Walter G Schindler Promoted to Rear Admiral
President Truman approved the promotion of Capt Walter G Schindler of New Glarus to rear admiral. He is among 24 captains on the list and heads the U S naval mission in Valparaiso Chile. He is son of the late S A Schindler and alumnus of St John’s Military Academy Wisconsin and Annapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter G. Schindler
New Glarus
Truman
Navy
Admiral Schindler
John A. Schindler
Monroe
United States Naval Mission
Valparaiso
Chile
South America
S. A. Schindler
St. John
Roster of Wisconsin Medal of Honor Heroes Includes Col T W Goldin
Wisconsin soldiers have long earned the Medal of Honor. Col Theodore W Goldin of Green County is listed among 25 Wisconsinites honored since the Civil War for valor including World War II and earlier conflicts. Goldin, known as the lone survivor of Custers last stand, gained the medal for water resupply under heavy fire at the Little Bighorn on June 26 1876. He later worked as a lawyer and clerk before dying in 1935, with other Wisconsin recipients including Pvt Peter Anderson for Bentonville actions.
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Green County
Theodore W. Goldin
Wisconsin
Army
Col. Goldin
Little Big Horn
Mont
Goldin
Rock County
Reuben W
Elizabeth E. (Bradfield) Goldin
New York
Ohio
Bradhead
Theodore
7Th Cavalry Regiment
Regular Army
Custer
Reno
Fort Buford
Dakota
Green Rock
Laura Dunwiddie
David Dunwiddie
Brodhead
Janesville
State Senate
Veterans’ Home
Wausau
Wild Bill Hickock
Calamity Jane
Lafayette County
Pvt
Peter Anderson
Bentonville
WN. C
31St
Wisconsin Infantry
Mrs Fred P Treat Dies in California
Mrs Helen Stone Treat 85 longtime Monroe resident died at 5 35 am in a Concord California hospital from old age complications and a stroke. She was the widow of Fred Parker Treat longtime Green county farmer and livestock buyer. Surviving are two brothers Frank L Stone of Cord Concord and Lewis Stone of Northport Washington with prior California residence and Monroe roots.
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Fred P. Treat
Monroe
Concord
Calif
Treat
Helen Stone
Frank
Alice Stone
Racine
California
Fred Parker Treat
Boy Scout Court Scheduled Sunday In Green County
The Green district Boy Scout court of honor and fall roundup will be held Sunday from 2 to 5 PM in the county courthouse circuit court room. Demonstrations start the afternoon with rope knot tying first aid and camping skills followed by a 60 minute awards segment led by Wendell Stribling. Tenderfoot rank emphasis and possible life star awards announced as Green county scouts participate. parents and the public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green District
Boy Scout Court of Honor
Circuit Court
Wendell Stribling
Freeport
U. S. Grant Council
Green County
Youth Who Threatened President's Life Jailed
New Orleans reports Dennis E. Porter, twenty, pleaded guilty to threatening President Truman. He received a three year prison sentence and told U. S. District Judge Herbert Christenberry he still plans to carry out the threat. Porter asserted the president is not adequate to supervise the U.S. people and remarked that many others likely share the view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Truman
Dennis E. Porter
U. S
Herbert Christenberry
United States
Porter
Champion steer sets new record price at auction
The grand champion Aberdeen Angus steer "Old Gold" sold for $10.75 a pound at the International Livestock Exposition, surpassing the previous $10.50 record. Owned by C. E. Yoder and sons of Muscatine Iowa, it weighed about 1200 pounds and was bought by Glenn McCarthy of the Shamrock Hotel in Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
C. E. Yoder and Sons
Muscatine
Glenn McCarthy
Shamrock Hotel
Houston
Tex
Johnston
McCarthy
Texo
Pecos County
Ft. Stockton
Thursday Shopping Hours Restart in Monroe Stores
Monroe merchants opened Thursday afternoons for Christmas shopping, with hours extending through Dec 23 and Christmas Eve openings through Dec 24 when stores close at 5 p.m. The chamber of commerce decorations committee rushed to finish the district lighting scheme, with completion nearing this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Chamber of Commerce Decorations Committee
Atomic energy use by farmers nears potential 1949 crops
40 farm scientists met near Washington to outline a 1949 farm research program funded by the atomic energy commission. They expect new guidance on phosphorus fertilizers and note atomic methods may help tailor crops and even cattle to regional conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
David E. Lilienthal
Dry Weather Boosted Late Wisconsin Crop Harvests
Weather this fall aided maturation and harvests of late crops in Wisconsin. Early rains helped field work while pastures stayed below standard. Hay output fell 20 percent from 1947, corn production reached a record 117,000,000 bushels up 10 percent, eggs set a state record at 155,000,000, and turkeys totaled 442,000 birds, 10 percent under 1947 with higher prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin Crop Reporting Service
Wisconsin
Seizure of Berlin By Reds Assailed As Russian Breach
In Berlin the American sector commandant Col Howley said the Russians have broken all solemn agreements and are criminals for setting up a rump city government in the Soviet sector The western city assembly convened while allied liaison officers withdrew from the central hall Western police prepared to restrain anti communist rallies as elections near and tensions rise over possible transport disruptions affecting western Berlin voters
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Frank Howley
Howley
Col
Robert A. Willard
U. S. Army
Sunny Skies and Heat Drive State Temperatures Higher
Weather dispatch reports widespread warm conditions across Green county and the state. Federal Meteorologist H. J. Thompson notes the morning readings 9 to 28 degrees above yesterday with Monroe’s low at 27 and yesterday’s high at 37.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County
H. J. Thompson
Monroe
Thompson
Kraft Plant Managers Tour Visits Monroe Vicinity
Kraft plant managers from 25 cheese facilities planned a 3:30 p.m. visit to Monroe and nearby sites. The tour includes the local warehouse plant the Monroe Center cheese factory and the new Wyss factory northwest of town, with arrival expected from Freeport by charter bus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Monroe Center
Wyss
Freeport
Towns Association Formed in County
A Green county unit of the Wisconsin Towns association was organized yesterday afternoon in the circuit court room with ten of sixteen townships represented. Clarence W. Loveland was named chairman, Ray Silver vice chairman, and J. B. Scherer secretary treasurer. The group aims to strengthen rural voices and defend self-government, amid plans for state consolidation and changes to school aid, tax structures, and local government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County
Wisconsin Towns Association
Circuit Court Room
Clarence W. Loveland
Washington Township
County Board of Supervisors
Ray Silver
Mt. Pleasant
J. B. Scherer
Monroe Township
A. H. Fraedrich
Port Edwards
Wood County
Friedrich
Melvin J. Olson
South Wayne
Harry A. Keegan
Monroe
Albany
Brooklyn
Clarno
Deccatur
Spring Grove
York
Exeter
New Glarus
Barn and silo burned on Ray Gillette farm near Brodhead
A barn and silo on the Ray Gillette farm just northwest of Brodhead were destroyed by fire yesterday noon. Shredding work was under way as haulers watched from a nearby field when flames erupted. Brodhead fire department was on scene from 11:50 a.m. until mid afternoon. The farm sits west of county trunks on the Albany route near a triangular road relocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brodhead
Ray Gillette
Brodhead Fire Department
Albany
NAM Board Adds 30 Directors From Across States
E P Hamilton of Hamilton Mfg Co Two Rivers Wisconsin and Walter Geist of Allis Chalmers West Allis were among 30 state directors and six at large directors elected today by the National Association of Manufacturers adding prominent industry leaders to the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NAM
New York
E. P. Hamilton
Hamilton Mfg. Co
Two Rivers
Wis
National Association of Manufacturers
Walter Geist
Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co
West Allis
Gissing Takes Swiss Wrestling Title At Cheesemakers Ball
Lawrence Gissing of Monroe won the Swiss wrestling title with 55.75 at the Cheesemakers ball at Turner hall. Marvin Wuethrich of Clarno was second with 54.50, earning wreaths from Miss Marianne Elmer. Donald Ruf received consolation for a dislocated elbow. Howard Grossen placed third with 54. Other competitors included Rudy Kopp, LeRoy Wuethrich, Duane Schwartz, John Bussmann, Peter Graber, and Walter Nafzger, judged by Grossenbacher, Ienatsch, and Laeser Jr. Ernest Lehr refereed. The event drew a large crowd, with over 600 at the evening dance by Les Hartman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Gissing
Monroe
Turner Hall
Marvin Wuethrich
Clarno
Marianne Elmer
Harvey E. Elmer
Mt. Pleasant Township
Donald Ruf
Orangeville
Howard Grossen
Rudy Kopp
Monticello
LeRoy Wuethrich
Duane Schwartz
John Bussmann
Warren
Peter Graber
Walter Nafzger
Paul Grossenbacher
New Glarus
William Ienatsch
Sebastian Laeser Jr
Ernest Lehr
Les Hartman
Five Applications Seen for Clerk Job
Five applications for acting county clerk will be considered at tomorrow's special county board session. Three applications had been received by chairman Clarence W. Loveland. two more are anticipated. The 1:30 PM meeting follows the illness and hospitalization of County Clerk Clarence Lengacher. No parking signs will be placed on the north side of the courthouse park until board members are accommodated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Supervisors
Clarence W. Loveland
Loveland
Clarence W. Lengacher
Madison
Court House Park
Princess Elizabeth gains weight as newborn son improves
Buckingham Palace reports Princess Elizabeth rising to activity each day and her newborn son, born November 14, is gaining weight after birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth
Rioting Carried Out At Kalamazoo Plant Raid
Police and sheriff’s deputies guarded two Shakespeare plants in Kalamazoo as about 300 raiders attacked, overturned cars, smashed equipment, and beat workers amid a CIO United Steel Workers led raid. Gov. Sigler ordered a grand jury probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Kalamazoo
Mich
Shakespeare Co
Cio-Usw
Shakespeare Companies
CIO Union
Thomas Shane
Usw-Cio
United Steel Workers
Kim Sigler
CIO
Health report sparks talk of Petain transfer plan
A government report on Philippe Petain's health fuels rumors he is failing at 93. A source close to Petain says the reports are greatly exaggerated. The cabinet discussed the matter and considered moving him from Ile d'Yeu to a warmer southern climate.
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Paris
Philippe Petain
Mme. Petain
la Roche-sur-Yon
Ile d’Yeu
France
Europeans Must Have Help For Peace
Secretary of Defense Forrestal urged at an English-speaking Union dinner that the United States must supply western Europe with a generous measure of equipment to support the Brussels treaty plans among Britain France Belgium Holland and Luxembourg. He said such aid would give meaning to the alliance and help Western Europe prosper free from fear. He compared the U S role to an arsenal of democracy and a repository of hope to guide Europeans out of darkness.
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New York
Defense Forrestal
United States
Western
Europe
Britain
France
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Forrestal
Gomery
Five Nations
Western Europe
Communists claim Suchow fall near Nanking
The Chinese communists claimed Suchow fell by 8 p m Wednesday cutting the rear of three government army groups moving south to aid nationalist forces near Suhsien and Pengpu. Government spokesmen denied abandoning Suchow and foreign diplomats remained in Nanking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold K. Milks
Nanking
Suchow
Suhsien
Pengpu
Teng Wei- Yi
Claire Chennault
China Air Transport
San Francisco
12Th Army Group
Foreign Office
Jacques Meyrier
Diplomae
Officials Study Assistance Move In China Aid Effort
Madame Chiang Kai-shek seeks urgent American aid with President Truman and Secretary of State Marshall. Appointments not set but likely within a day. Ambassador Koo warns time is of the essence while Congress is in recess. China vows to continue the fight even without U.S. help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chiang Kai-shek
Truman
Marshall
Chiang
China
Shanghai
Leesburg
Congress
Economic Cooperation Administration
State Department
Wellington Koo
China Institute
New York City
Koo
United States
Fire Sweeps Eau Claire Business Block
A downtown fires destroyed two buildings in Eau Claire causing extensive damage. The Sears Roebuck department store and the Wallgreen drug store were left with ruined stock and fixtures while the Peoples clothing store sustained heavy damage. Loss estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eau Claire
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Wallgreen Drug Store
Peoples Clothing
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. G. Schindler
T.W. Goldin
Boy Scout
U.S
Kraft
Gissing
Petain
Viscount Mont
Mme. Chiang
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