John M. Smith Wisconsin Treasurer Dies Suddenly at 76
John M. Smith state treasurer died yesterday at his Madison home from a heart attack aged 76. He served since 1938 and will be succeeded temporarily by his daughter Florence S. Haskel assistant state treasurer until a successor is appointed. He led a long career as banker and public servant including roles with the Shell Lake Lumber Co Wisconsin Bankers Association and Bashaw telephone company. Funeral services will be held Tuesday in Shell Lake.
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Madison
John M. Smith
Smith
Florence S. Haskel
Rennebohm
Shell Lake
Honest John
Sol Levitan
Carthage
Dr. Smith
Chicago, St. Paul, Lis
Shell Lake Lumber Company
Lumbermen's Bank
Wisconsin Bankers’ Association
Wisconsin Cooperative Creamery Association
Bashaw Telephone Company
Washburn County
American Housewives Boost Canadian Prices
Windsor grocers say Detroit shoppers crossing the river to Windsor for Canadian price controls are altering the market. Detroit meat at 55 to 78 cents a pound now sells 35 to 69 cents in Windsor, eggs cost 70 cents in Detroit vs 45 cents locally, and recent signs show eggs rising to 60 cents a dozen as hamberger supply dwindles with ground round steak at 45 cents.
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Windsor
Detroit River
Herbert C. Wooster Succumbs in Beloit
Herbert C. Wooster 62 of Decatur township died at 4 30 this morning in Municipal hospital Beloit after a two month illness He owned and operated a tavern on the river race road between Brodhead and Albany Born April 28 1885 in Brodhead he was the son of Horace and Louise Ten Eyck Wooster Married January 11 1911 to Julie Ennis who died March 20 this year Survived by his Beloit mother four brothers and two sisters Funeral services have not been arranged.
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Brodhead
Herbert C. Wooster
Decatur Township
Municipal Hospital
Beloit
Wooster
Mrs. Christ Klarer Injured in Basement Fall
Mrs. Christ Klarer aged 62 sustained two broken legs after a fall on basement stairs at her home on 15th Street. Family members were in church. she crawled to the living room before helpers arrived. She was taken to St. Clare hospital.
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Christ J. Klarer
15Th Street
FTC Charges Biggest Steel Firms With Price-Fixing
The FTC charged the American Iron and Steel Institute and its 100 plus members including United States Steel with conspiring to fix prices and stifle competition. The action targets the basing point pricing system and seeks hearings with potential injunctions and penalties.
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FTC
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
American Iron and Steel Institute of New York
United States Steel Corp
Justice Department
Truman
Commission
Heat Wave Kills and Turbulent Weekend Fatalities
The heat wave caused at least one death in Wisconsin and accidents claimed about 12 more lives over the weekend. Names include Mrs. Mary Kmieg of Milwaukee, farmer William Schwartz of Caledonia, and Louis Rasmussen near Glenwood City.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Mary Kmieg
Milwaukee
William Schwartz
Caledonia
Louis Rasmussen
Glenwood City
Britain seeks no new loan as talks on aid proceed
Washington reports that British and American negotiators agree a fresh loan is not on the agenda while they press for Britain to balance its budget accelerate production and boost exports. Sir Wilfrid Eady cites plans to halt excess spending and raise foreign exchange, tied to the Marshall plan.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
Atlantic
Britain
Wilfrid Eady
Treasury
Snyder
United States
England
Sir Wilfrid
la Guardia Field
New York
Hugh Dalton
Wilfrid
Europe
Freland
Uniform July Milk Price Set for Southern Wisconsin Deliveries
A $3.66 per hundredweight blended price for July milk deliveries to Chicago area dairies will be paid under the federal order, up from $3.34 in June. Officials cite a sharp drop in local production, with Green County dairy leaders noting unusually low output for the season. Some farmers echo that only those who fed silage and grain stayed on track, while pasture-reliant producers report halved output. past peak June gives way to November declines. Condenser prices linked to dairy delivery costs are expected to rise, and Pet Milk Co in Belleville shifts to fluid milk for Chicago, with butter also likely to increase from 75.5 cents.
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Wisconsin
Chicago
A. W. Colebank
Green County
Pet Milk Co
Belleville
Milk prices rise as July production dips seasonally
The Agriculture Department reports fluid milk prices increased at retail and producer levels in early August. U S farm production in July was 12.1 billion pounds, down six percent from June but up two percent from July last year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U S Proposes Immediate Hemispheric Military Agency
The United States asks the Inter-American Conference to discuss forming a hemisphere military agency and supplying forces to back the mutual defense treaty. Senator Tom Connally submits an outline for conference procedure as Bogota talks loom next January.
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Quitandinha
Brazil
United States
Tom Connally
D-Tex
U. S
Bogota
United States Congress
Pool to be drained and closed for repairs
Fred R. Simpson, park director, announced the recreation park pool will be drained Tuesday evening. The pool will close Wednesday and reopen at 1 30 Thursday afternoon.
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Recreation Park
Fred R. Simpson
Taft Hartley law kicks in as unions face new NLRB rules
Ambassadors and workers brace for August 22 as the Taft Hartley act takes full effect. The NLRB splits into a labor court and general counsel office led by Robert N Denham. Closed shop bans begin, union shop rules vary by state law, and employers gain bargaining freedoms for supervisory staff.
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Washington
America
Congress
Truman
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Labor Court
General Counsel
Robert N. Denham
AFL Election Day Holiday Drive Targets Taft Hartley Opponents
AFL President William Green announces a massive mobilization of up to ten million workers to back nonpartisan political action against congressmen who supported Taft Hartley. Wisconsin labor leaders seek a six cent per member monthly assessment to fund action groups while pledging a broad campaign.
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Green Bay
American Federation of Labor
Congress
AFL
William Green
Wisconsin State Federation of Labor
Green
Haberman
Mrs. John N. Bear Dies at Orangeville
Martha Rachael Hugelshafer Bear, 60, of Orangeville, died at 11 30 p m Saturday at her home after four years of invalidism. Born October 1 1886 near Orangeville, she married John N. Bear on November 26 1905 in Monroe. Survivors include her husband a son Roy two sisters and two brothers and two grandsons. Funeral at 2 p m Tuesday at Burlington funeral home with Rev Fred Rickleff presiding. Burial in Eldorado cemetery.
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John N. Bear
Orangeville
Martha Rachael Hugelshafer
Henry and
Elizabeth Knoble Hugelshafer
Monroe
Alfred Schuh
St. John’s Evangelical Church
Bear
Roy
Henry Hugelshafer
Dakota, Ill
Edwin Wells
Redwood Falls
Minn
John Knoble
Chippewa Falls
Elizabeth Hugelshafer
Peter
Mary) Bear
Spring Grove Farmer Dies of Heart Attack
J K Alexander 57-year-old Spring Grove township farmer and carpenter dies Sunday noon at home of a heart attack. Born April 29 1890 he married Lilie Maske Nov 22 1909 in Monroe. Survived by wife son Darrell two sisters and two grandchildren. Funeral at 2 pm Tuesday at Newcomer funeral home with Rev H T Band officiating. Burial in Union cemetery.
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Brodhead
J. K. Alexander
Spring Grove Township
James
Orille Clark Alexander
Monroe
Lilie Maske
Darrell
Spring Grove
Maude Ties
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