Longer River Fishing Season Gets Approval
MADISON Wisconsin the commission approved a longer Mississippi River fishing season on the Wisconsin side with reduced bag limits. The season opens May 1 1949 and closes March 1 1950 in coordination with Iowa and Minnesota changes. Bag limits drop on bass from six to five and on pickerel bullheads walleyes and northern pike from seven or fifty to five or twenty five respectively.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Mississippi River
Ode
Schneberger
Iowa
Mississippi
Pepin
Minnesota
Mouse Death Leads To Court Judgment
Coventry court heard John Venables 23 recall keeping a pet mouse two years. A bar issue ended when a barkeeper killed the mouse after it was placed on the bar. Venables faced charges tied to damage during a drinking session and pleaded for understanding.
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Coventry
Eng
John Malcolm Venabies
Venables
Strate’s
Weather alert predicts snow and freezing drizzle for La Crosse
Forecaster A D Sanial warns drivers to prepare for hazardous conditions tonight and Wednesday as a cold front brings light snow beginning Tuesday midnight and potential snow or freezing drizzle tomorrow. Temperatures in La Crosse are expected to dip below normal with slippery roads.
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A. D. Sanial
la Crosse
Weather forecast and cold snap across Montana Minnesota
Samal declared that the next 24 hours will not be severe with a low of 2 and a high of 35 for Wednesday. Monday night lows dropped to 20 as yesterday’s high was recorded. Northern Minnesota and Montana reported the coldest temperatures with readings from six to 12 below zero.
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Minnesota
Montana
Reveal Name Of New English Prince
Buckingham palace announced that Princess Izabeths baby will be christened Prince Charlies Philip Arthur George of Edinburgh. The christening is set for tomorrow at 3 30 p m at the palace with a long list of royal and foreign attendees confirming the event.
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London
Buckingham Lace
Izabeth
Prince Charlies Philip Arthur George
Edinburgh
the Palace
King George
Elizabeth
Margaret
King
Norway
Prince George
Greece
Earle Marchioness
Milford Haven
Lady Brabourne
David Bowles-Lyon
Ice forces down endurance fliers in California air run
In Indio, California two endurance pilots, Dick Riedel and Bill Barris, were forced to land after 568 hours 47 minutes aloft due to carburetor icing. The pair, from Fullerton, had been airborne since November 20 and reached ice at 800 feet prompting a cautious descent before approaching the 726 hour record set in 1939 by Wes Carroll and Clyde Schliepper of Long Beach.
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Indio
Calif
Dick Riedel
Bill Barris
Fullerton
Wes Carroll
Clyde Schliepper
Long
Congress Eyes Lie Tests for Hiss Chambers in Spy Case
The house committee contemplates lie detector tests for Henry Hiss Whitaker and others tied to the Chambers spy allegations. Rep Nixon and DA McGahhey briefed the grand jury on fresh microfilm evidence from Chambers farm in Maryland showing claimed channels from Alger Hiss to a Soviet spy ring. The four named aides to Sayre and Hiss are slated for questioning after new disclosures in Paris and prior grand jury sessions.
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Moscow
Nixon
Alger Hiss
State Department
Hiss
Chambers
Grand Jury
House Committee
Con
Mundt
Francis Sayre
United Nations
Sayre
Anna Belle Newcomb
Eunice Lincoln
Miss Newcomb
Paris
Miss Lincoln
Christmas Month Reunites Couples Says Judge Sabath
Chicago judge Joseph Sabath, who has presided over 90,000 divorces in Cook County over 21 years, proposes a monthly Christmas approach to reconcile couples. He describes a home-like chamber where spouses meet, confide, and reassess their relationships, aiming to replace litigation with accord.
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William J. Conway
Chicago
Joseph Sabath
United States
Cook County
Kilkenny
Sabath
Regina
Barrel Oil Volume Clarified in Old Measure
A barrel is defined as containing 42 gallons in traditional oil industry usage. This standard unit appears across historical records and trade documents.
DDT Aids U S Efforts Against Dutch Elm Disease
The U S department of agriculture sees DDT sprays as the most promising protection because they kill beetles that spread the fungus responsible for Dutch elm disease.
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U.S. Department of Ayrriculture
Aunt Het Men Cooks in Fine Hotels Skips High Hats
In a candid note, Aunt Het Men says chefs in fine hotels skip tall white hats to avoid hair shedding. She notes hair loss risk and adopts practical headwear while cooking.
Two youths charged with postal theft at Rose Street substation
Postal theft case at the Charles Wheeler confectionery substation on Rose Street leads to two youths being charged. Postal Inspector Christen sen and Detective Sampson investigate as money recovered so far is only partial and no disposition has been made. The item also notes an estimate about paid vacations for U S industry workers.
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Saath
Charles Wheeler
Rose Street
C. Christensen
Roy Sampson
City Police
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le Crosse, Wis
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