Armada of B29s conducts mock air strike over East Coast
A 24 aircraft B29 armada departed Tucson at 2 15 am and aimed for a mock assault on New York City at 11 30 am. The formation 1 2 miles wide and 6 miles long would pass Manhattan at 3 500 feet then over Brewster Newburgh Trenton Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington before returning. Officials say mission tests SAC readiness and potential unified striking power while reassuring the public of Air Force recovery.
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Tucson
Ariz
George C. Kenney
Strategic Air Command
Cape May
N. J
New York City
Manhattan
Brewster
SAC
Army seeks more infantry by reassigning specialists
The army warns of a world wide shortage of infantrymen and takes steps to move combat specialists. A new circular prohibits raw pay for transfer to infantry and awards transfer to qualified volunteers with badges. Officials cite Europe and Asia duties, limited Special constabulary and low appeal of foot soldier roles as factors.
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Washington
Army
War Department
Europe
Asia
Gurney
R- SD
Senate Armed Services Committee
State rests case in South Carolina lynch murder trial
Prosecutors wrap the case in Greenville as 31 white men face murder and conspiracy charges over the Willie Earle lynching on February 17. Earle’s body was found near a slaughterhouse after a night of alleged mob violence. Roosevelt Carlos Hurd Sr. is named as the shotgun executioner though he says he did not shoot.
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Greenville
S. C
South Carolina
Willie Earle
Earle
Roosevelt Carlos Hurd Sr
Hurd
Bulldozers Arrive to Boost Warsaw Cleanup Effort
Several hundred bulldozers have arrived in Warsaw from the United States to speed the cleanup of rubble and ruins. Polish estimates say each machine replaces about 65 workers who had been cleaning the city with pick and shovel.
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Warsaw
Poland
United States
South Wayne High School Graduation Plans Announced
Rev Hector Gunderson will deliver the baccalaureate address for South Wayne High School during Sunday services May 25. Commencement exercises on Thursday evening May 29 feature speaker Edgar G Doudna. Valedictorian is Margaret Ufer with 96.1 average and salutatorian Betty Belle Johnson with 95.05. Other honors include Susan Gage 93.9 Barbara Jones 92.62 and the class totals 22 members.
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Cue Crmgee
Hector Gunderson
South Wayne High School
Edgar G. Doudna
Margaret Ufer
Betty Belle Johnson
Susan Gage
Barbara Jones
Rage
De-Nazification Trials Seen Lasting Years in American Zone
Berlin, Feb report by General Clay estimates 3,277,190 of 11,825,000 Germans in the occupation zone are chargeable under the liberation law. Since May 1946, 223,449 cases completed. 450 major offenders face up to 10 years, 1,880 offenders face labor camps, 163,962 nominal Nazis or followers restricted from employment, 18,839 minor offenders convicted.
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Berlin
Lucius D. Clay
Flopsy for Mopsy Chases Tears Away
Gus Gilzon and Herbert Rothstein helped a dog hit by a car. Gale McMugdo pleaded to nurse the mangled Mopsy back to health, but workers faced a hopeless case and had to destroy it. Two nights later they picked up a stray pup and gave it to Gale, who named it Flopsy.
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Gus Gilzon
Herbert Rothstein
Gale McMugdo
Gale
Gilzoways
Flopsy
New Glarus Visitors and Local Social Roundup
Mrs Millard Tschudy and Mir present as Mrs Richard Streiff and son at the Methodist hospital Monday evening. Numerous Madison and New Glarus residents, including Lt Richard Streiff and Mrs Fred Streiff, visited, with extended stays in Madison and Milwaukee. Community members from Belleville Hartford Monroe Monticello and other locales noted in attendance or visits through midweek.
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Smith Lodge No
Grand Lodge
W. E. Schubert
Appleton
R. H. Zimmerman
Milwaukee
E. R. Hiegel
la Crosse
Rev
D. Forbush
L. A . Monroe
Benjamin H. Roderick
Brodhead
Madison
Brodhead Lodge
Maurice S. Park
Arthur F. Worth
Zenno Gorder
Schillinger
Christ Buhlmann
Eugene
Lloyd, Hershberger
Joyanna
New Glarus
Austin Wadenknecht
Donnie
Frank Brown
Barbara
Hartford
Emil Kaeser
Harlan Wernle
John Kundert
Johanna
Robert Taplick
Lloyd Hershberger
E. R. Wittner
Hubert Freitag
Russel Myers
Monroe
Fred C. Diseh
Arthur Escher
Monticello
Peter S. Streiff
Katherine Cleary
Morris Strommen
Betty
Dixon
Maureen Foster
Theressa Martin
Richard Streiff
Methodist Hospital
Ida Vickers
Juve
Lester McQuill
Woodford
Haugh
H. J. Erickson
Thomas Kurth
Wisconsin General Hospital
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G. L. Hagar
Gary
James Burns
Shullsbury
Elliot Weckerly
Los Angeles
John Weckerly
Belleville
Sardeson
Blanchardville
C. L. Ingwell
Deerfield
John Mullen
G. M. Ingwell
O. T. Olson
L. O. Skaalen
Argyle
Betty Bolender
O. J. Bolender
Henry Eidsmo
Girchwood
William Granberg
Isaac Paulson
R. C. Phillipson
Owin Phillipson
H.C. Crotty
Mrr
John Cavanaugh
Ella Mason
Tene
Wil Mason
Emma Hendrickson
Luther Arnold
Minneapolis
Lena Jerenby
Joy
Lorraine Lien
Syvia Kleven
Curtis Emberson
Malcolm Disrud
Augsburg College
Lois Disrud
Donna Mae Phillips
Lime Ridge
Obert Swenson
Daniel Johnson
Hollandale
Evan Venden
Madise
Mary Runden
James Kel
Ridgeway
T. J. O'Neill
Lever Moen
Rockford
Community News From Blanchardville and Surrounding Towns
Local residents from Blanchardville, Hollandale, New Glarus, Madison, and Janesville gather for Mother's Day visits. Families including Olson, Arnes, Elmer, Kingeter, Hanson, Stoecker, and McGuigan share hospitality at St. Clare hospital and various homes, with several births and weekend offerings noted.
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Harold Seether
Helen Hanson
Russell Hanson
Blanchardville
Norman Warren
Rockford
Norman Hanson
Hollandale
Ed Hanson
A. J. Olson
Cedar Rapids
Byron J. Olson
Des Moines
O. R. Olson
St. Clare Hospital
Olson
Washington
F. L. Kingeter
Karen
North Quincy
Mass
William Kutzke
Portage
St. Clare ‘Hospital
Kingeter
Henry Stoecker
New York City
Stoecker
Ruth Arnes
Lawrence Arnes
Henry J. Elmer
Linda Lu
New Glarus
Anna Hanson
Elmer Strommen
Marian
Linda Lu Elmer
Lee Bailey
Cobb
Caroline Saether
Raymond Ellefs
Janesville
Arnold Staedtler
Madison
Ellefs
Lorna Buckingham
Maurice Clearyily
Norman Jackson
Clarence Alfred
Bertha
Community Members Share Mother’s Day Visits Across Madison Area
A long list of Madison area families and friends are noted visiting kin and hosting relatives from across Wisconsin and beyond. The notices name many households in Madison and surrounding towns with mentions of travels to Dixon Illinois and Los Angeles for family gatherings and hospital stays.
Free Parking Rule for Horse and Buggy in Chico
Bill Jones of the Durham community may park free at Chico meters when he rides in with his horse and buggy. City Manager Harry H. Hume ruled the meter applies to vehicles, not Jones’s horse tied at a hitching post, under the ordinance. Latex composition notes follow about natural rubber content.
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Chico
Calif
Bill Jones
Durham
Jones
Harry H. Hume
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