Truman Urges War Department Reform and Unified Structure
The June 16 1946 La Crosse Tribune reports President Truman advocating new agencies to coordinate research and training across military services. He argues for one cabinet headed by a strong leader to prevent wasteful competition and ensure concerted action under unified control.
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THE
LA Crosse Tribune
Trumen
Mr. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Chester W
Sint
War Department
It Department
Japanese landlords accused of black market rice profits
Izvestia charges Japanese landlords and speculators are profiting from hoarded rice while U.S. occupation food imports ease shortages. The article critiques Prime Minister Yoshida for protecting wealthy classes and blocking reform, urging strict control of rice stocks until agrarian reforms proceed.
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Moscow
Izvestia
United States
V. Kudryatsev
Shigeru Yoshida
Gen. MacArthur
Kudryatsev
Yoshida
Japan
Far Western Commission
School Program Creates Grave Problem
Santa Fe plans a $500000 expansion at Rosario cemetery acquired by the Brothers of the Christian Schools to establish schools on the grounds disturbing graves dating from 1820 to 1894. Officials say identifying occupants of about 1000 graves will be virtually impossible as they notify relatives to remove bodies.
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Santa FE
N. M
Rosario
Brothers of the Christian Schools
St. Michael’s College
President Truman reshapes military structure to three service branches
Truman favors three coordinated military branches with civilian secretaries and national security aims. Navy seeks intact Navy Department headed by a civilian secretary with integrated naval aviation. Marine corps status aligned with navy, army presses for stricter limits on marines.
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Army
Navy
Navy Department
Naval Aviation
Marine Corps
Truman
Naval Service
Common Lutheran Hymnal Favored at Augustana Synod
Duluth Minn final actions of the 87th Augustana synod show unanimous advocacy for drafting a common Lutheran hymnal viewed as a step toward unification. The body accepted the hymnal revision report and endorsed a joint commission on the project. The 1948 budget was set at 538782 with per capita at 25.10, the highest in church history.
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Duluth
Minn
Synods Upward
Camp Wanbeek food leader vows care for handicapped children
Mrs Leon Vandervort who ran a Tomah high school cafeteria oversees food prep at Camp Wanbeek Wisconsin Dells. Her daughter Laura Lee serves as waitress and her son Glenn acts as senior counselor at the camp dedicated to handicapped children.
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Tomah
Wis
Leon Vandervort
Camp Wanbeek
Wisconsin Dells
Laura Lee
Glenn
Walkie Talkies Bring Shore Contact to Scottish Light Keepers
Glasgow reports that light house keepers and lightship crews off the coast of Scotland now have walkie talkies. Keepers on lonely rocks can chat with shoreside families by plugging into the shore station and hearing how the children are. The family then responds with Over to you over. Television may follow.
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Scotland
Glasgow
Nurses shortage forces waiting list in Wellington
New Zealand doctors report a nurse shortage with Wellington facing a 200 shortfall. Dr J Cairney of Hutt Hospital says only urgent cases are admitted while staff take annual leave. Officials stress vacations are needed for health and efficiency.
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New Zealand
Wellington
J. Cairney
Hutt
Vdovtore
Veterans of Foreign Wars encampment planned in Madison
Convention officials announced the veterans of foreign wars gathering in Madison for June 27 to 29 with expected attendance between 12 000 and 15 000. Activities include business sessions officer elections a military banquet ball memorial services a parade and a drum and bugle corps contest.
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Madison
Wis
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Nex
Illinois trustees seek Navy Pier branch with extra funding
University of Illinois trustees approved plans for a Chicago Navy Pier branch but require an additional 500000 in state tax funds to open it. They adopted a resolution pressing an urgent appropriation request be considered in a special session of the General Assembly.
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Champaign
Ill
University of Illinois
Navy Pier
Chicago
General Assembly
Funeral at Brecon for famed Welsh salmon fisher William Samuel
At the Brecon funeral of William Samuel, renowned for salmon fishing, a wreath shaped like a fish stood out among floral tributes. The event drew mourners noting his expertise and local reputation.
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Brecon
Wales
William Samuel
Essex to grant pensions for 22 aging former officers
Essex authorities will award pensions to 22 ex policemen with an average age of 80. The move recognizes long service and supports elderly retirees, reflecting ongoing welfare provisions for former law enforcement personnel.
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Essex
England
Radio Telephone Service To Open On Isle Of Pines
A new radio telephone link will inaugurate long distance service for the Isle of Pines, marking its first such facility since the war. Local officials say the system will connect distant points and improve communication for residents and businesses.
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Isle of Pines
Primitive Nature Of Australian Natives Noted
A brief assertion compares Australian natives to prehistoric men, suggesting they were far more primitive than many ancient humans.
Bowles Predicts Flood of Goods If Prices Are Held
Stabilization Director Chester Bowles warned a price control delay could trigger a flood of consumer goods by Christmas. He urged courage to prevent price-induced paralysis, noting shortages may ease and production rise, while shirts and cotton garments will be plentiful soon but not enough to meet demand. Bowles cited wartime production buildup and high demand as key factors.
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Bowles
Washington
Chester Bowles
OPA
House-Senate
Truman
Plans For Fourth Highlight Luther Youngdahl Speaker
LANESBORO Wis Special American Legion has secured Luther W Youngdahl associate justice of the Minnesota supreme court and governor candidate as the main speaker for the Fourth of July celebration. He has served in Minneapolis as assistant city attorney and later as a municipal district judge and state supreme court judge. He sits on Big Brothers boards, has worked with Boy Scouts YMCA and community councils, and trained at the University of Minnesota College of Law.
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Lanesboro
Wis
Luther W. Youngdahl
Minnesota Supreme Court
American Legion
Youngdahl
Minneapolis
Supreme Court
Big Brothers
YMCA
Youngdah
University of Minnesota
Merton J. Lyon Obituary in La Crosse
Funeral services for Merton J. Lyon of 219 South 20th street will be held Tuesday at 3 p m at the Masonic temple Eighth and Main with Badger lodge No 345 and Rev W Ross Conner officiating. Interment in California. Lyon was junior warden of Badger lodge 345 and a member of Smith Chapter 13 Smith Council 0 La Crosse Commandery 9 and Eau Claire Consistory. He was Dad of the Jobs Daughters of La Crosse.
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Merton J. Lyon
South 20Th Street
Masonic Temple
Eighth
Main Streets
Badger Lodge No
W. Ross Conner
California
Sletten-McKee Co
A. M
Smith Chapter
Smith Council
la Crosse
Eau Claire
Jobs Daughters of
State and Madison Sign Aims To Welcome Guests At Prison
Inside the Illinois State Prison yard in Statesville a street sign reads State and Madison. Warden Joseph Ragen says many visitors come from Chicago and the sign helps them feel at home.
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Statesville
Illinois State Prison
State
Madison
Chicago
Joseph Ragen
4 H Club Meeting Schedule Announced for Districts
Miss Anita Gundlach county 4 H leader said meetings for club girls start Monday at 2 p m in St Josephs Ridge school hall. An Alfred Herman home meeting for Lower Big Creek girls is set for Thursday evening. District meetings fall the last week of June and other clubs like Midway Brice Prairie and New Amsterdam hold evening sessions.
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Anita Gundlach
St. Joseph's Ridge
Alfred Herman
Lower Big Creek
Midway-Brice Prairie
New Amsterdam
Stagecoach Inn Sold in McKenzie Bridge Sale
The historic Stagecoach Inn in McKenzie Bridge, built by George Purcell and dating to stagecoach days, was sold by F. H. Taylor to Robert T. Tuttle of Eugene. The inn, once a Cascades crossing stopover for drivers, now serves as a gathering place for fishermen and hunters.
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Mckenzie Bridge
F. H. Taylor
Robert T. Tuttle
Eugene
Cascades
George Purcell
Local Flights Planned From La Crosse In Various Small Aircraft
Daily Records notes multiple pilots and crews preparing round trips from La Crosse to nearby cities. Harold Oakes of Waukesha will fly to La Crosse and back in a Cub with Melvin Trehus of Spring Grove piloting another craft. Additional crews include J. Co. Fredenhall from Janesville and A. M. Streff from Sheldon among others flying Taylorcrafts and Luscombe aircraft to destinations such as Edmonton and St Charles with Associated Airways and Van's Air Service listed.
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Taylorcraft
Spring City
Harold Oakes
Waukesha
Wis
la Crosse
Cub
Melvin Trehus
Spring Grove
Minn
Luscombe
A. M. Streff
Sheldon
Heileman’s
Madison to host first annual all-palomino horse show
Plans were completed for the first annual all-palomino horse show to be held at the University of Wisconsin stock pavilion on June 22.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin Stock Pavilion
Eire Minister Urges Farmers to Boost Food Production
Irish Agriculture Minister Ryan calls on farmers to raise output to address a global food shortage. He emphasizes increasing domestic production and improving efficiency across farms to meet rising demand.
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Eire
Ryan
Pocket gopher’s fur-lined cheeks reveal surprising feature
A common American pocket gopher possesses fur-lined cheek pouches used for carrying food. The adaptation aids feeding efficiency and storage while foraging across its range.
Fibre-Board Blamed For Fire At Dubuque Hotel
Fire officials report the Hotel Canfield blaze in Dubuque Iowa began from cigarette stubs in a storage room but spread rapidly due to fibre-board on walls and ceilings. Nineteen people died in the Sunday morning fire as investigators described the flames racing across surfaces.
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Des Moines
Canfield
Dubuque
John Strohm
Strohm
A. A. Lubberden
Zack Cook
H. J. Corcoran
Iowa Insurance Service Bureau
Versatile Collector Preserves 10 000 Items From Life
CHARLESTON S C. A boilermaker E B Donaldson keeps a Thanksgiving card from his teacher dated 40 years ago. He has saved more than 10 000 articles in a vast broad collection that spans rare and common items. He treats collecting as a lifelong hobby without specializing.
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Charleston
S. C
E. B. Donaldson
Donaldson
Negress Elected Governor At Badger Girls Conference
Goggins a Milwaukee junior at Lincoln High School was elected governor of the mythical state by the Badger Girls conference sponsored by the American Legion auxiliary to teach teenage girls the applications of democracy in action.
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Madison
Wis
Ripon College Bestows Honorary Degrees at 80th Commencement
James S. Kemper of Winnetka Illinois treasurer of the Republican party joined two other men as recipients of honorary degrees at Ripon College during the 80th annual commencement ceremony held Saturday in Ripon Wisconsin.
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Ripon
Wis
James S. Kemper
Winnetka, IL
Republican Party
Ripon College
Singapore mob attack kills two and wounds forty
In Singapore's Tanjong Pagar district on Friday night a Hindu mob attacked Indian Muslim shops. Police said two people were killed and about 40 wounded in the violence.
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Singapore
Tanjong Pagar
Study land reforms meet in Tokyo discussed by Allied council
The Allied council schedules a Monday special session to discuss Japanese rural land reforms in response to General MacArthur's request for delegates' comments on the topic.
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Tokyo
Allied Council
MacArthur
Harvest in Baku Region: 50,000 Acres of Wheat and Barley
Pravda reports 50,000 acres in the Baku region harvested, with the grain described as excellent quality. The weekend dispatch notes wheat and barley yielding strong quality across the area.
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Moscow
Pravda
Baku
Suomi College marks 50th anniversary celebration
Hancock Michigan Suomi college the only Finnish institution of higher learning in the United States opened celebration Saturday honoring its 50th anniversary with festive events and community participation.
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Hancock, Mich
Suomi College
United States
Ex-Soldier Charged With Mutilating Technical Library Books
FBI Director Hoover accuses Herman Richard Cooke 32 of removing or mutilating over 500 Library of Congress technical books. Arrested in Chester Montana, he faces theft and destruction charges after fingerprints tied him to the crimes during a yearlong vandalism spree tied to a government geographic survey.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Library of Congress
Herman Richard Cooke
Chester
Mont
Great Falls
Hoover
Cooke
Reno
Nev
Armed Services
Washington, D. C
Tonopah
McCarthy Attacks La Follette in Wisconsin Senate Bid
Circuit Court Judge Joseph McCarthy of Appleton charged Sen. La Follette with failing to prepare for World War II and to push postwar plans. He said La Follette did a poor job for all groups and accused him and other New Dealers of harming the country since the war.
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Joseph McCarthy
Appleton
Wisconsin
Sen. la Follette
Senate
McCarthy
la Follette
Akron strike seeks 17 cent wage rise in nine week tieup
Unionists in the match industry demanded a 17 cent hourly raise and resumed negotiations after a nine week strike stalemate. Federa Conciliator Paul Fuller announced the progress Saturday night.
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Akron
Federa
Paul Fuller
Las Vegas Booms as New Year Style Lights Up the Strip
A vivid portrait of postwar Las Vegas in 1946, noting neon glow and a gambling surge. Movie stars and socialites pack the casinos, with nightly takings around 3 000 to 5 000 dollars per venue. Exorbitant hotel growth, high-end purchases, and lavish wedding tours highlight a city in rapid, glittering expansion.
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Erskin
Johnson
Las Vegas
Nev
NEA
Wild West
Pony Express
Ed Gardner
el Rancho Vegas
Last Frontier
el Cortez
Nevada Biltmore
Maxwell Kelch
KENO
Lucky Cab Company
Barbara Hutton
Riddle
Little Church of the West
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