Wisconsin planning board eyed for possible abolition
Madison reports that the state planning board may be abolished as a committee was formed to study its future function. Veteran engineer Martin W. Torkelson, long the executive secretary, faces retirement age as the panel weighs whether to continue the agency created in 1935 to guide economic planning and state building priorities.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin State Planning Board
Rennebohm
Martin W. Torkelson
Torkelson
Mystery Blonde Sought in Cohen Shooting Probe
Los Angeles deputies hunted a mystery blonde who may have helped in the attempted assassination of Mickey Cohen after a Wednesday morning shooting. Witness Lawrence Vaale reported seeing the blonde and three men flee from below his window moments after the shots. Cohen and three associates were wounded, with initial reports noting Herbert and Dee David among the injured. If the blonde is identified, she could implicate others in the early incident.
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Los Angeles
Sheri
Mickey Cohen
Wrence
Vaale
Shooty
Harry Cooper
Cohen
Edward
Neddie) Herbert
Dee David
Public Library Head Attends Wisconsin Institute
Miss Muriel Fuller head of the La Crosse public library will attend the second annual institute on public library development at the University of Wisconsin in Madison from July 25 through 27.
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Muriel Fuller
la Crosse
Institute On Public Library
University of Consin
Madison
Customers Like Clearance Sale
New York reports consumer response to clearance sales was generally good and favorable weather aided retail volume in the week ended Wednesday. Dun & Bradstreet notes wholesale orders rose slightly but remained below year ago levels as promotions drew buyers.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Byre
New
Midwest
East
South
Northwest
Southwest
Pacific Coast
Cardinal Spellman Blasts Mrs. FDR over aid bill
Cardinal Spellman criticized Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt in a letter to her alleging anti Catholic discrimination connected to the Barden bill for federal aid to public schools. He referenced her My Day columns and called her record anti Catholic. Mrs Roosevelt’s secretary said Hyde Park had not received the letter and would not comment until its arrival.
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New York
Francis
Spellman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Perry Arrested After Parking Lot Collision
The driver hit a parked Nelson vehicle on State Street Sixth Street after lights from an oncoming car. He was later found driving near the central police station about half an hour later. Police noted hub cap and paint splinters at the scene. Perry claimed he sought the police station to report the accident.
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Nelson
State Street
Sixth Street
State
Perry
Central
Tacoma couple slain in wooded area found bound
The bodies of elderly Mr. and Mrs. Howard Easley were discovered Thursday night in a secluded forested spot near Seattle. Both had been shot and one victim showed injuries from a heavy instrument. the couple had been missing for several days.
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Seattle
Tacoma
Howard Easley
Uncle Sam's Generous Aid Will Come To End Some Day
Dewitt Mackenzie argues that U S aid to Europe under the Marshall plan should be seen as temporary. He says Canada and the United States may seek closer economic ties within a sterling framework, but empires are fading and nations must work toward recovery with self effort alongside aid. He warns against overreliance on American purse while noting Britain and Europe face trials in rebuilding after war.
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Sam
Affars
Beverly
Mr. Baxter
America
Canada
Commonwealth
Baxter
United States
United Ptain
Europe
Uncle Sam
Britain
Esso Blast Fatal To Two In Baltimore Refinery
Two men died and thirty four were injured when a spectacular explosion and fire rocked the Esso Standard Oil refinery in East Baltimore. Fire crews battled flames threatening nearby gasoline tanks as 300 city and company firefighters contained the blaze with twelve treated for minor burns. No damage estimate available.
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Baltimore
Esso Standard Oil Company
Weather Forecast for Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Illinois
Fair and cooler tonight for Wisconsin with Saturday fair and pleasant. Minnesota: cooler tonight, not so cool west and central portions. Saturday mostly fair and warmer with a chance of local showers in extreme southwest. Iowa: mostly fair tonight and Saturday with a chance of local thunder showers in extreme west portion. warmer in west. Illinois: fair and cooler north and central with local thundershowers in extreme south tonight. Saturday fair in north and partly cloudy in south.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Illinois
River Forecast Forecast Weekend Changes in Iowa Taps
River forecast covers Hastings to Guttenberg Iowa with little change expected over the weekend. A slight rise is noted at the tailwater of Dames 9 and 10 on Saturday. Cooler Canadian air moves south across the Dakotas Minnesota Nebraska Kansas and eastern Colorado as temperatures drop 10 to 20 degrees from Wednesday.
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Hastings
Guttenberg
Iiowa
Dames
Canada
Dakotas
Minnesota
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Plains
New Mexico
Texas
Rockies
Plateau
Gulf States
Ohio Valley
Lake Region
Wisconsin
Illinois
Bees with colored eyes bred at Davis University of California
Researchers at the University of California Davis are developing bees with red white or blue eyes. The insects descend from unusual bees kept in the campus experimental hives and some specimens sent in for study.
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Davis
Calif
University of California Research
Needle in Haystack Search Finds Ring
A three day hunt among 3000 bags of clothing at Goodwill Industries uncovered a lost $1500 engagement ring. Mrs. Sally Sherman donated the dress with the pinning and discovered the ring after sorting through the pile.
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Chicago
Goodwill Industries
Sally Sherman
Goodwillustries
Phoenix raid seizes opium den and gambling equipment
U S treasury agents raided two Phoenix dens Thursday night and confiscated $25,000 worth of opium and gambling gear. Earl Smith of the narcotic division called one den among the largest smoking and gambling joints in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
U. Treasury Department
Earl Smith
Department
Narcotic Division
United States
Tri State Deaths ENRY HURLBUT
Henry Hurlbut dies after long life in McGregor and Madison. He retired from railroading, sold his hotel, and lived in McGregor then Madison. Survived by wife, son Robert in Madison, daughter Mrs. Norman Sielehr, sister Mrs. Martha, and 10 grandchildren. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Friday at Pilkington McGregor, then Madison services at 1:30 p.m. Saturday under Masonic auspices. Burial Rose Lawn, Madison.
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Madison
Ieel
McGregor
Mallard and McGuire
Robert
Milwaukee District
Norman Sielehr
Elizabeth Maher
Pilkington Funeral Home
Frautschi Funeral
Masonic Order
Rose Lawn Cemetery
Baby Jane McGrath Dies in Caledonia Whooping Cough
Jane McGrath Jr., three month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo McGrath Jr., died in Caledonia on Wednesday July 20 from whooping cough and complications. Survived by parents, one brother Michael, one sister Patricia, grandparents Leo McGrath Sr. and Mrs. McGrath of Caledonia and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Day of Anamosa. Funeral at home with Rev. A E Kuisle of St. John's Catholic Church officiating.
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Caledonia
Minn
Cal
Jane
Leo McGrath
Michael
Patricia
Harry Day
Anamosa
A. E. Kuisle
St. John’s Catholic Church
Eugene A Arnold 83 Sparta banker and mill operator dies
Eugene A Arnold 83 former Monroe County bank employee died Friday at his Sparta home. Born December 31 1865 in Leon he married Sarah E Williams in 1899 and later ran a feed mill in Sparta before working at a bank. Funeral 2 pm at Lanham Mortuary with burial at Woodlawn cemetery. Survivors include wife Sarah and daughter Mrs Fred Lange.
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Sparta
Wis
Eugene A. Arnold
Monroe County Bank
Arnold
A. M. Arnold
Leon
Sarah E. Williams
Belleville
Lanham
J. G. Toe
Woodlawn Cemetery
Sarah
Fred
Giedge) Lange
Black River
Leslie
Detroit
Michigan Conducts Anti Speed Campaign
State police will run a campaign to stop speeding on Michigan highways. Commissioner Donald Leonard said speeding caused at least 500 of the 1,502 traffic fatalities last year and that more than 3,000 motorists had licenses revoked for speeding in year.
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Lansing
Michigan
Donald S&s. Leonard
Leonard
Man Dies After 50 Foot Fall at Milwaukee Home
Milwaukee resident Michael Tyczkowski, 82, died after a 50-foot fall from a porch at the Little Sisters of the Poor home for the aged where he resided. Authorities described the incident as a fatal accident and continued to investigate the cause.
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Milwaukee
Michae Tyczkowski
Little Sisters of the Poor Home For the
U S Export Loss May Rise Beyond 25 Percent Mark
The article analyzes potential U.S. export losses to Britain and the sterling area after a 25 percent cut. It estimates possible yearly losses around 700 million dollars, with Canada and Latin America affected differently. It notes Hoffman and other analysts project larger hits to exports to the United Kingdom and Commonwealth nations. Canada expects about 75 million in UK losses, while lumber and wheat trade shifts are discussed amid policy moves.
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New York
United States
London
Britain
Commonwealths
United Kingdom
Canada
Latin America
Sterling
U. S
Hoffman
Congress
ECA
Tavernkeeper's Wife Defies Bandit in Wisconsin Stand
In Fond du Lac, Mrs. George Mathos faced a masked intruder who forced entry to the tavern and demanded the safe. She resisted as he coerced the couple, and she led him to attempt the opening before she seized a telephone and signaled for help, prompting the bandit to back off.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
George Mathos
Mathos
Living Cost IndexRises Amid Food Price Gain
Government figures show the cost of living index up 0.2 percent for the month ending June 15. Food prices led the rise with a 0.9 percent increase, while rents and fuels advanced and house furnishings fell. The food index stood at 204.3 percent of the 1935-39 average, down 4.6 percent from a year earlier. Meat and eggs drove the June jump, with regional increases in 53 of 56 cities.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Manchester
N. H
Portland
Peoria
Springfield
Memphis
Los Angeles
Seattle
Barton Named State Human Rights Director in Wisconsin
Mrs Rebecca Barton of Madison is appointed director of the new statewide program of the governor commission on human rights. The appointment was announced by Judge Fred M Evans of Madison after a commission meeting in Milwaukee. She is the wife of Prof John R Barton of Wisconsin University rural sociology and has published two books on inter group living.
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Milwaukee
Rebecca C. Barton
Madison
Governor’s Commission On Human Rights
Fred M. Evans
Barton
John R. Barton
University of Wisconsin
Rockefeller Foundation
Interest In Tennis Blamed For Crash At Myrick Park
A driver said over activity watching a tennis match at Myrick park caused a crash on La Crosse street. O J Flugstad reported hitting a parked car owned by William Baker, a city tennis instructor, with $150 damage to Baker and $100 to his own vehicle.
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Myrick Park
O. J. Flugstad
Farwell Street
Aoe
la Crosse Street
Ked
William Aker
South 14Th Street
Baker
City Recreation Debnt
Flugstad
New York City Buses End Eight Day Transit Strike
New York City buses resumed service Friday after an eight day walkout on 30 NYC Omnibus routes and Fifth Avenue Coach lines. About 3,300 drivers and maintenance workers participated as the dispute moved toward arbitration over contract issues stemming from suspensions of four mechanics.
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New York
CIO Transport Workers Union
New York City Omnibus Corporation
Fifth Avenue Coach Company
La Crosse's Role in World Trade Highlighted at Club
Edwin R. Becraft of Trane Co. spoke to the La Crosse Business Men's Club on international trade and La Crosse industries. He noted 60 local firms engage in overseas business and warned politics affect trade. he cited Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas as key markets and forecast growing roles for Israel and Canada. Assemblyman Raymond Rice attended and was named chair of the Sept. 1 meeting committee.
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la Crosse Business Men’s Club
Edwin R. Becraft
Fa of
Business Men’s Club
Becraft
Trane Co. Na la Crosse
la Crosse
Calcutta
Rio de Janeiro
Europe
Aus
Minn
Holmen
United States
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Arabia
Israel
Union of
South Africa
Beraft
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Venezuela
India
Canada
Mexico
Arthur C. Tabbert
Raymond Rice
R. L. Ferris
Donald E. Field
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Cardinal Spellman
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Pike
West Ave
Jim Sargent
A Club
Mormon Coulee Road
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Nick and
Bee
Nick and Bee
la Crosse Hotel
By Dewitt MacKenzie
Esso
U. S. Department OF Commerce
Bismarck
Denver
New Orleans
Lacrosse
T.W
C.p
Prairie du Chien
Enry Hurlbut
Jane McGrath
Business Mirror
By Sam Dawson
Rebecca Barton
New York City
Mickey
Ridge Riders
Concordia Hall
Wausau Brewing CO
I. Wehrenberg
Mt. Vernon St
Caledonia St
Walt
Sokolik’s
Dance Land
French Island
Jerry Gilbertson
Accordion
Art Mooney
Little Mexico
Logan St
Jack Hefti
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