Polio Clinic Draws Record Turnout At Wisconsin
In Madison a large turnout attended the University of Wisconsin poliomyelitis short course on Aug 14. Forty physicians and sixty nurses enrolled as joint sessions covered diagnosis spread hospital concerns and public health aspects with demonstrations.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Robert C. Ene
Fetry
Carl N. N Rt
Frankell
State Bureau For Handicapped Children
Public Health Department
Blessed Sacrament Church to Rise in Rural Gothic Style
A new Blessed Sacrament Catholic church at Losey boulevard and King streets begins a $300,000 construction project in rural Gothic style. The 4 month effort aims for spring completion next year with 650 seating in the nave and a 50-seat Mary chapel, featuring Indiana limestone, terrazzo floors, cork ceilings, and a soundproof baby room.
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Blessed Sacrament Catholic
Losey Boulevard
King
Ao Eee
Francis Wallace
Church of Blessed Sacrament Catholic
King Streets
Middlewest
Bluffs
Indiana Tone
Losey Ae
Senator Claims Maragon Fast-Tracked Detroit Contract
Senator Mundt (R SD) said Detroit auto parts firm won a contract after acquiring a White House appointment for Maragon. He asserted low bids deserved the award and that the aim was to speed final government clearance. Maragon, a former Kansas City bootblack, faced three days of Senate questioning into five percenters.
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Washington
Detroit
John Maragon
White House
Mundt
Doyle Transferred to WSES Post in City Office
Joseph L. Doyle, longtime itinerant interviewer for the Wisconsin State Employment Service in the La Crosse district, will move to the La Crosse office. George E. Mekvold will assume itinerant duties, after serving as VER since 1946 and joining the staff in 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin State Employment Service
la Crosse
N. E. Schulze
Joseph L. Doyle
Doyle
The
Employment Service
Monroe County
Sparta
Manston
Black River Falls
Tomah
Viroqua
Tehall
Arcadia
Estby
Galesville
George E. Mekvold
WSES
Veterans
Mekvold
Calves Survive Fire Tunnels Silo Rescue
SHAWANO Wis A barn blaze worth about 10000 dollars trapped six calves in a concrete silo foundation attached to the barn. Howard Ladwig and neighbors freed the calves after rescuing 22 cows and saving the herd. The calves recovered from smoke and lack of air.
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Shawano
Wis
Howard Ladwig
Ladwig
Ludwig
Hertensteiner Bound Over For Murder Trial
SHEBOYGAN Wisconsin Robert E M Hertensteiner a 32 year old furnace salesman is bound over to circuit court for trial on a first degree murder charge in the slaying of Melitta Geyer 20 last June 13 The defendant told police he and the victim were assaulted by two men while he escorted her home from work and was remanded to jail without bond to await trial
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Sheboygan
Wis
Robert E. M Hertensteiner
Melitta Geyer
Hertensteiner
Berlin Will Seek 455 Million Mark West Loan
Official American sources say three western Berlin commandants recommended a long term loan of 455 million marks equivalent to 136.5 million dollars to avert an economic crisis in west Berlin. The informants indicate the recommendation was made three days ago but not acted on yet.
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Berlin
Western Berlin
West Berlin
Scouts Play At Fair Here Observed Night Show
The Gateway Boy Scout drum and bugle corps rehearses at the Elks lodge and set for the Inter-State Fair grand show on Aug 11. The group plans a parade and future trips to West and Valley Forge for the 1950 jamboree.
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Boy Scout
Gateway Area
Fairgrounds
Sam Howard
Water Follies
Coulee
West
American Legion
Robert Gaumer
Fred Davenport
Valley Forge
Gaumer
Elks Lodge
Rita Brewer Passes Organist Tests to Join Guild
Miss Rita Ann Breuer passed the 1949 theoretical and practical tests of the American Guild of Organists in New York, becoming an associate member with the ARGO designation. She earned a Bachelor of Music from Viterbo College in May 1949, majoring in piano with a minor in organ.
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Viter
Philip James
American Guild of Organists
New York
Rita Ann Preuer
Viterbo College
G. H. Breuer
Farnam Street
South African whaling firm taxed over Atlantic income
Stockholders of a South African whaling company resist paying income taxes on funds they say were earned outside the country in the Atlantic Ocean, arguing the money is not taxable at home.
Seek Rooms For Teachers For 1949 50
The office of the superintendent of OB announces a list of rooms and apartments for teachers for the 1949 50 school year. Interested parties should call the office at telephone 426 for details as shortages of suitable rooms persist and the appeal seeks a generous response.
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M. G. Batho
Army Band to Perform Free Concert in La Crosse
The Army's Band, on a coast-to-coast tour led by Capt. John F. Sills, will play an 8 p.m. Aug 25 River side Park performance in La Crosse. The two hour program features Broadway hits, a 40 voice male choir, and marches under Capt. Chester E. Whiting with M. Sgt. Arthur V. Donofrio directing.
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la Crosse
Washington, D. C
John F. Sills
Sills
Riverside Park
Arthur V. Donofrio
Chester E. Whiting
Army Ground Forces
Plan Cancer Control Booth At Fair Here
A cancer control education exhibit will be housed in the booth under the grandstand during the Inter-State Fair August 10 through 14. Mrs George Kathan county captain of the La Crosse field army American Cancer Society will arrange with aides Mmes A M Murphy James Kelly Lynn Van Zandt and J C Morgan. Free literature and cancer dressings will be shown and distributed. The booth will operate in the afternoons and evenings.
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George Kathan
la Crosse Field Army
American Cancer Society
Mmes
A. M. Murphy
James Kelly
Lynn van Zandt
J. C. Morgan
Laziest Man Blinks for Help on Highway
Sheriff Will Johns reports a driver labeled laziest man after deputies found him parked with a flat tire near Lawrence Kansas. He said blinking his lights was to signal a passing motorist to call a garage for assistance.
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Lawrence, Kas
Will Johns
Wisconsin Heart Campaign Names Glen V Rork State Chairman
Dr Einar Daniels announced Glen V Rork of Eau Claire as state campus chairman of the Wisconsin Heart Association. Rork, a Ripon College graduate and former Ripon trustee, serves as president of Northern States Power Co Eau Claire and holds Kiwanis and chamber posts. The state drive runs February 1950 with a national quota of 6 million dollars. Wisconsin raised 45000 in 1949.
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Glen V. Rork
Eau Claire
Wisconsin Heart Association
Einar R. Daniels
Milwaukee
Rork
Reedsburg
Wis
North
Ern States Power Co
Ripon College
New Association
Ripon
Kiwanis International
Wisconsin-Upper Michigan
Eau Claire Chamber of Commerce
Eau Claire Kiwanis Club
Wisconsin State Chamber of Commerce
Committee For Economic Development
Wisconsin
Daniels
75 Workers Stay Away From Garage In Strike
Madison workers at Kayser Ford Motors boycott work after a six to one vote. CIO Local 443 leader C. K. Rhodes cites wages and insurance as sticking points as the union contract expired June 15. Paul Kayser confirms deadlocked negotiations.
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Madison
Wis
Kayser Ford Motors, Inc
C. K. Rhodes
CIO
United Auto and Aircraft Workers and
Rhodes
Paul Kayser
Prince Charles Takes His First Train Ride
Prince Charles nine months old Aug 14 enjoyed his first train trip on a royal visit to Balmoral Castle Scotland. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth accompanied the outing with Princess Elizabeth and other royals present.
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London
Prince Charles
Princess Elizabeth
Balmoral Castle
Scotland
King George VI
Queen Elizabeth
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James McCord
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Robert Aneinge
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