Local Newspaper Notice on Subscriptions and Hours
Notices from The Associated Press Inland Daily Press Association and Audit Bureau of Circulation outline republication rights and subscription rates. It lists annual prices for Monroe Wisconsin and Stephenson county and outside Wisconsin, plus advance payment and postal compliance details.
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Seals for Victory Christmas Seals Campaign Urges Generosity
The article urges citizens to support the Christmas Seals drive as crucial after 40 years of funding tuberculosis research education and prevention. It cites Wisconsin mortality improvements since 1908 and notes infant deaths largely declined while younger residents benefited from prevention efforts. It calls Monroe and Green counties to exceed standard quotas with substantial giving.
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Wisconsin
Monroe
Green County
Truman press conference paints confident postwar honeymoon
Washington reports describe President Truman at his first White House news briefing after victory as confident and cheerful. The piece notes his hopeful foreign policy hints and contrasts him with the chaotic Potsdam era, while urging that the honeymoon mood endure and programs be carried out.
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White House
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Harry Truman
Potsdam
Ghost Revives Bid to Probe Government Espionage
The House Un American Activities Committee plans to reopen hearings on alleged communist access to secret wartime documents. Whittaker Chambers and others are cited as key figures as critics demand full disclosure and government accountability. The public awaits clarity on espionage agents within Washington.
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UN American Activities Committee
Whittaker Chambers
Russia
House Committee
Washington
Diver Plunges 80 Feet From Montreal Bridge
A 29 year old man dives from Jacques Cartier bridge and lands 80 feet into a shed roof. He suffers minor cuts and is taken to hospital for observation by police.
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Montreal
Jacques Cartier Bridge
Local history snippets mark anniversaries and notable deaths
Ten years ago exerts from December 6 1938 report Chicago sought three youths who robbed Harry C Young. Judge Karel dies in Milwaukee. Rev W H Adams elected Monroe Ministerial union president. Paul Y Anderson Washington correspondent dies. Joe Cook knocked unconscious in Blum garage accident. Twenty five years ago President Coolidge pledges support for world court tax cut dry law opposes soldier bonus. Mrs August Popanz injured in auto truck collision. Miss Martha Blanc marries Oscar Blum. Will E Tertin and Hazel Liedschlag wed. First bazaar in St Johns church vestry success. Forty years ago John Gettings sells meat business to J H Theiler after 35 years plans to build three stores with L H Gapen. Penniless 82 year old tramp dies in jail. County Supt J C Penn leads campaign for L W Wood as state superintendent. Addition of 15 phones brings Monroe Telephone total to 500. S P Schadel elected commander of Pinney GAR post. Fifty years ago Opera house packed for A Hot Time in the Old Town. Frank A Shriner elected noble grand of IOOF lodge. Nights of Pythias election postponed with few members. Lou Hahn of Brodhead heads west for fast pacing mare. Joseph Sickinger drag team runs away near The Times plant after noise.
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Harry C. Young
Chicago
Judge Karel
Grid Star
Milwaukee
W. H. Adams
United Brethren Church
Monroe
Paul Y. Anderson
Washington
Joe Cook
Blum Garage
Coolidge
Congress
August Popanz
Albany
Martha Blanc
Oscar Blum
Will E. Tertin
Hazel Liedschlag
St. John’s New Church Vestry
John Gettings
J. H
Theiler
L. H. Gapen
J. C. Penn
L. W. Wood
Monroe Telephone Co
S. P. Schadel
Pinney Gar Post
Old Town
Bryan
Frank A. Shriner
Ioof Lodge
Pythias
Lou Hahn
Brodhead
Joseph Sickinger
Times Plant
Karlen Block
Danny Builds A Snow Man Then Dreams Of A Friend
A lonely boy named Danny with a crooked leg creates a snow man after peers tease him. A sunlit beam brings a fairy who promises to make the snow man real, hinting that Danny will gain a friend tomorrow.
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Wes
Danny
Legion Head Pledges Pension Law Campaign
Chicago report says northern Illinois American Legion leaders backed pensions for veterans aged 55 and older as justified. National commander Perry Brown promised effort to secure legislation and a committee will meet in Indianapolis to draft bills for Congress. Resolutions from the Miami convention urged $60 monthly for ages 55 65 and $75 monthly for 65 plus.
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Chicago
American Legion
Perry Brown
Beaumont
Tex
Brown
Legion
Indianapolis
Miami
Central Penitentiary Needed Says Director Bennett
Washington notes James V. Bennett director of the bureau of prisons argues Alcatraz should be replaced with a more centrally located penitentiary. He says the current prison handles county’s most desperate criminals but costs per capita are two to two and a half times higher than other federal prisons.
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Alcatraz
James V. Bennett
Bureau of Prisons
Bennett
Butter Hi-Jacker Convicted by Jury
A federal jury convict ed Reinhold Langer of Chicago of hijacking a truck carrying 24 720 pounds of butter and stealing 20 893 dollars worth. He faces up to 10 years and 5 000 dollars fine per count. sentencing awaits a motion for a new trial.
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Chicago
Reinhold Langer
Langer
John P. Barnes
Middleton
Wis
Robert Wilberscheid
Edwin Levi
Bristol
Wilberscheid
Levi
Peotone
Ill
Defamed by Hollywood Nurse Awarded 290000
Peggy Walcher Greenwalt Walcher, an army nurse tied to Corregidor and the film They Were Expendable, won 290000 in a suit against Loews Inc. A federal jury ruled the picture invaded her privacy by portraying a romance with a naval lieutenant and causing mental anguish.
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St. Louis
Peggy
Corregidor
Loew’s Inc
Beulah Greenwalt Walcher
Distributing Agency To Start Operations
The Monroe Beverage Mart will open at 6th Street and Highway 69 in the building beside Swiggum's Service station. Kenneth W. Hansen will operate the new retail distributing agency offering over-the-counter beer and sodas cooled for drinking and home delivery.
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Monroe Beverage Mart
6Th Street
Highway 69
Swiggum
Kenneth W. Hansen
Hansen
Milwaukee
Margaret Durner
22Nd Avenue
Smog Returns Over Donora Area After Fatal October Fog
Donora Pennsylvania, the mill town where a deadly five day fog in October claimed 19 lives and a 20th later, again saw light smog this weekend with no serious injuries reported authorities work to determine the October disaster cause as investigators press on amid a lighter fog lifting at times.
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Donora
Pennsylvania
Milltown
Farm Notes and Livestock Prices Highlight Green County
Notes from the Farm Scene report a White Leghorn hen laying an eight inch egg weighing a quarter pound. Auction data show Holstein cows top at 305 with averages, 10 yearling heifers at 290, calves at 65, and sheep at 28. Centenarian farm certificates urged. James Frautschy part of UW meat judging team placing seventh in Chicago.
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Wilma Ringhand
Pleasant Township
Cedarville
Poe
James Frautschy
Monroe
University of Wisconsin
Chicago
ECA Nations to Seek Larger Aid Totals
Senator Smith says Marshall plan nations will request billions more from the United States as the committee reviews six months of ECA activity. Hoffman plans a possible $1.25 billion deficiency request to bridge to the new fiscal year while noting China relief remains under discussion.
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ECA
Paul G. Hoffman
Congress
Hoffman
China
Shanghai
Mauston Schools Open After Polio Death Closes
Mauston schools from kindergarten through eighth grade reopened today after a weeklong closure following the polio death of a sixth grade girl. No new polio cases were reported.
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Mauston
Kangaroos Steered by Tails, Not Led, Says Report
A study notes that kangaroos cannot be led but can be steered by their tails, offering insight into their movement and behavioral tendencies. Researchers highlight tail use for steering during locomotion and balance.
Rites Held for Six Fire Victims in Oshkosh
Hundreds attend funeral services at Zion Lutheran church for six Carpenter children aged 7, 5, 4, 3, 2 and four months old. Rev. Leo Oberleiter notes Oshkosh's Christmas charity has raised about 2200 dollars for the grieving family.
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Oshkosh
Zion Lutheran Church
Arnold
Priscilla Carpenter
Rose Marie
Charlotte
Russell
Kenneth
Barbara
Sandra
Leo Oberleiter
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