20 Dec 1947
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Newspaper
Waukesha Daily Freeman
Location
Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1947
Page
1
Waukesha county fuel dealers warn against new fuel oil customers as allocations tighten and cold weather drives demand. Old customers are prioritized while storage varies. most dealers urge existing users to limit consumption to last year’s level and advise new burners to delay installation until supply stabilizes.
Ted Allen and his wife with three children prepare to spend Christmas together in a home of their own after earlier hardships. Allen returned to Waukesha before Thanksgiving, faced eviction, and spent time in jail. A week ago he found a small place near Okauchee and resumed housekeeping. The Allen children, ages 6 to 12, are in a state home in Sparta while Sheriff Rockteacher delays moves until after the holiday. The family hopes the eldest can soon join siblings back in Waukesha County.
Cecil Snyder, an undernourished 11 year old, confessed to poisoning his father Joseph Snyder after years of mistreatment including beatings and denied food. The father died after eating cheese sandwiches laced with rat poison. District Attorney A J Moora filed first degree murder charges.
Bedford Indiana parents Mr and Mrs Edward R Speer face a tragic choice as their twin sons born joined at the skulls near Indianapolis may survive but cannot be separated without fatal brain damage. Doctors warn no operation is possible and the couple cannot afford continuous care. The case raises ethical questions on mercy killing and parental duty amid medical and legal uncertainty.
Wisconsin moves to enforce a new anti strike law as Local 2 Telegraphers union faces court injunction. Judge William F Shaughnessy set Monday hearing after an unsuccessful union meeting with assistant attorney general Beatrice Lambert. About 70 Milwaukees Telegraphers weigh action while Wisconsin Northern Local 2 officers Tarkowski Moering and Lukawoski are named to appear.
The will of 86 year old Milwaukee banker and lumberman Iale Henry M Thompson was filed for probate in Milwaukee. Most of the estate, estimated at $150,000, goes to Mrs. Thomas Montgomery of Hartland, his daughter. Other bequests include $16,000 to Thompson’s long-time secretary Mation F Heg and smaller sums to a chauffeur, a gardener, and a grandson. A watch and jewelry go to Andrew J Montgomery. In a separate item, India riots in Bombay killed two and injured two as police patrol the Nagpada area amid renewed communal violence.
A man named Krusell, 57, of 462 Wao bash, reported a theft of a box containing 30 to 40 detonator caps from his car in Waukesha. He pled guilty to transporting explosives without a permit after admitting possession and was fined $10 plus costs. City officials warned of danger if seized by children and police continue to search for clues. Meanwhile Presley Whitelaw, 33, pleaded guilty to a fourth drunkenness charge in a week and was sentenced to 10 days in county jail with a vagrant and common drunkard designation, plus confinement into the next Wednesday noon.
Congress approved a $540 million emergency aid package for France Italy Austria and China while planning a full review of U S foreign policy before backing a proposed $17 billion four year Marshall plan. Taft opposed the plan calling it too costly and likely to raise prices. Vanderberg signaled hearings and a policy reexamination tied to the London conference failure.
Washington reports Secretary of State George Marshall said a united Germany cannot be achieved while the East West struggle over European recovery remains unresolved. He urged merger talks among Western zones and warned of continued Soviet opposition, with stability hinging on whether Western Europe rehabilitates under free government or tyranny.
British and Paris morning papers largely welcomed President Truman's European recovery program. The Times called Europe’s chance and praised the plan as independent US aid. The Express urged Britain to reject benefits, arguing economic balance is possible alone. Paris papers mirrored cautious approval, while Czechoslovakia's Rude Pravo labeled the plan subjugation.
Warden David Coers blamed a small group of trouble-makers for terrorizing 825 inmates at the Darrington state prison farm. The hunger strike entered its fourth day as prisoners refused meals, with some eating in the fields while others kept away from the dining hall. Coers said no collective bargaining in the prison and ordered Christmas packages held back until the strike ends. The under 25 inmates began the protest Wednesday demanding better food.
A Swiss ammunition depot blew up with a midnight blast and a 12 hour series of explosions. Casualties reached eight killed, four missing, and six injured as the blast destroyed a rail station Blausse-Mittholz and six houses in the Kander thal valley. Anti aircraft shells and bombs rained from the crater while civilians were evacuated and mine detachments searched for ordnance. rail line disruption and communication outages hampered reporting.
Racine District Attorney Edward Krenzke led raids on five pool halls just after midnight resulting in 23 arrests. Twelve were taken at a hall above the Star restaurant on Racine's near North side, and eleven at a cigar store pool hall in the uptown district. No gambling evidence was found at the other three halls.
Waukesha tavernkeepers will not face disciplinary action over the decision by the Waukesha Tavern League to close around the clock on Christmas Day. The voluntary close was decided in an open meeting, so the league will not pursue legal action. About 23 of 50 taverns sent representatives. some owners protested or abstained via proxy, with Alfeo Testesin openly opposing the closing.
Wreckage of a small civilian plane was located on a farm two miles southeast of Terre Haute airport today. Vigo County deputy sheriffs reported all four passengers were killed in the crash.
Mayor Edwin H. Honeyager reported that no council vote or official action grants authority to sell Silurian Park. Records show only two referendums related to the park, in 1941 and 1945, neither approving a sale, while 1945 favored a community center site and Silurian remained in the park system.
The Army announced it is investigating black market activities customs violations and other reported misconduct among U S personnel in Germany amid a broader inquiry into discipline and security within occupied zones.
In Waukesha residents learn winter starts Monday as Capricorn enters the sun, but daylight length shifts complicate reality. The article explains solstice quirks, noting daylight remains eight days with little weather change until December 27, when days lengthen. Central Standard Time marks winter at 10:43 Monday morning with no guarantees of snow or cold.
Democrats will meet December 23 in the municipal courtroom of the courthouse to select delegates for the state convention on January 10. The meeting was announced by Dr. John W. Nash Pewaukee under a directive from Charted W. Greene state chairman of the party.
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt arrives in New York after attending sessions of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in Geneva. She traveled back by plane and is reported home today.
Forecast calls for clearing skies and a chilly night in Wisconsin with a Sunday marked by partial clouds and little temperature change. Expect a low near 7 degrees. daytime highs around 35 and a low of 24 at night. Local hourly temps incomplete due to OCR errors.
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