Polio Case Reported in Sparta Center and City Pool Closure
Sparta Center confirmed its first polio case involving 11 year old Robert Taylor, prompting Dr. Van Duzen to advise health safeguards. The Sparta municipal pool is to close despite earlier statements, as Trempealeau County reports additional polio cases and Monroe County notes multiple infections and deaths. The Monroe County Foundation for Infantile Paralysis pledges aid with treatment costs and instructs families to contact chairwoman Mrs. Armand Cimaroli.
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Wisconsin
Sparta
Robert Taylor
Wisconsin General Hospital
State Board of Health
van Duzen
Franklin R. King
Ita
Trempealeau County
Betty
Lea Marie Formelia
Clinton Street
Herman Dorscheid
South 16Th Street
Trempealeau
la Crosse
Arthur Ofsadah
Ettrick
Eileen Weisenberger
Ralph Weisenberger
Arcadia
Linda
Earl Estensons
Whitehall
Archie Johnson
Hale Township
Eau Claire
Dale
Orland Johnson
Osseo
Chad Bushnell
Guerdon Bushnell
Rochester
Monroe County
Armand Cimaroli
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Cimaroli
Central Avenue
Evicted Family Finds A House Near School
The La Crosse family of eight faced eviction for the second time in two years. Coulee Region residents responded quickly with offers from landlords who welcomed the six children. The family chose a seven room house with garden space and a garage near a school. Parents thanked all helpers.
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la Crosse
Coulee
Heir Actress Parents Inheritance Mystery Surfaces
In Los Angeles a complex family dispute emerges surrounding the heir of Adolah Soreckies Jr. The case involves a will and claims over a newborn child tied to Koy Williams and other parties. Authorities monitor the unfolding allegations amid ambiguous court filings.
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Los Angeles
Suger
Adolah Soreckies, Jr
Acides Koy
Iliams
Weather outlook for La Crosse area tonight and Wednesday
For La Crosse and vicinity. Generally fair with little change in temperature tonight and Wednesday. Low tonight 66, high Wednesday 85.
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la Crosse
Fifth Annual Summer Recreation Concert Draws 250 Musicians
More than 250 musicians from seven years to college age will take part in the fifth annual summer recreation concert on Wednesday at 8 p m in the Vocational school auditorium. An admission charge will help defray expenses. Five city recreation groups will perform under the department. Mrs Raymond Plamador will play organ interludes. A citywide string orchestra directed by Leigh Eider, a new girls chorus under E M Saterbak with piano and three violin accompaniments, and a swing symphony directed by an aide to William Ba will join. The junior band, directed by Saterk, includes junior high players from across the city. The senior recreation band is led by Baker and Mrs Frank Italiano, substituting for her husband at the University of Wisconsin.
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City Recreation Department
Musc
Raymond Plamadore
Leigh Eider
E. M. Saterbak
Swing Symphony
Eee
William Ba
Unior
Saterk
Baker
Frank Italiano
University of Wisconsin
No Bad Taste In Treated Water Says Expert
L F Warrick says La Crosse water can be chlorinated without objectionable tastes and odors for adequate safety. He warns initial taste changes may occur due to reactions with organic coatings in mains but supports chlorination to ensure drinking water safety. Warrick cites historical outbreaks linked to untreated groundwater and urges strict groundwater protection.
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la Crosse
L. F. Warrick
Garland Weidner
Warrick
United States
Truman Hopes To Save 2 Reorganization Plans
Maj. Gen. Alden H. Waitt testified that Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan asked him to prepare a memorandum listing eight officers eligible to be chemical corps chief. He said the request came at a social gathering and reflected his personal opinion. The inquiry also touched on Hunt and others tied to the five percent contractor scheme.
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Washington
Alden H. Waitt
Harry H. Vaughan
Waitt
Army Chemical Corps
Senate Investigations Committee
Vaughan
Truman
James V. Hunt
Hunt
Ware
Mundt
R-Sd
Army
Herman Feldman
Secretary of the Army Gravy
Gray
Senate
Roy T. Evans
Steel Bigwig Declines Fourth Wage Increase in Fact-Finding
Bethlehem Steel president Arthur B Homer told a presidential board that his company cannot and will not participate in a fourth wage boost. The Steelworkers union seeks 30 cents an hour plus portions for pension and insurance, claiming profits are high. The board, hearing testimony from multiple firms, aims to advise the White House by August 30.
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New York
Arthur B Homer
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Homer
Trumar
White House
CIO Steelworkers
Samuel S. Rosenman
Roosevelt
Bethlehem
David L Cole
Paterson, N. J
Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp
A. M. Bevers Co
Lukens Steel Co
Colorado Fuel and Iron Co
Truman summons six Demo senators to White House
President Truman held a White House meeting with six Democratic senators to secure support for two government reorganization plans. Sen Hoey led the group, with Sparke man Hill Fulbright Johnson and Maybank present, as debate opened on Plan No 1 creating a welfare department and Plan No 2 moving the employment security bureau to the labor department.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Hoey
D-Nc
Senate
Department of Welfare
Bureau of Employment Security
Federal Security Administration
Labor Department
Fees
McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Executive Expenditures Committee
Fulbright
Welfare
Oscar Ewing
Lucas
Ill
Congress
House
Federal Security
Labor Departments
Korea Receives New Diplomatic Recognitions
Foreign Minister Ben C. Limb of Korea announced Belgium and Australia extended formal recognition to the Republic of Korea. He noted Turkey sent greetings on the republic’s first anniversary.
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Seoul
Ben C. Limb
Korea
Belgium
Australia
Republic of Korea
Limb
Republic
Chicken Rejected Corn Reaches 20 Foot Height in Pennsylvania
In Seward Pa on the John A Carlson farm an 84 year old farmer grows corn two stories tall. The corn was planted to fill space for his chickens who refused to eat it due to its enormous size. The stalks tower about 20 feet while a normal crop is six or seven feet. The farmer is baffled by the gargantuan plant and admits he does not know what variety it is.
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Seward
John A. Carlson
Release Five Of 11 Youths From Hospital After Crash
Five of the 11 youths hurt in a Sunday night traffic accident were discharged from hospital. The car left a French island road, skidded 200 feet, then rolled again. Injuries ranged from fractures and internal injuries to lacerations and a kidney injury among the riders.
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French Island
Donald Halgerson
Edna Jerome
St. James Street
Robert Hanson
Fred Vater
Vivian Knutson
Charles Street
Linden Oldenberg
John Russell
Island
Claire Revels
Fay Swartz
Eleanor Jerome
Bernice Johnson
Copeland Avenue
Ivan Wright
Senate Reopens Hearings On Foreign Arms Program
Senators reversed themselves in a stormy session and ordered hearings on the 1.45 billion foreign arms program. Witnesses will include Henry Wallace and Norman Thomas, with hearings starting Wednesday expected to last about two days.
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Washington
Connally
Senate Foreign Relations and Arms Services Committee
Henry A. Wallace
Norman Thomas
Senate
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Defense Johnson
Douglas MacArthur
Japan-Korea
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Dules
R-Ny
Dulles
Marine explorer calls off 6000 foot solo dive
Marine explorer Otis Barton halted his attempt to descend 6000 feet below the ocean surface after three days of mechanical troubles and rough seas. He had reached 2300 feet in a diving bell before surfacing, a record depth for solo descent, following the 1934 joint dive with William Beebe.
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Calif
Otis Barton
Barton Monday
William Beebe
Bermuda
Santa Cruz Island
Santa Barbara
Mitchell Dies After Traffic Collision On Peachtree Street
Margaret Mitchell author of Gone with the Wind died Tuesday after a speeding car struck her and her husband while crossing Peachtree Street. She suffered a fractured skull, pelvic injuries and other trauma. Police charged driver High D. Gravitt, 28, with suspicion of manslaughter.
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Atlanta
Margaret Mitchell
Peachtree Street
Miss Mitchell
John R. Marsh
High D. Gravitt
Truman Aide Appointed McKee Elsey Named Assistant
President Truman on Tuesday named George McKee Elsey to a $10,000 a year administrative assistant post. The 31 year old from Oakmont Pennsylvania previously served as an assistant to Clark M. Clifford, special counsel to the president.
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Washington
Truman
George McKee Elsey
Communist Forces Advance as Kanshien Contact Is Lost
Canton reports indicate radio contact with Kanshien defenders was lost as Communist troops push toward the city 200 miles northeast. An army spokesman hinted the rail center may have fallen while Americans in Canton await evacuation options as U S planes prepare to withdraw staff from the provisional capital.
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Canton
Kanhsien
Joint Commission On Rural Reconstruction
U. S
South China
Retired railroad man G. E. Smith dies at 68
G E Smith 68 longtime Milwaukee and Burlington railroad employee died suddenly Tuesday at 238 South 24th street of a heart attack. He joined Burlington as call boy in 1898 later served on Milwaukee line and La Crosse yard, retiring in 1948. Survived by wife two sons five daughters 17 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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George E. Smith
Milwaukee and
Burlington
South 24Th Street
Burlington Road
Milwaukee Railroad
Minneapolis
la Crosse
Smith
Brotherhood of Railroad
Ind
Edith Moller Breaks Shanghai Blockade In 500 Ton Trade
Agents for the 800 ton coastal freighter Edith Moller announced the vessel ran the Nationalist blockade of Shanghai. The ship had entered two weeks earlier with 500 tons of cotton chemicals medicine and other goods, and departed with 500 tons of tung oil braces and mail.
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Shanghai
Edith Moller
Camp McCoy Plane Crash Injures Two Officers
A liaison aircraft at Camp McCoy Wisconsin crashed during a short field landing drill injuring both occupants. First Lieutenant James Campbell Urbana Illinois received a back injury facial lacerations and bruises while Second Lieutenant Malcolm Percell East St. Louis Illinois suffered a fractured jaw three missing teeth and multiple cuts. The L 16A plane was a total loss.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Mark Plaistad
44Th Division
James Campbell
Urbana
Ill
Malcolm Percell
East St. Louis
233Rd Field Artillery
Plaistad
Dissatisfied faction urges ITU to drop no surrender policy
At the 91st annual ITU meeting in Oakland the St. Louis delegation pushes to remove the no surrender contract rule from by laws while administration delegates seek to extend the union president's contract powers. The dispute centers on Taft Hartley faced by the ITU and its 1947 shift away from formal agreements amid strikes and NLRB actions.
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Oakland
Calif
International Typographical Union
ITU
St. Louis
Woodruff Randolph
Indianapolis
Chicago
National Labor Relations Board
American Newspaper Publishers Association
NLRB
Robert Denham
Noebod
Bradley assumes top U S military post
General Omar N. Bradley is sworn in as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, the first person to hold the newly created post. He will coordinate among the army navy and air force but has no vote or command authority.
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Washington
Omar N. Bradley
Army
Defense
Johnson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Congress
Navy
Air Force
Bradley
Used Plymouth Ad Says 1946 4-Door Sedan For Sale
Harry Welch of 2116 South 15th Street lists a late 1946 Plymouth Special DeLuxe 4-Door sedan with 16 060 miles in excellent condition. One owner, reasonable price, contact 3680 for details.
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Community Chest
Oren W. Fowler
The
Chest
Oscar Johnson
South 22Nd
Rosemary Thayer
St. James
Betty Elkert
Betty Brokaw
South 19Th
Petra Anderson
Cass
Tribune
Sparta Center
Charles L. Larson
Port Washington
Wisconsin American Legion
Heir
Local Wearuer
Canada
Canaca
Clark
Rogers
Evans
Quartermaster Corps
Tighe Woods
Jess Larson
WAA
Woods
HST
Rosenman
Union
Welfare Department
Employment Security Bureau
Western
Ireland
Stalberg
Galway
TWA
Paris
G. E. Smith
McCoy
Army Field
AFL
Gen. Bradley
Harry Welch
South 15Th St
Plymouth
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