Drought and dust storms forecast for Great Plains
The Agriculture Department warned droughts and dust storms will return to the Great Plains, possibly within five years and worse than the 1930s. It stressed soil erosion, risk from plowed sod for wheat, and urged planting grass and trees while moisture remains to prepare for future droughts.
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THE
LA Crosse Tribune
Great Plains
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Soil Conservation Service
Yugoslavia Raises Duty Free Gift Limit to 44 Pounds
Yugoslavia increases the duty free gift allowance to 44 pounds while tightening restrictions on contents except that the number of cigarettes is limited to 40.
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Yugoslavia
University of Wisconsin faces funding jeopardy over proposed cuts
The Wisconsin legislature finance committee recommended about 3 million dollars less than Regents requests for the 1947 49 budget. University leaders warn cuts will force fewer students higher fees and reduced research and public service. They urge full funding to avoid limiting enrollment and harming veterans.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
FE. B. Fred
F. J. Sensenbrenner
Neenah
Soell Attend Reunion of Wisconsin Class of 1902
Mr. and Mrs. O A Soell of 920 King Street returned from Madison where they attended a University of Wisconsin class of 1902 reunion. Soell noted the class had strong attendance and representation from nearly every state. one third of the class has died, and one fourth of those living attended the Madison event. Plans are underway for a 50th anniversary reunion in 1952.
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O. A. Soell
King Street
Madison
University of Wisconsin
Soell
Spell
Red Cross certs issued to 77 girls at Central High
La Crosse county Red Cross chapter awarded accident prevention certificates to a group of 77 Central High School girls instructed by Fern G. Ehlers. Names include Alice Secord Janice Skrede Carol Strelow Audrey Techner Joan Thiel Mildred Thompson Shirley VanHorn and many others.
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Red Cross
la Crosse County
Fern G. Ehlers
Central High School
Alice Secord
Janice Skrede
Carol Strelow
Audrey Techner
Joan Thiel
Mildred Thompson
Shirley VanHorn
Carol Wallace
Marjorie Wehling
Marian Zenker
Iva Lee Uttrie
Regis Dudley
Doris Welch
LaVonne Babcock
Gloria Clark
Sally Detur
Francis
Virginia Webster
Jeanine Witt
Marilyn Wright
Linnea Anderson
Ida Antone
Marilyn Beals
Marlys Bendel
Betty Behrens
Lillian Bess
June Jande
Beatrice Jennings
Elaine Josephson
Lois Kastenschmidt
Mary Kingdon
Marcia Lace
Verna Martens
Virginia Michell
Sue Miller
Beverly Mitton
Joan Pitzner
Beverly Ramier
Christina Schoch
Patsy Schultz
Americans Abroad Aid Red Cross Volunteers in Germany
More than 1,300 American Red Cross volunteers serve 32 of 53 military communities in Germany and Austria. Recruited from military families and American civilians, they run nursery schools, information desks, recreation centers, and craft shops. They visit army hospital wards in Bremen Berlin Frankfurt Nuremberg to distribute books and magazines, bring flowers, prepare refreshments, and support crafts programs.
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Frankfurt
Red Cross
Germany
Austria
America
Bremen
Berlin
Ienna
Nuremberg
Strike Endures as Talks Continue in New York Harbor
Union leaders and industry officials press for the fund’s purposes while royalty and wage demands block a deal. They suggest negotiable items include six paid holidays annually a federal mine code and foremen unionization as in the current Lewis Krug agreement. Operators seek a July 1 to April 1 1949 term while Lewis demands a 30 day termination right. New York harbor handles ten thousand ships loading and unloading cargo annually.
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O'Neill
Lewis
Secretary of the Interior Krug
Tors
Deer Involves Two Crashes Near Sparta Wisconsin
A deer caused a freak accident two miles west of Oakdale when Floyd Johnson struck it, sending the animal onto a Connecticut driver William Stinson’s car. Both vehicles sustained damage but no injuries reported. Earlier, May 30 near Sparta a West Allis motorist Karl Daunelke’s car left the highway after a wheel failure, damaging the left side.
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Sparta
Wis
Oakdale
Willis Young
Floyd Johnson
Johnson
William Stinson
Connecticut
Stinson
Karl Daunelke
West Allis
Railroad Man Retires To Run Model Trains
Allen R. Wilson of Philadelphia after 45 years with the railroad quits to pursue his hobby. He now spends hours in his basement running a 400 foot track layout with multiple locomotives and cars he built himself. A bridge on the miniature line recalls his work designing bridges for the Pennsylvania road.
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Philadelphia
Allen R. Wilson
Wilson
Cows Sell for 23500 at Curtis Livestock Sale
An eight hundred pound Holstein cow named Dunrodding Mistress La Princess sold for 23500 dollars to Chester Williams of Waukesha Wisconsin at Curtis Co annual livestock sale. Robert Rasmussen of Elmwood Farms Lake Forest Illinois offered the animal.
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Cary
Chester Williams
Waukesha
Wis
Curtis Y Co
Robert Rasmussen
Elmwood Farms
Lake Forest
Nine Flyers Return From Balboa Base Crash
Survivors of a U S Army Fortress aircraft crash in a Nicaraguan jungle described eating bananas and drinking rain water while awaiting rescue. Nine of the 15 aboard have been returned to Balboa Base with several others located. fate of five remains uncertain due to communications gaps.
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Balboa
C. Z
Prinzapolca River
Robert Rich
Baraboo
Wis
Truck Hijacking Reaches 25 Million Loss In Year
Chicago reports a record 25 million dollar loss from truck hijackings in the past year with over 5000 vehicles targeted. New York alarm firm president Jack Seide notes a 20 percent rise from the prior year and cites thefts from ice cream to records and eggs. Textiles comprised about a third of incidents. He cites factors including new thief methods youth crime uptick old gangs revival and wartime black market operators entering the field.
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Chicago
Ill
New York
Jack Seide
Sinatra
Mexico City Drills Artesian Wells to Boost Water Supply
Mexico City advances a program drilling multiple artesian wells to mitigate its deficient water system. Officials report several wells expected to supplement available municipal supply as drought pressures persist.
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Mexico City
Singapore Snake Market Slumps Amid Rice Shortage
Shortage of rice in Singapore collapses the local python trade used to control warehouse rats. Traders report no pythons for sale as rice distributors lift supplies and government notes rats are not yet a problem.
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Singapore
Government Rice Pool
Boy 9 Finds Fossils In Yard In Port Washington
Tom Wing, age 9, uncovers four fossils easily in his yard and nearby over three years. He keeps relics in his attic museum and hopes to explore a rock quarry for larger fossil hunts as locals recall ancient Rome daily.
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Port Washington
N. Y
Tom Wing
Tom
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