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MARSHFIELD NEWS-nERALD Tuesday. April 1945 Pare 3 came warnings from Meteorologist Howard J. Thompson against pos- COLD WAVE TO STAY BUBRDT SERVICE UNITY LIEUTEH WINS SILVER STIR SCHEDULED LB Art, and fruit crops. Land 'Lakes with Sunday and Monday readings of 71 and 25 respectively showed the greatest disparity, but Wausau and Park Falls reported temperature drops from the 70s to the 20s and La Crosse and Green Bay from the sunny 70s to the chilly 30s. Expected temperatures today as seen by the weatherman were 20 in northwestern Wisconsin.

25 in the north, west, and central area, and 33 in the southeast. FOR ANOTHER DAY Low Temperature of 20 at Land OM-akes Brings Crop Warning (By the Associated Press) Wwincr tamTrattires-were gen llllillpl tention that he was off his trolley because he was kicked in the head by a mule, clouted on the ekull with an axe and dropped 65 feet from a smokestack. The blue eyed, five-foot-two defendant is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday by Superior Judge Herbert Kaufman, the maximum penalty is 30 years in prison. Van Wie's attorney, James Toner, announced he would move for a new trial. Van Wie was found sane by the same jury that earlier convicted him of bigamously marrying Myrtle Wheeler, Josephine Bergman and Evelyn Brown, who testified he courted them from the rear platform of a trolley car.

He admitted nine other marriages. At his sanity trial, alienists testified Van Wie was a psychopath but legally sane. DING DONG DADDY FOUNDTOflE SINE Alienists Testify Marrying Conductor Is Legally Responsible San Francisco (JP) Francis Van Wie may have married 12 women but he kept his sanity through it all. a Superior Court jury ruled yesterday in finding the 58-year-old municipal railway conductor guilty for the second time of three counts of bigamy. The jurors rejected his plea of innocence by reason of insanity.

They found without merit his con eral throughout Wisconsin today with a trace of snow reported in the western part of the State and the U. S. Weather Bureau in Milwaukee predicted that the: cold I LeRoy Morgan Is Promoted To Rank of First Lieutenant Unity (Special Lt. LeRoy Morgan, son of Mr. and Mrs.

W. W. Morgan, Unity, was promoted from second to first lieutenant in the U. S. Army on March 8.

Lt. Morgan, who only recently was a sergeant, has been overseas since October, 1944. but has had time since then to acquire two promotions in addition to the Bronze Star and the coveted Silver Star. He received the Silver Star from First Army headquarters with a citation which said: For gallantry in action in Germany on 18 January 1945. Lt.

Morean (then second lieuten TAXES Milwaukee JP) The Common Council yesterday refused to rescind earlier action recommending that the State Legislature continue the present tax of seven cents per 1,000 cubic feet of natural gas. Natural gas advocates have contended the tax law is would last at least unui tomorrow. The Jowest thermometer reading today was 20 degrees at Land O'- Lakes. Other minimnms were: Lt. LeRoy Morgan Pvt.

Willard W. Burkhardt Phon. Your Clmuiticd Ada To 100 Park Falls 22. Wausau 24, Green Bay 27. Superior 26, Stevens Point 25, La Crosse 29, Madison 31.

Milwaukee 31. In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Sault Ste. Marie reported 24, Escanaba 26 and Marquette 25. a t.m nf snow was recorded at REPORT NEW EVIDENCE Auburndale Infantryman Is Killed in Germany Action March 15 Auburndale (Special) Memorial services will be conducted Sunday afternoon, April 8, at 2 o'clock at St. John's Lutheran Church at Auburndale for Pvt.

Willard W. Burkhardt, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Burkhardt, route 1, Auburndale, who was killed in action March 15 while serving with the Arym Infantry in Germany. The Rev.

S. E. Rathke will officiate at the rites. Pvt. Burkhardt was born in Kiel, Calumet County, Feb.

14, 1926, and eight years ago came to Auburndale. where he was valedictorian of the 1944 graduating class of Auburndale High School. He entered service Aug. 25, 1944. and trained at Camp Crow-der.

Camp Livingston, and Port George G. Mead, before going overseas early in February, 1945. landing in the United Kingdom. He had served In Prance, Belgium, Holland, and Germany. Surviving besides his parents are two brothers, Cpl.

Clarence of the Army Air Forces now home on furlough, and Reuben, seaman, first class, of the U.S. Navy serving on the Pacific: four sisters, Marion, Leila, Linda, and Joyce, all at home; and his two grandmothers, Mrs. Peter Burkhardt, Stratford, and Mrs. Hannah Conrad, Fond du Lac. IN MICHIGAN SLAYING Lansing (JP) Kim Sigler, special grand jury prosecutor, an JT ILL-TIME ant) led a combat patrol across a swift-flowing, icy river on the nounced in a press conference Monday night that new and "im Beautiful Prewar Construction Spring Filled night of Jan.

18, 1945. Encountering an enemv outDOst he skill portant" witnesses have been lo Superior, La Crosse and Stevens Point. Howard J. Thompson, meteorologist at the Weather Bureau in Milwaukee, forecast colder weather in the southern part of the State today and predicted a slight rise in temperature tomorrow. With the advent of the cold cated in the police investigation fully maneuvered his squad and of the ride murder of State Senator Warren G.

Hooper. Declaring he still is convinced Hooper was Big Stream at Flood Stage From Iowa to Gulf Of Mexico slain to silence him from telling (roehler Living Item UltGS called for covering mortar lire which annihilated an enemy squad moving up to the outpost. After inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy, Lt. Morgan skillfully maneuvered his men and withdrew without loss. His cool, courageous, and competent leadership the grand jury and trial courts what he knew of graft in the Legislature, Sigler said he be- lieves the mystery of the shooting will be solved.

exemplifies the finest tradition of McCains SINCE 1921 g)50 the American soldier, and his actions reflect the highest credit on this officer and the military Lt. Morgan's wife lives with her mother at Cleveland, Wis. ROOMY DAVENPORT AND CHAIR POST OF INTERVIEWER FOR GOVERNMENT OPEN A special recruitment campaign, Housecleaning Needs! tfes conducted through the State Bu reau of Personnel for men to qualify for the position of interviewer with the United States Em FORMER STATE STUDENT OFFERS HUGE REWARD Rome (JP) Sgt. Stuart W. Mathes.

an American soldier, offered today through the Army newspaper Stars and Stripes to pay 2.000,000 lire ($20,000) for the recapture of Gen. Mario Roatta, who escaped while on trial as a war criminal. In a letter to Stars and Stripes Mathes said he would sell holdings to raise the money for the reward "in memory of nearly 20,000 American soldiers who have been killed in the Italian campaign." Mathes, drafted three years ago, attended the University of Wisconsin and later taught ployment Service, was announced Handsome, large roomy suites in the new modern styling. Choice of luxurious coverings and charming colors. Famous Kroehler construction is your assurance of longer life better appearance after many years.

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George H. Hudson, U. S. District Engineer, said use of the 100-mile floodway appeared "strongly probable" within the next two weeks. Work to complete guide levees along the floodway is being rushed.

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Msgr. William Reding, pastor of SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church here for the past 38 years, has tendered his resignation from the pastorate, effective July 1, it was announced Sunday at all the Easter masses in the church. While no reason for the resignation was mentioned in the statement read Sunday, it was obvious that it was for health reasons. The veteran pastor observed his 80th birthday Feb.

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