Untaxed Margarine Threatens Milk Prices, Holman Warns
Holman, secretary of the National Cooperative Milk Producers, told Congress that allowing margarine to compete with butter could lower milk prices but warned that removing butter protections might force dairy farmers to sell cattle, risking a milk shortage. He cited taxes on margarine and licenses as targets of reform, and criticized wartime economists for aiming to replace dairy diets with grain substitutes.
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Tribone
Weehington
Washington
Charles W. Holman
National Cooperative Milk Producers
Congress
Holman
House Agricultural Committee
Marshall Warns U S Aid To Greece Must Continue
Secretary of State Marshall warned before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that stopping aid to Greece would bring swift and tragic consequences. He urged continued U S support of Greece and Turkey, noting totalitarian pressure and the risk of wider European impact if aid ends.
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Washington
Marshall
United States
Greece
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Europe
Soviet Says War Talk Is Hysteria Ref: Lomakin comments in New York
Soviet consul general Lomakin dismissed talk of war between the United States and the Soviet Union as hysteria and a crazy idea. He said Russians seek peace and that U S U S R relations must be improved, noting both peoples desire better ties. He was leaving LaGuardia for Stockholm en route to Russia for vacation.
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New York
Yakob Lomakin
United States
Russia
LaGuardia Field
Stockholm
Lomakin
U. S
Government Surplus Tops 5 Billion on Tax Boom
Washington reports a budget surplus of 5.076 billion dollars after tax collections surge. It marks the first time income exceeds outlays by over 5 billion though not yet the two thirds of President Truman’s year end forecast.
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Washington
Truman
Weather Record for Wisconsin Minnesota and region
Weather record from Commerce notes rain or snow in northern Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota with colder air moving in Tuesday. South and eastern areas see rain or milder conditions with variable precipitation. Advisories cover a 150 mile radius of La Crosse and shipments protected northward for 26 hours and south and east for 30 hours.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Herth End
la Crome
River Readings and Forecast for Low Pointain City Area
Weather bulletin notes rising river levels from Dam No 10 with 62 to 04 feet increases over 36 hours. Northern district expected little change in two days. Melting snow and mild weather may cause peaking river stages on Kickapo River Reot Trempraieau and Zuembro by tonight or late afternoon.
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Guttenberg
Pointain City
Kickepoo
Reot
Trempraieau
Zuembro
Warmth Expands Across East as Weather Front Steams In
Temperatures rise through the eastern half of the nation with 15 to 20 degree jumps from Saturday. In the upper Mississippi Valley temps reach the mid range as snow depth declines. A low pressure center over the northeast brings clouds and unsettled conditions to the Ee valley and Great Lakes with light rain around Minneapolis and rain or snow reported in Wyoming and Montana.
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Mississippi Valley
Enow
Lowe
Ee Valley
Minneapolis
Genere
Wyoming
Montena
Special Ballot Ordered for Lith Ward Supervisor Post
The common council calls a special election in conjunction with the April 6 vote to fill the Lith Ward supervisor seat after Roland P. Scheitzach resignation. Nominating papers must be filed from March 17 to March 22, vague clerk Fred Kramer announced Monday.
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Common Council
Lith
Roland P. Scheitzach
Fred Kramer
Milwaukee Primary Bids for Mayor Amid Large Field
Milwaukee voters face a spring primary with 15 mayoral candidates and 241 running for 27 alderman seats. Incumbent John Bohn not seeking re election, runoff likely in April with 150000 to 170000 of 289000 registered voters expected at polls.
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Milwaukee
John Bohn
Follies
Walter Gaedke
Local court reports varied pleas and sentences in March cases
Daily Records notes pleas of innocent and guilty across downtown cases. Willem Vogel of 1304 South Sixth pleaded innocent to allowing minors at his tavern with a March 17 trial set at 2pm. Clyde Pettygrove and Ray Whitewater of French Island pleaded guilty to trapping for bearing animals. bond set at $100 and March 17 trial. Other defendants include Charles J. Murray jailed for drunken driving with license revoked for a year. Albin Nieratka fined for failing to dim headlights. Eleanor Lochetz fined for no license. William Lochetz fined for allowing operation of his car. Daniel Vinson sentenced to prison with probation and abstention terms. William Will fined for gambling equipment. Theodore Hulberg, Homer Wardwell, Arthur Kofte, and Harold Mattie pled guilty to card games and fined. John Moe of Commercial Hotel pled guilty to larceny with fine or six months. Additional entries reference fire and engine calls on March 13 and 15.
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Coust
Willem ‘Vogel
South Sixth Street
Clyde Pettygrove
Ray Whitewater
French Island
Charles J. Murray
Prospect Street
Wisconsin
Albin James Nieratka
la Crosse
Corts
Eleanor Lochetz
Cass Stree
William Lochetz
Cass
Daniel Vinson
Onalaska
Wis
Waupun
Aaron Sanford
Vinson
William Will
Kane Street
Theodore Hulberg
West Avenue
Homer Wardwell
Tyler Street
Arthur Kofte
Avon Street
Harold Mattie
John Moe
Russell Maloney A Rising Literary Figure In Radio And Letters
New York writer Russell Maloney born 1910 in Brookline mass appears on numerous kilocycle programs discussing books. He has written about two million words for The New Yorker and uses various aliases. He is married to Miriam Batista, lives on the East Side with three dachshunds Quail Lark and Dove, and has a daughter America who may join Quiz Kids soon.
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New York
Alec Woollcott
Russell Maloney
Brookline
Mass
Russell
New Yorker
Harvard
Maloney
Miriam Battista
Lark
Dove
Park Avenue
Maloneys
America
Amelia
Kansas City
Oshkosh Physician Dr John F Stein Dies at 66
Oshkosh Wisconsin Dr John F Stein longtime local physician died today at Mercy hospital after a brief illness He served as an aviation medical corps officer in World War I and was a captain in the reserve He had been aerie physician of the Oshkosh Eagles for 20 years
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Oshkosh
Wis
John F. Stein
Mercy Hospital
Aviation Medical Corps
Stein
Oshkosh Eagles
Ratified After Death
The text notes that no constitutional amendments took effect during Abraham Lincoln's administration and that the 13th amendment prohibiting slavery was ratified eight months after his death.
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Abraham Lincoln
Three Million Dollar WW II Cemetery Plan Outlined
The American Battle Monuments Commission seeks 3 million dollars from Congress to establish ten permanent World War II cemeteries in Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Pacific with chapels and facilities. Sites include Cambridge England Margarten Maastricht Henri-Chapelle Neuville Hamm St Laurent Omaha Beach St James St Avold Epinel Draguignan Florence Anzio Tunis Manila.
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Washington
American Battle Monuments Commission
Congress
Thomas North
Congressional
Army
General North
Cambridge
England
Margraten
Maastricht
Holland
Henri-Chapelle
Liege
Belgium
Neuville-en-Condraz
Hamm
Luxembourg City
Gen. Patton
France
St. Laurent
Omaha” Beach
St James
Avranches
St. Avold
Metz
Epinel
Vosges
Draguignan
Cannes
Florence
Anzio
Italy
Tunis
North Africa
Philippines
Manila
North
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Alaska
Guam
Pacific Islands
Gettysburg
Antietam
Tazawa
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Commission
Father Rescues Many But Fails With Own Son
Detroit area resuscitation expert Robert C. Gasco raced to his Berkley home Sunday after a call for help. He and a physician fought to save his three year old son who was choking on a penny at noon. Despite decades of cases, the father and doctor could not revive the child.
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Detroit
Robert C. Gasco
Berkley
Gasco
Death of Mrs Anna Keyes at 81
Mrs Anna Keyes 81 of 1316 Winnebago Street died at her daughter's home Sunday. Survived by daughter Eva Kneeland of La Crosse brother Herman Oppreicht of Lynxville Wis three grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral 10 am Tuesday at St Patrick's Seneca Wis with rosary 7:30 pm Monday at Hellwig Morris funeral chapel.
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Anna Keyes
Winnebago Street
Eva Kneeland
la Crosse
Herman R. Oppreicht
Lynxville
Wis
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Seneca
Hellwig- Morris
Obituaries for Kapanke and Granke appear in Chaseburg notices
William J Kapanke 71 of Chaseburg Wisconsin died at home Saturday evening born Vernon county April 15 1876 survived by daughter Mrs Harry Bluske son Albert Kapanke sister Mrs Otto Schock brothers Paul Kapanke Otto Schnick and three grandchildren Funeral services scheduled Wednesday at 1 pm at farm home and 2 pm at Chaseburg Lutheran Church Rev Gerhart Horn to officiate burial in adjoining cemetery viewing times set for Sletten McKee south side chapel Monday evening 7 to 9 and at the Chaseburg home Tuesday evening Miss Anna Granke 63 St Paul formerly of La Crosse died Sunday in St Paul Sister of the late Mrs Charles White funeral held Monday at Wilff funeral home St Paul private burial planned Tuesday in a St Paul cemetery.
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William J. Kapanke
Chaseburg
Wis
Vernon County
Harry Bluske
Albert Kapanke
Otto Schock
Paul Kapanke
Otto Schnick
Crosse
Anna Granke
St. Paul
la Crosse
Charles White
Wilff
Mrs Theresa Specht dies. services set at Dwyer and St Joseph
Mrs Theresa Specht 71 of 1115 Ferry street died in a local hospital. She belonged to the Women’s Catholic Order of Foresters and Catholic Daughters of America and served on the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women board. Survived by daughter in law Marie Gruenzner and son Frank Specht. Funeral at Dwyer funeral home Wednesday 8:30 a m and St Joseph Cathedral 9 a m with Msgr Pape officiating. Burial follows. rosaries and prayers arranged for Tuesday at the funeral home and parlor activities for church groups.
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Theresa Specht
Ferry Street
Women's Catholic Order of Foresters
Catholic Daughters of America
Diocesan Council of Catholic Women
William
Marie) Gruenzner
Mankato
Minn
Frank Specht
Wayne, Mich
Dwyer Funeral Home
St. Joseph's Cathedral
Msgr
Peter Pape
WCCF
CDA
Catholic Women's League
Dwyer
Mrs Nona Sullivan 81 Dies at Daughter’s Home
Mrs Nona Sullivan, 81, died Saturday night at her daughter Mrs George H Brooks home in Tomah. Rosary will be Monday evening at the Sullivan home. funeral services Tuesday at St Marys Catholic Church. Burial in Tomah Catholic Cemetery. Survived by one daughter and brother Arthur OLeary Sparta. husband and one son preceded her in death.
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Nona Sullivan
George H. Brooks
South 24Th Street
Sullivan
Tomah
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Arthur O'Leary
Sparta
New Insect Killer Safe Around Animals
Wilmington Del. I du Pont announces a new insect killer called mar laie methoxychlor insecticide. The company says it is safe around domestic animals and has greater knock down power than DDT on flies mosquitoes and other insects. Methoxychlor refers to bis methoxyphenyl trichloromethane.
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Wilmington
Del
I. du Pont de Nemours Company
Transjordan Unveils Stamps for Parliament Opening
Transjordan issues a special stamp series to mark the opening of the new parliament. The issue showcases national symbols and serves as a commemorative tribute to the legislative milestone.
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Transjordan
Public Works Sealed Bids for Copeland Park Bath House
The City of La Crosse Board of Public Works will accept sealed bids until 10:00 AM March 29 1948 for construction of the Bath House at Copeland Park Beach. Bids require contract and bond or certified check five percent. Work to commence within ten days of award and finish in 75 working days.
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City of la Crosse
Board of Public Works
City of
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Bath House
Copeland Park Beach
Fishermen Rescued After Fog Off South Connermers Coast
In Ireland near the South Connermers coast fishermen were lost for hours in thick fog. Rescue teams deployed dogs to search the shoreline and eventually located and saved the mariners.
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South Connemers
Eire
Chicago Livestock and Produce Prices from Chicago market
Hogs with salable total 2000 active and uneven. lighter weights up 75 cents, heavier up to 1.00. Top hog price 24.50 with various grade ranges noted. Cattle and calves 3500 and 300. demand active with higher quilts and mixed responses from packers and buyers. Fed steers and heifers mostly up 1.00 to 1.50, cows and bulls up 25-50 cents, canners down to 14.50-17.50. Sheep 2000. slaughter lambs up about 50 cents, top 23.00, wooled lambs around 22.50. Produce: live poultry weak to firm, fowl steady, prices unchanged to up two cents, butter steady. Eggs and other dairy items listed with grade notes and prices.
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Chicago
USDA
f.C.b
U. S
U.S
Fire Damages Ettrick Home
Ettrick Wisconsin fire damages the home of Peter Erickson a member of the Ettrick volunteer fire department. The blaze started about 9 30 am with Mrs Erickson at home alone. Neighbors helped move furniture and radiators out before more damage. The roof and upper floor were severely damaged. Cause undetermined and loss estimate not yet available. The Ettrick fire company also responded to a chimney fire at the Abner Engans farm at 9 30 am Sunday.
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Ettrick
Wis
Peter Erickson
Erickson
Ettrick Fire Company
Abner Engans
Chicago Grain Table Shows Mixed March to December Wheat
Market table with open high low and close data for wheat corn and lard futures from March through December. Cash grain quotes list No 1 red wheat No 3 yellow corn oats and seed grades with quoted prices in dollars per bushel and per hundredweight.
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Chicago
Close
Harley
Columnist James Woodman Dies in Waukegan At 77
James Woodman, 77, longtime columnist for the News-Sun in Waukegan, died. He wrote the column A Bit of Verse and was a familiar figure to Lake County residents. Woodman also owned the defunct Walukegan Gazette, a veteran in newspaper activity.
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Waukegan
James Woodman
Barge News-Sun
Woodman
Lake County
Walukegan
Stolen 1941 De Soto Reported in Fond du Lac
County police were alerted Monday morning by state radio about a blue 1941 De Soto sedan stolen between 2 and 4 a.m. in Fond du Lac Wisconsin. The car bears Wisconsin license plates 8 16 123.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
Wisconsin
Apuania Italy Plans Penicillin and Streptomycin Factory
Apuania in Italy will host a new pharmaceutical plant dedicated to producing penicillin and streptomycin. The project signals expansion of medical drug manufacturing in the region, aiming to boost local employment and supply capabilities.
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Apuania
Italy
Fillmore Clerk Carl G. Johnson Dies at 53 in Rochester
Carl G. Johnson, 53, longtime Fillmore County court clerk, died of a heart ailment in a Rochester hospital. Born February 23, 1895 in Preston township, he lived in Preston his whole life. He married Gladys Austin in 1928 and was active in Union Prairie Lutheran Church and Modern Woodmen of America. Survived by wife, son Curtis, three brothers, two sisters. Funeral at Preston home Monday and Union Prairie Church follows.
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Minn
Carl G. Johnson
Fillmore
Rochester
Johnson
Preston Township
Ingebret Johnson
High Grove
Winona Business College
Gladys Austin
Lanesboro
Modern Woodmen of America Lodge
Union Prairie Lutheran Church
Curtis
Alfred
Henry
Emil
Mathilda Brenna
Columbus
N. D
Henry Peterson
Beloit
Union Prairie Church
P. J. Nestande
Church
Death of Richard Neitzke in Whitehall Wisconsin
Richard Neitzke 55 died Sunday morning in Whitehall hospital from a heart attack. He is survived by his wife two daughters Eleanor and Irene a son Richard Jr two brothers Henry and Carl and one sister Bella Jensen. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 1 30 p m at Johnson Funeral Home Whitehall and 2 p m at Our Savior's Lutheran with Rev O G Birkeland officiating. Burial in Lincoln Cemetery Whitehall.
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Whitehall
Wis
Richard Neitzke
Whitehall Hospital
Eleanor
Irene
Whitehall High School
Richard
Henry
Township
Carl
Sacramento
Calif
Bella Jensen
Elmhurst
Neitzke
Johnson Funeral Home
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
O. G. Birkeland
Lincoln Cemetery
Funeral services for Fred Matiak in Bangor
Fred Matiak age 57 of route two Bangor died suddenly at home Saturday. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 p m at Fossum chapel Bangor with Rev F C Buller officiating. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery.
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Bangor
Wis
Fred Matiak
Fossum Chapel
F. C. Buller
Fairview Cemetery
Matiak
Marquette Dental School Receives $5000 Cancer Grant
Washington officials announce a $5,000 grant to the Marquette University School of Dentistry as part of 31 cancer teaching program awards from the National Cancer Institute of the U S Public Health Service.
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Washington
Marquette University School of Dentistry
Federal Security Agency
National Cancer Institute of the
U. S. Public Health Service
Two City Accidents Reported Over Weekend
City police logged two weekend accidents with no injuries. At 3 45 p m Sunday a car driven by Lawrence Schneider stopped in the southbound lane near Rose Street viaduct and was rear ended by Joseph Wolfe causing $40 and $45 damage. Later at 8 41 p m Sunday in the 100 block of South Fourth Street La Monte Heiser turning into an alley struck Arthur Wanner’s vehicle, with $75 and $35 in damage respectively.
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Wrence Schneider
Winona
Rose Street
Joseph Wolfe
George Street
Schneider Machine
Schneider
Wolfe
South Fourth Street
la Monte
Birthday Greetings for Teddy Healand in Wisconsin
A brief birthday notice from West Salem Wisconsin祝s Teddy Healand. The item lists residents Robert Michael Everitt of Mindoro Wisconsin and Mrs Edwin Bergrud along with addresses 526 North Ninth Street and 2127 Charlies Street, implying a personal celebratory message.
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Teddy Healand
West Salem
Wis
Robert Michael Everitt
Mindoro
Edwin Bergrud
North Nintt Street
W. E. Shepard
Charlies Street
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