North Heating Contract Voted
The Hyne Heating and Plumbing Co. of Evansville won the bid to install a two pipe low pressure steam heating system and ventilation for North School at 21 182 71, with substantial readiness by Aug 15 and no heat shutdown before semester end. Other bids ranged to 28 993 for Madison firms and 25 713 from Pharo Heating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyne Heating and Plumbing Co
Evansville
Board of Education
Hyne
Herman A. Stuessy
Stanley W. Howe
Stuessy
C. A. Hooper Co
Madison
Ideal Heating Co
Chicago
Pharo Heating Co
Howe
Ludlow Memorial Library
E. O. Evans
East
Attorney General’s Office
Gro
Slfe
Telephone Strike Extended by Union Demonstrations Held
The Communications Workers of America ordered picket lines around Bell Telephone installations nationwide. Union president Joseph Beirne said 300,000 workers would be affected though not a full nationwide strike. Mass meetings in Milwaukee Madison Green Bay and Beloit showed sympathy with Western Electric strikers. Wisconsin Western Electric workers total about 160 with 130 in Milwaukee on strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irtsna
Milwaukee
Madison
Green Bay
Beloit
Western Electric Company
Arthur B. LeFevre
Wisconsin
Communications Workers of America
Western Electric
CWA
Five States Feel Earthquake Jolts Across Midwest and Plains
An earthquake centered in Oklahoma rattled Oklahoma City and extended to Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Missouri, and Iowa. Desks in downtown offices shivered for about 30 seconds while calls flooded newspapers and radio stations from Wichita Falls to Independence, Des Moines and beyond. No immediate damage reports were listed.
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UnLanuma City
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Towa
Missouri
Oklahoma City
Wichita Falls
Vernon
Truman
Independence
Des Moines
Iowa
Ford Dearborn Firms Settle Ferguson Suit for 9.25 Million
Dearborn Motors Corp and Ford Motor Co along with other defendants reached a settlement in the Harry Ferguson lawsuit for 9.25 million dollars. The agreement provides payment to Harry Ferguson and Harry Ferguson, Inc. as part of the resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Dearborn
Detroit
Dearborn Motors Corp
Harry Ferguson
Dearborn Motors
Ford Motor Co
Taft Dominates Illinois GOP Primary National convention delegates nominally assigned
Taft swept the Illinois Republican presidential primary winning about 70 percent of the vote and likely 48 or 49 of 50 delegates. Stassen trailed with Eisenhower in write-ins third. Kefauver led Democratic ballots with Stevenson as a write-in. Delegates are nonbinding. 50 were chosen and 10 more later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Robert A. Taft
Illinois
Ohio
Harold Stassen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sen
Taft
Estes Kefauver
Adlai E. Stevenson
T Kefauver
Stassen
Bender
Eisenhower
MacArthur
Warren
Kefauver
GOP
Los Angeles
Gov. Stevenson
Percy Holloway Dies at 78 in Washington Township
Percy Holloway 78 lifelong Washington township resident died at 10 15 am today at his Route 4 home north of Monroe after two years of ill health He was born Aug 25 1873 in Washington township farmed until 1990 and served nearly 20 years as a Green County highway road patrolman He leaves his widow two sons Cecil and Howard a brother Preston a sister Thea Withers and six grandchildren He was predeceased by two brothers Ada and John and a sister Mellia Services 1 30 pm Saturday at Shriner Neushwander funeral home Rev Ralph Kofod of the Methodist church to officiate Burial Greenwood cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percyverett Holloway
Washington Township
Route 4
Monroe
Jacob and
Caroline Simmons Holloway
Green County Highway Department
Cecil
Washington
Greenwood Cemetery
Mediator Seeks Phone Strike Settlement In Detroit
Detroit reports the government pursuing high level talks to settle the telephone strike. E Marvin Sconyers of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service joined bargaining between Michigan Bell and the CIO Communications Workers of America.
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Detroit
E. Marvin Sconyers
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Michigan Bell
CIO Communications Workers of America
Taft Sweeps Stephenson County In GOP Balloting
Taft carried all 48 precincts in Stephenson County with 5 970 votes while Haroldssen had 1 785 and Eisenhower 28. Daylight saving time was approved by Freeport voters marking the first GOP win in four years. Marvin F Burt defeated John A Bingham in the state senate race by a wide margin with Freeport represented by Franklin Stransky and John K Morris unopposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Stephenson County
Haroldssen
Gen. Eisenhower
Nevim Stratton
Freeport
Senate
Marvin F. Burt
John A. Bingham
Galena
Stephenson
Truman Seizes Steel Industry In Government Crisis
President Truman announced the seizure of the steel industry in the name of the United States government after wage talks collapsed in New York. Secretary Sawyer, now in charge, ordered the American flag raised at plants and posted notices declaring government ownership. Wage talks with CIO President Philip Murray and midafternoon bargaining led by John R. Steelman were expected to be unproductive. Murray canceled a midnight strike an hour before it would start. The railroad industry has also been seized to prevent further disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
United States
Batt
Commerce Sawyer
Sawyer
John R. Steelman
Defense
CIO
Philip Murray
New York
Murray
Wage Stabilization Board
Steelee
Supervisors Set Action on Salaries for Incoming Officials
The County Board will decide two year salaries for seven officials at the April session. Terms expiring include county clerk Mrs Wilma Lengacher and treasurer Louis Stauffacher among others. Current pay ranges from 225 to 4500 yearly plus various fees and allowances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Supeers
Wilma S. Lengacher
Louis B. Stauffacher
Rodney O. Kittelsen
Ict
Matt Solbre
Lois Faubel
Grace Thorpe
Herman A. Stuessy
Canv
Wisconsin Conservation
Small Claims Court
Register of Deeds
Sheriff's Office
County GOP Group To Be Completed Soon
Final designation of Republican delegates and alternates to the state convention will be announced later in the week. Rudolph P. president of Green County Fan Club, after the caucus last night in the circuit TM county organization will send 21 Sees a allernates to the state GOP session in Mil waukee. More than thirty members of the county GOP group attended the caucus last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph P
Green County
Milwaukee
Army Navy Budgets Trimmed in House Vote
House approved defense appropriations totaling 46 billion for the coming year with trimmed budgets for the Army and Navy. Army set at 312.244 billion and Navy at 12.815 trillion, both below White House requests and subject to possible changes on a later roll call vote. Air Force funds still under consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Army
Truman
House
White House
Defense Department
Air Force
Cost of Repairs To Well 1 Detailed at City Meeting
War board members reviewed the mounting cost of repairing well No 1 with a total labor and materials bill of 10274 13 dollars. About 3286 10 dollars is due but not paid until Madison engineer John Strand approves. Pumping and further labor from April 1 and possible sand baling remain to be added along with Strand’s fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Board
John Strand
Madison
Joseph Egerer
Fire Insurance Rating Bureau
Morris Apology Over Whitewash Crack Sparks Fallout
Morris offered a public apology after calling James P. Day a real whitewasher in a wave of criticism touching the Truman administration. He said he does not know McGranery beyond what he has read, amid accusations of corruption sleuthing.
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Wasfingsun Wavewould
Morris
James P. Day
Truman
Sleush
Nasional Brese” Club
Lubcheon
McGranery
Steel firms to study move against seizure in court fight
Three major steel companies say they will resume operations as court action continues over President Truman's seizure of the industry. U.S. Steel will reopen in Pittsburgh and Chicago, while Jones and Laughlin and Republic Steel join in the back to work orders. Bethlehem Steel did not immediately resume, CIO officials allege a lockout. Wheeling Steel announces orderly resumption. President Truman asks Congress for terms to govern seized mills and defends seizure to protect stabilization program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel Corporation
Chicago
Ben Morrell
Jones and Laughlin Board
Truman
Republic Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Styst Majorants
CIO United
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Morrell
Commerce
Charles Sawyer
Sawyer
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Wheeling
W. Va
Congress
City Shopping Slogan Discussion Proposed by Chamber Committee
Monroe merchants may use a new city shopping slogan as part of a broader advertising plan. The Chamber of Commerce retail committee launched the idea this week and will discuss it at a May meeting. The plan promotes Monroe as a shopping center rather than the Swiss Cheese Capitol designation and includes an about 45 minute Fourth of July fireworks program contracted to Star Fireworks Co. of Danville Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee
U.S
Star Fireworks Co
Danville
Ill
Korean Airfield Swap Rejected at Panmunjom
Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison said the Allies would not trade a ban on repairing military airfields for the alleged Soviet issue. Chinese negotiators hinted at a swap for a more vital armistice matter as Gen. Sir Charles F. Keightley warned of a game at Panmunjom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munsan
U.N
Russia
William K. Harrison
Harrison
Tokyo
Charles F. Keightley
Panmunjom
Peping
Mercury Dips After Daytime High Hit 66 Degrees
A noon high of 66 degrees was recorded as the day warmed, but the forecast calls for rain this afternoon followed by a drop toward the freezing point tonight and the low 30s tomorrow.
Good Friday Plans For Monroe Area Churches
Eight ministers will take part in the Monroe Council of Churches Good Friday service at Immanuel Evangelical United Brethren church. Local businesses will close from 12 to 3 p m to observe the service. Rev Howard L Orians will lead the invocation and Rev Lyle E Curtis will deliver the meditation. Immanuel choir will sing as Rev Ralph K Kofoed speaks on authority from the Cross and Rev John R MacMartin reflects on the remembrance at the Cross with the message Woman behold thy son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Council of Churches
Immanuel Evangelical United Brethren Church
Howard L. Orians
Lyle E. Curtis
Assembly of God Church
Immanuel Church Choir
Jesus
Ralph K. Kofoed
Paradise
John &. MacMartin
Universalist Church
Wilkinson Lands Local FFA Project Emphasis
215 Monroe high school FFA members and guests heard UW agriculture director J Frank Wilkinson urge extended effort to equip future farmers for feeding America. He praised continued agricultural education facilities and noted high point tallies and major awards among club members, with 13 emblems and 28 major letters awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Frank Wilkison
UW Agriculture
Monroe High School
Future Farmers of America
America
Unitedian
Monroe
Margaret Fisher
William Pick
FFA
J. C. Purdy
Union Presbyterian Church
Robert Prien
Herbert T. Johnson
Robert E. Davenport
Kenneth Allen
Gay Steensrud
Jorgeson
Kenneth Rothenbuehler
Rudy Speich
Dan Bechtolt
Robert Rugh
Gien Spring
Wilkinson
Board of Education
W. T. Bjoraker
UW Agriculture Education Department
Robert Brankow
David Burt
Franklyn Dillon
Joseph Denny
Roger Matzke Royal Ritschard
Jerry Rufenacht
Allen Schuetz
Werner Vogel
John Waelti
Roger Wyss
John Cotherman
Daren Friedrichs
Hoesly
Roger Patterson
Robert Stamm
Larry Thornton
Henry Schanz
Milton Wolf
William Blum
Donald Elmer
Keith Holloway
Wiliam Pick
Frank Thorp
Alois Mayer
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Adlai Stevenson
Vernon Township
Half Day
Herbert S. Roberts
Stevenson
Percy Holloway
Met
Franklin Stransky
Savannah
John K. Morris
Plimentary
WSB Plan Fair
Steel Companies
Jones, Laughlin, Republic
Bullen
Washington P—Steel Companies
Alexander Holtzoff
U. S. District Court
Royte
Barbara Ostby
Clarence Ostby
17Th Avenue
Gary Quinn
James J. Quinn
18Th Street
Times
Chamber
Wilkinson Lands
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