Flood Devastation in West Virginia Leaves Dozens Dead
In six central north WV counties flash floods early Sunday killed at least 21 and left 33 missing. A Smithburg birthday gathering for Clyde Bailey saw at least 12 of 15 family members missing. six Cooper family members died. Berea also hit with six dead. West Union saw 200 homes destroyed and Weston damages at about 2 million.
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West Union
W. Va
West Virginia
Clyde Bailey
Smithburg
Here
Bailey
Paul B. Davis
B. J. Cooper
Berea
Hughes River
Ray Bonnell
Patl Revere
Harland Hodge
Charles Bridge
Weston
West Fork River
Bookie King Erickson Sentenced to Two Years in Prison
Frank Erickson, a national bookmaking kingpin, was sentenced in New York to two years in prison and a $30,000 fine after pleading guilty to 60 gambling counts. He faced up to 60 years. the panel imposed consecutive terms totaling two years plus a three-year suspended term. Time off for good behavior could reduce his actual serving period to about 20 months.
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New York
Frank Erickson
Erickson
Nathan D. Perlman
Frank Oliver
John V. Flood
Frank S. Hogan
Obituary of Mathilda T. Neilson 1882 67 Appleton resident
Mathilda T. Neilson 67 a resident of Appleton Wisconsin died in a local hospital Saturday evening. Born in La Crosse July 28 1882 she is survived by a daughter Mrs Walter Pokrandt of La Crosse two sisters Mrs A J Fingerhut and Mrs A Liesenfeld one brother George Groth and a granddaughter all of La Crosse. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 230 pm at Sletten McKee south side chapel with Rev H N Stoffel officiating burial in Oak Grove cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel Tuesday evening 7 to 9.
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Mathilda T. Neilson
Appleton
Wis
la Crosse
Walter Pokrandt
A. J. Fingerhut
A. Liesenfeld
George Groth
Neilson
Obituary notices for Nagel McVey and Senske
Pauline Nagel 82 of La Crescent Minn died Saturday in a local hospital. Funeral: Schumacher funeral home Tuesday at 8 am and Church of Crucifixion at 8 30 am. Burial Catholic cemetery Pine Creek. Call Monday for rosary at 8 pm. Blaine G McVey 71 of South 10th street died Sunday. Burial Rockton cemetery. Call Tuesday for service at Schumacher funeral home. Mrs John Senske 81 of 116 North 19th street died Sunday. Survived by husband two daughters a son six grandchildren four great grandchildren three siblings in Germany. Services at Senske home Wednesday 8 30 am and St Joseph Cathedral 9 am. Burial Catholic cemetery. Rosary 7 30 pm Tuesday at Senske home. Call Tuesday for viewing.
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Pauline Nagel
la Crescent
Minn
Catherine Thesing
Schumacher Funeral Home
Seventh
Winnebago
Richard Speltz
Pine Creek
John Senske
John
Anna) Senske
North 19Th Street
Edward
Sophie) Lehman
Wausau
Louis
Anna) Ritter
la Crosse
Bernard
Germany
Senske
St. Joseph’s Cathedral
E. J. Sobczyk
Sparta Reports 4 Weekend Crashes
Sparta police investigated four weekend crashes on local streets. Gerald Updike of Lake Mills and Ervin Nauman of Norwalk sustained front and fender damage respectively in one collision. Eugene Simonson of Sparta in a car owned by Duane Jones hit Monroe C. Dunkin of Camp McCoy, both with fender damage. Raymond Goldbeck of West Salem and Eldon Snyder saw front and rear end damage on South Court. Jacqueline Wright of Chicago in a Portland Cement Co car collided with Dean Newton of Sparta on Franklin Street, damaging the left front end.
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Sparta
Wis
Wisconsin
Gerald Updike
Lake Mills
Ervin Nauman
Norwalk
Updike
Nauman
Eugene Simonson
Duane Jones
Monroe C. Dunkin
Camp McCoy
Monroe
Tyler
South Court Street
Raymond Goldbeck
West Salem
Eldon Snyder
Franklin Street
The
Portland Cement Co
Chicago
Jacqueline Wright
Dean Newton
Lutherans Debate Mark and Avoid Doctrine at Milwaukee
Delegates at the Missouri Synod’s 41st triennial convention resume Monday a discussion on marking and avoiding nonbelievers. The gathering also weighs joining the National Lutheran Council and adopting a common confession that could enable a merger with the American Lutheran Church. The mass meeting marked the Augsburg Confession anniversary as church leaders warned of worldliness and moral decline.
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Milwaukee
Lutheran Church— Missouri Synod
Missouri Synod
National Lutheran Council
American Lutheran Church
Rudolph S. Ressmeyer
Baltimore
Ressmeyer
FBI Transcript Turned Over To Senate Committee
The Justice Department supplied the Senate with the FBI transcript of the 1945 Service Jaffe conversation. Senator Tydings led closed door questioning while Senator McCarthy warned the transcript implicates Service in passing military secrets. The Amerasia case prompted broader inquiries into State Department communism allegations and congressional handling of the prosecution. Morgan defended the inquiry as not whitewashing McCarthy’s charges.
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Washington
Justice Department
Senate
FBI
John S. Service
Amerasia
Philip Jaffe
Service
Tydings
D-Md
McCarthy
R-Wis
Jaffe
New York
State Department
Senate Inquiry Committee
John O’donnell
Morgan
Wisconsin VFW encampment caps with multiple drill and drum events
Oshkosh Wisconsin closure of the 29th annual VFW encampment featured drum and bugle corps competitions won by Elkhorn Hartford and La Crosse teams. Milwaukees Henry Schaefer post earned ladies’ honors while the Gross Yaksh post led men's drill teams. Antigo led junior drum corps and Judy Weishard Racine won junior baton. Senior baton champion Rusell Lena from Cudahy.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Wisconsin
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Elkhorno Hartford
la Crosse
Henry Schaefer
Milwaukee
Gross Yaksh
Milwaukee County
Leland Tolefson
Antigo
Judy Weishard
Racine
Russell Lena
Cudahy
Aquinas Report Cards Distributed This Week
Aquinas high school report cards are available for pickup from 9 to 12 and 1 to 3 p m Tuesday through Friday an official announced Monday.
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Aquinas
Aquinas High School
Auto Driver Loses Permit After Drunken Driving Conviction
Ralph Brown Sr. 54 of 1917 Avon Street had driving privileges revoked for one year and a $100 fine after a drunken driving conviction in police court Monday. He also faced $100 in car damage from a Sunday two car crash on George Street. Brown, who was southbound, suffered a minor injury and was taken to a local hospital.
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Ralph Brown, Sr
Avon Street
Brown
George Street
Ben N. Henthorn
Rose Street
St. Cloud Street
Copeland Avenue
Ray F. Huntington
R. J
Onalaska
Virgil Pettygrove
Minneapolis
St. Cloud
Harold Graw
North 10Th Street
11Th
Jackson Streets
West Avenue
Jackson
Mississippi Streets
Norman Demi
St. Paul Street
Long Drive
Demi
la Crosse Street
Westby Tavern Robbed. $300 Stolen in Burglary
Westby Wisconsin reports a second burglary since Christmas at Kassner tavern. Cash from juke box and game money boxes vanished after entry through a small window. Sheriff Moon investigates. no trace yet. Earlier thefts included Cary Jewelry store loot.
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Westby
Wis
Kassner
Genevieve Jelen
Kassner Cafe
Morris Moon
Cary Jewelry
Carys
Death of Mrs. Catherine Hart in Hokah Minnesota
Mrs. Catherine Hart 88 died at her daughter Mrs. Nels Helm in Miles City Montana. Born in Canada she moved to Hokah as a child and returned to Montana 23 years ago. Survived by her daughter two grandchildren and a great grandchild. Services at the Methodist church Tuesday afternoon with burial in Mount Hope cemetery.
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Hokah
Minn
Catherine (McKinley) Hart
Nels Helm
Miles City
Mont
Hart
Canada
Montana
Helm
Mrs Nora Fish Dies At Millston Home
Mrs Nora Fish of Millston died at her home on Saturday June 24. Survived by son Daniel who lived with her and daughter Mrs John Lakefield of Millston. Funeral set for Monday at 2:00 p m at Millston Union Church with burial in Brookside cemetery.
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Millston
Wis
Nora Fish
Daniel
John Lakefield
Millston Union Church
Brookside
U S Agency Prepared Material For McCarthy Article
A CIO official says a federal agency prepared housing pamphlet material that aided Senator McCarthy and led to a $10,000 payment from the Lustron Corp. Leo Goodman tops the CIO housing committee and confirms agency involvement while Raymond Foley defers comment.
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Washington
CIO
McCarthy
Rwis
Lustron Corporation
Leo Goodman
CIO Housing Committee
CIO News
Goodman
housing and home _ fiinance agency
Raymond M. Foley
Agency
Foley
Prairie Du Chien Man Heads Carriers Again
The Wisconsin branch of the National Star Route Mail Carriers association re elected its president for an eighth term at the annual convention. Claude B. Johnson of Prairie du Chien heads the group again. His new vice president is James E. Kelly of Dubuque Iowa who operates star routes in Wisconsin. Elected secretary treasurer was Harold F. Bauer of Aprin.
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Marshfield
Wis
Wisconsin
National Star Route Mail Carriers Association
Claude B. Johnson
Prairie du Chien
James E. Kelly
Dubuque
Harold F. Bauer
Aprin
Orders suspend Akahata for 30 days in Japan
General MacArthur ordered the Japanese government to suspend the Communist party newspaper Akahata for 30 days amid a series of moves against the Reds. Earlier actions included purging 20 central executive committee members and banning 17 top editors.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Communist Party
Akahata
Japan
Henry James Author Of The Week
Henry James born 1843 in New York City authored about 40 books including Roderick Hudson and Daisy Miller. He became a British subject in 1915 and his Georgian Rye home will be restored as a National Trust shrine after wartime damage.
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Henry James
France
Roderick Hudson
Daisy Miller
Bostonians
New York City
Britain
London
Rye
William James
National Trust of Britain
Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Weather Brief
Weather report from the U S Department of Commerce notes Wisconsin is partly cloudy windy and cooler this afternoon and tonight with a few showers in extreme north while Tuesday is fair and cool Minnesota is mostly cloudy windy and cool this afternoon with showers northeast and east central portions and diminishing winds tonight Tuesday mostly fair and cool Iowa is fair and cooler this afternoon and tonight with Tuesday fair and pleasant
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Weather Outlook for Hastings to Guttenberg District
Over the next 24 hours only minor changes are expected district wide. Today’s shifts will mainly result from wind action with tributaries showing little variation.
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Hastings
Guttenberg
Weather Shift Brings Cooler Air Across Midwest
Early Monday saw a broad temperature drop across Iowa Nebraska northern Kansas and the upper Mississippi valley with Valentine Nebraska down 20 degrees and Huron South Dakota 23. A cold front cooled Wisconsin with squalls causing wind damage in northern and central areas while high pressure cooled the northern Rockies region.
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Nebraska
Kansas
South Dakota
Mississippi Valley
Valentine
Nebr
Huron
S. D
Wisconsin
la Crosse
Rocky Mountain
Montana
Wyoming
Sinclair
Wyo
Big Piney
West Yellowstone
Oklahoma
Texas
Desert
Wichita
Presidio
Minnesota
Excursion Ship Collision Fatalities Stir Harbor Springs
The excursion ship City of Cleveland III crashed into the Norwegian freighter Raynefjell in a Lake Huron fog near Harbor Springs Michigan. At least three dead, one missing, six injured with three in critical condition. Casualties include former Benton Harbor mayor Mervyn Stouch and police chief Alvin J. Boyd. About 70 passengers and 145 crew were aboard.
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Detroit
City of
Cleveland
Lake Huron
Harbor Springs
Michigan
Thumb
Benton Harbor Chamber of Commerce
Benton Harbor
Mervyn Stouch
Alvin J. Boyd
Raynefjell
Gold Reef Sparks Wedderburn Street Turmoil
Old residents and farmer Dave Butterick clash as a secret gold find worth $20,000 prompts excavations under Wedderburn main street 150 miles north of Melbourne Australia causing traffic woes and town disruption.
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Wedderburn
Melbourne
Australia
Dave Butterick
UN Calls On All Koreans To End War
The United Nations without Russia urged all Koreans to cease fire and ordered northern Communist invaders to pull back from Seoul. A crisis security council session approved the move by 9-0, with Yugoslavia abstaining over North Korean representation objections.
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Lake Success
United Nations
Russia
Seoul
Security Council
Buried Bottle of Gold Dust Found in Nelson NZ
A buried bottle recovered in Nelson New Zealand contains gold dust valued at 560 dollars. The find prompts investigation into its origin and date, with authorities assessing ownership and historical context surrounding the cache.
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Nelson
New Zealand
Senate votes to approve 2 billion farm price support bill
Senate ready to vote on a 2 billion increase in farm price support funds as Ellender claims enough votes. Opponents led by Magnuson and Morse push to force a conference that tightens import restrictions from Canada Mexico and other nations amid tariff and reciprocal trade act tensions.
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Washington
Ellender
D-La
Senate
Canada
Mexico
Magnuson
U. S
Morse
Senate-House
Tariff Commission
Thieves In Bari Consume Loot Then Collapse
Two men broke into six Bari food stores and moved stolen goods to a house where they began eating. Police found them two days later as they attempted to flee, but they had eaten so much they collapsed.
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Bari
Italy
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