Seaman Strike Halts Wisconsin Michigan Car Ferries
Car ferries on Lake Michigan between Wisconsin and Michigan were idle as the CIO NMU strike enters a second day. About 550 Pere Marquette workers were called out. Grand Trunk and Ann Arbor ferries also halted. Freight rerouted via Chicago while John A Kling cleared Manitowoc harbor with stone deliveries unaffected.
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Wisconsin
Michigan
CIO National Maritime Union
NMU
Detroit
Pere Marquette
Ann Arbor
Grand Trunk
Lake Michigan
Ludington
Milwaukee
Manitowoc
Kewemee
Wis
Chicago
M. H. Cronk
Grand Trunk Ferries
Muskegon
Mich
Frankfort
Menominee
John A. Kling
Reiss Steamship Company
Cleveland
Manitowoc Portland Cement Company
Reiss Comny
Carferry
Pia
State Pharmacists Elect New Officers
Madison Wisconsin state pharmacists elect new officers at the opening of the 66th annual convention. John Ziebarth of Milwaukee was chosen as president with over 200 attendees present. Other officers include Arthur Main Superior vice president Jennings Murphy Milwaukee secretary Douglas Hunt Wautoma treasurer Roy Woelfer Monticello and John Gallagher Shawano honorary vice presidents. The group recommended Edwin Schweger Green Bay for appointment to the state board of pharmacy by Governor Goodland.
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Madison
John Ziebarth
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Pharmaceutical Association
Arthur Main
Superior
Jennings Murphy
Douglas Hunt
Wautome
Roy Woelffer
Monticello
John Gallagher
Shawano
Edwin S. Schweger
Green Bay
Goodland
State Board of Pharmacy
North Western Derails Freight Train Near Milwaukee
Eight cars of a North Western freight train derailed near Milwaukee on the south side of the city last night at about 50 miles an hour. The wreck tore up track and toppled several power poles but caused no injuries. Sheriff George Hanley stated the cause was not known immediately.
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Milwaukee
Wis
North Western Road
George Hanley
Local Weather Forecast for La Crosse and Vicinity
Fair and continued cool conditions prevail tonight with generally clear skies. Low temperatures hover in the cool range as winds ease and skies stay mostly fair.
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la Crosse
Fair End
Pilot Missing After Plane Dives Into Navy Formation
NORFOLK Va four navy one seater aircraft formed a diamond when an unidentified plane struck. Lieut M C Mason of San Diego baled out and was rescued at sea. The other navy pilot remained missing after the collision and searches continued.
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Norfolk
Cape Henry
Lieut
M. C. Mason
San Diego
Calif
Mason
Virginia Pilot Association
Navy
Lake Strike Aid Asks for CIO Reply
DETROIT The CIO national maritime union awaits Philip Murray's decision on steel workers backing the Great Lakes shipping strike now in its sixth day. The union proposes a 44 hour regular week with overtime after that and talks continue with two shipping companies. Lake Carriers' Association reports 86 percent of its 316 freighters still moving, with 44 ships strike bound. NMU protests to Murray that steelworkers are hurting the strike by loading and unloading ore vessels.
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Detroit
CIO National Maritime Union
Philip Murray
CIO
Great Lakes
Lake Carriers’ Association
Cleveland
NMU
Murray
Steelworkers
Ringling Bros Circus Arrives In La Crosse For Big Show
Crowds gathered as Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey trains rolled in from Eau Claire delivering 1400 staff to Salter airport and a 500 by 200 by 54 foot tent big top. The matinee faced a 1 hour delay but spectacle promised with 15 tons of flame proof canvas and rare gorillas Gargantua on display.
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Ruth
Ringling Bros
Barnum and Bailey
la Crosse
Milwaukee
Salzer Airport
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Eau Claire
North Western Railroad
Front
Vine Streets
Salter
Losey Boulevard
Flying Squadron
Italy claims not at war with all conference nations
Poland Belgium and the Netherlands challenged Italy’s assertion that it had not been at war with all 21 conference nations. A Polish delegate said Polish soldiers fought in North Africa and Italy and were killed by Italian bullets. The committee discussed altering the preamble to say Italy was at war with some powers and that Italy was led into the tripartite pact by the Fascist regime.
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Paris
Italy
Poland
Belgium
Netherlands
Czechoslovakia
North
Africa
Yugoslavia
Yugoslav Attack on U S Plane Provokes U S Protest
Under secretary of State Acheson condemned Yugoslavia for shooting down a U S transport near Trieste calling it an outrageous performance. The United States issued a strong protest noting Yugoslav fighters harmed the crew and refused consular access after forcing the crash landing.
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Washington
State Acheson
State Department
Byrnes
United States
Hunted Negro Surrenders at Mississippi Courthouse
Johnny Craft, one of three Negro brothers linked to a Smith county ambush, surrendered to Jackson officers after eluding a large posse. The war veteran walked from Smith county to the Hinds county jail, unarmed, and was taken into custody for questioning by Sheriff Hawkins of Smith county.
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Tackson
C. M. Herrin
Johnny Craft
Smith County
Jackson
Craft
Sullivan Hollow
Hinds County
U. S. Marine
C.C. Orndorff
L. M. Gordon
George Hawkins
Hawkins
Blaze Destroys Cardboard Yard in Milwaukee
Milwaukee firemen battled a six hour blaze at the Hummel Downing cardboard storage yard along the Milwaukee river. Nearly half the department and 130 firefighters fought the blaze with five hospitalized and 100 treated on scene for smoke and burns. Loss estimated at 75000 dollars. Fire started by a spark from a bonfire north of the lot.
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Milwaukee
Hummel & Downing Company
Milwaukee River
Edward Wischer
Hugo Goehlen
Ambushed Marine Says Reds Fired First
Marine Raymond J. Kelley from Depere Wisconsin testified to a truce team that the first shots in the July 25 ambush came from the Communists. He denied claims that government troops were present with U S marines.
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Peiping
Pic
Raymond J. Kelley
Depere
Wis
U. S
British DP Head Ousted In Germany
Lieut. Gen. Sir Frederick Morgan, a UNRRA displaced persons chief in Germany, is removed after protests over his claim of a world wide Jewish conspiratorial movement. La Guardia cited UNRRA reorganization and changing conditions as reasons for Morgan’s withdrawal while Morgan returns to England.
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London
Frederick Morgan
UNRRA
Germany
War Office
England
Morgan
Frankfurt
F. H. la Guardia
la Guardia
Wunsdorf
Berlin
Soviet Russia
Gen. Morgan
Herbert Lehman
Allied Control Council
U.S Protest Over Polish Restrictions Ahead of Elections
Under secretary of State Dean Acheson announced that the United States has sent a sharp note to Poland protesting oppressive actions that hindered democratic activity. The note cites arrests censorship and interference against the Polish Labor party and demands four guarantees for political freedom before early November elections.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
United States
Poland
Arthur Bliss Lane
New York Primary Tests East After Western Upsets
The Associated Press notes New York holds 21 congressional contests as Gov Dewey nudges three races while gubernatorial and U S Senate nominees stay for next month's conventions. In Delaware and Utah contests, Tunnell Traynor and Watkins Baker vie to face incumbents and Abe Murdock.
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New York
U. S. Senate
Thomas E. Dewey
Oday
James M. Tunnell
Philip A. Traynor
Delaware
Utah
Arthur Watkins
Orem
William L. Baker
Provo
Abe Murdock
Plane crash in Illinois leaves one dead and one injured
In Moline Illinois on Tuesday afternoon a light aircraft bearing the numbers NC 53772 crashed on a farm near Barstow. James Dennis 32 of Silvis was killed while a second man was seriously injured and hospitalized. The aircraft reportedly nosed into a soybean field and one occupant was ejected.
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Moline
Ill
James Dennis
Silvis
R. O. Massche
Barstow
Here
Moline Public Hospital
Calcutta Riot Restored Order After Bloodshed Levels
Calcutta's streets, once scene of days of Hindu Muslim fighting, see military and police efforts to restore calm. Casualties cited between 2,000 and 3,000 dead. food shortages persist and markets reopen with high prices. American graves unit reports no involvement. troops operate near Camp Knox as relief and rescue continue.
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Calcutta
Benaral
Bustee
Tenament
India
Edward Standard Bladen
U. S
Camp Knox
Veterinarians Elect Fourth VP At A V M A Convention
Dr. C N Curtis of Portage Wisconsin was elected fourth vice president of the American Veterinary Medical Association at the convention opening session in Boston yesterday.
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Boston
C. N. Curtis
Portage
Wis
American Veterinary Medical Association
British Will Name Mine Ruling Board
The British government will appoint a board for general control and supervision of the iron and steel industry. It will include members from private steel concerns and is responsible to Minister of Supply John Wilmot, who noted a large measure of control over the sector. Nationalization remains a Labor goal.
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London
John Wilmot
House of Commons
Labor Party
U S 88th Division Parade Near Morgan Line Draws Yugoslav Watch
The 88th Division led a 10 000 strong parade in Gorizia Italy to honor the 351st infantry’s 1944 Monte Capello actions. Tito era tensions soar as Yugoslav troops watch from the Venezia Giulia area while Britain and the United States protest Yugoslavia’s war actions and release sharp notes.
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Gorizia
Italy
U.S
Tito
Yugoslavia
Venezia Giulia
Marshal Tito
Col. Bencic
Yugogoslavia
351St Infantry
Monte Capello
88Th Division
Morgan Line
Unarmed U S Transport Shot Down by Yugoslav Fighters
Belgrade reports say two Yugoslav fighters shot at an unarmed U S transport plane causing it to spiral down in a column of black smoke near the Julian Alps. Witnesses describe cannon fire and two parachutes seen as the craft disappeared into mountains. U S officials probe the incident amid near war tensions in Trieste zone.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Julian Alps
Vienna
Udine
Italy
European Air Transport Service
Bled
Tito
Klagenfurt
Austria
Washington
U. S. State Department
Trieste
London
U. S
Klangenfurt
Marshal Tito
Bruno Nordberg Dies After Brief Illness in Milwaukee
Bruno V. Nordberg, 62, longtime executive engineer at Nordberg Mfg Co makers of heavy diesel machinery, died yesterday after a brief illness. He was the son of the firm founder.
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Bruno Nordberg
Milwaukee
Bruno V. E. Nordberg
Nordberg Mfg. Co
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