CIO Split Over Wallace Third-Party Bid Stirs Labor Politics
Washington dispatch reports the CIO narrowly rejected backing Henry Wallace while dissident unions representing about 1.25 million members signaled support for Wallace. Leaders like Harry Bridges warn Democrats cannot win, as Dewey Taft and Stassen contemplate patterns to blunt an Eisenhower surge, with remaining factions pledging to act independently of the executive board.
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Washington
CIO
Henry Wallace
The
Labor Organization
Roosevelt
Bridges
Hugh Bryson
National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards
Albert Fitzgerald
Big
Electrical Workers Union
Wallace
Gateway Lumber fire recall of two past La Crosse blazes
A fire of undetermined origin ripped through Gateway Lumber co at 201 Cameron Ave in La Crosse in five degree below zero conditions. The blaze spread from sheds to warehouse B of Segelke Kohlhaus with walls and roofs collapsing though warehouse B was saved. Firefighters, police, and company staff worked to protect records, coal stock, and a second unloading area as officials assessed the losses.
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Gateway Lumber Company
Cameron Avenue
Gateway
Segelke-Kohlhaus
Trane Company
Lumber Company
Trane
Dick Pearse, Jr
Pearse
New York
P. S
No. 4
Philip Luwinsky
Madison
Luwinsky
Robert W. Johnson
Johnson
Taylor Lumber Company
Second
George C. Hanson
Segelke-Kohlhaus Company
Local Weather for La Crosse Cold Night to Warm Saturday
Fair and continued very cold tonight with lows around minus 15 in the city and minus 18 to 20 in outlying areas. Saturday will bring increasing cloudiness and warmer air with a high near 14.
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la Crosse
City Resident 100 Dies in La Crosse
Mrs Fanny Asfoor Bogody aged 100 died Thursday at a local hospital after a lingering illness. Born June 1 1847 in Zuhley Syria she lived in La Crosse over 60 years arriving from Syria via Kansas City in 1887. Survived by relatives in Syria and La Crosse funeral set at Dwyer and St James Church with rosary Friday night and burial in Catholic cemetery.
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Fanny Bogody
Caledonia Street
Joseph Marx
Bogody
la Crosse
Kansas City
Louis Asfoor
Syria
St. James Church
Our Lady of Lourdes Syrian Catholic Church
Severe Cold To Continue Across Minnesota And Dakotas
The national cold snap deepened with La Crosse and surrounding areas seeing 13 below zero at 8 pm and five below at 10 am. Forecaster A D Sanial warned temperatures would edge to five above Friday afternoon then fall to about 10 below Friday night as Bemidji 41 below and Duluth 26 below marked the chill. Cold and fuel shortages were widespread as warming expected Sunday.
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la Crosse
A. D. Sanial
Sanial
Bemidji
Minn
Land O’ Lakes
Wis
International Falls
Duluth
Samal
Minnesota
Dakotas
Maryland Straight Rye Whiskey Threatened
Loreley Maryland worth distillery at Loreley is not planned to reopen after the grain-saving holiday. Frank L. Wight Distilling announces closure of its Maryland straight rye plant, the last remaining in the state. Governor Lane telegraphed the firm urging reversal of the decision.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Frank L. Wight Distilling Company
Loreley
William Preston Lane, Jr
Vandenberg Taft Confer On Aid Plan
Vandenberg and Taft close in on a plan to run the European recovery program with a separate administrator and cabinet rank. They favor an independent decision maker with the president as ultimate umpire and seek to keep policy outside the state department. Jenner denounces administration moves to publish German documents amid alleged push for swift support.
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Washington
Vandenberg
Taft
State Department
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State
Treasury
Commerce
Agriculture
Defense
Michigan
Truman
Senator Jenner
Indiana
Congress
Foreign Office
Soviet Union
Jenner
Holdup Pair Sentenced in Wisconsin Robbery Case
In Eau Claire Wisconsin two men received prison terms after pleading guilty to five counts of armed robbery burglary and breaking and entering Circuit Judge Clarence Rhineland sentenced Kenneth H Schiegelmilch 28 Stevens Point to five to 25 years and Thomas W Parks 23 Atlanta Ga to five to 10 years both for the same charges.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Clarence Rhinehard
Kenneth H. Schiegelmilch
Stevens Point
Thomas W. Parks
Atlanta
Million Worker Strike Paralyzes Bavaria Across Major Cities
Up to one million workers joined a 24 hour general strike across Bavaria protesting food shortages. The walkout began at midnight in Munich and spread to Nuremberg Wurzburg Augsburg Passau Coburg and Hof with demonstrations by 90 000 Munich workers in Adolf Hitler’s parade grounds. Emergency trains were deployed for suburban traffic and U S and British food imports were scaled up to 750 million dollars this year.
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Munich
Germany
Bavaria
Nuernberg
Wuerzburg
Augsburg
Passau
Coburg
Hof
Lawrence Wilkinson
U. S
United States
Trias
Russia blocks UN Korea visit to Soviet northern zone
An official source said Russia rejected a UN commission on Korea request for a courtesy call on the Soviet commander in Russian occupied northern Korea. The anonymous source added the commission may leave without permission to enter north Korea to prepare for a national election named by the UN assembly.
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Seoul
Russia
United Nations Commission On Korea
Korea
North Korea
UN Assembly
1886 Colman Paul Fire Most Destructive In City
The Gateway Lumber fire on Second Street prompted memories of La Crosse’s 1886 blaze that destroyed the Colman and Paul mills and river lumber stockpiles. Harry Hirshheimer recalls April 1886, with sparks reaching Isle la Plume, and labels it the city’s most destructive fire. Also noted is the Cameron House fire around New Year’s Day 1916 and its impact on a Union depot campaign.
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Colman, Paul
Gateway Lumber Company
Second Street
la Crosse
Harry Hirshheimer
la Crosse County
Hirscheimer
Coleman
Cameron Avenue
Paul
King Street
Evans
Segelke
Isle la Plume
Hirshheimer
Cameron House
Second
State Streets
Ill Actress Kay Francis Treated After Sudden Illness in Columbus
Kay Francis, 43, was hospitalized in fair condition after a sudden illness amid mystery as her stage manager Howard Graham, 37, was booked for investigation of assault to kill. Police found evidence of a wild party at the hotel room and Graham refused a urinalysis.
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Columbus, O. —i
Kay Francis
Howard Graham
Miss Francis
Graham
State of the Union
White Cross Hospital
Clifton
Madler Warns Oil Shortage Extends Into Next Winter
Milwaukee state fuel coordinator Anthony E. Madler warned the oil shortage will continue through next winter and possibly beyond. He said Wisconsin faces a severe lack due to no local wells or pipelines, with supply below 10 percent of requirements and prospects worsening. He cited Interior Department officials saying the U.S. imports far more petroleum products than it exports.
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Milwaukee
Anthony E. Madler
Eagles Club
Madler
Wisconsin
Interior Department
United States
Ike Bows Out Of GOP Race
General Dwight D. Eisenhower declares he is not available for nomination to high political office and declines entry in the New Hampshire primary. He cites duty to country and potential misinterpretation, says he will be ready for military service if called, and notes plans to join Columbia University as president in June.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Wendell L. Willkie
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Eisenhower
Taft
Dewey
Stassen
Hampshire
CIO
Washington
Army Chief of Staff
New Hampshire
Ike
Leonard V. Finder
Manchester
nion-Leader
Army
Columbia University
Tribune Carrier Arrives to Explain 1948 Magazine Plan
A La Crosse Tribune carrier will visit homes to present the 1948 magazine subscription plan. He has attended sales meetings to learn details and will collect weekly payments during regular deliveries. He offers to show the colorful portfolio of magazine covers and answer questions in person.
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la Crosse Tribune
Tribune
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Gateway Lumber Co
Jack Bell
Norman Walker
Paign
Harry Bridges
International Longshoremen’s Union
GOP
Blaze
M. Ledwina
St. Rose Convent
Milwaukee Depot
Losey Boulevard
Gateway Lumber Lee
M. B. Skundberg
City
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