Ballot Theft Case Closed In Missouri Election Fraud Saga
Kansas City reports the three year ballot theft investigation closed to federal prosecution due to statutes of limitations. Ballots from the 1946 primary, many marked for Enos Axtell, were seized after a courthouse vault was blasted. Axtell had backed Truman ally Slaughter in the primary. Slaughter lost the nomination amid alleged fraudulent voting.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Enos Axtell
Truman
Axtell
Roger C. Slaughter
Slaughter
Albert Reeves, Jr
Truman Rival Paths in New York Gubernatorial Race
Indiana born Harvard trained lawyer Ewing lobbies for Democratic governor bid as a potential Roosevelt-like successor to Harry Hopkins. Keyserling, longtime New Deal official and adviser, shapes plans for public housing, anti inflation controls, and broad social programs with flexible budgeting and public works.
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Hopkins
Washington
Ewing
Harry Hopkins
Harvard Law School
New York State
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Keyserling
Columbia
Harvard Law
London School of Economics
Lord Maynard Keynes
Roosevelt
National Economic Planning Committee
Truman
Kavelage Named AP Managing Editors Chair in Wisconsin
George Kavelage managing editor of the Janesville Gazette was chosen chairman of the Wisconsin Associated Press Managing Editors association at its spring meeting. Harold Maier of the Sheboygan Press was named vice chairman.
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Kenosha
Wis
George Kavelage
Janesville Gazette
Wisconsin Associated Press Managing Editors’ Association
Harold Maier
The
Sheboygan Press
Two new mills to produce newsprint in Argentina
Two new mills are being completed in Argentina to produce newsprint. The projects involve local and international firms and are intended to boost domestic paper supply and export capacity amid rising regional demand. Construction progress and project partners are expected to be disclosed.
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Argentina
Manila Check Ring Arrested in Imperial Check Fraud Case
Four American veterans, named Charles Clarence James Hanley Walter E Mason and Carlos Turner, were arrested in Manila on charges of embezzlement through falsification of official documents. They allegedly passed a raised U S treasury check to an undercover agent, part of a ring with operations in the United States Philippines Hong Kong Guam and Hawaii. Bail was set at 10000 pesos each. Investigators seek the ring leader and say 16 checks were on a blacklist.
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Manila
U. S. Treasury
Philippines
Charles Clarence
San Francisco
James Hanley
Akron
Walter E. Mason
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Carlos Turner
Flor
Clarence
Hanley
U. S
Hong Kong
Guam
Hawaii
Lower Coon Valley Aid Bazaar and Supper
The Lower Coon Valley Lutheran Ladies Aid will hold a Memorial Day bazaar at 2 p.m. at the Halvorson farm home with a supper starting at 4:30 p.m. Co chairmen for the supper are Mrs. Melvin Stenslen and Mrs. Milford Bryhn, assisted by several members. bazaar chairwoman is Mrs. Tilmer Hanson with a committee including Mrs. John B. Hunder and others. Mrs. Paul Overson is president of the Ladies Aid.
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Tilmer Hanson
Bazaar
John B. Hunder
Lester Hoff
Lloyd Sorenson
Paul Overson
The
Ladies Aid
La Crosse Tribune Post Office Legal Notice
The La Crosse Tribune appears as a second class matter at the La Crosse Wisconsin post office, entered June 23, 1904, under the 1879 act.
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la Crosse
Wis
Bluejay Battles Window From Dusk To Dawn
MILWAUKEE A belligerent bluejay harasses a Ramond Richards home by hammering a large picture window from 4 a.m. to sunset after its mate laid eggs. The Wisconsin Humane Society suggested feeding the window, but the belligerence continues. Richards plans a storm window and may wait for the eggs to hatch before any final steps.
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Milwaukee
Ramond Richards
Richards
Lamb elected secretary of Minnesota Junior Chamber of Commerce
John M. Lamb of La Crosse was chosen secretary of the Minnesota Junior Chamber of Commerce at a Moorhead convention. Tres Goetting of Minneapolis was elected president and Clyne Olson of Minneapolis treasurer. Lamb and Goetting support the Minneapolis Aquatennial and will attend the national Jaycee convention in Chicago in June. Lamb was previously with La Crosse Jaycee.
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John M. Lamb
Minneapolis
Mary Lamb
la Crosse
Minnesota
Workmen Clear Tracks After Train Wreck
Warwick New Haven railroad freight train derailment leaves 34 cars wrecked on a bridge. Two tracks damaged over 500 feet dark debris and limited service by dawn. No injuries but $115,000 estimated loss for cars and freight. cleanup pegged at $15,000. Cause cited a defect in a coal car fourth from the locomotive.
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Warwick
New Haven Y Railroad
New Haven
Body On Tracks Halts Train In Time At Sparta
A sharp-eyed Milwaukee freight engineer spotted a man’s body on the tracks near Sparta Wis at 2 30 am Sunday and halted the west bound train. The man Austin Bell was taken to the Monroe county jail to await intoxication charges.
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Sparta
Wis
Milwaukee
Austin Bell
Willis Young
Bell
Monroe County
Grizzly Bears Range Vast in Size From Cubs to Adults
Fully grown grizzly bears weigh from 500 to 1,000 pounds, while newborn cubs weigh as little as one pound at birth.
Fresno Airliner Terrorist Rampage Aboard Oakland Flight
John O Reilly a 28 year old Los Angeles man terrorized 25 on an Oakland bound airliner for about 30 minutes shaking passengers and smashing windows with a fire extinguisher before an emergency landing. Deputy sheriffs booked him on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon while his wife spoke of a motive tied to a fear of jet motor theft.
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Fresno
Calif
John O'Reilly
Los Angeles
California
Sunay
Air Force
Ree
Magdaline
Oakland
O’reilly
Joan Herron
Dorothy McKenzie
San Francisco
Miss Herron
Joseph N. Nuccitelli
Nuccitelli
Don Lieto
Paratrooper Fails To Set New Record For Chute Jumps
Fort Bragg paratrooper Pfc Neal Stewart 22 of Birmingham Alabama collapsed after 54 jumps attempting a world record. He blamed the grassy drop zone at Clinton North Carolina airport for the failure. Stewart sought 76 jumps one more than a May 18 Yugoslav claim. Argentina now claims a 105 jump single day record.
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Clinton
N. C
Fort Bragg
Neal Stewart
Birmingham
Ala
Stewart
London
Argentina
CYSTEX Promotes Quick Relief Amid Health Ad Claim
An unusual, garbled ad-like paragraph touts CYSTEX as a fast remedy for bladder troubles and nervousness in acid conditions. It mixes disjointed phrases about singing, dreary days, and a call to action to obtain the product today.
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Nature
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Leon Keyserling
Robert F. Wagner
Public Housing Authority
Council of Economic Advisers
District of Columbia Appeals Board
Economic Council
Henry A. Wallace
People’s Ice and Fuel Company
Kavelage
St. Joseph
Childress
TA Crosse Laundry
Caledonia St
P. S
Front St
Uptown
Mein St
North Side
Riviera Theater
Bidg
No. Weter St
Manila Check Ring
Lower Coon
LA Crosse Tribune
Bluejay
State
Jaycees
Ford Hopkins
Ford Hopkins Tea Room
Tom
Edward O’reilly
the Royal
Rowleys
Office Equipment CO
Main St
Philco Broiler
Philco
Marx Appliance CO
Cass Street
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