Auditor Solves Fund Problem in Highway Committee
Auditor E C Peterson of the state highway commission found a paper deficit in the La Crosse county highway committee funds. The issue stemmed from material costs and unavailable cash despite holding machinery bought in 1948. A $20,000 transfer from the county maintenance fund was approved to cover temporary needs and to be repaid by July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Peterson
State Highway Commission
Highway Committee
Paul Hartwig
Board of Raisors
John Ward
County Maintenance Fund
Highway Machinery Fund
Claims, Finance, Ways and Means Committees
la Crosse County
Ray Parmenter
George Schneeberger
William Schomberg
George Berger
Harold Even
Terpstra
Johnard
Robert Hoeth
Winfield Christopherson
Walter Affeldt
Esther M. Domke
Jury Reports Driver Negligent Homicide Case in Traff Death
A coroner jury recommends Francis LeRoy Klees of Brownsville Minnesota be held for negligent homicide after the death of Mrs. Ethel Traff on March 19 1949. The inquest found Klees operated a vehicle without a license while intoxicated and called for his trial on negligent homicide. The jury heard testimony from five officers drivers and a pathologist who detailed extensive external injuries and internal damage leading to Traffs death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis LeRoy Klees
Brownsville
Minn
Ethel Traff
Wisconsin
Krees
Klees
Traff. Klees
Reay
Martin Sivertsen
Lutheran Scantlen
Sivertson
COURT
Parade of Witnesses Begins As Tomah Staying Case Openi
Wisconsin assembly committee on agriculture spent a Wednesday afternoon hearing on repealing the 15 cent per pound oleomargarine tax. They postponed action to await a court ruling on removing all federal levies and debated color restrictions and interstate bans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Assembly Committee On Agriculture
House Committee
Storm disrupts power across Eau Claire region
A severe thunderstorm hit the Eau Claire area at 7:05 am, cutting power to La Crosse and Sparta as transmission lines tripped and generators shut down. North Western States officials cited a near miss with a backup generator and noted partial restoration by 7:40 am and full restoration by 8:08 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eau Claire
Northern States
la Crosse
Here
French Island
John G. Felton
Colby
Sparta
Felton
Edison
Viroqua
Winona
STORM
James Jackson Trials Over Slaying Father In Wisconsin Court
The James Jackson case proceeds in Sparta circuit court as witnesses testify on the night of Jan 24 the killing of Earl Jackson. Dr K E Kazarek and Dr Dewitt Beebe describe the gunshot wound and autopsy findings while Eddie Muller identifies interior and exterior home photos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
James Jackson
Tomah
Earl Jackson
K. E. Kazarek
Jackson
Dewitt Beebe
Kazarek
Eddie Mueller
White Funeral Home
Quincy Hale
la Crosse
Bruce Beilfuss
John White
Monroe County
Budenz Reveals Communist Plan for U S Revolt
In a federal trial, Louis Budenz testified about a 1935 comintern program calling for intensified revolutionary work and loyalty to Stalin. He named U S defendants including Illinois chairman Gilbert Green as attendees of the seventh Congress pledging loyalty to Stalin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Louis F.ly
Stalin
Budenz
United States
U. S
Moscow
Bu- Genz
John F. X. McGahey
Red Paper
Comintern
U. S. Communist Party
Gilbert Green
Tria
Weather outlook for La Crosse area light rain tonight
The forecast notes light rain in La Crosse and vicinity tonight and Friday. It will be somewhat warmer tonight with a low near 41, then turn colder Friday with a daytime high around 46 and windy conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wisconsin Senate Debates Three Major Measures
Wisconsin lawmakers introduce three bills: non Communist oaths for professionals and students, cigaret tax increase earmarked for state mental health institutions, and a shift from open primaries to party convention nominations. The measures, pushed by the state and local government committee, involve Milwaukee figures and Republican supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Senate
State and
Suel Arnold
Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin
William J. Campbell
Oshkosh
La Crosse Named In Regional State Sub Capitol Plan
Sen. Warren P. Knowles proposes a state building program to create regional headquarters for state agencies. La Crosse would host one of several field offices under a nonprofit state supported scheme funded by annuity board borrowing. Other cities mentioned include Superior Appleton Milwaukee Green Bay and Eau Claire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
la Crosse
Warren P. Knowles
Knowles
Industrial, Conservation, and Highway Commissions
State Department of Public Welfare
State Department of Taxation
Superior
Appleton
Milwaukee
Green Bay
Eau Claire
State Department
State Annuity Board
Finnish Wolf Hunt Seen as Cover by Soviet Press
Moscow reports cast doubt on a Lapland wolf hunt alleging Soviet concern. Pravda notes four wolves in a highly organized expedition near Russian borders, Izvestia claims two Finnish generals participated, and Tass suggests the small bag hid a deeper purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Lapland
Pravda
Izvestia
Tass
Milwaukee Pair Seized Over Slaying Suspect Elopement
A Milwaukee sister and her husband to be were held after a four day search in Minneapolis for involvement in the Patricia Birmingham slaying. The 16 year old's body was found in the Milwaukee River. They said they married in Kalamazoo and planned to extradite to Wisconsin after waivers. Police investigated motives while the couple planned to stay in Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Patricia Birmingham
Patricia
Kathleen
Milton Babich
Milwau
Milwaukee River
West Allis
Wis
Babich
Kalamazoo
Mich
Midwest
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Emerson Avenue South
Chicago
Kathleen Babich
Levee Breach Floods Near Port Allen Mississippi River Breaks
Flood waters from a Mississippi River levee break surged three miles inland near Port Allen Louisiana. The 4 10 a m break flooded sugar country as lawmen and volunteers evacuated residents while the Red Cross opened a refugee center and U S Army engineers rushed to the scene with a 200 foot gap reported three hours after the break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Port Allen
Mississippi
Red Cross
U. S. Army
Stassen to Replace Truman at MIT Convocation
Harold E. Stassen will replace President Truman as a speaker at MITs mid century convocation in Boston Garden on April 1 due to the president's official duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stassen
Truman
MIT
Cambridge
Mass
Harold E. Stassen
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston Garden
House Shelves Rankin Veterans Pension Bill
The House voted 208 to 207 to recommit the Rankin veterans pension bill to the veterans committee. Chairman Rankin said the motion effectively kills the legislation for this Congress, despite amendments narrowing the original plan for 90 dollar monthly pensions for World War I and World War II veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Veterans Committee
Veterans’ Committee
Rankin
Dmiss
Congress
Teague
D-Tex
Rep. McCormack
D-Mass
Rayburn
Barker Dies Enduring Minnesota Democratic Leader
Harold H. Barker aged 59 died at his Elbow Lake Minnesota home after a long political career as Minnesota House speaker and state Democratic Committee chairman. He published the Grant County Herald and ran for governor on the Democratic Farm Labor ticket. Survived by two sons a daughter, two sisters and his father H. W. Barker. funeral Sunday at 2 30 p m in Elbow Lake High School auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Harold H. Barker
Elbow Lake
Minn
H. W. Barker
Harold Barker
Minnesota
Democratic Farm Labor
Barker
la Crosse
Monroe
Jackson
Juneau
Minnesota Democratic Committee
Grant County
Herald
Robert
Minneapolis
Richard
Betty
A. L
Hazel) Clark
Waseca
George
Winona) Egge
Egge
Elbow Lake High School
Senators from Wisconsin Michigan back rent control bill
Republican senators from Wisconsin and Michigan voted with the majority as the Senate passed the rent control bill and sent it to conference with the House. Four senators opposed an amendment to limit federal eviction powers and split on a six month extension proposal. Wiley and Ferguson supported the amendment, McCarthy and Vandenberg opposed it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wisconsin
Michigan
Senate
House
Wiley
Ferguson
McCarthy
Vandenberg
Favorites At The Post Sir Laurence And Hamlet In Oscar Derby
Academy Awards hinge on British contenders as Sir Laurence Olivier and Hamlet lead best actor and best picture hopefuls. Jane Wyman in Johnny Belinda tops best actress hopefuls alongside Olivia de Havilland Ingrid Bergman Irene Dunne and Barbara Stanwyck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
England
Laurence Olivier
Hamlet
Jane Wyman
Johnny Belinda
Academy
Johnnyelinda
Miss Wyman
Olivia de Havilland
Olivier
Lew Aryes
Sierra Madre
Ayres
Montgomery Clift
Dan Dailey
Clifton Webb
Henry V
Miss de Havilland
Ingrid Bergman
Joan of Arc
Irene Dunne
Mama
Barbara Stanwyck
Jurors in Sparta Jackson murder trial under strict guard
Jurors in the Jackson murder trial at Sparta endure tight supervision. They cannot receive mail or telephone calls and face restricted visits as bailiffs pace the corridor near meals and lodging. The jurors also cannot read newspapers or listen to the radio. Gerald O Hara faces additional stress as his wife gave birth during the trial and he cannot visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Sparta
Gerald O'Hara
C. H. Tourville
John Roberts
S. R. Jones
Court debates admission of bloody clothing in murder trial
Jackson home scene described as clothing and bullet wound are key evidence. The box of Earl Jackson’s bloody clothes was barred after Hale objected, jurors removed during clothing and photo evidence arguments. D A Gleiss pushes for items to prove bullet direction and powder burn absence. Police Officer Schultz to testify Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Earl Jackson
Hale
William J. Gleiss
L. J. Goodman
Gleiss
Morni
William Schultz
Labor Committee Approves Truman Bill in 13 10 Vote
The House Labor Committee approved the administration labor bill 13 to 10 after a brief closed door session. Rep. Lucas joined Republicans in opposition as the measure aims to repeal the Taft Hartley act and restore the Wagner act with changes awaiting Senate action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Labor Committee
Rep
Lucas
D-Tex
Senate
An 18th Century Wit on Dogs and A Tribune Ad
A Tribune want ad offers dog owners a route to new homes for puppies. The snippet quotes an 18th century wit on the joy of fooling around with a dog and notes the advertiser saw results from the ad for sale puppies listed as Nee ee BOSTO-puppies, 1135.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Ee Bosto
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Assemblyman
Schaeffer
Oscar Christianson
Wisconsin Creameries’ Association
Phil G. Marshall
Wisconsin Consumers’ Committee
Assembly
Lionel
J. W. Jirschele
Kendall
Raymond Thorson
Clifton
William
M. L. Stephenson
Legion
LaCrosse
Tribune Madison
Soviets
Minnesotan Was
Spartan
Sir Laurence
By Howard C. Heyn
Labor Committee
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