Cartel in Match Business Exposed by House Panel
A House small business committee report says Diamond Match and Swedish Match cartelize the world match market. It claims control of major firms in Britain Japan and Russia and details production cuts in several U S plants. The investigation links Diamond to a web of owned companies and exclusive machinery deals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Small Business Committee
Diamond Match Company
Patman
D-Tex
Diamond
Savannah
Barberton
Chico
Calif
Oswego
N. Y
Oshkosh
Wis
Springfield
Mass
United States
William A. Fairburn
William Gordon Corporation
Mr. Fairburn
Chemische Fabrik Grieshein Elektron
Texas
Texarkana
Senator Wiley Calls End to News Blackout in Europe
Senator Wiley of Wisconsin urged an immediate end to a European news blackout, saying lack of information and Russian-occupied censorship threaten peace. He introduced a resolution to allow UN area journalists to file dispatches unhampered by censorship except for military security reasons.
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Washington
Wiley
United Nations
Schuele in Group Scheduled to Reach States in August
Captain John J. Schuele of Battery B 910th Field Artillery and the Fifth Army’s 85th Custer Division will be the first all selective service division to be deactivated after 14 months of combat in Italy from Salerno to the Tyrolean Alps. The 85th is slated to return in August, with all seven divisions and regimental units sent back to America by February per Fifth Army. Schuele, from Milwaukee, previously worked in The Times advertising department.
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John J. Schuele
910Th Field Artillery
Fifth Army
85Th
Custer
U. S
Italy
Salerno
Tyrolean Alps
America
Schuele
Milwaukee
Times
Patricia Brugger Hurt After Car Collision In Evansville
Patricia Brugger aged 16 of Evansville sustained a fractured wrist and arm with multiple cuts and bruises when struck by a car driven by Jay Gierhart of Argyle Saturday at about 10 p.m. as she crossed the crosswalk at 12th Street and 17th Avenue. The driver, who had been stopped at a stop sign talking to a friend, did not see her and hit her when he began to move. She remains at home recovering.
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Patricia Brugger
Evansville
Jay Gierhart
Argyle
12Th Street
17Th Avenue
Gierhart
Contingent of 30 Off Today for Milwaukee Induction
A 30 member contingent from Green county left for Milwaukee for pre induction examinations and induction center processing. Several men enlisted into service accompanied by breakfast and instructions from the local board before departure.
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Green County
Milwaukee
Monroe
Marion Edwin Mueller
13Th Avenue
Robert Winston Goetz
20Th Avenue
Alfred Andrew Sulzer
15Th Avenue
Willis ‘Harlow Duerst
Lloyd William Carter
25Th Avenue
Henry Melvin
Threlkeld
17Th Street
William Harris Gempler
Ath Street
Robert Franklyn Babler
Russell Wayne Severson
Marvin Benjamin Ellis
Blanchardville
Tilman
Ridott
William John .Fahey
Belleville
Paul Melford Olson
Brodhead
Eclipse Seen Early Amid Cloudy Sky Alert
Readers woke to a 73 percent solar eclipse at 6 03 am with many spotting the event despite overcast skies. Some slept on while others rose briefly hoping for clear views.
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Monroeues
Wisconsin First Major Solar Eclipse Seen Amid Clouds
Milwaukee residents woke to a cloudy sky as the first major sun eclipse since 1932 was partially visible. Morning timing spanned 6:09 to 7:03 a.m. with 75 to 100 percent totality in spots, though clouds often hid the view and viewers used regular daylight to observe.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Lakeshore
Eclipse Delights Viewers Amid Clouds Hidden Yet Shared
The report describes a partial solar eclipse observed yesterday as clouds intermittently revealed the sun. Sun and moon alignment produced brief exposure windows allowing viewing with improvised methods. Temperatures rose to 82 with a 61 degree morning low and unsettled weather forecast for the region.
Meat imports limited by Allied procurement rules
Washington reports that American officials cannot import meat from Canada or Argentina under Allied purchase coordination. Canada and Argentina earmark exports for the United Kingdom and Allied forces, with Britain reimbursing the United States for meat used by American troops. Demand remains to support British needs in Europe and the Pacific.
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Washington
Canada
Argentina
United Kingdom
Europe
U. S
Britain
Country
United States
Pacific
Banished officer faces charges for Lidice massacre
Prague police said Ges tapo Officer Hans Forster directed the Lidice massacre and had been hiding in a forest near Karlsbad since Germany's surrender. In California Hamilton Field a U S airman and two others from Shangri la survived a plane crash in New Guinea last May 13 and arrived to report to the army. In Washington a five way strike by Superfortresses hit five Japanese industrial targets on Honshu.
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Prague
Gestapo
Hans Forster
Lidice
Czechoslovakia
Forster
Karlsbad
Germany
Hamilton Field
Calif
Wac
Shangri- la
New Guinea
Margaret Hastings
Owego
N. C
John S.mccollum
Washington
Honshu Island
Stettinius urges UN charter as path to lasting peace
Edward R. Stettinius Jr told the Senate foreign relations committee that the United Nations charter offers a truly effective instrument for lasting peace. He defended the five-nation security council and the broader league structure while noting the need for security at home and skepticism about perfection. The former secretary of state spoke as the San Francisco agreement moves toward Senate ratification with potential amendment-free approval.
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Washington
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
San Francisco
Senate
Wendell L. Willkie
Stettinius
United Nations
U.S
United States
Truman
World Security Council
Great Britain
Russia
France
China
Security Council
Economic and Social Council
New League
Brazilian Cruiser Bahia Lost in Atlantic Explosion
The 3 150-ton Brazilian cruiser Bahia is reported lost in a mid-Atlantic explosion with heavy casualties Possibly 383 crew. United States forces searched for survivors as some men were picked up. Cause of the blast is unknown. Worth Debating notes 835 soldiers polled on wives and sweethearts joining Europe. 594 said no, 183 yes.
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Rio de Janeiro
Bahia
Navy
United States
Paris
Europe
Berlin Deadlock Persists Amid Allied Summit Preparations
The Inter Allied deadlock over Berlin’s government endures as diplomats arrive for the big three meeting. Averell Harriman lands at Tempelhof to join President Truman near Potsdam. American limousines shuttle dignitaries while signals are installed to keep Truman in contact with Washington. Increase guards tighten Potsdam area as Allied leaders converge.
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Berlin
Averell Harriman
U. S
Moscow
Tempelhof
White House
Truman
Potsdam
Washington
Truman Heads to Potsdam Meeting With Churchill and Stalin
President Truman departs Newport News by ship with a Byrnes entourage for a Potsdam area summit near Berlin. Western powers seek a unified Berlin gov ernment and control of food and fuel amid possible withdrawal threats. Berlin civilian counts reach over 3.7 million across zones. coal and gas shortages drive dysentery cases.
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Washington
Truman
Europe
Churchill
Stalin
Newport News
James F. Byrnes
Potsdam
Berlin
Col
Frank Howley
United States Occupation Zone
Howley
Tokyo Admits Strangulation Amid Pacific War Bombardments
Tokyo reports a large buildup of American submarines near Japan along with thousands of raids aimed at strangling Nippon. Nomura calls Allied surrender terms costly for Allied lives while China claims progress in Indo-China offensives. Allied raids, submarine attacks, and mine-laying by B 29s threaten the Japanese mainland as losses mount in the Philippines and on British carriers.
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Associated Press
Japan
Tokyo
Nippon
Kichisabrua Nomura
Washington
Pearl Harbor
Indo-China
Southeast Asia
Borneo
U. S
China
Tanchuk
Chungking
Amoy
Formosa
Philippines
Electrocution Ends Farm Work For Reno Schwartzlow
Reno Schwartzlow 43 of Monroe born April 28 1902 died Saturday afternoon while loading hay on his rented farm near Stoughton. He touched two overhead service wires causing a ground fault and fatal electric shock. Survived by wife Freda and sons Kenneth Na than and Marlene plus nine brothers and four sisters. Funeral held at Shriner Neushwander with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Coroner and sheriff investigated the accident noting wires 14 feet high and nine prior crossings.
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Reno Schwartzlow
Monroe
Stoughton
Shriner- Neushwander
Alvin C. Rabehl
Immanuel Evangelical Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Walter
Alvin Ringhand
Harold
Ray
Edward
John Schwartzlow
Dane County
Lea Kinney
Schwartzlow
Kenneth
Mr. Schwartzson
Kegonia
William
Sophia Graham Schwartzlow
Freda Klingbeil
Nathan
Marlene
Frank
Adam
Louis
Harvey
Brooklyn
Andrew
Brodhead
Sam
Vernon
Janesville
Ben
Milton
Henry Wolters
Herman Ringhand
Monticello
Roy Johnson
Buena Vista
Fred Speich
Beloit
William Lehman
Charles
Cap Mitchell Resigns as Monroe Assistant Police Chief
A. E. Mitchell known as Cap resigns after 19 years on the Monroe police force, most recently as assistant chief. He joined Sept 15 1926 and first arrest came within two hours after a peaceable attempt to handle a drunken driver. The fire and police commission will advise on his replacement as Chief Schwaiger may leave the position vacant for now.
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A. E. Mitchell
Monroe
J. H. Schwaiger
Cap
Co. H
Argonne Forest
The
Times Today
Schwaiger
Fire and Police Commission
Robert L. Rote
G. E. Zuercher
A. S. Myers
C. W. Bennett
Dwight Crandall
First Superfort To Bomb Tokyo Lost in the Pacific
The B 29 Dauntless Dottie, leading the first Tokyo airstrike, was lost in the Pacific after 53 missions. Ten of 13 aboard died. three survived. Among the dead was Pfc Lowell B Spivey of Windsor North Carolina. The crash occurred after takeoff from Kwajalein for Hawaii. date not released.
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Tokyo
Pacific
Saipan
Dauntless Dottie
United States
Pfc
Lowell B. Spivey
Windsor
N. C
John ¥. Neville
Joliet, Tit
Charles S. McMurray
Memphis
Tenn
Glenn F. Gregory
Waldron
Ind
Kwajalein
Hawaii
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Hancock
K. A. Albrecht
Social Security Board
Madison
Leon L. Titls
University of Wisconsin
Rockford
Blanche Campbell
W. L. Dusher
Denmark
U. 5
Atlantic
Home Islands
Madame Jacques Allez
Pauline
American Aid Society
Madame Allez
Mary Astor Paul
Philadelphia
Charles Munn
George Baker, Jr
New York
Cap’ Mitchell
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