Williams Air Show Planned at Camp Williams
Williams Wisconsin special edition reports a four state Air National Guard event with 2600 personnel at Camp Williams. The program includes a ground and air parade, a review, rocket gunnery and dive bombing, with 190 F 51 fighters and B 26 bombers in a low altitude salute for dignitaries. An 11th fighter squadron acrobatic team from St. Louis will perform maneuvers from a Kansas City contest. Four C 82 Flying Boxcars will parachute for an air drop demonstration. Top Washington officials will attend including Maj Gen C B Finch and Brig Gen John P McConnell with other state adjutants general.
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Camp Williams
Wis
Air National Guard
St. Louis
Kansas City
Baer
John P. McConnell
Comet U. S. Air Force
Yers
Continental Air Command
Mitchell Field
New York
Paul L. Williams
10Th Air Force
Hot Weather Remains Through Midwest After Brief Cool Spell
Weather forecasts show summer heat continuing in the midwest with readings in the 80s and 90s. Central states expected near 90s while other areas stay around normal. Wednesday highs reached 99 at Regina and 95 at Fargo with scattered light rain across Minnesota, South Dakota and parts of Texas.
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Lacrosse
Midwest
Central States
Regans
Fargo. N
Minnesota
South Dakota
Texas
Nar Ana
Bride To Be Dies 24 Hours Before Wedding Rite
Marie Ina Lee seventeen from Prairie Lake Barron county died in Chetek Wisconsin a day before her planned marriage to Donald J Janota twenty two of Sampson Chippewa county The death followed a severe generalized allergic reaction to a routine hypo dermic hay fever injection Coroner Hyllengren said no inquest would be held.
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Donald J. Janota
Sampson
Chippewa County
House Plans 26 Day Recess If Senate Allows
Angry members arranged to begin a 26 day recess starting Thursday if the senate rejects a simple resolution to quit until September 21. They hoped the senate would relent and approve the plan to end work at the close of business Friday.
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Washington
House
Senate
Flight crewman killed in government plane crash near Upham
Roy R Ferguson 42 of La Crosse a game management agent pilot for the U S Fish and Wildlife Service and C S Johnson North Dakota refuge manager were killed when their government plane crashed about 55 feet up in the Lower Souris refuge near Upham North Dakota while surveying duck damage on wheat fields. Ferguson survived by his wife and three children and a large family. Funeral services will be held in La Crosse and Granton.
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Roy R. Ferguson
Madison Street
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Lower Souris
Upham
N. C
C. S. Johnson
North Dakota
Ferguson
la Crosse
Winona
Federal Agency
Federal Service
Upper
Mississippi River
North Dakota Refuge
Seney Wildlife Refuge
Michigan
Forrest
Lloyd
Dorothy Jane
John Ferguson
Owosso
Mich
Leonard
Camas
Wash
Froelich
Harold Little
Richard Qualley
Granton
Wis
Vernon Crawford
Angwin
Calif
Britain Prepares for Five Percent Budget Cut
Sir Stafford Cripps warned department heads that Britain’s Labour government plans at least a five percent cut in the next year’s national budget. The move aims to save about 150 million pounds, as Washington-dollar talks loom and fears grow over the dollar crisis and shrinking gold reserves.
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London
Stafford Cripps
Britain
U. S
Washington
National Health Service
Treasury
Lightning Strikes Trempealeau Depot injuring caretaker
A lightning bolt struck the Trempealeau North Western depot at about 2 am, throwing Joe Patt from a sleeping bench. He notified neighbors after seeing flames along the building. The Trempealeau fire department saved the structure but interior equipment was badly damaged. telephone service was restored by noon and repair work continued.
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Trempealeau
Wis
Trempealeau North Western
Joe Patt
Patt
Wilbur Rand
Milwaukees Obstetrician Dr Rudolph W Roethke Dies
Dr Rudolph W Roethke a leading Milwaukee obstetrician died Wednesday at St Marys Hospital at age 65. The respected physician was widely known for his work in prenatal care and deliveries in the community.
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Milwaukee
Rudolph W. Roethke
St. Mary’s Hospital
Purse Found in Missing Widow Case Sparks Clues
In Los Angeles a purse believed to belong to Mimi Boom hower, 48, a wealthy Bel-Air resident who vanished last Thursday, was found in a Beverly Hills supermarket telephone booth. It held cards and keys but no money or jewelry. Police note the tag reading we found this at beach Thursday night.
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Los Angeles
Mimi Boomhower
Emmett Jones
Beverly Hills
Police Dept
Beach
Bel-Air
Wisconsin Chamber warns of tax burden from foreign aid plan
The Wisconsin State Chamber of Commerce said Congress would place a heavy burden on taxpayers if a pending foreign military assistance program is adopted. Wisconsin taxpayers would pay far more for arming European nations next year than the total state spending on police, fire, sheriff, and other protective agencies.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin State Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Wisconsin
Polio Victims Increase in La Crosse Area
Two new polio cases bring unofficial area total to 100. Earl Bredo seven who visited an uncle in Albert Lea Minn was admitted to Sister Kenny hospital Minneapolis. Richeed Veith two of Spar ta R 2 was admitted to a local hospital.
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la Crosse
Earl Bredo
Rudolph Bredo
Jackson Street
Sister Kenny Hospital
Minneapolis
Minn
Albert Lea
Governor Approves Juneau Road Work Contracts
Madison Wis highway improvement contracts signed by Gov Rennebohm include Juneau county bituminous surfacing of 8 693 miles on the Sauk line and Juneau county for 19 476 dollars.
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Madison
Wis
Rennebohm
Juneau County
Kneser Sauk
Explosion Kills Four on Barge Crew Near Antwerp
A blast carrying 30 tons of TNT and dynamite killed four barge crew members on the Schelde river near Antwerp on Wednesday. Windows in adjacent buildings shattered by the explosion.
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Antwerp
Belgium
Schelde
Congress in squeeze over military cuts and economy drive
Lawmakers feel pressure from both the push for defense savings and constituents angry over proposed cuts. Defense Secretary announces 135000 civilian layoffs and 12073 reserve officer retirements to save 200 million this year and 500 million annually thereafter, closing about 50 installations and trimming others. Opinions split among Rep Taber Rankin Miller, with Knowland warning Long Beach shipyard closure may cost money.
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Washington
Congress
House
Defense
Johnson
Armed Forces
Rep
Taber
R-Ny
Rankin
D-Miss
Rep. Miller
R-Neb
Knowland
Calif
Long Beach
Calif., Naval Shipyard
Justice Nabs Own Car Thief
Edward D. Huggett 26 of Kansas City was charged in justice court with attempted larceny of Police Justice H. L. Fanning s car after Fanning interrupted the theft on Oak street in Sparta. Bond set at 500 dollars and he pled not guilty.
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Sparta
Wis
Edward D. Huggett
Kansas City
H. L. Beckman
H. L. Fanning
Fanning
McCoy
Oak Street
Huggett
H. R. Biegel
Elkhorn
Fred Franz
Tomah
Blair
Ed Ripley
Cashton
Charles Beeck
Peppies Market
Boeck
Ground Force Band To Give Free Concert Here
The 100 member U S Army Ground Forces Band will perform Thursday at 2 p m in Riverside Park as part of a free concert sponsored by the La Crosse County War Veterans Allied council. Capt Chester E Whing conducts with a program including Some Enchanted Evening Four Winds and Seven Seas and other Rodgers and Hammerstein and Cole Porter selections. A 40 voice male chorus directed by SFC Arthur V Donofrio will join for Infantry Song and related numbers.
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South Pacific
Army Ground Forces
Riverside Park
Howard Aiken
la Crosse County
SFC
Earl J. Mays
Arthur V. Donofrio
Branford, Conn
Infantry
Recession's End Noted Upturn Seen
Madison Wis. Harvard economist Sumner Slichter told a Wisconsin seminar that the recession is near bottom and an upturn may begin before year’s end. He cited rising consumer spending, stable construction, increasing government outlays, and a mild downturn in industrial production as indicators. Charles Gill was elected president of the School of Bankers with officers Millis and MacGregor also named.
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Madison
Wis
Sumner Hichter
Harvard University
School of Banking
University of Wisconsin
Prof. Slichter
Charles Gill
School of Bankers
Robert M. Millis
Seattle
Donald MacGregor
St. Paul
Medical Shots Trigger Arm Aches As Junket Season Opens
Lawmakers report sore arms after vaccines as Congress schedules expense paid travel abroad. A judiciary subcommittee considers a six week trip to England and Europe aboard the Queen Mary to examine population trends and immigration. Other delegations to England France Norway Sweden Puerto Rico Japan Mexico and various farm areas are planned for later in the year.
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Washington
House of Representatives
House
Anekiar
Mbking
Asma
Ens
England
Europe
Commerce Committee
France
Norway
Sweden
Armed Services
Puerto Rico
Decne
Mexico
Memo Links Truman With Trip Abroad
Senate investigators released a Vaughan memo noting President Truman was personally interested in John Maragon's August 1945 trip to Italy. The Aug 3 1945 document ascribes presidential approval for Maragon under a military permit code 1D and cites Mrs Ruth Shipley of the passport bureau. The disclosure aims to probe possible improper influence in travel authorizations.
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Washington
Senate
Harry H. Vaughan
State Department
Truman
John Maragon
Vaughan
Maragon
Italy
Albert H. Werley Perfume Co
Chicago
Col. Vaughan
Shipley
Ruth E. Shipley
State Department Passport Bureau
Col. S
Vaughan cites need for more time in five percenters hearings
Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan told Senate investigators he will not be ready to testify Friday in the five percenters hearings. Chairman Hoey said Vaughan, the president's army aide, needs more time to locate records he intends to use.
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Washington
Harry H. Vaughan
Senate
Hoey
D-Nc
Controversy Over 1945 Perfume Company Trips To Europe
Senate records reveal Mara gon and other agents of the Albert Verley Perfume Co used military transport planes to travel to Europe in 1945. J Vaughan, Army aide to the President, allegedly provided introductions, enabling trips in May and July 1945. Maragon faced customs penalties on return for perfume oils hidden as champagne. The committee questioned potential presidential knowledge and noted fees and access issues involving Maragon and other figures.
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Maragon
Perfume Company
Europe
J. Vaughan
Albert Bennett
Albert Verley Perfume Co
Francis D. Flanagan
State Department
Flanagan
JFS
Scanlon
Shipley
Mundt
R-Sd
Truman
Vaughan
George A. Chadwick
Washington
Trans-American Traders, Inc
Chadwick
McCarthy
R-Wis
White House
Harry H. Vaughan
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Arthur Gavshon
Juneau
Lawmen
William F. Arbogast
Harry E. Hinshaw
Omaha
Burlington Railroad
Galesburg
Justice
Ground Force Band
Memo
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