Menno Passes Brewery Bill in Wisconsin Assembly
Wisconsin Assembly approves a Senate beer bill by 58 to 36 to let state brewers manufacture beer without the 66 2 3 percent barley malt requirement. The session also debates a U S Canada fishing boundaries convention and kills multiple bills on licenses and tax measures.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Assembly
Senate
U. S. Senate
United States
Canada
Assembly
la Fond
R-Two Rivers
Alec
The
Conservation Commission
State Board
Allis- Chalmers Co
West Allis
End Of Sugar Rationing Near, Agriculture Chief Says
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson told senators that household sugar rationing might be abandoned soon. Pepsi-Cola President Walter Mack Jr. urged immediate decontrol, accusing the department of shipping sugar to housewives and keeping stocks low. The Senate panel weighs a bill to end rationing ahead of the October 31 deadline.
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Washington
Anderson
Senate Banking
Walter S. Mack, Jr
Pepsi-Cola Company
Agriculture Department
Mack
McCarthy
R-Wis
Chicago Hears Hunt Offered City School Chief Post
Harold C. Hunt of Kansas City Mo has been offered the Chicago school superintendency by the board of education. The announcement identified Hunt as the leading candidate for the chief position overseeing Chicago schools.
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Chicago
Harold C. Hunt
Kansas City, Mo
Board of Education
NLRB Election Sought At Allis Chalmers West Allis Plant
Local 248 UAW CIO asked the NLRB in Milwaukee to bypass routine handling of unfair labor practices charges and grant a bargaining election at Allis Chalmers West Allis works. The union proposed a conference with all interested parties and a consent election while waiving some charges.
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Milwaukee
Wis
National Labor Relations Board
Uaw-Cio
Allis- Chalmers Manufacturing Co
West Allis Works
Michael Essin
NLRB
Harold Christoffel
Christoffel
Soch
Walter Cappel
CIO
Allis-Chalmers
William Nagorsne
AFL
Frank Ranney
Milwaukee Federated Trades Council
State Cio
Glen Clark
Milwaukee County Union Council
Ludvigsen
Rhartland
W.E. Brown
Chalmers Manufacturing Co
E. L. Wingert
Madison
State Chamber of Commerce
Turkish Military Aid Commission Arrives Under Secrecy
The Turkish government concealed the movements of a U S military commission studying Turkish army needs under aid programs. The panel arrived in Istanbul on Tuesday and Turkish newspapers followed a secrecy order, though locals knew of its presence.
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Istanbul
Turkey
U. S
Truman
House Rejects Army Payroll Cut of 125 Million
The House defeated a bid to trim 125 million dollars from the Army payroll with the savings to come from a larger 5.24 billion appropriation for the year starting July 1. Senator with an R for Illinois offered the cut, but the measure lost on a voice vote.
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Washington
House
Sen
Aquinas Girl Wins Second Prize in State Essay Contest
Patricia Derge of St John School Marshfield won first prize in the 1947 Catholic Knights of Wisconsin essay contest for The Catholic Church and Workingmen in the United States. Eleanore Rossiter of La Crosse Aquinas High School took second in the senior high division with $25. honorary mentions went to Patricia Maciejewski Notre Dame Milwaukee Alice McCormick St John Little Chute and Jacqueline Gloudemans St John Little Chute.
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Milwaukee
Patricia Derge
St. John School
Marshfield
Catholic Knights of Wisconsin
United Sete
Eleanore Rossiter
la Crosse Aquinas High School
Patricia Maciejewski
Notre Dame High School
Alice McCormick
St. John
Little Chute
Jacqueline Gloudemans
To Maintain Plent Life In Soil Organic Material
The text notes that soil fertility relies on organic content including minerals such as calcium and phosphate. It emphasizes the role of organic matter in sustaining soil health and nutrient availability for plant growth.
Anti-Labor Bill Faces House Vote Amid White House Fate
Supporters push a compromise union-restriction bill toward passage in the House citing a three to one margin. Senate action looms with President Truman weighing veto or signing as White House advisers advise varied political courses. The measure targets strikes and unions, allowing court orders to halt strikes and banning certain boycotts and the closed shop for 80 days of mediation.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Truman
Democratic Party
Capitol
Administration
House
Lesinski
Mich
Madden
Ind
Hatch
D-Nm
Hartley
Rep
Rayburn
Texas
Halleck
One College Open as Shanghai Students Resume Classes
Shanghai reports that University students ended a three week strike and returned to classes while government and army forces persist in refusing demands for 32 local students arrested in a roundup of alleged Communist agents. North China universities vote to stay away for three more days in protest of nationwide anti civil war suppression.
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Shanghai
China University
China
Rivoli Theater Color Contest Ticket Awards Clarified
The paper corrects an error about passes. Forty tickets will be awarded: four for first place, three for second, two for third, and thirty-one remaining tickets given one each to fourth place contestants.
Court Continuation Sparks Village and Town Names
Court proceedings continued featuring Winge of Houston, Werthein of Brownsville, Pottratt of Winne, Feldmeier of ah, Lehman of Mound Prairie, Furuseth of Yucatan, and Welcher of Mayville, with mentions across multiple jurisdictions.
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Winge
Houston
Gus Werthein
Brownsville
Richard Pottratt
Winneen
George Feldmeier
Robert Lehman
Mound Prairie
Martin Furuseth
Yucatan
John Welscher
Mayville
Citizens share equally in building costs proposed
Wisconsin legislators heard calls to fund state building improvements by broadening taxes. Proponents argued for a fair, universal approach while opponents urged targeted taxes and new income tax options. Labor leaders pressed for delaying a union reform bill amid chamber debate.
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Madison
Wis
Senate
Nick Novacik
Milwaukee
E. X. Gregory
Wisconsin
Garsson Denies Conspiracy in War Bribe Trial
Henry Garsson testified he never entered into any agreement or conspiracy to defraud. The case involves his brother Murray Garsson and ex congressman Andrew J. May over alleged payments totaling 550,000 for wartime favors while May chaired the House military committee. A ruling blocked defense attempts to link $70 million in war contracts to May’s help.
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Washington
Henry Garsson
Garsson
Murray Garsson
Kentucky
Andrew J. May
Garssons
May
House Military Committee
Collision Involving Loveland and Cavers At King and 11th
Two vehicles driven by Donald P. Loveland of 1212 Cass Street and Robert Cavers of 1209 Ferry Street collided at King and 11th streets on a Tuesday afternoon. Police report damages around $200 to Loveland’s car and $20 to Cavers’ vehicle.
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Donald P. Loveland
Cass Street
Robert Cavers
Ferry Street
King and 11Th Streets
Loveland
Cavers
Brierton Dies in Wisconsin Local Official Joseph Brierton
Joseph A. Brierton 64 chairman of Oconomowoc town and vice chair of Waukesha county board died Tuesday after a short illness in Wisconsin.
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Oconomowoc, Wis
Joseph A. Brierton
Town of
Oconomowoc
Waukesha County
Keep Vehicle Trunks Locked Police Advise
Police urge car owners to lock trunks amid a wave of tire and wheel thefts. Victims include Ray Wallis of 16th and Vine, Jerold Lucey of 1616 Prospect, and Arthur Genaw of 712 Copeland Avenue, all reporting stolen tires and wheels.
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Ray Wallis
Vinestreet
Trane Company
Jerold Lucey
Prospect Street
Arthur Genaw
Copeland Avenue
Wallis
Lucey
Genaw
Population of Twins Reaches About Four Million
A rough figure estimates the United States holds around 4,000,000 sets of twins. The statistic highlights the scale of twin births in the country.
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United States
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