Welfare Official Given Discharge in Wisconsin
Blaine M. Linke 49 head of the state welfare department’s collection and deportation bureau for 15 years was dismissed by Director John W. Tramburg effective last midnight. Linke was arrested May 18 and posted $25 bail on a disorderly conduct charge in Superior court May 19. He declined an opportunity to resign and was removed from duty. Linke began with the department as a statistician in 1926. The bureau handles collection of cost of care and maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Blaine M. Linke
State Welfare Department
Linke
John W. Tramburg
Superior Court
Tramburg
Department
Welfare Board to appoint successor to Paul Yount
Tramburg announced at the June 14 welfare board meeting that a successor to Paul Yount, head of the corrections division, would be recommended. Yount will remain a parole board member through June, then depart with a new board to take over by July 1 comprising two civil service members and the new corrections chief. Yount joined the department in 1928.
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Tramburg
Welfare Board
Paul Yount
Corrections
Yount
Welfare Department
Parole Board
Department
Woman, 29, wounded in Kenosha altercation
Mrs Lorraine Klein of South Kenosha suffered a head wound in an altercation at 14th Avenue and 52nd Street Wednesday at 6 p m. She was taken to Kenosha hospital by cab and treated with eight stitches. Her condition was listed as fairly good this afternoon as police continue the investigation.
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Lorraine Klein
South Kenosha
14Th Ave
52Nd St
Flames Destroys Farm Property On Berryville Road
A fire at the Earnest Lee farm on Berryville road destroyed a barn chicken coop grainery tool shed and a silo. Lee was away at work when his wife discovered the blaze and notified authorities. Union Grove and Somers fire departments fought the flames. two six month old calves and multiple farming implements were lost. The origin remains undetermined.
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Earnest Lee
Berryville Road
Paris Church Road
Lee
Massey, Harris
Racine
Eugene Bruinsma
Union Grove
Church Road
Louis Fredrick
Somers
Barn Fire Damages Farmstead Structures and Supplies
A large fire scorched a milk house pump house and home on a farmyard. The blaze consumed a barn and silo containing power saw hay straw corn and silage and an attached two wheel auto trailer in the yard. Firefighters battled the flames to prevent spread.
274 County Residents Examined In Mobile X Ray Tour
County nurse Mary E Nugent released figures for the mobile X ray unit showing 274 residents outside the city examined by 4 pm yesterday. The unit visited Woodworth Bristol Salem New Munster and Pleasant Prairie with sessions at town halls schools and a trailer camp. Public access announced for all listed communities with specified times.
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Mary E. Nugent
Woodworth
U. S. Standard
Bristol
Salem
New Munster
Senate Banking Committee Approves Two Truman Nominations
The Senate Banking Committee unanimously approves two of President Truman’s picks. Edward Lee Norton of Birmingham becomes a Fed governor for 14 years at 16000 dollars yearly. Roy Blough, a Chicago university professor and ex tax expert, is named to the third post as economic adviser at 16000 dollars annually.
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Washington
Truman
Senate Banking Committee
Edward Lee Norton
Birmingham
Ala
Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Roy Blough
Chicago University
Damages Sought In Auto Collision Lawsuit
Mrs. Blenne H. Malloy of 804 75th St. sues Clarence Thompson Milwaukee and Lake Shore Lines Inc. and Continental Casualty for 2043 dollars after a Oct. 20 1949 crash on Hy. 42 near Krok's restaurant involving a bus and two cars. She seeks 1500 for injuries and 543 for car damage.
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Blenne H. Malloy
75Th St
Clarence Thompson
Racine, Milwaukee and Lake Shore Lines Inc
Continental Casualty Company
Krok’s
Malloy
Thompson
Milwaukee and
Lake Shore Lines
Henry W. Tuttrup Dies Quietly in Sleep at 72
Henry W. Tuttrup longtime treasurer of Northern Paper Mills and prominent Fox River Valley business figure died in his sleep at age 72 in Green Bay. His death leaves a void in local industry and community leadership. Funeral arrangements were not announced.
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Green Bay
Wis
Henry W. Tuttrup
The
Northern Paper Mills
Fox River Valley
Inmate of Waupun Gets Added Term
Kenneth Meyer of Waupun appeared in Kenosha municipal court charged with grand larceny and pleaded guilty. Judge Ruetz sentenced him to one year to 14 months, with another forgery sentence of one to three years from Marathon county. The case relates to a Bristol town crime on November 22 of last year involving James E. Hughes. Meyer seeks concurrent runs and is wanted in Minnesota upon release in July 1952.
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Waupun
Kenneth Meyer
Kenosha
Edward J. Ruetz
Meyer
Marathon County
Bristol
James E. Hughes
Minnesota
Dykeman Elected UW Alumni Head in Kenosha
Fred E. Dykeman was named president of the Wisconsin Alumni club of Kenosha at a board meeting held at Miss Gladys Ericksen's home. He succeeds Miss Ericksen. New officers include Mrs. Fred Smoler as vice president, Mrs. Patricia Krueger as secretary, and Miss Genevieve Kelly as treasurer. Retiring officers are Frank Wilen and Leo Jeselin. Committees will be named later.
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Fred E. Dykeman
Wisconsin Alumni Club
Kenosha
Gladys Ericksen
Dykeman
Miss Ericksen
Fred Smoler
Patricia Krueger
Genevieve Kelly
Frank Wilen
Leo Jesselin
Pedestrian Death Raises Wisconsin Holiday Toll to Fifteen
Abe Sommers, 79, of Valders Route 1, died at Holy Family hospital after being struck by a car on Highway 151 west of Walders. He is the state’s 15th fatality during the Memorial Day holiday period. Separately, Australia now ships 400 000 letters and articles overseas weekly by air mail.
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Manitowoc
Wis
Abe Sommers
Valders
Holy Family Hospital
Wisconsin
Sommers
Walders
Australia
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Ventura
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U.W
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Velvarays
Hollywood Circle Prints
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Seersuckers
Sixth Ave
Rayon Crepes
Batistes
Denier
Lace
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