Supreme Court Limits Right to Work to Rail Workers
Editorial notes the Supreme Court ruling upholding the 1951 Railway Labor Act provision allowing railroad unions to enforce a closed shop for railroad workers, while state right to work laws remain intact for other industries. Justice Douglas states Congress controls union security, with no opinion on other membership conditions. The piece questions railroad workers’ awareness of being outside state protections under Taft Hartley and Wagner Act changes.
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Supreme Court
Douglas
Congress
Arate
Remembering Fred J Blumer and his Monroe impact
The Blumer family shaped Monroe during the early 1900s through enterprise and civic effort. Fred J Blumer promoted the city beyond Wisconsin roots and, despite a kidnapping incident 25 years prior, his civic work left a leadership legacy. He valued Monroe as a first class citizen and refused to exploit his abduction for sympathy.
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Monroe
Fred J. Blumer
Wisconsin
Blumérs
Fred Blumer
Fred 3
Debt reduction urged as surplus eyed by Smith
Lawrence M. Smith argues the predicted 1.8 billion federal surplus should be used to retire the 281 billion debt. He accuses tax cut advocates of seeking short term votes while avoiding debt reduction and warns against mortgage-like fiscal policies. A second item notes Texas researchers use glutamine from liver to treat alcoholism at the University of Texas.
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Lawrence m. Smith
Smith
Washington
University of Texas
Armada of ships greets 1946. notable deaths and deeds listed
May 22, 1946 marks a naval armada as Fleet Admiral Nimitz testifies to Congress while obituaries note C. Fred Miller dies at 81 for fifty years of church work, Mary Dunwiddie Kemp dies in Tacoma, and a Polk land grant document resurfaces. Walter Rechsteiner, 57, dies on a farm near Mount Pleasant.
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Chester W. Nimitz
Congress
Fred Miller
Immanuel Evangelical Church
Mary Dunwiddie Kemp
Sarah Dunwiddie
Monroe
Tacoma
Wash
James Polk
Mordecai Kelly
Wisconsin Territory
Walter Rechsteiner
Mount Pleasant
Raymond J. Mahoney
St. Victor's Church
Green County Normal School
Clarno Township
Clarno Townhouse
Clarence Wagner
Clarno
Leona Stuessy
East Clarno
Violet Belleville
Spring Creek
Elsbeth Reger
Enterprise
Fred A. Kuenzi
Green County
Wisconsin Republicans poised for Wiley endorsement rally
Wisconsin Republicans gather in Milwaukee for a large convention to decide on endorsing U S senator Alexander Wiley for a fourth term. The event features addresses by top party leaders and a platform vote with Wiley facing three declared opponents and possible drafts. The outcome hinges on endorsements affecting state and U S Senate races.
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Arthur Exstrom
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Alexander Wiley
U.S
Sen. Wiley
Republican Party
Republican Party Organization
GOP
U.S. Senate
Wiley
Assembly
Mark Catlin Jr
Appleton
Charles J. Kersten
Whitefish Bay
Howard H. Boyle
Shorewood
Warren Knowles
New Richmond
Henry Hughes
Oshkosh
Supreme Court
Catlin
State Board of Bar Commissioners
Browntown Notes from Mrs Crago District Column
Mrs Raymond Montgomery and daughter Joan went to Madison Friday. Mrs N B Chapin is in Monroe caring for her daughter Mrs Edwin Dallman who returned home from Wisconsin General hospital Madison where she was a medical patient. Mr and Mrs Myron Hurd Freeport called on relatives and friends here Saturday. Mrs Jake Tuescher and daughter Marilyn Freeport returned from a visit with Lt and Mrs Duane Tuescher Tucson Ariz. Mr and Mrs J D Bechtolt spent Sunday with their daughter Mrs Harvey Trumpy and family Monroe. Mr and Mrs Oscar Nybroten spent Sunday afternoon in Madison visiting the Kenneth Koepke family. Mr and Mrs Jack Williams and family were in Madison Sunday afternoon.
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Joan
Madison
N. B. Chapin
Monroe
Edwin Dallman
Wisconsin General Hospital
Myron Hurd
Freeport
Jake Tuescher
Marilyn
Duane Tuescher
Tucson
Ariz
J. D.bechtolt
Harvey Trumpy
Oscar Nybroten
Kenneth Koepke
Jack Williams
Right To Work Battle Forecast Across Rail and Airline Sectors
Washington reports a new clash in the labor policy arena after a Supreme Court ruling allowing union shops in rail and airline industries. Management seeks state and federal bans on forced union dues, while unions push to repeal multiparty right to work laws in eighteen states and defend existing protections under the Taft-Hartley framework. The ruling notes Congress can exempt rail and airline workers from state right to work statutes.
Shotgun Accident Holes Brink's Truck in White Plains
In White Plains a Brink's Inc truck was hit by a shotgun blast when a guard accidentally triggered a .12 gauge weapon while the crew ate lunch. Five bystanders suffered non serious injuries as the gun discharged inside the rear compartment. John Healy of the Bronx was handling the weapon when it discharged.
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Brink’s
White Plains
N.Y
Brink's, Inc
John Healy
Bronx
Rep Smith Hints Red Visit Will Boost Morale
Washington special dispatch reports Representative Lawrence H Smith of Wisconsin declaring that a visit to the United States by Soviet leaders Khrushchev and Bulganin would lift morale among people behind the Iron Curtain. He accused Western officials of double standards and noted American Communists seek a U.S. visit to discuss negotiations. In Black River Falls, Wyatt Severtson, 98, oldest county resident and cabinet maker born in Norway, dies.
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Lawrence H Smith
R-Wis
United States
Khrushchev
Bulganin
Britain
Black River Falls
Jackson County
Wyatt Severtson
Severtson
Norway
Local Development Groups Aid Factory Building Plans
Development organizations have assisted new industry in factory building construction and purchases, totaling about 10 million dollars. A few cities contribute to local industrial development programs. Elkhorn, a municipal non profit industrial development organization, likely hosts many such efforts. More than half the corporations are development arms of local chambers of commerce.
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Elkhorn
Ice
Chambers of Commerce
Wisconsin groups aid 19,000 jobs in small cities
Wisconsin’s Division of Industrial Development reports 19,000 plus new jobs and more than $30 million annual payroll created in smaller cities with help from 120 local development foundations. About 9,000 residents bought notes or donated to these groups, raising around $2 million. Foundations state they are non profit to attract new industry, fund sites and buildings, or working capital. Benjamin Franklin referenced in tax loan history.
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Malism
State Division of Industrial Development
Wisconsin
U.S
Benjamin Franklin
Brooklyn Graduation Tonight at Community Building
Brooklyn high school will hold its graduation exercises tonight in the Community Building. Carroll College official nnert Wienke will deliver the commencement address. Miss Puyllys Wethal and Joan Ahrens will present the valedictory and salutatory. Rev Newton Barrett will give the invocation and benediction. A K Lyon will present diplomas to 14 seniors and 18 eighth graders. Jay Decker will give the eighth grade address with musical numbers by Dean Smith Claudette Schuler and Joan Ahrens.
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Nnert Wienke
Carroll’ College
Waukesha
Brooklyn High School
Puyllys Wethal
Joan Ahrens
Newton Barrett
Community Methodist Church
A. K. Lyon
Jay Decker
Laura Decker
Dean Smith
Claudette Schuler
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