Congress Mail Floods In As New Congress Awaits
Washington report notes mail to Wisconsin lawmakers remains heavy though new Congress not convening. Veterans and parents of draftees dominate inquiries about GI benefits and VA loans. Officers say cases are decided on merit, with agencies often replying quickly to constituent letters.
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Washington
Congress
Walter Haefs
William K. van Pelt
Rhond du Lac
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Veterans Administration
Haefs
Congressional
Wisconsin
William Sanderson
Merlin Hull
Black River Falls
Hull
Two Cars Collide as Trucker Fronts Vehicle
Robert Wallace of 1106 Main St stopped for a northbound light on Third Street near Pearl when Jerry McLain of 1021 Jackson St struck Wallace from behind. Police say Wallace's damage about 48 dollars and McLain's about 35. Also noted: James Roeling driving a Hennepin Truck Line vehicle 12 miles north of Tomah on US 12 Wednesday at 3 a.m.
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Robert Wallace
Main St
Third Street
Pearl
Jerry McLain
Jackson St
Wallace
McLain
Sparta
James E. Roeling
Manston
Tomah
Charles Sullivan
Kohler Urges Vote for Eisenhower in Wisconsin Appearance
Gov. Walter Kohler urged a nationwide change and backed Dwight Eisenhower at a Tomah GOP dinner. He cited rising debt and Democratic corruption, assailed Adlai Stevenson and Jake Arvey, and pressed Republicans to unite behind Eisenhower with stops in Norwalk, Sparta, and Tomah drawing about 70 attendees.
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Tomah
Wis
Walter Kohler
Dwight Eisenhower
Kohler
Sherman Hotel
Monroe County
Monroe
Vernon
Norwalk
Sparta
Democratic Party
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Stevenson
Truman
Washington
Dwight Green
Arvey
Jake Arvey
Chicago
Tennessee
Estes Kefauver
Kefauver
Scott Lucas
U. S
Senate
United States
William Proxmire
Madison
Proxmire
E. A. Soderstrom
Tomah Power Company
William H. Stevenson
Onalaska
Gardner Withrow
la Crosse
Earl Leverich
D. Hall
Tunnel City
T. C. Radde
GOP
William F. Vieth
Woodland grazing warns farmers of soil loss and protein tradeoffs
A Wisconsin extension bulletin shows how woodland pastures yield little forage and protein versus open pasture, and warns of poisonous plants and soil erosion. It urges farmers to manage woodlots with profit in mind while preserving wildlife, noting cattle impact on timber and erosion.
CIO Pickets Jeer AFL Workers At Indiana Plant
In Terre Haute Indiana CIO pickets jeered and cursed as AFL International Operating Engineers workers returned to the Allis Chalmers plant for a second day under 60 police guard. Fifteen AFL members entered the plant with a CIO UAW strike backing higher wages and a union shop. O B Soucie AFL trustee claimed CIO desertions as workers seek to return to work amid air force tool shipments leaving due to long shutdown.
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CIO
Air Force
Mexican Border Vets Name Fredrickson To Head Badger Patrol
Roy Fredrickson is named commander of the Badger Patrol 52, United Mexican Border Veterans. Edward Davidson is senior vice commander, Herb Hall junior vice command master and adjutant, Hall historian, William Hanson sergeant at arms, Fred Rhodes chaplain. Trustees are A. E. Jamesson Vern Helsapple Edward Brown. Officers installed by Col. Alfred Moody. Jameson state commander from La Crosse attended. Women met with Mrs. Moody auxiliary head. Plans to establish patrols at Sparta. Former members of Companies B and M Headquarters Company Medics and Band of the 8td Wisconsin Infantry from the 1916 Mexican Border campaign urged to contact Fredrickson.
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Roy Fredrickson
Edward Davidson
Herb Hall
Hall
William Hanson
Fred Rhodes
A. E. Jamesson
Vern Helsapple
Edward Brown
Col
Alfred Moody
Jameson
la Crosse
Moody
Sparta
8Td
Wisconsin Infantry
Fredrickson
Price Controller Enforces Rules Amid New Guinea Tangles
J McElhone, newly appointed price controller in Port Moresby, cracks down on food merchants taxi drivers and dealers. Residents praise measures aimed at curbing beer prices and stabilizing markets as authorities move to restore order.
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J. McElhone
New Guinea
Port Mores
Lewis Eyes Next Move On Wage Boost For Miners
John L. Lewis faces a portfolio of pressures as miners’ contracts near renewal at September end and a possible October stoppage. Businessmen weigh odds of a wage increase vs a strike, with coal price effects, steel demand, and European markets all in play as the Taft Hartley Act looms in campaign weather.
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New York
John L. Lewis
Steel
Europe
New York City Orders Moving Platform As Subway Connection
New York city board of transportation seeks a moving platform costing 3800 dollars to shuttle between Times Square and Grand Central, a six block link. Chairman Sidney H. Bingham said plans extend platform beyond Grand Central to Lexington Avenue to connect with East Side subway lines.
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New York City
Subway
New York
City Board of Transportation
Times Square
Grand Central Terminal
Sidney H. Bingham
Grand Central
Lexington Avenue
Czech Reds Move Bourgeois Class Out Of Major Cities
Vienna reports that Czechoslovakia joins Hungary and Romania in expelling the middle class from key urban centers. About 10,000 Prague and Bratislava residents were moved in the first week, with deportees including lawyers, architects, and former factory owners sent to rural areas.
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Vienna
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Romania
Prague
Bratislava
Prin
Elephant Attempted Midair Escape From Cargo Plane
An elephant aboard a cargo aircraft between Calcutta and Delhi tried to open the escape hatch with her trunk, apparently preferring death to life in a circus. The incident involved two elephants being flown from Bangkok to Brussels to join a circus, and crew members intervened to stop her.
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Calcutta
Delhi
India
Bangkok
Brussels
Hides Gambling Tickets In Bible Case Sparks Bail
Baltimore police found number slips on Barney Blair and many slips hidden inside a Bible during a search with a warrant. Blair, 41, was held on gambling charges by grand jury action with bail set at 2500 dollars.
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Baltimore
Barney Blair
Blair
Joseph Byrne
Byrne
Lair
South Africa Likely to Import Corn at Higher Prices
The maize crop in South Africa falls 40 percent from 1951, raising the chance of importing corn at nearly double current Union prices. The prospect of higher costs impacts grain supply and trade policy as the region shifts to cover shortfalls.
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South Africa
Union
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