Youths consider abandoning Angle center for community building
A Monroe youth gathering debated giving up the Angle youth center at Peterson building to fund a community center. Larry Kitchen, recreation director, said the plan drew serious consideration as groups weigh a revolving fund from current rental costs and a future shared facility.
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Monroe
Anglo Youth Center
Larry Kitchen
Kitchen
Ancy Rumsinerea Ihe
16Th Avenue
Ith Street
Peterson Building
Angle
Marshall L. Peterson
Park Board
Recreation Park
Gilbert Goodman
Donald Teehan
Delores Hodgson
Jane Anderson
Benedict Blaser
William Biffle
John Andereck
Carol’ Schindler
William Schmitz
Catherine Hartman
En Bender
Phoebe Manan
Gary Scherer
Ronald Teehan
Barbara Stauffacher
Rober Rieder
Wilbur Beach
New Envoy Visits Stalin in Courteous Talk at Kremlin
U S Ambassador Alan G Kirk met Prime Minister Stalin in the Kremlin for a courteous pleasant visit lasting about 45 minutes. It was the first high American official sighting of Stalin in nearly a year. They sat at a long table and spoke informally about general subjects.
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Moscow
U. S
Alan G. Kirk
Stalin
Kremlin
Kirk
Cheese list steady in Wisconsin market report
The Federal State market news service reported today Wisconsin American cheese market fairly steady on cheddars firm on small styles with demand fair to good. Selling prices state assembly points include single daisies 35%4-36% longhorns 36-37% square prints 36-37% and midgets about 38%.
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Madison
Wisconsin
I. c
Yale researchers link new virus to polio misdiagnoses
Yale scientists report a new virus may account for many cases diagnosed as poliomyelitis. The virus, first noted by New York state health officials, could explain past outbreaks with most patients recovering fully. Two New York scientists first described the virus. Yale work suggests a substantial share of polio cases were misattributed.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale University
New York State Department of Health
Yale
New York
Gilbert Dalldorf
Grace Sickles
State Health Department At
Albany
Campfire Leader Killed by Heavy Machine
Margaret Barslow 22 of Kankakee was killed when a large earth moving machine surged forward while she and Jane Lamb 30 were seated waiting for a movie near a theater. Lamb was cut and bruised. The driver, Robert L. Kaetter 21 of Brafford, was unhurt as deputies investigated the crash at the garage showroom one block from the theater.
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Margaret Barslow
Kankakee
Nea
Panson
Jane Lamb
Sheriff's Deputies
Depot
Robert L. Kaetter
Brafford
All Nine Bodies Found After Airliner Crash
Nine bodies recovered and identified from a Trans-Ocean airliner crash off Ireland. The airliner with 58 aboard ran out of gas and sank in the Atlantic. Forty-nine persons were saved in the incident yesterday.
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Galway
Ireland
Cheese Laboratory Near Turner Hall Nears Completion
A new cheese laboratory by Cheese Laboratory Inc. north of Turner hall nears completion with sinks cabinets installed in a 30 by 50 foot one story building and basement. The Swiss chalet style facility will be run jointly by the Foreign Type Cheesemakers and the Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers associations. Robert E. Hardell returns from Smithfield Utah and John Werren, the present technician, join to assist area cheese makers.
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Ae New Cheese Laboratory, Inc
Turner Hall
Buob and Kessler
New Glarus Boy Treated for Polio
Green county reports its third polio case as 8 year old Gerald Disch of New Glarus is treated in the Wisconsin General hospital polio ward after illness began Friday. An older half brother is noted and quarantine ordered with under18 family members confined at home while others may leave. Earlier cases include 7 year old Dean Haas of Browntown at Freeport hospital and Mrs Krebs of Browntown hospitalized at Wisconsin General.
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New Glarus
Gerald Disch
Maynard Disch
New Glarus Village
Green County
Wisconsin General Hospital
Harvey Ott
Gerald
Dean Haas
Frank Haas
Browntown
Freeport
County School Population and Graduates Report
Miss Florence Wartenweiler, county superintendent of schools, released the annual count: 3 755 pupils aged four to nineteen in village, state graded, and rural districts as of June 30. The rural area housed 2 818 children, with 254 in state graded and 683 in village districts. Eight graders numbered 156 in 1948 with 144 entering high school in September. Among 83 teachers in one room schools, 36 have over ten years teaching experience. six teachers were hired in the state graded system.
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Florence Wartenweiler
State Department of Education
Wartenweiler
Polio Case at Wisconsin Child Center Reported
An AP report states a polio case occurred yesterday among 300 children at a Sparta Wisconsin child care center. A 13-year-old boy was hospitalized in Madison and a health investigator was dispatched. Sparta also listed a six month old as a victim as the season tally reached ten three with 18 new cases and 293 total in the state.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Sparta
Wisconsin General Hospital
Madison
State Health Department
State Board of Health
Lafayette
Green County
Green
Vaughan Memo on Officers Tied to General Waitt Probe
Maj. Gen. Alden H. Waitt testified that Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan asked him to draft a memorandum naming eight officers for the Army chemical chief post. He said Vaughan urged an opinion at a social event, possibly a cocktail party, and that he dictated the memo to James V. Hunt’s secretary. Waitt, suspended with Maj. Gen. Herman Feldman, faces Senate inquiries into five percenters and related influence peddling.
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Ington
Alden H. Waitt
Harry H. Vaughan
Waitt
Farmy Chemical Corps
Senate Investigations Committee
Vaughan
Truman
Hunt
Five Pericenters
James V. Hunt
Washington
Mundt
R-Sd
Army
Herman Feldman
Secretary of the Army
Gray
Senate
Roy T. Evans
Evans
Quartermaster Corps
Tighe Woods
Jess Larson
WAA
Mrs Flower 87 Dies of Fall Injury in Denver
Nellie Flower Ludlow aged 87 dies from injuries after a fall in Denver. She was last surviving child of Arabat and Caro line Sanders Ludlow, born at the Ludlow homestead, married John Flower, moved to Denver in 1889 where he died in 1934. Survived by son Ludlow Flower of Cheyenne, four grandchildren, and several great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements to be announced. Washington appoints George McKee Elsey as administrative assistant to President Truman.
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Nellie Flower
Arabat
Caroline Sanders Ludlow
Denver
Nellie Ludlow
Lower
Ludlows
Ludlow
John Flower
Flowers
Tabor
Flower
Cheyenne
Wyo
Willis
Henry
Edwin
Addie Bingham
Caroline
Monroe
Births Outpace Deaths in Green and Lafayette Counties
The state health report for 1948 shows Green and Lafayette counties with about two births per death. Green recorded 970 live births and 489 deaths, with rural areas higher birth rates. Lafayette logged 462 births to 210 deaths, with most births occurring at home and few deaths during childbirth.
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State Board of Health
Green
Lafayette
Green County
St. Clare Hospital
Cable Still Missing Delays Park Lighting Trench Work
Park lighting project contractors began digging trenches for heavy underground cable held up completion. Robert H. Richardson said talks with GE Supply Co did not clarify delivery timing. Trenches proceed to avoid disrupting the baseball field. games delayed for city softball leagues. district tournament set for Aug. 21. no word on shipment or arrival.
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Guecument Co
Park Light Project
Robert H. Richardson
G. E. Supply Co
Richardson
President Truman rallies welfare plan bloc in White House push
President Truman took personal command of the administration's drive to push two reorganization plans. He summoned six Democratic senators to the White House and urged favorable action on Plan No 1 creating a new Department of Welfare. Plan No 2 would move the Bureau of Employment Security from the Federal Security Administration to the Labor Department. Senator Hoey declined to discuss the meeting.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Senate
Mr. Truman
Thi
Department of Welfare
Bureau of Employment Security
Federal Security Administration
Labor Department
Sen. Hoey
North School Grounds Getting New Surfacing
A project to improve North school grounds moves forward with terracing along the front area and an asphalt surface around the building and playground equipment. The work aims to level sloping, washed areas and leave the rest as lawn in line with state regulations.
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Pilgrim Kitchen
Albany Child Under Observation Before Heart Operation
Linda Baumgartner, 9, is at Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago under observation prior to a heart operation within days. Her parents Kenneth and Mrs Baumgartner accompany her. The surgery aims to correct a patent ductus arteriosus, a blood passage that failed to close after birth.
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Albany
Chicago
Linda | Baumgartner
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Kenneth Baumgartner
Linda
Square Dedication Planned for Monroe Progress Day
Dedication ceremonies for Monroe’s repaved public square set for 1 45 p m Saturday September 10 the formal reopening to follow with Mayor Frank A Buehler and contractor William A Vinton taking part The entertainment includes Monroe high school band concert 130 p m Cardinals quartet Madison 215 p m novelty acts Spring Green Clown bands Turner performers 315 p m Vince Acardo national accordion champion water fight 4 p m and Jefferson performing horses The evening program resumes 730 p m with Spring Green band Cardinals quartet and a variety show to 430 p m Street dancing begins 10 p m Hal Mack’s orchestra plays modern music and an old time group on the opposite end Band stand arrangements pending final plans A coaster derby for youngsters is being considered for the morning.
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Monroe
Public
Paul W. Neubauer
Frank A. Buehler
William A. Vinton
Monroe High School
Cardinals
Madison
Spring Green
Turner
Vince Acardo
Jefferson
Hal Mack
Senators Reopen Arms Aid Hearings
Senators reversed course in a stormy session and ordered hearings reopened on the administration’s 1.45 billion foreign arms program. Chairman Connally said six witnesses, including Henry A. Wallace and Norman Thomas, would testify as hearings resume tomorrow over two days.
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Washington
Connally
Senate Foreign Relations and Arms Services Committee
Henry A. Wallace
Norman Thomas
Senate
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Explorer Calls Off 6000 Foot Sea Dive
Marine explorer Otis Barton halted his attempt to descend 6000 feet due to mechanical troubles and bad weather. After three days of work, he was hauled back to the surface from 2300 feet in his diving bell. Kansas City report notes a circuit court judge dismissed an accounting suit against Congressman Leonard Irving and two union officers.
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Otis Barton
Barton
Irving
Kansas City
Leonard Irving
Shool Carriers Union
90 Day Deadline Extended By Rock Encounter For Square Project
The court house square paving project, started May 16, faces about a one week delay due to a rock formation encountered while digging for water mains. William A. Vinton reports the 90 day contract extension is tied to the rock clause. An ongoing center parking lane meter installation is under reconsideration by a public square business delegation.
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Court House Square
William A. Vinton
Public Square
County Awards Contracts For Court House Projects
The county awarded contracts for redecorating the court house and jail and for a new east porch approach. Charles F. Ruch of Monroe will repaint and redecorate interior jail quarters. Monroe Ready Mix and Material Co. won the cement work after square completion. Wallace Jaha of Ottawa, Illinois, agreed to a two year clock restoration and five year maintenance contract. The court house clock, installed in 1893 by JaKa’s grandfather, will be reconditioned and then oiled and checked twice yearly.
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Court House
Charles F. Ruch
Monroe
Monroe Ready Mix and Material Co
Wallace Jaha
Ottawa
Ill
JaKa
Water system repairs planned late tonight
City residents in a 12 block northeast section will lose water service from about 11 p m until 5 a m as crews repair a hydrant and related equipment. Work covers the area from 5th Street south to 9th Street and from 19th Avenue east to 22nd Avenue.
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Gorder
5Th Street
9Th Street
19Th Avenue
22Nd Avenue
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Society For Experimental Biology and Medicine
Joseph L. Melnick
United States
State Child Center
Brown County
Green Bay
Clarence L. Unbeham
Richland Center
Charles Walker
Sextonville
Walker
IOOF
Gen. Waitt
Woods
Harry Truman
Mrs. Flower
George McKee Elsey
Welfare Plan
Explorer
Vinton
I Win Wxe
Vinton Construction Co
Goetz Building
11Th Street
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