Two Arrested Three Hurt in County Traffic Spree
The county sheriff reports five traffic mishaps since Saturday noon with two arrests and three injuries. One driver, Alexander Schmunck, 35, Kenosha, fined 100 dollars and had license revoked for one year after a tree collision on Miller Rd. Others include injuries to Frank Socha's sons in Bristol, a 16 year old fined five dollars for driving without license, and several hit and run incidents with multiple intersecting collisions and unreported stops.
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Sheriff's Department
Alexander Schmunck
Rt. 4
Box
Kenosha
Chet Molinaro
Schmunck
Kenosha County
Miller Rd
Tommy
Terry
Frank Socha
Bristol
North Western Railroad
Albert Bornhuetter
Leland Chartier
Anton Blaziewske
25Th Ave
Blaziewske
Keith Gerbing
Milwaukee
Ruetz
Gerbing
Clarence Huck
Billups Browne
Leo Sikora
James Courgard
Racine
Local and State Primaries Spark Kenosha Election
Wisconsin voters head to the polls Tuesday with governor and constitutional races, plus county posts and local contests in Kenosha. The employer division of the Community Fund kicks off at 7:30 pm with 16 agencies and 300 captains preparing to solicit.
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Wisconsin
House of Representatives
Kenosha
Court House
John C. Niederprim
Oscar Rennebohm
Ralph M. Immell
Carl W. Thompson
Stoughton
William D. Carroll
Prairie du Chien
Community Fund
KYF
R. B. Whyte
J. W. Quarles
W. B. Tower
Whyte
Hugh Rafferty
Homer Heeman
Harry Stine
Finance
Charles Werner
Diversified
Jacob J. Herrmann
American Brass Company
Girl Scout Organization
Stay in Army General Asks Grafenwoehr Troops Remain
In Germany Lt. Gen. Clarence R. Huebner urged about 15,000 First Division and constabulary troops to extend enlistments for six months amid a tense international scene. Maj. Gen. Frank W. Milburn cited high U.S. prices and housing shortages as reasons to stay.
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Frank W. Milburn
United States
Death of Captain Robert E Moon Marine Superintendent
San Francisco reports Captain Robert E Moon aged 63 and marine superintendent for Moore McCormack Steamship lines died Saturday in the city.
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San Francisco
Robert E. Moon
Moore-McCormack Steamship Lines
Paints His Way Up Prison Wall and Escapes
Edward F. Hulse, 28, was given a brush to whitewash a 20 foot wall at Burlington county jail in Mount Holly New Jersey. He climbed the wall and escaped. Hulse was awaiting trial for escaping from the Bordentown prison farm in 1945 where he was serving a term for grand larceny.
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Mount Holly
N. J
Burlington County
Edward F. Hulse
Hulse
Bordentown
Wisconsin truck crop research praised at Sherwood Bishop farm meeting
About 90 southeastern Wisconsin farmers attended a Saturday session at the Sherwood Bishop farm in Somers township to hear E. V. Ryall stress the value of county farm and University of Wisconsin cooperation. Ryall noted soils neglect risk and highlighted Kenosha as a unique truck crop lab. Attendees included Congressman Lawrence Smith and UW Regent John D. Jones, with Noble Clark commending farmer-research staff collaboration.
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Wisconsin
Sherwood Bishop
Somers
University of Wisconsin
E. V. Ryall
Kenosha County
Ryall
Lawrence Smith
John D. Jones
Walter Nield
Racine
Frederick S. Pfenning
George B. Molinaro
Noble Clark
Madison
Heavy Rainfall Reported Throughout Wisconsin
Wisconsin experienced its first general heavy rain in weeks with southern counties hit hardest. Lancaster reported 1.82 inches while Prairie du Chien logged 1.41 inches after a daytime high of 95 degrees. Janesville measured 1.44 and LaCrosse 1.01 inches.
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Lancaster
Prairie du Chien
Janesville
LaCrosse
Weathered tempers in municipal court nine men fined
Municipal Judge Edward J. Ruetz presided over nine cases of husbands assaulting or threatening wives. Alexander Schmunck faced the steepest price, fined 100 dollars and costs for driving while intoxicated after an evening disturbance. Others, including Elmer Banks Rentz Brodbeck Wells Hansen Sebena, faced fines for disorderly conduct or related charges in separate incidents.
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Alexander Schmunck
Sheriff's Office
Schmunck
Cain
Chet Molinaro
Miller Rd
Molinaro
Elmer Banks
Twin Lakes
Ruetz
Bracht
Felix Miller
Brodbeck
Vernon Wells
53Rd St
Walter Chase
Franklin Hill
Wells
Clyde P. Hansen
Rt. 2
George Jackson
Iane Hansen
Clyde Hansen
George Sebena
Eleanor
Truman Campaign Sees West as Battleground for 1948
President Truman toured Denver delivering a pro West speech aligned with Democratic goals while opposing Republican policies he blamed for forest land depletion and failed conservation. Governor Knous and Senator Johnson warned farmers of farm price risks amid Dewey campaign moves toward Des Moines on the rival side.
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West
Thomas E. Dewey
Des Moines
GOP
Paul Lockwood
Lockwood
Dewey
Englewood
Chicago
Inter-American Council of Commerce and Production
Denver
Colorado
Lee Knous
Edwin C. Johnson
Truman-Barkley
Congress
Mr. Truman
Wall Street
Democratic Party
Israel Moves to Crush Stern Gang After Attacks
Israel adopted emergency regulations to curb terrorist organizations and began mass arrests. About 150 Stern gang members were seized in Jerusalem with 50 more in Tel Aviv and elsewhere, and nearly 200 were reported captured for dispersal into the army. Abu Mimri, the gang’s second in command, was among those believed detained.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Stern
Folke Bernadotte
Moshe Shertok
Ralph J. Bunche
United Nations
Palestine
Shertok
Bunche
Stern Group
Count Bernadotte
U. N
Andre Pierre Serot
Jerusalem
Holy City
Stern Gang
Abu Mimri
Lochmonar Stricken as Hurricane Targets Cuban Coast
British freighter Lochmonar with 73 aboard, including six British passengers and 67 crew, battered by a hurricane moving from the ship toward Cuban waters. Vessel reported safe on board with hull damage, fuel tanks taking on water, and weather warnings issued for South Florida and the Isle of Pines region.
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Miami
Fla
South Florida
Keys
Weather Bureau
Coast Guard
Lochmonar
Curb
Associated Press
New York
Ed Eicher
Florida Sun
Isle of Pines
Cuba
Havana
Weekend Wisconsin Fatalities Reach Eleven
The final weekend of summer in Wisconsin saw 11 deaths from accidents. Among the victims were 17-year-old Roger Anderson in Waukesha County from a 40 foot fall, 18-year-old Donald Barz in Tomahawk after a car overturning, 78-year-old Alma Thien struck in Milwaukee, pilot John Finucane killed near Nekoosa, and 14-year-old Arlene Wendt in Door County. Also fatal were a stock-tank drowning of 18-month-old Terry Hillery in Darlington and a 3-vehicle collision at Highway 22. Companions and relatives are listed in early reports.
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Wisconsin
Roger Anderson
Milwaukee
Waukesha
Tess Corners
Donald Barz
Barz
Alma Thien
Milwaukee County
Terry Hillery
Melville Hillery
Darlington
Arlene Wendt
Institute
Door County
West Jacksonport
Wisconsin Governor Proclaims Leif Erikson Day
Governor Rennebohm designated October 8 as Leif Erikson Day in Wisconsin in a proclamation issued today. When Erikson Day falls on a school day as this year October 9, exercises should be held on the nearest school day.
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Madison
Wis
Rennebohm
Leif Erikson
Wisconsin
Erikson
Prize Bull Kills Man at Wisconsin Farm
In LaCrosse Wisconsin James Hensel 39 died after posing with his prize brown Swiss bull. The animal pinned him against a concrete silo crushing his chest after the photographer Joe Widmer shot the picture. He died before the doctor arrived.
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LaCrosse
Wis
James Hensel
Joe Widmer
Hensel
Troops to Stay in Korea as UN Debates Future
The United States announced troops will remain in Korea until the UN general assembly addresses Korea’s future in Paris. The State Department said the U.S. will not match the Soviet move to withdraw or redeploy troops before then.
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Washington
United States
Korea
United Nations General Assembly
Paris
State Department
Russia
Berlin Crisis Moves to United Nations Base
Western powers plan to end direct talks with the Soviet Union over Berlin and present the crisis to the United Nations. Marshall Bevin and Bevin will pursue UN action as Russians dispute UN jurisdiction. Gen. Clay and Murphy arrive for the stalled four power talks as Dulles joins the Paris delegation.
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U.P
Russia
Berlin
United Nations
UN General Assembly
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Britain
France
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Moscow
Lucius D. Clay
U. S
Robert Murphy
Brian Robertson
General Assembly
Marshall
Washington
Ernest Bevin
Walter Bedell Smith
Yves Chataigneau
Frank Roberts
John Foster Dulles
Thomas E. Dewey
Dulles
UN seeks guard to prevent violence after Bernadotte assassination
Secretary-General Trygve Lie will urge urgent formation of a United Nations guard to forestall further acts of violence and maintain order in disturbed areas. After delegates from 58 nations assemble, the UN chief will request a UN constabulary of 1,000 to 5,000 men with full UN authority.
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Paris
Trygve “Lie
United Nations
Folke Bernadotte
Hunt Trip After Chase Shooting
Three men riding an automobile through a red light at the intersection of Highways 41 and 20 in Racine county shot at a Racine sheriff's deputy during a pursuit into Kenosha county. Deputy Roy Lowden followed the light blue sedan into Kenosha then West toward Green Bay Road and County Trunk A. bullets struck the road beside his motorcycle. A three county search by Racine, Kenosha and Milwaukee departments was launched.
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Racine County
Racine
Kenosha County
Roy Lowden
Highway 41
Lowden
Highway 50
Green Bay Rd
Kenosha
Milwaukee
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