Lake Isuurgeon tragedy marks heroism and survival
Patricia Smith, sole survivor of a Lake Michigan yachting disaster that killed four, recounts her father Leather D. Smith giving up his life preserver to save his child and her struggles during a six hour swim to shore. Also describes the deaths of Elton Washburn Hunt and Loomis, with Mary Loomis aiding before drowning.
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Isuurgeon
Lake Michigan
Patricia Smith
Smith
Mary
Patty
Mother
Pate
Patricia
Washburn
Sturgeon Bay
Mary Lyomis
Prominent 1947 Community Notes and Rescues
A girl rescued from water after hours in the lakeward area recovered from shock and bruises as rescuers searched for victims. The report also covers church services, a 90th anniversary plan, local reunions, and visits among families in Atwood and surrounding towns.
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Frank Hood
Patricia
Lincolns Other Mary co authored by Olive Carruthers
Olive Carruthers formerly of Brodhead co authors Lincoln's Other Mary with Gerald McMurtry. Now based in Chicago, this is her first published work. She reviews light fiction for the Chicago Daily News and Chicago Sun Book Week.
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Donald L. Collins
Lincoln
Olive Carruthers
Brodhead
Gerald McMurtry
Janesville
Dewey Selck
Perle Skinner
Chester Smith
Edward Bernstein
Wil
Brodhead High School
Beloit College
Lillienthal Denies Withholding Atomic Power Secret
David Lilienthal, head of the Tennessee Valley Authority, told the Congregational Christian churches convention that survival requires using creative opportunities of atomic energy. He rejected outlawing the atomic bomb as naive and urged seizing constructive possibilities to build and maintain peace. The speech follows a public report on atomic energy released by the state department last March. The talk notes the average U S altitude of about 2,500 feet.
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J.C. Robertson
E. J. « Mitchell
Elmer Dixon
Ross Olin
Mark
Arnold Ayers
John Derning
Apple River
Stanley Wilsey
Rockford
Mattie Lake
Atwood-Bright
Berg Guild House
Fred Cold
Kittie Young
Carrie Brobst
Bright School
Jenne Karney
Atwood School
Ralph Chapel
Kate Douglas
Jessie Atkinson
Fred Coldren
Will Young
Kittie Hyatt
Dwight Fisher
Detroit
Mich
Margaret Fisher
R. C. Broughton
Decatur Lake Cottage
Chancey Olmstead
Janesville
Hannah Olmstead
Orfordville
Marrilla Eldred
Mary Stark
Bismarck
N. D
Grinnell
David Lillienthal
Congregational Christian Churches
Lilienthal
Tennessee Valley Authority
Trieste Parley in Uproar Hinders Peace Pact Progress
The big four foreign ministers discussed Trieste while opposition from the United States and Moscow clouded prospects for an early compromise. French plan for internationalizing the Adriatic city under UN oversight for 10 years was questioned as unsatisfactory, with final sovereignty by plebiscite later. Molotov and Byrnes met Bevin after a 30 minute talk. The deadlock over frontier, Danube navigation, and naval disposition kept no agreement.
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Paris
Supovan Ana
U. S
Trieste
Italy
Balkans
Romania
Hungary
Bulgaria
Adriatic
United Nations
Yugoslavia
Moscow
Tass
Soviet Union
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
James ¥. Byrnes
Ernest Bevin
Danube
Spokane Sheriff Candidate Offers $50 Reward
John A. Scott, Democratic sheriff candidate in Spokane County, posts a $50 reward for the arrest and conviction of thieves who stole three of his large hand painted campaign signs. He says he has no clues.
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Spokane
John A. Scott
Spokane County
Questionnaires Planned on Return of World War II Remains
Families of deceased veterans will receive questionnaires about returning remains for burial. Advanced information from the American Legion notes next of kin with address changes should contact departments. Government funds cover options including burial at home national cemeteries or private cemeteries with specified assistance. Remains from overseas war dead and certain civilians will be eligible for return or local burial, with timing starting in Hawaii and Belgium and expanding to other regions.
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J Howard O. Schulz
Glen Zilmer Post
American Legion
American Legion Department of Wisconsin
Legion
United States
American Territories
Red Cross
Hawaii
Belgium
France
Africa
Middle East
Mediterranean
United Kingdom
Caribbean
Bermuda
Australia
The
Solomons
Philippines
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
China
India
Burma
Allied official notes cholera outbreak checked in Japan
Col J A Weaver acting chief of the public health and welfare section at Allied headquarters says rapid isolation and strict quarantine prevented the cholera outbreak in Japan. Thirteen deaths have occurred but he is confident the epidemic is contained and no Allied personnel were involved.
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Tokyo
Japan
Col
J. A. Weaver
Allied Headquarters
Weaver
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