House Defeats Mandatory Rule On Price Control
Washington reports the House defeated an amendment to require the president to impose wage and price controls if living costs rose 5 percent above June 15 levels. The companion banking committee bill would grant broad powers to control wages and prices, ration materials, curb credit, and speed defense production, with a limited sunset to mid 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Rep
McKinnon
D-Calif
House Banking Committee
Senate
Senate Banking Committee
Killer of Three Slain by Officers
William Harris Ozarks gunman sought in the Eminence killings was shot to death by officers in Ripley county. He allegedly killed his daughter Barbara Harris and Richard Fansler and his son Homer Fansler. Rosa Fansler and Elmer Nichols were wounded. Harris fled to the Ozarks after the triple. The motive is unknown.
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Poplar Bluff
William Harris
Ozarks
Eminence
Ripley County
Harris
Barbara Harris
Richard Fansler
Fansler
Homer
Rosa
Elmer Nichols
Polio Victim Dies: Waterford Boy Ronald Beck
Ronald Charles Beck, 12, a Waterford youth stricken with polio June 26, died last night at St. Luke's hospital. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Beck of Racine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Charles Beck
Waterford
St. Luke’s Hospital
Fred Beck
Brookfield Zoo Gorillas Baby Dies at 13 Months
Brookfield Zoo reports the death of its only gorilla baby amid a weeklong battle with dysentery. The 13 month old animal had shown signs of illness before passing away.
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Chicago
Brookfield Zoo
School board approves repairs and overflow parking plan
The board advanced school room additions and building repairs while granting use of Central and East school lots for Cheese day overflow parking requested by Wesley L Dodge. They approved two rooms for kindergarten at East via Mrs. J H Schwaiger and discussed hiring challenges for a nurse and a replacement home economics teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
East School
Wesley L Dodge
E. O. Evans
Margaret Fisher
Reedsburg
Mildred Sackett
Miss Fisher
South Wayne
Scientist Reports Stolen Suitcase With Atomic Secrets
London police hunt a large brown suitcase reported stolen from an American scientist aboard a London to Blackpool train. British press claim the case held atomic information. owner named Frank Greenleaf or Frank Miller Greenlees. The AEC said no secrets were lost in England.
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London
Scotland Yard
Frank Greenleaf
F. W. Greentrees
Frank Miller Greenlees
Blackpool
Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
England
Argyle Woman 75 Dies At Home After Long Life
Mrs Theodore Thurston 75 a Kansas native who moved to Argyle at age 22 died at 1115 p m yesterday at her Argyle residence. Born July 21 1875 in Cherokee county Kansas she later moved to Monroe and married Theodore Thurston April 9 1899. Survived by husband a Chicago daughter and son eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral services 2 pm Saturday Erickson funeral home with Rev George Crow officiating. Burial Woodlawn cemetery.
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Argyle
Theodore Thurston
Kansas
Cherokee County
Anne
Delia Nallie Ballard
Monroe
Monroe Methodist Church Parsonage
Barney
Thurston
Royal Neighbors Lodge
A. E. Sanderson
Clifford
Chicago
Arthur Middleton
Erickson Funeral Home
George Crow
Methodist Church
Woodlawn Cemetery
Ironwood Manager Resigns in City Squabble
Ironwood Michigan city manager Henry Stevens resigned after a special meeting of the city commission. Commissioner Russel Lumaka cited management problems and a promised report from Stevens. Stevens took a 10 day vacation. Leo Arducant was named acting manager with Callaghan and the street department foremen to handle city work.
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Ironwood
Mich
Henry Stevens
Russel Lumaka
Levens
Callaghan
Leo Arducant
U N Council Fails To Break Malik Bloc In Korea Fight
In New York the U N Security Council recessed after a bitter session over Malik tactics. The United States and allies planned informal talks excluding the Soviet delegation to decide how to handle Malik. An proposed July 31 resolution denouncing North Korea was blocked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Security Council
Jakob A. Malik
Malik
U. S
North Korea
Korea
U. N
Warren R. Austin
Austin
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
129th Infantry Units Halt Here for Fueling
Twenty eight vehicles of the 129th infantry regiment, 44th division of Illinois, paused here for refueling en route to Sparta for summer training maneuvers. They arrived at 5 45 a m and were serviced in about 45 minutes at the Crandall oil plant. An additional 153 division units will pass Saturday morning and halt for breakfast while fueling by tanker trucks on the old Argyle road north of the city.
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129Th Infantry Regiment
44Th Division
Illinois
Sparta
Crandall
Argyle Road
Guards Roundup Demonstrates Army Pay Rules
About 20 of 52 Guardsmen rounded up AWOL soldiers to ensure this week’s drill pay. Capt Burgy kept the armory open past midnight as roll calls rose above 80 percent, amid scenes at Brooks tent show and nearby venues.
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Brooks
Army
Theodore J. Burgy
Monroe
Recreation Park
Burgy
Cheese Day Parade Float Appeals for County History Theme
The Cheese Day parade committee urged all float entrants for the Sept. 9 event to feature Green County history dairy farming or cheese industry motifs. With 62 floats entered and 16 bands lined up, planners seek entertainment variety after the circus section is skipped.
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Green County
W. R. Schuetze
Triangle Cheese Co
Amateur Competition Eliminations For Cheese Day Held Sunday
The Green County Cheese Day amateur contest eliminations will be at Monroe high school auditorium Sunday afternoon August 27. Contestant and accompanist check in at 1 p m with free admission. Five acts from each of four categories advance to the September 8 square program. top three win via applause meter.
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North School
South School
Herman A. Stuessy
Leslie G. Kindschi
Stanley W. Howe
Johnson
Stuessy
Lincoln
North
Monroe High School
Lois Faubel
Green
Lafayette
Rock
Dane
Stephenson County
Illinois
Miss Faubel
Herman Raether Dies at 61 in Wood Wis Veteran of World War I
Herman Raether 61 a veteran of world war I died at the veterans hospital in Wood Wis He had been hospitalized since last October He was born March 13 1889 in Germany and came to America in 1904 He enlisted February 26 1917 at Monroe and served as a private in the 4th company 166th depot brigade He leaves four brothers and three sisters with funeral arrangements pending this evening
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Herman Raether
Veterans’ Hospital
Wood
Wis
Raether
Kenneth Cruezer
Route 2
Germany
John
Fredericka Henning Raether
America
Jutla
U. S. Army
Monroe
Camp Lewis
Wash
166Th
Charles
Brodhead
Gust
South Dakota
Albert
Nebraska
Fred
Davis
Ill
Lena Spaeni
Richard Ellis
Janesville
Two Counterfeiters Nabbed in Ozark Cabin
Washington reports the Secret Service arrested Melvin Godfrey Parsons 57 of Crystal City Missouri and Louis Elmer Shew 41 of DeSoto Missouri in a mountain cabin at DeSoto for manufacturing and passing counterfeit ten dollar bills totaling about twelve thousand dollars across 23 states. arraignments were set for today before a U S commissioner in St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secret Service
DeSoto
Missouri
A. E. Baughman
U. S
St. Louis
Melvin Godfrey Parsons
Crystal City
Louis Elmer Shew
Kohler Attacks Democrat Policy in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Republicans accuse Democrats of violating the state corrupt practices act. Gov. candidate Walter J. Kohler Jr. calls for documentation of party corruption with a slated talk at the Lake Ellen picnic in Sheboygan County. Other GOP figures harshly contrast Kohler with Democratic officials while discussing issues from graft to food prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Walter J. Kohler Jr
Beloit
Thomson
Lake Ellen
Sheboygan County
Jerome Fox
Chilton
Fox
Republican Silk Stockings
Merrill
Rotary Club
Kohler
Hoover Commission
Schmitt
Veterans Administration
Charles J. Kersten
Milwaukee
Kersten
Congress
North Koreans retreat as U S forces close Chinju front
U S patrols near Chinju report the North Koreans preparing to flee their southern base as American and South Korean forces press a pincer along the Naktong river. Front reports say Chinju remains a key objective with gains of about three miles on the southern front and attempts to breach the river line near Taegu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naktong River
Taegu
U.S
Chinju
Changnyong
Pohang
Tokyo
U. S
Pusan
MacArthur
First Cavalry
Hal Boyle
U. S. First
Waegwan
Naktong
Ft. Lewis, Wash
Near-Sighted Hunter Shot in Santa Paula Deer Season
Julius Hatcher was shot in the ear by an unidentified deer hunter on opening day in Santa Paula California. He wore a straw hat a red jacket and rode a white horse at the time of the incident.
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Santa Paula
Calif
Julius Hatcher
Hatcher
Flurry of TV Buying Sparks Stock Upturn
An early surge in radio television stock demand lifted TV shares by more than $2, fueling a market broad rally. Other sectors moved slower with steels motors and oils leading gains, though few advances exceeded $1 a share.
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New York
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Betty Carroll Jones
Wythe County
Fred Marty
22Nd Avenue
Schuetze
Ernest Hayes
Stewart F. Kingston
Frank Deininger
Herman J. Schmitz
Carl V. Briggs
D. A. Crandall
L. Robert Rehm
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