Tobacco Bill Advances in Wisconsin Assembly
Madison reports the Wisconsin Assembly advanced a tobacco bill by a 54 to 38 vote. The measure, introduced by Lucey, would license buyers and have the state department of agriculture and UW College of Agriculture grade tobacco, plus two pricing and market information stations statewide. The body also moved a referendum for a spring vote urging Congress to call a national constitutional convention and rejected a fishing control bill by voice vote.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Assembly
Lucey
D-Ferryville
State Department of Ture
University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Congress
United States
Training Meeting Outlined for Air Force Reserve Program
Capt Darrell D Gust will outline the 243rd composite squadron air force reserve training meeting at the VFW Thursday at 730 pm Lieut Donald L Braun discusses Guided Missiles in a lecture followed by a film on the topic Another film Military Progress will be shown S Sgt Arthur Vandrey oversees La Crosse reserve program arrangements
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Air Force Reserve
Darrell D. Gust
243Rd
VFW
Donald L. Braun
Arthur Vandrey
la Crosse
Raffle For Church Halted At Hope's Home
Los Angeles police halted a church raffle at the home of comedian Bob Ho. Sgt. David McCoy said no arrests were made as Mrs. Hope claimed she did not know the raffle was illegal. Officers confiscated several paddlewheels as attendees, numbering over 1,200, supported a benefit for a convent in Alhambra.
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Los Angeles
Bob Ho
David McCoy
McCoy Camp McCoy Hiring Six Month Carpenters
E C Pelshaw announces openings for journeyman carpenters at Camp McCoy Wisconsin. Applications due June 15 for a six month project paying 1.22 per hour. Tasks include door wall and window repair from blueprints and altering wooden buildings. SF forms 57 or 60 available at post offices or the civilian personnel office.
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Camp McCoy
Wis
E. C. Pelshaw
Summer changes at Great Books groups announced
Miss Muriel Fuller the librarian announced that Great Books groups one and two suspend activities for the summer. She said the two groups would be consolidated next fall and a new beginners group would start.
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Muriel Fuller
Educators Barred From Saying Communist Beliefs in Schools
Twent y top educators including D Eisenhower and James Conant argue no Communist should be fired from teaching, advocate teaching about communism but not advocacy, as part of a National Education Association commission report on American Education and International Tensions. The panel urged accurate study of totalitarianism, prohibition of teaching advocacy, continued Americanism programs, and excluding Communist party members from teaching.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Columbia University
Conant
Educational Policies Commission
National Education Association
American Association of School Administrators
Soviet Union
Communist Party
United States
Communist Party of the
Commission
Beloit Board Relieves School Superintendent
Beloit Wisconsin The school education board voted Tuesday night to relieve School Superintendent Victor F. Dawald and C E Nelson principal of Waterman Grade school of their duties effective June 30 A citizens group had petitioned nearly 9000 residents demanding Dawald dismissal while Nelson had received a contract for next year as a teacher rather than as principal The board said contract rights would be resolved on a legal basis
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Beloit
Wis
of Education
Victor F. Donald
C. E. Nelson
Waterman Rade School
Citizens’ Group
Dawald
Nelson
Man Found On Beach Dies Of Heart Case
The death of Allan R. Taylor 55 was ruled natural causes by county medical officer Dr Edward L Tharinger. Taylor had a heart condition and was under a physician's care for some time. Bruises on the body were caused by a fall during a heart attack, not foul play.
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Milwaukee
Allan R. Taylor
Lake Michigan
Edward L. Tharinger
Taylor
Tharr
Family Of 17 Children Grows With Triplets
Mrs. Chapman at Eastern Maine General Hospital welcomed triplets two girls and a boy, bringing the family total from 17 to 20. The 46 year old truck driver George Chapman and the year old mother are reported doing fine. The triplets have an older sister and come from a blended family with several half siblings.
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George
Chapman
Eastern Maine General Hospital
Guilaren
Badger Boys State activities honor La Crosse nominees
A banquet at the American Legion hall welcomed 12 La Crosse students heading to Badger Boys State with leaders and sponsors present. Speakers explained city county and state roles, stressing the non political aim. About 650 boys statewide will attend the 1949 session at Ripon College campus under director Val W. Ove.
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la Crosse
American Legion Hall
Boys State
George Hetherington
Roy Wingers
Ripon
William Murphy
Harry Blair
Badger Boys State
Gerald Flanagan
Val W. Ove
Badger Boys State Inc
Wisconsin
Henryb. Bielefeld
Richard H. Pearse
Julius Severson
Bodega Coffee Klatch
Junior Chamber of Commerce
American Leion
Kiwanis Club
Catholic Wareterans
Business Men’s Club
Shriners’ Club
Elks’ Club
la Crosse Chamber of Commerce
Leo Murphy
William Funk and Cleaners and Dyers Association
Emil Niemeyer
U S Army Funds Western Berlin Radio To June 1950
The U S Army used 2.5 million dollars from its budget to keep RIAS Berlin operating through June 1950. Maj. Gen. George P. Hays announced the move after the station faced closure due to funding cuts following July 1.
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Berlin
George P. Hays
RIAS
Milwaukee forms seven member comic censorship panel
Milwaukee county board creates a seven member commission to censor undesirable comic books and literature. Dist Atty William McCauley proposes the body as an advisory panel to assist his staff.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee County Board
Dist. Atty
William McCauley
Man Overcomes Ten Year Brick in Stomach Claim
A man reports ten years of a constant brick like sensation in his stomach due to undigested food. After using INNER-AID he says the feeling vanished the next day and his bowels, gas, and headaches improved. The product claims twelve herbs cleansing bowels and aiding stomach, liver, and kidneys.
Quick Nod for Gray Seen in Army Secretary Vote
Senate approval of Gordon Gray as secretary of the Army appeared near, with Gray set to testify Thursday. President Truman’s pick, a North Carolina lawyer-publisher serving since September 1947, surprised many, while defense chief Louis Johnson was said to favor Calder but Gray won support and endorsement. Johnson’s broader military reshuffle aims leave Symington as the sole holdover from the Forrestal era.
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Senate
Gordon Gray
Truman
Gray
North Carolina
Congress
Tydings
Gurney
South Dakota
Calder
Louis Johnson
Curtis E. Calder
Electric Bond and Share Co
Johnson
James Forrestal
Francis P. Matthews
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Forrestaire
Airorce
W. Stuart Symington
Symington
St. Louis
White House
Capitol Hill
Defense
Ohnson
Nine Germans Acquitted on Uranium Charge in Germany
A U S military government court in Frankfurt ruled that uranium in its natural state is not war material and acquitted nine Germans charged with possessing a 2300 gram block. The case noted that processed uranium is used in making atomic bombs.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U. S
Rules Group Slows Demos Housing Bill in Congress
Washington reports the Rules Committee, led by a GOP southern Democrat coalition, refused to clear the bill for immediate action. Speaker Rayburn expressed optimism about a future passage while noting a sharp, uncertain battle ahead over a large slum clearance and public housing program.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Truman
Rayburn
D-Tex
Rules Committee
Rain-starved Wisconsin crops see patchy relief in showers
In seven days ending Tuesday only Prairie du Chien reported over an inch of rain while Ellsworth had near an inch. Milwaukee Janesville and Watertown saw trace amounts. Dry weather and late frosts threaten strawberries but early plantings show progress in tobacco and peas as canning peas begin second plantings.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Howard Thompson
Walter Ebling
Prairie du Chien
Ellsworth
Janesville
Watertown
Brodhead
Green County
Tomah
West Salem
la Crosse
School Head Resigns in West Allis after 15 Years
Harry B. Nash 63 resigns as superintendent of West Allis public schools effective Sept. 1 after 15 years in the post He previously taught at Osceola then led the district as director of educational tests and measurements starting in 1924 He became superintendent in 1934 Nash is a native of England and studied at Lawrence College South Dakota Wesleyan and the University of Minnesota earning a master’s degree in 1923.
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West Allis
Wis
Harry B. Nash
Nash
Osceola
West
Hotel manager protests tax free VFW competition in La Crosse
Elliott told the legislative finance committee that the La Crosse VFW club can undercut him on banquets and meetings because it pays no taxes on incidental revenue. He cited a new $175,000 building and menus priced 25 to 50 cents below his bids, urging repeal of income tax exemptions for groups whose activities venture into commerce. Other hotel operators echoed concerns about tax exempt entities in Milwaukee and beyond.
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Tribune Madison Bureau
Madison
Wis
Elliott
la Crosse Vfw
Veterans’ Club
la Crosse
Group Meets To End Strike in Wisconsin Dairy Plants
Shawano reports a federal conciliator schedules a Wednesday meeting to end a 300 worker dairy strike. AFL Dairy Workers union and Consolidated Badger Cooperative reps will meet Conciliator John Behymer. Former cooperative members keep plants running in Shawano Wittenberg Iola Appleton as milk trucks are escorted after skirmishes. Workers seek a 10 cent hourly raise and six paid holidays.
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Shawano
Wis
AFL
Dairy Workers Union
Consolidated Badger Cooperative
John Behymer
Milwaukee
Badger
Wittenberg
Iola
Appleton
Sheriff's Department
Lake Geneva records deepest point surpassing a thousand feet
The lake’s maximum depth exceeds 1000 feet marking it as one of the deepest in Europe. The comparison notes the 984 foot Eiffel Tower could be submerged in its deepest trench, illustrating Geneva’s lake depth extremes.
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