Firefighters battle large western forest fires across six states
Firefighters battled flames across six western states on Monday. At least six major fires remained out of control in Idaho's Payette and Yellowstone in Wyoming, with 900 plus lightning fires covering about 33 000 acres. Four crewmen were hospitalized, and winds eased after the weekend.
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National
Payette National Forest
Idaho
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming
California
Tinaba
Hell's Canyon
Payette Forest
Riggins
Yellowstone Pach
Mammoth
Mirror Ulsteau
Yellowstone Lake
Cama
Baise National Forest
Ldalho
Washington
Coeur D'Alene
9500 Guard Troops March as Illinois Governor Inspects
Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson inspects the 9,500 strong 44th division at Camp McCoy Wisconsin, marking a full equipment review. He rides in a jeep before taking a seat with dignitaries including Lieut. Gov. Sherwood Dixon and Maj. Gen. Leo Boyle while Army officers and political leaders look on.
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CAMP _McCOY
Wis
Specil
Almmer
Adin Stevenson
Silnois
Camp McCoy
Guv. Stevenson
Crew
Joseph Teece
Adth
Nic
Unele National Guard
Ina
Gov
Sherwood Dixon
120Th Dinfantry
Leo M. Boyle
Springfield
Ilinois
Richard Smykal
George Ferry
Chicago
Hanford MacNicder
John Downes
Adi
State Deaths Number Three At Least Four Persons Dead
In Wisconsin, several fatalities and serious injuries occurred from weekend accidents. Harry Gneiser Jr., 26, of Fond du Lac auto firm, died when his night plane crashed near Fond du Lac. Wilmy Zimmmerman, 20, injured seriously. Francis Parkinson, 25, of La Fayette county, died in a car swerving into a ditch. Arthur C. Martin died from injuries at Merton convalescent home. An elderly man struck by a truck crossing Highway 74 near Meaton. Beloit restaurateur Mike Maris, 54, died from injuries after a head on collision two miles north of Beloit on U.S. Highway 51. Three others were injured in the crash.
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Stindey
Wisconsin
Harry Gneisey, Jr
Fond du Line Auto Agency
Execut
Wilmy Zimmerman
Gneiser
Francis Parkinson
la Fayette County
Parkinson
Arthur C. Martin
Merton Convalescent Home
Ady Cure
Mike Maris
Beloit
Janesville
Frain Kills Woman Near Gumar d On Train Tracks
Mrs. Title Hanson, 63, of Gumard Michigan, was killed Monday near her home when she stepped onto the path of a Chicago and North Western train while on her way to mail a letter. The incident occurred in Menominee County.
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Frain
Mich
Title Hanson
Gumard
Mondus
Chicago and North Western
Local Weather For La Crosse and Vicinity
Weather bulletin for La Crosse and nearby areas predicts fair sky tonight and Tuesday with moderate temperatures. Lows near 80 degrees tonight and highs around 83 degrees on Tuesday.
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la Crosse
Secret Letter Linked Mundt to Five Percenter Inquiry
Senator Mundt cites a secret letter beginning Dear Pop as a key witness in the five percenter probe. He calls it an eye witness account connecting gifts of home freezers and perfume company influence to Washington officials. The author, a former service member, may testify at upcoming hearings or be examined privately.
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Marvin L. Aerrowsmith
Washington
Pop
Mundt
R-Sd
The
Armed Services
South Dakota
Senate
Vaughan to testify on five percenters probe
Washington Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan, President Truman’s military aide, is due to testify Wednesday before the Senate committee probing five percenters. A committee member said Vaughan’s links to gifts from the Verley perfume firm and a 1845 Paris trip will be questioned, along with who paid for home freezers and related government clearances. The panel also plans to press Maragon on the full affair as Mundt notes a tie to a “Dear Pop” letter.
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Washington
Harry H. Vaughan
Senate
Vaughan
Truman
Inquiy
Harry A. Vaughn
Albert Verley Co
Chicago
Vaughian Yo Festity
David Bennett
Verley Company
Harry Hoffman
Milwaukee
Verley
Holtman
John Mangon
Paris
Maragon
Mundt
Pop
Harvests Pear Crop In City
In Loomis Street yard at 1326 Loomis, pear trees yielded a record six and a half bushels despite theft by birds and squirrels. The trees also include plum and apple varieties, with two yearly crops noted. Harvey, a C B Q railroad conductor and draft board member, devotes spare time to his small orchard and garden.
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Hirevey E. Boyte
Loomis Street
Harvey
C.B. & Q. Railroad
Draft Board
Nationalist Success Report From Central China Front
Nationalists claimed renewed success Monday on the vital central China war front north of the Communist threatened refugee capital. Details remain sparse as reports from Canton and surrounding areas emphasize momentum and strategic gains.
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Central China War
Nearer Think Machine Faces Future of Fast Computers
Philadelphia story details the Binac, an electronic brain by Eckert and Mauchly, able to perform 500000 additions and 200000 multiplications in two hours. It uses binary coding and weighs under one ton, with Eniac as its larger predecessor. A third computer, Univac, will handle decimal numbers and letters and process the 1950 census data.
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Herb Altschull
Philadelphia
J. Prospert Eckert, Jr
John W. Mauchly
University To Pennsylvania
Eckert
Mauchly
Binac
Eniac
Eckert and Mauchly
Univac
Biiac
Prudential Life Insurance Co
Uni
Tito Supporters Clash With Reds Over Vienna Claim War
Yugoslav supporters countered Soviet threats as Borba accused Russia of using Russian citizens in Yugoslavia as spies. Yugoslavia replied to a August 11 note calling Yugoslavia an enemy and accused Moscow of double-cross over Austrian territory and Corinthia. The exchange comes amid Tito seeking Western aid while maintaining defiance against Soviet pressure.
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Associated Press
London
Yugoslavia
Russia
Marshal Tito
Vigoslavia
Borba
Tito
Yugo
Slav Foreign Ministry
Soviet Union
Cominform
Communist International
Austria
Local Polio Victim Dies and Rising Cases Reported
The polio death of Raymond Schlicht age 28 at a local isolation hospital was the season's tenth. Health officials announced four new cases raising Monroe County totals to 20 and 88 statewide. A Friday film at Fifth Avenue theater on polio equipment and rehab efforts is sponsored by the city health department with ticket requests via the health department.
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Raymond Schlicht
South 16Th Street
Joan
Arnold Katz
Alma Center
Thomas Harmon
Frank Harmon
Sparta
Richard Winchel
Hillsboro
Edward Lungrenr
Harmon
Holand
Monroe County
City Health Department
Fifth Avenue
Bidders Mum At Lansing Bridge Sale
Lansing’s Mississippi River bridge, unused since 1945, again went to auction with no bids. Receiver W. S. Alberts offered the 1931 structure for sale. Judge Henry N. Graven will decide further action. Officials and a Tribune reporter observed brief proceedings.
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Lanaing
Lansing
Mississippi River
Alberts
U. S
Henry N. Graven
Dubuque
Wisconsin
Henry A Graven
U. S. District Court
Ap — Eet
Unorthodox Cat Mothers 4 Birds Portlands Odd Tale
Portland report tells of Becky the cat adopting four young birds as her brood. Owner Louis Nirschl found two fledglings and Becky sheltered one, later accepting three more from friends. The unusual feline acts as a foster mother to all four birds.
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Portland
Ore
Becky
Louis Nirschl
Region youths excel at Wisconsin state fair junior judging
Top region youths, led by Deonayon Glennie of West Salem and Kenneth Williams of Sparta, won championships in Poland China, Guernsey, Guernsey calf divisions and more. Under instructors Norman Rowe and Marlon Schwier, Wisconsin youth showed grand and blue ribbon wins across multiple breeds including Holstein, Chester White, and Cheviots with notable placements by Paul Zube, Henry Kopp, and others.
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Coulee
Deonayon Glennie
West Salem
Poland
Kenneth Williams
Sparta
Norman Rowe
Marlon Schwier
Elty
George Olson
Barrow
Chester
Larry Gugdall
New Lisbon
Guernsey
Richard Rott
Wonewoc
Charlies
RF Viroqua
Terry Walter
Viola
Gerald Niles
Manston
Earl Apker
Wonewee
Jeanette Jones
Blue River
Curtis Tiber
Carp Douglas
Patty Goodrich
Lone Rock
Robert Holtz
Richland Center
Clarence Thompson
Cazenovia
Eddie Bender
Morgan Wells
Paul Zube
Viroqua
Henry Kopp
Galesville
Shropshires
Hampshires
Clerk’s Body Found In Green Bay Basement
Green Bay police report 43 year old Brown County clerk of courts register in probate Justin Steene was found dead by a self-inflicted bullet wound in his basement on Sunday. A deer rifle lay beside him as friends said he had been in ill health and low spirits recently.
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Green Bay
Wis
Justin Steene
Brown County Courts Register
Food Firm Strike Ends Migratory Workers Back On Job
Madison reports the 14 hour negotiation ended with a signed agreement at the Dist Attys office restoring 40 migratory workers to work at the Mazo Food Products Co. in Mazomanie. The settlement calls for wage advances, barracks scrubbing, door screens, and regular committee meetings, with warrants withdrawn and no civil rights violations found by federal officials.
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Madison
Wis
Nepyo
Ally. M. Michael Essin
Milwaukee
Dist. Atly
Robert Arthur
Rey
Milton James
Joseph Racek
Mazo Food Products Co
Mazomanie
Voyta Wraketz
State Industrial Commission
Egsin
Joseph
Frank Racek
Raceks
Mazo Farm
Health Department
Ex Assemblyman Elmer Larson Dies at 64
Plymouth Wisconsin reports former Assemblyman Elmer Larson died of a heart attack at his home Sunday night. Larson, 64, served as Sheboygan County representative and was a former Plymouth alderman.
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Plymouth
Wis
Elmer Larson
Sheboygan County
Report on First Hurricane Of the Season
Miami forecast office reports the season’s first Atlantic hurricane near 440 miles east of Nassau moving west northwest at about 20 mph. Winds near 50 mph with a doughnut shaped center, expanding size, may slow but continue toward the Bahamas and Miami with no immediate risk to Florida.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Nassau
Citex
Gen
Grady Nacton
Nori
Bahamas
Norton
Truman calls for fast approval of vast arms aid package
President Truman urged quick passage of a 1.45 trillion arms aid plan, framing it as the peace price to defend freedom against Soviet pressure. He spoke to VFW leaders after a Washington to Miami flight, urging regional defense pacts and condemning communism while avoiding direct China references. Senate leaders debated restoring funds cut by the House, amid opposition from economy-focused blocs.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Miami
Fla
Truman
Congress
VFW
Washington
Willie Mouse
United Nations
Russia
Senate Jeaders
House
Wester Europe
Will Wolk
China
We State Department
Phiappacs
Korea
Far East
Pioneer N M Elsen Dies Leader in La Crosse County Business
Funeral services for Nicholas Mathias Elsen 84 pioneer of La Crosse county and longtime business leader will be held at the Wendell McEldewney home in West Salem at 2 p.m Tuesday Rev William J Schlosser will officiate and burial will be in Fairview cemetery at Bangor Friends may call at the Eldowney home Monday evening He was born in Burns La Crosse county on Marvel 0 1865 and married Christina Ruedy December 12 1889 The family moved to Bangor in 1884 where he built the Elsen house After a fire in 1899 a new hotel arose Elsen organized the Bangor Telephone Co in 1902 and later entered the automobile business in La Crosse with Eisen Kneen and Phillips He lived in West Salem with his daughter since 1945 He died in an Oconomowoc hospital following a nine month illness Survived by two daughters Mrs McEldawney West Salem and Mrs Ursula Brieske La Crosse four grandchildren and two great grandchildren
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Nicholas Mathias Elsen
Pioneer la Crosse County
Wendell
Eldewney
West Salen
William J. Schlosser
Fairview
Bangor
Mr.Eldowney
Burns
la Crosse County
Elsen
Christina Ruedy
Nick
Bangor Telephone Co
la Crosse
Fuve Partiers
Eisen
I McEldawney
West Salem
Ursula Brieske
Evca
Amvets Oppose Merger with AVC Group
Milwaukee report: state Amvets executive committee rejects merger with American Veterans Committee amid local posts’ strong opposition. National commander Hal Keats withdrew support, echoing a 1946 Amvets stand. Petoskey said action reaffirms that stance.
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Milwaukee
Am- Vets
American Veterans Communitttee
AVC
Tas
Hal Keats
National Amvets
James A. Petoskey
Department
Amvets
Turn Down Union Pay Demands By Steel Firm
New York. Big Steel urged the presidential fact finding board to reject two CIO Steelworkers demands and allow bargaining on a third. John A. Stephens argued wage hikes and pensions are unfounded and could threaten the economy. The union seeks a 30 cent per hour package for 60 companies, including higher wages, pensions, and insurance. The board will present White House recommendations by August 30 with possible extension. September 4 remains the overall deadline for the 60 day truce.
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New York
Big Steel
CIO
John A. Stephens
U. 5S. Steel Corpor Hon
Stephens
White House
Baseball pools alleged to wager billions daily
New York Post reports a month long inquiry finds baseball pools wager up to 33 million dollars daily and five billion annually. It describes betting across a range from professional games to small pools in candy stores, with New York City area alone seeing about 10 million dollars daily.
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New York
New York Post
Post
New York Metronalitan
News for the Gals Offers Tips on Income Gaps
A Tribune summary advises women to seek better-paying jobs and smart spending to close income gaps. It promotes Tribune Want Ads for good buys and job offers, urging readers to use Want Ads as a mouthpiece and to inquire about low 4 and 7 day rates by calling 3880.
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Tribune
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Hap) Arnold
U.S. Air Force
San Francisco
Arnold
Thomas H. Chapman
Los Angeles
Western District
Alr
Mlinois
Sen. Mundt
South Dakotan
Reds
Lansing Bridge
Third
Mais
Harvey Ingham
Des Moines, Ta
Register and Tribune
N. M. Elsen
AVC Group
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