Hollywoods Top 10 Headline Makers of 1952
The year’s leading figures include Marilyn Monroe, Charlie Chaplin, Walter Wanger, Mario Lanza, Johnny Ray, Lana Turner, Howard Hughes, Rita Hayworth, Humphrey Bogart, and Lucille Ball. Each shaped headlines through romance, legal trouble, studio battles, or breakout fame.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Glamorville
U. S
Marilyn Monroe
Joe DiMaggio
Charlie Chaplin
England
U. S. Justice Department
Walter Wanger
Mario Lanza
Johnny Ray
Lana Turner
Bob Topping
Fernando Lamas
Topping
Lamas
Howard Hughes
RKO
Hughes
Rita Hayworth
Prince Aly Khan
Rita
Humphrey Bogart
Academy
Bogart
Lucille Ball
Desi Arnaz
Young Slayer of Boy Remanded to Waukesha
A 15-year-old boy who admitted killing a playmate was committed Monday to the State School for Boys in Waukesha. He said he stabbed 12-year-old Allen Pellage on November 28 after an argument. Juvenile Judge William Gramling remanded the youth to the custody of the State Welfare Department after Dr. Owen Ott of the Waukesha County Child Guidance Clinic testified the youth was sane and could differentiate between right and wrong.
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Waukesha
Allen Pellage
Juveline
William Gramling
State Welfare Department
Owen Ott
Waukesha County
Busy 1952 Labor Strife Outpaces Postwar Years
The Labor Department reports 1952 saw 4 950 work stoppages, near the 1946 peak, with 34 major stoppages each over 10 000 workers. Construction suffered seven big strikes, five tied to Atomic Energy Commission projects, and man-days lost more than doubling from 22.9 million in 1951 to 55 million this year.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
CIO
United Steelworkers
AFL
Atomic Energy Commission
Red Shore Guns Hit 21 U.S. Ships
The year 1952 saw Communist gunfire strike 21 U S Navy ships off Korea. Sixteen sailors were killed and 55 wounded. The tug Sarsi was the only ship lost, hit by a mine in August with two crew dead and three missing. Navy planes and warships blockaded the coast and struck targets inland.
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Tokyo
Korea
Navy
U. S
Wisconsin Governor Keeps Rose Bowl Forecast Cautious
Governor Walter J. Kohler visited Pasadena for the Rose Bowl between Wisconsin and USC. He refused to predict a winner, saying he is as cautious about football forecasts as politics. The event drew bands, Beverly Ann Steffen Alice in Dairyland, and a massive crowd, with floats costing 2000 to 15000 dollars and blossoms total expected near a million per float.
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Pasadena
Wisconsin
Walter J. Kohler
University of Southern California
Beverly Ann Steffen
Appleton
Wis
Alice In
Hotel Owner Dies in Aitkin Visit
William Lowrey aged 61, hotel operator from New Richmond Wisconsin, died here Monday from a heart ailment while visiting relatives.
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Aitkin, Minn
William Lowrey
New Richmond
Wis
Charcoal bulk versus wood weight comparison
The text notes that charcoal weighs about a quarter of the original wood yet retains about two thirds of its bulk. This highlights the disproportion between mass and volume in the conversion from wood to charcoal.
Final Christmas Seal Appeal Made by Leader
Milwaukee special report quotes Miss Loraine Noll urging continued donations to the Wisconsin Anti Tuberculosis Association after the official sale ended on Christmas Day. Contributions continue through March 1953 and may fund mobile X ray clinics, sanatorium care, and rehabilitation counseling to combat TB.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Loraine Noll
Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Noll
Eisler Project Dropped by Reds
Berlin reports disclose Gerhart Eisler loses control as East Germany dissolves the information office he headed and transfers duties to a new government press office. The move follows recent pressure and criticism from Taegliche Rundschau and past bail jumping by Eisler in 1949.
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Berlin
Gerhart Eisler
East Germany
ADN
Eisler
Germany
Taegliche Rundschau
RIAS
New York
Britain
Batory
Italian soothsayers predict 1954 world war spark
In Rome a roundup by the Italian Weekly Oggi shows star gazers foretelling no World War in 1953 but a likely World War III in 1954. They foresee a revolution in Italy and upheavals in France Germany and Korea with many disasters and deaths, including chaos in Korea and bloodshed around Christmas 1953.
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Rome
Italy
Naples
Gueseppe la Terza
America
Oggi
Alfonso Ricca
Contursi
France
Germany
Hitler
Francesco Argondizza Tocci
Korea
Milwaukee Mayor Vetoes Rent De-control
Milwaukee Mayor Frank Zeidler vetoed a Common Council resolution seeking rent de control. The measure passed 25 to 2, and Zeidler warned of pending federal rent control changes ending April 30 and said Congress will review the issue.
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Milwaukee
Frank Zeidler
Common Council
Zeidler
Congress
Browntown Notes Dinner Guests and Holiday Gatherings
Mrs C L Crago hosted a Christmas dinner with guests including Mr and Mrs Fred Maurer Libby Montana Mrs Homer Elliott Coral Gables Fla Mr and Mrs Harvey Trumpy Monroe and Mr and Mrs E V Bechtolt. Several visits and dinners followed with numerous local residents and relatives listed across Wisconsin and Illinois.
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J. D. Bechtolt
Fred Maurer
Libby
Mont
Homer Elliott
Coral Gables
Fla
Harvey Trumpy
Monroe
E. V. Bechtolt
Harvey Hurd
Pittsfield
B. W. Binger
B. E. Erickson
Iva
E. Leah Tomlinson
Beloit
Kancliff
George C. Michael
Chicago
Robert van der Mark
John Bartell
Eric Halverson
Clarence Winger
Argyle
L. L. Hoffman Sr
Ray Miltz
Clinton
Ila
C. L. Crago
B. £. Maddrell
Elwin Maddrell
Gene
Madison
Huddlestones
Gratiot
Lewis Lehman
Theda May
Susan Tucker
Marjorie Newmiller
Ed. McDonnell
Robert McLaughlin
Russell Haegquist
Herman Schoenberg
Harold Henderson
Rockford
Local Social News Highlights from Area Families
Families gather for funerals and visits across Wisconsin towns. Andrew Meythaler’s funeral in Brodhead drew relatives including Marvin Meythaler. Visitors include John Coryell at Rolland Stites in Orangeville and Sylvia Schulthess from Healdsburg with Beverly Soddy. The Falks host a gathering in Zion and attend a Monroe wedding with Mrs Goodman. Noel B Chapin entertains Edwin Chapin and Dallman families in Monroe on Christmas.
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Marvin Meythaler
Andrew Meythaler
Brodhead
John Coryell
Rolland Stites
Orangeville
Sylvia Schulthess
Healdeburg
Calif
Beverly Soddy
Dewey Goodman
Arnold Falk
Emer Falk
Zion, Ill
Falks
Goodman
Monroe
Noel B. Chapin
Edwin Chapin
Edwin Dallman
UW To Offer Radio Speaking Course Here
The University of Wisconsin extension division will offer a six class course in radio speaking for area residents starting February 3. Sponsored by Monroe vocational school, the two hour classes will be taught by Myron Curry of the WHA state broadcasting service production staff and meet Tuesday nights at 7 30 at the high school.
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University of Wisconsin Extension Division
Monroe Vocational School
Myron Curry
WHA State Broadcasting Service
Uncle dies in Freeport Monticello
Mr and Mrs Henry J Elmer visited Freeport on Sunday to comfort Mrs Edgar Miller whose husband died that morning of a heart attack at their home.
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Freeport
Monticello
Henry J. Elmer
Edgar Miller
Sugar acid consumption per person in the United States
United States residents ingest about 95 pounds of sugar acid annually per person. The figure reflects average intake by men women and children across the nation.
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United States
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Fritos Wisconsin Inc
19Th Street
Browntown
C. L. Crage
John Williams
Oscar Nybroten
Glen Parnham
Marie Whitehead
Winslow
Sopha Jackson
Aeberli and Schenkel Tavern
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