Reducing Absenteeism in Industry Amid War Efforts
Defense mobilization chief Wilson warns shortages are emerging as workers and skilled trades face absenteeism illness and accidents. A Bureau of Labor Statistics study projects rising recruitment needs by fall while a paper cup trade group and insurers propose safety measures and better dispensing to keep staff. Colds and respiratory diseases account for up to 90 percent of lost time. industrial accidents add tens of millions of days lost annually with costs reaching billions.
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Defense Mobilization
Wilson
National Industrial Advertisers Association
Defense
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Moner
Paper Cup and Container Institute
National Association of Mutual Casualty Insurance Companies
American Institute of Food Distribution
Electrical Industry
Joseph C. Stennett
Mutual Casualty Insurance
Stennett
Veteran Leatherneck Returns to Active Duty as Reservist
Pengra, a veteran leather neck who returned to active duty last September as a reservist, previously served from 1945 to 1947.
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Pengra
Placed On Probation For Attempted Murder
Hugo Goedtke a 54 year old Pewaukee man was convicted on June 14 of attempting to kill his daughter Sharon four. He was sentenced to one to 10 years in Waupun prison but the term was suspended and he was placed on probation by Judge Willie Crcon nell. The case followed an incident March 14 1949 when Goedtke found his daughter in his garage with the car running after he shot and wounded a man at his estranged wife’s home. He admitted wanting to kill his daughter but later changed his mind. He has just finished a sentence in state prison on an assault with intent to commit great harm charge connected to the shooting.
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Waukesha
Wis
Hugo Goedtke
Pewaukee
Willie Crconnell
Goedtke
Waupun State Prison
Sharon
Dorothy
Fire damages boiler room at Storch Products Co
Flames of undetermined origin burned the boiler room and adjoining areas at Storch Products Co in Slinger Wisconsin. Damage is estimated at $30,000. Firemen controlled the blaze in about an hour. Also noted is Egypt tobacco revenue rising above all other sources.
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Slinger
Wis
Storch Products Co
GI Hero Carrillo Survives Hill Assault in Korea
U S First Cavalry Division rifleman Carrillo ignored retreat orders during a hill assault in Korea. He killed 14 Chinese, captured five, and secured the objective alone after taking an enemy automatic weapon and prisoners. He earned an automatic rifleman slot for future one man offensives.
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U. S. First Cavalry Division
Korea
First Cavalry Division
Carrillo
Two Men Sentenced For Resisting Officer In Wis County
RHINELANDER Wis Two men Roland Barber 21 and Harold Hackett 42 were sentenced to 60 days in county jail after pleading guilty to resisting an officer Oneida County Judge H F Steele bound them over to the upper county court on other charges Hackett faced auto theft accusations and Barber a soldier home on furlough both denied those counts They allegedly took Patrolman Gaylord Browns car at Pelican Lake and Barber allegedly pulled a knife Ed Zander Schoepke town chairman seized their keys and the pair fled into the woods where a posse captured them
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Rhinelander
Wis
Roland Barber
Harold Hackett
Clas Annalt Tene
Oneida
H. F. Steele
Hackett
Barber
Furaov
Great Boaty Harm
Lo Grea Arm Eyea
Robert Gabor
Gaylord Brown
Pelican Lake
Ed Zander
Retired Appleton Banker Dies In Florida
A retired Appleton banker dies in Florida. Funeral services are scheduled in the coming days. The obituary notes the deceased held prominent roles in local finance and mentions former Illinois Governor Powell in connection with community service.
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Appleton
Florida
Tired National Bank
B. Powell
Ilinois
Rushford GI Returns To Camp After Leave
A Rushford GI rejoined camp following a leave of absence. Details on unit and destination were not provided in the fragment.
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Rushford Gi
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