French Strikes Continue as Rail Crash Toll Varies
Paris reports indicate seven dead initially in the Paris Arras mail train wreck with a later railway official citing 20 dead and 30 hospitalized. Debates proceed on three Schuman bill items followed by a final vote. Strikes show signs of cooling while communists face a stiffer challenge in their broader campaign.
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Paris-Arras
France
Benoit Franchon
Cmminent
Esee
CGT
Striking Words Threaten Food Rations Change
A terse report notes officials threaten to cut coal workers rations if they do not keep full time. The warning states workers who fail to meet hours will receive reduced food rations, signaling strict labor discipline and potential hardship.
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Semye — Ry Amen Aquarters
Farm Family Saved From Asphyxiation By Curious Trucker
In Loumons Wisconsin a milk truck driver Peter Devries rescued five members of the Alfred Hollander farm family after they were overcome by carbon monoxide from a stove. He found Mrs Hollander inside and carried the group to a hospital in his truck.
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Loumons
Wis
Alfred Hollander
Peter Devries
Hollander
Devries
Hollanders
Olga Richter
J W Barlow Heads Farm Sales Group
J Wendell Barlow, partner of Monticello cashier, was elected president of Green County Sales Service Inc at a directors meeting last night in First National Bank. The new firm, organized Nov 20 by Green county banks, will handle farm auction sales locally with Herman J. Schmitz John Coryell Alvin A. Ott as vice presidents. R W Blaha was named secretary and Russell W. Prien treasurer. The board set monthly meetings on the fourth Tuesday.
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J. Wendell Barlow
Parn
Monticello
Green County Sales Service, Inc
First National Bank
Green County
Herman J. Schmitz
Monroe
John Coryell
Browntown
Alvin A. Ott
Stock Puyer
Bank of New Glarus
R. W. Blaha
Commercial and Savings Bank
Russell W. Prien
Government Plans Milk Price Adjustment
The agriculture department weighs a milk pricing proposal to free eastern dairymen from butter driven price swings. Fluid milk prices there are largely controlled by federal programs setting minimums, with fluid milk linked to butter and powdered milk prices.
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Rasmington— Yy
Agriculture Department
Two Writers Fired By Hollywood Studio
Dalton Trumbo and Lester Cole were fired by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as part of actions against ten individuals cited for contempt of Congress for refusing to answer the House Un-American Activities Committee about communist affiliations.
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Tollywoon - Yr
Hollywood
Dalton Trumbo
Lester Cole
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios
Congress
House UN American Activities Committee
City Faces Higher State and County Tax Levy
Monroe faces a higher than expected state and county tax share, with Monroe's portion rising to 98,112.16 from 91,000. The council plans a 30 per thousand tax rate and will add about 13,000 to the municipal reserve fund. A 43,000 surplus transfer is deferred. The council also approved a real and personal tax roll simplification and authorized end loader purchase pending approval. Parking meter violations fell by 100 last month. merchants remain the chief complainers. The city will send assessor to two-day tax school in Milwaukee and hear a talk on financing new sewage disposal plant next Wednesday.
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Monroe
Henry Tschudy
Finance Committee
Green County
Tschudy
Clarence W. Lengacher
Lester Forcade
Board of Public Works
John Erb
Reef Construction Co
Epsilom Sigma Alpha Sorority
Chamber of Commerce
J. H. Schwaiger
Frank A. Buehler
Schwaiger
Jacobs
Ashland County
Everett Keel
League of Wisconsin Municipalities
State Taxation Department
Milwaukee
Bruni J. Hartman
Jerry Donohue Engineering Co
Sheboygan
Hartman
Heavy Fines Levied For Shooting Spree In Orangeville
Four Green county youths pleaded guilty to carrying loaded guns in a car shooting pheasants out of season and malicious mischief in Freeport. Charles Cleveland 23 Lee Cleveland 20 Curtiss Deemer 21 and Robert Cleveland 16 were fined 141.40 each plus costs after an Orangeville incident chased to the Illinois Central depot. A search of their car found two shotguns a loaded rifle a BB gun a pheasant and rabbits. Deemer admitted shooting one pheasant. The youths were arrested Monday night by Deputy Sheriff G D Shoemaker and Marshal Lou Cantril.
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Orangeville
Times Special Service
Green County
Justice of the Peace
M. L. Karels
Freeport
Charles Cleveland
Robert Cleveland
Juda
Lee Cleveland
Monroe
Curtiss Deemer
Brodhead
G. D. Shoemaker
Lou Cantril
Clevelands
Marshal Cantril
Illinois Central Railroad
Shoemaker
Sheriff's Office
Deemer
Prison Riot Leaders Ordered to Solitary
Forty inmates faced disciplinary actions after a sitdown strike at the state prison. Leaders of the insurrection on November 24 must spend at least eight days in solitary confinement on bread and water. Four guards were held hostage during the 15 hour barricade in the prison laundry. Ward en John C. Burke attributed the action to a small group of unstable leaders seeking greater influence over prison rules.
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Waupun
John C. Burke
Burke
Arabs and Jews clash as partition riots widen
In no-man's-land between Tel Aviv and Jaffa Arabs and Jews fought with guns grenades knives and fires as casualties rose past 20. Jerusalem kept calm though fires burned from a three day strike against the UN partition decision. Hundreds injured and curfews imposed.
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Associated Press
No-Man’s Land
Tel Aviv
Jaffa
Partition of
Palestine
Jerusalem
United Nations
Holy Land
There
Hagana
Jewish Defense Force
No-Man’s-Land
Holy City
Leland White 72 Reflects on a Life of Local Notables
Leland White of Green County celebrates his 72nd birthday with a profile of a life filled with business ventures from the Monroe Ice Co to Vaughn Publishing Chicago and Monroe. A Democrat who once sought state senate, he recalls Ringling show lineage and a longtime civic persona as he prepares to write letters to about 20 former residents.
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Will Rogers
Leland White
Green County
Eugene A
Helen Adams White
Clarno J Township
Leland
Monroe High School
Etter and Treat
Insurance
Real State
Fred Fritz
Monroe Ice Co
Vaughn Publishing Co
Chicago
Monroe
Fred White
O. J. White
al Ringling
Babe
Ringling Brothers Circus
White
Bob
Truman Delays Takeoff To Pose For Photographer
President Truman delayed his takeoff bound for Florida to accommodate a photographer. Traveling companions were aboard the Sacred Cow when a photographer shouted about the delay. Truman laughingly posed again after the bulb was inserted, and the plane departed twelve minutes late.
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Truman
Washington
Florida
Mr. Truman
Co op Remodeling Project Discussed and New Director Elected
Green County Co operative Cheese factory directors discussed converting part of their building at 1324 12th street to cold storage with an $8 000 to 10 000 concrete floor and beam upgrade. Louis Kohli was elected director and president, succeeding Adolph Schmid. Ray Cheese Corp will lease the remodeled section for 10 years, with cold storage equipment installed.
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Green County Co-operative Cheese Factory
Louis Kohli
Adolph Schmid
J. P. Kubly
H. W. Haberman
Co-Operative Board
12Th Street
Ray ‘Cheese Corp
Haberman
Fred Galle
Ray ‘Cheese
Ray Cheese
Donny Cheese Factory Equipment Co
Andy
Green County Co-operative
Ernest Wyssbrod
Foreign Aid Urged To Combat Russians
The House Foreign Affairs Committee urged prompt action on 590 million dollars in stop communist aid for Europe and China. It cited Soviet Russia with about 4.05 million armed, eight satellite states at 1.12 million, and free European ground forces at 2.88 million. The panel argued the USSR maintains a larger total force than all others in Europe.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Europe
China
Russia
House
War Department
Senate
France
Italy
Austria
Foreign Affairs Committee
United States
Soviet Union
Truman
Monticello to vote on electric utility sale
Monticello village board will decide on a referendum date after the state public service commission authorized selling the electric utility to Wisconsin Power and Light for 25000 dollars. Village president Christ Stauffer noted the commission hearing in Madison and a Monticello meeting Friday night.
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Monticelo
State Public Service Commission
Wisconsin Power and Light Company
Christ Stauffer
Madison
State Commission
DIXON
Manitowoc
Frank E
Monticello
A.m
Manitowoc Portland Cement Co
Cleveland
Jack
Mich
Manitor
Monroe Volunwoe
Dixon, Alteer
Medusa Portland
Cement Co
James Menehan
16Th Avenue
Deer rifle discharge kills man while cleaning in Sheboygan
Sheboygan coroner Dr Wes ley Van Zantern identified Lyle Kane as the deceased. The accident occurred when a deer rifle discharged during cleaning, leading to Kane's death. Authorities cautioned gun safety following the incident.
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Sheboygan
Wesley van Zantern
Lyle Kane
Post Office To Stay Open Saturday Here
The Monroe post office will be open all day for the next three Saturdays December 6 13 and 20 during the Christmas mailing period Postmaster John J Burkford announced today Normally the post office is closed Saturday afternoons.
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Monroe
John J. Burkford
King Mihai Denies Copenhagen Betrothal Rumors
Lausanne reports say Denmark plans to announce the engagement of 26 year old King Mihai of Romania to 24 year old Princess Anne. Mihai denied the rumors in Lausanne while sources in Copenhagen indicated a likely formal betrothal within a month.
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Mihai
Lausanne
Switzerland
Romania
Copenhagen
Anne of Bouris
Fifth Avenue
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U. S
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Syria
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