Record Prices at Show Bring High Livestock Sales
At the International Livestock Show in Chicago four H youths Bob Schmidt and Glenn Mommsen lead a sale of top animals. Schmidt’s junior grand champion steer Black Boy a 1125 pound Aberdeen Angus sold for 125 dollars while Mommsen’s reserve Peanuts also an Aberdeen Angus fetched high bids. Totals show exhibitors already earning 845671 with sales predicted to reach 2500000 by show end. Grand champion price set at 10.75 per pound and reserve at 4 per pound.
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Chicago
Bob Schmidt
Delmar
Miles
Glenn Mommsen
Bob
Glenn
William E. Ogilvie
Truman Plans 1949 State Traffic Toll Inventory
President Truman urged states to inventory 1949 progress in reducing highway deaths and accidents. He announced the theme for next year’s highway conference, focusing on tallying traffic tolls and safety gains nationwide.
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Truman
Washington
China faces potential retreat as forces hold Hwai river line
China a defense line on the Hwai river 100 miles northwest of Nanking. Government signals a fighting retreat to mountainous south China if Reds overrun the area. Foreign office officials reassure the diplomatic corps that Chiang Kai-shek will stay in Nanking to the last moment.
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Ane
Hwai River
Nanking
China
Foreign Office
Chiang Kai-shek
Ers A
Retail Volume Dips Slightly
NEW YORK The retail dollar volume of trade for the week ended Wednesday dipped slightly from the same week last year, with regional changes showing East and Southwest down to four and unchanged to three, Pacific coast down two, as Christmas promotions began but shoppers sought quality at moderate prices. Demand for men’s apparel remained low while winter wear sales rose modestly. food buying fell after Thanksgiving. electrical appliances sold fairly well, though fridges and small radios underperformed. brisk buying of toys and Christmas gifts persisted.
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New York
Dan
Bradstreet
Southwest
Pacific Coast
Truman ponders China aid policy amid Nationalist decline
President Truman indicated decisions on China aid will hinge on a report from Foreign Aid Administrator Paul Easteen and state department recommendations not yet delivered. He noted no new policy shift beyond seeking a strong Chinese nation, while Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist government weakens and Communists gain ground.
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China
Paul Eesteen
Hoffman
Britain
Korea
Japan
Ne 0Rs
Cane
Truman
Chiang
Mme. Chiang
White House
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Chris
MacArthur
Logan High School brass sextet entertains club program
A Logan high school brass sextet directed by Frank Italiano performed three selections for the Thurs club at the Knights of Pythias hall. Selections included Memories of Stephen Foster and Castilia arranged by Guy Holmes. The event featured club president Reed Horder and a committee planning the Dec 16 officer election and January banquet. The post entertainment talk by W. McDougall covered the La Crosse dial telephone system, its anticipated January rollout, and potential future rate stability or decrease.
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Thurs
Logan High School
Frank Italiano
Knights of Pythias Hall
Guy E. Holmes
Cam
Holmes
Stephen Foster
Castillia
Little Town of
Bethlehem
Logan Sextet
Arlen Wekseth
Ed Goldbeck
Alban Hanson
Ralph Olson
Ann Fletcher
Marilyn Nelson
Reed Horder
Nels Munkeby
Nee
Meighen
O. J. Ramio
C. M. Simonson
Norm Bakkum
George DeDakis
W. G. McDougall
McDougall
la Crosse
Sixteen Germans killed in Berlin area train crash
A passenger train crashed into a suburban local in the Soviet occupation zone west of Berlin today killing 16 Germans and wounding 15. Seven of the injured were in serious condition, according to German railway headquarters. The local was standing in.
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Berlin
Syria under Army Control in Damascus Curfew
Army takes over control of Damascus amid government crisis and martial law. Curfew imposed to curb violence as troops patrol streets and public assemblies banned. Riots earlier this week linked to wartime prosecutions against Israel. About 10 killed and over 120 wounded in Damascus and Aleppo.
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Damascus
Syria
Rottern
Palestine
Israel
Jamil Mardam Beynyne
Middle East
Aleppo
Bogus Bills Invasion Sweeps New York City
Secret Service and Federal Reserve officials report a massive influx of counterfeit ten and twenty dollar notes, the largest in history, centered in New York City. A woman clerk first flagged irregular bills marked with a G, signaling Chicago origin, and experts confirmed the fakes.
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New York
Secret Service
Federal Reserve Bank
New York City
Chicago
Milwaukee County considers two chamber board plan
Milwaukee county towns advocate a two chamber board and will petition the Wisconsin legislature to formalize the change. Vincent Schmit attorney for Granville says the proposal will also be presented to the Wisconsin Towns Association for support.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee County
Wisconsin
Vincent Schmit
Granville
New Wisconsin Towns Association
Endurance Fliers Pass 300 Hour Mark
Fullerton aviators Dick Riedel and Bill Barris stayed aloft 300 hours at 3 22 am as they pursued the world endurance flight record. The current mark 726 hours was set in 1939 by West Carroll and Clyde Schieiper of Long Beach. The report also notes an unrelated medical tidbit about the eye.
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Fullerton
Calif
Dick Riedel
Bill Barris
West Carroll
Clyde Schieiper
Long Beach
Smokey Gets Cream For Digging Out The Dough
A New York police property clerk gave $2 to five children of Dr. and Mrs. Chester Myron after they found the money hidden in their garage rafters. The Myrons said the kids would save most of it, with each receiving a portion to spend as they wish. The story ends with the cat Smokey getting a dish of cream.
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New York
Smokey
Chester Myron
Last Gold Star Mother Dead
Lansing Iowa funeral services for Phoebe Landry the last Gold Star mother of World War I will be held at the Federated church at 2 pm Saturday burial at New Albin She died Thursday at a La Crosse hospital Surviving are two daughters six sons 13 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren two half sisters four half brothers plus many relatives and friends with predeceased kin listed
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Lansing
Phoebe Landry
Federated Church
C. H. Willemssen
New Albin
Landry
la Crosse
Herman Erzbeitke
Leslie Steiber
Virgil
Clifford
Cedar Rapids
Ernest
Reno
Nev
Frank
Waukon
Leonard
Dewey
Elmer Sweatt
Marie Palmer
Bustal Sask
Canada
Peter Boltz
Levi Boltz
Meadowbrook
Minn
Jacob Boltz
Dilworth
Theodore Boltz
Ruth
Har
Clarence
Ward
Everett
Wayne
Population Trends In Japan As Industrial Growth Accelerates
Dr Reed described Japan's population curve as flat before industrial progress and rising steeply with modernization. He noted most Japanese people still lack cars and argued that wars have little lasting effect on long term population growth, citing various nation charts showing only slight wartime deviations.
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Reed
Japan
Death notice and surviving family details in Wisconsin
Death notice continues from page one. Alfred W. Kahler of the La Crosse Tribune is city editor, Donald E. Kahler aide to cashier. Survived by wife Lillian Kahler and three sons. Funeral held at Nelson funeral home with Rev. Walter Gutzke officiating. Burial in Woodlawn cemetery. Viewing at Nelson home Saturday evening. Also a stray science note on airplane landing gear sizing mentions propeller diameter and thrust line height.
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Holwavy Lumber Company
Tillman Brothers
Lillian Kahler
Alfred W
la Crosse Tribune
Donald E
Nelson Funeral
Walter E. Gutzke
Woodlawn
Nelson
Federal Council elects Stamm as president in Cincinnati
Bishop John S. Stamm of Harrisburg was elected president of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America, succeeding Charles P. Taft as the first layman president. Mildred McAfee Horton of Wellesley College was named vice president, becoming the first woman in the post. The council admitted Romanian Orthodox Church in America and the Religious Society of Friends, boosting members to about 28 million in 27 denominations, including 21,000 Romanian and 5,000 Friends members.
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Cincinnati
John S. Stamm
Harrisburg
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Charles P. Taft
Mildred McAfee Horton
Wellesley College
Stamm
Federal Council
U. S. Navy
Waves
Horton
Romanian Orthodox Church In
America
Religious Society of Friends of
Philadelphia
The
Friends
Berlin election amid Soviet influence and unions dispute
Russians broadcast propaganda to the west, with armed Russian guards in the lobby. Hans Jakubowski, a Western Berlin union leader, urged unions to demonstrate. authorities reportedly rejected the plan. Despite four regulated elections, the Soviet sector bans and Communist calls for a boycott persist as the U S Britain and France withhold recognition, backing the regular city government led by acting Mayor Ferdinand Friedenberg.
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Pace
Hans Jakubowski
Berlin
Russia
U. S
Britain
France
Ferdinand Friedenberg
France blocks German control of Ruhr armaments
Paris reports the national assembly voted to block any return of full German control over the Ruhr region which produced about 70 percent of Hitler's armaments, signaling France will curb German industrial power.
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Paris
France
Germany
National Assembly
Ruhr
Hitler
Truman Recites Honor To Allies And Public Figures
President Truman praised leaders across government for wartime and postwar aid to farmers and labor. He joked about a forgiving mood, saying he had no one to forgive except Maine for not voting Democratic. He dismissed fears of a cartel seizing German industry while he remains in office.
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Barkley
Brannan
Tobin
Truman
Elisabeth May Craig
Maine
Mr. Truman
J. Truman
Ship Captain Dies in Detroit Docked Boat
Detroit reports the death of Capt. Guy H. Taylor 59 a ship captain and former mayor of Marine City who died aboard his boat docked in the city today.
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Detroit
Guy H. Taylor
Marine City
AMA Fund To Battle U S Health Plan
Washington announces Oscar R. Ewing criticizes a $3.5 million AMA lobbying and education fund aimed at opposing national health insurance. AMA delegates authorize medical societies to assess members $25 each to support nationwide education on medicine, health conservation, and high quality care.
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Washington
Oscar R. Ewing
Federal Security Administrator
American Federal Association
AMA
Ewing
St. Louis
Soviet Russia Covers Vast Global Share of Land and People
Soviet Russia spans nearly one sixth of the earth’s land area and contains almost one tenth of its population, highlighting its vast geopolitical footprint.
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Soviet
Russia
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