Steel dispute flares as wage talks loom in April strike risk
Washington watches a volatile steel wage battle as the CIO United Steelworkers demand a raise while Defense Mobilizer Wilson questions affordability under price controls. Feinsinger of the Wage Stabilization Board backs a fair increase, urging settlement talks in Pittsburgh with U.S. Steel, Jones & Laughlin, and other firms to avert a 650000-strong walkout slated for April 8.
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Washington
Truman
Defense
Wilson
Wage Stabilization Board
Nathan P. Feinsinger
CIO
United Steelworkers
Feinsinger
WSB
Colorado
Witness Denies HST Grain Troop Profits Ties to Truman
Senate Agriculture Committee hears Harry Easley deny ties between friendship with President Truman and profits from a grain storage venture. Easley testifies that he and four associates leased Camp Crowder buildings and re rented to the Agriculture Department for storage, earning about 89 600 in salaries and bonuses. His share as vice president of Midwest Storage and Realty Co. was about 35 000, with total profits unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry Easley
Truman
Easley
Senate Agriculture Committee
Sen
Kem
R-Mo
Camp Crowder
Midwest Storage and Realty Co
Kansas City
Lafayette Board Schedules Special Session
Lafayette county board of supervisors calls a special meeting next Monday after the resignation of Bur dette Teasdale, effective April 15, the regular April session date. Teasdale has led the county farm and home program since 1938, creating vacancies for home superintendent and county agricultural agent amid Neilus R. Larson’s April 1 departure to Tri-County Breeders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlington
Lafayette County Board of Supervisors
Burdette Teasdale
Lafayette County Farm and Home
Teasdale
Neilus R. Larson
Westby
County Agricultural Committee
Larson
Leal Costa Resign In Red Ouster Drive
President Getulio Vargas accepted the resignations of Gen Zenobio da Costa and War Minister Estilao Leal amid Red influence warnings in Brazil's armed forces. Da Costa led a purge against Communists and cited Leal's lack of cooperation as reason for stepping down.
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Leal
Costa
Rio DE Janiero
Brazil
Getulio Vargas
Zenobio da Costa
Estillao Leal
da Costa
Vargas
Nebraskans eye Eisnhower write in lead in primary
Omaha newspapers survey Nebraskans across the state show General Dwight Eisenhower narrowly ahead of Senator Robert Taft as the Republican presidential choice. With neither leading candidate on the ballot, write in campaigns surge. Harold Stassen appears on the ballot, ranking fourth behind MacArthur. In the Democratic race Estes Kefauver leads Kerr, with Truman close behind.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Dwight Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Douglas MacArthur
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Robert S. Kerr
Truman
Wisconsin Fair Directors Convene in City Meeting
A regional Wisconsin Fair Association gathering brought 35 fair directors together for an all-day session at the Swiss Wheel. State president Ira D. Goodell opened at 10 a.m. with discussions on taxes admissions withholding and social security.
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Wisconsin Fair Association
Ira D. Goodell
Plymouth
Willard Masterson
Board of Health
Harold E. Olsen
State Board of Health
Madison
Ben Rusy
L. G. Sardes
McCarthy Sues Benton for Libel Over Accusations
Senator McCarthy files a two million dollar libel suit in federal court against Senator Benton over charges of perjury fraud and deceit tied to McCarthy's anti communist claims Benton made before a Senate Elections Subcommittee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Benton
D-Conn
Senate
Federal District Court
Senate Elections Subcommittee
McCarthy to Speak in Monroe Planned by School Leaders
Wendell L. Simmons says Senator McCarthy will give a speech in Monroe after the upcoming primary. Simmons has not heard from McCarthy to set a date but expects his appearance. School board officials have approved using the high school gymnasium for the event.
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Sen
McCarthy
Monroe
Wendell L. Simmons
Simmons
McCarthy Sues Benton Over Immunity Waiver Dispute
McCarthy announces a libel suit against Benton arguing improper remarks and seeks to cross examine Benton in court. Benton offered to waive congressional immunity. no immediate comment from Benton as hearings in Los Angeles set to begin.
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Benton
McCarthy
Congress
Los Angeles
Senate
Wisconsin
U. S. District Court
Capitol
Death of Mrs Marie Kasermann in Switzerland
Mrs Marie Kasermann of Limpach Canton Bern Switzerland dies at 81 after illness since December following a cerebral hemorrhage. Funeral services were held in Switzerland. Survived by seven children including Bertha Dallenbach and three daughters and four sons. husband and one daughter predeceased. All other children reside in Switzerland.
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Bertha Dallenbach
Times Apartments
Marie Kasermann
Limpach
Canton Bern
Switzerland
Kasermann
Huband
Dallenbach
Family Dinner Planned for Mrs. J. H. Elmer 94th Birthday
Mrs. Jacob H. Elmer of Monroe Green County will celebrate her 94th birthday with a quiet family dinner at home 2232 6th Street. She was born Verena Hefty in New Glarus on March 27 1858 and married Jacob H. Elmer in 1887, later moving to Monroe in 1904.
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Jacob H. Elmer
Green County
6Th Street
John G. Bleiler
W. J. Stauffacher
Alvin A. Elmer
Monroe
Elmer
New Glarus
Verena Hefty
Casper
Elsbeth Hoesty Hefty
Dutch Hollow
Mt. Pleasant Township
Mon
General Collins backs radio war for truth
Gen J Lawton Collins urged the United States to wage an all out battle of ideas against Communists. The House appropriations subcommittee backed a 170 million dollar State Department Campaign for Truth for the next fiscal year, up from 85 million last year. Plans include radio relay stations, Japan information program, 24 million books, and 4.658 million for anti propaganda films.
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Washington
State Department
Congress
Coast Guard
Courier
Japan
Near
Middle
Far East
Interior Guard Duty Instruction Reported
A period of interior guard duty instruction was given at the Co. K Wisconsin national guard armory meeting led by Sgt. Werner Marti and Sgt. Dwight C. Bump. The Easter Ball decorating committee met, with Sgt. Robert Maurer as chairman and Sgt. Bump in charge of ticket sales. Proceeds fund the company mess at Camp Ripley summer encampment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. K
Wisconsin National Guard
Werner Marti
Dwight C. Bump
Robert Maurer
Bump
Camp Ripley
Minn
Chorus Suits Arrive For Farm Night Event
The Green County Masonic Chorus will wear new gray trousers and blue coats at Farmers Night at Turner Hall this evening. More than 500 farmers and cheesemakers and helpers are expected as Monroe Chamber of Commerce hosts the annual event featuring Green County talent and three professional acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County
Robbery at Danvers Stymies Investigation
Danvers Massachusetts police and FBI agents seek an eyewitness to a bold theft of $681000 from an unguarded armored truck outside a drugstore. Three bandits in a stolen 1950 Buick fled down Danvers main street after entering the truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danvers
Mass
FBI
Raymond Kirwin
Kirwin
United States Trucking Company
Casper Moore Dies at 50 After Coronary
Casper Moore 50 of 708 19th avenue died yesterday at 4 30 pm at home from a coronary occlusion. A Milwaukee Cheese Co. cheesemaker injured a hand that morning but not related to death. Born Feb 13 1902 in Nessenthal Switzerland he came to the US in 1923 settling in Klevenville Wisconsin. He leaves Hulda Huber his widow two daughters a sister and a brother. Funeral Friday at 3 pm Shringer-Neushwander with Rev Howard L Orians officiating burial in Greenwood cemetery.
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Casper Moore
19Th Avenue
Milwaukee Cheese Co
Nessenthal
Canton Bern
Switzerland
Casper
Catherine Weissenfluh Moore
Klevenville
Wis
Mr. Moore
Pennsylvania
Hulda Huber
Warren
Waterloo
Waunakee
Portland
Ore
Monroe
Moore
Robert Cliff
Judy
Alex Weissenfluh
London
Walter
Shringer-Neushwander Funeral Home
Howard L. Orians
Greenwood Cemetery
New Jersey Keeps Taft on Ballot in Primary
A New Jersey Superior Court ruling keeps Senator Taft’s name on the April 15 presidential preference ballot. Judge Ralph J. Smalley dismissed a suit seeking removal after Attorney General Theodore D. Parsons cited an overriding public interest in retaining Taft on the ballot.
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Trenton
N. J
State Superior Court Today
Sen
Taft
New Jersey
Ralph J. Smalley
Theodore D. Parsons
Labor Survey Progresses as Monroe Considers Plant Move
Alfred H. Henning leads a Monroe job survey with Carl M. Colby as a new phase begins after an exploratory meeting with industry interest. Seven industrial plants exist in the city, mostly food related, prompting a labor supply questionnaire to guide potential new firms. Neil F. Washburn of Tel Rad Corp weighs moving from Fennimore to Monroe while seeking cooperative support, not tax breaks. A Chicago manufacturer is eyed for a metal work venture, with a Washburn-Chicago meeting planned.
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Monroe
Alfred H. Henning
Chamber of Commerce
Henning
Carl M. Colby
University of Wisconsin
Evening Times
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
17Th Avenue
Neil F. Washburn
Fennimore
Tel Rad Corp
Industrial Committee
Washburn
Chicago
Monroe board studies teacher salaries for coming year
Monroe school board, meeting as a salaries committee, reviewed the district pay scale for teachers principals the superintendent nurse and recreation assistant. A tentative plan and figures will be announced after contracts are prepared. Teacher representatives cited higher cost of living and urged raises in line with similar districts. Board President Herbert T. Johnson said payroll will rise with new rooms and planned raises, noting no requests for cost of living bonuses were made.
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Herbert T. Johnson
New York Hijackers Take 483 Cases of Whiskey in Warehouse Theft
Two men jumped onto a truck loaded with 483 cases of whiskey valued around 40 000 dollars as the driver checked papers. They drove off and the truck, found six blocks away, carried 62 cases missing. The incident occurred at a warehouse and attackers fled prior to capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Browntown Voters Face Single Candidate In Village Election
Browntown voters will have no choice in the village election on April 1 with only one candidate for trustee two year term, incumbent Neil Swiggum. Voters will also cast ballots for presidential delegates and a state supreme court justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browntown
Neil Swiggum
State Supreme Court
Nine-year-old Lynnette Keen of Juda dies in St. Clare Hospital
Lynnette Helen Keen, nine, daughter of Arkell and Signe Keen of Juda, died at 8 p.m. in St. Clare hospital after being treated since Sunday. Born November 1, 1942 in Decatur township, she was a Badger school fourth grader and Evangelical United Brethren church member. Survived by parents, a brother George Thomas and a sister Elaine Marie, with grandparents and great grandmother listed. Services Friday at 2 p.m. at Juda church. burial in Greenwood Cemetery, Brodhead. friends may call Everson funeral home tomorrow night.
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Lynnette Helen Keen
Arkell Keen
Juda
St. Clare Hospital
Decatur Township
Lynnette
Arkell
Signe Davidson Keen
Badger School
Evangelical United Brethren Church
George Thomas
Elaine Marie
Thomas Davidson
Brodhead
George Keen
Carl Bern
Luther Valley
Monroe club to stage 24th annual Schwing exhibition
The Monroe Turn and Schwing club hosts a Friday 8 15 p m show at Turner hall with four classes. Real Swiss turning displays, on par allel bars wheel ring and tumbling, flag and acrobatic drills, music and pyramids feature. Hartwigs Jolly Switzers provide entertainment and a dance. Participants include Edwin Krattiger and Walter Schuetz among many Monroe men and regional guests. women and juniors perform as well.
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Monroe Turn
Turner Hall
Hartwig
Adolf Ruef
Gottfried Wenger
Walter Stettler
Stassen Seeks Half Ike Support In Wisconsin Primary
In Milwaukee observers report Harold Stassen offering to share half of his Wisconsin delegates with Dwight D. Eisenhower if elected, a move prompting sharp Taft and Warren reactions. Taft derides the plan as a hybrid ticket while Warren avoids comment.
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Milwaukee
Taft
Ohio
Wisconsin
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Stassen
Sheboygan
Eisenhower
Chicago
Ike
Nebraska
Earl Warren
California
Fond du Lac
Warren
Ralph M. Immel
Madison
Thomas Coleman
Ramrod
Cohkeman
Illinois
McGrath Testifies Before House Judiciary Subcommittee
Atty. Gen. J. Howard McGrath told investigators that the Justice Department would lose most of its top attorneys overnight if barred from outside activities. He testified at the open hearing of a House Judiciary Subcommittee examining department operations and chose to testify under oath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atty
J. Howard McGrath
Congressional
Justice Department
McGrath
House Judiciary
Mrs Widmer Hurt in Side Swipe Crash Near Monticello
Mrs Clarence Widmer of route 5 received a forehead bruise after a side swipe accident eight miles west of Monticello on county trunks. Vehicles driven by her husband and John J Voegels collided. Widmer car towed to Monroe. Family of five including Barbara five Craig two and Brian one year old were aboard.
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Clarence Widmer
Route 5
John J. Voegels
Monticello
Widmer
Monroe
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Lafayette
J.H. Elmer
Bleiler
Alvin Elmer
Will Reichert
Valley Falls
Kan
J. A. Elmer
Whitewater
Arthur C. Elmer
Norwalk
Everett
Danvers National Bank
Boston
Collins
Interior Guard
Lynnette Keen
Juda Stricken
Werner Bernet
Arnold Stalder Jr
Herman Feller Jr
Edwin Krattiger
Walter Schuetz
LeRoy Wuethrich
Ernest Ammon Jr
Wilbert Bernet
Fred Blumer
Ronald Liechti
Clarence Gissing
Duane Schwartz
Don Wickersham
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