Auto Industry Back In Swing Signs May Indicate Return To Normalcy
The auto industry shows signs of returning to normal with eased credit limits and a Ford Motor Co response to wage talks. The Federal Reserve extended car loan repayment to 21 months, while Hudson and Kaiser-Frazer trim output to match demand.
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Ford Motor Co
Federal Reserve Board
Ford
CIO
United Auto Workers’ Union
Hudson
Kaiser-Frazer
Willow Run
Tucker Co. Placed in Trusteeship for Reorganization
Federal Judge Michael L. Igoe placed Tucker Corporation into trusteeship under the bankruptcy act to reorganize the Chicago auto concern. John Chatts and Aaron Connon were named trustees with a first progress report due by May 2. The court barred new litigation by creditors and authorities, and a suit to bar Preston Tucker from leaving the country was postponed to Sept. 15.
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Chicago
Tucker Corporation
Automobile Concern
Michael L. Igoe
John Chatts
Aaron Connon
Igoe
Atty
Luis Kutner
Preston T. Tucker
Augusta Flier Narrowly Missed Nonstop World Flight
Lt. F. W. Jewell of Augusta Wisconsin barely avoided engine trouble that grounded The Global Queen, the B 50 chosen to complete the first nonstop world circumnavigation. The Lucky Lady II completed the trip and Jewell’s crew received dispatches and praise from high officials.
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Carswell
Jewell
James H. Thompson
Eighth Air Force
President Truman
Ghostly headless cat haunting drives tenants to leave
In a Singapore bungalow a headless ghost roams the corridors at night and five months nine cats have vanished. Residents report fear and have moved out leaving a housing shortage in the area.
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Singapore
Group Opposes Tax Proposal in Wisconsin Cities Tax Debate
Officers and directors of the La Crosse County Taxpayers Association oppose allowing cities to levy municipal income taxes. They argue increased efficiency and avoiding duplication of services are needed, not new revenue, citing Missouri and Wisconsin tax histories and noting payroll taxes burden workers. They urge defeating the proposal.
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la Crosse County Taxpayers Association
Charles A. Beranek
Beranek
Madison
Missouri
St. Louis
Wisconsin
Cleveland
Portland
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Church's Shut-In Sermons By Wire Recorder Reach Carrier Mills
In Carrier Mills Illinois the First Baptist Church provides bedside sermons to the aged and sick via a wire recorder. Pastor Rev Ernest Ammon started the program after local laymen funded the device. Each week the system broadcasts doxology and sermons to homebound members, and it has also been used for a marriage and a funeral.
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Carrier Mills
Ill
Ernest Ammon
First Baptist Em
Sailor Simerson Tours Mediterranean Aboard Manchester
Simerson Jr a fireman apprentice USN son of Mr and Mrs Morton Simerson 702 Livingston St tours the Mediterranean aboard the light cruiser Manchester with the Sixth Task Fleet under Admiral Richard L Conolly. The Manchester will conduct a goodwill tour with visits planned to Italy Greece France Turkey and Gibraltar.
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Morton Arthur Simerson, Jr
USN
Morton Simerson
Livingston Street
Mediterranean
Servin
Manchester
Richard L. Conolly
Italy
Greece
France
Turkey
Gibraltar
Cinderella contest in Port Elizabeth draws two perfect fits
Five women entered a Cinderella contest at a Port Elizabeth store. They tried on dresses and coats worth a total of 240 dollars. Only two women wore a size two shoe as a perfect fit.
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Port Elizabeth
South Africa
Standard Oil Reports Record 1948 Highlights and Investments
Standard Oil Co. (Indiana) and subsidiaries spent 252 million dollars in 1948 on new facilities to ease shortages. Chair man Robert E. Wilson and President A. W. Peake announced earnings of 140 million after costs and taxes, 9.16 dollars per share, and 40.44 million in dividends.
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Standard Oil Co
Indiana
Robert E. Wilson
A. W. Peake
Standard and Subsidiaries
Standard
Arnall to Speak at Wisconsin Forum March 20
Former Georgia governor Ellis G. Arnall will speak at the University of Wisconsin March 20 at a union forum. Arnall, president of the Hollywood Society of Independent Motion Picture Producers, will address the topic There only one freedom.
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Madison
Wis
Ellis G. Arnall
Georgia
University of Wisconsin
Union Forum Committee
Arnall
Hollywood Society of Independent Motion Picture Producers
Million Dollar Beer Industry Hinted For Employee Fund
Joseph E Uihlein of the Schlitz brewing family urged a 25 cent per barrel employee welfare fund from Schlitz profits after taxes last year amounting to about 20.97 million. He also backed cumulative voting and opposed individual political contributions by brewers. The firm gave a 750000 bonus during its centennial celebration.
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Milwaukee
Joseph E. Uihlein
Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co
Madison
Senate Judiciary Committee
Uihlein
Schlitz
Erwin C
Robert A
Secret Scotch whiskey recipe hunt stirs U S interest
American scientists visited Scotland seeking the secret of how Scots make top whiskey. Glasgow reports say those in the know are not optimistic about finding it. The discovery could be worth over 50 million dollars to U S manufacturers. some credit Scotland’s peaty water for the flavor.
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Scotland
Glasgow
United States
Wisconsin panel studies atomic status and wartime prep
Madison legislators heard how a nuclear attack could paralyze the state with halted traffic, cut communications and services, and stalled industry. Assemblyman Zaun described eight county groups to maintain services, citing federal reports on A-bomb effects and warning that Chicago or Lake Michigan blasts could strain Wisconsin resources. Committee reserved judgment on the broad issue.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Middle West
Assembly
Zaun
Atty. H. William Ihrig
Milwaukee
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Jhing
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