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Ihe-ehy-a?de.toali-■y»eicMiss Welhouse, who had gone to the dance withGeorge Kellner, Route 1, Horton* ville, was stabbed during an intermission in the dancing. Many of the dancers had moved outside or were gathered in the front of the ball when Barker, who is said to have been a suitor for Miss Welhouse, put his arm around her and a moment later dashed out of the dear door. No one saw the stabbing but ins 1 0ne of dancers told John L, j Mueller, a sheriff’s .deputy at the dance, that she had been slapped. When he went to inx'cstlgate she was holding a bloody handkerchiefto her throat and blood was streaming down her waist.Tries to Talk Mueller started to help the girl when Kettncr came up and the two carried her out to an automobile to take her to the hospital and she died on the way. Kettncr said she tried to talk to him hut all he was able to understand was the word “Glen,’Barker, who was seen to rush out j the rear door of the hall, apparent-I !y burned to his home at Shioctoa _} where, according to Sheriff Lap-5 pen, he told his parents. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Barker, that he had stabbed the girl.What will I do? What will I do?”; the youth is said to have cried out [to bis parents as he told them of the attack.The boy’s father urged Glea to _ j accompany him and his mother to (the sheriff’s office, but when they '; arrived they learned that Mr. Lap-. • pen had left to investigate the case.■ The boy and fc:s mother remained in the car parked m the street I while the father talked with Mrs.. happen who had checked at the . hospital and had learned that Miss . Wdhouse had died. The father . went out to tell the boy and as he ; gave the message he fell ;n a faint.Glen, accord mg to his father, cried . out If she ts dead I might as well be dead tco.” jumped out of the car and was last seen running toward Walnut street.Search for KnifeThe Barker-: orscmaiSy had intended to visit the hospital but charged them rr.r.d because of th*Sa:c h7f nd :vc** t0 thc 2“! it*. stead. Mr= Barker a:d her son hadt«Id her he had stabbed Miss Wel-hf'use w;\n a penknife he had re-“Turn to Page Cel Tyonxinatc Appleton U oman for Office in Legion's AuxiliaryMilwaukee— -J' -—The 'Wisconsin Auxuiary of me American Legion aided 2,354 needy children in 614 families last %car. the child welfare department reported at thc annual center,tier, today.Tne r-noy sr.;.- committee re rotted that *h.s ear - sale in 23i of 3C0 ..mis lt;-f ihe sn/e brought * profitOf S’7.1sn increaseOfap-prox,mate!y $1,505 over the previous year.Mrs. X K ElrTrmvn. Mu-wank^ ’a a? rmm.mvcd f-r orrs:dent of the aux.iiary today. With no opposing cand.da'cs, her CiCCiior. is assuredtomorrow.Other nominees include: first vice president. Mrs. Harold W. Miller, Appleton; second vice president, Miss Minnie Spcoesser,
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Appleton Post Crescent
Appleton, Wisconsin, US
Mon, Aug 09, 1937
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