Coal Pact Signed as Steel Firms Refrain
John L. Lewis and nearly all soft coal interests signed a new wage deal set to raise prices about 40 cents per ton and take effect July 1. The agreement includes a $1 per day wage raise for union workers and a 10 cent per ton boost in operator contributions to a welfare and retirement fund. Steel companies, led by U S Steel, refused to sign due to the union shop provision.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
U.S. Steel Corp
Lowe
Virginia
Tennessee
Alabama
It Was Clear Warm Night for First Summer Concert
It was a clear warm night at Cutler park as Waukesha’s first summer band concert opened under an ominous twilight. Director Fred Sperl waved his baton to launch a vigorous Span ish march Amparita Reco with 500 plus in attendance and a crowd that grew as the sky cleared. Soprano Mig Figi announced solos by Mrs Mona Woyahn Schloesger who sang One Kiss and Now Is the Hour, inspiring applause and the audience to join in the final Stars and Stripes Forever.
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Weber
Fred Sper
Mona Woyahn Schiceaser
Richard Pierce
Freeman
Cutler Park
Fred Sperl
Waukesha
Mig Figi
Mona Woyahn Schloesger
Mia. Schlossser
Sperr
Sehloesser
Stars and Stripes
Erwin Dietrich
Stassen Boom Disappears at GOP Convention
At the 1948 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia 1094 delegates nominated Dewey for president on the third ballot and named Harold Warren as vice president after Arizona delegates dropped Harold Stassen. Dewey’s nomination was followed by Warren’s surprise elevation to No 2 and Watten’s brief acceptance speech signaling unity for the ticket.
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Lyle C. Wilson
Philadelphia
U.P
Rewpublicans
Harl Warren
California
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Arizona
Harold E. Stassen
Dewey
Watten
Optimists Renew Offer of Reflectorized Tape for Bicycles
The Optimist Club in Waukesha renews its bicycle reflector tape campaign after equipping 500 bikes. Another 500 bikes are targeted, with volunteers and police at the city station Monday from dawn to dusk to apply free reflector tape. The effort, endorsed by the county safety committee, the Chamber of Commerce, and local donors, aims to protect youths riding at night.
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Waukesha
City Poolice Station
Rote Sullivan
A. m
Optimist
Waukegha
Sullivan
Waukesha Association of Commerce
Drunken Driving Film Warns Against Causing Death
A MGM short titled Drunken Driving shows four drinks, a speeding car, a curve, and three cars to teach the danger of drunk driving. Sheriff Rockteacher and Captain Moore praise it as the best lesson for careless drivers. The film, part of Crime Doesn’t Fail, ends with death as the ultimate result.
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Park Theater
Martin
Leslie P. Rock
John R. Moore
City Police Department
Moore
MGM
Mrs. G. G. Town Elected Wisconsin GOP Committeewoman
Mrs. G G Town of Waukesha was unanimously chosen as Wisconsin national committeewoman at the Republican national convention. Cyrus L Phillips of Milwaukee was named Wisconsin's national committeeman. Town had earlier tied to run with conditions regarding Mrs Estella Morrison. Town is a University of Wisconsin graduate and former high school debate coach active in local politics.
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Consin
George G. Town
Waukesha
Wisconsin
Cyrus L. Phillips
Milwaukee
Warwick Hotel
Stassen
Wis
Morrison
Jennie Thomas
Sheboygan
Thomas
Waa
Goorhell
Mrz
Elsie’ MacFarlane
Soviet to Lift Traffic Embargo Over Berlin Crisis
Soviet move to reopen rail and road traffic from western Berlin zones followed by Allied orders to ration western food supplies. The move aimed to ease hunger for about 2 million Berliners while Western powers pondered decisions on Berlin’s future.
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Berlin
Russia
Helmstedt
Germany
Marienborn
Bevin
Marisaborn
Leipzig
Surgeon Revives Woman On Operating Table Then Performs Appendectomy
In Chicago a surgeon at American Hospital revived 23 year old Mrs Julia Brittan after her heart stopped during anesthesia for an appendectomy. Dr Max Thorek made quick heart incisions and massaged the heart, then injected adrenalin and completed the operation.
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Chicago
U.P
Max Thorelli
American Hospital
Julia Brittan
Thorek
Police Probe Death of Rockford Gun Victim
Rockford man Stanley V. Shrigla, 25, found shot five times near a county road south of town. Coroner Fred Hornar tied the shooting to a .82 caliber revolver found at the city limits and said the victim died between 11:30 p.m. and dawn, with Sheriff Joseph Maas noting a woman was with him nearby.
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Oregon
Rockford, HS
Stanley V. Skrigle
Rockford
Fred. Hornar
Skrigla
Joseph Maas
Shrigla
U S Protest Detention Of 5 G 1s By Yugoslavia
The United States protested to Yugoslavia over the detention of five American soldiers. Ambassador Cavendish-Cannon was instructed to deliver the protest after Yugoslav authorities detained them while swimming on June 15 in the Trieste zone. The soldiers named are T/4 George C Wilson, T/5 Augustine Sanpana, T/5 Jarvis L Saulnier, Pvt. Gordon J Foster, and Pvt. Archie M Vet.
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Washington
Unites States
Yugoslavia
State Department
A State
Department
Cavendish-Cannon
Cannon
Trieste
George” c Wilson
Augustine’ Sanpana
Jarvis L. Saulnier
Gordon J. Foster
Archie M
Most Employes Approve Ouster of School Head
A Wisconsin state inquiry ends with the dismissal of Athus, head of the Wisconsin School for Boys since 1942, by Director A. W. Bayley. The action follows a three month probe into management and brutality claims. Most staff back the move though some dispute the principal’s statement about the petition.
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Ferde Adama
Freeman
T. R. Uthus
Wisconsin School For Boys
Vincent J. Collins
Wihas
Bureau of Personnel
Uthas
A. W. Bayley
State Department of Public Welfare
Bayley
Giles W. Brown
Brown
Koch
Uthus
Fred J. Koch
School For Boys
Department of Public Welfare
S. W. Gagnon
Gagnon
Madison
Paul D. Yount
Division of Corrections
State ‘Department of ‘Public Welfare
William Platt
Attorney: General’s Office
Wacs Debate Uniform Rule Across the Reich
Moscow reports a clash over WAC dress standards as Soviet officials push for simple uniforms while Western observers note restrictions may target women. Berlin authorities deny policy discrimination amid protests from service members.
Truman Signs DP Bill Amid Objections
President Truman reluctantly signed the displaced persons bill arguing it is flagrantly discriminatory yet necessary to start a settlement program. The law grants 2 percent permanent American homes to 15,000 already in the U.S. and visas for 200,000 DP’s from Western Europe, 4,000 orphans, and 2,000 Czechs fleeing the recent coup.
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Washington
U.7
Truman
Fight Weather Forecast For Weekend In New York
Weather officials forecast cloudy, with scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight and tomorrow as a wet spell threatens outdoor plans. In New York fans vent frustration over delays to the Louis Walcott heavyweight title fight, while temperatures rose from the high 80s to the near 90s in some areas.
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New York
Howard J
Two Nurses Quit County Positions
Waukesha county faces vacancies in the county nurse department after the resignations of head Gladys Conley and assistant Ethelana Brandt Drums, both effective July 1. Conley, head since 1946, oversaw seven child health centers and the courthouse thioroscopic unit funded by local welfare groups. Drums since 1946 has served as assistant. It remains unclear who may fill the posts.
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Waukesha County
Gladys Conley
Ethelana Brandt Drums
Edward Probert
Doorman
Conley
Sussex
Waukesha
Dousman
Menomonee Falls
A. Thioroscopic
Waukesha ‘Services Clih
Tipsy Driver Fined After Milwaukee Crash
Paul C Sam e Tiers, 59, was fined 50 plus costs by Judge Allen D Young in municipal court after pleading guilty to drunken driving. He was injured in a June 14 crash at the intersection of Highways 6 and 55, with another motorist, and had been hospitalized for a knee injury.
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Milwaukee
Paul .C
Allen’. D. Young
Somiera
Memorial Hospital
Tanid
Pomonee Falls
Mers
Agelt
Inzeo Appointed Divorce Counsel in Waukesha County
Atty. Nicholas M. Inzeo, 34, of 922 Aurorast, named divorce counsel for Waukesha County by Circuit Court Judge Edward J. Gehl. Appointment effective July 1. Inzeo, a Marquette Law School graduate, succeeds Harland Counsell who held the post since returning from service. He served in the U.S. Navy 1942 46 and held leadership roles in local fraternal and service organizations. Former resident Anna Conrad, 46, of Milwaukee, remained in critical condition after a Tuesday auto truck crash near Eau Claire. she is the former Anna Mee Roberts.
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Atty
Nicholas M. Inzeo
Aurorast
Waukesha County
Edward J. Gehl
S. Inzeo
Harland Counsell
Oconomowoc
Waukesha
Marquette University
Marquette
Inzee
Carroll College
Inseo
U. S. Navy
Navy
Commander In
Washington
D.C
New Gainea
Philippines
Inzeo
Optical “Club
Knights of Columbus
Moose Lodge
Sand of the American Legion
Hart
Bis
Anna
Conrad
Milwauj
le Heart Hospital
Eau’ Claire
Shan
Apna Mee
Roberts
S. West
Aye
Dewey to make Warren full partner in national government
Philadelphia Dewey announced he planned to make Gov. Earl Warren “a full partner” in the national administration if elected. He said Warren could be relieved of senate duties to devote time to governing. Warren accepted conditionally seeking a working vice presidency. Stassen was dropped as a nomination option and Warren was formally nominated at the convention.
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Philadelphia
Thomas E. Dewey
Earl Warren
Washington
Dewey
Senate
Heill
Weather Forecast for Ovunc Area Saturday Showers Likely
Cloudy today with Saturday showers or thunderstorms possible, mainly in the west. Tonight will see scattered rain, warmer Saturday. minimum tonight near 38. Yesterday’s high 84, low 68, year ago high 53. Lunar details and planet visibility noted.
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Ovunc
Nish
Baa
Denebola
Fomalhaut
Jupiter
Batur
Gow
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GOP
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Warren
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John W. Bricker
Roosevelt
Lamar Tooze
Portland
Ore
Joseph W Martin, Jr
William F. Knowland
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