Number Of Americans In Uniform To Top 2 Million
Washington reports the armed services expect total U S forces to exceed two million within months as Congress votes to raise the ceiling. All services except the Air Force plan to call up reserves while MacArthur urges retention of trained personnel amid Korea conflict. The House committee to probe national defense readiness convenes Monday with Navy testimony first.
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Washington
Armed Services Comunittee
Senate
Congress
Air Force
Marine Corps
Army
National Guard
Atnel
Armed Services
House
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
Korea
MacArthur
U. S
Thiol
Navy
Vinson D-Gid
Armed Services Committee
Adm
Forrest Sherman
Naval
Award of sixty thousand dollars in La Crosse divorce case
Florence Mickleson was awarded forty thousand dollars plus twenty thousand in installments from Lions Mickleson in a La Crosse county circuit court divorce. The division of the estate replaced alimony with a custody arrangement favoring the husband for their 14 year old daughter. Mrs Mickleson gains limited rights to visit the child during summers and Christmas holidays amid testimony about cruelty and drinking habits. The couple married in La Crosse in 1936 and later lived in West Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Circuit Court Frites
Liond Mickleson
Soulth Street
Laa Crosse Tool and Die Co
Florence Mickleson
Burlington
Tire
Arold Murphy
Marin
Coupse
West Salem
Russian Sub Reported Off Newfoundland
A Sunday Herald report cited a trawler captain who claimed spotting a submarine near the Grand Banks off Newfoundland. Officials in Ottawa said the reports are under investigation with no confirmation of Russian origins. The Canadian navy noted intelligence of a possible submarine seen off Canada’s east coast, but no allied submarines were found in the area.
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ST. John's
Sunday Herald
Grand Banks
Newfoundland
Pere
Royal Canadian Navy
Ottawa
the Herald
Russia
United States
United Kingdom
Korea
Atlantic
North America
Canadian Navy
Canada
Washington
London
Weather outlook for La Crosse area tonight and Sunday
Local weather for La Crosse and vicinity calls for generally fair skies. Temperatures will be moderate with a low around 60 and a high near 82 on Sunday.
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la Crosse
Pleads Guilty On Gambling Charge In Greenleaf Fire Dept Case
M J McClure appeared in municipal Court representing the Greenleaf volunteer fire department and pleaded guilty to operating a gambling device at the fireman’s picnic in Greenleaf last Sunday. A hearing on a related charge against the Green Bay Veterans of Foreign Wars post is set for Monday.
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Green Bay
Wis
M. J. McClure
Greenleaf
Dies Friday R D Stewart longtime La Crosse brewer
Rev D Stewart aged 70 and longtime sales manager of La Crosse Breweries Inc died in a local hospital Friday He served in the Spanish American War with Wisconsin infantry volunteers Co A He was a member of several fraternal and service organizations He is survived by a wife a daughter a son a sister and five grandchildren Funeral services are set for Monday at 2 pm at Christ Episcopal Church with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery Friends may call Sunday 7 to 9 at Sletten MeKer South Side Chapel
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D. Stewart
Main Street
la Crosse Breweries, Inc
Co. A. First Regiment
Wisconsin Infantry Volunteers
A.M. Frontier
Elks’ Lodge
Kiwanis Club
la Crosse Plugs
United Commercial Travelers
Chinese Reds Begin Shelling Quemoy Island Off Amoy
Chinese communists opened shelling on Quemoy island near Amoy as Nationalists report about 1300 craft prepared for an assault. The action marks the first major move since President Truman urged Nationalists to halt operations against the mainland.
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Quemoy Island
Amoy
Nationalist Defense Ministry
Truman
GOP Prepares Another Salvo On Red Probe
Senator Ferguson signals plans to present new material Monday as the Senate remains divided over the McCarthy charges and a Democrat report labeling them a fraud. Tydings led a blistering assault, while Jenner accused Tydings of treasonous whitewash and political loyalty to the Truman era.
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Gop
John Chadwick
Washington
I— Republicana
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
Ferguson
Reich
Tydings
Lodge
Mass
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Jenner
Rind
Ives
Das
Wisconsin
State Department
Subcommittee
Plant Workers Beaten at Gate Over Communist Question
Three Chrysler plant workers were severely beaten outside the Maywood gates after refusing to tell fellow workers whether they are Communists, according to sheriffs deputies. The incident occurred Friday near the Los Angeles area plant as tensions rose over union and political beliefs.
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Los Angeles
Chrysler Auto
Maywood
Shercill
Police Chief Targets Young Hot Rod Drivers In City
Police Chief George Long launched a vigorous crackdown on juvenile hot Rod operators and reckless driving. Friday’s effort netted 18 offenders brought to court, with four facing license revocation and several fined for minor violations. Acting Judge Robert Joanis urged caution as officers warned drivers to slow down and obey rules.
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George Long
Tiwn
B. F. K. Gansen
la Crosse
Aaron Sanford
Leonard Bennett
Donald Barney, Jr
Campbell Street
James Lunde
Winnebago Street
William Snow
Farwell Street
Gansen
Arlen Evenson
Woodstreet
Robert Joanis
Norman Heinke
Jackson Street
Gerald Richardson
King Street
Don W. Sieinke
South Seventh
Ronald James Boe
South 16Th Street
Fred Kramer
South 29Th Street
$7 Billion Industrial Reserve Awaits War Orders
A vast $7 billion industrial reserve of about 460 munitions plants stands ready to switch to full war production on short notice. The Munitions Board reports no current call for extra capacity to aid Korea, but notes many plants are government owned or leased to private firms and can convert within 120 days. By Sept. 1 ready-to-go schedules will be set with civilian companies to produce 700 military items, including planes and mess kits, for total mobilization if needed.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
Munitions Board
Korea
War Baby
Truman
Congress
National Youth Group Elects Leaders At Mock Convention
The Federalist and Nationalist parties of the fifth annual Boys Nation nominate presidential and vice presidential candidates in a heated mock convention. Delegates from 44 states age about 17 elect Richard G. McCall of Charlotte secretary of the senate, with sessions including hearings by Sen Aiken and Philip Aylesworth, and talks by House Speaker Sam Rayburn at the Capitol.
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Fred
Hoffman
Washington
Fation
American Legion
Legion
Senate
Agriculture
Judiciary
Richard G. McCall
Charlotte
N. C
Sen. Aiken
Rvi
Philip Aylesworth
Secretary of Agriculture
Hit and run damages a Dahl Motor car in front of Market street
Police seek a hit and run driver after a Dahl Motor company car parked at 41 Market Street was struck in the night, pushed back two feet, with damage estimated at 380 dollars. A neighbor heard a crash at 2 45 a m and saw a vehicle head west weaving as if out of control. a bumper emblem and paint flakes are under police investigation.
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Dahl Motor Company
Market Street
Army Lists Gen. Dean As Missing in Korea
Gen. Douglas MacArthur announced Maj. Gen. William F. Dean commander of the 24th Division is missing in action in Korea after remaining with his unit during withdrawal. Dean was reportedly wounded, with high hopes he may rejoin separated personnel. His wife Mrs Mildred Dern Dean and relatives in Berkeley, California are noted. Dean had previously earned decorations for leadership in Europe during World War II.
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Richard W. Stephens
Pierre
S. D
Korea
MacArthur
Stephens
Washington
William F. Dean
Dean
Douglas MacArthur
Far East
Taejon
Lme
24Th Division
Jterpreter
Mildred Dern Dean
George H. Dern
Salt Lake City
West Point
Robert C Williams
Berkeley
Callt
Elizabeth Dean
Army
Europe
State Fair Visitors A Month Early
MILWAUKEE Wisconsin state fair opened a month early with Friday arrival of visitors. Pete Walch the fairs public city man noted a Chicago couple Jack Peterson and his wife plus Mr and Mrs Ray Zerga came seeking the correct dates. They planned to return when the fair runs August first to twenty first.
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Milwaukee
Pete Walch
Jack Peterson
Chicago
Ray Zerga
Pete
Tattered Troops Trek 50 Miles From Taejon Home
More than 200 Americans trudged 50 miles from Taejon through Communist mountains to a command post. Survivors recount near ambushes, tank battles, and escapes as stragglers describe blisters, bare feet, and marred uniforms after heavy fighting.
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Taejon
William RK. Moore
24Th Division
Moore
William F. Dean
Negro Troops Take Yechon in Korean Front Action
American forces report the 25th Infantry Division’s Negro troops routing Red forces from Yechon after an 18 hour artillery siege and house to house fighting. Fresh troops in line, air support from B 29s, and naval gunfire aided a push along the Taejon front as U S rail supply lines near Pusan and Kumchon face renewed pressure.
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Yechon
Kumchon
Taejon
U. S. First Cavalry Division
Tokyo
MacArthur
Els
C. H. P. Kring
Korea
Fallen
Pyongyang
Yongdok
First Cavalry Division
Pohang
25Th Infantry Division
U. S
Pusan
Mungyong
Pusan-Taejan
Bee Korea
Wisconsin approves seven day deer season plan
Governor Renneboom signed the conservation commission order for a seven day deer shoot in the fall. The measure, approved four to two, marks Wisconsin's most liberal deer season in modern times and aims to reduce deer populations to protect forests. The code also adds a 51 day ruffed grouse season and a 1.5 day pheasant shoot.
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Coutiiue
Manila
Buleaut
Madison
Gov
Rennebonm
Conservatin Commission
The
Conservation Commission
Wisconsin
Ernest Swift
Wisconsin Conservation Congress
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Detroit
Mich
General Patton
Cadillac
General Motors
Ray D. Stewart
R. D. Stewart
City Brewery
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Lyes
Stalin
Indiana
D.C
Gen. Dean
Don May
Newton
Tae
Jon
May
Okey Adkins
Spencer
W. Va
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