Polio cases rise to five in Southeast Wisconsin area
Five polio cases, all children aged two to 14 from Viroqua Bangor and La Farge, are in isolation in a local hospital. Dr. Garland Weidner, health officer, says cases are mild and warns against alarm but stresses hygiene to prevent spread. He urges fly control garbage disposal and proper handling of food and food deliveries.
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la Crosse
Viroqua
Bangor
la Farge
Garland Weid
Ivery Mild
Weidner
Dr. Weidner
Trial details reveal Witt association question
Testimony recalls if Nathan Witt joined an association tied to a Communist apparatus in Washington. The group was named a Communist front by a 1944 HUAC report. Earlier, Murphy blocked questions about Hiss family suicides.
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Association
Nathan Witt
Department of Agriculture
Witt
Hiss’ Eaccuser
Whittaker Chambers
Washington
House un-American Activities Committee
Murphy
Hiss
Post Thanks Volunteers After 1949 State Convention
W C Gibson thanks post and auxiliary members on committees directors and chairmen of D A V American Legion Spanish War Veterans Am vets Catholic War Veterans Boy Scouts and local organizations for their faithful support of 1949 convention. The note urges rest and notes July 6 meetings and July 4 visit to Tomah veterans hospital for the carnival hot dog stand program.
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Thomas Rooney Pust
W. C. Gibson
D. A. V. American Legion
Spanish War Veterans
Amvets
Catholic Wear
la Crosse Tibune
Tomah Veterans’ Hospital
Berlin Rail Tieup Ends After 38 Days
Berlin's 38 day rail tieup ended when strikers returned to work and Soviet directed management resumed control of West Berlin stations. Traffic did not resume immediately as tests and reorganization followed. Four occupation powers prepared to advance talks on a trade allowing East West zone commerce and Berlin sectors to live together.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Germany
Allied Control Authority
Jobless Father Admits Killing 'Pewee' Eaton
Dudley Beatty 29 confessed to the murder of Walter Peewee Eaton in Lansing Michigan. Beatty waived municipal exam and faces circuit court arraignment for murder after his statement was treated as a guilty plea. Beatty, an unemployed factory worker and father of four, said he drank beforehand and lured the boy to a vacant lot where he was slain.
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Lansing
Mich
Walter (Peewee
Eaton
Dudley Beatty
Beatty
State Sanity Board
Paul Taylor
State Capitol
Taylor
Walter
Inspector Taylor
Ray E. Lamphear
Racine
Wis
Lamphear
Wisconsin
Blind Bride and Groom to Wed by Blind Minister
A blind bride Ida Mae Weddle and a blind groom Clifford English plan to marry Wednesday night in Springfield Indiana. Rev Rob in Kieser of Fourth Presbyterian will officiate with a guide dog helping. Witnesses are Mr and Mrs Verne Campbell and pianist Mrs Margaret Howse.
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Springfield
Robin S. Kieser
Clifford English
Ida Mae Weddle
Verne Campbell
Margaret Howse
County highway seeks 45000 for machinery funds
A county highway committee requests a 45000 boost to the machinery fund. Chairman Owner Terpstra notes the need cannot wait for transfers and urges immediate appropriation from the general fund to the highway fund. The plan moves to a July 19 special session then the July 21 regular meeting for final approval.
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County Highway Committee
Highway Committee
Terpstra
County Board of Supervisors
John Coleman
Finance Committee
Jaywalking Bill Signed By Rennebohm In Wisconsin
Gov. Rennebohm signed multiple measures including a bill allowing cities of first to third class to adopt jaywalking ordinances. The La Crosse Junior Chamber of Commerce backed the bill amid a local anti jaywalking drive. The action also included forest crop tax relief for land 40 acres or more and Milwaukee County programs for Halloween entertainment.
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Madison
Wis
Rennebohm
la Crosse
Milwaukee County
Senate
Voyta Wrabetz
Industrial Commission
Norman B. Cruser
Consumer Credit Review Board
Herman L. Ekern
Wisconsin Deep Waterways Commission
Harry Brockel
Milwaukee
The
Waterways Commission
Rejection of Lewis Plan Halts Coal Week Promise
Coal operators of the north and west voted in Pittsburgh to reject John L. Lewis plan offering a three day work week in exchange for postponing a strike. They fear antitrust action if they restrain trade by joining the union in capping hours.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
North
West
John L. Lewis
Pittsburgh
Congress Faces Quorum Question Over One Man Committees
A congressional analysis warns that the Christoffel decision could end the practice of a single lawmaker chairing investigations. If upheld, Congress might delegate authority to a lone member and declare him a quorum, prompting witnesses to potentially refuse to answer.
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Christoffel
un-American Activities Group
Congress
Coleman resigns from GOP strategy committee in discord
Coleman told reporters he will still seek to raise funds for parts of the national organization. Scott defended the committee as prompt and described three grassroots conferences as part of its duties. The withdrawal could affect fundraising for the 1950 campaign and trigger bigger calls for leadership changes within the national committee.
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Coleman
Strategy Committee
Scott
National Committee
Senate
House
Earwig Flight Doubts Despite Wing Structure
An earwig can fly but folding and reseating its wings into the wing cases is a complex action, making flight rare. The insect’s wing mechanics hinder frequent takeoffs.
Senate Deadlocks on Tax Bill Amid Adjournment
The Wisconsin Senate adjourned after a 19 to 10 vote on continuing a 50m wage. Amendments by Sen. Nelson on income taxes and surtax boosts failed. Gettelman and La Fond backed moves to send the bill to committee also failed. An R Schlabach cigarette tax amendment to fund welfare facilities passed. Earlier, the senate approved 1 066 000 for the emergency board to hire more welfare personnel. A measure to let a political party convention name ballot candidates for state constitutional offices was killed.
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Richland Center
Senate
Sen
Nelson
Madison
Gettelman
Milwaukee
la Fond
Rtwo Rivers
Schlabach
la Crosse
Assembly
Emergency Board
Department of Public Welfare
William Campbell
Oshkosh
Superior
University of Wisconsin
State Assembly
University Extension
Thompson
R-Richland Center
Education ties Frisch to Memorial field fair liaison group
Joseph W. Frisch secretary of the Inter-State Fair association was named liaison to handle fair matters connected with Memorial field. The board authorized purchasing 40 envoy chairs for Logan high school two additional classrooms at a cost not to exceed 253 dollars. The board adjourned for summer, resuming the first Monday in September.
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Joseph W. Frisch
Inter-State Fair Association
The
Fair Association
Memorial Field
Logan High School
Wisconsin Lawmakers See Salary Increases Pass Assembly
The Wisconsin assembly approved a bill doubling lawmakers pay from 100 to 200 dollars a month and repealing a room and board allowance. It also boosts chief justice, lieutenant governor, and auditor salaries, with increases effective after the next session, while other measures on taxes and licenses were debated or tabled.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Assembly
Senate
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Jaywalking
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Callen
O.D. Kent
Box 231
Greeley
Colorado
America
Nash
Mesh Motors
Drouson Notch
John L. Hofweber
Main St
la Crosse, Wis
W.L.A.D
Solon
Supreme Court
University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Sterling
Sterling Eye
Temate
Farnam
Gorham
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