Italy and Germany pledge to respect Swiss neutrality
A fragment from a long page notes fascist partners Italy and Germany promising to honor Switzerland's neutrality. It also lists a series of terse obituaries and incidents from 25 and 40 years ago including fatalities and injuries in various incidents and local social notices from recent times.
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Italy
Germany
Europe
Switzerland
William Grossen
John Kay
Lyle Fink
River Bend
Skinny Wainwright Nominates MacArthur at Sparsely Attended GOP Meeting
In a near empty Philadelphia hall ill veteran supporters rally for General Douglas MacArthur. Retired General Jonathan Wainwright urges delegates to back MacArthur, praising his wartime leadership and pledging to resign from the army if nominated. The session ends with a muted, late night show of support as WainwrightExit.
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Philadelphia
Douglas MacArthur
Harlan — W. Kelley
Milwaukee
Jonathan Wainwright
Bataan
Kelley
MacArthur
War Department
Army
Douglas
Dewey
Taft
Warren
Stasen
Baldwin
Vandenberg
Joe Martin
Wainwright
jBataan
Occumm
Japan
Wright Sai
United Sates
Two Sailors Die In Lake Superior Ship Collision
In dense fog early yesterday two lake freighters collided 30 miles northwest of Portage on Lake Superior. The S S J P Morgan driven by Pittsburgh Steamship Co. crew suffered two deaths and three injuries. The victims were John Pekkala 60 of Cassell Michigan wheelsman and Duane Strand 18 of Willmar Minnesota.
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Kusinwe
Anh
Lake Superior
Portage Ship Canal
Coast Guard
S. S. J. P. Morgan Dr
Pittsburgh Steamship Co
S. S. Crete
John Pekkala
Cassell
Mich
Duane Strand
Willmar
Minn
Green County 4-H Talent Search Draws Film Interest
The Green County Dairy Day crowned queens and showcased 4-H talent as a potential source for a forthcoming farm family life film. Observers note several local entrants could become national stars with Hollywood standards in mind.
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Green County
Hollywood
Green! County
Guard Enlistments Driven by Peacetime Draft Law
The Wisconsin adjutant general says no ceiling on enlistments is set, and a nationwide rush could allow the guard to be unusually selective. He lauds the guard as the backbone of the citizens army and credits wartime service with a strong public faith in the idea.
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National Guard
Wisconsin Adjutant General
Citizens Army
Hoover offers warning voice at Republican convention
Former president Herbert Hoover received a strong ovation at the Republican National Convention as he warned of looming choices for the nation and Western Europe. He framed the U.S. economic dilemma in clear terms and urged decisive action, urging the White House to heed lessons from history.
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Winston Churchill
England
Herbert Clark Hoover
Hoover
U. S
White House
Stalin
Darlington Homemaker Rally Highlights Centennial Theme
The Lafayette County Homemakers Clubs gathered today in the Darlington High School gymnasium for a centennial themed event. A noon luncheon was provided by local churches, followed by an afternoon program with a play, a dress revue, and singing. An announcement announced the county centennial program for July 11 at Belmont along with recognition for century-old couples and longtime marriages.
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Darlington High School
Lafayette County
Belmont
1948 Republican Platform Promises Measured Stance
The 1948 Republican platform, adopted at the convention in Philadelphia, is a carefully worded document outlining party positions on education, poll tax abolition, FEPC, social security, and anti lynching. It signals cautious but decisive intent to attract southern votes while avoiding specific commitments, highlighting education aid, civil rights, and economic policy within a restrained framework.
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James Marlow
Philadelphia
Republican Party
Congress
House
Senate
Truman
South
FEPC
Republic
Republican Congress
Republican
Five Youths to Receive First Holy Communion at Blanchardville Mass
Five youths Frank Dearth Carlton Jorenby Richard Schule Gayle Mary Helsdon and Rita Rae Ryan will receive their first communion at the 8 30 a m Mass in Immaculate Conception Church Blanchardville Four Notre Dame sisters from Milwaukee lead two weeks of religious instruction for Immaculate Conception and St Michael parish children Catechism attendees from Blanchardville include a long list of local families and St Michaels participants join the class Azores are known as the islands of the Hawks.
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Waravine
Limes
Immaculate Conception Church
Blanchardville
Frank Dearth
Carlton Jorenby
Richard Schule
Gayle Mary Helsdon
Rita Rae Ryan
Notre Dame
Milwaukee
Immaculate Conception
Yellowston
St. Michael
Roger Bucholzer
Joseph Gahwiler
Milton Hendrickson
Gary Kammerode
Robert Niedermann
Dennis Weidenfeller
Jerry Schmid
Terry
Jerry Skaife
Donna Mae Bucholzer
Bernadette Cleary
Betty Dearth
Margaret Dearth
Mildred Hendrickson
Hedwig Zimmerman
Lilly Zimmerman
Bernard Cleary
Betty Cleary
Theresa Sleary
Thomas Cleary
James Hendrickson
Judith Hendrickson
Ice Cream Social at Martintown Church Friday
Come to the Martintown Church Friday evening June 25 for an ice cream social. C M Stauffer from Monticello will show pictures of Yellow Nations Lands and the Black Hills of interest in Wisconsin. Cakes pies strawberries and coffee will be for sale.
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Martintown
C. M. Stauffer
Monticello
Wiscon
Mrs. Roxy Smith 75 Dies at Home of Son
Mrs. Roxy Smith aged 75 died at the home of her son Joseph in Fayette yesterday morning. She was a longtime Darlington resident born November 8, 1872 in Stockton Illinois. Survivors include two daughters Mrs William Yeoman and Mrs Arthur Haywood and five sons Vernon Carl William George Joseph. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Nelson Sharer funeral home with burial in Union Grove cemetery.
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Arosseeepeees
Roxy Smith
Joseph
Fayette
Nelson-Sharer
Union Grove
Darington
Smith
Stockton
Ill
William, Yeoman
Montcello
Wisconsin Delegation Social Event Overlaps With Convention Turmoil
Wisconsin delegates mixed at a crowded Badger party during the state convention with 19 Stassen and eight MacArthur delegates engaging warmly. Gov Earl Warren arrived to applause from both sides as Yvonne Towne of Waukesha was slated to succeed Estelle Morrison as national committeewoman.
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Earl Warren
California
State Central Committee
Yvonne Towne
Waukesha
Estelle Morrison
Towne
East Oklahoma braces for late flood crests amid sweeping rains
Oklahoma endures a fifth day of heavy rain and flash flooding. Nine deaths are tallied in the western central region around Deer Creek and U S 66 as water surged 12 feet, trapping a Greyhound bus and dozens of vehicles. Towns in eastern river valleys brace for upcoming crests while central areas report continued downpours.
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Tigaro
Deer Creek
Greyhound
Taft Elephant Writ Tied To Wallace Case
Judge signs writ of attachment on Eva the Dailey Brothers elephant as Joseph Wallace, former employee, seeks seizure over ownership dispute. The petition was filed by Wallace’s counsel, attaching the weightiest supporter of Senator Taft.
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Robert A. Taft
Francis Shunk Brown Jr
Joseph Wallace
Dailey Brothers Circus
Lost Dutch Tribe Found in Ireland in Berks County Link
Detective work by Dr. Alfred L. Shoemaker reveals a Palatine Pennsylvania Dutch community living in County Limerick Ireland. The group fled Rhine in 1709 and settled in Berks County before being shunted to Ireland. Reading Mayor Joan F. Davis invites representatives for bicentennial visits as the festival peaks August 14.
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Reading
Alfred L. Shoemaker
Rhine
London
America
Dr. Shoemaker
Schuylkill
Lehigh Rivers
Ony
County Limerick
Shoemaker
North Dakota Faces Vote on Nuns Teaching in Public Schools
North Dakota plans a June 29 primary ballot measure on whether Catholic nuns may continue teaching in public schools under the state initiative law. The question has stirred quiet but deep tensions in Ismarek and surrounding areas as voters decide the fate of nuns in the classroom.
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Legislatire
North Dakota
Ismarek
N. D
Coins in Use in East and West Since Eighth Century B C
Coins circulated in both eastern and western regions as early as the eighth century before Christ. The note highlights early monetary systems and cross region usage, suggesting a long history of coinage across continents.
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East
West
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