Fine Trio For Theft Of Birds At Local Parks
Three 18 year olds pled guilty to larceny of a duck and a goose taken June 20 from Myrick park zoo and Petti bone park. Each was fined 50 dollars plus costs or 60 days in county jail. Suspects were Robert Ritter Richard Reget and Raymond Waukeen with listed addresses. Police report states a party at a nearby golf course preceded the thefts. The fowl were reportedly roasted after the theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrick Park
Robert Ritter
South 20Th Street
Richard Reget
Adams Street
Raymond Waukeen
Avon Street
Dismissed Principal Seeks $4175 in Beloit Claim
Be loit based claim filed with city clerk seeks $4175 from the Be loit school board alleging it breached a contract with Clarence E. Nelson after his June 7 dismissal as Water man High principal. Nelson says he could not secure similar work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beloit
Wis
Clarence E. Nelson
Waterman Schoo
Nelson
Louisiana State Flower Leaves Ambiguous Note
A fragmented OCR snippet mentions Louisiana state flower and a reference to a producer and paper on china clear, creating an unclear, ambiguous item with no clear event or outcome to tie to a specific public notice or report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
China
Veteran Q and A on pensions and compensation rules
WW I veteran asks about eligibility for the $72 pension and continued compensation. Answers explain that current compensation often exceeds $72, and dual receipt is not allowed. eligibility hinges on disability rating and years. Other inquiries cover increasing nonservice pension at age 65, borrowing NSLI policy cash value, and distinctions between compensation and pension for service connected cases. The column also clarifies widow pension rules upon remarriage and marriage timing with new WWI veteran spouses.
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Bronson
Tex
Oklahoma City
Okla
F. W
Spokane
Wash
Woman Killed and Injured by Earth Moving Machine
In Westfield Wisconsin a large earth moving machine veered off the sidewalk, killing Margaret ee a camp counselor, and injuring Jane Lamb 30 of Elmhurst Illinois who were seated outside a garage showroom awaiting a movie. The driver Robert L Kaetter 21 of Stratford was unhurt.
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Westfield
Wis
Margaret Ee
SIL
Here
Jane Lamb
Elmhurst
Sheriff's Deputies
Robert L. Kaetter
Stratford
Marathon County
Delinquent Hangs Self at Milwaukee Detention Home
A 15 year old juvenile delinquent hanged himself at the Milwaukee detention home. Superintendent Fred Schwarze said the youth tied overalls straps to window bars and knotted them around his neck then slumped, having escaped April 6 and been rearrested after terrorizing a girl with a knife. He was to appear in juvenile court Tuesday.
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Milwaukee
Fred Schwarze
Schwarze
Bristol Editor Fined For Listening To BBC Radio
Patrick Beech, BBC West England news editor, was fined six pounds for listening to BBC broadcasts without a license. He said he forgot to buy the required radio license, a legal obligation for every radio owner.
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Bristol
Eng
Patrick Beech
West England
British Broadcasting Company
British Broadcasting
Watch Prices Holding Steady Says Shennan
James G. Shennan of Elgin National Co. predicts watch prices will stay steady despite rising costs. He notes wages and operating costs up over 100 percent since the war, prices up about 16 percent, and urges protection from Swiss imports while explaining cost pressures are largely labor related.
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New York
Sewetes
James G. Shennan
Elgin National Atd Co
Elgin
Ill
Shennan
American National Retail Jewelers Association
United States
State Lobbying Laws Questioned as Vague
Arthur J. Balzer of Milwaukee argues that Wisconsin lobbying laws are too vague to support a criminal charge. He seeks dismissal of a fee-acceptance case from Petco Corp. involving a contingent payment during the 1949 legislative session. Judge Roy Proctor will hear oral arguments September 7.
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Madison
Wis
Arthur J. Balzer
Milwaukee
Roy Proctor
Dist. Atty
Robert Arthur
Balzer
Petco Corp
West Allis
Proctor
Quirino Returns Home After Asia Policy Plea
Philippine President Elipidio Quirino heads home from a Stanford visit where he urged the United States to treat Asia as a priority. He warned against neglect of opportunities and dangers in the Orient and said the Pacific is as important as the Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Elipidio Quirino
United States
Stanford University
Quirino
Pacific
Atlantic
India's Constitution Debate Sees Shah Solo for US Democracy
In New Delhi a constitutional assembly discussion shows Professor K. T. Shah as the lone advocate for the United States model of democracy while others feel the British model is working better. The dialogue highlights a critical divergence in approaches to constitutional design.
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K. T. Shah
United States
India
New Delhi
Constitutional Assembly
Pajama Clad Lad Disrupts Wis. Sermon
A three year old in pajamas walked down the aisle during a sermon at St. John's Catholic church in Marshfield Wisconsin. The boy sought his mother as the Rev Norbert Dall paused to smile at the interruption. The mother led the child back to his seat and then hurried him home.
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Marshfield
Wis
Norbert Dall
St. John’s Catholic Church
Panama's president considers wage cuts to trim budget
Panama's president says a general salary cut for all government workers may be necessary to balance the budget rather than discharge employees. The remark signals a potential broad austerity measure affecting public sector salaries.
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Panama
Pleads Innocent To Shooting Farmer In Wisconsin
Nineteen year old Edward Hunt of Brodhead pleads innocent by reason of insanity on a charge of shooting and wounding farmer John Yusten after Yusten found him in a burning barn. Hunt had earlier pleaded innocent to arson and was under 30 days of mental observation with a recommendation for prolonged institutional care.
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Janesville
Wis
Edward Hunt
Brodhead
Hunt
John Yusten
Ralph F. Gunn
Mars Moon Rises West Sets East Revealing Odd Orbit
A report notes Mars has a small moon that appears to rise in the west and set in the east, suggesting unusual orbital behavior observed by early astronomers.
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Mars
Youth in Island Car Crash Released After Hospital Stay
Linden Oldenberg fourteen on French island released after hospital report shows injury limited to broken right wrist. Eleven teens rode in a single car driven by fourteen year old John Russell on a Sunday trip. four sustained serious injuries and five released as officials weigh charges for taking owner’s car without permission and without permits.
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Linden Oldenberg
French Island
Oldenberg
Ing
John Russell
Nationalists Send Naval Aid to Foochow as Battle Rages
A Nationalist spokesman said naval forces were sent up the Min river to relieve Communist besieged Foochow, which remained in Nationalist hands though contact with the city was out. A major battle was reported underway as Red forces might have occupied Foochow, about 450 miles northeast of Canton.
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Canton
Min
Foochow
Kwangtung
Nanhsiung
Namyng
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