Colorful Celebration Marks 4th in Oshkosh
A busy Fourth of July in Oshkosh featured a morning parade at Menominee Park, a softball tournament, carnivals, rides, and a large evening fireworks display. Gov. Vernon Thomson attended as a special guest and participated in events alongside local officials and residents.
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Vernon W. Thomson
Menominee Park
Joseph. H. Kilp
Chicago
E. E Stevens
Oshkosh
Seewen Abe
Vernon Thomson
Seven Hurt In Explosion Of Fireworks In Silver City
A faulty skyrocket exploded back into a truck loaded with fireworks in Silver City injuring seven. The blast disrupted Fourth of July celebrations drawing a large crowd and prompting emergency treatment for six men, with Porterfield and Ward severely burned as they failed to escape the blaze. Mayor Stevens and Governor Thomson attended memorial ceremonies and park events surrounding the incident.
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Melvin H. Porterfield
Wiliam ©. Ward
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Ward
Five-Year-Old Woman Justice Stabbed Fatally in Wisconsin
Meta Wagner, about 75, justice of the peace, was stabbed to death after fishing in the Oconto River. Authorities found her body in a thicket near a river dam with four knife wounds. Two men were seen talking to her earlier, and a search was issued for suspects. The motive remains undetermined.
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Meta Wagner
Justice of the Peace
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Miss Wagner
Oconto County
Wisconsin
Coun Ges
Wisconsin-Michizar Power Co
Lawrence Junco
Leonard Pawelzyk
Green Bay
Late Start Trento Plans Quiet Life After Fame
In Trento Italy Salvatore Cara a 40 year old former horse trainer retired to an old age home and began to study. He reportedly passed his primary school exams with new-found discipline saying he never had time to study before.
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Trento
Italy
Salvatore Cara
Russ Military Chiefs Back Khrushchev After Purge
Four top Soviet officials were demoted from the Communist Party leadership in a Moscow radio report. Ex Premier Georgi Malenkov, Vyacheslav Molotov, Lazar Kaganovich, and Dmitri Shepilov were said to have lost posts in the party, signaling a shift after the purge.
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Moscow
Georgi M. Malenkov
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Lazar M. Kaganovich
Dmitri Shepilov
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Sovie Armed Forces
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Pioneer Pravda
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Ural
Supreme Soviet
Perm
Josef
Abuse Is Leveled At Ousted Officials
London reports say Khrushchev backed by Soviet military leaders launched abuse campaign against ousted rivals Molotov Malenkov and Kaganovich. Zhukov led attack while Red Star charged them with delaying elected leaders. Purges and power shifts feared as Khrushchev solidifies control.
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Nikita S. Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Beeee Dows
Rhiey
Vyacheslav M.kroidtov
Georgi M. Malenkov
Molotov
Lazar M. Kaganovich
Anal Beda A. Folia “Coemmabaist
Oegu
Tyhuna Ludu
Warsaw
Moscow
Marshal Rest
Georgi Zhukov
Bachar
Holiday Traffic Toll Rises Across Nation
United Press reports the Fourth of July holiday brought 269 deaths from highway crashes drownings airplane accidents and other mishaps. At 11 am CDT 158 died on highways 91 drowned and one died in other incidents while a tractor accident in WAUKESHAGH killed worker Russell Winger, 39.
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Associated Press
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Pierce
Wisconsin
Kenneth Schiller
Hastings
Minn
Prescott- Wis
Roy Simonson
Herbert Amys
Poplar
Am Auto
Dist
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Douglas County
Amys
Superior Hospital
Lawrence Archambault
Superior
Jaye
Badger
Las Cruces
N. M
Milwaukee
Drale
Warne A. Christensen
White Sands Proving Grounds
Heaven On
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Verna Ward
Wayne
Liberty
Four Injured Livestock Killed In Barron County Tornado
A Brill Wisconsin tornado damaged Brill and surrounding areas causing four injuries and livestock losses. The storm swept from Rice Lake to Barron County, destroying farms, barns, and homes, with residents reporting two tunneling funnels near Brill and power lines down across several towns. Police said the event followed a stretch of wet, windy weather with trees and structures damaged in Sturgeon Bay and Wausau areas.
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United Press
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Barron County
Sturgeon Bay
Wausau
Finn O'Brien
John Wuethrich
Rice Lake
Wuethrich
John Prack
Pracks
Seattle
Edgar Dorcey
Prock
Dorcey
Earl Cork
Cork
Dorothy
Harlow Wright
O'Brien
Bue Hills
Deer County
Roy Wiesner
Emil Sperber
Nasawaupee
Swhn Kintoff
Wausay
Fifty Die as Boat Capsizes in Indian Flooded River
In Calcutta, a boat carrying 75 people capsized in the flooded Behar Drogince river of Koel, killing about 50 with many missing. Rescue teams battled rising waters amid a large-scale search. Authorities ordered divers to recover victims and determine the cause of the accident.
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India
Behar
Koel
Cornerstone Rites Saturday At New Oshkosh Telephone Building
Oshkosh leaders gather for the cornerstone laying of a new Wisconsin Telephone Company central office and exchange at 121 Main St. The event features remarks by Charles E. Wampler and J. Ledvina and marks a milestone in local telephone service expansion since 1901.
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J. Ledvina
Main St
Algoma Boulevard
Hooper
Algoma Blvd
Beckwith
Richard C
Wiscos
Oshkosh Indus Isin Telephone Company
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Joseph L. Metz
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James
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First Presbytrial Development Committee
Oshkosh Daily Northwest
Strath
George W. Alhearn
Industrial de Jan
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Lexchange
Harry C. Hahn
Main
Algoma
John H. Poize
Nannie Webster
Oshkosh
Mr. Wampler
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Tsen Hon
Oshkosh Telephone Direct
Tory
John B. Grellinger
Milwaukee
Ledvina
St. Mary's Catholic Telephone Exchange Company
George W. Athearn
Thel
Wisconsin Tel
J. D. Stone
A. H. Green Bay
Welcoming Telephone Company
Allen
Harry Dodge
A. B
First Rocket Success But 2nd Crashes
FT CHURCHILL Man An Aerobee Hi rocket second fired at northern Canadian test site in two days crashed less than a minute after launch The missile carried 145 pounds of instruments and dived back to earth after 25 seconds No one was hurt This test aimed at ionosphere data for the International Geophysical Year and compared day and night charged densities with ground recordings
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TLS
International Geophysical Year
State Hospital holds field day and baseball Fame event
Cranston 1-A field day and baseball Fame were staged yesterday for patients at the State Hospital for Mental Diseases. It did not rain, but authorities secured a movie as substitute entertainment. The film shown was "The Rainmaker."
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Monster atomic test rocks western states at Yucca Flat
A massive experimental nuclear device was detonated at Nevada’s Yucca Flat under a helium balloon, generating a flash hundreds of miles wide and a shockwave felt across California and toward the Mexican border. Test Director James A Reeves said yield matched previous high yield shots, with scientists unsure of exact power.
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Mexican
Desert
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Las Vegas
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