Norwalk Mock Invasion by Guardsmen Roars Through Town
Norwalk Wisconsin staged a mock invasion as about 100 Guardsmen with tanks trucks and jeeps conducted a simulated attack amid smoke and 75 mm gun fire. The event drew crowds and will be discussed at Sparta defense rally with civic leaders urging civilian defense training.
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Pace
Norwalk
Wis
Parta 32Nd
Sparta
Edward Wischer
Milwaukee
Oe Defense Organization
Sparta High School
Flock Inn
Greenwood
Mullenberg’s
Willgrubs
Elmo Dopkins
Jim Rice
Kefauver Panel Probes National Gambling Ring and Hints at Reforms
Senate committee chaired by Estes Kefauver questions top law officers and witnesses in Chicago about interstate gambling as fifty-one subpoenas remain outstanding. The panel, while not solving crimes, aims to curb big interstate operations, linking gambling to corruption and underworld figures including relatives of Al Capone. The hearings review a 1945 47 era Trans American News case and the 1946 Ragen shooting context as part of a broader probe.
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Chicago
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Honey Od
al Capone
U. S
Scarface al
Adlai Stevenson
Kefauver
Philadelphia
Illinois State Chamber of Commerce
Senate
William J. Drury
Ice
Tate
John S. Boyle
Martin H. Kennelly
John Prendergast
Elmer Michael Walsh
Drury
Boyle
Trans-American News Publishing Co
James M. Ragen
Ragen
Newsmen
Trans-American
Joliet
East St. Louis
Continental News Service
French Under Attack By Indochinese
Communist led Indochinese nationalists attacked French forces in Vietnam in small but violent clashes. A French military spokesman warned the attacks may presage a broader autumn offensive by the Ho Chi Minh led guerrilla forces trained in Moscow.
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Saigon
Indochina
Vietnam
Moscow
Ho Chi Minh
Ada Jasow Hospitalized After Porch Fall
Mrs. Ada Jasow of 101 South Ninth Street suffered a head injury when she fell from her home porch on Friday morning. Police ambulance transported her to a local hospital for treatment.
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Ada Jasow
South Ninth Street
Soapstone Uses Across Industries
Soapstone is used chiefly in roofing paper foundry facings insecticides and as a filler for esphaltic paints.
Military reshapes divisions amid Korean stalemate and European buildup
The Army redefines the 4th Division from training to combat in Germany as part of Western European defense. Plans hinge on Korean war tempo, with reserves called up for up to 21 months. Navy and Marine Corps rosters expand to fit a 3,000,000-man national defense, while release timelines remain unclear.
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Germany
Army
Pentagon
Navy
Marine Corps
Mud Rain From Peat Dust Deluges San Joaquin Delta
A light rain carried peat dust drifting from the San Joaquin delta showered mud onto autos and houses as particles rained from the sky, coating streets and rooftops with earthy grime.
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San Joaquin Delta
Yankees Edge Phillies in Tight World Series Effort
A tight back-and-forth game ends with the Yankees scoring the winning run on a Coleman single in the bottom of the frame. Goliat, Hamner, Ennis, Sisler, and Woodling are among key contributors as Phillies take a late lead before New York seals victory. Attendance listed at 64,504.
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Phillies
Ashburn
Jones
Lopat
Ennis
Sisler
Rizzuto
Hamner
Berra
Yankees
Coleman
Seminick
DiMaggio
Goliat
Bauer
Heintzelman
Waitkus
Mike
Johnson
Mapes
Mize
Jack Mayore
Ils
Gene Woodling
Woodling
Jim Konstanty
Bobby Brown
Brown
Jackie Jensen
Joe Collins
Tom Ferrick
Ferrick
Whitman
Konstanty
Collins
Ralph Caballero
Jimmy Bloodworth
Russ Meyer
Bloodworth
Civilian In Stolen Army Jeep Seized
Richard Amundson, a civilian, led a pursuit after a jeep stolen from Camp McCoy. Police and MPs set a roadblock on Highway 21. shots were fired but the vehicle reached Blair before arrest. Amundson is in Trempealeau county jail facing theft of government property charges and FBI transfer.
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Sparta
Wis
Camp McCoy
Charles Keilholtz
Trempealeau County
Whitehall
Richard Amundson
Angelo
FBI
Camputes
Kenneth Thomas
Provost Marshall
Tomah
Wallace Brown
Tunnel City
Corp
Richard D. Myers
M. P
Jumps Into Cistern To Rescue Her Son
In Roby Texas a 22 year old mother Mrs Jack Roberts jumped into a 40 foot cistern to save her 19 month old son Gerald who slipped in while playing on a porch She reached him at the surface and kept his head above water until a firefighter arrived with a ladder.
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Roby
Tex
Jack Roberts
Gerald
Baptist Missionary Union Hosts Speakers and Film
The Women’s Missionary Union welcomed Mrs. Donald Ganstrom a returned missionary from Cameroon as guest speaker. Rev Donald Ganstrom will speak Friday evening at 7 30 with Rev Ben Zimmerman showing colored gospel pictures. Alfred Stahnke of St Paul will screen a gospel motion picture after the service. La Crosse residents and surrounding community are invited.
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Donald Ganstrom
Cameroons
Africa
Women’s Missionary Union
Ben Zimmerman
Alfred Stahnke
St. Paul
la Crosse
Merger Supporter Heads Lutheran Body
The American Lutheran Church convened its biennial meeting as Dr. Henry F. Schuh of Columbus was elected president. Schuh supports merging the ALC with other Lutherans and a nine member committee was proposed to negotiate merger talks with Evangelical Lutheran and United Evangelical Lutherans.
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Gates
American Lutheran Church
ALC
Henry F. Schuh
Columbus
Evangelical Lutherans
United Evangelical Lutherans
NLRB Defines Seven Jurisdiction Areas
The National Labor Relations Board, with its new general counsel, states it will accept cases only with broader impact beyond local issues. On Thursday the board, in a policy statement agreed with counsel George J. Bott, defined seven areas for jurisdiction.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
George J. Bott
Army Honors O'Dwyer As Legion Of Merit Recipient
The army awarded the Legion of Merit to former Mayor William O'Dwyer who resigned to become ambassador to Mexico. He was cited for meritorious service from 1942 to 1945 in Washington and Italy with the Foreign Economic Administration, rising from major to brigadier general.
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New York
William O'Dwyer
Mexico
O'Dwyer
Army
Washington
Italy
Foreign Economic Administration
O’dwyer
Livestock Quotes and Grain Prices From Chicago Market
Livestock and grain price listings show steady to higher bids for hogs and cattle at Chicago and South St. Paul. Receipts include 37 loads of live poultry and large cattle cuts with prices ranging for hogs up to 19.65 and steer sales around 25.00 to 29.00. grain quotes cover wheat corn oats rye and soybeans with mixed futures and cash prices. Potatoes and regional stock squibs align with light demand and steady markets.
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Miccellamieses Stecks & Ohio
No. Am. Aviat
Badger Meter
Chicago & No. Amer. Co
Chicago
Nor. Pac
Ohio Oil
Owens Il
Gi. James Mig
Nairn
Edison Pan
Am. W. Airn
Marilin-Rockwell Cons
Continental Can
Penn
R. R
Continental Steel
Phelps Dodge
Prentiss-Wabers
Corn Products
O-Vac
la Crosse Tel ‘Way Steel
Ruiss- Wright
G. Heileman
Douglas Aircraft
Easman Kodak
Eaton Mig Reo Motors
No. States Power
Elec
Repub. Steel
Cleveland Clift
General Electric Scott Paper
Northwest Banc
S 8
Steel
Avco Lib.-O
Western Union Tel
Baldwin Locomotive
Libby
Mcn
L. Westinghouse
Bendix Aviation
Marshall Field Woolworth
Montgomery Ward
Zenith Radio
Borden Co
Nash-Kemvinator
Borg-Warner
National Biscuit
New York
Curb Briggs Mig
National Container
Ark
A Budd Co
National
Kcene
Nations Steel Natral
el. Bond & Sb
Caterpillar Tractor
Kaiser -Praze
USDA
Chicago Livestock
Oaats
Pape Coe Ae
South ST. Paul
Minn
Bo Bologna
Officials Condemn 259 Pounds Of Rat Damaged Food In Week
City health officials condemn 259 pounds of rat damaged food in La Crosse over the past week. Dr. Garland Weidner urges residents to support the health department’s year round fight against rodents and to participate in the upcoming war on rats starting Oct 10. The condemned food underscores the threat of contamination and the need for community action.
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la Crosse
Garland Weidner
Dr. Weidner
Weidner
Teachers at Heileman Brewery tour highlights industry
Teachers heard top management explain how business success hinges on free enterprise during the B E day events at Heileman's La Crosse, with executives from Allied firms sharing the story and a banquet at the Avalon ballroom.
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Heileman’s
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co
N. P. Benson Optical C
Burlington Railroad
Chopie Tool and Die
Consolidated Division
Borden's
Credit Bureau of la Crosse
Dolly Madison Dairies
Electric Auto-Lit
Avalon Ballroom
William J. Grede
Grede Foundries
Milwaukee
Milo B. Knutson
Thomas J. Halloran
Manufacturers’ Division
la Crosse County
Two Neenah Men Rescued From Yacht Carbons Monoxide
Fred Solomon and George Goldner were revived by Green Bay police after being overcome by carbon monoxide aboard a yacht docked in Green Bay harbor. A passerby found them unconscious on the deck and alerted authorities. The fumes came from a charcoal stove in the galley.
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Green Bay
Wis
Neenah
Green Bay Harbor
Fred Solomon
George Goldner
Sturgeon Bay
S. F. Shattuck
Norwalk High Plans All-School Party Friday Night
Norwalk Wisconsin high school students prepare an all school party in the gym Friday night October 6 sponsored by seniors. Committees include Carl Johnson chairman of reception Gloria Wruck Dorothea Betthauser music and dancing Lewellyn Noth Barbara Manner Marion Manke refreshments.
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Norwalk
Wis
Norwalk High School
Senors
Carl Johnson
Gloria Wruck
Dorothea Betthauser
Lewellyn Noth
Barbara Manner
Marion Manke
Caledonia Scouts Sell Forget-Me-Nots
Caledonia Minnesota Girl Scouts plan a house-to-house sale of forget-me-nots as a fundraiser. The drive involves local troops likely to visit neighborhood homes to offer plants and support their activities.
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Caledonia
Forget
Minn
Caledonia Girl Scouts
Child Killed by Car in Wisconsin Incident
Three year old Dale Robert Koepp of Davis Illinois was killed when he ran into the side of an automobile driven by his cousin in Brodhead Wisconsin on Thursday night.
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Brodhead, Wis
Dale Robert Koepp
Davis, IL
Contura Device Captures Curved Page Photos
A device named Contura can snap a contact photo of a page even when the paper curves into the binding. Conventional devices only work on flat surfaces.
Beaten Assemblymen Run as Independents in General Election
Appleton and Kaukauna Republicans Mark Catlin Jr and William Rohan announced they will run as independents in the general election after losing nomination in September. They stated their intention Friday, signaling a cross party bid in a heated fall race.
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Appleton
Wis
Outagamie County
Mark Catlin
William Rohan
Kaukauna
Bank Statements Call for National Bank Condition
The Comptroller of the Currency on Friday issued a call for a statement of the condition of all national banks at the close of business. The move seeks uniform reporting across institutions to assess financial health and compliance.
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Washington
Wisconsin bank call status unclear for state banks
Madison Wisconsin. The Wisconsin banking department said no call is planned now for state banks. The last call occurred June 30.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Banking Deartment
State Woman Dies When Cabin Burns
Mrs. Georgianna Oleson aged 47 of Fond du Lac Wisconsin died in a cabin fire in Keene New Hampshire while en route to Wisconsin. Her companion Mrs. Annie Bennett aged 68 of Rockland Maine was critically burned and survived.
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Keene, N. H
Georgianna Oleson
Fond du Lac
Wis
Annie Bennett
Rockland
Wisconsin
Damages Reported In Multiple Local Collisions
Police reports list several vehicle incidents. James Campbell's parked car on Avon Street suffered $75 damage when hit by Joseph Dubraks's car traveling south on Avon. Albert Hembleden's car and Alfred Anderson's car collided on Jackson Street, causing $50 and $15 damage respectively. A hit and run at Fourth and Division left Allen Engen's vehicle with about $5 damage after a non stopping vehicle struck him.
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James Campbell
Avon Street
Campbell
Joseph Dubraks
Wood Street
Dubraks
Alfred Anderson
Madison
Albert Hembleden
Mississippi Street
Jackson Street
19Th Street
Anderson
Jackson
Hembleben
Fourth
Division Streets
Allen Engen
West Avenue South
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Monroe County
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D. C. Lehman
J. S. Allen
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Charlies Masters
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Fresh Daily
Bitha Fura
John
Nations! Geographic Society
Baptist Meet
Lutheran Body
NLRB
TOR
Prof
Selby Maxwell
Lacrosse & Tristate
Rik
Winona Livestock
Swift & Co
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Colorado
Idaho
Illinois
Mississippi
Coulee
Norwalk High
T DalBak
Hoeschlers
Tribune
Pete's
Toms
Paul Stark Seeley
Portland
Oregon
Mother Church
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Massachusetts
First Church of Christ
Scientist la Crosse
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