Grand Jury May Probe Detroit Black Market Auto Deals
Detroit detail: Attorney General Eugene F. Bleck contemplates a grand jury probe into black market used car sales. Notices prepared at Bleck’s request target licenses of leading Detroit used car dealers for alleged illicit practices. Detroit dealers urge contracts forcing buyers of new cars to wait six months before resale with 10 percent depreciation if violated.
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Lacrosse Tribune
Grand Jury
Detroit
Rand
New
Eugene F. Black
Black
Bleck
Detroit Automobile Dealers Association
Long Bicycle Trip Reaches KU Campus for 50th Reunion
Logan B McKee 70 from Monett Missouri and his 12 year old son David Sheehan completed a 228 mile bicycle journey to the University of Kansas campus for the 50th class reunion. McKee dodges heat and fatigue to pedal with his son as they arrive to join former classmates in Lawrence.
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Lawrence
Kas
Logan B. McKee
Monett
David Sheehan
University of Kansas
McKee
Bride and groom handcuffed together at wedding
Spokane news item recalls a nervous groom asking Detective Captain Adolph Windmaiser for handcuffs to be joined to his bride for the ceremony. The couple wed as friends joked the bonds would keep them from being separated by well wishers.
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Spokane
Wash
Adolph Windmaiser
Wisconsin DAV selects leaders in annual election
Jamesson Commander in Sheboygan leads the Wisconsin Disabled American Veterans with Peter J. Gerhart of Milwaukee and Margaret Kitts of Oshkosh elected as commanders of the DAV and its auxiliary. Albert E. Jamesson of La Crosse named seventh district commander.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Peter J. Gerhart
Milwaukee
Margaret Kitts
Oshkosh
Wisconsin Department of the Disabled American Veterans
Albert E. Jamesson
la Crosse
Oldest Prairie Woman Dies in Prairie du Chien
Prairie du Chien mourns Mary Flucke 100, its oldest resident, who died Sunday at home after a stroke. Born May 4, 1847 in Prairie du Chien, she lived most of her life there aside from four years in Nebraska. Funeral at St. Gabriel church pending arrangements.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Mary Flucke
Gale Man 90 Dies At Daughter's Home In Wisconsin
John Williamson Sr. 90 died Saturday night at his daughter's home near Galesville Wisconsin after months of illness He had lived in Trempealeau county most of his life and farming roots stretch back to Melrose Born April 16 1857 he outlived his wife and two children Survived by daughters Edith Stellpflug Ettrick and Mildred Stearns Winona and Mae Stearns Galesville son George and Gertrude Marsh of Winona 24 grandchildren follow Burial at Centerville Cemetery after 2 30 p m Tuesday service at Hamre Funeral Home officiated by Rev S E VeVang
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Galesville
Wis
John Williamson
William Stearns
Williamson
Hamre
S. E. VeVang
Centerville
Melrose
Trempealeau County
Edith Stellpflug Ettrick
George
Glen
Gertrude) Marsh
Winona
William
Maude) Stearns
Julius
Mildred) Stearns
Welcome Homemakers Meet At Arcadia High Auditorium
About 250 women attended the Arcadia high school auditorium event where Miss Yvonne Olson county home agent opened the Trempealeau county work program. Officers were elected for the coming year and reports noted a successful year with plans including clothing projects and cooking, fabric studies, and lam making.
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Arcadia High School
Yvonne Olson
Tremaleau County
Arch
George Schmidt
Miss Olson
Winona Weekly Livestock Prices and Buying Hours
Winona Minnesota markets report buying hours 8 a m to 4 p m Monday through Friday and 8 a m to 12 noon Saturday. Hog, cattle, calf and lamb prices are listed with ranges by weight and grade, plus Chicago Milwaukee and national quotes. June 1947 rates apply with closing-time discounts and post-close weighing.
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Swift & Company
Winona
Minn
Chicago cash grain and produce market recap
Chicago cash grain quotes show wheat No 2 hard at 2.344 and corn mixed across grades up to 2.12. oats and barley prices listed with malting and feed ranges. In futures, July wheat opens near 2.10 with modest highs and lows and several nearby posts for September December. Chicago produce reports note butter firm with weighted receipts and prices across grades, live poultry and eggs markets, and potato arrivals with steady demand and various regional price points.
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Chicago
USDA
Milk Cow and Heifer Show At County Fair
Crowd gathered for a county dairy judging featuring two classes four milk cows and four yearling heifers. Winners received gifts from the host farmer Mr Arnold Brovold and his wife Mrs Brovold alongside association officials Amos Nehring Walter Hermann and Bernard Woods.
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Non Nehring
Arnold Brovold
Amos Nehring
Whitehall
Walter Hermann
Galesville
Bernard Woods
Frenchville
Mrs Hannah Potter Dies in Indiana. Rites Planned in Sparta
Mrs. Hannah Potter of Sparta Wisconsin died in Hammond Indiana on Monday morning. She will be returned to Sparta for burial at Mount Hope cemetery with funeral arrangements pending. She is survived by four Sparta cousins and two nieces and a nephew in Bangor.
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Sparta
Wis
Hannah Potter
Hammond
Ind
Mount Hope
Lanham
Dental Office Looted. Precious Items Stolen in Break-In
Police report the Colleran dental office at 425 Main Street was looted between 5:30 p.m. Saturday and 7 a.m. Monday. Dental gold teeth and fillings worth 165.68 were stolen. a pry opened doors and drawers and desks were ransacked. No other items were taken from the office run by Drs J L and W M Colleran.
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Colleran Dental Office
Main Street
Bottles Stored For Sale After Bottle Drive
Ray Fawcett reports seven to eight tons of bottles stored in a warehouse in front of the Gateway City Transfer office. The stock includes 24 ounce soda bottles milk bottles and clear glass jugs. Dealers may call Fawcett at 4300 before 4 p m to buy.
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Ray Fawcett
Gateway City
Fawcett
Raise More Pigs Advice To Farmers
County Agent L A Davis urged farmers to raise more pigs noting pork chops will be plentiful next fall if the program is followed. Wisconsin should aim for 173000 litter fall pigs, a 20 percent rise from 1946, aligning with national goals up 15 percent.
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la Crosse County
L. A. Davis
Wisconsin
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Walter F. Katterhenry
Wisconsin Production and Marketing Committee
Probate and public sale notices from La Crosse County
Legal notices from La Crosse County Wisconsin include probate hearings for Theodore Thompson Emma E Stokes and William E Randall with dates in 1947, creditors must file by September 6 1947, September 9 1947, and October 12 1947. A sheriff sale of Lot 5 in Metzger and Punks Addition is set for July 1 1947 with $500 down and rest in ten days. Additional tax deed notice and bids for county fleet and liquor license application are listed.
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State of
Wisconsin
la Crosse County
Theodore Thompson
la Crosse
Josephine Beth
City of
Said
la Yeege
Emma KB. Stokes
William Earl Stokes
Emma E. Stokes
R. V. Ahlstrom
Steele, Mau & Toepel
State of Wisconsin
Henry Kienahs
Della Kienahs
Rosa Butzke
Edward Puhlbruegge
Irene Fuhlbruegge
John Fuhlbruegge
Rebecca Fuhl
Robert Pfuhlbruegge
Suzanne Puhlbruegge
Gertrude Fuhlbruegge
Lawrence
Margaret Renner
Louise Renner
Leona Kienahs Woodward
Louise Sontag
Metzger
Punk
A. D
Vv. L. Lamp
Johns, Rorapp & Coleman Attorneys At Law
Exchange
la Crosse, Isconsin
William E. Randall
Norma P. Gray
William F. Randall
William (E. Randall
Onalaska
Court House
R. V. Amlstrom
Otto M. Schlabach
E. Horner
Esther M. Domke
Louis Gordon Nelson
R. R
Esther Domke
Augustus A. Fessier
Mary A. Fessier
Augustus A. Pessier
R. V. Ahlastrom
Arthur T. Holmes
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