08 Jul 1948
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Newspaper
Waukesha Daily Freeman
Location
Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1948
Page
1
The School Board re elected Butler to lead amid autumn staffing concerns. Officials discuss kindergarten capacity, transportation needs, and potential consolidation as enrollment nears 60 pupils per class.
A theater roof collapsed during a showing injuring at least ten people. Firefighters pulled two men and a woman from the rubble as onlookers watched in horror. The incident occurred during the film and emergency crews reported multiple injuries with fears of further harm.
The weather page reports wind and cold in the north tonight and Friday with a forecast of low temperatures. Almanac data and hourly temps are listed, alongside a prominent star note about planets Mars and Venus visible in the night sky.
Berlin facing drastic power and transport curbs ordered by Moscow with 6 am to 6 pm streetcar limits and four hours daily electricity for western sectors. The plan targets homes plants and industries while occupation forces gain limited power. Authorities promise fuel and coal deliveries to keep the elevated system operating amid unemployment fears and potential unrest.
Walter S. Gaspar, a Waukesha native, defeats J Byron Blois in Palo Alto by six votes to become mayor as the city’s commission government elects a new leader. Gaspar has a wartime Marine background and served as Santa Clara sheriff before entering Palo Alto politics. The town, with over 22 000 residents, has elected Blis as mayor each year since 1940.
Lincoln police sought a muscular burglar who last night fled with a one ton building stone from a house under construction. The incident prompted a police search in the city.
Wisconsin's youth service division offered to assume control of the state school for delinquent boys at Waukesha. A.W. Batley said he was not ready to recommend the transfer. T. R. Uthus was fired after an probe into the school's management. The division says it has a plan and staff and is ready to begin. board members question legal authority and timing.
Marcel Georges a Belgian war orphan adopted by Resthaven veterans will receive 25 dollars for sponsoring Joseph Green's concession at the Frame park celebration. Green of Pewaukee Route 1 sent ten percent of his milk bottle throwing stand earnings to Marcel, supported by the veterans and Foster Parents Plan for War Children.
Mauston Wisconsin authorities seek corroboration of John Hoffman's confession that he killed his wife Mollie 25 in a truck trailer between Chicago and Wisconsin Dells. Hoffman was captured in Canada and returned for questioning as prosecutors pursue the exact location of the slaying.
The third park concert in a season sponsored by the Waukesha Recreation Department and Weber Brewing Co offers the Plantationers, a local male sextet, along with the Weber band under Pred Sperl. The program ends with Sousa’s The Stars and Stripes Forever after a full marching and vocal program.
Lucinda Davia aged 100 died in Racine Wisconsin a few months after celebrating her centennial birthday. The obituary notes she was born in Wisconsin and passed away yesterday.
The NLRB and federal officials move to end a three day strike in captive coal mines led by John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers. Denham charges union demand for a union shop without a necessary election violates Taft Hartley, and seeks an injunction while miners walked out Tuesday over the disputed clause.
Deputies report John Le Borius, 65, shot his sister Mrs Reynolds and her husband Dr James Reynolds at the estate south of Minneapolis then killed himself. A note says Le Borius called the couple to the farm after an argument over title to the farm.
Edwin W. Kroening of Westalls was fined 10 dollars plus costs by Municipal Judge Scott Lowry after pleading guilty to speeding 50 mph in a 35 mph zone. The offense marked the 118th speeding arrest in the city this year.
Weather notes show a brief cool spell ending as temperatures rise again with forecasts of fair and warmer conditions. Milwaukee bureau predicts partly cloudy skies, possible storms in northwest and northeast regions, and hot inland highs approaching the 90s to 95s, with cooler Lake Michigan area. Strong entities include Milwaukee, Prairie du Chien, Menomonie, Park Falls, Wausau.
The United Nations Security Council held an emergency session in Lake Success in response to Israel pressing for action after Arab leaders refused to extend the Palestine truce. Moshe Shertok reported Israel would seek a 30 day extension while Bernadotte relayed Arab rejection. Egyptian troops reportedly launched an offensive in South Palestine before the four week truce expired.
Kenosha officials report that May alimony payments totaled more than 21000 dollars, reflecting a surge in divorce settlements handled by the municipal court. Gerald Siebert notes the city sees rising alimony activity as couples separate.
In St Ignace Michigan a 200 pound black bear snatched three year old Carol Ann Pomeranky from her home porch and carried her into the Marquette National Forest where she was found dead by a posse of 50 locals. The bear was tracked and killed. Mrs Pomeranky watched in horror as the animal seized her child and departed.
Harkrider, new president of the Wisconsin Manufacturers Association, was saluted by about 100 business leaders in Waukesha. He has led General Malleable Corp since 1936, and his tenure marks him as the first Waukesha resident to hold the state post.
CIO President Philip Murray joined two other labor leaders in declining to address the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia next week. Only A. F. Whitney of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen accepted among the four invited. AFL President Green and Tobin of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters had declined.
UN mediator Count Folke Bernadotte announced Arab leaders rejected a longer truce in Palestine and fighting was set to resume at 6 a.m. GMT. Israel accepted a 31 day extension. Arabs spurned it and observers prepared to depart Haifa aboard US ships.
Fourteen year old Raymond Bevard of Caledonia Wisconsin was killed when his tractor pinned him between the machine and a foundation the boys were digging near their home. He died from a broken neck in Racine Wisconsin.
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