State Farmers Get Increases
Wisconsin farmers saw higher cash receipts in 1946 with April totals 64.97 million, up 12 percent from 1945. For January-April, statewide cash receipts reached 241.08 million, about two percent above 1945, while livestock and crop incomes shifted, crop receipts rising 14 percent and overall East North Central region showing mixed results.
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Tribune Washington Bureau
Washington
Wisconsin
Department of Agriculture
East North Central
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Wealthy Rochester farmer admits 16 burglaries in Minnesota
A retired Rochester farmer, John August Sprich, 51, confessed to a three year spree of 16 farm house burglaries across six southern Minnesota counties. He pleaded guilty to second degree burglary and was sentenced to up to five years. Loot included food, clothing, a purse, and tools with thousands of dollars recovered. Sprich reportedly sold much of the rest at community auctions.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Rochester
Minnesota Bureau of
Minnesota
Elmer Stevern
Bureau
John August Sprich
John Jacobs
Wabasha County
William Bennyhoff
Olmsted
Stovern
Sprich
Wisconsin primary tops U.S. interest in Vermont and S Carolina
Wisconsin held a three way gubernatorial contest and La Follette bid for Republican nomination after 12 years as a Progressive. Senate race features McCarthy Kenny Stearns. Immell also runs. Vermont and South Carolina GOP and Democratic contests draw less attention as La Follette’s clash with the party machine unfolds.
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Wisconsin
U.S
Vermont
S. Carolina
Robert M. la Follette
la Follette
GOP
South Carolina
Walter S. Goodland
Senate
Joseph R. McCarthy
Delbert J. Kenny
Perry J. Stearns
Milwaukee
La _ Follette
Ralph M. Immell
Progressive Party
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Sterry R. Waterman
State Unemployment Compensation Commission
Ralph E. Flanders
Boston Federal Reserve Bank
Mortimer R. Proctor
Ernest W. Gibson
Ransome J. Williams
del O'Neal
Arkansas
Argentina Seizes Burlap Bags From Calcutta
The government expropriated more than 9.56 million burlap bags arriving from Calcutta destined for multiple Argentine firms to secure essential supply.
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Argentina
Calcutta
Demonstrations Rise as Mexican Workers Protest Costs
Mexican workers and unions stage protests nationwide against soaring living costs. Organizers demand higher wages and government action as demonstrations unfold in major cities and industrial hubs.
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Mexico
Leaves From a Correspondent Notebook Herford Circus in Occupied Germany
In postwar Germany two dozen circuses bring cheer to civilians and troops. Mario Mayerhoff of the Althoff circus, an anti Nazi veteran, describes damage and scarcity of animals, food, and equipment. The shows run in small tents with intimate seating and live orchestra music rather than bands.
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Buenos Aires
Betty Atlas
Chicago
Mayerhoff
Althoff Circus
Madison Square Garden
New York Skyscraper Plans Helipad Landing Area
A 57 story New York building is planning a heli copter landing area atop the tower. The proposal signals a major enhancement to private and emergency air access in a landmark urban structure.
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New York
Antiphlogistone poultice relief for boils and aches
A moist heat poultice named Antiphlogistine (Aunty Flo) eases boil pain and softens the wound. It also relieves swelling from simple sprains and bruises and helps alleviate cough chest tightness muscle soreness and sore throat. Use hot enough to feel comfortable.
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Flo
Pilots Hold Reunion In Milwaukee Today
Thirty veteran pilots and bomber crewmen from International Escadrille Loixante-Neuf, shot down over France in 1944, gather in Milwaukee for their second annual liberation observance. Capt Jean De Blommaert will speak and soil from Freteval forest will be scattered. Jean Pierre Benard will accept a scroll of appreciation at an au revoir dinner.
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Milwaukee
International Escadrille Loixante-Neuf
France
Wisconsin
Jean de Blommaert
Freteval Forest
Jean Pierre Benard
Henri Bonnet
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Truman
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