Henrich's Homer Delivers Yankees 1-0 Victory
Tommy Henrich drilled a two base hit outputting a dramatic homer for the Yankees in the first game of the season at Yankee Stadium. The tight 1-0 win over the Dodgers featured strong defense and timely hits as the crowd of 66 224 roared after Henrich's decisive shot off Newcombe.
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Yankee Stadium
Tommy Henrich
Newcombe
Dodgers
Reese
Henrich
Lindell
Jorgensen
Snider
Mapes
Robinson
Yankees
Hermanski
Furillo
Hodges
Reynolds
Coleman
Campanella
Rizzuto
Navy Looms for Cedric Worth Dismissal in B 36 Probe
The House Armed Services Committee recommended firing Cedric R. Worth author of a memo that sparked a congressional inquiry into the B 36 bomber program. Worth has quit Navy employment as the panel also plans a probe into Navy morale after the unification law controversy. Admiral Denfeld Radford and Bogan are set to testify as the letters they signed to Secretary Matthews are reviewed.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Navy
Cedric R. Worth
Air Forces
Worth
Vinson
D-Ga
Louis Denfeld
Naval Operations
Arthur W. Radford
Pacific Fleet
Gerald F. Bogan
Bogan
Secretary of the Navy
Matthews
Radford
Denfeld
Navy Moule
U. S
Brooks
D-La
House
Defense Johnson
Clayton Ward Dies at 59 in Madison Engineer Led City Projects
Clayton N Ward 59 a Madison consulting engineer died this morning at his home after a heart attack He headed Ward and Strand Madison which laid out the public square repaving and advised the city water department on the new well near Rosa's greenhouse He had recently tested the well beam and reported preliminary results He was born December 1 1889 in Ottawa Lake Michigan and held degrees from the University of Michigan He joined UW engineering in 1916 and later joined Mead and Seastone then Mead Ward and Hunt before forming Ward and Strand He directed Camp McCoy layout was a state civil works administrator and was a member of the First Congregational Church ACS He is survived by his wife two daughters two sons his mother and two grandchildren Funeral arrangements are pending
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Clayton N. Ward
Monroe
Rowley Avenue
Madison
Ward
Ward and Strand
Public Square
City Water Department
Rosa’s
University of Wisconsin Sneering College
Mead and Seastone
Mead, Ward and Hunt
John Strand
Camp McCoy
Civil Works Administration
First Congregational Church
American Society of Civil Engineers
Mr. Ward
Norma Pacquett
Toledo
William Mautz
Eau Claire
John F. McNally
Fort Atkinson
Donald
Norman
Norman Ward
Eagle Rock
Calif
Frautschi Funeral Home
Injured Pedestrian Hit by Auto Near 14th Avenue
Nelson G. McIl nay, 72, of 1211 9th Street, was struck at 10 10 p m yesterday on 9th Street near the 14th Avenue intersection by a car driven by Roland Treloar, 2502 9th Street. He suffered three fractures of the pelvis and other bruises at St Clare hospital. Treloar, a service station operator at 17th Avenue and 9th Street, said he could not stop in time after seeing the man running toward him.
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Nelson G. Mcllinay
9Th Street
Roland G. Treloar
14Th Avenue
St. Clare Hospital
Mellnay
Monroe
Treloar
17Th Avenue
Van Denberg Undergoes Lung Operation at University Hospital
The condition of Senator Arthur H. Van denberg who had a lung operation Monday was described as satisfactory at University hospital last night.
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Vandenberg
Ann Arbor
Arthur H. Vandenberg
University Hospital
Two Ohio Infants Back at Hospital After Birth Mixup
In Ravenna at Robinson Memorial Hospital two baby boys, born Sept 21 to J. P. Shanley and Mrs. Robert Strayer of Kent, were found with signs suggesting instrument delivery and hospital officials ordered blood tests by an Akron pathologist. An unidentified nurse is suspended as investigation continues.
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Ravenna
Robinson Memorial Hospital
Akron
J. P. Shanley
Robert Strayer
Kent
Edward Meacham
Shanley Home
Shanley
Meacham
Thomas Hunston
A Hirsbrunner 90 Dies After Cerebral Hemorrhage
Andrew Hirsbrunner aged 90 died at St. Clare hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage. Born in Switzerland, he lived in New York and St. Louis before Tennessee cheese making. Survived by two sons Albert John, two daughters Mrs Seeger and Mrs Nafzgar, nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Services Friday at Shriner Neushwander funeral home with burial in Greenwood.
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Andrew Hirsbrunner
17Th Avenue
St. Clare Hospital
Canton Bern
Switzerland
Hans and
Verena Aeschlimann Hirsbrunner
America
New York
Hirsbrunner
St. Louis
Tennessee
Elisa Schneeberger
Fred Nafzger
Albert
Frank Francis Dies At Evansville Home
Albany Times Special reports Frank Francis, 71, died unexpectedly at his Evansville home from a heart ailment. He was born in Albany township, son of the late Thomas and Mrs. Francis, brother to Archie Francis of Albany. Survivors include wife Elizabeth Edmunds, brothers William of California and Thomas of South Haven Minn, and daughter Ruth at home. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Albany
Frank Francis
Evansville
Government Calls Lewis, Operators To Parley Friday
The U S mediation chief called John L Lewis and bituminous operators to a Friday Washington meeting to end the three week coal strike. He warned the crisis nears and said no steel talks are planned while export controls may be considered to keep steel in the country. Local auto plants face reduced output as Packard warns 8,000 workers may be idle.
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Pittsburgh
U. S
Cyrus S. Ching
John L. Lewis
Washington
Ching
Truman
Philip Murray
Steel Workers
Charles Sawyer
America
Detriot
Packard Motor Car Co
Virginia
Harold Grant Dies In Highway Mishap
Harold Grant 51 of Whitewater route 3 was killed in a head on collision with a truck two and a half miles south of Whitewater. Funeral services will be held tomorrow. Mrs Grant and three children remained hospitalized in Madison. Grant was cousin to Mrs J M Lowe and Roy M Grant and nephew of Mrs Lucy Oleson.
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Harold Grant
Whitewater
Grant
J. M. Lowe
9Th Street
Roy M. Grant
Lake Drive
Lucy Oleson
Lowes
Still in Hospital for Major Auto Crash Injuries
Robert Emmenegger remains in St. Clare hospital after his September 29 auto accident. He continues treatment for seven fractured ribs an injured upper arm and a broken collarbone all on his left side.
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Robert Emmenegger
St. Clare Hospital
Minton Approved As Court Justice
Washington reports Judge Sherman Minton won Senate approval 48 to 16 to join the U S Supreme Court. His oath and timing hinge on a White House engagement with President Truman this afternoon as lawmakers debated testimony and propriety questions from former senator years ago.
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Washington
Senate
Sherman Minton
United States Supreme Court
Minton
Truman
White House
Judiciary Committee
Wiley B. Rutledge
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Morse
R-Ore
Wiley
McCarthy
Ferguson
R-Mich
Donnell
R-Mo
Indiana
Senate Farm Price Bill Returns to Committee
The Senate Agriculture Committee wrestled with farm price policy after failed voting left the chamber divided on government support levels. Vice President Barkley cast deciding votes amid disputes over price supports for corn cotton wheat and other staples.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Lucas
Illinois
Congress
Nhe
Barkley
Anderson
D-Nm
Senator Aiken
Vermont
Wisconsin
Wiley
McCarthy
Council Rejects St Victor’s School Street Closure Plea
City council last evening denied permission for St Victor’s parish school to close 15th street between 20th and 21st avenues to serve as a playground during school day intervals. A prior resolution to allow 15 minute morning noon and afternoon closures failed to receive a second, then a second grant to close the street also failed.
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St. Victor’s Parish
20Th Avenue
15Th Street
20Th
21St Avenues
E. J. Norton
Board of Public Works
Norton
Lester G. Forcade
Floyd Matzke
Herman L. Schindler
Sebastian Laeser Jr
O. L. Hare
Council
Herman Brandt Dies After Long Illness At 74
Herman Brandt aged 74 died at 7 30 a m after a several year illness. He lived recently at Masshardt nursing home. Born March 30 1875 in Sylvester township he was a farm laborer. Survived by two brothers and nine sisters. Services Friday 130 p m at Newcomer funeral home Brodhead Rev S A Gutknacht officiating. Burial Greenwood cemetery. Friends may call Thursday evening.
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Herman Brandt
Masshardt Nursing Home
Mr. Brandt
Sylvester Township
Herman
Louise Rodkie Brandt
John
Brodhead
Fred
Winslow
Mmes
Anna Donmeyer
Everett Welch
Clara Baker
Bert Burton
Chicago
Thomas Wernsch
Minneapolis
Martha Schanon
North Dakota
Will Hintz
Monroe
Dan Cecil
Alfred Frost
Flint
Mich
Bethel Evangelical United Brethren Church
Newcomer Funeral Home
Rev
S. A. Gutknacht
Brodhead Evangelical Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Wisconsin cheese market steady with fair demand
Federal state market news reports Madison Wisconsin dairy trade. Prices show single daisies 3 51 percent, longhorns 3 51 2 to 3 63 4, square prints 3 53 4 to 3 61 4, Midgets 3 7 to 3 8.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Grit Chamber Approved for New Disposal Plant
City council last evening authorized a grit chamber addition to the new disposal plant under construction. The chamber aims to keep grit from entering the plant and was urged by Public Works Director Zenno A. Gorder, engineers Jerry Donahue Engineering Co., and contractor E. M. Scheflow. The move comes after operator Adolph Wandfluh noted sand washing into sewer mains, especially in winter.
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Public Works
Zenno A. Gorder
Jerry Donahue
City Council approves new street lighting plan
Last night the council authorized a modern lighting system for the public square with 28 metal poles and 10 000 lumen lamps. The choice between incandescent and mercury vapor pending a utility rate decision. completion expected in four to six months.
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Public Square
Council
Sebastian Laeser Jr
Richard E. Barry
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Barry
Safeguards Apartments
Public Service Commission
Mineral Point
Wuetrich Elected President of Central Cheesemakers
John B. Wuetrich was elected president of the Central Cheesemakers and Buttermakers association at a Marshfield meeting last night. He succeeds E. W. Marten of Spencer who led the group for 21 years before retiring.
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Marshfield
John B. Wuetrich
The
Central Cheesemakers and Buttermakers Association
E. W. Marten
Spencer
More Warm Winds Expected for Area
The leaf strewing wind that cleared the morning and afternoon will persist with tomorrow’s warmer weather moving in from the north. No rain was reported last night despite overcast conditions statewide. Monroe dipped to 46 and Land O Lakes registered 24 as Wisconsin’s temperatures fell up to 18 degrees from the prior day.
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Monroe
Land O’lakes
Wisconsin
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Johnson
Newanne Dribbler
Jorgesen
Elasion
Newcome
Clayton Ward
N. G. Mcllnay
Ohio
A. Hirsbrunner
Chet Derby
Oakland
Lewis
St. Victor's
Safeguard Chamber
City Water Board
5Th Avenue
Louis H. Kohli
Cardinal Bus Lines, Inc
Janesville
Policy and Safety Committee
Alley Work
Frederick C. Harris
30Th Avenue
Fred Voegeli
22Nd
23Rd Avenues
Water and
Council Finance and Taxation
City Hall
Adolph Tannler
James H. Furniss
Beloit
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