Communists seize Berlin City Hall in mass assembly disruption
A pro communist mob backed by a large crowd forced entry into Berlin city hall and occupied the third floor assembly chamber for a propaganda session against the anti communist city government. Outside, 10 000 or more shouted as about 500 entered the building.
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Berlin
Lucius D. Clay
Frankfurt
Socialist Party
Reichstag
Soviet Union
Europe
Berun
Germany
Constitutional Assembly
Bonn
SED
Kar Litke
Wilhelm Pieck
Pieck
United States
Escaped Soviet Teacher Kasenkina Leaps From Consulate
Mrs. Oksana Kasenkina, a 52 year old Russian teacher, says she jumped from a third floor window of the Soviet consulate to escape persecution that had ruined her life. She described being arrested and not allowed to leave.
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New York
Zot
Chepurnykh
Russia
Jacob M. Lomakin
Truman
Moscow
U.S
Lomakin
Kasenkina
New York City
Storm Troopers
Leningrad
Burglars With Taste Steal Bonded Liquors
Two men flashed bogus inspector cards at taverns while burglars stole bonded American whiskies Canadian and Scotch from a saloon in Freeport. Police seek two suspects after the heist that targeted higher grade liquors rather than cheaper blends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
Spotlight
Dominican Officials, Police Tangle in Mistaken Identity
In New York on West 58th Street the Dominican Republic consul general Rafael Comprez Perez and aide Col Frank A Felix Miranda clashed with two detectives who mistook them for holdup men. Perez seized a wrist, the detective drew his weapon, and punches flew before a passerby separated them. Perez later said he must write a full report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dominican Republic
Manhattan
West 58Th Street
Rafel Comprez Perez
Perez
Frank A. Felix Miranda
Officials Tentatively Back Cuts to Farm Price Supports
Washington officials discuss reducing wartime price supports to prevent surpluses as the Agriculture Department maps 1949 programs. A proposal to cut 8 percent of wheat planted faces farmer resistance while Congress may trim support levels to avoid another $1.5 billion in price supports next year.
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Washington
Agriculture ‘Department
Agriculture Department
Congress
Department
Mrs. Zimmerman Juda Dies in Juda Home
Mrs. Orville Zimmerman 61 died at her Juda residence after a long illness. Born March 23 1887 in Jefferson township to Wilhelm and Wilhelmena Maske she was married December 19 1909 to Orville Zimmerman. Survived by husband daughter grand children five sisters and a brother. Funeral 1 pm Saturday at Juda Evangelical Church Rev Peter Retzlaff officiating buried Union Cemetery. Body at Newcomer Brodhead.
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Juda
Betty
Rodney
Henry Becker
Albert Hein
Brodhead
Joseph Fortner
Durand
Jay Alexander
Albert Raether
Spring Grove
Glenn Maske
Juda Evangelical Church
Evangelical Church
Peter Retzlaff
Union Cemetery
Here
Newcomer Funeral Home
Priest James J. Corcoran Dies in Menominee
Rev James J. Corcoran, 77, pastor of St. John the Baptist church and dean of Menominee clergy since 1937, died today after illness dating from August 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menominee, Mich
James J. Corcoran
St. John the Baptist Church
Menominee
Shipwrecked Carlins Rescued After Atlantic Drift
Newark couple Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Carlin who sailed the world in a converted army amphibious truck have been plucked from the Atlantic by a tanker 270 miles from New York. They head to Halifax aboard the New Jersey tanker, instead of Azores as planned. The last sighting was August 11 when a navy destroyer noted their craft 150 miles at sea. They expected a six month voyage.
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Newark
Ury
Benjamin F. Carlin
Atlantic
Halifax
Nova Scotia
New Jersey
Azores
Coast Guard
New York
Carlins
Heat Wave Kills Five as Wisconsin Sees 90s
The record heat continues across Wisconsin with five deaths linked to the scorcher. Milwaukee area victims include Walter Vedder and Joseph Hassett. others include John Oldenburg, Joseph Lindauer, and Albert Hackett. Temperatures ranged from 90s to over 100 in places like Blair and Prairie du Chien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Wisconsin
U. S
Howard J. Thompson
Milwaukee
Blair
Trempealeau County
Prairie du Chien
Hillsboro
la Crosse
Dayton
Men
Chilton
Joseph Lindauer
Manitowoc
Albert J. Hackett
Palmyra
Neff Autopsy Pending State Lab Results
An autopsy was performed on Louis Neff, 77, found dead at his farm home six miles west of Monroe. State lab results are not expected for several days. Commitment services were held at 5 p.m. yesterday at a Calvary cemetery with Rev. E. C. McCollow of St. Victor's Church officiating. a memorial mass will be held later.
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Louis Neff
Monroe
State Laboratory
Mr. Neff
Calvary
E. C. Mc Collow
St. Victor's Oaths Church
Curch
Elks Open Session at 46th Wisconsin Convention
Madison hosts the 46th annual state Elks convention with 37 lodges represented. Dr. A V Delmore of Two Rivers serves as president and will preside over business sessions in the state control assembly room while Madison lodge 410 marks its golden anniversary.
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ELKS
Madison
Wisconsin
A. V. Delmore
Two Rivers
Conflicting Testimony Flows From Hiss Chambers Hearing
At a House committee session both Alger Hiss and Whittaker Chambers gave divergent accounts about a 1929 Ford, with Chambers alleging Hiss was part of a communist underground. The exchange lasted hours with accusations of lying, while investigators pledged to track the car and its ownership as a possible linking clue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers
Washington
Congressonal
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
House un-Ameri Activities Committee
Hiss
Red Chambers
Pudgy
Time Magazine
Red
State Department
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Robert E. Striplin
West
Lineman Electrocuted While Working In Iron River
John Symcyk, 50, a lineman for Upper Peninsula Power Co., was electrocuted yesterday when he cut a 2,400 volt wire without rubber gloves. Officials said safety precautions were not followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron River
John Symcyk
Upper Peninsula Power Co
Drouth and Heat Threaten Wisconsin Crop Yields
Drought and extreme heat threaten corn potatoes and forage in Wisconsin with erosion of moisture and reduced pasture. Monroe crops show resilience except sand belt losses. reports note rising cattle sales in Green Bay and declining milk output. Water demand up 25 percent in Monroe but supply remains steady.
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Wisconsin
Green County
Monroe
Associated Press
Green Bay
Portage County
Brown County
Door County
Wood County
Wisconsin River
Power Company
E. E. Belter
Consolidated Water Power and Paper Co
Wisconsin Rapids
Fred W. Musselman
Water Works
Swiss Cheese Price Fluctuations Cause Dealer Confusion
June price changes create a tangle as dealers report mixed updates across state, B, and C grades. Some push two cents while others hold or offer one cent raises. grinders stay out. Cheese demand weak with storage buildup and no immediate shortage.
Roosevelt Grandson Stricken with Polio
Curtis Boettiger, 18, grandson of former President Roosevelt, is hospitalized in Los Angeles with poliomyelitis. His physician describes the condition as not serious but a mild polio case.
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Los Angeles
Roosevelt
Curtis
Buzzy) Boettiger
Anna Roosevelt Dall Boettiger
Curtis Dall
Livestock Co op Opens New Market Saturday
Green County marks grand opening of a $50,000 co operative livestock market near Monroe off 7th avenue. The 130 by 160 foot yard holds 15 to 18 carloads, run by Equity Co operative Livestock Sales with Farm Bureau backing. Open for inspection Saturday with lunch at noon, tours, music, and a centennial queen crowning in the afternoon.
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Monroe
7Th Avenue
Milwaukee Road
Green County Livestock Marketing Co-Operative
Associated Women
Green County Farm Bureau
Edwin O. Baker
R. J. Douglas
Green County Farm " Bureau
Frank Blum
Green County Associated
Harold Russell
Janesville
Farm Bureau
Curtis Hatch
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation
James V. Mott
State Farm Bureau
Herman Aaberg
American Farm Bureau
C. F. Claflin
Equity Co-operative Livestock Sales Association
William Kinsbury
Columbus
Livestock Producers Association
Lee Quazie
National Livestock Producers ' Association
Baker
Indiana
Ohio
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Statutes Do Not Cite Reckless Driving as Violation
The Wisconsin Attorney General ruled that reckless driving is no longer an offense. The 1945 law creating the offense was dropped in 1947 by inadvertence, requiring prosecutors to charge specific violations and prove them individually.
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Wisconsin
Madison
Grover Broadfoot
Racine
Edward Krenzke
Broadfoot
Mrs. Augusta Mauermann Dies at 82 in Monroe Home
Augusta Mauermann 82 of Monroe died at 5 30 pm at her daughter’s home after months of ill health. Born in Brandenburg Germany Oct 14 1865 she came to America 1888 settling in Fond du Lac then Monroe 1904. She married Julius Klingbeil 1884 later Herman Mauermann in 1917. Survived by six sons three daughters 22 grandchildren 21 great grandchildren and a brother. Funeral services in Christian Science faith at Shri ner Neushwander funeral home with burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
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Augusta Mauermann
16Th Street
Monroe
Wilbur Hixson
Augusta Bredlau
Frederick and
Ernestine Sommerfeldt Bredlau
Brandenburg
Germany
Julius Klingbeil
America
Fond du Lac
Herman F. Mauermann
Mauermann
Emil Klingbeil
Juda
Arthur
Brad
William
Erwin
Postville
Otto
Hoquiam
Frank
Chandler
Hixson
Elsa Taylor
Emma Holtshopple
Frieda Schwartzlow
Cross Plains
Gustav Bredlau
Christian Science
Shriner-Neushwander Funeral Home
Greenwood Cemetery
Miss Elizabeth Hogan, Darlington, Dies at 79
Elizabeth Hogan 79 of Darlington died yesterday at her niece's home Miss Helen Collins She served many years as registrar in probate Lafayette County She is survived by sister Miss Addie Hogan and several nieces and nephews Funeral at Holy Rosary Church tomorrow at 9 a.m with burial in the church cemetery Steil Funeral Home handling arrangements
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Elizabeth Hogan
Darlington
Helen Collins
Lafayette County
Addie Hogan
Holy Rosary Church
Church
Steil Funeral
4 H Camp Day At Green County Park Draws Large Crowd
Recreation park buzzes as the Green County 4 H camp hosts leaders members and parents for crafts nature music and recreation sessions. With 20 clubs represented and over 200 registered the day features safety and knotting demonstrations plus swimming softball and games under supervision.
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Green County
Wakelin McNeil
Ranger Mac
Norma ‘Waelti
Charlene Wichser
Ralph’ K. Kofoed
Kenneth Slocum
Myron E. Jeglum
Mamie Tillema
June Schoonover
Larry Kitchen
Marianne Elmer
Rosemary Babler
Waelti
Ruth Foulker
Browntown
John Burgy
Green County Center Club
Clayton Streiff
Marvin Stabler
Spring Grove
Cecil Holloway
Green County Center
Remai
Two Noonday Fires Keep Trucks Busy
Two fires broke out within 20 minutes near noon. The larger blaze damaged a third floor supply room in the former Fitzgibbons carriage works building east side of the square, with smoke causing extensive damage. the space is leased by Swiss Colony Lakeshire-Marty Co and Huber brewery. A earlier alarm at 12 35 at the veterans housing project southwest involved an oil stove explosion harming Mrs Kathryn DeLess and her five children. the leak caused the blast and flames were knocked down by Chief H L Sickinger before arriving crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzgibbons Carriage Works
Swiss Colony, Lakeshire-Marty Co
Huber Brewery
Veterans Housing Project
Kathryn DeLess
H. L. Sickinger
Mrs. Sarah Jameson Dies. Widow of Rev. Joseph Jameson
Mrs. Sarah Jameson 78 longtime church worker in several state cities died at her Milwaukee home yesterday. She was the widow of Rev. Joseph Jameson who died in 1946 after serving as rector of St Ambrose Antigo and as a missioner at Alcoma Suamico Sturgeon Bay Fish Creek and Jacksonport before retiring to Green Bay in 1924
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Winowies
Milwaukee
Sarah Jameson
Joseph Jameson
St. Ambrose Church
Antigo
Alcoma
Suamico
Sturgeon Bay
Fish Creek
Jacksonvort
Green Bay
Wittwer Baby Dies From Suffocation
Two month old Adan Wittwer, son of Mr and Mrs Frederick Wittwer of 2517 12th street, died this morning from suffocation in his bed. The child, born June 14 1948 at St. Clare hospital, is survived by parents a brother Morton and sister Christie Kay. Funeral set for 2 pm tomorrow at Stuessy funeral home with Rev P C Kehle officiating. Interment in Greenwood cemetery. Also Wisconsin American cheese market weak and quiet with no price change.
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Ved
Adan Wittwer
Frederick
12Th Street
St. Clare Hospital
A and P
Faith Morton
Morton
Christie Kay
Stuessy Funeral
Rev. P. C. Kehle
Greenwood Cemetery
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Clay
Piannen
Elect
Zimmerman Juda
Neff
Rep
Mundt
R-Sd
Nixon
Ford
Iiqui
Mather
Wis
Federal State Market News Service
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