Co Chairmen Named To Plan Square Opening Festivities
Milton K. Johnson and Ernest E. Wenger were chosen as co chairmen for the square reopening celebration. A retail committee meeting in the Eugene hotel set the plan with about 30 businessmen present. The program will be developed by a committee led by Johnson and Wenger and decided within ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton K. Johnson
Ernest E. Wenger
Chamber of Commerce
Eugene
Johnson
Gene Autry
Smiley Burnett
Wenger
American Legion
Murray Assails Steel's Profits Amid Time-Limited Strike Talks
CIO United Steel Workers head Philip Murray said the union would decide tomorrow its response to President Truman's request to delay a steel strike for 60 days. He warned the industry could grant wage gains and still maintain high profits, and that a strike could be called this weekend to press wage and pension demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulletin
Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steel Workers
Truman
U.S. Steel Corp
Murray
Washington
Otis Brubaker
Cyrus S. Ching
U. S. Steel Corp
Steel Magazine
Dolan District Votes To Sell School House
At a regular Dolan school district meeting in Monroe township a vote approved selling the local school house. Pupils have been attending neighboring rural schools. William Leopold was elected clerk. holdover members are Henry Blumer treasurer and Armin Rufener director. The area census is 31 and a local levy of 2506 was approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolan
Monroe Township
William Leopold
Fred Kraus Jr
Henry Blumer
Armin Rufener
Friday Pouring to End South Side of Court House Square
William A. Vinton, general contractor, aims to pour the final center slab on the south side of court house square Friday, weather permitting. The slab will house parking meter bases and take all day, with crack-control fibers set below the surface to ensure controlled joints every 20 feet. A second east side panel was poured by noon, with remaining slabs and forms advancing toward the west side as grading and underfill preparations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Vinton
Court House Square
Vinton
Pleasant Weather With Rain Possible Across Region
Temperatures in Monroe rose from a 5 a.m. low of 66 to 83 by noon as warm but unsettled conditions linger. Rain and high winds are expected in the south and east parts, with clearing skies tomorrow and generally pleasant summer weather returning to near normal levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
State
New Sewer Rate Ordinance Drafted For Council Study
A city sewer rate ordinance was reviewed by the sewage and disposal plant committee and rate analyst Preston A Reynolds. It would have its first reading soon and final reading at the August 2 council meeting, retroactive to July 1, with charges based on water meter size and usage to cover plant operation and disposal bonds. The plan may combine water, sewer, garbage, and rubbish bills into a single quarterly statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston A. Reynolds
Madison
Board Members Named at Brodhead
Mrs. TomB. Richards and Stanley Knight were named to the board of joint school district no. 1 in Brodhead and Decatur at the annual meeting last evening. The district voted 61 000 for a school levy and new commissioners serve three year terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brodhead
Tomb. Richards
Stanley Knight
Decatur
Richards
F. W. Huebner
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Knight
Albert Ten Eyck
E. D. Porterfield
Kenneth Clark
Marvin Edgar
Helen M. O’dette
M. W. Stuessy
Mary Preston
Clayton Ross
Wisconsin Cheese Market Sees Steady Trade With Light Demand
Federal State market news notes Wisconsin American cheese prices steady though demand remains light. Reported selling ranges include single daisies 32 32 34, longhorns 32 33 42, square prints 31 34 33 4, and midgets 34 35.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
Britain Blames Communists As Dock Strike Grows
Wildcat walkout expands at London docks as troops and sailors totaling 2,380 deploy to unload food. Strikers rise to 12,? thousand with 13,000 of 25,000 labor force reporting. Emergency measures seize control of the port. eight ships idle, 127 vessels idle, near martial law zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
National Dock Labor Board
Thames
Geckland
Argumont
Beaverbrae
Dock Labor Board
Tem
Congress Plans Excise Tax Cuts Postwar Aid
Washington reports the promise of excise tax cuts in 1950 as Congress critiques President Truman’s 11 point program. Leaders expect partial measures before pre Labor Day adjournment and weigh repealing taxes on freight while debating estate and gift taxes.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Joseph Martin
Massachusetts
Doughton
D-Nc
House
Ways and Means Committee
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
George Gold
All-Star Classic Triumph Sparks American League Win
The American League defeated the National League 11 to 7 at Ebbets Field Brooklyn before a crowd of about 34,000. Mel Parnell started for the Americans with Warren Spahn going for the Nationals as the 16th annual All-Star game got underway. The summary lineups included D DiMaggio Kell Williams J DiMaggio Joost Robinson Michaels Tebbets Parnell and for the Nationals Reese J Robinson Musial Kiner Mize Marshall Kazak Seminick Spahn. The game opened with Joe DiMaggio and Musial delivering RBI hits as the Americans scored four in the first inning while Musial homered for the Nationals.
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Brooklyn
Ebbets Field
Mel Parnell
Warren Spahn
Nationals
D.dimaggio
Boston
Kell Detroit
Williams
J. DiMaggio
New York
Joost
Philadelphia
Spahn
Barlick
Hubbard
Gore
Summers
Ballanfant
Grieve
D. DiMaggio
Kazak
Kell
Mize
Seminick
Reese
Joe DiMaggio
E. Robinson
Michael
Bounder
Tebbets
Short
Robinson
Michaels
Parnell
J. Robinson
Joe
Musial
Kiner
Dom DiMaggio
Newcombs
Marshall
Virgil Trucks
Newcombe
Trucks
Worst Disaster In India Claims 44 On KLM Flight
A KLM Constellation crashed near Bombay in heavy rain killing all 44 aboard including 13 American reporters. The wreckage spanned a two mile area on a steep slope as searchers faced worsening visibility and rain. An investigation was begun with Dutch technicians to assist and speculation of sabotage remained unconfirmed.
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India
Bombay
Royal Dutch Airlines
KLM
Constellation
Santa Cruz
Ghatkopar
Dionsoon
Indonesia
Netherlands
H. R. Knickerbocker
War
New York
S. Burton Heath
NEA
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Town House District Reelects Jay Eaton Director
Jay Eaton was reelected director of the Town House school district in Clarno township at the annual meeting held last week at the Fred Selck home. The proposed budget of 2100 dollars with a four mill levy was adopted. Holdover directors are Hazel Small, clerk, and Fred Selck, treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Eaton
Town House
Clarno Township
Fred Selck
Hazel Small
Odanah Chief Held on Liquor Charge
James White 64 year old chief of the Odanah Indians bound over to federal court for trial by U S commissioner G Arthur Johnson. White faces charges of introducing intoxicating liquor on the Chippewa reservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
James White
U. S
G. Arthur Johnson
White
18 Feared Killed In Airliner Crash
An unscheduled Trans National Airlines jet with 46 aboard crashed near the Santa Susana Pass after a mid flight fight among passengers. Sheriff Durley said 18 were alive and death toll may reach 28. Pilot Roy White sought police aid and to land at Burbank due to the altercation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Santa Susana Pass
Roy White
J. Howard Durley
Ventura County
Trans- National Airlines
Standard Airlines
White
Traffic Control Bureau
Burbank
Riverside
Calif
Long Beach
Fire destroys barn. loss estimated at $19,000
Lake Geneva fire crews battled a blaze that razed a barn yesterday. Fire Chief Claude Foster estimated the damage at nineteen thousand dollars, underscoring the severity of the quick, costly fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Geneva
Claude Foster
Madison Carpenter Charged with First Degree Murder
George King a 44 year old carpenter faces arraignment on a first degree murder charge in the slaying of Mrs. Sadie Jackson in a Madison shopping area. Assistant D A T Y William McCusker said Jackson was shot in view of her crippled husband after an earlier breakup and alleged jealousy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
George King
Sadie Jackson
Carpenter
William McCusker
King
McCusker
New Store Building To Be Ready by Aug 1
Lambley Milton K. and Lester Johnson are constructing a new store on the former Fitzgibbons site for a Cleveland buyer. The project aims for completion by August 1 for occupancy by the W Woolworth Co and the Kroger Co. supermarket with window trim finishing today on the eastern section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzgibbons
W. Woolworth Co
Kroger Co
Leland L. Lamboley
Lamboley
Milton K
Lester Johnson
Cleveland
Woolworth
Feed Crop Surplus Prospect Upsets Federal Quota Plans
Washington reports a forecast of a near record corn crop raises the possibility of livestock feed grain surpluses next year. Weather trouble and pests lower wheat prospects but still leave it as a large crop, with Brannan expected to lift quotas while setting less restrictive allotments for the next wheat season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Brannan
Great Plains
Silo Worker Burned As Metal Hoop Touches Wire
James Peterson of Janesville suffered third degree burns on his right hand and left foot when a metal hoop being raised to a silo contacted a bare highline wire at the John Zurfluh Jr farm in Mt. Pleasant township. He was 40 feet from the ground. a worker on the rone lowered the hoop to break contact and prevent a fall. Peterson is listed in good condition by an Albany doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Peterson
Janesville
St. Clare Hospital
John Zurfluh Jr
Mt. Pleasant Township
Peterson
Janesville Silo Co
Rone
Nulley
Albany
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H. L. Jacobs
Robert J. Tracy
Archie Schneider
Retail Committee
Robert H. Richardson
Schneider
Arthur C. Benkett
Council
Judiciary Committee
Yuletide
Richardson
Dwight A. Crandall
Chamber
John W. Schild
Tracy
Ross S. Martin
Richard H. Bahr
Vernon C. Peterson
Walter L. Day
Steel
South Side
Britain
John Foster Dulles
State Department
D-Cole
McGrath
Rhode Island
Ebbetsfield
Dorothy Brandon
New York Herald Tribune
William R. Mathews
Tucson
Ariz
Mathews
Manila
Brandon
the Hague
Batavia
Java
New Delhi
Lou Henderson
Holland
Charles Gratko
Christian Science Monitor
William Newton
Scripps Howard Newspaper Alliance
Bertram Hulen
New York Times
Vincent Mahoney
San Franciso Chronicle
James Branyan
Houston Post
Nat Barrows
Chicago Daily News
Station Wor
John Werkley
Time Magazine
Elsie Dick
Mutual Broadcasting System
Tom Falco
Business Week
Fred Colvig
Denver Post
George Moorad
Portland Radio News
L. Y. Mahan
Bombay Municipal Water Works
Jay
Eaton
Madison Carpenter
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