Memorial Day Schedule in Kenosha Features Wiley Address
Memorial Day events planned by Louis J. Becker of Post 21 include a 11 to 11:55 a.m. reception for Senator Alexander Wiley, a 12 p.m. luncheon, and a 2 p.m. parade forming at 7th Ave and 50th St. The program at Library Park features invocations, readings, Gettysburg address, and commemorations by Legion and VFW members, followed by a second ceremony at Eichelman Park with flowers for navy dead. Kent County news notes Wiley as principal speaker.
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Evening News
Kenosha Harbor
52Nd St
6Th Ave
Louis J. Becker
Post 21
The
American Legion
Alexander Wiley
Legion Memorial Hall
Wiley
United States
Kenosha
7Th Ave
50Th St
A. E. Axtell
Library Park
Raymond Leng
Holy Rosary Church
Assembly
America
Edna Mze Holm
Legion Band
John J. Logan
Eugene Potente
Legion Post
Harold Bode
Frank Chartier
Schubert
Miss Holm
Raymond V. Koehler
Arthur Brodey
Eichelman Park
Navy Club
Women’s Army Relief Corps
Lake Michigan
Navy
R-Wis
Legion
Western plan for unified Germany presented at Big Four talks
French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman presented a plan to Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky calling for linking the Soviet occupation zone with the three western zones under the Bonn constitution. An informant said the plan was laid on the conference table before Vishinsky as the meeting ended.
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Paris
Robert Schuman
France
Russia
Germany
Schuman
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Vishinsky
Bonn
Dean Acheson
Ernest Bevin
Montgomery Ward Reports Lower Earnings in First Quarter
Montgomery Ward and Co. reports a drop in earnings for the quarter ended April 30 1949. Net income totaled 9 602 904 or 1 42 a share versus 14 307 818 or 2 15 a share in the prior year.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ae and Company Today
Lilienthal Delivers Key Atomic Security Document
David E. Lilienthal, chairman of the civilian atomic energy commission, gave Congress a document on the security of the atomic program during military control. The joint committee has not yet made it public, as Chairman Brien McMahon has not read it to other members. The panel probes charges of mismanagement raised by Sen. Hickenlooper amid concerns over Communist infiltration and missing uranium at Argonne.
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Washington
U.P
David E. Lilienthal
Congress
Lilienthal
Civilian Atomic Energy Commission
Joint Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Brien McMahon
Conn
McMahon
Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Army
Hickenlooper
Commission
Argonne National Laboratory
Chicago
Weekend Wis weather with showers and cooler temps
The forecast calls for clouds scattered showers and cooler temperatures across Wisconsin this weekend with warmer conditions expected in the western half. Tomorrow may bring early showers followed by clearing skies and possible warmer readings as frost and near freezing temperatures persist in sections of the state.
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Wisconsin
Land o’Lakes
Coal Contract Clause Declared Illegal by NLRB Ruling
The National Labor Relations Board ruled unanimously that the union shop clause in John L. Lewis presence with the United Mine Workers is illegal under the Taft-Hartley act. The decision affects mines owned by steel companies and could influence broader coal industry contracts nationwide. Lewis plans to appeal to the Supreme Court if needed.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Southern
Congress
National Labor Relations Board
Lewis
Steel
United Mine Workers
UMW
NLRB
Supreme Court
Rutledge Trial Nearing Verdict in Hartman Murder Case
Cedar Rapids jury nears a verdict in the murder trial of Dr. Robert C. Rutledge Jr. The defense contends a guilty verdict would violate domestic sanctity. The state recalls a rebuttal witness and a defense witness described Hartman’s threats and a knife display during a telephone incident.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert C. Rutledge, Jr
Walter L. Barngrover
Mav van Ha
Dr. Rutledge
St. Louis
Byron C. Hartman
Sydney
Barngrover
Christopher Efthim
Agnes Schamberg
Cutler-Hammer Electric Company
Hartman
Barney
Emerson
Efthim
Emerson Electric
Eisler Remains Hidden After Bow Street Release
Communist fugitive Gerhart Eisler stayed in hiding in Britain after a Bow Street court released him in extradition proceedings. U S authorities pledged to continue efforts to secure his return. Eisler, convicted of visa falsification and defying the House Un American Activities committee, said he expected dirty tricks from opponents.
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London
Gerhart Eisler
United States
Eisler
Bow Street Court
Washington
Tom Clark
House UnAmerican Activities Committee
Justice Department
State Department
Bow Street
Laurence Dunn
National Council For Civil Liberties
British Council For German Democracy
Britain
Negotiators Plan Evening Session In Ford Strike Talks
After thirteen hours without settlement the Ford strike continues with 106000 workers idle. Key dispute centers on arbiter choice for speedup issues and disciplining of 35 workers. A proposed panel system and a 72 hour window for selecting an arbiter were debated as talks resume this evening.
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Detroit
Ford
John F. Bugas
United Auto Workers
Harry Schulman
Schulman
Auto Workers
UAW
Walter Reuther
Truman
Michigan
C. Mennen Williams
Cyrus Ching
Federal Mediation Service
Rouge
Lincoln-Mercury
Detroit Gun Attack on CIO Leader Victor Reuther Remains Unsolved
Police persisted in the Victor Reuther shooting inquiry with thin clues on day four after the attempt on the 37 year old CIO unionist. No break appeared likely as investigators pressed for a lead.
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Detroit
Victor Reuther
CIO
Higher Levels May Step Into Berlin's Tieup
Berlin strikers threaten to drag the dispute to higher government levels among the four powers. U S State Department adviser James Riddleberger says a settlement may go to the Paris conference or higher levels as the weeklong rail strike pins Berlin to a cold war standoff. Briga Gen Howley accuses Communists of engineering the crisis to aid Soviet negotiators at Paris Big Four talks. Russia warns of narrowing air corridors but maintains the lift to Berlin must continue.
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Berlin
James W. Riddleberger
U. S. State Department
Germany
C. A. Dix
Dix
West Berlin
Briga Ger
Frank S. Howley
U. S
Paris
C. P. Zorchenko
Southport Park Hosts Sunday Sports and Band Event
The Southport Park program gathers Kenoshans at the beach house Sunday from 2 p.m. for sports displays and a band concert. More than 20 booths offer recreation literature and facility brochures while Norman Greening and John Robinson plan to highlight park advantages. Evening entertainment includes archery, casting demonstrations, square dancing, and a 7:30 p.m. Legion band concert conducted by George Manupella with vocalist Peter Sprindis.
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Kenoshans
Southport Park Beach House
City Recreation Department
Chamber of Commerce
Norman Greening
Chamber
John Robinson
National Parks and Recreation Week
Beach House
American Legion
George Manupella
Peter Sprindis
Leo C. Meyer
D. Keller
Light Cavalry
F. von Suppe
Second Wedding Ceremony for Rita Hayworth and Aly Khan in Cannes
Moslem imams arrived to perform the religious rites in Cannes, following a civil marriage in France. Rita Hayworth and Aly Khan met public attention as they prepare for the two stage nuptials, with excommunication notes and royal attendance implied.
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Cannes
France
U.P
Riviera
Rita Hayworth
Prince Aly Khan
Mohammed
Rita
Aly
Paris
Prince Aly
Aga Khan
S. S Kaddour Ben Ghabrit
Miss Hayworth
Vatican
Princess Aly Khan
Chateau de L’horizon
French Riviera
Vallauris
London
Illinois Crash Takes Three Lives
Three people died and five were injured in an early morning two car crash three miles north of Wauconda Illinois in Lake County. Victims include Ivan Franklin 42 and his son Roger 7 Lynwood Minnesota and Berwyn R Speer Harvard Illinois. Claude Barnes 67 Minnesota was hospitalized in serious condition. Injured were James H Jones Crystal Lake Roger Blondorn 18 Woodstock John Marsh 18 Woodstock and Charles Emmit 18 Woodstock.
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Waukegan
Ill
U.P
Wauconda
Lake County
Minnesota
Ivan Franklin
Roger
Lynwood
Minn
Berwyn R. Speer
Harvard
Franklins
Claude Barnes
Wartha
Libertyville
James H. Jones
Crystal Lake
Roger Blondorn
Woodstock
John Marsh
Charles Emmit
Bridges Denies Indictment as Smoke Screen
Australian-born labor leader Harry Bridges, naturalized in 1945, called the perjury and fraud charges in his citizenship hearing a government smoke screen after posting $5,000 bail. Trial was scheduled for June 9 as Judge Louis Goodman refused higher bail or release on recognizance.
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San Francisco
Harry Bridges
Bridges
Louis Goodman
Memorial Day Observance Closure Notices
In observance of Memorial Day the Kenosha Evening News will not be published Monday. City and county offices and most businesses will mark the holiday. The post office will be closed and there will be no regular mail deliveries.
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Kenosha
Memorial Day Weekend Fatalities Rise Across Nation
The Associated Press reports sixteen deaths during the holiday weekend before noon Eastern Standard Time. Fourteen deaths occurred in highway accidents amid heavy traffic and long travel times.
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Associated Press
Long Holiday Draws Very Heavy Travel
Travel spikes across roads rails and air as Memorial Day weekend brings record crowds. Predicts 215 auto deaths, 482 tolls in prior years, with 1949 counts possibly higher. New York beaches, New Jersey highways, and Michigan and Minnesota traffic soar. LaGuardia and United Airlines report busiest travel day.
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United Press
National Safety Council
Massachusetts
New York City Health Department
New York City Auto Club
New Jersey
Michigan
Minnesota
LaGuardia Field
New York
United Airlines
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Erie
Newark
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