Dr. Thompson Heads State Health Board
Madison report notes the election of Dr Ira F Thompson Beloit as president of the state board of Sister Reda and Marquette university college of nursing to the board of nurse examiners Clark Habecker Lake Geneva to funeral directors and embalm Bayley Madison to the hospital advisory council Agnes Grube Wisconsin Rapids to the state tuberculosis advisory nurse Mrs Jean Beechert La Crosse as advisory nurse at Dr Henry von Ruden reu Chien public health dentist
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Madison
Wis
Ira F. Thompson
Beloit
Sister Reda
Marquette University College of Nursing
Clark Habecker
Lake Geneva
Doc Saves Woman as Dog Guards Family from Bears
In Anchorage Alaska a small dog Boots distracts a brown bear attack on C Walker and his wife. Walker is badly mauled and sewn up yet survives while Boots shields Mrs Walker until help arrives. The couple had returned from Kenai river area when two bears charged.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Descen
C. Walker
Walker
Boots
Itney
Kenai River
Lemon Juice Recipe Claims Rheumatic Pain Relief
A dubious two week plan promotes lemon juice and water as a cure for rheumatic and arthritis pain. The text urges use of a product called Re-Ex sold by druggists with a money back guarantee, promising fast relief.
Graveyard shift reshapes city life and sleep patterns
A vivid look at New York’s graveyard shift reveals how night workers keep the city running from midnight to 8 A.M. Sleep cycles, family disruption, and social isolation mark the routines. Night workers endure fatigue, weight loss, and anemia while enjoying rare freedoms like quiet streets and daytime sports attendances.
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New York
Housewives Battle To Protect Trees In Oskaloosa
A group of embattled housewives won a temporary court stop to forest removal in a highway widening project in Oskaloosa Iowa. A road crew halted yesterday by a picket line and seven trees were removed this morning. Dozens of residents guarded the remaining trees as dusk settled.
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Oskaloosa
Ila
State Highway Commission
Ineh
Stalin Faces Hidden Government Strike Across War Tactics
Stalin's regime battles a concealed strike as Greek troops anchor Communist lines in the Grammos range near Albania. British and Russian tensions flare at Belgrade over the Danube conference as UN mediation probes Jerusalem truces. Russia and the U.S. clash on arms limits while Syria watches Moscow talks for Berlin's fate. Pete projects almost a hundred thousand tons of sugar this year.
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Grammos
Albania
Britain
Danube
Belgrade
Jerusalem
Syria
Moscow
Berlin
Security Council
Russia
U.S
Start Suit Against Decca Start Suit Against Decca
Washington announces civil antitrust action filed in New York federal court against American and British Decca record makers for alleged cartel behavior restraining sale and distribution of phonograph records. Electric and Musical Industries Ltd named as co conspirator but not a defendant.
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Washington
Clark
Decca Records
Federal District Court
New York City
Decca Records, Ca Co., Ltd
British Decca
Electric and Musical Industries, Ltd
Justice Department
Decca
Bri
Decca and
Detector Upholds Turcotte's Story
RHINELANDER Wis Lie detector results support Lloyd Turcotte about his role in a fatal house fire that killed his son Victor. Krause and Neigh testified at the coroner's jury about the night of the blaze and the parents' tavern visits.
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Rhinelander
Wis
Lloyd Turcotte
Victor
Andersher- Melford Krause
Ape
Turcotte
Neigh
Gem City Fair Promises Another Great Show
The 1948 Inter-State Fair offers 21 acts daily at 2 30 and 8 p m in front of the grandstand with Zacchini the Human Bullet added. Shows run about two hours and Thursday is children’s day with reduced rates for riders and fairgoers. Over 150 children from St Michael’s orphanage and the La Crosse Home for Children attend as guests.
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Zacchini
St. Michael's Orphanage
la Crosse
Fair Association
Opening of plant after 91 day strike
Strike continues as machinegun carriers and guardsmen block traffic near the plant. Six pickets, two girls among them, were allowed through under a court order while crowds and spectators were kept back. guardsmen with a Sherman tank and weapons watched the reopening attended by a small press turnout.
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Page 1
Mexican Art on Display in Brussels Exhibition Draws Crowds
Belgians in Brussels flock to a Mexican art and folklore exhibit with private European collectors lending many items. The display reflects growing international interest in Mexican culture and art.
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Belgium
Brussels
Europe
Jap Denies Arson But Admits Bank Robbery
Japanese police in Hiroshima investigate an arson case but the suspect admits to robbing a bank messenger last fall of half a million yen and reveals how the robbery was carried out, solving a previously unsolved case.
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Tokyo
Hiroshima
Two Injured In Accidents In La Crosse Streets
La Crosse records three city accidents in 24 hours with two injured. Leonard Zabawski 116 North Third street treated for a head cut after his car hit a vehicle owned by Liesa Schaefer near Fifth avenue and Cass street at 11 21 p m Monday. Damages totaled 750 for the Zabawski car and 700 for the Schaefer car. Donald Spears 310 Pearl street was cut and bruised when his bicycle struck a door of a car owned by Ien Deal 2125 South 16th street in the 800 block on West avenue south at 5 45 p m yesterday. He was taken to the hospital by Deal. At 7 45 p m Monday, a car driven by Robert H Bernd 2123 Farnam street struck the rear of a car driven by Robert D Wallace 936 Hood street as Wallace stopped at a stop light at Fourth and Main streets. Both cars were westbound on Main. Damages were 100 for the Bernd car and 25 for the Wallace vehicle.
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la Crosse
Leonard Zabawski
North Third Street
Liesa Schaefer
Winnebago Street
Fifth Avenue
Cass Street
Zabawski
Cass
Schaefer Donald Spears
Pearl Street
Agers
Ien Deal
South 16Th Street
West Avenue
Deal
Robert H. Bernd
Farnam Street
Robert D. Wallace
Hood Street
Wallace
Fourth
Main Streets
Main
Bernd
Return Mrs Hoffmans Body To Illinois
CHICAGO Det Sgt John Ascher planned to travel to Manston Wisconsin to bring back the body of Mrs Hoffman age 24 for autopsy and examination related to a murder case. Coroner A L Brodie had permission to exhume the body for a detailed inquest to determine the death cause. The husband John Hoffman reportedly beat his wife at their home 1351 North Campbell Avenue and fled with her body to Wisconsin. He is jailed in Canada awaiting arraignment on August 20.
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Chicago
John Ascher
Manston
Wis
Wisconsin
Canada
Legion Demands Tight Controls on Construction and Housing
A Legion meeting pressed limits on unnecessary commercial and industrial building. It urged creation of a federal veterans home loan corporation and closer scrutiny of veteran housing methods. Other resolutions sought state housing authority loan powers for veterans and nonprofits, a state comic book law, and federal pensions for veterans at age 55.
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Legion
Committee Presses for Remington Employment Records
Hearing opened with uncertain timing and no firm answer on turning over records. Ferguson said the panel seeks the names of people who approved Remington's employment and transfers rather than loyalty checks. Remington prepared to testify as Bentley’s claim of secret wartime data for American plane production looms in the background.
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Ferguson
Remington
Miss Bentley
Fire Watch Tower at Wisconsin Exhibit
A 110 foot fire observation tower stands in the two and a half acre conservation exhibit at the Centennial Exposition. The tower will house plotting gear and instruments for year round forest fire detection in Wisconsin. Nearby a burned over area shows the damage of fires with charred trees and game remains, contrasted by a healthy forest and seedling plots demonstrating growth under protection.
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Wisconsin
Conservation Department
Reds Seek Democratic Pact with USSR Cited in Indictments
Indictments name Eugene du Dennis John Williamson Henry Winston and Benjamin J Davis Jr in a party case. The text notes radical leaders, their positions, and that they are currently free on bail or release while facing charges.
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Ussr
Roosevelt
Wall Street
Eugene du Dennis
John Williamson
Wne
Henry Winston
Benjamin J. Davis, Jr
National Council
Medary Area Campers Hear Shots Overnight
Two north La Crosse boys Donald Wood and Eugene Robinson camped near Medary when shots rattled their tent at 2 30 am. They believed two bullets struck a tree and a frightened woman urged them to stay until daylight. The party reported the incident to the sheriff and planned a survey of the grounds later Tuesday.
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North la Crosse
Donald Wood
Caledonia Street
Eugene Robinson
Medary
Allis-Chalmers Reports Higher Second Quarter Income
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co reports net earnings of 3,793,723 for the second quarter of 1948. After preferred dividends and estimated federal taxes, earnings equal 1.39 a share. For the first six months, net income is 6,306,658 or 2.28 a share. The prior year six months ended with 475,941 due to a long strike at West Allis plant.
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Milwaukee
Allis - Chalmers Manufacturing Company
Allis- Chalmers
West Allis
Big French Plane Vanishes Over Atlantic With 52 Aboard
Air France grounded all similar aircraft pending a full investigation after the six engined flying boat vanished south of the Atlantic coast. Officials cite possible mechanical failure and say authorities are cooperating with the air ministry. The last contact came just after midnight Sunday and the search covers a 1,200 mile area offshore Dakar amid rough seas and winds.
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Paris
Air France
South Atlantic
Air Ministry
Dakar
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Main St. le Crosse
Stalin
Pete
Detector
Sirom Laboratories, Inc
Detroit
Michiga
NTA
Louis Budenz
Senate
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Homer Ferguson
R-Mich
Medary Area
Allis-Chalmers
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Japan
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Clark-Bracken, Inc
Fifth Avenue South
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