Wife killer revives love life tale in court
Robert I. Miller, 67, testifying in his first degree murder trial, said he learned of his wife’s affair with Dr. John E. Lind when overhearing a phone call last summer. He admitted threats and said he shot Lind in what he claimed was self defense after years of marital strife and pleas for separation.
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Washington
Robert I. Miller
John E. Lind
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Welch
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City Youths Seek Vacation Farm Jobs Says County Agent
County Agent W. E. Spreiter reports his campaign to find young boys and girls from the town a lot of things girls can learn to do if they want to drive tractors hoe potatoes and handle farm chores. The piece emphasizes practical rural education and skill building.
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W. E. Spreiter
Righ
Spreiter
Food Rationing To Stick For Duration
The Office of War Information says the food supply is good and will stay steady for months, but rationing of one type of food or another remains for the duration. It credits producers and consumers from plow to plate for the current strength and notes the war food battle is not won yet.
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Washington
Office of War Information
Owi
Net Income Drops for Chicago Milwaukee St Paul & Pacific
The railroad reported a net income of 866 912 for April 1944 after fixed charges and contingent interest, down from 3 465 798 in April 1943. For the four months, income was 3 269 985 this year versus 11 469 127 in 1943’s summer period.
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Chicago
Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Today
Sunner
Large La Crosse Music Festival Showcases Local Students
More than 600 children from 12 La Crosse elementary schools will perform at 7 45 p m Friday in the Vocational school auditorium under Harold Youngberg. The program features vocal and instrumental numbers by eighth students and a finale string orchestra of 100 players from fifth and sixth grades. This marks the first festival of its kind in La Crosse in eight years.
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la Crosse
Harold Youngberg
Youngberg
Helen Hale
Burt Philips
James Hogan
Eden sets out five point plan for postwar world order
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden in the Commons outlined a five point blueprint for a postwar world centered on the United States Britain and the Soviet Union and China. He argued for close political and military cooperation a flexible organization based on power and inclusion of all peace loving states with economic as well as political collaboration. He denied any aim of a three power dictatorship stressing broad participation to avoid darkness in the future.
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London
United States
Russia
British Commonwealth
China
Anthony N. Eden
Churchill
Britain
Japan
Soviet Union
World Organization
Eden
Hull outlines postwar world body planning before war ends
Secretary of State Hull said preparations here for a postwar world organization may precede those of any government. He cautioned that forming an organization before the war’s end remains uncertain and described himself as probably overcautious on timing.
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Hull
Eden Believes UK US Ties Remain Strong in War
Britain’s foreign minister says relations with the United States are as close as ever. He cites statements by Roosevelt and Hull showing American leaders think along broad, courageous, good neighbor lines. Eden rejects Nazi propaganda that Britain would surrender influence to Moscow and vows no secret engagements with any power.
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United States
Roosevelt
Hull
Russia
Stalin
Moscow
Europe
Eden
Soldier stationed with heavy bombardment unit abroad
Pfc. Herbert Anderson son of Mr and Mrs Sam Anderson of Viroqua Wisconsin is reported on a 12 hour shift in a hospital assignment with a heavy bombardment group. His wife Florence Bailey and their baby live in La Farge. Sunflowers are grown on 130000 acres in Uruguay this year.
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England
LA Farge
Wis
E Hrbert Anderson
Sam Anderson
Viroqua
Florence Bailey
Baby
City Committees Approve Liquor Licenses and Cabaret Rule
The administration and common council committees recommended granting 128 tavern licenses seven club licenses 10 class A licenses and four pharmacists permits provided taxes are paid. They approved one tavern license at 518 Hagar Street for Matt Luecine and denied it to Clifford Hawkins. They also pledged not to issue cabaret licenses to premises under 1000 square feet. They reviewed the E C Swarthout plat for Campbell township on French Island and postponed approval until alleys are added.
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Common Council
Hagar Street
Matt Luecine
Clifford Hawkins
French Island
E. C. Swarthout
Campbell Township
Workers Return After Strikes Across Several Plants
Strikes end with workers resuming duty at Ball Brothers Manufacturing in Lexington and Granite City plants. About 132 railway bus drivers in Lexington voted to obey a back-to-work order, and roughly 1,800 Granite City steel workers returned to their posts. A Union Electric power walkout near St. Louis involved about 100 workers and affected war plants, ending last night.
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Ball Brothers Manufacturing Company
Lexington
WLB
Granite City
Union Electric Company
St. Louis
Byrnes seeks GOP nomination for 8th district seat
State Senator John W. Byrnes announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination in Wisconsin’s 8th district ahead of the August 15 primary. He had planned to seek endorsement from an eighth district convention, but with the convention canceled he will run without endorsement.
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Westby
Congress
Wisconsin
Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
White House
Johnson
John J. Blaine
REA
Lutheran Brotherhood Life Insurance Company
Byrnes
Green Bay
Wis
John W. Byrnes
State Senate
Sincock Ex Minnesota Gridder Killed In Street Fight
Gerald M. Sincock a 35 year old navy pharmacist's mate and former University of Minnesota football player was fatally stabbed in a Friday street brawl that police said stemmed from an argument with a former sailor Edward Ziniel 43 discharged from the navy April 22 was held without formal charge after being identified by witnesses as Sincock's assailant.
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Chicago
Gerald M. Sincock
Navy
University of Minnesota
Michael Ahern
Edward Ziniel
Ahern
Sincock
Ziniel
Rifkin Elected President of La Crosse B'nai B'rith Lodge
Morry Rifkin was chosen president of La Crosse lodge No. 1093 B'nai B'rith at the annual election in Hotel Stoddard. Harry Margulis became vice-president with G. H. Feinberg as secretary and Bernard Sharp as treasurer. Five new members joined and Ed Heend and Max Bemel were named delegates to the Minnesota Wisconsin B'nai B'rith council meeting in St Paul on June 4. A report on a recent free party for Camp McCoy soldiers was given by Herman Glickman and Al Schiller.
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Morry Rifkin
la Crosse
B'nai B'rith
Hotel Stoddard
Harry Margulis
G. H. Feinberg
Bernard Sharp
Myron Shlimovitz
Sparta
Dave Levenstein
A. A. Cohen
Winona
Minn
N. F. Shlimovitz
James Learner
Ed Heend
Max Bemel
Minnesota - Wisconsin
B'nai B'rith Council
St. Paul
YMCA
Camp McCoy
Herman Glickman
al Schiller
Germans Born Now Soldiers In 1963
Stockholm reports a German high command manual warning of declining birth rates and urging four children per family to sustain future war manpower. The copy notes 1932 and 1910 birth trends and compares 1939 family sizes to earlier eras, asserting every stout boy born in 1943 could be a soldier by 1963.
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Stockholm
Germany
38 Million Deficit In Coal Production Seen
Philadelphia reports Rob ert F. Daemler head of the anthracite division warns a 38 million ton shortfall next winter. He cites miners drafted for military service and possible changes to mine deferment policy as key factors in the anticipated deficit.
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Philadelphia
Robert F. Daemler
Anthracite Distribution
Solid Fuels Administration
Pennsylvania Retail Coal Merchants Association
Soldier describes wartime confusion and photo evidence
Swancutt testified he believed he was overseas and fighting Japanese soldiers, recalling blacked out memories. A photograph of Miss Douglas was introduced. a love letter on the back was acknowledged but not entered.
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Douglas
Swancutt
Obituaries for Emma Longacre and Mina M. Ristow
Emma Longacre 85 died at her niece’s home after a two month illness. Born April 1 1859 in Chester county Pennsylvania she lived in the east before moving to Onalaska 20 years ago. Survived by three nieces and was a member of Eastern Star and Temple Lutheran church Philadelphia. Funeral 9 a m Saturday Dad funeral home Rev H J Wein. Burial Spring City Pennsylvania Monday. Mina M Ristow Onalaska died at home Wednesday funeral Saturday 2 pm Fossum funeral home Onalaska Methodist church 2 30 pm burial Onalaska cemetery. Friends may call Fossum home Friday evening.
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Emma Longacre
A. C. Bangsberg
Main Street
Chester County
Pennsylvania
Lucy M. Longacre
Colmar
C. W. Leister
Bethlehem
Bangsberg
la Crosse
Eastern Star
Temple Lutheran Church
Philadelphia
Dad
H. J. Wein
Spring City
Mina M. Ristow
Onalaska
Fossum Funeral
Onalaska Methodist Church
B. A. J. Meboe
Fossum
Mrs. D. U. Murphy Dies. La Crosse Business Leader
Mrs. D U Murphy 70 a longtime La Crosse business figure died Wednesday at her daughter's Chicago home. She came from Dubuque to La Crosse in 1900 and ran the La Crosse Paper and Box Co with her late husband D A Murphy until 1931. Funeral set for Saturday with rosary Friday evening. burial in Catholic cemetery. Survived by two daughters Sister Mary Catherine Agnes and Mrs Daly two sons Joseph W and Donald F eleven grandchildren and one sister Sister Mary Annabolis.
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Robert B. Condon
Demo Arrangements Group Meets June 15
Democratic national chairman Robert E. Hannegan calls a June 15 Chicago meeting of the party arrangements committee to pick a keynote and suggest a permanent convention chair. Potential keynote names include Gov. Robert S. Kerr Oklahoma Gov. J Melville Broughton North Carolina Sen. Samuel D. Jackson Indiana Sen. Scott Lucas Illinois Sen. James M. Mead New York and Sen. Robert Wagner New York. The national convention opens July 19 in Chicago.
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Robert E. Hannegan
Hannegan
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
J. Melville Broughton
North Carolina
Samuel D. Jackson
Indiana
Scott Lucas
Illinois
James M. Mead
Robert Wagner
New York
Reservations For County Parks Open For Picnic Season
County Chairman R. W. Davis reports reservations for county parks. Onalaska park booked by Bump Pump company for June 4 and by U. C. T. for June 11. Allis-Chalmers reserves June 18. American Legion on July 16. Waterloo park held May 28 by rural schools. Allis-Chalmers repeats July 16.
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R. W. Davis
Onalaska Park
Bump Pump Company
Allis- Chalmers Company
American Legion
Waterloo Park
Memorial day paid holiday order limited to retail service firms
War Labor Board regional chair Edgar L. Warren said a sixth region order granting a paid holiday May 29 does not cover war plants. The Memorial day extension applies only to retail and service establishments in Illinois Indiana Wisconsin Minnesota North Dakota and South Dakota.
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WLB
Chicago
War Labor Board
Edgar L. Warren
Warren
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Home on furlough for Herbert Anderson
Pic. Herbert Anderson son of Mr and Mrs Hallie Parr of La Farge Wisconsin is stationed with an engineering unit at Camp Claiborne Louisiana He is spending a ten day furlough with his wife and family at La Farge He returns to camp Friday
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LA Farge
Wis
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Herbert Anderson
Hallie Parr
Camp Clairborne
Incomplete Lacey Park Housing Becomes Ghost Town
FPHA officials described Lacey Park at Johnsville Pennsylvania as a near ghost town as the Navy cancelled its contract with Brewster Aeronautical. Five million dollar development built for postwar use houses about 160 families with 900 to 1200 units empty. FPHA had argued for temporary housing but followed Navy pressure for permanent construction. no disposal decision announced.
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Washington
Federal Public Housing Authority
Lacey Park
Johnsville
Navy
Brewster Aeronautical Corporation
FPHA
Aeronautical
Senate subcommittee rebuts president over plant takeovers
The report rejects claims that the president may seize facilities without cause and cites that troops were not a necessary last resort. It urges hearings on possible War Labor Disputes Act amendments and calls for precise legal support in executive orders. McCarran plans a June 26 judiciary committee session and welcomes briefs.
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United States
Chicago
Biddle
Chicago Montgomery Ward
Jones
Federal District Court
Senate Committee
Congress
War Labor Board
War Labor Board Disputes Act
McCarran
Full Judiciary Committee
New York City Fire Department Staffing Figures
The New York City Fire Department typically staffs about 6.79 thousand personnel, reflecting its manpower scale for emergency response across its jurisdiction.
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Fire Department
New York City
Judge Weighs Child Stealing Charge in Compton Case
Elaine Wisecarver 21, married in Yuma to Ellsworth Wisecarver 14, faced a child stealing charge. After a preliminary hearing Judge Leonard Kaufman will decide June 1 whether she should be held for trial. The couple, detained in Denver, sparked questions about motive and pregnancy claims.
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Compton
Calif
Elaine Wisecarver
Yuma
Ariz
Ellsworth Wisecarver
Elaine
Justice of the Peace
Leonard Kaufman
Wisecarver
Mildred Wisecarver
Tank Carrier Ships Now To Carry Troops
Chester facility Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock says a fleet of former tank carriers has been converted into troop ships with zone heating. The system adjusts temperature per compartment and switches to fresh air when outside temperatures exceed 60.
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Chester
Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Sun
4-H Club Members to Attend Whitehall Camp
About 18 to 20 Trempealeau county 4-H members will attend the camp at Prairie du Chien from June 1 to 4. Miss Edna Langseth home demonstration agent and County Agent Charles A. Mittelstadt will be present to help conduct the sessions.
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Whitehall
Wis
Prairie du Chien
Edna Langseth
Trempealeau County
Charles A. Mittelstadt
Retail Activity Is Favorable Despite Weather Impacts
Dun and Bradstreet reports retail activity remained favorable year over year despite weather disruptions. Apparel and accessories showed strength with women's and children's wear rising, men's wear improving, and footwear in brisk demand. regional gains ranged from 5 to 17 percent across nine districts.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc
New Land
East
Middle West
Northwest
Southwest
Pacific Coast
Elroy Woman Files for Congressional Race
Cecilia M. Garvin of Elroy filed nominating papers with the Wisconsin secretary of state to run for Congress from the third district as a Democrat.
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Madison
Wis
Cecilia M. Garvin
Secretary of State Today
Congress
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