Exhibits Stack Of 430 Rules In Urging Business Decontrol
Nash ville Tennessee contractors chief Ralph Harrison testified before a senate subcommittee that 430 regulations apply to his millwork plant. He urged decontrol as he said small businesses cannot survive under heavy rules. The hearing spotlighted housing policy and the split over easing construction limits for veterans. Wyatt had resigned from housing administration amid the dispute as Truman supported easing controls. Stewart noted housing progress lagging despite extensive program funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ralph Harrison
Nashville, Tenn
Senate
Harrison
America
Wilson W. Wyatt
Wyatt
Truman
Stewart
Missing Girl Seen Near Border. Police Seek Leads
Customs officials reported a girl resembling Paula Welden seen crossing the border with a social security card bearing the name Gray. She carried a suitcase and $100 in cash. Vermont authorities appeal to Connecticut and New York police for aid in the search urged by her father W Arch Welden of Stamford Connecticut. He doubted the kidnap for ransom and said he would not know where to raise $2,000 quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Paula Welden
Sopho- Franzoni
Gray
Vermont
Connecticut
New York State
W. Archibald
Delay in Col Durant Hesse Jewel Trial After Defense Claim
Frankfurt report says Col Jack Want won a five day postponement of his court martial on charges of taking the Hesse family jewels worth $1500. Durant’s LA lawyer Capt Glenn Brumbaugh may seek disqualification of some officers as the trial resumes next Monday the 16th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
Col
Jack Wrant
Durant
Glenn V. Brumbaugh
Los Angeles
Deaths in Wisconsin and Minnesota
Tri State notices report funeral services for Mrs Har old Fischer formerly Minnie Hanson in Coon Valley Lutheran church with burial at the church cemetery. Gilbert Hanson 70 dies in La Crosse hospital. services planned in Caledonia, burial in Evergreen Cemetery. He leaves wife Mary Ness and seven children and ten grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoddard
Wis
Harold Fischer
Minnie Hanson
Middle Coon Valley Lutheran Church
H. O. Bach
Church
Dyer Funeral Home
la Crosse
Caledonia
Minn
Gilbert Hanson
Potter
Edgar Ackerman
Evergreen
Hanson
Highland
Sheldon Township
Mary Ness
Henry
Houston
Charles Schawley
Hokah
Archie Doblar
Melvin
Emil Sheldon
Sanford Moan
Harold
Seattle
Wash
Mrs Frank Hutbsch of McGregor Dies in Dubuque
McGregor Iowa Mrs Frank Hutbsch 61 wife of the town postmaster died Tuesday at a sanitarium in Dubuque after an illness of several weeks. A lifetime McGregor resident she leaves husband one sister Mrs George McReynolds Minneapolis and one brother Merle Schumacher Peoria Illinois Funeral services will be held at the Congregational church in McGregor at 2 pm Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcgregor
Frank Hutbsch
Dubuque
George McReynolds
Minneapolis
Merle Schumacher
Peoria
Congregational Church
Chicago Woman Killed in Highway Crash Near Racine
Mrs. Eunice Rowe, 28, of Chicago, was killed when the car she rode in with her husband William Rowe 35 crashed into a ditch along Highway 41 near the Racine Kenosha county line. The car caught fire after the crash and Mrs Rowe was trapped. Her husband survived and was treated for shock and lacerations at St Marys hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Wis
Eunice Rowe
Chicago
William
Highway 41
Racine-Kenosha County
Robert J. Mathegon
Teddy bear origin tied to German tailor Steiff
Margarete Steiff, a crippled dressmaker in a German village, created the first teddy bear around 1888. The name Teddy Bear emerged years later from Theodore Roosevelt’s bear hunting exploits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margarete Steiff
Germany
Theodore Roosevelt
Scouters Hold Meeting Here Pot Luck at Congregational Church
Wives of La Crosse Scouters will attend a pot luck supper and Christmas gathering hosted by the Scouters round table Thursday at 6 30 p m in the Congregational church community hall. Carroll Weigel chairs the event with Mrs Weigel and Mrs B W Ingli organizing the meal. Lincoln Neprud will lead a get acquainted session, community singing and a membership roundup. Everett Woehrman discusses civic service badges and R J Kraft outlines the institutional groups program and anniversary planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Round Table
Congregational Church
Carroll Weigel
Seventh
Main Streets
Weigel
B. W. Ingli
Lincoln Neprud
Viroqua
Everett Woehrman
Chamber of Commerce
R. J. Kraft
Obituary notices for Carrie Garder and Claude Sigwall
Carrie Garder 88 widow of John L Garder died at her Oakland street home early Wednesday born in Fagernes Norway September 30 1858. Survived by sons Theodore C and Clayton of La Crosse daughter Mrs Don Allien of Port Arthur Texas three grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Member of Order of Eastern Star American Legion auxiliary and First Presbyterian Church. Funeral arrangements pending. Claude J Sigwall 67 died suddenly at his La Crosse Garment Company home formerly ran North Side Credit Bureau which he founded. Survived by wife. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Garder
John L. Garder
Oakland Street
Fagernes
Norway
Enid
Order of Eastern Star
American Legion Auxiliary
First Presbyterian Church
Claude J
Sig) Sigwall
Death notice for Mrs Donahue in St Paul
Mrs at 1830 South Avenue reports the death of Andrew Donahue in St Paul. Mrs Donahue is Augusta Rudolph of La Crosse. Funeral services will be held Friday in St Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Avenue
St. Paul
Andrew Donahue
Donahue
Augusta Rudolph
la Crosse
1877 War On Rats Was Too Successful
Gallatin Missouri recounts a historic bid to erase rats in 1877 when Daviess county paid five cents per head. Officials paid $1,141 for 28,280 rat heads before canceling the bounty after a neighbor exploits. A legend says one man crossed the line with 700 rats to net $35.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallatin
Daviess County
Open Beauty Salon For Animals In New Venture
Eugene C. Ort, a navy veteran, and John T. Budney open a beauty salon for pets offering pickup and delivery. They shampoo, clip nails, brush teeth, and comb animals with a full treatment including feeding and a run around the block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pee Ee Ae
Eugene C. Ort
John T. Budney
Tense clash at factory gates sparks police deputation call
Milwaukee clashes outside the plant led to 56 arrests and 22 officers injured in a 20 minute pitched battle. Chief Polcyn urged state help while Sheriff Hanley argued deputies suffice. A plant guard reported 800 officers ready to assist if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanley
Sealer
Milwaukee
John W. Polcyn
Polcyn
Sheriff Hanley
Allie-Chalmers
Council Debates Zoning and Local Business District Change
The council split over a petition to build a Modern Dairy ice cream plant in a block with opponents calling it spot zoning. Officials weighed zoning criteria and precedent while also addressing freeway survey plans, electrical license revocation, and a year-end budget lighting bill ahead of Friday’s final meeting.
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Otto Schlabach
Arthur Raatz
Council Chamber
Carrol Weigel
Fred Steele
Steele
West Avenue
State Street
Warren Smith
W. P. Roellig
Charles Beranek
Sunrise
Shelby
Losey Boulevard
Fairview
Franklin Pamperin
State Highway Department
Plymouth Fijelstad
Onalaska
Henry Affeldt
Fijelstad
Women Voters Push Wisconsin County Government Changes
The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin said it will ask the 1947 legislature to study statutory and constitutional changes to improve county government. It also seeks reapportionment of legislative districts by the 1940 census, codification of public welfare laws, juvenile delinquency control, higher public welfare funding, more education aid, and reorganization of school districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
League of Women Voters of Wisconsin
League
Public Welfare Department
Daily Records Fires La Crosse Weather and Street Details
Daily fire notes from La Crosse list multiple incidents on December 10 and 11 with responses from engines and trucks to addresses on South Ninth Mississippi Wood Street West Avenue North and more. Entries name residents Mrs Borna Tom Ferries Mrs Louis McGrath Leroy Butterfield and others and record chimney and basement fire with little damage. Real estate transfers in La Crosse show Arthur M Longway and Hazel Longway to Community Loan and Finance Company Burns property transfers John Peak to Maynard Niedfeldt Bertha Schnick to Alfred Strauss and Edward N Melsheimer Mamie F A Melsheimer to Wyatt McGonegal with properties on Wood Street West La Crosse Burns Onalaska Rublee Gillette streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
South Ninth Street
West Avenue
Leroy Butterfield
Arthur M
Hazel Longway
Community Loan and Finance Company
West la Crosse
John Peak
Maynard F
Lorraine M. Niedfeldt
Burns
Bertha Schnick
Alfred C. Strauss
Onalaska
Edward N
Mamie F. A. Melsheimer
Wyatt R. McGonegal
Wood Street
Rublee
Gillette Streets
Bodies Of Three Lost Children Recovered In New York
In Wassaic New York the bodies of 12 year old David Murphy 10 year old Clarence and 9 year old Mary were pulled from Ten Mile river near West Mountain. The trio disappeared while walking with their collie toward their step father and the river was searched by deputies troopers and volunteers with the dog found earlier. Dr. Samuel E Appel ruled accidental drowning. A large search effort including planes soldiers and scouts aided the hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wassaic
N. Y
West Mountain
Ten Mile River
David Murphy
Clarence
Mary
C. Fred Close
Dutchess County
Samuel E. Appel
Hear Testimony On Garsson Munitions Hear Testimony
A federal grand jury probing wartime Garsson munitions heard Maj. Gen. Levin Campbell testify. Other officers including Maj. Gen. William N. Porter also appeared as the inquiry examined the operation and influence of the Garsson brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Garsson Brothers Munitions Combine
Levin Campbell
Army Ordnance
Campbell
Army
William N. Porter
Chemical Warfare Service
Senate
Porter
May
House Military Affairs Committee
Woman Joins Board Of Directors At Cranberry Co
Jean Nash of Wisconsin Rapids was elected to the Wisconsin Cranberry Sales Co. board, becoming the second woman in 41 years to hold a director seat. At the annual meeting officers named were William F. Huffman president, Dan Rezin vice president, and D G Hammond Jr secretary treasurer. Craige Scott and Harold De Long were named to represent Wisconsin on the American Cranberry Exchange board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Jean Nash
Wisconsin Cranberry Sales Co
Miss Nash
William F. Huffman
Dan Rezin
Mather
D. G. Hammond, Jr
Wisconsin
American Cranberry Exchange
Craige Scott
Harold de Long
Greenya Heads Eagles Vet Housing Group
Fond du Lac Wisconsin commission appoints Frank L. Greenya Milwaukee former state Ameri can Legion commander to lead a committee aiding war veteran members of the Fraternal Order of Eagles obtain federal assistance State President Philip J. Bunker announced the panel includes H. J. Eicher Clarence Nier Everett Kelso W A MacMahon and J M Steling
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fond DU Lac
Wis
Frank L. Greenya
Milwaukee
American Legion
Order of Eagles
Philip J. Bunker
Bunker
H. J. Eicher
Clarence Nier
Green Bay
Everett Kelso
Waukesha
W. A. MacMahon
Merrill
J. M. Steling
Beaver Dam
Stronger State Highway Patrol Urged By Association
The Wisconsin Highway Users conference adopted a resolution calling to strengthen the state patrol to adequately patrol highways. Speakers said patrol time is wasted on administrative tasks in Madison, endangering motorists. The group backed safety campaigns, urged traffic law updates to the national uniform code, and favored more superhighways to handle heavier future traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Highway Users’ Conference
Wisconsin Highway Police
Madison
F. M. Elliot
National Safety Council
American Automobile Association
Wisconsin
Butter Made Of Coal Flown In From Reich
A strange by product appeared at the Old King Coal cavalcade in West Frankfort Illinois. Butter made from coal was flown from Germany where it was developed for the event presented to demonstrate coal field industry and innovation.
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Reich
West Frankfort
Franklin County
Illinois
Germany
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Scouters
Claude J. Sigwalt
Council
Garsson Munitions
Greenya Heads Eagles Vet Housing Group
Lecie
Barron
Ice Dream Deliget
Princeton Knitting Mills
Pitzner’s Cleaners
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