Jewish underground bombs British officers club in Jerusalem
The Jewish underground blew up a British officers club in Jerusalem's security zone hatched by a time bomb. Officials fear 15 dead and 15 seriously wounded, with seven sunbathers among the dead. Three attackers were allegedly caught as martial law rumors swirl.
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Jerusalem
Alan Cunningham
Cunningham
Executive Council
Geldsmth Cb
Alitish Army
King George Avenue
Holy
Goldsmith Club
Stern Gang
Nazis Tied Americans Listed in War Records
Senate records released by Sen. Harley Kilgore show 880 individuals who at one time resided in the United States were listed as Nazi party members or applicants. Names include Ludwig Kubner of Milwaukee and Alvis Zimmerman of Milwaukee with last recorded addresses, plus several who returned to Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Adolph Entler
Harley M. Kilgore
W. Va
Senate Armed Forces Committee
War Department
Germany
United States
Argentina
South America
Kilgore
Senate
Armed Services Committee
Congress
Ludwig Kubner
4Th St
Milwaukee
Wis
Alvis Zimmerman
13Th
Eugen Burek
Booth St
Hart Danze
Elizabeth Hauser
Jhhanna Helm
Kenosha
Erich Klopsch
D D O'Brien Still Photographs Not Retiring at 80
D D O'Brien, aged about 80, will slow down rather than retire as he transfers the O'Brien Studios to his son O'Bre. He remains active in portraits watercolors and art, recalling a 60 year career started in Waukesha when the city had 5000 residents.
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Ted Innapp
Freeman Starr
O’bie
Daniel Dominic O’brien
Waukesha
O'Brien
O'Bre
Dobbin
D. D
Jane O’bie
Ois
Daniel Dominic O'Brien
O'Bie
D. B
Explosion Kills Three on Milwaukee Built Ship Ben Froemming
A diesel engine explosion on the Ben Froemming during a Mississippi River run wrecked the ship’s engine and killed three aboard, injuring seven. The Milwaukee built vessel, named after its firm head, was en route from New Orleans to Pasagoula for final conversion when the blast occurred at 6 pm, killing two Americans and a Colombian engineer while injuring others. Rescue operations, led by Capt. Juan A. Morales, saved many as ambulances ferried injured to New Orleans hospitals amid fog.
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New Orleans
Ben Froemming
Mississippi River
Milwaukee
Froemming
Joel W. Moore
Bush-Sulzer Engine Co
St. Louis
Chatfield
Luis Perez
Colombia
Mississippi
Guillermo Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Juan A. Morales
Morales
New Orleans Mariné Hospital
Breathwaiten
Herbert L. Archibald
New Quibeans Port
Todd Johnson Shipyards
Ingalls Yards
Pasagoula
Migs
Slota Mercante Gran Colombia
Ingalls
William Pieper Dies After Suspected Waukesha Accident
William Pieper a 58 year old Nashotah route 1 resident died of a heart condition at Columbia hospital Milwaukee. Authorities questioned a Waukesha county automobile crash near Nehmabin lake as a possible cause with no accident details found in sheriff files. Pieper was admitted Feb 5 and his body went to Borgwardt funeral home. If verified his death would be the county's first highway fatality of the year.
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Waukesha County
William Pieper
Nashotah
Columbia Hospital
Milwaukee
Goroner
Alvin H. Johnson
Pieper
Nehmabin Lake
Sheriff's Department
Borgwardt Funeral Home
Weather outlook for Consin area turns cloudy with snow
Mostly cloudy with snow flurries this afternoon and tonight. Sunday remains cloudy with a few light snow flurries, colder tonight and Sunday. Temperatures range from mid teens overnight to low twenties during the day, with highs around 24 yesterday and 38 a year ago.
Kai-Shek Named Premier After Soong Resigns
Chiang Kai-shek assumes the premiership of the Chinese government while remaining president, after T. V. Soong resigns amid inflation and political tension. Soong criticizes Communist forces and announces his departure, signaling a reorganization of the executive yuan with potential new leadership and broader party inclusion. Shanghai stocks react as news breaks.
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Nanking
Wpi
Chiang Kai-shek
China
T. V. Soong
Chiang
Chinese Republic
Leang
Executive Yuan
Legislative Yuan
Kuomintang
Chang
Chang Chun
Szeehuen
Central Executive Committee
Soong
Seong
Shanghai Stock Exchange
Rees, Pioneer Lumberman, Dies at 69 in Wales
J J Rees 69 a lumberman and former county board supervisor died at home 705 N Hartwell Ave after a five year heart illness. He served on the county board from Wales 1938 and as Oak sanatorium trustee 1934 42. Survived by widow Marian two daughters Vera Kalina and Marian Kupkuffke Odessa Texas two sons Richard Mayer Waukesha August Mayer Corpus Christi Texas three brothers Irving Genesee Depot Thomas Delafield David Felix Oakland and one grandchild. Funeral Monday 2 pm at Lyle Tuschen funeral home with Rev C I Merritt. interment Prairie Home cemetery. Friends may call today until time of services.
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Oak Sanatorium
J. J. Rees
N. Hartwell Ave
Rees
County Board of Supervisors
Wales
E. G. Thomas
George Zach
Pewaukee
Big Bend
Delafield
Rees Lumber and Fuel Cohere
Gray Lumber and Fuelco
Marian
Vera Kalina
Marian Kupkuffke
Odessa
Tex
Richard Mayer
Waukesha
August Mayer
Corpus Christi
Irving Rees
Genesee Depot
Thomas Rees
David Felix
Oakland Calif
First Methodist Church
Sendie Lodge
Lyle- Tuschen
C. I. Merritt
Prairie Home Cemetery
Church Census Continues In Waukesha County
A We the People canvass in Waukesha seeks church attendance and religious preference data from 3000 households and will finish next week. Led by Wilbur Swift with faiths across Protestant Catholic and Jewish groups participation is high as workers gather responses and aim to increase regular church membership.
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Waukesha
Wilbur Swift
We the People
Tde
Swift
Focal
Wow Bioten
Guy Nelson
Wisconsin
Earl Barnes
George Hernandez
Hrman Israel
Aenes Betts
Monroe Haver
Walter Zushiler
Ralph Gutheil
Stillwell
Rex
Verne McVey
Jesse Anders
W.W. Lickfild
Delbert Trakel
Arctic B 29 crash saves fourteen Airmen in Alaska
In Alaska near Bristol Bay fourteen crewmen from a missing B 29 were rescued by three civilian pilots who flew to the crash site between Anchorage and Dillingham. Seven were hospitalized with undisclosed injuries, while one more crewmate remains unaccounted for per the Alaska command report.
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Fort Richardson
Alaska
Bristol Bay
Dare
Alaska Air Command
Arctic
Anchorage
Dillingham
Naknek
Peterson Aways
Billingham
Hosage
Orville Tousch
Petersen Airways
Tousch
Dennis Fennell
Bill Smith
Myron Moran
Arctic Slyms
Junior G Man Helps FBI Recover Jewels Worth Over 13000
In Spokane a boy named Rodney Peterson aged eight aids the FBI in recovering jewels stolen from a delivery truck. A pearl necklace valued at 12750 and a sapphire ring valued at 700 are recovered after a series of tips from Rodney and others lead agents to suspects and finally Mrs. Pavelie who returns the necklace.
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FBI
Spokane, Wash
Uri
Rodney Peterson
HB. G. Maynor
Maynor
Renney
Rodney
Chicago
George F. Jewett
Spokane
Jerry Sullivan
Dave Bardant
Dale
Harvey Dubois
Harvey
Tom Palmer
Tom
Mark Pavelie
Dale Randant
Bond redemptions exceed purchases in Waukesha County
In 1946 and early 1947 Waukesha County citizens redeemed 11 percent of savings bonds totaling 42.9 million dollars since May 1942. Redemption months often surpassed sales with January 1946 and March 1946 showing higher redemptions than purchases. The county’s 7.62 percent non corporate monthly income funded bonds, above Wisconsin’s 7.33 percent average.
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U. & Savings
Waukesha County
John T. Omernik
U.S. Savings Bonds Division
Wisconsin
Emil Panawash Drops at Work in Waukesha
Emil Panawash, about 50, collapsed while preparing breakfast at a Waukesha restaurant where he worked as a part time kitchen helper. He died en route to Memorial hospital. coroner and doctor determined death by probable heart attack. Panawash, a World War I veteran, lived at 203 Wisconsin Ave and had operated the Waukesha Beach merry go round in summers for 15 years. Survived by a brother and a son.
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Emil Panawash
Waukesha
Panawash
Charles Caldwell
Memorial Hospital
Alvin H. Johnson
Wood
Wis
Veterans
John Becker Former Merchant Hero Dies in Sebring
John A. Becker a former merchant of Waukesha who lived in Sebring Florida for 20 years died unexpectedly of a heart attack last week at a Sebring hospital He is survived by his widow Mabel Becker and he was a member of the Sebring Methodist Church Intermed Wa a Sebring
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John A. Becker
Waukesha
Sebring
Fla
Mabel @. Becker
Methodist Church
Intermed
Waa Af
Legislature Passes $1 a Day Bonus Bill Without Signature
Gov Walter Goodland allowed a bill to become law without his signature. The measure gives legislative employees a one dollar daily bonus for the entire 1947 session and will be paid at its end to eligible staff members.
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Madison
Walter
Goodland
College Receives Major Geological Library Gift
Dr. Nelson Vance Russell announced Carroll College received a substantial geological library from the widow of Dr. Rufus M. Bagg of Appleton. The gift includes books, periodicals, papers, lantern slides, films, rock and fossil specimens, and US and Wisconsin geological survey publications, reflecting Bagg’s Wisconsin water level research and 40 years of USGS data. The presentation was accepted by Dr. Russell and William W. Schideler, asso professor of geology and geography.
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Nelson Vance Russell
Carroll College
Rufus M. Bagg
Appleton
Russell
Dr. Bagg
Lawrence College
Topkins University
Colorado College
New
Mexico
Wisconsin
United States Geological Survey
Wisconsin State Geological Survey
Acheson Delivers Washington Reply to British Greece Request
The United States handed Britain a reply at a Washington conference on Greece. Acheson reportedly urged Britain to stay in Greece to avert civil war and to consider sharing financial burdens and limited military aid. Congress pressed for rapid relief funds as fears of a Communist spread grew.
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Washington
Great Britain
Greece
Dean Acheson
Lord Inverchapel
Ithis
Middle East
Congress
U. S
House Labor Committee
Senate
Truman
Gordon R. Clapp
David E. Lilienth
Clapp
Tennessee Valley Authority
Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Red Cross Sunday Solicitation Drive Set With 275 Volunteers
About 275 Red Cross volunteer solicitors under 15 chairmen awaited the go ahead to begin the Sunday drive tomorrow from 1 to 4 p m in the city. Les Schibursky said business reports so far are very satisfactory. Citizens urged to be at home to give contributions or arrange pickup if absent.
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Red Cross
Les Schibursky
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Hugh M. Reener
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