Cleanup rush for Square opening and center lane meters
The city advances rapid paving work for the new public Square. Public works and safety committees approve filling center lane meter bases with sand under asphalt. George Glass to mark lanes after cleaning. painting by Erb and Gorder crews to finish within days. Labor Day weekend opening targeted if weather holds.
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Public Square
Board of Public Works and Police and Safety Committee
Frank A. Buehler
George Glass
Zenno A. Gorder
John Erb
Erb
Gorder
G. S. Soseman
Ward
Strand
Buehler
William A. Vinton
Board of Public Works
Weekend Weather Clears After Rain in Monroe
Scattered thundershowers moved through the northern part of the state today with rain reaching Monroe around 1 30 pm. A storm center northeast of Monroe disrupted power into nearby townships. High temperature reached 88 degrees at 1 pm and Sunday is forecast clear and cooler ideal for driving picnics and ball games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Sylvester
Stoughton
Janesville
Dr W S Taylor Dies in Kentucky
Dr William S Taylor 64 longtime dean of education at the University of Kentucky died in Lexington KY after a yearlong illness. He married Helen Dodge in 1923 and leaves a daughter Mrs Robert Hayes. Born Beaver Dam KY he taught at multiple universities and served as president and secretary treasurer of the National Association of Colleges and Departments of Education. The Taylors resided at 112 Cherokee Park Street.
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Willliam S. Taylor
Helen Josephine Dodge
Monroe
Lexington
Taylor
University of Kentucky
Helen Dodge
Robert Hayes
Nancy Ellen Taylor
Herschel B
Ellen Bender Taylor
Beaver Dam
Western Teachers College
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Kurea
Harrisburg
National Association of Colleges and Departments of Education
J. G. Fowlkes
University of Wisconsin
Wesley L. Dodge
Larey ‘Dodge
Kentucky’ School
Larey Dodges
Taylors
Florida
Dodge
Cherokee Park Street
State Given $35, Madi-up Funds For Paralysis Drive
The state policy fund committee announced receipt of $35,000 from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. The grant will be distributed to Wisconsin county chapters whose treasuries are depleted.
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National Foundation For
State Policy Fund Committee
Wisconsin
Police comb London for counterfeit unit behind fake 50s
Scotland Yard forgery squad hunted a suspected counterfeiting operation in London after hundreds of counterfeit U S fifty dollar notes surfaced. Friedrich Obendorfer a 61 year old naturalized Briton died by suicide in Vienna while being questioned. He had twelve notes on him and two more in his luggage.
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London
Scotland Yard
U. S
Vienna
Friedrich Obendorfer
Headquarters Set For GI Dividends This Monday
National Service Life Insurance dividends will be issued to 16 million veterans. Forms available at post offices and veterans administration offices. county veterans office can help fill papers while veterans wait. A large stack of forms also at the post office. Check service serial number carefully on the simplified forms. Sir Harry Lauder remains unchanged after a quiet night in hospital. the 79 year old entertainer suffered a brain clot.
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National Service Life
Veterans Administration Office
Veterans Organization
Green County
John J. Burkhard
Harry
Strathaven
Harry Lauder
Two-Hour Parking Devices Favored By City Boards
City boards approved center lane parking meters to speed turnover and offer two hours for a nickel. One hour at curbside remains five cents. Meters aim to keep traffic moving and deter all day parkers. Temporary bases may open the square early, with merchants warned against all-day parking. Discussed one way traffic through Recreation Park and signs for speed limits and city boundaries.
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Police and Safety Committee
Recreation Park
25Th Avenue
Jerome H. Schwaiger
Fun Will Reign At Benefit Show
A charity sports evening at Recreation park features a 7 pm softball match between Green County Shrine and Knights of Columbus teams with KC and Madison Zor Shrine bands. An endurance game ends quickly with a 8 pm baseball contest between Monroe State Line league contenders and South Beloit Colored Giants to aid crippled and underprivileged children.
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Recreation Park
Green County Shrine
Knights of Columbus
Madison Zor Shrine
Madison
Charley
Monroe
South Beloit Colored Giants
KC and
Shrine
Fisherman Drowns Landing Pike on Little Some Lake
Lawrence Newbey, 44, drowned after falling from a boat while landing an eight-pound walleyed pike on Little Some Lake. His body was recovered tangled in 15 yards of line. He and his father-in-law Horace Skeel, 77, were in the boat. neither could swim.
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Zomahawx
Some Lake
Lawrence Newbey
Lincoln County
Arthur Taylor
Horace Skeel
Forest Fire Reported on Outer Island Shore
A forest fire was sighted today on the east shore of Outer Island in the Apostle group in Lake Superior. The island spans about 10,000 acres with rich virgin timber in the northern half and Wisconsin’s capercaillie experiment is located there.
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Outer Island
Bayfield
Apostle Group
Lake Superior
Wisconsin
Browntown’s Largest Wisconsin Bridge Project Nears Finish
The Pecatonica river relocation at Browntown Hill nears completion with the biggest bridge, 496 feet over three spans, finished and traffic planned this fall. A new Skinner creek bridge is under construction as three more spans and resurfacing advance, with state engineers overseeing testing and safety amid high water challenges.
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Wisconsin
Pecatonica River
Browntown Hill
Highway 11
Monroe
Skinner Creek
Browntown
Bechtolt Farms
Severson Hill
Ole Sandley
Borden Milk
Dill
Skinner
Millis Construction Co
Black River Falls
Arnold
Old Man River
Millis
Green County
N. C. Jensen
Ideal Weather Boosts Green County Corn Crop
Ideal weather speeds corn ripening in Green County with denting ears and lower moisture aimed at under 20 percent for storage. Some field cutting and firing occur near edges while silos fill. With pastures failing, farmers cut green corn for feed as milk production declines and pigs head to market later in September.
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Green County
Florida Hurricane Misses Goetz Land
Florida hurricane shifted away from the Gold Coast protecting Leon Goetz Miami property from wind damage. Mr and Mrs Goetz, visiting Lincoln Nebraska relatives, arrived to visit Chester J Goetz and family and monitored the storm during a midwest vacation. They are visiting additional relatives and friends in Monroe.
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Florida
Gold Coast
Leon Goetz
Miami
Goetz
Lincoln
Neb
Chester J. Goetz
Monroe
Midwest
E. F. Lipchow
Jacob ‘Karlen
Visiting Guards Entertained Here at Green County Fairgrounds
The 3rd battalion of the 123rd infantry regiment Illinois National Guard enjoyed a welcome event hosted by Monroe and Co K at the Green County Fairgrounds. C rations with pie and coffee were served by Monroe American Legion Auxiliary. Guardsmen planned to head to Peoria after a park softball game and youth council dance. Local organizers and officials arranged bivouac plans, with thanks given for the community’s reception and a refueling stop at Crandall Oil Co. facilities before 179 vehicles of the 129th infantry regiment arrived early today.
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123Rd Infantry Regiment
Ilinois
Co. T
Co. I
Recreation Park
Co. K Armory
Youth Council
Armory
Tom Patti
Harold Reisch
A. E. Alcorn
Fred L. Scott
Lawrence A. Brown
Bethel Evangelical United Brethren Church
Reisch
William A. Brown
Green County Fair Association
Jerome H Schwaiger
L. L. Kitchen
Rev. Brown
Campse
Peoria-Pekin Group
Crandall Oil Co
129Th Infantry Regiment
Storm Cuts Path Of Desolation In Rush To Gulf Area
A devastating hurricane crossed Florida from the east coast to the Gulf causing extensive damage. It left hundreds homeless and damaged thousands of homes, with Pasco county near the Gulf reported on the latest weather advisory. Red Cross officials cited at least 500 homeless in Stuart and over 2,000 homes damaged in West Palm Beach amid guard patrols and a collapsed baseball park grandstand.
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Miami
Florida
Gulf
Lake Okeechobee
Weather Bureau
Pasco County
Gulf of Mexico
Tampa
Stuart Red Cross
Major Storm Heads Toward Florida Aims For Record Gusts
The U S Weather Bureau labeled the Miami storm a major hurricane predicting it could compare with past great storms. Forecaster Leonard Par due called it severe with Florida winds approaching 150 mph and Hillsboro light’s 155 mph in 1947 cited as a benchmark.
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Miami
U. Weather Bureau
Leonard Pardue
Florida
Hillsboro Light
Florida Coast Storm Wrecks Bridges and Slows Rails
The hurricane-sized storm smashed storefront windows to deter looting, closed northbound rail lines at Stuart and stalled four trains near St. Lucie bridge. Bridges failed around Lake Okeechobee, yet the lake stayed calm. Stuart logged six casualties, Fort Pierce two, and Miami saw a swimmer drown. Palm Beach and Belle Glade faced million-dollar damages. Winds 60 to 75 mph battered the region from Hollywood to Vero Beach with squalls extending to the Keys. The storm was still considered very dangerous as it tracks northward in the next hours.
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Florida East Coast
Atlantic Coast Line
Stuart
St. Lucie Bridge
Lake Okeechobee
U. S. Army
Fort Pierce
Miami
Palm
Belle Glade
Gold Coast
Hollywood
Vero Beach
Peninsula
Keys
Weather Bureau
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Monticello
James Latimer
le Sueur
Minn
Chicago Bridge and Iron Works
Chicago
Times
Helen J. Dodge
City Board of Public Works and Police and Safety Committee
William F. Beckman
Police and Safety, Committee
Emmett J. Norton
Council
Pecatonica
Illinois
City
Rush
West Palm Beach
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