Dairyland Power officers reelected at annual meeting
Tribun e notes all officers of the Dairyland Power cooperative were reelected at a board session after the annual membership meeting held at the VFW hall Wednesday. The photo lists H O Melby Westby treasurer C E Biederman Mitchell Jr first vice president E J Stoneman Platteville Wis president William Garbisch Brownsdale Minn second vice president and W E Rabe Tomah Wis secretary. John P Madgett Jr manager introduces Claude R Wickard rural electrification administrator and former secretary of agriculture to Hans Thunell exchange student from Sweden.
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Tribune
Dairyland Power Cooperative
VFW
H. O. Melby
Westby
C. E Biederman
Mitchell, Jr
Wickard
E. J. Stoneman
Platteville
Wis
C. E. Biederman
Mitchell
State Officials Outline Steps For Long Range City Planning
City plan commission heard state planning board reps J N Albers and M W Torkelson outline steps for a master plan. Key moves include adopting a major street plan, extending it three miles beyond city limits, enacting land subdivision rules, and pursuing public works such as a civic center. The plan should involve surrounding towns Shelby and Campbell and use cooperation with unincorporated areas to shape future development.
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J. N. Albers
M. W. Torkelson
State Planning Board
Albers
Plan Commission
Common Council
Q. H. Hale
Commission
Henry J. Ahrens
Torkelson
Shelby
Campbell
Carl Michel
Onalaska
la Crosse
Michel
Weather Outlook for La Crosse Tonight and Friday
Cloudy with occasional showers or thunderstorms tonight ending and clearing by Friday morning. Fair and cooler Friday with a low of 55 and a high of 75.
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la Crosse
Hanson Resigns As Fire Chief In La Crosse
Fire Chief George C. Hanson with 39 years in the La Crosse department resigns effective July 1 and a special meeting will seek his successor. Hanson thanks Mayor Henry Ahrens and the council for support and offers aid to the incoming chief.
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Fire Department
George C. J
U 1
George C. Hanson
Henry Ahrens
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
Hanson
la Crosse
Ahrens
Power Co-Op Given Praise By Wickard
Claude R. Wickard the rural electrification administrator addressed the Dairyland Power cooperative annual meeting in La Crosse praising its record and urging truthful cooperative reporting. He toured the Alma plant with manager John P. Madgett and noted consumer savings of about two and a half million dollars. E. J. Stoneman was renamed president with C. E. Biederman and others re elected to top posts. Directors named include L. L. Birdsell and Charles Nordstrom. See CO-OP Page 2.
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Wickard
AEC Lax On Security Checks Sparks Capitol Hearing
Capitol Hill grilled the Atomic Energy Commission over emergency clearances and lax loyalty checks. Witnesses described 3 280 workers cleared without full FBI reviews and a guard with a police record linked to the Argonne uranium disappearance.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Nator Hickenlooper
Iowa
Atomic Energy Commission
FBI
AEC
David Lilienthal
Elston
Ohio
Carroll Wilson
Commission
Wilson
Argonne
Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne Laboratory
Chicago
Hickenlooper
Lilienthal
Two Movie Houses Defy City Tax Order
In Ligonier Pennsylvania two theaters closed rather than collect and remit a 10 percent amusement tax imposed by the borough. The owners say they will not reopen until the tax is repealed.
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Ligonier
Badly Burned Boy Gaining In His Battle To Live
Vernon Texas reports 10 year old Donnie Woodard burned over 70 percent of his body in a May 10 accident when gasoline spilled on him. Doctors call the 22 day fight critical but improving after a blood transfusion and nourishment. The town’s support grew with calls to the hospital and a fundraising drive, with one donor promising a pony.
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Vernon
Tex
Donnie Woodard
Donnie
West Texas
Vernon Record
Margaret Hutchinson
Texarkana
Vet Pension Bill Sent To Senate
The House approved a 72 dollar monthly pension for World War I and II veterans at age 65. Senate leaders gave little comment as they eyed trimming about 13 million from operating funds and considered sweeping cuts from Truman budget plans.
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Washington
House
Appropriations Committee
State and
Justice Departments
Senate Expenditures Committee
Budget Bureau
Truman
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
Senate Finance Committee
Wisconsin Law Grants Pension to Veterans Aged 65
The House approves a $72 monthly pension for each veteran age 65 with earnings under $1200 single or $2500 with dependents. Wisconsin supporters include Biemiller Keefe Murray O Konski Smith Withrow Zablocki. Davis Byrnes voted no and seven others aye. Hull paired vote.
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Tribune
Washington Bureau
Davis
Byrnes
Wisconsin
House
Biemiller
Keefe
Murray
O’konski
Smith
Withrow
Zablocki
Hull
Pension bill raises disability and earnings limits for veterans
Chairman George remains absent, delaying hearings. The plan would presume total disability at age 65 and mengage pension rules. It would let a veteran earn up to 1200 dollars a year and still receive a pension, while a 1000 dollar annual cap currently bars those amounts. No change to the 2500 dollar income limit with dependents.
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Tain
George
D-Ga
Senate
Plumbers Strike After Stalled Contract Talks
Plumbers and Steamfitters AFL local 31 halted work after failed negotiations with heating and plumbing contractors. Secretary Edgar Jacobs cites wage demands up to 2.25 dollars per hour and a May 31 contract expiry versus employers seeking January 1. The local has 80 to 90 members.
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Plumbers and Steamfitters Afl
Plumbers and Steamfitters Union
Jacobs
High School Gambling Syndicate Broken Up
Miami Beach juvenile authorities shattered a teen gambling ring at local high schools. More than 30 students were warned to quit the syndicate or face expulsion or juvenile court action. The group bet on baseball and horses with five to 10 cent wagers and a 25 cent limit, paying out up to 3 to 1.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Robert Loveland
Loveland
Kin To Be Honored By Gold Star Lapel Button Bill
Washington reports Rep Bennett introduced a bill to authorize Gold Star lapel buttons for widows parents and next of kin of World War II fallen service members.
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Washington
Bennett
R-Mich Y
Five escape as Gamble store blaze in Black River Falls
A fire of undetermined origin caused about 30000 dollars in damage to the Gamble store stock and the building housing it in Black River Falls. The blaze began in the rear of the shop around 11 p m and four second floor apartments were evacuated as heavy smoke filled the area. Firefighter rescue enabled Officer Alfred Young to reach safety on the roof edge with assistance from Clifford Nelson.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Gamble
Clifford Nelson
Nelson
August Rienke
Selmer Severson
Elmer Borreson
Emma Hanson
A. J. Rosseland
Louis J
Gardipee
Alfred Young
Millis
P. J. Johnson
Dell
Navy drydock shipped by rail to Wisconsin site
A 132 ton floating drydock is cut into sections at a Virginia yard and moved by rail to Necedah Wisconsin. It will be reassembled near the Petenwell dam to assist the Consolidated Water Power and Paper Co flood clearing and war of attrition against inundated land. Parts have arrived with the major portion due this week.
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Necedah
Wis
Atlantic Ocean
Wisconsin
U. S. Navy
Virginia
Petenwell Dam
Consolidated Water Power and Paper Company
Apollo Theater Fire Destroys Chicago Rialto Interior
Fire gutted the interior of the vacant Apollo theater at Randolph and Clark in Chicago. Twenty nine fire units fought the blaze after an extra alarm to prevent spread to the nearby 16 story Ashland block and adjacent buildings.
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Chicago
Apollo Theater
Randolph and
Clark Streets
Rialto
Ashland Block
Fikes Mother Burns Letter in Murder Case Shade
MAULTON Wisconsin Special. Wil liam Fike the first degree murder suspect on the mystery note tied to his alleged hired arson plan tells Juneau county officials his mother Nancy Fike 83 burned the important letter she feared would harm him. The note reportedly tied to a New Lisbon woman and the Siggelko killing was destroyed after the slaying near Madison.
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Maulton
Wis
Herbert Siggelko
William Fike
Lisbon
Nancy Fike
Juneau County
Siggelko
Madison
Torney
New Lisbon
Fike
Waupun
Terms Placed Before Reds At Paris Parley
The West advanced its plan for four power control in Berlin at a Paris conference. Acheson Bevin and Schuman urged majority rule on secondary decisions while Vishinsky clung to unanimity. The talks, the shortest session yet, aim to unite Berlin under a single governing body.
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Paris
Russia
Berlin
Soviet Union
Foreign Ministers Council
Kommandatura
Foreign Ministers’ Conference
U. S
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Ernest Bevin
Robert Schuman
Andrei Vishinsky
Vishinsky
House Committee to Probe Eisler Bail Fund
The House Un American Activities Committee will investigate how bail money posted for Gerhart Eisler aided his flight from the United States. Rep. Walter says the inquiry will start soon with Chairman Wood. Eisler’s $20,000 treasury bond was forfeited after he slipped abroad amid contempt and passport rulings. An extra $3,500 posted in New York faces federal pursuit.
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Washington
House
UN American Activities Committee
Gerhart Eisler
Walter
D-Pa
Wood
D-Ga
Civil Rights Congress
Justice Department
Treasury
Eisler
United States
New York
Charm of ancient Japanese brides fades in modern ads
The article contrasts historic bride shaving in Japan with contemporary American use of Want Ads to profit from selling items, renting rooms, and buying clothes. An ad promises light airy rooms with hot water and refined roommates for $15, illustrating the shift to commercial allure.
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Japan
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West
City Plan Commission
Eire
Claude R. Wickard
Alma
John P. Madgett
By Edwin B. Harkinson
Anthony Martino
Frank Quigley
United States Army
Martino
Army
Drydock
Apollo
Spot
Juanita Livingston
Savannah
Juanita
Arthur Gavshon
Potsdam
Bride
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