City Man Held In U S Case
George Abraham of La Crosse bound over to the September term of Winona county district court on a charge of obtaining narcotics by using a false address. He is held on $1200 bail in the county jail at Winona.
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ST. Charles
Minn
George Abraham
la Crosse
Winona
Abraham
Martin A. Beatty
W. Kenneth Nissen
S McElhaney
A. D. Caswell
Federal Narcotics Division
Stanley Carnes
St. Cloud
F. H. Rollins
Rollins
Frisch
Thg
Police
Caswell
Wallpaper Riot Sparks Queue at Lucky Store
Arrival of wallpaper shipment drew large crowds in front of the Lucky Store. A long queue formed as shoppers crowded the entrance hoping to purchase new wallpaper displays.
Notice for veterans to re enlist before deadline
Veterans must re enlist in the same grade held June 30th with only three days remaining. See Army Recruiting Office in La Crosse Wisconsin for advancement details.
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la Crosse
Wis
Quadruple Amputee Builds Dream Farm With U S Gifts
Fred Hensel a 27 year old quadruple amputee and last war veteran lives on 143 acres 12 miles north of Birmingham Alabama. He is working toward a large scale chicken operation after receiving about 40000 in gifts from citizens nationwide. He rises at 5 am and tends 10 acres of corn 30 head of cattle and hay with artificial legs and hooks for hands. His wife assists him and a custom car enables mobility on the farm.
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Birmingham
Ala
Fred Hensel
Here
Hensel
Okinawa
Truman Cites Food Crisis Not Over Yet
President Truman warned the world food crisis persists while the United States nears its half year target of 6 million tons of food grains. He urged continuing aid abroad and noted shipments will conclude after July. Britain planned bread rationing begins July 21 as domestic shortages persist. The Snyder report credits Hoover and Davis for strong famine relief performance and records over five and a half million tons shipped in the first half of the year.
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Washington
Truman
United States
London
John
Great Britain
John W. Snyder
Treasury Secretary
Snyder
Herbert Hoover
Chester Davis
Crier of Court Delivers Royal Salute in Kinston
In Kinston North Carolina the court crier unexpectedly cried And God save the King ending his intonation with a royal flourish. Policeman Guy Langston said his English service influenced the slip prompting surprised silence from judge lawyers witnesses and spectators.
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Kinston
N. C
Recorder’s Court
Guy Langston
Langston
England
Reduction sought in U S air mail rate
Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan urged Congress to approve a bill reducing domestic air mail postage from eight cents to three cents per ounce. He told the Senate Post Office Committee that the cut is an essential first step to boost air mail use and urged swift action.
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Washington
Robert E. Hannegan
Congress
Senate Post Office
Sight Unseen Cattle Purchases Reported by Slaughterers
The agriculture department said slaughterers are offering top ceiling prices for cattle sight unseen regardless of grade or quality, signaling a new buying practice.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Woman Harvests Early Tomatoes in Brownsville
Mrs. Fred Bulmahn of Brownsville Minnesota reports an early tomato harvest with three ripe matoes picked this Wednesday. She tends about 75 plants and notes the crop ripened exceptionally early this year, ahead of the usual July 4 timing.
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Fred Bulmahn
Brownsville
Minn
Bulmahn
City council debates water rates and well testing
Alderman Pamperin urges one year duration for rates to avoid outdated charges. Smith's resolution goes back to grounds and buildings committee. Roellig reports one of two test wells is unfit. board of public works to drill another well in Myrick park. action planned at next council meeting.
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Franklin Pamperin
Smith
Grounds and Buildings Committee
W. P. Roelling
Public Utilities Committee
Board of Public Works
Myrick Park
Roellig
Natives to Get Jobs Ambitious Gold Coast Training Plan
Ammah Mensah Agbokpor African native of the Gold Coast is sent to Britain for two years training as a railroad traffic inspector. The move fits a Gold Coast policy to prepare local officers for promotion into positions currently held by Europeans.
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Ammah Mensah Agbokpor
Gold Coast
Britain
Accra
Ican
Prices Steady in La Crosse as Nearby Markets Slump
Milwaukee and Chicago fruit and vegetable prices have fallen due to a buyers' strike, but La Crosse wholesalers report steady prices. West coast supplies and high quality keep locals from feeling the drop, with potatoes rising due to car shortages and bananas remaining at ceiling prices amid continued tight supply.
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Milwaukee
Chicago
la Crosse
West Coast
California
Silk Stockings On Sale Here In La Crosse
Kinney store begins selling pure silk stockings Friday morning in La Crosse. Maynard Oberg, store manager, announced 244 pair from a 100 000 dozen Kinney consignment in Harrisburg Pa have been allotted to La Crosse. Nationwide, about one in ten women is expected to buy a pair, sourced from government held silk released from parachute manufacture.
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Kinney
Maynard Oberg
Oberg
Kinney Co
Harrisburg
la Crosse
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