National Guard Quota Revised
The National Guard Bureau announced a revised quota system focusing on officer strength for state units. The 341000 top limit for officers and men, tied to 1949 funding, was adjusted as volunteers surged in June to avoid the draft. State units may expand to full officer strength and enlist veterans with 90 days service between 1940 and 1948. other eligibilities are noted.
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Washington
Kenneth F. Cramer
Guard Bureau
Guard
Congress
SSSS
Nota
National Guard Bureau
Army
Moon Regulates Oysters Opens On Meridian Moment
Scientists report oysters begin to open their shells as the moon passes the meridian during high tide. The observed behavior links lunar position to shell ope ning in the aquatic crustacean.
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Ae Cath
Governor Luther Youngdahl Opens Duluth Traffic Safety Conference
Minnesota Governor Luther W. Youngdahl calls a traffic safety conference at the Hotel Duluth in Duluth at 2 p m on Friday August 27. The event invites state county and municipal safety councils and citizens for progress reports and planning aligned with wartime efforts. A noon luncheon by the Western Society of Engineers and an afternoon banquet at the Hotel Duluth follow, with safety awards presented later and presiding officials including Hoffmann and J R Isa Venrn.
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Luther W. Youngdahl
Duluth
Wester of the American Society Engineers
Hotel
Dr. Orton Hyslop Dies After Illness in Peru Ill
Dr. Orton Charles Hyslop 56 of Spring Valley died at 12:55 a m Thursday in a Peru Illinois hospital after two months of illness. Funeral services were at St Cance church Spring Valley with Rev P T Walsh celebrating a mass and reciting the rosary. Burial was in Hope Cemetery Chippewa Falls.
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Pigeon Falls
Wis
Earl Larson
Alvina Hagen
Madison
Alfred Neilson
S. L. Church
E. B. Christopherson
S. S
Alfred
Alette) Nelson
Amanda van Tassel
Adolph
Hilmer
Melford
Roy
Melrose
Arthur Stetzer
Smith Funeral Home
Burr Oak Lutheran Church
M. A. Zimmerman
Burr Oak Cemetery
Gale
Earl
Luella Instenes
Lloyd Somerville
Blair
Orton Charles Hyslop
Spring Valley
Peru
Ill
Te Cance
P. T.walsh
Walsh
Death of Walter Brosig 60 Milwaukee
Mr and Mrs O C Renning received word of the death of their brother in law Walter Brosig 60 of Milwaukee He was the husband of the former Amandate of Blair Funeral service was held in Milwaukee Wednesday afternoon with attending relatives from Blair including Mr and Mrs O C Renate and Mr and Mrs Cornell Renning.
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Blair, Wis
O. C. Renning
Walter Brosig
Milwaukee
Brosig
Amandate
Blair
Restor Sever R
O. C Renate
Cornell Renning
Hoot Man Tops 1947 Harness Earnings In Racing
The three year old Hoot Man, Hambletonian winner, earned $56 810 in 1947 to lead harness racing earnings. Second was April Star, a pacer aged three, with $51 750 for her owner. Buy Savings Bonds.
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New York
Hoot Man
Hambletonian Victor
April Star
Pacer
Dewey and Stassen Confer by Telephone on Meat Policy
Gov Thomas E Dewey and Harold E Stassen held a lengthy telephone conference last night on meat supply issues. The meeting at Quaker Hill farm, Minnesota, followed Stassen joining Dewey at his New York home earlier, with plans discussed for Stassen to assume an active campaign role and tackle inflation and meat policy.
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Paton
Thomas E. Dewey
Harold E Stassen
Neces
Stassen
Congress
Minnesota
Quaker Hill Farm
Stas
Dewey
New York
Hagerty
Man Killed by Home Made Cannon in California Garage
Mrs. Roland M. Vallet told police her husband 61 had been working six months on a project in their garage described as important. He died yesterday by a home made cannon and left a note complaining of ill health.
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San Bernadino
Calif
Roland M. Vallet
Vallet
Notice of Probate Hearings and Creditors in La Crosse County
Wisconsin La Crosse County Court holds probate hearings Aug 24 1948 for Wilhelmina Hegenbarth and Aug 17 1948 for Frank Papenfuss with claims due by Nov 1 1948. Notices call for executors administrators with wills and appointment of heirs in Greenfield and La Crosse. Also includes later probate for John Kindley with heirs determination and November 2 1948 hearing.
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Wisconsin
Im County
le Crosse County
Wilhelmina Hegenbarth
Minnie Hegenbarth
la Crosse
Greenfield
Said
City of
la Crosse County
Frank H. Papenfuss
Frank Papenfuss
Frank BH. Papenfuss
Ae Ee Ahlstrom
Sennen
Aelcomiee
Guise
County Cort
John Kindley
Mildred Kindley
John Kindsey
John Kinciey
Court House
Said County
R. V. Anlstrom
Steele May & Toepel
Explosive incident harms boy and bites mother in Pasadena
In Pasadena a 9 year old boy using a home chemical set placed a match in a can causing a small explosion that burned him. The mother aided by a neighbor was bitten on the leg by a neighbor's excited dog. Both were treated at Pasadena Emergency Hospital. The dog had no injuries.
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Pasadena
Calif
Darryl Nelson
Norman Nelson
Nelson
Pasadena Emergency Hospital
Viroqua Hosts Tin Lizzie Races at Local Fair
The Viroqua Eagles sponsor a major local show with Tin Lizzie races at the Viroqua fair on Sunday. Twenty machines entered, race starts at 1 pm, Olaf Hoff of La Crosse is starter, and Judge Lincoln Neprud will handle crowd announcements. Prizes total 500 dollars. The track will be dust proofed before the start.
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Viroqua
Wis
Viroqua Eagles
Viroqua Fair
Olaf Hoff
la Crosse
Lincoln Neprud
This Is A Quiet Town New Castle NH
A New Castle New Hampshire feature notes the town’s long history and its cemeteries with nine generations buried versus one living generation. The piece highlights that nearly 7,000 people are helping grind sugar in Haiti this season.
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New Castle
N. H
Haiti
Wisconsin Retail Food Dealers Convene In Wisconsin
The 46th annual Wisconsin Retail Food Dealers association opens Sunday at 2 p m in the VFW auditorium with Ralph Larson presiding. Mayor Be ranek greets attendees. Rose Marie Kiefer delivers the Sunday address. Monday features Gillespie Van Dyke Black and Congressman Glenn R. Davis. Tuesday plans include nominating committee report and officer installation.
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Wisconsin Retail Food Dealers Association
VFW
Ralph Larson
Western Wisconsin Retail Food Dealers Association
Charles A. Beranek
Rose Marie Kiefer
Mana
Communists Decry Spy Probe at National Convention
The American Communist party denounces current congressional investigations as a spy scare aimed at provoking atomic war. In a resolution from their 7th national convention, they call the hearings a circus sideshow designed to distract from housing inflation and other issues.
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New York
American Communist Party
Washington
Ward boundary changes prompt residence shift and possible lot decision
In the third ward L. E. Curry now represents the second ward and Dell Marshall remains in the third. The likely method to decide the choice is by lot. Supervisors will be appointed for the second and fourth wards. Mayor Otto says no appointments until the plan is officially adopted.
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L. E. Curry
Dell Marshall
Lot
Otto
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