Park lighting cable shipment arrives to energize arena
Heavy 15 000 volt underground cable for the park lights has been shipped and should arrive over the weekend or today. Officials said wiring and pole work will follow, with Madison contractor O T Havey to dig holes and erect poles while Richardson Electric handles fixture hookup. The delay has held up major softball and baseball league play and thousands of fans and participants in the summer program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Kitchen
General Electric Supply Corp
Rockford
Kitchen
O. T. Havey Electrical Contracting Co
Madison
Richardson Electric Co
Richardson
Gabrielson Wins GOP Chairmanship in Narrow Victory
Washington reports Guy G. Gabrielson of New Jersey elected GOP chairman by five votes over Axel Beck. The 58 year old lawyer industrialist pledged neutrality among presidential and congressional candidates. His victory returns party leadership to Taft loyalists, succeeding Hugh D. Scott Jr. of Pennsylvania.
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Washington
Guy G. Gabrielson
New Jersey
Gabrielson
Axel J. Beck
South Dakota
Congress
Beck
National Party
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Hugh D. Scott Jr
Pennsylvania
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Beloit Officials Block Repetition of Pool Discrimination
Beloit officials move to block a repeat of alleged racial discrimination at a public swimming pool. State Atty. Gen. Thomas Fairchild said the state is unlikely to file legal action after an investigation into a case involving four Negro boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mausievens
Ver
Beloit
Atty
Thomas Fairchild
Fairchild
Truman Urges Bid to End Fight Over U S School Aid
President Truman summoned Democratic congressional leaders to the White House urging quick passage of the education aid bill. The House Education and Labor Committee, led by Lesinski, has yet to decide if it will reconvene to consider the measure. The bill, backed by Rep. Barden, would bar federal funds for transportation and books to private and parochial students, fueling the dispute sparked by letters between Cardinal Spellman and Mrs. Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
White House
House
Lesinski
D-Mich
House Education and Labor Committee
Rep. McCormick
Massachusetts
Rep
Barden
D-Nc
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Franklin D. Roosevel
Second Farm Home Burglary Revealed
A Sylvester township burglary was reported by the Green County sheriff as the second such case this week. At the Witt farm missing are 17 dresses for a two year old, a snow suit, and several pinafores. The theft occurred on the second floor after the Witts were away at the Green County Fair. A skeleton key is suspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvester
Green County Sheriff's Department
John Matzke
Jefferson Township
Witt
Mrs Yost’s Condition Improved After Polio Attack
An Evening Times employee was taken to a Freeport hospital Wednesday for polio treatment. Her physician reports her condition greatly improved with all symptoms of poliomyelitis fading yesterday along with fever and pain. She will stay in isolation for several days near Orangeville before returning home five miles east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
Orangeville
Polio figure now 156 in Marathon county tally
City of Platteville and Stettin township report polio cases bringing Marathon county total to 156. Health officials note continued monitoring and precautionary measures as the figures update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platteville
Stettin Township
Marathon County
Rural School Teaching Staffs Reported Filled
All sixty nine rural schools in Greenounty have teachers for the new term. Teachers will begin opening in late September with several starting earlier and others with village and city schools. The annual teachers institute will be held in Monroe on Friday September 16 in the circuit court room. Miss Florence Wartenweiler, county superintendent, notes new legislative rule banning first grade entry for children whose sixth birthday falls on or after December 1. The list below names rural schools by township and the assigned teachers for the 1949 50 term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenounty
Teachers’ Institute
Monroe
Circuit Court Room
Florence Wartenweiler
Cool Weather Easing With Warmer Skies Ahead
Wisconsin enters a brief warm spell as clouds linger tonight and Saturday then linger through Tuesday. Scattered thunderstorms expected Sunday into Monday and Tuesday offer hopeful moisture for farmers. Cooler temperatures return midweek with Monroe topping at 82 and Prairie du Chien near 87.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Land O'Lakes
New Arms Aid Bill Goes to Congress
Washington reports a rewritten arms for Europe bill moves to Congress with nations to be aided specified under a 1.45 billion program. The measure keeps overall cost and is drafted by Secretary Acheson with Defense Johnson’s approval. President Truman signaled he does not seek authority to unilaterally decide aid deployments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Europe
Truman
Ted
House
Senate
Connally
D-Tex
Foreign Relations Committee
Keen
Foreign Affairs Committee
Acheson
Defense
Johnson
Armed Services Committee
Voorhees
Tracy S. Voorhees
Archibald S. Alexander
New Jersey
Dewey Declines Demand to Run for Senate Seat
New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey rejected a Republican push to run for the U.S. Senate this fall. The demand came from Representative W. Kingsland Macy, former state GOP chairman, who accused Dewey of placing the party on the spot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tomas E. Dewey
U.S
Senate
W. Kingsland Macy
GOP
Dewey
Senators Propose Long Range Variable Price Farm Plan
Senators led by Anderson of New Mexico invite Secretary Brannan to discuss a long range variable price support program. The plan adds production payments for fruits and vegetables and uses hired farm labor costs in parity calculations, with a compromise described as fair by Sen. Thomas. The measure, still under consideration, could become law if Congress acts before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
Anderson
D-Nm
Truman
Senate Agriculture Group
Urgin
Elmer Thomas
Dokla
Full Agriculture Committee
Congress
Anu Jouse
Gunman slain after wild melee at Chicago railroad station
Edward Shumak, 22, died in a 20 minute gun battle at North Western Station as police fired machine guns and tear gas. Three officers were wounded, including Detective George Lundt and Policeman Jack Muller, during a chase that began after Shumak wounded Officer William Quinn and fled through heavy traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Vicago—ve
Edward Shumak
North Western Railroad
Shumak
Clinton Street
Lake Street
Michael O'Connell
George Lundt
Jack Muller
William Quinn
State Street
Wacker Drive
Quinn
Record Corn Crop Expected for Year
In the Midwest the corn crop appears set to exceed three billion bushels, with estimates ranging from 3.56 to 3.75 billion. Last year’s record was 3.65 billion, and demand for storage grows as farmers anticipate government loan support and futures imply volatility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Midwest
C. M. Galvin
James E
Chicago and North Western Railway
Gramlich
Galvin
Chicago Board of Trade
Bull Causes Night Crash Near Monticello Involving Car
Matthew Zentner Jr., 18, Monticello, drove a car that overturned on county trunk CC, five miles northeast of Monticello near the Clark farm at 11:45 last night after striking a bull owned by Edwin Christian. Zentner reported the animal had been near the road center and had been out of pasture about a week. He was uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Zentner Jr
Monticello
Clark Farm
Edwin Christian
Zentner
Second Meteor Splits Over Wisconsin Skies
The second meteor seen in Wisconsin skies last night split into two fragments before fading. Edward A. Halbach of the Milwaukee Astronomical Society said it likely entered near northwestern Illinois and headed toward La Crosse or Winona, Minn. It emitted less light than the July 22 meteor and may not have struck the earth, though it was unusually prone to splitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Edward A. Halbach
Milwaukee Astronomical Society
Illinois
Ored
la Crosse
Winona
Minn
Haloach
Cheese Day Group To Seek Directors On Nominating Committee
Dwight A Crandall chamber president announces four business community members for the Cheese Day nominating committee. The cheese industry will be represented by three appointees with nominees to form the 1950 Cheese Day board of directors. Seven directors will be elected at a formal Cheese Day, Inc. meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight A. Crandall
Chamber of Commerce
Monroe
Harry J. Bellahan
John J. Burkhard
Rodney O. Kittlesen
Wilmer Palmer
Oscar A. Moldenhauer
Keneth W. Stuart
Doran R. Zwygart
Cheese Industry
Cheese Day Board of
Cheese Day, Inc
Mrs Dean Peterson Recovering from Polio
Mrs Dean Peterson returned home from Wisconsin General Hospital Madison where she was treated for a slight polio case. She had spent the weekend in Watertown with her mother Mrs Frank Zerjab. Her condition is reported clear but she must stay in bed a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean W. Peterson
15Th Avenue
Wisconsin General Hospital
Madison
Watertown
Frank Zerjab
Acheson Charges Communists Tools of Russian Rulers
Secretary of State Acheson blasted Chinese communists as tools of Soviet Russia and urged U.S. policy to foster genuine Chinese independence. He criticized Chiang Kai-shek’s nationalist government and laid out five basic principles for U.S.China relations in a white paper that questions long-standing aid commitments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Acheson
Russia
United States
China
U.S. China
State Department
U. S
Presdent Truman
Wedemeyer
Truman
U.S
United Nations
Chiang
Cheddar Prices Steady on Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Cheddar issues on the Wisconsin cheese exchange were unchanged with small styles five to six cents higher. Sales consisted of four cars of cheddars at 30 to 34 cents. Unfilled bids included two cars at 30 percent to 34, two cars at 33, and one car at 33. Offers uncovered: two cars U S No 1 Illinois cheddars at 30 to 34 cents, trading tone steady on cheddars and firm on small styles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lymout
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
U. S
Fifth West Side Slab Being Laid
Vinton Construction Co of Manitowoc poured concrete along the west side of the public square yesterday and began a fifth panel at noon today The firm hoped to pour four panels this week leaving only the parking meter base slab unfinished The first three slabs had cured enough to allow heavy trucks onto the area Meanwhile earth moving work continued with under fill sand hauled in for future concrete work
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Square
Vinton Construction Co
Manitowoc
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Iola Thompson
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Green Valley
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Sanders
Willis Mitchell
Martintown
Gladys Leck
Watson
Florence Larson
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Roxie Tobin
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Clarno
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Velma Mueller
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Pleasant Grove
Florence Ubert
Juda
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Kenneth Baumgartner
Children’s Memorial Hospital
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W. C. Baumgartner
Sylvester Township
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Omaha
Cheese Day Group
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Orient
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