Acquittals in South Carolina Lynch Case I
Twenty eight white men were acquitted in Greenville County for the lynching of Willie Earle a 23 year old Black man in February. The nine day trial ended with jurors delivering not guilty verdicts amid crowding in a stifling courtroom.
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Greenville
S.C
Greenville County
Willie Earle
Pickens County
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Samuel Watt
Robert Ashmore
South Carolina
Thomas Wofford
John B Culbertson
Tavern License Bill Passed by State Senate
The Wisconsin Senate approved a tavern license bill 23 to 5 sending it to the Assembly. Agents of the Beverages Tax department would seek summons in circuit court for violations, with tavernkeepers given 20 days to appear and show cause for license revocation or suspension. The measure evolves from basic permits to a unified licensing plan and includes trial procedures in circuit court.
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Madison
Wis
Beverages Tax Department
State Treasurer's Office
Wisconsin Senate
Assembly
Sen. Schlabach
Two Year Steel Peace Pledged By Union Leader
United Steelworkers President Philip Murray ordered a two year no strike pledge across 3000 locals to protect the recent wage agreement and keep production uninterrupted. He urged strict contract adherence and arbitration for all disputes during the agreement's life.
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Atlantic City
N. J
United Steelworkers
Philip Murray
Gay
Murray
CIO
ONeal Considered for Philippine Ambassadorship
President Truman announced Emmet ONeal former Kentucky congressman will be nominated as ambassador to the Philippine Republic. The move follows the resignation of Paul W McNutt as ambassador, a development long forecast.
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Kansas City
U.P
Truman
White House
Emmet O'Neal
Kentucky
Philippine Republic
O'Neal
Paul W. McNutt
Truman approves three day miners vacation in soft coal pits
President Truman approved contract revisions granting government seized soft coal miners a three day vacation starting June 27. The mines will be idle during the final three days of government operation. Government authority ends June 30 and a private contract by then could avert a strike on July 1.
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Washington
Truman
Police Suspect Inside Job In Grade School Theft
Police called the theft an inside job after finding tiny footprints and a small hole leading to the grade school cafeteria. The loot consisted of one dozen popsicles.
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Miami
Fla
U.P
Housing Survey Meeting Called Here June 5
Representatives of Kenosha veterans organizations will meet in City Council chambers June 5 to chart plans for a housing survey to locate space convertible into dwellings. The effort, led by Matt Taylor and Charles Dilday, will canvass residences and buildings with a 400 volunteer team. questionnaires cover owner name, address, building type, conversion viability, and timing for conversion.
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Kenosha
Veterans
A. E. Axtell
Chamber of Commerce
Charles Dilday
Chamber
Matt Taylor
Axtell
American Legion
VFW
DAV
Navy Club
Amvets
American Veterans Committee
Taylor
Dilday
Truman Lecree Signs $400 Million Greek Turkish Aid
The report notes a $400 million Greek Turkish aid bill signed into law by President Truman. It also covers the Un American Activities Committee hearings in Hollywood on alleged Communist influence and a Mexico to U S ring, with plans for open hearings in Washington next month. Senate action on a separate $4 billion income tax cut is postponed to June 10, while a $350 million foreign relief bill gains final approval in Congress.
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Truman Lecree
California
McDowell
unAmerican Activities Committee
J. Parnell Thomas
Washington
Senate
Millikin
R-Colo
George
D-Ga
Congress
House
May Denies All Charges as He Ends Testimony
Washington U P Andrew J May ends three days of direct testimony with a firm denial of all fraud and conspiracy charges. May says he is innocent and rejects any acts charged in the indictment. Defense and government teams prepare for cross examination as May’s testimony concludes.
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May
Washington
U.P
Andrew J. May
Warren E. Magee
House
Magee
Russia's Proposal To UN Faces Defeat
In Lake Success the Soviet bid to sharply curb powers of the interim UN Border Commission in the Balkans looked doomed as debate ended. Only Poland backed the move while the United States Britain China and France stood firmly against it.
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Lake
Russia
United Nations Border Commission
Balkans
Security Council
Poland
United States
Britain
China
France
Andrei A. Gromyko
Old Man’s Role Shrinking In Modern Family Life
Sociologist Dr. Lester A. Kirkendall says Father’s authority has faded in both farm and city life due to modernization. He notes a loss of daily together time as dads few longer lead family activities and are mostly weekend figures.
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Chicago
U.P
Lester A. Kirken
Kirkendall
Coopers Sign Wage Contract Amid Industry Negotiations
Coopers Inc plants in Kenosha and Burlington report a new contract after negotiations with the Textile Workers Union CIO. A 13 cent general wage increase with a 16 cent minimum, interplant wage equalization, six paid holidays, a half week vacation, retroactive pay to March 3, and potential future raises. Experienced textile machine operators will earn a base rate of 1.07 dollars per hour.
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Coopers, Inc
Kenosha
Burlington
Textile Workers Union of America
CIO
Plane Crash in Ohio Kills Five
Five people died and two were injured when a four engined army transport plane from Wright Field crashed four miles east of Dayton. Names of the dead were withheld pending notification of relatives. A witness said the plane appeared to be in trouble as it swooped low before tipping, entering a ditch and plowing into a wheat field, then exploding in flames.
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Dayton
Wright Field
Detroit Dogs Face One Bite Rule for Mail Carriers
Federal rule limits dogs to one bite per mail carrier in Detroit. Postmaster Roscoe B. Huston announced that mail delivery will stop to any household permitting Rover more than one nip, ending repeated attacks on mailmen.
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Detroit
Roscoe B. Huston
Rover
Four-Year-Old Carl Fonk Dies After Highway Accident
Carl John Fonk, four, son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Fonk Route 2 Box 52 Racine died yesterday at St Marys hospital from injuries after being struck by a car on Highway 43 near the Fonk farm Monday morning. Grandfather George Fonk 71 warned him away from traffic. driver Erwin Kreusher 56 Union Grove said the boy ran into the road from behind a mailbox. Coroner James A Crossin will investigate. He was born October 29 1942 in Racine and is survived by four brothers five sisters and both sets of grandparents.
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Carl John Fonk
Arthur Fonk
St. Mary’s Hospital
Racine
Fonk Farm
George Fonk
Erwin Kreuscher
Union Grove
James A. Crossin
Sheriff's Office
James
Paul
Mark
Raymond
Kathleen
Geraldine
John Markiewicz
Sir William Maxwell Dies at 85 Former Aberdeen Journals Chief
Aberdeen Scotland reports the death of Sir William Maxwell age 85, longtime director and retired editor in chief of Aberdeen Journals Ltd, who passed away on Wednesday.
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Aberdeen
Scotland
Sir William Maxwell
Aberdeen Journals, Ltd
Wage Increase Boosts Nashmen to U S Pattern
Joseph Mattson announces a new wage increase for 15,000 UAW-CIO Nash Kelvinator workers in Kenosha Milwaukee and Grand Rapids to match the auto industry pattern. The agreement adds 11 1 2 cents across the board plus six holidays and enhanced vacation pay with scale by seniority and service.
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Uaw-Cio
Nash Kelvinator
Kenosha
Milwaukee
Wis
Grand Rapids
Mich
Joseph Mattson
Chicago
Mattson
Nash
Armed Forces
Merchant Marine
Jury Convicts James Brown in Electrocution Sentence
In Sylvania Georgia after a three hour trial with patrol cars blocking roads the jury takes three minutes to convict James Brown 25 of raping a white woman and sentencing him to death by electric chair the court records show.
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Sylvania
Court House
James Brown
Non Skid Bass Drum Invented By Bandleader Sam Cassato
Chicago reporter notes Sam Cassato a clarinet man and bandleader is listed as inventor of a non skid unit for bass drums. The device fixes the drum to the floor with two metal strips bolted to the drum and chair legs set into holes, solving the drum wandering during choruses. Cassato recalls a club booking with no drums testing the invention’s limits.
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Chicago
U.P
Sam Cassato
Cassato
National Foundation For Science and Industry
Truman Signs 400 Million Greek Turkish Aid Bill
President Truman signed a 400 million dollar aid bill for Greece and Turkey, pledging United States support to UN aims and a vigorous peace effort. Ambassadors will begin negotiations for fund use, with aims to halt Communism in the Near and Middle East and aid economic independence.
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Kansas City
Truman
United Nations
United States
Greece
Turkey
Near
Middle East
U.N
Congress
Russia
Foundry Fire Causes Thousands in Damage at Master Alloys
A defective melting pot at Master Alloys Inc. on Twenty third avenue cracked open this morning sending molten aluminum through the foundry. Nine workers and a nearby storage room escaped injury as a 30 by 40 foot roof section burned. Building loss is placed between three and four thousand dollars, with total firm loss estimated up to five thousand.
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Master Alloys, Inc
Twenty-third Avenue
Kenosha Woodworking Company
Ecenemy Coal Company
Achton Neergaard
Jerome Christensen
Fire damages three Oshkosh firms in two-story brick building
A two-alarm fire in Oshkosh Wisconsin caused about 25000 dollars in damages to a two story brick building housing Badger Electric Supply Co Casey Manufacturing Co and Johnson Bros Co Most losses were in electrical equipment in the Badger portion of the building
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Oshkosh
Wis
Badger Electric Supply Co
Casey Manufacturing Co
Johnson Bros. Co
Givens
Badger
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J. Robert Martin, Jr
Newberry County
John Belton O'Neal
Wofford
Watt
Ashmore
Martin
Hugh Anderson
Milwaukee County
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Philippine Island Post
Kenosha Harbor
Mexico
U. S
Rep. McDowell
R-N. J
House On American Activities
Hollywood
Wendover
Utah
George A. Lahti
Piedmont
Cal
Helen
Georgine
Lido Geri
Redwood City
Geri
Henry and
Murray Garsson
Garssons
Dall
The
Association For Family Living
Coopers
Ohio
Carl Fonk
America
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