Memorial Day Toll Surges Across Nation
Holiday weekend traffic and other accidents killed 389 Americans and injured many more, setting a new Memorial Day record. The toll included 330 highway crash deaths, 97 drownings, 60 plane crashes, and 61 miscellaneous fatalities as states report grim totals and officials call for safety. News recounts several single incidents across Michigan City, Monticello, and Waukesha, with families and communities affected by crashes, drownings, and power-line accidents amidst a heat wave and crowded highways.
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United Provs
Gi Dun
Accie
Noddy
Ational
Safety Council
Michigan City
Thad
Thalis
Seddoe Fini
Tiree
Hospital
Tyler
Toxman
Bert
Monticello
Ind
Tauchs
Wales
Trinity
Fis
Ennmaun
Yast Yoo P
Uly Hic
Tre Thinsopilk
Tochina
Inent Adee
Mor Rities
Texas
Taffir
California
Mishian
Shaw Takes Rest as Back Ailment Reported
George Uysal Shaw is reported recovering from a back ailment after a recent illness. He was admitted to a hospital for treatment and is awaiting further word on his condition.
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G. B. Shaw
Lawrence
Eniland
George Uysal Shaw
Queen Vierrin Hospital
Cess
Petey
Barts
Almanac fragment records yesterday's and last year's temperatures
The snippet notes yesterday's high around 79 with a reference to last year’s high of 83 and mentions a legal hour and temperature figures, indicating a weather almanac fragment from a Thursday entry with uncertain details.
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Atamay Almanac
Okauchee Man Fined for Drunken Driving Case
Grace Raymond, 38, was fined and costs after a drunken driving conviction following an auto crash with Joseph Desmarais in Milwaukee. Deputy testimony claimed Grace staggered and spoke thick, denying intoxication. A preliminary hearing date was set for Friday in municipal court. Weekley faces charges in Sioux City for stealing tools and a bumper guard.
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Joseph Desmarails
Milwaukee
126Th St
Municipal Court
Maypard Weeksley
Sioux
City
Weekley
Joseph Schulte
Butier
Boy Killed as Tractor Tips in Muskego Village
In Muskego village a 14 year old boy, Donald DeBack, survived a deadly accident when a tractor overturned on a Hy 24 incline. Carl Fohr Jr. was crushed beneath the machine and died before a Muskego physician arrived. Donald was unhurt apart from shock. funeral arrangements set for the Fohr family at Tebo and Johnson Funeral Home with interment at Agape Cemetery.
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Jarwear
Muskego Bay
Carl Pohr, Jr
Carl Fohr
Donarld DeBack
Sherifff
Donald Wns
Carl
Donald
Muskego
Charles DeHach
Muskea
Pohrs
Tebo and Johnson Funeral Home
W. Linesin Ace
Milwaukee
Agape Cemetery
Siareps
Marilyn
Marjorie
Patricis
Young Reich Reds Threaten to Fight Way to Allied Zone
Berlin reports say seven thousand West German Communists massed along the border near Lübeck vowing to force their way into western Germany. Police tightened controls as reinforcements arrived. medical checks were required and border crossings were blocked amid government warnings of contagious disease.
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Berlin
Twaing Fron
Paatwest
Lug Beck
Germany
Luce Beck
Caravenist Parishairmian Ajax Retmast Tsp
Waseurotte
Borelin
Soue
Kamure
Tushuck Bay
Heilingentaten
Travemuende
Pius
Femalipy
Alice Tithton
Cooney Power System Hit By Lightning And Crash
A lightning strike and a hit-and-run driver felled power to Oconomowoc and surrounding areas. Three utility poles were broken, whipping out lines and leaving 26,000 residents without electricity for about five hours. City crews, Wisconsin Gas, and utility workers restored service by 5 26 am. The damage totaled about $3,000, with 50 cottages affected within five miles of the city. Sparks caused several trees to catch fire but no property damage was reported.
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Waukexhs
Warren Kurumer
Phantara Lake Beach
Mukwontigo
Waukesha Memorial Hospital
Hua
Warren Rum
Witlism
Douglas A
Timothy
Ig Jubiet
Gloria
West Au
Tela
Kummer
Richard PB. Omestas
West Ailis
Kuimmer
Tudge
Scott| Lowry
Teunicipal Court
Gren
Joseph Lenerowski
Greenfield Trailer Company
Oberlin Wis
Gloria Dalim
Pas Sanger
Oberlin Gar
Homer F. Stair
Harding
Wankeghn Memorial Hospital
Joan Chapman
Miley Onaye
Lotter Stair
Lake It
Peter Griswold
Caroline
Judith
PeWaukee
Waukesha
Griewold
Sheriff's Denutice
Martha Schroeder
Nile
Lester B. Paul
Sia Rarahon
Fol Pam
Ceonamo
Wasm
Hiteman
Ning
Wisconsin Gas and
Fivelrig Co
la Balle! Lake
Oconomowgoe
Parade and Prayer Honor War Dead in Waldkesha
Old-timers in Waldkesha marked Memorial Day with a large parade drawing about 9,000 along Arcadian and Hartwell avenues to Cutlerath and the Five Points. Police and civic leaders attended as 19 units marched, including bands from local schools and veteran groups. A wreath lay by the Memorial statue, with Mayor Bruce Hew and others praising public memory of war dead amid a sunlit, humid afternoon.
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Waldkesha
Jnt
Walkesha
Femorial
Pika By
Persde
Arcadian
Hartwell Avenue
Cutlerath
Ditwest Cmwd
Mainatraut
Ind
Main Street
Relx
Wons
Weber Bard
Bruce Hew
Glenn Davis
Counts Board
Vernon Gaspar
Veonverture
Seasin Sehont Fur Bays
suAigt High
Yusious Muhits
VEW
Americin Legion
Marine Corps Loanne
Rox Scouts
Cub Scouts
Ntorn
Pope
Memorial Day talk compares Civil War era to present
Rep Glenn R Davis told Park crowd about the 1885 Memorial Day duel and reviewed the tense international scene of the time. He linked past and present by recounting Gen John A Logan’s role and drawing comparisons between the United States and its foes in strength and potential.
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Glenn R. Davis
Sperker
John A. Logan
Davis
United States
Masuia
Ari
Rent control sparks debate on evictions and tenant quality
City officials discuss rent regulation and possible emergency powers as landlords show mixed plans. Mayors and landlords weigh easing or maintaining current boosts while tenants worry about evictions and property upkeep. The shift follows federal rules and state law offering phased increases for tenants, with opinions split on protecting good renters versus tightening controls.
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Rene
Bruce
Beaty
Landlards
Toug Tenchard
Worsa
Drannard
Frank Zeidler
Terpitest
City Rent Control Board
Zeidferd
Rapide Pds
Wil
Jay Bowe
Devine
Hed Lane
New York Jury Indicts Gambler Frank Erickson on Bookmaking
The New York county grand jury indicted gambler Frank Erickson on one conspiracy count and nine bookmaking counts. Prosecutors say Erickson booked bets on baseball and horse races, including a billion-dollar scale operation linked to the Yankees and Dodgers era. Harold Richards, a co defendant and bookkeeper, is held on a $100,000 bond as a material witness. The indictment follows a Senate inquiry into gambling, bribery, and crime syndicates and prompts further extension of the investigation.
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New York
New ‘York County Grand Jury
United
Frank Erickson
Tony
U.S. Senate
Frickson Mess
Frank Hogan
St.Gambler
Erickson
Joan Bemes
Harold Richards
Hrickson
Hankkeeper
Richards
Cairns
Mall Erickson
New York Yankees
Brooklyn
Hogan
Senate
Erlekson
Florida
Minot
Carrol Graduation Exercises Begin at Carvolle Campus
Graduates in caps and gowns appear for the annual service in the Penker Chapel with President Nelson Vance Russell as speaker, continuing a campus tradition. The event marks the start of a campus weekend, expected to bring quiet Saturday night.
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Carvolle
Acheson Says U S Won’t Veto China in UN Admission
Secretary of State Acheson told Congress the United States would not veto admission of Communist China to the United Nations. He said seven of the 21 Security Council members favored admitting Red China, while the U S would continue to back the Chinese Nationalist delegation at the UN.
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U.S
China
Washington
Doun Acheson
Congress
United States
Pchina
Senate
House
Acheson
United Nevins
Security Council
Rep Davis seeks renomination in Wisconsin district
Ren. Olean Davis of Waukesha has announced his candidacy for re election to the second congressional district on the Republican ticket. A veteran of the Wisconsin legislature since 1937 he touts his public service and fiscal restraint while pledging honest economy.
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Ren
Olean Davis
Waukesha
Davis
Waukesha County
Watertown
Domnbcrats
Horace Wilkie
Mallson
Gates Watt
America
OSHS
Sarvse
Veterans’ Body
House Committee On Veterans Affairs
Har
Ine
University of Wisconsin Law Achoni
Wisconsin
Pacific
Syn Daughwis
Kay
Margaret
Weather Humor Inaccuracies Reported By Nominal Forecaster
Fragmented OCR style note reports fluctuating early morning temperature of 68 mistyped as 68 and mentions a record low of 1 F. References a Federal weather observer and shifting winds from south to dry conditions. Forecaster predicts cooler days ahead with clouds and a potential dip to near 4 F tonight and in the coming night.
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Hielevard Thommsem
Hampson
Ransorraw
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