Hearings Planned On River Area Bus Route Extensions
Two western Wisconsin bus firms seek PSC authority to amend passenger franchises. Red Wing Stage Lines of La Farge seeks service extension along Highway 33 from Reedsburg to La Crosse and intermediate points. Funk Brothers of Bay City applies to operate along Highways 63 29 128 and others from Red Wing Minnesota to Maiden Rock and other Wisconsin routes.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Public Service Commission
Clayton D. Wilson
Red Wing Stage Lines
la Farge
Vernon County
la Crosse Court House
Reedsburg
LaValle
Wonewee
Union Center
Hillsboro
Ontario
Cashton
la Crosse
Maiden Rock
U. S
Plum City
Durand
Pepin County
Arkansas
Truman Arrives For Short Bermuda Stay
President Truman reaches Bermuda aboard the presidential yacht Williamsburg and docks at the U S naval base. He plans a 36 hour visit to refuel and resupply for the remainder of the cruise back to Washington.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Truman
Williamsburg
U. S. Naval Operating Base
Great Britain
Germany
Washington
Labor Day
Montreal City Delivers 2775 Rolls Newsprint to Brazil
The Canadian ship Montreal City arrived in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo bearing 2,775 rolls of badly reed ed Canadian newsprint for both cities on its latest voyage from Canada.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Montreal City
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Canada
Goliath and Hercules Beetles Are Largest in World
Uncle Ray explains Goliath beetles are four to six inches long and live in central and southern Africa. The insect has jagged jaws and can bite like real teeth though it does not eat human flesh. It feeds on rotting wood and plant roots, mostly in Africa, with Africa the only continent home to Goliath beetles. A picture leaflet by Frank C. Pape and Uncle Ray offers ten images and text, available via self addressed stamped envelope to Uncle Ray.
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Goliath
David
Africa
United
Frank C. Pape
Uncle Ray
West Indies
Nature
Million Tuberculosis Deaths in India Reported by Expert
Dr. A C Akil of the All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health warns 1,000,000 Indians die from tuberculosis yearly as incidence rises. Rural areas show up to 1 percent affected, larger towns up to 7 percent, with half infectious. India has about one hospital bed per 1,200 cases. Public health seeks roughly one rupee per capita in government grants for control.
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Bombay
India
A. C. Akil
All-India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health
Calcutta
Akil
Militia Announces Policy Change for National Guard
Maj. Gen. Butler B. Miltenberger says new directives open National Guard units to specialists such as ministers doctors and lawyers without prior WWII service. The change allows commissioning at any time and expands room for about 3000 surgeons and 1200 chaplains in reorganization efforts based on secretary of war guidelines.
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National Guard
Butler B. Miltenberger
National Guard Bureau
Miltenberger
Reorganized
Wisconsin school men to hold two conferences in September
The annual Wisconsin school men's conference will be held September 23-27 in two sessions due to limited hotel facilities. County superintendents and normal school principals meet September 23-25, while city superintendents and supervising principals gather September 26-27, announced State Superintendent John Callahan.
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Madison
Wis
John Callahan
Callahan
Desperate Homeless Britons Overpower Guard at Camp
London report says twenty homeless men and women with babies burst into a camp for German war prisoners near Hereford last night and seized ten vacant huts after overpowering a British army guard. Three hundred German prisoners slept in other buildings as squatters stage nationwide protest over housing.
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London
Hereford
Britain
July Relief Department Expenses Rise and Caseload Grows
The outdoor relief department reports July costs at $5 586.34 with 138 cases and 456 individuals aided, up $1 865.82 from June when 126 persons received aid. July adds 43 applications, 100 end-of-month cases, nine divorce reports, and six referrals while detailing line items such as food 3245 93 shelter 201 89 and administrative salaries 702 50.
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Department of Outdoor Relief
County Board of Supervisors
Louisa Poehling
Balloon released in England reaches Russian zone in Germany
A toy balloon launched in Croy don, England, in 1936 has been recovered in the Russian zone of Germany, tracing a long journey across Europe. The find highlights enduring drift patterns and reflective curiosity about early air travel.
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Croydon
England
Germany
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