Government Plans Tighten Espionage Laws Next Session
Attorney General Clark said the administration will seek amendments to espionage statutes when the new Congress convenes. President Truman asked Clark to study tightening the laws, while the House Un American Activities Committee revives Hiss inquiries and questions a Norden bombsight suspect. Whittaker Chambers implicated Hiss in supplying secret documents.
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Washington
Clark
Congress
President Truman
White House
Truman
Justice Department
Congressional
Russia
House UN American Activities Committee
Alger Hiss
Francis B. Sayre
Hiss
Rep. McDowell
Rpa
New York
House UN American Committee
Committee
Hisson
Rep. Mundt
R-Sd
Army
Aberdeen
MD) Proving Ground
Proving Ground
Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
Grand Jury
Two Firemen Injured In Milwaukee Blaze
Two Milwaukee firemen were injured while fighting a two alarm blaze at the Hartung Motor Co. The fire started in a defective hearing unit above the showroom.
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Milwaukee Blaze
Milwaukee
Hartung Motor Co
Welfare Department Prepares Christmas Gifts for the Needy
The welfare department in the courthouse basement packs Christmas gift baskets under Mrs Ula Tyler supervision. A Monroe family and local donors provide money books toys clothing and other items. Scouts volunteer their services though no food baskets are distributed.
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Welfare Department
Court House
Ula Tyler
Monroe
Christmas Season Plans in Monroe Churches
Monroe churches announce weekend services and programs to mark the season. Bethel, Immanuel, and First Methodist plan morning Christmas messages and evening carols, with pageants at 4 p.m. First Methodist hosts candlelight Eve and communion services, Union Presbyterian presents The Joy Bells of Christmas, and Universalist hosts a children’s party. Additional observances include St. Andrew’s and St. Victor’s parish events, and a German language service on December 26.
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Monroe
Bethel Evangelical United Brethren
Immanuel Evangelical United Brethren
First Methodist
Bethel Church
Lawrence A. Brown
Lyndon C. Viel
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
New Apostolic Church School
Union Presbyterian
Dallas D. Landrum
Universalist
Henry Cooper
Jesus
Man
Bethel
Children of the Church
Immanuel
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed
Paul C. Kehle
St. Victor’s
St. Andrew's Episcopal
Darwin Bowers
Grace Lutheran
Assault Charge Proceeding Delayed for Medical Reports
Sentence for two assault and battery charges was withheld by Judge Harold J. Lambo ley in county court awaiting medical reports on the eye condition of one complainant. Sanford Gilbertson and Lester Wilborn are due back Monday morning. The incident occurred north of Casey hill northwest of Monroe when the Nybrotons were forced to stop their car.
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Harold J. Lamboley
Sanford Gilbertson
Blanchardville
Lester Wilborn
Barneveld
Gilford
Harold Nybroton
Route 1
Argyle
Harold
Casey Hill
Monroe
Nybrotens
Figure in Slaying Takes Poison Pills
Dr. Robert C. Rutledge, 27, a resident physician at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, swallowed poison pills as police arrived to arrest him for questioning in the fatal stabbing of Byron C. Hartman, designer at Emerson Electric, found in a Cedar Rapids hotel room. Detective Sgt. Charles Beckman cited Mrs. Rutledge’s statement that her husband went to Cedar Rapids to confront Hartman after the killing.
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St. Louis
Charles Beckman
Robert C. Rutledge
St. Louis Electric Company
Cedar Rapids
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Byron C. Hartman
Emerson Electric Manufacturing Co
Beckman
Rutledge
Hartman
Cheddar Prices Dip in Plymouth Market Trade
Wisconsin exchange shows cheddar values slipping by about one cent to two and a quarter cents. Cheddars at 36 cents and single daisies around 37 to 42 cents, with last week’s prices at 37 and 39 to 40 cents. Trading tone remains weak as sales include two to four car lots of cheddars and single daisies with uncovered offers around 37 to 38 percent.
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Plymouth
Wisconsin Exchange
Truman To Offer Congress Labor Act Proposal Jan 5
President Truman will spell out labor legislation plans in the state of the union address to Congress on January 5. AFL and CIO leaders push for repealing the Taft Hartley Act and restoring the Wagner Act with labor unity efforts ongoing despite rifts. Senator Morse forecasts bipartisan backing for repealing Taft Hartley and restoring Wagner, with reforms to protect union and employer rights.
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Congress
Washington
White House
Truman
William Green
American Federation of Labor
CIO
Morse
Oregon
AFL
Philip Murray
Murray
Green
Executive Council
United Action
Froemming to Retire After 35 Years at Wood VA Hospital
Major Paul G Froemming will retire December 31 ending 35 years of service at the Veterans Administration hospital in Wood Wisconsin He began as a clerk in 1912 and rose to manager of the facility now age 56.
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Froemming
Milwaukee
Paul G. Froemming
Veterans Hospitals
Veterans Administration Hospital
Wood
Wis
Wright brothers plane welcomed home at Smithsonian
The Wright brothers plane was officially welcomed to the United States and placed on display at the Smithsonian in Washington. President Truman read a message praising American inventive genius as Chief Justice Vinson accepted the artifact from Milton Wright of Dayton. The Kitty Hawk craft, once in the British Museum, had its long homecoming after Orville Wright’s death.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Kitty Hawk
N. C
Truman
London
British Museum
United States
Vinson
Smithsonian
Wright
Milton Wright
Dayton
O. Orville
Orville
Science Museum of
South Kensington
Arts and Industries
Charles A. Lindberg
Spirit of St. Louis
Radio Berlin Rebuilds After Tower Demolition
Berlin reports continue as Radio Berlin returns to air soon after France destroyed its transmission towers. Soviet commentator Heinz Schmidt resumes broadcasts claiming Washington ordered the bombing, while German engineers consider a Potsdam tower as a backup. Taegliche Rundschau promises reprisals and Berlin workers hear a unifying socialist protest against the act.
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Berlin
Radio Berlin
Russia
Germany
Heinz Schmidt
Potsdam
Schmidt
Washington
Taegliche Rundschau
Socialist Unity Party
United States
France
Four Die as Cargo Plane Crashes Near Air Base
A C-82 cargo plane, described as a flying boxcar, crashed in a corn field near Greenville Air Force Base killing four crew members and injuring three. Officials say the pilot reported engine trouble shortly before the crash.
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Greenville
Air Force Base
Greenville Air Force Base
City Reports 6 Permits For New Homes in '48
City Clerk G S Soseman reports total construction valuation to date at 781600, surpassing last year and near the 1947 peak. Permits include 61 for new residences 506700, 35 for garages 23450, 18 for commercial 229000, and 21 for additions 22450. The mild winter boosts activity and a new all time record seems likely by year end.
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G. S. Soseman
Soseman
Monroe
First Donations Made For Hospital Care Of Plane Victim S Widow
The Harland Robert John son Tragedy fund, started in Green County after a plane crash that killed a husband, collected $25 from a Madison store and $10 from the New Glarus American Legion auxiliary. Mrs. Johnson, hospitalized since Thanksgiving, shows improvement as donors plan additional gifts at local banks.
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Green County
Monticello
Green County American Legion Council
Jacob Bruni
New Glarus
Madison
St. Clare
Wiota Farmer Hjalmar Watrud Dies at 63
Hjalmar Oliver Watrud, 63, prominent Wiota farmer, died at his farm home after years of poor health. Born March 25, 1885 in Moscow, he studied at Platteville State Teachers College and the University of Wisconsin. Survived by wife Amelia, two brothers, two sisters, and bereaved relatives. funeral Monday at Erickson funeral home and East Wiota Lutheran Church.
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Argyle
Hjalmar Oliver Watrud
Wiota
Moscow
Martin and
Christine Gilbertson Watrud
Platteville State Teachers’ College
University of Wisconsin
Watrud
Blanchardville
Amelia Wang
M. P. Dommersnas
Watruds
Portland
Ore
Decorah
East Viota Lutheran Church
East Wiota
Warmer Temperatures Forecast to End Cold Spell
Monroe records a cold start with a 15 to 15 degree morning low after a 32 degree high yesterday. Forecasters expect cloudy skies and a rise in temperatures tomorrow across southern Wisconsin.
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Monroe
Mercury
Wisconsin
U S Vice Consul Willis R Etter Arrives On Home Leave
Willis R Etter US vice consul in Shanghai arrives in Monroe for a 60-day home leave with his wife Joyce Williams and their three children Susan Stephen and Philip. He traveled from China to Seattle by plane and then by train to Monroe and will return to Washington for brief talks before a Christmas visit home.
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Willis R. Etter
U. S
Shanghai
China
Monroe
Rolland Etter
17Th Avenue
Susan
Stephen
Philip
Etter
Joyce Williams
Alva B. Williams
10Th Street
Seattle
Wash
Washington
Cnter
State Department
Monroé
Chicken Pox Cases Beginning to Decrease
Monroe school children finish classes for holiday vacation as a chicken pox outbreak subsides. Health officer Dr. L A Moore notes cases since Nov 10 but says numbers are falling and reports are no longer required. Patients should stay home a week after onset.
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Monroe
L. A. Moore
State Board of Health
Moore
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