Prison sentence for five robberies handed to Robert Wentworth
Stevens Point Wisconsin veteran Robert A Wentworth 31 Rawlins Wyoming admitted burglary and armed robbery in Fond du Lac County Court accepting five counts. He received concurrent five to ten year terms for armed robbery and one to three years for two breaking and entering counts plus suspended six month larceny sentences. He allegedly took 700 in cash and two diamond rings valued at 3100 from Regina Kluck on November 29 after waiting in her home and brandishing a gun. He also confessed to burglarizing two local stores and other counts were filed.
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Stevens Point
Wis
Robert A. Wentworth
Rawlins
Wyo
Fond du Lac
Waupun
Wentworth
Regina Kluck
Larson Trial Near End As Defense Attacks State Case
Key defense attorney Bosshard contends witnesses lie and cites alleged inconsistencies in timelines from Dr. McLoone’s death case. He questions motive and evidence while urging a verdict of not guilty as jurors hear final witnesses and judge narrows verdict options to first degree murder or not guilty.
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Coleman
Larson
Bosshard
Nola
Arnold O. Larson
Dr. McLoone
Gillette Street
St. Joseph’s
Minneapolis
Gillette
Kriewald
Dow
St. Joseph's
McLoone
Clarella
St. Francis Hospital
Arthur E. Sheridan
Jimmy
Sheridan
Sadie Kriewald
Mrs. Meyer
Michael
Frances Campbell
Amanda Hugdahl
Cass Street
Charles Fiedler
Charles M. Wilson
State Crime Detection Laboratory
Michael Campbell
Waukon
Frances
Campbell
Wilson
Boma
Arneson
Steinle
Wisell
Roland J. Steinle
John Coleman
A. E. Sheridan
GAR Survivor, 102, Dies On West Coast
Col. John S. Dumser died at a veterans hospital in Oakland California at age 102 He enlisted in the Union army at 16 and served through the Civil War with Company K of the 52nd Illinois Infantry He led the GAR California Nevada department and was elected commander in chief at the 76th encampment in Indianapolis in 1942.
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Oakland
Calif
John S. Dumser
Grand Army of the Republic
Veterans
Dumser
52Nd
Illinois Infantry
GAR
Indianapolis
Ind
Whatdunit mystery as Manitowoc home burns to ashes
In Manitowoc Wisconsin a two story frame house owned by Mr and Mrs Clarence Crea burned to the ground on Thursday with no witness to the blaze. The family and their cat perished and the cause remains unknown as neighbors report no sighting of the fire prior to discovery.
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Manitowoc
Wis
Lake Michigan Shore
Clarence Crea
Mantowoc
Hiss Trial Witness Claims He Saw Papers At Issue
Henry J. Wadleigh testified he might have seen four papers the government says Hiss gave to Whittaker Chambers. Cross questioned him, suggesting Wadleigh and others supplied secrets to Chambers for transmission to Soviet spies and noting possible immunity deals.
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New York
Henry J. Wadleigh
Alger Hiss
Hiss
Whittaker
Wadleigh
State Department
Claude B. Cross
Cross
Judge imposes prison term and fine on J Parnell Thomas
Holtzoff sentences J Parnell Thomas to six to eighteen months in prison and a ten thousand dollar fine with commitment until payment. Thomas may seek parole after the minimum term, or serve 30 days extra if unable to pay. He will be held in DC jail until the attorney general assigns a facility. Mrs Thomas, 48, mother of two, had no prior political experience.
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Holtzoff
J. Parnell Thomas
McGrath
Thomas
Danbury, Conn
U. S
District of Columbia
New Jersey
J. Parnell Jr
Stiles Thomas
Bath Before Work Rules Spread in Uganda
A new rule in Uganda requires employees to bathe before starting work. The policy aims to improve hygiene and workplace standards across industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uganda
Jury trial tampering scare at La Crosse hotel
Mrs. Martinson admitted writing a note intended to influence jurors in the Larson case at Hotel La Crosse. Judge Steinle ordered her removal from the hotel and barred the jury from news or mail as deliberations continued. The note referenced a Tomah Veterans Hospital cashier paroled for forgery and aimed to sway the outcome. Larson’s guilt or innocence remained the focal point as the jury stayed in court protection.
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Steinle
Larson
Olson
Martinson
Hotel la Crosse
Truman Critics Split on Fair Deal Proposals
President Truman faces opposition from Byrnes and Eisenhower over Fair Deal ideas including the Brannan farm program and social security steps. In New York Eisenhower warned Americans risk losing thrift and independence for a false sense of security. He suggested his campaign uses security as a banner for a fair distribution of U.S. bounty.
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Brannan Farm
Byrnes
Eisenhower
New York
United States
Two County Area Chosen for Demonstration Library Service
Madison Wis The Wisconsin library commission designated Door and Kewaunee counties as the state's first demonstration library area The region will run a regional service for three years beginning early next year The program backed by the 1949 legislature aims to boost cooperative library activity and community life with initial funding of 57000 from the two counties and the state
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Madison
Wis
Door
Kewaunee
Wisconsin Library Commission
John Chancellor
Commission
Bank Sheds No Santa Ad On Muskegon Billboards
A Muskegon Savings Bank posted billboards attacking the Santa myth with slogans saying There is no Santa Claus Work Earn Save The response included mothers’ protests to both the bank and the Muskegon Chronicle The bank quickly retreated removing the No and the T to read Here is Santa Claus
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Muskegon
Mich
Muskegon Savings Bank
Santa Claus
Muskegon Chronicle
Ike's Political Talk Is Strictly For The Birds
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower criticizes President Truman's administration during Houston and Galveston visits while denying any political ambitions. He is isolated on St. Joseph's Island near Rockport, staying with Sid Richardson. An Associated Press report from Key West suggests Truman intimates view him as an active presidential candidate.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
St. Joseph's Island
Texas
Rockport
Eisenhower
Columbia University
Houston Wedness
Galveston
Key West
Fla
Associated Press
Ruman
Gen
Sid Richardson
Fort Worth
St. Joseph's
Richardson
South Texas
Michigan restaurants warned on colored oleomargarine use
Lansing officials told restaurant operators that colored oleomargarine in kitchens could lead to prosecution for violations of state and federal laws. Inspectors cited serving colored oleo or oleo mixed with butter as illegal with penalties up to 90 days in jail or a $100 fine. Restaurants must hold a $600 federal license and pay a 10 cent per pound tax when using colored oleo.
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Lansing
Mich
State Agriculture Department
Miles A. Nelson
Bureau of Marketing and Enforcement
Freedom Is Day Away For Angus Ward Staff
TOKYO reported freedom for Angus Ward and his staff from the U S consulate in Mukden after a year of confinement. Ward and colleagues reached Tientsin after a 27 hour train ride from Mukden, marking the end of their nearly imprisoning stay in Manchuria.
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Angus Ward
Tokyo
U. S
Muken
North China
Tientsin
Mukden
Ward
Youth Dance at Logan High School Gym Aids Teens
The city recreation department sponsors weekly dances by The Jive Hive and Swing Shanty with music by the Logan swing band from 8 30 to 11 30 p m. Caledonia street merchants are invited guests. Youth center council members Joyee Ames Ronnie Flottmeier Thomas Zunker Precious Hauser Mary Maire and Dorothy Lowell will work Saturday.
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Youth Center
Logan
Twin 3 Day Holidays Decreed By Rennebohm
Gov Rennebohm ordered a three day holiday for state employees at Christmas and New Year and told department heads to close state offices Saturdays before Dec 25 and Jan 1. The move extends observance for Christmas and New Year when those days fall on Sunday. Applies to offices on reduced Saturday staffs under the 40 hour five day law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Rennebohm
Price Rejects Truman Offer for Public Affairs Post
Byron Price, UN assistant secretary general, refused Truman’s bid to name him assistant secretary for public affairs. Officials say Price declined citing salary differences between UN and State Department posts. Price, former AP editor and wartime censorship chief, would have led Voice of America and shaped State Dept PR.
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Washington
Byron Price
United Nations
Truman
Price
George V. Allen
Yugoslavia
Voice of America
State Department
Associated Press
Office of Censorship
Canadian Uranium Sales Ties to Postwar Politics Revealed
A Canadian government civil action over uranium compounds supplied to the Soviet Union was settled and records impounded. Witnesses testified that wartime u ranium sales were limited and the Soviets did not receive enough material. Groves, wartime atom project head, suggested possible prewar commercial uranium, while Republican lawmakers push to probe further and Groves considers a Senate run in Connecticut.
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Pany
Soviet Union
New York
Russell
State Department
National Security of
Canada
C. D. Howe
Ottawa
Leslie R. Groves
Atom Project
Groves
House Committee
Nixon
Calif
Case
Velde
Ill
Wood
Dga
Wallace
Harry Hopkins
Franklin D. Roosevelt
GOP
Senate
Bill of Rights Day Urged by Wisconsin Governor
Gov. Rennebohm urged observance of Thursday December 15 as Bill of Rights Day. He said upholding sacred principles of American unity grounded in the bill of rights is the best way to show proper recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Rennebohm
Rhodes University seeks 2 million dollar growth plan
Rhodes University College in Grahamstown, South Africa, aims to raise 2 million dollars to pay debts and fund expansion efforts.
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Rhodes University College
South Africa
Grahamstown
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