Senate Accepts Penalty Revision In Pure Food Act
Madison senate approves revisions to the Pure Food Act penalties raising maximums to six months for most violations while restoring a $100 maximum fine and dropping minimum fines. The measure returns to the assembly as 17 bills pass or concur with minor provisions on parking near private roads, highway funds, and trailer couplings.
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Senate
Madison
Assembly
Department of Agriculture
Joint Finance Committee
Skeleton Identity Remains Unknown
Skeleton found on a farm near Blanchardville remains unidentified. Lafayette County Sheriff Homer Curry said District Attorney Charles O Connell was notified after the state crime laboratory in Madison took the thinly fleshed remains for examination. The dead man may be A F Shane, a 60 year old sewing machine repairman from Beaver Dam who had been reported missing by Iowa County and Prairie du Chien authorities.
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Blanchardville
Homer Curry
Lafayette County
Charles O’connell
State Crime Laboratory
Madison
Curry
A. F. Shane
Beaver Dam
Iowa County
Prairie du Chien
Dorothy Haven
Eleanor Haven
Clarence Haven
Jury Indicts Cohen On Income Tax Count
A federal grand jury in Los Angeles indicted gambler Mickey Cohen on income tax evasion charges. The case follows hearings by the Kefauver crime committee, which cited Cohen's loaned sum of about 300000 with little security. Cohen denied wrongdoing and claimed the indictment was politically motivated.
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Kohler
State Department of Veterans
Department
Cohen
Los Angeles
Mickey Cohen
U. S. Senate Crime Committee
Estes Kefauver
Dtenn
Asia Stand Disputed MacArthur Note Arouses Leaders
Washington leaders clash over General MacArthur’s claim that Asia, not Europe, is the main front against communism. Democratic silence on bringing MacArthur home contrasts with Republican calls for him to report from Korea and the Far East.
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Washington
Congress
Douglas MacArthur
Asia
Europe
MacArthur
Korea
Far East
White House
Joseph Short
Formosa
House
Joseph W. Martin
Martin
Ferguson
R-Mich
United States
Bridges
R-Nh
Armed Services Committee
Gillette
Iowa
United Nations
Poten
Pentagon
Con—T
State Department
North Korea
New Mobilization Group Appointed by President Truman
President Truman named the new Mobilization Advisory Board with four members each from labor agriculture industry and the public. Charles E. Wilson will chair. Labor picks include Philip Murray William Green Walter Reuther and George Meany. Other appointees span agriculture D W Brooks Ray B Wiser James Patton Herschel Newson and more. Public figures John Lord O Brian George Mead William Davis and Paul Porter also named.
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Washington
Truman
Mobilization
Charles E. Wilson
CIO
Philip Murray
AFL
William Green
Walter P. Reuther
CIO Auto Workers
George Meany
White House
James G. Patton
National Farmers Union
Denver
Herschel D. Newson
National Grange
Columbus
Ind
Marion B. Folsom
Eastman Kodak Co
Otto A. Seyberth
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Claude A. Putnam
National Association of Manufacturers
Samuel Abbott Smith
Thomas Strahan Co
Chelsea
Mass
John Lord O'Brian
George Hook Mead
Dayton
William H. Davis
New York City
Old War Labor Board
Paul Porter
Cheddar Prices Dip on Wisconsin Exchange
Cheddars fell two cents as trading tone weakened on the Wisconsin cheese exchange. Listings show multiple car lots with prices around 36 to 38 cents, including various grades and dates, with several bids and offers remaining unfilled and uncovered. Government support level cited at 36 cents.
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Plymouth
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Illinois
U. S
Bar Group Urges Retirement Plan for Elderly Wisconsin Judges
Nine witnesses told the state legislature's joint finance committee that too many judges are over 70 and unable to handle the load. E Harold Hallows of Milwaukee said eleven of Wisconsin's 36 supreme and circuit judges are past 70 and backed a state retirement plan funded by contributions from judges and the state.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Supreme Court
E. Harold Hallows
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Bar Association Pension Committee
Hallows
Auto Rollover Injures Three Men Near Jordan Center
Three men escaped serious injury when their car overturned twice at 12:28 a m near Jordan Center cheese factory. Driver Edward Halverson 21 Woodford was hospitalized at St. Clare with cuts and bruises after being ejected. Passengers Roger Wahl 24 Woodford and Galey Shattum 26 Argyle were shaken up. Halverson was taken to hospital by Richard Barth Darlington.
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Jordan Center
St. Clare Hospital
Edward Halverson
Woodford
Roger Wahl
Galey Shattum
Argyle
Halverson
Richard Barth
Darlington
Mrs George Hogan Stricken in Florida
Mrs. George Hogan 47 of Ft Lauderdale Fla died there yesterday after a cerebral hemorrhage. She leaves husband three sons Roger George and Richard in the army and was predeceased by one son. The Hogans had lived in Ft Lauderdale eight years moving from Janesville. Services will be held there Monday.
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George Hogan
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
W. H. Hogan
17Th Street
Hogan
Monroe
Janesville
Roger
George
Richard
Drivers Reminded Of 116 New Meters On Monroe Square
Motorists were reminded that Monroe will add 116 parking meters on the square. The meters in the center lanes were ordered by the city council to be operational at 9 a m with a two hour limit.
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Monroe
Chinese Retreat on Central Front Shifts Line north of 38th Parallel
AP dispatch reports a surprise Chinese withdrawal along a 40 mile front north of the 38th parallel leaving a no man’s land before UN troops. Allied advances extended up to eight miles into North Korea as units of four divisions pressed along the central and western fronts amid rain and limited air activity.
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Tokyo
No-Man’s Land
United Nations
John Randolph
U. N
South Korea
Haggye-Inje
Chunchon
U. S
North Korea
Spending Boosts Pressure Hobson Says Nation Faces New Situation
Prof. Asher Hobson of the University of Wisconsin told 150 at a Turner hall dinner that 35 billion dollars in defense spending hits an economy with record inflation. He cited rising deposits, bond investments, population growth, and housing programs as inflation drivers while urging cuts in non-defense spending. Swanton and McDowell outlined group cooperation and marketing challenges for farmers and dairy products to aid housewives.
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Asher Hobson
University of Wisconsin
Turner Hall
Hobson
Wisconsin Council of Agriculture
Milo F. Swanton
Madison
Donald N. McDowell
State Department of Agriculture
Fred Galli
K. D. Knutson
Janesville
Swanton
McDowell
Green County
Wisconsin
Cannot Enslave Church Archbishop Sees Hope for Settlement
Archbishop Alojzije Stepinac in a private Lepoglava cell says a compromise between Yugoslavia’s communist government and the Catholic Church is possible and desirable for both sides. He insists on a clear division between church spiritual authority and state temporal control, and says communism cannot coexist with Catholicism under its 1945 policy.
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Lepoglava
Yugoslavia
Alojzije Stepinac
Associated Press
Archibishop Stepinac
Stepinac
Vatican
Marshal Tito
Ernest Berndt Dies in Brodhead at 58
Ernest Berndt of Brodhead died at 12 30 p m at St Clare hospital from complications after surgery. Born January 21 1893 he farmed near state line then ran a milk route in Brodhead. He married Alice Stuckey in 1917 they later divorced. Survived by two daughters Mrs Ray Malkow and Mrs Ronald Shrier both of Brodhead a son Hilton Berndt two brothers W S Berndt and Frank Berndt and a deceased son Marion. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Ernest Berndt
Brodhead
St. Clare Hospital
Ernest Christian
Dorthea Sophie Kaiser Berndt
State Line
Alice Stuckey
Davis
Stock Market Steady as Rails Lead Movers
The market held steady after yesterday's gains as rail stocks largely muted their advance with minor gains and small losses. Lead movers included Southern Pacific Illinois Central U S Steel Youngstown Sheet and Tube Studebaker Du Pont Allied Chemical and International Nickel.
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New York
Southern Pacific
Illinois Central
U. S. Steel
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Studebaker, du Pont
Allied Chemical
International Nickel
Doomed Doctor Chooses Death by Own Action
Dr. Robert C. Rutledge Jr., condemned to 70 years, shot himself with carbon monoxide after a sensational trial in Cedar Rapids. He had killed Byron Hartman, faced Iowa Supreme Court review, and left a letter to his wife before dying beside his car eight miles from town.
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Houston
Tex
Robert C. Rutledge Jr
Iowa Supreme Court
Rutledge
Byron Hartman
Hartman
Cedar Rapids
Friends
St. Louis
Rutledges
Iowa
State Penitentiary
Government cuts tin can use for civilian packing
Washington orders a new three month restriction reducing tin can use in beer, pet food and other items from 90 percent to 75 percent.
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Washington
Assassin Given Extreme Penalty In Truman Attack
Oscar Collazo, 37, is sentenced to die in the electric chair on October 26 for the attempted assassination of President Truman and the slaying of guard Coffelt. He proclaims his act for Puerto Rico's independence as Torresola also dies in the attack on Blair House. trial established two counts of first degree murder.
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Truman
Washington
Oscar Collazo
Collazo
Puerto Rico
T. Alan Goldsborough
Goldsborough
Griselio Torresola
Blair House
Torresola
White House
Leslie Cotffelt
Rosa
Coffelt
Torrescla
U. S
Joseph Downs
Donald Birdzell
Greenglass Receives 15-Year Prison Term
New York atom spy David Greenglass was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty. His testimony backed the case against Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, who were sentenced to death yesterday. He said he stole atomic secrets at Los Alamos and passed them to the Rosenbergs for delivery to Russia.
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Ethel Rosenberg
Federal Court House
New York
U.S
Lillian McLoughlin
Julius Rosenberg
David Greenglass
Ethel
Greenglass
Los Alamos
N. M
Rosenbergs
Russia
Former Mayor Charged in Bank Embezzlement Case
Russell M. Anderson, 53, former mayor of Wautoma, was named in a federal warrant charging embezzlement of 3000 dollars from Union State Bank where he served as cashier. He resigned Tuesday and the case involves funds insured by the FDIC with ongoing book work expected into next week.
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Milwaukee
Russell M. Anderson
Wautoma
Union State Bank
United States
Floyd E. Jenkins
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Anderson
Madison Strike Ends with New Contracts Accepted
Madison workers from the four day walkout end after plumbers and painters accept new contracts. Bricklayers and carpenters had earlier settled differences with contractors.
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Madison
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Mrs. George Hogan
Florida
West
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