Dirksen Urged as GOP Running Mate for Dewey
A large group of House Republicans urged Rep Everett Dirksen to be Thomas Dewey’s vice presidential running mate. Dirksen accepted the offer in effect while noting he is available for national service. The drive followed a December dinner with 100 plus GOP congressmen and guests.
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Associated Press
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York
Ellswarth B. Buck
Thomas W. O'Leary
New York
Washington
Bek
Sepublican
Representves
Rep. Dirksen
Illinois
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Thomas E. Dewey
Charles Eaton
Dewey
Roosevelt
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Mississippi
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Everett Dirksen
Congress
Boy Husbands Quits In Calif Form After Elopement
Ellsworth Wisecarver, age 14, told reporters he never wants to see his wife Elaine Manfredi whom he married April 29. Manfredi is held for trial on child stealing charges and Wisecarver heads to Oroville California as annulment proceedings are announced by his mother.
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Los Angeles
Ellsworth Wisecarver
Oroville
Calif
Elaine Manfredi
Wisecarver
Hoan Papers Filed For Demo Governor Nomination
Daniel Hoan announced he was not a Democratic candidate but petitions were filed in his name at the secretary of state’s office in Madison. Gerald Clifford of Green Bay presented 1,780 signatures claiming Hoan would change his mind and file acceptance.
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Madison
Wis
Daniel Hoan
Secretary of State
Gerald Clifford
Green Bay
Milwaukee
Hoan
Clifford
Recipe For Victory From Allied Armies Chief
General Bernard Montgomery outlined a five point recipe for victory to officers before the invasion. The plan calls for allied solidarity offensive eagerness enthusiasm confidence and all out effort as core principles for success in France.
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Allied Armies Headquarters
Bernard L. Montgomery
France
Tavern Closing Law Is Aired In Wisconsin Supreme Court
Wisconsin Supreme Court heard arguments on the 1943 tavern closing law that allows Milwaukee County bars to stay open later than the rest of the state. Joseph Reidel of Waukesha and Martin Potokar Jr of Sheboygan challenged the statute as violating equal protection.
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Madison
Wis
State Supreme Court
Milwaukee County
Joseph Reidel
Waukesha County
Martin Potokar
Sheboygan County
Reidel
Potokar
Milwaukee
Alvin G. Brendemuehl
Brendemueh
W. Kelley
Equal Protection Challenge in Wisconsin Liquor Legislation
The Milwaukee singled out for distinct liquor sale standards in 1943 drew an equal protection challenge. Potokar's counsel John Poole argued the 1933 legalization created uniform tavern licenses, while the 1943 law granted Milwaukee County special privileges not available elsewhere, creating a class within a class.
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Milwaukee
Potokar
John Poole
Sheboygan
Milwaukee County
Trinity Lutheran Church Launches Building Drive
Trinity Lutheran Church on Sill and Charles streets opened its building program with Dr. Carl O. Pederson delivering From Tent to Temple. He argued the 1890 structure now inadequately serves a congregation of more than 1,800 baptized members and highlighted the need for a new, larger temple.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
Sill
Charles Streets
Carl O. Pederson
David
Solomon
Israel
Trinity
Progress program for church building outlined
Carl H. Iverson chairs a church building committee elected at the last quarterly meeting. Other members include Walter S. Selbo Oscar N. Finanger Norman H. Davidson Elmer A. Swanson Louis Dahl Mmes K Rynning F Robinson and Nels Munn. They seek to raise 75000 dollars in 10 years and plan to start the building once the funds are secured. The committee reports about 5000 dollars already raised in the past two years.
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Carl H. Iverson
Iverson
Walter S. Selbo
Oscar N. Finanger
Norman H. Davidson
Elmer A. Swanson
Louis Dahl
Mmes. K. Rynning
F. Robinson
Nels Munn
Middle Class Growing in Argentina Influences North American Trade
A developing middle class in Argentina is reported to be expanding and affecting trade relations with North America. Growing domestic prosperity may shift consumer demand and bolster bilateral commerce between the regions.
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Argentina
War Fund Advisors Invited To Meeting In Milwaukee
Wisconsin war fund advisory board members from counties statewide are invited to a Milwaukee meeting on June 15. Robert L. Reisinger, the state campaign chairman, announced plans to set a state quota and to review a contract that would enshrine the quota in the national war fund agreement.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin War Fund
Robert L. Reisinger
Wisconsin
National War Fund
Loan Firms Named In Anti Trust Charges
A federal indictment charges about forty loan firms and seventy five individuals across 23 states with conspiring to fix interest rates. The firms allegedly set rates from 60 percent to 1000 percent annually on small loans of five to sixty dollars. The grand jury in San Antonio, Texas, returned the indictment as announced by Attorney General Francis Biddle.
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Washington
Francis Biddle
San Antonio
Texas
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