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Newspaper

Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1947

Page

7

Inquiry on Cheese Pricing Proposed by Senator Olson

A Madison gathering of the legislative council discussed an inquiry into cheese pricing led by State Senator Melvin J. Olson. Olson clarified hearings would cover general agricultural issues rather than cheese alone, with potential prosecutions if price fixing is found and cooperation from farm groups and state departments.

Senator Olson Madison Melvin J. Olson South Wayne Legislative Council Olson Council Times Wisconsin Assemblyman Rice R-Delevan Aseostiyanan Pritchard R-Eau Claire The Times Today Anti-Trust Division Leonard Bessman

Brodhead Man Dies In Highway 104 Truck Accident

Henry Hendrickson 64 of Brodhead died after a southbound pickup struck him on highway 104 two and a half miles north of highway 11. Richard Newcomer 16 reported seeing him in the road cresting a hill. Hendrickson died at St. Clare hospital after earlier treatment. He was born August 12, 1883 in Milltown Polk County and lived in Orfordville and Brodhead. Survived by three brothers Lever Edward and Louis. Funeral tentatively set for Thursday at 2 p.m. at Silverthorn funeral home Orfordville.

Henry Hendrickson Broghead St. Clare Hospital Albany Hendrickson Richard Newcomer 10Th Street Brodhead Newcomer Rock County Milltown Polk County Orford Louis Lever Orfordville Edward North Valley Lutheran Church Silverthorn Funeral Home

Planes Seek One Craft Find Another In France Search

U S air force officials reported an unconfirmed sighting of a crashed aircraft near Bitche France while searching for a missing C-47 transport from Pisa Italy to Frankfurt with 20 aboard. French dispatch said an American transport crashed near Bitche and authorities seek definite confirmation amid fragmentary reports from Wiesbaden and Kaiserslautern signals.

Frankfort U. S. Air Force Bitche France Pisa Italy Frankfurt Strasbourg Kaiserslautern Germany Air Force Wiesspaden

Communists' Silent Filibuster Broken in French Assembly

A 10 hour silent filibuster by communist deputies was ended and the national assembly was recalled to pass Schuman's anti strike law. The bill would allow the government to fine and jail strike agitators for three months and impose tougher penalties for sabotage as millions idle. Back to work movements emerged in some unions, but coal mines stayed nearly shut.

National Assembly Robert Schuman Schuman

Farm Bureau Elects 7 Board Directors

Seven directors who will form the 1948 Green County Farm Bureau Federation board were elected at the annual meeting last evening at Turner Hall. More than 300 farm men and women attended to hear plans for a Green County Marketing Co operative and a Prairie du Chien superphosphate plant. Directors elected: Glenn Roderick Clarno, Henry Sippel Cadiz, R J Douglas Spring Grove, Frank Deininger Jefferson, Edward Roth Monroe, Robert Arn New Glarus, Frank Bloom Jordan.

Green County Farm Bureau Federation Turner Hall Green County Marketing Co-operative State Federation Prairie du Chien Ray Seidel Equity Co-operative Livestock Sales Association Milwaukee Monroe Farm Bureau James Green Madison Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation Green County R. J. Douglas Frank Bloom Associated Women of the Farm Bureau Glenn Roderick Clarno Henry Sippel Cadiz Spring Grove Frank Deininger Jefferson Edward Roth Robert Arn New’ Glarus Jordan

Grain Exchanges Blame Government For Bread Grain Costs

Leaders of the nazi grain exchanges blamed government purchases for export rather than speculation for today's high prices as living costs rose. Trading was light in bread and breakfast grain items. Wheat fell to 3.11 per bushel for December while corn moved to 2.57 and oats ranged around 1.24 in December contracts.

Associated Press Board of Trade

Rumored Royal Engagement Nears Announcement

Copenhagen reports a well informed source says the engagement of King Mihai of Romania and French Danish Princess Anne of Bourbon Parma is likely to be announced within a month.

Copenhagen Denmark Mihai Romania Anne of Bourbon-Parma

Halleck Sees House GOP Move to Cut Emergency Aid

Washington Republican leader Halleck said there is considerable sentiment among House GOP members to reduce the $597 million emergency foreign aid package approved by the Senate. He warned no decision has been made on the exact amount and that amendments to trim $60 to $90 million or more may appear when the bill is debated. The controversy includes removal of $60 million for China, with split opinions on immediate aid to China and broader Marshall Plan limits.

Washington Halleck Ind House GOP Senate House Republican Steering Committee House Foreign Affairs Committee Truman China High House Italy France Austria Martin R-Mass Congress

Graziani Trial Delayed by Illness in Rome

The trial of Marshal Rodolfo Graziani on war crimes charges in Rome was postponed indefinitely due to his illness. Graziani is reported to suffer from heart disease.

Sraziani Rome Marhal Rodolfo Graziani Graziani

Truck load of waste paper burns on 11th Street

A city truck hauled waste paper onto 11th Street between 15th and 16th Avenues. The load caught fire shortly after 2 PM, contents were dumped on the street and burned out quickly with no report of injuries or further damage.

11Th Street 15Th and 16Th Avenue

Middle East in Flames as Arab Rioters Attack Jerusalem

Thousands of Arabs attacked the Jewish quarter in Jerusalem, smashing shops and burning vehicles while police and troops struggle to restore order. Across Palestine and Middle East, demonstrations and clashes spread as nations react to partition plans.

Middle East Jerusalem Palestine Hagana Jewish Defense Army Zion Square Old City of Jerusalem Princess Mary's Way St. Julian's Way King David Hotel U.S Mamillah Road Jerusalem Hospital Asher Lazar Tel Aviv Haaretz United Nations New York Security Council Cairo Abdel Rahman Azzam Ha Seven-Nation Arab League Syrian Chamber of Deputies Arab League Fund Liberation” of Palestine National Defense Committee Baghdad Iraq United States Russia

Veteran Illinois publisher Howard C. Schaub dies at 84

Howard C. Schaub, 84, president of Decatur News Papers Inc. and publisher of the Decatur Herald Review and Champaign Courier, died in Fort Lauderdale Florida after a three week illness. A longtime Illinois newspaperman, he suffered a heat attack in 1937 and had been less active in his business since.

Fort Lauderdale

U S Ship Renville Arrives to Host Peace Talks

The U S Navy transport Renville docked at Batavia Java to serve as the seat of peace negotiations between Dutch and Indonesian representatives.

U.S Batavia Java U. S. Navy Renville

Bidault Returns to Paris for Talks with Schuman

French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault, after attending the big four talks in London, arrived in Paris this morning to confer with Premier Robert Schuman on ongoing postwar negotiations and policy directions.

Bidault Paris Aris — (P Georges Bidault London Robert Schuman

City Tax Rate May Stay At Present $30 Level

The Monroe city council likely will keep the 1948 real estate tax rate at $30 per thousand, the same as 1997, with final budget action postponed due to incomplete county levy figures. Alder man Henry Tschudy said the surplus could boost the reserve fund, supporting planned major expenditures like the sewer disposal plant and courthouse square redevelopment.

Henry Tschudy Times Green County Monroe Clasanas Lengacher St. Clare Hospital Tschudy Court House Square

Stuessy Heads Green County School Committee

Eugene Stuessy of New Glarus was elected chairman of Green county’s new school committee at its organization meeting in the county superintendent Miss Florence Wartenweiler’s office. The panel, formed under the 1947 school aid act, will meet again Monday evening to discuss equalization of tuition and district reorganization.

Eugene Stuessy New Glarus New Green County Florence Wartenweiler Wartenweiler Green County John Coryell Browntown C. P. Morgan Brooklyn Stuessy New Rolland Keen Robert Zimmerman Monticello Pearl Engebretson Brodhead

City Skating Rink to Open Mid December

City recreation director Miss Loraine Schumacher said the skating rink at 16th Avenue and 15th Street is expected to open mid December once a caretaker is hired and the rink flooded. Little Lake Francis already has about a foot of ice and is used by Lakeside Heights residents, while no ice is planned to be cut on the lake this winter.

Orner 16Th Avenue 15Th Street Loraine Schumacher Lake Francis Lakeside Heights Leland Lamboley 7Th Street Hyde

Retail Butter Up Two Cents in City

Monroe housewives face a two cent rise per pound for butter as wholesale dealers price increases take effect yesterday. Butter now 91 and 92 cents. eggs steady with best large at 65 cents and pullet eggs about 45 cents a dozen. Milk prices drop one cent per quart to 19 cents following a 20 cent per hundred cut to Illinois producers.

Monroe Illinois

Former GAO official blasts U S bookkeeping practices

T Coleman Andrews former GAO director said the government keeps its books so badly that it is unclear if there was a surplus or deficit in the prior year He argued the reported 1947 budget surplus of 757 million was mainly a cash balance and did not include later reported nursements and army adjustments before June 30 This testimony opened a House subcommittee probe into Reconstruction Finance Corporation bookkeeping ahead of a broader wartime purchase investigation.

Washington General Accounting Office T. Coleman Andrews GAO Treasury Andrews House Army Reconstruction Finance Corporation

Robert Foley Burned By Pitch Splash At Burgess Battery

Robert Foley aged 20 employed at Burgess Battery Company was splashed with hot pitch while handling chunks for melting. He sustained face and neck burns and an eye injury. His condition was reported as good at St. Clare hospital after the accident yesterday morning.

Robert Foley Sth Avenue Sth Street Burgess Battery Company St.Clare Hospital

Taft Calls Saving and Restraint Remedy for Conditions

Philadelphia senator Taft told the St. Andrew's Society dinner that the remedy for current American and world conditions is saving and restraint. He urged sound fiscal policy, greater production, and more incentives to produce, with limited government interference and more freedom.

Philadelphia Taft Ohio America St. Andrew's Society of

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