Jet Plane Crash Kills 3 On Transcontinental Flight
A new jet plane carrying three people died when it burst into flames and crashed near the area Thursday night. Bedford coroner reports remains scattered. victims not immediately identified. Plane, AJ-1, had a Navy lieutenant commander pilot and a North American pilot aboard from Edwards Air Force Base. crash occurred eight miles south near Paterson mine rock quarry at 7 30 p m CST.
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E. L. Johnson
Bedford
Los Angeles
North American Aviation Corp
Navy
Edwards, Calif., Air Force Base
Bureau of Aeronautics
James A. Moore, Jr
Downey
Calif
Moore
Patricia
Paterson Mine Rock Quarry
Here
McCarthy hints Amerasia tied to secret military data
McCarthy says Amerasia matter will reveal the State Department and FBI that secret military data may have reached editor Jaffe. Service denies knowingly providing secrets and disputes disclosure of FBI testimony. Gibbs hours, committee to confront Service with FBI records at a closed session Thursday.
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Jaffe
McCarthy
FBI
Robert Morris
Service
China
Morris
Senator Tydings
D-Md
Tydings
Amerasia
Bodega Lunch Club Workers Seek Dissolution of AFL Contract
A Wisconsin hearing opened as Bodega Lunch Club employees petitioned to disjoin from the AFL. Henry Rule presided, T. H. Skemp represented petitioners, Harold Kensinger testified for the AFL with George Hall. Sidney Bromberg and Clara Canfield spoke on six months of growing discontent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bodega
AFL
Henry C. Rule
Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
T. H. Skemp
Harold Kensinger
Minneapolis
George Hall
Sidney Bromberg
Clara Canfield
Bromberg
Skemp
William Bonadurer
Bonadurer
Hotel and Bartenders International Union
Republicans map path to 1946 congressional gains
McCarthy speaks at tone conferences outlining aims to win in November. Gabrielson estimates the GOP must hold current seats and add seven or more senators and 47 representatives to control Congress, with potential gains in Connecticut Illinois Pennsylvania Idaho Utah California New York and Nevada. Attendees include 17-state eastern delegates and party leaders.
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Congress
Gabrielson
Senate
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Ilinois
Idaho
Utah
California
New York
Nevada
House
Seaboard
Theft of 1939 Green Oldsmobile Grips City
John W. Oestreich reported his green 1939 four door Oldsmobile stolen from Fourth and Mississippi streets between 5 and 7 p m Thursday. The Wisconsin license plate is 5 9563 and the keys were under the front seat.
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John W. Oestreich
Jackson Street
Oestreich
Mississippi
Wisconsin
Purse Stolen From Car Reported at Isle la Plume Beach
Miss Janette Fiebig reports theft of her purse from a car at Isle la Plume beach. The purse held about 3.50 in cash, papers, a rosary, keys and other articles. incident reported to police Thursday.
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Isle la Plume Beach
Janette Fiebig
South Eighth Street
Elroy Tots Survive Pinning Beneath Rock
Frieda and Dorothy Ziese daughters of Mr and Mrs Alfred Ziese return home to be cared for by their mother after being seriously injured when a huge boulder pinned them for over two hours three weeks earlier. Frieda was treated in Madison hospital and Dorothy in Hillsboro hospital.
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Elroy
Wis
Frieda
Dorothy Ziese
Alfred Ziese
Madison
Dorothy
Hillsboro Hospital
Sergeant Hurt In Accident At Camp McCoy Wisconsin
Sgt John W Cobey of Minneapolis senior instructor in the officers reserve corps is reported in critical condition in a Camp McCoy hospital after an accident on highway 21 between Sparta and Camp McCoy near Pine Point trailer camp. His car overturned several times and he was alone in the vehicle. Extent of injuries not immediately announced.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
John W. Cobey
Minneapolis
Officers Reserve Corps
Cobey
Sparta
Pine Point
Lake Shore Girls Vie For State Governor Honor
Joan Normington of Waukesha and Patricia Schlacht of Sheboygan will compete for the Badger Girls state governor role Friday night. Nominees were chosen from 250 high school girls at sessions on the University of Wisconsin campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Joan Normington
Waukesha
Patricia L. Schlacht
Sheboygan
Badger
University of Wisconsin
Mary Ann Huber
Monroe
Barbara Ann Schultz
Prairie du Lac
Betty Lou Brooks
Pittsville
Kay Carney
New Richmond
Joanne Butts
Tigerton
Penny Koyn
Crandon
Margaret Whelihan
Eau Claire
Barbara Williams
Fire Hits Tilbury Factory Threatens City
A 3 a.m. blaze at Chatco Steel Products in Tilbury Ont destroyed the plant and risked spreading through the town. Firefighters and volunteers fought for about two hours, estimate losses at 250000 dollars. The factory supplied Hudson Motor Car Co. of Canada. Hudson warned possible closure of plants in Tilbury Montreal Chatham due to disruption.
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Tilbury
Montreal
Que
Chatham
Ont
Windsor
Sheboygan County Population Increases
Sheboygan county grew by 4,194 residents over the last decade, census figures show. The 1940 population rose from 76,221 to 80,415 in that period.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Sheboygan County
Soap magnate Samuel S. Fels dies at 90 in Philadelphia
Samuel S. Fels, head of the Fels-Naptha soap company, died at Temple hospital at age 90. He had been hospitalized since June 8 and previously reported to work daily at his Philadelphia plant, building one of America's great fortunes in soap.
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Philadelphia
Samuel S. Fels
Temple Hospital
Fels
Fels- Naptha
Livestock Market Roundup From Chicago and South St Paul
Swifts Chicago reported steady poultry and butter with unchanged prices. South St Paul fair demand on cattle and hogs with mixed gains amid a light end of the week run. Slaughter steers and heifers rose, cows up, bulls steady. dairy cows steady, vealers strong. Chicago cash grain shows mixed wheat corn oats and soybeans. Potatoes on track slow demand. Utah and California listings noted.
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South ST. Paul
Minn
USDA
Chicago
U. S
Arizona Bliss
California
Oklahoma
Chicago Livestock
Saad
Falls Down Stairs Leaves Man Hospitalized
Melvin Hanson of 1706 Badger Street was reported in poor condition with a fractured skull after police and an ambulance found him unconscious at the foot of basement steps Thursday morning. Landlord Clarence Boardman found Hanson on Thursday and said he likely fell Wednesday night. Hanson remained unconscious until transported at 5 44 p.m.
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Melvin Hanson
Badger Street
Clarence Boardman
Hanson
Boardman
City Chest Clinic Refers Six Of Forty Six For Further Check
At the monthly city chest clinic on Thursday six of the 46 examined were referred to private physicians for further diagnosis and treatment. Thirty one tuberculin tests were given including six to young children. Next clinic July 20 appointments are available.
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City Chest
Dorothy Anderson
City Public Health
Anderson
Victoria Malinoski
Jane Rader
Genedine Gschwind
St. Francis School of Nursing
Stella Niggli
Soldiers Sentenced for Car Theft at Camp McCoy
Two members of Co. G 14th Infantry Camp McCoy were sentenced to one to three years in the Green Bay reformatory after pleading guilty to stealing a car. Richard L. Graham of Pennsylvania and Rex Davis of Michigan were returned from Perryburg by Sheriff Vern Lamp. The car belonged to George Hermann of Onalaska who parked it on King Street June 11. Authorities in Ohio apprehended them June 1.
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Co. G. 14Th Inf
Camp
Ohio
Drunk Driving and Licenses in La Crosse Police Court
La Crosse police court records list Dale Peterson fined $100 with license suspension for one year on drunken driving. Multiple speeding and traffic violations include Duane F. Baker $7.50 for 45 mph on the Causeway and others paying small fines. Marriage licenses issued in La Crosse and surrounding areas. County Court reports adultery sentences and minor bonds. Fire incident noted at 800 George Street.
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la Crosse
Dale Peterson
Jackson Street
Duane F. Baker
Farwell Street
Causeway
Robert Harvey
South 23Rd Street
Lloyd Lamb
North 15Th Street
Roy Johnson
West Avenue
Andrew McLeod
Loomis Street
Robert Tooke
South Avenue
Joe McCarthy Resigns as Red Sox Manager
Tom Dowd the Red Sox traveling secretary announced that Joe McCarthy has resigned as manager and Steve ONeill was appointed to succeed him in Boston. The announcement came in St Louis on Friday with ONeill set to take over immediately.
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Joe McCarthy
Red Sox
O Neill
ST. Louis
Tom Dowd
Boston Red Sox
Steve O’neill
Official Decides Not To Use Guardsmen At Strikebound Plant
MORRISTOWN Tennessee highway patrolmen will guard the American Enka rayon plant near Morristown without national guard aid. Safety Commissioner Sam K Neal decided Friday not to ask Governor Gordon Browning to deploy guardsmen, following gunfire that wounded four the previous day. Governor Browning indicated he would follow the recommendation.
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Morristown
Tenn
Tennessee Highway
American Enka Corporation Rayon
Here
National Guard
State Safety
Sam K. Neal
Gordon Browning
Neal
Browning
Adj
Sam T. Wallace
Makers Of Cheese Boxes Charged With Wage Violations
Two Wisconsin cheese box makers Merrill Box Co Merrill and Colbybox Co Colby and Stanley were charged in federal court with paying workers below minimum wage and improper overtime. The Blum Brothers Box Co Marshfield was named in a similar suit.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
U. S. District Court
Merrill Box Co
Merrill
Colbybox Co
Colby and Stanley
Blum Brothers Box Co
Marshfield
Milwaukee Population Surges in 1950 Census Report
Milwaukee city added 45 466 residents raising its total to 632 938 while Milwaukee County grew by 94 341 to 861 226. Granville town declined from 111 280 to 10 659 as the major exception amid widespread gains. Wauwatosa posted the next largest increase with 9 288 residents reaching 23 899.
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Milwaukee
Frank Zeidler
Michael Galko
Granville
Milwaukee City
Wauwatosa
Simmons Co Workers Vote for Strike Over Demands
Employees at Simmons Company in Kenosha Wisconsin narrowly except to strike on July 12 as AFL union No. 18456 reports 2311 in favor and 150 against in a ballot ordered by the union executive board. The demand includes a 15 cent hourly raise across all classifications plus vacations and seniority benefits.
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Kenosha
Wis
Simmons Co
AFL Federal Labor Union No
Giant Helicopter Wrecked During Hughes Tests
A Hughes built giant jet helicopter at Culver City broke loose from its moorings during ground tests. The craft was wrecked but no injuries were reported.
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Culver City
Calif
Howard Hughes
U. S. Air Force
Musician Tries to End Seven Months Hiccuping
Gretchen Grosskopf an 18 year old from Milwaukee began hiccuping on a bus in November after high school. Affected by seven months she has seen nine doctors and two weeks in a Madison hospital with little relief. Carroll College music head Joseph Guthrie now directs breathing and vocal exercises with gym work as her father Ernest and mother describe weight loss and intermittent sleep.
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Waukeshba
Wis
Gretchen Grosskopf
Holy Angeles Academy
Milwaukee
Madison
Joseph Guthrie
Carroll College
Gretchen
Ernest Grosskopf
Lavish Shrine Sendoff Sets Hollywood Shrine Showpiece
Los Angeles hosts the 76th Shrine convention finale with 95,000 spectators as Dan Dailey Ruth Roman and other stars attend a movie set style celebration. Multicolored lights twelve bands and 11 floats illuminate the stadium. Noble Edward R. Jordan dies suddenly. Nobles Clarence Eberhart and Merrill Phillips are injured in a traffic crash.
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Los Angeles
Hollywood
Memorial Coliseum
Shriners
Dan Dailey
Ruth Roman
S. Z
Cuddles
Sakall
Rhonda Fleming
Steven Cochran
Arlene Dahl
Bill Demarest
Mona Freeman
Charles Starrett
Terry Moore
Marta Toren
Eddie
Indianapolis
Noble Edward R. Jordan
Clarence Eberhart
Merrill Phillips
Phillips
Eberhart
Evangelical Lutherans OK All Time Budget and Merger Plans
The Evangelical Lutheran convention in Minneapolis approves a record 4.2 million dollar biennial budget doubling the 1949 50 allotment. Delegates table a 400000 dollar Minneapolis headquarters project until merger plans with the American and United Lutheran churches are decided.
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Evangelical Lutherans
Minneapolis
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Board of Trustees
Axle Workers Win One-Year Wage Deal At Timken Detroit
OsHkosh Wisconsin 100 Axle division of TimkenDetroit Axle Co announces 1100 workers receive a general wage increase of 12 cents per hour under a one year contract. The package includes pensions hospitalization surgical care improved insurance plan vacations seniority call in pay and other fringe benefits, per UAW CIO Local 291.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oshkosh
Wis
Wisconsin Axle
Timken-Detroit Axle Co
Uaw-Cio
Mrs. Anna Fredrickson Dies at 80 at Home
Obituary notes Anna Fredrickson age 80 of 434 North Seventh Street died Friday at her residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Anna Fredrickson
North Seventh Street
British Overseas Airlines Passenger Rise in 1949
British overseas airlines carried 3 per cent more passengers in 1949 than in 1948. The report highlights continued postwar growth in international air travel and the expansion of overseas routes.
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British Overseas Airlines
Ship Unsafe Forces 600 College Students Ashore in New York
Six hundred college students were stranded in New York after the coast guard banned the 6,800-ton Norwegian liner Svalbard from sailing to Europe. The NSA chartered vessel faced safety violations including narrow stairs, wooden bunks, and no automatic fire alarm. Students, paying $310 for round trip passage, sheltered in Columbia and City colleges and other lodgings Thursday night.
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New York
Coast Guard
Europe
Svalbard
United States
National Student Association
Robert Kelly
St. Peter’s College
Jersey City
N. J
Rotterdam
Helen Bryan
Sarah Lawrence College
NSA
Columbia
City College
Illinois Bank to Quit Amid Tax and Government Pressure
The 62 year old Peoples Bank of Atlanta Illinois will close due to excessive taxes government restriction and competition. Judge Frank S Bevan president announced the decision saying farm mortgage loans disappeared due to competition by government lending agencies though he called the bank healthy with liquid assets. He added the directors chose to exit while they can avoid harming the community in Atlanta population 1300.
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Atlanta
Ill
Peoples Bank of Atlanta
Frank S. Bevan
Illinois
Atlanta National Bank
Bevan
July 1 Deadline For Paying Property Tax
City treasurer reminds residents July 1 is the deadline for personal property taxes. Assessments cover merchandise machinery tools equipment furniture fixtures lasts dies patterns leaf tobacco boats boats houses and buildings on leased land. Penalties will apply if payment is late.
Hamilton London area manhunt widens for bank killer
Langton Ontario. A dramatic chase in Ontario stretches into a third day as a bandit killer, responsible for a $23000 bank heist, evades capture after fatally wounding two pursuers. Police and volunteers search bushland near Lake Erie using planes, dogs, and gear, but fail to locate the suspect. Names Art Lierman and William Goddyn are noted as victims.
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Langton
Ontario
Hamilton-London
Lake Erie
Art Lierman
William Goddyn
Americans Keep Cutting Liquor Bill in 1949
The commerce department reports Americans spent 8.55 billion on alcohol in 1949, the lowest since 1944 and down 1.09 billion from 1947 peak, with hard liquor, beer, and wine showing declines and taxes providing about a third of total revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Few Large Firms Drive Early 1950 Profit Upswing
The Federal Reserve Board reports a small group of large firms led the rise in corporate profits in early 1950 by cutting costs. Smaller companies did not share in the gain as they struggled to reduce expenses amid rising competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Burglar Alarms Stolen from Buffalo Seller’s Car
Paul Feinman a salesman bought two burglar alarms for his home but they were stolen from his parked automobile before he could install them. The theft occurred in Buffalo New York with the alarms missing before the owner could secure them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Paul Feinman
Restaurant walkout idles 300 workers closing 30 eateries
In Superior Wisconsin about 300 AFL workers walked out on Friday causing the closure of 30 restaurants. The strike action disrupted dining as workers protested conditions and wages. Mexico may see television this year.
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Superior
Wis
AFL
Mexico
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R. I
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Joyce McHenry
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Spring Grove
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Prairie du Chien
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Bagley
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Warren
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Whitestown
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Vernon County
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