Memorial Day Parade and Service in Kenosha 1946
Crowds filled Kenosha with warm weather as Memorial Day 1946 honored war dead after a parade featuring bands rifle platoons and veterans. Lt. Col. Van Dittmann urged liberty through sacrifice and urged peacemaking via strengthened United Nations.
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Kenosha
Lake Front Stadium
van Dittmann
2Rd Infantry
Wisconsin State Guard
Lake Front
Abraham Lincoln
Dittmann
Stettinius Seeks Relief From United Nations Post
Washington reports that Edward R. Stettinius Jr. has offered to resign as the U.S. representative on the United Nations Security Council. President Truman said he will not accept the resignation and hopes Stettinius will stay on. Stettinius has long sought to return to private life after helping organize the United Nations.
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Washington
Eward R. Stettinius, Jr
United Nations Security Council
Truman
Byrnes
Stettinius
United States
Lfe
United Nations
U. N
New York
United Nations Organization
State Department
Roosevelt
Dumbarton Oaks
Cordell Hull
Grain Allocation To India And German Zone Agreed
In Commons, Herbert Morrison announced a Washington agreement that assigns 1 165 000 tons of grain to India and 675 000 tons to the British zone of Germany for May to September. He warned German stocks were so low that bread would run out without the deal, while Churchill accused delays of worsening shortages and clashed with Morrison over wartime context.
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London
U.P
Herbert Morrison
Commons Today
Washington
Combined Food Board
India
Germany
Morrison
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Orrison
Milwaukee Youth Ends Own Life at Home
The body of 13 year old Glen Hafeman of Milwaukee was found hanging from a basement beam last night. His parents say he was forbidden to work in the family garden plot because he had to deliver newspapers later. He had undergone several sinus operations.
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Milwaukee
U.P
Glen Hafeman
Reinhold Hafeman
Bennett Retires as Kenosha Municipal Court Clerk
Frank C. Bennett retires after 25 years as clerk of the municipal court under Judge Edward J. Ruetz. He began January 1, 1922, and has overseen 43,616 criminal and city cases. Gerald M. Siebert becomes clerk, with Doris Desing as assistant clerk and reporter and Agnes Sandholm as assistant clerk of records and alimony.
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Frank C. Bennett
Kenosha
Edward J. Ruetz
Bennett
John C. Slater
Calvin Stewart
Sadie M. Larner
Gerald M. Siebert
Memorial Day Band Forms Quickly in Lubec Village
A Memorial Day ceremony in Lubec Maine featured a volunteer band organized in 40 minutes. Officials posted a call for musicians in the village square. One member was over 75 and the trumpet player was eight years old.
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Lubec
U.r
Snow Report Hits Minnesota and Great Lakes
Snow fell across Minnesota and Upper Michigan as a cold air mass moved south from Canada. Warnings went out for Lake Superior and northern Lake Michigan with small craft advisories on southern Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. Duluth saw 50 mph winds and 32 degrees while Milwaukee dropped from 68 to 47.
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Chicago
Minnesota
Upper Michigan
Canada
Lake Superior
Lake Michigan
Lake Huron
Chicago Weather Bureau
Duluth
Minn
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Milwaukee
Spanish American Vet Collapses During Parade
John J. Dunn, 65, of Wauwatosa collapsed and died while marching with the Spanish American War Veterans in a Memorial Day parade. The death was attributed to a heart ailment.
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Wauwatosa
Wis
U.P
John J. Dunn
La Follette Seeks sweeping Congress reorganization plan
Senator La Follette told Congress the body is unfit to perform its duties and unveiled a modernization program. It calls for fewer standing committees with larger staffs, higher salaries, retirements, policy committees, a joint legislative executive council, lobbyist registration, and regular recesses, at an estimated cost of about 12 million dollars annually.
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Washington
la Follette
Congress Today
Senate
LaFollette
Congress
Stalin declines White House visit
President Truman said in a news conference that within the last 30 days he invited Marshal Josef Stalin to Washington for a social visit but Stalin declined due to poor health. No formal big three meeting was proposed.
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Washington
Truman
Marshal Josef Stalin
Stalin
Mr. Truman
President vows to keep ships sailing amid maritime strike
President Truman said he will use every power at his disposal to prevent a nationwide maritime strike and keep ships moving. The statement signals swift government action to safeguard food and commerce during a potential port activity shutdown.
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Washington
Truman
Truman Seeks Striker Draft Amid Emergency Powers Debate
President Truman defends his labor draft plan while Taft proposes presidential emergency powers with congressional approval. Senate debate centers on drafting citizens in emergencies and the impact of maritime strikes on emergency labor legislation. House action looms as coalition Republicans and New Deal Democrats push to derail or modify the measure.
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Washington
Truman
Taft
Ohio
Congress
Republican Steering Committee
Senate
Mr. Truman
A. F. Whitney
The
Brotherhood of Trainmen
Whitney
Mr. Whitney
House
Senate Republicans
New Deal Democrats
Murray
Mont
New Deal
Barkly
Interstate Committee
Two Chicagoans Die in Kenosha Resort Lake Tragedy
Two Chicago men Naegel and Borowski drowned at Lake Elizabeth in Kenosha county while boating on Memorial Day. They borrowed a snubnosed speedboat from Naegel’s brothers and were attempting to start the motor when Naegel fell overboard and Borowski was thrown into the water. Despite efforts, both disappeared beneath the surface near Hickory Point and the Mei Sel ice house. Sheriff's investigation is underway.
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Twin Lakes
Kenosha County
Lake Elizabeth
Charles Naegel Jr
West Waverland
Edward Borowski
Mead Avenue
Hickory Point
Meisel
Lake Marie
Milton LaViolette
Clarence Huck
Ernest Oberhofer
Naegel
Borowski
Polish Legion Auxiliary Chooses Queen Candidate
Leona Grudzinski, daughter of William and Mrs Grudzinski of 926 Washington Road, is selected as the Legion auxiliary’s choice to represent the Polish Legion of American Veterans George Washington Post 34 in the Fourth of July Homecoming contest. The entry deadline for Victory Queen candidates has been extended to June 8 to allow veterans groups time to pick their entrants.
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Polish Legion of American Veterans
George Washington Post
Legion's Auxiliary
Leona Grudzinski
William Grudzinski
Washington Road
Leona
Kenosha
Mary D. Bradford High School
Ferdinand, Waleryan
Legion Auxiliary
Eight Die in State Accidents
Eight people died in Wisconsin during Memorial Day weekend as motorists crowded highways and visitors enjoyed lakes and streams. Victims included Charles Naegel 21 and Edward Borowski 24 drowned when a motorboat overturned on Twin Lakes in Kenosha County. Allen Ammerman 16 drowned in Kickapoo River. Silas Langsdorf 10 drowned in Wisconsin River. Truman Dahlen 28 electrocuted near Shawano. Mrs. Emily Jamie Bown 73 killed by a motorist on Highway 23 near Fond du Lac. Paul Searles 24 drowned when a motorboat capsized on Wisconsin River near Boscobel. Knute Roque 56 found dead in Lake Monona, last seen Wednesday.
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Wisconsin
Charles Naegel
Edward Borowski
Twin Lakes
Kenosha County
Allen Ammerman
Readstown
Vernon County
Kickapoo
Silas Langsdorf
Wausau
Truman Dahlen
Iola
Wisconsin-Michigan Power Co
Shawano
Emily Jamie Bown
Fond du Lac
Highway 23
R. S. Timmons
Paul Searles
Boscobel
Wisconsin River
Knute Roque
de Forest
Lake Monona
Madison
Roque
Vermont Family Trades Maple Sugar for Nylons
In Stamford Vermont Robert Jepson offered maple sugar in exchange for nylon stockings. Demand from across New England was strong and his stockpile of sugar is depleted while his wife and daughter now have plenty of nylons.
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Stamford
Robert Jepson
New England
Jepson
Memorial Day Traffic Sees No Serious Crashes in County
Heavy Memorial Day traffic on highway 41 neared bumper to bumper for three hours Thursday morning with no serious accidents in the city or county. Two drownings at Twin Lakes mar the holiday. Four minor city accidents were logged and two county crashes reported by the sheriff. Rudolph Biemer, 29, fell under control on highway 43 near Willlowbrook Sanatorium. he suffered a cut and was treated at Kenosha hospital. Raymond Vogel, 22 of Wilmot, suffered leg bruises in a motorcycle incident Thursday evening.
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Evening News
American Legion Post No. 21
Pace
Fifty-sixth Street
Seventh Avenue
Lake Front Stadium
America
Highway 41
Twin Lakes
Milton LaViolette
Sheriff's Department
Willowbrook Sanatorium
Rudolph Bremer
Fourteenth Avenue
Biemer
Ronald Neuman
Harold Annerman
Thirty-fourth Street
Kenosha Hospital
Raymond A. Vogel
Wilmot
Hard Coal Tieup New Problem of Administration
Washington reports Senator Byrd denounces the soft coal contract as a government surrender to John L. Lewis as debate over emergency labor rules continues. Advisers urge against seizure of anthracite while 75,000 hard coal miners face idle time and 400,000 bituminous miners return to work under the government contract with wage gains and a funded welfare plan.
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Washington
Byrd
John L. Lewis
iMine
Senate
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Pepper
Fla
Truman
Pennsylvania
Interior
Krug
Girl Scouts Postpone International Festival to June 1
Inclement weather forces the postponement of the International Festival to Saturday June 1 at Lake Front stadium. About 1500 Girl Scouts from Kenosha will perform a living panorama of nations starting at 7 30 p.m. with support from the Boy Scout Leaders Emergency Service corps and other scout groups.
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Gilbert
Lance
Kenosha
Lake Front Stadium
Girl Scout Council
Ers’ Association
Scout Movement
Boy Scout
Emergency Service Corps
Alma Lazza
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Lincoln
John Davies
Frank M. Chrisler
George H. Petersen
Frank Banasic
Frank Merritt
Ernie Beck
Ross Phelps
Harold Rolf
Wilmot High School
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Memorial Day
H. A. Downs
Mississippi Valley
Plain States
Ohio River
Michigan
Wants
White House
Jene
Arlington National Cemetery
Polish Legion Auxiliary
Associated Press
Vermont
Nanking
Lin Pei-Sheng
Girl Scouts
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