Seven Indians Die In Fire at Dressler Ville Gambling Shack
In Gardnersville Nevada a Christmas party turned deadly when Greeley Jim, an Army veteran and gambling shack operator, kicked over a stove and hurled gasoline and a jug of gas into flames. Seven bodies identified including Ada Jim and her children. ten others burned critically. The blaze trapped attendees in a 30 by 30 shack. an inquest is planned. Corporal details cite family tragedies and possible charges if Greeley survives.
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Gardnersville
Nev
Dressler- Ville
James Krell
Farrell
Ada Jim
Violet
Mildred
Lyle
Jim
Flora Jim
Whitney Washoe
John Christiansen
Myrtle Franks
Greeley Jim
Willie Jim
Greeley
Ada
Fiora
J. E. Hickey
Snyder Seeks Tax Change To Keep Life Insurance Tax Free
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder says most life insurance companies will pay no federal income tax this year due to a 1942 law. He asks Congress for immediate changes to prevent this outcome and notes the formula allows deducting 100.66 percent of life insurance investment income to maintain reserves for policy holders.
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Washington
the Treasury
Snyder
Congress
Treasury
Arabs Slay Five Jews in Jerusalem Attacks
In Jerusalem area two Jewish convoys were ambushed and Hans Beith a senior Jewish Agency official was killed along with four others. Earlier a three year old girl and a 70 year old woman died from stray bullets as fighting continued in the Holy Land.
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Jerusalem
Hans Beith
Jewish Agency
Beith
Holy Land
Imag Yn
United Nations
Palestine
Blind Widow Rewarded For Stolen Gift
Mrs. Elizabeth Pfaus, 77, a blind widow in San Diego, received many gifts after news reports of a theft the day before Christmas. The generosity came from readers and from relatives, including Mrs. Walter H. Gannaway and George R. Pebbles of Bethesda, Maryland.
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San Diego
Calif
Elizabeth Pfaus
Pfaus
Walter H. Gannaway
George R. Pebbles
Bethesda
Milwaukee hog brings record price at livestock market
A Berkshire sow weighing 780 pounds sold for 183.30 dollars at the Milwaukee livestock market. Hugo Murray, the market's traffic director, said the hog fetched 50 dollars per hundredweight for its owner, Orson H. Adams of Hartland.
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Milwaukee
Obituary notices for Mary Boschert and John L. Koula
Mrs. Mary Boschert, 84, formerly of Mormon Coulee, died December 24 in Mt. Vernon Washington. Funeral and burial in Mt. Vernon. John L. Koula, 78, of 1450 Park Avenue, died after a short illness at home Friday. survived by four sons, three daughters, two sisters and 19 grandchildren. Funeral Monday 2 PM at Hellwig Morris chapel with burial in Oak Grove. Jacob Von Moss, 67, La Crosse, died Friday. funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Ward
Mt. Vernon
Wash
Mary Boschert
Mormon Coulee
Andrew Boschert
John L. Koula
Park Avenue
John
Edward
Milo
la Crosse
Rudolph
Milwaukee
Paul Bigley
Earl Gile
Handke
Mary Burgess
Bertha Smuth
Iowa City
Hellwig- Morris Chapel
R. F. Halberg
Oak Grove Cemetery
Jacob von Moss
la Crescent
Icy Skids Cause Multiple Car Damages In City
A 70 foot skid on Copeland avenue near Monitor street caused damage to John Spoor’s auto on Christmas afternoon valued at 150 dollars. No police report on damages to Spoor’s struck parked car. Nearby on Gillette and Charles streets two other collisions damaged several vehicles totaling 165 dollars. Five other fender benders Wednesday and two early Friday total under 50 dollars each.
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Copeland Avenue
Monitor Stree
John Spoor
Main Street
Spoor
Herman Affeldt
North 11Th Street
Gillette
Charles Streets
Virginia V. Jolivette
Mississippi Street
Herman Olson
Viroqua
Joseph N. Bach
Winnebago Street
Loomis Bakery
Harry W Packman, Jr
South 19Th Street
10Th
Johnson Streets
Protest by AFL on Prison Labor Use in Wisconsin
MADISON Wis Gov Rennebohm said he is considering a Madison AFL building trades council protest against prison labor used to dismantle Truax Field buildings. The state welfare department bought the facilities from the War Assets Administration. Carpenter union official Robert H Strenger said prison labor creates unfair competition with private enterprise. Welfare chief A W Bayley noted about 20 Waupun prisoners, unarmed guards, work at the site.
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Madison
Wis
Rennebohm
Madison Afl Building Trades Council
State Department of Public Welfare
War Assets Administration
Robert H. Strenger
Carpenters Union
A. W. Bayley
Welfare Department
Waupun
Veld
Resigns Winona Job To Go To Sheboygan
Lloyd Meiners resigns as visual aid director in Winona public schools and accepts a physical education instructor post at the senior high school in Sheboygan Wisconsin. His family moved to Sheboygan to establish their new home.
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Caledonia
Minn
Lloyd Meiners
Franklin Meiners
Winona
Sheboygan
Wis
Anderson Seeks Names Of Grain Traders From Brokers
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson asked more than 600 brokerage firms under the Commodity Exchange Act to provide the names of government employees or their immediate family members who traded futures between Jan 1 1946 and Dec 15 1947. Firms must report by Jan 3 with details by Jan 10. Local, state, and federal officials identified as wheat traders on Sept 17 1947 have not yet been disclosed.
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Washington
Anderson
Department
United States
Commodity Exchange Administration
Chicago Board of Trade
New Vibroflotation Machine Firmly Joins Ground Game
Richard H. Demott of SKF Industries reports first U S tests of the vibroflotation device. The 2500 pound unit bores and vibrates to pack loose sandy soil up to 100 feet deep over 100 square feet per application. Built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in Eddystone Pa the machine reclaim sand and marshland to support large structures.
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Philadelphia
Richard H. Demott
SKF Industries, Inc
U. S
Demott
Europe
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Eddystone
Becomes Bookkeeper for Mac Cornack Clinic At Whitehall
Miss Amy Kins will become bookkeeper at the Mac Cornack clinic in Whitehall after the first of the year. She resigns as stenographer in the O J Eggum law office, while Mrs Erickson stays through January then moves to Arcadia to join her husband. Miss Kins will also help at the law office during January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
James Erickson
MacCornack Clinic
Amy Kins
O. J. Eggum
Three New Diesel Locomotives For Green Bay Line
Green Bay and Western bought three 1500 horsepower diesel freight locomotives from American Locomotive Co. This marks a move toward full diesel motive power, with only the 400-class steam engines retained. The Diesels will haul fast freight between Kewaunee car ferries and Winona Minnesota, usable singly or in pairs along the full route.
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Whitehall
Wis
Green Bay
Winona
Minn
Stars in Assorted Colors Appear in Sky Tale
Astronomers note stars vary in color including blue, yellow, red, orange, garnet, green, and violet as night sky features. Observers explain color differences relate to star temperature and composition.
Tojo Defends Axis Ties and Pacific Moves in Interview
Former Japanese premier Hideki Tojo defended Japan's alliance with Germany and Italy and its 1941 southward expansion. He claimed the tripartite pact raised Japan's international position and said the Southward push aimed to cut off supplies to Chiang Kai-shek's regime, while denying plans to divide the world with Hitler and Mussolini. He blamed U.S. and British interference for hindering Japan's access to supplies in Indo-China and Thailand. He also argued Japan sought to shield East Asia from Bolshevik influence and hoped for Soviet entry into the pact, thwarted by Hitler's anti-Communist stance.
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Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Japan
Tojo
Germany
Italy
Hitler
Mussolini
Indo-China
Indo- China
Thailand
United States
Britain
Javen
Russia
East Asia
Stassen Says He Willing to Testify Before Congress
Harold Stassen, GOP presidential hopeful, says he is glad to appear before any congressional committee at any time. He notes no invitation yet from the House committee probing commodity speculation and vows to pursue his claims about insiders profiting from speculation to help lower prices.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Harold Stassen
Republian
Congressional
House
Stassen
Mrs Rose Napier Travels to Wilmette for Holidays
Caledonia Minnesota reports Mrs Rose Napier left Monday for Wilmette Illinois to spend the holidays with the Leonard Beth John Froelich and Peter Steffens families in Illinois.
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Caledonia
Minn
Rose Napier
Wilmette
Ill
Leonard Beth
John Froelich
Peter Steffens
Economic Front Roundup from Washington and Havana
The Associated Press reports continued plant shutdowns at Seagram and Sons despite the end of a industry wide holiday. Chicago landlords contest rent increases amid information from Housing Expeditor Woods. Havana officials resume talks on an international trade charter with no quick settlement. Dr. Edwin G. Nourse predicts a record U S production year with possible price rise. Republicans oppose the 17 billion European recovery plan proposed by the president and secretary of state.
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Associated Press
Washington
Joseph F Seagram and Sons, Inc
Chicago
Tighe E. Woods
Chicago Rent Advisory Board
Havana
Ference
International Trade Organization
U. S
Edwin G. Nourse
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Marshall
Duchess Of Windsor Crowned World’s Best-Dressed Woman
The Duchess of Windsor regains the top spot on the annual ten best-dressed list by the New York Dress Institute. Her wardrobe favors simple daytime gowns in black navy or dark red with a preferred shorter skirt, unchanged over the years. Other honorees include Mrs. William Paley Mrs. Harrison Williams Mrs. William Rhinelander Stewart Mrs. Byron Foy and several others of prominence.
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New York
Duchess of Windsor
New York Dress Institute
William Paley
Harrison Williams
William Rhinelander Stewart
Byron Foy
John C. Wilson
Millicent Rogers
Howard Hawks
Geoffrey Gates
William Wallace
Iaa Claire
San Francisco
Greek political upheaval and arrests in Athens
United States extends aid to the Athens regime after Markos proclaims a new state. Police report 450 people rounded up in a Communist inspired plot to assassinate prominent Greek politicians including former Premier Stylianos Gonatas. About 350 in Athens and Piraeus, 100 in Kiphissia detained as police investigate.
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United States
Athens
Mosco
Markos
Visiades
Stylianos Gonatas
Piraeus
Kiphissia
Gonatas
Hoffmans Vacation in California for Christmas
Have Holiday In West BLACK RIVER FALLS Wis. Mr. and Mrs. Duane Hoffman and children Janet Peter and David travel to Long Beach California to spend Christmas with Hoffmans mother Anna Hoffman aunt Emma Brown and sister Mrs Jack Grogan in holiday visit.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Duane Hoffman
Janet
Peter
David
Long Beach
Calif
Hoffman
Anna Hoffman
Emma Brown
Jack Grogan
Shrake seeks milder climate in Phoenix for health
Galesville Wisconsin reports George Shrake has journeyed to Phoenix Arizona for the rest of winter to improve his health. He travels with his brother Albert who will return in two and one half months once the former is settled.
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Galesville
Wis
George Shrake
Phoenix
Ariz
Albert
Soda Grill cafe changes hands in Waukon Iowa
WAUKON Iowa Special The Soda Grill cafe has been sold by Martin Hayes to Alfonso Wilt gen of Ossian. Possession will be given Jan. 2. HOME FOR HOLIDAYS ETTRICK Wisconsin Special First Lieut and Mrs Jerome Kamprud and son John Stephen of Campbell Kentucky Mr and Mrs Warren Peterson and daughter Kristy Kay of Minneapolis and Miss Dagmar Kamprud student at St Olaf's Northfield Minnesota are spending Christmas with Mr and Mrs J A Kamprud.
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Waukon
Soda Grill
Martin Hayes
Alfonso Wiltgen
Ossian
Ettrick
Wis
Jerome Kamprud
John Stephen
Campbell, Ky
Warren Peterson
Kristy Kay
Minneapolis
Dagmar Kamprud
St. Olaf’s College
Northfield
Minn
J. A. Kamprud
Hint Hines Resigns as Panama Ambassador
Brig Gen Frank T Hines has resigned as ambassador to the Panama Republic. Monett B Davis a former minister to Denmark and consul general at Shanghai is considered to succeed him. Davis is 54 and in the foreign service since 1920.
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Washington
Frank T. Hines
Panama Republic
Monett B. Davis
Denmark
Shanghai
Hines
Panama
United States
Panama National Assembly
Greencastle
Ind
Davis
Foreign Service
Scarseth Brothers Visit in Indiana and Beadles Plan Louisiana Trip
Gale Visitors Lloyd and Clinton Scarseth stay in Lafayette Indiana for holidays with Dr. and Mrs. Scarseth. Clinton toured the southern states with Dr. George Scarseth, an agricultural researcher. Mr. and Mrs. J O Beadle and family head south for Christmas driving to Church Point Louisiana to visit relatives.
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Galesville
Wis
Lloyd
Clinton Scarseth
la Fayette
Ind
Scarseth
Clinton
George Scarseth
J. O. Beadle
Larry
University of Wisconsin
David
Mary
Kathy
Louisiana
Mr. Beadle
Church Point
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LA Crosse Tribune
Joan L. Koula
AFL
Avenue OF Values
State Dept
Bureau OF Succet
Treasury Dept
U.S
Bizone
Country Govt
CEEC
Bureau OF
Federal
Economic Aged For Europe
New Economic Cooperation Administration
Truman
Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard
Phillip Lemler
Earth
Illinois
Arenz
Pearl Street
City Transfer Co., Inc
South Avenue
Household Dept
Arizona
Sell Waukon Cafe
Hint Hines
Panama Post
Gale Visitors
Beauty and
Barron
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