Navy calls off hunt for six planes on Atlantic
The mysterious disappearance of six Navy planes and 27 crewmen remains unsolved as the Navy ends one of its most intensive searches along the Atlantic seaboard. By dusk last night, the great hunt over thousands of square miles of land and sea was ended, while ships between Key West and Jacksonville remain on watch for clues.
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Miami
Fla
Navy
Atlantic Seaboard
Key West
Jacksonville
Postwar Trade Spurs South American Tourist Prep
Paraguay and Brazil plan rest houses and auto stations to welcome a flood of postwar American tourists, signaling growing regional commerce and travel ties in South America.
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Paraguay
Brazil
South America
United States
Milwaukee College Gains Masters Degree Programs
Milwaukee State Teachers College won state board approval to offer masters degree courses for elementary education and for teachers of exceptional children. The first course begins July 1. The board also approved Eau Claire to convert a building into a 50 bed girls dormitory and Roth plans to hire more architects for new teachers college buildings.
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Madison
Wis
Milwaukee State Teachers College
State Board of Normal School Regents
Milwaukee
Eau Claire State Teachers College
Goodland
Teachers College
Roger C. Kirchhoff
Funeral rites set for Mrs Basil Gonyier in Lansing
Mrs Basil Gonyier dies Saturday at age 81. Funeral Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Church with Rev H C Scharphoff. Born September 1859 in Harpers Ferry Iowa she married Basil Gonyier on September 6 1881 and had twelve children eight survive, including Basil Jr Rock Island Q Tee n and Lydia Lansing George Buffalo Cecilia Yarna Vira Egan and Irene Barrett. Grandchildren number 22 with great grandchildren.
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Lansing
Ila
Basil Gonyier
Immaculate Conception Church
H. C. Scharphoff
Gethsemanne
Virginia
Basil, Jr
Rock Island
Lydia Spe Lansing
George
Buffalo
Cecilia Yarna
Virsaha Egan
Irene Barrett
Chicago
Frank
Davenport
Biessen Dies From Brownsville Accident Injuries
Frank Peter Biessen of Brownsville died from injuries suffered in an November accident. Born October 16, 1887, he married Alice McCain in 1911 and lived in Brownsville his entire life. Survived by two sons, a daughter, three grandchildren, seven brothers and two sisters. Funeral Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. at St Patrick's Church Brownsville with Rev G Wilson officiating.
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Caledonia
Minn
Frank Peter Biessen
Brownsville
Biessen
Alice McCain
Bernard
Calvin
Guam
John Eckeman
Peter
Matt
Mike
Joseph
Houston
Paul
Ben
Grover
la Crosse
Ida Stehaupt
Chicago
Julian Twing
St. Patrick's Church
G. Wilson
Canes Tae
Inmate Bludgeons Worker. Hospital Worker Slain In Wisconsin
Dr. W J Urben reports a 50 year old Central State Hospital employee was killed and inmate Joe Charka injured by a hand made blackjack Monday in the sewing room. Two inmates John Steinert and Norman Jenkins were captured in the outer yard and held in solitary. Steinert, 52, had a prior murder sodomy larceny sentence and is considered insane. Jenkins, 25, committed for assault with intent to rape, is mentally deficient. Charke, 65, was jailed on a first degree murder charge and is in fair condition. Five-eighths of Panama's area is unoccupied.
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Waupan
Wis
W. J. Urben
Division of
Norman Jenkins
Steinert
Jenkins
Urben
Davies
Charka
Milwaukee
Walworth County
Charke
Indonesians threaten poison to repel Dutch in Java
Indonesian Premier Sjahrir warned of armed resistance and poisoning of Dutch forces as Britain backs the Netherlands in Java. Soetomo boasted of a 70 million support base and a campaign to kill Dutch troops, while Van Mook departs to The Hague and Dempsey arrives with Southeast Asia command.
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Bravia
Java
Sutan Sjahrir
Netherlands
Soerabaja
Soetomo
Netherlands East Indies
H. J. van Mook
Hague
N. S. Blom
Department of
Miles C. Dempsey
Southeast Asia Command
Sjahrir
Legion Listening Post Calendar and Policy Stances
Calendar items list December meetings and events for the American Legion auxiliary and post including a regular meeting Thursday December 13 with an Ampro sound projector demo, a county banquet January 10, and a dancing party on Saturday. The piece also outlines strong defense and military training positions and notes service for Comrade Streicher’s funeral. It promotes unity of armed forces, peacetime training, Pacific bases, secrecy on atomic bomb processes, and continued commitment to a peaceful America. It also describes a children's Christmas party December 21 with Santa and volunteer roles including color guard and firing squad.
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American Legion
Wav
America
United States
Department of National Defense
Pacific Island
Pacific
Stephen Streicher
L. V. Weisensel
Edmund Bay, Jr
C. C. Tank
Zeno Weisensel
E. E. Deters
Otto Wer
Lake Titicaca Holds Steamship Route High World
Bolivia's Lake Titicaca at about 12 500 feet stands as the highest lake in the world with steamships regularly plying its waters.
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Bolivia
Lake Titicaca
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Herper
Herpercold
Harper Method Shop
Estelle R. Anderson
State Bank
Passo
E Tribune
Milwaukee College
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Kingston
By Merrill Blosser
Red Ryder
Fred Harman
Mrs. Basil Gonyier
Frank P. Biessen
Tyas
Willie and
Joe
By Mauldin
Pete
Congress
State Hospital
Panama
Freimark Sales Co
Main St
Kennedy Liquor Store
Legion Listening
Goodfellowship
Ner
Harvey Mann
R. F. H. Schultz
George Knudsen
Len Heilman
M. R. Birnbaum
Clarence Sexauer
C. C. Erickson
James Asfoor
Carl Betz
H. J. Troger
Santa Claus
Odd and New Time Music
Tommy
the Nite Club
Pearl St
Johnny Howard
Silver Knights OF Note
Della Marie
Silver Knights
Johnny
Don
Kenny
Marg
Oak Point
Holmen
Dale Simons
Eagle Members
Reiss
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