First Degree Charge Faces Child's Mother
A 27 year old Wisconsin mother was charged with first degree murder in the death of her 11 year old son and pleaded innocent by reason of insanity at arraignment. The judge ordered a mental examination and the case was bound over to circuit court after a waiver of preliminary hearing. The incident occurred Monday night in the family home.
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Wis
O. T. Bredesen
John Kent Hoffman
Fred G. Dicke
Henry Detling
Manitowoc
Thu
French Scouts Recreate Pere Marquette Trek in Michigan
A quartet of French scouts retraces Pere Jacques Marquette’s 17th century route from Trois-Rivieres to St Ignace Michigan and back toward Portage Wisconsin. Jean Raspail Yves Korbondau Jacques Boucharlat and Philippe Andrieu ages 21 to 24 plan a hazardous canoe journey and re enact the portage between the Fox and Wisconsin rivers.
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St. Ignace
Father Marquette
Mississippi
Vette
Jean Raspail
Yves Korbondau
Jacques Boucharlat
Philippe Andrieu
Menomi
Green Bay
Fox
Wisconsin Rivers
Portage
Wis
UW Researchers Enter National Electronics Conference
Three University of Wisconsin teams will take part in the National Electronics conference in Chicago from September 26 to 28. Preparing papers are Robert Schumann J H Crow Prof Robert Parent Dr Thomasins Robert Teaskdale VCA Redotu dale and Prof V C Rideout.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wiscasin
Chicago
Robert Schumann
J. H. Crow
Robert Parent
Thomasins
Robert Teaskkdale
VCA
Redotu
Dale
V. C. Rideout
Legion Listening Post and Events Calendar
The Legion posts announce Aug 7 13 beer tent at fairgrounds with Joe Lusk as lead steward and sign up at balloons. Auxiliary meeting Aug 10 post meeting Aug 11, drum and bugle corps practice twice weekly, and Monday social. Also notes department convention plans and annual picnic moved to late August due to polio heat. Sickness and local hospital calls listed for several members and locations.
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Fairgrounds
Joe Lusk
Joe
Popness
Hetherington
Mar- Augie
Europeans in Johannesburg Reach One Third Car Ownership
In Johannesburg South Africa a new report indicates one in three Europeans now own a car. The finding highlights growing personal mobility and economic access among European residents in the city.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Car
Greek 192nd Communist unit ambushed in Grammo mountains
Greek general staff says the 192nd Communist unit was ambushed in the Grammos mountain area. Forty four prisoners were captured and several were killed or wounded according to the military communique.
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Athens
Greece
Trilla Bri
Grammos
Allotment of School Lunch Funds Divides Federal Aid
The Agriculture Department allocated 64.6 million dollars to states and territories for the national school lunch program for the coming year, up 5.75 million from last year. Congress has appropriated 83.5 million for federal aid. The unallotted balance will fund surplus nutritious foods for participating schools. State allocations include Illinois 2.34 million, Indiana 1.51 million, Iowa 1.16 million, Michigan 2.22 million, Minnesota 1.24 million, Missouri 1.61 million, Nebraska 0.53 million, Wisconsin 1.26 million.
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American Territories
United States
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Department
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Iowa
Michigan
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Wisconsin
Bottle Found After Ocean Voyage From Ireland to Scotland
Jeremiah Mc Carthy dumped a bottle with a note into the Atlantic on a visit to Ireland. Six months later James W Watt of the Shetland Isles sent word he found the bottle, proving a long ocean journey.
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Boston
Mass
Jeremiah McCarthy
Atlantic Ocean
Ireland
James W. Watt
Shetland Isles
Scotland
Two Cars Collide At State and Second Streets
Police report a collision at State and Second Streets at 12:59 p.m. involving Thomas A. Tatzke of Sparta and Maurice M. Comer of Milwaukee. Tatzke’s car, owned by Raymond Maxwell, sustained $60 damage after veering east. Comer’s car incurred $50 damage.
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Second Streets
Sehead
Thomas A. Tatzke
R. 5
Sparta
Maurice M. Comer
Milwau
Kee
Tatzke
Raymond Maxwell
Copeland Avenue
France launches first prefabricated canal barge
A Strasbourg firm has launched France's first prefabricated canal barge built with assembly line techniques. The project marks a new method for constructing inland vessels and could streamline future builds.
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France
Strasbourg
Hoel Elected New President of La Crosse Traffic Bureau
The La Crosse Traffic Bureau announces Hoel as president at the first board meeting of the fiscal year. F J Duffy becomes vice president, C E Tanke secretary, and Francis D Shirven treasurer. The board includes Frank Sisson A E Tausche L J Boylan D E Rand A J Larkin A W Swan W P Roellig Virgil Arneson John Roberts John Cross Earl Schultz and others.
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la Crosse Traffic Bureau
R. E. Anderson
F. J. Duffy
la Crosse Trailer Corp
C. E. Tanke
G. Heileman Brewing Co
Francis D. Shirven
la Crosse Breweries, Inc
Frank Sis
Cantaloupes Named After Cantalupo Village in Italy
Cantaloupes derive their name from Cantalupo near Rome, Italy, the village that inspired the fruit's naming. The historical link explains how the fruit earned its name through association with the Italian location.
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Cantalupo
Italy
Rome
Built-in for bacon cabinets in British council houses
The St Ives rural council expressed hopeful interest in a proposal to install hooks for sides of bacon into the ceilings of council houses. This plan aimed to ease meat storage and reflect wartime austerity measures in Britain during the period.
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Britain
St. Ives
Macon
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