Mystery surrounds third marriage in Cody furnace death
Sturgeon Bay authorities probe the grisly cremation of 85 year old Mrs. Richard P. Cody. They seek a weapon and motive, noting fingerprints, missing diamond rings, and a rumored marriage to Kersten. Neighbors say she was reclusive. clues include men's gloves and a bloodstained dusting cap.
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Sturgeon Bay
Wis
Richard P. Cody
Cody
Door County
Edward Minor
Minor
Charles Wilson
State Crime Laboratory
James Garland
Norman Gillis
Milwaukee
Edna Lahey
Detroit
Dist. Atty
Local man ends life with shotgun at home
Ivan McGill 48, of Tower Line road north of Sixtieth street and a Simmons shipping employee, shot himself in the parlor today after threatening suicide. Coroner James A. Crossin said McGill was found dead around 9:30 am. Mrs. Glen Boardman, daughter of the victim, and McGill’s wife Kate reported the tragedy. Surviving are his wife, mother Elizabeth McGill, sisters Florence and Loella of Pontiac Michigan, and four children Ethel Samuel Edna and Charles.
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Ivan McGill
Tower Line Road
Sixtieth Street
Simmons Company
James A. Crossin
McGill
James Marshall
Frank Odar
Glen Boardman
Simmons
Elizabeth McGill
Florence
Loella
Pontiac
Mich
Ethel
Samuel
Edna
Charles
Russia Apology Over Berlin Air Crash Eases Tensions
Russia expressed regret for the Berlin crash that killed 15 people including two Americans. Britain and the United States cancelled fighter escorts for incoming air traffic as British investigators arrived and tensions eased. The incident followed Russian pressure to remove western forces from Berlin and loosened transport restrictions.
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Berlin
Russia
United States
U. S
Brian Robertson
London
Draft Bills Not Expected Until Next Week
Washington report shows hopes fading for quick Senate action on temporary draft or universal military training bills. Senator Gurney says a bill may arrive by early next week after plans shifted to hear heads of the armed services separately this week. Robertson doubts a single package would pass and predicts Congress may pass selective service quickly while ignoring UMT this session.
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Washington
Senate
Gurney
R.S. D
Senate Armed Services Committee
Congress
R.S.D
Senate Armed Services Group
Robertson
Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck on Highway 151
Grant Lien Sr. 65 of Columbus was killed near Columbus Wisconsin when struck by a car driven by Robert Selk 29 of Beaver Dam on Highway 151. Lien had stopped his car on the roadside and was getting out when the collision occurred. Dodge County police reported the incident.
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Columbus
Wis
U.P
Grant Lien
Here
Robert Selk
Beaver Dam
Dodge County
Lien
Front Sea
Selk
Acting Mayor Black Fined for Parking Violation
Charles G. Black, acting mayor of Franklin, was fined $1 after being found guilty of over parking by acting mayor Black who served as municipal judge. The incident occurred in the absence of Mayor J. T. Riley.
Burglaries Hit Kenosha Rural Areas Across County
Six burglaries and attempted break ins were reported to the county sheriff since 2 45 pm yesterday. Losses included cash from several sites and a milking machine stolen from a farm. a storm window and panes damaged at a residence. planks from a cottage pier. and a surface pump missing from a porch. Authorities investigate with deputies Schmitt Bornhuetter Molinaro and others.
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Adolph Naegeli
Highway 41
William P. Schmitt
Schmitt
Herbert Naegeli
Sheriff's Office
Naegeli
Racine
Margaret Albofante
Bornhuetter
Molinaro
George Allman
Twin Lakes Park
Matt Schmitt
Hooker Lake
Voters Heed Plea to Avoid Domestic Strife
In Camanche Iowa Charles Marr is elected mayor as residents reject a split vote. His opponents Emil Kahler and wife received 95 votes, while Marr secured 221 votes following his campaign slogan Dont break up a home vote for me.
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Camanche
U.P
Charles Marr
Emil Kahler
Marr
Kenosha Council Protests PSC Bus Service Refusal
The Kenosha City Council approved a resolution protesting the Public Service Commission’s refusal to authorize bus service between Kenosha and Madison. Drafted by City Attorney Robert Baker and signed by Council President James Webb, the measure urges Gov. Rennebohm to aid in securing transit access, noting years of citizen dissatisfaction and council efforts. Passed unanimously April 5, 1948.
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Public Service Commission
Kenosha
Madison
Oscar Rennebohm
Robert Baker
Council
James Webb
Wisconsin
Anderson Quits Housing Post in Kenosha
George Anderson resigned Monday night as chairman and member of the Kenosha Housing Authority citing concerns over the $3,000,000 veteran housing program and its constitutionality. Eugene Saftig was named his successor by the city council. The KHA plans to build 327 homes as bids open for the first block of 102 rental units Friday.
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George Anderson
Kenosha Housing Authority
Eugene Saftig
Anderson
KHA
Veterans of Kenosha
State Supreme Court
Kenosha
America
Felix Olkives
William Hoyer
Riot in Alexandria Leaves Dozens Dead and Wounded
Four persons were killed and 130 wounded as troops fired on rioters in Alexandria on a second day of violence sparked by police pay protests. Authorities said at least 32 had been killed yesterday, with police returning to work to halt the unrest.
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Cairo
U.P
Alexandria
Massive Truck Sitdown Stalls Traffic in Carlisle Protest
A convoy of 250 large trucks, part of about 1,000 involved in a drivers protest, rumbled through toll gates on the Pennsylvania Turnpike today. Police began a weight-checking campaign to address the disruption.
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Carlisle
Tony Mantuano Memorial Today
Memorial services were held for Private first class Tony Mantuano 19 USMC son of Mr and Mrs Sam Mantuano of Kenosha. Born October 23 1925 he enlisted in 1943 and died at Iwo Jima seven months after arriving overseas. Survived by parents and five siblings.
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Tony Mantuano
USMC
Sam Mantuano
Seventeenth Avenue
Kenosha
Chicago
Mantuano
Iwo Jima
McKinley
United States Marine Corps
Milwaukee
California
Holy Rosary Parish
Eugene
Alfred
Sam, Jr
Elman
Loretta Mantuano
House Subcommittee Urges Air Force Increase to 70 Groups
Washington A P A house armed services subcommittee led by Rep Charles R Clason calls on President Truman to boost air force combat strength from 55 to 70 groups. It approved a resolution urging supplementary budget estimates for fiscal 1949 to enable the 70 group air force.
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Washington
A.P
House
Armed Services
Truman
Charles R. Clason
Mass
Executive Branch
De Valera Leaves New York After US Tour
Eamon De Valera former prime minister of Eire departed by air for his home last night after a monthlong tour of the United States. He traveled with a party including officials and reporters while visiting major cities and meeting with American leaders.
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New York
U.P
Eamon DeValera
Eire
United States
Coal Operators Agree To Meet With Lewis On Pension Dispute
Soft coal operators agreed to a 3 p m CST conference with John L Lewis to resolve the pension dispute after a federal court order under the Taft Hartley act. The order required operators and United Mine Workers to end the 23 day strike and negotiate retirement pensions, with no clear indication of Lewis’s response. An anthracite strike in Pennsylvania spread sympathy, potentially speeding government action for contempt.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Matthew McGuire
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
White House
Charles G. Ross
Justice Department
UMW
Finland and Russia reach pact on mutual friendship
Helsinki reports a treaty of friendship and mutual assistance with Russia approved in principle by both sides. The Finnish foreign office notes no wartime bases allowed and that ratification by parliament is required before the pact becomes effective. Molotov presided the meeting in Moscow and the date for ratification is expected this weekend or early next week.
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Helsinki
Finland
Russia
Foreign Office
Moscow
V. M. Molotov
Vacationing Masons Demand Wage Boost
About 200 AFL bricklayers and masons idle in Oshkosh Fox River valley as union agent calls it a vacation while Elwyn F Nelson says the union seeks a new pay scale of 2.25 dollars per hour, a 25 cent raise. Contract expired April 1.
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Oshkosh
Wis
AFL
Fox River Valley
Harvey Zellmer
Oshkosh Building Trades Council
Elwyn F. Nelson
American Businessman Held by Russians
A young American businessman said he was held incommunicado for four days after being removed from a Soviet operated train en route to Prague. He reported the Russians questioned the validity of his travel papers and detained him during the incident.
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Berlin
Prague
Milwaukee politicians flood city for Republican primary push
Strangers with big cigars fill Milwaukee as MacArthur Dewey and Stassen campaign for the Wisconsin primary. Headquarters at the Medford Pfister and Plankinton display signs and portraits as organizers bet on momentum from heavy calls and publicity.
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Milwaukee
U.P
Douglas A. MacArthur
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Here
Medford
Dewey
MacArthur
Plankinton
Wisconsin primary turnout rises in Kenosha and statewide
Early Kenosha voting showed double normal turnout with 300 sick or absentee ballots signaling a heavy day ahead. Officials estimated up to 18,000 voters statewide, while MacArthur Dewey and Stassen vie for GOP delegates to Philadelphia with expectations of 27 total.
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Kenosha
B. A. Herrmann
Herrmann
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Madison
Eau Claire
Wausau
Kenoshans
Board of Education
Justice of the Peace
Douglas MacArthur
Thomas E. Dewey
Harold Stassen
Philadelphia
Dewey
Stassen
MacArthur
Albany
New York
Arthur May
Dewey For President Club
Bernhard Gettelman
Housewife Strikes Cleaning Man In One Sided Fight
Sheriffs deputies report a brief altercation at a Kenosha home ending with William Labanowsky 53 in hospital with a fractured leg. Mrs Kate Zellatoukas says Labanowsky and another worker were intoxicated, she punched him, he fell on stairs, and was then driven to Kenosha hospital.
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Kenosha Hospital
William Labanowsky
Kate Zellatoukas
Henkel Road
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