Four Injured in Weekend County Vehicle Crashes
Four people were injured in eight county crashes over the weekend, with four wrecks on highways 14 and 35 near a construction zone. Incidents include a Park area mishap involving a child, a ditch crash near West Salem, a truck loss of control on highway 14, and rear and curb collisions during weekend travel.
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Vernon Russel
Onalaska
Onalaska Park
David Hickey
Lawrence Hickey
South 15Th Street
Charlies Jansky
Avon Street
Russel
Alfred Ritter
West Salem
Raymond Rhodes
Ritter
la Crosse
Rhodes
Ed Hendricks
O. K. News Co
Highway 35
Five Mile House
Hendricks
Highway 14
Boom In Home Loans
Mortgage credit by savings and loan associations rose to about 12.5 billion dollars as of June 30 1950 up from 10.71 billion at mid 1949. Home loan borrowers reached 3.54 million by June versus 3.18 million a year earlier. Fireworks light up Holland on the queen's birthday night.
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Chicago
United States Savings and Loan League
Holland
Birthdays: Charles Hal Leck Born August 22 1900
Charles Abraham Hal Leck born August 22 1900 in Demotte Indiana. He is the son of a lawyer and a law clerk. Leck served in Congress since 1935 and has been Republican floor leader in the 80th and 81st Congresses. He previously worked as a circuit prosecutor.
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Charles Abraham Halleck
Demotte
Ind
Congress
Navy to Press Ahead with Buildup Despite Korea
Navy Secretary Francis P. Matthews said in an Omaha interview that the navy will continue its buildup of ships and personnel regardless of the Korean situation. He stressed readiness for any emergency worldwide but did not indicate a return to World War II scale.
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Omaha
Korea
Navy
Francis P. Matthews
Matthews
Plane overturns in Chicago landing injures pilot
A gust toppled a single engine plane during landing in Chicago Monday. Pilot William Leaman Jr. of Lafayette Indiana was scratched and shaken but not seriously hurt. He said the aircraft belongs to Leaman Welding and Machine Corporation of Lafayette.
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Chicago
William Leaman, Jr
Lafayette
Ind
Leaman
Leaman Welding and Machine Corporation
Hose Attachment Brushes For Washing Automobiles
Brushes which can be attached to a garden hose have been devised for washing automobiles, offering a convenient tool to scrub and rinse vehicles without separate buckets or brushes.
Senate Grants Truman Power to Repair Government Plants
The Senate adopted key provisions of a mobilization bill giving President Truman blanket authority to improve government owned war plants. The measure would allow him to restrict credit allocate scarce materials and impose wage and price ceilings and consumer goods rationing if needed. The vote opened with non controversial amendments including Edwin C Johnsons proposal to authorize upgrades at government owned plants.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Cole
Wisconsin Outdoors Buzz as Clubs Boost Brown County Grounds
Outdoors editor notes Brown County Conservation Club near Green Bay completes rifle range pond and archery facilities on a 100 acre site with a Sept. 10 public unveiling and jamboree. In Clark County clubs plan central pheasant project at Loyal with releases by pro rata contributions. Wild Rose reports an aquatic hitchhiker incident on Round Lake. Health projects by Kenneth Flakas advance wildlife disease studies at Poynette farm and Horicon muskrats, quail, and field mice surveys. Spring Green Rod and Gun and Lions join to add a 10 acre campsite and future fish ponds.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Green Bay
Brown County Conservation Club
Henderson
John Tornius
Clark County
Withee
Loyal
Granton
Greenwood
Rock Dam
Wild Rose
Jack Reas
Zeno Jensen
Round Lake
Conservation Department
Kenneth G. Flakas
Poynette Farm
Title
Dunn County
Spring Green Rod and Gun Club
Lions
Seek House For Family Readied By Sheriff
A family of four with a two year old and a one year old seeks unfurnished housing as the sheriff department finalizes eviction notices for several families. The father holds a steady job and can pay good rent. Call 4 2868 to offer suitable accommodation.
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Sheriff's Department
Roy Sampson
Sheriff's Office
Puerto Rico Aid Clears Sugar Beet Workers Relief Plan
Labor officials in San Juan report a $117,400 appropriation to aid Puerto Rican workers contracted to Michigan Field Crops Inc. The insular legislature declared an emergency to preserve minimum living standards and will distribute funds for subsistence relocation or transport back home as needed due to abnormal crop conditions.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Michigan
Fernando Sierra Berdicia
Insular
Berdicia
Michigan Field Crops, Inc
Saginaw
Luis Munoz Marin
Shortage of Skilled Workers Warned by Wisconsin AFL Group
WSFL reports dwindling skilled workers in Wisconsin due to inadequate apprenticeship programs. The apprenticeship committee to WSFL's 58th annual convention warns a major war could find industries lacking skilled mechanics. Cancellations by indentured apprentices rise in many states, with building trades the only area less affected. The keynote reiterates a call to bring farmers into the AFL.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Wisconsin
State Federation of Labor
WSFL
AFL
Burton and Capps Die in Hollywood and Princeton
Kenneth Burton 51 radio and stage director producer and composer and former actor dies. Edward Capps 83 United States minister to Greece and professor emeritus of classics at Princeton University dies. Born in Chicago and Jacksonville Illinois respectively.
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Hollywood
Kenneth Burton
Chicago
Princeton, N. J
Edward Capps
United States
Greece
Princeton University
Jacksonville, Il
Roy T. Frye Named Former War Board Leader in Motor Sales
MANTEO North Carolina Roy T Frye with eight dollars is identified as a former member of the War Production Board and as president and general manager of Augusta Motor Sales in Staunton Virginia.
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Manteo
N. C
Roy T. Frye
War Production Board
Augusta Motor Sales
Staunton
Urushiol Rash Across Contact Causes Skin Irritation
Urushiol is the sticky substance in poison ivy that triggers a skin rash on contact, causing itching, redness, and blisters as the body's immune response reacts to the oil.
Dean's Pills Offer Mild Diuretic Relief For Cold Troubles
As cold weather raises stress and urinary discomfort Dean's Pills are advertised as a mild diuretic. The copy claims widespread use for over 50 years helping with backache fatigue headaches dizziness and night time urination caused by minor bladder irritation from cold or diet.
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Dean
Elm Breaks Limb In Willow Street Crash
Green Bay Wisconsin reports Elmer Elm aged 27 of De Pere suffered a broken limb when his car rammed a cedar tree on Willow Street Monday. Police said the collision caused damage to Elm’s car and minor injuries.
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Green Bay
Wis
Elmer Elm
Willow Street
Elm
de Pere
Senate Eyes Broad Internal Security Law Expansion
Washington reports lawmakers expect a stronger internal security bill than President Truman proposed. The McCarran measure would require Communist registration, outlaw conspiracies to overthrow the government, bar passports and government jobs, tighten espionage laws, extend limitations, and widen deportation powers.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
House UN American Activities Committee
Rules Committee
Congress
D-Nev
Senate Judiciary Committee
McCarran
Nine Year Old Crippled Child Drowns in Lake Incident
A nine year old crippled girl, Henrietta Plymle from Williamson West Virginia, drowned at Brown's Lake Burlington Wisconsin after a boat carrying nine people including eight boys and girls swamped. A gust of wind toppled the boat about fifty feet from shore while most passengers were minors from the crippled children's camp.
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Burlington
Wis
Williamson
W. Va
Brown’s Lake
Henrietta Plymle
Marine Corps Plans Rapid Force Expansion Across All Units
The Marine Corps aims to raise manpower by about 75 percent to roughly 130,000, focused on ground forces. It will call up 50,000 volunteer reserves by Oct. 30 and mobilize organized reserve ground units, with most volunteers being war veterans. The force growth prioritizes aviation expansion and active-duty recalls, while senior volunteer reserves like James Roosevelt and Sen. Joe McCarthy are noted among those not slated for early inclusion.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Korea
Army
Navy
Air Force
Defense Department
James Roosevelt
California
Sen
Seocehi R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Saving Tragedy after Bank Failure Burglars Take Hidden Can
In Chicago Theodore Oller faced financial ruin after a bank collapse. He hid his savings in a large can in his bedroom but burglars stole the container, depriving him of his money.
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Chicago
Theodore Oller
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