Danville farmhand held in Lovers Lane slaying
Robert Beatty 21 of Danville is sane after exams by three psychiatrists in Chicago. He admits stabbing Lois Nelson 19 in Kickapoo State Park after ripping her clothing off. Vermilion county seeks first degree murder charge and death penalty upon return to Danville.
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Chicago
Robert Beatty
Danville
Lovers
Harry Hoffman
Illinois Neuro-Psychiatric Institute
Beatty
William Wayland
Vermilion County
Lois Nelson
John W. Unger
Wayland
Kickapoo State Park
United States replies to Soviet on Dardanelles situation
Under Secretary Dean Acheson delivers a firm note to the Soviet Union reaffirming U S concern over the straits regime and warning against any Soviet move to dominance. The American missive supports three open passages for merchant and Black Sea warships and urges UN security council action if attacked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Dean Acheson
Dardanelles
Turkey
United Nations
Security Council
Straits
Acheson
United States
Black Sea
Fedor Orekhov
Washington
Britain
France
Greece
Romania
Japan
County Court Daily Records La Crosse Cruelty to Animals Trial Set
A M Gachet of West Salem pleads not guilty to cruelty to animals and a trial is scheduled for 2 p m on September 3 with no bond. Herman Hicke of 632 Copeland Avenue pleads not guilty to vagrancy and his trial is set for August 28 at 2 p m with bond set at 250 dollars.
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A. M. Gachet
West Salem
Herman Hicke
Copeland Avenue
Tribune
Joseph C. Houska
Fifth Avenue South
Houska
Third Ward
la Crosse
Property transfers in La Crosse area noted
Joseph Leidel and Mary Leidel to WKBH Inc. involve Shelby town property. Julian Erickson and Grece Erickson transfer in Hamilton. Fred Hass and Mary Hass transfer Shelby property to Edward F. K. Gansen and Eleanor Gansen.
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Joseph Leidel
Mary Leidel
Wkbh, Inc
Shelby
Julian Erickson
Grece Erickson
Otto Wiese
Ariel Wiese
Hamilton
Fred Hass
Mary Hass
Edward F. K. Gansen
Eleanor Gansen
William McNamara Dies After Fall at Glen Haven School
William McNamara 60 of Glen Haven died from injuries after a fall from a ladder while painting a school ceiling in Glen Haven. The accident occurred in Lancaster Wisconsin where McNamara was working at the time.
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Lancaster
Wis
William McNamara
Glen Haven
McNamara
Changes In Train Service The Milwaukee Road
The Pioneer Limited train 4 for Portage Milwaukee and Chicago will depart La Crosse at 2 10 a m from August 21 replacing 2 18 p m The Hiawatha train 5 for St Paul and Minneapolis will leave La Crosse at 3 37 p m from 3 30 p m Train 38 for Marquette Dubuque Savanna Kansas City and Omaha will depart La Crosse at 3 15 p m from 3 37 p m Full information at local Milwaukee Road Office phone 76 Adv
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Pioneer Limited
Portage
Milwaukee
Chicago
la Crosse
Hiawatha
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Marquette
Dubuque
Savanna
Kansas City
Omaha
Milwaukee Road
Adv
Prices for milk butter meat under new price controls proposed
Officials outlined a plan to reimpose ceiling on live animals and restore meat and dairy price controls while delaying retail ceilings. Milk prices rose about three cents a quart since July 1, with two cents to offset former subsidies. Grains policy limited ceilings to flaxseed and by products. Farmers warned of higher feed costs and potential shortages if controls curb production.
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Roy L. Thompson
Thompson
Congress
OPA
Agriculture Department
Cal Boughton
Albany
Wis
Ed Lokemoen
Merrill
Burlington
Rex Whitmore
Bryce Bartholf
State fair crowd wary as meat price control returns
Milwaukee Wisconsin farmers at the state fair viewed the return of meat price control with disfavor. Dairymen welcomed control free dairy products but feared meat shortages would boost demand and squeeze dairy supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Salvation Army Leader Announces Wisconsin Michigan Transfers
Lieut. Col. William H. Fox announced a series of appointments and transfers effective Aug. 28 for the Salvation Army Wisconsin and upper Michigan division. Capt. Walter Vanderpool leaves La Crosse after a year, likely to Indianapolis New Albany or Connersville, Ind., to be replaced by Maj. Christian Dragsbak. Vanderpool praised La Crosse citizens and expressed gratitude for their loyal support.
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William H. Fox
Salvation Army
Wisconsin and Upper Michigan
Walter Vanderpool
la Crosse
Vanderpool
Indianapolis
New Albany
Connersville
Ind
Maj
Christian Dragsbak
Capt
They Get Exercise in Coombes England Mail Runs
Residents of Coombes England protest long walks to mail letters and buy stamps claiming 145 miles for posting a letter and two miles for a stamp plus two miles to reach a bus, highlighting daily errands as a trek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coombes
England
West Virginia Pilot First To Test New Pilot Ejection Seat
First Sgt. Lawrence Lambert of Berkeley, West Virginia became the first U.S. tester of a pilot ejection seat. From a P-61 above Patterson Field at 300 mph and 6000 feet Lambert activated the device, separated from the craft, deployed his parachute, and landed safely. Berickheimer of Athens, Wisconsin stood by as observer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Dayton
Air Materiel Command
Lawrence Lambert
Berkeley
W. Va
United States
Lambert
Patterson Field
Cpl
Harry J. Berickheimer
Athens
Wis
GOP Statutory Group Campaign Power Debate in Wisconsin
Milwaukee Senator Bernhard Gettleman announced plans to ask the Republican platform convention in Madison on September 3 to appoint the statutory state committee as the campaign committee for the November election. He proposed Edward Brown of Milwaukee head the legal committee to attract labor votes, and indicated a bill to raise state committee spending limits would be introduced in the next legislative session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Bernhard Gettleman
Madison
Wisconsin
Gettleman
International Electrical Workers Union
Brown
Harvester Meet Talks Revised Proposals Avert Strike
CIO United Farm Equipment Workers representatives meet in Chicago to review the very revised proposals from International Harvester aimed at preventing a 1500 worker strike set for tomorrow. Federal conciliator Benjamin M. Marshman said the union raised five objections while the company said it had gone as far as it could go.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
CIO United Farm Equipment Workers
International Harvester Company
Benjamin M. Marshman
Harvester
Tito n slav fighters force landing ends in crash
A transport aircraft forced to land after enemy fire and crashed at sea or in the area. The craft caught fire on landing as two crew members parachuted free. Reports indicate three or more U.S. airmen may have died with no confirmation on parachute survivors. Witnesses described the plane spiraling and trailing smoke before impact.
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U. S
Berlow Re elected Leader Of Postal Press Association
Herman R. Berlow of Tucson Arizona was reelected president of the Postal Press association as it meets with the 40th annual convention of the national federation of postal clerks in Milwaukee. The group serves about seventy postal publications this year.
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Milwaukee
Herman R. Berlow
Tucson
Ariz
Postal Press Association
National Federation of Postal Clerks
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