Democracies Gain In Western Europe
Washington analysis says Soviet leaders would seek war only if they believed victory possible. Western democracies, aided by the Marshall Plan, are gaining ground while the Berlin blockade and economic strains test US resolve. Moscow lags in military readiness, needing more time to prepare. thus the western line must be held.
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Dewitt MacKenzie Washington
U. S
Lovell
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Royall
Europe
Moscow
Asia
Berlin
United States
West
Russia
Italy
France
Britain
Soviet Union
Stalin
Uncle Sam
Italian Flu Epidemic Spreads Across France
Medical authorities report the influenza outbreak moving west and central France. Three deaths were recorded in Lille and two near Limoges, with about a quarter of Sarthe residents affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Paris
Lille
Limoges
Sarthe
Camp McCoy summer training program expansion
The fifth army headquarters in Chicago recommends expanding the Camp McCoy summer training program. ROTC cadets, enlisted and officer reserves, three national guard units and regular army troops would be trained at the camp if approved, Col. Jacob J. Gerhardt reports.
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Sparta
Fifth Army
Chicago
Camp McCoy
Jacob J. Gerhardt
Col. Gerhardt
Thye Demands Hospital Plan Reinstatement
Senator Thye of Minnesota protested the Veterans Administration over its cancellation of a 200 bed Duluth hospital. The Duluth project was one of 24 facilities halted by order from President Truman, baring planned VA construction.
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Thye
Washington
R-Minn
Veterans Administration
Duluth
Presiden
Truman
Forested Land Covers Almost a Quarter of America
The survey notes that twenty four percent of American land area is covered by forests. It highlights the distribution of forested regions across states and emphasizes the importance of woodland resources for ecology and economy.
Lafayette Opens Polio Fund Drive
The annual March of Dimes campaign begins in Lafayette county with Dr. Donald Schulz as chairperson. Coin cards go to schools and residents. Darlington Girl Scouts will solicit funds at theaters and basketball games. Local chairs span Darlington Benton South Wayne Blanchardville Shullsburg Gratiot Belmont Argyle and New Diggings with named organizers and assistants.
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Darlington
Lafayette County
Donald Schulz
Darlington Girl Scouts
William Mueller
Eleanor Mullen Coralyn Curry
Emma McGinty
Katherine Moore
Edrye Franx
Girl Scouts
Benton
J. W. Grotkins
R. F. Carter
South Wayne
Thomas Lacey
Blanchardville
Russel Hansen
Shullsburg
Charles Summers
Gratiot
Joseph Collins
Belmont
P. R. Sornberger
Argyle
Chester Winger
New Diggings
Charles Lacke
Turkish government falls under pressure
Ankara reports Hasan Saka's government collapsed amid cross party opposition over Turkey's rising living costs. The premier resigned in a two hour meeting with President Ismet Inonu. He faces a possible successor in Hulmi Aran, vice chairman of the ruling party and former interior minister under Recep Peker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankara
Turkey
Hasan Saka
Ismet Tinanu
Hiimi Aran
People’s Party
Recep Peker
Saka
Polio Forces Rock County School Closure
Plainview rural school east of Janesville was ordered closed by Rock County health officials after two of 31 pupils contracted poliomyelitis. The affected pupils were boys aged 11 and 12, prompting authorities to shut down the school temporarily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janesville
Plainview
Rock County
Joint Staff Chiefs Order Shields Hirohito From Prosecution
The United States joint chiefs of staff issued an order in January 1946 preventing the prosecution of Emperor Hirohito while directing Gen. Douglas MacArthur to establish an international tribunal. The document, once top secret and later downgraded for defense attorneys, barred any action against the emperor pending a further directive that never arrived.
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Tokyo
Hirohito
United States Joint Chiefs of Staff
Douglas MacArthur
International Tribunal
Hideki Tojo
Supreme Court of the United States
MacArthur
Joseph H. Gabel 87 Dies in Warren Home
Joseph H. Gabel aged 87 died yesterday at his daughter’s Warren home after a long illness. Born November 15 1861 in Grant county Wisconsin he leaves five sons Roy Stockton Harry Benton Frank Apple River George Dubuque and Lawrence Denver and five daughters Mrs Luy Mrs Edna Donovan Savanna Mrs Rosella Smith and Mrs Josephine Gassman both of Freeport and Mrs Al Hagen Waukesha plus a half sister Mrs Dora Wand Warren Last rites are planned for Saturday at 9:30 am at the Luy home and 10 am at St Anne’s Church with Rev Clarence Thennes officiating Burial will follow in St Joseph’s Cemetery Apple River Rosary service will be this evening at the Luy home.
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Warren
Joseph H. Gabel
Frank Lay
Grant County
Wis
Roy
Stockton
Harry
Benton
Frank Apple River
George
Dubuque
Lawrence
Denver
Luy
Edna Donovan
Savanna
Rosella Smith
Josephine Gassman
Freeport
al Hagen
Waukesha
Dora Wand
St. Anne’s Church
Clarence Thennes
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Apple River
Polio Case Reported in Marquette 1949
The upper peninsula records its first polio case of 1949 a 17 year old girl from Menominee at St Luke s hospital It marks the first reported case in two months with the victim undergoing treatment at the facility
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Marquette
Mich
Upper Peninsula
Menominee
St. Luke’s Hospital
James A Kail 51 Fayette Dies in Madison Hospital
Jam es A Kail 57 Fayette died Wednesday night in a Madison hospital. Born May 20 1891 in Highland he worked as a miner near Shullsburg. Survived by widow two daughters three sons and three brothers. Services 8 45 am Saturday at Nelson Sharer funeral home and 9 am Holy Rosary Church. Msgr Bernard Doyle to officiate. Interment in church cemetery.
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Darlington
James A. Kail
Fayette
Madison
Highland
Shullsburg
William Kuhn
Leadmine
Donald Peters
Rockford
Donald
John
Beloit
Richard
Stephen
Mineral Point
Thomas Barneveld
Sheriffs Group Opposes State Police and Patrol Expansion
The Wisconsin Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs association, newly renamed, voted against creating a state police force or expanding state traffic patrols. A ruling urged hiring more county traffic officers and preserving existing police structures. Donald W. John became president, with Harold B. Kroll, Lawrence Hope, and Edward A. Manthey elected to top posts.
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Portage
Wisconsin Sheriffs Association
Donald W. John
Marinette County
Wisconsin
Cheese Factory Remodeling and Operations in Wisconsin Co-op Region
At Klondike Cheese Co-op in Jordan township eight miles northwest of Monroe, a new tile work in the making room is set to finish by January 20 amid extensive remodeling. Patrons number nineteen as Buholzer, with six years in cheesemaking, stays on in 1949. Nearby Oakley Dairy Co and Mount Hope cheese factory announce changes, while school lunch programs in 11 midwest states receive three million pounds of American cheddar.
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Klondike Cheese Co-op
Jordan Township
Monroe
Alvin Buholzer
Frank Bloom
Rudy Kundert
Robert Blum
Ralph Isely
Isely
Charles Huber
Buholzer
Oakley Dairy Co
Juda
Union Hill
Oakley
Wittenwylder-Burgy Cheese Co
Washington Township
Mat Bissig
Bissig
John Wittenwyler
Jacob Burgy
Luther Lemon
Tom Cotherman
Kay Cheesebro
Midwest
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Green County
Green County Normal School
Albany Village
Bus Crash Kills Girl in Hamilton Ohio
A Cincinnati bound double header bus rammed the rear of its front section near Hamilton Ohio yesterday. One three year old girl Sanda Jackman died after the collision and twenty six others were injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kells
Hamilton
Sanda Jackman
Electric vote device eyed to speed House action
Rep. Glenn Davis of Wisconsin proposed an electric voting machine for the House chamber to cut roll call time to about three minutes, replacing the current 30 to 45 minutes. Members would insert keys, press buttons, and receive green or red signals for aye or no. The plan notes potential distress to members who follow key figures’ cues on the roll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Glenn Davis
Wisconsin
Atomic Charge Size Of Baseball Report
Professor J. A. Campbell of Oberlin College told the Erie section of the American Chemical Society in Meadville that the explosive charge of an atom bomb weighs about 20 to 30 pounds and forms a sphere of three to four inches in diameter, roughly the size of an indoor baseball.
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Meadville
J. A. Campbell
Oberlin College
Campbell
Erie
American Chemical Society
Former Teacher Dies in Detroit Funeral Services Set
Funeral services will be held Saturday for Mrs. Edward J. Wedge a former Iron Mountain Michigan school teacher who died in Detroit Wednesday She was born at Oconto and moved to Michigan in 1916.
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Detroit
Edward J. Wedge
Iron Mountain, Mich
Oconto
The
Michigan
Wants ads promise plenty of work for little money
A small classified notice highlights how purchasing a Want ad yields abundant opportunities for work at a low cost, signaling a steady stream of postings and potential earnings for readers seeking quick gigs.
Atomic Rain and Fog Threaten Coastal Cities
A warned scenario describes two kinds of atomic rain from underwater and atmospheric bombs. It details impacts on New York Harbor and Manhattan, including a base surge fog, gamma radiation, and contaminated rain. Survival hinges on trained guidance, rapid shelter, and planned corridors amid widespread evacuation.
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Bikini
New York Harbor
Battery
Manhattan
Financial District
Midtown
Westchester
Hudson River
Connecticut
New York
Bacchus Aids Persian Armies In War and Wine
The Persians valued Bacchus as a potent ally in war and on campaign. He was invoked among carousing soldiers as they fought and sustained themselves amid battles and marches.
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Bacchus
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