Blood Bank Plan Appears Unlikely for Green County
A meeting of sixteen medical men and local Red Cross members in the county courthouse questioned a proposed county blood bank. Dr. Ben H. Brunkow said Green County lacks time and personnel to recruit 150 donors bi monthly, given existing blood service at St. Clare hospital. The group agreed to extend the survey through year end.
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Green County
American Red Cross
Court House
Ben H. Brunkow
St. Clare Hospital
Rosemarie Tuttle
Madison
Vern Bell
American Medical Society
Badger Center
Leslie G. Kindschi
Theodore J. Burgy
Gasoline War Flares Again in Milwaukee Price Cuts
Milwaukee’s gasoline price war resumes as Black Eagle lowers special grade to 19.9 cents, regular to 20.9, and premium to 21.9. Wadhams Oil reports most dealers cut to 21.9 for regular and 22.9 for premium, with Shell Oil signaling a one cent cut on all grades.
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Milwaukee
Black Eagle
Wadhams Oil Co
Shell Oil
Iowa Senior Waits For Formal Hearing In Coed Murder Case
Iowa City a University of Iowa senior, 24 year old Robert E. Bednasek, awaits a preliminary hearing for first degree murder in the strangulation death of Margaret Jackson, 20. The hearing is set for December 21, after Bednasek appeared in justice court with masked hands, pleading not yet entered. In a signed county statement, Bednasek claimed his mind went blank after placing his hands on a girl's throat and said he showed the proper choke point.
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Robert Bednasek
University of Iowa
Margaret Jackson
Iowa City
Joe Dolezal
Miss Jackson
Bednasek
Robert E. Bednasek
Justice of the Peace
C. J. Hutchinson
Justice of the Peace Office
Cedar Rapids
Jack White
Casper Heimann Dies at Farm Near Orangeville
Casper Heimann past 70 of Monroe and 719 15th avenue collapsed and died at 1 30 pm at his son Wilbert’s farm home near Orangeville while helping with chores. He was a retired farmer cheesemaker and businessman with prior ownership of Green County House and a Basco hotel. Survived by widow Barbara Geiger of New Glarus three sons Harold Monroe Wilbert on the farm Edwin California and three daughters Lucille Kroehma Kansas City Lillian Richter Madison and Wilma at home. three brothers Andrew Fred John of New Glarus and a Beloit sister. Shriner Neushwander funeral home.
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Casper Heimann
15Th Avenue
Wilbert
Orangeville
Monroe
Mr. Heimann
Green County
Basco
Dane County
Switzerland
Barbara Geiger
New Glarus
Harold
Edwin
California
Lucille Kroehma
Kansas City
Lillian Richter
Madison
Wilma
Andrew
Fred
John Heimann
Beloit
Shriner-Neushwander Funeral Home
Writ Bars Larson From Seeing Daughter
A circuit court injunction bars Arnold Larson from visiting his five year old daughter Donna Jean after he attempted to visit her at school. The order, issued by Circuit Judge R S Cowie, stems from a pending divorce case and remains until custody is settled.
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Arnold Larson
Donna Jean
Larson
Waukon
James McLoone
R. E. Nietsch
Nola Larson
R. S. Cowie
New Lake Freighter Okayed in Trial Run
The Wilfred Sykes completed its second trial run on the Great Lakes with excellent performance. At 678 feet long and 70 feet wide, built by American Ship Building Co. for Inland Steel of Chicago, it made 360 degree turns at 17.4 miles an hour.
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Lorain, O. — (P
Great Lakes
Wilfred Sykes
American Ship Building Co
Inland Steel of
Chicago
Plane Crashes Into Potomac. 4 Die 19 Survive
A DC-3 bound for National airport veered off radar in dense fog and mud near the Potomac River. Four fatalities include Mrs. William Chertow and Neville Lassiter, plus pilots W. J. Davis and Lloyd L. Porter. Navy and Air Force crews rescued 19 survivors, many servicemen returning home for Christmas.
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Washington
National
Potomac River
Bolling Air Force Base
William Chertow
Brooklyn
N. Y
Neville Lassiter
Arlington
W. J. Davis
Lloyd L. Porter
Alexandria
Navy
Air Force
New York Weather Brings Welcome Rain and Water Holiday
New Yorkers urged to refrain from bathing or shaving on a Friday water holiday amid steady rain that dropped 1.38 inches in Poughkeepsie and over an inch in Stewart Field. Officials warn a continuing shortage despite 5.5 billion gallons of rainfall and ongoing conservation efforts.
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New York
Stephen J. C. Carney
Water Department
Weather Bureau
Poughkeepsie
Stewart Field
N. Y
Westchester County
Bear Mountain Park
Rockland
Orange Counties
New Jersey
New York City
Catskills
Reverend Michael McQuaid 60 Benton dies in Madison hospital
Rev. Michael McQuaid pastor of St Patrick’s church Benton dies Monday in St Mary’s hospital Madison after a week as a patient. He served 12 years at the Benton church and previously at Shullsburg and Boscobel. Survived by brother John Harvard Ill and sisters Mrs Alice Harkin and Miss Elsie McQuaid Benton. Services 11 a m Wednesday at St Patrick’s with Rt Rev Msgr Bernard Doyle Darlington and Most Rev William O Connor Madison bishop attending. Burial Holy Rosary cemetery Darlington. Body at church after 4 p m today.
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Benton
Michael McQuaid
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
St. Mary’s Hospital
Madison
Benton Church
Shullsburg
Boscobel
John
Harvard
Ill
Alice Harkin
Elsie McQuaid
Board of Education Plans December Evening Meeting
The board of education will hold its December business meeting this evening at 7 30 in the senior high school board room. The session will focus on routine business and official actions.
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Board of Education
Eagle fine reveals hawk and eagle law clash
In Sparta Michael Rice faced justice court over a hawk and eagle mix up. A shot labeled as a hawk proved an eagle costing 25 dollars under state law protecting eagles and game laws.
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Sparta
Michael Rice
Justice Court
Rockford Board Reviews Student Teacher Gift Limits
Rockford's school board directed Superintendent Palmer Ewing to study pupil gifts to teachers and set limits on value and quantity. President Loren Whitehead said gifts should be limited to the home room teacher only, citing embarrassment for less affluent students and teachers.
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Rockford
Palmer Ewing
Supt. Ewing
Loren L. Whitehead
Labor Chief Quits In Aussie Defeat
Sydney observes Prime Minister Joseph B. Chifley resign after eight years as a Labor government falls to a Liberal Country coalition. William J. McKell asks Chifley to lead briefly until Robert Gordon Menzies forms a new government sworn in Monday with a Liberal Country lineup. Election counts show 57 Liberals, 18 Country, 46 Labor in the House. New Zealand’s National Party government under Sidney Holland is sworn in at Wellington.
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Sydney
Joseph B. Chifley
Labor
Free Enterprise
Chifley
William J. McKell
Robert Gordon Menzies
Triumphant
Menzies
Liberal Party
Country Party
Liberal-Country
House of Representatives
Liberals
New Zealand
New National Party
Sidney G. Holland
Wellington
Gift Cheese Destroyed in Truck Crash Fire
The report notes 5 500 parcels of gift cheese were destroyed in a truck crash and subsequent fire. The incident is part of a larger piece detailing budget and economic reform debates in Washington.
Chicago Democratic Chief Defends Syndicate Property Purchase
Jacob M. Arvey Cook county democratic chairman defends his part in a syndicate buy of 27 buildings west of the loop taken under a Cook county condemnation for a proposed super highway. He says he acted as a private citizen to operate the properties for profit. Epstein’s and Arvey’s roles are noted with Sun Times reporting a hidden interest.
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Chicago
Jacob M. Arvey
Cook County
Democratic
Arvey
The
Sun-Times
Samuel Epstein
Martin Kennelly
Sub
Sun- Times
Loop
Epstein
Officers Named for Swiss Cheese Corp of America
Corporate officers for the new Swiss Cheese Corp of America include Carl O. Marty as chairman Edward Bregenzer as president and buyer Robert F. Marty and Stervey H. Trumpy as vice presidents Mrs Clarabelle Grode as secretary and office manager and Carl F Brennecke as treasurer Operations begin January 1 with storage capacity for over four million pounds while shipping and receiving rooms are built The firm will market Swiss cheese nationwide under the brand Swis Select and operate from Monroe locations with eventual permanent quarters at 1202 08 14th avenue.
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Swiss Cheese Corp. of America
Carl O. Marty
Edward Bregenzer
Robert F. Marty
Stiarvey H. Trumpy
Clarabelle Grode
Carl F. Brennecke
Monroe Cold Storage Co
14Th Avenue
Swis Select
Carl Marty
Monroe
Carl Marty Jr
Carl Marty and Co
Borden Co
Lakeshire-Marty
Capital Cheese Co
Northernaire
Three Lakes
District Census Chief Will Employ 350 Aides
Mrs. Bernice Harvey, newly appointed first district supervisor for the 1950 census, will not accept applications until after Jan 1. She will head population and statistical survey in Racine Kenosha Walworth Rock and Green counties and hire and train 350 to 400 workers. Headquarters will be in Racine.
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Bernice Harvey
Insecticide Outlook Signals Tough Year Ahead
Dr. A. M. Boyce of the University of California warns that house flies are building resistance to DDT and other insecticides. He cites growing evidence of resistance and notes some mosquito species are becoming hard to kill, signaling a gloomy outlook for next spring and summer.
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Tampa
A. M. Boyce
University of California
American Association of Economic Entomologists
U S Denounces Bulgarian Policy Over Diplomatic Row
The United States accused Bulgaria of restricting the U S legation in Sofia and warned of possible break in relations. Undersecretary Webb summoned Bulgarian envoy Dr Peter Voutov after Sofia press charges alleging U S lies over Minister Heath and Traicho Kostov.
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Washington
United States
Bulgaria
U. S
Donald R. Heath
State Department
Sofia
James E. Webb
Webb
Peter Voutov
Heath
Traicho Kostov
Pakistan DC-3 crash kills 25 near Karachi
A twin engined DC-3 transport plane crashed in desert country 45 miles north of Karachi killing all 21 passengers and four crew aboard. Reported among the dead were two Pakistan army generals.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Here
Wisconsin Cheese Market Reports Dull Trade
Wisconsin American cheese market barely steady with dull trade. Selling prices include single daisies 34 to 35 percent, long horns 35 to 44 percent, square prints 35 to 35 percent, and Midgets 37 to 37 percent.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Swiss Colony Cheese Shipment Burns in Genoa Truck Crash
Fifty five hundred Christmas cheese packages valued over 25000 dollars burned after a fiery collision on state route 72 west of Genoa Illinois. Driver Arthur Gunnerson of Moline suffered burns but was not believed seriously hurt while the other truck driver Jerry Hand of Chicago received severe head burns. Flames followed when saddle tanks ruptured. both rigs overturned and one hit a bridge abutment. Cargo was a new distribution plan from New York to the metropolitan area.
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Genoa
New York
Arthur Gunnerson
Moline
I l
LCL Transit Co
Chicago
Gunnerson
Dubuque
Jerry Hand
Hand
South Side Plant
Forrest Kubly
South Side
Swiss Colony Office
New York City
Long Island
West Coast
West
Berlin Officers Locate Missing Son of American Colonel
German police announced the 3-year-old boy, son of American deputy commander in Berlin, was found after a citywide search. The child wandered from his yard around 3 30 p.m. and moved through heavy traffic near Gruenwald forest before authorities located him about a mile from home. The parents Colonel W. T Babcock and his wife were unaware during the search.
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Berlin
Gruenwald Forest
Colonel W. T Babcock
Frankfurt
Wheat and Corn Prices Hit Seasonal Highs
Chicago brokers reported December wheat and March corn reached new seasonal highs at the board of trade. Buying driven by export interests spurred steady to advancing trade with short covering and profit taking shaping the session.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
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McQuaid
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Hoover
Frank Pace Jr
Truman
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Pace
Hoover Commission
Herbert Hoover
Johnson
Citizens Committee For the
Louis Johnson
Robert L. Johnson
Temple University
Philadelphia
Federal Hospital Service
Chicago Democratic
Marty
Bregenzer
Robert Marty
Lakeshire Marty
Capital Cheese
Trumpy
Cheese Producers Marketing Association
Grode
Marty Enterprises
Monroe Cold Storage
Brennecke
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