Lewis Stop Work Order Shocks Senate Labor Fight
Washington news reports John L. Lewis ordered a one week stop work as Taft Hartley repeal debates swirl in the Senate. Defenders of the law warn the move could hinder emergency measures or prompt plant seizure. Administration backers say the strike shows unions must be controlled while Taft supporters seek to retain core provisions.
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Washington
Ime
Supfers
Labor UK
Senate
John Lilewis
Robert A. Taft
H. Ou
Hubert D. Thomas
D. Utah
Hubert H. Humpheesy
D. Minn
Congr
Alen J. Ellender
Taft
Lewis
John L. Lewis
Missionary Father Oehms Speaks at Lions Club Meeting
Father Andrew Oehms, active in Molokai leper colony missions, presented an account of his experiences as the regular meeting of the Lions Club neared its close. Dr. Robert H. Wiseheart introduced the Memorial Foundation program. The club approved $25 for Fourth of July fireworks and support for Mary Jane Swiggett’s work at the Chautauqua in New York. Guests included Clyde Lauginer and Edgar Young with their accompanying parties.
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Father Odhms
Molokai
Hawaiian Islands
Memorial Foundation
Robert H. Wiseheart
Father Oehms
Dr. Wiseheart
Herbert Fletcher
Mary Jane Swiggett
Chatauqua School
New York
Clyde Lauginer
Whitestown
Russell Schooler
Clair Young
Orangeburg
S.C
Edgar Young
St Josephs Lawn Festival Date Corrected
The annual St Josephs church ice cream festival and lawn social will now be held on July 12, not the previously published date. The 20th anniversary fete features homemade cakes sandwiches and coffee from 6 30 p m with a homecoming feature and public invitation to attend.
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St Joseph's Church
Atomic Workers Stay On The Job In Oak Ridge
Atomic workers in Oak Ridge Tennessee avoided a threatened strike after a last minute agreement reached just before the deadline. About 2300 members of the Chemical Workers Union received an eight cent per hour raise after 402 hours of negotiations. President Truman had appointed a three man panel to avert a work stoppage but the settlement rendered action unnecessary.
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Oak Ridge
Tenn
Chemical Workers
Ftat
Robert Donnal
Perge
Truman
Union
Carbide and
Carbon Chemical Corp
Six Year Old Girl Hurt In Elizaville Car Crash
Susan Isenhower eight year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Samuel Isenhower sustained a skull fracture and remained unconscious at Witham hospital after a moving auto accident near Elizaville. The incident occurred about 7 p m when she, riding with her uncle Baren Rodgers, tried to grab a door handle that swung open and she was thrown into the roadside ditch. She attends Lindbergh school and had been visiting relatives.
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Susan Isenhower
Samuel Isenhower
Witham Hospital
Elizaville
Baren Rodgers
Theaide
Lindbergh School
Film Notables Deny Red Affiliation in Spy Trial
Washington report notes FBI material presented in the spy trial shows 1947 informant accusations against actors writers and commentators including Fredric March Edward G Robinson Paul Robeson Dorothy Parker Donald Ogden Stewart Ruth McKinney Albert Maltz Aliyah Bessie Dalton Trumbo Millendertrand and Michael Blankfort. Robinson and Blankfort denied the charges and Dorothy Parker commented.
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Washington
Judith Coplon
FBI
Itt
Hollywood
Archibald Palmer
Miss Coplon
New York
Palmer
Fredric Mareh
Edward G. Robinson
Paul Robeson
Dorothy Parker
Donald Ogden Stewart
Ruth McKinney
Albert Maltz
Alyah Bessie
Dalton Trombe Millentrand
Michael Blankfort
Robinson
Blankfort
Miss Parker
Boone County E bonds quota passes 35 percent milestone
Lester F. Jones announces Boone County series E savings bonds reach 35 percent of the quota, about 141, a 48,249.32 figure from April to May 28. He expresses confidence Boone will be among leaders as Indiana hits its state goal, while Eugence Pulliam notes Indiana reaches over 52 percent of its quota with 14,78,000 in E bonds from April to May 23. He cites efforts to push payroll savings and cooperation from 80 percent of major industries.
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Lester F. Jones
Boone County Savings Bonds
Boone County
Jones
Eugenc Pulliam
Savings Bonds Advisory Committee
Indiana
Community Service Seeks Donations for Memorial Park and Stokes Playground
Community Service requests donations of a piano for public dances at Memorial Park and benches and tables for Stokes playground. Organizations or individuals willing to donate should contact Community Service for pickup arrangements and delivery of the items.
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Memorial Park
Stokes Playground
Tornado Strikes Belvidere Nebraska Town
A freak tornado hit Belvidere Nebraska killing three and injuring five as main street structures including Fierce Cafe were leveled. Fire followed from electrical wiring while nearby towns aided in search and rescue. Belvidere, a 300 person farming community, saw widespread damage with two additional tornadoes reported nearby near Ruskin and Hebron.
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Belvidere
Neb
Hebron
Bruning
Deshier
Nebraska
Kansas State Line
Ruskin
Cox Services Set For Friday
Services for Clarence Doc Cox 39 a Lebanon native who died Tuesday of a heart attack at the Craig Colony sanatorium Denver Colo will be held tomorrow afternoon at Aurora a Denver suburb Burial will be in Aurora cemetery Cox formerly operated a wholesale fruit and vegetable business and lived at Pikes Crossing before moving to Colorado for his health in 1947 He had been
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Clarence
Doc) Cox
Lebanon
Craig Colony
Denver
Colo
Aurora
Cox
Pike's Crossing
Colorado
Four Engined Jet Bomber Crashes at Barksdale Field
Bulletin from Bossier City reports a B45 Jet Bomber crashed and exploded today killing two Air Force men and seriously injuring another. In Washington, Sen. Williams accused Secretary Brannan of staging the wheat price advance for political gain amid a Grass Roots drive. In Paris, Russia rejected a U S proposal to order Berlin commandos to agree on removing the blockade by next Monday.
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Bossier City
Barksdale Field
Air Force
Washington
John J. Williams
Del
Charles F. Brannan
Agriculture
Senate
Brannan
Paris
Russia
Berlin
EUB Bible School Closing Exercises Friday Night
A public demonstration of the Vacation Bible School work at Evangelical United Brethren church will be held Friday at 7 30 in the church auditorium. Visitors may tour classrooms to view two weeks of handwork. Total enrollment is 105 pupils with 17 teachers and helpers, attendance averaged 87. A free dinner will follow Friday morning's final session for all pupils.
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Evangelical United | Brethren Church
Escape From Scottsburg Jail Shocks Scott County
Three prisoners pried open a cell door with a mop handle and escaped Scottsburg Indiana while a mental patient upstairs beat on bars with a belt buckle to camouf lage the noise. Sheriff Ralph Morris identified the escapees as Elmer Br from Valombus Indiana Flem Frans age 25 from Austin Indiana and James A Taylor 27 from Covington West Virginia. Two other prisoners on the first floor alerted the sheriff at 6 am claiming they knew nothing until the morning. Primer and Bray were captured after sleeping in a parked car in Franklin following a burglary at a Scotts hore machine shop where $500 of tools were stolen Monday night. The car was traced to Champaign.
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Scottsburg
Ind
Scott County
Ralph Morris
Elmer Br
Valumbus
Flem Frans
Austin
James A. Taylor
Covington
W Va
Morris
Sherriff
Primer
Bray
Franklin
Scottshore
Champaign
Conservatives Hope To Reject Olds Nomination
Conservatives from both parties maneuver to reject Leland Olds after President Truman named him to a third five year term on the Federal Power Commission. Olds, a New Yorker linked to FDR, faces opposition over his ties to left wing and labor groups and his stance on federal control of oil and gas industries.
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Ashington
Truman
Senate
Leland Olds
Federal Power Commission
Olds
Fdr
White House
New York
Henry A. Wallace
News City
House
Democrati
Liberal Party
Reevery & Ah
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Amour Ode
Rayburn
Power Commission
Neis
Labo Party
Ameri Party
New York State
ALP
Shiary
New York Central to Start Truck Freight Lines
Indianapolis June 9 UP The New York Central Railroad announced a truck freight service to connect 155 Indiana stations. Routes include McCordsville to Union City Anderson to Elkhart and New Castle to Crete Cincinnati to Aurora Lawrenceburg and Laurel Greensburg to Batesville Weisburg North Vernon and Indianapolis to Rushville Shelbyville and Trafalgar Stockwell Terre Haute Evansville and Danville Hi.
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New York Central Railroad
Indiana
McCordsville
Union City
Anderson
Elkhart
New Castle
Crete
Cincinnati
Aurora
Lawrenceburg
Laurel
Greensburg
Batesville
Weisburg
North Vernon
Rushville
Shelbyville
Trafalgar
Stock Well
Terre Haute
Evansville
Danville
Ice Box Deaths Solved in Arkansas Child Confession
Walnut Ridge Arkansas June 9 A nine year old boy James Buddy Chessier confessed to authorities that he shot three playmates during a hide and seek game and left them to suffocate in a box when the door would not open. Prosecutor Millard Hardin described the boy’s statements given in the presence of his parents. The deaths are linked to James Delbert Chastain, nine, his sister Foyor Ann Chastain, and Shipley Rares. No action against the boy was announced, though officials said the tragedy appears to be at least near complete.
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Walnut Ridge
Ark
James Buddy Chessier
Mes Barden Chessier
Millard Hardin
Youngsing
James Delbert Fthastain “Wo
Slater
Foyer Ann Chastain
Mother and four children perish in Northfield fire
A mother Cora Neely and four of her seven children died when flames engulfed their small frame house in Northfield. Her husband Bruce 37 reported seeing the children on the second floor as she tried to rescue them. The fire, blamed on a light bulb falling on hay, overwhelmed firefighters before control was gained. The victims include Amos 14, Andy Jr 6, Shiffey Fay 8, Lindell 7, Phyllis 4, Bryce 3, and Zoca Mae 7.
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Northfield
Cora Neely
Herband Bruce
Amos
Andy, Jr
Neely
Shiffey Fay
Lindell
Phyllis
Bryce
Somerset
Sipesville
Charles Faidley
Faidley
Soviets Largest Army In World, Bevin Downs Peace Path
United Press reports British Foreign Secretary Bevin warned against underestimating Russia by calling it the largest army and power mobilized. He urged peace by example and staying firm, while noting Allied talks may yield sanc torial accords to ease East West tension. Bevin returns to Paris as talks focus on lifting the Berlin blockade and Austria troop withdrawal.
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United Press
Fortier
Seerer
Bevin
Russia
Big Four Council of Foreign Ministers
Paris
Austria
Berlin
London
United States
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Englash
Thieves Ditch Car And Also The Wrecker
In Worland Wye on June 9 thieves took a car from a local garage and skidded it into a ditch. They returned to the same place and stole a wrecker. Police recovered both the car and the wreck er stuck in the same ditch.
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Worland
Wye
Military Pay Hike Approved by House Armed Services
The House Armed Services Committee endorsed a broad pay raise for most of the 16.26 million military personnel by a wide margin to lift annual spending by about 307.6 million dollars. Chairman Carl Vinson warned faster reductions may be needed, with final passage expected next week. The bill aims to raise pay across the ranks, though the 75 dollar recruit would gain only after four months, and some brackets may see phased benefits.
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Washington
House
Armed Services
Hoes
Senate
Carl Vinson
D. G
Vinson
Das ‘Ily
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