SEC Approves Michigan Wisconsin Gas Pipeline Plan
The SEC approves a joint plan by United Light and Railways and American Light & Traction to build a 1500 mile 24 inch natural gas pipeline from Hugoton Texas to Michigan and Wisconsin. The Michigan-Wisconsin Pipe Line Co. will deliver up to 630 million ccfd, with 1952 completion target, boosting Detroit area supply and lowering rates for Michigan Consolidated Gas Co. and Milwaukee Gas Light Co. The plan faces opposition from Panhandle in Pipe Line Co. which holds the Detroit Ann Arbor gas contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Securities and Exchange Commission
United Light and Railways Company
American Light & Traction Co
Michigan
Wisconsin
Michigan-Wisconsin Pipe Line Co
American Light
Hugoton
Texas
Detroit
Michigan Consolidated Gas Co
Milwaukee Gas Light Co
Milwaukee
SEC
Michigan Consolidated
Milwaukee Gas Light
Panhandle In Pipe Line Co
Ann Arbor
Youth Escapes From Wisconsin Jail Then Flees State
A 16 year old youth from the Wisconsin school for boys escaped custody after a staged death near Lost Lake December 20. He was placed in the county jail women's ward, fled the next day in a state agriculture truck abandoned at Beloit, and was arrested for car theft before return to Wisconsin authorities.
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Juneau
Wis
Lost Lake
State Department of Agriculture
Beloit
Wisconsin
Europeans See Wallace Entry As A Boon To GOP's Chances
European commentators view Henry Wallace's bid as boosting Republican prospects in 1948. British papers note Wallace has little chance of election, while his Chicago announcement draws mixed reactions. Russian and German Communist press label him an opponent of warmongers and a disciple of Rooseveltian peace policies.
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Wallace
Gop
London
Henry Wallace
London Times
London Daily Telegraph
Washington
Hance
Chicago
Charles Lindbergh
America
Guard Suspended Over Prison Door Unlocked Escape
Warden John Burke reports a prison guard was suspended 30 days for failing to report an unlocked door that allowed Roman Martin Franken to escape Christmas morning. Franken was recaptured two days later in Milwaukee after making a key and exiting through the dining room door before an alarm. The guard’s name was not disclosed.
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Waupun
Wis
John Burke
Wisconsin State
Roman Martin Franken
Franken
Milwaukee
Wisconsin railroad must install gates at Sturtevant crossing
The Wisconsin public service commission ordered the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad to replace flagman protection at the Highway 11 crossing in Sturtevant with gates and flash signals. Gates must be supervised 24 hours a day from a tower. The order follows a request from E. Fischer Racine County highway commissioner.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Highway 11
Sturtevant
E. Fischer
Racine
Radio Programs Highlight January 1 1948 Broadcast Schedule
The diary lists national and local radio schedules for January 1 1948 across CBS NBC MBS and ABC. It notes Rose Bowl broadcasts Michigan vs Southern California and Penn State versus SMU plus multiple daytime and evening shows including Hillbilly Gongs Eddie Cantor and The Lone Ranger.
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Miami
CBS
Georgia Tech
Kansas
Red Barber
Dallas
MBS
Penn State
Southern Methodist
Byrum Saam
Charles Jordan
New Orleans
APC
Texas
Alabama
Harry Wismer
Mel Allen
Pasadena
NBC
Southern California
Michigan
Bill
San Francisco
Ernie Smith
Mel Venter
ABC
Sweeney
Fred Waring
Lopez
Henry Aldrich
al Jolson
Madeleine Carroll
Jack Carson
Bob Hawk
Eddie Cantor
WKBH
Art Godfrey
School of the Air Music
PBS
Mr. Keen
Haymes
Paul Muni
Pires
Tom Breneman
Nancy Craig
Ellery Queen
Willie Piper
WLCX
Jan August Tuie
RFD American
Family Theater
J. Edgar Hoover
Jack Berch
Bob Ripley
Jack Kitty
Carl R. Gray, Jr
Jack Smith
A Ritchie
Britain
Ted Malone
Nat Brandwynne
Martin Block
Johnson Mily
Alan Dale
WEEEH
New York
Landaires
Jordan
Nora Drake
Katie
Jack Beret
Lora Lawton
Pashions
Melody
Claudia
Hayshakers
Robert McCormick
News
Holly Sloane
Betty Crocker
Ma Perkins
Pepper Young
Landmark Burns in Brighton Landmark Walger's Hall
A fire destroyed Walger's Hall in Brighton Wisconsin along with the adjacent Underhill residence. Volunteer crews from Kansasville Union Grove Silver Lake and Burlington battled the blaze but both buildings burned. Mrs Underhill and her three daughters escaped unharmed.
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Brighton
Wis
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Lone Ranger
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