal. Confirmation moves to the full Senate for floor action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Atomic Energy Committee
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
W. W. Waymack
L. L. Strauss
Robert Bacher
Sumner T. Pike
Carroll Wilson
Bricker
Ohio
Lilienthal
Taft
Republican Policy Committee
Tennessee Valley Authority
Connally
Texas
Vandenberg
Mich
White House
Senate
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Bachern Strauss
Waymack
Pike
Wilson
Edwin C. Johnson
Colo
Detention Home Need in Kenosha Described
Kenosha county juvenile authorities describe rising demand for a detention home as cases require overnight lodging for youths under 16. State law restricts detention of younger children to jail-like settings, while 16 to 18 year olds may be housed separately. attempts to establish a facility have been blocked by regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha County
Kenosha
Industrial Commission
State Welfare
Madison
Wisconsin Juvenile Judges’ Association
Janet L. Theleen
Milwaukee
Racine
Wisconsin
Four Power Pact on Germany Top of Mosco w Conference
Moscow opening of the Big Four foreign ministers meeting features Molotov proposing to add the Chinese situation to the agenda while Marshall hints at a four power treaty to keep Germany demilitarized. The group plans talks on Germany and Austria with Bevin and Bidault joining in the session at the renovated House of Aviation Industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
U.P
V. M. Molotov
Council of Foreign Ministers
United States
Russia
Great Britain
France
George C. Marshall
Council
House of Aviation Industry
Germany
Molotov
China
Marshall
Yalta
Potsdam
Allied Control Council
London
Austria
Ernest Bevin
Britain
Georges Bidault
Kremlin
Lenin
Local 72 Files Strike Notice at Nash-Kelvinator
The Local 72 Nash employees of the UAW CIO filed 30 day strike notices with the U S Labor Department and state in line with the Smith Connally and Wisconsin Catlin Peterson acts. They seek a 23.5 cent per hour raise social security and wage equity with no immediate strike planned and a March 14 meeting set with management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Local 72
Nash
Uaw-Cio
U. S. Department of Labor
Nash-Kelvinator
Girl Killed Four Hurt in Ice Crash
A 16 year old girl, Marilyn De Noble, was killed when an auto skidded on an ice patch Saturday night. Four other youths were injured and taken to County General hospital for treatment of minor bruises and shock.
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Milwaukee
Marilyn de Noble
County General Hospital
One Injured in Series of City County Crashes
Eight of the weekend crashes occurred in the city with no injuries. The lone injury happened on Highway 50 west of Highway 45 when Mrs. Louisa Feldshaw and Fred J. Feldshaw collided while passing. Feldshaw’s car rolled, and Mrs. Feldshaw suffered severe shock and bruises, treated at Kenosha hospital. A separate crash hit a horse, valued at $1,500, after Dennis Murphy’s horse was struck by Andrea Monticello’s car on Wood Road near Berryville Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway 50
Highway 45
W. W. Warriner
Antioch
Ill
Fred J. Feldshaw
Sixty-first Street
Feldshaw
Louisa
Dennis Murphy
Murphy
Wood Road
Berryville Road
Andrea F. Monticello
Thirty Fifth Avenue
Milton LaViolette
Kenoshan
Three Die When Auto Hits Tree Near Escanaba
At midnight a car carrying Harold H. Paulke age 19 of Milwaukee and two Escanaba friends collided with a tree near the west city limits of Escanaba Michigan. All three occupants were killed in the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Escanaba
Escanaba, Mich
U.P
Harold H. Paulke
Milwaukee
Wis
Flier Misplaces Suitcase During Mock Attack
An unhappy Tarawa flier during a Pacific fleet exercise stowed a suitcase in his torpedo plane's bomb bay and opened the doors by mistake. The suitcase dropped out and missed the target, splashing embarrassment on the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Pacific
Pacific
Tarawa
Mrs. Alben Barkley Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Alben W. Barkley wife of the Kentucky senator died at 8 a m after a long illness She was 64 and death was attributed to a heart ailment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alben Barkley
Washington
Alben W.barkley
Kentucky
Second Best Copy of Missing Wisconsin Constitution Found
Wisconsin’s lost 1847 constitution may exist in the National Archives in Washington DC identified by Rep John Byrnes Its discovery in a battered 31st Congress volume was made by Buford Rowland the Archives historian Byrnes sent Palmer photo copies of the document and related Polk letters and census abstract aimed to preserve the historic text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
U.P
Wisconsin
National Archives
Washington, D. C
John Byrnes
Green Bay
Byrnes
M. C. Palmer
State Centennial Committee
James K. Polk
Morgan L. Martin
Washington
Library of Congress
National Archives For
Buford Rowland
University of Wisconsin
Palmer
President Polk
Morgan Martin
Brown County
Legislative Assembly of
Wisconsin Territory
Ozburn to Be Club Speaker For Conservation Group
William A. Ozburn longtime State Conservation Commission official will address the Conservation club at the Union Club on Tuesday. He will discuss the state game farm at Poynette and pheasant and coon raising along with mink fox and raccoon research. The meeting also covers legislative bill 71 S proposing a universal fishing license for Wisconsin fishermen aged 16 to 65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Ozburn
State Conservation Commission
Paynette
Wis
Conservation Club
Union Club
Ozburn
Edward Quinn
Poynette
Wisconsin
State
Kenosha
Lake Michigan
Czech Polish Treaty Signed
Czechoslovakia and Poland signed a twenty year treaty pledging mutual aid in case of German attack or that of any German ally. The agreement commits both nations to counter threats and prevent new aggression from Germany or its allies.
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Prague
U.P
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Germany
Foreign Ministry
Warsaw
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Mea Shearim
Army
Bidault
George Bidault
Mme. Bidault
Eft
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Lilien
McKellar
Tenn
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