President Orders Seizure of Nation's Railroads
President Truman ordered seizure of the nation’s railroads at 3 p m Sunday to meet a Monday strike by two railroad unions. The Army will operate the lines in the name of the U S government, with Maj. Gen. Frank A. Heileman in charge. Unions said they would work under government seizure and pressed for a 40 hour week with wage gains for yard and rolling stock workers.
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Washington
Truman
U. S
Army
Pennsylvania
Frank A. Heileman
St. Louis
White House
Chrysler Workers Win Surprise Pay Raise
Chrysler Corp and the United Auto Workers announced a minimum ten cent hourly raise for about 120 000 employees. The move aims to ease living cost pressures since the last contract, with salaried staff receiving seven percent raises and a monthly minimum of 17.50 dollars.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Clio-United Auto Workers
Chrysler
UAW
Madison to Host Kiwanis Convention at Green Lake
The Madison Kiwanis club announced it would host the 32nd annual convention of the Wisconsin Upper Michigan district of Kiwanis at the Northern Baptist colony in Green Lake on September 3.
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Madison
Madison Kiwanis Club
Wisconsin-Upper Michigan
Kiwanis
Northern Baptist Colony
Green Lake
Traffic Detail Set for Cheese Day Parade
Twenty five Co K guardsmen state county and city police will coordinate Sept 9 traffic control for Cheese Day. The parade route spans streets from the fairgrounds to 18th avenue with no parking on the square or route. Residents urged to park off streets. some area may be reserved for vehicles with invalids to view the parade.
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Co. K
Wesley L. Dodge
Ernest E. Wenger
Jerome H. Schwaiger
Theodore Burgy
Co. K. Co. K
Burgy
Monroe Motorcycle Club
Dwight C. Coplien
Parkers
Fairground
10Th Street
22Nd Avenue
8Th Street
16Th Avenue
9Th Street
17Th Avenue
18Th Avenue
11Th Street
Dodge
Power Line Damage Cuts Service Briefly
A tree limb felled onto the Wisconsin Power and Light Co transmission line from Beloit around 9 40 this morning cutting power in Monroe for about eight minutes until the Beloit line was restored. The Beloit branch was shut for 27 minutes while the limb was removed and repairs made affecting the south part of the city and South Wayne. Winds yesterday and today likely caused the break.
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Monroe
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Beloit
W. S. MacDonald
Stoughton
Wayne
Yesterda
Earl Caddock Dies Renowned World Wrestling Champion
Earl Caddock 62 former world heavyweight wrestling champion and prominent Walnut Iowa businessman died at his home. He won the title from Joe Stecher in Omaha in 1917 and later lost it to Stecher in New York.
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Earl Caddock
Walnut
Southwest
Iowa
Caddock
Joe Stecher
Omaha
Stecher
New York
Beloit Driver Held After Rampaging Car Crash
A 43 year old Beloit man Har dahl R Rodahl was arrested after his out of control car crossed a field struck a house in Roscoe and knocked out power. The vehicle stopped inches from the Soles family's four children asleep inside. Rodahl backed away and was captured at Beloit city limits.
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Beloit
Hardahl R. Rodahl
Rodahl
Roscoe
Here
Asa Soles
Bridge Leader Harry Bridges Granted Release From Jail
The U S Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit orders the release of CIO longshore leader Harry Bridges from jail in a two to one decision. It reverses an August ruling revoking his $25 000 bail after Bridges was convicted in April 1947 of lying about his Communist ties to obtain citizenship.
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San Francisco
Harry Bridges
U. S Court of Appeals
CIO
Bridges
Australia
U. S
F. Joseph Donohue
United States
George B. Harris
Crazed steer kills elderly man in Mineral Point
In Mineral Point an escaped steer rammed and trampled 80 year oldVonley Whitford in broad daylight near the post office. Whitford died two hours after being taken to Dodgeville hospital. The steer, shipped westward, jumped a stock yard fence Wednesday night and roamed the area before being trapped on a nearby farm.
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Mineral Point
Vonley Whitford
Whitford
Dodgeville
C. H. Harper
Here
Korea Draft Push Expands November Call to 50,000
Washington reports a planned November surge of more than 50,000 draftees to join the army as it continues its manpower buildup. The move follows a 47,000 increase in enlisted reservists ordered to active duty by Nov. 10 and encompasses 19 to 35 year olds with certain specialist exceptions. Groups for reporting span Sept. 15 to Nov. 10, with priority based on dependents and skill needs.
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Washington
Germany
Army
National Guard
Janesville Firm Wins State Highway 69 Base Job
Gov Rennebohm approves the 47 743 bid by Ryan Sons of Janesville for 4 441 miles base course on state highway 69 relocation from Monroe to Monticello. Vinton Construction Co of Manitowoc awarded the largest project of eight for 4095 miles of U S highway 10 near Amherst Junction in Portage County for 191 010.
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Rennebohm
Ryan Sons
Janesville
Monroe
Monticello
Vinton Construction Co
Manitowoc
Monroe Square
Amherst Junction
Portage County
Doctors and Dentists Draft Bill Urged by Johnson
Secretary of Defense Johnson asked Congress to allow drafting physicians and dentists up to age 45 for the armed services. He sent a bill draft to Chairman Vinson and urged hearings to begin.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Armed Services
Vinson
DGA
House
Armed Services Committee
Defense Department
Nhe Committee
Army
Union Urges Beloit Factory Workers Back to Work
Workers at the Fairbanks Morse plant in Beloit were urged by Local 1533 of the United Steelworkers to cut their two day vacation in half and return to work immediately. The union members had taken the time off after contract negotiations failed.
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Beloit
Fairbanks Morse and Co
United Steel Workers
CSO
Milwaukee doctor paid 1125 daily to X ray draftees
An army inquiry is promised after Milwaukee doctor Dr. Irving Cowan was reported averaging 1125 dollars per day this month to X ray and check plates of draftees at the Milwaukee induction center. Army officials said equipment shortages and a pending army switch to own X ray gear complicate the setup.
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Washington
Army
Milwaukee
Capitol
Irving Cowan
Raymond W. Bliss
Vinson
D-Ga
House
Armed Services Committee
Cowan
5Th Army
Chicago
Surgeon General
Army Navy Chiefs Return from Korea
Army chief of staff General J Lawton Collins and Navy Chief Admiral Forrest P Sherman returned to Washington from a Korea front visit. They conferred with General Douglas MacArthur, toured war fronts and naval ships, and reported an offensive spirit and strong optimism across U S forces despite tough fighting ahead.
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Washington
Army
Navy
J. Lawton Collins
Forrest P. Sherman
Naval Operations
Far East
Gen. MacArthur
Sherman
Air Force
Collins
MacArthur
Anthony Sarbacher Dies in Spring Green Area
Anthony Michael Sarbacher 67 former New Glarus blacksmith and first custodian of the New Glarus roadside park died today at 3 40 am in St Josephs hospital Dodgeville from a cerebral hemorrhage. He leaves three sons two daughters three brothers a sister and ten grandchildren. Funeral 10 am Monday Zentner funeral home New Glarus burial Swiss Evangelical and Reformed church cemetery.
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New Glarus
Anthony Michael Sarbacher
Spring Green
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Dodgeville
Mr. Sarbacher
Paoli
Henry
Eva Echle Sarbacher
Youngblood
Stock Market Slumps in Midday Setback
New York shares fell for the first major setback in six weeks as morning selling pulled prices down to around $2 a share. Steels and motors led losses while other sectors declined. Trading remained brisk for an hour before easing, with total turnover near 1.6 million shares.
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New York
Steels and Motors
United States Dismisses Formosa Invasion Charge
In a letter to UN Secretary General Trygve Lie, U S delegate Warren R Austin rejected Chou En Lai's charges of American aggression. The United States offered to back an on scene investigation of the Formosa dispute and denied the Peiping regime's yesterday accusation.
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Lake Success
United States
China
Formosa
U. N
Trygve Lie
U. S
Warren R. Austin
Chou En-lai
Peiping
Elton C. Fay
Washington
Radio Peiping
Korea
Peiping Radio
Chiang Kaishek
Chou
United Nations Security Council
State Department
South Korea
Truman
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Chiang
Far East
Britain
Strait of
Okinawa
Strait
Communists Hurl Heavier Forces at Korea Fronts
In Korea and Formosa rumors swirl as Chinese and Soviet aligned forces press near Taegu while naval strength in the region grows. U S and allied units report heavy combat across central hills near Taegu and along the Naktong as red forces push toward Yongchon and other key routes.
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REDS
Taegu
Red
Naktong River
U.S
Pusan
Pohang
South Korea
MacArthur
Hajong
United Nations
Yongchon
Kumwha
Hogs Hit 25.50 High Peak Since October 1948
Live hogs at Chicago Union Stock Yards rose to 25.50 per hundred pounds the highest price in almost two years. Two loads of choice hogs sold at the peak amid strong consumer demand and higher wholesale pork trends, with seasonal tight country supplies noted.
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Chicago
Union
More Comedy Color Sought in 1950 Cheese Parade
Parade chairman W R Schuetze issued a last minute appeal for additional comedy and novelty ideas or floats for the 1950 Cheese day parade to be held Saturday September 9. He noted that final preparations are nearly complete but a circus section was lost in the 1948 Fitzgibbons building fire creating a lineup gap.
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W. R. Schuetze
Fitzgibbons
McCarthy Honored with Americanism Award
Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin received the first Americanism award from the Military Order of the Purple Heart at its 18th annual national convention in Worcester Massachusetts.
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McCarthy
Worcester
Mass
Joseph McCarthy
Wisconsin
Military Order of the Purple Heart
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Bridge
Donohue
America
Stirs
Anthony Sarbacher
Bulletin
Russell Brines
Tokyo
Korean Central Warfront
Uisong
Taesu
Chinju
Chongno
Kunci
Sea of Japan
Yongdok
Kigye
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