Crash Results In Charge Against Youth
Gerald Clark twenty of 1024 Avon Street was charged with reckless driving after a collision with Gene Alland thirty three on Third Street. Clark admitted speeds between 35 and 40 miles per hour and witnesses cited higher speeds. Alland’s car sustained seventy five dollars in damage plus Clark’s vehicle at one hundred seventy five. A second collision at Rose and Clinton streets involved Robert Lang senior and Walter LaHart with combined damages of seventy five dollars.
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Gerald Clark
Avon St
Gene C. Alland
Ferry St
Alland
3Rd
Ferry
Clark
Robert Lang Sr
Rublee Sr
Walter V. LaHart
Ottumwa
Iowa
Rose and
Clinton Streets
Lang
Racial Integration Ordered Being Reconsidered in Hoxie
In Hoxie Arkansas the school board that ordered racial integration is under advisement after a citizens group petitioned to restore segregation. Eight committee members presented the petition following a boycott of integrated schools begun last week affecting about 25 Negro students from an estimated white enrollment of 1,000.
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Hoxie, Ark
Hoxie &Choo! Board
Cop Saves Boy From Milwaukee River Rescue
Milwaukee patrolman Michael Nazeris, racing from a traffic check, arrived at a river dock to find James Novak clinging to danger. He dove in, removed the cap and glasses, and pulled the boy to safety. The child endured only fright.
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Milwaukee
Michael Nazeris
Milwaukee River
Nazeris
James Novak
Boy Strangled by Harmonica Holder in Lancaster Bedroom
Larry George Wealand aged 13 was found slumped over his bed in Lancaster after a belt attached to a metal bed rod and a harmonica holder looped around his neck tightened as the mattress slipped. A deputy coroner cited accidental strangulation during a self made setup to free his hands for playing guitar.
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Lancaster
Larry George Wealand
Madison sees 1338 apply for state traffic officer jobs
About 1338 persons have applied for the new state traffic officer posts in Wisconsin. Of those, 46 are county traffic staff, 19 are deputy sheriffs, and 58 are city police officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Bureau of Personnel
Flying Finns Freed After Federal Parole Decision
Washington parole board released 41 year old brothers George and Charles Finn from the federal correctional institution on Terminal Island Los Angeles. They served 108 days of a one year sentence for interference with a federal officer after a so-called citizens arrest of a federal prosecutor over a surplus plane dispute.
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Washington
USS
Flying Finn Twins
Los Angeles
Federal Correctional Institution
Terminal Island
George
Charles Finn
Anna Costello Dies in Tomah Wisconsin
Anna Costello, 72, died Tuesday morning in Tomah Wisconsin. Funeral services set for Friday at 9:30 a.m. at St Marys Catholic Church with Rev Gerard O Rourke officiating. Burial in church cemetery. She taught 38 years in Tomah elementary schools and retired as supervisor of Miller Elementary. Survived by sister Cathryn Brennan.
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Tomah
Wis
Anna Costello
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Gerard O'Rourke
Ninneman
Miss Costello
Michael Costello
Stevens Point Teachers College
Wisconsin Rapids
Miller Elementary School
William
Cathryn) Brennen
Reserve Bill Offers Shortened Duty and Options to Join RR
The text outlines a revised reserve bill with two options for ex servicemen. Those past 18 and choosing two years active duty will reduce total obligation to six years. Those who served before the bill faces eight years standby duty unless recalled in war. Two packages run until July 1 1957: 150000 volunteers yearly may release after 12 months active duty by joining the RR for three years, and 2001000 men yearly may join RR for one year after discharge to avoid future recalls.
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R.R
R.R. F
Milne’s Rise Led to Sturgess Branch Presidency in 1943
Milne born in North Dakota rose through banking with Northwest Bancorporation. After starting as a banker in 1939 and serving as assistant cashier at First National Bank of the Black Hills Rapid City he became vice president and manager at the Sturgess Branch in 1943. He is married with three children and active in Good Will Industry Boy Scouts Lions Club and City Planning Commission.
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First National Bank of the Black Hills
Rapid City
S.D
Sturgess
Milne
North Dakota
Sheyenne High School
Business
Fargo
St. Cloud
Good Will
Boy Scouts
Lions Club
City Planning Commission
Northwest Bancorporation
Banco Times
Northwest Bancorporation Group
Live poultry market report from Chicago coops
USDA data shows live poultry steady with receipts in coops totaling 707 on Tuesday and 967 coops overall. Weights include 156 646 pounds with heavy hens 21 to 24 pounds, night hens 17.5 to 18.5, broilers 29 to 30, old roosters 13.5 to 14.5, caponettes 4 to 5 pounds at 32 to 34, and over 5 pounds.
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Chicago
USDA
Cop Denies Theft Charge in Manitowoc Commission Hearing
Stuart Wetenkamp, a Manitowoc police officer, denied stealing electrical appliances from a local warehouse at a public hearing. He refused a lie detector test unless the entire department tested, saying he did not believe he was guilty. The Fire and Police Commission planned to decide that afternoon on Chief James Kuplic's recommendation to drop him from the force.
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Manitowoc
Stuart Wetenkamp
Alla
Wetenkamp
Fire and Police Commission
Madison
Commission
Joseph Staalson
James Kuplic
Insurance Men See Hurricane Hitting Long Coastal Section
New York insurance officials warned that Hurricane Connie could strike a long East Coast arc from North Carolina to New England. The National Board of Fire Underwriters traced a path from Wilmington to Cape Hatteras by Thursday morning, turning north toward Portsmouth and Baltimore, then northeast toward eastern Long Island and southern New England. Board adjusted B. P. L. Carden cautioned it remains a forecast, not a guarantee, urging precautions in the affected areas.
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New York
North Carolina
New England
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Wilmington
N.C
Cape Hatteras
Portsmouth
Baltimore
Long Island
Cape Cod
B. P. L. Carden
Skindiver Artists Paint Under Water
PALOS VERDES Calif Two skindiver artists Dan Manzer and John Lewen berger both of Manhattan Beach painted a marine scene ten feet under water at Marineland. They used diving gear dropped their easels into the aquarium tank and descended to paint using lead weights and underwater grade composition boards and paint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palos Verdes
Calif
Dan Manzer
John Lewenberger
Manhattan Beach
Marineland
Bound Over For Use Of An Assumed Name
Samuel Horowitz 34 former Communist party organizer bound over to Milwaukee Municipal Court for trial on using an assumed name to obtain a Wisconsin driver's license and automobile registration. Extradited from Minnesota, bail set at 7500 dollars after dismissal motion rejected.
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Milwaukee
Samuel Horowitz
Communist Party
Wisconsin
Horowitz
Minnesota
Winona Livestock Prices and Chicago Market Report
Winona livestock buyers set hours 8 am to 4 pm week days and 8 am to noon Saturday with post closing arrival handling. Hog, cattle, calf and lamb prices listed with weights and ranges. Chicago and South St. Paul markets show steady to mixed movement, with hogs firm to higher and cows, bulls, calves and lambs varying by class and weight.
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South ST. Paul
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
U.S
Work Wanted Ads Offer Faster Job Leads
Classified note invites readers to find work faster by placing Work Wanted ads and provides the contact number 2-8040 for details.
Hoover Celebrates 81st Birthday in Oregon
Herbert Hoover attends 1884 Minthorn cottage dedication in Newberg as part of his 81st birthday tour. He arrives in Salem by plane with A. C. Mattei and staff, planned to unveil Hoover Boulevard milepost and visit McKenzie River after ceremonies.
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Newberg
Ore
Willamette Valley
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Scottage
Salem
Here
Henry R. Minthorn
Minthorn
Oregon
A. C. Mattei
San Francisco
Mattei
Bernice Miller
McKenzie River
Esther L Falkenstein Rites Planned in La Crosse
Esther L Falkenstein 59 wife of Rudolph M Falkenstein 2227 Wood St died in a local hospital Tuesday. Born July 24 1896 in La Crosse she is survived by husband a daughter Vivian Gilbertson of Torrance California a son Bernell D Falkenstein Stillwater Minnesota sisters Alphild Hansen Agnes Rice Hilma Schrad er and a brother Herbert Hansen all of La Crosse Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery funeral Friday 2 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church officiated by Rev Carl Zimmerman. Friends may call at the chapel 1339 Caledonia St Thursday 7 9 p.m. and at the church Friday 1 2 p.m.
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Esther L. Falkenstein
Rudolph M. Falkenstein
Wood St
la Crosse
Donald
Vivian) Gilbertson
Torrance
Calif
Bernell D. Falkenstein
Stillwater
Minn
Alphild O. Hansen
Emil A
Agnes) Rice
George
Hilma) Schra
Herbert G. Hansen
Calvary Bajpuist
Charles and Logan Sts
Carl Zimmerman
Oak Grove
Caledonia St
Couple Weds 76 Years in Quiet Texas-Oklahoma Milestone
Sny der Oklahoma Kiowa County celebrates a 76th wedding anniversary for W A Fullingim and his wife Annie. He turned 100 last month with family at his son’s home, while Annie is 95. The couple, Texas natives, married in 1870 and moved to Oklahoma in the 1890s to ranch in the Wichita Mountains. They are among Oklahoma’s oldest active ranchers, with a daughter Madge Walker and two sons nearby.
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Snyder
Okla
Kiowa County
W. A
Uncle Bunch) Fullingim
Fullingim
Annie
Texas
Clarksville
Tex
Decatur
Denton
Oklahoma
Cattle
Wichita Mountains
Madge Walker
Altus
Frank
Will
Bank In Oshkosh Boosts Capital to Increase Depositor Safety
Directors of the First National Bank of Oshkosh voted to raise the bank’s combined capital account by 500000, increasing surplus to 1500000 and capital common stock to 500000. President Leighton Hough says the move gives greater capacity in relation to deposits and more safety for depositors.
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Oshkosh
First National Bank of Oshkosh
Leighton Hough
Weather Summary for The Midwest States
Weather record from US Department of Commerce notes Wisconsin fair and cooler tonight and Thursday pleasant. Minnesota fair with little temperature change tonight and Thursday. Iowa mostly fair tonight and Thursday with cooler tonight and little change Thursday.
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Weather Record
US Department OF Commerce
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
River Forecast Near Alma to Lynxville and Dam 10
Mississippi River levels are falling above Lake Pepin and steady from Alma to Lynxville. Officials expect about a two foot rise at Dam 10 by Thursday night with a slow continued rise through Saturday. Sunrise Thursday is 8 04 AM and sunset 7 16 PM.
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Hastings
Guttenberg
Pepin
Alma
Lynxville
Portugal Protest Over India Preparations Near Frontier
Lisbon charges India with disturbing preparations near Portugal’s Indian frontier. A government communique reports military huts near Diu and thousands of troops at Damao, with Bombay efforts to recruit volunteers for a march on the colonies. India urges merger and independence anniversaries loom.
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Lisbon
Portugal
India
Overseas Ministry
Diu
Damao
Bombay
Britain
Goa
County Psychiatrist Quits Over Salary Negotiations
Green Bay Dr. Elizabeth Kane wife of Brown County Judge Archie McComb resigns as county psychiatrist amid salary dispute. She earned 8240 dollars annually since 1949. County board committee recommended 11000 dollars with a three year contract, but the plan was rejected. She will work full time in Marquette Michigan where she has been employed one day weekly. Judge McComb plans to retire in January.
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Green Bay
Elizabeth Kane
Brown County
Archie McComb
Marquette
Mich
Buddy Baer Cannot Pay Alimony as Actor Cites Age
In Los Angeles former prize fighter Jacob Buddy Baer said he cannot pay $750 in alimony arrears, claiming he is too old to fight and lacks acting experience for wrestling. The judge dismissed the suit filed by his estranged wife May Mann, a movie fan magazine writer and Miss Utah 1938. Baer, 40, said he is a film actor but has earned only $6,000 this year, money spent on living expenses.
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Los Angeles
Jacob
Buddy) Baer
Baer
May Mann
Utah
Police Ambulance Answers Two Calls
The police ambulance made two trips on Tuesday. At 4 37 a.m. Norris Kimball 46 was taken from a city jail to a local hospital. At 2 46 p.m. Bertha Thompson 56 of 1314 Pine Street was taken to a local hospital after a heart attack. Fire units Squad One and Engine Four helped administer oxygen.
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Norris Kimball
Auto-Lite Company
Bertha Thompson
Pine ‘St
Thompson
Land Fire Department
Engine Four
Naval Observatory Clocks Keep Time Within Seconds
The Naval Observatory in Washington DC provides the nation’s standard time and its clocks drift by only a second or less in a month.
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Naval Observatory
Washington, D.C
Teenagers to Dance Aug 13 at Myrick Park Shelter House
The La Crosse Youth Council sponsors a teen dance on August 13 from 8:30 to 10:45 pm at Myrick Park shelter house. No charge, memberships sold, soft drinks available, chaperones and police protection provided. If behavior warrants, a second dance may be held August 27. Organizers promise a real cool evening and invite teens to bring their guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
New Bathing Suit Turns Transparent Lawsuit For $20000
Claudia A Hamilton sues Glamor Shops Inc of New York for 20000 claiming a new bathing suit turned transparent from the waist down. She says crowds watched her rise from the sea in a semi nude state and she suffered shock and psychic injury requiring her to walk the strand under a towel to avoid leers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
S.C
Claudia
A. Hamilton
Glamor Shops, Inc
New York
Winona Sheriff Seeks Help Locating Two Missing Boys
Winona County sheriff asks local police to watch for two youths last seen Sunday at the county fair in St Charles Minnesota. They are Timothy Burns 18 and Cletus Hanson 16.
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Winona County
Winona
St. Charles
Minn
Timothy Burns
Cletus Hanson
Police Chief Lancaster Reappointed by City Council
Melvin Gilles 45 a former Grant County sheriff and Lancaster police chief was reappointed tonight to lead the city force. He will assume the post Sept 1 succeeding H L Prachard who was dismissed by council last month at a special meeting.
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Lancaster
Melvin Gilles
Grant County
Leity Council
Gilles
H. L. Prachard
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