Americans favor continued manufacture of atomic bombs
A Princeton Institute poll shows 61 percent of Americans favor continuing U S production of atomic bombs, 30 percent oppose, with 9 percent no opinion. Veterans favor continuation at 72 percent. many believe other nations already make bombs, Russia most cited, England next, Spain mentioned by a few. The helium supply note follows.
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LA Crosse Tribune
American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
N. J
United States
Hiroshima
Russia
England
Spain
Soldiers Due in Seattle Friday
Expected to arrive in Seattle Friday are Sgt. Hubert E. White of Hillsboro and T4 Harry L. Saloutos of Richland Center.
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Seattle
Sgt
Hubert E. White
Hillsboro
Harry L. Saloutos
Richland Center
Navy personnel released from Great Lakes May 20
Navy and Camp McCoy discharge lists show names and hometowns for May 20 releases. Included are Leonard Paulson Black River Falls and Leonard Anderson Black River Falls among others, with ranks from SF3c to SC2c, and Camp McCoy personnel Rodney Wichman Eleva Joe Hudson Sparta Norman Lee Blair.
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Navy
Great Lakes
Leonard Paulson
Black River Falls
Leonard W. Anderson
Aunst J. Weidephal
Caledonia
Richard M. Fieistad
Eleva
la Farge
Veterans placed in federal jobs in April across 3 states
Reports from government agencies show 3,269 veterans were appointed to federal positions in Illinois Wisconsin and Michigan in April. Illinois led the region with 2,284 hires while 102 were medically discharged as 10 percent or more disabled. Over the past three months 11,291 veterans were placed in government roles.
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Chicago
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Joseph A. Connor
Reginal
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Connor
Ten Schools Take Part In Joint Commencement
Ten schools in Trempealeau county join in joint commencement at Healy Memorial school Trempealeau on Wednesday at 8 p m Russell Crabtree Trempealeau principal will give the address Lee Paul will welcome graduates and Doris Sanders will award diplomas Pupils present varied program of vocal items exercises dramatic numbers and other entertainment Mrs Lillian Crabtree will play the recessional and Rev Fischer will give invocation and benediction Graduates receiving diplomas listed include Bartle Jimmy alski Mary Lou Kopp Thea Towner Richard RyderVirginia Schwerte Anne Lehmann Donald Lambert Doris Kriesel Shirley Ann Mahurga Dorothy Bagnew ski Helen Malesychi Sylvia Nelson Delores Walderd Donald Sjelpflug William Scarseth Darlene Gibbs Lorraine Literski Lyle Ardelyn Buchholz Norma Dolle James Wason Ruth Ann Williams James Bell George Trim Cecil Trempealeau Shirley Minkewitz Elaine Jessefsky Gene Swinehard Robert Koba Geraldine Piel Helen Newcomb Jerome Pellowski Paul Phillipson Laird Hunter Irene Schwartz Jerry Scott Edgar Hirschfield and Marjorie Seeley
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Trempealeau
Wis
Trempealeau County
Healy Memorial
Tremu
Russell Crabtree
Lee Paul
Doris Sanders
Lillian Crabtree
Fischer
Dinemas
Bartle School
Jimmy Alski
Mary Lou Kopp
Towner School
Thea Towner
Richard Ryder
South Prairie School
Virginia Schwerte
Anne Lehmann
Donald Lambert
West Prairie
Doris Kriesel
Holcombe Coulee
Shirley Ann Mahurga
Dorothy Bagnewski
Helen Malesychi
Sylvia Nelson
Delores Walderd
Caledonia
Donald Sjelpflug
Centerville
William Scarseth
Darlene Gibbs
Lorraine Literski
Lyle
Ardelyn Buchholz
Norma Dolle
James Wason
Maplewood
Ruth Ann Williams
James Bell
George Trim
Cecil Trempealeau
Shirley Minkewitz
Elaine Andane Jessefsky
Gene Swinehard
Robert Koba
Geraldine Piel
Helen Newcomb
Jerome Pellowski
Paul Phillipson
Laird Hunter
Irene Schwartz
Jerry Scott
Edgar Hirschfield
Marjorie Seeley
Strikes Settled At Four Northern Iron Mines
In Duluth Minnesota strike settlements affect about 4000 workers across four Lake Superior district iron firms including Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co Butler Bros North Range Mining Co and Pittsburgh Coke and Iron Co. Wage increases of 18 cents per hour are confirmed. Overall more than 19300 miners and steel workers in the district are now covered by new contracts since the February 8 walkout. about 800 miners remained on strike.
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Duluth
Minn
Lake Superior
Henry A. Burkhammer
ClIo-United Steelworkers Union
Sai Mini Companies
Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co
Minnesota
Upper Michigan
Butler Bros
Cooley
North Range Mining Co
Pittsburgh Coke and Iron Co
Iron River
La Follette Praises MacArthur Japan Policy
Former Wisconsin governor Phillip F. La Follette praised General MacArthur’s postwar program in Japan as aligning with American ideals and freedom. He contrasted Japan with Germany, saying Germany failed due to Secret treaties and rival occupation aims among the four powers.
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Milwaukee
Phillip F. la Follette
Japan
MacArthur
Milwaukee One
la Follette
Germany
United States
Aunt Het Quote Reflects On Courtship Traditions
A vintage remark from Aunt Het notes men rarely change their courting habits. She quips that many men may try to charm every girl, yet still expect to marry a wife who has never been kissed, reflecting era attitudes on romance.
Boys Opened North Western Switch
Rail road workers set a guard in Oshkosh Wisconsin to catch youths who tampered with a main line switch. Two boys aged four and five turned the switch halfway creating an open path. Yard crews prevented possible wrecks. Police summoned the parents and gave a reprimand.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Racine Milk Strike Ends in Deadlock
Federal conciliator Edward F. Pringle failed to mediate the six day old dispute between the AFL union and local milk distributors in Racine. Both sides refused to budge, leaving the city’s milk supply largely halted and the deadlock intact.
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Racine
Wis
AFL
Edward F. Pringle
Chicago
Deaths Last Night Include War Hero and Trade Leader
In Corona California bomber pilot Captain Norman W Miller aged 38 who served as a one man air task force in the central and southwest Pacific campaigns has died. Chicago banker Edward Andree 87 former president of the Chicago board of trade 1916 to 1920 and ex head of Nash Wright Grain also reported dead.
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Calif
Norman WW
Hal Miller
Southwest Pacific
Navy
Chicago
Edward Andree
Chicago Board of Trade
Nash- Wright Grain Company
Air transport speeds diaper service between cities
Nicholas Alexander of Saratoga Springs and Peter Matthews of Gloversville, both diaper service operators, launch air shipments between their plants. The pair, who previously used trucks, each own a plane and will move 1,400 clean diapers from Saratoga Springs to Gloversville in the first flight, covering about 30 miles.
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Gloversville
Nicholas Alexander
Peter Matthews
Labor official cites rising living costs at PG&E meeting
A CIO union official testified before a PG&E fact finding board at a San Francisco hotel about increasing living costs. The board halted proceedings to order two pitchers of ice water for room service totaling 1.50 and a 50 cent tip. "There!" he said, illustrating the point.
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San Francisco
Labor Union
CIO
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Judge dismisses man over Irish name confusion
In Chicago police court a disorderly conduct case ends with Judge John R. McSweeney remarking on the defendant’s name. John Muldoon reveals his birth name Muldovich and requests to use Muldoon, which the judge accepts to avoid adding to Irish troubles.
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Chicago
Town Hall
John Muldoon
Muldovich
Muldoon
John R. McSweeney
Litchfield Man Encounters Returning Army Dentist
Ray Nelson of Litchfield, after wartime service in the Admiralty islands, sought to finish a dental job. He visited a local Litchfield dentist and recognized him as the same dentist who began the work in the Pacific theater.
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Litchfield, Minn
Admiralty Islands
Ray Nelson
Litchfield
Pacific
Belgian Firms Explore Gasifying Coal in Mines
Thirty Belgian firms join to study gasifying coal in underground mines to release gases valuable to industry. The project aims to leverage underground coal seams for chemical byproducts and energy related outputs.
Seven Annapolis Cadets Expelled for Exam Cheating
Seven prospective naval officers near graduation from the Naval Academy at Annapolis were expelled for irregularities during a marine engineering exam. An instructor reported unauthorized data in a book used in the test. Names were not disclosed by academy officials.
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Washington
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Aubrey W. Fitch
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