Wallace Unveils Six Point Plan to Aid Small Plants
Secretary Wallace announced a six point program to aid small businessmen over the next year. Provisions include consulting aid, help obtaining contracts and federal surplus, fair trade legislation, tax relief, state aid promotion, and direct problem solving. The program will be under Lawrence Arnold and James Kelly in the Office of Small Business.
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Washington
Wallace
Department
Office of Business
Lawrence F. Arnold
Small Oy
James L. Kelly
Office of Small Business
Yugoslav Air Defense Wrecks U.S. Transports On Vienna Udine Run
A Flying Fortress with machine guns over Vienna to Udine reportedly downed two U S army C 47 transports this month amid tensions over the U S lend lease aid to Yugoslavia. The pilot avoided Yugoslav territory and said no passengers were aboard as he carried out a return flight. The Moscow radio accused U S pressure moves, while London noted the claim as inflated.
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Vienna- Udine
Yugoslavia
Vienna-Udine
Moscow
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
London
Bowel Cleaning Power of Tru-Lex Medicine
A local man reports complete relief after three days using Tru-Lex, claiming his bowels are regular and migraines, gas, and rheumatic pains vanished. The ad touts a herbal formula cleansing bowels and aiding liver and kidneys, with wide local availability in Wisconsin drugstores.
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Tru-Lex
Wisconsin
Dr. Paul Cyr Dies Opponent of Huey Long in Louisiana
Jeanerett Louisiana mourns 62 year old Dr. Paul N Cyr former lieutenant governor. He died of a heart attack at home after retiring from politics in 1932. Cyr bitterly opposed Huey Long accusing him of swindling the state and bribery attempts. He filed an ouster suit against Long in 1931 which the state supreme court dismissed.
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Long
Dr. Cyr
United States
Senate
State Supreme Court
Blind U S Patriot's Citizenship Up To Next Congress
Newark New Jersey a blind former member of the French underground awaits the next Congress to decide his permanent home and potential U S citizenship Paul Boulanger who fought with Free French forces and was blinded in an industrial accident in New Brunswick would be allowed to stay under a Hartley bill. Immigration authorities have extended his temporary stay until action. Boulanger, now a masseur at Essex House Health club, hopes to open a clinic to aid crippled people who cannot afford care. He was brought to America after being wounded serving the American War Shipping administration. He said despite his blindness he senses freedom in the country. Living costs in Argentina have risen in three months.
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Newark
N. J
U. S
Paul Boulanger
France
New Brunswick
Fred A. Hartley, Jr
American War Shipping Administration
Inhaling Potent DDT Vapor Kills 53YearOld Man
Collingswood New Jersey Camden County Coroner Dr Joseph Myrtetus reports purchasing agent Houseman M Kille aged 53 died from accidental inhalation of highly concentrated DDT fumes while treating a summer lodge for spiders He had a heart condition but doctors say the DDT vapors caused the death and the heart condition did not contribute
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Collingswood
N. J
Camden County
Joseph Myrtetus
Houseman M. Kille
Kille
Pocono Mountains
Stroudsburg
Army recruiting team tours four Wisconsin towns this week
Recruiters led by First Lieut C T Harris of the La Crosse station will visit Galesville Alma Fountain City and return to La Crosse this week with the DUKW amphibious vehicle. The Exchange building recruiting office will open on Labor Day with a skeleton staff.
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C. T. Harris
la Crosse
U. S. Army
Galesville
Alma
Fountain City
Harris
Exchange Building
Weather record for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa
Generally fair in Wisconsin with little temperature change and light rain in the extreme northwest tonight. Tuesday brings partly cloudy skies, with occasional rain and cooler conditions in the north and west. Minnesota shows partly cloudy skies with a cooler trend and light rain in the west tonight and Tuesday. Iowa forecast is fair in the east and partly cloudy with light rain in the west, with little temperature change tonight and cooler conditions Tuesday in the west and north-central regions.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
River Forecast From Hastings to Guttenberg
River readings indicate the river will stay nearly stationary across Hastings to Guttenberg for several days or until substantial rain occurs. High pressure over the eastern half of the country remains stationary near the Great Lakes with a slowly moving occluded front extending from Montana to the Texas panhandle. Light showers occurred in the southeast with cloudy and showery conditions from Louisiana through the Dakotas, heaviest in Oklahoma and lighter rain in Kansas and southern Nebraska.
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Hastings
Guttenberg
Great Lakes
Montana
Dakotas
Texas Panhandle
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Kansas
Nebraska
States
Group Attends State Meeting in Prairie du Chien
A large La Crosse group attended the Wisconsin State Historical Society 100th anniversary meeting in Prairie du Chien last Friday and Saturday. Q. H. Hale of La Crosse was elected curator for three years, succeeding A. H. Sanford who resigned after 25 years.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin State Historical Society
Prairie du Chien
C. L. Baldwin
T. H. Brindley
John Foley
Will Funk
Helen Flueck
Jesse E. Higbee
H. J. Hirschheimer
H. K. Holley
E. S. Hebberd
Ernest Zube Obituary in King Wisconsin
Ernest Zube 72 of 315 South Third Street died at King Wisconsin Saturday after a lingering illness. He served in the Spanish American War Veterans and is survived by sister Ida Smith of La Crosse and brother Robert Zube of Vi roqua. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hellwig Morris funeral chapel with Rev. S J Lambright officiating. Burial in American Legion plot, Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call Monday afternoon and evening.
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Ernest Zube
South Third Street
King
Wis
Ida Smith
la Crosse
Robert Zube
Viroqua
Hellwig-Morris
Obituary for Gustav A. Fiers of Onalaska
Gustav A. Fiers 68 of 1923 Kane Street Onalaska died at a local hospital Saturday evening. Born September 18 1877 in La Crosse County he worked at La Crosse Rubber Mills and belonged to FOE Aerie 1254 and ERA. Survived by wife a sister Grace Capper and brother Peter W Fiers. Services Tuesday at 2 pm at residence and 2 30 pm at Caledonia Street Methodist Church with Rev S Lambright. burial in Onalaska Cemetery. Friends may call at home this evening.
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Gustav A. Fiers
Kane Street
la Crosse County
Fiers
la Crosse Rubber Mills
FOE
Aerie
ERA
Grace Capper
Onalaska
Peter W. Fiers
San Francisco
Calif
Caledonia Street Methodist Church
Death of 14 year old Sheirleen Ann Jensen
Sheirleen Ann Jensen aged 14 of Rockland Wisconsin died suddenly on Sunday. Born July 8 1932 in Rockland she is survived by her parents seven brothers two sisters and a grandmother. Services are set Tuesday at 1 30 p m at the Jensen home and 2 p m at Rockland Methodist church with Rev Yeates officiating. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery Bangor.
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Sheirleen Ann Jensen
Rockland
Wis
Arthur Jensen
Wayne
Arthur
Donald
Florian
la Crosse
Emanuel
Frederick
Philippines
Keith
St. Louis
William
Louise) Gantenbein
Carol
Geneva) Bernhargen
Food Dealers Plan Tuesday Meeting in Eau Claire
Western Wisconsin Food Dealers' association will hold its regular meeting Tuesday at 8 15 p m at the Eagles hall Fifth avenue and King street. Many grocers plan to attend the state convention in Superior September 8 9 and 10.
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Western Wisconsin Food Dealers’ Association
Eagles’ Hall
Fifth Avenue
King Street
Superior
Court records from La Crosse county list pleas and fines
Daily Records from La Crosse County Court show Edward Heraty and others entering pleas of not guilty or paying fines on various charges. Trials are set for Friday and Wednesday, with bonds ranging from 0 to 200 dollars and multiple defendants cited for traffic and liquor related offenses.
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Edward Heraty
South Eighth Street
Thomas Tooke
Pearl Street
Earl Wetzel
Liberty Street
Donald Lund
Badger Street
Ralph W. Atchison
French Island
Everett Willey
Sparta
Stanley Wengyn
Elgin Hotel
Darrel Julson
Dodgeville
Wis
Scott W. Ellertson
R. J. Galesville
Jerome Klos
West Salem
John F. Preeshi
Winnebago Street
Jim Sciborski
South 16Th Street
Richard Tronick
West Avenue South
Municipal Airport and Police Court Summary
Sunday aviation activity lists pilots and routes between Mason City Dubuque La Crosse Beloit Vancouver and Rice Lake Clinton Hibbing with aircraft including Aeronca Cessna and Cesena. Eugeen Cooley paid fines for no license and failure to yield. car fire on West avenue prompted engine 8 response. Real estate transfer shows Caroline Holthaus selling city of Onalaska property to John Edward De Heyrel.
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la Crosse
Aeronca
Wasson
Mason City
Shawano
Cubs
Selzyk
J. Swertzel
Dubuque
Fleet
Boughton
Beloit
Vancouver
B. C
Atronca
L. Nelkin
Rice Lake
Clinton
Cesena
Dick Lang
Winona
Cessna
H. HM. Hall
Columbus
Ind
Hibbing
Minn
Eugeen Cooley
South Fourth Street
West Avenue
Ferry Streets
B. H. Broberg
Caroline Holthaus
John Edward de Heyrel
Onalaska
Ancient Couple Unites in Seymour Church Ceremony
In Seymour St John Catholic Church a 74 year old bride and a 77 year old groom tied the knot. The bride Mrs Josephine Vanden Heuvel of Seymour has 18 living children 62 grandchildren and a large extended line. The groom John Vanden Heuvel of Green Bay brother of the bride's late husband has four children and 17 grandchildren. The couple will reside at Allouez near Green Bay.
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Appleton
Wis
St. John’s Catholic Church
Seymour
Josephine Vanden Heuvel
John Vanden Heuvel
Green Bay
Allouez
Gren Bay
Calcutta Riots Leave 3468 Bodies Counted Across City
Bengal government spokesman reports 3,468 bodies counted in Calcutta since last week’s clashes between Hindus and Muslims. Hospital admissions reach 4,421 with 1,311 still receiving treatment as curfews and violence continue in Old Delhi and other cities.
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Bengal
New Delhi
Hindustan Times
Devadas Gandhi
Congress Party
Shafa’Al Ahmad Khan
India
Sir Shafa
Times
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Harijan
Pakistan
League
Old Delhi
Hazaar
Allahabad
Polio Epidemic Update Across Wisconsin Counties
Poliomyelitis remained in epidemic stage in several Wisconsin communities including Ozaukee Monroe Fond du Lac and Walworth counties. La Crosse reported no new cases. Kenosha and Milwaukee saw additional cases with city officials warning the outbreak would continue until the virus burned itself out.
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Ozaukee
Monroe Fond du Lac
Walworth
Wsconsin
la Crosse
A. J. Randall
Kenosha City
Parent-Teachers Association
Kenosha
Randall
Milwaukee
South View Isolation Hospital
Waukesha
Milwaukee County
Oshkosh
Iowa Teacher William Duncan Dies in Menasha
William H. Duncan aged 66 a former professor of history and science at Appleton City College Appleton Iowa and former superintendent of schools at Boydin Iowa died following a heart attack Funeral services will be held Tuesday in Moline Illinois.
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Menasha
Wis
William H. Duncan
Appleton City College
Appleton
Boydin
Moline
Thomas Raps Vote For Bob At Wisconsin Socialist Picnic
Norman Thomas, veteran socialist candidate, blasted the Wisconsin primary as a fancy political dance. He criticized La Follette and Hoan and questioned Howard McMurray's issue stance while warning of a looming third world war and depression.
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Milwaukee
Norman Thomas
United States
Wisconsin
Socialist Party of
Thomas
Progressive Party
la Follette
Noted climber 74 Sets Sights on Mount McKinley
Seattle aged adventurer John F. Anderson, age 74, heads for Alaska to scale Mount McKinley, the continent’s highest peak at 20,300 feet. He says he will not rest until he reaches the summit and notes his globe trotting journey in his book Around the World on Eight Dollars.
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Seattle
Wash
John F. Anderson
Alaska
Mount McKinley
North America
McKinley
Anderson
World
Sparta Rod and Gun Club Picnic Draws 2000 Attendees
In Sparta Wisconsin a crowd of 2000 attended the Rod and Gun Club picnic. A total of 140 merchandise prizes were awarded with Clerk of Court Oliver Hanson taking the top prize a 16 gauge Winchester shotgun. Drawings ran for two hours and Wally Griffith won the final prize presented by the Sparta police. It was “30 days in jail free.”
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Sparta
Wis
Oliver Hanson
Wally Griffith
Funeral Rites Monday For Professor Shooting Victim
Mrs. Tracy Eschweiler, 45, held on a murder charge after she shot her former husband, a university professor, upon finding a photo of another woman in his wallet. Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Otis H. Nixon quoted her account of drawing a pistol from her handbag and shooting him in his room after a Friday visit to her apartment.
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Little Rock
Ark
Tracy Eschweiler
Otis H. Nixon
Eschweiler
Fred A. Isgrig
Gus Falk
Soviet bloc pressure grows over Greece and Venezia Giulia dispute
Western powers note a campaign by Russia and allies to widen influence in the Mediterranean arena. Reports cite the Ukraine seeking UN action against Greece, Yugoslavia pressing Italy, and a Turkish role in Dardanelles talks amid East West tensions.
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Soviet Bloc
Mediterranean
Ukraine
United Nations Security Council
Greece
Balkans
Yugoslavia
Venezia Giulia
Turkey
Dardanelles
V. M. Molotov
Dmitri Manuilsky
Paris
United States
Britain
China
France
Amerique
Bus Crash Near Waterford Injures Driver in Wisconsin
A Midland Coach lines bus traveling from Milwaukee to Burlington lost control and hit a tree near Waterford on Highway 36 in the early hours. Driver Robert Irwin, 22, of Burlington, sustained a back injury and was alone in the vehicle.
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Racine
Wis
Midland Coach Lines
Burlington
Milwaukee
Waterford
Robert Irwin
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