Fitzgibbons Building Destroyed by Flames
Charles Evans Hughes former U S chief justice and twice appointed associate justice dies at 86 in Osterville Massachusetts after a heart ailment and uremic poisoning. He had resigned from the court in 1941 due to ill health and served as secretary of state under two presidents.
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Woodrow Wilson
California
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Roosevelt
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Mich
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Riverdale
Monroe Fire Levels Fitzgibbons Building in 1930s Conflagration
Fire destroyed the Fitzgibbons building at 10th street and 18th avenue in Monroe, with flames 50 feet high and smoke blotting the sky. Loss estimated over 75000 dollars, mostly insured, as firemen from four departments along with volunteers saved adjacent properties. Two youths were sought for questioning after being seen near an outside stairway before the blaze, which started in the Swiss Colony third floor storage area and spread rapidly, gutting the structure by 9:15 as citizens and workers aided in removing equipment and vehicles from nearby shops.
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Fitzgibbons
10Th Street
18Th Avenue
Schmitz Studio
Monroe
H. L. Sickinger
Sickinger
Swiss Colony
Wisconsin Fritos Co
Schuetze’s
Wisconsin Fritos Manufacturing Unit
Kaiser-Frazer Agency
Gonstead
Brodhead
Monticello
Freeport
Frank A. Buehler
Amy
Wilbur E. Deininger
Wisconsin Fritos
Fritos Manufacturing
Monroe Approves Water Site Option for East Area Well Tower
The Monroe city council granted an option to buy more than half an acre for a new water well and reservoir site near highway 69 to support a water department expansion. The deal, with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Steiner, totals 1.86 acres for 3000 dollars and must be exercised by November. The meeting also handled the Alvin F. Rote Co. tax appeal and a rezoning petition by Paul A. Rufenacht for 9th Street and 17th Avenue with revisions by the planning commission.
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Water Department
State Supreme Court
Alvin F. Rote Co
Paul A. Rufenacht
9Th Street
17Th Avenue
Joseph Steiner
20Th Avenue
E. B. Rosa
Highway 69
Sth Street
10Th Avenue
Illinois Central Railroad
Planning Commission
Rhinelander Fire Ravages Flooring Plant Loss Estimated at 750000
A blaze described as the worst in 40 years hit Robbins Flooring Co in Rhinelander last night. The main plant and a large warehouse were destroyed. Firefighters from multiple towns battled the flames, evacuated about 25 nearby homes, and fought tar explosions while drawing water from Boom Lake to control the fire.
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Henry C. Hansen
Robbins Flooring Co
Minocqua
Merrill
Conover
Eagle River
Camp American Legion
Lake Tomahawk
Boom Lake
Conservation Department
Navy Flying Boat Sets Record Flight to Chicago
The Caroline Mars, an 82% ton Navy flying boat, landed in Lake Michigan near Burnham Park at 11:25 a m after a non stop Honolulu to Chicago leg via Ann Arbor Michigan. The flight established a distance record for flying boats, with an unofficial time of 24 hours and 12 minutes.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
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Mich
Indianapolis Papers To Merge Operations
The merger of the Indianapolis News and Star, Indiana's two largest papers, was announced today due to mounting costs. The joint statement says the merger is effective immediately and both papers will be published from the Star plant. Eugene C. Pulliam, publisher of the Star, will be president of the new corporation.
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George Goodhart Dies Auctioneer and Store Owner
George Bruce Goodhart 70 a well known Orangeville auctioneer and Farmers' Feed and Supply proprietor died yesterday at 11 30 a m after a three week illness from a heart attack Born November 8 1877 in Center Hill Center County Pa he married Bertha Dorn in 1901 Survivors include his wife daughter Ellen a brother James in Center Hall two sisters Mrs D Wagner Geiss Bellefonte and Mrs J W Evans White S D He was a member of the Evangelical United Brethren church in Orangeville Funeral services set for Monday at 2 p m est at the church Rev Frederick L Rickleff will officiate arrangements by Burlington funeral home.
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Mr. Goodhart
Center Hill
Center County
George
Susan Goodhart
Bertha Dorn
Ellen
James
Center Hall
D. Wagner Geiss
Bellefonte
J. W. Evans
White
S. D
Goodhart
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Orangeville
Frederick L. Rickleff
Burington Funeral Home
Mrs. Florence Balch Dies at 51 in Beloit Hospital
Florence Smiley Balch 51, of Albany, died at 11 30 PM after three weeks illness while visiting from New Braunfels Texas. Born June 28 1897, she was married to Harry Balch in 1923. She survived by two daughters Mrs John Tays Braunfels and Miss Jean Balch at University of Wisconsin, four brothers Robert Harry James Smiley Albany and Arnold in California, one sister Miss Mary Smiley Pullman WA. Cremation planned with ashes buried at Gap Church Cemetery southwest of Albany. funeral arrangements pending word from Texas.
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Florence Smiley Balch
Beloit Municipal Hospital
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Tex
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Harry R. Balch
Oak Park
Ill
Texas
Balch
August Heat Wave Continues With 91 Degree Day
Weather report notes temperatures reaching 91 degrees yesterday and 90 today in Monroe as the August heat wave persists nationwide. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies, warm settings, and continued heat tonight.
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Monroe
Disabled Veteran Dies in Auto Crash
Wallace John Mani a 23 year old disabled World War II veteran was killed when his all hand control car skidded off highway 69 near Green county just north of the Wisconsin Illinois line at about 1 this morning. Injured in the same crash was Max Wyssbrod Martintown who was to be married this afternoon to Miss Frei da Marie Schneider. Wyssbrod suffers three broken ribs cuts and shock and is at St. Clare hospital. The Mani car operated by a disabled man who was paralyzed was dead on arrival. The car struck a tree on the driver’s side and both men were outside when police arrived. The accident is under investigation. Mani a World War II paratrooper wore army wings and boots. His mother Mrs. Elsie Mann Winslow was advised of his slight injury in action December 29 1944 in Belgium. He was sent to a government hospital in Maine for treatment.
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Winslow
Highway 69
Green County
Max Wyssbrod
Martintown
Freida Marie Schneider
Edward A. Schneider
17Th Avenue
Wyssbrod
St. Clare Hospital
Mani
George W. Armstrong
Green County Highway Police
Wilbur E. Deininger
Evan Chambers
United States Army
Elsie Mann. Winslow
Belgium
Maine
Woman Freed From Elevator After Power Failure
Mrs. Jaroia Maiverson rode the Gonstead building elevator when a toppled wall cut power. Mrs. Robert Grinnell sprinted three floors to fetch a master key, cut her eye on glass, then unlocked the door to help Mrs. Halverson exit. The cage stopped between floors three and two. The glass piece was removed from Grinnell’s eye with no injury.
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Jaroia Maiverson
Gonstead
Robert Grinnell
Draft Registry Opens Monday Morning Here
A draft registration under a 1948 law begins at the armory at 8 on Monday morning and continues for 17 days with age groups registering at set times. The final group to register will be those born in 1922 after August 40. Mrs. Clara Ritter, clerk of the selective service board, heads volunteer workers assisting.
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Clara Ritter
Selective Service Board
Fire destroys Fitzgibbons carriage works at same site
The Fitzgibbons brothers rebuilt after a 1899 blaze that halted their Monroe carriage works. In 1938 a second fire damaged the site near Deaconess hospital, sparing the Pillmore garage thanks to a new water system and coordinated hose lines. The family business later shifted toward auto sales and repair.
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Monroe
James
Morris Fitzgibbons
Galena
Til
Pillmore
H. Caradine
Albany
Wisconsin Fritos
J. Ray Fitzgibbons
Morris
Deaconess Hospital
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