18 Jun 1929
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Newspaper
Sheboygan Press
Location
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1929
Page
1
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Dondlinger sustained a basal skull fracture and likely serious head injury after a fall at a Jer near Random 54 area. He was found unconscious and carried home before being removed to Sheboygan where responders transported him for medical care.
The article recounts Detroit’s struggle with bootlegging and prohibitions of alcohol as agents increase enforcement. It notes hidden runs to riverfront speakeasies, flotillas of boats, and a city grappling with rising demand and supply routes. Key figures hint at federal interest and law enforcement activity.
The article announces the appointment of a new Health Commissioner for Cook County. The appointee has extensive public health work, training in Southwestern Union and medical courses, and prior leadership roles. Dates referenced include 1926 and earlier service, with ties to Lansing and the county health institute.
President Hoover condemned the killings amid a nationwide push to curb weapon misuse by border patrol officers. The Treasury Department will enforce arms rules and courts will decide misuse cases as communities along the border urged cooperation with federal efforts against international criminals.
Washington ministers defend press coverage of prohibition shootings in a Washington Daily News symposium. Dr. Sizoo and others praise newspapers as fair and accurate, while some ministers call Lowman’s remarks troubling and biased against media reporting of the killings.
London and Lossiemouth reports note Ambassador Dawes urging naval arms reduction be drafted by a committee of statesmen rather than naval experts. He calls for a broad, cooperative process to shape final terms, amid discussions with Britain and others. Premier MacDonald, in Lossiemouth, echoes a hope for nations to form a board guiding peaceful study and fellowship.
Governor Walter J Kohler welcomed more than 100 Wisconsin Society of Chicago members to Kohler village and Riverbend for a one day visit. he described Kohler as an American community with homeowners and no paternalism and urged visitors to enjoy the day while touring the Nature Theatre and city. The delegation arrived by train and cars and was escorted to the theatre for a concert and luncheon.
Earl Manchester, 19, convicted of murder in Macon and sentenced to death for killing an Atlanta youth in a plot with 71 year old Mrs Powers. Judge H A Matthews set execution for August 14. Manchester’s lawyers will seek a new trial while Mrs Powers faces accessory before the fact charges.
In a murder case in Ohio authorities repeatedly questioned Marion T. Meyers from the College of Agriculture about his ties to Theora Hix, a murdered co ed. He admits prior dating her but denies knowledge of her assailant.
Columbus report describes federal inquiry into narcotics activity linked to the slaying of Theora Hix. DChief Sheltlenberg denied drugs influenced the case while officials questioned Dr James H Snook and hospital treatment of Mrs. Phillips amid coma reports. A prosecutor summoned Thomas D Phillips over University hospital involvement.
Alf Oftedal, assistant commissioner of prohibition in Washington, said dry agents are not entitled to shoot liquor violators who attempt to escape. Officers should avoid firearms and shoot only if their lives are in danger. He called the situation in Southern California very regrettable and noted agents had got into trouble building cases.
A defense attorney was appointed for Edith Bevenson, a former Sheboygan girl, as she faced a manslaughter charge in municipal court. Her trial for killing her newborn baby is set for Monday. Edith Revenson is daughter of Louis Revenson of 1817 Calumet Drive, Sheboygan, who has lived in Milwaukee for three years.
President Hoover signed the census and reapportionment bill. The act provides for the 1930 decennial census and a plan for reapportioning the House of Representatives, retaining 435 seats. An army of 100,000 workers will conduct counts from May 1930, finishing in two weeks urban and one month rural areas, with a report due to Congress in December. The act also authorizes unemployment, agriculture, and irrigation censuses, at a cost over 39 million dollars.
The temporary New Industries Committee met yesterday to draft recommendations for by laws and a new industrial board to foster local industry development. John F. Enz, president of the Sheboygan Business Men, chaired the session. E. R. Bowler led a sub committee on by laws. Continued on Page 6.
Milwaukee witness Warren G. Jones of the Anti Saloon League announces a private investigation into the federal grand jury's work in the western district of Wisconsin. He notes many no bills and aims to determine why indictments are scarce and who is responsible.
Madison Wis A constitutional amendment to let Wisconsin manufacture transport and sell intoxicating liquors for off premise consumption was proposed in the senate by Senator Bernhard Gettelman Milwaukee The plan builds on a theory that the 18th Amendment bans private liquor traffic but not state manufacture or sale If approved by two legislatures and voters the move would permit court tests of the states right to dispense beer and liquor and could allow liberal states to operate under the Canadian system while dry areas remain dry
Four St Mary's school pupils on the Bad River Indian reservation drowned after their boat overturned while fishing on the Bad River near Odanah Wisconsin. Lawrence Delille John Genery Orville Genert and Edward Blanche were the victims with George Gordon and Bruno Mishler attempting rescues.
Madison Wisconsin Boldt bill to form an annuity board to manage state trust funds with a substitute rejected 16 to 14. The Hunt alternative based on minority committee guidance aimed to separate teacher retirement funds from other accounts, while Boldt aligned with the majority report.
Washington United Press report says congress plans summer recess with Senate set to Aug 19 and House to Sept 23. Senator Wesley Jones leads open sessions bid after United Press revealed executive session roll calls, prompting rule changes and renewed debate.
Eight witnesses in a discovery hearing testified about payments totaling 565 dollars to jail turnkey Dan Kelly in Outagamie County. They claimed the money bought immunity from raids or helped repurchase seized slot machines, while denying any dealings with Sheriff Fred W. Giese. Giese warned they could not expect to break the law, as deputies would raid operating machines. one witness, Robert Lopas, detailed checks and escalating cash payments. Six more witnesses were to be called later.
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