Indians Once Lived On Site Of U. S. Capital
A booklet by the Cleveland Park community traces Native American presence around the future U S capital. Captain John Smith in 1608 noted Nacotchtank houses along the Potomac, with an estimated 300 inhabitants and about 80 warriors. Archaeology reveals Algonquin ties, long houses, pottery shards, tools, bones, and spearpoints at various sites in the District of Columbia.
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Washington
Capitol
Ena
Cleveland Park
Neil M. Judd
U. S. National Museum
Arly
Potomac River
Chesapeake Bay
Ahn Smith
Jamestown
Potomac
Smith
Nacotchtank
Anacostia
Naval Air Sta
Powhatan
District of Columbia
Agricultural outlook amid 1949 meat demand and feed supply
The report forecasts a 17 percent rise in hog slaughter in 1949 to sustain per capita meat consumption near 145 pounds. It notes record feed crops, favorable price ratios, and generation of larger sow numbers. milk, eggs, and poultry projections show higher egg prices early 1949 with potential easing later, and broiler production likely to adjust by mid to late 1949.
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Department of Agriculture
Car Occupant Hurt In Crash
One person injured at 2 46 pm Sunday when cars driven by Robert 2021 East Avenue Sout and Bagniefski collided near 14th and Airright Barlow. Damage estimated at 250 for Bagniefski and 100 for Airright. Doris Mason 13 suffered a bruised knee in a separate crash at Alaska North Salem roads between Harry Mason and Rudolph Tolekken. Damage rated 200 for Mason and 225 for Tolokken. A parked car owned by
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Robert
East Avenue
Bagniefski
Airright West
Barlow
Airright
Doris Mason
Harry J. Mason
Hamilton Avenue
Rudolph Tolekken
Prospect Street
Onalaska Avenue
North Salem Road
Irene Tolokken
Rita Tolokken
Mason
Tolokken
Mason Machine
DeMers Deaths Reported in Sparta Wisconsin
Sparta Wisconsin obituary notice notes Mrs BR DeMers about 60 died and his wife and daughter arrived in Sparta on Thursday and Mrs DeMers arrived Friday. indicates Derrick Price wife of may soon be transferred to Washington DC.
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Sparta
Wis
BR. J. DeMers
DeMers
Derrick Price
Can Iene
Washington, D. C
Funeral services for Ethel Elizabeth Snider in Viola
Funeral services were held for Ethel Elizabeth Snider 45 who died December 21 at her brother Charles Snider’s home in Viola Wisconsin. She was buried in Manning Wisconsin in the family lot. She leaves two brothers.
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Viola
Wis
Ethel Elizabeth Snider
Charles Snider
Te Ee Town
Viroqua Ieeeel
Manning
Vicq or Vernon area obituary for J Dregne
Verogua J Dregne 68 died at his farm home in Franklin township survived by wife four daughters Mrs Selmer Robinson Readstown Mrs Donald Brandt Viesta and Carol Dregne all of Chicago two sons Fred Minneapolis and Justin Viroqua three sisters Mrs Julia Uttii Viroqua Mrs Annie Sorum Martha ten Burial will be in the Viroqua Friends may call at the Funeral
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Verogua
J. Dregne
Franklin Township
Selmer Robinson
Readstown
Donald Brandt
Viesta
Carol Dregne
Chicago
Fred
Minneapolis
Justin
Julia Uttii
Viroqua
Annie Sorum
Martha
Warn Against U S Medical Economies At Vets Expense
A Hoover task force warns that federal medical spending and staffing waste threaten veterans care. The report urges defining beneficiaries, consolidating facilities, and delaying new hospitals while proposing a two system approach, military and non military, with a national health bureau.
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U. S
Washington
Capitol
Herbert Hoover
Cies
Veterans Administration
Congress
Hoover Emphas
Tracy S. Voorees
Air Force
National Health Bureau
Armed Services
Draft Specialists and Association Urges Broad Military Draft
The Association of American Universities calls for drafting medical students and other specialists alongside other youths, proposing mandatory service for these professionals and suggesting they be sent into military roles. The push targets expanded conscription during broader national needs.
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Washington
Association of American Universities
The
Armed Services
Crop outlook and farm meetings outlined in 1949 report
Report pernee notes attendance figures from demonstrations and meetings totaling 10 346, with 5 927 adults and 2 769 at meetings and a large number of other calls. Davis highlights dry weather impacts on hay and corn, cabbage good, and warns hay prospects only fair. Mentions farm meetings on economics hay woodlot management pasture renovation and soil conservation.
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Davis
TVA
Annual reports prepared by various agricultural staff
George Schaller with the production marketing admin istration leads the team, joined by L E Jewett and O E Hays from soil conservation groups. The effort involves H O Anderson and erosion control researchers plus veteran on the farm trainers, as the group compiles two weeks of intensive reporting work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Schaller
Production Marketing Administration
L. E. Jewett
la Crosse
Calls Duggan Loyal Duggan Dies in NYC Building Fall
A man identified as Duggan, described as loyal by callers, died after falling from a New York City building last Monday. Police are investigating the fatal incident and have released few details about the circumstances or potential motives.
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Duggan
New York City
Health plan committee to discuss fundraising goals
A committee will meet to detail allocations for a health plan and outline a campaign to raise about three million dollars. The plan aims to support health access initiatives and related policy proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Se Ee
Iin
Ise
Weather Briefs Across Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa And California
Weather notes show considerable cloudiness in Wisconsin tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change. Minnesota casts generally fair conditions with no major shifts, while Iowa remains mostly cloudy with a warm boost in the south tonight. A rainday forecast extends across California with heavier rains in the south. Temperatures remain moderate for the season in the upper Mississippi valley asWisconsin and Minnesota report gradual changes yesterday.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
California
Granny Dent Celebrates 105th Christmas in Pittsburgh
Mrs. Eliza Dent known as Granny turned 105 on Christmas Eve in Pittsburgh. She marked the day by opening gifts and having a beer as her nurse suggested a simple life and taking things in stride.
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Pittssburgh
Eliza
Granny) Dent
Dutch Envoy Attacks UN Over Red Propaganda In Indies War
Dutch Ambassador Hendrik Mouw in Tokyo accuses the United Nations of being suckers for Russian propaganda in handling the Indonesian conflict. He says the UN is playing the Russian game with ceasefire orders and questions whether Dutch Indies can resist communism in the Orient.
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Tokyo
Hendrik Mouw
United Nations
Mouw
Netherland
Dutch Indies
Southeast Asia
Orient
Holland
Hol
Wisconsin pig crop tops 1945 total for 1948
Madison Wisconsin statistician Walter Ebling reports Wisconsin 1948 pig crop at 3,032,000 head, 147,000 above 1947, marking the largest since 1945 though eight percent below the 10 year average. He noted spring farrowing indicates growth into 1949 with 334,000 sows farrowed, up 13 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Walter Ebling
New Monroe DA Gets First Jury Action
A jury has been drawn in Sparta to hear the case of Robert Von Haden of Tomah 25 on a statutory charge. The trial is set for January 6 at 10 a.m. and marks the first case prosecuted by Monroe County’s new district attorney William J. Gleiss who takes the oath January 3. Gleiss will succeed his partner L. J. Goodman. Von Haden is married with three children.
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Sparta
Wis
Robert von Haden
Tomah
Onroe County
William J. Gleiss
Gleiss
L. J. Goodman
von Haden
Brother In Law Of Goering On Trial
Franz Hueber a relative by marriage to Hermann Goering faces treason charges in Vienna. Hueber once Austrian minister of justice in 1930 and later served in the German administration court in Berlin and as under secretary of justice and chief of administration in 1942. He married Goering's sister.
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Vienna
Herman Goering
Franz Hueber
Goering
Berlin
Three Die In Fire In Sault Ste. Marie Ontario
A blaze in Sault Ste. Marie Ontario claimed the lives of Culloch 21 his wife Jacqueline and their seven month old son Kenneth The tragedy leaves the family as victims of a fatal house fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sault Ste. Marie
Ont. the Culloch
Jacqueline
Kenneth
Aid Philippines Vets Bill Sets Major US Support
A aid package for Philippine veterans moves toward signing next month. It provides 22 million dollars for hospitals and 22 million for home maintenance and five year funding for other veteran needs.
Cleared at Last for Boggie No Return to Jail
Oregon officials announced Clarence Boggie, a 55 year old lumberjack, is legally free after serving a 13 year murder sentence and earlier pardon. Parole director Hal Randall rechecked phrasing and found Boggie’s sentence expired in 1934, with Gov. Hall expected to issue confirmation.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon
Clarence Boggie
Wisconsin
Boggie
Washington
Hal Randall
Randall
John H. Hall
Portland
Need More Planes For Training
Washington says the air force lacks enough first line aircraft to train the entire air force reserve. Assistant Secretary C W Whitney told Senator Wiley that regular forces and foreign aid programs take priority. He noted the reserve is not viewed as a mobilization day force.
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Washington
Air Force
Air Force Reserve
Cc. W. Whitney
Air
Wiley
Ex-Agricultural Minister Hirano Gets Jail Term
Tokyo report says former Agricultural Minister Rikizo Hirano received a 10 month prison sentence for violating purge orders. He was convicted in district court for failing to sever ties with the Kodo nationalist society when filing his candidacy.
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Tokyo
Kyodo
Rikizo Hirano
Hirano
Kodo As
the Imperial Way
Producer Frederic Ullman Jr dies in Beverly Hills
Frederic Ullman Jr longtime Pathe News head 1942 47 and This Is America producer died at his Beverly Hills home from an apparent heart attack ending a 23 year motion picture career. He was a Yale graduate and longtime film industry figure.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Frederic Ullman, Jr
Ullman
Yeseeene
Pathe News
America
Yale
Fire Hits City Hall in Tomahawk Damaging Library and Rooms
A blaze on Saturday swept the second floor of Tomahawk City Hall and fire station destroying about $50,000 in public library books. The fire damaged the public library floor and a large meeting room while city offices and the council chamber remained on the first floor.
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Tomahawak
Wis
Cali bets focus on fresh fruit market
The Los Angeles area believes its best bet is to concentrate on fresh fruit, noting past failures in frozen and canned fruit ventures. The emphasis reflects a strategy shift toward profitability in perishable produce.
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Los Angeles
Christmas Eve Post Office Receipts Reported Rise
Postmaster Wenzel M. Dvorak reports December receipts totaling 59,583.84 for 24 days, up 6,411.85 from 1947. The day before Christmas added 1,816.34 in gains, continuing a strong holiday period.
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Wenzel M. Dvorak
Urge Truman To Call Another Labor-Management Meeting
The council of economic advisers pushes for a second labor management conference to set nonbinding wage standards tied to price structures. They warn major disputes threaten stable prosperity but expect voluntary settlements if agreed standards gain adherence. Public and farm reps could attend, with a goal of better wage policy through bargaining.
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Truman
Washington
Council of Economic Advisers
Council
Congress
Edwin G. Nourse
Fire Displaces 80 Tubercular Patients at Mt Washington Sanatorium
About 80 tubercular patients at Eau Claire county Mt Washington sanatorium were evacuated after a Christmas day fire swept a flame annex. The brick wing with patients remained safe though smoke filled the building and power was cut. Ambulances and buses moved patients to local hospitals and some to homes. Inez Johnson, 40, suffered a broken arm and pelvis after a fall while fleeing through a window. Fire found at 1:30 am on Saturday. cause undetermined.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Mt. Washington Sanatorium
Inez Johnson
Former Managing Editor Dies After Long Career
Former managing editor died at his home yesterday. He joined the staff in 1907 from Fond du Lac Reporter and became managing editor before the 1918 sale. Survived by daughter Mrs. Sherburn M. Driessen Milwaukee and sister Mrs. John Burnton Fond du Lac. Funeral services set for Tuesday.
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Patton
Fond du Lac
Evening
Wisconsin
Sherburn M. Driessen
Milwaukee
John Burnton
Prentiss Scholarship Awarded to Pappas at Carleton College
William G. Pappas son of Mr and Mrs Gus Pappas of La Crosse Wisconsin has been awarded a Prentiss scholarship for the current year at Carleton College Northfield Minnesota The fund established in 1934 honors Samuel L Prentiss and Maude Laird Prentiss of Winona in appreciation of their long support of the college
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Clas
William G. Pappas
Gus Pappas
South 16Th Street
la Crosse
Wis
Prentiss
Carleton College
Northfield
Minn
Board of Trustees
Samuel L. Prentiss
Maude Laird Prentiss
Winona
Stevens Point Placed 21st in Fire Prevention Contest
Stevens Point Wisconsin earned 21st place in the 25th annual fire prevention week contest. The event drew 2267 municipalities departments and organizations and rated based on records clippings photos and activity descriptions from Oct 3 to 9. Oak Ridge Tennessee captured first place for the second year running.
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Stevens Point
New York
Wis
Oak Ridge
Tenn
National Board of Fire Underwriters
National Fire Protection Association
Cole Brothers Circus Sells For 350000
Louisville report says Cole Brothers circus, wintering at the Kentucky state fairgrounds, was sold for 350000. Zack Terrell, former owner, and Jack Havlin, new manager and vice president, announced the sale. Purchasers include firms from New York Chicago and Miami. circus to keep its name.
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Louisville
Cole Brothers Circus
Kentucky State Fairgrounds
Zack Terrell
Jack Havlin
Tavlin
New York
Chicago
Miami
Two Crew Members Rescued From Damaged Argentine Tanker
The coast guard announced all personnel aboard the Argentine tanker El Capitan are accounted for. Two seamen from the severed stern were rescued by cutter Agassiz at 7:50 a.m. CST today near Norfolk Virginia.
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Norfolk
Coast Guard
Agassiz
Christmas party sponsors corrected for Pioneer Hall event
The children’s party at Pioneer Labor hall was sponsored by Local 395 UAW Northern Engraving, not by Auto-Lite as previously stated. A total of 463 Northern Engraving union members’ children attended.
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Pioneer Labor Hall
Local 395
UAW
Northern Engraving Company
Auto-Lite Near
Northern Agraving Union
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