Service Tributes Paid 4-H Leaders At Green County Session
Green County 4-H leaders were honored at a luncheon at the Normal School with Ben Rushy as guest speaker. Lester Van Loon presented awards for long service, including 13 years for Mrs. Conrad Elmer and Mrs. R J Douglas. The meeting elected officers and adopted a county calendar, listing 1949 leaders and years of service for numerous club members across towns such as Albany, Decatur, Mt. Pleasant, and Spring Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County
Normal School
Ben F. Rusy
Rusy
Lester van Loon
Conrad Elmer
Meal County Center Club
R J. Douglas
Spring Grove
Harvey Elmer
Mt. Pleasant
John Morgenthaler
Albany
Henry V. Baebler
Herbert Scherer
Monroe
Marvin Malkow
Decatur
Marvin Stabler
Walter Streiff
Newarene
Grace
Newell Mendenhall
Grace Lutheran Church
Adams
George Hatfield
Otto Rhystad
Mmes
Vincent Conway
Arthur Emberson
John Morgen
Brooklyn
Paul Elmer
Ervin Meister
Mmes. Wald
Indonesia Given U S Recognition Cochran To Serve As First Envoy
Washington formally recognizes the new Indonesian government. H Merle Cochran named first ambassador, has presented credentials, moving from UN duties and ambassadorship to Pakistan to lead U S representation. Cochran long noted authority on Indonesia, from Crawfordsville Indiana, 57, with a career since 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indonesia
U. S
Cochran
Washington
United States
H. Merle Cochran
White House
United Nations Commission For
East Indies
Pakistan
U.N
Truman
Rowand H. Dow Ir. Rebr
Wieteceinincion Sor Bedonesia
Netherlands
United Nations
Capitol
C Ochran
Jacarta
Batavia
Crawfordsville
Ind
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Russia
Peron Files Charges Against Two Editors
President Juan D Peron moved to prosecute editors of Argentina’s two largest independent papers La Nacion and La Prensa for insultos under the new desacato law. Charges were filed in federal court, with potential jail terms up to three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
Argentina
la Nacion
la Prensa
Congress
Peron
Iowa Brothers Dead in Separate Deaths 12 Hours Apart
Two Iowa brothers living about 15 miles apart died within 12 hours of each other. Walter H. Scullion aged 66 of Dodgeville died Tuesday night in a Dodgeville hospital. His brother Owen, 79, died today at his farm near Highland.
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Iowa
Madison
Iowa County
Walter H. Scullion
Dodgeville
Owen
Highland
Churchill Named Man of the Half Century by Time editors
Time magazine selects Winston Churchill as the leading figure of 1900 to 1950 and features a Byron Ernest Hamlin Baker portrait on the Jan. 2 cover. The article portrays Churchill as a key mobilizer during two world wars, whose warnings and lifeboats metaphor helped shape a free world.
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New York
Winston Churchill
Time Magazine
Ernest Hamlin Baker
Time
Churchill
Veterans Checks Delayed For WWII Veterans
The Veterans Administration said the timing of 16 million WWII insurance dividend checks remains unknown and may slip past mid January. If current application rates hold, it could take over three years to complete all payouts from a $2.8 billion fund, with 1,175,000 veterans still not having applied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Veterans Administration
Pair Lost Since '48 Held by Red Chinese
Two American servicemen missing since October 19 in the Tsingtao area have been reported alive and held at a large military base near the port city. Navy Chief Electrician William C. Smith of Long Beach and Marine Master Sgt. Elmer C. Bender of Chicago were last seen after a flight over Tsingtao.
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Washington
China
Tsingtao
Navy
William C. Smith
Long Beach
Elmer C. Bender
Chicago
City awards low bids totaling 55400 for water system
The water board opened bids for three major parts of the city's water system addition totaling 55400. Nearly 30 contractors and officials attended as bids were read and will not be awarded before January 10. Lowest trench bid was 1 dollar by Little Benny Mining and Construction Co.
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Water Board
Biden
New City
Highway 69
IC Railroad Bridge
Ditch
Little Benny Mining and Construction Co
Shullsburg
E. M. Scheflow Construction Co
Elgin
Tfl
Monroe Ditch Diggers
Beloit
Janesville
John Strand
Ward and Strand
Madison
Yugoslavia Defends Independent Path in Cold War
Belgrade officials led by Marshal Tito's government state Yugoslavia will stay out of bloc loyalties while criticizing Russia and the Cominform. Edvard Kardelj says Western powers provide support but do not override Yugoslav independence. Recent moves include an aviation pact with the United States and a major trade deal with Britain amid Western ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Marshal Tito
America
Britain
France
Edvard Karanlj
Vna
Russia
Yugoslavia
Bitain
Kardelj
United States
Tito
Kremlin
George V Threatened to Resign in 1922
A London weekly claimed King George V threatened to resign the throne in 1922 amid a clash with Prime Minister David Lloyd George. The Recorder said the bearded king and the Welsh Liberal leader clashed, and Stanley Baldwin later helped preserve the kingship, paving Edward VIII’s path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Weekly
George V
The
Recorder
David Lloyd George
Stanley Baldwin
Edward VIII
Buckingham Palace
Nationalists Bombed Chinese Troop Centers in South Coast
Nationalist planes bombed Communist troop concentrations on Li chung peninsula in southern China. American B-25s and Canadian Mosquito bombers, launching from Hoihow on Hainan Island, targeted Linchow defenses. Other nationalist aircraft struck red bases along the coast from Canton to Swatow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Li Chw
Chi
Hoihow
Hainan Island
Linchow Peninsula
Canton
Swatow
Snow Flurries Forecast After Warm Spell
A warm spell this afternoon pushed temperatures to near 40 degrees at 1 p m. Snow flurries are expected tomorrow as the ice on roads melts under bright sun today. Higher readings are forecast tonight and Thursday with cloudy skies and more snow likely tomorrow.
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Muurve
Mercury
Chicagoan freed by Hungary held briefly by Soviet
Israel G. Jacobson, 37, Chicagoan and American Jewish relief official, freed from a Hungarian jail on espionage suspicions and held briefly by Soviet border guards near Vienna. He arrived at the Bristol hotel in Vienna’s American sector after being released at the Austro-Hungarian border. A second American, Robert Vogeler of ITT, and British associate Edgar Sanders remained jailed since Nov. 18 on espionage and sabotage charges.
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Vienna
Israel
G. Jacobson
Hungary
Jacobson
Bristol Hotel
Frontier
U. S
American Joint Distribution Committee
Jecobsen
Besh
Robert A. Vogeler
International Telephone and Telegraph Co
Vogeler
Edgar Sanders
GOP Senators press open debate on foreign policy
Washington GOP leaders urge a nonpartisan, openly debated foreign policy process with full GOP participation. Senator Wherry argues Congress and the people must discuss decisions before the president commits the nation. Senator Vandenberg calls for no secrecy and continual debate to avoid political advantage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Wherry
Congress
Vandenberg
Michigan
Far East
Vatican Named Citadel of Peace by Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XII tells about 40 foreign envoys that the Vatican remains a citadel of peace amid a troubled world. He calls for increased cooperation toward peace and cites Holy Year as the start of a new orientation of hearts and international relations. The pontiff moves away from formal throne ceremony, delivering remarks in French.
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vauCas Way
Wey
Pius XII
Vatican State
Cardinal Mindszenty Reported Moved to Russia
An agency reports Cardinal Mindszenty, jailed in Budapest since his life sentence on February 8, has been removed from prison under heavy guard and likely taken to Russia. The notice cites hospital staff at the prison hospital providing the update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Budapest
Discovery of Cancer Fungi Shocks Scientists
Researcher Dr. Irene Corey Diller reports fungi growing in 20 human cancers and 100 mouse cancers, none in healthy tissue except a caveat in certain female mice. The tropical fungus kills susceptible mice when injected but loses potency after cultivation outside bodies. more work needed to prove cancer causation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard W. Blakeslee
New York
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Irene Corey Diller
Ihestitute For Cancer Research
Philadelphia
American Cancer Society
Tropics
Diller
PSC Orders Hearing On Truck Complaints
The Public Service Commission announced a February 1 hearing to determine if truckers evade state approved intrastate hauling rules by routing shipments as interstate traffic. Allegations claim common carriers move property across state lines when intrastate routes exist. The Wisconsin Hydro-Electric Co, Amery, was authorized to issue 159,360 common shares to pay a dividend to stockholders of record December 23, 1949.
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Sauisun
Public Service Commission
Wisconsin Hydro-Electric Co
Amery
Betty Lou Hand Amputation Saves Life
Betty Lou, a 10 year old farm girl from Marbury, had her right hand amputated between the wrist and elbow after doctors determined the operation was necessary to save her life from a malignant bone tumor on the third finger. A Baptist hospital nurse announced the decision following the procedure that stirred prayers nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marbury
Baptist Hospital
Ching's Top Assistant to Quit Federal Post
William N. Margolis assistant director of the federal mediation and conciliation service resigns March 1. He has been the top conciliator since Cyrus S. Ching recruited him to the central office from New York in 1947. He plans to open a labor relations consulting office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ching
Federal Post
Washington
William N. Margolis
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Margolis
Cyrus S. Ching
Central Office
New York
Rita Hayworth Welcomes Princess Yasmin After Easy Delivery
Rita Hayworth, married to Aly Khan, gave birth to Princess Yasmin at Montehorsi clinic after a predawn rush. The five and a half pound daughter is of mixed Spanish American and Iranian Italian heritage and is the Aga Khan’s granddaughter.
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Rita Hayworth
Aly Khan
Rita
Montehorsi
Yasmin
France
Prince Aly
Aga Khan
Mrs Hoesly Named to U S Gymnastics Committees
Mrs Mark Hoesly of Clarno Township is named by the Amateur Athletic Union to the gymnastics committees for the 1951 Pan American meet in Buenos Aires and the 1952 Olympic Games in Finland. The former Marie Blumer of Monroe is an ex alternate on the 1948 U S women's gymnastics team and a past Wisconsin champion setting Turner records across several national events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Hoesly
Clarno Township
Amateur Athletic Union of the
United States
Buenos Res
Finland
Hoesly
Marie Blumer
Monroe
Turner
Family of Four Die From Carbon Monoxide in Xmas Eve Tragedy
Police say a Moscow apartment death scene appears to be carbon dioxide poisoning from a refrigerator. The family of four, Andrew Gatak 33 Veronica 32 and children Veronica 5 and Andrew jr 3, were found with Christmas meal remnants and a decorated tree nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
East Side
Andrew Gatak
Veronica
Andrew Jr
Deficit Spending Top Domestic Issue in New Session
Washington reports the new session of Congress will focus on red ink spending as Democrats and Republicans clash over deficits. Senator Taft warns of $6 billion yearly Brannan farm subsidies, while Lucas and Wherry push cutting Marshall Plan costs and debate fiscal risk versus world peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Washington
Congress
Truman
Treasury
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
Havana
Ill
Wherry
Nebraska
Miss America Bride Of School Sweetheart
Antenfield Park Arizona Miss America of 1949 Jacque Mercer wed Douglas Cook in a surprise ceremony at Community Church here yesterday afternoon. The couple had announced engagement only a week ago and had planned a July 4 altar date. Meanwhile a five year old Mosinee boy David Swiderski suffered a head injury from a propeller and was in critical condition at Memorial hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antenfield Park
Ariz
Jacque Mercer
Douglas’ Cook
Usau
Memorial Hospital
David Swiderski
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