Clyde Smith to Speak at TC Honor Event
Clyde B Smith former Indiana University head coach returns to State Teachers College Thursday 8 p m as guest speaker at the annual recognition assembly A capacity crowd is expected in the main auditorium for letters keys and awards to outstanding college organizations and teams A special mystery award will highlight the program with college band musical selections and speeches by two senior students
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Clyde B. Smith
Indiana University
State Teachers College
Smith
Indiana
Navy
Illinois Mayor Fined $300 On Liquor Charge
Lincoln Illinois Bert Churchill 61 mayor of Toulon pleaded guilty to transporting liquor with a broken seal after state police found an open pint bottle in his car following an accident near Lincoln on May 6 He was fined 300 in police magistrate court Mrs Roberta Riley 27 Tower Hill died in the crash and a manslaughter charge was filed against Merriell K Potter 45 San Jose a friend and driver in the incident
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Lincoln
Ill
Bert Churchill
Toulon
Churchill
Here
Roberta Riley
Tower Hill
Merriell K. Potter
San Jose
Police forces grow in cities over 10 000 population
Cities expand police strength to a ratio of two officers per 1000 residents, according to the International City Managers Association. The wartime low of 1945 is noted in context of the trend as municipal authorities state their current staffing levels.
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Chicago
International City Managers Association
Town Shows How Big Its Heart Can Be
LEWISTON Michigan residents rallied after a Thursday fire destroyed a log cabin factory employing 30 people, with losses around 50 000 to 70 000. Community members donated milk coffee bake sale funds and labor, while a new quonset building was planned for completion by Wednesday.
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Lewiston
Mich
North Woods
Woodlands
John Walter
William Heine
Buzz Coggins
al Lane
Heine
Illinois Man Named Heads State Institution
MADISON Wisconsin Evert Moody of Downers Grove Illinois was named superintendent of the Wisconsin sanatorium at Wales succeeding Dr Richard Schmidt Jr Moody will assume duties immediately Moody has been director of the Falls Ida general hospital Appointment of Clyde Gunderson Mellen as an inspector in cosmetology was approved to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Belle Pickard Ripon Drs Hugh Wilson Kenosha and Joseph Kuzma Milwaukee were certified to do marriage blood tests The board announced Dr John D Porterfield Ohio state health officer would be the keynote speaker at a Wisconsin public health council meeting here Friday
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Madison
Wis
Evert Moody
Downer’s Grove
Wisconsin
Wales
State Board of Health
Moody
Richard Schmidt Jr
In Falls
Ida
General Hospital
Clyde Gunderson Mellen
Belle Pickard
Ripon
Hugh Wilson
Kenosha
Joseph Kuzma
Milwaukee
John D. Porterfield
Ohio State Health Officer
Wisconsin Public Health Council
Eight Movie Firms Appeal $2 Million Bond Posting
Eight film companies including Paramount, RKO, Fox, Warner, and Columbia posted appeal bonds totaling 2 million dollars after a February verdict against them for monopoly practices. The Towne Theater claimed 1,295,878 dollars in treble damages under anti trust statutes. The civil action stemmed from alleged collusion to block first run pictures.
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Chicago
Towne Theater
John P. Barnes
Barnes
Towne
Lowe’s Inc
Paramount Pictures, Inc
R-K-O
Twentieth Century-Fox
Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc
Warner Brothers Circuit Management Corp
Warner Brothers Theaters, Inc
Columbia Theaters Corp
Buffalo dealer offers 1936 car with fifteen pounds of potatoes
A Buffalo used car dealer advertised a 1936 automobile bundled with fifteen pounds of potatoes for sale at six dollars and ninety nine cents. The quirky offer targets bargain hunters seeking value and novelty in one package deal.
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Buffalo, N. Y
Buffalo
Boy Who Asked For Yule Cards Dies In State
Milwaukee nine year old Armand E Schultz junior died at Milwaukee Children’s Hospital from chronic lymphatic leukemia. The lad had sparked a national appeal for Christmas cards and letters to comfort him, aided by amateur radio operators who spread his plea to Alaska and beyond. He had been given a week to live last Fall but rallied to spend Easter with family before declining again.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Children'' Hospital
Armand E. Schultz, Jr
Armand E. Schultz
Armand
Alaska
Loralei
Nancy
Honored By Scouts In Princeton Wisconsin
A unanimous vote of thanks was given to Phil Lerner Jr. president of the Lutheran church congregation for his work in the scouting movement. About 150 people from Rotary Lions Women’s clubs and the Junior Chamber of Commerce attended the joint meeting. Pastor Rev Walter Stroshein had threatened to bar Scouts from confirmation citing opposition to Wisconsin Lutheran synod precepts.
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Princeton
Wis
Phil Lerner, Jr
Lutheran Church Congregation
Rotary, Lions’ and Women’s Clubs
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Walter Stroshein
Wisconsin Lutheran Synod
Dane 90 Fatally Shoots Crippled Dog, Then Dies
In Copenhagen a 90 year old Dane shot his dog that was crippled by age and died a moment later. Police report no further details available. Local authorities are investigating the unusual incident and its circumstances.
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Copenhagen
La Crosse Tribune Entry Listed as Second Class Mail
The La Crosse Tribune is noted as being entered as second class matter on June 23, 1904, at the La Crosse Wisconsin post office under the 1879 Act of Congress.
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la Crosse
Wis
Boat Upsets Drown Two Men Near Wakefield Michigan
A fisherman and his companion drowned Tuesday when a capsized rowboat overturned near Lake Gogebic. John Strough, 60, and Marshall Kent, 48, both of Wakefield, were recovered after dragging operations. Survivor Russell Osborn, 40, also of Wakefield, clung to the craft as it drifted. Strough tried to swim for shore. Kent, a strong swimmer, went after him and both disappeared.
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Wakefield
Mich
Lake Gogebic
John Strough
Marshall Kent
Russell Osborn
Michigan
Strough
Kent
Opposition to Great Lakes Carrier Bill Aims to Privatize Old Vessels
The maritime commission opposed a bill to authorize modernization and resale to private operators of nine Great Lakes ore carriers. Rep Jonas Bill argued for renewal of lake ships to aid the merchant marine, while critics said reactivating the 40 plus year old vessels would hinder shipyard work and new vessel construction.
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Washington
Maritime Commission
Great Lakes
Jonas Bill
House
Merchant Marine Committee
Lakes
Commission
Jonas
Bill
Philip B. Fleming
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