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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1935
Page
14
Arthur Flefenheimer known as Dutch Schultz was cleared by a federal jury of evading $92,000 in income taxes. He said plans to return to New York and pay the debt with interest and penalties. Schultz fled New York four years earlier and surrendered in Albany last November.
The Southern District in New York brought an extra count accusing conspiracy. Officials said double jeopardy prevents retrial. Judge Frederick H. Bryant denounced the 28 32 hour deliberation as a blow to law enforcement and warned the jury to face the outcome.
Dr J H Oughton president of the Keeley Institute was shot in the head during an attempted holdup in Dwight Illinois. He died at the community hospital about 90 minutes later. Four men raided the office and seized a steel box with papers that officials said held no value to others.
The Lehmann-Verket company at 620 State Street announces direct factory distributorship for Federal tires in La Crosse. Harry Lehmann, founder of Lehmann Tire in La Crosse, and Rich Verket, joining from Federal Rubber, plan cooperative group buying with other dealers to boost business alongside General tires.
Bids for grading draining and surfacing two western Wisconsin highways and construction of a bridge will be opened Tuesday in La Crosse by fifth division engineers of the Wisconsin highway commission. Projects include Viroqua Genoa state trunk No 56 and La Farge Hillsboro state trunk No 82 with detailed earthworks culverts and reinforcement quantities for each. A Merrilan Jackson county bridge on Highway No 95 lists excavation concrete masonry structural steel and forgings as major items.
Michael Parazinski and Arthur Peterson of Milwaukee pleaded guilty to breaking into a house at Independence and stealing alcohol. Judge J C Gaveney sentenced them to one to two years in state prison. Peterson paroled to the state board of control. Parazinski to Waupun. Also noted are local visits and a death of Olaf Koxlien with funeral services held.
Emma Glyer of Tacoma and Minnie Mundsack of Denver visit sister Elizabeth Waller in Genoa. Margaret Zabolio and nephew Billy Mitchel depart for Minneapolis after vacationing here. Funeral of Joseph Kellicut attended by William Kellicut and Elmer Clements. A son born to John and wife Ristow in La Crosse hospital. Beverly Belle Gosline visiting grandparents Walter and wife. Edith Olson and Thomas Latimer visit La Crosse friends. Oscar Pearson travels to Minneapolis. Bar exams prove extremely tough with only 465 of 1000 passing.
President Roosevelt signed the army promotion bill less than three hours after Senate action. The measure promotes 4,918 officers immediately and speeds promotion for 5,000 more stalled by postwar congestion. Also noted is a Japan earthquake recital and a note on local business leadership changes.
Trinity Reformed Church TM moves services to 9 30 a m for Sunday worship. Caulee Esra KR and Vornholt pastors deliver a sermon titled The Family Leisure Time. A Sunday school picnic and noon dinner follow. Ladies Aid meets Wednesday at 2 pm with hostesses Mmes Kammel Hentschel Heller Schmaltz.
Washington reports Major Lean der F. Hathaway will be transferred from Ft. Sam Houston Texas to La Crosse around October 18 to join the organized reserves. James Harlan McCown of Sparta accepts appointment as second lieutenant in the finance reserves.
Three American explorers Thor Sy berg Paul Creangan and Seeman in NOMS ED Seeman arrived at Angmagssalik on Greenland’s eastern coast while en route from the United States. Their next destination is Iceland.
President Roosevelt issued an executive order extending the old National Labor Relations Board another month. The board will be supplanted by a new body under the Wagner labor disputes law.
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