Divorces and Custody Highlights From Circuit Court Session
Judge Cowie ordered Chester Peterson jailed until $1,050 in support and costs are paid, for up to six months. Mildred Peterson received a divorce in 1946. Lydia Bowen obtained a decree for desertion and non support. custody of four children awarded. Dorothy Parr divorced from Francis Parr. custody to mother, alimony and support set. Adolf Strandberg vs Henry Krueger: motions denied. plaintiff awarded judgment on verdict. Strandbergs had paid $4,500 for a farm later valued at about $2,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. Cowie
Chester Peterson
Mildred Peterson
Burg
Lydia Bowen
la Crosse
John C. Bowen
Paris
Waukon
Adolf Strandberg
Henry Krueger
Cowie
Strandberg-Krueger
Strandbergs
Kruegers
Weather hits Wisconsin with wind damage and outages
Torn weather tore off roofing and ripped metal sheets from a building under construction. Light poles and trees downed homes and cars. Ishkosh airport reported up to 75 miles per hour gusts and property damage. Madison radio stations WIBA WISC and WKOW went off air for 30 seconds to 40 minutes as the wind eased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnebago County
Ishkosh
H. J. Thompson
Madison
WIBA
WISC
WKOW
Quake Felt Across Southern California Inconsequential Shake
A minor quake was reported to have rattled Southern California with the first shock felt Saturday. Seismologist Charles Richter of the California Institute of Technology said the quake was not a major event, estimating its intensity well below the 1906 San Francisco quake. The tremor was felt from Santa Barbara to Fresno and San Diego to Las Vegas, centered about 100 miles east-southeast of the region, with little damage due to the rugged terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
California
Palm
Charles Richter
California Institute of Technology
San Francisco
Santa Barbara
Fresno
San Diego
el Centro
Colorado River
Las Vegas
Nev
Here
Greek Aid Totals Give Greek Aid Totals
Athens reports that over 1.529 million tons of relief and aid entered Greece under the American mission and European recovery programs from August 1947 to October 31 1947. The import breakdown includes 352 075 tons of military cargoes 724 506 tons of foodstuffs 85729 tons coal 289 139 tons petroleum products 42742 tons agricultural supplies and equipment 32309 tons industrial raw materials 2556 tons sanitation supplies and equipment 424 tons medical and pharmaceutical supplies 114 tons construction supplies and equipment and 17 tons automotive tools and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Greece
English teacher Miss Marsh teaches in Wausau trip abroad plans
Miss Marsh answers eager questions from American pupils about red Indians birthdays and American terms like baby buggies drawing pins and spank. She calls teaching in Wausau the highlight of her career and outlines plans to visit Italy France Switzerland Holland and Scandinavia before returning for fall term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Marsh
America
United States
Italy
Isle of Capri
France
Switzerland
Holland
Scandinavia
Wausau
Rita Hayworth Denies Columbia Duty Report Refusal
Hollywood star Rita Hayworth denies a Columbia Pictures claim that she refused to report for duty on her $248000 movie job. She issued a statement saying a script offered last Thursday did not suit her and would be detrimental, and that she is suspended pending further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Rita Hayworth
Columbia Pictures
Convict Langer For Hijacking Butter Truck
Reinhold Langer, 28, was convicted by a federal jury in Chicago of stealing $20,893 worth of butter from an interstate shipment. Co-defendants Bert Wilberscheid, 24, and Edwin Levi, 31, pleaded guilty and will be sentenced after Langer’s case. Prosecutor said the driver was forced at gunpoint. 6,400 pounds of butter were dumped near Peotone after the hijacking occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Reinholder
Ampendien
den Langer
John P. Barnes
Langer
Wilberscheid
Ernest Fossum
Harmony
Minn
Palos Park
Planes battle seas in search for missing C-54 crew
A C-54 ditched after engine failure while en route from Okinawa to Spokane with 30 passengers and seven crew. Ground personnel of the 98th bomb group joined a long air and naval search over rough seas. Survivors were signaled by flares and a rescue boat reportedly spotted from shore, as crews worked through the night in calm conditions and clear visibility.
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Okinawa
Spokane
Wash
98Th
Thomas L. Viper
Johnston Island
Air Force
Allen H. Stotts
The
Hickam Field
Charles Basset
Stott
Honolulu
Court Grants Jap Appeals
The Supreme Court, by a 5-4 vote, agreed to hear appeals from two Japanese wartime officials, Dohihara and Hirota, condemned as war criminals and sentenced to death. The action follows appeals challenging Tokyo tribunal trial legality, with Justice Rutledge writing for the opinion and the high court deferring executions pending review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Justice and Rutledge
Vinson
Reed, Frankfurter
Burton
Aall
Ral
Kenji Dohihara
Koki Hirota
Japan
International Military Tribunal
Tokyo
MacArthur
Dohihara
Hirota
Ding Sureme
Hideki Tojo
Manchuria
Pearl Harbor
Williaman, Jr
New York City
Davis F. Smith
Jackson
U. S
Nuernberg
Issue Area Road Report For Western Wisconsin
Road conditions Monday in western Wisconsin vary from generally fair to slippery. Highway 1461 between Winona and Minneapolis is very icy and travel is not recommended. Other counties report slick or icy segments on highways 14 35 16 12 and hillsides with sanded curves. Police urge drivers to proceed with caution and monitor road conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
la Crosse
Winona
Minneapolis
Vernon
Monroe
Eau Claire
Juneau
le Crosse
Yvan Wright
Uranium Find Claimed Near Boulder Colorado
Look magazine reports a claimed rich uranium source in Colorado near the Caribou mine outside Boulder. Canadian Radium and Uranium Corp conducted explorations seeking silver and other metals when the find was observed in ore veins of pitchblende.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Colorado
Look Magazine
Boulder
Radium and Uranium Corp
Edwin Nordsten Suffers Heart Attack in La Crosse
Edwin Nordsten aged 62 of R. 2 La Crosse collapsed from a heart attack at 11 57 a m Monday while being removed from a capital in the police eles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Nordsten
R. 2
la Crosse
Eles
Nixon Seeks Open Hearings On Espionage Case Voyage And Plane Rendezvous
The investigation team moves to publicly probe espionage ties as Rep. Nixon travels from Miami to Washington after rendezvousing with Stripling and Welles. The committee, aided by coast guard and navy, considers releasing microfilms tied to Alger Hiss and prewar underground networks amid grand jury deadlines and prior FBI findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard
Navy
Rep
Nixon
Clark
UN- American Activities Committee
FBI
Grand Jury
Chambers
Alger Hiss
Red Underground
Washington
Hiss
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
State Department
Baltimore
Mbers
Wheeler
Don
Man jumps 80 feet from Jacques Cartier Bridge
A 29 year old man dived from the Jacques Cartier Bridge in Montreal and fell 80 feet into a shed roof. He sustained slight cuts and police took him to hospital for observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Que
Jacques Cartier Bridge
First Soviet Huge Lathe From Kramator Plant
A massive lathe built at the Kramatorsk heavy machine plant is described by Evening Moscow as the first Soviet lathe of this scale. It is capable of processing machine parts up to 30 meters long, marking a notable advance in industrial manufacturing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kramator
Moscow
Deaths Sunday oginy By ARB met president of the Jones and Laughlin
Obituary brief notes the death of oginy reported Sunday. ARB met with the president of Jones and Laughlin, reflecting industry ties. no further biographical details provided.
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Oginy
ARB
The
Jones and Laughlin
No New Polio Cases In Mauston Schools
No new polio cases have developed in Mauston. Mauston High School remained in session while the district considers next steps after the death of Fay Roselyn, a sixth grader, in Madison on November 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Roselyn
Madison Hospital
Mauston
Swiss Paper Blasts Austrian Liberators and Bureaucracy
Zurich newspaper Die Tat criticizes Allied Control Council as bloated, delaying travel and business. It notes 48 hour U.S. entry, but four week Austrian border access, and permits needed even in emergencies. Calls Austrian officials letter carriers for the liberators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zurich
Switzerland
Austria
Die Tat
Allied Control Council
United States
Europe
Executive Council Outlines Wisconsin Conservation Proposals
The Wisconsin Conservation Congress executive council wrapped up a weekend session in Stevens Point with committee recommendations. Ernest Swift urged higher revenue and separate licenses for hunting and fishing. The deer panel backed safety studies and license revocation for major violations. A new upland game committee was formed, and the ice fishing panel was renamed to the fish committee. County delegate terms were set at three years, rejecting longer alternate terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevens Point
Wis
Wisconsin Conservation Congress
Congress
Ernest Swift
State Conservation Department
State Conservation Commission
Madison
Swift
Wisconsin
Deer Committee
Richard Hemp
Mosinee
E. W. Palmer
Ellsworth
Harry Nohr
Mineral Point
Fish
Hunter Reunites With Party After Overnight Outdoors
BLACK RIVER FALLS Wis Special Wallace Liebenstein 40 Nekoosa was lost yesterday in Knapp township and walked into Sprague today under his own power after spending a night in a straw stack. He separated from a seven man hunting party at noon Sunday triggering a search by a forest ranger a farmer posse and two county officials aided by two planes over the brush and marshland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Wallace _Liebenstein
Nekoosa
Knapp Township
Local Men Ordered for Induction by Selective Service
Ten men from La Crosse county have been ordered by Selective Service Board 33 in the federal building. They are to report for examination at 9 a.m. December 17 at the La Crosse Army and Air Force Recruiting Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse County
Selective Service Board
Federal
la Crosse
Army and Air Force
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Bny Savings Bonds
Convict Langer
Guaer
Warath
Stripling
Sumner Welles
Miami
Communist Party
Guulls Food Store
Executive Council
Putte Monnes
Philip
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