Armstrong Cork Company plans Oshkosh expansion
Armstrong Cork Company directors toured the Delfox Rug division in Oshkosh and announced a 34000 square foot building expansion west of the current office to boost storage and future production. The project aims to stabilize employment as 475 workers are already on the payroll after the fall merger.
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Armstrong
Armstrong Dock Company
Winnebago County
Deltox Rug Company
C. J. Backstrand
Joseph C. Feagley
Keith
Armstrong Cort
Deltox
Oshkosh
Deftox
Jume
Carl E. Steig
Deltoz
Jacquard
Racford Company
Hencock
Wisconsin Avenue
Osceola Street
Deftox Company
Steiger
Armstrong Cork Company
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Rew
Backstrand
Carl Es Steiger
Delfox
Oshkosa Country Club
Amlay Armstrong Cork Company
Biante
Delfox Company
Deltex
Early Boston Want Ad Mentions Theft at Charlestown Ferry
A 1704 notice in the Boston News-Letter publicized a thief accused of stealing several kinds of men's apparel from James Cooper near Charlestown Ferry. The fragment cites one of the first three Want Ads as a historical example of classified advertising origin.
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James Cooper
Charlestown Ferry
Boston
New Amence
Boston News- Letter
Daily Northwestern
Wisconsin Policemen's Protective Association Opens 22nd Convention
About 150 delegates and wives attend the Wisconsin Policemen's Protective Association 22nd annual convention opening this afternoon. The event, after a Sunday smorgasbord and get acquainted session at the American Legion Clubhouse, runs through Tuesday with officer and eight board member elections for the coming year.
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Wisconsin Policemen’s Protective Association
American Legion
Offcers
Forest Fires Rage Across Nova Scotia Regions
Halifax reports 40 to 50 forest fires fought by rangers and volunteers across Cape Breton and the south shore. The blazes destroyed more than 49 homes, burned thousands of acres, and threatened two towns as amber flames spread despite high temperatures and winds. No fatalities reported. 16 volunteers burned in incidents. Deputy minister G W I Creighton banned all travel in woods and set sanctuary restrictions amid very bad conditions.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
Cape Breton
South Shore
Amberlands
G.W.I Creighton
Soaking Rains and Tornadoes Hit Dust Bowl Area
Rain drenched the Dust Bowl region including Lamesa Texas and nearby states with several inches of precipitation while tornadoes and storms touched off across Texas Oklahoma Colorado and New Mexico. Flooding and river backwash endangered homes and prompted warnings as heat and cold fronts alternated with subfreezing temperatures in Colorado and Idaho.
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United Press
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Cimarron
Abbo
Rover
Rome
Mecon
Georgia
Jeffersonville
Ind
Ohio River
Devie Lowe
Grother
Wester
Cous
I Eham H Aserson
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Coolet
West Tupelo
Miss
Augesta
Santa Fe
Trinidad
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Coco
Mullen Pass
Idaho
Dakotas
Washington State
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Appalachians
Long Beach, Ceilis
Rescuers Strive To Reach Wrecked Airliner Site
Rescuers pushed toward the wrecked East African Airlines DC3 in snowy Mit. and Menjaro region near IROBI Kenya. The remains were scattered along a rocky, inaccessible area with signs of life among the 2 passengers and 4 crew members, as the craft vanished after leaving Der Es Saizam to Natrobi.
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Irobi
Kenya
CPI
Mit
Menjaro toGar
Memorial for Maj. Richard Bong Draws 5000 at Poplar
More than 5,000 people gathered in Poplar Wisconsin to dedicate a P38 memorial to Maj. Richard L. Bong America's ace of aces Bong a Poplar native died ten years ago in a California jet crash His parents unveiled the plane and a $117000 school addition was dedicated as a living memorial Generals governors and senators attended the ceremony honoring Bong and his record in the South Pacific
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Poplar
Wis
UPI
Richard L.bong
America
South Pacific
Bong
California
Airs
Carl ‘T. Bong
Poplar School
George Kenney
South Pacific Air Force
U S Private Public Debt Reaches New High
The nation’s net private and public debt rose 3.14 per cent last year to a astronomical total of 606 billion dollars. The Commerce Department report noted this increase was less than the 5 per cent rise in 1953.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Conference Called On Salk Vaccine Future
Washington report on a federal vaccine conference led by Surgeon General and health officials to review safety standards, production, and distribution. Lawmakers discuss authorizing a 28 million dollar vaccine fund and potential federal powers. A committee plans to finalize recommendations and report to President Eisenhower.
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Washington
Ucp
Porto
Ephts
S. Scheele
Federal
Ser
Lister
Hmd-Ala
Scheele
Eisenhower
Federal Health
Communists Carry Out Major Amphibious Exercises Near Matzu Island
Nacionalist reports say Red forces staged four series of mock air attacks through May 12 near the Matsu islands as they build new air bases inland and along the coast. Red gunboats and motor junks joined the amphibious drills observed by Formosa press.
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Formosa
Matse Island
Civizzone
Matsu Islands
Damp Weather Dampens Wisconsin Weekend Activities
The Associated Press reports a misty and unseasonably warm weekend across Wisconsin with high temps near 60s in Milwaukee and widespread fog. Grantsburg hit 2 degrees first time this year in heat and showers followed by cooler readings, while Beloit and Madison recorded notable rainfall amounts and varied lows in the 30s to 60s across the state.
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Associated Press
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Tsbir
Grantsburg
Mercury
Wisconsin
Talis Ues
Miwaukee
White Bisihe
Calif
Superior
Beloit
Milwaukee
Eau Claire
Green Bay
Wausau
la Crosse
Madison
Cedarburg
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Temons
Weekend State Accidents Claim Fifteen Lives
Weekend toll in Wisconsin reports 15 deaths from crashes and mishaps across multiple counties. Notable fatalities include Air Force personnel in a Lake Geneva crash and a Waterman resident, with several others injured. Police note a canoe accident near Pike Lake and a tractor incident in Juda as part of the same disaster stretch.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Air Force
Eutiomobie
Leake
Geneva
W . Aid- Béze
New Orleans
George. Rozech
Jo . Pa
Mas Mace
Toledo
Ohio
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Roger Voelker
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Wateram
Jefferson
Wallace Sxald
Dean Taynmen
Peggy Gober
Watertown
Airs
Elies Basster Byeer
Wisconsi Rapids
Trinune
Saxby
Juda
Mars Russell
Neilsville
Pike Lake
Chinsewa County
Appleton Police Hunt Attacker of Station Operator
Appleton police search for the assailant who slugged and robbed station operator Hymen Horowitz, 59, Sunday morning. The cash register reportedly lost about 85 dollars amid a strong blow from behind. Horowitz is hospitalized in Appleton with serious injuries.
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Appleton
Hymen Horoxic
Horowtz
Horowitz
Horowtz & Steg
Soviet Aims Not Modified Aimed at Big Four Talks
Western dispatches report Moscow pressed for a talks schedule on its own terms. Pravda warned a two to three day limit makes major Cold War questions unanswerable. Molotov seen ready to push open agenda as Moscow jockeys for position ahead of a June United Nations meeting.
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Eisenhower
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Switzerland
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Izvestia
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United States
Johnson urged to clear defense plan confusion
Senate Democratic leader Lyndon B. Johnson calls for a unified briefing as questions rise over U S defense program and possible Russian air superiority. He urges coordination among the generals and secretaries to present a single story to the people and Congress.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
Secretary of Defense
Senate
Isab Congressionel
Ecs
Russia
United States
Weson
Congress
Pentegor
Guard pilot shatters cross country record in 11 hours span
Lt. Joan Conroy completed a 5 085 mile cross country flight from near York Mitchell Field to California and back in 11 hours 26 minutes 32 seconds averaging 345 mph. The mission, part of Operation Boomerang to promote the Air National Guard, beat prior time by 2 hours 28 minutes but did not surpass the westbound record set by Paul Mantz in 194? year.
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Joan Mi. Conz
Waller
York
Mitchell Field
Saturdar
Conroy
Air Natonel Guard
Bet Conroy
Stumiman
Paul Mantz
John M. Conroy
Los Angeles
Air National Guard
New York
Jeane
Barbara
Billy
Ymothy
Dynamite Blast Fatal to Farmer in Lamartine Furor
Alvin B. Palmer, 59, and son Gerald, 33, were blasting tree stumps on the Palmer farm in Lamartine when a dynamite fuse exploded. Palmer was killed and hurled about 130 feet as his son witnessed the fatal blast at the stump site.
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Fond BU Lac
Alvin B. Palmer
Gerald
Palmer
Lamartine
Bissor
Deny Reports Of Finding Japanese Bodies In Saigon
In Saigon Inde UP the Jasenese Kitanaga Co denied reports that its workers found 300 Japanese soldiers’ bodies in the sunken Shinsei Maru wreck. A company spokesman called the claims fantastic and said they would have known first if bodies had been discovered as the salvaging of the ship proceeds after World War II action by U S planes.
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Saigon
Inde
Jasenese Kitanaga Co
USA
U S Economic Aid Gains Emphasis in Policy Debate
Washington reports Bowie Presses Point Four aid as crucial. Eisenhower plan totaling 3.53 billion dollars faces congressional action. Moscow plots a new push to draw U S from Europe, with warnings of intensified propaganda and disarmament talks shaping East West diplomacy.
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Chester A. Bowie, Inc
Moscow
Bowies
Point Four
Yast
Eisenhower
United States
Europe
Asia
Yankées
Blioscow
Ganda
E. S
Britain
Fance
Weather Summary From Buckstaff Observatory
Northwestern Observations show 7:30 a m temperature 69 degrees cloudy with 12 m 79 partly cloudy conditions. Fox River levels 1342 inches above the Menasha dam. Friday temperature 82 m Sunday NY. Maximum 66 minimum 37. One year ago today 76 and 52. Precipitation 0.19 inches. rainfall deficit 1.14 inches for the year.
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Associated Press
Whsconsey
Fox River
Or Menasha Dam
Gown
Buckstaff Observatory
Randal Caus
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H. W. Prentis Jr
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Harrison
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State Police Association
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Walter Rohier
Alexander Wiler
Alvin O'Konski
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