AWOL Airman In Reformatory Sentenced In Columbus
Glen E. Whittle and his wife testified in criminal court about a nationwide forged check scheme. Whittle, 28, an AWOL airman from Tucson, was sentenced to 1 to 20 years in a reformatory. His wife faces probation with possible officer recommendations. The couple, married in Little Rock, operated a scam across 14 cities.
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Columbus
Air Force
Wisconsin
Logan Kedin
Glen E. Whittle
Lone
Whittles
Hutchinson
Kan
Kansas City
Whittle
Tucson
Ariz
George L. Tarburton
Little Rock
St. Louis
New Orleans
Chicago
Milwaukee
Madison
Wis
Omaha
Neb
Nashville
Two Day Soil Meeting Scheduled In Local Area
Soil conservation service personnel from western Wisconsin attend an area meeting March 22 and 23 at the Labor temple. M F Schneers and Raymond Brown from Madison state headquarters will lead. R E Lee and Orville Hays arranged a banquet at the Linker hotel with speaker H Musser regional conservator Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soil Conservation Service
Wisconsin
Labor Temple
M. F. Schneers
Raymond Brown
Madison
R. E. Lee
Orville Hays
Linker Hotel
H. Musser
Milwaukee
American Legion to mark 30 years with wreath at Paris site
The American Legion commemorates its 30th anniversary on March 15, 1919. About 1,000 World War II soldiers gathered near the Paris circus where Theodore Roosevelt Jr helped unite the group. Paris Post Commander C. Wilkes, a Navy veteran of both world wars, will place a wreath at the former circus site.
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Paris
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
C. By Wilkes
Obituary notices for Mrs Ward Gilbert and B F Harrison
Mrs Ward Gilbert 69 of Whittier Calif died Sunday after illness at a daughter's home. Born Oct 22 1879 in Concord Wis she lived in Melrose and La Crosse Wis before moving to California. Survived by three daughters one son two brothers and a former daughter in law. Funeral Thursday in Whittier with burial there. B F Harrison Fort Worth Texas funeral held at Fossum Onalaska with burial in Onalaska cemetery. He died March 8 in a Fort Worth hospital. Born July 5 1889 in Platteville Wis he survived by wife three daughters and four brothers and a sister and three grandchildren.
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Ward Gilbert
Whittier
Calif
Emma J. Spence
Gilbert
Concord
Wis
Melrose
la Crosse
Allen Bull
Er Streeter
Sunnyvale
R. Faust
F. Harrison
B. F. Harrison
Fort Worth
Tex
Fossum Funeral Home
Onalaska
A. M. Ivey
Harrison
Platteville
D. J. Albitz
Sparta
Delores Ebert
Clarence Ebert
Bohn
Summit Ridge
Delores
Donald
Donna Mae
Diane
John As
Cashton
John Ebert
Hillsboro
Mathilda Schwagart
South Bend
Ind
St. Paul Lutheran Church
E. A. Mahnke
Demon Cemetery
Hillsro
Schwagart
Elroy
William Schwaart
St. Paul Lutheran Church of
Ladies Aid
William Schwagart
William Hohfeldt
Sophia Tiedtke
Wonewoe
Herman
Anna) Kahler
John Sommerfeldt
Beloit
Death Notice for Adolph Mozenett 77 La Crosse
Adolph Mozenett 77 of La Crosse died suddenly Sunday. Survived by three daughters Mrs B Gillman Coleraine Minn Mrs A Baier and Mrs C Frances both of La Crosse son Emmett Mozenett Chicago Ill 17 grandchildren one great grandchild one brother William Mozenett Linden Calif and one sister Mrs Emma Mozenett Mona Ia Funeral Wednesday 8:30 a m at Schumacher funeral home and 9 a m at Holy Trinity Catholic church with Rt Rev Msgr V Plecity officiating Burial in Woodlawn cemetery Rosary 7:30 p m Tuesday at the funeral home.
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Adolph Mozenett
la Crosse
Mary) Gillman
Coleraine
Minn
Fthel) Baier
Frances) Ae
Emmett Mozenett
Chicago
Ill
William Mozenett
Linden
Calif
Caledonia
John M. Enos
Houston County
Enos
Brownsville
Remi
Ellen Enos
Etta Marple
Blaschke
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Evergreen Cemetery
A. E. Wermerskirchen
Louis
Sarah Braun
Esther Davey
V. J
Olive) Smith
Joseph
Gertrude) Appel
St. Paul
Tom
Edna) Daley
Mrs Richard J Mi chel Dies Sudden at Home
Mrs Richard J Michel aged 40 died suddenly at her home 2203 Green Bay Street Monday afternoon. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Richard J
Mabel) Michel
Green Bay Street
Funeral services for Jean Mae Lusk held at English Lutheran
Funeral services were held last Thursday at the English Lutheran church for Jean Mae Lusk age 21 of 609 South Sixth street with the Rev. H N Stoffel officiating. Burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery. Survived by her parents Mr and Mrs Joseph Lusk and her grandfather Joseph Lusk Sr all of La Crosse.
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English Lutheran Church
Jean Mae Lusk
South Sixth Street
H. N. Stoffel
Oak Grove Cemetery
Joseph Lusk
la Crosse
Tribune Man Named Director In Circulation Managers Group
Walter Aron of the Detroit Times was elected president of the Central States Circulation Managers association at its 32nd annual meeting in Chicago. Ray E. McLelland of the Rock Island Argus became vice president and C. K. Jefferson of the Des Moines Register and Tribune was re elected secretary. The group named officers including R. C. Furman M E Fisher Edward Keefe and James R. Irvin. Award winners for best circulation sales promotions were H L Nelson Charles E Grayson and Jesse Birks. The next meeting will be held in Detroit September 18 19 20.
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Chicago
Walter Aronoff
Detroit Times
Central States Circulation Managers Association
Ray E. McLelland
The
Rock Island
TIL
Argus
C. K. Jefferson
Des Moines
Register and Tribune
R. C. Furman
Des Moines Ter
Tribune
M. E. Fisher
Minneapolis Star and Tribune
Edward Keefe
la Crosse
Huron
S. D
Huronite
Plainsman
H. L. Nelson
Kewanee
Star-Courier
Charles E. Grayson
Davenport
Democrat
Jesse Birks
Michigan
Indiana
Kentucky
Illinois
Wisconsin
Iowa
Minnesota
Dakotas
Detroit
Mayor lauds Logan and Aquinas high school teams
La Crosse mayor Charles Beranek praised Logan and Aquinas basketball teams for their state tournament success. Aquinas won the Catholic championship while Logan reached the WIAA final, losing by one point. He urged service clubs to make their honors a focal point for the community.
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Logan and
Aquinas High
Charles Beranek
Aquinas
Kenosha man Greco pays fines on gambling charges
Frank L. Greco 33 of Kenosha paid fines and costs totaling about 900 after pleading guilty to bookmaking. Police raided his Kenosha Athletic club Saturday arresting four employees and 18 inmates with prior gambling records.
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Kenosha
Frank L. Greco
Greco
W. W. Davis
Davis
Release State Zinc Output Down In 1948
Northern Illinois and Wisconsin produced 13 968 tons of zinc in 1948 per the bureau of mines. Domestic mine production fell three percent in 1948 to 621 517 short tons.
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Washington
Illinois
Wisconsin
Bureau of Mines
Bureau
Miners Stir Tensions Over Work Stoppage Across States
The United Mine Workers and Independent Progressive Mine Workers wage a dispute over claims to state aid and jurisdiction. Illinois sheriff reports slugging incidents at the Marissa Diamond mine as 30 state police are posted. About 32,000 miners stay at work west of the Mississippi while Illinois crews number 17,000.
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Vania
UMW
Illinois
Indiana
Green Diamond Soft
Marissa
Ill
Progressive
St. Clair County
A. A. Fischer
United Mine
Lewis
Mississippi
Independent
Progressive Mine Workers
Weisensel on awards and self liability in accidents
L V Weisensel questions why auto and transit accident lawsuits seek 25 000 to 100 000 while self caused injuries on premises or in sports elicit less. He notes claimants inflate earnings when another pays. He also remarks a person cannot sue themselves.
Bette Davis Sued On Income Tax Day
The government sues Bette Davis for 80820.59 in back taxes claiming 1942 and 1943 earnings were reassigned by her late husband Arthur Farnsworth. Assistant U. S. Attorney Edward H. Mitchell notes the suit rests on community property rights claimed over those years.
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Los Angeles
Bette Davis
Med Monday
Arthur A. Farnsworth
U. S
Edward H. Mitchell
Warmer Weather Expected After Broad Cold Spell
Warmer weather is indicated for Wednesday after days of temperatures well below normal. Monday started with a low of 16 and a mean of 13 below normal, Tuesday opened at seven below, with a predicted high of 20 for Tuesday and a low of 14 during the night. Readings reached 14 below in Falls, with Park Falls and Superior tying for the state coldest. Temperatures stayed below normal across the region from the Rockies to the Appalachians, and St. Louis logged an inch of snow.
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A. D. Sanial
Kansas
Falls
Minnesota
International Park Falls
Superior
Associated
Rockies
Appalachians
Arkansas- Tennessee
St. Louis
Missing B-29 tanker found on Sierra Madre mountainside
Manila reports air search crews spotted wreckage on a 4 600 foot peak of Mt. Irid in the Sierra Madre about 25 miles from Manila. The nine man crew aboard the B-29 tanker disappeared since March 1 after refueling the B-50 Lucky Lady II and failing to return. Ground rescue teams could not reach the site.
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Manila
Tucson
Ariz
Mt. Irid
Sierra Madres
Clarkfield
Senate rent bill stalemate persists with slim hopes
Democratic Leader Lucas of Illinois says a compromise may still be possible as Truman Democrats push for an end to the Senate stalemate. Southern Dixie senators and Republican Leader Iry of Nebraska weigh options while Russell of Georgia keeps a faint hope for a deal.
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Lucas
Illinois
Senate
GOP
Dixie
Russell
D-Ga
Iry
Nebraska
Boxcars Crush Switcher Killed at Milwaukee Yard
Milwaukee road switchman Michael Sayers, 27, died at work Monday when he was crushed between the couplings of two box cars in a switcher incident at the yard.
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Milwaukee
Michael Sayers
Milwaukee Road
Eleven Musicians Receive Region Audition Awards
Twenty one entrants competed in the first Region musicianship auditions for band instruments at the Vocational school. Judges rated performers against a standard rather than each other. Awardees included Douglas Phillips and Lenore Haefner on clarinet, Janice Boyd on clarinet, Gregory Athnos on cornet, Norma Walthstrom on French horn, Barbara Downer on alto sax, La Ver Severson on trumpet, Dean Emerson on trumpet, Don Borchardt on trombone, Alma Center, David Jensen on baritone, Cashton, Pat Young on snare drum.
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Coulee Region
la Crosse
Civic Band
Conservation panel voices concern over deer yards and overbrowsing
Whiffen and L W Krefting criticize limited field work and advocate broader surveys. They note winter deer yards are heavily over browsed and urge herd reductions to protect habitat. Wisconsin officials plan tours through Spooner Rusk and Sawyer counties with a Washburn meeting Tuesday night.
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Krefting
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Spooner
Rusk
Sawyer
Washburn
Legislature Expands Licenses and Coverage Across State
The legislature raises sportsmen licenses from five to seven fifty and allows town mutual insurers to drop town from their names for broader coverage. It adds prison terms up to three years for a fourth hunting or fishing conviction and tightens pollution review timelines. Assembly session set for 4 30 p m Tuesday. America's bakeries produce over one hundred thousand dollars worth of goods daily.
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Town Mutual Insurance Companies
Tory
Young men invited for aviation cadet training in La Crosse area
In La Crosse area news, Capt. Kermit Wagner invites eligible local youths to interview for aviation cadet training. Applicants aged 20 to 26 with two years of college or an equivalent, plus strong morals and fitness, may qualify. The program offers flight and academic training across multiple bases, with eight district entrants in the past year and potential active duty upon commissioning.
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la Crosse
U. S. Air Force
Kermit Wagner
Air Force
South Fourth Street
Wagner
Texas
Randolph
San Antonio
Waco
Goodfellow
San Anlo
Perrin
Sherman
Williams Air Force Base
Chandler
Ariz
la Vegas Air Force Base
Las Vegas
Nev
Barksdale Air Force Base
Shreveport
Enid Air Force Base
Enid
Oklo
Air Force Reserve
Illnesses Prompt Ambulance Runs Across City
Police ambulance teams rushed several residents to local hospitals after illnesses at their workplaces and homes. Rudolph Wuest of 812 Tyler street fell ill at the Electric Auto-Lite plant at 11 14 a m. Floyd June of 2322 Loomis street became ill and was taken to a hospital at 11 49 a m. Mrs. Gladys Culp of 1714 Loomis street was hospitalized at 1 28 p m. Dr A R Fredrickson of 1418 Ferry street was transported to a hospital at 2 38 p m.
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Rudolph Wuest
Tyler Street
Electric Auto-Lite Company
Floyd June
Loomis Street
Gladys Culp
A. R. Fredrickson
Ferry Street
Calvert Distillers Blends Joseph Herkus Calvert Reserve Whiskey
A New York City produced blended whiskey labeled Joseph Herkus Calvert Reserve by Calvert Distillers Corp with 86.8 proof and 65 percent grain neutral spirits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvert Reserve
Calvert Distillers Corp
New York City
Mystery of the Bright Child Peers at Hidden Past
A boy kept in a bolted room for years spoke by listening at doors and learned to tell the seasons through a slit in the window. He escaped a guarded room and joined other children at the home. police say he is bright and inquisitive despite long confinement. The case notes he was conceived while Mrs. Sullivan and her husband were separated.
Cure-All Founder Walter Hawkins Pleads Innocent
Walter H. Hawkins, 75, of Green Bay, facing federal charges, pleaded innocent in Milwaukee to using the mails to defraud and obtaining money by false pretenses. Witnesses described his alleged long distance cures for 16 ailments. trial set in Green Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Walter H. Hawkins
Green Bay
Greeny
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Tama Nyc
W. T. Grant Co
Fifth Avenue
American Legion
Richard J. Michel
Arnold Kabler
Cass Stanley Mattison
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Ten Street
Prescription
Hoeschler’s Prescription Pharmacy Ltd
Ste Peewee
Crmenti
Mein St
le Crosse
Logan
L. V. Weisensel
Coulee
America
Tri-State
Mrs. Mathilda Schwagart
Joseph Herkus
Calvert
Philadelphia
Penna
Dheee
Les
St.Joseph Aspirin
St.josepn
Navy Shell Pump
Hudson
Aleeame
New Hudson
Fourth St
Community Motors W. L. A. D
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