Teachers Wind Up Conference Centennial Theme Is Followed
The Sisters of St. Francis of the Perpetual Adoration hosted a three day high school teachers conference. Opening mass by Bishop John P. Tracy followed a centennial theme with sessions on St Francis in Education St Francis in Society and St Francis and His Followers in History. Demonstrations by Alvin Mikulson and Walter Dantela highlighted music and brass techniques. Mother M. Rose gave opening and closing addresses at the convent sessions.
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Sisters of St. Francis of the Perpetual Adoration
Wid
John P. Traacy
la Crosse
Feilay
Knynote
Plus Barth
Speideer
St. Fenness
St. Francis
Alvin Mikulson
Cen
Golem
Walter Dantela
Aculnns
Tia Croave
M. Rose
Viters Bn College
Convent
Fatal river accident near Marquette in Dent River
A man identified as six year old Michow McGlynon drowned while wading Sunday in the Dent River near Marquette. Rescue teams recovered the child’s body, and authorities investigated the incident.
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Marquette
Mich
McGlynon
Dent River
Women protest odor from Uniontown incinerator
About 160 residents, described as burned up women, plan a Monday protest against odoriferous smoke from Uniontown’s incinerator dump. They halted garbage collection for two days and aim to blockade the plant to express anger over the odor.
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Uniontown
Yoo Hoo Jaunt Memorialized At Army Camp
At Camp Robinson Arkansas a permanent memorial to the yoo hoo march was created with three large silver stars two golf clubs and two old shoe soles embedded in a concrete doghouse. The display honors Gen Lear and memorializes the march by units including the 6th quartermaster regiment and portions of the 110th who marched from Memphis to Camp Robinson as punishment in 194?.
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Little Rock
JPH
Yoo How
Camp Robinson
6Th Quartermaster Regiment
110Th
Memphis
Hen Lear
Lear
Nations Outline Global Health Campaign at WH0 Assembly
Delegates from over 70 nations meet in Rome for the second annual World Health Organization assembly to plan a vigorous global offensive against disease. Italy's President Luigi Einaudi, Prime Minister Alcide De Gasperi, and Foreign Minister Carlo Sforza greet the attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
World Health Organization
W.H.O
United Nations
Italy
Luigi Einaudi
Alcide de Gasperi
Carlo Starga
Gum machine stolen at Casey's Car Sales
Casey Gregorich reports theft of a gum machine from Casey's Car Sales on Third and Jay streets. He said soldiers entered the storefront and tampered with the unit before leaving it missing. The theft occurred about 6 p.m. Sunday, according to the owner.
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Casey
Third
Jay Streets
Casey Gregorich
Gregorich
Seven Boys Form New Boy Scout Unit in Catarnet Wis
A investiture event last Friday organized a new Boy Scout troop at Catarnet Wisconsin. Ec Schipper reports seven boys joined under the Vi vrogun Gil eway council, its organization and extension chairman noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catarnet
Wis
Ec Schipper
Jurors Hear Post-Murder Transcripts in Milwaukee Trial
In Milwaukee, transcripts of five statements by Milton Babich were admitted in the first degree murder trial of his sister in law’s bridegroom. The DA and defense stipulated accuracy and jurors may hear hours of reading as the state builds its case.
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Milwaukee
Pat Birmingham
Milton Babich
William J. McCauley
Arthur Richter
McCauley
Bableh
Pat
Adolph Kraemer
Milton
Kraemer
Patricia
Babich
Lawrence Panka
Frank Zajdel
Premier Takes Over In Nationalist China
Canton dispatch reports Marshal Yen Hsi-shen, longtime Shansi warlord, assumed Nationalist China leadership Monday as premier. He succeeded Gen Ho Ying-chin, who resigned and declined any cabinet post after relinquishing his seal of office. Ho had also served as defense minister.
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Canton
Yen Hsi-shen
Shansi Province
China
Ho ¥Ingchin
Car Ransacked in Caledonia Near North Fourth Street
DeLyle Becker of Caledonia Minnesota told police his vehicle was entered shortly after midnight Monday in the 300 block on North Fourth Street. Items from the glove compartment were scattered and a purse containing eight dollars and a car key were missing. Becker left the car about 200 minutes.
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DeLyle Becker
Caledonia
Minn
North Fourth Street
Becker
Camera theft reported on Burlington Railroad route
Local police were informed by Conrad Barth of the railroad of a missing camera and case on the Burlington line. The cashing label reads J. Gassman or J. H. Gassman, owner Jeanne Gassman of St. Paul Minnesota, en route from Chicago to St. Paul, with a Ciro-Flex cadis camera, case and filter.
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Burlington Railroad
Conrad Barth
Jeanne,Gassman
St. Paul
Birthday Spotlight: Ralph Livingstone Edwards
Born June 15 1913 on a Merino Colorado farm Ralph Livingstone Edwards became Truth or Consequences host and radio pioneer. He studied English at UC Berkeley worked at KTAB as actor announcer writer producer and janitor before teaching. He built a 45 show week announcing schedule and launched Truth or Consequences in 1940. His wartime bond drive raised 520 480 144 dollars and earned the Distinguished Service Citation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Livingstone Edwards
Merino
Colo
University of California At Berkeley
KTAB
New York
Edwards
Court Upholds Counts Against Screen Writers
The U S court of appeals upheld contempt of Congress convictions for John Howard Lawson and Dalton Trumbo among 30 Hollywood figures cited for refusing to answer questions from the House Un American Activities Committee during the 1950s investigations. Each man faces one year in prison and a $1000 fine. The cases are among the so called unfriendly ten with others awaiting trial or appeal.
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Washington
U.S. Court of Appeals
Congress
John Howard Lawson
Dalton Trumbo
Hollywood
House un-American Activities
Lawson
Trumbo
Communist Party
Screen Writers Guild
Supreme Court
Trumbo Canes
Ring Lardner, Jr
Albert Maltz
Alysh Bessie
Samuell Ornitz
Herbert Biberman
Edward Smytryk
Robert Adrian Scott
Lester Cele
Hitler's Record-Setting Yacht Arrives in New York
New York reports Adolf Hitler’s $4,000,000 private yacht, touted as the world’s largest and luxurious, arrives Wednesday from Gibraltar. The 474 foot vessel, capable of 30 knots, was built as a gift from the German people for Hitler, though its new owner George Arida plans to use it, amid calls of displeasure by Hitler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Adolph Hitler
Gibraltar
George Arida
Middle East
Hitler
Wedding on private plane unites George Justice and Delores McDermott
In Mattoon Indiana, George Justice 28 and Delores McDermott 25 wed Saturday night aboard a private plane over Cumberland County. Reverend Arthur Browning, a wartime friend, officiated as Broadcasters from a local station played wedding music during the flight.
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Mattoon, IN
George Justice
Delores McDermott
Cumberland County
Mattoon
Arthur Browning
Theyroom
Thompson Named Acting National Demo Committeeman
Thompson of Stoughton Wisconsin was named acting state Democratic national committeeman. The appointment was announced by William M Boyle Jr executive vice chairman of the national committee at a 16 state Midwest Democratic conference. Thompson succeeds Hubert Tehan of Milwaukee who was appointed to a federal judgeship in Wisconsin. Boyle said Thompson, who ran for governor last November, was recommended by the Wisconsin Democratic state central committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Carl W. Thompson
Stoughton
Wis
William M. Boyle, Jr
Thompson
Boyle
Hubert E. Tehan
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Democratic State Central Committee
Eight State People Born 75,000-Plus
The treasury department released names of eight Wisconsin individuals earning over 75,000 in compensation from various corporations. Listed are Walter Geist at Allis-Chalmers 75,650. Ernst Mahler at Kimberly-Clark 97,292. Cola G. Park Top at Kohler Co. 99,999. Herbert W. Kohler 80,000. Walter W. Lytele at Lytle Buick 52,586. Elmer G. Voight 82,870. E. H. Wadewitz 107,351. and W. R. Wadewitz 95,211.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Wisconsin
Alls-Chalmers Manufacturing Co
Walter Geist
Kimberly-Clark Corp
Ernst Mahler
Cola G. Parktop
Kohler Co
Herbert W. Kohler
Lytle Buick Co
Walter W. Ly
Tele
Western Printing and Lithographing Co
Elmer G. Voight
E. H. Wadewitz
W. R. Wadewitz
Cominform Plans War Against Tito in Poland Meeting
A highly qualified informant says Cominform convenes in Poland to plan action against Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia. Eastern European communist leaders draft a new propaganda campaign to counter American aid to Western Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tito
Warsaw
Poland
Community International Information Bureau
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Europe
Western
Youth anemuet calves purchased from multiple Wisconsin farms
Four Holsteins were bought from R A Lamberson and son, one Holstein from Trempeja county hospital farm, two Guernseys from Wern farms in Waukesha, and two Brown Swiss from Charles Choates farm Winona. Buffalo county boys receiving calves include Lowell Guenther Eagle Valley and others across Ontawa Fountain City Glencoe. One Guernsey came from P J Spelstra Whitehall and Ayrshire from Alden Nesbit St Charles Minn. One Holstein from Clifford Dahl Whitehall and three Holsteins from Rosenau Farm in Wausaundeed. The selections were made by a committee of the creamery board and Rey Shanklin Trempealeau county 4H agent.
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Glencoe Township
Guernsey
P. J. Spelstra
Whitehall
Ayrshire
Alden Nesbit
St. Charles, Minn
Clifford Dahl
Rosenaw
Wau‘mnondee
Creamery Board
Rey Shanklin
Trempesleau County
Two Airmen Die In Crash Over Japan
Two American airmen were killed and three others injured Monday in training flight crashes over Misawa air base in northern Honshu. Fourteen planes were destroyed or damaged as two F-51s returning from a mission plunged into a formation of four other F-51s. Names withheld pending notification of next of kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misawa
Honshu
Father, Beats Daughter Dies Third Time
A four year old girl with severe injuries was rushed to a Yakima hospital in coma Sunday night. Walter Minion, 41, the girl's father, admitted beating her before the incident. James W. Stanek, a printer, later died after heart stoppages during surgery for a hernia.
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Yakima
Wash
Ronald Hull
Baltimore
Walter Minion
James W. Stanek
Sai Stanek
Maryland General Hospital
Joseph V. Castagna
Stanek
Air Reserve to Meet With 243rd Squadron Thursday
The Air Reserve will meet the 243rd air force reserve composite squadron on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in the American Legion club rooms at 215 South Sixth Street. Second Lieutenant Joseph Byrne will discuss air force bomber and research development.
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243Rd Air Force Reserve Composite Squadron
American Legion Club
South Sixth Street
Joseph Byrne
Air Force
Georgia's five capitals through history
Georgia has had five state capitals: Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, and Atlanta, with Atlanta adopted in December 1877 as the capital.
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Georgiaas
Savannah
Augusta
Louisville
Mulledgeville
Atlanta
Minneapolis Elects Mayor and City Officials
Minneapolis voters selected 28 city officials from 55 candidates in the biennial election. Acting Mayor Eric G. Hoyer faced former Lutheran pastor John G. Simmons in the mayoral race as tensions rose with a police department upheaval. Chief Glenn MacLean was dismissed for political activity, and four other department heads resigned amid the campaign.
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Minneapolis
Mondey
Eric G. Hoyer
John G. Simmons
Hoyer
Simmons
Glenn MacClean
MacClean
Hubert Humphrey
U. S. Senate
CIO
AFL
AFL Central Labor Union Political Committee
Former UW French Teacher Dies At 70
Fred eric D. Cheydleur 70 longtime UW French professor died at his Madison home on Saturday. A former president of the American Association of Teachers of French he authored a standard French idiom list textbook. He studied at Williams College and Grenoble University and is survived by his widow two sons Benjamin F. Washington and Raymond D. Madison and a daughter Dr Eleanor Payne Cheydleur Champaign. Funeral services set for Tuesday.
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Madison
Wis
Frederic D. Cheydleur
University of Wisconsin
American Association of Teachers of
Cheydleur
Williams
Mass
University of Grenoble
France
Benjamin F
Washington
Raymond D
Eleanor -Payne Chevdleur
Champaign
Rooney's Last Ex Wife Marries Band Musician
Betty Jane Rose formerly Miss Birmingham Alabama and Mrs. Mickey Rooney wed musician Norman Buddy Baker in a North Hollywood home ceremony performed by Rev. Stewart Marsh. Best man was Don Morris with a 250 guest reception. It is the second marriage for both. Rose's divorce from Rooney was finalized last week just before Rooney wed Martha Vickers.
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North Hollywood
Calif
Betty Jane Rose
Birmingham
Als
Mickey Rooney
Norman
Buddy) Baker
Stewart Marsh
Don Morris
Rooney
Mickey Jr
Tim
Mickey
Martha Vickers
UCT Holds Meeting in La Crosse with 94 Members
United Commercial Travelers council at Odd Fellows hall discussed membership applications from Kenneth E. Pierce Edward G. Bettin Arthur L. Brinker Harold H. Hecht and Charles J. Pouzar all approved. Kennedy outlined plans for an annual picnic and called for volunteers. numerous members attended including Walter Gudie Dwight Kennedy and Herbert Dahl among others.
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la Crosse Councily
United Commercial
Odd
Walter Gudie
Dwight Kennedy
Herbert Dahl
Aaron Western House
Kermit Rudrud
Joseph Snyder
Page
Norman Bakkum
Sentinel
A. M. Johnson
Park Butterfield
Bernard E. Sherman
Louis H. Larson
Sam W. Johnson
Kenneth E. Pierce
Edward G. Bettin
Arthur L. Brinker
Harold H. Hecht
Charles J. Pouzar
Kennedy
Matt _C. Scherer
Morris A. Lillethan
Frank E. Warner
Erchard A. Forss
Fred Schroeder
Clare Roach
S. J. DeRanitz
Albert Field
William Jones
Herman Hanson
Charles H. Warner
George Jansky
Orval Nelson
Lloyd Guggenbaeh
Thomas W.burns
Frank Repnik
Arthur Rogge
Notable Obituaries And Notable Deaths Across Regions
The fragmentary notice lists Margaret A. Olcott widow of Chauncey EoiL and several other last names tied to memorials. It also mentions Len Koenig a 36 year old race car figure, and William R. Timken as a founder of the Timken roller bearing group, with scattered regional references including New York and Langhorne PA.
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Fras
New. York
Mra
Margaret A. Olcott
Chauncey Eoil
Darmbtadt
Gerany
Konrad Coeb- Blea
East Germany
Propas Kanga
Paul Goebbels
Langhorne
Len Koenig
Cronton-On-Hudron
William R. Timken
Timken’ Roller
Inner-Aid advertised as bowel cleanser and health fix
A testimonial claims Inner-Aid with 12 herbs cured bloating gas constipation and poor digestion. The woman says she now eats freely, feels energetic, and enjoys life again after using the product sold by drug stores.
Boy Born Aboard C-47 At Long Beach Navy Hospital
A one day old boy born in a C47 cargo plane 6 000 feet above Los Angeles is nicknamed C-47 by attendants at the naval hospital in Long Beach California. The mission used an Air Force C47 to reach the hospital with a nurse aboard Lieut. Mary R. Foster.
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Long Beach
Calif
Naval Hospital
Set
Barney Fisch
Los Ang Seles
Air Force
Mary R. Foster
300 Strangers See Wedding at Gesu Church
Rosemary Shellenberger and Paul Bourque wed at Gesu Catholic Church in Miami with 300 to 400 guests filling the church after the couple invited the city through the Miami Daily News. Rosemary is from York, Pennsylvania and Paul hails from New Brunswick, Canada. rain did not deter the turnout.
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Miami
Fla
Rosemary [Shellenberger
Paul Bourque
Gesu Catholic Church
Miami Daily News
Rosemary
York
New Brunswick
Canada
Civil War Vet 103 Takes First Air Ride in Wisconsin
Milwaukee report says Civil War veteran Lansing A. Wilcox aged 103 rode from Eau Claire to Billy Mitchell field in Milwaukee for the Grand Army of the Republic encampment. He called the flight a good ride and questioned the method while wife Marie accompanied him.
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Milwaukee
Lansing A. Wilcox
Wisconsin
Eau Claire
Billy Mitchell Field
Iast
Grand Army of the Republic
Wilcox
Cadett
Marie
Shirley Braun
Wisconsin Department of the Women's Relief Corps
GAR
Joan Lane
Richland Center
Mary Lee Teske
West de Pere
Judy Lewis
West de Fere
Mary Lee
Billfold Lost by Madison Delegate at Convention
W. B. Johnson, a Madison delegate, reported to police that he misplaced his billfold after attending a Republican state convention session at the Vocational School Auditorium Saturday morning. The missing billfold contained $80 and papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Johnson
Madison
Johnson
Conevention
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Robert D. McDonald
Hoeschler
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Ann Fage
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Iona Brand
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Firat
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Ralph Edwards
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