Council Approves School Site Homes Purchases
The city council approved buying four houses adjoining Hadfield school for 550,000 and authorized a 5,000 land purchase for the hospital on Fairview Avenue funded from hospital reserves. Appraisals by local brokers fixed values for Graf Scruggs Heeter and Mathews parcels, with options to be available by April 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Hadfield
Hospital Board
Fairview Avenue
Sladfield
Alvin and
Mabel Graf
Oakland Ave
Marie B. Scruggs
Vincent Mathews
Ida Heeter
Richard Hippenmeyer
Vincent Conboy
Clinton Breese
Hippenmeyer
Graf
Scruggs
Heeter
Mathews
Morgan Butler
Shipkov Gets Term as Spy for United States
Five Bulgarians accused of spying for the American legation were found guilty and given prison terms from four to 15 years. Lead defendant Mikhail Shipkov drew 15 years and 18 years civil rights deprivation. Others include Tomova Rindova with 12 years and 15 years. All pleaded guilty and faced mercy pleas. judge Velichkov called the sentences lenient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Legation
U. S
Donald Heath
United States
Stephan Velichkov
Wisconsin Weather Forecast Clears and Turns Colder Tonight
Weather page reports clearing skies in Wisconsin with colder air and brisk winds tonight Thursday. Low temperatures expected well below zero in some areas with northwest to southeast gusts. Daily notes include hourly temperatures, sunset and moon phases, and visible planets Mars Venus Jupiter Saturn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Hugh
Sanne Rivan
Pritay
Pinevin
Antares
Manny
Mars
Saturn
Venus
Jupiter
Elizabeth expected to give birth to second child
Reports from New York say Princess Elizabeth of Britain is expecting her second child. Buckingham Palace may deny the charges, but sources suggest a delivery in late summer or early autumn. The 23 year old continues maternity shopping as Prince Charles nears 16 months old. Prince Philip serves in the Mediterranean navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
New York
Britain
Buckingham Palace
Here
Prince Charles Philip Arthur
Philip Mountbatten
Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip
Royal Navy
Mediterranean
Malta
Study Garbage and Rubbish Costs and City Run Plans
Alderman Joseph O Connell urged a thorough cost study of private versus city operated garbage and rubbish collection. City Engineer Walter Dick warned the city cannot operate cheaper than a private contractor and may need higher service. Mayor Honeyager floated special assessments if the city sides with disposal control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ald
Joseph O'Connell
Ninth Ward
O'Connell
Walter Dick
O’connell
Favors
Edwin Honeyager
Blizzard Crash Kills 15 as Northwest Airliner Hits Flagpole
A Northwest Airlines twin engine plane on a blizzard flight from Washington to Winnipeg struck a bent steel flagpole at Fort Snelling cemetery and crashed into a Minneapolis house, killing 15 aboard and 4 residents. Seven injured residents were treated at Abbott Hospital. Civil Aeronautics Board to investigate the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis -K- Northwest Airlines
NWA
Ft. Snelling
Doughty
Frank Doughty
Abbott Hospital
Diane
Tommy Doughty
Noom Cst
Hennepin County
CAA
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Civil Aeronautics Board
Chicago
Northwest Airlines
Washington
Winnipeg
Wold-Chamberlain
Donald B. Jones
Minneapolis
Fort Snelling Military Cemetery
Winter Snow Sweeps Wisconsin as Cold Front Hits
Waukesha shifted to winter with 2 inches of snow amid high winds after a 30 degree drop in 12 hours. Temperatures plunged from the 50s to near zero in parts, with blizzards in northern Wisconsin and heavy drifting snow. Roads iced and water levels rose, while Superior and Park Falls reported significant snowfalls and record lows. The Sander murder trial defense rested in Manchester at 1:34 p.m. CST.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukesha
Wisconsin
Water Utility
Milwaukee
Howard Thompson
Superior
Park Falls
la Crosse
Green Bay
Land O' Lakes
Clintonville
Beloit
Fau Claire
Madison
State Highway Department
Eau Claire
Wisconsin Rapids
Land O* Lakes
Weather Bureau
McCarthy Accuses U S Woman at UN of Communist Ties
Sen McCarthy testifies a U S representative to the United Nations has been linked to 28 Communist front organizations. Dorothy Kenyon identified as the official, listed in government records in roles with the Commission on the Status of Women and the UN Economic and Social Council. He also cites Mrs Dean Acheson and Philip Jessup as sponsors of related groups. The hearing opens amid heated exchanges over personnel records and alleged subversive activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington -In- Sen
Joseph R. McCarthy
R. Wis
U.S
United Nations
McCarthy
Psenate Foreign Relations
State Department
Dorothy Keyon
Commission On the Status of Women
Economic and Social Council
Dorothy Kenyon
Peronnel
Senate
Miss Kenyon
Acheson
National Council of American-Soviet Friendship
The
American Russian Institute
Conference of Pan-American Democracy
Poltical Prisoners’ Bail Fund Committee
Consumers’ Union
Congress of American Women
Dean Acheson
House
American Activities Committee
Philip Jessup
Change Is Urged in Welfare Setup
A county board committee urged reorganizing county welfare offices under a five member board with a county supervisor appointed director. The pension department would be centralized with potential expansion to other agencies. The survey found no major overlap but lacked board authority over welfare spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. House
Mukwonaga
Andrew Sturgeon
Pewaukee
Sturgeon
Pension Department
State Welfare Department
Waukesha
Waukesha Bank Seeks Curb Service Approval
Waukesha State Bank asks the common council to study curb banking feasibility. Carl Taylor, bank president, requested investigation, with aldermen referring the matter to the board of public works. In Sweden, Eleanor Roosevelt accepts invitation to visit this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Waukesha State Bank
Carl Taylor
Couuncil
Board of Public Works
Eleanor
Sweden
Stockholm
The
Business and Professional Women's Club
Eleanor Roosevelt
Greek Week Pledge Steps Silent for a Week at Carroll College
A sorority pledge endures Greek week by speaking only to respond or when addressed, skipping notes and calls. She endures meals, hallway greetings, and class time in near total silence, hoping the experiment ends without being seen as snobbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll College Sorority
Barbara Kinney
Center
Delta Zeta
Betty Thompson
N. Grand Ave
Roberta Oaks
S. James St
Barbara
Carroll Union
Freeman
Donna Jean Vruwink
Carroll College
Fellows
Welfare Chief Bans News Gag
Madison officials push for open reporting on state welfare institutions after John W. Tramburg urges superintendents to disclose facts to newspapers. A policy draft will guide school and facility communications while employees gain full freedom of expression and faster welfare construction plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison -Ip
John W. Tramburg
New State Welfare
Tramburg
Public Welfare Board
Will Hyde
Welfare Department
Clyde Reed
Waukesha School For Boys
Reed
Wisconsin School For Boys
Daily Freeman
Employes
Inbor
Supa
County Board Demands Removal of Courthouse Parking Meters
The 104th county board in session at Waukesha passed a resolution censuring the city for two hour parking meters near the courthouse. Supervisors Conrad Rohrer and Frank Pritalafft sponsored the measure, urging removal of daytime limits and serving a copy to city officials by the sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukesha
Conrad Rohrer
Chenequa
Frank GB. Pritalafft
Merton
Bard
City of
Sheriff's Department
Midwest Storm With Winds Up to 100 MPH Paralyzes Large Area
A sweeping winter storm blasted from the Canadian border to the Rio Grande with gusts up to 100 mph, snapping roofs, halting rail traffic, and marooning 65 students and 15 motorists in Blencae Iowa. Snow drifts reached several feet while dry winds raised dust across Texas and Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Midwest
Canadian
Rio Grande
Mississippi River
Dakotas
Nebraska
Iowa
Minnesota
U.S
Atlantic Seaboard
Texas
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
Texas North Plains
San Francisco Bay Area
Northwestern Bell
Blencae
Art Brown
Bronson
Woodsbury County
Sioux City
J. W. Washburn
Creighton University Medical School
Union Pacific Railroad
Omaha
Huskerville
Lincoln
Neb
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Soo Line
Glyndon
Minn
North Dakota
Missouri
Plains
Exploded Casting Sparks Fire at Foundry Plant
A small fire sparked by an exploded casting at the General Malleable plant 706 EK Main St caused brief excitement but little damage. The fire department, called at 9:15 am, found rafters already out, with smoldering sections quickly extinguished. Earlier, at 3:20 am, Brownrigg's Pure Oil station at Goerke's Corners reported thick smoke from a flooded oil burner with no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main St
Aday
Brownrigg
Goerke’s
Princesse Margaret Sidelined by Influenza in London
Sources say Princess Margaret remains confined to her room with influenza and will not attend ceremonies with visiting French President Vincent Auriol. Buckingham Palace confirmed the royal condition and the Princess will miss official engagements today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret
London
Buckingham Palsace
Vincent Auriol
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shipkov
WAT Kesha
Liner
Sander
Manchester
N. H
Hermann N Sander
Pension Dept
Ile
Elliot Crego
Waukesha Bank
Okay
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!