Milwaukee Slayer Denied Bail in First Degree Murder Case
Milton Babich, 19, remains jailed on a first degree murder charge in the death of Patricia Birmingham after two bail denials. Judge Daniel Sullivan cites a confession as basis for verdict. Babich will plead innocent at the April 12 preliminary hearing and faces a life term if convicted. Detective work includes rechecking the suspect’s route and finding blood stains in the car used.
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Milwaukee
Milton Babich
Daniel Sullivan
Arthur W. Richter
William McCauley
Babich
Patricia Birmingham
Victor Babich
Milton
Wisconsin
West Allis
Milwaukee River
Kathleen
Richter
Adolph Kraemer
Kraemer
McCauley
Sullivan
Patricia
Harvey L. Neelen
Monroe set to vote on city manager government
City residents are invited to a mass meeting at the high school auditorium Friday at 8 p m to hear Henry Traxler discuss the council manager system and answer questions. The event caps a campaign by the Citizens Committee for City Manager Government ahead of next Tuesday’s referendum.
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Monroe
Henry Traxler
Janesville
Traxler
Citizens Committee For City Manager
Rodney O. Kittelsen
Leonard G. Howell
Madison
Monroe Kiwanis Club
Monroe Hotel
Howell
Citizens Committee
Prague Sentences Two U.S. Soldiers
Two American soldiers were sentenced to 10 and 12 years in prison by Czechoslovakia for spying after a secret trial. They had been arrested December 9 near the border while absent without leave from their units. Names given: Alexander Jones alias Hunter and Clarence Hill.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Alexander Jones
Hunter
Clarence Hill
Wisconsin PTA to Hold 40th State Convention Here
The Wisconsin Congress of Parents and Teachers will hold its 40th annual state convention in Green Bay on April 28 29.
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PTA
Green Bay
Wisconsin Congress of Parents and Teachers
Dale Geil Buys Kunderts Grocery On East Square
Dale J. Geil, with 13 years in meat cutting and grocery work, has purchased Kundert Brothers grocery on the east side of the square. He will assume charge tomorrow and plans a self service format with extensive remodeling and an IGA supermarket conversion after Easter.
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Dale J. Geil
Kundert Brothers
Geil
Kroger’s
Roy
Buehler Brothers Chain of Markets
Ralph J
IGA
Sager
South Side
National Tea
Krogers
Miss Ellen Freeman Former local teacher dies
Word reached here of the death of Miss Ellen Freeman a South schoolteacher about 35 years ago. She died yesterday at her Whitewater home after illness since fall. Services will be held in Whitewater at 2 30 p m Thursday.
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Will Geigel
Ellen Freeman
Miss Freeman
Whitewater
Mercury Maintains Spring Temps as Rain Arrives
Weather updates show Monroe at 42 to 54 degrees with rain expected in central and southwest regions today and tomorrow. Wausau had the heaviest rainfall at .30 inches while Madison reported 64 degrees as wintry systems move from New Mexico and Arizona toward the southern plains.
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Monroe
Wausau
Madison
Rockies
Kansas
Nebraska
New Mexico
Arizona
Plains
Midwest
Hyland Elected VFW Commander at Turner Hall Meeting
Michael R. Hyland was elected commander of the VFW post at Turner hall meeting as nine new members increased total to 317. Other officers named for 1949 50 year include Theodore J. Burgy Hugo Voelkhi Don Lovelace William Rieder Dr David D Ruehlman and Joseph Viney. New members hailed from Monticello Juda Browntown and Monroe. A 55 member audience heard details of an April 14 radio and variety show This Is Our Town with half hour recorded for rebroadcast from Madison. The first district Wisconsin VFW meeting will be in Kenosha on May 15 with Louis R Wolleson of Monroe as commander.
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Michael R. Hyland
VFW
Turner Hall
Theodore J. Burgy
Hugo Voelkhi
Don Lovelace
William Rieder
David D. Ruehlman
Joseph Viney
William Elliott
Henry Elmer
Monticello
Morris Grenzow
Walter Schild
Juda
Ralph Lueck
Browntown
Darwin Baxter
Harold Woolever
Leo Gille Jr
Robert Hahlen
Monroe
Post
Our Town
Madison
Wisconsin
Kenosha
Louis R. Wolleson
Heart Fund Campaign Nets $246 in Monroe Drive
The first annual Heart Fund drive in Monroe, lasting three weeks and sponsored by the American Legion, raised $246.86 for American Heart association research and prevention. Dr. A. E. Leiser, chairman, announced the county Legion council oversaw the county drive with Zilmer-Riley post directing Monroe efforts. Plastic heart containers were placed in businesses across Monroe and neighboring towns.
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American Heart Association
Monroe
A. E. Leiser
American Legion
Albany
Brodhead
Monticello
New Glarus
County Council of the Legion
Zilmer-Riley Post
Rescued Airmen From Arctic Crash Identified
Washington Sgt. Edward R Blatz of Calvary Wisconsin was one of seven airmen rescued on Sunday after their cargo plane crash on Ellesmere Island in the Arctic. The seven survived the wreck and were picked up by a ski equipped plane three days later, the Air Force announced.
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Arctic
Washington
Edward R. Blatz
Calvary
Wis
Ellesmere Island
Air Force
Browntown Boy 5 Dies In Loader Mishap
Five year old Walter Flannery, son of Frank and Ruth Flannery, was killed at M J Olson Implement Co in South Wayne when a tipped loader beam crushed him. He had climbed the beam while attached to a tractor, witnesses said. Survived by parents, four sisters, two brothers, and two brothers. funeral planned at Stuessy Funeral Home with burial in Woodlawn cemetery.
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Walter Michael Flannery
Walter
Frank
Ruth Hanson Flannery
Browntown
M. J. Olson Implement Co
South
Wayne
Herman Stuessy
Glen Signer
South Wayne
St. Clare Hospital
Wayne Martin
Herbert Flannery
Herbert
DeWayne F
Renzo
Darlington
Marlene
Rosemary
Manda Jane
Mina Jean
Browntown Methodist
G. E. Michaels
Stuessy Funeral
Ralph Hofoed
Woodlawn Cemetery
Argyle
Few Crop Planting Changes Expected
Wisconsin farmers expect few changes in crop acreages this year per the state crop reporting service. The 1948 planted areas for corn hay potatoes peas and soybeans are similar to last year with barley spring wheat flax and tobacco likely to be smaller. Oats up two percent and onion plantings up sixteen percent. Acreage plans depend on how winter grains and hay crops recover from the past winter. larger losses could trigger more changes.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Senate approves rent law extension amid Bricker clash
The Senate approved a 15 month extension of federal rent controls 78 to 11 with a compromise including a home rule decontrol provision and a fair net operating income for landlords. Bricker’s motion to return the measure to conference failed 53 to 33 as time ran out before midnight. The bill moves to the House where administration leaders expect swift passage.
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Washington
Senate
Bricker
Ohio
Senate-House Conference Committee
Mr. Truman
White House
Truman
House
Conference
Congress
Senate-House
Appointment of Firmin as Wood Veterans Home Manager
Milwaukee announces Delta C. Firmin of Dallas named manager of the veterans hospital and soldiers home at Wood Wisconsin. He succeeds Maj. Paul G. Froemming who retired.
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Wood
Milwaukee
Delta C. Firmin
Dallas
Veterans’ Hospital
Soldiers’ Home
Wis
Firmin
Maj
Paul G. Froemming
Regretful Biedermanns Sell Home Here to Move West
Gustav Biedermann and his large Liechtenstein family arrived in Monroe last September seeking health baths and prosperity. They plan to move to a newly purchased home in Los Angeles after Easter as licensing obstacles in Wisconsin block his masseur work. The family has already scattered: sons Gunther and Rolland in New York farming, daughters Maria Theresa and Margarite assisting with baths, and Rev. Arnold, a priest, preparing for a California posting.
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Monroe
Gustav Biedermann
15Th Street
Biedermann
Liechtenstein
Los Angeles
Wisconsin
California
Europe
Kaan
America
Gunther
Rolland
New York State
Maria Theresa
Margarite
New York
Biedermanns
Papa Biedermann
Charles J. Seitz
Rev
Arnold
St. Victor's Catholic Church
St. Clare Hospital
Radio and Auto Firms Lead Price Cutting Across Goods
Price cuts spread through consumer goods led by radio makers and auto firms as inflation fears ease. Westinghouse Electric slashes nine radios 20 to 50 percent. Kaiser-Frazer trims 198 to 333 off cars. Henry Ford II hints at Ford price cuts. ice cream and battery prices fall while sugar prices rise. Economists call this a healthy readjustment and expect looser controls.
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Eccles
Westinghouse Electric
Kaiser-Frazer Corp
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Co
Willard Storage Battery Co
Truman Aims For Superior Cabinet To Meet Great Age
President Truman told 250 government leaders at a testimonial dinner for new Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson that he is building a cabinet capable of facing America's "very great age." Johnson was sworn in with elaborate ceremonies, succeeding James Forrestal who resigned.
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Washington
Truman
America
Defense
Louis Johnson
Johnson
James Forrestal
City Escapes State's Epidemic of Measles
Wisconsin reports 9285 measles cases Jan 1 to Mar 19 up from 5350 last year, but Monroe sees only a few. Health officials say gamma globulin serum used during the war protects young children exposed to measles within four to seven days.
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Zintek
Assembly Kills Four Year Terms
The Wisconsin Assembly defeated a proposal to elect major officials on four-year cycles by 44 to 43. The plan would have amended the constitution to set four-year terms for governor lieutenant governor secretary of state treasurer attorney general and county officials. The assembly also approved two amendments to keep sheriff elections and to stagger assembly terms.
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Madison
Yeschek
R-Lac du Flambeau
Molinaro
D-Kenosha
Assembly
Rennebohm
Italians Inform U S Of Plan To Join Pact
Italy notified the United States it is willing to join the North Atlantic defense alliance, raising to ten the democracies formally backing the mutual aid pact. Portugal and Iceland have yet to respond as officials expect decisions by the April 4 signing.
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Washington
Italy
United States
North Atlantic Defense Alliance
Portugal
Iceland
Buying Wave Jams Ticker Tape after Federal Reserve Credit Relaxation
Wall Street rallied on news that margins would drop to 50 percent enabling more credit for securities trading. The market later cooled as leaders retreated from early highs while brokers noted little change in long term positions.
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Federal Reserve
New York
Wall Street
Federal Reserve Board
Guardian of
Financial District
Montgomery Ward
Reserve Board
U. S
U. S. Steel
Republic Steel
General Motors
Chrysler
U. S. Rubber
Sears Roebuck
American Telephone
General Electric
Illinois Central
Standard Oil
United Air Lines
Wisconsin Cheese Market Shows Little Change in Demand
Wisconsin dairy market news reports stable prices with fair demand and generally active trade. Quotes include varied categories with prices around 33 to 34 cents for several cheese types and sizes.
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Madison
Wisconsin
I. c
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Heart Fund
U.S
S&s
Roberta Lee
Des Plaines
Martin Kennelly
Chicago
Roberta
Mike Sexton
Chicago Carpenters’ District Council
Marriner S. Eccles
National Dairy Products Co
Philadelphia
Borden Co
Pioneer
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