Federal Tax Cut Takes Effect Amid Taxpayer Savings Rise
The new federal income tax cut goes into effect boosting take home pay for about 50 million Americans. Most withholding changes happen automatically with a few exceptions including 5 million quarterly filers and individuals over 63 who gain an $800 exemption, with refunds pending until final 1949 returns.
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Austin C. Wehrwein
United Press
Washington
Congress
Truman
Internal Revenue Bureau
Zaid
Milwaukee Brewery Workers Lose Free Beer and Wages Too
Milwaukee s striking brewery workers face wage loss and the end of free beer, a benefit under the CIO Brewery Workers union contract. The contract allows beer three times daily during two rests and lunch, set by the employer. Management and union leaders halted the free beer to avoid complications on the protest lines. strikers emphasize peaceful picketing during the five day strike.
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Milwaukee
CIO
Prokent
Fellow Kills a Rat Then Rat Shoots Him
Richard Smith, 44, was wounded in Chicago when a rat he trapped armed with the gun fired back. Smith said he trapped a large rat in his restaurant, fired his revolver, and the weapon discharged again when the trap hit the hammer, wounding him in the hand.
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Chicago
Richard Smith
Smith
Weather Outlook Wisconsin partly cloudy with rain chances
Wisconsin forecast indicates partly cloudy conditions tonight and tomorrow with occasional rain in the west central section. Temperature swings noted with a low around 10 degrees in the morning. yesterday's high 61 and low 36, with year ago highs 56 and low 44. Almanac provides sunrise and moon phases for May 2 to May 8, listing prominent stars Aldebaran and Aldebaran’s crown, visible planets Saturn Venus Mars Jupiter and associated times.
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Arladte
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Mars
Venus
Jupiter
Rees
Mayor balks at youth center plan in Silurian Park
Mayor Edwin H Honeyager hedged on backing a parents group proposal to build a small youth center in Silurian park. He said the project could conflict with plans for a larger community building and urged deferral until key committee meetings and council action. The group plans to raise 12000 for a recreation building while YMCA seeks park space nearby. Honeyager remains supportive of a citywide community recreation program and possible armory funding, with decisions anticipated next week.
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Siuian Park
Common Council
Honeyager
Waukesha Youth Center, Inc
Silurian Park
Honevager
YMCA
Youth Center, Inc
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National Guard
County Board
Robert B. Dunlap
Waukesha
Harry Franson
Fourth Ward
British Drawn Into Zion Arab Battle
In Jaffa front lines Irgun units attacked Arab positions with mortars near the Tel Aviv Jaffa border. British troops, including Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, repelled the assault and neutralized a house near British lines. One British soldier died and five wounded as evacuation of Jaffa and nearby villages continued. Arabs reported casualties unknown while Jewish forces pressed toward Lydda airport. Katamon quarter in Jerusalem claimed by Jewish forces in the opening round of the Holy City battle.
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Jaffa
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Tel Aviv
Lydda
Katamon
Holy City
Ideal weather seen for state in April report
Statistics from a weather station in Milwaukee and expert How ard Thompson show April was warmer and drier than last year. Highs reached 82 degrees with 3.88 inches of rain for April 1947, and nine to14 degree warmth over most towns. Spring is early and promising, with gardeners celebrating the season.
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Howard Thompson
Federal Weather Bureau
Milwaukee
Waukesha
Thompson
Mercury
Green Bay
Hillsboro
Plymouth
Rotary Club to Hear Carroll Choir Monday
Carroll College 40 voice a capella choir directed by William Kugel will perform a secular and sacred concert at the Rotary Club meeting Monday at 1 PM. The program will be broadcast on WAUX and include Create in Me Dry Bones and Skip to m Lou with Rotary members joining in the dances.
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Carroll College
Rotary Club
State Department Fails to Halt Palestine Probe Hearings
Washington reports the U S State Department failed to delay a forthcoming congressional investigation on Palestine. House Foreign Affairs Committee chaired by Charles A Eaton will open hearings Tuesday on the UN and follow with Palestine questions. The move stems from frustration over a perceived snub to Eaton at a Blair House policy conference attended by Marshall Lovell Van denburg and Dulles.
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WSP
State Department
Palestine
Department
House
Isaua
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Charles A. Haton
J R
Eaton
Blair House
George C. Marshall
Robert A. Lovell
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
John Foster Dulles
Dewey Calls Oregon Primary First Real Test of Campaign
Gov Thomas E Dewey of New York arrives for the Oregon GOP primary set for May 21 and declares it his first substantial campaign event of the year. He will face Harold E Stassen in the all out contest with about 600 delegates selected nationwide. Dewey notes surprising write-in support in Pennsylvania.
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Ore
Thomas BE. Dewey
New York
Oregon
Harold E. Stassen
Deway
Dewey
Stassen
City Officials Begin New Two Year Terms In City
Five fulltime city officials were reelected and took office April 6 with no ceremony for two year terms. City Clerk Nonia K E Crowley, Attorney Richard S Hippenmeyer, Assessor Leos Martin, Comptroller Charles B Hughes, and Treasurer Sam J Schafer assumed duties. Only Schafer faced opposition. Two year terms also began for City Engineer Walter B Dick and Building Inspector K T Jones. Obara and engineering staff including Edward Moore and Maynard Meyer were hired. Mayor Edwin H Honeyager began fulltime duties today with $6000 annual pay. The board of health reappointed Dr E M Scheele as city health physician.
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Richard S. Hippenmeyer
Leos Martin
Charles B. Hughes
Sam J. Schafer
Schafer
Walter B. Dick
K. T. Jones
Obara
Edward Moore
Maynard Meyer
Alma
Edwin H. Honeyager
Heneyager
Board of Health
E. M. Scheele
Not Much of a Choice Insanity or Execution
Attorney General Eva De Concini was asked to change the death penalty of trunk murderess Winifred Ruth Judd to life imprisonment. State Hospital Superintendent John A. Larson said Judd might regain sanity if the sentence were reduced. If she becomes sane, she will be executed for murder.
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Eva de Concini
Trunk
Winnile Ruth Judd
State Hospital
John A. Larson
Greek minister Christos Ladas attacked after Easter rites
In Athens a grenade attack near a church wounded Justice Minister Christos Ladas and killed a police officer. An alleged Communist terrorist Montsoutannis was wounded after firing on police, while others were rounded up near the hospital where Ladas underwent emergency surgery. The incident occurred as Ladas left Easter prayers, prompting government officials to visit the hospital.
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Christos Ladas
Ladas
Vidas
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Red Cross
Montsoutannis
Ikaria
Liberal Party
Paul
Themistocles Sofoulis
Election of officers for the 1948 Waukesha Junior Fair
James W. Masterson announces officer choices for the 1948 Junior Fair in Waukesha with O B Born as president and O W Dobratz as vice president. J F Thomas becomes secretary and F A Fox Jr treasurer. Directors will form committees and meet May 12 at Waukesha High School to review premiums and set fair dates for Aug 3-4. The event serves 4 H PFA and FHA members with prizes from the Dairy Show funds. The pageant at Horeb Spring Park remains the entertainment highlight and centennial theme is planned. Two prep meetings for stock entries are set at Muskego and Oconomowoc farms.
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James W. Masterson
O. BE
Agriculture Department
Waukesha High School
O. W. Dobratz
Oconomowoc High School
J. F. Thomas
Baisch Transferred as Milwaukee Office Manager
Joseph Baisch former manager of Waukesha Theatresinc moves to the Milwaukee company main office. Charles Hacker, from Milwaukee, to replace him as manager. Baisch, 29, began in Green Bay and held roles in Kenosha and Milwaukee district management before serving four and a half years as Army Air Corps captain in the Mediterranean and Middle East. He will keep his Waukesha residence with his wife and child at 837 Barstow Street. Hacker brings 10 years in the motion picture industry with Standard Theatre’s organization.
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Waukesha Theatresinc
Milwaukee
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Charles Hacker
Miwaukee
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Kenosha
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Middle East
Waukesha
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Carole
Heidi
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Standard Theatre
Chicken Pox Cases On The Rise In City
City health commissioner Dr. F M Scheele says 14 new chicken pox cases surfaced this week bringing two week total to 24. He notes the outbreak is slightly above average but not alarming with April measles six cases and a notable mumps spread also reported. Babe Ruth arrives to view The Babe Ruth Story film in progress with family in tow.
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F. M. Scheele
New Carroll Dean Named to Take Tom Stine's Place
Dr. Wilford E. Kaufmann, Carleton College chemistry professor, named to succeed Dr. Tom Stine as Carroll College dean and vice president. He will assume active duties after summer teaching at Wisconsin. Stine plans to focus on sociology and teaching.
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Carleton College
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Hiram Willama
Alma
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Scott Goodnight
Jamestown College
Jamestown
Abla
New Party Opposes Anti Subversive Bill In Wisconsin
The People's Progressive party of Wisconsin backing Henry A Wallace opposes a subversive activities bill said to threaten the Wallace movement. Berquist cites fears the measure could outlaw strikes and conspire against housing and other policies. The party filed preliminary corporate papers in Madison to back Wallace for president and Glen Taylor for vice president.
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Milwaukee
People’s Progressive Party of Wisconsin
Henry A. Wallace
Karl EH. Mundt
Henry J. Berquist
Intters
Wisconsin
Communist Party
Berquist
Communist Movement
T wMe
Palestine
Washington
New
Madison
Glen Taylor
Rhinelander
Lsted
Secreary
Rae Gondwan
M. V. Baxter
West Allis
Denver Bakery Drivers Strike Briefing Tied Deliveries
Three Denver area bakery drivers struck early this morning, halting most bread deliveries. Local 219 AFL demanded a $10 weekly raise on top of $52.50 base and an increase in commissions from seven to eight percent, with picket lines expected around bakeries.
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U.P
Denver
AFL
R. Su. Voorhees
Mrs Carey Dies After Cancer Fight at 58
Mrs Eben Carey widow of Dr Eben Carey former dean of Marquette University Medical School dies at 58 after years battling cancer. She helped found the local cancer society and served as past president of state and county medical society auxiliaries. Funeral services will be held Monday.
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Original
Cancer Society
State and County Medical Society
Carey
Pewaukee Driver Hurt in Two-Vehicle Crash
A sleepy Pewaukee man, John P. Sewalk, 50, suffered a broken left arm and broken ribs when he fell asleep at the wheel and struck an electric pole on Highway 16 near Pewaukee. He was treated at Waukesha Memorial Hospital. In a separate crash two others, George Mason Jr., 21, and Anna Jacob, 18, from Milwaukee, were injured when Mason swerved on Highway M near Waukesha and crashed into a tree.
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John P. Sewalk
Fewaukee
Pewaukee
Highway 16
Waukeshea Memorial Hospital
Memorial Hospital
George Mason, Jr
Anna Jacob
Milwaukee
Mathematicians Agree You Cant Beat Roulette
Two college mathematicians from Chicago and San Diego say no one can beat roulette. Albert Hibbs and Roy Walford followed a "sure thing" system, winning over 3600 at a Nevada casino yesterday, about twice their prior week’s gain. They studied at the University of Chicago and once won 12000 dollars at a Reno casino playing number nine.
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Hibbs
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Roy Walford
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Walford
Nevada
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