Memorial holiday violent deaths rise in first days
AP reports 165 violent deaths during the Memorial holiday period, with 87 non-traffic fatalities. Traffic fatalities reached 687 for the four days, 39 below the 126 estimate by the National Safety Council for the first day. State tolls list Pennsylvania leading with 25 deaths and 13 traffic, while California and Michigan show notable counts.
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Onalaska High School Honors Assembly Awards
At an all school honor assembly in Onalaska Wisconsin Athletic Director Lloyd Thompson announced athletic awards across basketball baseball and tennis with named players. Forensics awards were given by Ruth Nesset to Beverly Skogen Anita Page Carol Winell with state honors to Jim Tall and George Aumock. Auxiliary essay honors went to Diane Gilbertson Jeanine Espe and Ronald Espe. Music festival honors were awarded to Dawn Huecker Gloria Thompson Paula Stollenwerk ay Westerhouse Alyce Ingalls Verna Thorpe Richard Myer Edith Tabbert and Carol Winell.
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Onalaska
Wis
Lloyd Thompson
Russel Wooden
Larry Pooler
Bob Schuttenheim
Jim Tail
Jim Kleven
Richard Fuhrman
Don Dahl
John Wilhelm
Jim Wilhelm
Charlies van Rijn
Wald Thomach
Richard Morkwed
Boyless Village Echoes Past School Decline
In a fragmentary note the community, once labeled the boyless village, recalls a school that once catered to more boys than girls. The text hints at demographic shifts and schooling changes affecting the town.
Service Dischargees List May 31 Names and Addresses
May lists Great Lakes dischargees including QM2c John B. Preslik Hillsboro Cox Robert J. Wakeen 1510 Avon St Heinz Koehler Sparta SC3c Virgil Organ Warrens Released from Navy May 30 RDM3c Carl William 1302 Fifth Ave S RM3c Thomas R Daley 1007 Vine St BM2c Ray E Dickau Wilton
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Hillsboro
Cox
Robert J. Wakeen
Avon Street
Heinz O. Koehler
Sparta
Virgil J. Organ
Warrens
Navy
Carl William
Fifth Avenue South
Thomas R. Daley
Vine Street
Ray E. Dickau
Wilton
Gays Mills Honors War Dead In Memorial Day Parade
Colorful parade and Memorial Day program in Gays Mills featured the high school band leading a Main street procession to the cemetery. Legionnaires auxiliary and Scouts in uniform joined veterans, with wreaths and a main address by Harvey Sherwood followed by taps.
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Flanders Field
Women’s Auxiliary
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Organize CYO Club In Three Iowa Cities
A joint meeting of 75 Catholic youths from McGregor Marquette and Monona parishes formed a Catholic Youth Organization in St Marys new hall McGregor. Donald named president for Monona Pat Hopper vice president for McGregor and Marquette Mary Downey secretary for Monona Betty Henry secretary for McGregor. The society will meet twice monthly and offer recreation and entertainment.
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Reappoint Jenkins Court Commissioner for Fourth Term
Floyd E. Jenkins, U S court commissioner for the eastern district of Wisconsin for 16 years, was reappointed for another four year term yesterday by Federal Judge F Ryan Duffy. Jenkins was appointed in 1930 by the late Judge Ferdinand A Geiger.
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Paris theater misstep and German gift parcel rules
Pvt. Matthew Spence jailed after sat on agent in Paris theater during a show. Meanwhile U S post officials loosen mail rules for gift parcels to the American zone of Germany, allowing limited non perishables with strict labeling and one parcel weekly per sender to specific addresses in Northern Baden and northern Württemberg.
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Plea for Reapportionment Sparks Wisconsin Debate
Two World War II veterans Gaylord Nelson and Ervin Bruner seek court action to halt the August primary until reapportionment of assembly and senate districts is completed. Governor Goodland resists a special session but may act if the Supreme Court blocks the primary. Filing deadlines may be disrupted if new districts shift nomination dates.
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Wendell Wilkie
Gaylord Nelson
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Ervin M. Bruner
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Marvin B. Rosenberry
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Walter S. Goodland
Prace
Goodland
Fred Zimmerman
Radio Programs Evening Schedules and Guests
Central daylight time listings reveal NBC and CBS as networks airing Fred Waring in Detroit salute to the automobile Jubilee, with a long slate of shows from MBS and ABC including Orson Welles, Boston Pops, Walter Reuther, and multiple serials and variety programs. Sunday additions feature Forum discussions, drama circles, and music broadcasts across NBC CBS ABC and MBS networks.
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Youths Give Orations Before Taylor Group
Taylor Wisconsin special report. Mr and Mrs William Helstad with sons Donald and Richard and Principal Francis Worrell attended the Knights of Pythias lodge event at Black River Falls. Donald delivered an oration earning third place in the Milwaukee state contest and received a pen and pencil set. Richard Bierne of Hixton spoke on Arsenic and Old Lace earning an A rating at Hixton and La Crosse forensic contests.
Mexican Cities Toast Return of Local War Heroes
Cities and towns across Mexico celebrate the homecoming of local servicemen who served overseas. Communities gather for parades and ceremonies to honor veterans and welcome them back from wartime duty.
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Mexico
Disabled veterans in New Zealand plan shoe remodeling project
Disabled veterans in New Zealand intend to remodel surplus army shoes to meet civilian needs, adapting footwear for comfort and normal daily use.
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New Zealand
Rail Switchman Loses Hand In Winona Accident
Winona Minnesota A La Crosse switchman for the Milwaukee railroad Raymond Devine 28 lost his right hand and part of his arm in a mishap Wednesday He fell while stepping off a switch engine and his hand was severed above the wrist Devine is at Winona General hospital
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la Crosse
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Raymond Devine
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Winona General Hospital
Accident Victim Moved From Wisconsin To Chicago For Treatment
Edward Van Sickle, a Wisconsin resident and recent Pacific war veteran, suffered a fracture above the knee in an auto crash near Whitehall. He was treated at Community hospital for weeks, moved to Camp McCoy, and then sent to a Chicago specialist for further care.
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Wis
Edward Van _ Sickle
Camp McCoy
Chicago
Clinton van Sickle
Hale
Vet Visits Ettrick
Pfc. Kenneth Truax, twice wounded in Europe, spent Memorial day weekend in Ettrick with wife and parents. He is receiving treatment at Fort Custer Battle Creek Michigan for a shattered right leg from shrapnel.
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Ettrick
Wis
Kenneth Truax
William Truax
Truax
Europe
Fort Custer
Battle Creek
Mich
Veterans return to service roles at Del Mar facility
Sixty war veterans at Del Mar resume duties in workaday garb serving as guests with a Memo day turnout. The group includes former majors captains lieutenants now acting as assistant boiler-tenders ex-privates and others such as waiters bus boys clerks and telephone operators in combat-ribboned uniforms.
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del Mar
Calif
University Editor Eats Hat Over Yearbook Delay
Salt Lake City report says Pretty Jean Ward, editor of the University of Utah yearbook, vowed to eat her hat if the May 28 deadline failed. She complied yesterday, the straw hat adorned with sauce and straw garnish. Officials blamed a paper shortage for the delay.
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Salt Lake City
Jean Ward
University of Utah
Marilyn Merrell
Jean
Seattle House wives Question Smaller Loaves Under Ration
Seattle readers ask why government promised smaller loaves do not appear smaller. J. L. Hansen of Olympic Bread Co says loaves use 10 percent less dough but weigh less only after adjusting rising time. He explains the dough rises higher before baking to achieve the lighter loaf.
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Seattle
J. L. Hansen
Olympic Bread Company
Hansen
Princess Chichibu Takes Up Farming At Higashiyama Villa
Reports from Yomiuri describe Princess Chichibu in a neckerchief tending the gardens at Higashiyama detached villa, appearing as a diligent farmer's wife and spending long hours in the fields.
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Hirohito
Yomiuri
Chichibu
Higashiyama
Waukegan Bans Roosters Crowing Under Poultry Ordinance
Waukegan City Council approves an ordinance regulating poultry within the city limits. The measure bans roosters from crowing, though council members acknowledge roosters may be unaware of the rule.
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Waukegan, Ill
Waukegan
Unusual Elephant Tactics And Worldly Wisdom
A remark notes elephants favor trampling foes with their feet over tusks. It suggests a curious view of animal behavior and humor about battle methods.
Whitstable taxi driver keeps spotless record after 21 years
A Whitstable woman taxi driver has driven without an accident for 21 years, highlighting her safe record in the town’s transport scene. She remains the only female driver in the area with such an unblemished safety history.
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Whitstable
England
McCoy Escapee Caught Near Sparta and Tomah
Robert F. Mays, who escaped from Camp McCoy on May 16, was apprehended between Sparta and Tomah. Prison authorities reported that Mays told officials he was returning to give himself up but offered no location of his previous whereabouts.
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Robert F. Mays
el May
Sparta
Tomah
Mays
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