Milw man Milton Babich found guilty of first degree murder
A Milwaukee jury convicts Milton Babich of first degree murder in the death of Patricia Birmingham, 16, and he receives a life sentence with hard labor at Waupun Prison. Kathleen Birmingham, pregnant, reacts with screams as verdict is read.
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Milwaukee
Milton Babich
Waupun
Kathleen
Babich
Herbert J. Steffes
Wisconsin
Patricia Birmingham
Victor
Lawrence Papke
Albert T. Birmingham
Milton
Patricia
Steffes
Arthur Richter
William J. McCauley
Mills Brothers Circus Opens Grounds North of Monroe
Early morning spectacle as the Mills Brothers circus prepares on American Legion grounds north of Monroe. Workers raise the big top, Burma the elephant tests his chain, and Rev. Doc Waddell leads a canvas church tribute before two shows today. Life magazine crews document the color of the event.
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Mills Brothers Circus
American Legion
Monroe
Argyle Road
Burma
William
Doc) Waddell
Waddell
Life Magazine
New Glarus
Wausau Doctor Electrocuted After Car Hits Light Pole
Dr. Herbert H. Christensen, 59, a noted physician, was electrocuted last night when his car struck a street light standard. A 2300 volt wire contacted the car and possibly his head touched the pole while inspecting the damage on a wet pavement. Authorities cite accidental contact.
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Wausau
Herbert H. Christensen
Christensen
Death of Jacob J. Becker in Sylvester township
Jacob J. Becker 69 of Sylvester township died at 5 a m today at his farm home route 1 Juda after a daylong illness from a heart condition. Born September 26 1879 in Washington township he was married in Monticello to Katherine Lutsy and they farmed in Washington township then near Juda. He was a member of the Modern Woodman of America. Surviving are his widow two sisters Mrs Jacob B Hoesly and Mrs Henry B Hefty both of New Glarus and several relatives. The funeral is set for Thursday at 2 p m at Zwingli Evangelical and Reformed church Monticello with Rev A R Achtemeier. burial in Highland cemetery Monticello. The body is at the Voegeli funeral home in Monticello.
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Jacob J. Becker
Sylvester Township
Route 1
Juda
Washington Township
Jacob
Rosie Hefty Becker
Marty
Monticello
Katherine Lutsy
Becker
Modern Woodman of America
Jacob B. Hoesly
Henry B. Hefty
New Glarus
John Becker
Palmyra
Mott B. Wittenwyler
Hiss Lawyers Hear Character Witnesses Ahead of Stand
Lawyers for Alger Hiss build toward his promised witness stand as they present character testimony. U S Ambassador-at-Large Philip Jessup swore Hiss has a good reputation amid perjury charges.
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New York
Alger Hiss
U. S
Philip. Jessup
Hiss
State Department
Two Injured Here In Auto Accidents
Elmer Cory an 18 year old from 720 17th street is at St Clare hospital after an accident near the armory on 9th street. He was struck while stepping from a moving car driven by Delbert Boss as the car hit a parked vehicle. Cory suffered a deep head cut and other injuries. John Regossi 61 of 1810 12th street was injured when struck by LeRoy Daughenbaugh who failed to yield to a pedestrian on a sidewalk. Regossi was taken to St Clare hospital with a broken leg and other injuries. Daughenbaugh will appear in justice court June 25.
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Elmer Cory
17Th Street
St. Clare Hospital
Cory
Delbert J. Boss
17Th Avenue
9Th Street
Heuer Sales Co
Boss
LeRoy Daughenbaugh
Route 1
Red Oak
Ill
John Regossi
12Th Street
Regossi
Daughenbaugh
Kraft Foods Co
Justice Court
Re- Zossi
Two More Truckers Fined in Court Here
Court appearances for drivers of Gateway City Transfer Inc charged with operating unlicensed vehicles in Wisconsin were made after sheriff’s deputies served warrants. Joseph J. Murphy of Janesville and Robert Junior Jones of Morrisonville each faced fines of 25 dollars plus costs from Judge Harold J. Lamboley in county court, part of a Green County highway police crackdown.
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Gateway City Transfer, Inc
Wisconsin
Sheriff’s Department
Joseph J. Murphy
Janesville
Robert Junior Jones
Morrisonville
Harold J. Lamboley
Green County
Rainfall affects Green county crops and milk flow
The county reports a 0.29 inch rainfall last night with generally light showers expected today, aiding corn and grain while pastures lag. Milk output has declined, prompting calls for extra feed and summer supplements such as hay racks, silage, and supplementary grain.
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Green County
Myron E. Jeglum
Baieves
Jeglum
Green County Girls Enter Alice in Dairyland Contest
Two Green County girls entered the Alice in Dairyland contest via the Monroe Evening Times. Miss Doris Pfund route 5 Monroe and Miss Kathryn Chambers Juda sent photos to the Alice in Dairyland headquarters at the state fair park. A judging committee will pick 16 entrants for personal interviews, from which the 1949 Alice will be chosen.
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Green County
Monroe
Concrete Forms Ready at Square for New Court House
Concrete forms and equipment were moved to the south side of the square for the new court house. William A. Vinton, general contractor, said pouring may not start before Friday or possibly Monday. The first large section will be an eight foot panel across the south side. An emergency sewer job from the southeast to the intersection of 11th Street and 17th Avenue will be laid tonight.
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Court House Square
William A. Vinton
Court House
L1th Street
17Th Avenue
Blacktop Work Near Albany Progress Update
Replaced highway 59 now reaches the Gap church cemetery corner with about three miles to Albany village limits. Oil seepage and sun damage caused patchy areas, sand added for settling, seal coat planned in fall. A mile of resurfacing from Monroe east limits begins to meet relocation west of Prien school.
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Gap Church
Albany
Monroe
Prien
Mrs Clark Sworn In First Woman U S Treasurer
Mrs Georgia Neese Clark was sworn in as the first woman to serve as treasurer of the United States at oath ceremonies in Washington. The historic appointment marks a milestone in federal finance leadership.
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Clark
Washington
Georgia Neese Clark
The
United States
Dashing Rain Marks Arrival of Summer in Monroe
The article notes the first day of summer in Monroe with 78 degree heat at noon. Overcast skies and a misting shower marked the season’s arrival, followed by humid conditions and a forecast of cooler weather then higher temperatures tomorrow across the state and Midwest.
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Monroe
Midwest
Nationalist planes raid Shanghai port injure crew and damage ship
Nationalist planes damaged the British freighter Anchises in Shanghai injuring four crewmen and setting a Shell Co. warehouse afire destroying 20 000 tons of kerosene. The attack halted foreign shipping and prompted a new blockade announced yesterday. Captain J E Watson described a direct attack as the bomb hit between the engine room and hold. The Anchises was beached and cannot proceed until repairs.
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Shanghai
Qil Co
Anchises
Foochow
Here
Manchuria
Yangtze
Whangpoo River
J. E. Watson
Watson
Senate panel backs 75 cent minimum wage move
A seven member Senate labor subcommittee voted unanimously for a 75 cent hourly minimum wage. It rejected extending wage hour coverage to 5 million more workers, suggesting the full committee will likely back wage-boosting legislation.
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Washington
Senate Labor
Pepper
D-Fla
Senate Labor Committee
Senate
Janesville Firm Bids Low on Road Surface
P. W. Ryan Sons, Janesville road contractors, submitted the low bid of 36153 dollars for gravel or crushed rock surfacing on 3116 miles of relocation of highway 11 at Browntown and Dill. This strip is the west county line Browntown road.
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P. W. Ryan Sons
Janesville
Browntown
Dill
Associated Press
Madison
West County Line
Browntown Road
Wisconsin Regents Expansion Rejected in Senate Vote
The Wisconsin senate, 16 to 15, refused to enlarge the University of Wisconsin board of regents from nine to 15 members. Lt. Gov. George Smith cast the deciding vote for postponement. The body then refused to reconsider, 15 to 13, cementing the defeat. Two vetoes by Gov. Rennebohm were sustained. One would have moved the mental health authority to the board of health. the other made the Waukesha Daily Freeman the official state newspaper. Overriding the veto failed 14 to 13. The senate also killed a proposal to allow UW and other schools to requisition unclaimed dogs and cats from pounds. Building plan okayed.
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Madison
Senate
University of Wisconsin Board of Regents
Leverich
George Smith
Rennebohm
Department of Public Welfare
Board of Health
Waukesha Daily Freeman
Wisconsin State Journal
University of Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction
Stout Institute
Teachers Colleges
Mendota
Winnebago
Central State
School For Boys
Waukesha
Reformatory
Green Bay
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Assembly
Atomic Inventory May Be Only Error In Bookkeeping
Senator McMahon reports material missing or misplaced at Oak Ridge but not A-bomb uranium. He cautions inventory discrepancies may be bookkeeping errors amid broad committee probes into atomic energy mismanagement and Li lienthal's leadership.
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Oak Ridge
AEC
Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Oak Ridge, Tenn
McMahon
D-Conn
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
The
Carbide and Carbon Chemical Corp
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Millikin
R-Cole
Mrs Mesta Named Envoy to Luxembourg by Truman
Mrs Perle Mesta of Newport Rhode Island and Washington DC, famed society leader and Democratic fundraiser, was nominated by President Truman to serve as minister to Luxembourg. The post had been held by the U S ambassador to Belgium in Brussels.
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Washington
Perle Mesta
Newport
R. I
Washington, D.C
Democratic Party
Truman
Luxembourg
U.S
Brussels
Belgium
Archbishops Arrest Threats Amid Prague Church Crisis
Prague controlled papers hint at Archbishop Josef Beran facing arrest as the communist regime moves to target the Roman Catholic church. Reports say Beran has been semi captive in his palace with security police, while Moravian opponents are being arrested for resisting a government backed separatist Catholic group.
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Prague
Josef Beran
Czechoslovakia
Moravia
Beran
Josef Matocha
Olomouc
Vatican
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E. L. Bennett
Sylvester
Green County Girls
Gap Mountain
Petersburg
W. Va
Ernest E. Wenger
Monay
Chamber of
Wenger
Harold F. Pickett
Lester M. Johnson
Charles F. Bloom
Robert J. Alder
Louis R. Wolleson
Harry E. Williams
Dean N. Peterson
Lyle A. Johnson
Paul Kammerode
Leo F. Butts
Richard H. Bahr
Welleson
Monroe Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Senate Group
Board of Regents
State Senate
Smith
Mrs. Mesta
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