Former Military Government Man Denies Spy Charge
Washington Henry H Collins Jr a former military government officer testified before House un American activities committee that he did not spy for a foreign country but would not confirm whether he is a communist The panel planned testimony in New York and Canada with witnesses including Igor Gouzenko and Michael Ivanovitch Samarin as part of a broader inquiry into wartime spy activity and alleged Soviet ties The committee debated prosecutions for perjury amid questions about payoffs and a $2000 payment to Elizabeth Bentley from a Soviet contact
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Washington
Henry H. Collins Jr
House
Collins
House un-American Activities Committee
Thomas
R-Nj
New York
Michael Ivanovitch Samarin
Rus Sian
Canada
Igor Gouzenko
Rep. McDowell
R-Pa
Moscow
Elizabeth T. Bentley
House An American Activities Committee
Anatol Gromov
Miss Bentley
Justice Department
FBI
Reds
Lee
Rep. Hebert
D-La
Hebert
Rep. Mundt
R-Sd
Oksana Stepanovna Kosenkina
105 Bushel Oat Yield Reported on Juda Farm
An oat yield of 105 bushels per acre is reported on the Bessie Newman farm operated by John Egger. The 10 acre crop of Clinton oats yielded 1,050 bushels with Charles Smith owning the threshing machine.
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Bessie Newman
John Egger
Charles Smith
Western powers freeze Russian mark accounts in Berlin banks
Western military governments order Berlin central offices to bar transfers from western sector accounts without military approval. Soviets refuse to release firm accounts unless they trade only in east marks, escalating the Berlin economic war. Marshal comments weigh Moscow Belgrade talks and Danube conference, with sharp questions on Berlin blockade. Diplomats report tough bargaining in Moscow as Molotov and Western envoys plan a fourth meeting. Russians claim enough food to feed Berlin 40 days as hunger complaints rise.
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Berlin
Deutschenoten Bank
Marshall
United States
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Danube River
Moscow
Danube
Europe
Frank Roberts
Molotov
U.S
Britain
France
Buyer Price Resistance Grows As Meat Stores See Slump
A forecast of a strong corn crop promised relief to price conscious housewives but meat industry sources warn it will take a year or two to lower prices. Cleveland retailers report slumping sales amid rising resistance while Louisville restaurants plan meatless Tuesday subs. Frank J. Klinger notes July August declines, predicting further drop as resistance expands.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Frank J. Klinger
Retail Meat Dealers Association of
Louisville
Carl B. Haelin
Louisville Restaurant Association
Farmers on Way With Cure For High Prices on Products
Washington report says favorable weather will yield a record grain harvest and end shortages. The agriculture department forecasts a 3.506 billion bushel corn crop, besting 1946 by 257 million and last year by over a billion, signaling lower future prices and potential government trouble.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Board Sets Sept 7 Start For School In City
The board of education approved a Tuesday start date of September 7 and, after a half hour delay for a quorum, discussed private bus transportation for athletic teams and potential grade transfers. They authorized buying 34 desks at 22.50 to 23 dollars each, and sought an adult traffic patrol at North school with a tentative wage increase.
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Board of Education
North School
Monroe Transit Lines, Inc
Green County Travel Agency
E. O. Evans
South School
G. E. Zuercher
9Th Street
Leslie G. Kindschi
Herbert T. Johnson
C. J. Schwingel
Perle G. Guess
Zuercher
Evans
County Council To Change Rules In Green County
The constitution committee of the Green County Home Demonstration council met at the courthouse to discuss proposed constitutional changes. The nominating committee approved several changes and drafted a slate of officers for four district meetings this fall replacing the former county-wide gathering.
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Green County Home Demonstration Council
Court House
Frank Stubbe
Browntown
Frank Loveland
Monticello
Harry Ammann
Clarno
John Rieder
Monrole
Guy Davis
Juda
Fred Friedrichs
Monroe
Frank Bloom
Argyle Woman Falls and Is Hospitalized for Hip Injury
Mrs. Theodore Thurston of Argyle fell in her kitchen at 8 30 this morning and sustained a hip injury requiring hospitalization at St Clare. She was transported by Erickson ambulance to the hospital at noon. The injury’s extent will be determined by X rays. Mrs. Thurston, in her seventies, is aunt to Harold Thurston of 1315 17th avenue.
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Theodore Thurston
Argyle
St. Clare
Erickson
Thurston
Harold Thurston
17Th Avenue
Babe Ruth Reported In Critical Condition
Babe Ruth, famed homerun king, was reported in critical condition at Memorial hospital with a high temperature and pulmonary complications. Earlier reports showed a colder condition improving, but his status remains serious today.
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Babe Ruth
New York
Homerun King
Memorial Hospital
Ruth
Maybank Leads in South Carolina Senate Primary Runoff Edge
South Carolina and Arkansas Democrats picked nominees in primary voting with Maybank holding a clear 10,000 vote lead for the Senate seat as several races moved toward runoff. Arkansas governor hopeful Sidney S. McMath led over Jack Holt while Idaho and other races produced multiple contests for house seats and a strong turnout of Negro voters in South Carolina.
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Associated Press
South Carolina
Arkansas
Idaho
Burnet R. Maybank
Senate
Hot Springs
Sidney S. McMath
Goff
John C. Sanborn
Henry C. Dworshak
Supreme Court
Bert H. Miller
James P. Richards
Roy Cobb
John J. Riley
Hugo S. Sims Jr
W. J. Bryan Dorn
Maybank
Dorn
James B. Hare
John C. Taylor
L. Mendel Rivers
Joseph B. Bryson
John L. McMillan
J. W. Trimble
Charles B. Ivy
Trimble
John J. McClellan
University of Wisconsin regents approve agent pay boost
The UW regents committee announced fall enrollment at 17,000, down from 18,693 in 1947. They approved raising federal funds for state agricultural extension, increasing county extension salaries by 300 dollars, home agent pay by 200 dollars, and 4-H staff by 100 dollars annually.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin
Board of Regents
J. Kenneth Little
Baroda Maharajah Urged to Abdicate by Bombay Papers
Bombay newspapers unite in urging the Baroda state legislature to force the 42 year old Maharajah to abdicate over alleged misuses of nearly 10 million dollars of state funds during a six week spree last spring. They asked a regency and noted he forfeited the people’s confidence while defending his wealth and progressive rule. He arrived in New York with a secretary after a weeklong visit.
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Bombay
Baroda
Dominion of India
New York
India
Mrs. Auman 66 Dies in Freeport Hospital
Mrs. William Auman, 66, died at 10 AM at St. Francis hospital Freeport after years of illness from multiple diseases. Funeral at Grace Reformed church on Saturday at 2 PM est with Rev J M Beck of Elizabeth officiating. Burial in Yellow Creek cemetery near Kent. Burling ton Funeral Home in charge. She was born March 1 1882 in Kent and is survived by her husband three brothers in California and three sisters in Illinois and California.
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Orangeville
William Auman
St. Francis Hospital
Freeport
Grace Reformed Church
J. M. Beck
Elizabeth
Yellow Creek Cemetery
Kent
Burington
Allman
California
Fred Thompson
Pomona
Wilson E
Soquel
H. P. Thompson
San Pedro
Daisy Walter
Pearl City
Etta Thompson
Harriet Thompson
Los Angeles
Voegels Youth Wins Brown Swiss Champion at Wisconsin Expo
Howard Voegels of North Washington 4-H club won the Brown Swiss champion in the junior fair with a two year old cow. Green county exhibitors earned eight blue ribbons including four Holsteins by Frances Ruff Betty Timm Dolores Roth and Andrew Hartwig. Brown Swiss ribbons went to Paul Marsh and Arthur Swain. Judges were Glen Householder and Richard Brackett. Green county shows continue with six exhibitors competing for the junior state fair showmanship award. Green county animals depart Friday at 2 p.m.
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Green County
Howard Voegels
Route 2
Monticello
North Washington
Frances Mae Ruff
Route
Monroe
Monroe Agricultural Club
Betty Timm
Route 5
Clarno
Dolores Roth
Decatur
Andrew Hartwig
FFA
Dixiecrats Gather To Initiate Campaign
Leaders of the states rights democrats arrived in Houston for the formal opening of their national campaign. They came with supporters determined to shape a program to wrest the 127 electoral votes in 11 southern states.
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Houston
Tex
States’ Rights Democrats
Americans Shine in Fencing and Canoeing at Olympics
United States teams win first Olympic canoe race as Yonkers duo Macinowski Lysak capture the 10000 meter Canadian pairs. Sabre team defeats France and Holland while yacht Llanoria wins sixth of seven races. Welterweight Horace Herring and three teammates advance in boxing. Stanczyk lifts 28612 pounds for an Olympic record in light heavyweight.
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London
United States
Yonkers
N. Y
Steve Macinowski
Steve Lysak
U. S
France
Holland
Hungary
Italy
Belgium
America
Llanoria
Oyster Bay
Torquay Bay
Empire Pool House
Wembley
Hor
Ace Herring
St. Petersburg
Fla
U. S. Navy
Peter Foran
Eire
Frankie Sodano
Philadelphia
Wallace Smith
Cincinnati
Edward Johnson
Kansas City
Uncle Sam
Washington Jones
Lovejoy
Ill
Charlie Speizer
Detroit
George Hunter
South Africa
Stanley A. Stanczyk
Record Rain Dumps 2.56 Inches in Monroe County
Heavy storm drenched Monroe and Green County with 15 hours of rain totaling 2.56 inches. Crops and utilities reported damage while farms benefited from the moisture. A Freeport band concert was cancelled with a possible reschedule. Berlin, Green Lake County, recorded 3.56 inches in a separate hourly downpour. Basements were likely affected.
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Monroe
Green County
Freeport
Wisconsin
Associated Press
Berlin
Green Lake County
Rainfall Floods Monroe Area With Heavy 256 Ton Load
The article explains that 2.56 inches of rain equates to 256 tons of water per acre, illustrating how each acre in Monroe was deluged last night and into the morning. It converts rainfall to weight to convey the scale of flooding.
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Monroe
Wisconsin Storm Cuts Power Across Green County Area
A weekend storm disrupted 50 percent of city utilities with lightning and hail. Monroe and Darlington reported the heaviest rain and hail with damage to corn and several towns losing electricity for hours. Wisconsin Power and Light saw a main line fault between Darlington and Monroe while many rural transformers and the United Telephone Co suffered hundreds of local interruptions.
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Plymouth
Sheboygan County
Green Bay
Darlington
Land O’lakes
Wausau
Lancaster
Prairie du Chien
Milwaukee
Madison
la Crosse
Monroe
Juda
Wisconsin Power’ and Light Co
Gratiot
Browntown
South Wayne
Martintown
Dodgeville
Blanchardville
Green County
United Telephone Co
Rainfall Boosts Dollar Day Turnout in Monroe
Heavy rain over the previous 24 hours triggered the biggest summer Dollar Day turnout in years. Fre Freemont merchants enjoyed crowded downtown streets as hundreds from the Monroe trading area shopped, with parking, milling crowds, and extended sales pushing activity above normal.
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Monroe
Monroe Trading
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