Onion firms face seizure for tax delinquency in Wisconsin
Treasury agents seize two onion companies led by Everett R. Peacock, totaling 23 200 dollars in employment and withholding tax arrears. Auctions set at Peacock Farms and National Onion Set plant, with 220 inventory items from seeds to tractors. If proceeds fall short, further property may be seized to satisfy tax liabilities.
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Treasury Department
Everett R. Peacock
National Onion Set Corporation
Peacock Farm Industries, Inc
Pleasant Prairie
Somers Townships
Frank J. Kuhl
Internal Revenue
Milwaukee
Internal Revenue Service
Kuhl
Berryville Road
North Shore Railway
National Union Set Corporation
West Sixtieth Street
Chicago North Western Railway
Peacock
Peacock Farms
Wisconsin
E. R. Peacock
Bertha
Hubert E. Peacock
Evening News
Berryville
Internal Revenue Department
National Union
May testifies in war fraud case over Kentucky lumber firm
Andrew May tells a jury he posed as owner of Cumberland Lumber Co in Prestonsburg Kentucky to avoid labor trouble amid a 45 000 draft in his district. He says he only managed the tract as an agent for Henry and Murray Garsson, co defendants in a bribe conspiracy. The government alleges the firm was used to hide a 55000 bribe payment for May to aid Garsson contracts.
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Washington
Andrew J. May
Kentucky
House Military Committee
Henry
Murray Garsson
Cumberland Lumber Co
Prestonsburg
Garsson
May
Cumberland Tract
Garssons
Waukesha Man Dies in Janesville Automobile Crash
Arthur Reimer 65 of Waukesha died at Mercy hospital after his car collided with another southeast of Janesville. Five others were injured in the Sunday wreck ten miles east of here.
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Janesville
Wis
Arthur Reimer
Waukesha
Here
Mercy Hospital
Rioting in Nanking Injures Students Police
An Associated Press report says 60 injured as 6 000 striking students protest before the People's Political Council. AP staffer Martin Chen was beaten and mistaken for a student spy as he visited police lines at the conference hall.
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Nanking
Associated Press
People’s Political Council
Martin Chen
Farm Laborer Killed in Car Crash on Highway 41
Victor Viesca, 20, a Texan farm worker at Kamerzak farm on Highway 41, died when an automobile he rode in skidded off Green Bay road during heavy rain and rolled into a ditch. He fell from the machine and was crushed. His father Roman Viesca, 47, was injured in the wreck.
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Victor Viesca
Kamerzak Farm
Highway 41
Green Bay Road
Lichter Road
Viesca
Roman Viesca
Sheriff Warns on Highway Reckless Driving After Fatal Crashes
Sheriff Milton LaViolette warned motorists to curb speeding and careless driving after two recent crashes on county highways killed a driver or an occupant. He called for reduced speeds and safer behavior to prevent further injuries or deaths.
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Milton LaViolette
Car Crash Kills Boy. Two Hurt in Wisconsin Drive
In Green Bay road crash a 16 year old boy named Viesca died after the car rolled onto its side. The driver Pablo Castanedo 36, sustained chest and neck injuries but did not seek medical aid. The car had been driven from Union Grove where the 1936 coach was bought. Willard Bailey and E R Bailey aided by a passerby freed the victim and wheels were righted before the coroner arrived.
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Pablo Castanedo
Ennis
Highway
Castanedo
St. Catherine’s Hospital
Union Grove
Wis
Green Bay Road
Viesca
Willard Bailey
E. R. Bailey
Baileys
James A. Crossin
Mothers with perfectionist training raise children like tools
Dr. Irving L. Berger reports at the American Psychiatric Association that mothers with backgrounds as stenographers teachers nurses or salesgirls may raise infants as if they were typewriters or cash registers. He cites 22 Johns Hopkins Hospital mothers in Baltimore and notes emotional disturbances shyness dependence and unhappiness in some children.
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New York
American Psychiatric Association
Irving L. Berger
Cleveland
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Farmers Told To Be Polite Toward Hens
Amherst Massachusetts bulletin from the University of Massachusetts extension editor urges farmers to knock before entering laying houses to prevent startling hens and help them recognize approaching workers. The advice stresses courtesy and animal welfare in farm routines.
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Amherst
Mass
University of Massachusetts Today
University Extension
Taylor Appointed Head of Veteran Housing Survey
City Manager A E Axtell named Kenosha attorney Matt Taylor general chairman of a June veteran housing survey run by 400 volunteers to locate lodging space convertible to dwellings. The effort, organized by the Chamber of Commerce with the City Housing Authority chaired by George W. Anderson, aims to aid families living under emergency conditions.
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A. E. Axtell
Matt Taylor
Kenosha
Chamber of Commerce
City Housing Authority
Axtell
George W. Anderson
Anderson
Chamber Housing Committee
Kenosha Veterans’ Organizations
Taylor
Charles Dilday
Dilday
Chamber
Gillett School
Youth Dies from Gasoline Fire After Wiener Roast
An eight year old farm youth Norman Heintz Jr of Route 1 Walworth Wis died at Walworth County hospital Elk horn from burns after he mistakenly poured gasoline on a fire to douse it at a Wiener roast. His clothing caught fire and he succumbed to injuries.
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Whitewater
Wis
Walworth County Hospital
Elkhorn
Norman Heintz, Jr
Route 1
Walworth
Naval Craft PC 1237 to Visit Kenosha Harbor
The PC 1237 will dock at Kenosha harbor this week as part of naval reserve week activities. An open house aboard the craft is set for 3 p.m. Wednesday with public access, while Saturday features a Great Lakes Naval Training Station open house. The event marks enlistment drives to strengthen the peacetime Navy and ends with flag raising at Lake Front stadium and presentation of new colors by the Kenosha Navy League council. Men aged 17 to 40 are invited to learn about the Navy training program as reserves.
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Kenoshans
Kenosha Harbor
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
United States
Charles Nash Miller
Kenosha
Kenosha Reserve
Lake Front Stadium
Kenosha Council
Navy League
Last of Phone Disputes Settled
The Labor Department announced a settlement ending the telephone strike with a wage boost of 1 1 4 cents an hour for 20 000 members of the Association of Communication Equipment Workers. Western Electric will resume work tomorrow as negotiations continue toward ratification. The contract lasts two years and includes a no strike clause, union security, arbitration, and nondiscrimination guarantees.
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Washington — (P
Labor Department Today
Association of Communication Equipment Workers
Western Electric Company
Indictments in Alleged Election Fraud
Jackson county grand jury returned 27 2 percent indictments against as many people for alleged vote fraud in the August primary. Names and details of the violations were kept secret pending arrest of those charged.
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Kansas City
Jackson County
City Council Approves All Steel Production Home Plan
Kenosha council reversed its housing policy to permit one all steel prefabricated production home in Pfarr subdivision after a long discussion. The measure follows FHA approved design described by Schmitt as factory built and installable in 15 days. Other actions included parking zone establishment, taxicab and milk ordinance discussions, and subdivision plat referral.
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Polish National Alliance Group
Kenoshans
Glenn Cook
Eighth Avenue
Fifty-ninth Street
Fred P. Rudy
Albert Pfarr and Sons Company
Tenth Avenue
Thirtyfifth Street
Pfarr and Sons
Sheridan Road
Thirty-fith Street
Pfarr
City Engineering Department
Arthur Schmitt
Schmitt
City Planning Commission
Fifty-second Street
Thirtieth Avenue
Engineering
Kenosha Chamber of Commerce
Postal Rate Revision Would Raise $110 Million
The House Post Office committee approved the first complete revision of postal rates in 68 years. The bill would raise about $110 million in additional annual postal revenues, and today's action was formal after the committee reached agreement yesterday.
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Washington
U.P
House Post Office Committee
Mrs. Truman Holding Own in Illness at 94
Grandview Missouri report states Martha E. Truman, 94, is described as holding her own amid a grave illness. President Truman and daughter Mary Jane care for her at a Jackson County bungalow as doctors monitor a weak heart and fatigue.
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Martha Truman
Truman
Mrs. Truman
Grandview
Charles G. Ross
Martha E. Truman
Ross
Wallace H. Graham
Kansas City
Jackson County
Muehlebach
Gunmen Killed in Third Avenue Bar Hold-up
In a morning gunfight at a bar and grill on Third avenue two gunmen were killed and an off duty mounted patrolman was wounded. Patrolman Philip Fitzpatrick, 48, was hit twice in the abdomen and listed in serious condition. Patrolman George Demmeyer killed the two gunmen after opening fire when the robbers announced a stickup.
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New York
Third Avenue
Philip Fitzpatrick
George Demmeyer
Lived on Borrowed Time Ends With Court Sentence
Anton Julin, 49, facing debt troubles and alcohol problems, planned to kill himself at 5 p m. He obtained Victor Tigerman s .45 caliber handgun and, after delaying the time by a friend, fired shots. Julin was jailed for 30 days for stealing the gun.
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Chicago
U.P
Anton Julin
Julin
Julia
Victor Tigerman
Tigerman
Clara Higgins
Miss Higgins
Dudge
John T. Zuris
Tigersman
Four Measures Aimed at Easing Wisconsin Housing Shortage
Wisconsin senate endorses four veteran housing bills authoring city county or local housing authorities to issue bonds borrow funds and build homes for veterans in collaboration with federal agencies. The package aims to relieve the wartime housing crunch and requires assembly approval and governor action.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Senate
Tehan
Milwaukee
Assembly
Senate
Sens
Busby
Krueger
Reuther
Zablocki
Defense Pleads Acquittal for Greenville Lynching Suspects
Defense lawyers urged a Greenville county jury to acquit 28 white men charged in the Willie Earle lynching. They attacked northern interference and alleged political motives, while the crowd reacted to the courtroom remarks with disdain.
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Greenville
S. C
Democratic National Administration
North
Willie Earle
Benjamin Bolt
F.B.L
Greenville County
John B. Culbertson
Seven Year Old Killed Running Into Truck Near Stratford
Seven year old Allen Shafer was killed instantly when he ran into a moving truck on Highway 97 near his Stratford home. He was returning from a Stratford store where he had bought a candy bar. He is survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Shafer.
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Stratford
Wis
Allen Shafer
Rudolph Shafer
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Mundt
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Paul J. Ipsen
Dorothy A. Harris
Everett Peacock
E. R. Peacock Company
Peacock Corporation
Andrew May
Veteran Housing Survey
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