Holy Family Visits Temple in Jerusalem
The Nativity family travels to the Temple at Jerusalem on the eighth day after Jesus' birth. Mary and Joseph present offering choices, reflecting devotion amid wealth and poverty, while relatives Elizabeth and Zachary greet them. The scene contrasts temple ritual with urban squalor and enduring faith.
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Jesus
Mary
Joseph
Anna
Joachim
Jerusalem
Temple
Zachary
Elizabeth
John
Samuel
Bethlehem
Readstown Hit Hard by Fire Destroys Power Plant
Readstown Wisconsin faced extensive outages after a Tuesday night fire destroyed the municipal light and power plant. Officials estimate the blaze caused about 860000 dollars in damage, aided by 5000 gallons of oil and a windy blaze. power is returning as Vernon REA linemen reconnect Readstown outlets.
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Readstown
Wis
Municipal Light and Power
Vernon Rea Cooperative
REA
Soldiers Grove
Viroqua
Kickapoo
Truman Refuses Moscow Visit While President
President Truman said he will never travel to Moscow during his term but will cooperate with any plan to preserve peace. He supported using the United Nations and keeping peace talks possible in the United States, while declining to specify a timing for any post presidency visit.
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Washington
Truman
Moscow
United Nations
Sen. McMahon
D-Conn
Four-Room Home Burns in Waukesha Family Away
Mrs. Blanche Terwilliger and her three children lost their four-room house in Waukesha when a coal stove exploded Tuesday night. Fire officials estimate about 3000 dollars in damage.
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Waukesha
Wis
Blanche Terwilliger
White House weighs unity of foreign and domestic policy
The White House considers a plan to unify U S foreign and domestic economic policy under a interdepartmental committee led by a White House coordinator. Acheson and others push realignment to promote prosperity, with tariff reductions and expanded markets for foreign goods. Officials note Europe faces gaps after recovery programs end.
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Washington
White House
Truman
State Department
Acheson
United States
State, Treasury, Commerce, and Agriculture
Europe
Local Weather Forecast for La Crosse Area
Fair and not so cold tonight with near zero in the city and eight in the country. Friday brings increasing cloudiness and warmer, with a high around 30 in the afternoon.
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la Crosse
Traffic Report Lets La Crosse Hear Final Parking Plan
La Crosse will hear the final report from Associated Consultants on parking and traffic reform at a 7:30 p m meeting in rooms 224 and 225 of the Vocational school. The plan includes a 250000 off street lot program a 180000 immediate project and a one way Third and Fourth street system with related street, alley, and bus stop changes.
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Barton
Common Council
Third Street
Fourth Street
Main Street
Fifth Avenue
Main
Jay Streets
March Roars In Like Lion Wind Drives Wisconsin Cold
A Wisconsin forecast notes a strong northwest wind diminishing after Wednesday. Temperatures plunged to eight below zero overnight with highs near 18 above in Madison and 19 below in Superior. Snow up to half an inch fell at Land O Lakes, with drifting in the north. The outlook calls for fair, not as cold nights, and warmer Friday as winds subside.
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Oklahoma City
H. J. Thompson
Madison
Superior
Land O'Lakes
Wisconsin
A. D. Sania
la Crosse
Don't Waste Water City Official's Plea
City Engineer John Barth urged La Crosse residents to conserve water Friday through Sunday as the main pumping station will be out of operation for cleaning the low pressure reservoir. He said use all the water you need but don't waste it.
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John Barth
la Crosse
Barth
Truman Urges Keeping Rent Controls Through Next Year
President Truman stated rent controls should continue for another year beyond their June 30 expiry. He spoke at a news conference amid congressional action and noted the Senate Appropriations Committee approved 2.6 million dollars for the housing expeditor but added a rider to wind down rent control duties by June 30.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate Appropriations Committee
Mink farm blaze fatal for Bernard Snodie at Fort Atkinson
Bernard Snodie age 35 of Cambridge died in a Fort Atkinson hospital after a flash fire at a mink farm Tuesday. Another worker, Frank Hartman Jr., 30, was injured and reported in improved condition following the blaze that damaged the farm.
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Fort Atkinson
Wis
Bernard Snodie
Cambridge
Frank Hartman, Jr
Great Basket Mystery Puzzles New York Police
New York police chase a wire basket theft wave with 316 baskets gone in five weeks across mid Manhattan. Officers and apartment superintendents speculate about culprits from out-of-towners to parrots, garden use, and even leaf burning, as no baskets are recovered.
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New York
Manhattan
Police Department
Frank Doyle
Flash Fire Kills Navy Vet Wife and 3 Children in Kenosha
A navy veteran Carroll Maxwell 25 his wife Betty 26 and their children Jimmy 4 Steve 2 and Patricia 2 months died in a trailer camp fire in Kenosha Wisconsin. Neighbors reported the cabin ablaze at 3 30 am. Firefighters faced sub zero temps and a 20 mph wind with limited water supply. Maxwell served on the U S New Hampshire early World War II and was discharged in 1945.
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Kenosha
Wis
Carroll Maxwell
Betty
Jimmy
Maxwell
Maxwell Provinnce
Maxwells
St. Joseph
Missouri
U. S. New Hampshire
Bert Oberholtzer
Oberholtzer
Judge Declares UMW Innocent Of Contempt
Federal Judge Richmond B. Keech found the United Mine Workers not guilty of both civil and criminal contempt in the 25 day soft coal strike. The verdict, announced after a brief two minute ruling, ends government hopes of coercing a coal restart via contempt findings.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
Richmond B. Keech
Keech
Igh
Seiz
Kefauver Reports Crime Tips From Several Cities
Senator Kefauver said he has already received tips pointing to criminal syndicates in cities such as Miami Chicago Los Angeles and New York. He will pass information to the judiciary committee after the broader crime investigation is approved.
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Washington
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Senate
Miami
Chicago
Los Angeles
New York
Judiciary Committee
Fire in Buffalo coal yard re freezes shipment
Workers built a fire under a gondola comparable to a frozen shipment to speed unloading. The blaze ignited the coal, water doused the fire, and the coal re froze after cooling.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Death Ends Woman's Hope Of Living Until Return Of Christ
Mrs. William A. Nicholson, 72, died of a throat ailment in Maryville Tennessee. She and her husband built a 14 room stone house with thick walls and roof, believing they would witness Christ's second coming described in Thessalonians and Revelation. They planned the home to endure a thousand years.
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Maryville
Tenn
Earth
William A. Nicholson
Nicholson
Thessalonians
Democratic powwow to energize campaign in Chicago
Democratic leaders plan a three day conference in Chicago in May titled a Jefferson jubilee marking the 150th anniversary of Jefferson’s election. The event runs May 13 to 15 with President Truman invited to speak at a closing rally at Chicago Stadium.
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Chicago
Truman
Jefferson
Chicago Stadium
Eight of a family die in Monson fire
Fire swept through a small Monson home early Thursday killing eight members of the Smith family and injuring a ninth. Elwood Smith 36 Harriet Smith 68 and six children perished. Norma Smith wife was found naked and severely burned in deep snow and treated at Dover hospital. Father died rescuing others. The house stood in Piscataquis county about 60 miles northwest of Bangor.
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Elwood Smith
Harriet Smith
Ee Smith
Norma
Dovercrenssel
Piscataquis County
Bangor
State Investigator Sent To Look Into Sheriff Board Dispute
In Door county the state investigator is reviewing a feud between Sheriff John B. Pivonka and the county board. Asst. Atty. Gen. Richard Barrett was dispatched by Gov. Rennebohm after a petition sought the sheriff’s removal amid charges of inefficiency misconduct and malfeasance. The sheriff closed the jail last week pending board decisions on support.
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Madison
Wis
Door County
Richard Barrett
Rennebohm
John B. Pivonka
Harry Schuyler
45 Mile Per Hour Gust Drops Wall at Milwaukee Factory
Winds reaching 45 miles an hour toppled a nearly 30 foot high concrete block wall at a new box factory under construction in Milwaukee. The wall toppled inward. two other walls stayed standing. No injuries were reported.
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Milwaukee
Priority Established For State Coal Users
A Wisconsin state order creates a coal delivery priority list based on need and health and safety impact. Gov. Rennebohm and Agriculture Chief Donald N. McDowell signed the measure, with hospitals, welfare, and public utilities ahead of food processors, dairies, and refrigeration plants, and emergency allocations possible with official certification.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Rennebohm
Donald N. McDowell
State Agriculture Department
McDowell
Seco
Department of Agriculture
Coal Shortage Forces School Closures Across La Crosse Region
Thirteen La Crosse public schools and the Lower French Island system will close next Monday and Tuesday to conserve dwindling coal. The board of education ordered the closures after emergency sessions led by Supt. Batho, with eight schools holding about a 10 day coal supply. Schools will bank fires at 4 p.m. Friday and reheat to normal temperatures by Wednesday. If cold weather continues, further retrenchment may follow. a follow up survey will decide on further closures. A concert at Aquinas High School was postponed due to the shortage.
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la Crosse
French Island
Board of Education
M. G. Batho
Batho
A. F. Jordan
Jordan
Longfellow
J. B. Brenner
Superiot
Aquinas
J Kundinger
la Crosse County Hospital
West Saleem
Mediators Seek New Phone Talks Between Parties
Federal mediators called for new peace talks in a threatened telephone strike. Western Electric and the CIO Communications Workers were invited to a meeting with Conciliation Director Cyrus S. Ching and other mediators. The company had refused to send negotiators, and after conciliation collapsed, President Truman secured a 60 day truce.
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Washington
Western Electric Co
CIO Communications
Cyrus 8. Ching
Truman
Swike
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