Caribbean hurricane devastates South Florida with heavy damage
A Cuban Caribbean storm battered Miami and surrounding areas, killing 11 and injuring 330 in Florida. The hurricane caused extensive damage with 9.56 inches of rain at Miami International, wrecked homes in Pompano and Opa-Locka, and produced winds up to 130 mph in Cuba while prompting advisories for ships in its path.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Cuba
Key
Fort Lauderdale
Pompano
West Palm Beach
Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Miami International
Greater Miont
Swess
Fort Laude
Opa-Locka
Puerto de la Colombia
Puerto de Mariel
Batabano
Havana
Lake Okeechobee
Politicians Clash Over Big Business and Policy
Warren criticizes big business as Alben Barkley campaigned in Chicago while Wallace denounces bipartisan finance in California. The three leaders attack each other’s parties amid calls for economic change and civil liberty protections.
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Warren
Chicago
Alben W. Barkley
Greeley
Colo
Ublican
Henry Wallace
Progressive Party
California
A Million Dollars To Relieve Piles Advertisement
An ad claims over a million dollars yearly is spent on pile remedies and promotes Petersons Ointment. It promises fast relief from itching within minutes and offers a 40 cent box or tube with a money back guarantee.
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Peterson
Eight year old Alma Child attacked in township
Eight year old Alma Child was found under a tree near Black River Falls after being missing overnight. The girl said a slim man with a bald spot, greenish blue eyes and a cut lip attacked her. no definite sign of rape was noted by examining physicians. The investigation continues as authorities describe the seeking of the suspect.
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Old Township
Mattson
Walter Simonson
Black River Falls
Truman to visit Sparta on October 14 aboard special train
President Harry S. Truman will stop in Sparta Wisconsin on October 14 for a rear platform appearance. John D. Rice Sparta district Democratic organizer and Monroe County assembly candidate announced the plan. The presidential train will travel from Minnesota with a final stop at Winona before Sparta.
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Sparta
Wis
Harry S. Truman
John D. Rice
Third District
Democratic Party Organizing Committee
Rice
Monroe County
Nesota
Winona
City Council Eyes Constitutional Amendment to Speed Eminent Domain
The council urged a yes vote on a state constitution amendment to eliminate dual jury actions in eminent domain, while noting it does not affect determinations of property value. Action on bids for cleanup and sewer work was set, with several contracts approved and others rebidding.
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Fred Steele
Steele
Nstead
Albert Kendhammer
la Crosse River
Sylvester Holak
Market Street
John Alberts
Campaign Continues With Governor and Family Scene
The campaign heads further with the governor accompanied by his wife their daughter and Senator and Mrs Knowland arriving at the station where a band will play.
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Knowland
Hood
Warren Train Catches Fire En Route to Cincinnati
A Republican vice presidential special suffered a locomotive fire on the Warren route near Marysville. An origin in a journal box damaged an axle while the train was about 10 miles east of Marysville and two hours behind schedule. A staff member and a trainman reported the blaze as Earl Warren and his family were evacuated.
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Warren
Earl Warren
Alr
Cincinnati
Marys
Eser
Indians Lose Hard Battle on Feller Strikeout Finish
Bottom of the ninth ends with Judnich strikeout to seal a tight game as Keltner advances on Elliott error. Earlier, Doby, Mitchell, and Rickert made notable plays with running catches and outs on close plays. One run and one hit mark the late inning frame amid defensive miscues by the Braves and Indians.
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Mitchell
Doby
Lea Ft. Braves
Torgeson
Robinson
Feller
Tribe
Elliott
Rickert
Boudreau
Indians
McCormick
Masi
Listi
Holmes
Dark
Keltner
Gordon
Judnich
Wisconsin Republicans Outline Welfare and Election Platform
The platform endorses broader education, long-range welfare and school building efforts, a state laboratory of hygiene, and modernization of election laws. It calls for curbs on lobbying, smoother legislative work, and equitable reapportionment. District electors include Harvey V. Higley and Walter Kohler Jr., with a slate tied to Dewey and Warren.
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Wisconsin Commission On Education
Bubolz-Knowles
Legislative Council
Wisconsin Medical Society
State Board of Health
Patform
Oeed
Wisconsin
Harvey V. Higley
GOP Voluntary Committee
Walter Kohler Jr
Sheboygan
Third District picks new state committee member replace Cham bers
Charles Leicht of New Lisbon is the only new member of the Third District state committee, chosen to replace Larry Chambers of Mauston. Third district members Radde of Sparta and Olsen Bennett of Viroqua joined the convention platform committee along with Assemblyman Vernon Thompson and State Senator Foster B. Porter.
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Charles Leicht
New Lisbon
Larry Chambers
Mauston
Re- T Radde
Sparta
Olga Bennett
Viroqua
Vernon Thompson
Richland Center
Foster B. Porter
Bloomington
Police probe basement of Lemay home in Milwaukee
Milwaukee law officials and four departments return to the Lemay residence led by Mrs Cecilia Lemay. They dig seven foot trenches around the coal bin and in the garden to locate clues about Mrs Lemay’s disappearance. No trace found. Sheriff Hanley ordered the dig amid questions about coal delivery and forged checks by Edmond Lemay who suspects his wife may still be alive.
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Milwaukee
Cecilia Lemay Shedisa
Lemay
Walter McCaigue
Gene Ge
McCaigue
George Hanley
Edmond Lemay
Newark
N. J
Hanley
Democrats Push Constitutional Reform and Tax Rebalancing
The platform urged a constitutional convention for revised civil rights and reapportionment. It called for a lobbyist code, voter qualification disclosure, and new revenue through surtax and higher taxes. It backed veterans housing aid, education funding, soil and water programs, St. Lawrence waterway development, and reduced highway costs from whiskey. Electors named Thompson and Anthony Gawronski with district picks across several cities.
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Madison
Possevenne
St. Lawrence Waterway
Thompson
Anthony Gawronski
Milwaukee
Elmer Beck
Kenosha
C. W. Henry
Portage
William Orroll
Prairie du West Allis
Thomas E. Fairchild
Milwale
Gruenwald
Oshkosh
Budget tied from Page 1
Budget tied from Page 1 lists local officials including Onalaska William Van Loon Holland County Board Chairman Campbell Henry Jolivette Hauge Potaracke Bangor William Schomberg and Bangor village W L Christopherson Barre Adolph Stel loh Hamilton A R Lewis Greenfield William Schams La Crosse George Berger on highway committee Washington H D Johnson Rockland Spencer Udell Wisconsin William Keppel Ika Ben Sias Holmen Oscar Sjolander.
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Onalaska
William van Loon
Holland
Campbell
Henry Jolivette
Carl Hauge
Ben Potaracke
Bangor
William Schomberg
W. L. Christopherson
Barre
Adolph Stelloh
Hamilton
A. R. Lewis
Greenfield
William Schams
la Crosse
George Berger
Washington
H. D. Johnson
Rockland
Spencer Udell
Wsliam Keppel
Ika
Ben Sias
Holmen
Oscar Sjolander
Two Sparta Women Selected For Army Induction
Two Sparta women, Mae Olson and another resident, are chosen for Army service in the Women’s Army Corps. Olson will report to the La Crosse station on October 7 and return for induction on October 11, after which she will proceed to the WAF air force.
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Sparta
Esi Salt Toe Mae Olson
la Crosse Reans
la Crosse Station
WAF Air Force
Soil sample inspection by state scientists in La Crosse
Marvin F. Schneers, state di ee and William Deyoung, soil scientists, visited La Crosse on Tuesday to inspect Wisconsin soil samples sent to Ohio for educational purposes. The samples were prepared and mounted by Robert Sasman of Viroqua and William H. Bender, in charge of the region soil conservation training center.
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Marvin F. Schneers
Wiliam Deyoung
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Ohio
Robert Sasman
Viroqua
William H. Bender
Region Soil Conservation Training Center
Bellhop Survives Five-Story Elevator Fall in Oklahoma
Eugene Carthern a 20 year old bellhop in Pawhuska Okla fell five and a half floors down an elevator shaft after unlocking a top floor door He suffered a fractured right arm and remained conscious despite the dramatic plunge.
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Pawhuska
Okla
Eugene Carthern
Carthern
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