Hopes Dim For Acquittal In Satira Murder Trial
In Havana Guanabacoa prison Patricia Schmidt waits as judges decide on the man slaughter case in the killing of her lover John Lester Mee aboard a yacht in Havana harbor. Officials indicate a conviction is likely with a Monday announcement possible.
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Patricia (Saura) Schmidt
Guanabacoa
John Lester Mee
Cristobal More
Patricia
Toede
Mee
Cuba
Movie Attendance Gaps Between Nations Revealed in Bucharest Survey
A Bucharest survey shows Romanians attend cinemas about once every two years and three months, while Americans average 35 times per year, Britons 28 times, and French seven times. The study highlights wide national differences in cinema habits.
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Bucharest
Britain
France
Divers Fail In Search For Girl Body In Blue River
Three divers from Watertown and Chicago searched the Wisconsin river bottom for the body of Port Atkinson girl George Jean Weckler. They found no new evidence though a cement piece from the bottom remained suspect. Police say Ford Sennett confessed to abducting the child and tossing her weighted body into the river from the Blue River bridge. Diving to resume and a large clam shovel to be brought to aid the search.
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Blue River
Wis
Wisconsin River
George Jean Weckler
Port Atkinson
George Lehmann
Hugo Schmidt
Watertown
Frank Mariska
Chicago
Sennett
Rge
Jefferson County
Robert Winslow
Carl Carlson
Superior
Weckler
Trial Monday resumes in newspaper slowdown case
The NLRB trial about printers economic slowdowns widens the charges against the International Typographical Union. The hearing before Arthur Leff resumes Monday as the Denham office seeks permission to add the slowdown charge to the official complaint. Randolph says the union will pursue disputes through the NLRB courts and other avenues.
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Washington
American Newspaper Publishers Association
AFL International Typographical Union
Arthur Leff
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Robert N. Denham
Leff
Myers
Denham
Woodruff Randolph
Supreme Court
Randolph
Moslem Teachers Taught Crusaders Meat Preservation Tricks
The fragment attributes to Moslem teachers the Crusaders learning meat preservation with spices and sugar. It notes cross cultural transfer of culinary techniques between Islamic and Christian groups during the Crusades.
Circle At Whitehall Names New Officers
Mrs. Melvin Elstad elected president of the Mission Circle at Our Saviour's Lutheran church succeeding Mrs. Iver B. Olson who becomes vice president. Mrs. H N Larson re elected treasurer and Mrs. William Pederson secretary. Mrs. Simon Windjue is Sunshine chairman. The circle gave 150 to missions the largest since inception and plans to complete the church addressing system. The group packed a Christmas gifts box for the Homme home.
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Homme
Tomah KP Officers For 1948 Elected
Officers elected for the Knights of Pythias for 1948 in Tomah Wisconsin include Joe Heintz as chancellor commander Archie Pongratz as vice commander William Conway as prelate Frank Waicup as secretary Ray Reynolds as financial secretary Harry Sweet as treasurer Glen Lawrence as master of arms Frank Prelipp as inner guard Loyal Aller as outer guard Harry Roder as grand representative and Avery Ranney as trustee for three years.
Marshall On Vacation After London Trip
Secretary of State Marshall left Friday for a holiday vacation with Mrs. Marshall at Pinehurst. President Truman advised him to rest and officials expect him to remain until after Christmas unless urgent developments require his early return from the foreign ministers conference in London.
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State Marshall
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Pinehurst
O Marshall
Truman
Foreign Ministers
London
Nickel Ice Cream Cone Hikes With Inflation
Milwaukee reports rising prices as ice cream costs climb. Five cent cones are rare with shops listing six cents and some retailers mulling a ten cent price for a larger scoop amid broader inflation.
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Milwaukee
Milway
May Pass Law Assuring A Reply For Every Child Writing To Santa
Senator Langer proposes a bill to guarantee each child who writes to Santa Claus receives a personal reply. If enacted, the program would start for Christmas 1948 with letters directed to Santa Claus, Indiana, sent to the Santa Claus post office for a signed reply.
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Washington
Santa Claus
Langer
R-Nd
Post Office Department
Ind
Santa Claus, Ind
Obituary for John Beitlich 67 of Stoddard Wisconsin
John Beitlich 67 of Stoddard Wisconsin died suddenly at home Saturday. He is survived by his wife three sons Harry Wilbert and Clarence at home two daughters Lucille Wrobel of La Crosse and Esther Wrobel of Chaseburg four sisters Anna Dangel Emil Keuster Mary Leisse and Martin Roester all of La Crosse one brother Reinhold of Stoddard and nine grandchildren Funeral services set for Tuesday 1:30 p m at the home and 2 p m at St Matthew s Lutheran Church Stoddard with Rev Otto Engel officiating Burial in the church cemetery
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Stoddard
Wis
Harry
Wilbert
Clarence
Stanley
Lucille) Wrobel
la Crosse
Lester
Esther) Wrobel
Chaseburg
Anna Dingel
Coon Valley
Emil Keuster
Sparta
Mary Leisse
Martin
Death of Mrs Joseph Kunert in Mormon Coulee
Mrs. Joseph Kunert of Mormon Coulee died in a local hospital Saturday afternoon after a brief illness. Funeral arrangements are in complete.
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Joseph Kunert
Mormon Coulee
Death of Rev. A Lincoln Shute at Penney Farms
Word arrived of the death on October 25 at Penney Farms Florida of the Rev. A Lincoln Shute longtime pastor of the Methodist church in La Crosse.
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Penney Farms
Fla
A. Lincoln Shute
la Crosse
Finnish sauna export expands global home installations
The Finnish sauna is now being exported as stoves for home sauna rooms. Manufacturers supply steam bath stoves to be installed in private homes, making the traditional Finnish experience widely accessible.
Five Year Closed Duck Season Proposed by Harvard Scientist
Harvard zoologist Dr. Ludlow Griscom argues a five year moratorium on wildfowl hunting could quadruple duck supplies. He notes current shooting pressure risks driving the sport to extinction and cites large declines since a seven month era with 25 bird daily limits.
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New York
Ludlow Griscom
Harvard
Griscom
Harvard Zoology Department
Field and Stream
Man Trims Hat in Paris Theater Controversy
In Paris a man trimmed a woman's feathered hat in a theater to improve his view. Mme A Tologne and M Guase were involved. she sought 20 000 francs and won a verdict but the judge deferred assessing damages until the hat's price was known.
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Paris
M. Guase
Mme. A. Tologne
Mme. Tologne
Jaycees Meet At New VFW Clubroom
La Crosse Junior Chamber of Commerce moved its Tuesday meeting from the American Legion rooms to the new Veterans of Foreign Wars building at Third and Division streets. President Robert Mehren announced the change on Saturday.
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American Legion Club
Veteran of Foreign Wars
Third
Division Streets
Jaycee
Robert Mehren
Food luck hits army in Cairo report on hunger
Cairo reports state that under-nourishment in childhood leaves 90 percent of Egyptian university students unfit for military service. The Chamber of Deputies urged free meals for primary school pupils and condemned vast spending on medical treatment for malnourished children.
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Chamber of Deputies
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