Legion Opens Headquarters at Indianapolis Dedication
The American Legion dedicated its new national headquarters in Indianapolis with former commander Paul V. McNutt praising the Legion for its stance on preparedness. McNutt recalled the Legion as a voice crying in the wilderness and warned against regimentation as flags flew overhead. Dr L O Howard of the Agriculture Department announced kerosene kills mosquito wigglers discovered by accident.
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Indianapolis
Ind
American Legion
Legion
Paul V. McNutt
McNutt
L. O. Howard
U. S. Agriculture Department
Sobell Is Shown In Jail After Arrest At Border
Morton Sobell American radar expert charged with spying for Russia is pictured in a Laredo Texas jail. Sobell 33 of Russian descent fled to Mexico as FBI seized Klaus Fuchs ring suspects. He was seized Aug night in Mexico and handed to the FBI at the border. The arrest and transfer details remain official secret.
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Morton Sobell
Russia
Laredo
Tex
Sobell
Mexico
FBI
Klaus Fuchs
U.S
Vote to Restore Package Service on Great Lakes
Washington reports the House passed a bill to allow Great Lakes operators to buy 10 war surplus vessels with a subsidy up to 90 percent of cost to condition ships for lake use. The measure, advanced for debate, heads to the Senate where approval is anticipated.
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Washington
House
Great Lakes
Senate
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Magnuson
D-Wash
Four Children Overcome by Gas in Neenah Home
Four small children were overcome by gas two hours after their home in Neenah Wisconsin was converted to natural gas. A fire department rescue squad revived them. Parents Lloyd and Mrs Nichols said a gas leak came from a hot water heater and the fumes went unnoticed until the children collapsed.
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Neenah. Wis
Lloyd Nichols
Textile Demonstration at Coon Creek Community Club
Mrs. Oscar Bakken hosted a textile painting demonstration at her Stoddard Wisconsin home on Wednesday. Guests included Mrs. Harry Pieper and Mrs. Albert Dallasso as demonstrators and many attendees such as Mrs. Phyllis Hammes, Joe Lemke, Louise Bakken and Gordon Kiesling, who celebrated the hostess birthday with gifts.
North Korean Army Said To Hold Fifteen Divisions In Field
Washington dispatch reports North Korea maintains fifteen divisions in the field with three held in rear positions to support twelve units along the front against U S and South Korean forces. The briefing notes no salary attached to the office of the British prime minister prior to 1937, often combined with another paid post.
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Washington
Defense
Statue Of Jean Nicolet To Be Erected On Green Bay Shore
Wisconsin officials plan the eight foot statue of Jean Nicolet to mark the landing on Green Bay shores. The works will be set on U S highway 57 near Bay Settlement as the centerpiece of a roadside park with a $13 000 budget and expanded grounds to deter encroachment. Landscape architect R L Williams supervises. Dedication may wait until spring to grow grass terraces. The project, begun during the state centennial, is a joint effort of the historical society conservation department and highway commission.
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Madison
Wis
Jean Nicolet
Lower
Green Bay
The
Highway Commission
U. S. Highway 57
Bay Settlement
R. L. Williams
Chitect
State Highway Department
Williams
Thistorical Society
Conservation Department
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United Nations
Qui Arrow
Arrow Dale
Arrow
Doerflinger
Elizabeth Arden
Hase
France
Doerflinger S
N. Korean Army
Tony Martin
Schenley
Gemerous
Lloyd Nolan
Deiiciows
Ezio Pinza
Schenley Collins
Suger
Pgger
Scheney & Shoter
Raymond Massey
Hoger Scheney
Cesar Romero
Schenley Mint
Tribune
Madison Bureau
Chitwoods
Wisconsin State Fair
Joie Chitwood
King Streets
Wisconsin State Fair Park
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