Lumber Era Pioneer Dies in Muskegon Leader John G. Emery Jr
John G. Emery Jr a founder of modern industrial Muskegon and key civic leader died at 19 age 82 after long illness He helped form the first power plant in Muskegon served as Chamber of Commerce president and held multiple civic roles linked with Hackley and Hume He lived with sister Mrs Helen E Minty at his death with only she as immediate survivor.
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Muskegon, Mich
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Muskegon
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Emergy
Helen E. Minty
Emery
Charles H. Hackley
Thomas H. Hume
Muskeen
Peshtigo
Wis
Winona
Mich
Bay City High School
Cornell University
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Education
County Museum Board
Minty
Canberra jet bomber enters quantity production in Britain
Britain confirms the English Electric Canberra is in quantity production with a second and third flight test completed in November. Royal Air Force order size remains undisclosed as performance details stay secret. the two crew jet is believed to cruise near 600 mph.
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London
Britain
English Electric Company
Royal Air Force
Let's Think It Over On Wisconsin Trout Stream Plan
Madison bureau reports the Wisconsin Conservation Board debates a costly trout stream improvement program. Budget estimates suggest $228,000 annually could improve about 50 miles, with $473 per mile fencing and $200 per year maintenance. Local demonstrations urged while Swift supports action.
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Madison
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Conservation Department
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Wisconsin
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Swift
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Wisconsin Conservation Congress
O'Donnell
Lady Elephant Leaves Railway Car After Weeklong Sit
In Wolverhampton Juno the elephant, long in a railway car during a sit down protest, finally emerged when Tommy Ellis, a former trainer from Dublin, arrived. She walked from the car after his gentle call and touched him with her trunk as he spoke softly.
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Wolverhampton
Eng
Juno
Dublin
Tommy Ellis
Tommy
Peddler Accused of Vet Vocals in Akron
Akron police charged Peter Korpowski of Cleveland with peddling without a license after a sidewalk peddler used ventriloquism to make toy dogs bark all right for him but not for buyers.
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Akron
Peter Korpowski
Cleveland
Korpowski
Wisconsin Considers Transplanting Capercaille To State
Madison reports a plan to plant Capercaille and European black grouse in Wisconsin as an experimental project. William Grimmer says 11 of 26 imported birds from Finland and Sweden survived five months after release on Outer Island in Lake Superior. The $12,000 budget is funded partly by federal aid in a joint effort with the U S Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Wisconsin
William F. Grimmer
Aimes Management
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Sweden
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Lake Superior
Conservation Commission
Grimmer
Tal
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Scandinavia
Cassville Cowboy Shines At Fort Worth Ride Off
Jack Buschbom from Cassville Wisconsin was named best bareback bronc rider of 1949 by the Rodeo Cowboys Association at Fort Worth. He had also won top honors last year.
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Jack Buschbom
Cassville
Wis
West Cowboys
Buschbom
Rodeo Cowboys Association
Christmas Amnesty Requested for Conscientious Objectors
The Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors says 70 eminent Americans have petitioned President Truman for Christmas amnesty for conscientious objectors. The plea targets those imprisoned and felons deprived of civil rights due to their pacifist convictions.
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Truman
Central Committee For Conscientious Objectors
First Indian totem poles likely built under 200 years ago
The first Indian totem poles are thought to have been erected less than two centuries ago in the western Canadian region of British Columbia or the Queen Charlotte Islands, marking early Indigenous monumental work in the area.
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British Columbia
Queen Charlotte Islands
Canadian
UW Ranks 6th In Enrollment
Wisconsin ranks sixth among American colleges in full time enrollment and twelfth in total enrollment. Wisconsin lists 20,866 full time students and 22,054 total. California leads in full time figures and New York leads in total enrollment. Michigan is seventh in full time and behind Wisconsin in total.
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Northwestern
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New York
Kansas Wheat Lead Widest Margin in Union
Kansas stands as the nation’s leading wheat state with production vastly higher than its nearest rival North Dakota, accounting for a dominant share of U.S. wheat output.
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