Beneficial Rain Improves Wisconsin Crops Statewide
Rain eased drought across Wisconsin with temperatures 1 to 4 degrees below normal. Southern and central regions saw the most benefits while some areas remained dry. Early corn in good condition, later corn improving but pockets of dryness persist. Buckwheat, soybeans, alfalfa, red clover yields fair though light. pastures short but greening in spots.
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Wisconsin
Howard J. Thompson
U. S
Milwaukee
Associated Press Today
Brown County
Sudan
Dischargees Discharged at Fort Sheridan Aug. 13
List of discharged soldiers includes T4 Charles M. Eckert 1105 South Third Street Pfc Kenneth V. Anderson 1010 Gohres Street T5 Charles R. Kramer R I S Sgt Lauren E. Bessing Soldiers Grove Pfc Thomas H. Mark Camp Douglas Sgt John Sobotta Arcadia S Sgt Paul W. Pelrett Viola Pvt Herschel W. A. Herritz Reedsburg S Sgt Merle T. Thorson Hillsboro Pvt Maynard F Niedfeldt West Salem
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Fort Sheridan
Charles M. Eckert
South Third Street
Kenneth V. Anderson
Gohres Street
Charles R. Kramer
Lauren E. Bessing
Soldiers Grove
Thomas H. Mark
Camp Douglas
John ©. Sobotta
Arcadia
Paul W. Pelrett
Viola
Herschel W. A. Herritz
Reedsburg
Merle T. Thorson
Hillsboro
Maynard F. Niedfeldt
West Sajem
Surplus Probe Examines Dummy Corporations and Fields
The House surplus property committee opened to probe dummy corporations aiding war goods speculation. Benjamin F. Fields testified about scarce material access while chairman Slaughter sought recall of who received about 1200 dollars from a brokerage deal and named a possible John Doe.
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Washington
House
Benjamin F. Fields
Slaughter
D-Mo
Fields
John Doe
Vet Welcome Program At State Fair In Milwaukee
An all Wisconsin welcome program for World War II veterans is planned for opening day of the State fair. Former service members gain free admission to grounds and grandstand in the afternoon, and half price at night. Governor Goodland proclaims the day reunion and welcome home.
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Milwaukee
Goodland
Birthday Greetings for Arthur Evans and Others
A birthday message lists Arthur Evans of 809 Perry Street Mrs Adolph Terpel of Bangor Wis Mrs Stanley Erickson of Mindoro Wis and Mrs Jennie Bor of 722 South 16th Street with best wishes on their anniversaries.
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Arthur Evans
Perry Street
Adolph Terpel
Bangor
Wis
Stanley Erickson
Mindoro
Jennie Bor
South 16Th Street
Heat and drought ruin Wisconsin grain prospects
Madison reports that early predictions of record grain crops in Wisconsin were dashed by six weeks of heat and low rainfall. Walter Erling notes rainfall below normal since April, with hot dry weather after mid July reducing hay yields to about 75 percent of 1945. Corn yields drop below last year as drought hits southern Wisconsin. spring wheat and rye fared better due to early maturation. Pasture conditions remain below the 10 year average for the third month.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Walter Erling
State Federal Departments of Agriculture
Ebling
Navy Has Waiting Recruit List For Electronic Technicians
Washington reports Vice Admiral Louis E Denfeld says the Navy has a waiting list of men ready to enter naval service. He notes no selective service call is planned when drafts resume, with the Army issuing a 25 000 man call next month and projected 160 000 draftees needed over six months.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Adm
Louis E. Dented
Naval Personnel
Naval Service
Willard S. Paul
General Staff
Denfeld
Kenosha Polio Cases Rise With One New Reported
Kenosha County health authorities reported a poliomyelitis total of 37 after adding one new case yesterday.
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Kenosha
Wis
Kenosha County
Polio Wanes In Few Areas
Polio shows signs of decline in several states while Minnesota faces the worst surge with 1,124 cases and 81 deaths. Health officials warn it is early to declare an end as Kansas Iowa Nebraska Oklahoma Ohio and Florida report abatement and Colorado reports a historic outbreak. The Army offers plastic baby lungs until iron lungs arrive.
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Army Air Forces
Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Ohio
Florida
Minnesota
Mississippi
Colorado
Minneapolis
Missouri
Wisconsin
New Mexico
Texas
Indiana
Louisiana
Pretoria students stage rag with giant bomb floats
In a hospital aid rag at Pretoria University South Africa students parade floats shaped like atomic bombs ranging from a few feet to large truck sized props to raise funds for a hospital.
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Pretoria University
South Africa
China Rulers Call For Civil War Amid Peace Talks
Communist spokesman Wang Ping-nam said the government wants war and distrusts Chiang Kai-shek's peace bid. Wang and Zhou En-lai studied Chiang's 5 000 word statement after meeting to assess the dispute between the Communists and Kuomintang. Chiang urged the Communist party to renounce military seizure of power and join in peace efforts.
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Nanking
Wang Ping-nam
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Chiang
Kuomintang
Wang
Chou En-lai
Sun Bakes Snakes Across Desert Dwellers
A quirky report notes rattlesnakes exposed to intense sun perish within about 15 minutes, highlighting desert heat dangers for wildlife and researchers observing reptile behavior.
Waukesha Pool Closure Shifts to Prevent Polio Spread
Waukesha city officials order Buchner park swimming pool closed next Thursday to forestall poliomyelitis spread. The pool was to close on Labor Day. The text also notes John James Audubon was son of a French naval officer.
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Waukesha
Wis
Buchner Park
John James Audubon
Man In Assault Case Is Adjudged Sane
James F. Lincoln Jr. a 29 year old son of a Cleveland industrialist was found sane after a psychiatric exam. He pleaded guilty June 18 to assault with intent to kill Joliet farm girl Carol Williams. He admitted striking her with a hammer and firing four times. The doctor recommends a Stateville prison sentence of one to 14 years.
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Joliet, II
James F. Lincoln, Jr
Lincoln
Stateville
Roy Barrick
Diagnostic
Illinois State Prison
Carol Williams
Joliet Farm
Youth Center Dance Planned For Tonight
The Wee Blue Inn SOS and the Y HI DEN sponsor a weekly youth center dance at the YMCA tonight at 8 30 p m This is the only youth center dance of the week Bob Clark s 11 piece band provides music The Y Hi Den snack bar and lounge are open Chaperones include Mrs Bellevue Miss Anderson Miss Cameron Herb Fregin and Clark Dobbins Teens from La Crosse and surrounding area are invited to attend.
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Wee Blue Inn
SOS
Y-Hi-Den
YMCA
Bob Clark
Bellevue
Miss Anderson
Cameron
Herb
Fregin
Clark Dobbins
la Crosse
20000 Jews Leave Poland Illegally After Kielce Pogrom
Warsaw dispatch reports a foreign ministry spokesman estimated about 20,000 to 25,000 Jews fled Poland illegally since the Kielce pogrom in July. Government issued 4,764 emigration permits from Jan to Aug. Most refugees sought paths via the American sector of Germany or Czechoslovakia to reach Palestine and other destinations.
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Warsaw
Foreign Ministry
Poland
Kielce
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Palestine
U. S
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