City Council Upholds Verchota Veto Amid Heated Debate
The Verchota administration upheld a veto on a resolution delaying council action on mayoral appointments. Six votes for, eleven against, block the measure requiring a study of nominees before final approval. A clash between Mayor Verdota and Alderman Smith marked the debate.
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J. J. Verchota
Common Council
Smith
Verdeta
Warren Smith
Verdota
Emil C. Schultz
Fred Steele
H. G. Wells Dies at 79 in London Home
World famed author H G Wells died peacefully at his London home at age 79 after long illness. Secretary noted health declined for years and funeral will be private. Wells wrote science fiction and The Outline of History, selling over 500000 copies in the U S in one year.
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London
H. G. Wells
Wells
Hanover Terrace
Regents Park
United States
Local Weather Forecast for La Crosse Area
La Crosse and vicinity: a generally fair night with warmer temperatures and low around 55 degrees. Increasing clouds and warmer conditions expected Wednesday with local showers developing late afternoon or night.
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la Crosse
Warner Brothers Held in Berlin Paris Black Market Ring
Army CID detains Lewis and Oscar Warner in Berlin and Paris as investigations target a three continent black market operation. They allegedly moved watches, cigarettes and lenses with weekly cash shipments, while four Warner relatives are named as possible participants. No charges yet filed. father disputes the accusations.
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Paris
Lewis L. Warner
Air Corps
Oscar Selig Warner
Criminal Investigation Division
U.S. Army
Washington
Warner
David L. Warner
Alfred Warner
New York
Robert Warner
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Shanghai
Continents
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Asia
North America
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Lewis
Oscar
War Department
Newark
Joseph H. Warner
Girl Missing Since Carnival
Yvonne Weinberg a 17 year old girl from 421 South Sixth Street is reported missing to city police. She is believed to have joined the John R Ward carnival group that showed at the Inter State fair last week and may have traveled to Davenport Iowa where the Ward shows exhibit next. Police describe her as five feet one inch tall, 105 pounds with blue eyes brown hair and a fair complexion. She wore a civilian air patrol coat army suntan trousers and tan shoes.
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Yvonne Weinberg
South Sixth Street
John R. Ward
American Legion
Davenport
Miss Weinberg
Epidemic Threatens Earthquake Victims in Caribbean Disaster
The American Red Cross rushed a planeload of medical supplies from San Juan to the earthquake and tidal wave disaster zone on the north coast of the Dominican Republic where an outbreak of disease threatened thousands of homeless refugees.
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Dominican Republic
American Red Cross
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Caribbean
Body of Mussolini Found in Pavia Monastery Carve
Police disclosed Benito Mussolini’s body, stolen April 22 from a Potter’s field in Milan, was found in a trunk at Certosa monastery in Pavia. Two monks Padre Alberto Parini and Padre Enrico Zucca and three laymen, Lassisi Domenico, Antonia Parozzi, and Fausto Gasperini, were detained as investigations continued.
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Armory Fire Causes $10,000 Loss in Green Bay
Green Bay armory damaged by fire with building and contents valued at $10,000. Cause undetermined at first and firefighters reported the extent of the loss.
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Wis
Aid Plan Would Boost State Public Help By 152 Million
The government said states will receive an extra 152 208 000 annually from the treasury for public help programs under a broadened social security act. Senator Pepper urged a minimum program including monthly payments of 150 for unmarried seniors over 60 and 200 for married seniors, plus hospital medical dental and nursing care and child welfare provisions. He warned the cost is unknown but would benefit the nation and proposed financing by a population levy based on ability to pay.
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Pepper
D-Fla
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British Deport 1000 Jews From Haifa Amid Riots and Curfew
In Haifa 1000 illegal Jewish immigrants were deported to Cyprus aboard two troopships as mobs rioted in the harbor barred by tanks and police. A 19 year old girl was killed and nine others injured when troops fired to quell the crowd. About 650 more immigrants arrived on the sloop Feniem while 500 had already sailed after a London pledge to halt illegal immigration to Palestine. The Empire Royal and Empire Heywood ferried detainees to Cyprus in barbed wire cages and camps prepared for POW use.
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London
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Henrietta Szold
Empire Heywood
Paint Thrown at Milwaukee Allis Chalmers Plant
West Allis police report paint splashed on the Allis Chalmers Manufacturing plant including the tractor office entrance and employment office. A car in the plant parking lot also had red paint splatters from a light bulb fragment and nearby glass shards were found.
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West Allis
Wis
T. Costello
Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Company
Costello
Polio Death Reported In Minneapolis
Arthur Johnson 37 of Hillsdale Wisconsin died yesterday at a Minneapolis hospital from poliomyelitis.
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Arthur Johnson
Hillsdale, Wis
Classified, Finance Pages Are Changed Today
Classified advertising and financial pages in today’s La Crosse Tribune are changed. They will be found on pages 6 and 7 for today only.
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la Crosse Tribune
Mother Dies After Offhand Joke Gun Comment
In Eldorado Illinois Coroner Rees Turner rules a mother Florence Mc Creary 49 died after an eight year old son Wilmer Lucian handed her a shotgun in jest and the hammer struck a radio causing a discharge into her left side. She died in an Eldorado hospital last night.
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Ill
Rees Turner
Turner
Florence McCreary
New Haven
Wilmer Lucian
McCreary
Surplus Sale Deals Aired In Washington Hearing
William J. Gilrein a discharged War Assets Administration official testified he ordered use of an allocation system that let Benjamin F Fields obtain 539 rolls of scarce wire screening. He said a subordinate Anthony J Flood followed past procedures rather than a new Washington manual.
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William J. Gilrein
War Assets Administration
Benjamin F. Fields
Gilrein
House
Anthony J. Flood
Philadelphia
WAA
Reds Deny Report of Child Snatching
The Soviet military government denied Western press reports that thousands of children in Brandenburg had vanished. It disclosed that 48 members of two secret youth groups were arrested during the last month.
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Berlin
Brandenburg
Auto price hikes rise again under wartime controls
OPA moves to raise average automobile prices by about 25 percent above 1942 ceilings as dealer profits are restored. The latest increase follows yesterday’s 7.3 percent rise, with specific model increases cited for Chevrolet, Cadillac, Plymouth, Ford, Buick, and Chrysler. The agency also revises handling charge adjustments downward toward an extra three percent.
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Congress
Cadillac
Lee W. Moran
National Automobile Dealers Association
Goodland LaFollette Races Hottest
Milwaukee voters chose among Senator Robert M La Follette Jr and Governor Walter S Goodland in the GOP bid with McCarthy and Stearns as contenders. Democratic hopefuls included Howard J McMurray and Daniel W Hoan. Several Republican congressmen faced opposition while a few were unopposed.
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Wisconsin
Robert M. la Follette
Walter S. Goodland
U. S
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Goodland
Bob
Senate
Thomas E Colman
Madison
Joseph R. McCarthy
Marine Corps
Perry J. Stearns
Howard J. McMurray
GOP
Ralph M. Immell
Delbert J. Kenny
West Bend
Daniel W. Hoan
Stanley Z. Fajkowski
Temperature Rise Forecast For La Crosse Area
La Crosse forecasts show a high of 78 to 80 on Tuesday following a 50 degree low Monday night. Yesterday reached 74 with cool Tuesday night expected about five degrees warmer than Monday. Rain was reported in northern Wisconsin but not in central or southern parts. threshing may benefit today and tomorrow with a chance of showers late Wednesday.
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la Crosse
A. D. Sanial
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Voters Face First Post War Primary Day
The Associated Press reports fair weather for Wisconsin voters heading to the polls with highs near 76 degrees. Sunny skies are forecast, colder in the north at around 70, and a low of 46 to 50 degrees tonight.
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Wisconsin
U. S
Howard J. Thompson
Thompson
GIs Push Southward To Break Political Stagnation
The GI influence in Dixie politics expands after the Athens Tennessee ballot battle. Veterans groups form to wipe out machine politics, led by John Paul Butler who targets Tennessee and Arkansas first. Georgia and South Carolina lower voting ages to 18, while NC and TN veterans organize for future elections. Two party dynamics persist and Negro voting is not a current issue.
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Dixie
Athens, Tenn
Tennessee
Alamo, Tenn
National Veterans Political Organization
Tennessee First
John Paul Butler
Arkansas
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Georgia
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South Carolina
Gene Talmadge
North Carolina
New Machines Attract Many Officials Say
La Crosse voters show near record turnout in the morning, with 2 056 votes in 21 wards by noon versus 1 198 in 1942. Registration is higher than 1944 with 22 651 registered. Absentee ballots total 624. Machines draw curiosity and speed, as officials report smooth operation and demonstrations. Returns expected by 9 p m as races including sheriff drive interest.
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la Crosse Tribune
Fred L. Kramer
la Crosse County
Esther M. Domke
Armed Services
Young Husband Jailed By Father-In-Law
Arthur Fleischman 17 a navy trainee was jailed on an abduction complaint filed by his father in law then freed on 1000 bail posted by the same man. He and Lydia Johnson 15 married after eloping to Maryland and were arrested back in New York. They face arraignment as parents weigh support or opposition to the marriage.
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Arthur Fleischman
Navy
Lydia Johnson
Fleischman
Lydia
Maryland
Six U.S. Soldiers Die in German Camp Fire
Berlin reports six American soldiers killed and three injured in a blaze at a military police motor pool. One seriously hurt. Names withheld pending next of kin notification.
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U. S. Army Provost Marshal
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