Deans of Women Gather for Wisconsin Meeting
Deans of women and advisers of girls from Wisconsin colleges and high schools will meet May 6 in Madison at Lathrop hall on invitation of UW Dean of Women Mrs. Mark Troxell. The program starts 9 30 a m with talks on Shaping Democratic Attitudes in Germany by Miss Bernce Leary and The Role of the Counselor led by several educators.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
Mark Troxell
Lathrop
Germany
Bernce Leary
Madison Public Schools
Helen Keating
Whitefish Bay High School
Missarguerite Wickenden
Ripon College
Emily Chervenik
Troxell
Marie Knipfel
Waukesha High School
Male McElligott
Marquette University
Keturaa Antrim
Sout Institute
Teachers College
Alice Tobey
Wausau
Rivoli Honors Two Mothers at Mother's Day Matinee
The Rivoli theater will award gifts to the oldest and youngest mothers attending Sunday’s Mother’s Day matinee of "Little Women." Manager William Freise said mothers must register their ages at the door. The Rivoli pharmacy next to the theater will present the gifts.
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Rivoli Theater
William Freise
Rivoli
Freise
Medical Group Gives $5,000 To Project
The state medical society reported it contributed $5,000 toward the University of Wisconsin foundation fund to erect a center for continuation studies in Madison Wisconsin.
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Medical Group
Madison
Wis
The
State Medical Society
University of Wisconsin Foundation
Wisconsin Spring Forest Fire Losses Rise
Madison Wisconsin special report notes 7 062 acres burned this spring due to dead vegetation and wind. Conservation department warns of higher fire risk with more field workers joining efforts alongside a spring trout season and general fishing opening on May 14. Total fires reach 416 with a 4 707 acre fire dominating recent figures.
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Madison
Wis
Conservation Department
Lake Superior
Swimming Instructor Heiress Marry In South
Albert Lewis Perry, former swimming instructor, and Barbara Morse McCall daughter of a Chicago industrialist, wed in Palm Beach with vows read by County Judge Richard P. Robbins. Perry previously taught at the Palm Beach Bath and Tennis club and the Sea Spray club.
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Palm Beach, Fla
Albert Lewis Perry
Barbara Morse McCall
Chicago
Directors To Be Examined June 29 30
The Wisconsin state board of health reports license examinations for funeral directors and embalmers will be held in Milwaukee on June 29 and 30.
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Madison
Wis
Milwaukee
State Board of Health
Obituary notes list notable figures across multiple states
The dispatch lists several prominent figures including Sir Malcolm Fraser lord lieutenant of Surrey and former editor roles, Montague R. Ward Welding Shipyards executive, Frederick Brinsmade Van Rieeck Jr. longtime attorney and civil service head, and Harry H. Odell father of coaches Howie Odell and Bob Odell, all noted across Dorset Norfolk Phoenix and Sioux City segments.
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Associated Press
Dorset
Sir Malcolm Fraser
Surry
The
London Evening Standard
Birmingham Gazette
Evening Dispatch
Phoenix, Ariz
Frederick Brinsmade van Rieeck, Jr
White Plains
Civil Service Commission
Sioux City, la
Harry H. Odell
Howard
Howie) Odell
University of Washington
Robert
Bob) Odell
University of Wisconsin
Eyes West For Politicos Watching 1950
Westward political focus shapes 1950 elections as Democrats and Republicans jockey over reclamation public power and conservation. J. Howard McGrath travels to Albuquerque to rally West support while GOP counters with regional conferences and attacks on 80th Congress actions.
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Washington
West
J. Howard McGrath
Albuquerque
N. M
McGrath
Wall Street
Thomas E. Dewey
GOP
80Th Congress
Lucas
Sixth Grade Dinner Prepared by Orient Themed Class
Sixth grade at the training school organized an Orient themed noon meal. Students created Japanese menus chose preferred foods. The main dish featured Yakasubi and co. Guests included Marilyn Otto and Dr and Mrs Rolfe among others. A food committee, decorations, invitations, and wait staff were assigned. Student teacher Mrs. Winifred Tanberg oversaw the group.
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Orient
Yakasubi and Co
Marilyn Otto
E. W. Leamer
Jean Rolfe
Orville Braun
Marjorie Smith
Harold Dyar
Pauline Abel
Darrell Larson
Jane Miller
Molly Krueger
Nancy Sorenson
Janis Cowley
Marit Gundersen
Mary Seaquist
Stephen Martindale
Louise Schuwalter
Barbara Byers
Carole O’niel
Margaret Reschlein
Carol Spence
Mike Smaby
Harry Worth
Tom Gilbertson
Roger Molzahn
Burton Spangler
Edward Hansen
Brad Alexander
Richard Wilson
Robert van Galder
Winifred Tanberg
Fells Student Elected Dorm Duke at Wisconsin Falls
Fred Jenkins of Chippewa Falls was elected Dorm Duke and will reign at the University of Wisconsin Falls formal dance on May 13. Australian women have declared bloomers old fashioned.
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Madison
Wis
Fred Jenkins
Chippewa Falls
Duke
Will
University of Wisconsin Falls
Author Of The Week W G Rogers Profiles Oscar DeLiso
Oscar DeLiso author of God's Thumb Down lived in the United States for ten years and in Italy for ten before returning in 1936. He read widely in New York Chicago and San Francisco libraries while working for newspapers and magazines. He started a literary sheet that folded, taught at Stanford in 1943, then joined the army and later wrote his first novel.
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Oscar DeLiso
Italy
United States
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Times
DeLiso
Stanford
Scotland Yard Probes Fire That Destroyed $120000 Munitions
London police investigate a blaze that consumed surplus war munitions valued at 30 pounds in an East End warehouse, the sixth fire in the area in a week as Scotland Yard acts quickly.
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London
East End
Scotland Yard
Babylonian Tablets List Wages For Eight Hour Canal Work
Ancient cuneiform clay tablets reveal daily wages for workers on a canal project. The documents specify pay scales for an eight hour workday and detail compensation practices.
Robins Build Nest in Local Anglican Church Lectern
Kingsfield reports a Robbins nest inside the lectern of the St. Francis of Assisi parish. The unusual avian home draws passerby attention as the birds nest within church walls. The incident echoes historic tales of nature inhabiting sacred spaces.
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Robins
Kingsfield
St. Francis of Assisi
Robbins
Jap Miners Strike Third Time In Month
Three Japanese coal miners have gone out on strike this month on legal holidays May Day Constitution Day and Children’s Day. Neither employers nor occupation authorities worry the stoppages as miners back a proposal to raise output for the same pay.
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Tokyo
Japan
Austria's Theatre for Schools Tours to Spur Drama Talent
Austria supports a touring theatre for schools program to present classical dramas in areas without permanent theatres. The initiative aims to stimulate public interest in drama and replenish the supply of young stage artists across the country.
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Austria
Mother’s Day Drives Across Nation’s Shops This Week
SAM DAWSON reports stores push Mother’s Day sales with new gift ideas major appliances and combinations with roses. Credit terms relaxed to boost purchases while florists and card makers forecast strong demand as families plan gifts for mothers and fathers with cards and promotions.
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New York
Federal Reserve Board
Mother
Hallmark Greeting Card Co
Father
Belgium Retail Prices Soar Far Above Prewar Levels
Retail prices in Belgium run nearly four times higher than pre war levels and sit about 15 percent above last year as the economy adjusts to postwar conditions.
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Belgium
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Wilma Carlberg
Cheyenne
Wyo
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Norfolk
Montague R. Ward
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Lacrosse
Tomah
Weu
Kite
Vestal Laboratories Inc
ST. Louis, MO
Politicos
Jack Bell
Middle West
Brewster
Maine
Senate
Ohio
Indiana
Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
80Th
Congress
Williams
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
Senator Aiken
R-Vi
Thye
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Midwest
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Meighen Supply Co
Caledonia Street
W. G. Rogers
Business Mirror
By Sam Dawson
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