Teachers Wind Up Conference
The annual high school teachers conference by the Sisters of St. Francis of the Perpetual Adoration ran Friday through Sunday with a centennial Franciscan theme. Keynote by Rev. Pius Barth on The Franciscan Personality of the Teachers. Demonstrations featured Alvin Mikelson and Walter Daniels. Mother M. Rose delivered opening and closing addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sisters of St. Francis of the Perpetual Adoration
John P. Treacy
la Crosse
St. Francis In Education
Pius Barth
St. Francis
Alvin Mikelson
Central High School
Walter Daniels
Aquinas High School
M. Rose
Viterbo College
Convent
Deadly River Incident In Marquette Claims Boy
Six year old Michael McGlynn waded in the Dead River Sunday and fell victim to a fatal incident at Marquette. Authorities reported the tragedy as a drowning with the boy from the local area.
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Marquette, Mich
Michael McGlynn
Burned Up Women Plan Picket Over Incinerator Odor
About 100 Uniontown housewives will picket the city incinerator plant Monday to protest odors from burning trash. They halted garbage collection for two days to demonstrate their anger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniontown
Yoo Hoo Jaunt Memorialized At Army Camp
A permanent memorial to the yoo hoo march was set up at Camp Robinson in Little Rock. Former members of the 110th Quartermaster Regiment embedded three large silver stars two golf clubs and two old shoe soles in a concrete doghouse. The items symbolize Gen Lear and the 1941 march between Memphis and Camp Robinson.
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Little Rock
Camp Robinson
110Th Quartermaster Regiment
110Th
Memphis
Mega
Lear
Gen
Nations Plan Global Health Drive At WHOs Assembly
Representatives from more than 70 nations convened at the WHOs second annual assembly in Rome to map a vigorous global offensive against disease and ill health. Italy's President Einaudi Premier De Gasperi and Foreign Minister Sforza welcomed delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
World Health Organization
W.H.O
United Nations
Italy
Luigi Einaudi
Alcide de Gasperi
Carlo Sforza
Theft of gum machine at Casey's Car Sales reported
Casey Gregorich owner of Casey's Car Sales at Third and Jay streets told police a group of soldiers entered the shop Sunday and played with a gum machine, which was missing when they left. The theft occurred about 8 p.m. Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casey
Third
Jay Streets
Casey Gregorich
Gregorich
New Boy Scout Unit Holds Tenderfoot Investiture in Cataract
Ed Schipper of the Gateway council reports seven boys formed a new Boy Scout unit in Cataract Wisconsin. The latest investiture ceremony was held last Friday for the recently organized troop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cataract
Wis
Ed Schipper
Viroqua
Gateway Council Organization and Extension
Milwaukee Juror Hearing Transcripts In Babich Murder Trial
Jurors hear post mortem transcripts from Milton Babich in the trial over Pat Birmingham’s death. Five statements are admitted as evidence, detailing the slaying and Babich’s claim it was accidental during a struggle for a gun. Witnesses describe early admissions and police questioning.
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Milwaukee
Pat Birmingham
Milton Babich
William J. McCauley
Arthur Richter
McCauley
Babich
Pat
Adolph Kraemer
Milton
Kraemer
Patricia
Nee Papke
Frank Zanel
Premier Takes Over In Nationalist China
Marshal Yen Hsi shan, aged warlord from Shansi, assumed Nationalist China premier duties Monday succeeding Gen Ho Ying chin who resigned. Ho had served as defense minister and premier and declined any cabinet post after stepping down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Yen Hsi-shan
Shansi Province
China
Ho Yingchin
Vehicle ransacked in Caledonia on North Fourth Street
DeLyle Becker of Caledonia Minnesota told police his car was entered shortly after midnight Monday in the 300 block of North Fourth Street. Items from the glove compartment were scattered on the front seat and a purse with eight dollars and a car key were taken after about 20 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeLyle Becker
Caledonia
Minn
North Fourth Street
Becker
Camera Lost on Burlington Line Reported by Rail Agent
Conrad Barth, railroad special agent, reported a loss or theft of a Ciro-Flex camera with case and filter aboard the Burlington line near evening. The owner, Jeanne Gassman of St Paul Minnesota, was traveling from Chicago to St Paul. The camera bore the name J Gassman or J H Gassman scratched on it.
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Conrad Barth
Jeanne Gassman
St. Paul
Birthday tribute to Ralph Livingstone Edwards radio innovator
Obituary note for Ralph Livingstone Edwards born June 13 1913 on a Merino Colorado farm. He created and hosted Truth or Consequences after a varied early career at UC Berkeley KTAB and in New York. His show fueled wartime bond sales earning a 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 upholds contempt of Congress convictions for screenwriters John Howard Lawson and Dalton Trumbo. They refused to answer House Un American Activities Committee questions during the communist in the film capital investigation, each receiving one year in prison and a $1000 fine. Other defendants remain awaiting trial or appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S. Court of Appeals
Congress
John Howard Lawson
Dalton Trumbo
Hollywood
House un-American Activities Committee
Lawson
Trumbo
Communist Party
Screen Writers Guild
Supreme Court
Ring Lardner, Jr
Albert Metz
Alvah Bessie
Samuel Ornitz
Herbert Biberman
Edward Smytryk
Robert Adrian Scott
Lester Cole
Hitler's Luxurious $4 Million Yacht Arrives in New York
New York reports Adolf Hitler’s private yacht valued at four million dollars, 476 feet long and capable of 30 knots, arriving from Gibraltar. New owner George Arida, an industrialist from the Middle East, plans to use the vessel in a way to spite Hitler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Adolph Hitler
Gibraltar
George Arida
Middle East
Hitler
Airborne wedding ties off with private plane ceremony
George Justice 28 and Delores McDermott 25 wed Saturday night aboard a private plane over Cumberland County near Mattoon. Rev. Arthur Browning, wartime friend of the groom, officiated the ceremony as broadcaster music from a local radio station played.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattoon
George Justice
Delores McDermott
Cumberland County
Arthur Browning
Two Airmen Die In Crash Over Japan
In Misawa, northern Honshu, two F-51 training planes crashed while returning from a mission, killing two airmen and injuring three others. Fourteen aircraft were destroyed or damaged as the incident disrupted a formation of four other F-51s. Names were withheld pending next of kin notifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Misawa
Honshu
Father Beats Daughter In Yakima Abuse Case
In Yakima Washington a four year old girl was hospitalized in a coma after a brutal beating by her father Walter Minion 41 with a two inch thick wood stick. Prosecutor Ronald Hull disclosed Minion said he struck the child due to trouble getting her to eat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima, Wash
Ronald Hull
Walter Minion
Air Reserve Unit to Meet at American Legion Club
The 243rd air force reserve composite squadron will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m in the American Legion club rooms 215 South Sixth street Second Lieut 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 State Capitals Through History
Georgia has had five state capitals, moving from Savannah to Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, and finally Atlanta. Atlanta became the capital in December 1877, marking the final shift in the state’s seat of government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Savannah
Augusta
Louisville
Milledgeville
Atlanta
Thompson Named Acting National Demo Committeeman
Carl W. Thompson of Stoughton Wisconsin was named acting state Democratic national committeeman William M Boyle Jr announced Thompson and Boyle spoke at a 16 state Midwest Democratic conference Thompson replaces Robert E Tehan of Milwaukee who was named to a federal judgeship in Wisconsin Thompson had been a unsuccessful candidate for governor last November and 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
Robert E. Tehan
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Democratic State Central Committee
Eight State People Earn 75 000 Plus
The treasury department named eight Wisconsin residents with total compensation above 75000 from various firms. Recipients include Walter Geist at Allis Chalmers 75650, Ernst Mahler at Kimberly Clark 97292, Cola G Parker 99999, Herbert W Kohler at Kohler Co 0,000, Walter W Lytle at Lytle Buick 92586, Elmer G Voight at Western Printing 82870, E H Wadewitz 107551 and W R Wadewitz 95211.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury Department
Wisconsin
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co
Walter Geist
Kimberly-Clark Corp
Ernst Mahler
Cola G. Parker
Kohler Co
Herbert W. Kohler
Cominform Plans Action Against Tito in Poland Meeting
An informant says the Cominform is meeting in Poland to plan action against Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia. Western Europe aids and propaganda are also said to be targets of a new campaign by Eastern European communist leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Poland
Cominform
Community International Information Bureau
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Europe
Youth 4H Calves Bought from Multiple Farms
Youth 4H club members received calves from several farms including R A Lamberson and son Trempealeau county hospital farm Wern farms at Waukesha and Charles Choates farm Winona. Buffalo county boys listed include Lowell Guenther Eagle Valley and others in Ontana Fountain City Glencoe township. A committee of the creamery board and Ray Shanklin Trempealeau county 4H club agent selected the calves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A
Guernsey
P. J. Spelstra
Whitehall
Ayrshire
Alden Nesbit
St. Charles, Minn
Clifford Dahl
Rosenow
Waumandee
Creamery Board
Ray Shanklin
Trempealeau County
Dies Third Time After Surgery At Baltimore Hospital
James W. Stanek a 49 year old printer died from pneumonia after a hernia operation at Maryland General Hospital He reportedly revived briefly during surgery after his heart stopped for twenty minutes and later stopped again before dying Sunday his wife said
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
James W. Stanek
Stanek
Maryland General Hospital
Joseph V. Castagna
Minneapolis Elects Mayor and City Officials
Minneapolis voters selected twenty eight city officials from fifty five candidates in the biennial election. Acting Mayor Eric G. Hoyer faced former Lutheran pastor John G. Simmons for mayor as a police department upheaval loomed with the dismissal of Chief Glenn MacClean for political activity and resignations from four other police leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Eric G. Hoyer
John G. Simmons
Hoyer
Simmons
Glenn MacClean
MacClean
Hubert Humphrey
U. S. Senate
County
CIO
AFL
AFL Central Labor Union
Former UW French Professor Cheydleur Dies at 70
Fred eric D. Cheydleur, 70, longtime University of Wisconsin French professor and former president of the American Association of Teachers of French, died at his Madison home. He authored a standard French Idiom List and taught since 1919. Survived by wife, two sons in Washington and Madison, and daughter in 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 and Mrs. Mickey Rooney wed musician Norman Buddy Baker in a private North Hollywood ceremony. Rev Stewart Marsh officiated at the home ceremony with 250 guests attending a reception. It follows her divorce from Rooney finalized last week as he married actress Martha Vickers.
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North Hollywood
Calif
Betty Jane Rose
Birmingham
Ala
Mickey Rooney
Norman
Buddy) Baker
Stewart Marsh
Don Morris
Rooney
Mickey Jr
Tim
Mickey
Martha Vickers
UCT Holds Meeting in La Crosse at Odd Fellows Hall
United Commercial Travelers council No. 94 met at Odd Fellows hall with officers Walter Gudie Dwight Kennedy and Herbert Dahl present. Read and approved membership applications for Pierce Bettin Brinker Hecht Pouzar. Kennedy reported on the annual picnic and called for volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
United Commercial
Odd Fellows Hall
Walter Gudie
Dwight Kennedy
Herbert Dahl
Aaron Westerhouse
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
Erhard A. Forss
Fred Schroeder
Clare Roach
S. J. DeRanitz
Albert Field
William Jones
Herman Hanson
Charles H. Warner
George Jansky
Orval Nelson
Lloyd Guggenbuehl
Thomas W. Burns
Frank Repnik
Arthur Rogge
Notable Obituaries Across Cities Include Industrial and Cultural Figures
Mrs. Margaret A. Olcott widow of Chauncey Olcott is reported in New York. In Darmstadt Germany Konrad Goebbels, 57, brother of propaganda minister Paul Goebbels, is listed. Len Koenig, 36, a Langhorne racing driver and former big car racer, is noted in Pennsylvania. William R. Timken, 63, founder of the Timken Roller Bearing Co., is listed in Cronton-on-Hudson New York.
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Associated Press
New York
Margaret A. Olcott
Chaunceylcott
Darmstadt
Germany
Konrad Goebbies
Nazi Germany
Paul Goebbels
Langhorne
Len Koenig
Cronton-On-Hudson
WN. Y
William R. Timken
The
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Inner-Aid Miracle Cure Promises Health Rejuvenation
A testimonial claims INNER-AID, a 12 herb formula, cleanses bowels eases gas and boosts digestion. The user says she improved from bloating headaches and constipation to regular bowels and appetite, selling point claims include liver and kidney cleansing and renewed vitality.
Boy Born Aboard C-47 In California
In Long Beach California a one day old boy born aboard a C-47 cargo plane 6000 feet above Los Angeles earns the nickname C-47 from attendants at the naval hospital. The mother is Mrs Barney Fisch and the father Sgt Barney Fisch. A nurse Lieut Mary R Foster was aboard the plane during the delivery.
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Long Beach
Calif
Naval Hospital
Barney Fisch
Los Angeles
Air Force
Mary R. Foster
Church Full Of Folk Witness Rosemary Shellenberger Wedding
Rosemary Shellenberger married Paulie in Gesu Catholic church with over 300 strangers gathered after the Miami Daily News published invitations to the Miami wedding. Rain did not deter attendance as the couple, new to Miami, shared plans to invite the public and the crowd ranged between 300 and 400. Rosemary hails from York Pennsylvania and the groom from New Brunswick Canada.
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Miami
Fla
Rosemary Shellenberger
Paulie
Gesu Catholic Church
Miami Daily News
Rosemary
York
New Brunswick
Canada
First Use of Gunpowder in Artillery
History notes that gunpowder first battered fortifications before being used on the battlefield late in the 15th century, marking a turning point in siege warfare and artillery development.
Civil War Vet 103 Takes First Air Ride
Milwaukee news reports Civil War veteran Lansing A. Wilcox age 103 rode an airplane from Eau Claire to Billy Mitchell Field. He called the flight good but noted air travel as a queer way to travel while his wife Marie accompanied him. The piece also notes Wisconsin Women’s Relief Corps officers elected at a GAR auxiliary encampment.
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Milwaukee
Lansing
A. Wilcox
Marie
Wilcox
Shirley Braun
Wisconsin Department of the Women’s Relief Corps
GAR
Joan Lane
Richland Center
Mary Lee Teske
West de Pere
Judy Lewis
Mary Lee
Eau Claire
Man Loses Billfold At State Republican Convention
W. B. Johnson of Madison reports he misplaced his billfold after leaving the Vocational School auditorium during the Republican state convention Saturday morning. The delegate said the wallet contained $36 and papers and he could not determine how it was lost.
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W. B. Johnson
Madison
Johnson
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