City School bells to ring in two weeks as prep runs high
Nearly 1,500 students from kindergarten to high school prepare for the first day of classes on September 6 and 7. St Victor’s students enjoy one more vacation day before classes resume September 7. New kindergarten rules set fifth birthday before December 1. Schools undergoing last minute cleanup with new play surfaces, paint, and repairs across North Lincoln East and high school buildings. St Victor’s re-surfacing, fence work, roof repairs and classroom repainting complete the readiness efforts.
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St. Victor's
East
North
Lincoln
St. Victor’s
20Th Avenue
15Th Street
Contractor Speeds Curb and Gutter Work
The Vinton Construction Co. crew advanced curb and gutter tasks finishing all but one small paving area. The last slab at the northwest corner will be poured tomorrow after form removal. Pedestrian access opened at the Blumer drugstore and Goetz buildings as the south curb and gutter nears completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton Construction Co
William A. Vinton
Blumer Drugstore
Goetz
Open Pin Removed From Child's Stomach
Orangeville reports 7 month old David Lee Boyer in satisfactory condition after emergency operation at St Francis hospital Freeport for an open safety pin lodged in his stomach. The pin was swallowed about 730 p.m. Saturday. surgery followed by the Orangeville doctor and performed early Sunday morning.
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Orangeville
David Lee Boyer
Verl Boyer
St. Francis Hospital
Freeport
Beloit Gas Main Fire Injures Two Workmen
A Beloit gas main fire at a downtown intersection sent two Wisconsin Power and Light Co. employees to the hospital with critical burns. Harold Clark, 21, of Clinton, and Richard Radke, 24, of Beloit, were jigging around a faulty gas main in a ditch when the ditch burst into flame, witnesses said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onsee Catt Cagnene Jos Main
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Harold Clark
Clinton
Richard Radke
Beloit
Feldman Denies Abusing Position in Senate Inquiry
Maj. Gen. Herman Feldman admitted sharing buying plans with James V. Hunt in 1947 but said the information was not confidential and he did not know Hunt's “five percenter” role. He testified he never abused his office and would justify his actions. Read letters showed Feldman urged contact between Allen and Hunt. The panel, facing potential personal attacks, noted Hunt and David Bennett may testify despite health concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Herman Feldman
James V. Hunt
Hunt
Senate
Vasuing Oficer
Army
White House
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Feldman
Francis D. Flanagan
Wayne R. Allen
Allen
Quartermaster Corps
Los Angeles
McCarthy
R-Wis
David Bennett
Bennett
Albert Verley Perfume Co
Hary H. Vaughan
Truman
Vaughan
William P. Rogers
Rogers
Hoey
Chicago Oil Firms Weight Union Offer To Ease Gas Famine
AFL Local 705 plans 1,600 striking drivers to haul gas to independents, supplying 350 to 400 Chicago stations with 60 to 70 percent of normal needs. No wage boost to drivers and no supply from major oil companies. Meeting with major oil firms ended without agreement after the strike began August 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Weight Union
Vive Gu — Wy
AFL Teamsters Union
Ead
Henry C Kliefoth Succumbs at Beloit
Henry C Kliefoth 91 longtime Monroe Bakery operator died at his Beloit home after a long illness. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Our Savior's Lutheran Beloit with burial Eastlawn cemetery. He served three years in WWII with the 63rd Sea Bee battalion. Survived by widow, son, two daughters, grandson Tommy Leninger, three brothers and four sisters.
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Henry C. Kneroth
Monroe Bakery
West Side of the Square
Beloit
Our Savior's Lutheran Church
Eastlawn
Kliefoth
11Th Street
Mr. Kliefoth
Harmony Township
Rock County
Henry ‘Kliefoth
Hazel Hannewall
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Mead-Allen Post
63Rd Sea Bee
Joan Kliefoth
Milwaukee County General Hospital
Jean Leninger
Tommy Leninger
William Kliefoth
Janesville
Edward
Edgerton
Arthur
Rockford
William Marsh
Roy Holden
Phillip Mills
Peoria
Ill
J. A. Keith
Pekin
George
Check Artist Freed in Appleton Case
Edward B. Gallion, age 35, accused of writing worthless checks totaling more than $150,000, has been found mentally ill and incompetent to stand trial by authorities in Appleton.
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Appleton
Edward B. Gallion
New Law Brings Arrest of Drivers in Wisconsin
Curtis D and DeForest P Lunde brothers from Brodhead area were arrested while speeding between Juda and Brodhead. They were fined 12 dollars and costs in justice court by Justice L A Koenig. The new speed limit is 55 mph at night and 65 mph by day.
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Wheen County
Wisconsin
Curtis D
DeForest P. Lunde
Brodhead
Justice Court
L. A. Koenig
Juda
Lundes
Milburn named deputy commander in Europe
Frankfurt news reports Maj. Gen. Frank W. Milburn was appointed deputy commanding general of the U S army in Europe. Maj. Gen. Ralph J. Caine succeeded Milburn as commanding general of the First Infantry Division.
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Milburn
Frankfurt
Frank W. Milburn
U. S. Army
Europe
Ralph J. Caine
Youths Seek Adult Opinions on New Center Project
Twenty five Monroe youths at a meeting on a proposed community center discussed abandoning the Angle on 11th street and 16th avenue for cheaper quarters or a large three floor house. They favored keeping a center for all ages and urged adult input from parents, business leaders, and officials. The group noted space limits at the Angle and suggested purchasing options, with a near consensus for a community center not dependent on Lincoln school gym facilities. A next adult meeting is set for Monday at the Angle.
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Monroe
L1th Street
16Th Avenue
Lincoln School
Kitchen
Cooler Weather Expected With Scattered Thunderstorms
Weather outlook shifts from heat to cooler conditions across south and east central Wisconsin with scattered thundershowers. Tonight temperatures hold near current levels while Monroe reports 77 yesterday and 81 today as cooler air moves in tomorrow.
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Wisconsin
Monroe
Southerners Set For Party Battle
Washington reports that William H. Talbot a Louisiana national committeeman vows to fight back home if ousted by the Democratic National Committee. He challenges the credentials panel and asserts only Louisiana's state committee can expel him while accusing the party of turning left. The episode precedes a planned chairman vote and a broader purge of Thurmond state rights supporters.
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Washington
William H. Talbot
Louisiana
Democratic National Committee
Talbot
National Party
National Committee
State Democratic Committee
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Democratic Party
Truman
Death Takes Father Of Mrs Richardson
Kesauer Frederick W., 63, of Schenectady, N. Y., died last evening at his home after a month long illness from a malignant growth. He was the father of Mrs. Robert H. Richardson, 714 21st Avenue. Mrs. Richardson and two children have been at her father’s home the past month. Mr. Richardson will leave for New York City this afternoon. Funeral services will be held there on Thursday.
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Fw. Kesauer
Schenectany
Kesauer
Robert H. Richardson
21St Avenue
Welcome Cautiously Given Visiting Woodland Creature
The Geiger home at 320 9th Avenue hosts a wild skunk that wandered into a pit outside a basement window. Seven adults, including five policemen, have observed the creature since last night. Neighbors hope a wooden plank will coax it back outdoors with minimal disturbance to all involved.
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George L. Geiger
9Th Avenue
Geiger
Explosion at Formosa Port Tarnishes Takao Harbor
Chinese central news agency reports a massive blast at Takao harbor southeastern Formosa exploding an ammunition ship Chungli. About three-fourths of a 3500 ton cargo had been unloaded when the blasts occurred. The port city suffered shattered windows and extensive damage.
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Tanwury
Takao
Formosa
Chungli
Freeport Band to Play Free Concert at Recreation Park
Freeport municipal band will offer a free outdoor concert at Recreation Park on August 30 at 7 15 pm under park lights. Walter Day says the event is sponsored by the chamber of commerce with postgame ball, square dance and light entertainment afterward. Charles Wilcox directs the group which includes Patricia Knaack Monroe baton twirler and other soloists.
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Freeport Municipal Pana
Recreation Park
Walter L. Day
Chamber of Commerce
Freeport Band
Charles ‘Wilcox
Patricia ,Knaack
Monroe
Freeport
Day
Wilcox
Haseen
Steel Worker Falls From Monticello Water Tower
James Latimer, 25, of Le Sueur Minnesota, employed by Chicago Bridge and Iron, fell 37 feet from the new Monticello water tower during construction. He was taken to St Clare hospital at 9 15 am yesterday with a skull fracture and multiple other injuries and was reported somewhat improved today.
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James Latiner
le Sueur
Minn
Monticello
Latimer
Chicago Bridge and Iron Co
St. Clare Hospital
Wisconsin Cheese Prices Show Slight Steady Gains
The General State market news service reports Wisconsin American cheese market barely steady to firm with fair trade and demand. Selling prices include single daisies 35 to 36 cents, longhorns and square prints 36 to 37 cents, midgets 37 to 44 cents per pound.
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Madison
Feneral State Market News Service
Wisconsin
State Assembly
I.c.l
Brannan Warns on Abundant Corn and Farm Policy
Bloomington Illinois Secretary of Agriculture Brannan spoke on the Midwest bumper corn crop calling it a potential headache to store market and use wisely He noted a record three and a half billion bushels last year and forecasts nearly as large this year He urged realism about not returning to lower past levels and backed farm stabilization and aid plans to steady prices and incomes He hinted at taxes on cooperatives in Congress naming an Illinois Republican without detailing the lawmaker.
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Bloomington
Ill
Brannan
America
Mid-West
Illinois
Rep
Mason
Third Square Dance Planned Here Tonight
The No 1 hit parade square dance will be held again at 8 pm on the tennis courts in Recreation Park. Mrs Grace Anderson returns as caller for the evening drawing hundreds of participants including teens and adults eager to dance.
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Grace Anderson
Mine Union Chief Readies Return to Coal Negotiations
John L. Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers, prepared today to resume contract talks with the soft coal industry at the Greenbrier hotel in White Sulphur Springs. He may push proposals on a shorter work week, higher pay, and a 20 cent per ton royalty boost to the union welfare fund as stockpiles dwindle and production remains below normal.
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White Sulphur Springs
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Greenbrier
Mississippi
Bluefield
W. Va
le, Ghis Andl
UMW
Northern and Western
Southern Coal Producers Association
County 4 H Herd Wins Fair Honors
Green county srown Swiss entry in the junior cattle division won first place at the state fair as four 4 H members won individually. Paul Marsh of Brodhead topped senior heifer and junior yearling classes. Arthur Swain Juda won junior yearling first, Donald Elmer Mr Pleasant and Charles Goepfert Jordan second on junior yearling. Elmer third on junior heifer. Marsh and Elmer nominated for showmanship but did not place in final 10. Labor Day proclamation issued by Gov Rennebohm designating Sept 5 as Labor Day.
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Green County
Paul Marsh
Brodhean
Arthur Swain
Juda
Donald Elmer
Mr. Pleasant
Charles Goepfert
Jordan
Elmer
Marsh
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Beloit Gas
Miami
Harry H. Vaughan
Henry C. Klieroth
House
Angle
Harry Rucker
Decatur
State Hospital
Milledgeville
Reidsville State Penitentiary
States Rights Bloc
Richardson
Port Ghat
Third Square
Rennebohm
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