Madison Attorney Wilkie Seeks Democratic Nomination in 2nd District
Horace W. Wilkie, 33, Madison attorney and housing authority chairman, announced his bid for the Democratic nomination in the second district. He supported the Hoover commission plan, anti trust reform, Taft Hartley repeal, national health, civil rights funding, and aid to democratic nations resisting Communism. Previously he ran unsuccessfully against Rep. Glenn Davis in 1948 and worked for the federal budget bureau before World War II military service.
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Madison
Wis
Horace W. Wilkie
Ilkie
Fair
Madison Housing Authority
Wisconsin Council of Housing Authorities
Wisconsin Joint Veterans’ Housing Committee
Wilkie
Glenn Davis
Hoover Commission
Federal Budget Bureau
Washington
Fleeing Inmate Triggers Three Car Crashes Near Waupun
An inmate escaped from the state hospital at Waupun, taking a parked car and colliding with two more vehicles and a semi trailer. After a chase of about an hour, authorities recaptured him and returned him to custody. A local check showed five cars with keys left in the area. The inmate had been committed to a reform school and later moved to the central state institution in 1945.
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Madison
Wis
Waupun
State Department of Public Welfare
Robert Robbins
Ray Jetfords
Irwin Raddatz
Raddatz
Johnson Truck Co
Wauun
J. S. Klepfer
Southern Colony and Training School
Central State Institution
Motion for Temporary Injunction Denied in Statute Case
The court denies the motion for a temporary injunction, finding the complaint too vague to justify extraordinary relief. It notes the need for specific dates and clear price comparisons, remarking that the case has existed for months and should be resolved on the merits. Bolivia’s tin exports hit a record high as companies pushed shipments while prices fell.
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Sir Tameton Mint
Livestock Quotation Notes from Swift Plant and Minneapolis
South St. Paul and Swift & Company publish cattle calf lamb and hog quotations with buying hours. Prices show steady to slightly mixed values across weights, with extreme calf top at 27.50 and lambs around 25.00, plus steer and heifer ranges and standing cows canners and bulls at defined brackets. Chicago and regional markets report receipts and bids for hogs cattle calves with typical variances by weight and grade.
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Ee South Aven
Joaney
Rosse
Wis
Winona
God
Bally
Eatreme
SOUTH
ST. Paul
Choicwe
Chicago
Marcus Faces Clash Over Truck Weight Patrol Power
The 1949 session saw a bill to add 25 patrolmen to enforce truck weight rules, under Marcus directly. Bell disputed that his 55 man force could dedicates to weights, while Marcus said he would lead the patrol himself after removing Bell. Marcus’ appointment nears retirement age in six years. Florida has nearly three times as many named lakes as Minnesota.
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Pagety
Marcus
Bell
Local Marriage Licenses and County Court Notices
Daily Records lists marriage licenses for several couples to be wed in La Crosse and nearby towns, including Cresse and Rick. Bruce Schults and Kunert. Robert McKinny and Schoreh. Wiedbelski and Scheiver. Holmen and Olson. County Court reports adjournments and guilty pleas with fines for assault, food adulteration, and traffic offenses in Wisconsin counties Whitehall and neighboring towns.
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Merch
Richard V. Wiedbelski
Dekote
Minn
Alice Orvilla Schiever
Sparta
Wis Marek
David
Holmen
Gail EB. Olson
Decorah
Obituary notices from Wisconsin and Minnesota regions
A compilation obituary page records the deaths of Selena G Violette Tar diff of Onalaska and Detroit, Sarah Caroline Kobs, Thomas Paul Burns of La Crescent, and J A Hammon of Shelby. It lists survivors from multiple states, funeral details, and burial locations including Onalaska, Oak Grove cemetery, and the Church of the Crucifixion in La Crescent.
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Selena G. Violette Tardiff
Onalaska
Wis
Detroit
Mich
Joseph Tardiff
Mamie Lutes
Carl
Raymond Violette
la Crosse
Frank Violette
Winona
Winona, Minn.; and Her Father, John Violette of Eloise
Victor
E. F
Florence) Hoffman
Dahl Funeral Home
Fritz H. Miller
Onalaska Cemetery
Caroline Kobs
First Lutheran Church
Fritz Miller
Oak Grove
Sletten-McKee Co
Kobs
Julius F. Kobs
John H. Rice
Daniel E
Elmer Henninger
Steve Hinytzke
Erwin
Carl Witzke
Thomas Paul Burns
la Crescent
Minn
George Farrell
Redfield Street
Wilbur
Ernest
Leone) Dahlquist
Walter Eva) Dahlquist
Ige
Charlotte) Farrell
G. D. Turnbull
Leo Bauman
Rose Mary
Mary Tiffany
John
William
Charles Burns
Speltz
Hellwig-Morris
Farrell
McCarthy Attacks Acheson Lattimore Case Sparks Senate Clash
Senator McCarthy targets Secretary Acheson with a charge of a “master spy” linked to Owen Lattimore. Lattimore, abroad with a UN mission, calls the accusation pure moonshine as the committee plans a public reply on April 4. Bridges frames a weekend theme signaling upcoming GOP attacks on Acheson.
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Bridges
Senate
State Acheson
New Hampshire
McCarthy
Hear Lattimore
Owen J. Lattimore
Russia
State Department
United States
Lattimore
Associated Press
Afghanistan
United Nations
McCary
Storms Drive Floods and Drifts Across Plains
Storms from page one bring heavy snow drifts in many areas and floods threaten Iowa Minnesota and South Dakota. About 300 Charles City residents are evacuated from Cedar river flooding while in North Dakota 75 motorists are freed after being marooned near Driscoll. Drifts reach six to ten feet as Bismarck airport remains blocked with no flights since Saturday.
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South Dakota
Iowa
Minnesota
Charles City
Cedar River
North Dakota
Driscoll
Highway Patrol
Bismarck
Telephone rate case hearing cites expansion and wage issues
The La Crosse public service commission hearing reviews a proposed rate increase to fund expansion from 11 000 to 18 627 telephones by 1949 and 1 300 applications on file. Lamp notes $2.5 million in plant additions since the war, wage hikes since 1939, and plans to add nine more central plant employees for the new dial system. Woehrmann cites local business support for fair increases while Wegener cites service checks and toll charges as a rural subscriber.
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Public Service Commission
Lamp
la Crosse
Onalaska
West Salem
Viola
de Soto
Genoa
Readstown
Barre Mills
Industrial Commission
Woehrmann
Chamber of Commerce
Coleman
Eggeese
Chamber
Wegener
T. H. Skemp
Clarence Ross
Chicago
The
Telephone Corporation
Chiang Asks For Help For Starving Chinese
Chiang Kai-shek appealed for foreign relief for Red China starving millions. He said Nationalist China would aid by dispatching relief supplies into enemy territory, potentially allowing food ships through their blockade. He cited 50 million affected and 10 million in imminent danger of starvation. He claimed Russians urged sacrificing 200 million Chinese for Communist victory.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Red China
Nationalist China
Chiang
China
Freighter Santa Rita Fire Put Out Near Balboa
A dynamite laden 8,297 ton Grace Line freighter Santa Rita was extinguished early Tuesday after a fire in No 1 hold. The ship reported from 220 miles off Balboa and docked safely at Balboa, carrying 4,000 cases of dynamite with no passengers aboard.
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Balboa
Canal Zone
Santa Rita
Grace Line
Mystery Fuel Well at Fondy Goes Dry at Last
Fond du Lac Wisconsin officials report the long perplexing gasoline well on Johnson Street has gone dry after six months of water in the shaft. In 1941 gasoline seeped from the ground into sewers and city crews collected 15 to 20 gallons weekly at times. Investigations failed to determine the source despite several theories about old tanks pipes or car leaks.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
Johnson Street
Diplomat Laurence Steinhardt’s Flight Disaster and Career
Laurence Steinhardt, born 1892 in New York, served as ambassador to Sweden Peru and Prague. He survived a dramatic forced landing near Leitrim Ontario after a wartime mission, later earning a merit medal for aiding American fliers. his wife Dulcie and daughter Dulcie Ann assisted in posts.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sweden
Stockholm
Peru
Moscow
Pearl Harbor
Istanbul
Hitler
Franz von Papen
Europe
Romanian Oields
Prague
Steinhardt
Maxim Litvinoff
Dulcie Yates Hoffman
Dulcie Ann
New York City
Adolph Steinhardt
Laurence Steinhardt
Franklin School
Columbia University
New York
Columbia
60Th Field Artillery
Guggenheimer
Sgt. Long
Long
Two Cars In Crackup At Intersection Here
At 6 37 p m Monday two cars crashed at the Rose and Monitor intersection. Wallace R Hanson of 635 Cass street and Marvin McDougle of 182 Onalaska avenue were involved. Hanson reported $10 damage to his 1936 model car while McDougle's car sustained $25 damage.
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Justice Court
Whitehall
Wis
Lew
P. M. Paulson
Keith Blakamp Onaleske
Edward Stane
Market Street
Inn Kohlner, Winens
Minn
Peer mm Court
Rose and
Monitor Streets
Wallace R. Hanson
Cass Street
Marvin McDougle
Onalaska Avenue
Monitor
Rose
Hanson
Hanson Challenges McCarthy On Immunity And Communist Claims
Senate testimony features Hanson denying Communist ties and challenging McCarthy to repeat charges without immunity. FBI-cleared state department official denounces accusations as anti loyalty. Lattimore to testify as McCarthy labels him a top Soviet agent amid campaign-season tension.
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Hanson
McCarthy
Washington
Haldore Hanson
R-Wis
State Department
Senate Foreign Relations
Committee
FBI
Senator Claims Chinese Reds Supply Hollywood Narcotics
Senator Edwin C. Johnson alleges narcotics are being smuggled into Hollywood from Communist China. He criticizes Roberto Rossellini and RKO for promoting Stromboli, calls Rossellini a cocaine addict, and accuses him of black marketeering and wartime Nazi collusion. Rossellini dismisses charges pending official records. Bergman has a son with Rossellini and seeks custody of their daughter.
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Hollywood
Washington
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Cole
China
Johnson
Senate Commerce Committee
Senate
Capital
RKO Studios
Roberto Rossellini
Ingrid Bergman
Rossellini
RKO
Miss Bergman
Peter Lindstrom
Los Angeles
Floods and power outages hit Wisconsin towns
Up to eight inches of snow and heavy rains caused floods on the Root and Upper Iowa rivers near Decorah and Decorah’s Dry Run flood barriers partially protected the fifth ward. Roads and bridges were washed out, mail service disrupted, and schools closed as Army engineers reported rivers 8.2 feet above normal.
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Lanesboro
la Crosse
Iowa
Decorah
Fifth Ward
Ossian
Ridgeway
Chatfield
Mabel
Waukon
Wisconsin State Highway Engineer's Office
Madison
Crawford County
Steuben
Eastman
Soldiers Grove
Gays Mills
Richland County
Viola
Vernon County
Ontario
Readstown
Superior
Wisconsin
Stel lenbosch council member leads dress reform push
Mrs. Sarah Pienaar, the sole female councilor, campaigns against scant attire in hot weather she labels improper and urges police action to curb it. Her stance follows complaints about women's clothing in public spaces within Stel lenbosch, South Africa.
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Sarah Pienaar
Stellenbosch
South Africa
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South 19Th Street
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Olympian Hotel
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Sooth 10Th Street
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Losey Boulevard
Robert Peterson
North Ninth Street
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Coss
Selena G. Tardiff
Caroline A, Kobs
Thom
Paul Burns
J. A. Hammon
Shelby
Baraboo
Bessie Lena Winchel
Ephram
Cecelia Winchel
Wisconsin Dells
Fern
Hammon
Harry
Bernice) Quinn
Wonewoc
Arthur
Muriel) Kathan
Quincy
Calif
Robert
Fern) Anderson
Acheson
Fillmore
Preston, Minn
Fountain Farm
Preston
Fillmore District Court
Martin A. Nelson
Austin
Thomas Richards
Richards
Orlie Grindland
Fountain
Nathan Nash
Ervin Young
Lloyd House
Grindland
Martin Nelson
Fondy
Dorothy Kenyon
United Nations Commission
Philip C. Jessup
Esther Brunavuer
Owen Lattimore
Johns Hopkins University
Racine
Third Street Merchants Association
F. W
Ice Gorge
Wisconsin Department of Securities
Citizens Loan
Home & Food
Jaycees
Martha Logan
Harris Nelson M.D
Circle Boys
Boy and
Helene
V.F.W
Cameroun la Crosse, Wis
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