Mad Dog Killers Trapped in Ohio After 14 Day Rampage
Two ex convicts ended a 14 day seven killing spree in Ohio during a gun battle at a road block. One killer West died. the other Daniels surrendered with a rifle and three revolvers nearby. Police and FBI closed the net across the state, ending a two week man hunt that terrorized the midwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wert
Ohio
John C. West
Mansfield Reformatory
Parkersburg
W. Va
Robert M. Daniels
Columbus
Daniels
Midwest
West
Highway Patrol
FBI
Here
L. D. Conn
Frank A. Friemoth
Roy Shaffer
Conn
James Smith
Tiffin
Glenn Beard Gschwind
Fremont
Earl Ambrose
Gschwind
Ambrose
Kerech
Air Force Vet Sought in UN Note Bombing
Stephen J Supina 36 of Stafford Springs Conn surrendered at the New Haven Register newsroom after dropping a mock bomb near the United Nations with a peace note on his discharge papers. Police tied his plane flight from Willimantic to Lake Success and said the attack caused alarms and a UN security stir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
New Haven
Conn
Stephen J. Supina
United Nations
New Haven Register
Lake Success
N. Y
U.P
Army Air Force
Assembly of the United Nations
Stafford Springs
Supina
Sam Erickson
331St
New York
LaGuardia Field
Aeronca
Willimantic
Gerald B. Waine
Australia
Papua
New Guinea
Thomas
Berlin
Five Die in Two Separate Walworth County Crashes
Five people died and ten were injured in two highway collisions in Walworth county. The dead include Robert E. McCullough his wife Julia and their son Walter of Madison and Charles Wincapaw of Sharon. Edith Sonderegger of Chicago also perished in a crash near Darien involving a trailer truck driven by Howard Bennett of River Falls. Bennett was uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhorn
Wis
Walworth County
Robert E. McCullough
McCulloughs
Wincapaw
McCullough
Darien
Sonderegger
Howard Bennett
River Falls
Here
Bennett
Manitowoc Worker Electrocuted by Live Power Line
Anton Pekulik aged 44 was killed yesterday when the crane boom he was operating touched a 4000 volt overhead line. The accident occurred in Manitowoc Wisconsin as Pekulik conducted lifting work at the job site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitowoc. Wis
Anton Pekulik
Wallace to Accept Support From Reds
Wallace says he will not repudiate support offered “on the basis of peace” in his third party bid. He insists no one can prove he is a Communist, and notes reports of Communist backing are political lability. He arrives in Philadelphia to launch the convention with Taylor for vice president as rallying supporters hail his entry into the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Glen Taylor
Idaho
United States
Pennsylvania Railroad
Broad Street
New York
Robert M. LaFollette Sr
Burton K. Wheeler
Taylor
Thomas E. Dewey
New Dealer
GOP
Albert J. Fitzgerald
National Labor Committee
Sokolovsky Statement As Russ Face-saving Move
Gen Lucius D Clay told members the American forces in Germany can and will stay in Berlin and carry out policy. He met with the House foreign affairs committee and planned a White House briefing with Truman on the Berlin crisis. He returned to Berlin after a farewell call, then to report to officials. A noon CST news conference was announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lucius D. Clay
House
Germany
Berlin
Clay
United States
Foreign Affairs Committee
White House
Truman
Eaton
R. NJ
Army
Kenneth Royall
Secretary of the Army
Gen. Clay
Charles G. Ross
Royall
William H. Draper
Rep
Dirksen
Ill
House Appropriations Committee
Teague
Europe
Army Department
William H. Draper, Jr
Cost of Living Index Reaches All Time High
The cost of living index rose to a record 171.7 percent of the 1935 39 average as food prices surged. President Truman prepared recommendations for Congress on inflation and appointed Paul A Porter to coordinate anti inflation legislation on a temporary basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Truman
Congress
White House
Paul A. Porter
Porter
Office of Price Administration
Kenosha Police Seek Wage Boost From City Council
The Kenosha Policemen's Protective Association asks the city to raise officers' pay citing rising living costs. City Manager A. W. Axtell will present the petition at the next council meeting. The group includes Thomas King Eugene Zicarelli and Joseph Smolinski.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Axtell
Police Association
Axtell
Association
Thomas King
Eugene Zicarelli
Joseph Smolinski
Soviet Marshal Presses Terms to End Berlin Blockade
Soviet Marshal Wassily Sokolovsky says Berlin blockade could end if the Americans grant transit through their zone. He asserts U S visa restrictions caused the blockade and accuses Washington of unequal travel limits between zones. American officials express surprise and seek broader talks with Moscow on German issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
U. S
Wassily D. Sokolovsky
Sokolovsky
United Press
George P. Hays
Washington
Lucius D. Clay
Hays
Big Four
Council of Foreign Ministers
United States
Helmstedt
Kenosha Prepares Centennial Parade with 33 Groups
Thirty three marching and float units will join massed VFW groups from across Wisconsin for Kenosha’s centennial parade on Saturday August 7. City Manager A E Axtell chairs the parade committee and Albion Johnson heads the VFW sections with others including Carl Gardner William Schmitt George Peterson Harold Rasmussen and Harold Long Jr. among the coordinators. Participating organizations span Arneson Foundry Peter Pirsch and Sons Simmons Zel ler Motors Building Industry Association Kenosha Hospital Auxiliary First Methodist church Mid City Motor Sales Tri Clover Machine Milwaukee county centennial float AFL and CIO unions D A R Foursquare Gospel Tabernacle Sons of Norway Girl Scouts Wisconsin National Guard Knights of Columbus Boy Scouts Music Center War Mothers Paul Herrick Post American Legion Italian American society Job’s Daughters Kenosha Federation of Musicians Amvets Women’s Benefit association David Nelson and Sons Elks club Boy Scout band Marine Corps league Eagles club Howard Blackman Truck Service CYO band and Jacob Disch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Wisconsin
A. E. Axtell
Albion Johnson
VFW
Carl Gardner
William Schmitt
George Peterson
Harold Rasmussen
Harold Long, Jr
William S. Anderson
Fred Borak
Axtell
Arneson Foundry
Peter Pirsch and Sons Company
Simmons Company
Zeller Motors
Building Industry Association
Kenosha Hospital
First Methodist Church
Mid-City Motor Sales
Tri-Clover Machine Company
Milwaukee County
AFL
CIO
D.A.R
Foursquare Gospel Tabernacle
Sons of Norway Lodge
Girl Scouts
Wisconsin National Guard
Knights of Columbus
Boy Scouts
Music Center, Inc
Togliatti Reported Out of Danger
Italian Communist Leader Palmiro Togliatti wounded in an assassination attempt has recovered sufficiently to rise from his bed briefly. One of his three attending physicians said he is definitely out of danger.
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Rome
U.2
Palmiro Togliatti
Togliatti
Coal Output Estimate for Week Ended July 17
The National Coal Association estimated bituminous production for the week ended July 17 at 12,215,000 tons. For the same week in 1947 production was 12,156,000 tons.
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Washington
National Coal Association
Kenosha Guardsmen Endure Rigorous Camp McCoy Training
Kenosha National Guardsmen finish their second week of active duty at Camp McCoy after a rigorous training program that introduces them to military life. Pvt. R. V. Engle reports a 225 mile trip, two barracks, and daily schedules from reveille to taps, with focus on howitzer and carbine instruction and a large bivouac. Governors Day featured the 19 gun salute to Governor Rennebohm as Kenosha units fired 57 rounds on the range.
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Kenosha
Camp McCoy
Pvt
R. V. Engle
126Th Field Artillery Battalion
Kenoshans
Mauston
Rennebohm
Cpl
G. F. Lundshow
Pfc
LeRoy L. Lundshow
Robert V. Engle
Gene D
Harbor Trestle Plan Rejected by Army Engineer
Col J O Colonna Milwaukee United States district engineer rejected the proposal to build a railroad trestle from Simmons yard across the harbor to the Dunnebacke Coal dock. Kenosha leaders viewed the plan as industrially beneficial for shipping foundry sand and pig iron by rail to Racine Janesville and the broader industrial area, increasing lake traffic.
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J. O. Colonna
Milwaukee
United States
Dunnebacke Coal Company
Simmons Yard
Main Street
Dunnebacke
Kenosha
Racine
Janesville
Decorated Vet's Reburial Set
The body of Sgt. Henry Narolewski killed August 9 1944 in France will be returned to Kenosha from the Chicago Graves Distribution Center for final interment. He posthumously earned the Silver Star for capturing a German machine gun position. Survived by parents, two sisters, and two brothers, his funeral rites will be conducted by the Gateway Post VFW 2755 with Polish American Legion and PAL auxiliary assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Narolewski
France
Combat Engineers
Kenosha
Chicago Graves Distribution Center
Narolewski
Veteran of Foreign Wars 2755
Polish American Legion
PAL
Engraver Finds $1000 Engraving On New York Sidewalk
A 60-year-old engraver Nicholas Panoff found a supposed one dollar bill on a New York sidewalk but discovered a $1000 note. He turned it over to police and will claim the bill if unclaimed after 90 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nicholas Panoff
Mrs Jessie Williamson Former Republican Leader Dies in Berkeley
Mrs. Jessie Williamson 59 a prominent Republican figure and former vice president of the National Federation of Republican Women’s clubs died last night in Berkeley California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Calif
Jessie Williamson
National Federation of Republican Women’s Clubs
Liberation of 1500 pheasants planned in Kenosha County
Liberation day for over 1,500 ringneck pheasants raised at Kenosha County Conservation club will occur Sunday on Highway 50 ten miles west of the city. Edward Quinn and Sheriff Milton La Violette announced the plan and urged club members who helped with feeding and propagation to assist in boxing the birds for release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ringneck
Kenosha County Conservation Club
Highway 50
Edward Quinn
Milton LaViolette
Sheriff LaViolette
State Conservation Department
Game Committee
Robert Winnie
Leo Peterson
Burial Monday for Technician Lobacz in Kenosha
Remains of T/5 Stanley T. Lobacz, who served with the field artillery in France, will be flown to Kenosha Monday afternoon with a Chicago Graves Distribution Center escort. He died of wounds received in action on August 19, 1944 in France. He was born December 5, 1927 in Kenosha and survived by his parents, a sister Leona Wendell, and brother Edward Lobacz. American Legion Post 429 will conduct the military rites.
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Stanley T. Lobacz
Field Artillery
France
Kenosha
Chicago Graves Distribution Center
T/5 Lobacz
Joseph Lobacz
St. Casimir
Washington
Kenosha High School
American Brass Company
Leona Wendell
Edward Lobacz
American Legion Post 429
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Reformatory
Reds
Kenosha Policemen’s Protective Association
Haye
Moscow
St. Casimir’s
Washington Junior High School
C.Y.O
Stanley Narolewski
Sheridan Road
Stanley Skendzielewski
Evelyn Narolewski
Edmund and
Stanley, Jr
Chicago
N.Y
Phil Sander
Kenosha County
Sander
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