Community Fund Names Theo Meyer Executive Secretary
Edwin R. Moore Jr announces Theo dore R. Meyer of Oklahoma City has been elected executive secretary of the Kenosha County Community Fund. Meyer, 46, will assume duties Saturday to replace 15-year veteran Howard Shankland and will organize a year round public relations program and the upcoming 1950 campaign. He previously led community funds in Racine Green Bay and Oklahoma City and holds degrees from Ohio State University.
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A. J. Norris
Frances Ritacca
Racine
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Oklahoma City
Community Fund
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Cleveland
Trenton
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Wisconsin War Fund
Kiwanis Club
Truck Hit Tractor. Farmer Dies From Injuries
Carl Krause aged 54 of Milton was fatally injured when his tractor was struck from the rear by a truck on Highway 59 one mile east of Milton. He died at Janesville Hospital about an hour after the crash.
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Here
Krause
Janesville
Iowa coed death mishap described in Bednasek murder trial
University of Iowa senior Robert E. Bednasek testified about the December death of Margaret Anne Jackson at the Empty Arms rooming house. He said they kissed playfully, she grasped his throat, and she collapsed with gasping moans before he sought help.
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Iowa City
Robert E. Bednasek
University of Iowa
Margaret Anne
Gee-Gee) Jackson
Clair Hamilton
Iowa
Bednasek
Defense Budget Boost Planned
House armed services committee members disclosed plans to add about 11 million to next year's defense budget. Gen Eisenhower testified a half billion more could strengthen defenses amid Russia's atomic secret. The bill totals 13.911 billion for the armed forces starting July 1, with emphasis on air force, Alaska defenses, anti-submarine weapons, and mobilization.
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House Armed Services Committee
Dwight Eisenhower
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Vinson
D-Ga
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Russia
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Senate
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Air Force
Father of Mickey Rooney Dies in California
North Hollywood veteran showman Joe Yule age 61 died at his home after a heart attack. Mickey Rooney and his stepfather Fred Pankey were at his bedside along with Leota Yule and the couple's two adopted children Jerry and Mary Jean. Yule, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, began his theatre career at 13 and had recently returned after a stock company run of Finian's Rainbow. He had also appeared in Maggie and Jiggs films.
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Mickey Rooney
Yule
Leota
Jerry
Mary Jean
Rooney
Fred Pankey
Mickey
Edinburgh
Scotland
Finian
Maggie and
Jiggs
Prison Sit Down at Philadelphia County Jail
Philadelphia police bolster guard at county prison after 345 inmates staged a sit down during Wednesday lunch of creamed chicken.
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Philadelphia
Missouri battleship captain pleads guilty at court martial
Capt William D Brown commanded the 45000 ton Missouri when it ran aground on a Chesapeake Bay shoal Jan 17 and pleaded guilty today to three charges and four specifications of negligence and neglect of duty. The case, heard by a general court martial in Norfolk, Virginia, follows Brown's arraignment and includes two other officers charged in the grounding.
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William D. Brown
Brown
Chesapeake Bay
Allen E. Smith
Missouri
Smith
John R. Millett
Big Mo
Frank G. Morris
Millett
Morris
Milwaukee Blast Injures Three at Sewage Plant
An explosion and fire at Milwaukee Jones Island sewage disposal plant injured three men and caused about $50,000 in damage. Chief Engineer Raymond Leary suggested leaking gas or misorganite dust as possible causes. The blast blew a roof hole, shattered windows, damaged equipment, and started about 100 small fires in the three story dryer house. No serious injuries. plant has reserve capacity so no shutdown needed during repairs.
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Jones Island
Raymond Leary
Leary
Acheson Opposes Cutting Point Four Program
Secretary of State Acheson told Congress that cutting the 45 million dollar Point Four program would harm efforts to curb communism in Asia. He warned it would signal a lack of U S interest to allies in Asia and the Middle East and other developing regions.
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State Acheson
Congress
Truman
Asia
Middle East
Western Union Reenters Vocal Service with Telegrams
Western Union announces return to singing telegrams after wartime hiatus. The service will restart in 77 principal cities including Milwaukee with tenor Chester Kratochvil of the Tripoli Chanters offering occasional tunes. regular switchboard operators will handle usual singing duties.
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Western Union
Telegraph Company
Chester Kratochvil
Tripoli Chanters
Three Defeats For Aid Plan In House Sparks Worry
Democratic leaders said the 3.375 billion foreign aid program is in serious trouble after three defeats in two days. Amendments targeted Ireland partition, farm commodity purchases, and funding cuts, with final roll calls pending before the omnibus bill clears.
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Washington
U.P
House
Truman
Senate
John E. Fogarty
R. L
Britain
Ireland
Omar Burleson
D., Tex
U. S
Francis Case
Economic Cooperation Administration
John Kee
W. Va
Foreign Affairs Committee
Fogarty
ECA
Lords Demand Vigilance as Reds Infiltrate Public Life
The House of Lords pressed for ongoing vigilance against Communism after Lord Vansittart accused Reds of infiltrating Britain's pulpits schools radio and government.
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London
House of Lords
Lord Vansittart
Britain
Nine Patients Dead In Sanitarium Five Nine
The Public Service Commission in Madison approved altered bus routes proposed by the city council and Kenosha Motor Coach. The plan preserves most current service with slight extensions, ending a months-long dispute among the council, commission, and company.
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Public Service Commission
Madison
City Council
Kenosha Motor Coach Company
Bus Company
John C. Doerfer
Samuel Bryan
W. F. Whitney
McCarthy Blames Democrats Over Public Protests
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy of Wisconsin today charged senate Democrats with improper and unfair public identification of people he says are pro Communist. Prague asks U S to return crews of three Czech airliners with over 80 passengers that landed in Germany last week.
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Washington
U.P
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
Senate
Prague
Czechoslovakia
United States
Germany
House Action On Gas Bill Blocked In House
Objections blocked immediate house action on a bill to limit federal control over natural gas. The senate passed the measure 44 to 38 yesterday and the house must act on senate amendments before sending it to President Truman.
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Washington
House
Senate
Truman
Western ministers invite Germany and Saar to join Europe Council
Western European foreign ministers vote unanimously to invite Germany and the Saar to become associate members of the Council of Europe, signaling a step toward broader European integration.
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Germany
SAAR
Strasbourg
France
U.P
Council of Europe
McCarthy Promises Loyalty Files Case Details
Sen Joseph McCarthy pledged new details on the Lattimore case and urged FBI Director Hoover to deploy an agent in the gallery. President Truman ordered three subordinates to refuse loyalty file subpoenas, while Sen Bourke Hickenlooper condemned the White House request as arrogance and called for a two way information exchange.
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U.P
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Senate
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
Lattimore
Owen Lattimore
Russia
U. S
McCarthy
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Afghanistan
Truman
State Department
White House
Hickenlooper
Seth W. Richardson
Rate Cut Granted to Railroads on Iron and Steel Shipments
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized a sharp temporary freight-rate reduction from $20.80 to $9.00 per ton for iron and steel shipments from Chicago to Superior Wisconsin. The cut enables handling a large volume for an oil tank construction project in Superior and expires November 30.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
Superior
Wis
Senate approves disputed natural gas bill amid veto talk
The Senate passed a bill to bar federal price regulation by the FPC on gas sold by independent producers in a 44 to 38 vote. Critics led by Senator Douglas argue it harms consumers, while Kerr and supporters say House approval is likely. The measure targets interstate gas prices and includes major oil firms among independents, with Wisconsin's McCarthy for and Wiley against.
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Senate
Douglas
D.-Ill
Kerr
D.-Okla
House
Edwin C. Johnson
Senate Commerce Committee
Truman
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Texas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
McCarthy
Wiley
Nine men die in sanitarium fire in Norris Town
A basement blaze at Belle Vista sanitarium in Norris Town Pennsylvania killed nine mentally ill inmates bound to concrete slabs. A male nurse George Lewis 51 freed others and 30 more people were overcome by smoke as investigators ponder possible arson. Theresa Shaw 38 led firemen to victims amid the blaze.
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Philadelphia
U.P
Montgomery Hospital
Norristown
George Lewis
Charles Taylor
Andrew White
Springfield Township
White
Theresa Shaw
New York
Shaw
Belle Vista Sanitarium
Chestnut Hill
Gasoline Tank Explosion Fatal Near Superior
Matt Kantarsowski, 34, of Foxboro, died at a Superior hospital from injuries after a gasoline tank removed from his truck for welding exploded. The incident occurred in Superior Wisconsin.
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Superior Wis
Matt Kantarsowski
Foxboro
Superior Hospital
Wisconsin Forecaster Predicts Warmup Amid Mild Day
Forecaster Howard Thompson of Milwaukee says springlike weather spreads across Wisconsin with rising temperatures and partly cloudy skies tomorrow. Last night saw cold readings with Land O Lakes at two above, southeastern Wisconsin in the high 20s, and downtown Kenosha at 43 this noon.
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Wisconsin
Howard Thompson
Milwaukee
Land O'Lakes
Kenosha
Sad-eyed Queenie the transfusing dog saves many lives
Springfield veterinarian Dr. F. D. Gentry treats Queenie a mongrel who gives blood transfusions to other dogs up to 50 cubic centimeters several times weekly. The 40 pound dog has saved over 200 dogs and remains calm on the operating table. Queenie is valued by her owner who says she is not for sale.
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Springfield
Queenie
Gentry
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