15 Accidents But Only Four Reported Hurt
Police and sheriff's deputies investigated 15 traffic accidents over the weekend with only four minor injuries. In Kenosha two people were slightly hurt in six mishaps. A motorist was booked for drunken driving. Shirley Mae Blahuta, 14, suffered a bruised right hip after a car hit her on Twenty-second Avenue at Forty-sixth Street.
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Kenosha
Shirley Mae Blahuta
Twenty-fifth Avenue
Twenty-second Avenue
Forty-sixth Street
1948 Traffic Toll In City and County Injured Accidents
Instruction outlines pedestrian safety on highways with no sidewalks urging walkers to travel on the left, face traffic, and step off the roadway when vehicles approach. It emphasizes hazards of walking on the right and relying on drivers to see pedestrians.
Weekend traffic incidents and injuries reported
Miss Helen G Bentley reports an Orange Line bus stopped to discharge passengers as Shirley Mae stepped in front of the Bentley car. Shirley Mae released from St Catherine s hospital after checkup. Ernest Metallo 21 fell from a wooden platform while his brother s car pushed another. treated at Kenosha hospital. Charles Sorenson 47 charged with drunken driving after a collision near 1105 Fiftieth street. arrested by Clifford Briggs. Other crashes include Helen Andruk and Frank Petrelli collision. Lawrence Davis and William Bush collision. continued report on Page Eleven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen G. Bentley
Thirty-first Avenue
Louis Blood
Orange Line
Shirley Mae
Bentley
St. Catherine's Hospital
Ernest Metallo
Fifty-seventh Street
Twenty-third Avenue
Sixty-third Street
Ernest
Frank
Robert Metten
Kenosha Hospital
Charles Sorenson
Tenth Avenue
Fiftieth Street
Grant Tyler
Donald Murphy
Sorenson
Raymond Wojcehowicz
Wojcehowicz
Thomas Meo
Twenty-first Avenue
Sheridan Road
Forty-eighth Street
Clifford Briggs
Seventh Avenue
Helen Andruk
Seventeenth Avenue
Frank Petrelli
Second Street
Second Avenue
Sixty-first Street
Dominick Mattioli
Lawrence Davis
Route 4
William Bush
Trevor
Fifty-eighth Street
Fifth Avenue
Oath Proposed for Negotiators under TaftHartley Law
Washington report says Rep Landis proposes a non Communist oath for management and labor negotiators expanding Taft Hartley to cover top union officials already required to deny Communist ties. He backs allowing firings of subversive workers if listed by the attorney general and urges repeal of the union shop provision requiring employee majority votes.
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Washington
Rep
Landis
R-ind
National Labor Relations Board
Senate-House
Attorney General's Office
Senator Ives
Rn.y
Paul M. Herzog
Robert N. Denham
NLRB
Leahy to Review Milwaukee Memorial Day Parade
U S Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy will review Milwaukee’s Memorial Day parade next Sunday and speak that evening. He arrives from Madison where he will take part Saturday in the Wisconsin Centennial Statehood Day program as Truman’s chief of staff.
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Milwaukee
U.S
William D. Leahy
Leahy
Truman
Madison
Wisconsin
GM Offers Wage Increase in GM UAW Talks
Detroit GM offered the CIO United Auto Workers a wage increase beyond six cents an hour amid a 13 day Chrysler strike. UAW-CIO confirmed the bid but did not disclose the amount or acceptability. Gov. Sigler brokered a hotel session, arranging a Wednesday meeting to resume talks with Chrysler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
General Motors Corp
CIO
United Auto Workers
General Motors
Kim Sigler
Chrysler
Uaw-Cio
Sigler
Emil Mazey
Norman Matthews
Robert Conder
John Leary
Kenosha Manufacturers name new public relations secretary
J. W. Quarles announced Ford Charlton of Chicago will become public relations secretary for the Kenosha Manufacturers Association, effective June 1. Charlton, 38, comes from Hotpoint Inc. Chicago and succeeds William Doscher after a 100 applicant search conducted by the association. Charlton is married with two children and active in Chicago YMCA circles.
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J. W. Quarles
Kenosha Manufacturers Association
Ford Charlton
Chicago
Manufacturers Association
Hotpoint, Inc
Morton College
University of Chicago
Illinois Department of Public Health
Charlton
Chicago Y.M.C.A
Association
Quarles
United States
Eight Die in Wisconsin Weekend Auto and Other Accidents
Wisconsin state deaths over the weekend include two fatal crashes at a single intersection towed by Blanchett and Schultz, a separate Illinois driver killed, a Madison train strike death, a Pewaukee car crash into a tree, a Racine shooting accident, a Madison sewer cave-in, and a fatal Alma car fire involving Olen Peterson. Police report multiple fatalities and several serious injuries across several counties.
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Wisconsin
Barbara Jean Schultz
Janesville
Octave G. Blanchett
Brookfield
Karl
Viola
Richard
Thomas
Patricia Ann
Miles Sweeney
Blanchett
Schultz
George Klein
Sun Prairie
Olen Peterson
Alma
Carl Peterson
Peterson
Retired Financier Oakleigh Thorne Dies at 81
New York reports the death of Oakleigh Thorne 81 a former president of the Trust Company of America who played a role in Wall Street battles before retiring in 1912. He died last Saturday in New York after a long career on the financial scene.
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New York
Oakleigh Thorne
Wall Street
Trust Company of America
Stassen Seeks Second Choice Illinois Delegates Support
Harold E. Stassen announced he will pursue second-choice support from Illinois delegates for the Republican nomination. He plans three speeches in Illinois Friday and said backing hinges on a second choice to Governor Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Harold E. Stassen
Illinois
Minnesota
Stassen
Green
Red Arrow Club Holds Memorial Rites and Elects Officers
The Kenosha Red Arrow club held Memorial Day services at Green Ridge Cemetery with a National Guard firing squad and buglers. After roll call and prayer, officers for 1948 49 were elected at the Disabled American Veterans Memorial Hall, and plans included a picnic and participation in next Sunday's parade. The National Convention of the Red Arrow Division is set for Superior this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha County
32Nd Division
Red Arrow Club
Green Ridge Cemetery
Red Arrow Division
County Court House
National Guard
Kenosha
Flanders Fields
D. A. V. Memorial Hall
George W. Hartung
Francis A. Singer
Horace J. Mellum, Jr
Harold P. Johnson
Superior
Memorial Day Parade Plans for Kenosha
Kenosha will hold a Memorial Day parade Sunday at 2 PM starting at Twenty second Avenue and sixtieth Street. The route will be decided at a meeting led by Carl M. Gardner, with Fabian Monfils as general chairman. The event ends with services at Library Park at 2 30 PM and features John O Melia as principal speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Twenty-second Avenue
Sixtieth Street
Carl M. Gardner
Fabian Monfils
Library Park
John O’melia
Rhinelander
American Legion
Americanism Committee
Wisconsin
Arabs Seek 36 Hour Extension On Palestine Truce
Faris El Khoury of Syria said Arabs would ask the United Nations for a 36 hour extension on the Palestine cease-fire appeal. Aubrey Eban informed the UN that Jews would stop fighting if the Arabs would. El Khoury said Arab consultations on the truce were in progress at Amman after the 11 a.m. CST deadline passed without Arab acceptance.
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Faris el Khoury
Syria
United Nations
Security Council
Palestine
Aubrey Eban
Israel
el Khoury
Cairo
United Nations Security Council
Council
United States
Britain
Lake Success
Arab League
Congress Sees Little Hope of Quitting June 18
Washington a thick stack of must bills shadows Republican plans to adjourn June 18. Senate may extend hours and hold night sessions to push through a bundle of controversial measures, with a possible anti poll tax amendment filibuster by southern Democrats. The farm appropriation over 1 billion dollars tops the spending bills and foreign aid funds may be shifted from Reconstruction Finance to new appropriations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Senate
Agriculture Department
Mr. Truman
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Senate Drops Compulsory 18-Year-Old Draft in Pending Bill
The Senate Armed Services Committee approved removing the 18-year-old compulsory service from draft legislation. The bill would set a 19 through 25 two-year draft, with 18-year-olds able to volunteer. 18-year-olds enlisting for 12 months could not be sent outside the continental United States. The measure awaits floor action, amid Republican pressure and Senate opposition led by Taft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.2
Senate Armed Services Committee
Chan Gurney
S. D
Senate
Continental
United States
Gurney
House
Robert A. Taft
Six Democrats oppose two year extension for atomic energy commissioners
Six members of the joint congressional atomic energy committee sign a minority report opposing a compromise to extend terms of the current commissioners until June 30, 1950. The report warns the move is political and could set a dangerous precedent, while President Truman seeks a five year term for Lilienthal and shorter terms for other commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Joint
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Truman
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate
Lilienthal
Joint Atomic Energy Committee
Brien McMahon
Conn
Tom Connally
Tex
Lyndon B. Johnson
Carl T. Durham
N. C
Chet Holifield
Cal
Melvin Price
Commercial Pressmen Reach Five Year Non Strike Pact
Washington reports a five year agreement to bar strikes or lockouts by pressmen in most commercial printing. Disputes to be settled by arbitration under a pact signed at Pressmen's Home Tennessee by the AFL Printing Pressmen's union and the Printing Industry of America's Union Employers section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tenn
AFL Printing Pressmen’s Union
Printing Industry of America
Union Employers Section
Chicago Juke Box War Fears After Killing Of Music Exec
Chicago police describe the assassination of Leo Friedman 33 known as Little Sneeze as a perfect gangland hit. Friedman, tied to Mercury Recording, was shot by two to three gunmen in a west side attack after leaving a hotel with his wife Carol. Witnesses recount a rapid pursuit and multiple shots from an inconspicuous car. Investigators note turf rivalry in the juke box trade as a possible motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Leo
Little Sneeze) Friedman
Mercury Recording Company
Loop
Friedman
Little Sneeze
Big Sneeze
Carol
West Side
Jackson Boulevard
Harry Pencin
Supreme Court to Rule on Anti-Closed Shop Amendment
The Supreme Court agreed to decide the validity of Nebraska anti closed shop amendment. The court also will rule on Arizona and North Carolina measures outlawing the closed shop, with nine other states having similar laws.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Nebraska
Arizona
North Carolina
Strange Faces In Church for Sinners Service
In Shirley Massachusetts a United church sinners only service drew many new faces. Rev A Ray Reserve promoted the event asking saints to stay away. The pastor said attendance was strong but would not classify strangers as sinners.
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Shirley
United Church
A. Ray Reserve
Brannan Named To Agriculture Secretary Post
President Truman nominated Charles F. Brannan to succeed Clinton P. Anderson as secretary of agriculture. Brannan, 44, has been assistant secretary since June 1944 and is a Denver native. Brannan previously held posts in the Farm Security Administration and U N affiliations, guiding policy and long range programs.
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Washington
U.S
Truman
Charles F. Brannan
Clinton P. Anderson
Anderson
U. S
New Mexico
Brannan
Denver
Colo
Norris E. Dodd
John W. Flannagan, Jr
Flannagan
Dodd
World Food Organization
Agriculture Department
Farm Security Administration
United Nations Social and Economic Council
Flag Week Proclaimed by Rennebohm in Wisconsin
Gov. Oscar Rennebohm proclaimed June 13 through 19 as Flag Week to mark the 171st anniversary of the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the U S flag. The notice urges citizens to observe the week with appropriate ceremonies and activities across Madison and the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rennebohm
Madison
Oscar Rennebohm
United States
When Bellringers Practice Causes Lockout in Stamford
Four bellringers from Peter borough visited St Martin's church in Stamford to practice. They rang for hours until 10 pm when a rope was pulled and a muffled voice complained from below. At 11 pm the belfry door was found locked from the outside and the men escaped by sprinting to catch the last bus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Eng
Peterborough
St. Martin’s Church
Arabs seek UN time as cease fire talks extend
Cairo reports the Arabs press for more time before accepting or rejecting the UN cease fire call. Britain and the United States urge adherence as Israel accepts conditionally. Aiming to halt fighting, the Arabs demand disbanding the Jewish army and shelving the partition plan. Harold Evans arrives to urge truce talks with Jewish and Arab leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
London
Ernest Bevin
U. S
Lewis Douglas
Britain
Arab Legion of
Jerusalem
Kendall Kimberland
Chase National Bank
Middle East
American Friends
Quaker
Wild chase ends near Audubon school. two held
Police pursue a 1948 black sedan after a bank hold up at 503 North Springfield. Peter Lagenour and Clarence Hawkins were captured after gunfire that grazed Lagenour and injured Officer Pegler. Hawkins tied Greenfield in his shop, $60 and a $400 ring stolen.
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Chicago
Patrick O'Connell
Peter Lagenour
South Bend
Ind
Clarence Hawkins
Lagenour
O'Connell
Louis Greenfield
Hawkins
North
Springfield Avenue
Fred Pegler
Pegler
Hamilton Avenue
Steamship official dies in Cleveland at 65
A. H. Ferbert, age 65, president and director of the Pittsburgh Steamship Co. and the Pittsburgh Supply Co., died Sunday. He was born in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
A. H. Ferbert
Pittsburgh Steamship Co
The
Pittsburgh Supply Co
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University of Wisconsin
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