Egypt Opposed to Airing Britain Fight at The Hague
Egypt opposes bringing its dispute with Britain before the International Court at The Hague as the United Nations Security Council holds another session on the matter. The council debated Indonesian representation and a commission for East Asia while Britain and Belgium argued over treaty terms lasting to 1956.
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Britain
Hague
Lake Success
International Court of Justice
The
Gey
United Nations Security Council
Alexander Cadogan
Sudan
United Nations
International
Security Council
Geat
Belgium
Council
Faris el Khoury
Syria
Sutan Sjehrir
Sjahrir
Philippines
Indonesia
Herschel V. Johnson
United States
Indonesia Republic
Andrei A. Gromyko
Johnson
Miss Emma Fitch Dies in Convalescent Home
Emma Fitch an 86 year old native of Orfordville and former Monroe resident died at 6 15 pm in Coplien Convalescent Home Brodhead after six weeks illness. Services will be at 2 pm Friday at the convalescent home with Universalist parish officiating. Burial in Greenwood cemetery. She was born December 5 1860 to Augustus B and Anna Bunting Fitch. Survived by nieces nephews and cousins. preceded by both parents two brothers and two sisters.
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Emma Fitch
Fifteenth Street
Monroe
Coplien
Brodhead
Universalist
Greenwood Cemetery
Orfordville
Augustus B
Anna Bunting Fitch
Extra
Challenges Navy Court in Hirshberg Case
Counsel for Herold E. Hirshberg 29 year old chief signalman says he may challenge the navy court martial board jurisdiction. Hirshberg was convicted yesterday of striking two fellow prisoners in Japanese prison camps and was given an honorable discharge March 26 for offenses before that date. He reenlisted the next day.
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New York
Herold E. Hirshberg
Navy
Navs
Hirshberg
Aa Ced
Suspect Held on Warrant Detail Tied to Beloit Address
Sheriff Evan Chambers reports a warrant hold on a suspect described as 30 years old, 6 foot 1 inch, 175 pounds with black curly hair and two scar-like marks near the lip. The individual is linked to a Beloit address and is under custody.
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Evan Chambers
Ellis
Beloit
Call Price Confab as CIO Urges Truman Meeting
The CIO presses President Truman to convene an industry government and labor price reduction conference seeking voluntary cuts. Emil Rieve argues monopolies set many prices and criticizes Clark's anti trust probe as insufficient while lawmakers clash over administration fiscal policies and industry concentration.
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Washington
CIO
Justice Department
Truman
Emil Rieve
Labor Organization
Full Employment Committee
Clark
General Motors
Congress
Capitol
Crawford
R-Mich
OPA
National Federation of Small Business
Small Business
Midwestern Heat Wave to Break by Thursday Night
The U S weather Bureau reports a fast moving cool air mass from the northwest will break the midcontinental heat by Thursday night. A collision with hot dry air over the plains could trigger scattered thundershowers aiding some locales and possibly modest crop relief.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Northwest
Great Plains
Chicago Weather Bureau
Midwest
Ohio
Illinois
Missouri
Study Shortage of Coal Cars in Ruhr
Western Germany faces a transport crunch as Anglo American talks seek ways to move Ruhr coal. Delegates note rail car and locomotive scarcity has halted over a million tons of coal near mines. Subcommittees tackle repair of wrecked cars and aging equipment as discussions continue.
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Washington
Germany
Ruhr
Ford recalls last 19,000 workers as strike halts output
Ford Motor Co recalls 19,000 of its 51,000 employees sidelined by a parts shortage from the Murray plant strike. Ford resumes limited assembly for the first time since August 6, while no date is set for Studebaker workers to return. The Murray fight with CIO United Auto Workers shows no early settlement.
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Detroit
Murray Corp. of America
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
Murray
Studebaker Corp
Poliomyelitis Cases Rise in Madison Area
The state board of health reports 35 polio cases this year in Madison, versus 202 for the same period in 1946. Health officer Dr. Carl N. Neupert says last year had an epidemic and 1947 looks like a light year for the disease.
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Maidson
State Board of Health
Carl N. Neupert
May 1 Activities Center on Schaar Case
Sheriff Evan Chambers announced an ongoing investigation into Robert J. Schaar as a possible suspect in the disappearance of 8-year-old Georgia Jean Weckler. Schaar remains in Green County jail on a separate charge of indecent liberties with a 13-year-old, with detectives reviewing his May 1 employment records in Clarno Township.
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Robert J. Schaar
Georgia Jean Weckler
Ft. Atkinson
Evan Chambers
Schaar
Green County
Monticello
Jefferson County
Francis V. Garrity
George Armstrong
Chambers
Clarno Township
Clarno
Paraguay Revolt May Trigger Mediation Call at Conference
Justo Prieto arrives signaling the hemispheric body may be asked to mediate Paraguay's civil war. He notes Brazil and Argentina must consider mediation as a duty, with mediation not on the agenda but possible action in January Bogota talks. US officials foresee economic cooperation proposals but oppose delaying Europe Asia aid.
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Rio de Janeiro
Justo Prieto
Prieto
Paraguay
Brazil
Argentina
Latin America
U. S
Europe
Asia
Truman
State Marshall
Washington
United States
Bogota
Trial Date Set for Two for Lobbying
The trial of John B. Newman and R. J. Trebilcock on charges of violating the state lobby law is set for Sept. 11 in a Superior Court. Judge Roy Proctor fixed the date after waivers of a preliminary hearing and no jury trial was requested. The pair allegedly appeared before a legislative committee on April 16 while unregistered as lobbyists for the 1947 session, representing Corn Industries foundation and Corn Products Sales Co.
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Madison
John B. Newman
Washington
R. J. Trebilcock
Wauwatosa
Superior Court
Roy Proctor
Newman
Trebilcock
Proctor
Legislative Committee
Corn Industries Foundation
Corn Products Sales Co
New York
Midwest GOP State Chairmen To Meet In Omaha
A solid Midwest Republican bloc may form at a Sept 15 16 meeting in Omaha of 19 state chairmen and vice chairmen. A. T. Howard Nebraska chair man heads the association and hopes delegates enter the national convention as a unit. Fred H. Johnson Ohio chairman named vice chair man.
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Omaha
A. T. Howard
Nebraska
Midwest
Howard
Fred H. Johnson
Ohio
Kansas
North Dakota
South Dakota
Iowa
Iinois
Indiana
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Utah
New Mexico
Wyoming
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Shareholders Vote To Dissolve Monroe Building and Loan
Shareholders unanimously approved dissolution of the Monroe Building and Loan association after seven months of consideration. The process under the state banking department will span about four months with assets totaling 123 899.87 and a contingent fund of 14 483.45. Officers Ruf Benket Dunwiddie and director list including Bray Zinser will oversee the dissolution.
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Monroe Building and Loan Association
Paul A. Ruf
State Banking Department
Ruf
Arthur C. Benkett
Edna Dunwiddie
Brooks J. Dunwiddie
Benkert
James S. Bray
J. F. Zinser
Hillsboro Man Hurt In Attack by Nazis
Pfcs Philip F. Bell and Leo D. Wong of Troop B 16th Constabulary Squadron were assaulted by about 30 Germans in a park in the British sector while with a German girl. Bell was beaten unconscious and dumped into a lake. Wong reported injuries as police investigated the daytime incident. A separate early morning attack in the American sector left another GI beaten after refusing cigarette demands.
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Berlin
U. S
Spandau Allied Prison
Philip F. Bell
Cambridge
Leo D. Wong
Hillsboro
Wis
16Th Constabulary Squadron
Wong
Bell
Only Shallow Rooted Crops Hurt by Heat
The U S weather bureau says only shallow rooted crops suffered during the hottest week of the season. Corn showed rapid growth in large producing areas while early corn began eating. Milk output fell and oats ripened too fast. Truck crops needed moisture. cherries apples and blackberries held up well. Prairie du Chien hit 103 degrees and Fond du Lac County saw heavy rainfall.
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Associated Press
United States Weather Bureau
H. J. Thompson
U. S
Prairie du Chein
Fond du Lac County
Neh
Beloit Man Elected Third Vice President at Eagles Convention
Beloit man Charles T. Winn was named third vice president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles as the convention cast a unanimous ballot for the nominated slate. Earlier Raymond P. McElroy of Providence Illinois was chosen president to succeed J. W. Bryan of Bremerton Washington, also without dissent.
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Beloit
Chicago
Charles T. Winn
Order of Eagles
Raymond P. McElroy
Providence
R. IL
J. W. Bryan
Bremerton
Wash
Falls Down Stairs Fatality At Iowa Service Station
M. H. Anderson, 60, of Sioux Falls South Dakota, brother of Alvin Anderson of Argyle, died instantly after falling down a stairway at a Strawberry Point Iowa service station. He had been visiting three sisters in Freeport and was returning home with his Argyle brother. He opened a door he thought led to the restroom and plunged to his death.
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M. H. Anderson
Sioux Falls
S. D
Alvin Anderson
Argyle
Strawberry Point
Anderson
Freeport
British Leaders Meet on Crisis in Labor Plan
Government officials, trade union leaders, and industrialists met to map plans for enforcing labor controls across industry as Britain grapples with economic hardship. Parliament adjourned to Oct 20 after a 193 to 84 Commons vote, Churchill prepared a radio address in response to Attlee’s appeal for cooperation.
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London
George
House of Lords
House of Commons
Churchill
Winston Churchill
Attlee
George VI
Hughes Blasts at Brewster Again
Los Angeles report shows Howard Hughes returning from Washington to Culver City air field where he denounces Senator Owen Brewster as a hit below the belt figure. He accuses Republicans of plotting against his wartime contracts and asserts workers supported the war program.
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Los Angeles
Howard Hughes
Washington, D. C
Owen Brewster
R-Me
Senate War Investigating Committee
Hughes
Culver City
Senator Brewster
Roosevelt
Washington
Ferguson
R-Mich
Brewster
Pepper
D-Fla
Senate
Justice Department
Customs Bureau
Frank Dow
Customs
John W. Meyer
Meyers
Hollywood
Maine
Subcommittee
Portland
Trans World Airlines
Pan- American Airways
United
State Board Rules Employer Hospital Fund Deductible
The state board of tax appeals overruled the tax commission and ruled that employer contributions to a hospital fund for the eventual benefit of the employer are deductible expenses for income tax purposes.
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Madison
State Board of Tax Appeals
Tax Commission
Brooklyn Youth Dies After Durand Area Crash
Dale Alme of Brooklyn aged 18 died two hours after a collision five miles northeast of Durand Illinois. Gilman Rexroth 27 Beloit died instantly. Henry Hunt 25 Brooklyn and Robert Gallagher Madison were jailed overnight. Inquests ordered by Coroner Klientz.
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Dale Alme
Brooklyn
Durand
Alme
Deaconess Hospital
Freeport
Gilman S. Rexroth
Beloit
Henry L. Hunt
Aime
Robert Gallagher
Madison
Winnebago County
David Klientz
Hunt
Gallagher
Rexroth
Sam Meinert
Twin Grove
Woman Arrested for Neglecting Her Child
Mrs. Ruth Cravens Johnson age 43 of Rockford was arrested on a charge of contributing to thependency of her 8 year old daughter after she sent the girl to the juvenile probation office to attend her grandfather’s funeral in Monroe. Bond set at $200.
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Ruth Cravens Johnson
Rockford
Winnebago Court House
AFL Leader Says Truman Would Win If Taft Is Nominated
Lewis G. Hines, AFL special representative, told the United Garment Workers union that if the Republican high command nominates Taft for president, Harry Truman will win. He urged union members to oppose lawmakers who voted for the Taft-Hartley bill, accusing the National Association of Manufacturers of writing it to curb labor gains.
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George J. Burger
Federations
Washington
Newsmen
Justice Department
Clark
New York
Crawford
Raps Clark
United States
Oshkosh
Lewis G. Hines
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Republican Party
Taft
Harry Truman
United Garment Workers
Hines
National Association of Manufacturers
Liabor
Friends See Talkative Meyer Amid Subpoena Spotlight
John Meyer, Howard Hughes press agent, was seen in a New York nightclub by several friends who described his mood as gay and unconcerned about process servers. Meyer testified before a senate subcommittee investigating Hughes but failed to appear last Friday, prompting a new subpoena. He had visited Richmond, Virginia, last weekend and did not reveal his whereabouts.
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New York
John Meyer
Howard Hughes
Senate
Meyer
Richmond
Subcommittee
Hughes
Dutch Soldier Killed as Fighting Rises in Java
A Netherlands army communique reports a Dutch soldier killed and 16 wounded yesterday in Indonesian violations of the cease fire in Java and Sumatra.
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Batavia
Java
Netherlands Army
Sumatra
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