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Newspaper

Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1948

Page

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Six Directors Renamed at Wisconsin Swiss Cheese Producers Meeting

At Turner hall the Wisconsin Swiss and Lim burger Cheese Producers association held its annual meeting. Four directors were re-elected and five resolutions passed unanimously covering oleomargarine quality program waste disposal legislative matters and advertising. Directors will meet to elect officers next Monday afternoon. Health experts discussed bovine disease control and Swiss cheese bacteria with follow up consultations.

Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association Turner Hall M. H. Stauffacher Monroe John Fluckiger Verona John R. Chapman South Wayne Andrew Tschudy Albert H. Stoldt H. E. Thew Madison J. Hi. Burke Darlington William Lauper Hollandale Ray Silver Monticello Wisconsin Fred Steckelberg Steckelberg Harold Calbert College of Agriculture Carl Piper

Fair Association Set to Elect Officers at Tuesday Meeting

Green County Agricultural Society and Mechanics Institute will hold its annual stockholders meeting tomorrow at the county courthouse. Officers likely to be nominated include Louis R. Wolle son of Monroe as president, Fred T. Burgy of Monticello as vice president, and William A. Brown of Monroe as secretary treasurer. Directors up for two year terms are Russell Prien and R. H. Schoonover of Monroe and Conrad Stauffacher of Monticello. Brown will present 1948 financials and a detailed report on fairgrounds improvements such as amphitheater seating, administration building updates, portable stall partitions, electrical work, Flora hall repairs, and barn improvements.

Green County Agricultural Society and Mechanics Institute County Court House Louis R. Wolleson Monroe Fred T. Burgy Monticello William A. Brown Russell Prien R. H. Schoonover Conrad Stauffacher Prien Schoonover Stauffacher Brest Hayes Onroe August Lehnherr Brodhead Brown

Lower Temperatures To End Mild Weather

Mild weather prevailed in Green county today as winter is due next week. Cold air will arrive tonight and Tuesday with falling temperatures and occasional light snow. Monroe reached 42 degrees, Milwaukee 46, Madison 45, while Saturday night lows dropped to 34 and 31 in the region.

Green County H. J. Thompson Associated Press Monroe Milwaukee Madison

President seeks $25,000 salary for cabinet officers

President Truman asks Congress to raise cabinet pay from 15000 to 25000 a year and to boost top official salaries. Budget Director James E Webb told a Senate subcommittee the overhaul aims to attract capable leaders, proposing 17500 to 22500 for under secretaries and similar roles.

Washington Truman Congress James E. Webb Webb Senate Post Office and Civil Service Mr. Truman

Five Die in Fire at Victoria Hotel Chicago

A flash blaze on the fifth floor of the seven story Victoria hotel in the Loop killed five people and injured twelve others. Deputy Fire Marshal Otto Dahl credited quick actions by two bellboys Sanders Davis and Rudolph Taylor who woke guests as alarms sounded through smoke. Victims include William James Keane 25 Eugene Oyler 48 Allan McCullough 40 both Chicago residents and sailors Richard W. Cline 18 from Xenia Ohio and Richard I. Alven 18 from Austin Minnesota.

Chicago Victoria Loop District Otto Dahl Sanders Davis Rudolph Taylor William James Keane Eugene Oyler Allan McCullough Richard W. Cline Xenia, O Richard I. Alven Austin, Minn Great Lakes Naval Training Station

Beloit Driver Injured When Car Overturns on Highway 81

Louis Anderson of Beloit received minor cuts and bruises after his car rolled over on a curve at the Rock Greenwood county line on Highway 81. The vehicle struck a embankment on the left side, then overturned into a field.

Louis Anderson Beloit Rock-Green County Line

Local Officials Attend Wisconsin Towns Association Rally

About 30 elected officials from Green County attended the first Wisconsin Towns Association convention at Portage. Chairman Clarence W. Loveland and John H. Kowaleski led a 1,000 delegate body in approving bylaws and resolutions to boost rural power and funds. The day featured debates on reapportionment, highway aid, and university governance, with a reporters ban briefly debated but then lifted.

Green County Wisconsin Towns Association Portage Clarence W. Loveland Green County Board of Supervisors John H. Kowaleski Lake Milwaukee County State Senate Senate State Highway Commission Boards of Regents of Normal Schools University of Wisconsin Association State Granville

December Draft Call Postponed By State Headquarters

State headquarters cancels the December draft call for Green County youths ordered to report for military training tomorrow morning. Mrs. Clara Ritter, selective service board clerk, announced the postponement and said registrants would be notified by long distance calls. All December inductees will report January 18 with the January quota to be announced in late December.

Green County Clara Ritter Selective Service Board

Musicians Await Ban Lift for New Recordings

New York report says artists should stand by for an imminent end to the Petrillo recording ban expected tomorrow. The resumption will feature instrumentalists under a new five year contract with royalties funded to a union welfare fund managed by Samuel Rosenbaum, with the legality under Taft Hartley awaiting government approval.

New York Afl-American Federation of Musicians James C. Petrillo Petrillo Samuel R. Rosenbaum Philadelphia

Costa Rica appeals for Inter American aid after attack

Costa Rica asks for help under the Rio pact to repel an invasion. Nicaragua is accused of backing the assault by 200 to 1,000 men. Western Hemisphere foreign ministers consider emergency defense measures under the mutual aid treaty. San Jose reports the country largely under control.

Washington Costa Rica Nicaragua San Jose

Investigators Hunt Typewriter Used In Copying Secrets

Congressional spy investigators pursue a typewriter allegedly used in 1937 38 to copy secret government papers for a Russian ring. House aides said Acting Chairman Mundt may announce a finding after his return from a weekend trip as sessions were postponed.

Washington Congressional House UN American Activities Committee Mundt R-Sd Hiss

Vishinsky Attacks West in Grim UN Warning

At the Paris United Nations assembly Andrei Vishinsky blasted Britain and the United States, declaring no positive results and warning of wrecking international cooperation. The session adjourned for New York on April 1, 1949, with Western powers and Russia further apart despite some delegates feeling hopeful about peace.

Paris Russia United Nations General Assembly Andrei Y. Vishinsky Britain United States Paris Assembly John Foster Dulles U. S Vishinsky Suns New York Sweden Republic of Korea South Korea Korea U. N. Commission North Korea People’s Republic Assembly

County Law Group To Convene Tonight

A dinner meeting of the Green County Bar association is set for this evening at the Ludlow hotel dining room. Hilton E. Kirschner deputy collector of internal revenue will address the group and a general discussion on income taxes will follow.

Green County Bar Association Ludlow Hotel Hilton E. Kirschner Internal Revenue

Huge Coal Stockpile Could Strain Labor Talks

Washington reports a large soft coal stockpile, about 70 million tons, raising questions how John L. Lewis may view a possible mine shutdown. Industry leaders note mild autumn and export declines built the reserve. a 60 day cold snap could normalize stocks. Officials warn against work stoppages that would affect welfare fund royalties and tax rulings on the fund.

Washington John L. Lewis Lewis Internal Revenue Bureau

Christianity Gains In Korea Says Rev Sung At Union Church

Rev Sung-Chun Chun spoke at Union Presbyterian Church on its centennial about Christianity expanding in Korea even in the Russian zone. He noted Korea’s history, his study at Princeton, and belief that US aid could help make Korea a Christian nation soon.

Korea Sung-Chun Chun Union Presbyterian Church Princeton Seminary Dallas Andrum Union Church Sung America Seoul United States Union Presbyterian C. W. Bennett

Flood Waters Sweep Lowlands in Oregon

A rain swollen river flood crest swirled toward Oregon's Willamette valley. Four persons perished and 500 fled their homes while 200 neighbors were stranded. The flood follows two earlier Oregon floods this year and recalls the Columbia river disaster that devastated Vanport.

Eugene Ore Oregon Willamette Valley Columbia River Vanport

High Courts Crack Down on Police Power Abuse

The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, voided two Washington gambling convictions after police forced entry and peeped through a transom. In a 5-4 decision, it overturned a Washington theft conviction due to 30 hours of unlawful detention for an alleged confession. A Pennsylvania case ordered a hearing for Elmer Aveges, imprisoned for burglary after age 17, with claims of lengthy detention and lack of counsel. The GI Bill issue also appeared, while rulings declined to review John Kivo Co. v. Fred Loeb for $7,956.

Washington Supreme Court Pennsylvania Elmer Aveges Western Aveges John Kivo and Co New York City Fred Loeb

Truman Votes Cut to 303 by Switch in Tennessee

Washington reports that Truman's electoral total dropped to 303 after Tennessee elector Preston Parks voted for Thurmond. Dewey 189, Thurmond 39. Truman 24,104,548 and Dewey 21,969,625 in the national totals.

Washington Truman Tennessee J. Strom Thurmond Mr. Truman Thomas E. Dewey Thurmond Dewey Preston Parks Somerville Senate Congress

Board veteran Gerhard Frenzen dies at 91

Milwaukee reports the death of Gerhard Frenzen age 91 of Random Lake a long time member and former chairman of the Sheboygan County Board of Supervisors He served as chairman in 1905 and 1906 and died yesterday in a local hospital.

Milwaukee Gerhard Frenzen Random Lake Sheboygan

Monticello Man Jailed for Assault on Father

Herman Nyborg, 25, of Monticello, pleaded guilty to assault and battery against his father Ador. He received six months in county jail under the Huber law and was ordered to pay his father's medical bills and court costs. Ador Nyborg had been hospitalized at St. Clare with multiple contusions lacerations a fractured nose and a cracked left orbit from the attack.

Herman Nyborg Monticello L. A. Koenig Ador Herman St. Clare Hospital

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