County Installs New Legion Heads Officers Inducted In Council Rites
Five American Legion posts installed new officers for one year during county council ceremonies in Monticello. Names include Monroe Zilmer Riley post Arthur S. Peterson commander and Harold C. Heiman finance officer, plus other posts with adjutants, vice commanders, service officers, chaplains, athletic officers, and sergeants at arms. New Glarus and Albany posts also filled leadership roles as the meeting honored district membership gains and a high school band trophy. Evans Barnett urged for state commander and Frank Noesen opened with remarks and lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aristate
Marty
Karl Freitag
Irving Eichorst
George W. Diver
Lyle Sinnett
Dr. C. Benkendorf
John B. Hoskins
Wallace P. Barlow
Leo Gempeler
Brodhead
Swan-Gehr
Roy Reigel
Donald Timm
Keith Williams
Ralph Krueger
Ernest Oshner
Paul Bellman
Richard Anderson
Arthur Anderson
Albany
McDermott
Harry Reasa
Morris Ringhand
Roy Phelps
Clifford Gelbach
Lawrence Arnold
Fred Atcheson
New G Larus
Stu
New Glarus
Green County
Sun Prairie
Evans Barnett
Boscobel
Frank Noesen
Monticello
Brannan Favors Farm Price Plan Compromise Discussed
Secretary of Agriculture Brannan promised cooperation on a compromise farm program but urged elimination of a limited test of his production payments plan next year. Senator Anderson said Brannan favored a compromise bill as better than the house version after a three hour meeting with senators.
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Washington
Brannan
Anderson
DNM
Senate Agriculture Subcommittee
Branman
Senate
Half Century Members Honor Six as Veterans of Monroe Woman's Club
The Monroe Woman's Club honors six long time members with honorary life memberships led by president Mrs. Stewart F. Kingston. Recipients include Mrs. E. C. Copeland and Miss Harriet Corson among others who exceeded fifty years of enrollment. Past presidents Mrs. Ludlow and Miss Gorson are noted for long service. The group has roots dating to 1884 with a mission of intellectual culture and community benevolence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copeland
Mon- Toe Woman's Club
Harriet Carson
E.C. Copeland
Nellie W. Kohli
Willis Ludlow
Fred J. Bolender
Margaret Schiesser
Monroe Woman's Club
Helen Bingham
Woman's Club
11Th Street
Ludow
Monroe
Stewart F. Kingston
E. C. Copeland
16Th Avenue
15Th Avenue
Fred’j. Bolender
21St Avenue
Harriet Corson
With’ Street
Margaret
Arabat Ludlow
Kohli
Arthur P. Benkert
Miss Schiesser
Cardinal Qualifies School Aid Stand
New York Cardinal Spellman issued a statement clarifying the church position on federal aid to education. He said funds are for auxiliary services of parochial schools and not for construction or teaching. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt called the statement clarifying and fair after a brief discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Bus Union Leaders Agree to Offer Settlement in Strike
The AFL union executive board recommended acceptance of a company offer to settle a 10 day Northland Greyhound bus strike. Michael Mastrian said the recommendation was for striking workers in eight states including Wisconsin. The board met in Minneapolis to consider the offer with terms undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northland Greyhound
Michael Mastrian
AFL
Wisconsin
Minneapo
Three Rural Schools Announce New Teachers
Three rural schools announced new teachers yesterday. Peterson in Brooklyn township will employ Mrs. Irma Smith. Blackford in Jordan township will hire Miss Florence Golickson. Shanghai in Spring Grove will be taught by Mrs. Helen McCloughan.
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Peterson
Brooklyn Township
Irma Smith
Brooklyn
Blackford
Jordan Township
Florence Golickson
Shanghai
Spring Grove
Helen McCloughan
Butternut
Farm Child Kicked In Head by Horse
Five year old Walter E. Grossen, son of Mr and Mrs Walter Grossen of Monroe route 3, was kicked on the head by a horse this morning and is at St. Clare hospital with multiple skull fractures and a scalp laceration. An older sister Marlene, eight, alerted their mother as two other children watched the horses. the father saw the incident in a nearby field. The parents say Walter is coming along satisfactorily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter E. Grossen
Walter Grossen
Monroe
St. Clare Hospital
Marlene
Walter
Judge Refuses Writ To Stay Ford Election
Supreme Court Justice Leland W. Carr refused Ford Motor Co. plea for an order to delay a strike vote among its employes set for Monday. The court held the company's appeal on a labor board election in abeyance indefinitely, signaling the ruling would likely be reviewed by the full court in several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Ausin
Supreme Court
Leland W. Carr
Todig
Ford Motor Co
State Labor Mediation Board
Rennebohm Signs Veterans Housing Loan-Grant Setup
Wisconsin Governor Rennebohm signed into law a veterans housing bill funding loans and grants from an $16 million fund. Eighty percent supports loans up to $2,000 for a $10,000 home with 20 year terms at 2 percent, requiring five percent equity. Loans available to veterans, veterans cooperatives, and non profit groups with limits on per unit lending. The act also sets a five day work week for state workers and expands the state traffic patrol, while extending college arts courses to four years. Some vetoes included measures on reckless flight, drunken flying and purging the doughnut machines from health control.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Rennebohm
Veterans’ Cooperative Associations
Emergency Board
Veterans’ Fund
State Supreme Court
Board of Normal School Regents
Teachers Colleges
State Board of Health
Game Umpire Slain in Chicopee Quarrel
Chicopee Mass. A school boy baseball umpire was shot to death today while his two sons were involved in a deadly quarrel. Everett Lynch, 22, was critically wounded and James Lynch, 24, was held without bail on a murder charge. The victim was John R. Lynch Jr., 49, who tried to mediate the dispute. Police Captain Frank A. Kaveny said the motive remained unclear as the brothers argued over an unspecified matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicopee
Mass
Everett
James
John R
Ray) Lynch Jr
Frank A. Kaveny
Tremendous Ecuador Quake Rocks Ambato and Surrounding Cities
A massive earthquake in the Ambato region of Ecuador killed well over 400 people and left hundreds injured. Rescue teams searched ruined towns high in the Andes as communications collapsed and authorities evacuated residents to avoid debris. The disaster centers on Ambato, Riobamba, Guano, and nearby communities, with Ambato suffering widespread destruction and significant loss of life.
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Quito
Ecuador
Ambato
Andes
Washington
Pelifeo
Quero
Pillaro
Patate
Shell Oil Company
Wea
Galo Plaza Lasso
Chimborazo
Riobamba
Guano
Officials Study New Meter Setup
H L Morse of Magee Hale Park-O-Meter Co met Oklahoma City officials in Madison to discuss center square parking meters. The council, July 6, passed an ordinance for center lane meters and favors using the same supplier as curb meters. A wooden post recommendation was noted, with metal bases sunk in the square concrete. Morse offered no firm installation date, though officials hope meters are in by late month or early September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Morse
Madison
Magee-Hale Park-O-Meter Co
Oklahoma City
Okla
Court House Square
G. S. Soseman
Morse
Ward and Strand
Scott Warns Dewey Not To Try It Again
Rep. Hugh D. Scott Jr. of Pennsylvania, who had just quit the party chairmanship, urged that New York governor Dewey should not seek the presidency again. He cited Dewey’s recent defeats and urged Republicans to nominate a fresh candidate from among the party’s bright new faces, naming Alfred E. Driscoll, Val Peterson, Robert A. Taft, and Harold E. Stassen as possibilities.
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Scott
Dewey
Washington
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Hugh D. Scott Jr
Pennsylvania
Alfred E. Driscoll
New Jersey
Val Peterson
Nebraska
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Harold E. Stassen
Corn Yield Good in District Needs Rain To Avoid Firing
Moisture is needed to curtail widespread firing of corn and to fill out the ears. In Brodhead vicinity some areas are badly fired, but overall the crop looks good. A bumper crop may come if it finishes well and avoids frost. Corn is ahead due to an early planting season and beneficial rains. Silos will fill this fall as silo fillers start in two weeks.
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Brodhead
Cagey Calves Save Selves in Barn Fire
Shawano farmer Howard Ladwig faced a $10,000 barn fire that trapped six calves. While 22 cows escaped, the calves hid in a six-foot deep concrete silo foundation attached to the barn. They were found groggy but unharmed and were pulled to safety with help from neighbors.
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Shawano
Howard Ladwig
Ladwig
Ludwig
Park Light Poles To Be Set Tuesday
Park light poles will be installed next week with moles dug Monday and units hoisted Tuesday. Work follows an agreement among O T Havey Electrical Contracting Madison Richardson Electrical Co Monroe and park board officials. The 10 poles range 80 to 85 feet and will be set 10 feet in the ground. No 15,000 volt cable has been seen yet though it was shipped from the east ten days ago and passed through Chicago. Once poles rise and cable arrives, night games are planned within three to four days. Plans include softball district tournament on August 19 and a Beloit Red Birds baseball game on August 14.
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O. T. Havey Electrical Contracting O
Madison
Richardson Electrical Co
Monroe
Park Board
Richardson
Larry Kitchen
Chicago
Kitchen
Beloit Redbirds
No Rain Forecast As Heat Increases Weekend Heatwave
The forecast shows no rain for the weekend as heat rises with many areas showing cracked soil where moisture is scarce. Temperatures hit 86 in Monroe by noon with mostly fair skies likely to continue, while a statewide heat wave could push readings into the 90s. Overnight lows statewide were in the 60s, with the coolest hour at 66 degrees.
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Monroe
Hawaii Legislature OKs Seizure of Docks Amid Strike
Hawaii's legislature passed a bill authorizing the territorial government to seize the islands docks. Earlier, CIO stevedores voted unanimously to refuse to work for the government, placing the strike on the docks in a tense standstill.
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Hawaiii
CIO
White House Link Cleared Contract
Senator Mundt said Detroit auto parts firm Austin Metal Products secured a 280000 Army contract after John Maragon arranged a White House appointment. Officials testified they were low bidders and sped up government approval by contact with an Army officer tied to General Vaughan.
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Washington
Mundt
R-Sd
Detroit
John Maragon
White House
Peng
Senate
Commission
Austin Metal Products, Inc
Maragon
Vaughan
Harry H. Vaughan
Truman
Vaugan
Mrs. Davidson of Cedarville Dies After Illness
Mrs Ray E Davidson 40 postmistress Cedarville native Winslow died 1 40 pm yesterday at St Francis hospital Freeport after three day illness Born November 9 1908 Winslow married November 8 1927 in Freeport to Ray E Davidson Survived by husband one daughter Mrs Robert E Noble Cedarville five brothers and four sisters Last rites Monday at 1 30 pm at Burlington Funeral Home Orangeville and 2 pm at Immanuel Lutheran Church Freeport Burial in Grand View Cemetery north of Freeport
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Cedarville
Ray E. Davidson
Winslow
St. Francis Hospital
Freeport
Marie Obert
Gustave
Pauline Obert
Robert E. Noble
Kenneth Obert
Frederick
Orangeville
John
Browntown
Orville
George
Dakota
Robert Lee
Elmer Busjahn
Frank Haas
Burrell Kleckler
Burington
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Schumacher
Grand View
Mrs John Kueng Dies At Residence Near Juda
Mrs John Kueng 48 died yesterday at 4 15 p m at her home three and a half miles south of Juda after a paralytic illness left her in a wheelchair for four years and bed ridden for 18 months She was born December 14 1900 in Clarno township married November 11 1920 to John Kueng and lived in Jefferson township Survivors include her husband four children Willis Walter Shirley Ann and Doris one brother Ben Kubly and one sister Mrs Franz Miller Funeral services are Monday at 2 p m at St John s Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery Friends may call at Shriner Neushwander Funeral Home tomorrow evening
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John Kueng
Juda
Kueng
Clarno Township
Vincent
Anna Dettweiler Kubly
Nellie Marie Kubly
Monroe
Jefferson Township
St. John’s Church
Women’s Union
Paul C. Kehle
Greenwood Cemetery
Shriner - Neushwander
Last Vacancy Filled In City School Staff
The teaching staff of the city schools was filled yesterday with the hiring of Miss Gertrude Erb of Juda as second and third grade teacher at the South School according to Supt E O Evans. Miss Erb replaces Miss Betty White at Lake Geneva. A graduate of Whitewater State Teachers College she taught the past five years at Stoughton. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Christ Erb route 2.
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Gertrude Erb
Juda
South School
E. O. Evans
Miss Erb
Betty White
Lake Geneva
Whitewater State Teachers College
Stoughton
Christ -Erb
Route 2
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Monticel
Gordor
Roselip
Darlington
Monroe Woman’s Club
Cardinal
Veterans
U. S
Paris
Paul Ramadier
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Georges Revers
Hoyt Vanden
Hawaii
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