Monroe Daily Journal History and Circulation Note
The Daily Journal, founded October 13 1898, has remained under the same management. It lists memberships in AP Inland Daily Press Association and Audit Bureau of Circulation. Subscription rates are 12.50 yearly by carrier in Monroe, 7 by mail in Wisconsin and Stephenson County NL, 8 elsewhere. all prepaid. Office hours 8 30 to 5 30.
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Alan Pee Daily Journal
the Associated Press
Inland Daily Press Association
Audit Bureau of Circulation
City of
Monroe
Wisconsin
Stephenson County
Historic One Day In 1940 and Other Janesville Clippings
Ten years ago on August 23 1940 a bomber crashed near Denver killing ten military personnel as air battles raged over Britain. Also noted were Romanian Hungarian talks on Transylvania, low milk prices affecting Limburg cheese, and a 25 year look back on 1925 fair profits and local hospitality.
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Denver
Britain
Rumania
Hungary
Transylvania
Limburger
W. J. Knight
Mississippi
Monroe
Green County
H. F. Cunningham
Grace Pauline Hanson
Morrison Band
H. M. Peters
Monroe Cornet Band
Dixon Knights of Globe
Monroe Military Band
M. A. Cunningham
Janesville
Agnes McAwire
Mineral Point
State
Charles Geisberger
Wells Opera House
Treasury and Federal Reserve Clash Over Inflation and Debt
A New York report outlines a public clash between Treasury Secretary Snyder and the Federal Reserve Board over monetary policy. The Treasury seeks low interest rates to support government finances while the Fed pushes for less inflation and tighter money. Rates rose across several credit markets as the dispute unfolded.
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Sem Dawson
New York
Secretary of the Treasury
Federal Reserve Board
Congress
Treasury
Snyder
Insurance Companies
Reserve Banks
Boston
Minneapolis
Stock Exchange
Congress Deliberates Wage Price Controls Approach
Editorial notes that both houses seek authority for presidential wage price controls, with a broad across the board rule likely to prevent chaos. It urges calm, warns against hysteria, and argues that public resolve to defend stability could deter the Kremlin and support peaceful policy.
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Congress
Senate
House
Washington
Kremlin
Uniform County Highway Signs as Tourist Aid
The writer praises Green county for clear highway markings and criticizes other counties with faded or poorly maintained signs. They argue good signs ease travel for residents and visitors and warn that neglect breeds confusion and deters tourism while harming traffic.
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Green County
Democrats Rally Against Wiley Amid Election Fires
A column notes Democratic candidates vocally attack Senator Wiley on his record and attitudes at a recent meeting. Despite heated rhetoric, Wiley remains effective in his own campaigns, undeterred by opposition lines and familiar partisan phrasing.
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Wiley
New Law Expands Social Security Benefits and Coverage
Congress broadens social security with higher old age and survivors pensions starting September 1 and extended coverage to dom estic workers self employed farm workers and non profit employees until January 1 1951. The changes include revised insured status rules and new aid to totally disabled and orphaned children under the public assistance and unemployment programs.
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James Marlow Washington
Congress
O. A
S. I
Ene
Ld Lende Oa
Neta
S ‘de Chek
Walkout Shocks Presto Factory With 1000 Workers Out
About 1,000 employees at the National Pressure Cooker Co. walked off the job in an unexplained stoppage. Local 306 United Steel Workers CIO and the company declined to discuss the cause, saying management was surprised by the move.
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Presto
Wis
National Pressure Cooker Co
United Steel Workers
CIO
West Allis Couple Die From Gas In Home
The bodies of Clyde Erickson and Marie Erickson were found in their West Allis basement after a week's absence. Gas from a heater, damaged by water in tubing, caused their deaths. A detective entered the home after noting a week of unread newspapers. In a separate incident, a Milwaukee bus collision on a Wauwatosa street killed a woman and injured eight others, with the victim identified as Mrs. Lillian Jonas.
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Milwaukee
West Allis
Clyde Erickson
Marie
Wauwatosa
Lillian Jonas
Army Hurdle Star Now Piloting Jets
Former West Point hurdler Maj. Benjamin B. Cassiday Jr. leads an exchange pilot program aboard a U S carrier off Korea. The Honolulu resident has logged carrier jet flights since the war’s early days and once set endurance notes in an F 86 Sabre. He helped Army in 1943 Penn Relays and later competed in Berlin and Nuernberg meets before joining the air force jet program.
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U. S
Korea
Ben Cassiday
West Point
Maj
Benjamin B. Cassiday Jr
Air Force
Ben
Honolulu
States
Cassiday
Academy
Penn
Army
The
Point
Berlin
Nuernberg
Mrs Riese Returns to Baraboo After Califormnia Hospital Stay
Mrs A T Riese of Wisconsin Dells has returned from Vallejo California where she has been treated since March 1. She remains in a Baraboo hospital with no improvement. Her mother Mrs Jane Flint stays at the Riese home and the Riese son Gerald home on navy leave.
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Albany
A. T. Riese
Wisconsin Dells
Vallejo
Calif
Baraboo
Nehru's Bid for Asian Leadership Sparks Debate
Dewitt MacKenzie analyzes India's prime minister Nehru amid his outreach to the Chinese regime over Tibet. The piece examines whether India under Nehru could lead Asia, with Tibet's autonomy and Peiking's offer shaping the question. The author notes India's progress and Nehru's possible vision of a strong regional role.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
New York
Tibet
India
Nehru
Asia
Red
China
Peiping
Dalai Lama
Far East
Asbestos Floats on Water in Normal State
A study notes asbestos fibers remain buoyant when not bound in material, explaining how airborne fibers can disperse after disturbance. The finding highlights health concerns for exposure and emphasizes containment in construction and industrial settings.
Etters Offer Foundation Garments for All Figure Types
Etters store highlights girdles and all in one garments of many sizes and types including Munsingwear. Options range from nylon net girdles to tissue weight panty girdles with front panels and back panels of elastic satin. Brassieres in strapless to built-up styles are also available in cottons nylons and laces.
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Etter’s
Swiss Cheese Mice and Calico Cat Shakers At Baker's Book
A Greenwich county feature highlights novelty salt and pepper shakers from Baker's Book Store. Glazed chinaware figures include an oversized mouse in a vest with Swiss cheese and calico cats with arched tails as handles. Prices: mouse and cheese set $1, cats $1.20.
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Green County
Baker’s Book Store
Back to School Wardrobe at Lees Store
Lee's store promotes back to college shopping with luggage from Samsonite and a full women’s wardrobe. Corduroy skirts, jackets, sweaters, a satin dress, and special dating wear plus storm coats in various fabrics including alpaca wool linings and mouton collars.
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Lee’s
School fashions and outfits at Becker's Leader store
Be ready for the new school year with Kate Greenaway inspired corduroy and rayon fashions for girls and teens. Dress, jumper, and two piece outfits in sizes 12 to 18, Kay McDowell coats under $30, Pendleton 49er jackets in tartan or solid tones, plus letter sweaters and Ship n Shore blouses. Also available are warm socks and belted jackets with limited companion pieces. Weather chatter closes the item.
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Tim
Becker
Kate Greenaway
Becker's
Kay McDowell
Pendleton
Becker’s Leader Store
Becker's Leader Store
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Associated Press
Evening Times
Henry A
Cooper
Armory
Winslow
Town Hall
Illinois Central
H. J. Williams
Ada Williams
Los Angeles
Samuel A. Lewis
Stoddardess
Editorial
Kooleez
United States
Naktong River
U.S
Army Hurdle Star
NZ Insurance
DPE
Eee
Paint Supplies
Monroe Lime & Gravel
Ben Kubly
Kay
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