Queen and King Named for Cheese Day Parade
Cheese day on Sept 9 in Green County will feature a king and queen aged 15 to 21 chosen for farm and community activity. A 20 act lineup includes Tremp Trio, Swiss acts, and local bands as plans for a cheese display and sales move forward at the armory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Burkhard
Green County
County Agricultural Office
Burkhard
Tremp Trio
Toledo
Fraunfelder
Milwaukee
New Glarus
Betty
Izers
Monroe Fourflushers
Blatz American Legion Post
Monroe Park
Monroe
Racine Ymca
Kiltie
Madison Four Lakes Council Boy Scout
Stephenson County
Ill
Jay Jaxon
Armory
Robert E. Hardell
Rodney O. Kittelsen
Look Magazine
Wartime Profit Control Assured by Lucas in Senate
Senator Lucas said no immediate excess profits tax will hit wartime earnings though big hikes loom later. The Senate Finance Committee rewrote the House bill, approving higher excise taxes including 10 percent on television sets and home freezers, plus a boosted slot machine levy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Lucas
G. I
Illinois
Congress
Truman
Treasury
Britain Plans Vast Rearming Program With American Aid
A government informant says Britain will announce within 24 hours a large rearmament program with American assistance. Prime Minister Attlee met with U S Ambassador Lewis Douglas as Britain outlines two broad aims: extra defense burden Britain will shoulder and tasks to be done with American help. They warn full arms drive will strain Britain’s peacetime economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
U. S
Lewis Douglas
Attlee
United States
Douglas
Guardsmen and Reservists Get Legal Aid for Finances
An army representative outlined protections under the World War II soldiers and sailors civil relief act. Guard members and reservists called to active duty may reduce delinquent home payments to affordable levels to prevent foreclosure. Legal assistance from the army is available if needed, covering installments and life insurance, for guardsmen, reservists, and draftees called to federal service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Air Force C-47 Crashes at Decatur Airport
An air force C-47 crashed after takeoff at Decatur municipal airport in Illinois. Five aboard—three crew and two passengers—were injured lightly as occupants escaped before the craft burned. The plane had flown from Wright-Patterson to Chanute Field then Decatur to pick up cargo at the signals depot.
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Decatur
Decatur Municipal
Wright-Patterson Field
Dayton
Chanute Field
Rantoul
Ill
Flood Leaves 500 Families Homeless in Wichita Falls
Five hundred families were temporarily homeless as Holliday Creek overflowed in Wichita Falls Texas. Water continued rising in the southeast largely Negro section while crests were reached in the southwest and south. In the southern city floods reached six to eight feet depth.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Delavan Child Killed In Highway 50 Crash
Lake Geneva authorities report three year old David Yunger son of Mr and Mrs Martin Yunger Jr Delavan fell from the front seat of his parents moving car and died on highway 50 west of Lake Geneva Authorities investigated the fatal accident occurring today.
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Delavan
Lake Geneva
David Yunger
Martin Yunger Jr
Highway 50
Here
Automatic Plan For Wage And Price Controls Voted
The House tentatively approved a plan to trigger wage and price controls automatically if the cost of living index rises five percent since June 15. The vote followed a McKinnon amendment aligning with Fulbright proposals to mandate controls, with ongoing debate over presidential authority and enforcement measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Labor Department
Rep
McKinnon
D-Calif
Senate Banking Committee
Sen
Royal Voegeli to Attend European Student Conference
Royal Voegeli, adviser to the U S delegation, leaves LaGuardia New York by air Saturday for an international student business conference in Europe. He returns in September. Voeleri is a UW law graduate with a B S from Minnesota and served as a U S National Student Association observer at three conferences in 1948.
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Monticello
U. S
Europe
Royal Voegeli
LaGuardia Port
New York
Voegeli
Jacob Voezelis
University of Wisconsin
Minnesota
Fresh Divisions Take Front Line Posts for Battle
Allied forces in Korea push toward a confrontation with red troops as two fresh American divisions join the army’s second infantry and marines along the Naktong front. report details daring U.S. foray near Chinju, captured enemy documents, and ongoing battles east and west of the Pusan port area.
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25Th Division
Kumchon
Korea
Chinju
Pusan
Tokyo
South Korea
Naktong River
U. S
Masasa
Don Whitehead
Associated Press
Whitehead
Leif Erickson
U. S.S
Eighth Army
First Marine Division
Yongdok
Far East Air Force
John A. Duggane
Eau Claire
Wis
U.S
Taegu
Kochang
Hyopchon
Russia Walks Out As UN Debates Seating Communist China
Russia boycotted a meeting of the UN Security Council amid debate over seating the Chinese communists. Six nations backed the US position to discuss Korea first, with Warren Austin resisting any deals linking Korea to China’s admission. Malik urged a two‑step agenda including seating China and a Korean settlement.
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Britain
France
Ecuador
Cuba
Norway
China
United States
Warren R. Austin
U. S
Jacob A. Malik
Korea
North Korea
U. N
Many Failing Draft Exams at Milwaukee
Milwaukee army processing station reported that sixty two percent of prospective draftees failed the first day of physical examinations. Capt. Thomas Appleby Jr said rejections would decline as exams continued, noting many rejects were older men aged 19 to 25 with prior failures. He could not specify whether failures were mainly mental or physical.
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Milwaukee
Army
Thomas Appleby Jr
Appleby
Stearns Paper Case Before Wisconsin Supreme Court
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ordered a circuit judge to decide if attorney Perry J. Stearns filed timely for U S senator as a Republican candidate. Secretary Fred R. Zimmerman refused Stearns’ papers on July 25 saying they arrived at 5 02 p m two minutes after the filing deadline. Bull for Stearns appealed to force acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Perry J. Stearns
Milwaukee
U. S
Fred R. Zimmerman
Stearns
Benjamin Bull
Supreme Court
Zimmerman
Wisconsin Cheese Market Steady Despite Quiet Demand
The Federal State market news service reports Wisconsin American cheese market steady with quiet trade and light demand. Prices shown include varieties such as single daisies and square prints 34 35, longhorns 34 34, and midgets 35 14.
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Cheese Mart
Madison
Wisconsin
Le.l
County Girls to Model in Dress Revue at Immanuel Church
Two Green County girls will be named representatives to the state fair junior dress revue during tomorrow’s public showing of 159 garments at 8 p m at Immanuel Evangelical church. Miss Mamie Tillema cites judges, club affiliations listed, and next week’s Aug 22 state revue at West Allis Radio hall.
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Green County
Immanuel Evangelical Church
Mamie Tillema
Antici
Pation
Helene Felts
Janesville
Rock County
Evelyn Scherwitz
Darlington
Lafayette
Radio Hall
State Fair Park
West Allis
Donna Dunlavey
Dutch Hollow
Gloria Wallack
Alice Mueller
Rosemary Schmid
All of York
Evelyn Weiss
Jefferson
Marie McGuire
Clarno
Maribeth Riese
Mary
Europeans Studying Parliament Agenda for European Assembly
Statesmen from 13 countries met in Strasbourg to draft the agenda for the European consultative assembly's second session. Foreign ministers or their deputies prepared topics for the unofficial parliament opening next Monday in Strasbourg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strasbourg
Germany
Europe
European Consultative Assembly
European Parliament
Senators Warn Aggression in Korea Noted by Pauley
Edwin W. Pauley told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the Soviet Union had been a deliberate aggressor in Korea as far back as May 28, 1946. He testified that his views were his own and not submitted to any department in advance.
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Washington
Edwin W. Pauley
Soviet Union
Korea
Pauley
Senate Armed Services Committee
Tydings
D-Md
California
U. S
Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
Booth Named Draft Board Clerk In Beloit
Charles A Booth at 1414 14th street was named full time clerk of the local selective service board. Paul Davis from Madison and Tom Wallin from Beloit assist Booth in organizing the office in the post office basement. The office operates Monday through Friday with specific morning and afternoon hours. Youths turning 18 register within five days of birth date and are later classified for service. Booth’s background includes 1950 census work, World War II service, and a reserve officer commission.
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Charles A. Booth
14Th Street
Selective Service Board
Paul Davis
Beloit
Madison
Tom Wallin
Rock County
Draft Board
Booth
Senate Wiretapping Investigation Planned
A Senate group will start an inquiry this week into reports that Washington policemen tapped phones. The District of Columbia committee named a five man subcommittee to study the reports after Chairman Neely said he had heard phones in the Senate office building were tapped. Wire tapping is a federal offense with up to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
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Sen
Fulbright
D-Ark
White House
Maybank
Truman
Senate
House
Washington
District of Columbia
Neely
D-W.va
Tennessee Primary Elections Stir Regional Battle
Tennessee voters head to the polls as governor and 10 congressmen face challengers in free primary elections. East Tennessee’s Carroll Reece seeks a comeback in the 1st District while polling hours vary by location. The Democratic governor race draws heavy interest as Emery Allison hopes to upset Thomas Hennings Jr., who leads in unofficial results.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
First
East Tennessee
Carroll Reece
GOP
Emery W. Allison
Truman
Thomas C. Hennings Jr
Missouri
Hennings
U. S
Allison
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Frank Carlson
Edward F. Arn
Carlson
Harry Darby
Ann
Landon
Willard Mayberry
Mayberry
Senate Approves $64 Million Health Study Funding
The senate approved a 48 to 36 vote to add 64 million dollars to the national health institute appropriation, boosting efforts against cancer heart disease mental and dental illnesses. Debate lasted nearly three hours with proponents arguing added funding strengthens national defense by healthier citizens.
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Washington
Senate
National Health Institute
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W. Stuart Symington
National Security Resources Board
Capitol
Ewan Clague
BLS
Clague
Symington
Apusan
Malik
Russia
United Nations
Big Five
Security Council
West
C.A. Booth
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