Kott Killed In Nevada Auto Crash
Alma Wisconsin special report says Bert F. Kott 53 died in an automobile accident near Reno Nevada Tuesday afternoon. wife Lilly seriously injured and hospitalized in Reno details of the crash read. Kott born and raised Tamarack Valley near Galesville lived in Galesville Fairchild Pepin before moving to Alma two years ago he bought a petroleum business there. survived by wife two sons Arnold and John daughter Kathryn Potter Genoa five brothers and one sister and five grandchildren funeral arrangements not yet announced.
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Alma
Wis
Bert F. Kott
Reno
Nev
Tamarack Valley
Galesville
Kott
Lilly Phillips
Fairchild
Pepin
Lilly
Arnold
John
Kathryn) Potter
Genoa
Roy
Nekoosa
Guy
Sparta
Lloyd
la Crosse
Gerald
Trempealeau
Blanche) Trim
Butter tops $1 a pound in Milwaukee area
Butter jumped to over 1 dollar per pound in Milwaukee County for the first time, according to longtime residents. In nearby Wauwatosa a grocery listed 1.03 per pound for a 3 dollar score, pricing butter in quarter pound cartons.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee County
Wauwatosa
Murder Continued From Page One Findings Not Discussed
Wilkie declined to discuss items reportedly found and said he would not reveal details. Garity had not seen the findings and could not comment. Wilkie allegedly said the objects were of no particular importance. In Richland Center a sheriff's wife reported a rusty empty metal box with no indication of contents. An officer noted only a piece of rusty pipe was unearthed.
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Wilkie
Garity
Richland Center
State Railroads Granted Rate Increase On Temporary Basis
Wisconsin railroads won PSC approval to raise intrastate freight charges by 10 percent temporarily starting Monday due to higher operating costs. The rise excludes gravel and fuel while five percent plus five cents per ton increases apply to sand gravel coke and coal. Railroads expect about 851000 dollars in extra annual income.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
State Public Service Commission
PSC
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Open Hearing On Veterans Insurance
Washington officials told House Veterans Affairs Committee the VA offers the best possible veteran insurance service based on current conditions. Acting VA Administrator O W Clark and Harold W Breining testified amid clashes over hearing conduct as subcommittee charges labeled VA insurance service unsatisfactory. Rogers said the full committee seeks to transfer insurance division authority. Canton China is estimated to have 1 200 000 population.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
House
Veterans Affairs Committee
O. W. Clark
Harold W. Breining
Rankin
D-Miss
Rogers
R-Mass
Breining
Peterson's Ointment Promises Pile Relief For Homes
A Buffalo druggist four years ago created an ointment for pile irritation used in thousands of homes. Ask your druggist for a 35c box or 60c tube with applicator. Money back if not relieved.
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Buffalo
Peterson
Fires Pistol To Cure Wife Of Hiccup Spell
GREAT FALLS Montana. Three shots from an automatic pistol outside a tavern were fired by Stanley J Take 21 who said the shots were not to disturb the peace but to cure his wife of the hiccups. Take's trial was continued.
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Great Falls
Mont
Stanley J. Take
Take
Case Against ITU Delayed
The national labor law case against the AFL International Typographical Union is delayed over how to allege refusal to bargain in faith with newspaper publishers. Hearing resumes December 19 in Washington before NLRB trial examiner Arthur Leff. he earlier tossed out the refusal to bargain charge.
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Indianapolis
AFL International Typographical Union
ITU
Pubers
Washington
Arthur Leff
National Labor Relations Board
Leff
Robert N
NLRB
Denham
Baltimore
Ema
Sheboygan Adopts New Teacher Pay Schedule
SHBOYGAN Wis Superintendent of Schools Henry E Smith announced a new salary schedule effective Jan 1 1948 with college degree scales from 2300 to 3500 and masters degree from 2500 to 3700 plus 300 for married men Supervisory teachers get higher pay and senior high principals top at 6200 The board approved after reviewing salaries in 14 other cities.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Henry E. Smith
Smith
Board of Education
Reading pace ranges by grade and age
Reading studies show seventh graders average about 230 words per minute while high school students read 260 to 300 WPM and seniors or adults read 300 to 350 WPM.
Gold From Isles Outshine Most States in Gold Output
The article notes that excluding California, the Philippines produces more gold each year than any U S state including Alaska, highlighting the Philippines as a premier gold producer in the region and era.
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California
Philippines
Union
Alaska
Marshall Demands Halt To Red Reparations Grab In Germany
London report says Secretary of State Marshall accused Russia of siphoning over 500 million dollars yearly from eastern Germany and called for an immediate halt by Jan 1. He warned the US won’t accept reparations from current production as a condition for German unification. He urged Molotov to answer the British proposal paragraph 22 on recovery and self sufficiency.
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Marshall
Germany
London
Russia
Council of Foreign Ministers
United States
Molotov
Evjue challenges Wisconsin rape law as vague
Madison editor William T Evjue of the Capital Times contends that Wisconsin's rape victim identity law is void and unconstitutional. He argues the statute is vague and allows arbitrary enforcement by not defining identification or publish. The preliminary hearing was waived with a response due by Dec 23, and the case ties to a University of Wisconsin student rape incident involving Carl L Carlson and others sentenced to life in prison.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Illiam T. Evjue
Dison Capital Times
Roy H. Proctor
Evjue
Proctor
Dist
Edwin J. Wilkie
Evjne
Associated Press
United Press
E. A. Fischer
Cleveland
Detroit
Ann Arbor
Chicago
Carl L. Carlson
University of Wisconsin
University of Michigan
Bufort Sennett
Richland Center
Robert Winslow
Owen
France and Soviet clash over strikes and wages
France and Soviet Russia expelled each other’s repatriation commissions as strikes across France worsened. Marseille stoppages began November 12 causing deaths and injuries, disrupting coal and steel output and costing Russia a wheat deal. Settlement raised base pay to 10000 francs, added a cost of living allowance, and set new policy aims while denying pay for strike days.
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Washington
France
Italy
Marseille
Soviet Union
Russia
Moscow
Family Mother Drowns In Washing Machine
Miami suburb of Ojus is the scene of a tragic death as 37 year old Neta Swengel, a mother of four, drowns after fainting over a washing machine. Her husband Oliver discovered her body yesterday with her head submerged in water and swaying with the agitators, an autopsy later confirming the drowning.
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Miami
Fla
Neta Swengel
Ojus
Pumps in New Orleans Drainage System Move Lake Sized Water
Drainage pumps in New Orleans can remove water equal to a lake ten square miles in area and eight and one half feet deep every 24 hours.
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New Orleans
Slippery roads prompt caution from highway official
County highways warned by Highway Commissioner Paul Hartwig after light snow Tuesday night coated slick spots. He urged drivers to slow down and exercise caution while traveling on rural county roads.
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Paul Hartwig
Designer Turns Flowers Into Precious Metal Art
Providence wing designer Ariel Millais, once a Hollywood consultant, turns blossoms into solid silver and gold in a New England workshop. He reproduces a flower petal by petal, hiding the secret process that experts say defies mass production. Millais' gardenia and pine cone pieces are unique customs, not factory runs, with origins in psychology, art study, and jewelry making.
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Providence, R. I
NEA
Ariel Millais
Hollywood
New England
Dr. Millais
Millais
New York
Oxford
Columbia University
Monday Proclaimed Bill of Rights Day in Wisconsin
MADISON Wisconsin Gov Rennebohm proclaimed Monday as Bill of Rights Day and urged Wisconsin residents to uphold the principles of unity on which the bill rests and to act concertedly to honor the national principle.
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Madison
Wis
Rennebohm
Wisconsin
Cattle Judge Scribner Dies at 94 in Wisconsin
Frederick H. Scribner a renowned Jersey cattle judge died at his daughter’s home in Byron town Fond du Lac County at age 94. He led the Wisconsin Dairymen's Association, served in the American Jersey Cattle Club, and received a University of Wisconsin scroll in 1933 for dairy work.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
Frederick H. Scribner
Robert McClain
Byron
Scribner
Wisconsin Dairymen’s Association
American Jersey Cattle Club
University of Wisconsin
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