Dozen Negro Couples Barred From Alleys
Dozen Negro couples were refused permission to bowl in a husband and wife event at Milwaukee alleys under WIBC rules restricting membership to white females. One barred bowler said the group reserved a full shift to avoid embarrassment. Attorney James Dorsey said he would consult the district attorney.
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Milwaukee
Women’s International Bowling Congress
WIBC
Elsa Schalla
Milwaukee Women’s Bowling Association
Isaaih W. Pyant
James Dorsey
American Bowling Congress
Truman blasts Soviet drive to wreck peace at Wisconsin rally
President Truman, on a non political tour in Wisconsin, condemned Soviet efforts to obstruct international cooperation. He urged unity through credit unions, warned isolationism invites war, and spoke to about eight thousand at the University of Wisconsin. Plans floated for further cross country trips after primaries.
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Madison
Soviet Union
Joseph C. McCarthy
Wisconsin
McCarthy
State Department
Truman
University of Wisconsin
Credit Union National Association
Lake Mendota
Russia
Congress
Truman Visits Madison for Mother's Day Events
President Truman toured Wisconsin events in Elroy and Madison. He attended Grace Episcopal church services, spoke on the university campus, and helped lay a cornerstone for the Credit Union National Association headquarters. He greeted a child in the crowd before departing for Chicago.
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Madison
Wis
Truman
Elroy
Grace Episcopal Church
Capitol Square
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Lake Mendota
Credit Union National Association
Larry Slivka
Mr. Truman
Chicago
Market cattle hogs calves and lambs report from Winona and Chicago
Winona and Chicago trading update shows hogs 10-25 cents higher, beef cattle and calves steady to higher. Prices listed by weight for hogs 160 to 500 pounds, cattle including steers, heifers, cows, bulls with ranges. calves top around 31, lambs 25. Market coverage includes South St. Paul figures with slaughter cattle, hogs, and sheep activity, plus grain and potatoes quotes.
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Swift & Company
Winona
Minn
Chicago
U. S
Idaho
Alabama Bliss
California Bliss
Louisiana Bliss
South ST. Paul
USDA
Plane crash on Alder Lake claims life of Tomah man
Krase, 25, of Tomah was killed when his plane crashed after clipping pine trees during a stunting flight near Alder Lake. Deputy Coroner John White said internal injuries caused his death. Authorities from Sheriff Hans Biegel to the CAA were notified. Krase had served in the National Guard since 1941 and was not married. He was born November 16, 1919, in Tomah, son of William and Mrs. Krase. He leaves parents, two brothers, and a sister. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Morgan
Robert Tage
Alder Lake
Krase
John White
Tomah
Hans Biegel
Sparta
CAA
la Crosse
William Krase
Tunnel City
National Guard
Guardsmen
Louisiana
Fiji Islands
732Nd Ordinance Maintenance Company
Army
Camp Williams
Camp Douglas
Wis
Tomah High School
Erwin
California
Japan 1949 exports and imports value figures
Exports from Japan in 1949 were valued at 510,969,139 dollars compared with 258,271,491 dollars in 1948. Imports totaled 901,677,130 dollars in 1949 versus 682,612,645 dollars in 1948.
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Japan
McCarthy Attacks Acheson Lattimore Policies in Asia
Senator McCarthy charged Secretary of State Acheson with betraying U S policy in Asia. He urged Truman to fire Acheson and Jessup, accusing Lattimore of crafting a secret plan and labeling the Far East strategy as a fraud. McCarthy warned of a Stalin driven Red Lake in the Pacific and urged actions around Formosa and Korea.
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Atlantic City
N. J
McCarthy
Wis
Acheson
United States
Asia
Truman
China
Far East
Owen Lattimore
Philip Jessup
U. S
State Department
Latimore
Lattimore
Wisconsin
Washington
Acheson, Lattimore
Jessup
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Pacific Ocean
Red Lake
Formosa
South Korea
Lucey Seeks 3rd Wisconsin District Congress Nomination
La Crosse born candidate Lucey of Ferryville announces intent to seek the party nomination for the third Wisconsin district. He promises frank talks on vital issues and to speak from the same platform as other candidates. Lucey, a WW II veteran and former Bloomington grocer, rose to statewide attention with a 1948 upset of Donald C. McDowell and later served in the Wisconsin Assembly on agriculture.
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Congress
Wisconsin
la Crosse
Lucey
Ferryville
Wis
Crawford
Grant Counties
University of Wisconsin
Bloomington
Grant
Veterans’ Affairs
American Legion Department Housing Committee
VFW
Donald C. McDowell
State Assembly
Assembly Agriculture Committee
Mother's Day Outing Ends in Four Drownings
A Mother's Day family boat outing on the swollen Ohio River near Evansville ended in tragedy as four children aged five to nineteen drowned after the boat capsized. An uncle, Waynee Carr, rescued Jerry Crawford five and Sue Crawford twelve. Sue Carr swam to shore while two other victims remain missing. The group included seven children in total, from three families.
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Evansville
Ind
Ohio River
Waynee Carr
Jerry Crawford
Sue Crawford
Sue Carr
Carr
James Hinderliter
Marcellus Diegs
Donald
Hilary
D. Carr
Onalaska Class of 1945 Plans Reunion
Onalaska high school graduates of 1945 plan a reunion set for June 17. A Tuesday night meeting to discuss plans was announced by President Glenn Gurlickson. The gathering will start at 7 p m at First Lutheran Church in Onalaska.
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Onalaska
Glenn Gurlickson
First Lutheran Church
Mother of Luther college students remembered in dedicatory rites
Dr. Walther I. Brandt recalls Mrs. Diderikke Brandt as the Mother of Luther college students for her years of care at Luther College. She organized the Lutheran Ladies Aid to serve students, hosted the Comitia Dummiana, and fostered a homelike atmosphere even before World War I. The dedication featured Rt. Rev. Jordahl, Rev. Dr. Preus, and Silver postlude, with an open house in the new dormitory.
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Walther I. Brandt
City College of New York
Luther
Brandt
Diderikke Brandt
Luther College
V. T. Jordah
Mason City
Iowa
Evangelical Lutheran Church
O. J. H. Preus
Hobart
Two men plead guilty to assault in county court
Kolacinski and Blackstone pleaded guilty to assault and battery in county court and were sentenced to six months in the county jail. They were arrested in La Crosse after stealing a car in Milwaukee. Hansen pleaded innocent. trial set for May 17 at 2 p.m. with bond $500, awaiting trial for breaking and entering.
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Kolacinski
Blackstone
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Railroad
la Crosse
River Junction
Hansen
Parade Plans Form Outfits For Armed Forces Day
Parade marshal Capt Arne C Christiansen says Armed Forces Day events are set for Saturday May 20 assembly points Burns Park and Fourth Street between Cass and King with 2 45 p m assembly and 3 p m start. Route goes King to Seventh to Main to Second then disassemble. Formation includes Rear Adm Walter Schindler Camp McCoy units American Legion drum corps US Air Force Central high school Band 173rd Field Artillery Wisconsin National Guard Veterans of Foreign Wars drum corps and more.
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Arne C. Christiansen
Christiansen
Burns Park
Fourth Street
Cass and
King Streets
Cass
King Street
Seventh
Main Street
Second Street
Walter G. Schindler
Camp McCoy
American Legion
U. S. Air Force
Central High School
173Rd Field Artillery
Wisconsin National Guard
Logan High School
426Th Infantry Regiment
Veterans of Foreign Wars
426Th Infantry
Aquinas High School
Catholic War Veterans
U. S. Naval Reserve
Marine Corps League
Death of Anna Katz Highlights Jewish philanthropy in Chicago
The Chicago Hebrew Theological College honors Anna Sarah Katz for funding the south side branch buildings now named in her honor. Destitute students receive housing, food, and clothing. Active in Red Cross work during World War II, she supported La Crosse Jewish circles and fundraising for charitable causes. Survived by four sons and a daughter, funeral services were held in Chicago with burial at Anshe Knesses Israel cemetery.
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Chicago Hebrew Theological College Bulletin
Yeshivahs
South Side
Chicago Hebrew Theological College
Anna Sarah Katz
William
Dallas
Tex
Sam and
Myer
la Crosse
Sanford E. Bern
Milwaukee
Dorothy
Chicago
Anshe Knesses Israel Cemetery
Car Crash and Bicycle Accident Reported in City Streets
An accident left Glen F. Miner with a damaged 1941 car totaling 500 dollars after he fell asleep at the wheel. Eight-year-old Kenneth Madden suffered a bruised forearm in a bicycle truck collision at 11 22 a m near 932 Johnson street. Raymond L. Wiatt was the truck driver. A second collision at Third and Cass involved Robert J. Sila and Ruth P. Kamps with 75 dollars total damage and a green light miscue cited.
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Glen F. Miner
Charles Street
Asleen
C. Lange
Kenneth Madden
South 10Th Street
Johnson Street
Raymond L. Wiatt
South 22Nd Street
Wiatt
Third
Cass Street
Robert J. Sila
Playfield Avenue
Ruth P. Kamps
Minneapolis
Sila
Train cheese makers to turn surplus milk into cheese
Farmers wives in Britain train cheese making recruits to convert surplus milk into needed cheese, expanding production and supporting rural milk markets.
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Britain
Mediation continues as rail firemen's strike persists
Chicago mediation board members hear that progress is limited as 18 000 firemen strike drags on. Leaders Edwards and O Neill report ironed out side issues but no give, while unemployment claims rise under the railway labor act.
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Chicago
Leverett Edwards
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Francis A. O'Neill, Jr
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Edwards
Railroad Adjustment Board
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Geem
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Aere
Nelson
South Fourth St
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Altea’ Chen. & Dye
Homestake Mining
Starrett
Allied Ane Hudson Motor
allie-Chalmers Mig
Studebaker Corp
Am. Car & Ferry
Inland Steel
Swift & Co
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Montgomery Ward
Baldwin
Nash-Kelvinator
Zenith Radio
Bendix Aviation
National Biscuit
Zenite Products
Bethlehem Steel
National Container
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Case Co
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Northern Pacific
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Ohio Oil
Chicago & NW
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G. Heileman Co
Packard Motor
Home Insurance
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Paramount Pictures No. States Power
Congoleum-Nairn
Penney
Cleveland
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Pure Oil
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Curtiss-Wright
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Inter Cellucation
Douglas
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Paragon
General Motors
Socony-Vacuum
Prentiss-Walters
Goodrich
Southern Pacific
Lime Safway Steel
Goodyear Spiegel
la Crosse Tele
Northern Iron Ore
Standard Brands
Winona Livestock
Bia
Trucker
New Tribune
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Pfafflin’s
West Ave
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