Local Pair Receives Wings In Paratroops
Fort Benning Georgia hosts a basic airborne course graduation for Pvt. William Stelipflug 17 son of A Stelipflug and Pvt. Donald Demi 18 son of M J Demi. They earned silver wings after five weeks of strenuous training including airborne jumps at altitudes of 1200 feet with full combat equipment. The event recalls Major General William C Lee who founded the first U S airborne unit at Fort Benning and helped lead U S victories in World War II.
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Fort Benning
William Stelipflug
A. Stelipflug
Farnam Street
Donald Demi
M. J. Demi
Adams Street
Airborne
Fort Benn
Mithey
Fort Ben
William Co. Lee
United States Army
Europe
Pacific
Parsonage Dedicated for Trinity Lutheran in Sparta
Dr. Martin Anderson of Chicago dedicated the Trinity Lutheran church parsonage in Sparta on Sunday with a brief service. Local pastors Norman Nelson and O N Gascon gave consecrations. Carl Hanson turned the first dirt for the eight room two story dwelling with lannon stone entrance as building plans by Chris Erickson. The Solbergs will move in soon.
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Sparta
Wis
Martin Anderson
Chicago
Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
Trinity Lutheran Church
Norman Nelson
Tomah
O. N. Gascon
Viroqua
R. O. Abrahamson
Carl Hanson
E. J. Saari
Chris Erickson
Carl Eid
Roy Abrahamson
Odin Simonson
Harold Backenstee
Clarence Solberg
James
Affectionate Dogs Cause Auto Accident
Edward Kuhn 38 was driving with two scotties in his car when the dogs jumped on his shoulders causing the vehicle to hit a pole. He needed 14 stitches for a head cut and was taken to Shadyside hospital before arranging a ride home with his dogs.
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Pittsburgh
Edward Kuhn
Kuhn
R. 2
Mercer
Shadyside Hospital
First public description of Princess Elizabeth’s baby
London reports the four week old royal infant is described as golden haired with a beautiful complexion. Countess Granville, Elizabeth’s sister, gave the remark at a Girl Guide conference. The prince will be christened Wednesday.
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London
Elsbeth
Countess Granville
Elizabeth
Prince
Buckings Palace
Girl Guide
Andrei Vyshinsky Ailing From Soviet Legal Stature
The brief introduces Andrei Y. Vyshinsky as USSR delegate to the United Nations and notes his ascent to high roles in law. It highlights his prior posts in the foreign ministry, his prosecution of Bukharin and others as traitors, membership in the USSR Academy of Sciences, lecturing across Russian cities, editing a major law review, and winning a Stalin Prize for a textbook on evidence.
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Andrei Y
Yanuaryevich Vyshinsky
Russia
Ussr
United Nations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Bukharin
Pyatakov
Kamenev
Ussr Academy of Sciences
Moscow
Now Santa Is For Rent
Grant E. Biddle of Rockford rents Santa Claus to deliver toys on Christmas Eve. Ten men in red suits visit homes for a fee, with bells and jolly greetings, often packing gifts from a laundry bag on the porch.
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Rockford
Ill
Grant E. Biddle
Biddle
St. Nicks
Sant
Santa
Jack
Industry Converted Doubles Size of U S Rubber Sector
The United States rubber industry has nearly doubled in five years and shifted largely to synthetic rubber production, reflecting a major structural change in the sector.
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United States
Pope Receives Spanish Ambassador Credentials at Vatican
Pope Pius XII yesterday welcomed the new Spanish ambassador to the Holy See and extended blessings to the Spanish people and its leader Generalissimo Franco. The exchange follows a traditional papal custom of blessing a nation and its government.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Holy See
Generalissimo Penve Franco
Four Midwest Rhodes Scholars Named in Great Lakes District
INDIANAPOLIS two Harvard men and one each from Swarthmore and Miami of Ohio won the four Rhodes scholarships in the Great Lakes district. Winners include George B. Munroe Joliet Illinois Mortimer Chambers Grosse Pointe Harbord Evansville Swarthmore Martin Rush Middletown Ohio Miami and Robert Brentano Evansville Indiana. Scholarships cover at least two years at Oxford and are valued at about 2000 dollars per year.
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Indianapolis
Harvard
Swarthmore
Miami
Ohio
Rhodes
Great Lakes
George B. Munroe
Joliet
Mortimer Chambers
Grosse Pointe
Mich
Robert Brentano
Evansville
Ind
Martin Rush
Middletown
Indiana
Illinois
Kentucky
Michigan
Wisconsin
Oxford University
Weather Record U. S. Weather Forecast Summary
Weather forecast from the Commerce department for Wisconsin and Minnesota notes cloudy skies with light snow beginning tonight, ending Tuesday in northern areas, with colder temperatures across west and central regions. Shippers should protect northbound shipments and adjust for south and east, with little change expected in mover stages next week. Ice thickness and broad regional conditions are described, including a surge of cold air from Canada along Lake Superior shore and scattered precipitation in the Rockies, Oregon, and Washington. Highs around 69 in the south and 34 in the western mountains observed yesterday.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Rockies
Gulf Coast
Ohio Valley
Oregon
Washington
Canada
Perthern
Superior
Pertheestern
Deaths in Tri-State: Matthis Jick of Galesville
Matthis M Jick 180 died at his Galesville home shortly before midnight Saturday after severe burns last summer. Born February 23 1868 in Princeton Wisconsin he farmed in Tamarack Valley until the accident then moved to Galesville. Survived by his wife Victoria four daughters Lillian Lind Florence Schwab Evelyn Irene four sons Frank John Alice and Sgt Emil U S Air Force ten grandchildren and three brothers James Anton and Joseph. Funeral Wednesday morning at Ryczek Funeral Home and St Bartholomew Catholic Church with burial in Trempealeau County.
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Galesville
Wis
Matthis
Ryczek
St. Bartholomew Catholic Church
Inleau
John T. Murphy
Trempe U
Ehick
Princeton
Tamarack Valley
Victoria
Eugene
Lillian) Lind
Kansas City
John
Florence) Schwab
St. Paul
Evelyn
Irene
Frank
Alice
Arcadia
S. Sgt
Emil
U. S. Air Force
Massachusetts
James
Anton
Joseph
Two Wisconsin and Minnesota obituaries published for Misliveck and Benson
Hillsboro area mourns Jake Misliveck a 75 year old progressive farmer born in Czechoslovakia who settled in Hillsboro after arriving at age 11 and leaves a large family with rites at Hart Funeral home and First Congregational church. John O Benson age 74 Sweden born, longtime Houston Minnesota resident, survived by wife four sons and daughters with services at St Peter Lutheran church and burial in Knndle cemetery.
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Hillsboro
Wis
Jake Misliveck
Misliveck
Czechoslovakia
America
Anna Briek
Icbj Lodge
Robert
Julia) Rosel
Edward
Rose) Bentz
Emil
Martha) Dvorak
Richard
Anna) Bruce
Charles
William
Otto
First Congregational Church
Paul Tatter
Knndle Cemetery
Houston
Minn
John O. Benson
Sweden
United States
Yucatan
Grant
Fern) Helgeson
Harmony man Max Willard Elliott 41 dies in Faribault hospital
Max Willard Elliott a former Harmony resident died December 4 in a Faribault hospital. He grew up in Monticello and Harmony area, later working at the First National Bank of Harmony and then as a bank examiner for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Funeral services were held in Harmony with Rev Sechrist presiding.
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Harmony
Minn
Max Willard Elliott
Faribault
Monticello
Elliott
First National Bank of Harmony
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Rev. Sechrist
Edward Paul Jewell Rites Set for Saturday
Edward Paul Jewell dies and funeral service is planned for Saturday evening at Lanham Mortuary with Rev. E. E. Clarke officiating. Burial will be in Farmers Valley.
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Sparta
Wis
Edward Paul Jewell
Rna
Lanham Mortuary
E. E. Clarke
Farmers Valley Cemetery
Viola American Legion Post and Auxiliary Joint Christmas Party
The Hamilton Harris American Legion post of Viola and its auxiliary will hold a joint meeting Tuesday December 14 at 8 p m for an annual Christmas party. A program is planned, gifts exchanged and lunch served.
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Viola
Wis
Hamilton-Harris American Legion
Editorial Chief Carlton Matson Dies in Cleveland
Carlton K. Matson, 58, chief editorial writer for the Cleveland Press and longtime Scripps-Howard executive, died today of cancer in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Carlton K. Matson
The
Cleveland Press
Scripps-Howard Newspapers
Proclamation Urges Brotherhood and Civil Liberties
A proclamation calls December 14 to 20 a time to emphasize national unity and civil liberties amid holiday season reflections. It stresses the need for equality and brotherhood among Americans and opposes racial segregation.
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America
Asa
Brotherhood of Man
Police Chief Seeks Escapes Missing From Pittston School
Pittston, Pa. Police Chief Frank Swift reported missing fire escapes were found to have disappeared from a local school. Neighbors recalled their presence three weeks earlier while the school board and state inspector debated the absence and the need to replace them.
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Pittston
Frank Swift
Swift
Martin Quinn
La Crosse Camera Club Plans Model Night and Christmas Meet
The La Crosse Camera Club announces a new model night setup with Dr Paul Gotterdam and provided lighting. Members are urged to bring loaded cameras and attend at the Gundersen clinic at 8 p m Tuesday. Wie Imanski judged at competition night and attended the PSA convention in Cincinnati, with members satisfied by the prints. Plans for the Christmas party are under way and the next meeting is the last until after holidays.
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Gundersen Clinic
Hoff man hints aid to China may continue under new government
Shanghai dispatch reports Paul Hoffman head of the ECA said aid to China could continue under a different government if freedom for the Chinese is preserved. He noted concern over whether the Chinese Communists or a coalition would overthrow Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang, and stated policy would adapt accordingly.
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Hoffman
China
Shanghai
Paul Hoffman
Economic Cooperation
ECA
Chiang Kai-shek
Kuomintang
Hillsboro Boy Nearly Strangles Another Youth at Dinner
Bryce Judd, 14, son of Andy Judd of Hillsboro, choked on a cracker during a family meal. He was rushed to a local hospital and regained consciousness after treatment. His condition was reported good.
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Hillsboro
Wis
Bryce Judd
Andy Judd
Bryce
Oc Ieee Hospital
Airlift Thefts Plague Berlin Supply Runs
German workers at Allied airlift bases steal small packaged goods, between three and 10 percent of items sent to Berlin. Coal and flour shipments are largely untouched. Authorities say shoplifting by German laborers is hard to prevent, with losses higher since the airlift began last June.
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Berlin
True Editor Dies
Donald Ayers Williams editor of True magazine has died. Born in Gettysburg he studied at the University of Wisconsin and Centre College. He worked as a private detective and Yellowstone park guide before becoming city editor of the Minneapolis Journal and later joining True magazine.
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New York
Donald Ayers Williams
True Magazine
Gettysborg
University of Wisconsin
Centre College
Minneapolis Journal
Radar aids many Great Lakes steamers in foggy navigation
Radar-equipped steamers on the Great Lakes now navigate in fog and poor visibility with reduced need to anchor. The equipment allows safer passage under conditions that previously forced idle ships to seek shelter or delay departures.
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Great Lakes
Ely
Rules Of Etiquette Okay But Rules Of Road Good Bet Too
The National Safety Council finds drivers frequently violate traffic laws, with violations contributing to one in three fatal accidents and eight percent involving alcohol. The council promotes a February Know Your Traffic Laws campaign, urging yield rules and safe behavior with simple reminders about intersections and right of way.
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National Safety Council
Christmas trees become symbol in Berlin airlift
In postwar Berlin the airlift faces limits yet Russians supply 350000 trees from their zone while western Berliners fear shortage. The US Army plans 70000 German youth parties and donors supply trees for churches and communities as the airlift continues.
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Berlin
Russia
Germany
U. S. Army
German Youth Administration
Nellie Reilly Fractures Hip After Ice Fall
Nellie Reilly, co-owner of Reilly and Reilly store in Hokah, slipped on ice in front of the shop and fractured her hip. She fell on a stone step and is hospitalized in La Crosse.
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Hokah, Minn
Nellie Reilly
Reilly and Reilly
la Crosse
Rubber Union Seeks Better Pension Plan
Vice President H R Lloyd of the United Rubber Cork Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America CIO chairs a Portland formed committee to survey existing pension plans in the rubber industry. George Millican and Francis Hannley join Akron locals in study and report due to the GEB in February.
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H. R. Lloyd
United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America, Cio
Lloyd
Portland
Ore
George Millican
Goodyear
Francis Hannley
Firestone Local Seven
Akron
The
GEB. Begin Survey
Rubber
Steel and Auto
Arthur Goldberg
CIO
Goldberg
CIO Steel Workers Union
Rubber Union Executive Board
la Crosse Rubber Mills
Rubber Workers International Union
Former Jap Admirals Get Prison Terms
Four former Japanese naval admirals were sentenced in Yokohama to prison terms from eight to twenty years for responsibility in the deaths of more than 800 persons. They commanded submarine forces in the Indian Ocean and southwest Pacific, where Allied ship passengers and crew were killed after torpedo attacks and machinegunning.
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Japan
Indian Ocean
Southwest Pacific
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