University of Wisconsin summer sessions enroll 8200 expected
Wisconsin registar reports summer enrollment will exceed 8200 with 4000 new students joining an eight week session and a 3200 addition from the engineering college. Regular eight week classes run to August 16 and a full semester starts June 1, ending September 15 with several institutes and programs opening this weekend.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin
School For Workers
School For — Welfare
Educational Press Institute
Writers’ Institute
Most Personnel To Leave Kwajalein As Bomb Plane Takes Off
On Kwajalein Island Commodore Ben Wyatt says all nonessential personnel will be evacuated during Bikini atomic bomb load tests. The plan aims to reduce risk if the bomber must return with its nuclear payload. Three quarters of the island's population are deemed essential to operations. Evacuees will be moved to safer locations amid fears of a possible nuclear mishap.
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Kwajalein
Ben Wyatt
Marshall Island
State Bureau Seeks Many Job Applicants
N. E. Schulze, district manager of the U S employment service at La Crosse, said the Madison bureau of personnel seeks workers for state positions including a supervising clerk draftsman herdman II accounting trainee and more. Applications and information are available at the La Crosse office in the Exchange Building with a July 1 deadline.
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N. E. Schulze
U. S. Employment Service
la Crosse
Bureau of Personnel
Madison
University Student Counseling Center
Asoe
la Crosse Oipe
V .Ss
Illinois State Fair to Award $285,782 in Prizes
Cash totaling 285 782 will be awarded for ranking agricultural exhibits and contest winners at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield August 8 to 17.
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Springfield
Deaths Last Night AP notices T Merehen Jr IL Central railroads
T Merehen Jr 73 retired executive of Inland Stereo died last night. He was born in Columbia Tennessee and was connected with railroads including Illinois Central Pere Marquette Chesapeake and Ohio and Wabash. He held leadership roles in major lines and was linked to the Pere Marquette and Wicke Plate railroads.
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T. Merehen, Jr
Inland Stereo
James
Ilinois Central
Wiliam J
Pere Marquette
Ohio
Columbia
Tena
Watches in a Swiss factory show handcraft fading in mass production
Geneva report on Patek Philippe where veteran craftsmen like Paul Gilly and Georges Chappatte clock 8 hours daily, crafting tiny jewels and components. The firm employs 150. output 500–600 watches monthly. Prices range up to 3750 francs with bespoke orders, while cheaper mass produced Russky watches appeal to American buyers.
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Paul Gilly
Georges Chappatte
Chappatte
Old Gilly
Patek Philippe
Immunization Clinic Friday Urged for City Children
Health Officer A M Murphy calls on all servicemen's children and others needing vaccines or toxoid to attend Friday's city immunization clinic at city hall starting 9 a m. Ex soldiers and service members' children will be cared for, with emphasis on preventing smallpox spread in Seattle and San Francisco.
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A. M. Murphy
Health Department
Diana Barrymore Seeks Divorce From Brambwell Fletcher
Diana Barrymore 26, daughter of John Barrymore, has established residence in Las Vegas to obtain a divorce from actor Brambwell Fletcher 42. Married in 1942 after a three year romance, she will allege cruelty in the suit, according to her attorney.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Diana Je
John Barrymore
Brambwell Fletcher
Salvador Forms National Department of Labor
Salvador announces creation of a new national department of labor to oversee employment, workplace safety, and industrial relations. The move consolidates responsibilities previously scattered across agencies and signals a centralized labor policy.
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Salvador
Department of Labor
Ceilings Suspended on Scout Uniform Prices
Washington OPA suspended price ceilings on Boy Scout and Girl Scout uniforms except shoes. The agency said these uniforms are produced for non profit organizations which control distribution through authorized dealers.
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Washington
OPA
Shoes Agency
Argentina sunflower crop reaches Buenos Aires at auction
The first consignment of Argentina's 1946 sunflower crop arrived in Buenos Aires and was quickly sold at auction, signaling strong demand for the harvest.
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Argentina
Buenos Aires
Milk price increases ordered in 20 midwestern areas
The OPA announced milk price hikes in twenty midwestern federal marketing areas effective immediately for the rest of the month. No Wisconsin or upper Michigan areas are affected, with June 30 price changes for skim milk buttermilk flavored drinks and related products. by July 1 distributors will align wholesale and retail prices to Agriculture Department formulas.
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Washington
OPA
Agriculture Department
Wisconsin
Upper Michigan
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Mator
Hal Boyle
Geneva
Switzerland
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Berlin
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