New York Newspaper Deliveries Strike Shuts 5 Papers
The five major New York Sunday papers halted deliveries for hours as 2,000 delivery workers walked out, claiming wages of $1.28 hourly vs the $1.74 average. The stoppage follows a midnight contract expiry and spurs demands for severance pay overtime and a welfare fund. Concurrently Ohio Gov. Lausche orders Goodyear workers drafted as the plant faces a two week stoppage.
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New York
Times
Herald-Tribune
Journal- American
Daily News
Daily Mirror
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Akron
Ohio
George Taylor
Detroit
Four Hurt In Holmen Head On Car Crash
Four persons injured in a head on collision on U S highway 53 south of Holmen at 9 33 p m. La Crosse county highway patrol ambulances transported the injured to a La Crosse hospital. The injured are Ben Englestad 79 of 408 North 14th street with facial lacerations and shock William Felsch 307 Pearl street with deep scalp laceration and possible internal injuries George Oyer 307 Pearl street with a cut on the right hand and Mrs George Oyer 307 Pearl street with a cut on the left cheek and bruised knee.
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U. S. Highway No
Holmen
la Crosse County
la Crosse
Ben Englestad
North 14Th Street
William Felsch
Pearl Street
George Oyer
FEPC Funding Stalls Then Gets 250000 for Next Year
Log jammed appropriations leave FEPC with $250,000 for the coming year after a compromise ends a filibuster. Senate action also delays war, labor, and price control bills while a deficiency package moves to conference. Wisconsin’s La Follette and Wiley join the majority to fund the FEPC for one year.
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FEPC
Roosevelt
House
Cannon
D-Mo
Appropriations Committee
War Department
Japan
Senate
Truman
Kansas City
U. S. Employment Service
Washington
Wisconsin
la Follette
Wiley
Fair Employment Practices Committee
Quick Sanction Of Pact Seen
Washington hearings on the United Nations charter will start a week from Monday with Senate ratification as the top priority. Sen Connally said the July 9 hearing date for Edward R. Stettinius Jr. as U.S. representative to the Security Council is set, and Sen Barkley stated there will be no recess until the charter is disposed of. President Truman will deliver the charter at noon without fanfare.
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Washington
Senate
Connally
D-Tex
Barkley
D-Ky
Foreign Relations Committee
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
United States
Security Council
Truman
Allied bombing blitz hits Balikpapan and Borneo fronts
MacArthur's communique details heavy raids on Manggar airdrome 12 miles northwest of Balikpapan and nearby Delin Tabanio airstrips. Australian forces advance in northwest Borneo, Beaufort occupation, and Japanese withdrawals from oil and rubber regions amid ongoing Luzon guerrilla actions and aviation strikes across Canton, Formosa, and Kyushu.
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Manggar
Balikpapan
Delin
Tabanio
Bandjermasin
MacArthur
Tokyo
Borneo
Brunei Bay
Beaufort
Brunei
Jesselton
Port City
North Borneo
Miri
Luzon
Philippines
Mankayan
Desao
Bontoc
Baguio
Bokod
Kiangan
Cordillera
U. S. Sixth Infantry
Bolog
Cagayan Valley
Baggao
Asiatic
Seventh Fleet
Woosung
Canton
Douglas MacArthur
Indo- China
Keisha
Formosa
Celebes
New Guinea
New Ireland
Solomons
Guam
Fleet Air Wing
Kyushu
Yellow Sea
Army Thunderbolts
Kanoya
Kushiri
Tokyo Radio
Okinawa
Gun Barrel Rifling Quickened Thirtyfold
A delicate machining task of rifling a gun barrel is now completed thirty times faster than a few months earlier, boosting production speed significantly.
Funeral Services for Mrs John McDonald at Stoddard Church
Funeral services for Mrs John McDonald 68 of 1919 Farnam Street die Saturday at home. Services set for Tuesday 2 30 pm at the Methodist church in Stoddard Wisconsin. Burial Riverside Cemetery near Stoddard. Survived by husband two daughters Isabel La Crosse and Helen Leide Minneapolis and one grandson John Leide Minneapolis.
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John McDonald
Farnam Street
Stoddard
Wis
R. F. Halberg
Riverside Cemetery
Dahl
Minneapolis, Minn
John Leide
Minneapolis
Funeral services for Candace Elaine Betsinger
Infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard A Betsinger funeral set for Monday at 11 am in the Sletten Mc Kee north chapel with Rev Stephen J Lambright officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Candace Elaine
Richard A. Betsinger
Sletten-McKee Company
Stephen J. Lambright
Oak Grove Cemetery
Death of Mrs Mary Roth 78 at 1127 Charles Street
Mrs. Mary Roth aged 78 died at her home Saturday morning after a lingering illness. She is survived by Ferd and Martha Roth, Walborg Roth, John and Martha Pitz, Joseph and Mary Zeimentz all of La Crosse and others including Margaret Parker of Los Angeles and Sr. M. Theresa O S B. Also two brothers Rt Rev H P Toeller and John C Toeller, two sisters Mrs John Stangl and Miss Ann Toeller, 32 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be announced later.
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Mary Roth
Charles Street
Turday
Ferdinand Roth
Walborg Roth
John Pitz
Joseph Zeimentz
la Crosse
Margaret Parker
Los Angeles
Calif
W. Wagner
Milwaukee
Wis
Sr. M. Theresa
Minneapolis
Funeral services for Miss Pela gie Nusang
Funeral services for Miss Pela gie Nusang 91 who died Saturday at the home of Miss Beile Dresen 412 Caledonia street will be held Tuesday at 10 15 a m at the Nelson funeral home and at 10 30 a m at St Johns church the Rev J F Kundinger officiating Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery Friends may call at the Nelson home Monday evening the rosary to be said at 8 30
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Pelagie Nusang
Beile Dresen
Caledonia Street
Nelson Funeral Home
St. John’s Church
J. F. Kundinger
Nelson
Morrison Obituary and Shangri La Rescue Scene
Irene Dolores Morrison of 302 South 20th street dies after a long illness. Funeral at First Presbyterian Church with burial in Oak Grove. In New Guinea near Shangri la, native warriors cry as a big bird drops rescue teams to free 20 trapped army sight seers and seven parachuted troops in a staged glider pickup operation.
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Hollandia
New Guinea
Shangri-la
Here
Wac
Camilio Ramirez
Margaret Hastings
Owego
N. Y
John B. McCollum
Trenton
Kenneth Decker
OPA Expands Meat Black Market Probe Staff
The OPA doubles the meat market probe with 750 agents, up from 250, as Bowles vows to crush violations. Congress funds triple the sleuthing, while 3,000 other investigators pursue sugar fats oils gas and rent issues.
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Chester Bowles
Congress
OPA
Sgt McDonald Memorial Notices Reach Families Across The U S
McDonald is confirmed continued from page 1 in September 1943 and heading overseas for North African Italian and southern France campaigns. He is survived by his parents and three sisters Mrs Edward Virginia Lockwood Mrs Edward Vivian Check of Los Angeles and Mrs Robert Pauline Franz of St Paul Minn. Memorial services will be announced later.
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France
Edward
Virginia) Lockwood
Vivian
Check
Los Angeles
Calif
Robert
Pauline) Franz
St. Paul
Minn
Sgt
McDonald
Wave Recruiters Seek Women for Navy Corps
Navy recruiter E. J. Beauchaine says Wave hospital corps seeks eligible women aged 20 to 36. He will visit the city soon to discuss service opportunities and how to enlist in the program.
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Wave
E. J. Beauchaine
Navy
Wisconsin Dairy Produces 16,000 Dollar Cheese
In 1919 a Wisconsin creamery crafted a giant cheese valued at 16000 dollars. It stood eight feet high with a ten foot diameter and weighed 31964 pounds, drawing visitors and headlines.
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Wisconsin
British Vote Splits Labor over Foreign Policy
The Labor leadership split between Attlee and Laski over foreign policy as Churchill urged unity. Attlee rejected a mere observer role, while Laski questioned continuity of policy. Conservatives seized on the rift to question Labor’s caucus control, amid nationalization debates. Churchill urged servicemen to vote and warned against voting Liberal or Labor without risking his dismissal.
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Labor Party
Attlee
Harold Laski
Churchill
Iag
Berlin
Laski
No. 10 Downing Street
Labor
Capital
London
Mower
Hedge trimming guidance for spring growth
The arboe vitae hedge should be trimmed soon after new growth starts in spring. This helps shape the hedge and promote dense, healthy regrowth for the coming growing season.
Big Names In Probe Hints At Hollywood Involvement
The House Committee on Un American Activities announced an inquiry into subversive activity centered in Hollywood. Acting Chairman Rankin said the probe will target alleged plots to overthrow the government and that "big names" in moviedom may be drawn into the investigation. He indicated investigators will go to Hollywood immediately to interview actors, producers, and others about propaganda in films.
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House Committee On UN
Rankin
Holly
Eire Fines Farmers for Not Following Tillage Orders
Ireland imposes fines on farmers who fail to meet compulsory tillage directives, signaling strict enforcement of agricultural policy. The move targets compliance with soil cultivation mandates and aims to bolster crop production goals.
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Eire
Police Report Three Accidents In City
Three city traffic crashes occurred Saturday afternoon in La Crosse with no injuries. At 3:10 p.m. Vilas Viner and Otto Everson collided at Fourth and State streets. At 3:30 p.m. Pernelia Smith and George Muns crashed at Fifth Avenue and Cass Street. At 5:08 p.m. Carl Burdick, driving a car owned by R. W. Jones Hokah Minn, struck a parked vehicle on Main Street. All occupants escaped injury. Venezuela is improving old airports and building new ones.
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la Crosse
Vilas Viner
Ferry Street
City Car Company
Otto A. Everson
Charles Street
Fourth and
State Street
Pernella Smith
George Muns
North 10Th Street
Fifth Avenue
Cass Street
Carl Burdick
North Seventh Street
Clyde Cooper
Main Street
Burdick
R. W. Jones
Hokah, Minn
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Frank J. Lausche
State Selective Service
Goodyear
War Labor Board
Sabath
Ill
House Rules Committee
Lar A
Totiemann
Dale Simons
Fifth Avenue South
Isave ON
Piper Aircraft Co
Piper
Fanta-Reed Air Service
la Crosse Municipal Airport
Dry Cleaning Department
Jos. C. Bicha
China Coast
Kudumatsu
20Th Air Force
Honshu
Atsube River
Tribune
City Hall
Candace Elaine Betsinger
Mrs
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Thomas H. Morrison
Thomas H
Irene Dolores) Morrison
South 20Th Street
Sioux Falls
S. C
Harry Lee
Hilma Benson
First Presbyterian Church
A. J. Niebruegge
Dahl Funeral Home
Ralph Morton
Holandia
By Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Secret Service
Arthur G. Benson
M. D
Riveli Bidg
BOURS
Benk
A. E. Prechel
Mployachiev
Wurlitzer
Wurlitzer Dealer
Hollywood
Oes
Ager
Market St. Phore
Venezuela
Rosse Laundry & Cleaning CO
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