Paul Bunyan Giant Figure to Open Chicago Railroad Fair
A 35 foot tall animatied Paul Bunyan will be unveiled June 25 at Chicago’s railroad fair by the Chicago North Western railway. The display includes Babe the Blue Ox and a Pioneer locomotive with mechanical speech and movement, showcasing lumberjack era gear and oversized components.
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Foxy Beaver Loses Decision To Warden
In Minneapolis Buck the beaver wins 11 rounds of a bout with Game Warden Bill Juberian but loses the decision in the 12th. Buck dammed Nine Mile Creek near Bloomington, creating a hazard for a two year old. Juberian finally trapped Buck after a long chase, buck escaping several traps before being captured and released in the Minnesota river.
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Buck the Beaver
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Nine Mile Creek
Bloomington
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Parents Watch As Lion Kills Daughter in Cage Encounter
In Nelspruit South Africa an 11 year old girl Marie Vandermerwe was mauled to death by a captive lion as she watched lions with a playmate. The lion dragged her through the bars into the cage and Marie died from severe injuries. The lion and its mate were shot after the attack.
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Nelspruit
South Africa
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Briesmeister Elected State Commander of Catholic War Veterans
Elmer Briesmeister of South Milwaukee won the state commander post at the Catholic War Veterans convention in Racine Wisconsin. Rev Erwin Van Handel of Madison was named chaplain and A Stoebauer of Appleton was elected treasurer. Also noted an assertion that about 38 percent of the human brain is gray matter.
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Elmer Briesmeister
South Milwaukee
Erwin van Handel
Madison
A. Stoebauer
Appleton
Wisconsin lawmakers split on Brannan farm plan push
Wisconsin's congressional delegation debates the Brannan farm plan as farm income declined in early 1949. Senators Wiley and McCarthy criticize federal control and price supports while Representatives Biemiller Zablocki Keefe and others call for further study before judgment.
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Brannan
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Chippewa Falls
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Appleton
Henry Wallace
House
Andrew J. Biemiller
Clement J. Zablocki
Milwaukee
Zablocki
Frank B. Keefe
Oshkosh
Gardner Withrow
la Crosse
Alvin E. O’konski
Mercer
Weather forecasting hampered by Chinese press blackout
The article notes that weather reports from North China have been blocked by the Communist authorities, forcing forecasters to rely on incomplete data from Mukden, Tientsin, Peiping and northern centers. It explains high pressure systems over Siberia shape Asia's weather and that forecasts depend on regular north reports, now missing.
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Siberia
Manchuria
Red Territory
Ilka Chase a Stylish Jack of All Trades on Fifth Avenue
New York actress Ilka Chase, famed for The Women and various films, radio and TV work, designs a pin from seashells gifted by her husband Norton Brown. She promotes a new novel set in New York’s East Side and continues multiple creative ventures.
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Ilka Chase
Fifth Avenue
Miss Chase
Dr. Norton
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Pacific Islands
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Tilly Bean
East Side
New York City
Crowley Pleads For Rail Relief
Milwaukee Road chairman Leo Crowley urged relief from operating costs to keep the railroad industry viable under free enterprise. He cited ICC rate hikes, a wartime transport tax, and rising crossing protection costs, noting 1949 freight and passenger traffic drops and a 4.7 percent rate impact. Directors and officers were re-elected. Buy Savings Bonds.
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