Wisconsin urged to pass postwar mental health plan
The joint legislative finance committee heard strong support from Gov Goodland and others for a $7.692 million postwar plan to enlarge and improve Wisconsin mental and tuberculosis facilities. Opponents questioned financing via a 10 percent surtax. others urged funding from the general fund and existing taxes. The measure backs upgrades at multiple state hospitals and colonies including Mendota, Winnebago, Chippewa Falls, and Wales, with heated debates on future funding.
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Madison
Wis
Joint Legislative Finance Committee
Goodland
R. O. Wipperman
Wisconsin State Chamber of Commerce
Finance Committee
Eleca
Ludvigsen
Union Grove
Hiller
Chippewa Falls
Wisconsin General Hospital
Winnebago
Oshkosh
Mendota
Central State
Couple Sworn Into Navy in Separate Cities
Willard Hoeppner 31 and his wife Carmen 26 of Eau Claire Wis were sworn into the navy at the same moment though 300 miles apart. Willard became a radio technician first class in Milwaukee and Carmen took the Wave oath in Minneapolis. A long distance telephone hookup linked their ceremonies as Milwaukee and Minneapolis offices coordinated their respective programs.
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Milwaukee
Willard Hoeppner
Carmen
Eau Claire
Wis
Navy
Willard
Gerald C. Ellick
Minneapolis
Nazis Probe American Dress In Lisbon Social
German propaganda targets American travelers in Lisbon criticizing informal attire. The Madrid Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung report notes a U S delegate Carlton Hayes attended a social with a tourist wearing tweeds and a red tie, provoking astonished reactions from guests.
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Lisbon
Madrid
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
U. S
Carlton Hayes
Carter's Little Liver Pills Digest Aid Ad Claim
A health quiz style ad touts Carter's Little Liver Pills to boost bile flow and aid digestion. It claims quick results within about thirty minutes and urges readers to buy at drugstores, suggesting natural alignment with Nature's order.
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Carter
Nature
Jazz Comes To The Met 1944 War Bond Benefit
The Metropolitan Opera House hosted a swing infused jazz night with Louis Armstrong Coleman Hawkins Jack Teagarden and others as part of a war bond drive. About 3,500 attendees and $650,000 in war bonds were reported for the event. An usher reacted with bemused restraint to the spectacle.
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New York
Metropolitan Opera House
Met
Mozart
Waner
Verdi
Immelman
Louis Armstrong
Coleman Hawkins
Jack Teagarden
Esquire Magazine
Wisconsin Republicans Aim to End Legislature Session Friday
Republicans in Madison express hope to adjourn the current legislature by Friday night if only the five introduced bills proceed. Hearings on the measures are finished. The vote on the town and village official elections bill has passed the senate. A five man committee will draft a bill to raise non resident pupil charges for high school districts from $3 to $3.50 per week.
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Madison
Wis
Senate
Committee Named for Wisconsin Tourist Division
The Wisconsin State Chamber of Commerce forms an executive committee of 12 for its new tourist and vacation division. William J. Petersen announced the lineup: William H. Frederick chair from Madison, Ben Jones Baraboo, John Weber Waukesha, H. L. Ashworth Milwaukee, J. B. Cudlip Oshkosh, W. E. Risberg Hayward, Dr. J. H. Wallis Rice Lake, Roy J. Jorgenson Manitowish, George W. Blaesing Rhinelander. two more to join from the northeast. Twenty five groups attending the board meeting backed the effort to promote tourism in Wisconsin.
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J. H. Wallis
Rice Lake
Roy J. Jorgenson
Manitowish
George W. Blaesing
Rhinelander
Wisconsin
Board of Governors
Youths Sentenced in Attempted Burglary Case
Raymond Spangler Jr. aged 17 and Clifford Erickson 19 were sentenced by Judge Roy Proctor in Madison to 1 to 3 years each in the state reformatory at Green Bay for attempted burglary. Spangler was wounded in the arm by a police officer who captured him at the Badger Inn last week. A third youth had been sentenced previously.
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Madison
Wis
Raymond Spangler, Jr
Clifford Erickson
Roy Proctor
Superior Court
State Reformatory
Green Bay
Spangler
Badger Inn
Funds For Deer Damage Boosted
The Wisconsin conservation commission approved a $3,000 increase in the annual allotment for deer and bear damage claims and a shift to pro rata end of year payments. The plan, needing legislative endorsement, would raise the fund to $15,000 and defer all payments until year end to ensure fair treatment. The commission also opened fishing season on Rock River area earlier and kept mesh-size rules unchanged. W J P Aberg was re elected chairman and Guido Rahr secretary. Clyde Sundberg became permanent warden at Neillsville. It also urged Michigan to buy Porcupine Mountain for a recreational park and asked UW professor George Wehrwein to appraise the forest crop law.
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Madison
Wis
The
Conservation Commission
Commission
Arthur A. Lenroot, Jr
Superior
Conservation Department
Rock River
Lake Koshkonong
Marinette
W. J. P. Aberg
Guido Rahr
Manitowoc
Clyde W. Sundberg
Neillsville
Michigan
Porcupine Mountain
Upper Peninsula
George S. Wehrwein
University of Wisconsin
AP Plans Appeal of Decision
The federal court ruling in the civil anti trust suit against the Associated Press will be appealed to the U S Supreme Court. The AP board announced the step saying no newspaper or press service can operate under a court injunction and the appeal will stay the judgment pending the high court's ruling.
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New York
Associated Press
United States Supreme Court
Association
Roosevelt
Washington
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Japan to raise 2.5 billion yen with new levies
The Japanese Ministry of Finance aims to boost revenue by 2.5 billion yen this year through new taxes on liquors non alcoholic beverages sugar textiles playing cards stamps and other commodities. Additional levies will apply to entertainment and restaurant charges. The yen's value is noted at about 23 cents in pre war terms.
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New York
Ministry of Finance
Tokyo
Band Granted Travel Permit For Funeral Gig
A Sydney suburb car owner sought permission to go beyond a five mile radius to transport his band to an Australian race track official’s funeral. The Sydney Transport Office approved the request after the band explained they would perform at the funeral.
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Sydney
Australia
Transport Office
Three Scouters to Receive Silver Beaver Award in Gate Area
Gate Way Area council to honor three leaders with the Silver Beaver at its annual meeting at Logan High School. Eleven La Crosse boys to receive Eagle badges. Lambert A. Hansen to speak. 300 Scouts expected. pot luck supper at 6 30 p.m. out of town attendance limited.
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Gateway Area Council
Logan High School
la Crosse
MacCornack
Whitehall
Joseph J. Liskovec
Col Oveta Hobby Tours North Africa in Wacs Command Visit
Col Oveta Culp Hobby commander of the Wacs arrived at Allied Headquarters in Algiers for a tour of the North African theater.
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Hobby
Africa
Algiers
Oveta Culp Hobby
Wacs
Dewey Edges Willkie in Nebraska and California
George Gallup reports Republican sentiment in Nebraska and California favors Governor Thomas E. Dewey over Wendell Willkie as a 1944 presidential candidate. The Nebraska results reflect broad party views, while California interest centers on Earl Warren potential as a running mate.
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George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
N. J
Nebraska
California
Thomas E. Dewey
Wendell Willkie
Earl Warren
British Protest Nazis Using Spanish Troops
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden said the British ambassador to Spain would press the Spanish government to stop volunteers fighting with Nazi forces on the Russian front. Regular religious services are conducted on small U.S. naval vessels by commanding officers.
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London
Anthony Eden
Commons Today
Spain
Sir Samuel Hoare
Ther
U. S
Central musical program showcases Parkinsons and rare drums
The program featured the Parkinsons presenting a variety of percussion instruments including rare drums and casta nets. Demonstrations highlighted instruments from across the earth and the show drew interest from attendees.
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Percuss
Parkinsons
U S Exports Rise Sharply In First Nine Months Of 1943
Officials report U S exports to date reach 9.197 billion dollars for the first nine months of 1943, up from 5.575 billion in the same period last year, driven chiefly by lend lease aid.
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U. S
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