Tojo and 3 War Leaders Executed in Sugamo Prison
Hideki Tojo and three of seven condemned leaders were hanged at Sugamo after midnight. The four defiant men shouted banzai and for a greater Nippon as temple bells tolled for world peace. The priest said Tojo drank weak wine, left a world message, and mumbled a final English farewell.
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Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
Sugamo
Shinso Hanayama
Tojo
Day
Buddha
Marchag
Seisjiro Itagaki
China
Korea
Koki Hirota
Hanayama
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Kenji Poihara
Singapore
Iwane Matsui
Nanking
Akira Muto
War Ministry
Itagaki
Jentaro Kimura
Hirota
Used Car Dealers Blame Controls for Slump
Cleveland car dealers say the market has collapsed due to new government credit controls. Sam Greenfield, president of the Cleveland Used Car Dealers association, says a committee will seek regulation changes and reports sales are down about 75 percent from a year ago.
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Cleveland
Sam Greenfield
Cleveland Used Car Dealers Association
Greenfield
Businesses and Offices Close Early for Christmas Eve
Monroe will close most businesses at 5 p m tomorrow to allow workers time with families. Courthouse offices finish at 4 30 p m and city hall at 5 p m. Rural carriers stay at the post office until mail is sorted for late deliveries and Christmas service continues. Green County taverns are asked to close at 6 p m on Christmas Eve.
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Monroe
Chamber of Commerce
Court House
City Hall
Green County Tavern League
Nixon Clears Duggan in Espionage Case Autopsy Finds No Criminality
Rep. Richard M. Nixon says Laurence Duggan received a clean bill of health from the House committee on un American activities regarding espionage. An autopsy in New York shows no evidence of criminality in Duggan's 16 story fall from a Manhattan office, leaving questions about what happened. The spy investigation also notes Alger Hiss's perjury trial date moved to February 24, as Sayre testifies on confidential papers, with the grand jury recess over holidays until January 3.
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New York
House
UN American Activities Committee
Laurence Duggan
Richard M. Nixon
Rcalif
Washington
State Department
New York City
Duggan
Manhattan
Thomas A. Gonzales
Examiner
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
House Committee
Francis B. Sayre
Hiss
Sayre
Wisconsin Milk Trucks Trim Load After Interstate Dispute
Wisconsin milk tank trucks from Quality Milk Service were forced to dump 4700 pounds of milk in Independence Missouri to meet Missouri weight limits. The trucks hauled milk from Cameron Wisconsin to Texas and faced a conflict between state regulations.
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Madison
Edward J. Konkol
Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association
Wisconsin
Independence
Missouri
Quality Milk Service
Burlington
Cameron
Wis
Texas
Konkol
Albany Youth In Iron Lung As Polio Patient
Albany 14 year old Willis Nipples was placed in an iron lung at the Wisconsin General Hospital polio ward in Madison. His condition is critical after falling ill last Friday and arrival to the ward Tuesday night from St. Clare. His father William Nipples remains at his side as the family faces ongoing medical costs funded by Green County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
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Willis Nipple
sAlbany
Wisconsin General
Madison
St. Clare
William
Audrey
Spring Valley Township
Rock County
Albany
Leland Lamboley
Monroe
Green County
National Foundation For
Living Cost Index Declines Again in November US
Government figures show the living cost index edged down 0.1 percent in mid November from October due to lower food prices for the fourth straight month. The index stood at 172.2 with costs 4.4 percent higher than a year earlier and earnings at $54.49 for factory workers.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
BLS
Gift Cheese Rush Closes for Season
The Swiss Colony on Cheese Row winds down holiday packaging in Green County. A skeleton crew packs last minute orders as night shifts end and most staff are laid off. Mailings finished yesterday at Swisconsin of New Glarus. over 100 workers remain with few orders left.
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Green County
Swisconsin
New Glarus
Broadcasts by Pope to Be in Ten Languages
The Vatican radio station announced that the Christmas Eve message of Pope Pius XII will be broadcast in ten languages. The pope will speak in Italian at 10 a.m. on December 24, with an English translation at 5 30 a.m. CST.
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Pope
Vatican City
Vatican
Pius XII
Late Buying Rush May Break Record
Christmas shoppers enter the final hours as a late buying surge signs a record December for the nation’s retail trade. Early estimates put December sales near 13.0 billion dollars, about three percent above 1947, with 1948 expected to beat the previous annual high by eight to ten percent, based on Dun and Bradstreet reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dun and Bradstreet
Veteran Manitowoc jeweler A J Rummele dies at 82
A J Rummele, a longtime Manitowoc jeweler for 55 years who retired two years ago, died in a St. Petersburg Florida hospital. He was among the city’s first automobile dealers.
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Manitowoc
A J. Rummele
Manitowoc Jeweler
St. Petersburg
Fla
Snow Likely Tonight In Southern Wisconsin
Forecaster H J Thompson predicts intermittent light snow for extreme southern Wisconsin tonight and across much of the southern portion Friday. Temperatures will stay above zero with a low around 20 to 25. Last night brought season’s coldest readings to several Wisconsin cities, including 8 below zero at Wausau and 10 above in Monroe, where two minor accidents occurred as cars collided in Monroe and Monticello.
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Wisconsin
H. J. Thompson
Associated Press
Wausau
Monroe
Richard Willborn
Ralph Plantikow
16Th Avenue
16Th Street
Marvin W. Thoman
Monticello
Alden J. Hawthorne
17Th Avenue
Thoman
Dairy market report from Plymouth exchange
Plymouth prices show single daisies down one cent and longhorns down one and a half cents while Cheddars hold steady. Sales include 10 cars Cheddars 36 and 6 cars single daisies 3644 with bids and offers noted for 30 day Cheddars and fibre boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Area Children Take Part In City Christmas Parties
Monroe hosted its annual Christmas events sponsored by the chamber of commerce Kiwanis and Epsilon Sigma Alpha. About 1 600 area children attended indoor events at Lincoln gym Goetz and Chalet theaters. Santa Claus appeared at each venue with gifts while pre schoolers enjoyed recitations songs and treats from the sorority and sponsor groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Club
Epsilon
Sigma Alpha _ business women’s sorority
Gabby Hayes
Curley
Santa Claus
H. W. Biffle
Santa
Chalet Theater
Schmitz
Goetz
Louis H. Kohli
Serenade by Carolers Starts Truman Christmas Early
Independence Missouri reports President Truman began the holiday season with a 100 foot Christmas tree in the White House parlor. Mrs Truman and Margaret decorated it for his return from Washington. Carolers serenaded the residence as Truman planned a Kansas City trip and a turkey dinner with family.
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Harry Truman
Kansas City
Kas
Missouri
Independence
President Truman
White House
Delaware Street
Mr. Truman
Truman
Muehlebach
Mrs Hendrickson Dies at 85 in Argyle
Mrs Simon Hendrickson aged 85 died at her Argyle home after a two year bedridden period following a stroke. Born April 13 1863 in Lafayette county to Jacob and Karl halverson, she married Simon Hendrickson in 1883. Survived by son Oscar and daughter Mrs Ben Knouse, Monroe, eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Funeral 1 pm tomorrow at the Hendrickson home and 1 30 pm at Apple Grove church with Rev C S Benson officiating burial in church cemetery.
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Argyle
Simon Hendrickson
Lafayette County
Jacob
Karl Winger Halverson
East Viota Parsonage
Hendrickson
Iowa
Oscar
Ben Knouse
Monroe
Apple Grove
C. S. Benson
Church
Bad Weather Halts Rescue Effort Off Greenland
The Air Force postponed attempts to rescue 11 marooned fliers on the Greenland ice cap as very bad weather closed in. The stranded men, living in snow houses on the 7,500 foot ice cap, are said to be getting along nicely and huddling to escape violent winds. Arrangements were made to drop Christmas dinner to the group, seven of whom have been stranded two weeks.
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Washington
Greenland
Air Force
State offices to close at noon Friday for Christmas
Secretary of State Fred R. Zimmerman ordered state offices that can close at noon Friday for the Christmas holiday. The action uses his chief executive authority during Gov. Rennebohm’s absence. A similar closing was also ordered for New Year’s Eve.
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Madison
Fred R. Zimmerman
Rennebohm
Fumes Overcome 13 On Bus to St. Louis
A Chicago to St. Louis Continental Bus Co. vehicle carrying 13 people in Decatur suffered carbon monoxide poisoning. Eleven passengers remained unharmed. five victims, including two children, were listed as not good. Driver Stanley Belt, 39, reported noticing fumes when opening the door at Decatur depot after a 1:30 am departure.
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Decatur
Continental Bus Co
Chicago
Santa Fe Trailways
Belt
St. Louis
Lena Church Burns In $75,000 Blaze
Fire destroyed the Lena Methodist church last night with an estimated loss of 75000. Defective wiring in the basement is blamed. Rev. Ernest Carder, the pastor, discovered smoke at 6 15 p m. A planned Christmas party was to start at 7 30 p m with many gifts under the tree. The church had 56900 insurance appraisal from 1947 and a 15000 organ was installed recently. The loss is covered by insurance and parishioners will rebuild soon.
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Lena
Ernest Carder
Carder
Two U S Destroyers Transferred to Turkey
London reports two battle tested American destroyers the Buchanon and McCalla are to join the Turkish navy. Reactivated at Charleston under funds approved for the Greek Turkish aid program. Navy says 15 more vessels have recently been transferred to Turkey including submarines a tanker a repair ship eight minesweepers and an anti submarine net laying vessel.
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London
Buchanan
McCalla
U. S. Navy
Naval
Charleston
S. C
Washington
Navy
Turkey
Australia demands UN expel Holland over Indonesia attack
The Associated Press reports Australia urged the United Nations to expel the Netherlands if the attack on Indonesia continues. Col. Hodgson called it a clear violation of the UN charter. China supported a U.S. resolution for an immediate halt to fighting in Java and Sumatra and Dutch withdrawal to pre police action lines.
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Australia
United Nations
Holland
Hitler
Netherlands
W. R. Hodgson
Security Council
U. N
China
U. S
Java
Sumatra
Batavia
Soerakarta
Mageland
Jogjakarta
U. N. Good Offices
Indonesia
ECA
Atlantic Alliance
Washington
Canada
Western European Alliance
Economic Cooperation Administration
Netherlands East Indies
Utch
Netherlands Indies
Paul G. Hoffman
Philip C. Jessup
United Nations Security Council
Paris
Jessup
United States
Hague
Council
Daring Drugstore Hold-Up Ends in Death
Chicago reports the death of Isidor Bochner a 55 year old druggist who was killed while trying to stop three burglars wearing chalky makeup. He was shot twice after confronting the assailants with a metal milk shake container.
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Chicago
Isidor Bochner
Etter Family Gathers Here for First Gala Reunion
John T. Etter 88 and his relatives hold a Christmas reunion marking their first Yuletide gathering since World War II. Willis Etter, U S vice consul at Shanghai, arrives with his family, and others join from Poplarville Miss Spokane Wash Cedar Rapids Ia Monroe and Washington DC among listed relatives.
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John T. Etter
15Th Avenue
Willis Etter
U. S
Shanghai
China
Washington, D. C
State Department
Monroe
Arthur Etter
Poplarville
Miss
Leslie
Mina Williams
Robert G. Rote
11Th Street
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Marshall
Etter
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