Clark Charges Monopoly In Shoe Machine Business
Attorney General Clark announces a civil antitrust suit against United Shoe Machinery of Boston in U S district court under the Sherman act. The suit seeks divestiture of plants and patents and to require sale or licensing of shoe making machinery to foster competition. The company allegedly controls over 90 percent of key shoe machine types.
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Clark
Washington
United Shoe Machinery Corporation of
Boston
U. S. District Court
Justice Department
oes —_ ohe corporation
United States
Expect Dismissal In Sparta Case
Sparta man Gordon Thompson who pleaded innocent to robbery and was bound over to county court was taken from custody. District Attorney L J Goodman expected to seek dismissal for insufficient evidence before Judge O W Sprecher. Robert Hopkins was charged with assault with intent to rape and waived preliminary hearing.
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Sparta
Wis
Gordon Thompson
L. J. Goodman
O. W. Sprecher
Robert Hopkins
Bound over after arrest on Sparta street
A man bound over to county court by Justice H. L. Fanning on Saturday after an arrest on a Sparta street earlier in the week. Hopkins was the person involved in the case.
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Ing
H. L. Fanning
Hopkins
Sparta
WAA auction seeks buyers for 11 coal locomotives
Harrisburg reports the War Assets Administration will auction eleven brand new coal burning locomotives built for the Russian government during World War II. The sale takes place today at the WAA customer service center in Harrisburg.
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Harrisburg
War Assets Administration
WAA
Dr Harrington A T B Leader Dies At 81 In Milwaukee
Milwaukee physician Dr. T. L. Harrington 81 longtime staff physician and lecturer with the Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis association died Saturday night at his home. He helped found the group and served on its board and executive committee before leading clinics across Wisconsin. Survived by widow two sons Dr E T Harrington and Louis B Harrington and daughter Mrs J Frank Roberts.
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Sarah Bryant
Susan Claire
Los Angeles
Sumner Bryant
Susan
Milwaukee
T. L. Harrington
Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Bear Creek
Wis
Oshkosh State Normal School
University of Wisconsin
University of Pennsylvania
Antigo
Harrington
John W. Coon
Wisconsin State Medical Society
Wisconsin Anti- Tuberculosis Association
Association
Wisconsin
River Pines
Stevens Point
Marquette University
Knights of Columbus
E. T. Harrington
Louis B
Aniwa
J. Frank Roberts
Wauwatosa
Grant Store Gives Bonus Across Nationwide Retail Chain
Grant store at 211 Fifth avenue south joins nationwide Christmas bonus of about 200000. Announcement by Raymond H Fogler president notes all full time part time and extra employees who joined on or before Oct 1 1947 participate. Management executives are excluded. Bonus amounts vary with length of service.
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W. T. Grant
Fifth Avenue South
Raymond H. Fogler
Grant Organization
Notable Obituaries Across Cities Mark Diverse Careers
Deaths reported nationwide include Henry James 68 Pulitzer biographer and TIAA trustee leader in New York. Roger Batchelder 50 author and former New York newsroom figure in Evansville. Henry L. Stoddard 86 longtime New York political reporter. General Edward J. Higgins 83 Salvation Army leader in Summit New Jersey. Arthur Walsh $1 executive VP Edison Inc former New Jersey senator in New York. Dr Samuel Friedman 72 inventor of railroad signaling. Rev John Joseph Keep 55 Gonzaga president in Portland. Earl Baldwin 80 former British prime minister in London.
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Arthur Walsh
Thomas A. Edison, Inc
U. S
New Jersey
Newark
N. J
Portland
Ore
John Joseph Keep
Gonzaga University
Spokane
Boston
Salvation Army Leader Higgins Dies at 83 in New Jersey
General Edward J. Higgins aged 83 and third international head of the Salvation Army died yesterday at Fair Oaks sanitarium Summit New Jersey after a month of illness. He led the Army from 1929 to 1934 when he passed the post to General Evangeline Booth amid health protests worldwide.
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Summit
N. J
Edward J. Higgins
Salvation Army
Fair Oaks
Higgins
Evangeline Booth
Bramwell Booth
Rent Meeting Plea Aims at Landlords in La Crosse
Landlords urged to attend a rental control public hearing Monday at 7 30 p m in the third floor courtroom of the federal building. Howard Dahl, chairman of the advisory board for La Crosse, calls the meeting to decide if local rent levels should be increased.
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Federal Building
Landlords’ Association
Howard Dahl
la Crosse
Needles, Piano and Knife Handles From Carbon Steel Notes
Fragmentary read from a 19th century catalog mentions needles and knife handles made of carbon steel and piano components. The text is incomplete but indicates material usage common to tools and musical goods of the era.
Nubbins May Not Last Till Christmas
Denver reports six year old Forest Hoffmann known as Nubbins is gravely ill due to kidney complications from a prior illness. Doctors drained his lone kidney and warn survival hinges on immediate function. a January operation and a recent blood transfusion are noted amid his perilous condition.
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Denver
Forest
Nubbins) Hoffman
Wryo
Nubbins
Chinese Culture Pearls Mined in 14th Century
A historical note records that Chinese crafts produced cultured pearls during the 14th century. The source details the techniques and regional centers involved, highlighting early pearl cultivation methods in imperial trade networks.
Farm Equipment Workers Union Rejects Merger With UAW
Chicago CIO United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers executive board voted unanimously to drop all questions of merger with Walter Reuther's CIO United Automobile Workers. Gerald Fielde said the move follows long discussions and rejects organic unity as artificial given current problems.
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LA Crosse Tribune
Farm Equipment Workers Union
UAW
Chicago
CIO
United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers
Walter Reuther
United Automobile Workers
Gerald Fielde
Reuther
FECIO
Mendece Promises Instant Relief For Bronchial Asthma Attacks
Advertises Mendece as a non smoke internal medicine that works through the bloodstream to loosen thick phlegm, relieve bronchial blockages, and improve breathing and sleep after starting with a first dose. Claims quick effect and urges purchase from druggists with exact directions.
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Mendece
Petition Seeks End to Sunday Fair Dates in Sparta
A Protestant church driven petition in Sparta and Monroe county asks the county fair board to remove Sunday from future fair schedules. The plea urges dates for next year and beyond to exclude Sundays. The note mentions a separate value detail for a rare mollusk, Conus Giloris Maris, at $600 per specimen.
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Sparta
Wis
Monroe County
County Fair Board
Monroe County Fair Board
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