Junior Leaguers Win With Homers
Boston powered by Ted Williams four hits two home runs leads the American Leaguers against the Nationals. Williams drives in a run on Keller’s first inning homer as DiMaggio and Schoendienst contribute infield/outfield plays. No further scoring through the early innings with Rosar adding a single for the Nationals.
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Boston
Boston Red Sox
Ted Williams
Newhouser
Kramer
Juft
Schoendienst
Hopp
Musial
Walker
Dverr
Vernon
Kurowski
DiMaggio
Mize
Pesky
Williams
Keller
Marion
Doerr
Walker Cooper
Passeau
Musial Polleaguers
Rosar
Spence
Frank McCormick
Higbe
Telustil Rosar
Thye Claims Senate Nomination in Minnesota Primary
Gov Edward J Thye led Sen Henrik Shipstead by more than 50 000 votes as returns from about half the Minnesota precincts favored Thye for the Republican senate nomination Shipstead conceded after 24 years in the seat Thye backed by Harold E Stassen also led in the governor race with Youngdahl ahead Petersen.
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Minneapolis
Henrik Shipstead
Senate
Edward J. Thye
Thye
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Shipstead
United Nations
Minnesota
Luthrun
Farmer
Good Aim Saves Him in Conveyor Belt Incident
George Ross of Saugus was trapped in a Potter Drug and Chemical belt when dragged above the knees. He hurled tin cans at a wall switch six feet away to stop the rollers, then cut the belt with a jackknife. He was saved from amputation and may recover fully.
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George Ross
Saugus
Potter Drug & Chemical Coo
Ross
Elks Elect Charles Broughton National Chief
Charles E. Broughton editor and publisher from Sheboygan was chosen Grand Exalted Head of the Elks, leading 800000 members in 1500 lodges at the first national convention since before World War I. He urged expanded educational and child welfare programs and summer camps for undernourished children.
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New York
Charles E. Broughton
Sheboygan
Wade H. Kepner
Wheeling
W. Va
Broughton
Sheboygan Kiddies
Wisconsin to distribute record liquor tax funds
State Treasurer John M. Smith announced the office will distribute 2,917,523 dollars of liquor tax revenue to Wisconsin cities villages and townships on a per capita basis. The amount covers the first half this year and marks the largest six month collection in state history.
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Madison
John M. Smith
Wisconsin
Michigan Governor seeks 60 day rent control moratorium
Governor Kelly urged a special Michigan legislature session to pass a rental moratorium law freezing rents as of June 30, 1946 and allow tenants to appeal to courts. He proposed a 60 day emergency act that would be canceled if federal law reestablished rent controls after the OPA’s death. Washington- The Senate military committee backed a WH plan to pay about 14 million veterans for furlough time using bonds and cash, signaling likely early action.
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Lansing
Kelly
Michigan
Federal Congress
OPA
Washington
Senate Military Committee
White House
War profiteering inquiry into Erie Basin metal plant profits
Senate investigation reveals Army renegotiators cut Erie Basin Metal Products profits from 1.776 million to 506 thousand dollars in 1943 by tightening terms and denying entertainment and rent claims. Testimony places Erie Basin among war corporations built by investors accused of profiteering amid postwar scrutiny.
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Washington
Illinois
George H. Knutson
War Department Price Adjustment Board
Senate War Investigating Committee
Erie Basin Metal Products Co
Erie Basin Co
Murray
Henry Garsson
Y. J. Weiss
A. B. Gellman
Mead
CNY
Chicago Ordnance Office
Cheesemaker License Examination Set at State Capitol
A license examination for master limburger cheesemakers will be held in Room 312 NW at the state capitol at 1 p.m. Thursday. Committee members include John Mining Matt Bissig and Lester IL. Le gerd from the state department of agriculture.
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State Capitol
John Mining
Matt Bissig
Lester IL. Legerd
State Department of Agriculture
Uncover Historic Lore in Cleanup Of Old Cemetery
St Victor's Catholic church began renovating Old St Victor's cemetery west of Monroe by public subscription. The project uncovers historic burials dating to 1851 and a person born in 1778, with long fallen family lines barely remembered by Monroe and Green County residents.
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Old St. Victor’s
Thomas Dempsey
St. Victor's
Old St. Victor's
Monroe
Calvary Cemetery
Calvary
St. Victor’s Catholic
Green County
St. Victor's Church
Tear Down Delayed by Mother Wren at St Victor Cemetery
Workmen delayed wrecking the old tool shed at St Victor's cemetery after discovering a mother wren and four fledglings. The bird sheltered her nest as the crew worked around her for four days to finish the project and teach the young to fly.
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St. Victor's Cemetery
Wren
Experiments With Rockets Progress
Washington reports rapid advances in rocket science as the army ordnance department tests guided missiles beyond White Sands. A joint army navy commission seeks a 2000 mile test range and envisions a future globe circling rocket system. Indications point to atomic bomb potential and German V-2 parallels.
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Washington
Army Ordnance
White Sands Proving Ground
New Mexico
United States
Caribbean
Pacific
Army Ordnance Department
Army-Navy
Earth
Globe
Monroe Browntown Youths Injured in Head-on Collision
Larry Vincent and Francis Cook, both 25 and 27, were badly hurt in a Sunday head-on crash near Stevens Point while returning from a vacation in northern Wisconsin. Theodore Lipton of Stevens Point was critically injured. investigators suspect Lipton slept at the wheel. Vincent suffered ankle fractures and facial injuries. Cook has cracked ribs and a broken sternum. Lipton remained unconscious with multiple injuries.
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Larry Vincent
Monroe
Francis Cook
Wisconsin
Stevens Point
Theodore Lipton
Vincent
Co. L. Vincent
Cook
R. J. Cook
Sipton
Three Lakes
Frank Klarer
Adam Marty Chevrolet
Borden
Browntown
Lipton
Stiff Sentence In Camden Judge Hands Six Months Jail
Police Judge Mitchell Cohen sentenced James Burell a 36 year old from Paulsboro to six months in jail for a misdemeanor offense. The case was heard in Camden, New Jersey.
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Camden
N. J
Mitchell Cohen
James Burell
Paulsboro
Meat shortages spread as butter prices surge across Wisconsin
Wisconsin faces widespread meat shortages and rising dairy prices as subsidies and price controls loom. Milwaukee sees butter at 79 cents a pound while cheese and milk supplies fluctuate, shops report scant meat and rising wholesale costs.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Spring Green Creamery & Cheese Industry, Inc
R. G. Maron
Madison
Armour
William Kaeser
Monroe
Marinette
Lionwood
Mich
Ironwood
Oshkosh
Senator Wiley proposes pausing price controls to allow free enterprise
Senator Wiley of Wisconsin asked Congress to let OPA sleep longer to give free enterprise a chance to prove its integrity. He said industry and buyers showed admirable restraint in preventing runaway prices since OPA ended July 1.
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Washington
Wiley
Wis
Congress
OPA
Senate
Alfalfa Brome Pasture Payoff Nearing Full Return
A four acre alfalfa and brome pasture renovation on Lester Davenport's Brodhead farm shows a 50 percent milk production increase after a week of grazing 18 cows. Inspectors F W Burcalow and D E McFadden praised the results and noted the project will aid July and August grazing. The program began in 1945 with soil lime, fertilizer, oats nurse crop, and intensive rolling. Similar improvements were observed on Ed Kaderly's Juda farm with another four acre plot.
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Lester Davenport
Brodhead
F. W. Burcalow
College of Agriculture Agronomist
D. BE. McFadden
Chicago
Kraft Foods
Davenport
O. G. Kimball
EF. O. Baker
Kimball
Green County
Ed Kaderly
Juda
Kildow Hurt in Scaffold Fall at Albany Barn
C A Kildow 68 fell nine feet from scaffolding onto a cement platform while helping A H Partridge shingle a barn on Emily Holsemes property. He fractured his left hip and left wrist and was taken to St Clare hospital.
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Albany
Times Special
C. A. Kildow
St. Clare Hospital
Mr. Kildow
A. H. Partridge
Emily Holseme
Partridge
Four Gabriel Brothers Surrender After Four Year Draft Evasion
FBI ends a four year hunt by four Gabriel brothers Albert Frank Henry and Ernest 23 to 40 who hid in an attic at their Ontarioville Illinois farm since 1942 to avoid the draft. Albert pleaded guilty to failing to report for induction while the others pleaded guilty to failing to register for the draft and all bonds were set.
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Chicago
FBI
Edward W. Halloran
Albert
Frank
Henry
Ernest Gabriel
Ontarioville
Elgin
U. S
Edwin K. Walker
Ernest
Gabriel
Senate Debates Meat and Dairy Exemption Amid OPA Fight
Senate strategists clash as Wherry proposes to exempt meat and poultry from the price ceiling bill. Barkley sees a test vote while Murdock anticipates Western Democrats joining Republicans to decontrol meat. OPA fears a cascade of new exemptions as dairy and oil probes loom and commodity indices hold steady.
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Washington
OPA
Senate
Barkley
Wherry
R-Neb
Kentuckian
Murdock
Utah
Chicago
Jack Kranis
National Meat Industry Council
Swift and Armour Companies
Smith
R-Nj
al Barkley
Moore
R-Okla
Oats Harvest Advances as Yields Look Promising in Green County
Green county farmers began oats harvest with prospects brighter than three weeks ago after late moisture. Oats stand 7 to 8 inches taller than expected in some fields and may not reach last year's total but appear much improved. Corn remains strong with tasseling underway and moisture needed for a better finish. Temperature topped near 90 degrees under partly cloudy skies with a cooling breeze.
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Green County
Monroe
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