Sheriff Race Dominates Local Primary Ballot
Kenoshans head to polls Tuesday for a multi race primary with a six candidate sheriff contest on the Republican side and write in efforts on the Democratic ticket. Voter registration totals rise with 29 880 city residents registered and four ballots per voter for the Democratic Republican Socialist and People’s Progressive parties.
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Kenoshans
Arthur C. Horne
Clarence J. Huck
Leonard J. Jensen
Paul Polhemus
Jesse R. Preston
William E. Stevens
Ira Ohmstead
Clarence Zellen
John C. Niederprim
Richard H. Lindgren
People’s Progressive Party
Socialist Party
People’s Progressive
Bombs Kill Four In Maneuvers At Elgin Field Florida
Four army infantrymen died and twenty nine were injured when live bombs fell from a B 29 during a fire power rehearsal at Elgin Field. The dead included a white captain and 32 Negro enlisted men. Names withheld pending next of kin.
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Elgin Field
Fla
505Th Airborne Infantry Regiment
82Nd Airborne Division
785Th Tank Battalion
Ruler of Hyderabad Surrenders to India
The Nizam of Hyderabad ordered a cease fire and surrendered to advancing Indian troops in five days of conflict. He dismissed his cabinet, took full control, and said independence efforts were over. Hyderabad moves toward incorporation into India.
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Hyderabad
India
New Delhi
U.P
Nizam of
Secunderabad
Aity
Nizam
C. Rajagpalachari
Fire Destroys Large Barn on Rhodes Farm
Fire of unknown origin destroyed a 124 by 30 foot barn on Jay Rhodes farm near Somers Berryville Road. Two silos a shed two wooden silos and outbuildings burned. 50 tons of hay 100 bales of straw and a combine machine were lost. Damages exceed 8000 as firefighters prevented spread to the farmhouse with wind aiding containment. The blaze was reported around 2 30 p m and visible from Highway 43 three miles away.
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Jay Rhodes
Berryville
Somers
Rhodes
County Board of Supervisors
Robert Eating
Eighteen New Forest Fires Reported Across Wisconsin
Associated Press reports eighteen new forest fires in Wisconsin with two large-acreage blazes in central regions. Most fires are under control but still burning in Adams and Jackson counties.
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Wisconsin
State Conservation Department
Adams
Jackson
Union Seeks Dismissal of Contempt Case
The AFL International Typographical Union asks a federal judge to dismiss a government contempt petition filed by the National Labor Relations Board. ITU counsel Gerhart Van Arkel and Henry Kaiser seek dismissal as a contempt hearing is set for Monday.
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Indianapolis
U.P
AFL International Typographical Union Today
ITU
Gerhart van Arkel
Henry Kaiser
National Labor Relations Board
Robert N. Denham
Denham
Count Bernadotte, UN Mediator, Slain in Jerusalem
Count Folke Bernadotte and his French aide Col. Serot were shot in Jewish held Jerusalem by men in Jewish army uniforms. U.N. security officer Frank Begley was wounded as Bernadotte’s party was ambushed, with Stern gang suspected. Bernadotte, 53, had urged truces between Jews and Arabs and planned to report to the U.N. in Paris next week.
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Jerusalem
Stern Gang
Amman
Trans-Jordan
Folke Bernadotte
Serot
Associated Press
John Joseph MacDonald
Washington
Bernadotte
U. S
Frank Begley
U.N
Damascus
Syria
Palestine
United Nations
Paris
Red Cross
Estelle Manville
New York
Gustav of
Sweden
Europe
Count Folke Bernadotte
Truman Starts Western Tour Promises Fight
President Truman heads on a 16 day western campaign tour touching 18 of 21 states aboard a 17 car train. He vows to fight hard and promises a vigorous, nationwide effort with more than 100 addresses and rear platform talks.
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Washington
Truman
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Union Station
White House
Pacific Coast
Houston
Tex
South
Wallace H. Graham
Independence
Margaret
Schools Use Films to Boost Kenosha Education
Kenosha schools integrate visual aids into daily instruction with a $15,000 program and 1000 films yearly. The effort, directed by N A Magaro, includes 500 film strips from the Kenosha Historical and Art Museum and a Cinematic club of 41 students at Mary D Bradford High School. Students average one film weekly, ranging from 10 to 35 minutes, as tests show improved learning and retention.
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Evening News
Kenosha
Ramona Berry
John Dawson
Lincoln Grade School
N. A. Magaro
Bain
Magaro
Thomas Hart Benton
Mary D. Bradford High School
H. A. Link
Cinematic Club
Milwaukee police probe Lemay disappearance in Wisconsin
Milwaukee police began investigating the disappearance of Cecelia Lemay by checking for flaws in the case. Her husband Edmond Lemay, 52, is privately searching and suspects she ran away with another man while authorities fear she is dead.
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Milwaukee
U.P
Milwaukee Police Force
Cecelia Lemay
John Polcyn
Poleyn
Edmond Lemay
Summer Heat Reaches Near Record Highs Across Wisconsin
The last full week of summer stays hot with unclouded sun pushing temperatures to near record for the date in Milwaukee 91 and Green Bay 90. Blair tops state at 96, other readings include 95 at Menomonie 92 La Crosse 93 Prairie du Chien 90 Superior Wausau and Janesville 89 Madison. No rain in 24 hours and readings fall only to sixties or low seventies last night as H J Thompson forecasts increasing clouds and cooler weekend temps.
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Milwaukee
Green Bay
Blair
State
Menomonie
la Crosse
Prairie du Chien
Superior
Wausau
Janesville
Madison
Kenosha
H. J. Thompson
Casualties High In Japanese Flood
Tokyo reports place flood deaths in Ichinoseki City near Sendai between 800 and 2,000 with missing and injured totals. Kyodo News cites 2,000 dead or missing in Morioka, Iwate. Allied headquarters cites 800 dead or missing from Sendai units.
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Tokyo
Ichinoseki City
Sendai
Kyodo
Morioka
Iwate Prefecture
Wisconsin Automotive Trades convention to meet in Milwaukee
The Wisconsin Automotive Trades Association will hold its 20th annual convention in Milwaukee on Monday and Tuesday, inviting members from Madison to attend the event.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Automotive Trades Association
Milwaukee
Neighbors Ignore Burglary as Woman Chases Suspect
In Baltimore Mrs. Rita N. Franke 24 chased a burglar who had looted her home of 12 dollars. Police arrived after the robber escaped. Passers-by said they mistook the scene for a domestic dispute and did not intervene.
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Baltimore
Rita N. Franke
Hoover Ill With Pneumonia At FBI Headquarters
Washington dispatch reports FBI Chief J Edgar Hoover age 53 in serious condition with bronchial pneumonia. He has been confined to bed since Monday and associates express grave concern about his health despite long service since 1924.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Hoover
Two More Deaths In Polio Epidemic
Milwaukee records two more polio deaths a six year old east side boy and an 11 year old West Bend girl. City total rises to 22 deaths and 155 cases while non residents total 10 deaths and 57 cases.
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Milwaukee
East Side
West Bend
Coast Guard Reports Distress Signal From Sea
Coast Guard headquarters said a distress signal was picked up today from about 400 miles off San Luis Obispo California. It was sent by an automatic transmitter and may originate from survivors of a downed plane or a small craft.
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Seattle
Wash
U.P
Coast Guard
San Luis Obispo
Cal
Electric chair in Daniels kidnap slaying case reported
Mansfield Ohio bulletin says Robert Murl Daniels found guilty in the kidnapping and slaying of a state penal official his wife and daughter. The verdict makes death in the electric chair mandatory. A Chicago report notes rail wage talks collapsed with 1,000,000 non operating workers. negotiations with five operating unions of 300,000 continue.
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Daniels Mansfield
Robert Murl Daniels
Chicago
Truman Faces Charge Over FBI Report On Dr Condon
Washington investigators say President Truman withholds an FBI report linking Dr Edward A Condon to a Soviet spy in a clash over congressional access. Louis Declares June Title Defense Plans Against Baksi or Charles If Winner Impresses. Baksi of Kulpmont Pa and Charles of Cincinnati slated for 10 rounds at Madison Square Garden on Nov 12.
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Washington
House
Truman
Congress
FBI
Edward A. Condon
New York
U.P
Joe Louis
Joe Baksi-Ezzard Charles
Baksi
Kulpmont
Charles
Cincinnati
Madison Square Garden
Western Zones Act to Check Russ Smuggling Berlin
Border police in the western zones of Germany were ordered to seal routes used to smuggle machine tools and other goods into the Soviet zone. British transport chief A T L Reed said counter blockades are being tightened as Soviet efforts to move parts and materials into the Russian zone face growing scrutiny amid Berlin tensions.
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Berlin
U.P
Germany
A. T. L. Reed
Reed
Socialist Unity
SED
Walter Albright
Soviet Zone
Kremlin
Wisconsin National Guard 176th Fighter Squadron Activation
The 176th fighter squadron of the Wisconsin National Guard will be activated in Madison on September 29, announced Adjutant General John F. Mullen.
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Madison
Wis
U.P
State National Guard
John F. Mullen
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Erle J. Stoneman
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