Dane County Truck Load Fines Total $1022 in 3 Days
A three day Dane County truck check resulted in fines totaling $1022.60 for 150 drivers and court appearances for six more, including a Monroe firm. High single fine was $278 for an overloaded West Middleton Cheese Co. truck, with officials urging driver knowledge of the 1951 higher penalties to protect highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Dane County
Monroe
Harold Casmer
Wesley Homb
Monroe Beer Distributors
Madison Superior Court
Verona
A. A. Abplanalo
Route 1
West Middleton
Stuessy Feed Co
Belleville
Palmer C. Duerst
New Glarus
Dave Richardson
George Schmidt
Horeb
Official Warns Trash Dumpers in Rural Areas
District Attorney Rodney O. Kittelsen warned of stiff penalties for anyone dumping refuse along roads or outside official dumps. Fines range from 5 to 100 dollars with up to six months in jail. J B Scherer of Monroe township cited serious local issues, with complaints from Brodhead and Browntown districts. Kittelsen ordered vigilance and urged residents to use designated trash grounds. Corn leads in drop as Chicago grains retreat to new yearly lows.
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Rodney O. Kittelsen
J. B. Scherer
Monroe Township
Brodhead
Browntown
Kittelsen
Evening Times Reshuffles Editorials and Features
Production problems alter today s page layout. Editorials and Looking Backward appear on page 8 in second section. Classified Ad page and cartoon features move to page 10. Regular positions resume on pages 2 and 6 tomorrow.
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Today's
Evening Times
Tomorrow's Evening Times
Eisenhower Wins Mass Primary After Strong Delegates Pick
General Dwight D. Eisenhower captured a commanding Massachusetts primary showing with 29 of 38 GOP convention votes and a broad popular vote surpassing 230,000. Taft netted one delegate and two by agreement as 10 delegates remained uncommitted or split, while Kefauver led Democratic votes in a regional win.
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Boston
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Massachusetts
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Eienhower
Eisenhower
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Frankfurt
Germany
Paris
Taft
MacArthur
Warren
Stassen
Kefauver
Truman
Stevenson
Robert Kerr
Oklahoma
W. Averell Harriman
New York
Lincoln Pupils To Repeat Show
Lincoln Junior high students present a folk festival in the high school gym titled Our Heritage in Rhythm and Song. The program features songs and dances from many nations, including Civil War spirituals and national anthems, directed by Grace Anderson and Mabel Viel with a large steering committee and student performers.
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Lincoln
Grace Anderson
Mabel Viel
F. B. Luebchow
Prin Pal
A. T. Edwards
T. A. Hartman
W. C.bender
Marylee Mason
H. L. Fenton
Lee Mitchell
Lillian Gempeler
Werner W. Blum
Margaret Bloodgood
William Amstutz
America
England
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
Sweden
Denmark
Norway
Germany
Holland
Switzerland
Hungary
China
India
Mrs Uihlein Seeks Dower Relief on Estate Levy
The widow of a Jos. Schlitz Brewing director petitions to bypass his will and claim a widow's dower of one third of his estimated 7.08 million dollar estate before federal taxes. Hearings begin before County Judge Michael S. Sheridan as Urban R. Wittig notes significant legal questions possibly altering about one million dollars for the widow and the federal government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaurle
George E. Uihlein
Jos.Schlitz Brewing Co
Michael S. Sheridan
Urban R. Wittig
Judge's Dry Ruling Keeps Westby Dry This Summer
Westby Wisconsin will have no beer this summer after a circuit judge ruled the April 1 referendum legal despite Wet supporters challenging ballot wording and color. Judge Leonard Roraff dismissed the objections, keeping the dry status until the next election on the issue.
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Westby
Wis
Vernon County
LaCrosse
Leonard Roraff
FFA Candidates Earn Wisconsin Farm Degree in Green Lake
Monroe's Keith Holloway and William Pick joined state FFA members to receive the Wisconsin Farmer degree at the close of the state convention in Green Lake. Pick and Holloway, sons of local residents, attended with their Monroe chapter delegates and local instructors. Roger Steinhauer of Horeb was among other area students earning the award as part of the state's top FFA honors, with the American Farmer award bestowed on a small group Monday night.
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Monroe
Keith Holloway
William Pick
FFA Club
Green Lake
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Pick
Henry Pick
Holloway
Cecil Holloway
Kenneth E. Allen
Frank Thorp
Ivan Gobeli
Donald Elmer
Roger Steinhauer
Horeb
Prison Riot Trio Shifted Secretly
Prison riot leaders Earl Ward and Jack Hyatt and another inmate were secretly moved from Southern Michigan State Prison as a precaution. Warden Julian Frisbie said they were taken to three unidentified county jails after midnight to prevent further incitement in Block 15, center of prior trouble. James W. Hudson, 44, a life prisoner for murder, also relocated.
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Jackson
Mich. P
Earl Ward
Jack
Hyatt
Michigan
Julian Frisbie
Frisbie
Ward
James W. Hudson
Murray Orders Union Members To Cease Work
Pittsburgh and other cities saw a coast to coast steel strike as 650000 USW members halted work after Philip Murray ordered cease fire. The walkout followed a federal judge ruling on government seizure and stalled contracts despite mediation and wage demands.
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Murray
Pittsburgh
CIO United
USW
Philip Murray
Gary
Chicago
Ind
Cleveland
Buffalo
Baltimore
John L. Lewis
WSB
Wheeling Steel Corp
Wheeling Steel
Steubenville, C
Continued Fair Skies Expected Across Wisconsin
A weatherman forecast continued fair skies with little temperature change for tomorrow as unseasonably warm weather persisted. Record highs were set in Lone Rock, Lancaster, and Eau Claire while a barometer dip hinted at cooler air from the Rockies. Forest fire threats rose with tinder dry conditions, with 327 fires burning 1,338 acres across ten districts since June, affecting trout season scheduling.
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Rocky Mountain
Lone Rock
Wis
Lancaster
Eau Claire
Il 6
Strike Starts In Oil Industry Refinery Pipeline Walk Out
More than 90,000 unionized refinery and pipeline workers walked out as contract talks stalled. OWIU leader Knight warned of widespread shutdowns cutting about 2.2 million barrels daily. shortages loom from Detroit to Chicago and East Coast. An emergency milk depot in Superior promises 2,500 quarts daily for children under five to ease dairy shortages.
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Denver
San Francisco
Oil Workers International Union
CIO
California
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Midwest
OWIU
Chicago
A Knight
AFL
Water Attack on Gopher Sparks Neighborhood Stir
In a 15th street and 17th avenue incident Mrs. Anna Whitcomb pours gallons of water into a gopher hole in her yard. The gopher retreats to a backdoor exit but hides in a rainspout attached to the Whitcomb house, leading to a morning bustle among residents.
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15Th Street
17Th Avenue
Anna B. Whitcomb
Mr. Er
Whitcomb
Trout Season Delay Likely As Forest Fires Hotter
Madison reports indicate trout season will be postponed from Saturday as dry conditions and hazardous forest fire danger persist. A Department spokesman cited dry ground and lack of new grass, with Ernest F. Swift and Conservation Commission to discuss the situation amid hopes for rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
State Conservation Department
Ernest F. Swift
Conservation Commission
Missing Airliner Search Continues Over Brazilian Wilderness
Ground crews and search planes comb vast Brazilian jungles and plateaus for the Pan American stratocruiser Clipper Good Hope missing en route from Buenos Aires to Port of Spain with 50 aboard. The Boeing double decker vanished after departure from Rio de Janeiro bound for Trinidad, amid hopes of a possible crash landing.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
New York
Belem
Buenos Aires
Argentina
United States
Port 1
Spain
Trinidad
Port of Spain
Stock Prices Edge Lower Amid Nationwide Strikes
Stock prices eased in a sluggish market as nationwide strikes hit steel and oil sectors. Prices drifted on the losing side by fractions to around 2 points, with volume about 1.1 million shares versus 1.17 million yesterday. A resigned landscape architect to become city planning chief leaves the office empty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncian
Siewert
Mens
Wisconsin says 1951 pension law for teachers constitutional
Madison officials defend a 1951 law granting extra pension increases to teachers who retired before June 1951. The attorney general argues funds suffice and no constitutional violation exists, as challenges focus on potential insolvency and discrimination. The State Supreme Court will hear arguments next month with Giessel represented by San W. Orr.
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Madison
Attorney General’s Office
Wisconsin
State Supreme Court
Asst
Harold H. Persons
E. C. Giessel
Department of Budgets and Accounts
High Court
Giessel
Edward Roethe a Fennimore Leader Dies at 73
Edward J. Roethe, 73, of Fennimore and former state senator and longtime publisher of the Fennimore Times, died after a stroke in his garden. A Republican, he served four terms in the Legislature representing the 16th district, was president pro tem, press secretary for Gov. Julius Heil, and executive secretary under Govs. Goodland and Rennebohm. Surviving: four sons and two daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Roethe
Fennimore
Arthur F. Roethe
Monroe
Fennimore Times
Roehe
Julius Heil
Walter S. Goodland
Oscar Rennebohm
Roethe
Congress
The
Times
Deasld
Charles
Arthur
Leo
Fort Atkinson
Dai Catherine
Truman Defeat By Judge Brings New Emergency
Washington reports that U S District Judge David A Pine ruled the steel seizure illegal triggering a nationwide strike by CIO steel workers. The decision denies presidential power to seize private industry, prompting government appeals, a Taft Hartley cooling off option, and embargo actions to conserve steel for civilians and military needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Bulletin
Washington
Supreme Court
U. S
David A. Pine
Court of Appeals
CIO
Pine
Holmes Baldridge
U. S. Court of Appeals
Govment
National Production Authority
Philip Murray
United Steelworkers
Murray
Wage Stabilization Board
Taft-Hartley
Congress
Wisconsin Cheese Market Steady Amid Mixed Supplies
The Federal State Market News Service says Wisconsin American cheese markets remain steady with demand fair to good. Prices for state brand range 57 to 61 cents, grade B 54 to 59, grade C 51 to 56. Swiss products are steady to firm with price resistance noted as supplies stay tight.
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Madison
Federal State Market News Service
Wisconsin
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