Hope Fades for '48 Action on Pavement Around Courthouse
City council learns paving the square is blocked by material shortages and delays. Public works director Zenno A. Gorder cites cement, pipe fittings, utility coordination, and metering details as reasons. The council grants a first reading for a permanent charter to Monroe Transit Lines, Inc. while extending the temporary bus permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zenno A. Gorder
Monroe Transit Lines, Inc
Gorder
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Electric Company
Portland Cement Association
City Water Board
Frank A. Buehler
Monroe Transit Lines
J. H. Schwaiger
Newsprint Price Fair Declared by Congressman
Rep Clarence Brown of Ohio said United States publishers should be appreciative of fair treatment from Canadian news print manufacturers amid a price increase to about 100 dollars a ton fob New York. He noted Canadian profits are lighter after prior losses and that the world market sits near 200 dollars a ton. Brown, chairman of a special house committee, defended the long standing price averages as fair to Americans.
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Washington
Clarence Brown
Ohio
United States
New York
Brown
House
Democrats Abolish Racial Segregation in HQ Staff
Washington report says the Democratic National Committee bans race segregation among headquarters staff and plans to place Negro workers in other units. Chairman J Howard McGrath says policy follows President Truman and will curb discrimination in hiring. A Negro assistant to the chairman may be announced. reports on Rep. William L. Dawson are unconfirmed. Critics see the move as aiming for Negro support in key states amid southern resistance.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
J. Howard McGrath
Truman
McGrath
William L. Dawson
Illinois
South
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Alabama
Mississippi
Univis Union Votes To Continue Strike
Dayton union members of Local 768 CIO voted unanimously to keep the Univis Lens Co. strike going until a satisfactory agreement is reached. National guard stood watch over nonstrikers as few pickets demonstrated and officials hoped violence would subside. UEW strike chair Leothar Wornstaff declined to reveal future plans.
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Dayton
Univis Lens Co
United Electrical Workers (Cio
National
UEW
Leothar Wornstaff
Wisconsin Traffic Toll Hits Sixty Six Deaths In Month
Madison reports last month traffic accidents in Wisconsin caused 66 deaths, matching July 1947. The state total reached 401 highway fatalities so far this year, compared with 405 a year ago.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Vet's Joy of Living Choked By Kindness Of Aid
Roy Webb, a war veteran, lost his home in a fire and faced neighbors who raised funds but failed to deliver help. He alleges contributors misread his needs and pressured him to rebuild quickly, costing him his job and self respect. He plans to sell the half finished house to return contributions.
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St. Louis
Roy Webb
Webb
Quartermaster Corps
Veteran Politicians Win Nominations Across Three States
Voters in Missouri Kansas and Virginia chose veteran candidates in primaries. In Missouri State Auditor Forrest Smith led the Democratic governor race while Speaker Murray Thompson held a GOP edge. In Kansas former Gov Andrew Schoeppel won the Republican Senate nomination as Arthur Capper nears retirement. In Virginia Senator A Willis Robertson won the Democratic renomination, with incumbents favored in congressional contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Missouri
Kansas
Virginia
Forrest Smith
U.S
Dan M. Nee
Roy McKittrick
Murray Thompson
House of Representatives
Marvel H. Davis
Andrew Schoeppel
Arthur Capper
Washington
Capitol
Schoeppel
Wichita
Harold Malone
Capper
George McGill
E. K. Dean
A. Willis Robertson
Funds Now Approved For Platteville Unit
State board of health announced approval of seven hospital projects under a five year federal plan. Cities receiving funds include Dodgeville 43 beds $238,800 Tomah 50 beds $210,000 Burlington 26 beds $132,000 Menomonie 32 beds $130,000 Platteville 30 beds $130,000 Boscobel 40 beds $100,517 and Osceola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
State Board of Health
Dodgeville
Tomah
Burlington
Menomonie
Platteville
Boscobel
Osceola
Republicans Propose Anti-Inflation Bill Amid House Action
Washington Republicans formally unveiled an anti inflation bill seeking to restore installment buying controls through March 15 and tighten bank credits. The measure bypasses President Truman on price wage controls and excess profits tax. GOP leaders anticipate House action tomorrow as they push to end the extra session. Senator Taft notes GOP senators split on converting the poll tax into a constitutional amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Rep
Wolcott
R-Mich
House Banking Committee
Congress
Truman
Senate
Taft
Ohio
GOP
Highway 39 Detour Placed At Albany For Closure Traffic
A temporary detour on Highway 39 at Albany redirects traffic from Monticello to Hoesly corners then south over Comstock Factory Hill to rejoin Highway 39. The move likely follows the closing of Highway 59 from Albany to Monroe.
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Albany
Monroe
Monticello
Hoesly Corners
Comstock Factory Hill
Silvermaster Denies Spy Role Amid Bentley Testimony
Washington reports say Nathan Gregory Silvermaster swore he never acted as a spy for any foreign nation and stayed on the government payroll during World War II despite Navy and civil service efforts to remove him. He claimed he was cleared by agencies including the U.S. Secret Service and War Secretary Patterson and called Miss Bentley’s charges false and fantastical. He lives in Harvey Cedars New Jersey and works in the house building business. The Senate committee pursued Remington’s denial of relaying secrets to Moscow while seeking his employment records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nathan Gregory Silvermaster
Naval
Silvermaster
Navy
Civil Service Commission
House
UN American Activities Committee
Elizabeth T. Bentley
U. S. Secret Service
War Patterson
Bentley
Remington
Miss Bentley
War Production Board
Commerce Department
U S Leads Olympic Track Field Race to 156 Points
United States extends its lead in Olympic track and field after 16 events at Wembley England with 156 points while Sweden trails at 44. Bill Porter Northwestern wins 110 meter hurdles in an Olympic record 13.9 seconds as US athletes sweep 1-2-3. Mal Whitfield and Herb McKenley win heats in the 800 and 400 meter events as Europe hosts a strong crowd.
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Olympic Stadium
Wembley
England
United States
Sweden
U. S
Finland
Bill Porter
Northwestern
Porter
Forrest
Spec) Towns
Berlin
Herb McKenley
Jamaica
Mal Whitfield
Ohio State
Don Gehrmann
Wisconsin
Lennart Strand
Erik Jorgensen
Denmark
Gehrmann
Holland
F. A. de Ruyter
Texas Women Battle High Meat Prices Campaign Spreads
Dallas leads a housewives boycott against meat price hikes. Aug. 9 to Aug. 16 actions extend to Beaumont Galveston Abilene Hamlin with Dallas champion Mrs R D Vaughn coordinating calls. Chicago hog prices rise to a record 31.50 per hundred pounds, 40 cents above prior peak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Texas
Beaumont
Galveston
Abilene
Hamlin
Orange
Paris
Corpus Christi
Waco
R. D. Vaughn
Dallas Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Chicago
German Reds Race To Beat Westerners
In eastern Germany communists rush to produce the first postwar constitution aiming for a September target. Berliners hope talks with Prime Minister Stalin in Moscow will yield an east west compromise and lift the Berlin blockade though final agreements were not expected at the meeting.
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Berlin
Germany
Italy Readies to Join Union of Nations in World Pact
Foreign Minister Carlo Sforza said Italy would surrender sovereignty to help form a European Union if other nations do. Reports from the UN say Yugoslavia accuses the U S and Britain of plans to restore Trieste to Italy. Russia pushes Danube navigation plans at Belgrade talks. Kashmir remains open conflict as Britain’s dominion rule faces India and Pakistan. Jerusalem demilitarization discussed by Jewish and Arab leaders. UN and Red Cross act to curb typhoid risk among 300000 Palestine Arabs displaced.
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Associated Press
Carlo Sforza
Italy
Yugoslavia
United Nations
U. S
Britain
Trieste
Russia
Belgrade Danube
Europe
Kashmir
India
Pakistan
Jerusalem
U. N
Red Cross
Dewey Plans Midwest Campaign Swing After Labor Day
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, Republican presidential nominee, may begin his campaign with a Midwest tour early next month after Labor Day. The plan emerged after a three hour strategy talk with campaign manager Herbert Brownell Jr and press secretary James Hagerty noted no statements were released. Dewey intends a robust opening swing into the middle west with possible extension to the far west. Gov. Earl Warren is expected to lead campaigning on the west coast.
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Pawling
N.Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Midwest
Herbert Brownell Jr
James C. Hagerty
Dewey
Middle West
Far West
Earl Warren
California
West Coast
Mrs Wesenberg Dies at St Clare Hospital
Mrs. Fred Wesenberg aged about, died at 1 o'clock this afternoon in St. Clare hospital. She had resided at 1916 12th Street.Arrangements will be announced by the family.
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Fred Wesenberg
St. Clare
12Th Street
St. Clare Hospital
Possible Agreement Signal From Moscow Talks
An informed source says a potential agreement may emerge from Western envoy talks with Prime Minister Stalin and Foreign Minister Molotov. The source did not specify the nature of any pact. A further meeting with Stalin Molotov or both may be requested soon.
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Moscow
Stalin
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
Four Power Talks Edge Toward German Settlement
News from postwar negotiations indicates progress toward a compromise on a German government. A big four meeting date is anticipated, with blocs debating rival constitutional paths. The Soviet zone backs a communist dominated structure through the people's council, while a western model aims for a September constitutional assembly.
Lamboley To Hear Arguments on Writ of Habeas Corpus
Judge Harold J. Lamboley was set to hear a writ of habeas corpus on Carl Hallberg of Brodhead in county court. The case challenges the sheriff’s authority to detain Hallberg while extradition to Illinois is arranged on a con game charge. Hallberg has served four and a half months in Green County jail for issuing worthless checks and is held under an Illinois warrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Hallberg
Brodhead
Harold J. Lamboley
Hallberg
Illinois
Green County
Monroe assesses record property value for 1948 rise
Monroe’s 1948 assess ed valuation reaches a new high of 12 027 972 82, up 1 036 064 32 from 1947. Real estate climbs 110 000 in residential land and 500 000 in residential improvements. personal property gains modestly with furniture and fixtures and machinery and tools driving notable increases.
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Illinois Central Railroad
Milwaukee Road
Eeeween
Monroe
G. S. Soseman
Board of Review
Soseman
Wisconsin Department of Taxation
Green County
Everett Keel
Wallace May Be Placed On Wisconsin Ballot
Attorney General Grover Broadfoot ruled that the secretary of state may place Henry Wallace's name on the November ballot despite a variance in party names. The Wisconsin party used the title people's progressive while the national group is called progressive. Zimmerman questioned if the name difference allowed entry on the ballot.
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Madison
Grover Broadfoot
Henry Wallace
Wallace
National Party
People’s Progressive
Wisconsin Progressive Party
Fred R. Zimmerman
Brodhead Man Held For Trial In County Court
Dean Hawkins of Brodhead was bound over to county court on charges of abandonment desertion and wilful neglect regarding his 12 year old son. He appeared in justice court before L A Koenig and posted a $500 bond after sheriff's deputies arrested him yesterday.
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Dean Hawkins
Brodhead
Justice Court
L. A. Koenig
Harold J. Lamboley
Hawkins
Sheriff's Department
Hotel Sale in Union Grove Nets Chicago Operator
Racine reports the Shephard hotel in Union Grove sold to Chicago hotel operator Harry Morris. Col L C Christensen and associates handled the deal. Sale price not disclosed but reported at about 22000 dollars.
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Report Hotel
Racine
Col. L. C. Christensen and Associates
Union Grove
Harry Morris
Chicago
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Univis
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William W. Remington
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Communist People’s Congress
Soviet Zone
Socialist Unity Party
Lamboley
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