Inmate Admits Setting Fire Kiling Nine at Belle Vista Sanatorium
Nicholas Verna a 29 year old inmate will face murder charges for a blaze at Belle Vista sanatorium killing nine male patients. He admitted setting the fire in the basement after obtaining keys and gaining run of the facility. Nine victims were predominantly violent case patients. Sixty others were overcome by smoke or injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norristown
Nicholas Verna
Bernard E. di Joot
Joseph
Verna
Argen
Cw Gemema
Erna
Belle Vista Sanatorium
Charles Taylor
State Police
Taylor
Howard T. Cohen
Delaware County
Belle Vis
Department of Welfare
Nstate Welfare
William C. Brown
Roland L. Randal
Hofweber to Attend Private Preview of New Rambler
John L. Hofweber president of Hofweber Nash will join area dealers for a private Rambler preview in Milwaukee this Saturday. The new Rambler expands the Nash line without replacing Ambassador or Statesman models with public showings planned mid April and shipments underway for April 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Hofweber
Hofweber Nash
Pri
Nash
Statesman
Milwauee
Nash Motors
British Death Rate Declines to Record Low in 1940-41
Britain's death rate for the year ending March 31, 1941, reached a record low, with the health ministry reporting fewer deaths than any prior year. Officials cite improved public health measures and wartime conditions as factors in the decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Chicago and Wisconsin Live Stock Prices and Grain Table
The column lists livestock quotes from La Crosse and Chicago markets, including cattle, hogs, and calves with weight ranges and price per hundredweight. It covers CHICAGO LIVESTOCK and SOUTH ST PAUL figures, plus CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE data, including May corn oats lard and cash wheat and potatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Judge Carpenter Dies in Stevens Point
Byron J Carpenter aged 57 and a St Portage county judge since January 1 1943 died in a Stevens Point hospital after two years of illness. He was appointed by Gov Philip F La Follette to fill an unexpired term and was re elected in 1943 and 1849. He served on the bench until the end of the term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevens Point
Wis
Byron J Carpenter
St. Portage County
St. Pete
Bealrh
McCarthy Attacks Latimore and Jessup in Senate
Senator McCarthy broadened his assault to hit U S Ambassador-At-Large Philip Jessup while continuing a charge against Owen Latimore. He claimed to have documents and sought FBI review but did not hand over Latimore material to the Foreign Relations subcommittee. The FBI head Hoover had offered to examine the materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Communist Party
FBI
Senate
McCarthy
Lattimore
U. S
Philip Jessup
Jessup
Forttimore
Jessu
McCa
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
FBI Beard
Hoover
Fire damages presses at Los Angeles newspaper plant
A Thursday night fire in the Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express plant damaged two presses and conveyors used to move printed papers. Fire Chief Raphael Williams said the fire started in conveyors between the presses and the running room, and was confined to the conveyor and press area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express
Udu
Rapheel Wilams
Adjourned Hearings Set in Leaf Tobacco Probe
The Wisconsin attorney general’s anti trust division adjourned hearings in the leaf tobacco buying investigation and set sessions for May 4 and 9 at Viroqua to review company records. Subpoenaed is Harry Hitchcock of Viroqua Leaf Tobacco Co. as officials plan to examine records at home offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
Anti-Trust
Wisconsin Attorney General's Office
Harry Hitchcock
Viroqua Leaf Tobacco Co
East
Martin Bekkedal
E. M. Bekkedal Co
Westby
Richard Jacobson
George S. Sicker
Madison
Obert Harriman
M.N. Daffinrud
Thomas Fairchild
P. Lorillard Co
General Cigar Co
King Edward Tobacco Co
Liggett and Myers Tobacco Co
Law Officers Confiscate Gun in La Crosse Area
Undersheriff Roy Sampson warns that firing any firearm in the county violates an ordinance and says the sheriff’s department will seek court permission to confiscate guns found misused. An earlier La Crosse incident involved a child shot in the foot by a pressure gun, causing infection and surgery, prompting parents to oversee gun handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Department
la Crosse
Roy Sampson
Acheson Says Russia Grabbing China Area
Secretary of State Acheson said Russia appears to be detaching Sinkiang from Communist China on a grand scale. He cited Moscow reports of joint Russian Chinese firms to exploit oil and minerals, with Russia receiving half the output and China the rest. He warned these moves grant the USSR preeminent rights in western China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Acheson
Russia
Sinkiang
China
Moscow
Ussr
Standard Oil Firm Reports High Research Spending
Standard Oil Co Indiana and subsidiaries spent over 25 000 dollars daily on research in 1849. The annual report mailed to 96 808 employees notes total research costs of 9 400 dollars plus large laboratory quality controls. Research focused on securing future crude supplies and locating favorable rock formations and extraction methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Co
Indiana
Goampeag
Republican Leaders Map Political Plans in Salt Lake City
Republican leaders from 19 states met in Salt Lake City for a two day conference to map plans affecting the nation. They planned preconvention interviews and panel discussions on farm votes foreign policy and whether socialism is real in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Salt Lake City
Rocky Mountain
America
Senate Sentinwed On Defense Spending Debate
The Senate discussion blamed Eisenhower for military perfection while weighing how much the nation can spend on defense. The talk touched on personnel moves including Force Symington as chairman of the national security resources board, Ro Pace Jr as secretary of the army, and Frederick J Lawton as budget director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Rotary
Force Symington
National Security Resources Board
Ro Pace, Jr
Army
Frederick J Lawton
Pudget
Elgin Hotel Guest Albert Hoefke Dies After Heart Attack
An 82 year old guest, Albert Hoefke, suffered a heart attack while at an Elgin hotel. He was taken to a local hospital by police responding Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Hoefke
Elgin Hotel
Passover Observance Starts Saturday Across Services
Observance of Passover begins at sundown Saturday with Seder at home. In the Can tion Sons of Abraham at 1820 Main Street services run Saturday 7 pm and Sunday Monday 9 am, with Yizkor memorial at 10 am on Sunday April 9 officiated by Rabbi Abraham H. Album.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sons of Abraham
Fain Street
Abraham H. Album
Cars Crash On St James. One Towed Away
Police say two cars collided at ies and St James streets. One car sustained 850 loss and was towed. another with 250 damage remained drivable. Driver Robert E Blank of 19334 Wood Street reported accelerator failure caused him to lose control and strike a parked vehicle owned by Leonard Lemke in Onekasa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ies
St. James Streets
Robert E. Blank
Wood Street
Leonard Lemke
Onelaska
James
Destroyer hunts mystery submarine off Northern California
The destroyer Colahan searched the Pacific on Friday after reports of an unidentified submarine near Eureka California. Navy planes joined in while officials assessed multiple sightings near Trinidad harbor and off Mendocino, with a fisherman and his sons claiming a surfaced sub with running lights near Eureka.
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Eureka
Calif
Colahan
Pacific
California
Navy
Natral
Mendocine
Here
Trinidad
Harber
Sear Eureks
Harold Greggs Arrested on Check Charge in Monroe County
Friday police arrested Harold Greggs of 1241 Clinton Street on a warrant from Monroe County authorities for a check related offense.
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Harold Greggs
Clinton Street
Monroe County
Geese Slaughter Probed Across Fond du Lac County
County police and state conservation wardens investigate reports of wild geese slaughter in Oakfield and nearby areas. Thousands of geese remain in the region pausing before resuming their northward migration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fond DU Lac
Wis
Oakfield
Pan
Public notices and bid invitation for La Crosse projects
The City of La Crosse Wisconsin and Wisconsin State Aeronautics Commission advertise sealed bids for excavation and concrete work plus topsoil, plans may be obtained with a 835 deposit refundable if plans are returned. Bids must be accompanied by contract and bond or certified check and are subject to waivers, deadlines, and wage determinations. Also notices of probate, zoning hearings, and hearings on amendment to zoning restrictions are announced with dates, places, and parties involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Wisconsin State Aeronautics Commission
Crosse I
la Crosse Wisconsin
State Aeronautics Commission
Secretary of Labor
Wisconsin State Aeronautics Son
WISCO
Per T. KeJordan
C. Herried
Iroquois Drive
Madison
Siete of
Cort
la Crosse County
Adelbert T. Muth
Tweedey
la Crosse Trust Compees
Adel- Muth
T. Moh
E- Crosse County
la Crease
Esid
Pomanes
Butiesrg
le Crosse En
Mayors
Petti- Tol
Biec
Soddere and
Levi's
Eccore & Gree Parmante Order of the Commee
Two Cars In Crash On U S Highway 16
Two cars collided on U S Highway 16 at 9 30 a m Thursday causing fender damage to both vehicles. Melvin M Schau 38 of R J Alma and Eugene Derr 82 of 1508 Main Street reported they could not avoid the mix up as Derr attempted to pass. Neither driver was injured.
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Highway 16
Melvin M. Schau
R. J. Alma
Schaub
Eugene Derr
Main Street
Derr
Ber
Chaub
Three Youths Admit Looting Plane Here
Three teenage boys from the French island were arrested and admitted stealing instruments and damaging a BT 13 trainer aircraft at the municipal airport around 5 30 to 6 p m on March 24. Total loss estimated at about 200 dollars. The youths kept the items at their homes and face juvenile court late Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Island
Municise
Kenneth Young
Cass Street
Settlement Reached in March 20 Automobile Accident
A settlement was reached over the wreck of Mrs. Margaret Mar cou Mar cou’s car driven by a 16 year old youth. The vehicle was removed from her farm home without permission and lost control on a muddy road, resulting in its demolition. Peavies and pike poles are used by loggers to move jogs.
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Soceny-Vac
Brends Allied Chem. & Dye
Northern Ry. Pt
Cail
We Greyhound
Ind
Homestake Mining
Oil
N. J
Adie-Chaimere Mfg
Hershey
Starrett
Am. Car & Pary
Sterling
Gas & Elec
Milinois Central
Studebaker
Swift Ithe Am
Power & Lt. Ins
Con. Corp. i
Texas Co
Radiator
Timken-Axle
Lee Harvester Pr
Iti
TransAmerica
Union Carbide Int
Union Pacific
United Airlines
Manville
United Aircraft
U. & Rubber
Keystone
S. Steel
Kimber
Clark Western Union
Aveo +O.Glass
Westinghouse
Elec B
Baldwin
Marshall Field
Libby, Men & L
Woolworth Os
Bendix Aviation
Ware Ae Wor Pp A
M. Pr
Nasheirmeter
NEW York Carr Borcen Co
National Biscuit
Ark Natural
Borg-Warner
National Dairy Ans
Bond & Shai
X. Y. Car
North Amer
Badger Meter
MNS
Northern Pacific
Chicago
Ohio
Mamilten
Ea Inter Ceilucetton
Nu Packard
James
Edison Congoleum-Naire
Martin Rockwell
Nekoosa
Ollgear
Stee
Phelps
Paragon
Corm
Prentiss Waebers
Phillips
Curtise-Wragnt
Phoenix Mosery
Satway Steel
la Crosee
du Pontem Rca
Margaret Marcou
R.J. la Crosse
Rs. Marcou
Bids Sought For Onalaska Elementary School Construction
Legal notice announces sealed proposals by the Onalaska Board of Education for electrical, plumbing, heating and ventilating work on an Onalaska elementary school. Bids due May 2, 1950, opened at Onalaska High School. documents available through architect Goetz & Sorensen and Builders Exchanges in Milwaukee, Minneapolis, and St Paul. A set of documents may be viewed for a fee. refundable upon return or at architect’s discretion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Onalasks Onalaski
Wisconsin
Onalaske
Onalaska
Tth Street
8Th Street
Main Street
Onalaska High School
Sey
Superintendent of Schools
Onalaske High School
Boyum
Schubert & Sorensen, Architects & Engineers
Hoeschier
la Crosse
Milwaukee
Wisconin
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Minnesota
Gopeaitins
Aetna
Onalesse
Onalaska Wisconsin
Tex Stace
la Crosse County
Flora & Geentter
Court House
le Crosse
Charles PF
Gutor
Piers B Guenther
City of
Int Court
Hubert VY Puller
Czechs Expel UP Writer Higins Amid Press Crackdown
Prague authorities ordered John R. Higins to leave Czechoslovakia by April 8 for alleged biased reporting, following a similar move against AP correspondent Polowetzky. Higgins, husband and father, received a one week extension to wind down affairs as accreditations for other Western reporters were extended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Czechoslovakia
John R. Higins
United Press
Nathan Poonetzky
Associated Press
Higgins
Czech Foreign Ministry
Polowetzky
Foreign Ministry
Russell Jones
London
Arms For Italy Loaded On American Freighter
The first shipment of American arms to Italy under the Atlantic pact program was loaded aboard the freighter Exilena. The load included 155 millimeter howitzers, 57 millimeter field pieces, and small arms. The voyage is to Trieste, Naples, and Halfa, with France-bound shipments planned for next week and U S navy ships also slated for overseas deployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Italy
Trieste
Yugoslavia
Naples
Halfa
France
England
U. S. Navy
Health exhibit explains gas in water test and home safety
Dr. Weidner demonstrates a laboratory test showing gas produced by bacteria in water samples and explains sanitation steps for taverns, restaurants, and milk supplies. The exhibit includes a home safety display titled Every Member of the Family Needs Protection by Home Safety and offers a safety checklist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Department
Weidner
la Crosse
Eidner
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Swift & Company
Tim South Avenue
Poeltry Pient
le Wis
Winona Livestock
Canis
ST Pau
ST Paul
USDA
Mane Cora
Ueda
Idaho
Utilities
Gellman Brush CO
Bup
Standard Oil Firm
the Assorteied Press
Justine Fabian
CeeprroRs Save
Wucceem
le Crease
Ts Cousi
Melter
Prone
Jems Bel & Beemate Presa
Eagle Members
Kentucky
Echo Spring
Louisvale Kentucky
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