Waitt sought in with Truman on chemical corps job
Gen Alden H Waitt, former suspender chief of the army Chemical Corps, testified he prepared a memo for possible successors at the request of Maj Gen Henry Vaughan. He said Vaughan wanted the memo to present to Truman, and that Hunt allegedly boasted of influencing Waitt’s appointment. The testimony touched on potential candidates and the chain of influence leading to the chemical command.
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Washington
Alden H. Waitt
Army Chemical Corps
Henry H. Vaughan
Truman
Wan
Chemical Corps
Hunt
Vaughan
Woyarte
Tus
William G. Eaton
O'Conor
Monk Usquan
Wheer
Vaiaitin
Tke
Memor
Gus. Vaughan
Gen. Vaughan
Wail
Fair Alice Boosts Wisconsin State Fair at Rotary Club
Alice, the official hostess for the Wisconsin State Fair exhibit, spoke at a Rotary Club meeting about her duties and the Fair's slogan Even Greater in 49. She described meeting with Fair organizers, showcasing her double Alice and the ten foot display, and highlighted new buildings and a notable Wisconsin Manufacturers exhibit expenditure.
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Hermeni
Wisconsin
Dairwland
Warne King
Penny
Alice
Dart
la Vonne
Don Mac Dowell
Don Mac Tt
Waukesha
State Agricultural Department
Wisconsin Manufacturers Association
Local Polio Victim Listed as Critical in Waukesha
A polio patient, identified as Br. Eduard Krumbergel, is listed in critical condition with a bulbar-type infection and is on a respirator in Waukesha, marking the first bulbar case reported this year. Lions hear Dr Stavsky on juvenile delinquency and handling youth issues tomorrow after their luncheon.
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Eduard Krumbergel
Mis
Krumbeigel
Waukesha
LIONS
Stavskky
William Stavsky
Wisconsin Pl For
Tic Sons Club
Stavsky
Weather Chat Fails As Forecast Calls For Little Change
A dull weather talk mirrors sluggish conversations as the weatherman predicts mostly fair skies with little temperature change. In Waukesha the temperature rose to 84 degrees between 1 and 2 pm after a 66 degree start before 7 am, while a low of 67 is expected in southern areas and tomorrow’s high may reach 36.
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Alhways
Waukesha
Polio Debate Hits Buchner Park Pool Decision
Polio concerns spark dispute over Buchner park pool hours as manager Dave Davies cites dwindling attendance and strong sanitation claims. Health officials advise chlorination and filtration while opposing views note safety of chemically treated pools versus lakes. Parents express mixed reactions as summer ends.
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Buchner Park
Dave Davies
Davies
Polo Sc
Buchner
State Board of Health
Pars
Guy Wertz
City Recreation Cirector
R. N. Perkins
Omaha
Nebr
F. M. Scheele
Buchner Pool
Mathers
R. E. Cairns
James St
County Nurse Resigns Post
Waukesha county supervisory public health nurse Mrs Money announced she will leave her post to take a new chief nurse role in Wauwatosa. Her resignation becomes effective September 2.
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Wrs
Doisthea EK
Money
Waukeeha
Wauwatosa
Grace Conley
Iena
suTing
Loyola University
Cheeo
Waukesha
West Allis
Wisconsin
Ilinois
M. Joney
Accen
Wauwatosa Post
Wauwatosa Public Health Department
Mayor to Offer Rent Board Plan at Council Tonight
In With Murder Lemall WA the mayor proposes a revised rent board structure for the common council to consider. The plan would replace the original three aldermen with a business representative union representative realtor landlord and tenant aiming for a broader balance and to avoid packing. The mayor would name a fifth ward alderman as chairman and seeks two volunteers for a council committee. Also on the agenda a rent advisory office and appointment of William Calley as adviser with about two days of weekly work. Other items include a job evaluation study and the Harry A. Greenwaldt subdivision plat with proposed 18 lots and adjustments to the plat diagram.
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Sidwin H. Honeyager
John Owens
Honeyager
Landfords
Theodore Nigbor
Owens
Fifth Ward
William Calley
Cal
Honerager
Factfinding
Plan Commission
Death of Miss Mitchell Sparks State Mourning
Atlanta mourns renowned novelist Miss Peggy Mitchell after a fatal operating room death following a taxi crash on Peachtree Street. Gov. Talmadge declared days of mourning and half mast flags. Gravitt, charged with drunk driving, was jailed earlier and released on bond. Miss Mitchell’s skull fracture and pelvic injuries occurred when dragged ten feet by the speeding car Gravitt drove.
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Atlanta
Margar
Waromachia
Peachtree Street
South
Georgis
Herma Talmadge
Talmadge
North Carolina
Atlantic Ocean
Gravitt
Grady Memorial Hospital
Truman
Staing
Peggy
Stolen Buick Coach Taken From Pewaukee Home
Jamies J Behlman reported his 1941 Buick coach stolen from his Pewaukee route 2 residence between 1 am and 6 45 am today. The keys were left in the car and it was parked in front of the home. Police logged the theft at 7 28 am.
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Jamies J. Behlman
Pewaukee
Safe Cracked at Waukesha Quarry Stolen About $200
Sheriff's deputies search for a burglar after a window was pried open at the Waukesha Lime and Stone office on Highway 164. The safe was opened and funds missing, though officials say the amount is under $200 and the exact sum remains undetermined as fingerprints are checked.
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Freeman
Waukesha
Charles Coburn
Jerry Janssen
Hanrahan
Janssen
Highway 164
George Egan
Egan
Mgan
Dutch Student Plans Channel Swim From Calais Cap Gris-Nez
Dick Schermer a 21 year old Dutch student announced he will start swimming the English Channel at 12 30 a m tomorrow from Cap Gris-Nez near Calais France. The attempt begins at 3 30 p m CST today.
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Calais
France
Dick Schermer
Cap Gris-Nez
Parole Opposed for Kinner Killer by Ex-DA Brenner
Leon Brenner former Waukesha county district attorney urged the state parole board to deny clemency for Charles Cooper 20 as well as noting earlier opposition to Wayne Payton 21 and Jack Braddock 21 convicted in June 1946 of killing Kenneth Kirner 21 a veteran Their crime AWOL from Great Lakes led to Kirner's strangling and dumping near a highway with Cooper Payton and Braddock later admitting theft of Kirner's wallet and watch.
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Leon Ll. Brenner
Waukesha County
Brenner
Charles L. Cooper
Cooper
Wayne Payton
Jack J. Braddock
Kenneth Kirner
Peyton
Payton
Braddock
Great Lakes
Dousman
Kirner
Madison
Kiner
Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, 5.D
Elderly Muskego Man Hurt In 20 Foot Car Embankment
A 75-year-old man, Findlin, rolled his car down a 20 foot embankment near his summer cottage in Waukesha. He suffered facial cuts and head injuries and was moved from Memorial hospital to a doctor for treatment before returning for rest. An ear injury initially feared to require amputation may be avoided.
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Waukeshe Memorial Hospital
Tnjay
Ear
Findlin
Twindlin
Reds Smash Near Canton
Reds cross toward Canton from Kiangsi into Kwantung as Nationalist defenses crumble along a 300 mile front. Gen Feng Feng directs northern Kwantung operations as Foochow and Hengshan are expected to fall. Washington warns U S diplomats to leave Canton.
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Canton
China
Kanchow
Washington
U.S
Red
Kiangsi
Kwantung Province
Feng Feng
Kwen- Tung Province
Foochow
Hengshan
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Stars
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Kinner
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