First Annual La Crosse Horse Show Reported
Over 200 entries received for the La Crosse Owners Riders club first annual show at Inter-State Pair grounds today. 14 classes sweep the program starting at 2 pm with bands from Aquinas and Salem and Milwaukee judge Joseph A. Barry. event includes children under 17 in a youth manship class and entries from Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa. horses include Dr. Robert Krohn of Black River Falls with harness pony Silver Dieux. admission is free.
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la Crosse Owners Riders Club
Aquinas
Salem
Joseph A. Barry
Milwaukee
Robert Krohn
Black River Falls
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Believe Indian Maid Who Loved White Man Given Death Decree
A 17 year old Seminole maid, accused of loving a white youth and bearing his child, faced a death penalty under Seminole law during the green corn dance. Elders reportedly ordered her to walk into the Everglades swamps to die, per tribal custom. A Miami attorney notes the tribe enforces its own justice away from white observers.
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Miami
Fla
Everglades
C. B. White
Old Cars Parade in Gala Detroit Fete
Detroit staged a grand Motor City parade celebrating the auto industry. The two and a half mile route ran through main streets with nearly 250 cars, including antiques and the historic first Ford, followed by an indoor pageant in Uptown Olympia arena and an outdoor carnival on Washington Boulevard.
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Detroit
Motor City Canal
Olympia Arena
Washington Boulevard
Ford
Local Weather Report Sparks Sunday Outlook
Partly cloudy conditions expected Sunday with temperatures near 90 degrees. Cooler air arrives in the afternoon and the high is forecast to be around six degrees higher than normal for the day.
Drunken Motorist Bites Policeman During Scuffle
South Bend Ind patrolman Edward Nowak investigated a traffic accident and was bitten on the shin during a scuffle with the drunken motorist. Nowak sought hospital treatment after the assailant, jailed on alcohol influence charges, was taken into custody.
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South Bend. Ind
Edward Nowak
Nowak
Strike Halts Goodyear Akron Plant Workers Protest
AKRON O - About 500 mill room workers walked out at Goodyear No 1 plant halting most operations and idling about 6000 across other departments. C V Wheeler CIO Local 2 president urged a return to work until a satisfactory agreement is reached. the strike began last Wednesday over the Banbury mixer cycle time.
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Akron, O
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
C. V. Wheeler
CIO
United Rubber Workers
Wheeler
UN Special Committee Recommends 3 Million DPs Agency
London, London reported that the United Nations special committee on refugees formally recommended creating an interagency to aid and resettle about 3,000,000 homeless persons in Europe and Asia. Persistent disagreements meant the plan would need re‑arguing by the Economic and Social Council. The report notes political factors prevented unanimous action.
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London
United Nations Special Committee On Refugees
Europe
Asia
Economic and Social Council
Ship Owners Hit Demands
Washington reports that eastern ship operators say CIO maritime wage demands would cripple the U S merchant marine and compromise national defense. Frank J. Taylor representing 39 shipping companies warns of a torpedo to world trade. CIO leaders claim AFL Seamen will support the strike by Atlantic and gulf coast crews. President Truman vows to keep ships moving if needed.
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Washington
CIO
Frank J. Taylor
New York
War Shipping Administration
CIO National Maritime Union
Joseph P. Ryan
AFL
Russia
Taylor
Labor Department
Atlantic and Gulf Coasts
John Hawk
Atlantic and Gulf
AFL Seafarers International Union
International Longshoremen’s Association
Truman
Harry Bridges
Joseph Curran
Ryan
Bridges
Curran
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Milwaukee Wac Killed in Heidelberg Jeep Plunge
U S army authorities report a jeep accident near Heidelberg on May 27 killing WAC corporal Elizabeth G Smith of Bridgeport Pennsylvania and seriously injuring Milwaukee Wisconsin resident Jean A Mauger who was taken to a Heidelberg army hospital.
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Heidelberg
Germany
U. S. Army
Wac
Here
Elizabeth G. Smith
Bridgeport
Jean A. Mauger
Milwaukee
Wis
Plane Device Spotted U-Boats Underwater
New York reports Columbia University disclosed a new war secret a magnetic detector affixed to planes to locate submarines beneath the sea and guide depth charges. The device trails from a cable to avoid plane magnetism and points to subs within a cone before aircraft attack.
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New York
Gibraltar’s Strait
Columbia University
Columbia
Normandy
Madison Truck Strike Deadline Is Set
Officials of AFL Truck Drivers Local 422 announced a midnight strike against about 25 Madison trucking companies after drivers rejected a 13 cent per hour wage increase. President Clark J. Siewert said 75 drivers would participate, halting service from nine carriers operating around the clock.
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Madison
AFL Truck Drivers Union
Local 422
Clark J. Siewert
Senate approves farm bill with no strike pledge
The Senate adopted a 1 billion farm appropriations bill with a no strike clause linking funds to government employee unions. Senator Pepper objected, calling it a civil rights violation. The measure funds USDA programs, rural electrification, farm loans, school lunches, and land ownership aid with a conference to reconcile House and Senate versions.
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Washington
Senate
Pepper
D-Fla
House
Russell
D-Ga
Ball
Rminn
United States
Congress
Agriculture Department
Rural Electrification Administration
Poles Expel Thousands of Germans From Breslau Postwar
In Breslau now Wroclaw Germans who backed Hitler are being expelled as Poland ships them to Germany. Thousands travel by boxcar and train under British supervision, while Polish authorities relocate German families and seize homes. Repatriation aims to clear German presence by August, with few exceptions.
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Wroclaw
Poland
Breslau
Germany
Stettin
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Ger
Bormann's Secretary Believes Boss Dead
Hamburg report says Martin Bormann's secretary Elsie Krueger is convinced of his death she cites his long hiding and violent temper remarks. She last saw him during the Berlin air raid shelter evacuation at about 2 am on May 2 last year.
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Hamburg
Germany
Martin Bormann
Nuernberg
Hitler
Berlin
Congress Plans Joint FR Memorial Session
The senate and house agreed to hold a joint session on July 1 to honor the late President Roosevelt with a memorial ceremony in Washington.
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Congress
Washington
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Divorce rates and marriages cited by Population Association
Dr. Paul C. Glick of the U S bureau of census told the concluding session of the Population Association of America meeting that current US divorces are about twice normal and about 40 percent as large as marriages.
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Princeton
N. J
United States
Paul C. Glick
U. S. Bureau of Census
Population Association of America
June marriage licenses hit record in New York
New York issued 305 licenses and performed 60 marriages by 1 p m on a Saturday in June setting a new daily record for the month. The surge overwhelmed the city’s marriage license bureau as the day progressed.
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New York
A-C Strike Over? Observer Sought For Milwaukee Return
Walter Geist president of Allis-Chalmers asked Gov. Goodland to appoint an observer as 6,000 non striking workers are told to report to the West Allis plant Monday. The showdown follows a strike at the Milwaukee yard and a bellwether moment for the company.
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Milwaukee
Walter Geist
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
Gov. Goodland
West Allis
Geist
Robert Buse
State Labor Board
Buse
Coal mining resumes as unions vow to picket continues
Local 248 CIO UAW demands immediate NLRB hearing on unfair labor practices while steel and coal sectors prepare for gradual return. 400,000 soft coal miners expected back Monday. Pennsylvania and Illinois miners report staging returns amid shifting production targets and ongoing wage and health fund debates.
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Eist
Secretary of
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
National Labor Relations Board
Local 248
Cio-Uaw
State Employment Relations Board
Pittsburgh
Carnegie-Ilinois Steel Corp
U. S. Steel
New York
United Mine Workers
UFL
UMW
John L. Lewis
Flood Rain Strikes Halt UNRRA Aid Exports
UNRRA director general F H LaGuardia said floods heavy rains and a railroad strike cut grain exports causing acute shortages for several nations dependent on UNRRA aid in June. He noted 79 991 tons of bread cereals were shipped last week bringing May totals to 243 400 tons for the first 27 days.
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Washington
F. H. la Guardia
UNRRA
Food Board
Fatal blast kills three near Coventry depot
Three people sheltering from the rain in a shed near the admiralty depot were killed when a projectile exploded from behind a depot wall. Officials attributed the detonation to a small fire igniting the ordnance.
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Coventry
England
Admiralty
Urgent Pay Raise To Aid Recruiting
A sharp pay raise for servicemen won bipartisan senate support as a response to calls for draft extension. The measure to raise pay and extend the draft on a modified basis was planned for Monday, after a Saturday attempt to bring it up was dropped.
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Washington
Senate
Skyways Adds Twin Engine Plane for Local Charter Service
Skyways Inc will establish a new local aircraft charter at the municipal airport using a twin engine Cessna. John Salsman will pilot the ambulance capable plane with 24 hour nationwide service and public rides planned for Sunday. Salsman is a former fighter pilot with 66 missions including Normandy and the Bulge and later a test pilot at Orlando Air Force HQ.
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Skyways, Inc
Walter Allen
John Salsman
Allen
Skyways
Winona
Salsman
Normandy
Germany
England
Russia
Italy
Air Force Headquarters
Orlando
Fla
Milwaukee
Japanese Secret Societies Tarnish Brazilian Japanese Colony
In Rio de Janeiro police uncover a network of secret Japanese societies in Brazil's large Japanese community tied to terror and assassinations. About 400 arrests made. plans indicate intent to consolidate Japanese life and threaten Sao Paulo. leaders include Shendo Remmei and Kishimoto.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Japan
Shendo Remmel
Sao Paulo
Shendo
Kayo Sikato
Black Dragon Society
MacArthur
Zahiako Zaigo Omjin Kai
Zahiako Seika Fugin Kai
Association For the Purification of
Shento Remmei
Shendo Remmei
Manchuria
Truman
Churchill
Roosevelt
Tzuguro Kishimoto
Black Dragon
Kishimoto
Joao Neves de Fontoura
Pee
April employment hits all time peak in peace time
The April employment level reached 54,550,000, a new peak for the month in peace time. USES director Robert C. Goodwin said the labor market had weathered the war to peace transition, with demobilization about four fifths complete. He warned coal and rail strikes may delay gains in coming months.
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Washington
United States Employment Service
Robert C. Goodwin
Goodwin
Mt McKinley as Atomic Test Headquarters Aboard
The Mt. McKinley amphibious command ship serves as the atomic bomb test hub in a joint army navy operation. Vice Admiral Blandy named the project Operations Crossroads. Capt. Wayne N. Gamet of Oral, Hag leads the ship’s command crew.
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MT. Mckinley
Destiny
Pacific
Davits
Army
Navy
Marine
Bikini
Chiefs of Staff
Washington
W. H. P. Blandy
Wayne N. Gamet
Oral
Hag
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Goodyear
Ask Special Agency
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Reich
Bormann
Boss
Love
Goodland Observer
The
Associated Press
Penn State Work
John P. Busarello
United Mine Worker District 5
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Illinois
John Marchiando
Progressive Mine Workers
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