Shrine Meet Nears Close
Alfred G. Arnold elected imperial potentate of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America at the order’s 70th annual convention in Milwaukee. Norman A. McLarty declared cooperation, not domination, should guide postwar policy as officers to Imperial Council were announced and a postwar fund was pledged. Membership reached 360,000 with 25,354 added in 1943 and another 25,000 this year.
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Milwaukee
Alfred G. Arnold
Little Country Theater
Country Life
Fargo, N. D
Order of the Nobles of the
North America
Norman A. McLarty
Canada
McLarty
Imperial Council
Imall
Ont
Imperial Potentate of the
MacKenzie
Order
Roosevelt May Consent To Run For President
The article reports F D Roosevelt considering stepping aside but likely consenting to run. It cites statements at a press conference by Vice President Wallace House Speaker Sam Rayburn and other leaders including Harry Truman Alben Barkley James Byrnes and Paul V McNutt about wartime leadership and the political balance as the party weighs readiness and experience for leadership.
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Wallace
House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Harry
Democratic Party
Ceiling revision to boost cabbage prices
Washington reports a price revision by the Office of Price Administration. The new ceiling raises cabbage costs for the remainder of the summer, with highest-priced stores charging about 5.6 cents per pound in the southeast, 5.2 cents in the south central and western states, and 4.8 cents elsewhere.
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Washington
Cairo Abolishes Lighting Restrictions at City Squares
Due to numerous accidents at Cairo squares during the dim-out, authorities have ended lighting limits at these centers. The move restores lighting freedom in public gathering zones across the city.
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Cairo
Egypt
War Caravan To Visit City Displaying Captured Nazi Equipment
La Crosse residents will see captured war gear including two Italian anti-aircraft guns when the Captured War Equipment Caravan arrives July 17. The display runs from 8 30 a m to 10 30 p m with a Riverside park program and three short war films. A local committee is being formed to arrange the event.
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la Crosse
E. Wallace Evans
U. S
Evans
A. L. Beier
Madison
Division of Information
WMC
Riverside Park
Boyfriend Freed After Chain Incident In Manchester Attempt
John B. Wardle, 30, faced court after a police officer saw him pull a 15 year old girl by a chain fastened to her wrist on a Manchester street. The girl's mother testified Wardle, a family friend, wore the chain to calm her daughter. Wardle was discharged.
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John B. Wardle
Manchester, Land
Wardle
64 Coal Miners Feared Dead In Flame Swept Ohio Shaft
A fire at the Powhatan coal mine near Bellaire Ohio trapped 64 miners about 350 feet underground after a trolley line fire sparked the blaze. Engineers drill to reach the tunnel as state authorities seal the mine. officials fear all may have perished.
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Ohio
Bellaire
Powhatan
John Owens
District 50
United Mine Workers of America
George Mitchell
Adolf Pacifico
UMW
Richard McGee
Powhatan Mining Company
Here
Marcus Kerr
State Division of Mines
Bomb Damage Across London Report Under Censorship
A censored dispatch describes robot raiders striking central London with explosive charges causing building damage and shattered windows. Civilians and servicemen troops, including Americans, are reported killed or injured as theatres and cinemas reopen with empty seats.
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London
Hitler
Bon
Pay Increases Granted to 6 674 Wisconsin Civil Service Workers
A total of 6 674 state civil service employees, mainly in Madison, will receive annual salary increases totaling 583 077 dollars starting July 1 under the 1943 salary increase law. Of the workforce 4 18 cases were denied and 1 031 did not qualify due to probation, maximum pay for their class, or recent promotion.
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Madison
Wis
A. J. Opstedal
State Bureau of Personnel
Bureau
Armed Services
University
Public Welfare
Mendota
Oregon Industrial School For Girls
Conservation Department
Highway Department
Industrial Commission
Public Service Commission
Taxation Department
Agriculture Department
Banking Department
Motor Vehicle Department
Pacific War Dispatch Reports Hengyang Siege Developments
U S bombers dropped three tons of ammunition and supplies and bombed Canton to the south. Fires visible for 100 miles. Chinese say Hengyang under heavy attack with about 6000 Japanese killed in the last ten days. Chinese troops recapture Lungmoon northeast of Canton.
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U.S
Canton
Hengyang
China
Lungmoon
Goering Arrives in Northern Italy for Military Talks
Der Bund reports Reichsmarschall Hermann Goering arrived in northern Italy near Chiasso to join a military conference in Venetia. The dispatch says he met with Field Marshal Kesselring and visited Benito Mussolini during the trip.
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Bern
der Bund
Chiasso
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Italy
Department of
Venetia
Goering
Field Marshal
Kesselring
Benito Mussolini
Harvest fine highlights rat infestation in Heather England
Samuel Granger, a Heather farmer in England, was fined 40 dollars for neglecting a harvest crop while authorities reported 100 rats found in a rick.
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Samuel Granger
Heather
England
Blind D Sargeant Aids Blackburn In Shortage Work
Blind D Sargeant who previously worked in a blind factory making brushes volunteers as a chimney sweep in Blackburn England amid a manpower shortage.
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D. Sargeant
Blackburn
England
Allies Build Firepower Far Ahead Of Nazis
Washington announced that American and British forces in Europe are building firepower four times greater than the Germans. Patterson described this as total ammunition strength, including small arms, grenades, mortars, artillery, bombs and rockets, with a goal of four German losses per Allied hit. He cited Pacific figures as equally strong and noted prior shortages at Bataan, praising artillery and air superiority. He credited American industry for meeting future requirements and listed Japanese dead totals in seven Southwest Pacific areas, with Saipan counts exceeding 7,300 in Central Pacific and other campaigns.
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Washington
Europe
Patterson
Pacific
Bataan
Southwest Pacific
Biak
Maffin Bay
Hollandia
Aitape
Admiralties
Federal Agencies Refuse Sparta Police Fire Station Aid
A Sparta Wisconsin council meeting heard a letter from the Federal Works Agency declining federal aid for a police and fire station. The agency ruled Sparta’s military police activities did not justify federal support. The State Highway Commission said a flood-damage repair request would not be funded beyond $5,002.50.
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Tribune Sparta Bureau
Sparta
Wis
Federal Works Agency
State Highway Commission
Teague Twins Lead Sydenham School Contest Victory
Maurice Teague won top boy at Sydenham School in Christchurch New Zealand with Ivon Teague as runner up. The close contest swung by small margins as the brothers alternated the lead by a point or two throughout.
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Maurice
Ivon Teague
Sydenham School
Christchurch
New Zealand
Ivon
Three Promotions Confirmed in City Fire Department
The board of police and fire commissioners approved three promotions from Fire Chief George C. Hanson. Kurt W. Krueger moves from lieutenant at station 2 to captain there. John Elsen becomes lieutenant at station 2 after serving since 1926 and driving since 1931. Harold Pretasky rises from pipeman to driver at station 1.
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Board of Police and Fire Commissioners
George C. Hanson
Kurt W. Krueger
Krueger
John Elsen
Fire Department
Harold Pretasky
City and County Plan New Highway To Airport on French Island
City and county engineers will prepare plans and specifications for a new permanent highway to the municipal airport on French island. Two routes were discussed: a new east road along the Black river and an improved existing road with relocations. While airport construction proceeds, the county highway department will haul crushed rock to the site and restrict weights on the current road.
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French Island
W. P. Roellig
J. J. Verdota
Black River
Nazis Halt Output of Liquid Ink
Madrid reports Germany has discontinued liquid ink manufacture for the war to save bottles and shipping space. Advertisements in German newspapers promote "ink tablets" to be dissolved in water as substitutes.
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Madrid
Germany
Meteor Crash Widened Buenos Aires Sidewalk Hole
Fearful residents in Barracas Buenos Aires hurried indoors as a meteor crash gouged a hole over a foot wide in the sidewalk. After the shock wore off, locals braved a downpour to inspect the strange phenomenon.
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Barracas
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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