The Last Roll Call of the GAR Encampment
Editorial reflects on the impending final GAR meeting in Indianapolis. It honors the Grand Army of the Republic as a defining wartime symbol and laments the aging veterans, noting newer groups now carry the mantle while the nation preserves the ideals they defended.
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GAR
Indianapolis
Aeons Oakes Takasic
Grand Army of the Republic
Appomattox
Lincoln
Mason-Dixon Line
America
Tito Plays It Safe Amid Cold War Pressure
Tito and his Belgrade government resist Western fears amid Yugoslavia Kremlin tensions. The piece suggests Moscow seeks an internal crisis to depose Tito, while he aims to outwit Soviet strategists and preserve stability and his own life.
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Une Woria
Marshal Tito
Tito
Kremlin
Balkan
Belgrade
Moscow
Yugoslavia
Iron Curtain
Mistaken Zeal at Peekskill Riots Over Robeson Show
The article argues Americans should disapprove of the Peekskill concert disruption of Paul Robeson without endorsing violence or harassment. It warns against covert acts or rowdyism that could fuel abroad the view that Americans oppress minorities and suggests public disapproval be shown by abstaining from attendance.
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Peekskill
N. Y
Paul Robeson
Robeson
America
State Fur Season Hearings Set for Sept. 6 in Most Counties
Madison and other counties except Adams will host fur season hearings on September 6. The state conservation department asks trappers to report muskrat mink and otter populations and preferred season types and lengths. Earlier, a collision occurred at 7 30 a m Saturday at a gravel road intersection one mile north of Buena Vista involving Alois Moest and Donald Phillips.
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Madison
Adams
State Conservation Department
Ari ‘Alois ‘Moest
Donald A. Phillips
Buena Vista
Swiss army seizes rail and telegraph amid alert in 1939
A state of alert is declared in Switzerland with the army taking control of railways phone and telegraph services and hospitals on August 30 1939. Several local injuries deaths are noted including ter Flanagan with skull fracture near Monticello and Kenneth Schneider with back fracture in Belleville. Anna Morton dies at 70 from heart trouble amid regional notices. Hoosier Grove one room school closes marking season’s sixth closure.
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Switzerland
Ter Flanagan
Monticello
Kenneth Schneider
Belleville
Anna Morton
Hoosier Grove
Illinois Lectures Sent to 7000 Dentists by Phone
The University of Illinois Chicago plans a teleconference postgraduate lecture series starting Oct 10 reaching 135 cities in 38 states and two Canadian locales over six months. Six speakers per program cover Current Advances in Dentistry with round-table discussion, costing $10 per dentist for full access.
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Sy Whnam J. Conway
Chicago
University of Illinois of Dentristy
Saul Levy
Scranton
Robert G. Kesel
University Dental School
New Iberia
Illinois
University of Illinois Chicago
Isaac Schour
University of Illinois Dental School
Dental Society
Schour
Production Cost Rise Hits Industry
A New York observer notes the push to lower production costs clashes with a broad labor move toward a shorter work week. Railroads, textiles, and construction face higher costs or reduced output as workers gain time off. employers seek efficiency gains to maintain prices and revenue.
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New York
New England
H. C. Turner Jr
Turner Construction Co
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
Perryopolis Votes to Invest 1.32 Million for City Improvements
Perryopolis residents backed a plan to spend the 1.32 million gift from former resident Mrs. Mary Frazier. The town of 1,500 will seek borough status and allocate 660,000 for improvements. Funded by half for public works and half for maintenance, projects include 250,000 for an educational center, 50,000 for a municipal building, 250,000 for sewage and water systems, 82,000 for streets, 10,000 for street lighting, and 18,000 for shade trees and parks.
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Perryopolis
Mary Fuller Frazier
Monticello Social Notes From Mrs Curtis Circle
Monticello residents and friends gather for dinners and visits across towns. Mrs Curtis hosts Mrs Stauffer and friends at Wagon Wheel Rockton while neighbors from Madison Monroe and Ra cin e make calls and plan trips to Yellowstone Oregon and California during the week.
Madison and area residents engaged in visits and moves
Mrs. and Mrs. Ed Mills plan to move to Milwaukee Thursday. Several Madison callers visited including Mrs. C W Barlew and Donna. Lawrence G Marty resumed bank duties in Monticello after vacation. Families attended a funeral in Baraboo and visits spread across Monroe, Madison, Belleville, and New Glarus with numerous relatives noted. Albany area Ray Chrisbaum and wife bought a lot north of Colonel Dixon, to build. they run a Pine Lake resort and will winter in town.
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Margaret Blum
Dorothy Marty
Marian Stauffer
Lora Dick
Bernice Babler
Kathryn Stauffer
John Stauffer
Wagon Wheel
Rockton, Il
Adam Duerst
Werner Elmer
Monroe
Lester Bleiler
Monticello
Emma_Thompson
Madison
Yellowstone National Park
Oregon
California
Henry D. Freitag
Dick Freitag
Cloyance Karlen
Racine
Milwaukee
C. M. Stauffer
O. D. Curtis
Charles Leonard
New Glarus
Oscar Stenersons
Marjorie
Poplar Grove
Ill
Bessie Youngreen
Youngreen
Stenersons
Peoria
Pontiac
Fred G. Blum
Fred K. Hefty
Matt Zentner
Ed Mills
Mills
J. W. Barlow
C. W. Barlew
Donna
Bernnice Babler
John Pluess
Herman Klassy
Adams Township
Lawrence G. Marty
Carol Muesser
Loretta
Calvin Stauffer
Herman Feenie
Frank Pierce
Larry Fresher
Harvey Elmer
Pleasant
Harold J. Blumland
John G._ Blum
Russell Howard
A Howard
Dayton
Fred A. Blum
John Gempeler
Bay Albany Lot
Albany
Ray Chrisbaum
Argonne
Colonel Dixon
Charles Purinton
Chrisbaums
Pine Lake
Addie Davis
Chrisbauman
Lilah Heil
Amelia Hein
Mother of Sullivans Receives $2000 Bonus in Iowa
Iowa today sent WWII bonus checks totaling $2000 to Mrs. Thomas F. Sullivan of Waterloo, the mother of the five Sullivan brothers who perished when the USS Juneau sank off Guadalcanal on November 13, 1942. The Iowa law grants a $500 maximum bonus to a beneficiary when an Iowan dies serving.
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Iowa
Jobless Aid Requests Fall to 1948 Level
New applications for jobless payments fell to the lowest level since last November. The Bureau of Employment Security reported a steady slackening in new industrial layoffs with initial claims for the week ended August 20 at 259 207, down 31 893 from the prior week.
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Yasningwu
Bureau of Employment Security
Vatican reconsecrates basilica after death on dome walk
Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City was reconsecrated after a 170 foot fall from the inner dome led to the death of Luigi Galafate of Rome. The injured pilgrim died on impact near the gold gilded high altar as worshipers prayed nearby.
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Vatican City
St. Peter's Basilica
Luigi Galafate
Rome
Berg Nominated by Blanchardville FFA for State Honor
Robert Berg, one of 27 Wisconsin farmers named as a top inspiration for the next generation, was nominated by the Blanchardville FFA chapter. He received a certificate from Milton Button, director of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, after graduating Blanchardville High in 1944 for outstanding farm production, marketing, breeding, disease control, sanitation, and rural involvement.
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Blanchardville
Robert Berg
Wisconsin
FFA
Henry Berg
Argyle-Blanchardville Road
Milton Button
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture
Blanchardville High School
Berg
Designer Says Plunge In Neckline Will Stay
Beverly Hills designer Merideth Peterson defends plunging necklines as a fall and winter collection statement. She emphasizes confidence, trend persistence, and a bold silhouette in her ready to wear line amid evolving fashion tastes.
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Beverly Hills
Idesigner Merideth Peterson
Plunging Necklines Spark Conversation in Miss Peterson Talk
Miss Peterson argues that plunging necklines are a significant fashion option for women who can wear them. She notes convertibility of dress slits and suggests modest wearers can alter the depth to suit comfort and propriety.
Robert Folgate Hurt in Freeport Motorcycle Crash
Robert Folgate, 24, suffered knee and hand injuries when his motorcycle struck an automobile in Freeport early Saturday. He received treatment at St. Francis hospital and was released. Folgate received citations for reckless and careless driving. A separate note describes a modern coke oven measurements 35 to 40 feet long 8 to 12 feet wide and 16 to 18 inches high.
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Robert Folgate
Cedarville
Robert
Folgate
Freeport
St. Francis Hospital
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Maren
Monrol
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Monroe Wally Journal
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Saat
Pape Coe' A
Sea Bate
Mouroe
Stephenson County
Editorial
Aranaeville
Evening Times
Green County Normal
Montgomery School
Cadiz
E. White
Samuel Burgi
Janesville
Fairgrounds
Samuel Hutzell
Juto
Shenandoah
Sylvester Township
Badger Girls Orchestra
Gettle Opera House
Winslow
Nettie Wegg
Charline Booth
Eva Atherton
Rex
Max Booth
Square
Court House Park
John Foster
City
John Haase
Marshal Blunt
Hoolgow
John Richards
States
Canada
Wenger and Kramer Hardware
Attention Veterans
W. W. II
THE
Legion Home
Saturady
Tilmer-Riley Post
American Legion
Big 3 Paving Co
Bulova
Nea
Udy
Njna
Maxim
Elgin - Hamilton - Tauannes
Sullivans
ESIC
FFA Group
Harvey
Stauffacher
White Block
First National Bank
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Wisconsin Power and Light Company
Corliss Archer
WBBM
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