Law Is The Issue In Coal Strike Conflict
Washington weighs if President Truman will enforce the Smith Connally law as 243 mines were seized and miners halted work. The piece argues for clear government action, rejects spontaneous nationwide abstention, and warns against compulsory arbitration replacing collective bargaining.
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Washington
United States
Department of Justice
Congress
Truman
Mr. Truman
Washinon
Invest in a Buddy Poppy this Saturday
The VFW will sell 20 000 poppies in La Crosse on Saturday. The campaign frames the purchase as an investment in welfare work for former service members, promising a non monetary dividend of goodwill and inner satisfaction.
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VFW
la Crosse
America
Return of Chinese government to Nanking ends wartime refuge
China moves its government from Chungking to Nanking, with dedication at Sun Yat-sen’s tomb marking the return to the former capital. Dispatches note Chungking will fade as Japanese air raids are remembered, while the move tests China’s unity and the world’s outlook on its stability.
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China
Nanking
Chungking
Szechwan
Sun Yat-sen
Stassen Proposes Cabinet Shifts To Aid Truman Run
The Chicago Daily News notes Harold E. Stassen’s front loaded domestic plan. He urges resignations of Wallace and Schwellenbach and endorses Hoffman for commerce and Harrison for labor. Bowles would be replaced by Eric Johnston while praising Stassen’s Minnesota governorship as evidence of capable administration.
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Stassen
Chicago Daily News
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Truman
Inland Press Association
Wallace
Schwellenbach
General Motors
Department of Commerce
Paul Hoffman
Studebaker
Hoffman
George Harrison
Chester Bowles
Eric Johnston
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Bowles
OPA
Restoring U S Rail Equipment Faces 12 to 18 Month Logjam
J Monroe Johnson warns postwar rail recovery will take 12 to 18 months due to coal strikes and scarce materials. He cites dwindling locomotives and box cars, with less than 700 000 box cars in usable condition and a looming need for 1,000,000 freight cars weekly at peak reconversion.
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Chicago Journal OF Commerce
J. Monroe Johnson
Office of Defense Transportation
Johnson
ODT
Ralph Budd
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Roads
Julius H. Parmelee
Bureau of Railway Economics
Association of American Railroads
ICC
Budd
Puddle Jumper Parking Sparks Main Street Grumble
Medford Star-News critiques double parking on Main Street Tuesday morning as delivery trucks, beer trucks, and groceries blocked a dozen cars. The paper notes that milk trucks are excluded due to time pressures and argues Medford’s Main Street has the busiest parking arrangement.
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Medford
Move to Sell Groceries in Movie Lobbies Angers Patrons
Kansas City Star reports a campaign to sell groceries in motion picture lobbies to let women attend a double feature without missing meals. The piece humorously notes popcorn eaters and a seat behind a shelling peasant during a Margaret O'Brien film as reasons patrons might quit movies.
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Kansas City
Margaret O’brien
Chicago Speech Highlights Domestic Focus
Observers say the Republican figure’s focus on international questions risks neglecting domestic needs, though his record as governor of a great state supports his stance. The Chicago address centered on domestic issues and struck the target audience.
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Republican Party
Chicago
Railway Act Under Fire as Pigeons Die and Strikes Grow
James Marlow reviews the railway labor act's flaws as unions and railroads faced a modern strike. He explains the act relies on voluntary cooperation, calls for mediation and arbitration, and notes unions delayed a 60 day period before striking after the fact finders' report. He argues the act has no teeth to compel settlements.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Roosevelt
County election offices survive partisan ballots
A Madison correspondent notes the difficulty for progressives and Democrats to field county slate candidates in Wisconsin. The Dane county meeting shows little support for removing minor offices from ballots or switching to nonpartisan or appointed positions. The piece argues incumbents benefit from keeping contests for offices like clerk or sheriff on partisan tickets.
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Madison
Wis
Register of Deeds
Democratic Machine
Wisconsin
Dane County Democratic Committee
Dane County
University of Wisconsin
Bailiwick
Republican Party
Statehouse
Local service medal for Capt John H Gatterdam
Capt John H Gatterdam dentist of 947 Division street received a National Guard service medal for 15 years of service. Presentation by Maj John M Milam, a guard instructor, noted his role in the medical detachment of the 120th field artillery.
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John H. Gatterdam
Division Street
National Guard
John M. Milam
Gatterdam
120Th Field Artillery
Mark F. Esch
Grace M. Eddy
la Crosse
Washington, D. C
Wisconsin State Society
Washington
Evacuation of Soviet Troops from Iran Reported
Izvestia, Moscow government organ, reports without editorial comment the evacuation of Soviet troops from Iran.
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Moscow
Izvestia Today
Iran
Irish Hunger Striker David Fleming In Belfast Update
A Crumlin hospital bulletin says hunger striker David Fleming is very quiet but shows no other change in condition. Fleming, a former IRA leader, is fasting in protest against prison conditions for political detainees.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Crumlin Day
David Fleming
Fleming
Harold Hill Transferred to Kasson Hormel Plant
Harold Hill, formerly of Caledonia, Minnesota, and son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Hill, has been transferred to the Hormel buying plant in Kasson, Minnesota after discharge from the army and previous service at the Hormel plant in Austin.
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Caledonia
Minn
Harold Hill
Hormel
Austin
Kasson
Anthony Hill
Prairie du Chien Villa Louis opening aids by local officers
Chief Ivan Wright and officers Erling Eide and Stanley Mattison of the La Crosse County Highway Police assist Prairie du Chien authorities during the Villa Louis opening weekend.
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Ivan Wright
Erling Eide
Stanley Mattison
la Crosse County
La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press masthead note
La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press quarterly description lists publication details publishers editors and office addresses. It notes June 23 1904 as entry date and identifies Associated Press affiliation and syndicate membership.
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LA Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press
la Crosse Tribune Co
4Th
Cass Sts
la Crosse
Wis
Two Women Dead in Sheboygan Gas Accident
In Sheboygan County two women were found dead in their homes from accidental asphyxiation due to gas from a stove jet. Miss Anna Brehm, 57, and Mrs. Helen Foulkes, 63, were discovered after alarms and a three day gap, with Brehm’s death likely around 5 p.m. Wednesday.
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Sheboygan
Sheboygan County
Wesley van Zanten
Anna Brehm
Helen C. Foulkes
Plymouth
Miss Brehm
Merchant marines visit hometowns in Galesville Wisconsin
Visiting merchant marines Bernard Jensen and Clayton Flood are in Galesville with relatives. Jensen has returned from a cruise to Norway and Sweden and is the son of Mrs. T E Jensen. Flood, son of Mrs. Walter Bourne, is back from the Atlantic area after about three years of service in the merchant marine.
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Galesville
Wis
Merchant Marine
Bernard Jensen
Clayton Flood
Jensen
T. E. Jensen
Norway
Sweden
Flood
Walter Bourne
Atlantic
Potential Big Three Talk Aims at Easing Cold War Strains
DeWitt Mackenzie argues a Truman Stalin Attlee summit in Vienna could help resolve tensions among the Big Three. He notes U N oversight, disputes over Trieste and Adriatic influence, and asks Moscow to state its true ambitions to curb misgivings in the Western alliance.
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White House
Paris
Truman
Stalin
Vienna
United Nations
Atlantic
Marshal Stalin
Attlee
North
South America
Hemisphere
John Bull
Uncle Sam
Russia
Yugoslavia
Mediterranean
Moscow
Answers to Questions from The Haskin Service
Q and A column from The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau offers concise facts on plywood layers war era Superfortress Enola Gay UN formation veterans education marriage validity overseas and wedding etiquette. Includes mailing request for ten cents and return postage.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye Street
N. E
Washington, D. C
Eye St
Washington
D. C
June Month Of Brides Promises Booklet For Prospective Brides
A compact June booklet addresses brides to be with guidance and tips aimed at planning weddings. It highlights preparations, etiquette, and traditions for the forthcoming nuptials.
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James Marlow
Railway Mediation Board
J. R. Williams
Taos
John Wyngaard
Tribune
Frank W. Sisson
Fred H. Dorner
Henry F. Zarze
Julius P. Heil
Milwaukee
Tripoli Temple
Mystic Shrine
Imperial Councilor
Philadelphia
A. H. Liddle
Ruth Mary
Duluth
O. Bakkum
South 22Nd Street
Nellie Catherine
Stephen M. Hetland
Viroqua
Shelby Township
Mary Tietze
Blanche Baumgartner
Jerome Rynning
North Side
Troy
N. Y
North Western Road
John A. Salzer
Adams
Bluebeard
Marcel Petiot
Petiot
Felix Gouin
Shine Parlor
Sundar
Ena
Lacrosse Terminal
South Avenue
Agency For Aero Mayflower Leong
WAY City Transfer Co., Inc
DeWitt Mackenzie
Big Three
U. N. Organization
Pepper
Florida
Senate
The
Haskin Service
E.C.S. A
Hiroshima
Enola Gay
World Organization of Nations
United Nations Organization
W.L.H A
San Francisco
New World Organization
Trousseaux
Arenz Shoe CO
Firestone Store
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