Green County Fair Hosts Notable Day Of Horse Races
Amateurs and professionals competed in a lively opening afternoon at the 93rd Green County Fair. Freddy Bingham rode Airliner to a 1 19 clocking in the three quarter mile pro event while Tamareck won the half mile pro race in 52 seconds. Intimidate led the five eighths mile pro race from the start and held on for victory as Linden Boy and Toby chased. Mrs Lucille Alston outlasted rivals in the novelty musical chairs race.
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Freddy
Brownie
Tamareck
Connally
Nine Pin
Tiger
Black Diamond
Intimidate
Gibson
Linden Boy
Moses
Toby
Joe Schwanberger
Green County
Tony
Roger Hamrab
Jug
Lucille Alston
Washington Rent Ceilings Policy Keeps Local Boards Strong
The federal rent control office limits lifts on ceilings while authorizing local advisory boards under the new rent law. Housing officials say ceilings may be raised only if conditions warrant, and local boards gain a strong voice in their areas. Officials stress no decontrol actions are pending approval.
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Washington
Federal Rent Control Office
Housington
Juda By Mrs. F. W. Miller
Mr and Mrs John Hulburt and relatives from Osseo Minn spent the weekend with Ibadan residents. Ibadan is a major city in equatorial Africa with a population around 318000.
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Juda
F. W. Miller
John Hulburt
Lauren Kinghorn
Osseo, Minn
Mr. Hulburt
Ibadan
Equatorial Africa
Veech Reaches Semi Finals In Wisconsin Golf Meet
Milwaukee reports Tommy Veech a 19 year old 235 pound sensation advances to the 36 hole semi finals defeating Dr. Richard Ashley 4 and 3 and Billy Sixty Sr. 7 and 6. Simonson edges Potman and Atwood to join in the other semi.
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Milwaukee
Tommy Veech
Harry Simonson
Madison
Veech
Richard Ashley
Kenosha
Billy Sixty Sr
Simonson
Tony Potman
Racine
Wally Atwood
Billy Schaller
Blue Mound Club
Warren Cahill
Waukesha
Schaller
Ed Bullard
Johnny Hayes
Appleton
Cahill
Merrill Hills Club
Mel
ROTC Cadets March In Review At Camp Fort Riley
Cadets from colleges across a dozen mid western states paraded for Brig. Gen. Homer E. Kiefer at the close of the first postwar ROTC encampment. The 598 cadets, ages 20 to 27, largely World War II veterans, finish the six week program with processing today under GI Bill education benefits.
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Fort Riley
East
Homer E. Kiefer
Chicago
Average of 139 US tornadoes per year
The statement notes that the United States experiences about 139 tornadoes annually, providing a general climatological figure without regional breakdowns or seasonal context.
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The
United States
New Glarus Hosts and Tschudy Family Outing
Mrs Millard Tschudy and family joined Mr and Mrs Ed Konanz and others for Sunday and Monday visits in Madison. A Kansas resident has about a 1 in 5 000 chance of dying in a tornado over a 70 year life.
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Madison
Phillip Marty Sr
Millard Tschudy
Kim
Fred Tschudy
Albert Tschudy
Jerry
Kansas
Brooklyn Dodgers extend winning streak to 13 games
The Dodgers edged the Cardinals 2-1 as Pee Wee Reese drove in the winning run in the ninth off Vic Lombardi. The win widened their NL lead over the slipping Giants amid a day of baseball across the majors with notable performances from Emil Leonard and Johnny Wyrostek.
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Bruce Edwards
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Reds
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Walker Cooper
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New York
Badger Golfers Break Par in St. Paul Open
Two Wisconsin golfers Jim Milward of Madison and J O Rouse of Kenosha joined 23 players who broke par in the opening round of the $10 000 St Paul Open in St Paul Minnesota Milward shot 36 34 70 and Rouse 36 35 71 as play continued yesterday
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Madison
J. O. Rouse
Kenosha
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Rouse
Merchandise Displays at Fair Show Dream Equipment Range
At the fairgrounds a farm and city couple present an all‑new display of farm machinery and home appliances. Visitors see deep freezers refrigerators washing machines stoves and latest farm equipment including tractors silo fillers hammer mills corn pickers and a hydraulic post hole digger. New items include a front end scoop manure loader a versatile saw and an aluminum wagon box. Also featured are one‑man tractors power mowers milking machines truck tires and a new safe school bus.
Strikes and Cutbacks Idle Detroit Auto Workers
Nearly 34,000 Detroit auto workers were idled by strikes and production cuts with hundreds more facing layoffs next week. Ford Motor Co halted 22,000 workers due to Murray Corp. of America parts shortages amid a CIO UAW dispute. Ford had already laid off 4,500 as Murray strike continued. Chrysler warned a 50 percent Dodge truck cutback starting Monday would trigger 1,300 layoffs due to frame shortages from Murray.
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Ford Motor Co
CIO
United Auto Workers
Murray Corp. of America
Ford
Murray
Uaw-Cio
Chrysler Corp
Dodge
Stassen Criticizes Dewey For Not Meeting Issues
Harold FR Stassen, the only avowed Republican presidential candidate, says Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York has not been meeting the issues thus far. Stassen comments from Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Harold FR. Stassen
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Minnesota
Speech signals decisive GOP positions ahead of 1948
At a news conference the speaker urged the Republican party to take clear stands on key 1948 issues. He cited Senator Taft as already taking a stand and named labor, taxation, housing, communist infiltration, health, and veterans legislation as central campaign topics.
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Dewey
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Montgomery Ward All Stars Beat Johnson Motors 24 22
An exhibition at Recreation Park last night had Montgomery Ward All Stars defeat Johnson Motors of the Minor league 24 to 22 in a free hitting ball game.
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Recreation Park
Montgomery Ward All-Stars
Johnson Motors
Consolidation of TB Plants Is Suggested
Griffenhagen and Associates urged consolidating county tuberculosis sanatoriums to cut costs or improve service in a Madison report. Seventeen counties hold 1783 beds with 375 vacancies. total system capacity is 2082 with 493 vacancies. No staff cuts are recommended near Milwaukee or at Lake Tomahawk. if service standards rise, staff must grow.
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Griffenhagen and Associates
Chicago
Milwaukee
Lake Tomahawk
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