Coal strike ends as Lewis orders miners back to work
In a letter to United Mine Workers members John L. Lewis ordered miners to return to work immediately at least until March 31 to permit the Supreme Court to hear the government's contempt case. The move follows fines totaling 3.5 million dollars against the union and Lewis for the 17 day stoppage.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Supreme Court
UMW
Lewis
Federal District Court
White House
Truman
Monroe
Union
Twis
Court of Appeals
Republic
United States
Associated Coal Operators
Supreme Court of the United States
Atlanta Hotel Fire Kills 120 and Injures 100
A pre dawn blaze swept the 15 story Winecoff Hotel on Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta killing at least 120 and injuring about 100. Fire officials said all bodies were moved from the 194 room building as investigators feared the death toll could rise.
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Atlanta
Peachtree Street
Theater
Eyewitness recounts Winecoff fire terror and rail curtailments
Atlanta reporter Chick Hosch describes the Winecoff hotel catastrophe on Peachtree Street with dozens leaping to their deaths as smoke and flames roared through upper floors. The piece also notes coal strike related rail curtailments in Monroe and rail lines shortening freight service, impacting crew reductions and schedule adjustments.
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Atlanta
Winecoff
Peachtree Street
Reporter retrieves hotel registry amid Winecoff blaze
An Atlanta Journal reporter waded through water as flames roared over his head to recover the hotel register from the Winecoff fire. L P Patterson reached the lobby area and pulled the register from the telephone switchboard then telephoned the find to his paper for AP distribution nationwide.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Journal
Register
Winecoff
L. P. Patterson
Associated Press
Major hotel fires list lives lost in past 13 years
AP notes a compilation of major hotel fires with death tolls. Entries include Sept 7 1935 Houston 54. Dec 11 1934 Kerns Hotel Lansing 32. Feb 12 1936 Victoria Mansions Lakewood 16. May 16 1938 Terminal Hotel San Francisco 22. Jan 16 1943 General Clark Hotel Chicago 14. June 5 1946 LaSalle Hotel Chicago 61. June 9 1946 Canfield Hotel Dubuque La 19.
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New York
Houston
Tex
Kerns
Lansing
Mich
Victoria Mansions
Lakewood
N. J
Terminal
San Francisco
General Clark
Chicago
LaSalle
Canfield
Dubuque
Decide Monday on Sum for Bonding Elective Officers
The auditing bonding and claims committee adjourned until Monday to set the bond amount for county elective officers and department heads. An audit of paid and unpaid county bills followed the approval of most bonus claims, except one dependency issue needing further investigation.
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County Board of Supervisors
Mercury Reaches 54 as Clouds Stall Uptrend
Cloud cover delayed a new high of 54 degrees set earlier this week. Temperatures remain mild for about 36 hours before a cooler trend returns and showers are forecast for tomorrow.
Mother and 3 Children Unhurt in Icy Road Skid
Mrs. William Neff of Argyle route 3 and three children escaped injury when their car slid on an icy curve on highway 81 seven miles west of Monroe. It struck an embankment and spun on the ice three or four times before stopping on a shaded stretch. County highway police noted this was one of the few icy patches on the morning drive.
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Monroe
Mineral Point
Janesville
Louis W. DeLorimier
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific
Milwaukee Road
DeLorimier
Ace
Henning
Ilinois Conkoal
Monroe IC
John L. Lewis
IC Land O
Chicago
Waterloo
Hening
IC Spur
William Neff
Argyle Route 3
Flannery Farm
Highway 81
Train wreck injures fourteen in Kansas derailment
A Rock Island Rocket derailed near Riverdale Kansas before dawn today injuring at least 14 people. Eight of the injured were taken to a Wichita hospital. none reported seriously hurt.
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Wellington
Kas
Rock Island Railroad
Riverdale
Wichita
Fifth Anniversary of Day of Infamy at Hickam Field
The 5th anniversary observance at Hickam Field marks the day when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. Governor Ingram Stainback Lt Gen John Hull and Brig Gen John Williams give speeches as a moment of silence and taps follow. The flag returns to Washington. Pearl Harbor memorials note the battleships Arizona and Utah. Oklahoma lies scrapped. The navy vows never to concentrate power at Pearl Harbor again.
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Pearl Harbor
Hickam Field
Ingram M. Stainback
John E. Hull
mid-Pacific
John G. Williams
Hawaii
Washington
Carl Spaatz
Army Air Forces
Arizona
Utah
Oklahoma
America
Navy
Missing eighth wife of Manville reported by police
Tom Manville told Mamaroneck police his eighth wife Georgianna Campbell was missing from the estate. He said she was last seen walking toward New Rochelle with two suitcases along a highway at about 8 30 a m.
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Madison
Marvin Duel
Goodland
Wisconsin
Duel
Oscar Rennebohm
Insurance Commissioner
The
Historical Society
Clifford A. Lord
Lord
Deep Waterways Commission
Bureau of Engineering
Portage Levee Commission
Water Regulatory Board
Board of Tax Appeals
State Planning Board
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Tommy Manville
Mamarneck
Georgianna Campbell
Manville
New Rochelle
Molotov backs Austrian settlement talks at next council
New York Molotov agreed with no delay that the foreign ministers council should start work on an Austrian settlement at its next European meeting. He opposed a British American French demand to name a commission of deputies now to hold hearings on a German peace treaty before the European conference.
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New York
Molotov
Foreign Ministers’ Council
Europe
Commission of Deputies
Secretary Patterson and Eisenhower Deny Nuclear Aid to Britain
Washington officials state the United States has supplied neither atomic bombs nor fissionable material to Great Britain or any other nation. The joint assertion by Secretary Patterson and General Eisenhower emphasizes U.S. policy restraint amid global tensions.
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Washington
Patterson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Great Britain
Ferry lines curtail service with two ships retired
Manitowoc Pere Marquette and Ann Arbor car ferry lines announce today the curtailment of service effective Monday as they discontinue two ferries.
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Manitowoc
Pere Marquette
Ann Arbor
Present Charter to Cubs Monday Chief Schwaiger to Speak
William Morgan the Freeport Scout executive will present the charter to the newly organized Cub Scout pack at K. P. hall Monday evening at 7 30. Monroe police chief J H Schwaiger will speak on Safety for Young Monroe. Parents den mothers and Rev D Andrew Howey cubmaster will participate. Cubs will display their work from the past month on Know Your Home Town with Knights of Pythias and lodge leaders taking part.
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William Morgan
Freeport
K. P. Hall
J. H. Schwaiger
Monroe
Junior Red Cross Fund Totals 243 in Green County
Green county school children have contributed 243.87 to the Junior Red Cross this fall. County rural schools report 120.81 with partial city and village totals of 123.06. Funds will support making Red Cross articles and enrollment fees. items like napkins and tray favors are produced for holiday hospital distribution.
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Junior Red Cross
Green County
Herman D. Legler
Monroe
Red Cross
Mauston Editor John Hanson Dies in Car Heart Attack
John B. Hanson 40 editor of the Mauston Star died last night of a heart attack while driving near Mauston. Hanson was a former chairman of the Juneau County Republican association and long active in local politics. Survivors include his wife and three children.
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Mauston
John B. Hanson
Mauston Star
Juneau County
Here
Hanson
Republican Association
Wisconsin Power & Light Authorized to Issue 100000 Shares
The state public service commission announced permission for Wisconsin Power & Light Co to issue 100000 shares of common stock at $10 each, totaling $1,000,000. The company plans to use the funds to reimburse its treasury for prior capital expenditures.
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Madison
State Public Service Commission
Wisconsin Power & Light Co
Freight Rate Increase to Boost U.S. Freight Costs
The Interstate Commerce Commission approves a rate rise set to take effect January 1, boosting the annual freight bill by about 1 billion dollars. The average increase is 7.6 percent above the June 1946 level, slightly below the 19.6 percent railroads had requested.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
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