Sletten to Transfer News Candy Stand to Madison
Sletten, operator of the La Crosse news and candy stand in the federal building, will take over a larger similar stand in Madison. The business, run under the state division of adult blind, supports 10 stands statewide and operates on a revolving fund. Sletten, sight impaired since birth, started the La Crosse stand in 1938 with $27 and has grown it despite wartime shortages and accessions to new media for the blind. He plans to move once his Madison successor is chosen.
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E Tribune
Sletten
Federal Building News
Madison
la Crosse
Federal
Division of
Adult Blind
Department of Public Welfare
Wisconsin General Hospital
School For the
Danesville
Stetten
New York Herald Tribune
Newsweek
Time
Sietten
Tribune Chote
James Sletten
Ann Comton
Federal Building
La Crosse Man Receives Honor at Mayo General Hospital
Corporal Edward S. Carlsson of La Crosse Wisconsin was honored May 28 1946 at Mayo General Hospital Galesburg Illinois in a retreat parade and ceremony. He represented the 49th General Hospital and plans to be discharged soon.
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Mayo General Hospital
Galesburg
Corp
Edward S. Carlsson
West Avenue
la Crosse
Wis
Henry L. Krafft
Mayo
Carlsson
49Th General Hospital
Iraqi Cabinet Resigns After Senate Stand
The Iraqi cabinet quit after Senate opposition over domestic affairs. Arshad Al Umary, ex foreign minister, organized a new government. Regent Emir Abdul Ilah returned from Cairo. foreign policy expected to stay unchanged. Analysts note omission of Baba Ali, son of Kurdish leader Mustaqa el Barzani, in the lineup.
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Baghdad
Senate
Arshad al Umary
San Francisco
Emir Abdul Ilah
Cairo
Iraq
Baba Ali
Mullah
Mustaqa el Barzani
Five Children Survive The Youngest Is 81
Arlington Nebraska report notes five Mohr children aged 98, 88, 86, 85 and 81 totaling 438 years with an average of 87. The oldest is Mrs Emma Deihl and other relatives include Mrs Judith Shreves Mrs Ella Long John and Mrs W S Hadley. Father died at 97 and Mrs Mohr at 85.
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Arlington, Neb
C. A. Mohr
Arlington
Emma Deihl
Judith Shreves
Ella Long
John
W. S. Hadley
Report Request For New Czech Regime
London dispatch says President Eduard Benes asked Communist Leader Klement Gottwald to form a new Czechoslovak government. Communists emerged as the strongest single party in the general election.
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London
Prague
Eduard Benes
Klement Gootwald
Curfew Revival Restores Night Bell at Maidwell
Maidwell revives its 140 year old curfew ringing at 7 55 each evening mirroring 1805 traditions after Nelsons Trafalgar news. Shaftbury drops the custom as no successor is found to Mrs Agnes Tutt who formerly rang the bell.
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Maidwell
England
Nelson
Trafalgar
Shaftbury
Agnes Tutt
Ike Visits Tokyo Cavalry Unit In Photo Rich Tour
Sgt. Fred Wardenburg reports Gen Dwight Eisenhower’s Pacific inspection stop at the Eighth Cavalry in Tokyo. Ike greets photographers, tours quarters, and enjoys coffee at the Hobby Horse Inn before a large parade with 3,000 First Cavalry men at the imperial gate.
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Ike
Tokyo
Dwight Eisenhower
Eighth Cavalry
Pacific
Japan
Fred Wardenburg
B. G. Wardenburg
North 23Rd Street
Wardenburg
Gen. Eisenhower
Hobby Horse Inn
Imperial Palance
First Cavalry
B. C. Wardenburg
North 23Rd
Robert L. Eichelberger
Eighth Cavalry Regiment
Wisconsin considering closed season on grouse this fall
Wisconsin sportsmen and conservationists, in line with state game managers, urge another closed season for ruffed grouse and prairie chicken this fall. County meetings favor shorter pheasant seasons of 16 days, down from 30, while quail and Hungarian partridge seasons may stay short in select counties.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Conservation Commission
Conservation Department
Central High Red Cross Nursing Classes Featured in Magazine
Central high school Red Cross home nursing classes will be pictured in the national Red Cross magazine. La Crosse chapter Junior Red Cross will send exhibits and portfolios to schools in Rockford Illinois and Portage Wisconsin. Local funds totaling 404.54 from 10 county schools support gift boxes and overseas relief. For 1944 45 midwestern Junior members contributed 161458 19 to the national children's fund. Plans for 1947 48 call for enrollment posters by November 15 1946 with international understanding as theme.
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Central High School
Red Cross
National Red Cross
Maude Newcomb
Junior Red Cross
la Crosse
Rockford
Ill
Portage
Wis
National Children’s Fund
U. S
Tional Children’s Fund
Turning On Lights Nowadays Is A Breeze
A Buenos Aires manufacturer creates a light switch operable by blowing through a grate for hands full of bundles. The design still faces challenges with wind blowing open windows causing the switch to flicker.
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Buenos Aires
Republicans Lead In Nomination Papers In Winnebago County
Oshkosh Wisconsin voters see 19 of 20 county and assembly candidates file Republican papers with only one Democrat. J Harold Watson is the sole Democratic candidate for the first district assembly seat.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Winnebago County
J. Harold Watson
Senate Passes Bill Giving Government Full Atomic Sway
The Senate approved by voice vote a bill giving the federal government full authority over atomic energy for domestic use. The measure, drafted after hearings, moves to the House as the military panel seeks Army influence, while the House delays.
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Senate
Washington
House
Keyin
Cuba tourist trade grows with air access revival
Tourism on the island improves as visitors largely reach Cuba by air despite limited hotel capacity. The report highlights continued revival of the tourist trade amid travel constraints.
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Island
Cuba
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