Woman Sets Sales Record in New York Auto Industry
Helene Hoffman, 36, named as a $17 000 a year new car sales manager for Ralph Horgan Inc. in Manhattan. Joined in 1939 as a stenographer, she became the first woman in NYC auto executive ranks, later proving sales drive and business leadership. Ms Hoffman is married to Albert Thermack and has a 17 year old son.
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New York
New York City
Helene Hoffman
Hoffman
Ralph Horgan, Inc
Broadway
Ralph Horgan
Marine Corps
Student Nurse Begins Training In Fillmore
Jean Thaxter of Minneapolis and a University of Minnesota public health nursing student starts a six week rural field work training out of Fillmore county nurses office Preston. Ester Gilbertson from Rochester visited Preston with Fillmore public health nurses Leone Nord and Mary Lyons on April 28 and 29.
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Preston
Minn
Jean Thaxter
Minneapolis
Theniversity of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
Fillmore County
Ester Gilbertson
Rochester
Fillmore
Leone Nord
Mary Lyons
Logan Choir Delivers Talent at La Crosse Club Meeting
Logan high school's 62 voice a cap piano choir entertained the La Crosse Business Men's club at the Knights of Pythias hall. Directed by H. C. Amundson soon to join La Crosse Teachers College, the group performed six numbers with Melba Muth as violin soloist backed by Barbara Herried.
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Logan High School
la Crosse Business Men's Club
Knights of Pythias Hall
H. C. Amundson
la Crosse Teachers College
Melba Muth
Barbara Herried
VFW Club
Business Men’s Club
Jerry Moriarity
C. M Simonson
Arnold Weber
Charles Bonneville
Brewery Purchasing Agent Attends Wisconsin Institute
H E Rhodes purchasing agent at G Heileman Brewing Co La Crosse Wis attended the Industrial Management Institute on Purchasing Techniques at the University of Wisconsin April 25 29 The institute is one of the annual series to keep management current in economics and industry Sponsors are the school of commerce and the extension division with cooperation of the Wisconsin Manufacturers association
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Madison
Wis
H. E. Rhodes
G. Heileman Brewing Co
la Crosse
Industrial Management Institute
University of Wisconsin
School of Commerce
Wisconsin Manufacturers’ Association
Inflation Reflected in Philippine Markets for U.S. Goods
U S inflation trends ripple into Philippine markets affecting American foodstuffs apparel and building materials. Local buyers face higher prices as inflation swells import costs and currency effects shape consumer choices across sectors.
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United States
Optimists End Bicycle Safety Contest Friday
The Optimists season of bicycle safety contests concludes with final photos showing riding violations. La Crosse leaders Mayor Henry Ahrens Judge R W Ahlstrom and Judge George Ruediger praise the program. Entries due May 16 with five photos and a sentence and prizes include three bicycles and 25 accessories.
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Optimists
la Crosse
Henry Ahrens
R. W. Ahlstrom
George Ruediger
Ahrens
Coulee
Ruediger
la Crosse Tribune
Doerflinger’s
Nelson’s
Hollywood Theater
Airlift unity praised as Berlin block is broken
AP Foreign Affairs Analyst says the Allied airlift to Berlin has welded Western unity and boosted morale while yielding unique technical lessons for future war readiness. Johnson calls it a historic transport feat and Attlee hails it as a world wonder, with Bevin seeking a lasting four power settlement.
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Berlin
U. S
Johnson
Attlee
Western
Europe
America
Elton C. Fay
A. P. Air
Washington
Air Force
Hanging abolished in New Zealand linked to murder rise
Since New Zealand ended the death penalty seven years ago, murders have increased by about 60 percent, according to a study. The findings note a rise in violent crime following abolition and discuss potential causes and policy implications.
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New Zealand
Birthday profile of George Orson Welles
This birthday note marks May 6 1915 as the birth date of George Orson Welles in Kenosha Wisconsin son of an inventor promoter and a musician. It traces his rapid schooling and early stage start at the Abbey theater Dublin followed by a dramatic career including the invasion broadcast and the film Citizen Kane.
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George
Orson Welles
Kenosha
Wis
Ireland
Abbey Theater
Dublin
New Jersey
Mars
Tire-Changing Mishap Claims Life in Kankakee
George Hayes a 42 year old garage foreman at the American Marietta Paint Co was killed in a freak tire changing incident. He was helping mount a tire on a truck wheel when the rim blew out striking him and causing a fatal skull fracture.
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Kankakee
Ill
George Hayes
American Marietta Paint Co
Hayes
Five City Playgrounds Open Saturdays Through May
Five city playgrounds Copeland Roosevelt West Avenue South Avenue and Hogan will be open each Saturday through May from 9 a m to noon and 1 30 to 5 p m. A director will supervise activities including softball games track and field events contests and individual sports.
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Copeland
Roosevelt
West Avenue
South Avenue
Hogan
Texas scientists kill bacteria with ultrasonic nickel tube device
Two scientists in Texas used an electro magnetically driven nickel tube vibrating at about 8 800 cycles per second to generate extreme pitch sound waves that killed bacteria, according to their report.
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Texas
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Carl O. Pederson
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Roger Hafner
Roy Wittenberg
Carl Moen
Civic Committee
Nels Munkeby
O. J. Ramlo
Joseph R. Whitmer
Whitmer
Pittsburgh Glass Company
M. A. Edleman
U.S
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Airlift
Dewitt MacKenzie
Paris
Himalayas
Southeast Asia
China
Bevin
Hardesty Chemical Co
Dover
Ohio
Gami
Pearl St
Ble’s
Carl B. Noelke Co
Main St
Anderson Bros. Proprietors
Parkerhouse
Dahy
Ring Bologna
PDE Mae
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Many, Blanc & Co., Inc
Chicago
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