Multiple Vehicle Crashes Reported in Wisconsin Weather
A series of crashes across Wisconsin left 12 injured and several vehicles damaged as slippery roads and freezing rain hit counties. In La Crosse County a three car collision on West Avenue and Main Street injured five, while other crashes involved drivers from Rose Street and South Third Street. The county highway police noted eight accidents Monday and Tuesday. A Camp McCoy bus and a car ditched on Highway 16 near Neshanec caused numerous injuries among bus passengers and drivers. The weather extended a cold snap with snow and freezing rain across the state, closing some bus routes and suspending flights before conditions eased late Tuesday.
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Lier
Henry Raith
Rose
Wall Street
Pearl Pearson
Avon Street
Pearson
Raith
Rose Street
West Avenue South
Main Street
Earl Lyons, Jr
South Third Street
Carl R. Anderson
South 18Th Street
Robert J. Ben
Adams Street
Isyla Alberts
Bemcar
Daniel
Carl Anderson
Miss Alberts
Ea Hospital
Carl
Lyons
Anderson
Bemi
Camp McCoy
Highway 16
Neshanec
Leslie Halverson
Bangor
George P. Loomis
South 11Th Street
Helmer Gilbertson
Melrose
Dorothy Heinke
Livingston Street
Abel Jostad
Fifth Avenue South
Ethel Holmes
Milicent Goggin
Albra Jones
Geraldine Meier
la Crosse
John P. Holmes
Ekern
Erm
Keller
Clarence Sichler
Onalaska
Ethel Terpestra
Elmer Engen
Galesville
Floyd Blackdeer
Greenfield
J. Torgerson
Great Lakes
Til
R. G. Blum
Medary
Tralle
Northfield
Minn
Florence Forer
Crosse
Ed Lynn
Onelaske
Virgil Craig
Lester Rudolph Huber
Cashton
Attems
Win Klawitter
William Thurston
Klawitter
Sparta
Earl Wilson
Oe Trantion Company
Garvis
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Greyhound Bus Lines
Duluth
Chicago
A. D. Sanial
Mercury
Samal
Green Bay
Eau Claire
William Hoenig
State
Superior
La Crosse District Tops Victory Loan Campaign
La Crosse district covering 17 western Wisconsin counties reports 100 percent average in E bond sales and 121 percent in individual purchases, with total district sales at 176 percent. County by county figures show varied performance across Barron, Buffalo, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Vernon, and Washburn.
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War Finance Committee
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Eau Claire
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Monroe
Pepin
Pierce
Polk
St. Croix
Trempealeau
Vernon
Washburn
State Offices Open For Business In Madison
The executive office announced that the state capitol offices would be open for business as usual Saturday and Monday before New Year s day. State employees received the Monday off before Christmas.
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Madison
Wis
State Capitol
Independence Movement Sparks Chilean Era Change
The independence movement began in Chile in 1910 with the ousting of Captain General Antonio García Carrasco.
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Chile
Antonio Garcia Carrasco
U S Moves Toward Recognizing Romania and Bulgaria
The United States likely will extend formal recognition to Romania and Bulgaria after peace treaties are finalized with their postwar Balkan governments. Acting Secretary of State Dean Acheson said the Moscow talks resolved procedural issues for peace treaties. The U S and Britain had withheld recognition due to provisional governments not fully representing all democratic groups or guaranteeing free elections.
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United States
Romania
Bulgaria
Dean Acheson
Moscow
Balkan
Acheson
U. S
Britain
Russia
Old St. George’s Church Damaged by Fire
Philadelphia church, a 1769 landmark and second oldest Methodist house in the world, suffered fire damage Tuesday night. Officials estimate damages around $5,000 to the historic building.
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St. George's Church
Land
Bristol
Poles Say Wartime Losses Far Higher Than Europe
Dr. Emil Sommerstein, head of Poland’s war reparations unit, says Poland suffered biologically culturally and economically far more than any European country. He cites 92 percent of losses from Nazi killings persecution and torture, six million Poles and Jews murdered, $6 billion in property losses with state losses rising toward $20 billion, and 1.2 million men plus 650000 women seized and deported.
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Warsaw
Poland
Emil Sommerstein
Germany
Sommerstein
Dell
Sia
Strikes Move Toward Resumed Talks After Holidays
GE and Westinghouse reps set meetings tomorrow and Friday as GM union talks to restart after year end. In Pittsburgh Westinghouse continues negotiations while Senator Wiley proposes liable unions for damages from contract violations. Labor strife keeps about 390000 workers idle nationwide as Congress reconvenes January 14.
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Ed GE
Westinghouse
General Motors
Pittsburgh
Washington
Wiley
R-Wis
Congressional
Senate
General Short Improves After Pearl Harbor Injury
Retired U S Army Major General Walter C Short former commander of the Hawaiian theater during the Pearl Harbor attack was reported to be better Wednesday at Walter Reed hospital.
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Washington
Walter C. Short
Hawaiian
Pearl Harbor
Walter Reed Hospital
Truman Journeys Home for Christmas Despite Weather Delays
President Truman, arriving in Independence for the holiday, was greeted by over 100 townspeople outside the Little White House with a Christmas serenade. Weather forced a late departure from Washington and sleet delayed both his plane and the accompanying press corps as they battled headwinds home.
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Joseph T. Noland
Independence
Washington
White House
Kansas City
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