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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1946
Page
1
A Minnesota senator on a labor bills subcommittee floated presenting bills to the president to secure negotiated legislation. The proposal signals potential union contract issues involving the United Mine Workers and government oversight amid ongoing legislative drafting.
Washington moves to cite John L. Lewis for contempt as a broad miners strike chills soft and bituminous coal fields. Government orders curb heat and power use in federal buildings, while officials seek to freeze union funds and prepare for potential troop deployment.
The Supreme Court explores whether public funds may cover transportation for children to Catholic schools. The state court rejected the objection, upholding a 1941 state act used by the school board to justify its action.
The 1947 convention of the Wisconsin County Officers association will be held June 22, 23 and 24 in Wisconsin Dells. Clerk of Courts John L. Ritzlinger serves as convention chairman. The menu includes registers of deeds circuit court and county treasurers.
Secretary Schwellenbach told CIO delegates that free collective bargaining should resume to support prosperity but warned that some union leaders may heed the law of diminishing returns. He urged avoiding legislative constraints that would hamstring unions in the coming months while Congress debates labor laws.
State education leaders gather in Goetz theater to discuss improving schooling for difficult years ahead. Harry Merritt urges planning and funding to raise education quality and cost efficiency. Mary Ryan advocates school libraries and a bookmobile for Green County with outlined budgets and a library committee.
Marshall Peterson was elected president of the Monroe Kiwanis club at a Monday meeting in the Monroe hotel. Herbert W. Ainsworth was named vice president, and Paul E. Baltzer Russel W. Prien Herbert E. Lanz Clarence M. Wainwright Henry Kundert Victor I. Carson Ormond G. Kimball were elected to the board of directors.
About 1000 St Paul teachers will picket public schools next week to press demands schools officials say they would honor if not bound by city charter expenditure limits.
Wisconsin education planners propose a 90 million dollar biennial program funded by a 1 percent gross income tax on wholesalers and a 1 percent tax on all other income. The plan, to be submitted to the 1947 legislature, targets property tax relief, state aids for elementary and high schools, and higher teacher salaries. It calls for district reorganization, half the cost of an adequate transportation system, and 50 percent state aid for operation and maintenance, with conditions on district attendance and eligibility and a certificate of necessity for cooperation.
About 125 Muscoda high school students staged a walkout today to protest the dismissal of five teachers by the board of education last night. E. V. Babler, board director, said the removals were due to contract violations and noted the teachers struck after the board failed to address their request for a $200 cost of living bonus.
The civilian production administration announces that after December 16 new cars may be sold with a spare tire and inner tube for the first time since 1942 wartime restrictions.
Key West reports President Truman went 440 feet down into the Atlantic aboard a captured German submarine as his cabinet continued its clash with John L. Lewis over shutting the nation s soft coal mines. Lake Success Bevin rejects the Russian UN troop reports proposal unless it covers domestic fronts and broader disarmament issues.
Prof. T. L. Torgerson from the University of Wisconsin told the Monroe Parent-Teacher Association meeting that teachers influence a child more than parents due to seven years of daily contact from age six to eighteen. He urged schools to address when children have problems and what schools can do, while noting a statewide educational survey and a summer workshop at the university. Allan Barnard Jr. led the Grade School Gremlins in three musical numbers, with co-chairs Mrs. Edwin C. Dallman and Mrs. Don Huddleston assisting.
Atlantic City Walter Reuther president of the United Auto Workers urged a 10 to 12 million dollar CIO war chest to back a wage hike push at the CIO convention. He supported a 20 percent raise at General Motors and argued that average earnings lagged 20 percent since January 1945, saying the CIO must defeat the myth that higher wages require higher prices.
Virtual shutdown of the nation s soft coal mines spurs curtailment plans across American railroads. Passengers surrender seats to prioritize freight as railroads announce coping measures. In St Louis nine passenger trains and possibly more are affected.
Illinois Central cuts seventeen passenger trains to save coal under federal orders. The move reduces 3,730 train miles by 25.2 percent of steam service. Major cancellations affect trains 27 and 28 between Chicago and Freeport. Freight could drop if a strike lasts, but food and cheese from Monroe area will still ship.
Railroads cut passenger service to meet defense orders as mines halt coal output. Illinois Central closes Paducah shops putting 1,100 to 1,173 on layoff while Kentucky burley tobacco may halt sales if mining delays persist. DC orders dimout. Pittsburgh steel faces coal constraints. Westinghouse holds limited coal. Norfolk & Western cuts coal run crews.
Washington and Pittsburgh report differing labor expert views on how long John L. Lewis's coal miners can endure a protracted strike. Although pay is high, many miners live hand to mouth with limited cash, while unions hold a large reserve and wives stock a war chest. Unemployment benefits vary by state, with several states denying or delaying pay during a strike.
The case involves Christina Keegan of Monroe suing the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad over a 1945 train truck collision that killed her husband Richard Keegan. Witnesses include the truck driver, the train engineer, and several railroad staff describing speeds, signals, and timing at the 13th avenue crossing.
Funeral services for Rep Robert K Henry Republican congressman from the Second district who died in a Madison hospital following an operation will be held here Saturday afternoon. Pallbearers are Lynn Smith Roy Real Horace Bumby Irving Hibbard George Zwicky and Lawrence Mistele all of Jefferson. Governor Goodland expressed sincere sympathy to Mrs Henry noting a young man of sterling character and wide experience lost to Wisconsin citizens.
Glenn W. Stephen of the American Automobile Association said the group launched a drive to build 40 000 miles of integrated highways, including 475 miles in Wisconsin. The plan lists highways 41 from Illinois to Milwaukee, 30 from Milwaukee to Madison, 51 Beloit to Madison, 12 Madison to Tomah, 16 Tomah to La Crosse, and 12 Tomah to the Minnesota line.
Federal forecasters warned a cold wave would hit the north central states, chasing away dense fog and mist that had lingered for about 48 hours. Temperatures were mild in parts of Wisconsin and Illinois but would plunge across the region with snow forecast for Minnesota, northern Wisconsin, and upper Michigan.
General Joseph T. Mc Narney said Marshal Vassily Sokolovsky told him American newsmen cannot enter the Russian zone until after January 1 due to troop demobilization. Mc Narney wrote Sokolovsky on November 14 seeking permission for correspondents to enter under prior accords.
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