Nash Reports Higher Profit For 9 Months
Nash Kelvinator t. reported nine months ended June 30 net profit of 9 068 for the period equal to 4.66 per share. Sales totaled 280 238 699, up from 232 711 670 a year ago. President George W. Mason said both auto and appliance demand and quarterly results reached record highs, prompting higher production in Nash and Kelvinator divisions. Net profit for the June quarter was 7 254 248 or 1. a share, up from 5 053 704 or 1.16 a share.
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New York
Nash Kelvinator
Sanan
George W. Mason
Nash
Kelvinator
Daring Man Of Rapids Succeeds On Mission
Major Lloyd Hill completes his Niagara River daredevil run after a hospital stay and brief indecision. His 625 pound steel drum traveled through rapids and foam, surfaced downstream, and ended near Queenston boat landing where he was rescued.
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Niagara Falls
Queenston
United States
Hill
Inner-Aid promise from a dieting ad
A testimonial claims Inner-Aid cured digestive misery caused by bloating gas and constipation. The ad asserts the product cleanses bowels and kidneys, improves appetite, and returns the user to normal life, urging readers to purchase at drug stores.
Michigan Legion Targets Communist Teachers In State Resolution
The American Legion in Michigan pledged to root out all Communist teachers from state schools at its weekend convention. Delegates elected R Gerald Barr of Port Huron as commander and chose Chris Christensen of Detroit as vice commander. Guy Cox of Ironwood was named national executive committeeman while another resolution sought veteran civil service job extensions to include firefighting and labor roles.
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Detroit
American Legion
Michigan
Legionnaires
R. Gerald Barr
Port Huron
Chris Christensen
Guy Cox
Ironwood
A. D. Barnes
Cadillac
Stella Ram
Iron MouneSee
Tokyo Rose Praised as Disc Jockey by Jury
In San Francisco a federal treason trial panel finds Iva Toguri D AQuino known as Tokyo Rose was skilled on the air. Jurors learn from broadcast replays that she came across well as a radio announcer, while prosecutors argue her programs demoralized U S troops in the Pacific.
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Tokyo Rose
San Francisco
Iva Toguri
D’aquino
Michael J. Roche
Aes
D’aq
Pacific
U. S
Polio Ties To One Fifth Of Childhood Crippling
Madison Wisconsin a polio refresher course at the University of Wisconsin featured Dr Robert Neville director of orthopedic services stating that 15 to 20 percent of all childhood crippling is caused by polio He urged use of braces or other devices to get patients out of bed and on their feet to counteract helplessness and psychological issues.
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Madison
Wis
Robert Neville
National Foundation For Infantile
University of Wisconsin
Pet continued from Page 9 in Wisconsin student
Coleen, a University of Wisconsin Madison senior majoring in conservation, has a wild pet project history. She serves as eight week counselor at Camp Robinson Green Lake guiding outdoor activities while her mother mails weekly reports on Figaro.
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Coleen
University of Wisconsin At Madison
Camp Robinson
Green Lake
Figaro
Tailor Is Accused Of Biting Off Nose
London court hears Mahmud Ali a 30 year old tailor accused of biting off rival Abdul talib 28 in a love quarrel. Ali says he bit back after being struck harming his thumb. Matlib did not appear for the hearing with a plastic nose reconstruction reported.
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London
Mahmud Ali
Old Street Court
Abdul Tlib
Ali
Matlib
Buenos Aires Strikes Halt Construction and Dairy Deliveries
In the Buenos Aires area about 120,000 construction workers began a 48 hour stoppage Monday to protest government wage approvals, crippling construction work and dairy deliveries across the region.
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Buenos Aires
Rushford Letter Sparks Debate Over Mayor’s Actions
Bids must be received by Aug. 8 as Shipstead supporters decry the mayor’s recent moves. In a wartime veteran letter Solvie Shipstead defends local order while noting his 10 years as police officer and 18 years as a school janitor.
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Fia
Shipstead
Rushford
Eldious Shipstead
Rushord
Solvie Shipstead
Be Discerning Citizens Told at Wisconsin Science Symposium
Madison Wis A Harvard president urges general education to blend science methods with non scientific study He says educated citizens must read scientific evidence balance prejudices and demand explanations to distinguish experts From the Wisconsin symposium speakers include D Ralph McDonald Reed College Ralph Linton Yale Broadus Mitchell Rutgers and others.
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Madison
Wis
James Conant
Harvard University
University of Wisconsin
Conant
D. Ralph McDonald
National Education Association
R. Arragon
Reed College
Ralph Linton
Yale University
Broadus Mitchell
Rutgers University
Law lets unclaimed dogs serve school needs in Wisconsin
Gov Rennebohm signs law enabling University of Wisconsin and Marquette University to requisition unclaimed stray dogs from city pounds for medical education after a holding period. Dogs must be licensed and owners identifiable. The act also expands the governor's appoval contracts and enlarges the legislative council from 12 to 15 members.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Marquette University
Rennebohm
Ein Seainten Tonenbohm
Assembly
Senate
Birthday tribute to John Francis Kieran journalist and broadcaster
John Francis Kieran born August 2, 1892 in New York to Irish parents rose from a teacher to a New York Times sports reporter in 1915. He created Kieran's Kaleidoscope for television and led Information Please on radio. He later wrote for the New York Sun from 1943 to 1945.
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John Francis Kieran
New York
Hunter College
Kieran
New York Times
The
Times
New York Sun
Indians Still Can't Drink Fire-Water
The House rejected a bill to lift federal prohibitions on Indian liquor use in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The measure would have kept bans in other states, with a 168 to 131 roll call defeat and a two thirds passage rule not met. Representative O Kenski of Wisconsin noted Indians handle liquor better than some whites.
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Washington
House
Minnesota
Wisconsin
House Public Lands Committee
O’kenski
Wis
Milwaukee man escapes from Waupun prison farm
Louis Roderick a 50 year old Milwaukee man serving one to two years on an abandonment charge escaped from state prison farm No 1 near Waupun Monday night. The Library of Congress has become the largest library in the world occupying two buildings with 414 miles of bookshelves and almost 36 acres of floor space.
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Waupun
Wis
Louis Roderick
Milwaukee
Here
Library of Congress
Blimp from Goodyear Tours La Crosse Area
The Goodyear blimp May flower circled over La Crosse and nearby countryside Tuesday around noon on its route from Minneapolis to Chicago. La Crosse airport manager Frank Muth said mooring gear was not at the airport so a landing was not anticipated. Earlier this summer the blimp paused there overnight for passengers and advertising.
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Goodyear Co
la Crosse
Minneapolis
Chicago
Frank Muth
Radioactive Cobalt Offers Hope in Treating Cancer
Ohio State University researchers report notable improvements using radioactive cobalt to treat cancer in women. Twenty five cervical cancer patients showed cure or relief after one year, but doctors caution that a final cure is not yet claimed and long term cancer risk remains.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Ohio
University Hospital
Atomic Energy Research
OSU
Holmen Lutheran Ladies Aid Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Holmen Wisconsin marks the 50th anniversary of the Holmen Lutheran Ladies Aid with a golden jubilee program. Guest speaker Mrs. J O Gilbertson of Whitehall leads the event, and several former presidents receive life memberships. Attending are many longtime members and local and visiting guests from La Crosse West Salem Whitehall and Monona Ia.
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Holmen Lutheran Ladies Aid
Holmen
Wis
Holmen Ladies Aid
J. O. Gilbertson
Whitehall
la Crosse Circuit
Women’s Missionary Federation
Peter Larson
la Crosse
Fred Black
Julia Smeby
Alice Jostad
West Salem
Chris Erickson
Galesville
Mmes
S. P. Severson
Ellen Wall
Alvin Halverson
L. T. Lee
V. S. Keppel
Harold Johnson
Harvey Tolvstad
Holter
Marvin Johnson
Mary Johnson
Est
L. C. Larson
Celia Olsen
Anna Johnston
Amelia Bratberg
Julia Berg
Nels Tolvstad
John J. Berg
Olaf Black
O. A. Olson
J. P. Johnson
Dena Olstad
Ebsie Wall
K. O. Gaarder
O. G. Birkeland
Oscar Lovelien
Torvik
N. B. Munkeby
Robert Wehrenberg
Lewis Valley
Nettie Olson
Ruth Branne
Monona
Stolander
O. C. Evenson
Guy Wells
Theodore Hendrickson
O. M. Bratberg
Alfred Eilertson
Frank Riese
Percy Lovejoy
Clifford Lovejoy
J. E
World’s strongest man comes to Portland to study law
Clifford Thompson a 44 year old former circus attraction arrived in Portland Oregon with his 8 foot 7 inch frame and his wife to begin law practice. He traveled from Waupaca Wisconsin after leaving the circus in 1938 to study law in Milwaukee earlier in the decade and now seeks permanent quarters while setting up at a hotel.
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Portland
Ore
Clifford Thompson
Waupaca
Wis
Milwaukee
Seaman Recruits Wallace Hammersberg and Norman Olson at Great Lakes
Wallace G. Hammersberg and Norman O. Olson, both seaman recruits in the US Navy, are undergoing recruit training at the world’s largest naval training center in Great Lakes Illinois. Hammersberg is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Hammersberg of 1717 Avon Street and Olson is the son of Mrs. Mary Olson of 606 Copeland Avenue.
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la Crosse
Wallace G. Hammersberg
USN
Grant Hammersberg
Avon Street
Norman O. Olson
Mary Olson
Copeland Avenue
Oing
Naval Training
Great Lakes
Ill
Communists Push Offensive In China
Canton reports the communist forces advancing southward in central China with Nationalist acknowledgment. The article notes a separate historical estimate that Earth's population in 1850 was about 1.091 billion.
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China
Canton
Central
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