Hearing Set For Laborer In Geyer Slaying Case
Robert Hertensteiner a 32 year old laborer charged with first degree murder in the bludgeoning death of 20 year old waitress Malitta Geyer faces a preliminary hearing set for June 22 Municipal Judge E H Puhr announced Hertensteiner was taken to the state crime laboratory but declined a lie detector test.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Robert Hertensteiner
E. H. Puhr
Ensteiner
State Crime Laboratory
Madison
John Buchen
Herten Steiner
Red
Malitta Geyer
Hertensteiner
Walter H. Wagner
Geyer
Charles Wilson
Buchen
Wagner
Cachet Authorized for Winona Airport Dedication
An official air mail cachet has been approved for the Winona municipal airport dedication set for June 18 and 19. Residents may obtain the cachet by sending a self addressed envelope to Mrs Hilman Aakre at 1082 Gate Street Winona Minnesota. she will stamp and mail letters on Saturday.
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Winona Municipal Airport
Isons
Hilman Aakre
Gate Street
Winona
Minn
Aakre
Winona Airport
Lawmaker contact ban proposed to settle senate stalemate
Debate considers a law prohibiting public contact with legislators on pending bills. Critics stress constitutional rights to express views, while legislators value access to input and lobbyists play a necessary role in guiding policy.
Police Court Highlights From La Crosse Docket
La Crosse authorities cite multiple speeding cases with fines ranging from 1 to 10 dollars and other infractions on West avenue Campbell road Fourth street and George street. Parole violations and non support led to jail and license actions. several individuals faced drunken driving and disorderly conduct outcomes. Marriage licenses listed for local couples with several pending ceremonies.
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la Crosse
Robert A. Tooke
South Avenue
West Avenue
Glen Ristow
Peoria
Campbell Road
Donald Reaume
Gillette Street
Fourth Street
Alec E. Berg
Onaleska
George Street
Gerald Michaels
Redfield Street
Causeway
Ned E. Bellerve
Cass Street
Arnold J. Becker
Loomis Street
Kenneth A. Brotcher
Houston
Minn
Nyhus Berland
Green Bay Street
Robert Butterfield
James Psarvos
North Lith Street
Justice Court
Whitehall
Wis
Melvin Erickson
the Court
P. M. Paulson
Glen
Rollie Trenter
Ae Larson
Ettrick
Costa
Lions Install 1949 Officers At Ceremonies
Frank Italiano, Logan high school music director, installed as president of the La Crosse Lions club at Maple Grove Country club Wednesday night. Others named to the board and officers include Danny Lebakken vice president C H Tiny Bloehorn secretary M E Sanford treasurer Jack Brindley tail twister Everett Goli lion tamer Sam Kresky C L Feldbruegge. Ladies night featured wives and a shift to Monday noon meetings at the Linker hotel followed by dancing at Maple Grove.
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Frank Italiano
Genial Logan
la Crosse Lions Club
Maple Grove Country Club
Italiano
Sam Kresky
Danny Lebakken
C. H
Tiny) Bloehorn
M. E Sanford
Jack Brindley
Everett Goli
Kresky
C. L. Feldbruegg
Steel Workers Seek General Wage Increase Across Major Firms
Pittsburgh reports CIO United Steelworkers and U S Steel Corp negotiators met with no public reaction from the company as wage and benefits demands are pressed. Talks in Wheeling with Wheeling Steel Corp opened, with Cruscible Steel Co and Republic Steel Corp set to start, signaling industry wide demand likely to follow past 1949 patterns.
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Pittsburgh
Cio-United Steelworkers
U. S. Steel Corp
John A. Stephens
U. S. Steel
Wheeling
Wheeling Steel Corp
A. J. McFarland
Cruscible Steel Co
Republic Steel Corp
Mrs Bert Dobson Found Dead In Garage
The body of Mrs. Bert Dobson aged 60 from Boscobel was found hanging in her son Le Roy Dobson’s garage at 1329 Charles Street early Thursday. Coroner George D. Reay ruled the death a self inflicted action. Police said she had visited her son since Sunday and had been in ill health and upset by her husband’s death on March 22.
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Bert Dobson
Boscobel
le Roy Dobson
Charles Street
George D. Reay
Wife in Murder Trial Breaks Down on Stand
Kathleen Babich testified in Milwaukee that she briefly considered Milton Babich might know something about her sister Patricia Birmingham's disappearance. She spoke amid cross examination about the night Patricia vanished and the couple's earlier elopement plans and Paddy Babich's murder charge.
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Milwaukee
Kathleen Birham Babich
Milton Babich
Patricia Birmingham
William McCauley
Kathleen
Patricia
Milton
Pat
McCauley
Library Demonstration Unit Plan Reaches County Areas
Miss Fuller outlines a phased library demonstration unit to cover area counties. Units link with existing libraries and require a county invitation, targeting populations above 25 000 and sharing costs with the library commission. After three years, counties would take full operation. She urges contact with senators on bill 311 A before Friday’s hearing.
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Miss Fuller
Library Commission
Checks and ads linked to Non Partisan Conference probe
A Madison political dispute centers on checks paid to area newspapers for advertisements. The Capital Times questions payments endorsed by Withrow, while committee leaders deny an office investigation and say accounting rests with the third district committee. The Non Partisan Conference includes labor, CIO, railroad brotherhoods and farmers union.
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Withrow
Milwaukee
Hall
Third District Committee
Madison
National Bank of la Crosse
Capital Times
Dubuque-Telegraph-Herald
Norwalk Star- Herald-News
The
la Crosse
Wisconsin State Federation of Labor
Wisconsin Cio
Railroad Brotherhoods
Wisconsin Farmers Union
Truman weighs reorganization plan and potential aides
President Truman backs a sweeping government reorganization bill with powers to merge bureaus. A conference committee approved a compromise. He mentions possible use of Dwight Griswold under McCloy in postwar Germany and notes on a Mexican oil loan and questions about 1952 run and fiscal reforms.
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Senate
Dwight Griswold
John McCloy
Americosa
Germany
Griswold
McClo
Paris
Vehicles Ransacked In Evening Larceny Report
Police reported two cars entered and rummaged on Sixth and King streets. Ward Oftedahl of 600 King street found his glove box items scattered and $4.50 safety glasses missing from a parked lot. Elmerville of Eau Claire reported an unlocked or forced entry at 606 King street, with a straw hat sunglasses a baby’s play house and cigarettes taken.
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Oward Oftedahl
King Street
Sixth
King Streets
Elmerville
Eau Claire
City sets deadline for retail meat dealer licenses
Dr. Garland Weidner, city health officer, says retail meat establishments must file license applications by July 1. All locations must be approved by the health department.
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Garland Weidner
Big 4 Enters Final Phase Of Conference
In Paris the four power foreign ministers meet in secret session as hopes rise for a temporary East West truce and two major goals loom: a settlement on Benin and Austria and a Berlin dispute resolution. Officials differ on finishing the talks by week’s end despite efforts to issue a communique.
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Paris
Council of Foreign Ministers
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
United States
Britain
France
Europe
Benin
Austria
Berlin
Trial witnesses testify on Hiss character in perjury case
Prominent attorney John W. Davis testified to E Hiss good character during the perjury trial. Davis was allowed to testify out of turn with the judge and government consent. Defense witness Stanley K. Hornbeck also testified for the defense regarding integrity and loyalty to government.
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John W. Davis
Hiss
Davis
State Department
Lloyd Paul Stryker
Stanley K. Hornbeck
U. S
Netherlands
Missing boat reported by Harold Blank in Runningslough
Harold Blank reports a 14 foot strip boat missing from his boat house in Runningslough. The craft has a red bottom white top and green interior and is valued at 100 dollars. it was tied to the boat house.
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Harold Blank
Maple Street
Runningslough
County Board Debates Bid Rules and County Projects
County supervisors clash over bid specifications and committee influence as a resolution favors lowest bids with clear specs. The panel also approves land sales of old county shops, plans highway sight lines, and discusses future city county auditorium hookups. Additional items include funds for veterans graves, a new car for the probation department, and courthouse decorations for a VFW convention.
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Briggs
Ray Parmenter
Burns
Carl Bruhnke
Bruhnke
State Highway Committee
Probation Department
Ray Sieger
VFW
Finance Committee
Bendix Strike Continues in South Bend
Indianapolis report says Bendix Aviation workers at South Bend remain apart as union denies an agreement to end the 58 day walkout.
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Indianapolis
Bendix Aviation Corporation
South Bend
Union and Firm Plan Meeting on Strike at Plant
Swift officials and representatives of local 175 UAWA CIO will meet at the plant Thursday at 10 a.m. in the first attempt to settle since the union strike began June 10 over a new contract. The union seeks a blanket 10 cent wage rise and six paid holidays yearly. Don Yolton, international representative, says the union’s position remains unchanged. the company’s stance is unknown.
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Swift
UAWA
CIO
Don Yolton
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