Vets Of G. A.R. Select Madison For Next Meet
Madison to host the 1954 Grand Army of the Republic convention after the annual meeting in Oshkosh Wisconsin with C. F. Hambright of Milwaukee as commander and Charles H. Davin of Oshkosh as senior vice commander other elected officers span multiple units including auxiliary unions and daughters groups with regional officers named across Wisconsin and beyond.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Wiscontin Department
Grand Army of the Republic
Madison
G.A.K
Hambright
Milwaukee
Charles H. Davin
Oshkerh
Lloyd Breck
Merritt
George H. Pounder
Fort Atkinson
Wisconsin
Grand Rapids
Mich
Sons of Veto
Hazel Pettit
Beroi
Elizabeth Holcomb
la Crosse
Hazel] Lester
Trea Urer
Estella Walker
Milwauker
Olga Milford
Eau Claire
Daughters of the Union Veterans of the
Daughters of the Union Veterans of the Civil War Elected: Mrs. Lily Phenicle
Green Bay
Frank Jordin
Muskego
Mary Taylor
Delavan
Emogene Gates
Be |Fort
Jessie Burrows
Waukesha
Sons of Union Veterans
Henry W. Slemers
Cleveland
Clarence W. Dobson
Benjamin J. Haig
Jean A. Dean
Charles H. Hudson
Victor Hoburg
Sheboygan
Otto F. Bermer
Antiga
Charles H. Leonard
Kenosha
Charles van Kirk
Ed Biering
Plymouth
Harry Brown
Leu Claire
Lewis Warden
Keshena
Staughton
Geneva Johnson
Ella Schwertyer
Racine
Gilie Mitchell
Lala Gilbertson
cMeer
Olive Schwartz
No Guard
Irene Crindle
Sentinel
Mary Heil
Fra
Theatre listings tease Frankenstein and Mary Jane’s Pa showings
The Rivoli presents The Bride of Frankenstein with Boris Karloff in the monster role alongside Colin Clive Valerie Hobson Una O’Connor and Elsa Lanchester. Majestic debuts Mary Jane’s Pa with Aline Dalton Guy Kibbee as a wanderer printer. Riviera ends May Robson in Grand Old Girl with Mary Carlisle and Fred MacMurray. Bijou wraps with The People’s Enemy starring Preston Foster Melvyn Douglas and Lila Lee.
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Rivoli Theater
Buus Karloff
Animal
Lis
Meg
Dan Betas
Colin Clive
Valerie Hobson
Una O'Connor
Elsa l_anchester
Mary Jane
Aline Dalton
Guy Kibbee
Majestic Theater
Moynows
Ribbee
Mac- Atwhen
Nan
Tom Brown
Robert McWade
Minor Watson
Maring
May Robson
Riviera Theater
Mary Carlisle
Fred MacMurray
Preston Foster
Melvyn Douglas
Lila Lee
Meyra Douglas
Elsa Lanchester
King George III Suffered Bronchial Catarrh in Bulletin
A bulletin from Sandringham, England, reports King George III suffering bronchial catarrh and requires a two week rest as prescribed by his physician. The note emphasizes the royal health and the temporary departure from duties.
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King George III
Sandringham
Eng
George
Strike Ends at Unity Dye Works in Milwaukee
Workers of the cleaners and dyers union at Unity Dye Works Milwaukee returned to work Wednesday after a two day strike ended with a settlement.
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Milwaukee
Unity Dye Works
Cleaners and Dyers Union
Old Time Romance Flows on Showboats Along American Rivers
Bertha Wellman reports showboat life on the Ohio and Mississippi as vessels like Captain Reynolds Majestic prepare for the season. She tours Point Pleasant and Huntington visiting boats, noting ship layouts, theater on the water, a calliope, crew quarters, and the appeal of river-based entertainment to towns along the banks.
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Bertha Wellman
Ohio
Mississippi
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Kanawha
Phoenix Hotel
Sis
Huntington
Billy Bryant
Antruder
Charleston
Cincinnati
T. L. Reynolds
Showhoat Majestic
Majestic
Captain Reynolds
T. J. Reynolds
Reynolds
Lickets
Poopcorn
Cretonne
Anna
Wisconsin Supreme Court weighs Rosenberg parole legality
Madison Wis After hearings the Wisconsin Supreme Court took under advisement the legality of Isaac J Rosenbergs parole for bank law violations Milwaukee county and the attorney generals department urged review The board of control admitted sending the parole notice to the former district attorney by error The case raises whether the 16 day advance notice to the sentencing judge and prosecutor is a valid safeguard in delegating parole to the control board
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Milwaukee County
Attorney General's Department
Isaac J. Rosenberg
Milwaukee
Board of Control
William H. Spoan
George A. Bowman
Forer
William Zabel
Herman Mosher
Control Board
Rosenberg
Supreme Court
High Court
Spahn
Zabel
Spohn
Spoh
FERA Heads Threaten Agitators For Strike
Manitowoc Wisconsin relief workers prepared for a meeting set for next week to form a new municipal unemployed council. Few attendees attended the Wednesday session as leaders who had threatened a strike Monday were absent. Alderman Ray Wernecke said city relief funds were exhausted and that funds depend on state allotment.
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Manitowoc
Wis
FUERA
Ray Wernecke
Brunette's Committee To Resume Hearings In Madison
Wisconsin senator E F Brunette announced the senate committee will resume hearings in Madison with sessions today and tonight. The panel planned to question university students and may interrogate Regents Harold Wilkie John Callahan and possibly President Glenn Frank as the term nears its end.
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Madison
Wis
E. F. Brunette
Wisconsin
Senate Committee
Brunette
Harold Wilkie
John Callahan
Glenn Frank
Ten Reasons For Enlarging Washburn Playgrounds
The joint Washburn school Mothers' club and PTA list ten reasons to expand the playground. New points include the west Eighth street area housing many unsafe recreational facilities and lack of supervision in the district. They cite the school as serving underprivileged, disabled, and deprived children and urge relief labor for building work, noting governments spend large sums on projects while children grow up now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washburn
Washburn School
W. F. Oppermann
Eighth Street
Washboro
Wastburn
Landmark Burns Inn Fire Destroys Wisconsin Landmark
A 100-year-old Motor Inn on Highway 41 near Racine was destroyed by a mysterious fire Tuesday. The famed Tyrian purple design noted, made from Mediterranean snail glands, appears in the prompt fragment but is not connected to the event.
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Racine
Wis
Highway 41
City approves budget for child welfare playgrounds
A city budget plan allocates funds for ongoing programs this year and designates a small portion for permanent child welfare projects, including playgrounds. The measure aims to deliver steady support while outlining future spending priorities for community safety and youth services.
Paul Harrison Reveals New Parisian Puzzle
NEA writer Paul Harrison visiting France presents a Parisian vignette about three temperates who linger over brandy all day and night. At midnight one leaves and the others must guess who exited, a game born from their long preparation.
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Paris
Paul Harrison
NEA
France
Happ Will Case Hearing Set for July 2 in Oshkosh
A July 2 hearing is scheduled on the petition for administration of the Mary Mead Happ estate in county court Oshkosh Wisconsin filed by Bernice Spoo and Fred Stanhilder, the sole beneficiaries in its current status.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Mary Mead Happ
Bernice Spoo
Fred Stanhilder
Mass Truck Spill Injures 130 to 139 Negro Workers
In Luxora Arkansas a truck carrying 139 Black laborers to a plantation overturned after a wheel broke loose. Many were cut or bruised but none suffered broken bones, with local doctors taking half a day to bandage the injured. The mayor described injuries as minor.
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Luxora, Ars
R. C. Langston
Luxora
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