Arsonist Sentenced to Up to Ten Years in Minnesota
Richard Mortimore, 24, Bar Boo, confessed May 22 to setting fires and slashing tires in Rushford. He received a term not to exceed 10 years at the state reformatory in St. Cloud. Other defendants, Clennard Johnson and Bennie Storlie, pled guilty to third degree burglary and await parole board review. Ralph King, 37, Chatfield, got two years for second degree grand larceny with prior forgery charges and military confinement. Divorces granted and several quiet title actions settled as the Preston court recessed.
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Preston
Minn
Richard Mortimore
Bar@boo
Rushford
State Reformatory
St. Cloud
Martin A. Nelson
Austin
George O. Murray
Mortimore
Clennard Johnson
Bennie Storlie
Whalan
Donald L. Cook
Fillmore County
Thomas Richards
Winona
Clarence P. Perkins
Price
Ralph King
Chatfield
Okay Measure To Retain War Plants
The Senate Armed Services Committee approved a bill to keep 254 government war plants in a national defense reserve. Defense officials say the law will prevent wartime plants from being sold or scrapped among about 1,200 built at a cost of 14 billion dollars.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
National Defense Reserve Defense
Truman Seeks Broad Social Security Reforms
President Truman urged quick action to expand social security to self employed, farm and domestic workers, raise old age benefits, raise taxes on employers, extend unemployment benefits to federal workers and small firms, and add disability insurance. He noted coverage now reaches about 30 million and would rise to 50 million. He pressed extending to gain more relief support and to close gaps from 1935.
Best Picture Award Goes to Photographer John Arabinko
In the over 50 000 class the top image titled Ten Seconds Before She Leaped to Death earned photographer John Arabinko of Chicago Sun and Times the best picture prize. Ken Olszinski of Marshfield Wisconsin and the News Herald won the combined reporter photographer award for Holocaust.
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John Arabinko
Chicago Sun and Times
Ken Olszinski
Marshfield
Wis
News- Herald
Vogel seeks another term in Manitowoc Assembly
Otto A. Vogel of Manitowoc county announces re election bid in Wisconsin assembly as a Republican. He has served several terms representing the first district of Manitowoc county.
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Manitowoc
Wis
Otto A. Vogel
Assembly
Vogel
Manitowoc County
Sign petitions block six day carnival in Shelby
Taxpayers and Catholic War Veterans clash over a six day carnival on a town playground site in Shelby. petitions circulated by residents lead to legal review as Otto M. Schlabach finds no town authority to halt the Gold Bond show amid public concerns about disorder and land use.
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Shelby Playfield
Robert Hoeth
Shelby
Itate
Otto M. Schlabach
Hoeth
Frank Billock
Catholic War Veterans
the Tribune
Truman backs ex official amid Tass connection
President Truman defended John C. Virden after he resigned as head of the Commerce Department Office of Industry Cooperation. Virden's daughter Euphemia worked for Tass in Moscow and he denounced the situation as exploitation while stating his loyalty remains intact.
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Washington
Truman
John C. Virden
Commerce Department
Tass
Virden
Cleveland, D
Rep
Crawford
R-Mich
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
Ohio
Charles F. Brannan
Agriculture
Clinton P. Anderson
Brannan
Department
Denver
Colorado
Resettlement Administration
UNC awards honor students at annual awards night
Chapel Hill North Carolina special University of North Carolina students were honored at Hill Hall for outstanding scholarship and extra curricular achievements. Wayne K. Brenengen of La Crosse Wisconsin won the Alger non Sydney Sullivan award for service to the student body. Chancellor Robert B. House presided as President Frank P. Graham offered congratulations. Department heads presented the awards and Prof. Albert Coates helped establish the program, with Prof. Oliver Cornwell directing this year.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
University of North Carolina
Hill Hall
Wayne K. Brenengen
la Crosse
Wis
Algernon Sydney Sullivan
Robert B. House
Frank P. Graham
Albert Coates
Oliver Cornwell
Physical Education
Supreme Court Refuses Dismissal in Wisconsin Utility Case
The Wisconsin Supreme Court refused to dismiss an appeal challenging Circuit Judge Reis's ruling that the state's utility anti strike law is unconstitutional. A June 8 hearing on merits will address whether Dairyland Power cooperative and a union of electrical workers at Eau Claire fall under the law.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Alvin C. Reis
Dairyland Power Cooperative
Eau Claire
Norris E. Maloney
Dairyland
Reis
Answeria
Church Union Formed to Create United Church of Christ
The Evangelical and Reformed church approved union with Congregational Christian churches to form the United Church of Christ. The new denomination will include about 9,000 congregations and nearly 2,000,000 members.
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Philadelphia
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Congregational Christian Churches
United Church of Christ
United New Denomination
GM Wage Proposal Under UAW Pact Details
Detroit reports outline of GM wage raise with CIO United Auto Workers. A base $1.50 hourly wage gains 11 cents immediate, eight cents cost of living adjustment adjustable quarterly, three cents permanent. First year minimum $1.56, second year adds three cents to $1.59.
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Detroit
General Motors
Cio-United Auto Workers
Gridiron Banquet Dinner Scheduled By La Crosse Clubs
A. H. Schubert says the Gridiron banquet begins at 6 30 p m Tuesday in VFW club rooms. Sponsored by the Rotary Kiwanis Optimists Lions and La Crosse Business Men's club the event invites all members and special guests. Each club will present a program segment and over 250 reservations are on the books.
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A. H. Schubert
VFW
la Crosse
Washington, D. C
Rotary
Kiwanis, Optimists
Lions
la Crosse Business Men's Club
Schubert
Prairie Beavers 4-H Club Holds Second Monthly Meet
The Amsterdam Prairie Beavers 4-H club held its second monthly meeting at the Amsterdam Prairie school in Holmen Wisconsin. Radio players from Decorah Prairie may perform at a future event on June 27. Club reporter Sandra Grow kowsky.
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Prairie Beavers
Holmen
Wis
Amsterdam Prairie Beavers
Amoy
Tq Radio Players of
Decora Prairie
Amsterdam Prairie School
Mary Tabbert
Russell Glomstad
Monkey Island Opens at Myrick Park With Four New Babies
Monkey Island at Myrick park resumes summer operation as the monkey colony leaves winter quarters Monday afternoon and welcomes four brand new babies to the group.
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Myrick Park
Caledonia Women Attend Il Trovatore at Northrop
Marian Wisland of Caledonia along with Mary Jane and Connie Wallyjas per of La Crosse and Tammy Eden of Minneapolis attended the opera Il Trovatore at Northrop auditorium in Minneapolis. Buy Savings Bonds.
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Caledonia, Minn
Marian Wisland
Caledonia
Mary Jane
Connie Wallyjasper
la Crosse
Tammy Eden
Minneapolis
Northrop Auditorium
Counterfeiters Flood Tokyo with Faulty Military Certificates
Tokyo and Yokohama markets see a surge of counterfeit ten dollar military certificates. Occupation headquarters report the forgers misspelled and mislettered terms, making detection easier. The word Military appears twice with typographical errors.
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Tokyo
Yokohama
Churches Urge Peace Effort at Milwaukee Meeting
Dr Edwin Z Dahlberg president of the Northern Baptist convention urged unity among denominations to foster world peace at the Milwaukee convention opening. He called for a powerful crusade for world peace and announced a $600000 national scholarship program to aid Baptist youths with 50 awards from $200 to $2000 based on last summer nominations.
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Milwaukee
Edwin Z. Dahlberg
Syracuse
N. Y
Northern Baptist Convention
Mathy and Thornton Submit Low Bid for La Crosse Widening
Mathy and Thornton of La Crosse filed the low bid of 449 871 on a project to widen and surfacing four La Crosse streets. Proposals were opened Tuesday at the Wisconsin highway commission headquarters in Madison. The streets involved are Third Street South Avenue Cass Street and Seventh Street.
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Mathy and Thornton
la Crosse
Madison
Wisconsin Highway Commission
Third Street
South Avenue
Cass Street
Seventh Street
Food Sale Sponsored by W S C S in Wisconsin Church
STODDARD Wisconsin special report: the W S C S will sponsor a food sale and serve lunch on Wednesday May 26 in the Methodist church basement. The public is invited.
Smokescreen tactics in Madison editor's hearing
The attorney general charges in a brief to the Wisconsin supreme court that Madison Capital Times editor Evrne used a smokescreen defense to publish a rape case victim's name. The brief argues public officers cannot prevent publication and that Evjue's defense relies on unsafe interpretation of state law.
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Madison
Wis
William T. Evjne
Supreme Court
Roy H. Proctor
Evrne
Adison Capital Times
Proctor
Wisconsin
Evjue
Cleveland
Carl Carlson
Superior
Evnie
Evjne
Salary Decline Sees Ministers’ Pay Drop in 1930s
The 1930s era brings a sharp fall in ministers salaries as part of broader economic hardship. Separate note explains malaria-carrying mosquitoes take about ten days to progress from egg to adult.
Attend Free Cancer Center Session in La Crosse County
La Crosse county free cancer detection center held a Monday night examination at the Vocational school with 26 patients. Three physicians, five registered nurses and one Red Cross nurse aid staffed the session. The season closes June 28 and appointments can be made by writing to PO Box or 315 South Ninth Street with name, address and telephone number.
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la Crosse County Free Cancer Detection Center
Red Cross
South Ninth Street
la Crosse County Medical Society
American Cancer Society
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