Retail Sales Dip Slightly Amid Holiday Week
New York reports a slight dip in national retail sales for the week ending Wednesday due to Memorial Day weekend. Despite the drop, sales run 20 to 24 percent ahead of both last week and last year with gains in household furnishings apparel and food. Food sales slipped modestly yet remained about 15 cents higher than last year as Father’s Day buying and broader merchandise shipments kept stores busier.
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New York
Dun & Reet
France Expects 715000 T of Beet Sugar Harvest 1946 47
France announces an expected beet sugar harvest of 715000 tons for the 1946 47 season. The projection highlights agricultural output targets in postwar planning.
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France
Milk price ceilings set by federal order expand in six eastern regions
Milk price ceilings do not rise in various market areas including Chicago Suburban Chicago Laporte County Cincinnati and other tri state areas until producers prices rise. New increases took effect last Saturday in six eastern federal marketing areas serving New York City Washington Boston Philadelphia and New Orleans.
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OPA
Agriculture Department
Chicago
Laporte County
Ind
Cincinnati
Dayton
Springfield
Tri-State
Huntington
W. Va
Ohio
FCC OKs WDSM control transfer to Ridson Inc for 150000
The Federal Communications Commission authorized the transfer of control of radio station WDSM in Superior Wisconsin to Ridson Inc for 150000 plus other considerations. Current owners listed are James J. Conroy Roland C. Buck George W Wells Jr Victoria B Conroy and Joseph H Weisberg.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
WDSM
Superior
Wis
Ridson, Inc
James J. Conroy
Roland C. Buck
George W. Wells, Jr
Victoria B. Conroy
Joseph H. Weisberg
Finland mink farms report ten thousand minks in captivity
Finland saw mink farms housing about 10,000 minks at a recent period. The figure reflects agricultural fur production conditions and farm-scale activity in the region.
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Finland
Truman Names Vinson and Snyder to Top Posts
President Truman confirms Vinson as Chief Justice and Snyder as Secretary of the Treasury marking a shift to eight Democrats and one Republican on the Supreme Court bench. The move ends the Stone vacancy and follows earlier nomination debates over defense mobilization and interior leadership.
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Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Vinson
Harlan F. Stone
Truman
Harold H. Burton
Ohio
Snyder
Senate
Mr. Truman
Stone
Anex
Harold L. Ickes
Interior
Forrestal
Furlough Pay Case Tests Wisconsin Apportionment Timing
The Wisconsin dispute challenges post census district reapportionment and asks if the court should take original jurisdiction. Arguments center on whether the judiciary can compel the legislature to redraw assembly and senate districts after the 1940 census and potential effects on elections.
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Secretary of State
Torkelson
Eberlein
Wisconsin
Auto Train Collision Claims Two at Iron Ore Crossing
William Sutton age 25 was killed and Charles Williams age 21 was seriously injured when the automobile they rode collided with an iron ore train at a Northern Pacific railroad crossing in Superior Wisconsin this morning.
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Superior
Wis
William Sutton
Charles Williams
Northern Pacific
Negro Navy veteran flogged by revived Ku Klux Klan
Assistant State Attorney General Dan Duke said a revived Klan in Georgia flogged a 21 year old Negro navy veteran and hotel employee in Atlanta. The victim said 52 lashes at gunpoint were given at a deserted spot near the municipal airport on February 13 by nine assailants who forced him into a car and ordered him to walk away toward the airport.
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Atlanta
Dan Duke
Duke
Arnall
Georgia
No Damage After Fire at Tillman Brothers Store
No damage occurred at 116 South Fourth Street where smoke was detected Friday afternoon. Fire departments responded and investigators determined the smoke came from a cracked chimney keeping the incident contained.
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Tillman Brothers’ Furniture
South Fourth Street
County Court Records Highlight Vagrancy Plea and Parking Fines
La Crosse County Court records show Herbert Moore pleading guilty to vagrancy as a common drunkard with a suspended three month jail term and commitment to the county home. Several defendants faced fines for speeding and drunken driving while property transfers were recorded on Ninth Street and in Onalaska.
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la Crosse
Herbert Moore
Boathouse
Black River
Elmer Swanson
Clinton Street
Patrick Boutch
Market Street
Clinton Burns
Maxine Call
Mary R. Vick
16Th Street
Chase and
Thompson Streets
Warren Smith, Jr
South Eighth Street
George F. Kaiser
South 13Th Street
Fred Miller
Orville Erickson
Sparta
Elsie Stuhr
Onalaska
Vern Noffke
North Seventh Street
Edward Roth
Ferry Street
William Goodenough
Onslaska
Fred Welch
Grove Street
Robert Heth
North Third Street
Howard Harnwell
South 11Th Street
Jack Zischke
Pine Street
Richard Albrecht
William Unger
Stoddard
David Smith
Johnson Street
Richard A. Saltz
Patricia McKown
South 15Th Street
Carroll
la Crescent
Minn
Earl Wiskerden
Liberty Street
Eugene Knothe, Jr
South Street
Howard Hoff
Seeing Eye Dog Fawn Honored For Rescue Of Blind Mistress
Fawn a seeing eye dog in Chicago was honored for guiding Miss Anita Blair of El Paso Texas down 11 floors from the La Salle hotel fire. The Chicago Anti Cruelty Society presented a scroll of honor as Dr W A Young praised the bond between human and animal and noted possible national recognition.
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Chicago
Fawn
la Salle
Anita Blair
el Paso
Tex
Chicago Anti- Cruelty Society
W. A. Young
Miss Blair
Dr. Young
American Humane Society
Italians Back Unified Republic Amid Royal Turmoil
Umberto was deposed after less than a month on the throne as Queen Marie Jose and four children fled to Portugal aboard the Duca Degli Abruzzi. A Naples dispatch noted the cruiser would stop at Gaeta to await Umberto’s follow up.
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Italy
Umberto
Marie Jose
Portugal
Duca Degli Abruzzi
Naples
Gaeta
Des Moines Council Rebuilds Fire Station For Boat In Basement
The Des Moines city council learns a man built a boat in a basement and had to tear down a wall. A year ago they approved a new fire truck $600 cheaper than Chief Slade wanted. The truck won’t fit through the station doorway, prompting remodeling expected to cost more than $600.
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Des Moines
Charles L. Slade
Swarms of Flies Overrun City as Lamps Attract Mass
Winged floods of mature flies swarmed from river banks toward lighted windows in businesses along Fifth Avenue and Jay Street. Pedestrians fled the slime and crowds, while residents described deep piles of dead flies outside lighted stores. Adults lay eggs in running water and progress through larvae to winged adults, about two inches long with lace like wings.
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Fifth Avenue
Jay Street
Ireland’s peat bogs as a seventh of the land
A report notes that peat bog covers roughly one seventh of Ireland’s total area, highlighting the extensive spread of bogland across the country and its ecological significance.
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Ireland
Peabody Chicago Leader Stuyvesant Peabody Dies at 57
Stuyvesant Peabody 57 longtime head of Peabody Coal and Chicago civic figure died of a cerebral hemorrhage. A WWI veteran and Loyola University council chairman, he also served on Illinois Institute of Technology trustees and led Mayor Kelly's race relations panel. Survived by widow Anita and two sons.
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Chicago
Stuyvesant Peabody
Peabody Coal Company
Knights of Columbus
Sanitary Corps
Peabody
Loyola University Administrative Council of Chicago
Illinois Institute of Technology
Lincoln Fields
Chicago Club
University Club
Racquet Club
Grolier Society
Racquet and Tennis of
New York
Pendennis
Louisville
Lyon and Healy, Inc
Chicago and
Eastern Airlines
Edward J. Kelly
Anita
Stuyvesant, Jr
Patrick
Sailors Waive Hearing In Waukesha Murder
Three youthful sailors waived preliminary hearing in municipal court on first degree murder charges in the hitchhike slaying of Kenneth Kin ner 21 of West Allis. Seaman 2nd Class Jack L. Braddock 19 of Toledo Ohio Seaman 1st Class Wayne R. Payton 17 of Fort Wayne Ind and Seaman 1st Class Charles L. Cooper Findlay Ohio were bound over for circuit court. District Attorney Leon L Bren ner said the case would proceed before Circuit Judge Edward J Gehl Jr. with arraignments attended by Wayne Payton's father and Jack Braddock's mother.
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Waukesha
Kenneth Kinner
West Allis
Jack L. Braddock
Toledo
Wayne R. Payton
Fort Wayne
Ind
Charles L. Cooper
Findlay
Leon L. Brenner
Edward J. Gehl
Jesse Payton
Wayne
Gladys Braddock
Jack
Three GIs Killed and Seventeen Hurt in Berlin Collision
An American announcement reports three U S soldiers killed and 17 injured when a jeep collided with an army truck carrying soldiers from a theatrical performance in Berlin. Names of the victims were withheld pending family notifications.
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Berlin
U. S
Speculators Drive Colombian Food Prices to Record Highs
Speculators are pushing Colombia's food prices to new records, triggering concerns over consumer costs. Officials warn the surge could worsen inflation while farmers call for tighter market regulation and safeguards.
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Colombia
Body of Edward Borowski Recovered After Memorial Day Drowning
The body of Edward Borowski a 24 year old Chicago man was recovered from Lake Elizabeth about 250 feet from the capsized speedboat site. Police continued dragging operations to locate Charles Naegel a 21 year old missing boating companion.
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Kenosha
Edward Borowski
Chicago
Lake Elizabeth
Charles Naegel
TRU-LEX Aids Upset Stomachs and Gas in Wisconsin
Local testimonial from La Crosse touts TRU-LEX as the remedy for gas and bloating after meals. The ad claims twelve herbs cleanse bowels and improve digestion, with the product sold at Wisconsin drug stores.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
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