Illinois Legion Aide Arthur Canty Dies at 55
Chicago labor leader and past Illinois American Legion commander Arthur E. Canty, 55, died at home after a cerebral hemorrhage following a AFL Local 143 meeting where he was installed as president for the fifth term. Survived by his wife Alice, two daughters, his mother, two sisters and a brother. Funeral Monday at St. Therese Catholic Church.
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Chicago
Arthur E. Canty
Illinois Department of the American Legion
AFL International Union of Operesting Engineers
Canty
Office of Civilian Defense
Alice
St. Therese Catholic Church
Washburn Judge Resigns After 32 Years of Service
Bayfield County judge Hartvig P. Axelberg retires at 86 after 32 years in office. He served from 1913, filling in for County Judge-elect Lawrence K. Blanchard during military leave, later remaining two and a half years beyond Blanchard's return. Born in Norway, he worked in teaching, dry goods, retail, banking, and local public offices before his judgeship.
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Washburn
Wis
Bayfield County
Hartvig P. Axelberg
Axelberg
Lawrence K. Blanchard
Blanchard
Norway
Fort Howard
Chippewa County
Eau Claire
Superior
Prescott
Lee
Girl Treated For Shock In Motorcycle Crash
Dorothy Olson age 16 of 1006 South Fourth street was treated for slight shock after a motorcycle crash at Fourth and Cass streets and released from two local hospitals. Driver Jewel Habner of 1483 Green Bay street was uninjured and cited for driving without due caution. The motorcycle suffered a broken headlight valued at about $15.
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Dorothy Olson
South Fourth Street
Fourth
Cass Streets
Jewel J. Habner
Green Bay Street
Fourth Street
Habner
Motorcycle crash claims life of Army veteran Eugene Kipp
Two Rivers Wis today mourns Eugene Kipp 20 an Army Air Corps veteran of the Philippine and New Guinea campaigns who died from injuries after his motorcycle went off the road and dragged him 200 feet along a ditch two days earlier.
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Two Rivers
Wis
Eugene Kipp
Army Air Corps
Philippine
New Guinea
State Airport Plan Mapped
Wisconsin aeronautics commission and planning board met to review current and proposed municipal airport sites and fit them into a national plan. The panel will draft recommendations after studying federal funds use, with $30 million appropriated and about $700,000 slated for Wisconsin projects. Morey, the chairman, cited 127 municipal airports in various stages and said towns seeking expansions are eligible for federal funds.
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Madison
Wisconsin Aeronautics Commission
State Planning Board
Wisconsin
Howard Morey
Commission
Morey
Federal
Navy Ends Search For Missing Flyer
The Navy abandoned its search for Lieut. William Hood who disappeared after taking off from Quincy Illinois Sunday bound for Benton Harbor Michigan. Hood a Marine Corps pilot credited with five and a half downed Japanese planes over Okinawa was flying a surplus plane. Glenview naval air station will keep pursuing any clues.
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Glenview
Navy
William Hood
Glenview Naval Air Station
Lake Michigan
Hood
Benton Harbor
Mich
Marine Corps
Quincy
Okinawa
Service Ordered At Wisconsin Rapids
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission ordered Wisconsin Rapids to provide electric service to Edward Lueditke of Grand Rapids and to all others applying in that area. The city had refused citing a territorial agreement with Nekossa Edwards Light and Power.
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Madison
State Public Service Commission
Wisconsin Rapids
Edward Lueditke
Grand Rapids
Wood County
Nekoosa-Edwards Light and Power Company
Three Die in Atlantic City Plane Crash Near Newark
An Atlantic Central Airlines plane en route to Newark crashed near the Lakehurst air station killing three persons and injuring three others. The crash occurred during a forced landing shortly after noon. Names of the dead and injured were not released immediately. The wounded were taken to the station hospital.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Navy Public Relations
Atlantic Central Airlines
Newark
Atlantic City
Father Divine Introduces New Bride In Public Photos
Philadelphia dispatch shows Father Divine with his 21 year old white wife, who stands six inches taller than him, as followers watch. The self described god and evangelist had wed Edna Rose Ritchings of Montreal last April 29 in Washington and pledged democracy and Christianity to a new birth of freedom.
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Father Divine
Edna Rose Ritchings
Montreal
Philadelphia
Divine
Patience
Charity
Tree of Life
Canada
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Caribbean quake leaves towns in chaos and refugees housed
The tremor struck Hispaniola and Puerto Rico with up to 158 aftershocks since Sunday. In Manatí and Aguadilla panics sent people into open spaces while schools emptied. The U S embassy asked for medical staff as Red Cross runs camps and aid drops proceed to interior refugees. Coastal cliffs fractured and the rivercourse near Julia Molina Cabrera altered.
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Matanzas
Guayando Observatory
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Hispaniola Island
Aguadilla
Mayaguez
Ponce
Ciudad Trujillo
U. S
Naval District
Red Cross
Pan-American Airways
Julia Molina
Cabrera
Refugee towns rise in quake torn Dominican Republic
American travel adviser Harry C. Kiemfus describes growing refugee camps in the hills of the Dominican Republic, noting thousands living in crude shelters fearful of more tidal waves. He cites 40 drowned at Mantanzas and up to 100 dead in the north region with no deaths in Ciudad Trujillo.
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Miami
Fla
Dominican Republic
Caribbean
Harry C. Kiemfus
American Hotel Corp
Kiemfus
Robert L. Anglaise
Mantanzas
Klemius
Mario Abreu Penzo
Santiago
Ciudad Trujillo
Plum City Plans 30-Bed Hospital at $100000
Durand Wisconsin reports Plum City leaders plan a new 30 bed hospital to replace the 16 bed facility. The project aims for a $100000 cost with $25000 already solicited, to be built in Plum City fourteen miles west of Durand.
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Durand
Wis
Plum City
Here
U W Research Foundation Plans 150 Apt Novel Housing Project
The University of Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation will build 150 apartments in 26 brick or stone buildings on about 12 acres of university land. The $2 million project aims to house married graduate students and junior faculty with garden facing living rooms and will be turned over to the university building corporation after completion next summer. The layout includes 40 one bedroom, 98 two bedroom, and 12 three bedroom units, with a contract expected soon with George A Fuller Co of New York.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
Leonard Schultze
New York
Schultze
University Building Corporation
George A. Fuller Co
Oshkosh Joke Kidnapping Fine Revealed as Prank
In Oshkosh Wisconsin two men Ronald Wilke and Norbert Wohldlt were fined 25 dollars each in municipal court for disorderly conduct after claiming a Wednesday night prank. They admitted to staging a fake kidnapping by using hooded disguises and fake weapons to frighten Carl Schumacher and Charles Clark who were later taken to the Winnebago county airport until daybreak.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Ronald N. Wilke
Norbert E. Wohildt
William A. Golz
Carl Schumacher
Charles Clark
Winnebago County
Golz
Wilke
Wohldt
Clark
Schumacher
USES Official and Wife Injured In Crash
L A Waidlich veterans representative for the United States Employment Service and his wife were injured in a late Thursday automobile crash in Darien Wisconsin. Mrs Waidlich is treated at Elkhorn hospital for a broken collarbone pelvis shock and bruises. Waidlich suffered a broken collarbone. He said another car ran a red light at an intersection and damaged their vehicle breaking the traffic signal. The couple recently moved to a farm on Grandad's Bluff.
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L. A. Waidlich
United States Employment Service
Darien
Walworth County
Canada
United States
Waidlich
Elkhorn
Uses Office
Waidlichs
Grandad’s Bluff
Truman May Talk At AFL Convention
President Truman will make a special effort to address the AFL convention in Chicago on October 7. AFL President William Green said after a White House call that the AFL council in Chicago next Monday will set a program to boost labor friendly candidates for Congress.
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Washington, D. C
William Green
American Federation of Labor
White House
Truman
AFL
Chicago
Green
AFL Council
Fair Notes On Wisconsin Livestock Events And Races
George Werner of the University of Wisconsin led the 4-H club calf division while James Lacey handled the open class beef cattle. A livestock parade is set for Thursday and Saturday at 1 p.m. with 100 boys needed to lead animals. Horse racing follows at 2 p.m. featuring a 2 24 trot and a 2 17 pace, then circus acts to close.
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George Werner
University of Wisconsin
James Lacey
University
Badger Street
Frank Moldenhauer
Harlan Meyer
Alvin Miller
Richard Sterandt
Robert Gilster
George Warner
Extension Dairyman
Bevin Arrives to Lead British Delegation at Peace Conference
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin arrived in Paris to head the British delegation for the peace conference. His London office said he would likely meet soon with Secretary of State Byrnes to discuss Palestine.
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Paris
Ernest Bevin
Bevin
London
Byrnes
Palestine
Victory Day Proclaimed for World War II Surrender Anniversary
Gov Goodland proclaims Wednesday August 14 as Victory Day of World War II and urges communities to honor heroic dead of the conflict. The day marks the first anniversary of Japan's surrender.
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Madison
Goodland
Japan
Two Detroit Ogliers Freed When Girls Dont Press Charge
Four Detroit youths accused of ogling girls from a car were pardoned when the complainants did not appear in court. Traffic Judge George T. Murphy said charges could not be based on hearsay and required written statements from the complainants.
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Detroit Oglers
Detroit
George T. Murphy
Seek To Query Henry Garsson
Attorneys for six creditors seek to place Batavia Metals Products and its Challenge subsidiary into bankruptcy and will ask Martin Ward to authorize questioning Dr Henry Garsson and others about assets operations and finances. United States attorney William J Connors said he forwarded case documents and transcripts to Attorney General Tom C Clark.
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Chicago
Batavia Metals Products Company
Challenge Company
Congress
Martin Ward
Henry Garsson
Garsson
Batavia Company
William J. Connors
United States District Attorney
Tom C. Clark
Marriage Delayed By Shooting Solmnized in Danville
In Danville Illinois a wedding postponed July 30 after the bridegroom was shot and wounded was held last night. Lorenzo J Farnsworth 28 an army veteran who lost sight in one eye and Lola Goodner married in a double ring ceremony. Lee Davis 39 brother in law of the bride was jailed on assault with intent to kill for alleged shotgun attack.
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Danville, II
Vermilion County
Lorenzo J. Fransworth
Lola Goodner
Lee Davis
Farnsworth
Marshall Continues China Peace Talks in Nanking
General Marshall, chief American envoy to China, returned to Nanking from Kuling to resume peace talks with Communist and government representatives. He conferred with Chiang Kai-shek and U S Ambassador John Leighton Stuart. No new military front updates were reported.
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Nanking
Marshall
China
Kuling
Chiang Kai-shek
U. S
John Leighton Stuart
Galesville Youth Wins $100 FFA Award in Speech Contest
In Madison Wisconsin state leaders announced checks mailed this week to FFA members who won events. Ted Tibbitts of Galesville won the $100 award for the state public speaking contest.
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Madison
Wis
Future Farmers of America Organization
Ted Tibbitts
Galesville
FFA
I Want to Go to the Fair This Year
A restless youth begs his mother for a loan to attend the fair. He fantasizes about rides and treats, imagines a big show, and frets about savings and a missing piggy bank while planning a return tomorrow.
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Jimmy
McNarney Denies U S Zone as Refugee Way Station
Gen Joseph T McNarney said the U S zone in Germany is not a stopover to Palestine and warned displaced persons could cost American taxpayers at least 80 million dollars a year after UNRRA ends operations He noted a well organized influx of Jews into American occupied Germany and urged discouraging movements from other areas The U S commander in Europe asserted the zone is not a transit point to elsewhere
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Frankfurt
Germany
Joseph T. McNarney
U. S
Palestine
UNRRA
McNarney
Poland
Europe
United States
Girl Is Found After Missing Since Dance In Evanston
Jill Brohm 18 daughter of Chicago department store executive H D Brohm was found working in a Chicago restaurant. A family spokesman said she had returned home but Evanston police had not been informed. Lt Hubert Kelsh said she disappeared during a community street dance near her Evanston home.
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Evanston
Ill
Jill Brohm
Chicago
Brohm
H. D. Brohm
Wiebolt Stores, Inc
Evans
Hobbies and handicraft draw attention at 4-H fair
Three 4-H hobby groups at the Inter-State fair showcased mounted butterflies and moths scrapbooks buttons handiwork Indian curios and stamps. Fern Pfafflin led in girls judging with mounted specimens hatched by herself. Adults also displayed crochet dish towels and decorated gourds as the fair neared Friday judging.
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Fern Pfafflin
Doris Moon
Ruth Chalsma
John Dilsdorf
Earl Oelke
Allen
Edna Meinking
Ed Pfafflin
Guy Jewett
Ted Kline
John Ofstedahl
la Crosse County
Dway
Truman tells youths U S republic is good for a thousand years
President Truman addressing 117 student visitors from across the nation says the American republic endures for a thousand years and that government reflects the will of the majority. He notes the government is the people and to act is to express majority belief.
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U. S. Republic
Truman
Washington
American Republic
United States
American Legion
AWOL Charge Arrested at Camp McCoy Detail
Jewell N. Franklin, 34, was arrested Thursday at 515 South Fifth Avenue by local police and turned over to military authorities at Camp McCoy for AWOL.
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Jewell N. Franklin
Camp McCoy
South Fifth Avenue
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Holmen Canning CO
Holmen, Wis
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14Th Street
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Neshonec
Mormon Coulee
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Council Prairie
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Joe’s Auto
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St. la Crosse
Congress Club
J. T. McCallum
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Grant County Herald
Lancaster
Miller
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la Crosse
Mr. Miller
Joe Stalin
France
New Republican Popular Party
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Phil Murray
John L. Lewis
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