Swiss Colony Cheese Gift Mail At Peak in Monroe
Swiss Colony Christmas mailing pushes Monroe activity with two carloads daily and 763 sacks dispatched from the post office auxiliary station. Freeport truck runs for star route mail. 225 workers on Cheese Row packaging, assembly line expanded to speed orders. Management notes 1948 business ahead of last year but on schedule despite early processing woes. Other Christmas mailing work also at peak.
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Monroe
John J. Burkhard
Post Office
National Guard
Freeport
Colony
St Clare air crash victim given fund aid and visit
Mrs Johnson, severely injured in the Nov 24 St. Clare air crash that killed her husband, received a $50 gift from the Harland Robert Johnson fund. Jacob Bruni of New Glarus helped deliver funds including a $25 Madison donation and a $25 from the New Glarus American Legion post. Due to icy roads she left hospital at 11:40 am and plans to return to the crash site when able.
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Harland R
Jacob Bruni
New Glarus
Mr. Bruni
Kersten urges stronger defense for exposed Alaskan zone
Rep Kersten of Wisconsin calls for bolstered Alaska defenses after a two week October visit. He warns of a Soviet espionage presence near Nome and cites up to 16 000 required combat troops for Alaskan air field defense amid wider China led communist expansion.
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Rep
Kersten
Washington
R-Wis
Alaska
Russia
House
Monroe
Nathan Twining
China
Pacific
Nome
Alaskan
Frank Keller 81 Dies at Green County Hospital
Frank Keller 81 a lifelong farmer from Jefferson township died at 10 p m Saturday at Green County Hospital of a cerebral hemorrhage He was born August 8 1867 in Jefferson township son of Jonathan and Sarah Moreland Keller Surviving are a brother Stephen Monroe township and a sister Mrs Anton Peterson Racine Preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters Funeral services set for 1 15 tomorrow at Shriner Neushwander Funeral Home Rev Newell Mendenhall Grace Lutheran Church will officiate with burial in Greenwood Cemetery
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Frank Keller
Jefferson Township
Green County Hospital
Mr. Keller
Jonathan
Sarah Moreland Keller
Stephen
Monroe Township
Anton Peterson
Racine
Shriner-Neushwander
Newell Mendenhall
Grace Lutheran Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Maloney Named Special Adviser on Inland Waterways
Thomas J. Maloney of Chicago, longtime retiring traffic manager for International Harvester Co., was appointed as a special adviser to Secretary of Commerce Sawyer on operations of the Inland Waterways Corp. in Washington.
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Washington
Thomas J. Maloney
Chicago
International Harvester Co
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
Inland Waterways Corp
Christmas parties for 1700 youngsters planned Wednesday
The Kiwanis club chamber of commerce and Epsilon Sigma Alpha organize two events for Green County youths. Pre schoolers meet Santa from 2 to 3 30 p m at Lincoln school gym with treats, while 1500 plus grade schoolers attend a 1 30 p m movie program at Goetz and Chalet theaters featuring Hopalong Cassidy and Curley with Gabby Hayes. Santa will hand out treats after the show. Admission is free via tickets to all schools.
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Santa
Lincoln School
Green County
Goetz and
Chalet
Chamber of Commer
Kiwanis Club
Epsilon Sigma Alpha Business Women’s Sorority
Kiwanians
Gabby Hayes
Curley
Chamber of Commerce
Lincoln Gymnasium
Helen Klassy
Marian Freitag
Lois Miller
Charlene McGinnis
Maybelle Barber
Harry Bellahan
Santa Claus
Frank L. Hoffman
Louis H. Kohli
Manitowoc Savings Bank to Acquire Manitowoc National Assets
The Manitowoc Savings Bank will acquire all assets of the Manitowoc National Bank effective December 31, with heads of both institutions announcing the plan. Separate buildings will be maintained at present.
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Manitowoc — (P
Manitowoc Savings Bank
Manitowoc National Bank
High Court Refuses To Interfere With Tojo Death Sentence
The U S Supreme Court declined to review the 11 nation tribunal that condemned former Japanese premier Tojo and six others. In a 6-1 vote the court said it had no authority over the tribunal, leaving the death sentences in place while MacArthur’s Allied command proceeds with executions. Justice Murphy dissented.
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Washington
Supreme Court
International Military Tribunal
Tojo
International Tribunal
MacArthur
Murphy
Rutledge
Jackson
High Court
Vinson
Black
Reed
Frankfurter
Douglas
Jon
United States
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Koki Hirota
Kenji Doihara
Koichi Kido
Takasumi Oka
Kenryo Sato
Shigetaro Shaimada
Shigenori Togo
Last Year’s Record Stores Gear Up For Final Christmas Rush
Monroe merchants study last year’s sales to gauge the final week of the Christmas shopping season. While some stores show declines up to 25 percent, many report strong demand for toys, appliances, jewelry, and family gifts. Early November business and steady gifts keep shelves well stocked though a few lines move slower.
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Monroe
House Spy Probers Seek Justice Help For Witnesses
The House Committee on American Activities, led by Mundt, seeks Justice Department advice on calling eight witnesses who testified before a New York grand jury. Mundt plans a meeting with Alex Campbell to decide if these witnesses are needed for the panel’s final report before January 3.
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Washington
House
Justice Department
Mundt
RSC
American Activities Committee
Alex Campbell
New York
New York Grand Jury
Campbell
U. S
George Fay
Congress
Busy Lovesick Veteran Escapes from Berlin Jail
Newark veteran Edward J. Lada, 28, escaped from a U S army stockade in Berlin after evading guards by scaling a 10 foot fence. Officials say he fled toward western Germany through the Soviet zone and may be headed back to his Berlin lovers Ursula Schmidt Ruth Riecki the mother of his child. His passport and money remain in army custody.
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Berlin
Edward J. Lada
Lada
Newark
N. J
U. S
Ursula Schmidt
Ruth Riecki
Ruth
Army Stockade
Ursula
Germany
Four Year Economic Program Launched for Recovery by England
London reports a four year plan to mobilize men money and materials to lift Britain from deficit by 1953 and achieve self sufficiency as ERP aid continues until mid 1952. The plan foresees austerity a big production push and a return to higher output in oil coal and agriculture with ERP dollars forecast at 940 million next year.
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London
Britain
Death Notice Alfred Schliem 76 Browntown resident
Alfred Schliem 76 of Browntown died at 3 10 p m yesterday at St Clare hospital after a short illness. Born December 22 1871 in South Wayne he would have turned 77 in three days. He is survived by his wife Myrta two sons David Beloit and Albert Rockford a stepson Kenneth Rhodes South Beloit two stepdaughters Fray Granger and Retta Albright and two grandchildren. Funeral at Peace Evangelical church Browntown at 2 30 tomorrow with Rev J L Haack. Burial Michaels cemetery. Body at Shriner Neushwander funeral home and will be taken to church at 2 p m tomorrow.
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Alfred Schliem
Browntown
St. Clare Hospital
South Wayne
Christian
Henriette Gerke Schliem
Myrta Sisson
Beloit
David
Albert
Rockford
Kenneth Rhodes
South Beloit
Fray Granger
Retta Albright
Frank
Herman
Fred
Pauline Hartsough
Anna Bechtel
Minnie Bechtel
Amelia Englehart
Peace Evangelical Church
J. L. Haack
Michaels Cemetery
Shriner-Neushwander
Fire damages two story Kenosha store
A two story building housing a drugstore and dental laboratory in Kenosha suffered fire damage estimated at 21000 dollars. Assistant Fire Chief A J Schlenker said defective wiring probably caused the blaze.
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Kenosha
A. J. Schlenker
North China Battle Intensifies Near Tientsin Front
North China fighting grows harsher around Tientsin with rail and telegraph links cut to Tangku. Premier Sun Fo forms a no surrender cabinet and hints at possible talks with communists. Peiping’s suburbs see heavy urban combat as Nanking remains quiet and Pengpu fronts show red maneuvers.
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Nanking
Tientsin
North China
Peiping
Spencer Moosa
Associated Press
Pengpu
Chiang Kai-shek
Chen Yi
Pengpu- Shusien
Liu Po-Chen
Yangtze
Seymour Toppagi
Hwai River
Chuhsien
Snowy Weekend Slows Traffic In Wisconsin And Neighboring Areas
A sharp early snowstorm paralyzed roads from Monroe to New Glarus and beyond causing multiple crashes and minor injuries. Police investigated three county accidents. six city incidents occurred near the Wilhelm Tell hotel as vehicles skidded on slick streets. No fatalities are reported.
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Monroe
New York City
Midwest
East Coast
Wisconsin
Yuletide
Federal
H. J. Thompson
Madison
Highway 69
New Glarus
Phillip F. Buran
Harriet Kirckhoff
Carolyn Piper
Wilhelm Tell
Frank Brennecke
Antigo
Pet Milk Co
John Beutler
Beutler
Ulrich Freitag
Freitag
Nic Kubly
Ellen D. Goodhart
Orangeville
Wilbur D. Dickson
Pittsville
Dickson
Delbert Folgate
Monroe Transit Lines
Edward R. Shaw
Swiss Cheese Market Holds Steady Through Week End Dec 16
Domestic Swiss cheese trades remained steady with prices unchanged except grinders. Wisconsin assembling points set state brand 53 56 cents, grade B 49 51 cents, grade C 42 45 cents, grinders 39 40 cents, open grinders up to 42 cents. Trade was quiet and met current needs under normal light demand.
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Wisconsin
Christmas Seal Sale Reaches $1,692 Total
The sale of anti tuberculosis Christmas seals totals $1,692.94. Miss Wilma Heimann, secretary treasurer of the Monroe committee, announced today. Returns are still being made. Last year’s total was $2,084.88. Rudolph P. Reger is chairman of the seal sale. Mrs. J. T. Etter Jr. is chairman of the Monroe committee.
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Wilma Heimann
15Th Avenue
Monroe Committee
Rudolph P. Reger
J. T. Etter Jr
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Anta
Gordon-ZamBrannen
St. Clare
Mrs. Johnson
Chamber
Justice
England
Chiang
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