School Plans Night Concert by Washington Junior High
Washington junior high and Teachers College training school pupils will perform an instrumental concert under William W. Bak. The program features orchestra members Coralee Stokke, Helen Hale, Mary Byers, and many others with cornet and string ensembles, clarinet quartet, and a full band listed among the performers.
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Washington Junior High School
Teachers College Training School
William W. Bak
Coralee Stokke
Helen Hale
Mary Byers
Jean Raeder
Annah Lu Simonson
Sibil Thompson
Judith Gerwitz
Gretchen Hiegel
Alice Engelhardt
Edward Hanson
Helen Rynning
Jackie Miller
Noranne Byers
Jack Ramio
Nadine Wermuth
Marcie Kreutzner
Gerald Bemel
Tim Hetherington
Joan Tomalka
Gerald Miller
John Beekman
John Dissmore
Richard Wartenburg
Tom Hicke
Jim Nicklas
Robert Rymers
Terry Sharp
Gregory Athnos
Allan Townsend
Kay Falke
Leslie Munson
Bert Baker
Victor Charles George Kupferschmidt
Louis Jones
Carl Burdick
Bill Jordan
Bob Athnos
Eide
Jack Thomas
Mary Jt
U S Steel Sees Three Weeks Left If Coal Strike Persists
Irving S. Olds, chairman of United States Steel Corp, warned at the 45th stockholders meeting that operations could continue for only about three weeks if the coal strike endures. He decried the disruption caused by a single union leader and noted company operations had fallen from 95 percent capacity to about 45 percent last week.
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Hoboken
N. J
Irving S. Olds
United Steel Corp
John L. Lewis
Olds
United States
Mt Ruapehu Eruption Shakes New Zealand Skies
New Zealand’s Mt Ruapehu discharged glowing rocks visible from Okakune as residents watched rocks shoot into the air and tumble down the slopes. After several minutes the volcano quieted again as trains of thunderous activity faded.
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Mt. Ruapenu
New Zealand
Wellington
Okakune
L. W
British General Homeward Task: Buy Felt Hat
A British general returning from Germany undertakes a simple, practical duty. The first task noted is to purchase a felt hat, reflecting everyday wartime routines and morale measures as troops redeploy.
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Germany
Eight Divorces Granted Here In Circuit Court
Motion day in circuit court Tuesday disposed of several actions to quiet titles and orders a show cause. Eight divorces were granted in the morning session. Florence Babcock of 610 South Eighth street was granted a decree from Hollis D. Babcock for cruel and inhuman treatment and received custody of two children plus alimony and support. Other awards include divorce for Albert J. Hunt from Margaret A. Hunt with custody of four children, Louise Morkwed from Philip Morkwed with custody of one child, Lawrence Overhagen from Verna Overhagen with no alimony, Ethel Jones from Lawrence E. Jones with alimony waived, Dorothy H. Smith from Donald William Smith with custody and support, Glaycis Sheffer from Donald Sheffer with custody and alimony, and Anna Kenyon from Jack Kenyon on her counter claim. Judge Cowie announced June through August motion days begin at 10 a.m. due to schedule shift.
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Florence Babcock
South Eighth Street
Hollis D. Babcock
Babcocks
Decorah
Albert J. Hunt
Avon Street
Margaret A. Hunt
Ferry Street
Winona
Minn
Louise Morkwed
Cass Street
Philip Morkwed
Onalaska
Morkweds
Lawrence Overhagen
North Seventh Street
Verna Overhagen
la Crosse
Ethel Jones
Lawrence E. Jones
Dubuque
Dorothy H. Smith
Kane Street
Donald William Smith
Rose Street
Smiths
Glaycis Sheffer
Donald Sheffer
Jack Kenyon
Anna Kenyon
R. J. Onalaska
Anna May Loomis
R. S. Cowie
Roxas McNutt Tour Plans Include Tokyo Adak Seattle
President elect Manuel Roxas and High Commissioner Paul McNutt will travel via Tokyo Adak and Seattle en route to Washington D C itinerary disclosed today They depart Manila by plane on Wednesday for the journey and will visit key stops along the way to the capital.
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Manila
Manuel Roxas
Paul McNutt
Tokyo
Adak
Seattle
Washington, D. C
Mexico City Housewives Queue for Fuel Amid Transport Threat
In Mexico City, housewives prepared to queue for fuel as coal burners used by poorer classes faced a threatened reallocation or suspension of transport supplies, signaling potential fuel shortages and social distress.
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Mexico City
Keeper Of Corpse Caught By Sheriff At Tourist Camp
J S Hollenbeck and Deputy Sheriff Alfred Young arrested Johannes Richter of Chicago after they found him about to depart with a wax death prop in his car. The fake corpse was meant for a show in Minneapolis, discovered at a tourist camp eight miles south of Black River Falls on Highway 12.
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Black River’ Falls
J. S. Hollenbeck
Here
Highway 12
Hollenbeck
Alfred Young
Johannes Richter
Chicago
Richter
Minneapolis
Gabreski Opts For Aircraft Work Over Medicine
Col Francis Gabreski America's top fighter ace visits Oil City to see his newborn daughter born April 23 and says he will settle on the west coast to work in the aircraft industry, leaving a pre medical path at Notre Dame. His wife Kay Cochran is from Prairie du Chien Wisconsin.
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Oil City
Francis Gabreski
America
Los Angeles
Army Air Forces
Gabreski
Notre Dame University
T He
Kay Cochran
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Cee
Wright Field
Dayton
Not Enough Surplus For Veterans Priority Shortage
CHICAGO Veterans face limited supplies under the new surplus property act amendment. Arthur J. Fushman deputy administrator for operations at the War Assets Administration said during a Chicago Association of Commerce talk that items like passenger cars trucks and typewriters are not available in sufficient quantities to meet all veterans demands. He noted the act gives veterans a priority second only to the federal government.
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Chicago
War Assets Administration
Arthur J. Fushman
WAA
Chicago Association of Commerce
Fushman
Vets Of Two Wars Parade In Sparta Wisconsin
Veterans of Foreign Wars from World War I and II led a joint parade through Sparta led by Rooney chapter drum and bugle corps Fern Schrier Edith Mosher and Shirley Fiedler. Speakers included Stanley M Bychinske Milo Welch and Lloyd Branks. Two Tomah VFW resolutions on education for World War II veterans and furlough benefits were adopted and will go to the state convention in Madison.
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Sparta
Wis
Rooney Chapter
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Fern Schrier
Edith Mosher
Shirley Fiedler
Stanley M. Bychinske
USO
Milo Welch
la Crosse
Lloyd Branks
Milwaukee
Tomah Vfw
Madison
Welch
Jaycees List 16 Projects For Giessenbier Trophy
The La Crosse Jaycees outlined 16 projects in the past year including city school safety, Ozzie the Safety Clown, summer salvage drives, Christmas lighting and in the air programs. They supported the La Crosse cancer detection center, scrap drives, Red Cross knitting, war bond work, and a $300 donation to a new veterans' hospital at Tomah.
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Fritz Wolf
Flying Tigers
Wisconsin Aeronautics Commission
la Crosse
Jacettes
la Crosse Cancer Detection Center
Red Cross
Jaycees
Ozzie
March of Dimes
Elias Seira
Navy
Veterans’ Hospital
Tomah
Kenny wins endorsement after lengthy Wisconsin convention
Republicans at a Wisconsin convention endorsed Kenny after hours of debate on the endorsement and a fight over a gubernatorial candidate. Kenny urged serving the people of Wisconsin as the party faced a lengthy session with delegates caucusing and many leaving for home. With the attorney general vote looming turnout dwindled to fewer than 300 delegates and lone ballots often represented entire county delegations.
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Kenny
Wisconsin
Illinois Filling Stations Faced Gas Shortage Curbs
Illinois gas pumps halted under statewide dimout rules as coal shortages bite. Stations in Champaign Urbana used tank trucks and bikes to dispense gas while others pumped from tanks. Universities and plants limited power use and planned curbs on extracurriculars.
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Chicago
Wealth Edison Company
Edison Company
Peoples Gas, Light and Coke Company
Edison
Champaign-Urbana
R. W. Alsip
Champaign
Illinois Power Company At
Power Company
Champaignrbana
University of Illinois
Students Affairs Committee
Chanute Field
Canton
Yank Tells Of Capture By Chinese Reds
Maj. Robert B. Riggs and M. Sgt. Clayton Pond reported being captured in Changchun during a heavy April battle. Riggs described fighting near the north railway station and Yamato hotel, with both men treated well by Communist forces led by Maj. Gen. Chow Pao-chung who arranged fuel and airfield access before their release and Changchun’s return to normal life.
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Mukden
Robert B. Riggs
Wis
U. S
Clayton Pond
Portland
Ore
Changchun
Rigg
Yamato Hotel
Eighth Route Army
Pond
Chow Pao-chung
Consumer hogging blamed for shortages in reconversion
John D. Small told the Senate Banking Committee that consumer hogging of scarce goods worsens shortages. He warned that impatient buyers empty shelves and urged restraint. Small noted little manufacturer hoarding and said ending price controls could invite hoarding as Capehart denied known voting stance.
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Washington
John D. Small
Senate Banking Committee
Small
Capehart
R-Ind
Wagner
D-Ny
Wisconsin Central eyes routes in bid for Midwest spokes
President Higgins notes the board rejected a rival bid to add an omnibus clause. Wisconsin Central outlines routes from Chicago to Green Bay via Milwaukee and Oshkosh and a separate chain to Ashland, Marquette and Iron Mountain. Mid-Continent seeks Duluth to Chicago via Ashland and other cities, while affiliate hopes with American Airlines.
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Wisconsin Central
Chicago
Duluth
Milwaukee
Oshkosh
Clintonville
Green Bay
Wausau
Rhinelander
Wis
Ironwood
Mich
Ashland
Sheboygan
Appleton
Marquette
Iron Mountain
Menominee
Sturgeon Bay
Stevens Point
la Crosse
Rochester
Mid-Continent
American Airlines
Fatal head-on crash on highway 73 kills two in state
Lillian Hill age 20 from Owen and Reino Luoma from Withee died after a head-on collision on highway 73. Seven others were injured in the crash near Marshfield.
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Marshfield
Lillian Hill
Owen
Reino Luoma
Withee
500 Diamond Match Workers At Oshkosh Strike
About 520 Diamond Match workers in Oshkosh went on strike after a union official said they voted three to one against a 17 cent per hour raise offered by the company. Local 205 president Harvey Hanneman said Oshkosh workers joined peers in Wadsworth Ohio on strike. They seek a union shop, an 18 percent raise, a night bonus and longer vacations. Company officials had no comment.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Diamond Match Company
Harvey Hanneman
United Matchworkers Federal Labor Union
Osh
Wadsworth
Ohio
College School Presents Operetta Hi Ho Come To The Fair
The first and second grades of the Teachers college training school stage an original operetta Tuesday at 2 p m in the training school theater. Soloists a Norwegian string trio and bands join a Cinderella puppet show in three scenes a railroad station a farm and a fair. Mrs George Clark directs with Mrs Harold Youngberg as music director and Miss Wilma Stevenson overseeing staging.
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Teachers College Training School
George Clark
Harold Youngberg
Wilma Stevenson
Elevator Operator Has Ups and Downs at Statehouse
Richard Morrissey has operated the Massachusetts statehouse lift for 20 years and ferried six governors to the gubernatorial suite. His favorite tale involves Gov Maurice Tobin, who once found the elevator self operating after hours until a woman urged “Fourth floor, please” and Tobin obliged.
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Boston
Mass
Richard
Dick) Morrissey
Morrissey
Massachusetts Statehouse
Maurice J. Tobin
Germany kept money stable, Funk testifies at tribunal
MERNBURG Walther Funk told the international military tribunal that Germany kept its currency stable during the war and overthrew the idea that war disturbs monetary values. He disowned any share in Nazi economic policies and said Goering led policies until 1942, with Speer directing signals afterward. He also said he protested anti Jewish terror to Goebbels, noting losses of valuable goods and strained relations abroad.
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Mernberg
Walther Funk
International Military Tribunal
Germany
Reichsbank
Hermann Goering
Ministry of Economics
Albert Speer
Reich
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Ecuador Boosts Import of Motorcycles and Bicycles
Ecuador encourages shipment of motorcycles tricycles and bicycles into the country as a new import push. Local dealers anticipate a surge in two and three wheeled transport amid relaxed rules and potential tariff changes.
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Ecuador
Larger Army Budget Listed
President Truman submitted to Congress a war department budget of 7.246 billion dollars for the next fiscal year. It envisions an army of 1,070,000 men and officers by June 30, 1947, down from 1,500,000 a year earlier, plus 500 million for government and relief in occupied areas and 200 million for atomic service formerly run by the Manhattan Project. Cash expenditures are estimated at 8.6 billion, higher due to larger prior year appropriations.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
War Department
Atomic Service
Manhattan Project
Points Plan for New Houses in Chichester
A points system for allotting 200 new homes on the Whyte house estate in Chichester England has been introduced. One point per complete year of war service. Children over 10 receive three points and under 10 receive two points. Three points awarded if the family is in overcrowded or unsanitary conditions.
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Chichester
England
Whyte House
Sail for Japan report on F. C. Ainsworth voyage
A Washington radiogram says the first vessel carrying dependents of military personnel in Japan the F C Ainsworth will sail from Seattle June 10 and reach Yokohama about June 21.
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Tokyo
Washington Today
Japan
F. C. Ainsworth
Seattle
Yokohama
Mothers Weekend at College Honors Mothers with Dance and Tea
College observes Mothers Weekend with a Spring dance program led by the Orchesis group, a sorority tea, and multiple activities for parents and students. Highlights include the Opening Dance and pieces like the Perfume Suite and Rhapsody in Blue, with Miss Virginia Congreve directing and LaVerne Wierzba leading the group. A softball game, alumni events and a WRA breakfast close the weekend.
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Teachers College
College
Orchesis
Virginia Congreve
LaVerne Wierzba
Milwaukee
Joan Thompson
la Crosse
Lambda Sigma Chi Sorority
Wellesley-Vassar
Plimpton of Phillips
Women’s Recreation Association
Emma Lou Wilder
WRA
Evelyn mi Ye Lay
Hugh Wanless Dies At Galesville Home
Hugh Wanless 78 formerly of Sparta died at his Galesville home Monday about 8 30 a m after a stroke He had been ill earlier and hospitalized Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 p m at Lanham mortuary Sparta Rev Frederick officiating Burial in Burns cemetery Friends may call at Smith funeral home in Galesville Tuesday after 7 p m
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Galesville
Wis
Hugh Wanless
Sparta
Lanham Mortuary
Frederick
Burns Cemetery
Smith Funeral
Palmer Daugs Not Assembly Candidate
Palmer F. Daugs, long time Democrat assemblyman for Jefferson county, says he will not seek re election. He cites his duties as Wisconsin chairman for the national foundation for infantile paralysis as taking his full time, preventing a return to the state post.
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Lake Mills
Palmer F. Daugs
Jefferson County
Daugs
Assembly
Wisconsin
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
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Washington Junior High
Susan Boykin
Thixton Creek
Hewlett Bay Park
New York
Susan
Nancy Horn
Katherine Barber
Miami
Nancy
U.S. Steel Corp
MT. Ruapehu
Scholl
Nelson
Vets of
W. H. McMulin
Eugene Hill
Otto Sill
Felix Hall
Cyril R. Cooper
Frank Remmert
John W. Hinds
R. B. McCoy
KP Hall
Investrom
Illinois
Associated Press
Arenz Shoe CO
Yank
Ted Resino
By Galbraith
Core
S& Pat
College School
Hovschlers’ Prescription Pharmacy
Fifth Avenue
Sail For
Palmer Daugs
Cherard
California
ED Phillips & Sons Distr. Corp
PORT
Sherry, Muscatel
Dustries, Ltd. i A
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