Lewis Tackles Coal Operators in New Wage Talks
John L. Lewis leads the United Mine Workers in a fresh round of wage negotiations with northern and western soft coal operators at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, while UMW talks resume with H C Frick Coke Co and U S Steel coal mining units. Four employer groups are targeted as efforts to unify terms unfold. Miners prepare to return to work after a week idle ordered to stabilize the industry.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
H.C. Frick Coke Co
U. S. Steel Corp
Philadelphia
UMW
Bluefield
Pony Express Reenactment Revives Westward Ride Across Nebraska
In Scottsbluff Nebraska a 70 year old rider Mrs John Ewing led the Pony Express revival carrying commemorative mail on the first leg from Scottsbluff through the North Platte river to Gering where pouches were passed to other riders. A parallel section began from Pine Bluffs Wyoming at the same moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottsbluff
Neb
Pony Express
Nebraska Plains
America
John Ewing
North Platte River
Gering
Pine Bluffs
Wyo
Steel labor talks near hinge as pension talks stall
U S Steel Corp and Philip Murray's CIO United Steelworkers meet in progress conferences. The union's pattern often shapes national settlements with Big Steel. On the second day of sessions last Thursday the negotiators deadlocked on the pension issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Steel Corp
Philip Murray
Cio-United Steelworkers
Beating the Tax Man Spurs British Wedding Rush
A wedding surge swept Britain as couples wed before April to qualify for income tax marriage allowance for the full tax year ending on that date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Leek Souvenirs Marked Up at Paris Rugby Stands
Outside the Paris stadium where Wales faced France hawkers sold leeks as keepsakes at 40 cents each, priced fifty times market value amid the rugby event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Wales
France
Minneapolis Man To Head UW Alumni Association
John H. Sarles of Minneapolis was elected president of the University of Wisconsin Alumni Association. Ten directors were chosen for three year terms including Henry Adams Beloit and Walter Alexander Milwaukee. New board members Abner Heald and Gretchen Schoenleber of Milwaukee joined the board of visitors Abner Heald and Gretchen Schoenleber. Joseph A. Cutler Milwaukee was reappointed to the university athletic board. New officers include Thomas Brittingham first vice president Mrs Bernard Brazeau Wisconsin Rapids second vice president Dean Conrad Elvehjem Madison secretary and Russell Teckemeyer Madison treasurer.
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Madison
Wis
John H. Sarles
Minneapolis
University of Wisconsin Alumni Association
Allyn
Dayton
Henry Adams
Beloit
Walter Alexander
Milwaukee
Arvid Anderson
Thomas Brittingham
Wilmington
Del
John Byrnes
Green Bay
Lucy R. Hawkins
Evanston
Ill
R. T. Johnstone
Detroit
Merritt Jones
Wausau
Lloyd Milwaukee
Jessie A. Simpson
Racine
Abner Heald
Gretchen Schoenleber
University Athletic Board
Joseph A. Cutler
Bernard Brazeau
Wisconsin Rapids
Conrad Elvehjem
Russell Teckemeyer
Vehicle Jumps Curb Hits Boy In Wood Street Incident
John G. Frommelt received a reckless driving ticket after his car jumped the curb on Wood Street at 2 50 pm striking three year old Thomas Schrader playing on the sidewalk. Schrader suffered leg abrasions and a possible fracture while Vernon Schrader rushed him to a hospital. Frommelt said a locked steering mechanism caused him to lose control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Frommelt
Wood Street
Frommelt
Onalaska Avenue
Gohres Street
Gohres
Wood Streets
Thomas Schrader
Vernon Schrader
Prague Archbishop Beran defies state on church control
Archbishop Beran left his palace under police guard for a Corpus Christi service at a monastery. Police manned the palace switchboard as authorities raided the palace consistory, seizing church records and printing equipment. Reports said the archbishop's mail was being withheld while many Catholics sought access to their church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beran
VFW Convention Activities Lead Into Three Day Event
Delegates and visitors will enjoy a pre convention get-together buffet lunch for councils of administration and auxiliary on Wednesday at 6 p m. Dances occur Thursday and Saturday nights at the VFW club rooms and a Saturday smorgasbord at 5 p m. Auxiliary events include luncheons for department officers and chairmen and Gold Star Mothers at the Linker hotel Thursday noon, and a presidents luncheon Friday noon. A hospital tour to Tomah is planned for Friday leaving Stodard hotel at 8 15 p m with a sound track highlighting convention activities for three days. Maps and info booths will aid visitors as banners and flags decorate La Crosse streets and buildings.
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Department
VFW
Linker
Tomah
Stoddard
la Crosse
Death notices from Wisconsin and Iowa obituaries
Multiple concise obituary notices for Ole C. Veum in Coon Valley Wisconsin and Isaac Morris in Viroqua Wisconsin, Julia Scharff in Lansing Iowa, and Jennie Hambley in Bangor Wisconsin. Each item states death, age, date, funeral details, and immediate survivors. Names include Ada Hunt, Meryl Haggerty, Clayton Veum, Leland Veum, Lauritz Veum, Tilmar Veum, Nordahl Veum, Mrs. Andrew Halmrast, Mrs. George Messer, Mrs. Melvin Johnson, Earl Hull, Leslie Blaske, Alfred Haney, Blain Morris, Lewis Morris, Julia Scharff, and Jennie Hambley. Burial locations and funeral home references are listed.
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Ole C
Bangor
Francis
Meryl) Haggerty
la Crosse
Clayton
Chippewa Falls
Leland
Lauritz
Westby
Tilmar
Nordahl
Coon Valley
Andrew Halmrast
George Messer
Melvin Johnson
Viroqua
Wis
Isaac Morris
Jacobson-Swanson
Ellery J. Beal
Earl Hull
Leslie Blaske
Milwaukee
Alfred Haney
Tomah
Blain, Viroqua
Lewis
Bloomingdale, Wis
Enters No Plea In Wife's Death
James Savaiano 40 of Chicago enters no plea on first degree murder charge in the shooting death of his estranged wife Juliana 30. Preliminary exam set for next Thursday and he is held without bail. Police say Juliana Savaiano was shot three times outside her Menominee apartment after a chance street meeting.
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Menominee
Mich
James Savaiano
Chicago
Wilfred Hupy
Juliana Savaiano
Savaiano
Joe Kellner
Kellner
Drunken driving case in La Crosse records
Eugene L. Weibel pleaded not guilty to drunken driving, posted a $100 bond, and a trial was scheduled for Thursday. The La Crosse Daily Records also lists several marriage licenses for couples planning weddings in June and July in La Crosse and nearby towns.
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la Crosse
Eugene L. Weibel
Pine Street
Crosse
Charles E. Hottinger
South Third Street
Elizabeth M. Schumacher
Coon Valley
Wis
Alfred Marshall
Losey Bouleva
Mary Jane Kraemer
Norman Ambrose Melde
Rose Street
Delores McCann
Kane Street
Clifford C. Heij
West Salem
Tone Olson
Seventh Street
Melrose
Robert William Jansen
Market Street
Market Ann Schubacker
South 20Th Street
Fountain City
Robert E. Hudak
Bridgeport
Green Island Residents Seek City Help on Improvements
City inspectors consider Green Island salvageable with dredging and new homes as alderman Niedbalski backs council action. Residents urge road fixes and garbage service while noting flood safety and affordable rents as they resist relocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Alberts
Greenisland
Kenneth Niedbalsxi
Green Island
Ford Proposes 18 Month Stabilization Plan To UAW
Ford Motor Co asked the CIO United Auto Workers to drop all economic demands for 18 months and keep current wage rates, linking relief to a cost of living index. UAW rejected the plan as economically unsound and harmful to bargaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford
UAW
Bugas
Reuther
Government Bureau of Labor Statistics
General Motors Corp
Senate weighs five plans to end national strikes
Democrats prepare to vote on five strike resolution plans with a key choice between the Taft injunction provision and a Douglas Aiken plan allowing temporary seizure of struck plants for up to 90 days. The administration favors a 30 day cooling off period. Australia is described as similar in size to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Douglas
D-Ill
Aiken
Ford Wage Talks Move to Boost Auto Worker Pay
The United Auto Workers demand an eight to ten cent an hour wage increase to restore purchasing power to June 1946 levels after price controls ended. Negotiations at Ford began June 2 following a four day speed-up strike by workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Woman Faces 1 to 10 Years in Killing at Riverside
In Riverside California Agnes Garnier described as the unwed wife of 68 year old John Owen faces a term of one to ten years after an all women jury convicted her of manslaughter for the fatal April 22 shooting at the Jurupa Hills ranch. Superior Judge Russell S Waite set sentencing for next Wednesday and Garnier’s attorney Samuel Houston Allen said he would seek a new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Calif
Agnes Garnier
John E. Owen
Russell S. Waite
Garnier
Ghost sighting at Samlesbury Hall prompts photo bid
Three Blackburn witnesses claim to have seen the White Lady ghost inside the 300 year old Samlesbury Hall and seek permission to photograph the specter. Separate note mentions a U S trout hatchery near Nuhl Idaho as the largest commercial operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackburn
England
Samlesbury Hall
United States
Nuhl
Idaho
Flood Keeps Petersburg Isolated Amid Mountain Barriers
The flood left Petersburg cut off with roads blocked and all telephone lines down in Petersburg while Moorefield stayed partly connected. About 100 evacuees gathered at the Moorefield courthouse and accessed meals from a high school cafeteria as Red Cross officials described the crisis after the disaster struck Petersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Red Cross
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Yohae
Ship 'N Shore
Barron
Fite Lien
Riley
Howard Riley
John Riley
Lacey Rattel
Onalaska
Carl O. Pederson
Nelson Funeral Home
Donald Skappel
Gertrude Prucha
South 25Th Street
Dianne Louise
Linda Lee
David Donald
Thomas E. Prucha
Louise Oxenham
Park Ridge
Til
Otillie L. Beier
Hokah
Minn
Helen L. Ji
Julia Scharff
Lansing
Schneider Funeral Home
Jennie Hambley
Ethel Meyer
Hambley
Irene Beal
Louise Weinke
Alma Gilbertson
Clyde Richardson
Leon
Anton
Albert
Sparta
Oscar
Antioch
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Westinghouse Motor
Allen-Bradley
Kathary & Wuensch
Pearl St
Robert Bundy
Lyle Marshall
Northern Engraving and Manufacturing Co
Edward Hanson
Swift Creek
Arthur Subra
Subra
Trane Co
William Schlicht
Walter P. Reuther
John Bugas
John S. Bugas
Australia
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Newburg
Bing Cherries
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