Withdraws City Income Tax Bill in Wisconsin Assembly
Madison notes report that Assemblyman Pfennig led the withdrawal of a municipal income tax bill, citing lacking support. The bill would allow towns to levy taxes on residents and corporations, but sponsors say opposition prevented passage. Other measures include hotel night watchman requirements and water fluoridation cost inclusion, with primary election and public service commission bills killed.
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Madison
Wis
Pfennig
Kenosha
Pisania
Milwaukee
Public Service Commission
Commission
Veteran Skier Maurin Dies After Fall in Peoria Armory
Joe Maurin 40 a veteran ski jumper, died after falling 35 feet from scaffolding to a concrete floor in the Peoria armory. His wife Doris watched as he built an indoor ski slide for an act planned for the Peoria show and Milwaukee event. He lived at Blue Mound country club and survived by two daughters, Jo Clare n and Theresa, plus his parents in Ironwood Michigan.
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Peoria
Ill
Joe Maurin
Wauwatosa
Maurin
Blue Mound
Milwaukee Sentinel
Doris
Jo Claren
Theresa
Joseph P. Maurin
Ironwood
Mich
Lawrence
Union Favors Less Pay Shorter Hours in Ke nosha
Union members at Simmons Co in Kenosha Wisconsin backed lower wages and shorter hours to curb further layoffs. Spokesmen said workers prefer a share the work plan to spread shifts across more employees.
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Kenosha
Wis
Simmons Co
En Union
Fraternity Plans Founders Day Dinner at College
The Beta Tau chapter of Kappa Delta Pi will hold its 16th Founders day banquet Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Cargill home. Dr Alburey Castell of the University of Minnesota will speak. Committee members include Lorena Curtis Waidelich, Mauston. William Cross, La Crosse. Marvin Saur brei, Wautoma. Barbara Sorenson, Racine.
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Journal of Ethics
University of Chicago
University of Minnesota
University of Washington
Columbia University
Nachette Foundation
Purdue University
Castell
University of Toronto
America
Lorena Curtis Waidelich
Mauston
William Cross
la Crosse
Marvin Saurbrei
Wautoma
Barbara Sorenson
Racine
E. L. Walters
Wisconsin seeks more funds for crowded state institutions
Wisconsin public welfare officials urged the Joint Finance Committee to restore the 1949 51 department budget to 21 million dollars, saying overcrowding and under staffing at Mendota Chippewa Falls Union Grove and Waupun prisons demand more funds than Gov. Rohrabacher proposed.
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Department of Public Welfare
Joint Finance Committee
Wisconsin
Rennebohm
William Stovall
Board of Public Welfare
Mendota
H.R. Hunter
Chippewa Falls
Union Grove
Harry Stevens
John Burke
State Prison
Waupun
Ancient Egyptian Wrestling Depicts Early Holds
Archaeological depictions from around 3000 B.C. show wrestling scenes illustrating many holds still used in modern sport. The images reveal long practiced techniques and the sport’s deep historical roots.
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B.C
Wrests
Simest
Plans Rocket To Carry Man 25 Miles Up
Chicago reports veteran rocketeer Eugene A Maynor unveiled a plan for a winged rocket craft to reach 25 miles altitude and glide back to earth. The 30 foot long stainless steel missile would carry 6000 pounds of fuel and have a 24 foot wingspan with a pilot compartment at the nose.
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Earth
Eugene A. Maynor
Maynor
Veterans Group
Lake Michigan
Washington
Pentagon
Navy
Smith Accuses Legislator of Seeking Bribe on Tax Move
Madison reports Assembly floor demand by Kendzierski that State Treasurer Warren R. Smith reveal the identity of an assemblyman alleged to have asked a former tavernkeeper for 100 in exchange for voting to transfer the beverage tax division to the department of taxation. Smith claims he overheard the offer but does not know the man. The chamber voted 88 to 10 to approve the transfer on March 3.
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Madison
Wis
Assembly
Kendzierski
Milwaukee
Warren R. Smith
Smith
State Beverage Tax Division
Department of Taxation
Church Calls for Penitence and Freedom of Choice
The article lists church leaders denouncing communism and urging responsibility for evils. It warns against Soviet expansion by force yet opposes government attempts to dismantle Communist institutions. It also calls for an end to racial segregation and discrimination.
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un-American Activities Committees
Inquest Details Werner Injuries and Alcohol Evidence
Testimony described Werner injuries from the incident with a car at West Adams. Medical reports noted multiple fractures and chest injuries with no jaw or skull fractures. A Wisconsin toxicology report showed .167 blood alcohol content. Police details described vehicle speed, impact, and debris spread with several officers confirming measurements.
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Werner
Sivertson
Bingo Bill Aims to Legalize Bingo in Wisconsin Legislature
Wisconsin Senator Gettelman says a bill to legalize bingo will be introduced in the legislature after a senate committee hearing. He is co author of a measure seeking a constitutional amendment to permit lottery lawmaking, while ministers oppose broader gambling but hint at supporting a future bingo only bill.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Gettelman
Milwaukee
Senate
William
Waltmire
Merrill Abbey
A Heart Of Goodness Prompts Gift To CARE
Los Angeles officials report Sally Manasee donated $100 to CARE for Japan bound packages. He called the gesture a sign of international friendship to aid world peace. A Palm Springs motel operator notes he spent 44 months in a Japanese prison camp after surviving the Bataan death march.
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Los Angeles
Sally Manasee
Manasee
Japan
Palm Springs
Bataan
Officer Not Impaired In West Ave Collision
Huber stated Werner was 15 to 20 feet north of the north cross walk when hit. Capt Clark examined Werner’s last days and activities. Capt Boma testified the squad car was in good condition and the tree caused the bumper indentation. Coroner’s jury members named are Ray Wrobel Harry Greene John Elliott William Freise Edwin Dittman and A W Herdrick.
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Werner
North Cross
West Avenue
Adams Street
Forest Clark
Clark
William Boma
Ray Wrobel
Harry Greene
John Elliott
William Freise
Edwin Dittman
A. W. Herdrick
Explosion at British scrap dump kills 13 workers
An explosion at a British iron scrap dump near Brunswick Germany killed 1 worker and injured 36. Victims were Germans and displaced Poles working at the site where scrap was being cut for export. Officials believe a hidden explosive charge may have been placed among the scrap, possibly during the war, and the blast was heard 11 miles away.
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Brunswick
Germany
Here
Hudson closes Detroit plant due to engine shortage
The Hudson Motor Car Co. shut its assembly lines at noon Friday forcing 12,000 workers home until Monday. Hours earlier Chrysler Corp. sent 23,000 workers back after a days long idling due to a shortage of body frames.
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Detroit
Hudson Motor Car Co
Chrysler Corp
Two Driverless Trucks Involved In La Crosse City Crash
La Crosse police report two driverless trucks in separate incidents. A Nathe’s Wholesale Meat Co. truck backed into an Anderson Tire and Service Co. vehicle causing $150 for the meat truck and $50 for the tire shop unit. A second crash at Fifth and King injured minimal damages with Hahn’s eastbound truck and Gronemus’s northbound car totaling $130 in losses.
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la Crosse
Anderson Tire and Service Co
State Street
H. B. Nathes
Nathe
Star Knitting Company
Fifth Avenue
King Street
Arthur Hahn
West Avenue
Joy L. Gronemus
Fifth
Gronemus
South 21St Street
Hahn
Man Drives Into Train, Ends Life Near Eau Claire
A 35 year old Chippewa Falls man killed himself by driving his car into an approaching North Western streamliner at a county road crossing six miles west of Eau Claire. Coroner Wallace Stokes said there would be no inquest and noted the deceased had left a note citing ill health. The estranged husband had been living at a local hotel.
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Wis
Chippewa Falls
Wallace Stokes
North Western
Stokes
Here
J. L. Walton
Omaha Railroad
O’brien
C. R. Hedlund
Minneapolis
Walton
Truck Hit by Train Hurls Vehicle Into Taverns
A truck loaded with oil drilling equipment was struck by the Ashland Limited at Sheboygan Wisconsin and hurled against a tavern. No injuries were reported though damage was extensive to the vehicle and building.
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Sheboygan
Wis
North Western Line
Ashland Limited
Funeral for Mrs. Frank Spika Listed Attendees
Three La Crosse families attended the Minneapolis service for Mrs. Frank Spika, wife of a former La Crosse man. She died in a car crash near Le Seur, Minnesota, while the group was returning from her brother in law’s funeral. Her husband and two others were hospitalized. he attended the funeral after hospital release. Attending from La Crosse were Rudolph Spika, August Spika, and Jake Kadlec and their spouses.
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la Crosse
Minneapolis
Frank Spika
le Seur
Minn
Spika
Rudolph Spika
August Spika
Jake Kadlec
Hell Days End Friday for 54 College Pledges
Pledges at State Teachers College take part in costume shows and skits with group activities across four sororities and three fraternities. Informal initiations occur Friday, formal initiations follow next week at Lau House and YWCA, El Marte Hall, and campus venues.
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State Teachers College
Delegate Walks Out As Poland Attacks U N Official
The U S delegate and an assistant left the UN ECOSOC chamber during a Poland led tirade against Lt General Hodge the former military commander of U S occupied Korea. Polish delegate Katz Suchy accused the military administration in Korea of ruling against the people’s will. The council paused while the dispute occurred amid debate on Korea's associate membership status.
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