Bilbo aide meeting tied to loan repayment funded 1940
Senate testimony details an August 1940 Mississippi meeting to raise 3000 dollars Bilbo borrowed from Abe Shushan of New Orleans. Forrest Jackson said Edward P. Terry called the gathering attended by Jackson, Terry, Grant Stewart and Robert M. Newgins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Forrest Jackson
Bilbo
D-Miss
Friends of the Lawmaker
Jackson
Senate
Abe Shushan
New Orleans
Shushan
Edward P. Terry
Miss
Terry
Grant Stewart
New Heband
Robert M. Newgins
Miss. Naval Stores
Mississippi
Drew House
Poplarville
Juniper Grove Baptist Church
Recest
Huey Long
Msippi
Gernot Stewart
New Tehran
Minshan
Weather synopsis for La Crosse area tonight and Wednesday
Fir and continued cold tonight and Wednesday with very low wind chill. Temperatures may fall to zero tonight with highs around 20 on Wednesday.
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la Crosse
Demonstrations in Tokyo Draw Massive Occupation Day Parade
Left wing organizers staged a daylong march in occupied Japan estimated at 350000 to 400000, aiming to pressure Prime Minister Yoshida. The rally, led by Communist and Social Democratic groups with unions, surpassed May Day turnout at the Imperial Palace. MacArthur rode through the crowd in his black sedan, denouncing mass violence and warning occupation forces to intervene if protests became violent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
MacArthur
Yoshida
House of Representatives
Diet
Kuzma Derevyanko
Coun~cil
Communist Party
Social Democratic Party
Five Above Forecast In City On Wednesday
A cold wave grips the region with five above forecast for Tuesday night and Wednesday high 18 to 20. Park Falls and Land O Lakes report six below with several inches of new snow. Strong winds across the lakes at 55 mph. County roads sanding improves main highways in La Crosse. Pembina ND hits 18 below while Dawson Yukon records 40 below.
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Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Coulee
Weather Bureau
A. D. Sanial
Associated Press
Chicago Federal
Park Falls
Land O'Lakes
Milwaukee
Lower Lakes
Pere Marquette
Pembina
N. D
Dawson
Yukon Territory
Mercury
la Crosse County
Paul Hartwig
Record Alcohol Tax Income Across Midwest in 11 Months
Chicago alcohol tax unit reports a $548,985,796 collection for 11 months, covering Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin. The 1945 period saw $526,517,817. illicit stills fell to 20 from 26, and arrests dropped to 143 by December 1 from 171 the previous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Tri-State
Wisconsin colleges to gain surplus buildings for veterans
The La Crosse State Teachers College and two Wisconsin schools will receive surplus government buildings to convert into facilities for student veterans. Stout Institute in Menomonie will grow enrollment from 850 to 1,266, with veterans rising from 505 to 814. St Norbert College in West De Pere increases from 750 to 1,000, with veterans from 600 to 800. The La Crosse college posts spring registration at 940 students, 390 veterans.
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Washingson
Speam
la Crosse State Teachers College
Wisconsin
Stout Institute
Menomonie
Wil
St. Norbert College
West de Pere
la Crosse College
Publisher John Soukup Dies After Bohemian Paper Career
John Soukup aged 66 of 919 Hood Street long served as publisher of the Bohemian newspaper Viasiener in La Crosse. Born in Bohemia, he came to the United States as a child and led the paper through several ownership changes before retiring to join the La Crosse Wallpaper Co. He is survived by his wife and a sister, with funeral plans set at St. Wenceslaus Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Soukup
Hood Street
Viasiener
la Crosse
Soukup
Bohemia
United States
Albert Duty
Joseph Kotnour
Cato
la Crosse Wallpaper Company
Frank Katnour
Winona
Catholic Workmen
Christmas in the Air brings city choirs nightly
La Crosse Junior Chamber of Commerce teams with local churches and groups for a Christmas in the Air series. Two choirs perform nightly in public zones and at the Linker hotel lobby until December 1, with all attendees invited. Carolling groups listed include Congregational church choir and Our Savior's church girls, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Linker Hotel
la Crosse Junior Chamber of Commerce
la Crosse Teachers College Glee Club
St. Paul's Lutheran Church Choir
Linker
George Halverson
JCC
Christmas In the Air
Alvin Mikelson
Congregational Church
Nocturne Club
Central High School
Our Savior’s Church
Auto-Lite
Housing Heads Ignore Fight Map Details
Top housing officials met to hash out specifics amid controversy over Truman's home building program. Norton E. Long charged the plan with misleading veterans while resigning after Wyatt quit in protest. Industry voices split on whether rapid postwar home construction is practical or harms veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Frank KR
Raymond M. Foley
National Housing Agency
CIO
Norton E. Long
Wilson W. Wyatt
NHA
Long
Wyatt
Creedon
H. R. Northup
National Retail Lumber Dealers Association
H. J. Thomas
Veterans
Blinded Veteran To Play Santa Claus To Wife and Parents
Cpl. Chester R. Perkins, a 21 year old blinded veteran from Indianapolis, will leave Valley Forge hospital for a two week furlough to visit his wife Janet and his parents in Indianapolis. He plans to bring gifts and fulfill his wish from a widely published letter to Santa asking for two bright shiny blue eyes. Perkins was blinded by a land mine in Germany and has been a patient at the hospital for 21 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenixville
Chester R. Perkins
Santa Claus
Indianapolis
Perkins
Germany
Valley Forge Hospital
Janet
Sheme
Indianapolis News
Tennessee Negro Held After Gun Fight
Police investigate Edmond Haynes sought in Toledo for wife murder after a gun fight in Murfreesboro. Haynes fatally shot Patrolman Herbert McClanahan and wounded four others, including Fire Chief Buck Qualls and Sheriff Earl McKnight, as he fled during questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murfreesboro
Tenn
N. W. Powers
Edmond Haynes
Yesterndy
Toledo
Chief Powers
Haynes
Herbert McClanahan
Auto Truck Collision Causes Damages On Icy Streets
A Monday accident on an icy road at 10th and Denton streets involved William EB Ormsby of 1000 Green Bay Street in a collision with Loris D Roeft of 1037 Redfield Street. The truck sustained $40 damage to the right rear wheel and fender while the car had about $75 in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William EB. Ormsby
Green Bay Street
Loris D. Roeft
Redfield Street
10Th
Denton
Woman Shot to Death at Webb's Tavern Near Medary
Bes sie Moore 39 was found shot multiple times in Webb's tavern on county trunk highway B near Medary about 2 30 pm Tuesday. Coroner Dr George Reay said ten bullet holes were in her chest with bullets passing through. Investigators toiled with Highway Patrol and sheriff's officials as a postmortem and inquest were planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Moore
Webb
Medary
George Reay
John C. Schomers
South 19Th Street
Reay
Allis-Chalmers Strike Talks Resume Labor dispute outlook
Union and company spokesmen said the eight month old Allis-Chalmers walkout will resume but unions allege a company letter on 1946 vacation pay coerces workers. The UAW CIO local 248 claims unfair labor practice and will file charges with the National Labor Relations Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allis-Chalmers
Morrow
National Labor Relations Board
Milwaukee
West
Allis
Robert Buse
Uaw-Cio
van Cleaf
W. Co
Fulso
Nehru denies India break amid independence talk
Prime Minister Nehru told the Associated Chambers of Commerce that Indians can include Englishmen in a new India but not as remnants of a colonial economy. He warned of a potential final break that could poison the future despite close ties from 200 years of British rule. Bari Skuar, 30, Stoughton, dies from injuries in a December car crash in Dane County.
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Galcutta
Jawaharlal Nehru
Associated Chambers of Commerce
India
Firce
Bombay
Nehyu
Times of India
Benares
Stoughton
Wis
Bari Skuar
Dunkirk
Dane County
Post Office Sees Heavier Holiday Mail Early
Postmaster Wenzel M. Dvorak reports the first sixteen days of December show receipts of 3 973 12 and 20 240 86 in mail value, well above 1945 figures. Cancellations reach 112 647 more than last year as 50 extra clerks and 13 trucks handle the load.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenzel M. Dvorak
Dvorak
Weavier
Avorak
Army and Navy adopt unified overseas command plan
The joint chiefs of staff and President Truman approve a single overseas command for armed forces abroad to coordinate operations. The plan shifts some Pacific areas under Navy control and narrows General MacArthur’s reach while unsettled home merger terms persist. Congress considers permanent status for a national intelligence authority integrating military and State Department intelligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elton C. Fay
Washington
Army
Navy
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pearl Harbor
Pla
Niyo
All Nation
Kuman
Taltivhimenko
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
Congressional Committee
Housa
National Intelligence Authority
Truman
Piec
Naval Intelligence
State Department
Vess
Sheategic
Sie Atite
Delay Decision After Complaint By Russians
The United States failed to win immediate approval for its atomic energy plan as Soviet Russia asked for more time to study it. Bernard Baruch urged a vote to end debate, while Andrei Gromyko said he had not had a chance to review the Dec. 5 proposals. The talks centered on the U N atomic energy commission and the Security Council report due by Dec. 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
General Assembly
Gromyko
Great Britain
Canada
Australia
U. 5
Full
Atomic Energy Commission
U. S
Bernard M. Baruch
Alexander Cadogan
Baruch
United Nations Security Council
Unites Nations General Assembly
Vyacheslav M. Myalotov
Ernest Bevin
Britain
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
United Nations
The
Publile
Intomice Commission
iSeo UN
Not Candidate Vandenberg Declines Presidential Bid
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan announced he is not a candidate for the presidential nomination and expects no campaign in his behalf. He told reporters at a press conference that the Republican task is to justify victory in November and noted he has been considered a leading potential candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Jackson
Ferguson
Rmich
Bilbo
Ross Collins
Ziver Collins
Jackson
Naz
Edward B. Terry
Wall Doxey
United States Senate
Edward P. Terry
Terry
Jackson, M
Senate Campaign Investigating Committee
Washington, D. C
Arthur H. Vandenberg
R-Mich
Michigan
Byrnes
Sens
Vandenberg
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la Crosse Tribune
LA Crosse State Teachers College Glee Club
Thomas Arnett
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Sere Ieee
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James Borgbeis
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Betty Kane
Joanne Venne
Fideles
Gilbert de Mere
Coral’ of
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Toe Adams
Palsicia Delmont
Toyland
Herbert
ST. Paul Lutheran Church Choir
Marjorie Smith
Gruber
Melius Christiansen
Dickinson
Handel
Dick Jurgens
Coon Valley
the Avalon
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Jean Kaiser
Noreen Otto
Dorine Urvan
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