British Firm Lands Army Transformer Contract
A British firm Ferranti Electric Ltd through its American subsidiary won a $1,137,605 Army contract for power transformers for the Prison Dam project near Bismarck North Dakota, beating Allis-Chalmers by over $200,000. The Buy America Act permits foreign bids if they are more than 5 percent lower, but requires Army secretary approval when the foreign bid undercuts the American bid by more than $25,000.
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Ilwaukee
Allis-Chalmers Mufacturing Co
Army
Ferranti Electric, Ltd
Bislick
N. D
Ough
Ierican
Allis-Chalmers
Eign
Flying saucers stir Miami pilots reports over Chesapeake Bay
Air Force officials reported dozens of flying saucers channeled to Wright Patterson from across the nation. Two airline pilots said they saw eight objects about 100 feet across glowing red hot and moving 2 000 miles an hour beneath their aircraft over Chesapeake Bay. Dayton defense director Col Magee said there is something flying around and worries persist about Skywatch.
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Washington
Airorce
B. Nash
W. H. Fortensbry
Miami
Chesalake Bay
E. J. Ruppelt
Airechnical Intelligence Center
Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
State Polio Cases Reported Up to July 5
Madison Wisconsin had a total of 55 poliomyelitis cases reported through July 5 this year the State Board of Health announced. Milwaukee and Dane Counties reported 11 and 10 cases respectively while Chippewa Jefferson Kenosha LaCrosse Pepin Racine three cases each and several others two cases each.
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Madison
Wisconsin
State Board of Health
Milwaukee
Dane
Chippewa
Jefferson
Kenosha
LaCrosse
Pepin
Racine
Ashland
Dunn
Eau Claire
Waukesha
Fond du Lac
Jackson
Juneau
Langlade
Monroe
Oneida
Shawano
Taylor Me
Monticello Social Notes and Traffic Mishap
Monticello residents and visitors from New Glarus and Monroe gathered for calls and appointments across the week. A Ryan Construction Co. machine jackknifed on Highway 69 near New Glarus woods, blocking traffic until it was removed by cables after the driver lost control descending the hill.
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New Glarus Woods
Ryan Construction Co
Janesville
New Glarus
Feature Story Wins Free European Trip For Mrs Abplanalp
Mrs. George Abplanalp of near Winslow won a national best feature writing contest earning a three week free trip to Europe plus a second week on her own. She competed among 13000 Theta Sigma Phi members for an informal Father’s Day essay written in her former Sense N Nonsense column. The tour includes 50 newspaper women visiting England Holland Germany Austria Italy France and Switzerland with a UN headquarters visit prior to departure led by Theta Sigma Phi president Mrs Betty Hinckle Dunn.
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George Abplanalp
Near Winslow
Europe
Theta Sigma Phi
New Glarus Post
Miriam Theiler
The
Post
England
Holland
Germany
Austria
Italy
France
Switzerland
United Nations
Betty Hinckle Dunn
Chicago
Park Fun Day Draws Evansville and Monroe Teams
Evansville youngsters will join in annual Fun at Recreation Park with a Monroe sandlot team visiting for a 1 30 p m meeting. Miss Vivan Sanders directs activities for kids and a giant 7 p m parade ends the day after many park events.
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Evansville
Nroe
Recreation Park
Monroe
Vivan Sanders
Normal School
Lincoln Park
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Itish
S.army
Monticello
O. D. Curtis
Robert Holcomb Jr
Nancy
Gary
Eddie Wirth
Herman Zweifel
Jacob Voegels
Donald Trickel
Milledgeville
Ill
Henry J. Elmer
Raymond Gessler
Henry Gessler
W. S. Hoesly
Fred Roethlisberger
Helga Nicholls
Ernest Wittner
Delmar Kubly
RoxAnn and
Kris
Herman Kubly
Margaret Hefty
Hefty
the Voegelis
Ben Bly
Ray Silver Sr
Ray Jr
Billy
Arthur
Mabel Ann
Emery Silver
Woodrow Keener
Harvey Milbrandt
Mabel Webster
Albany
E. W. Marty
Dorothy
Mary Zentner
Hoesly
St. Clare
W. L. Zweifel
Abplanalp
Park Fun
Tg Ns
Mississippi
Michigan
Sturgeon Bay
Baler Twine
Beler
Bretford
Brennan
Mber
Von
Roce
Thursdey
Sunbeam
Gardner’s
Sally Mae Beauty
Towet Soap
Heinz Catsup
Ferg
Iver
Homart
Donald Duck
Kool-Aide
Wman’s
Elbertas
Sunkist
Swift’s
Oscar Mayer
Hickory Farms
IGA Table Rite
Queens Mayer
Smoky Link
GEO. W. Allen & Sons
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