Green County Red Cross maps disaster aid plan
Green County Red Cross announces a new disaster preparedness plan to trigger Monroe national guard medical unit response for severe events. The plan covers surveying affected areas, notifying the St Louis area office if five or more families are affected, and coordinating shelter, clothing, medical care, and food as needed.
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Green County
Monroe
National Guard
Arthur C. Benkett
Fred Feutz
Green County Red Cross
Red Cross
Caes
the Red Cross
St. Louis
Benkert
National Red Cross
Henry Tschudy
John E. Andereck
E. B. Lux
Rusell Carter
Juda
Theodore J. Burgy Jr
Wayne J. Fencil
Matt Solliran
George Armstrong
Nathan F. Burgy
State Highway Patrol
Ray Wurgier
New Glarus
C. M. Stauffer
Monticello
Cliffe Gelbach
Albany
Leo Flanagan
Brodhead
Lois Faubel
Centennial Sunday Observed at Union Presbyterian Church
Union Presbyterian marks its 100th year of activity with a morning service led by Rev. Sung-Chun Chun from Korea and a post service potluck. Dr. C. W. Bennett will recount the church's history, culminating in a full length film Reaching from Heaven.
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Union Presbyterian Church
10Th Street
Sung-Chun Chun
Korea
C. W. Bennett
Disciples of Christ
Union Church
Monroe
Union Presbyterian
Dallas Landrum
Sterling, Colo
University of Colorado
Princeton Theological Seminary
John C. Calder
John Eley Jr
H. B. Miller
Ernest Waeffler
Floyd Pavis
Mershall Peterson
Curtis Chase
Fire drives 150 from Hubbard Hotel in Chicago blaze
An extra alarm fire at the six story Hubbard hotel on North Clark street sent more than 150 people into the freezing day. Fire Chief Anthony Mullaney said damage reached $100,000 and the blaze, under control after five hours, left two firefighters overcome by smoke. Deputy Chief Otto Dahl believed the fire started on the second floor and spread upward.
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Chicago
Hubbard
North
Clark Street
Anthony Mullaney
Otto Dahl
Western Europeans United States Open Military Pact Talks
Washington reports the start of resumed talks at 2 p m on a proposed military alliance with Western European nations and Canada. Undersecretary Lovett will meet British French Belgian Dutch Luxembourg and Canadian ambassadors to discuss a North Atlantic defense system under the United Nations. Europe previously drafted key pact proposals and seeks a 50 year US Canada commitment with some details still in dispute.
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Washington
United States
Europe
State Department
Lovett
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Canada
United Nations
Western European Union
Morton's Death Noted in Monroe Home
John A. Morton 83 died at 9 30 last night at his son Jess Morton's residence 2223 13th avenue after a stroke on November 29 A native of Cadiz township born July 10 1865 he was a lifelong resident of Green and Lafayette counties a retired farmer Surviving are two sons Clarence and Jess both of Monroe one sister Mrs Spencer Deal Berkeley Calif one grandchild and two great grandchildren Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery with services at 2 30 tomorrow at Shriner Neushwander funeral home Rev Newell Mendenhall officiating
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John A. Morton
Jess
13Th Avenue
Cadiz Township
James
Sophia Kelly Morton
Anna Swearingen
Morton
Green
Lafayette
Clarence
Monroe
Spencer Deal
Berkeley
Calif
William Pickett
Shriner- Neushwander Funeral Home
Newell Mendenhall
Grace Lutheran Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Cheddars Advance on Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Trading tone remains firm on cheddars while small styles ease. Sales include four cars cheddars 37 and several daisies and longhorns. bids and offers show modest activity with unfilled and uncovered positions noted.
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Plymouth
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Monticello Actor Nybroten Injured in Dispute
Nybroten a 49 year old actor of route 2 Monticello is in St Clare Hospital with extensive facial injuries after a dispute in Monticello last night. X rays were to be taken this afternoon and a warrant is expected to be served in the case.
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Nybroten
Route 2
Monticello
St. Clare Hospital
Postage Meter Improves Parcel Post in Monroe
Uncle Sam’s postal service in Monroe begins using a postage meter to print exact prepaid labels. J S Macklin and Earl Rogers installed the Pitney Bowes machine under government contract, cutting wait times as clerks weigh mail and print labels. Five machines operate locally including Swiss Colony, Swiss Cheese Shop, First National Bank, and Equity Livestock Co op.
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Uncle Sam
Monroe
J. S. Macklin
Rockford
Pitney-Bowes, Inc
Earl Rogers
Highway 69
First National Bank
Equity Livestock Co-op
John J. Burkhard
Lillie McDermott Dies in Richland Center Hospital
Albany woman Lillie McDermott 86 died Thursday morning in a Richland Center hospital after a brief pneumonia illness. Born May 17 1862 to Michael and Rhoda Peckham McDermott she spent years with her brother Alfred in Albany. Survivors include Alfred and John McDermott of Richland Center plus nieces and nephews. Services Sunday at 2 p m at Sharer funeral home with Rev C J Tingley officiating. Burial in Hillcrest cemetery.
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Albany
Lillie McDermott
Richland Center
Alfred
Stephen McDermott
Michael
Rhoda Peckham McDermott
McDermott
Albany Township
Miss McDermott
First Baptist Church
John
Sharer Funeral
C. J. Tingley
Juda Baptist Church
Hillcrest Cemetery
M J OBrien dies. longtime Hardware Mutual VP
Mason J. O'Brien, 61, formerly of Stevens Point, died at Mount Sinai hospital after a brief illness. He joined Hardware Mutual Insurance Co after high school, worked 39 years with the firm and served as vice president for 25 years before retirement.
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M. J. O'Brien
Milwaukee
Mason J. O’brien
Stevens Point
Mount Sinai Hospital
The
Hardware Mutual Insurance Co
Top Grade Beef Drops Again Steaks Down 10 Cents
Prices on top grade beef fell in Monroe with steaks down 10 to 15 cents a pound and roasts cut 13 to 15 cents. Boneless beef stayed high while lower grades unchanged. Christmas turkey prices may rise about 10 cents a pound from Thanksgiving levels, though a drop could come as Yuletide nears. Monroe wholesale butter market remains steady.
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Monroe
Mrs. Mary Furray Orangeville Resident Dies at 82
Mrs Mary Jane Furray 82 died Thursday at 1 30 pm at the home of her daughter in Orangeville from infirmities of age. She was born January 30 1866 in Oneco township daughter of Truman and Magdaline Cross and married Charles Furray who died in 1910. She lived in McConnell before moving to Orangeville ten years ago. Survived by daughter Margaret Barmore son Franklyn McConnell brother John Cross seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral at McConnell Methodist church Sunday at 2 pm with Revs Harding and Anderson officiating Burial in Silent Hill Cemetery McConnell.
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Orangeville
Mary Jane Furray
Margaret Barmore
Furray
Oneco Township
Truman
Magdaline Jonas Cross
Charles Furray
McConnell
Barmore
Franklyn McConnell
John Cross
Burington
McConnell Methodist Church
Harding, McConnell
Fred Anderson
Orangeville Methodist
Secret Papers Hidden Ten Years Covered Military Data of Allies
Nine men are dead and 16 injured after a series of blasts at the Kansas Power and Light Co. plant near Topeka. The explosions halted electricity to Topeka for hours and forced hospitals to run on emergency power. Rescue crews continue to search debris for additional victims.
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Topeka
Kas
Kansas Power and Light Co
Noser
Cleveland blackout hits east side downtown in wartime style
A large power outage darkened most of Cleveland's east side and downtown after a fire in the switch house at the Cleveland Illuminating Co. cut power twice for extended periods. About 40 000 customers lost service.
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Cleveland
Lake Erie
Cleveland Illuminating Co
Explosions Kill Workers at Tecumseh Power Plant
A pair of blasts at a Tecumseh power plant caused heavy damage to the nine story facility and disrupted traffic and theater lighting. About 150 workers were in the area, with 60 power plant employees among them. all fatalities were from Topeka, gas scent reportedly noted before the explosions.
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Topeka
Railway Worker Kills Four and Self at Shop
In St Paul a dispute over steam boilers led to a deadly shooting at a Northern Pacific shop. John J. Hill, 54, killed four co workers T R Williams 65 W L Butler 44 Arthur Buhrman 48 and Joseph T Murray 65 before killing himself with a deer rifle. Hill had been ordered to replace boiler covers but refused.
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St. Paul
Northern Pacific Railway
John J. Hill
T. R. Williams
W. L. Butler
Arthur Buhrman
Joseph T. Murray
Hill
Nearly 700000 Voters Skipped Presidential Ballot
The United States saw 49,363,798 ballots cast on election day but only 48,680,416 chose a presidential candidate. This second-highest president vote total came despite 683,382 voters skipping the office, with Truman winning 304 electoral votes.
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D. Harold Oliver Washington
Associated Press
Senate
President Truman
Tennessee
J. Strom Thurmond
Thomas E. Dewey
First Snow and Severe Cold Hit Wisconsin City
The state faced a harsh start to winter with temperatures plunging to 5 above in the city and 17 below in the Superior district. Minnesota also logged record lows including 30 below at International Falls and 11 below in Minneapolis as Orr, Minnesota saw a 48 degree drop in 14 hours. Temperatures began to rise today but remain well below normal with many spots under 10 above in Wisconsin. Show covered the state, leaving a thin ground cover in Monroe.
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Superior
Wisconsin
Park Falls
la Crosse
Wausau
Land O Lakes
Lone Rock
Madison
Milwaukee
Green Bay
Racine
Minnesota
J. H. Thompson
Associated Press
Minneapolis
International Falls
Orr
Minn
Canadian
Alex T. Gerber
Monroe
Thompson
U S Yule Shopping Falls Short Of Record Peak
U S department store sales dipped below last year’s Christmas figure for the fifth straight week with 13 shopping days left. The Federal Reserve Board notes the downtrend is the longest since the war as price resistance and living costs squeeze shoppers especially in low income brackets. Some officials expect a late prewar surge in last minute buying.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
DIES AFTER ACCIDENT AT FT ATKINSON
Mary Jane Yaeggi a 17 year old died at Memorial hospital from injuries after a head on collision between two trucks yesterday in Ft Atkinson. The wreck prompted hospital and police response with ongoing investigations into the incident.
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Ft. Atkinson
Mary Jane Yaeggi
Memorial Hospital
Tanker planes refuel B-50 on Texas to Hawaii flight
The B-50 bomber flew 9,400 miles round trip from Carswell Texas to Hawaii in about 40 hours using midair refueling. The mission on December 7 8 demonstrated a new technique expanding bomber range. A concurrent nonrefueling B-36 completed a Texas to Hawaii circle flight.
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Hawaii
Washington
Texas
Air Force
Carswell Base
Fort Worth
Tex
Hawaiian Islands
Alfred Gilbertson 67 Dies at Wiota
Alfred Gilbertson 67 a Wiota carpenter died yesterday afternoon at 1 30 at his Wiota home from a stroke after four months of ill health. He was born November 19 1881 at Lamont son of Ole and Emma Gilbertson and married Florence Olson January 19 1926 in Chicago. He resided in Wiota all his life and is survived by his wife four children four brothers one sister and two grandchildren. Services will be held tomorrow at 1 30 at the Gilbertson home and 2 15 at East Wiota Lutheran Church with burial in West Wiota cemetery.
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Wiota
Alfred Gilbertson
Mr. Gilbertson
Lamont
Ole
Emma Anderson Gilbertson
Florence Olson
Chicago
Lester M. Johnson
Monroe
Bernard
Harlow
Gene
Gilbert
West Palm Beach
Fla
Gustave
Ervin
Darlington
Oakland
Calif
Clara Torkelson
Argyle
Clyde
Genevieve
Henry Lunda
Butter Hijackers Get Prison Terms
Chicago men Reinhold Langer and Edwin Lein were convicted by a federal jury of stealing and transporting 24 720 pounds of butter worth 21 000 from a truck in Wisconsin. Langer received eight years and a 4000 dollar fine. Lein two years. Judge John P. Barnes imposed sentence.
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Chicago
Reinhold Langer
Edwin Lein
Langer
Lein
John P. Barnes
Middleton
Wis
Harmony, Minn
Pumpkin Papers Hidden in Brooklyn Dumbwaiter Shaft
Nathan L. Levine testifies that the so called pumpkin papers were kept for a decade in a Brooklyn dumb waiter shaft. Chambers, a confessed courier for a 1930s spy ring, identified microfilm copies of secret government documents. A New York grand jury resumes its inquiry as the Justice Department seeks to curb publicity.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Congressional
Brooklyn
Nathan L. Levine
Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
Maryland
Federal
New York
Justice Department
House un-American Activities Committee
Appleton Man Pigman to Testify in Federal Spy Inquiry
Appleton resident William Ward Pigman, connected with the Institute of Paper Chemistry, said he would appear in two phases of the federal spy investigation after a grand jury subpoena. He telephoned the New York district attorney and secured permission to testify tomorrow. Pigman has prior ties to the Bureau of Standards on two occasions.
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Appleton
William Ward Pigman
Appleton Post - Crescent
Pigman
New York
The
Post-Crescent
Federal District Attorney
Institute of Paper Chemistry
Bureau of Standards
Secret papers and witness names surface in House inquiry
The House committee announced a witness located in Appleton Wisconsin a former National Bureau of Standards employee. It cited stolen government papers allegedly containing military secrets from Britain China and Argentina. Alger Hiss was questioned by a New York grand jury amid a widening probe naming Wadleigh and others as possible suppliers.
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Chambers
Henry Julian Wadleigh
State Department
Whittaker Chambers
Red
House
American Activities Committee
Louis J. Russell
Washington
Wadleigh
Alger Hiss
Levine
Time Magazine
Time
Appleton
Wis
National Bureau of Standards
New York
Vienna
Temporary Outdoor Boiler Keeps Monroe Laundry in Operation
The Monroe Laundry at 1201 16th Avenue operated again after a temporary outdoor boiler was installed on 12th Street. An overheated boiler failed last night causing a brief shutdown from Tuesday. Manager Ralph Fitzgerald said a permanent unit costs about 2500 dollars but total installation including sidewalk and wall removal could reach 6000 dollars. A boiler section will be sent to the University of Wisconsin for study.
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12Th Street
Monroe
16Th Avenue
Ralph Ritzgerald
Fitzgerald
University of Wisconsin College of Engineering
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