Legion Likely to Pick Wilson as Commander
Delegates at the American Legion 33rd annual convention in Miami expected to nominate Donald R. Wilson of Clarksburg West Virginia as national commander. The 34 year old lawyer's election was seen as certain with no contest for auxiliary president, while Louis Johnson a past national commander was set to present the colors to outgoing leader Erle Cocke Jr. Wilson, born in Detroit, joined the Army in 1942, served in Europe, and is Princeton trained.
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Miami
American Legion
Donald R. Wilson
Clarksburg
W. Va
Euga
A. Campbell
Houma
the Legion Auxiliary
Wilson
Louis Johnson
Legion
Erle Cocke, Jr
Dawson
Alvin M.owsley
Texas
Detroit
Europe
Princeton
Senate
Rail foreman accused of deadly religious whipping
In St Paul, Curtis Lennander 33 admits beating family members in a fringe cult. His wife Ardith Lennander 35 died from injuries. Grandmother Anna Marie Halvorsen 64 died earlier. Fourteen people lived in the four room home as investigators jail Lennander and others linked to the sect. He described the discipline as wrong and said members met as a family group to read the Bible.
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St. Paul
Ardith Lennander
Ancker Hospital
Curtis
Lennander
Anna Marie Halvorsen
Ramsey County
Jndiestad
Marie Doyle
Pat
F Lennander
Sheriff's
Leander
Hayward VFW Not Connected With Donkey Ball Game
Hayward VFW and Pidochio Pup Tent 80, Military Order of the Cootie, deny sponsoring a donkey baseball game at Hayward High School in October. E H Branson and Albert Evers, commanders, say locals misread the event as linked to veterans groups. The sponsor is Coptic hive 58 Alameda. game pits hive members against Hayward police officers.
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Hayward
VFW
Military Order of the Cootie
Hayward High School
E. H. Branson
Albert Evers
Coptic Hive 58
Alameda
Experts Wanted for Review Grid Contest At The Theatre
The Review seeks entrants for a grid guessing contest with four tries at 56S or a $10 prize and a chance to win free theater passes. Entry forms are on the Sports page.
Honest Public Servants Raise Standards Yet Need More
A Washington Senate subcommittee reported federal integrity remains high but should rise further. It urged a new ethics commission for a two year conduct study, tighter laws to fire unethical employees, income disclosures for Congress and top officials, stricter bribery penalties, and a citizens group to improve government.
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Washington
UPR
Senate
Paul
Douglas
D-I
Commission On Ethics
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Labor Committee
Congress
Truman
Wayne S. Morse
R-Ore
Eden C of C to Meet Ashland Tonight
Eden chamber of commerce board of directors meeting called by President Ed Daudani for 7 40 pm today at the chamber offices 15178 East 14th Street.
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Ashland
Eden Chamber of Commerce
Ed Daudani
Chamber
East 14Th
Dressed Poultry Price List Abstracted
Dressed poultry price references AB-47 with figures for various poultry items. Includes flyers and weights for roosters hens light and heavy types, old roosters, ducks, young turkeys, squabs, finchbits, and hen turkeys in multiple weight ranges.
Eden Hospital Board to Meet Tonight in San Lorenzo
Eden Town ship hospital district directors convene at San Lorenzo High School at 8 p m to review district finances and aim to award a hospital construction contract within three weeks.
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San Lorenzo—Eden Township Hospital District
San Dnrenzo High School
Air Load Record Sets a Record at Itami Base
A giant C 124 Globemaster transport arrived at Itami air base with a record load of 200 passengers, 165 of them wounded, from Koz.
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Osaka
Japan
Itami Air Base
Koz
Detroit packing house to save firm with 300 workers
300 employees and executives at Detroit's oldest packing house worked without pay to rescue the firm from bankruptcy. Joseph Strobl, president of the Hammond Standish Packing Company, said they might succeed. The plant shut Aug. 14 and entered voluntary receivership as officials cited government product ceilings and hogs without ceilings as the trap.
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Detryui
Mich
Detroit
Joseph Strobl
Hammond Standish Packing Company
Free To Sc Company Seeks Five Year Debt Plan
The company asked court permission to pay debts over five years. CIO United Packinghouse Workers and firm executives agreed on a plan: 300 employees from the lowest to the president would work two weeks without pay. If money is made by the end of the third week, pay resumes.
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CIO United, Packinghouse Workers Union
Strobl
Unusual nine week union tied trial for firm
The company will pay the employee in the first week only if profits exist and second week wages are paid at week four under a Husane arrangement. A Union committee will meet executives to advise on running the firm. The unique agreement, unanimously accepted by the union, runs nine weeks on trial and can end sooner or extend by either party. Strobl believes it will be a success.
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Strobl
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Lucerne
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California
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Eden Hospital Board
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