Shipyard probe shows huge wartime profits by 19 firms
The House merchant marine committee opened an inquiry into wartime shipbuilding profits. It named St Johns River Shipbuilding Corp as earning 2 080 000 from 600 dollars invested. Kaiser group profits totaled 192 237 284 with 2 500 000 investment vs 223 000 000 government yards. Overall 19 firms earned 356 006 612 on 22 979 275 invested, with facilities costing 424 250 694. Kaiser defended operations claiming savings and time for the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Merchant Marine Committee
St. Johns River Shipbuilding Corp
Marvin Coles
Coles
Henry J. Kaiser Group
Kaiser
St. Johns
Security Council faces Soviet troop data demand clash
The United States and Britain prepared to challenge the Soviet request for Allied troop dispositions in non-enemy states at the United Nations. Herschel V. Johnson and Sir Alexander Cadogan signaled they would move to exclude the issue from the agenda unless tied to a charge of endangering peace. Johnson planned two questions to Gromyko on motive and charter article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Success
N. Y
Russia
U. S
United Nations Security Council
Herschel V. Johnson
Sir Alexander Cadogan
U. N
Johnson
Andrei A. Gromyko
Guam Governor Heads to Washington for Navy Conferences
Guam Governor Rear Adm. C A Pownall and naval government staff flew to Washington for important conferences with high navy officials. They were to change planes in Honolulu around 7 p.m. Honolulu time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guam
C. A. Pownall
Washington
Honolulu
Former Husband Vents Over Alimony Payment Oddity
In Dallas Texas a disgruntled ex husband explains he left 17 two dollar bills with Deputy District Clerk Jesse Edmonson to pay alimony because his former wife is superstitious and hates two dollar bills.
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Dallas
Tex
U.P
Jesse Edmonson
Big Four plan urgent talks to speed peace parley
The Big Four agreed to meet tomorrow at Quai d Orsay to speed up peace conference deliberations after talks between Bevin Molotov and Byrnes with Bidault. One month remain before the UN general assembly opens in New York. Italy's empire and colonies spar over postwar rights.
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Paris
U.P
Quai d'Orsay
Ernest Bevin
V. M. Molotov
Bevin
James F. Byrnes
Georges Bidault
United Nations General Assembly
New York
Italy
Ivanoe Bonomi
Africa
United States
Bulgaria
City Accidents Total 14 Two Are Injured
Police report fourteen city traffic incidents over the weekend with two children injured and others shaken. Jewel Rock, 12, fractured her left wrist when a bicycle was struck by Herman F. Schultz wagon on Twenty-sixth Avenue. Dianne Stange, 5, cut near the ear after a backing car struck her alleyward. Andrew Varnak, 14, rode into a car door, apparently unharmed. Dennis Wertz, 3, hit by Nick Kozak’s southbound car, unhurt. Nels Madison later sideswiped three parked cars on Sixth Avenue with no injuries.
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Kenosha
Jewel Rock
Twenty
Seventh Avenue
Herman F. Schultz
Box 36
Pleasant Prairie
Sixty-third Street
Schultz
Twenty-sixth Avenue
Jewel
Kenosha Hospital
Dianne Stange
Thirtysixth Avenue
Otto Ruffalo
Roosevelt Road
Ruffalo
Dianne
Andrew Varnak
Eric Tillman
Thirty-fourth Avenue
Eighth Avenue
Andrew
Dennis Wertz
Forty-sixth Street
Nick Kozak
Twenty-ninth Avenue
Seventeenth Avenue
Madison
Sixth Avenue
Earl Dicks
Eighteenth Avenue
Otto Schacht
Page Five
Innerspring Mattress Prices Set for Six Percent Rise
Washington UOPA opened the way for higher mattress prices by authorizing a revision of pricing formulas that will lift retail prices about six percent. The change is effective immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Farmer Finds Six Good Prospects for New Wife
Grantsburg Wisconsin story reports Arthur Birnstengel, a twice divorced farmer, has read 2,500 marriage letters while seeking a wife by mail. He lists six prospects, including blondes and brunets, with one headed for possible inclusion in his hat. He notes caution and recalls a past wife with cigar ashes in the gravy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer
Grantsburg
Wis
U.P
Arthur Birnstengel
Birnstengel
Akron
Chicagoan 99 Reveals Hidden Wooden Leg Secret
Ferdinand R. Jeschke, who turned 99 yesterday, disclosed to coworkers on retirement at 62 that he had a wooden leg. He kept the secret for 26 years, sharing his thrill in life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicagoan
Chicago
Ferdinand R. Jeschke
County Crashes Bring Injuries For 11 Persons
In rural Kenosha county a busy weekend on highways produced eight accidents injuring 11 people. No injuries were critical, with several hospitalized. Milwaukeeans Gilbert Car penter and William Uhlenberg were in a stolen car that crashed on Highway 41 north of Somers road. two motorists Stanley Oblen and Henry Abel collided on Highway 41 south of Wilmot road. two motorcycle crashes left riders seriously hurt, including Joseph A. Schuster who suffered multiple injuries after a 75 foot plunge on Highway 42. Paul Inman of Milwaukee sustained scalp wounds and facial lacerations two miles south of Highway 50.
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Kenosha County
Sheriff's Department
Gilbert Carpenter
William Uhlenberg
Somers Road
St. Catherine's Hospital
Milwaukee
Stanley Oblen
Fiftysixth Street
Henry Abel
Wausau
Wilmot Road
Abel
Robert Eating
Chet Molinaro
Joseph A. Schuster
Schuster
Kenosha Hospital
Joseph Lees
Melvin Knox
Amos Volbrecht
W. P. Schmitt
Paul Inman
Eating
James Marshall
Inman
Rachel Bunke
Gypsies Gather to Mourn Queen Martha Evans in Philadelphia
Hundreds of mourners from across the nation attended a service in Philadelphia to honor Martha Evans, widow of George Evans, king of the Evans tribe, a leading gypsy group in America. The gathering marked the queen’s death and reflected the tribe’s prominence and enduring traditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Martha Evans
George Evans
America
Bodies of 26 to be buried at disaster site
Sabena airlines general manager said the 26 victims of the Belgian trans Atlantic liner crash will be buried at the scene to avoid risking further rescue work. Eighteen survivors, rescued by helicopter, remain hospitalized as Army rescuers recount the grim scene and passenger belt instructions amid fog and rough terrain.
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Brussels
New York
Gander
Newfoundland
Associated Press
John Rooney
Nild
Gilber Perier
Sabena Airlines
Perter
Pfc
Serbano S. Rascon
Raton
New Mexico
Newfoundland Forest
Walter Devos
Ghent
Belgium
PBY Catalina
Devos
Wilds
PBY
NEA Telephoto
Harriman Named Secretary of Commerce in Truman Era
W Averell Harriman chosen to succeed Henry Wallace as secretary of commerce says he fully supports Truman Byrnes foreign policy. Embassy sources say Harriman plans Paris trip to talk with Byrnes as he returns from a weekend in the country. Harriman notes American public opinion backs the current policy toward the Soviets, while Wallace opposed it.
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London
W. Averell Harriman
Henry Wallace
Truman
Byrnes
Roosevelt
Harriman
Paris
Washington
Russia
Britain
Wallace
Moscow
Wall Street
E.H. Harriman
Union Pacific
Tito Has Own Indemnity Plan
Washington reports Tito has sent a counter proposal to the United States in response to an indemnity demand of nearly 400000 for the shooting down of two army transports and the deaths of five fliers. State Department officials will study the Yugoslav reply as plans for public release unfold.
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Washington
Yugoslavia
United States
State Department
Marshal Tito
Calcutta Sees New Hindu Muslim Tension Surge
Calcutta faced renewed unrest as fresh outbreaks of Hindu Muslim ill feeling erupted. More than two dozen stabbing incidents were reported with several severely wounded in northern and eastern districts. No fatalities listed, and authorities said violence began after a mob attacked a home last night.
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Calcutta
Federal Judge Denies Writ to Restrain OPA
Judge F Ryan Duffy of Milwaukee federal court refused to issue a permanent injunction restraining the Office of Price Administration from rolling back restaurant menu prices to June 30 levels. The Wisconsin Restaurant Association had argued jurisdiction, but Duffy ruled Congress limited district court power in OPA matters and named Paul Porter as the proper defendant. The decision preserves no immediate local change while appeals proceed.
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F. Ryan Duffy
Federal District Court
Milwaukee
Office of Price Administration
Kenosha Restaurateurs
Duffy
Wisconsin Restaurant Association
Congress
United States District Courts
OPA
Association
Milwaukee District
Paul Porter
United States District Court of Appeals
Elmer A. Conforti
State Restaurant Association
Campbell Soup Co. President Arthur Dorrance Dies at 53
Arthur C. Dorrance, 53, longtime president of Campbell Soup Co. and director of Lehigh and Pennsylvania railroads, died Saturday. Born in Bristol, Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Arthur C. Dorrance
Campbell Soup Co
Lehigh and
Pennsylvania Railroads
Bristol
Boy Kills Skunk But Only Makes Problem Worse
Pittsburgh news reports 11 year old Will Stevenson shot a skunk with bow and arrow invading his parents’ home. The family cannot move due to 8 year old Sherwood’s chicken pox quarantine while they plan fumigation. 16 year old Jack ate breakfast outside in the rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy
Skunk
Pittsburgh
Will Stevenson
Stevenson
Sherwood
Jack
Foundry Blaze Causes $15000 Loss at Alsted Plant
Fire at Alsted Manufacturing in Truesdell caused about 15000 in damage to the foundry and cupola, not insured, with Pleasant Prairie and Somers departments aiding. Work halted in the foundry but cement drain tile division remained operating as Ed ward P. Alsted prepared to replace equipment and begin rebuilding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward P. Alsted
Pleasant Prairie
Somers
Alsted
Chicago
Illinois Town Hunts for Monsters in Wild Goose Chase
In Oquawka Illinois Sheriff George Voorhees led about 200 residents on a fruitless search for a monster or monsters. Witnesses described a creature up to 30 inches tall and seven feet long. The hunt involved two airplanes with little success and no capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oquawka
Ill
U.P
George Voorhees
Voorhees
Sarah Keath
$100000 Fire Rips Racine Furniture Store Complex
A three alarm blaze in downtown Racine, Wis., destroyed a two-building structure housing Buff ham’s furniture and home appliance company. Firefighters battled the flames, with paint products fueling the heat as Lt. Harry Stuebe and three others were briefly overcome.
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Racine
Wis
U.P
R. S. Buffham
French Finance Workers Strike Paralyzes Government Functions
Paris reports a 100000-strong strike by finance ministry employees halting routine operations. Salaries and pensions were blocked, currency control programs faltered, and customs officials were left unmanned allowing illicit gold and foreign currency to cross borders.
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Paris
U.P
Finance Ministry
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House Group
Russin
Big 4
France
N. P. Novil
Byelo-Russia
Jesmond D. Balmer
Military Commission
Cpl
Harry A. Houghton
Winder
Alfred A. Pogacsnik
Cleveland
Ohio
al Smith
Tito
Errol
Campbell
Alsted Manufacturing Company
Illinois
Rudolph Anderson
Harry Stuebe
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