Two Week Coal Shutdown Tied to Lewis Protest
John L. Lewis calls for a memorial two week shutdown of eastern mines in protest of James Boyd’s nomination as bureau of mines director. The move aims to pressure Congress amid labor law tensions, with about 400 000 miners in the east participating.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Truman
James Boyd
Bureau of Mines
Lewis
Congress
United Mine Workers
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Boyd
Colorado School of Mines
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Interior Committee
John D. Battle
National Coal Association
Pittsburgh
VFW Proposes Clubroom Site In Lynch Garage Space
Cecil Jones VFW post and auxiliary met fifty members last night, tabling a rental plan for the second floor of the new Lynch garage building at 150 dollars a month. Members favored the space as a potential club room 37 by 75 feet with two entrances. no action on building a new clubhouse. The post meets monthly in Turner Hall room. last night’s meeting was held at the armory.
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Cecil Jones Vfw Post
Lynch Garage
VFW
Clauda Pickett
Presid
Turner Hall Club
Armory
Levitan Granted Leave While Campaigning for Court Seat
Madison attorney general official announces Mortimer Levitan has a leave of absence while he runs for the state supreme court. Levitan serves as an assistant attorney general and is a candidate in the upcoming election.
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Levitan
Madison
Thomas E. Fairchild
Mortimer Levitan
State Supreme Court
B-36 Completes Nonstop 9600 Mile Flight From Fort Worth
The B-36 bomber landed at Carswell Air Base after a grueling 9600 mile nonstop flight with two failed engines. The mission, carrying a 10,000 pound bomb, traveled from Minneapolis to Great Falls to Key West and back, with jettisoned ordnance over the Gulf. Maj. Bartlett directed the flight with Lt. Grabowski as flight engineer, Capt. Showalter as pilot, and Lt. Horton as co pilot.
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Fort Worth
Carswell Air Base
United States
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
Gulf of Mexico
Carswell
Minneapolis
Great Falls
Mont
Key West
Fla
Denver
Spokane
Casper
Wyo
Carswell Field
John D. Bartlett
7Th Bombardment Wing
8Th Air Force
William Grabowski
Bergenfield
N. J
Roy R. Showalter
Mobile
Ala
Clarence E. Horton
San Antonio
Two Collisions Injure No One in Monroe Area
Two separate crashes in Monroe left no injuries. At 6 p m Friday on highway 1181 between 10th and 11th avenues Robert T Phillips of Black River Falls collided with Cecil Harlan Hatfield of Argyle. Phillips held on bond awaiting court after facing a left side driving charge. A second collision at 8 a m today on 12th street and 23rd avenue involved Alton Kiel of 1016 10th street and Jacob Babler of 824 17th avenue. both cars suffered extensive front and side damage.
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Monroe
10Th
11Th Avenues
Robert T. Phillips
Black River Falls
Cecil Harlan Hatfield
Argyle
Phillips
12Th Street
23Rd Avenue
Alton Kiel
10Th Street
Jacob Babler
17Th Avenue
Kiel
Clarno Considers License Issue and Contests at Caucus
Clarno township plans an April advisory referendum on beer licenses as no licenses have been issued. Six contested races emerge from yesterday's caucus including Percy Lichtenwalner facing Glenn Roderick for town chairman and four supervisor seats along with two justices of the peace. Incumbents Thorpe and Lichtenwalner face no opposition for clerk and treasurer. Sixteen voters attended.
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Clarno
Percy Lichtenwalner
County Board of Supervisors
Glenn Roderick
Fred Wuthrich
Walter Ausmus
Alvin Priewe
Forrest Briggs
Fred Discher
Jay Eaton
Clarence Herbert
C. H. Lichtenwalner
Fire injures firefighter battling Stevens Point bakery blaze
A downtown Stevens Point fire damaged the Point bakery as firefighters fought the blaze. One firefighter, Frank Trebatowski, was injured with back injuries after a fall during the effort when the basement fire spread and part of the first floor collapsed.
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Stevens Point
Point
Frank Trebatowski
Kansas Rural School Raid Inspires Wild Country Tale
Nine year old Bobby Reynolds says he shouted Scram you rats at three gunmen who appeared at a rural Kansas school. The trio fled but returned, sparking an all day manhunt by deputies and patrols with no trace found. The boys described the men as wearing red pants and black coats.
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Kansas City
Bobby Reynolds
Bobby
Gene
Here
New Glarus Announces Board of Supervisors Candidates
Joshua J. Hoesly is named candidate to challenge Mayor Gilbert P. Hoesly for supervisor. Gilbert Hoesly, already on the county board, is renominated for mayor. Harrison Schuett and Sylvan Frick are named for first supervisor. Frick withdraws. Dahnke named clerk. incumbents Kundert Schmid Amundsen Wittwer named to unopposed posts.
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New Glarus
Joshua J. Hoesly
Gilbert P. Hoesly
Gilbert Hoesly
County Board of Supervisors
E. J. Hoesly
Gilbert
Harrison Schuett
Sylvan Frick
Frick
A. A Hoesly
Henry W. Hefty
Hoesly
Cecil Thacker
Gilbert Ott
John Dahnke
Elmer Figi
Henry Kundert
Henry Schmid
Randolph A. Amundsen
E. R. Wittwer
Jordan Township schedules road vote and treasurer race
Jordan Township will vote on a Dog Hollow road repair referendum at the April election with a single local contest for treasurer. Eight attendees at the Jordan Center school caucus named Henry Rebly Jr as chair and F R Probst as clerk. Elmer Hanson and Lawrence Berg seek the treasurer post to replace Leon H Hartwig. Incumbents renominated are Henry Aebly as chairman, Frank Bloom and Floyd Flannery as supervisors, Free Probst as clerk, and William Boetker as assessor.
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Jordan Township
Jordan Center School
Henry Rebly Jr
F. R. Probst
Elmer Hanson
Lawrence Berg
Leon H. Hartwig
Dog Hollow
Henry Aebly
Darlington Set to Vote on Beer and Liquor in April
Darlington Lafayette county residents will decide at the April election whether to permit beer and liquor sales. The town is currently dry.
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Darlington
Lafayette County
House Leaders Forecast Victory On Rent Law Battle
House leaders predicted passage of a 15 month rent control extension after a narrow 178 to 163 vote to defeat a 90 day amendment. The plan keeps ceilings in 500 areas, with 1 350 000 dwellings affected by March 31 expiry, while a final Senate move awaits.
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Washington
McCormack
Massachusetts
House
Senate
Tighe Woods
Wolcott
R-Mich
Congress
Spence
D-Ky
Banking Committee
City Red Cross Drive Nears Goal in Monroe
Monroe trails the $1,600 city goal by more than $500 as of Friday night, with $1,086.50 raised from special gifts and collectors groups. Donald W. Janke, city chairman, says final city and county totals come early next week as volunteers work at the post office lobby and two city banks.
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Monroe
Red Cross
Donald W. Janke
Commission Urges Shrinking Regulatory Agencies
Hoover Commission proposes stripping executive powers from nine regulatory agencies including maritime power, federal trade and security bodies. It cites mediocrity, poor organization and red tape, urging streamlined oversight to speed decisions and unify policy across transport and industry.
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Washington
Hoover Commission
Congress
Maritime Commission
Commerce Department
Federal Power Commission
Interior Department
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Civil Aeronauticcl Board
Federal Reserve Board National Labor Relations Board
Security and Exchange Commission
Federal Communication Commission
Commission
Fire Chief to Retire in June
Rhinelander Henry C. Hansen notified the police and fire commission he will retire June 1.
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Rhinelander
Henry C. Hansen
Police and Fire Commission
Water Main Split Causes City Water Loss
Monroe's waterworks returned to normal after a ten day period of unusually high demand. A four inch lateral feeding the Triangle Cheese Co. split, sending water into a sewer line and washing out ground under the building. The discovery followed a meter chart indicating a sudden 200,000 gallon daily excess.
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Kenneth Mayer
Triangle Cheese Co
Zenno Gorder
Water Department
New York Detective Escapes From Wiretapping Probe
Kenneth Ryan, 45, a former city detective held in a wide wiretap plot inquiry, escaped from city hall by leaping from a rear room window near Mayor William O Dwyer s office. He and Edward Jones, ex treasury agent, had been questioned overnight over alleged plans to tap officials lines in New York and other cities including Detroit and Chicago. The motive and full extent of the operation remained unclear.
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New York
City Hall
Kenneth Ryan
William O’dwyer
Ryan
U.S
Secret Service
Earler
O’dwyer
Edward Jones
Treasury Department
Detroit
Chicago
King George VI Undergoes Lumbar Sympathectomy
King George VI was operated on at Buckingham Palace to improve blood flow to his ailing right leg. Nine doctors reported the monarch's condition entirely satisfactory with no further surgery planned. Prof J R Learmonth led the procedure assisted by Prof James Paterson Ross.
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London
George VI
Buckingham Palace
J. R. Learmonth
Edinburgh
James Paterson Ross
University of London
Learmonth
Elizabeth
Protestants Defer Action on Parley Plan
Delegates representing 35 million American Protestants deferred a decision on a conference with the Vatican to aid religious freedom. After a four day session on Christian influence in international affairs they sent the proposal to the executive committee of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. Delegates from 57 denominations attended and concluded they needed more time to study the plan.
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Cleveland
Vatican
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Federal Council
Department of International Justice and Goodwill
Monticello Hosts Large Caucus Sparks April Election
Monticello village caucus moves from village hall to Casino building after a large turnout with ninety one votes at peak. Candidates include Willis J. Marty for president against M. Stauffer and several trustee contenders led by Roy Woelffer Emil Voegels and incumbents. Many offices have no opposition while surveys on pond improvements are discussed for future action.
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Monticello
High Point
Willis J. Marty
M. Stauffer
Roy Woelffer
Emil G. Voegels
William Spring
Adam Schuler
Clarence Wittenwyler
Thomas Brusveen
Frederick Voegels
John Blum Sr. Dies at 78 in New Glarus
John Blum Sr. 78 a retired farmer died at 9 last night at his daughter’s home Mrs Oswald Schneider in New Glarus He born Sept 24 1870 in Washington township son of Jacob and Susanne Blum lived in the area all his life He married Anna Streiff Feb 24 1903 He is survived by son John Blum Jr Monticello daughter Mrs Schneider three brothers six grandchildren He was preceded by three brothers and two sisters Services Monday at 2 pm Zentner funeral home Rev W J Stuckey officiating burial in Swiss Evangelical and Reformed church cemetery
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New Glarus
John Blum Sr
Oswald Schneider
Mr. Blum
Washington Township
Jacob and
Susanne Scheron Blum
Anna Streiff
Blums
Blum
John Blum Jr
Monticello
Schneider
Jacob
Evansville
Edward
Basco
Peter
Fred
Emil
Leonard
Emma Blum
Lydia Zwickey
Zentner Funeral Home
W. J. Stuckey
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Soldier and two Filipino girls killed near Clark Field
An American soldier and two Filipino girls were killed in an ambush on an army bus near Clark Field, a major U.S. air base 60 miles north of Manila. Five other girls were wounded as assailants fired rifles and tommy guns within 300 yards of the base.
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Manila
U. S
Clark Field
Southerners Resist Gag Rule With GOP Support
Senate leaders push to curb filibuster amid party split over civil rights. Lucas vows to press ahead after defeats as Southern Democrats and Republicans back a rules change. Russell signals openness to a reasonable compromise while administration pledges to continue the civil rights program.
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Washington
Senate
Lucas
Truman
Russell
D-Ga
Dixie
Republicans Fail To Break Senate Filibuster
Senators Wiley and McCarthy of Wisconsin and Ferguson of Michigan voted with the losing side twice as the Senate failed to end a southern filibuster. Vandenberg of Michigan sided with the majority on both 46 to 41 votes. All four were Republicans.
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Washington
Wiley and McCarthy
Wisconsin
Sen. Ferguson
Michigan
Senate
Sen. Vandenberg
Senate Ends Filibuster Push On Civil Rights Debate
The Dixie bloc pressed a two thirds rule to end debate on civil rights bills but failed as the Senate voted 46 to 41 against Barkley’s gag-rule plan. Truman, vacationing in Key West, faced Senate opposition while southern leaders demanded limits on any civil rights move. The 10 hour 41 minute filibuster ended with opposition to the ruling and a battle over debate limits.
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Senate
Key West
Fla
Truman
Dixie
Barkley
Harry Kubly Barn Destroyed by Fire
A large barn on the Harry Kubly farm near Rock Grove was destroyed by a fire yesterday after noon. The Rock City fire department could not save the barn or the silo as 30 cows were moved to safety. 2000 bales of straw 40 tons of hay and 800 bushels of oats were lost. The barn measured 37 by 86 feet with a 12 by 28 foot silo and the estimated loss was $20000.
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Rock Grove
Harry Kubly
J. P. Kublys
17Th Avenue
Kubly
Rock City
Bubly
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