Motions Hear 12 Divorces in Wisconsin Circuit Court
Monday session before Judge Cowie disposes 12 divorce or annulment cases plus one name change and one criminal matter. Several decrees grant alimony, custody, and name restorations while minor disputes and a forgery conviction result in prison terms.
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Waupun
Robert S. Cowie
Aristopoulos Dimetrios Niko
Armed James Nichols
Otto Ruhner
Nelson
Onalaska
Albert Meier
Campbell Town
Meier
Gripsholm Exchange Ship Arrives With Wounded and Civilians
The Swedish liner Gripsholm arrives in Jersey City carrying 131 passengers including 37 wounded Canadians 43 civilians and 1 injured American soldier exchanged for German prisoners. Eight of the Americans are United States civilians. The ship marks the smallest exchange voyage to date meager details remain.
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York
Gripsholm
Jersey City
Olm
United States
New Invention Sparks Baseball Hand Grenade Idea
A quirky item described as a baseball hand grenade imagines tossing curves around corners and fortifications to deter hidden foes. The piece blends humor with a vivid visual of improvised weapon-like play.
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Nou
Twiggs
Indians Win $1.78 Million Swamp Land Judgment
The U S Court of Claims awarded $1,781,282 to the Menominee Indian tribe of Wisconsin against the federal government. The funds, to be paid by Congress and held in trust for the tribe, will compensate Wisconsin for swamp lands in ten Menominee reservation townships under an 1850 act. The Indians argued the action violated their treaty rights, and the court agreed. The money will be used to restore title to the swamp lands and timber stands where possible.
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Washington
U. S. Court of Claims
Wisconsin
Roosevelt
States
Court of Claims
Rain Cancels All Paraguayan Business Appointments
In Paraguay a common practice cancels all business appointments when it rains. This reflects local norms affecting daily commerce and scheduling.
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Paraguay
USO Center Hosts 7000 Service Members In Uniform
La Crosse USO club welcomed approximately 7,000 servicemen over the weekend. The crowd enjoyed ice cream and soft drinks until a Sunday ice water shortage. Activities included a Saturday dance and Sunday breakfast, with entertainers Uncle Josh performing in the auditorium.
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la Crosse Uso Club
Servicemen’s Wives and Mothers Club
Swans
Josh
Club
Firm Fined Over Ouster of Employee on Leave
Enriqueta De told the court she was granted a five day leave to marry and was recalled. She refused to return until the leave expired and was discharged. The firm faced a 730 judgment in a Buenos Aires tribunal for the dismissal.
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Buenos Aires
Enriquetade
Wisconsin utility tax record tops 1943 collections
A Wisconsin study notes 15.902 million dollars in utility taxes paid in the 1943 fiscal year by railroads and public utilities, the largest on record. The state kept about 7 percent of total taxes, counties about 11 percent, and towns and schools shared the rest with varying local distributions and several exceptions prompting legislative debate.
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance
Alliance
Leaves From A War Correspondent Notebook
London reports a water shortage curbing baths as the Metropolitan Water Board urges reduced usage. Prices rise on spring frosts hitting gooseberries and strawberries while American troops receive milk from home. A new U S mission discusses goatskin trade and Air Marshal Sorley praises the Spitfire. A widow fined over endangering security and a labor forecast expects a 50 rise in 14 to 18 year olds due to birthrate and schooling changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministry of Labor
Southern Senator Pushes Elimination Of Oleomargarine Tax
Washington report notes Senator Smith of South Carolina reintroduces a bill to remove the 10 cent federal tax on colored oleomargarine and ease rules for manufacturers. Senator La Follette criticizes the move as breaches of revenue origin and warns of a floor battle if the full committee reports the measure.
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Washington
Congress
Smith
D-Sc
Senate Agriculture
House Agriculture Committee
Senate
la Follette
House of Representatives
Students to U S for petroleum training program
Authorities in Bogota will send Columbia students and engineers to the United States for technical and administrative training in the petroleum industry. A recent concession contract includes a clause for an extra royalty of one half of one percent to fund the program.
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Colombia
United States
Bogota
Sanitation trucks mark tires with chalk for curb rubbing
The New York Department of Sanitation uses heavy chalk marks on the sides of its vehicle tires to indicate tire rubbing against curbs, a practice aimed at recording careless contact and potential damage.
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New York Department of Sanitation
Camps Established for London Region Farm Help Drive
Fifty six camps with capacity 5,500 have been set up for the London region farm help food drive this summer. They will handle 100,000 volunteer workers. Most camps are canvas with huts church halls and schools also used.
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London
Groundhog Names Include Whistler and Moonack
Whistler, woodchuck, Canada marmot and many aliases describe the groundhog. Other terms like whistle pig and monax appear in regional usage for this species.
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Groundhog
Canada
Chuck
Wife dictates daily duties to bus driver husband
Mrs. Rachel White of Swinton England orders her husband Albert White a bus operator to obey each jingle of the bell. He serves as conductress of the vehicle for a Lancashire transportation company and adheres to his wife's wishes every time the bell rings.
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Rachel White
Swinton
England
Albert White
White
Lancashire Transportation Company
Sugar Stamp No 32 Becomes Valid June 16
Sugar stamp 32 in war ration book four will become valid on June 16 for five pounds of sugar. The action means continued sugar rations at the rate of five pounds per person every two and a half months.
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Washington
Norfolk fire at Cherry Point wounds Marine reservist
NORFOLK Va Florence K Folks of Ashland Wisconsin a member of the U S marine corps women s reserve was among those seriously injured in a fire that gutted a training building at the Cherry Point North Carolina marine air corps station Five people died in the blaze the Fifth Naval District public relations office said Monday night
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Norfolk
Corp
Florence K. ‘Folks
U. S. Marine Corps Women's Reserve
Mark Folks
Ashland
Wis
Cherry Point
N. C
Marine Air Corps Station
Fifth Naval District
Bolluyt Leaves La Crosse Job for Stromberg-Carlson Post
M. T. Bolluyt, 1707 Weston street, resigns as commercial manager of the La Crosse Telephone corporation after four years to join Stromberg Carlson in Peoria Illinois as a sales representative. He will tour the Rochester factory and meet sales staff before moving. He has 17 years with Central Electric and Telephone and is active in Boy Scouts Lions Elks and business groups. His wife Ann and daughter Shirley will join him in Peoria by Septembers first.
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M. T. Bolluyt
Weston Street
la Crosse Telephone Corporation
Stromberg-Carlson Company
Peoria
Bolloyt
Rochester
N. Y
Stromberg-Carlson
Central Electric and Telephone Company
la Crosse
Chicago
Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts Area Council
The
Lions
Elks and Business Men's Clubs
Telephone Company
Ann
Shirley
Onions Aid Wound Healing Says Russian Doctors
Russian doctors report use of onion paste to ward off infection and speed healing of wounds. They cite essential oils in onions and garlic as containing phytoncides with bacteria killing properties.
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Otto Miller
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Jessie Moreau
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James D. Moreau
Camp McCoy
Leona Virgin
James W
Borchert
Esther Henthorne
South Third Street
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Harless
Bankes
Boots
BY Edgar Martin
Boms Rusk
Drogsiore
Freckles
Merkhill Blosser
Major Hoople
U. S
Federal Court For Indians
USO Center
Eserve
Ostrich
Tee Feathe
U c S.army
Florida
Lowe Smart Sarge
Mita, Oud Bu Dink
Tribune
M. T. Bolloyt
Hal Boyle
Metropolittan Water Board
Henry Berry
Thames
Britain
America
R. S. Sorley
Reginald Mitchell
Cmalle
Curtiss - Wright Corporation
Purdue University
Curtiss-Wright
Columbus, Ohio
Miss McKnight
Stoddard Hotel
Airplane Division
Cadette Training Department
Buffalo 5
New York
Bolluyt
Job
Gantert
Ganterts
Imal
Fom Crescent
Medare
Eegagowent
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Jou
Main Street
Rescent
la Croese
AMS
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