This Year's Graduation Crop Brings Peak of GI Students
The AP reports the largest group of ex servicemen since the GI bill began graduating this month from colleges and universities. Enrollment remains high with 2,456,000 total students and 35 percent veterans. Job prospects vary by region with rising starting salaries and stronger placements for mature ex GIs.
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University of Missouri
Marquette University
Rutgers University
New Brunswick
N. J
Census Bureau
Fugitive Captured After Bank Robbery Attempt
An armed and dangerous fugitive sought by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for murder and attempted bank robbery has been captured near Whitetail Montana. Sheriff Pat J. Horton confirmed the arrest of C. Loring today.
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Scobey
Mont
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Pat. J. Horton
Horton
C. Loring
Whitetail
Body of Milwaukee Drowning Victim Recovered Sunday
The body of Herbert Otto, 42, who drowned Friday while fishing near Milwaukee, was recovered Sunday near the South Shore Yacht Club. Arthur Baxter, part of the three men aboard when the boat capsized, helped recover the body while the other two men were rescued.
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Milwaukee
Herbert Otto
South Shore Yacht Club
Arthur Baxter
Otto
Baxter
Reward Claimed By Winchell In Murder Case
Walter Winchell claimed a 25000 dollar reward for the Damon Runyon cancer fund after delivering Benedict Mack to police for the May 1949 telephone booth murder of William Surge. A second suspect remains at large as Mack surrendered on a Lower Manhattan street corner.
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New York
Walter Winchell
Damon Runyon
Benedict Mack
William Surge
Winchell
Manhattan
Mack
American Broadcasting Company
International Ladies Garment Workers
AFL
Cancer Fund
Oshkosh Man Heads State DAV Convention Leaders
Herbert Pommerenning of Oshkosh named state commander of the Disabled American Veterans at the end of the annual convention. DAV auxiliary selects Mrs. Viola Hansen of Madison as auxiliary commander with officers Matt Werel, Jack Moertl, Charles Kettle, Isadore Statz, and Paul Kaiser named to senior roles. District commanders include Nicholas Candretta, Frank Marks, Olive Goulette, Helmer Hagen, and Francis Marquardt. Auxiliary officers and district chiefs named include Harriet Mehmer, Letha Fuller, Judith Johnson, Jean Hansen, Marie Stuart, Lorraine Pennewell, Margaret Hacker, Hattie Brazeau, and Aletta Werel.
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DAV
Viola Hansen
Madison
Matt Werel
la Crosse
Jack Moertl
Milwaukee
Charles Kettle
Beloit
Isadore F. Statz
Paul Kaiser
Nicholas Candretta
Frank Marks
Olive P. Goulette
Green Bay
Helmer Hagen
Chippewa Falls
Francis Marquardt
Antigo
Harriet Mehmer
Letha Fuller
Oshkosh
Judith Johnson
Jean Hansen
Marie Stuart
Waukesha
Lorraine Pennewell
Margaret Hacker
Fond du Lac
Hattie Brazeau
Fac Claire
Aletta Werel
la C
Committee Rejects Cigaret Tax Break in War Bill
Washington report says the House Ways and Means Committee rejected a proposal to cut federal taxes on economy brand cigarets. The panel moved toward a vote on raising corporation taxes by about 500 million dollars yearly to offset wartime excise tax cuts totaling 1.1 billion dollars. The excises cover furs jewelry luggage movies telephone bills and a wide range of goods.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Park Department Recaps Wide 1949 Activities in Kenosha
The 1949 Kenosha park program served 554 582 spectators and participants. Highlights include 150000 for 13 softball diamonds and 40000 at four hardball diamonds with rising junior play. High school and junior high athletics expanded with 3300 football participants and 9700 high school players.
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Park Department
Recreation Department
Columbus
Roosevelt
Simmons Athletic Field
Comets
Redskins
Kenosha Chiefs
Police Break Up Milwaukee Card Game
Milwaukee police disrupt a gambling operation in an alley near an apartment arresting nine men. Keeper John Tribegi, 26, jailed on $150 bail. eight inmates released on $100 bail each.
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Milwaukee
John B. Tribegi
Winners Listed In Saturday's Holstein Show
Kenosha took second and Racine county earned third in the Holstein show held Saturday. The judging covered six head including bulls and cows across age groups. Winners in men’s, women’s, and junior divisions were announced, with Marlowe E. Nelson guiding the program and several county officials praising the cattle display.
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Kenosha
Racine County
J. C. Ellis
Franksville
Bob Gillmore
Bristol
Emil Clausen
Burlington
Peter Green
Sturtevant
Michael Brill
Beloit
Lauritz
Laursen
Union Grove
Paul Pifer
David Rees
Lake Beulah
Richard Peters
Lawrence Schwochert
Clarice Clausen
Marlowe E. Nelson
Kenosha County
Four Renominated For Atomic Group
President Truman renominated four current Atomic Energy Commission members. Sumner Pike of Maine seeks a new four year term starting July 1. Gordon Dean of California gets a three year term, Thomas Murray of New York two years, and Henry Smyth of New Jersey one year. A fifth member and permanent chairman remain unsettled.
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Washington
Truman
Atomic Energy Commission
Sumner T. Pike
Maine
Gordon Dean
California
Thomas Murray
New York
Henry Dewolff Smyth
New Jersey
Washington Milk Strike Settled and Ongoing Suspense
The United Press reports that the Washington milk strike was settled on one side while other related shortages persist. Farmers and distributors signaled a tentative agreement, but ongoing protests and supply disruptions continued in several districts.
Milk strikes ripple across cities as talks stagger
Washington ends an eight day milk strike while Pittsburgh drivers stay out. Los Angeles transit walkout shows no settlement yet. Deliveries resume in Washington but 3 million in Pittsburgh face milk shortages. AFL drivers vote yes to a seven day dairy operation plan amid wage dispute nego tations.
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Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
AFL
Union
Los Angeles County Grand Jury
Earl Warren
Warren
Governors
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
AFL International Longshoremen’s Association
Ohio Lake
Toledo
Lorain
Huron
Fairport
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Simple home fat loss recipe promises quick results
It describes a 4 ounce Renor Concentrate mixed with grapefruit juice in a pint bottle, then two tablespoons taken twice daily. The claim is rapid weight loss with no harmful effects and easy at home, urging readers to try the plan immediately.
Woman Arrest in Milwaukee For Forged Checks
A woman claiming the name Louise Dahl was arrested in Wichita Kansas on January 19 87 forged checks drawn on a Milwaukee company. She faces a warrant charge for cashing forged checks at Dale Jewelers Milwaukee and Lawrence Jewelers in Milwaukee.
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Wichita
Kan
Woman Posed as Employee Charged in Multi‑City Forgery Suspect Detained
A 30‑year‑old woman posing as an Inc. employee at 5727 6th Ave is wanted for check forgeries in Milwaukee Racine West Allis and Janesville and is awaiting trial for a robbery in Wichita. Police will place a detainer against her upon return to Kenosha.
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