Norwegian Lutheran Church at Albany to Get Electric Lights
One of Green county’s smallest churches, the Norwegian Lutheran in the Norwegian Settlement near Albany, serves about 25 people. Next year the stone church will be wired for electric lights replacing kerosene lamps, while the minister serves both Orfordville and Albany congregations.
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Albany
Green County
Ed Kittelsen
Bert Johnson
Lula Silver
Orfordville
Stanley J. Gjervik
Lyle, Minn
Syver Gothompson
Clauson
Rock County
Derrick
Magnessen
Thorvildsen
O. J. Kvale
U. S
Minnesota
L. M. Gimmestad
Paul Reque
Gjervik
Albany Township
Aslask Aarhus
Final Milk Law Meeting Scheduled
The last of a series on minimum milk standards is set for Wednesday night at Postville town hall for Adams and York farmers. A Cadiz town hall meeting is planned tonight. Myron E. Jeglum, Lester Van Loon, and A. J. Reppen lead the township discussions as 75 farmers attended the Spring Grove session.
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Postville
Adams
York
Spring Grove
Cadiz
Myron E. Jeglum
Lester van Loon
A. J. Reppen
Army Leader Dies in Florida at 65
Fond du Lac reports Col. Frank A. McCosskire 65 former head of the local army reserve district died in Bradenton Florida. He directed the first WAC training center at Fort Dodge Iowa and served six years commanding the district.
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Fond du Lac
Frank A. McCosskire
Army Reserve District
Bradenton
Fla
WAC
Fort Dodge
Wilke of Footville Dies at 72 in St. Clare Hospital
Louis O. Wilke 72 of Footville died at 12:55 a m in St. Clare hospital where he had been patient since Friday He was born April 23 1877 in Milford township Jefferson county and married Bertha Alf October 29 1899 The couple lived in Footville area and celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last October He was a member of Zion Lutheran church Survivors include his wife three sons John Verne Plymouth Clarence Footville three daughters Mrs Herbert Fenwick Mrs Ernest Schwartzlow Mrs Victor Easton 19 grandchildren 19 great grandchildren four brothers August Waterloo Herman Janesville Albert Watertown Emil Milwaukee one sister Mrs Emma Raatz Lake Mills Services set for 1:30 p m Thursday at the Wilke residence and 2 p m at Zion Lutheran burial in Bethel cemetery The body will be moved from Overton funeral home Janesville to the Wilke residence tomorrow afternoon.
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Louis O. Wilke
Footville
St. Clare Hospital
Milford Township
Jefferson County
Bertha Alf
Magnolia
Wilke
Zion Lutheran Church
Center Township
John
Verne
Clarence
Plymouth
Herbert Fenwick
Ernest Schwartzlow
Victor Easton
August
Waterloo
Herman
Janesville
Albert
Watertown
Emil
Milwaukee
Emma Raatz
Lake Mills
Bethel Cemetery
Overton Funeral Home
Monroe trio to join all state band at Madison clinic
Three Monroe high school musicians Margaret Angliker Mary Ann Huber and Marilyn Lanz will join Wisconsin all state band at the midwinter music clinic in Madison January 5 to 7. The ensemble will perform selections before more than 350 state music teachers with sessions sponsored by UW music and education schools and the Wisconsin School Music Association. Monroe band director Allan F Barnard will attend.
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Margaret Angliker
Mary Ann Huber
Marilyn Lanz
Monroe
Wisconsin
Madison
UW Schools of Music and Education
Wisconsin School Music Association
Allan F. Barnard
Wisconsin American cheese market remains unsettled
Federal State market notes report dull trade in Wisconsin cheese with prices at assembly points: single daisies 35 35 ½, longhorns 35 14 36, square prints 35 34 36, midgets 37 38.
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Madison
Wisconsin
I. c
Truman Aides Rush to Key West for Policy Plans
Presidential advisers arrived at Key West to aid President Truman in drafting the state of the union and related messages. Drafts by Clark M. Clifford outlined aims including repeal of Taft Hartley, expanded social security, Brannan farm plan, national health, civil rights proposals, and new taxes to erase a large deficit.
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Truman
Key West
Congress
Navy
Williamsburg
White House
Naval Submarine Base
Clark M. Clifford
Coffee Shortage Rumor Was False
A Senate agriculture subcommittee heard that rumors of a coffee shortage were largely unfounded. Government expert Albert M. Prosterman cited U S crop estimates and a Brazilian harvest forecast showing 1950 yields likely higher than 1949, contradicting price surge rumors.
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Washington
Brazil
Commerce Department
Office of International Trade Food
U. S
Storm Clouds Baffle Weather Forecasters
Thick skies over Monroe and much of Wisconsin threaten more snow and slush. Forecasters project only brief light rain or snow for the southeast as temperatures dip to 26 at night and rise to 34 by noon, with a damp chill in the air.
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Monroe
Wisconsin
Grain Prices Waver As Demand Eases On Market
Grains showed a weak tone at the Chicago Board of Trade as liberal country offerings and softer demand weighed on prices. Soybeans led the decline, slipping about three cents at times, seen by some observers as a technical correction after a previous advance.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
False Flying Tigers tale leads to man held by police
A 29-year-old Michigan man, James Brayton Nash of Alston, pretended to be Lt. Brayton Nash and a Flying Tigers ace. He admitted false claims after police and a federal inspector questioned him about war records and injuries from alleged crashes. He is detained pending FBI questions.
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Michigan
China
J. H. Schwaiger
James’ Brayton Nash
Alston
Micn
St. Clare Hospital
Freeport
Juneau
Alaska
Madison
Flying Tigers
Tigers
Schwaiger
Robert Seitz
Freeport Civil Aeronautics Authority
U. S. Army
Western Germans Shun Military Role
Western German press accuses allies of pushing rearmament while Germans largely oppose a new army. A Bonn spokesman says Adenauer would agree only under certain conditions, citing civilian reconstruction needs. He notes a US backed force could join a European defense if required.
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Frankfurt
Konrad Adenauer
Bonn
Adenauer
Western Germany
United States
U. S. High Commission
Germany
Western
Europe
Wiley Accuses Foes of Slander in Wisconsin Senate Fight
Senator Wiley of Wisconsin charged opponents used libel and slander to defeat him in the 1950 race. He alleged President Truman, CIO chief Murray, and AFL head Green backed an effort to purge him and warned of left wing propaganda as a psychological warfare tactic.
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Wiley
Pittsvile
Wis
Truman
CIO
Philip Murray
AFL
William Green
Wisconsin
Hitler
Blaze at Hurley Destroys Taverns
A morning fire in Hurley on Silver Street destroyed two taverns and damaged a third after an overheated chimney started the blaze about 8 30. Hurley and Ironwood fire departments joined forces to control the flames within two hours.
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Hurley
Silver Street
Ironwood
Mich
Swiss Wrestlers Ticketed for Cheesemakers Ball Contest
Swiss contestants known as greenies travel from Switzerland to compete for the championship wreath at the annual Cheesemakers ball and wrestling event at Turner hall tomorrow. Mon roe veterans have trained hard as Swiss wrestling features unique grips and frequent preparation for Sunday meets.
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Turner Hall
Switzerland
Court Permits Wife To Testify In Larson Trial
LaCrosse Wisconsin Circuit Judge Roland J. Steinle allowed Nola Larson to testify against her husband Arnold Larson in the murder case of Dr. James McLoone. The defense can object to her testimony, and the waiver issue was noted by the court. She described Larson recounting the killing and its planned torture, with their two year old son Jimmy having died in Dr. McLoone’s care in 1944.
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Larson
Roland J. Steinle
Nola Larson
Arnold
James McLoone
Steinle
la Crosse
Dr. McLoone
McLoone
Highway 16
New City Band Session Goes Well
A 27 member band gathering spanning ages from high school to 80 plus met at the senior high school band room for a first experimental practice. Director Allan F. Barnard praised the session and planned next Monday’s officer election and simple regulations. He encouraged former players to join and sit in during practices as the group explores blue notes.
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Allan F. Barnard
City Recreation Department
Barnard
Alien Smuggling Ring Broken by U S Agents
The justice department says it has cracked a Havana Miami alien smuggling operation and is rounding up 26 aliens slipped into the country since September. Attorney General McGrath announced the arrest of two Grand Rapids men in Miami, Gaylord Saxton and Charles Cramton both 26, accused of flying the aliens here. three aliens have been picked up in New York City.
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Washington
Justice Department
McGrath
Grand Rapids, Mich
Miami
Gaylord Saxton
Charles Cramton
New York City
Young Intercedes In Coal Deadlock In New York
Robert R. Young head of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad mediates in the coal dispute. He meets with coal operators and later plans another session with United Mine Workers officials. Kennedy leads a 10 man UMW group at the Waldorf Astoria as discussions on a hard coal contract begin.
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New York
Robert R. Young
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Young
C and D
United Mine Worker
George Love
Pittsburgh Consolidated Coal Co
Pittsburgh
Joseph P. Routh
Pittston Company of New York
John L. Lewis
UMW
C and O
United States
Hard Coal Parley
Thomas Kennedy
Waldorf-Astoria
Ralph E. Taggart
Philadelphia Coal and Iron Co
Kennedy
Lewis
Fair Group Renames Officers Directors at Annual Meeting
The Green Agricultural society re elected all officers and two directors at the annual meeting in the circuit court room. Retained in office are Louis R. Wolleson as president Fred T. Burgy as vice president William A. Brown as secretary treasurer Ernest Hayes and August Lennherr as directors.
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The
Green Agricultural Society
Circuit Court Room
Louis R. Wolleson
Fred _ T. Burgy
Monticello
William A. Brown
Ernest Hayes
Monroe
August Lennherr
Brodhead
Illinois Physician 84 Named Doctor of Year
Dr. Andy Hall of Mount Vernon Illinois was named the outstanding general practitioner of the year by the American Medical Association. He will be 85 next January 8 and is father to three sons who are doctors.
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Washington
Andy Hall
Mount Vernon
American Medical Association
Hall
Swiss Airliner Crash Reported Between Lucerne and Nice
The British Press Association said it has received reports that a Swiss airliner crashed tonight between Lucerne, Switzerland and Nice, France.
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London
British Press Association
Lucerne
Switzerland
Nice
France
Former Officer Claims Fifth Plane Reached Russia
Former Air Force Major George Racey Jordan accused the Soviets of obtaining secret radar equipment during World War II. He said he removed parts from four planes at Great Falls Montana and alleged a fifth plane carried the material to the Soviet Union, prompting new scrutiny of wartime secrecy and uranium shipments.
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New York
Air Force
George Racey Jordan
Russia
Soviet Union
Jordan
Great Falls
Mont
Washington
Wallace Named Pittsburgh Figure in Un American Hearings
Former House Un American Activities Committee member says Henry Wallace was the chief figure identified during committee hearings last year for arranging atomic shipments to Russia. He cannot recall Harry Hopkins being named in those hearings.
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Pittsburgh
House
UN American Activities Committee
Henry Wallace
Russia
Harry Hopkins
Radar equipment omitted from C-47 flights to Russia
Ex-officer Jordan told the House committee on un American activities that radar gear was removed from three C-47 planes en route to Russia after a call with Wright Field superior Colonel Gitzinger. A fifth plane avoided landing in Great Falls and also carried heavy gear. Maj. Gen. Velyaev allegedly helped discard extra baggage before departure. The hearing also touched on Mr X and Mr Y linked to atomic materials and President Roosevelt era politics involving Henry Wallace.
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Jordan
Gitzinger
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
Russia
Arnold
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Force
Washington
A. I. Velyaev
Great Falls
House Committee On un-American Activities
Mr. X
Mr. Y
Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
Hunt
Wallace
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Wood
D-Ga
House Committee
Pardeeville Driver Killed in Curve Crash
Henry C. Behm of Pardeeville died last night when his car failed to negotiate a curve and ran into a ditch. Police reported no other occupants. The crash occurred on a rural road near Pardeeville and authorities are continuing the investigation.
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Pardeeville
Henry C. Behm
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Gothompsons
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Buffalo
Gothompson
Norwegian Aid Society
Gulf
Charles G. Ross
John R. Steelman
Charles S. Murphy
Donald Dawson
George Elsey
Wallace H. Graham
Boca Chica
Clifford
Hopkins
Accuser
Probers
Republic
Blaze
Greenies
New City
U.S
Louis J. Russell
Fair Group
Illinois
Congressional
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