Verdict favors defendant in Boelkamp Olson collision case
A circuit court jury returned a verdict for defendant E. H. Boelkamp of Chicago in the Olson collision case. Boelkamp found 75 percent negligent, Olson 25 percent, with damages Boelkamp 2623.50 and Olson 783.55. Chris Bouska was foreman. jurors listed 14 names and a new panel was to hear a separate case January 12, 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Boelkamp
Chicago
Oscar Olson
Bana
Apf
Highway
Boelkamp
Olson
Chris Bouska
John O. Lee
Democratic Delegates Named At Waukon State Convention
Waukon and nearby towns designate delegates for the Iowa Democratic state convention in Des Moines on May 15. Listed from Waukon are P. L. Laffin M. J. Connor N. Tollefson T W Mullaney John Palmer B O Swebakken William Everett Sullivan William Swat son Ove T Roe Mrs Leo Devitt Postville delegates include Robert Bunning Ray Douglass Don Schrader Lawrence Wessell S Ferry delegates are Don Brazel George Kinley Bernard Houlihan Lansing Joe Dunlevy Mrs Franz Nachtwey New Albin William Hammel Waterville delegates John Rema Gabe Pederson Eddie Hagen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Des
P. L. Laffin
M. J. Connor
N. Tollefson
T W. Mullaney
John Palmer
B. O. Swebakken
William Everett Sullivan
William Swatson
Ove T. Roe
Leo Devitt
Postville
Robert Bunning
Ray Douglass
Don Sc
Recaptured Escapee Tells Aiding Details At Home
LAC DE FLAMBEAU Wis second barefoot escapee from Chippewa training colony was recaptured last night at his grandmother's home. Vilas County Sheriff John Schroeder said the youth an Indian told him the third fugitive headed for northern Michigan in a stolen car. The trio allegedly financed fuel purchases with pennies from peanut machines loaded into the car at Medford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lac DE Flambeau
Wis
Vilas County
John Schroeder
Chippewa Falls Institution
Michigan
Mer
Medford
AFL Leaders Head For Milwaukee Meeting
Leaders of the American Federation of Labor and affiliated unions moved into Milwaukee for a series of conference and conventions tied to the AFL annual event. The building and construction trades department opened a three day meeting with President Harry Gray and Secretary Treasurer Herbert Rivers arriving to arrange sessions in the Wisconsin city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Building and Construction Trades Department
Yesterdard Gray
Herbert Rivers
Washington, D. C
Two Vehicles Collide In Downtown Intersection Crash
Two cars collided Friday afternoon at Third Street and Cameron Avenue near the curb in a bed position. Driver Joseph Loefflad from 1020 Winnebago Street and August Bruemmer of 706 South Fourth Street were involved. Bruemmer said he swung left but could not avoid the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Street
Cameron Avenue
Joseph Loefflad
Winnebago Street
August Bruemmer
South Fourth Street
Loefflad
Bruemmer
Firm Files Articles of Incorporation in Local Office
Articles of incorporation for a firm filing in the office of Charles Wachs, register of deeds, list the company as retail and wholesale malt beverages. Signers include Rodney J. Edwards, Eleanor Grabinski, and Robert J. Nebel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wachs
Register of Deeds
Rodney J. Edwards
Eleanor Grabinski
Robert J. Nebel
First Planned Capital Washington D C
The United States, per Britannica, was the first nation to establish a capital Washington D C exclusively as its seat of government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington, D. C
Senate to Hold Public Hearings on Oleo Tax Repeal Bill
The Senate Finance Committee voted to hold two days of public hearings starting May 17 on the House passed oleomargarine tax repeal measure. Chairman Millikin says time will be split between supporters and opponents. The Senate approved sending the bill to the Finance Committee 47 to 30, reversing President Vandenberg’s ruling. The vote boosts chances the margin-tax on margarine may be repealed, with further debate in both chambers anticipated. Canadian senate also rejected a repeal bill to lift the ban on oleo production and importation by 35 to 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Millikin
R-Cole
Senate
Finance Committee
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Agriculture Committee
House
Fulbright
D-Ark
Aiken
R-Vi
Albright
GOP
Chavez
Downey
Calif
Magnuson
Wash
Thomas
Utah
Canada
Canadian Senate
Presbyterians Attend Wisconsin Synod Convocation
Representatives from West Salem Presbyterian church Donna Jean Vruwink and Virginia Balmer attended the Wisconsin Synod Westminster Fellowship convocation in Wausau April 30 to May 2. Miss Muriel Fuller and the Rev. W J Slosser served as advisers. Vruwink was elected chairman of the Christian stewardship commission through May 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Salem
Wis
West Salem Presbyterian Church
Wisconsin Synod
Westminster Fellowship
Wausau
Donna Jean Vruwink
Virginia Balmer
Muriel Fuller
W. J. Slosser
Be Ruwink
Christian Stewardship Commission
Woman 92 Visits Whitehall Daughter
Mrs. Gilbert Peterson age 92 visits her daughter and son in law Mrs. Martha Wagstad and R A Lamberson at 307 Dodge Street Eau Claire. She reached her 92nd birthday April 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Gilbert Peterson
R. A. Lamberson
Peterson
Martha Wagstad
Dodge Street
Eau Claire
Tomah Seeks Sewer Access With Monroe County Plot Purchase
The Tomah council bought a Monroe county plot for 50 dollars to secure easements for a sanitary sewer line. Taverns were granted licenses for the new year starting July 1 and will be visited by the licenses committee to discuss ordinances and compliance. Alderman Bursinger proposed a $100 annual bump to tavern licenses, but the motion failed to receive a second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe County
George Bursinger
Ford announces New York prices for four British Ford models
Ford Motor company declared prices for four Ford made British cars delivered to New York ranging from 192 to 1626 dollars. A limited set of eastern dealers from Maine to Virginia prepared their initial showings this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ford Motor Company
Maine
Virginia
May Day Dinner Served by American Legion Auxiliary
The American Legion and auxiliary fed more than 400 guests at their May Day dinner in La Crescent Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Crescent
Minn
The
American Legion and Auxiliary
Blue Eagle Homemakers Meet Whitehall Group
Blue Eagle homemakers were entertained by Mrs. Olger Steen on Monday in Whitehall Wisconsin in a social gathering hosted by Mrs Steen and attended by local members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Blue Eagle Homemakers
Olger Steen
Blind hunter nets five squirrels a day by sound
Tom Hopkins, blind since 1919 after a horse kicked him, hunts by ear with a .22 rifle aided by three dogs. He targets cans by pebble sounds and steadies at distance, often bagging four or five squirrels per season. Juanita Mahaffey notes the dogs’ barking helps locate game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paden
Okla
Tom Hopkins
Hopkins
Juanita Mahaffey
Oine and Fish Department
Socllins
West Point Cadre Man Trains Cadets In Field Tactics
S. Sgt. Joseph Whitfield, on a nine day furlough from Ft. Knox, will serve as cadre at West Point N Y training cadets in field tactics. He has been transferred to the academy for the assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil G. Bitney
Brownsdale
Minn
New Lisbon
Bitney
Gateway City
Ee Oy Donovan Nolan
Sparta
Lough
Ft. Knox
West Point
N. Y
Confirm Class At Brownsville
A group of 11 boys and 6 girls will be confirmed at the Evangelical and Reformed church of Werthein Brownsville Minnesota. The class includes twins Marvin and Melvin Miller and Wayne and Duane Klawitter among others named Trish Kuebler Iris Hawke Marian Schnick Margie Bissen Billie Zannes Arnold Ideker Lieydrt Billie Lathem Robert Sanck Walter Kuebler and Robert Ideker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Minn
Evangelical and Reformed Church of Werthein
Trish Kuebler
Iris Hawke
Marian Schnick
Margie Bissen
Wayne
Duane Klawitter
Marvin
Melvin Miller
Billie Zannes
Arnold Ideker
Lieyd Rt
Billie Lathem
Robert Sanck
Walter Kuebler
Robert Ideker
Stoddard Girl Secures Madison Teaching Position
Groetsch daughter of Mr and Mrs Alvin Groce has accepted a teaching post in Madison for the coming year. She attended La Crosse Teachers College the prior year.
Arabs Quit Jaffa Amid Rising Palestine Tensions
Arabs appeared to abandon Jaffa, a key supply port near Tel Aviv, with estimates placing only 10,000 residents in the old city of 70,000. The UN sought a truce in Jerusalem as regional fighting swelled, while Haifa had fallen to Jewish forces last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Jaffa
Tel Aviv
Old City
Palestine
Haifa
Sheikh Jarrah
Jerusalem
Holy City
United Nations Commission
World Organization
Lake Success
U. S. House Foreign Affairs Committee
Russia
Senate
Checks by Capt Patterson on Guard Units Ahead of Encampment
Capt James A. Patterson from the Madison instruction office will visit La Crosse and Sparta on Thursday and Friday to inspect national guard equipment for the upcoming summer encampment. The 426th infantry service company in La Crosse and the 32nd mechanized cavalry in Sparta are the units to be checked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Patterson
Madison Instruction Office
la Crosse
Sparta
National Guard
Patterson
426Th Infantry
32Nd Mechanized Cavalry
Executions Reported for 13 Guerrillas in Athens
Minister Constantin Rentis announced that 13 guerrillas including two women were executed in Athens this month by a military tribunal. The event was carried out under wartime security measures and reflects postwar reprisals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Constantin Rentis
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