Tomah Man Killed by Shooting Accident While Hunting
Robert Burkhalter 54 of Tomah died when a 112 gauge shotgun discharged while he hunted with his son on the Roy Smith farm near Warrens Jackson County Coroner Sidney Jensen ruled the death accidental no inquest will be held Burkhalter survived by four daughters and two sons with funeral arrangements at John White funeral home Tomah.
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Sparta
Wis
Robert Burkhalter
Tomah
Burkhalter
Roy Smith
Warrens
Jackson County
Sidney Jensen
Hixton
Arley
Merlyn
Melvin Osterbrook
Gilda Burkhalter
Na Burkhalter
New Lisbon
Amy Burkhalter
John White
Senate bill ends GI Bill benefits for post August enlistments
Washington lawmakers push legislation to deny the GI Bill of Rights to enlistees after August 31. The bill moves to the House and would curb education allotments and on the job training grants for new servicemembers.
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Washington
Senate
House
Truman Nominates Briggs as Ambassador to Uruguay
President Truman nominates Ellis O. Briggs of Maine as ambassador to Uruguay. Briggs is a veteran foreign service officer and currently directs a department in the State Department.
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Washington
Truman
Ellis O. Briggs
Maine
Uruguay
Briggs
Foreign Service
WIP DJ Wins Midnight Movie Tickets in Audience Show
Philadelphia. Joe McCauley a disk jockey at WIP was persuaded to witness an audience participation show in the lobby. He won a prize two tickets to a midnight movie. He starts work each morning at 12 30.
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Philadelphia
Joe McCauley
WIP
McCauley
Five Generations in One Family Milestone in Los Angeles
Five generation family celebrates birth of Robin Lee Kauling. Parents Robin C. Kauling and wife, grandmother Ruby Reynolds, great grandmother Maybelle Eshelby, and great great grandmother Rosenda Eshelby of San Diego all present. Rosenda says she held them all at once.
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Los Angeles
Robin Lee Kauling
Robin C. Kauling
Ruby Reynolds
Maybelle Eshelby
Rosenda Eshelby
San Diego
Obituary August William Veglahn Dies at 63
August William Veglahn 63 died Sunday night at his farm home near Chaseburg Wisconsin He is survived by his wife Lydia one son Herbert four daughters Mrs John Freda Mrs Roland Hanesworth and Mrs Lester Oeestring all of Stoddard Miss Arlene Veglahn of La Crosse four brothers Albert Rudolph Gust and Bernard and nine grandchildren Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 130 pm at the Hellwig Morris funeral chapel and 230 pm at the Chaseburg Lutheran church with Rev Harold Backer officiating Burial will be in the church cemetery Friends may call at the Hellwig Morris chapel Tuesday afternoon and evening
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August William Veglahn
Chaseburg
Wis
Lydia
Herbert
John
Freda) Priedel
Roland
Sara) Hanesworth
Lester
Rosanna) Oeestring
Stoddard
Arlene Veglahn
la Crosse
Albert
Rudolph
Gust
Genoa
Bernard
Hellwig-Morris Funeral
Chaseburg Lutheran Church
Harold Backer
Hellwig- Morris
Mrs Myrtle Woodruff 75 dies after lingering illness
Mrs Myrtle Woodruff 75 of 916 Caledonia street died in a local hospital Saturday night after a lingering illness. She is survived by sons Allen Thurston West Salem Gilbert Woodruff La Crosse daughters Mrs John White Mrs Charles Kleinschmidt La Crosse sisters Mrs Frank Hall La Crosse Mrs Alice Shear Elgin NL brothers George Chaffee Casper Erwin Willard Chaffee Sparta Frank Chaffee La Crosse 19 grandchildren four great grandchildren. Tuesday at 2 p m at Nelson funeral home Rev S J Lambright officiating burial Oak Grove cemetery friends may call Nelson home Monday evening.
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Myrtle Woodruff
Caledonia Street
Allen Thurston
West Salem
Gilbert Woodruff
la Crosse
John White
Charles Kleinschmidt
Frank Hall
Alice Shear
Elgin
George Chaffee
Casper
Wyo
Erwin
Willard Chaffee
Sparta
Frank Chaffee
Nelson Funeral Home
Wisconsin Dean Receives Honorary Degree at Wesleyan
Mark H. Ingraham dean of the college of letters and science at the University of Wisconsin was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science at Wesleyan University in Middletown Conn. during commencement exercises Sunday night Dean Acheson Undersecretary of State received an honorary Doctor of Laws and delivered the principal address.
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Middletown
Conn
Mark H. Ingraham
College of Letters and Science
University of Wisconsin
Wesleyan University
Ingraham
Acheson
Senate sends highway fund extension bill to White House
The senate sent to the White House on Monday a bill extending for one year the period for states to obligate special post war highway construction funds.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Winona Strike Talks Continue Amid Unresolved Settlement
Negotiations between Gamble Robinson officials and AFL Local 799 drivers and helpers union proceed over a 10 day strike. A Saturday test vote showed 7 of 12 employees favor returning to work, with no action taken. Nineteen drivers and warehousemen across six states seek a city wide contract.
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Winona
Gamble Robinson
AFL
Wisconsin
Winona Police
Boement
Twin Cities
Iowa
Three Lifelong Waukon Residents Die Friday
Three longtime Waukon residents of Allamakee county died Friday. Thomas Collins aged 89 died on his Hanover township farm where he lived nearly 50 years leaving wife Anna Burns and four children among several siblings. Emma Markley Fiet age 86, born in Ludlow township, died on the same farm two miles west of Waukon after a long marriage and farm life. she left three children. Joseph OBrien, 75, died after a stroke leaving husband and son Jo a longtime instructor at the State College of Pennsylvania and two sisters in Waukon.
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Waukon
Allamakee
Thomas Collins
Hanover Township
Anna Burns
Frances Rowan
Wisconsin
Emmett Ward
Nellie Collins
Michael McDermott
James
William Collins
J. F. Kelly
Des Moines
Oil Shipments To Russia From San Pedro Port Growth
Ship oil to Russia from San Pedro as the marine exchange notes the largest petroleum shipment ever loaded from the port. A 000-barrel Soviet tanker is loading gasoline and oil. Two more 50,000 barrel tankers Emba and Krasnia Armia arrive to load. The 65,000-barrel Taganrog listed as due Thursday.
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San Pedro
Calif
The
Marine Exchange
Russia
Emba
Krasnia Armia
Taganrog
Gustav V Observes 89th Birthday Today
Gustav V of Sweden marked his 89th birthday with family at Tullgarn palace on the Baltic coast. Baron Carl Reinhold Von Essen, first marshall of the court, said the king remains active and in good health despite his age.
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Stockholm
Gustav V of
Sweden
Tullgarn Palace
Baltic
Carl Reinhold von Essen
Truman urges tax revision beyond H R 1 to aid fairness
President Truman criticizes Congress tax cuts as uneven and urges a thorough revision of the tax system. He calls for examining personal exemptions, excise, gift and estate taxes, corporate taxes, and overall revenue structure to balance relief with economic stability and investment incentives.
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Truman
Congress
United Nations Balkans Commission Opens First Meeting
The U N Balkans investigative commission met at UN headquarters to prepare its report for the Security Council amid the absence of the Soviet member. The body held its initial gathering Monday to finalize findings prior to presentation.
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Lake Success
United Nations
Balkan Investigating Commission
Security Council
Mass Service Honors War Dead On Feast Of Sacred Heart
Bishop Treacy led a field mass at St. Joseph's Cathedral amid a large crowd. Harmer J. Root directed the hundred voice choir with Joseph Kranzfelder on organ as altar colors and flags symbolized American patriotism. The bishop urged leaders to uphold American principles and seek peace, honoring the sacrifices of service members who fought for freedom.
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St. Joseph's Cathedral
Harmer J. Root
Joseph Kranzfelder
Treacy
Prince of Peace
Mass Honors Soldiers and Prays for the Dead
Clergy from multiple parishes led a Mass honoring soldiers who served, with Rev. Bettinger and others delivering prayers. The service, a memorial for the departed, urged prayers as ransom for souls and emphasized knowing Christ to truly love and serve Him.
Invention of Canning by Hermetic Seal inFrance
French inventors developed hermetic sealing canning in the late 16th century to preserve foods for Napoleon's armies, enabling long term sustenance during campaigns.
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France
Napoleon
Relief for Rheumatism Pain with NORITO and NOKITO
Thousands of sufferers of rheumatism sciatica lumbago neuralgia and neuritis are promised quick relief from pain with NORITO and NOKITO a fast effective formula. The ad guarantees relief within three doses or money back urging readers to buy from their druggist now for comfort in work and sleep.
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Norito
Kellogg
Settlement talks continue as St. Louis transit strike drags on
Public service company and AFL Local 788 union planned renewed talks in St. Louis to settle a streetcar and bus strike in its fourth day. Mayor Aloys Kaufmann reported progress as discussions considered two settlement proposals from U S conciliation commissioner Nicholas M Fillo. Details remain private.
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ST. Louis
Public Service Company
Aloys P. Kaufmann
Nicholas M. Fillo
U. S
Fillo
AFL Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach
Train collision kills 20 in Corrientes Province
A train hit a cow on the tracks in Corrientes province on Sunday causing the locomotive and nine passenger cars to overturn. At least 20 people were killed and 46 seriously injured in the crash.
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Buenos Aires
Corrientes
Naval officer assigned to Great Lakes duty
Lieut Lawrence House of La Crosse R 2 is transferred to active duty at Great Lakes after serving as naval aes in the federal building. He assumes signal duties as part of the new assignment.
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Lawrence
la Crosse
Naval Aes
Federal
Great Lakes
What Silesia Means To Poland
In Warsaw the semi official Rzeczpospolita notes 30 000 private industrial and commercial enterprises now operate in Asia with four thousand based in deep Pittsburgh of Poland indicating a broader historic economic link.
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Silesia
Poland
Warsaw
Rzeczpospolita
Asia
Indee
Pittsburgh
Disorderly conduct fines noted in daily records
Daily Records show fining of $65 for thape a my Finch and $12.50 for disorderly conduct assigned to John Mendess. Real estate transfers listed include Pred and Mary Mass to Harold Meyer in Shelby Eva M Plug to Robert W Garrow and Wilma P Garrow on 18th place, Jennie A Christell and others to property along 24th street, Bernie and Mabel I Anderson to Donald K Anderson in Holmen. Mewes Bentzen forfeited a $10 cash bond after failing to appear on driving without due caution charges.
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Thape A My Finch
North Seventh Street
John Mendess
South Avenue
la Crosse
Pred
Mary Mass
Harold Meyer
Shelby
Eva M. Plug
Robert W
Wilma P. Garrow
18Th Place
Reets
Jennie A. Christell
John P
Martha A. Gilbertson
24Th Street
King and
Cass Streets
Bernie
Mabel I. Anderson
Donald K. Anderson
Holmen
Ee Cone “Mewes Bentzen
South 1Sth Street
Weather outlook for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa region
In Wisconsin the north warms tonight with slightly warmer conditions. Tuesday brings partial cloudiness near Lake Michigan. Minnesota expects partial cloudiness with little temperature change. scattered thundershowers possible in the far west Tuesday. Iowa forecasts fair skies and warmth in the east, partly cloudy and slightly warmer west. isolated thundershowers in the extreme west tonight. Mississippi River levels rise from Hastings to Guttenberg for several days while La Crosse to Lansing experience near stationary stages. lower Wisconsin rises over the next 34 hours with little change in the Chippewa and lower Black River runoff.
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Lake Michigan
Minnesota
Iowa
Hastings
Guttenberg
Mississippi
la Crosse
Lansing
Black River
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