Aiken to Head Freedom Train Committee Announced
Mayor C A Beranek announced a revised list of committee heads for the Freedom Train visit here June 25. Howard Aiken becomes general chair replacing J Brindley. Other heads include Joe Snyder on radio publications, Everett Woodemans on retail stores, Ralph Steele on veterans, Rev Thomas Halloran on schools and Rev H Stoffel on churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Beranek
la Crosse
Reedom
Vesday
Howard Aiken
J. Brindley
Joe Snyder
C. L. MecCall
Everett H Woedemans
Glen Bowman
W. T. Roth
Robert Niebel
Harry Green
William Freise
Howard Dahl
J. C. Morgan
Ralph Steele
Frank Billock
Harry Blair
Rev
Thomas
Chamber of Commerce
Woman Leaves Large Estate to Multiple Charities
Mrs. Gustavus A. Blesch widow of Menominee bank founder died last week leaving about 1 million dollars to charities. The will provides 100000 stock for a Menominee high school auditorium, 25000 for the DAR boys club, 25000 to Starr Commonwealth Albion, 25000 to Pinecrest Tuberculosis Sanitorium Powers, 10000 to St Josephs hospital, 10000 to Masomec lodge, 500 to Good Will orphanage Houghton, 1500 to Baycliff health camp near Marquette, and the remaining 500000 plus to a charitable trust for Menominee county needy over 20 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menominee, Mich
Gustavus A. Blesch
Menominee
First National Bank
Menominee High School
DAR Boys Club
Starr Commonwealth
Albion
Pinecrest
Powers
St. Joseph's Hospital
Masomec Lodge
Houghton
Baycliff
Marquette
Wisconsin housing officials meet in Madison on veterans aid
Charles Kelly maintenance superintendent for the temporary La Crosse housing authority attends the Wisconsin Council of Housing Authorities meeting in Madison. Discussions cover veterans housing problems and a review of Wisconsin cities housing activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Kelly
la Crosse
Madison
Wisconsin Council of Housing Authorities
Wisconsin
Books in Review at the Public Library
The library showcases titles on Russian life by Capa and Steinbeck and works on Soviet labor, civilization, and culture. Features include Dallin and Nicolaevsky forced labor accounts, Toynbee essays, Ruth Westfish children’s work, Milwaukee Road rail journeys, Henry Seidel Canby memoirs, Bromfield Malabar Farm, Kate Lord illustrations, and practical guides on home building, dog training, book collecting, handwriting, chess manuals, and Chicago Press style usage. Studies of cryogenics conclude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Robert Capa
John Steinbeck
Soviet Union
Moscow
Stalingrad
Ukraine
Caucasus
David J. Dallin
Boris I. Nicolaevsky
Soviet
Arnold Toynbee
Ruth
Gene Westfish
Henry
Public Affairs Committee, Inc
Brotherhood of Man
August Demeth
Milwaukee Road
Railroads of America
Milwaukee
America
Derleth
Wisconsin
Henry Seidel Canby
American Library Association
Louis Bromfield
Malabar Farm
Malabar
Ohio
Pleasant Valley
Kate Lord
Harold
Catherine Sleeper
Fred Spooner
Cotton Storm
Howard Peckham
University of Michigan
Alfred O. Mende
Testimony Set to Begin in Second Marsh Murder Trial
In Rockford Illinois testimony was due to start in the second trial of Glenn Marsh a 27 year old farmer on a murder charge. He is accused of killing Vernon Anderson 28 and Grant Muhrlein 52 during a November 27 incident after forcing Andersons wife Katherine 28 to accompany him on a late night car ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford
Ill
Glenn Marsh
Marsh
Grant Muhrlein
Northport
Mich
Vernon Anderson
Muhrlein
Anderson
Katherine
Illinois
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Aiken
Freedom Train Committee
Beranek
Menigomey Céad
Reg
Buster
Easy
Kallikar
Iam
MR. Spenders
Fate
Michael O'Malley
Ralph Lane
LGA F
Emanuel Lasker
Lasker
Fred Reinfeld
The
University of Chicago
Gether
University of Chicago Press
University
Florshop
Jackson
Gomery Weerd
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