President Truman Warns World on Soviet Promises
President Truman criticized Russia for breaking Potsdam and Yalta agreements during a speech in Kansas City. He warned of Bolshevik double crossing and urged understanding with Soviet leaders to secure lasting peace, while speculating who among Moscow's rulers seeks talks.
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Kansas City
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Potsdam
Yalta
Moscow
Lenin
Canada
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Stalin
Maxim Litvinoff
United States
Litvinoff
West
Rough Field Halts Baraboo Air Service
Wisconsin Central Airways suspended service between Baraboo and Portage due to rough airport conditions and minor aircraft damage from cold weather. Service will resume after the Baraboo airport is improved.
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Baraboo
Madison
Wisconsin Central Airlines
Portage
Timber Clearing Work At Harold Bear Place Now a Major Project
The Harold E. Bear farm, three miles south of Monroe, clears twenty acres of standing timber starting May 1. Victor Schiller of 2563 13th Street leads the effort with a bulldozer removing maples elms and ashes. Logs will be sold to furniture manufacturers and loaded on flat cars for shipment from Monroe. Five to six hundred cords of wood from treetops and trimmings offered free to those who want. The project began December 10 and aims to shorten decades into years.
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Anniver Wence
Harold E. Bear
Monroe
Victor Schiller
13Th Street
Schiller
Marshall Resting At Pinehurst Home Liscombe Lodge
Secretary of State George C. Marshall is resting at Liscombe Lodge in Pinehurst North Carolina after a kidney operation at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington three weeks ago. He arrived with Mrs. Marshall yesterday and faces a long recuperation period ahead according to hospital physicians.
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Pinehurst
N. C
George C. Marshall
Liscombe Lodge
Churchill Arrives on Riviera for three week stay
Winston Churchill Mrs Churchill and daughter Sarah arrive in Cannes and plan a three week visit to the Riviera staying at Monte Carlo. Source notes they traveled with the party and will tour the region.
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Churchills
Riviera
Cannes
France
Winston Churchill
Monte Carlo
Mrs. Churchill
Sarah
New Madison Chief Takes Job Saturday
Bruce Weatherly a 33 year old former San Antonio police chief was sworn in as Madison Wisconsin chief yesterday and will assume duties Saturday He replaces William McCormick who is retiring Local opposition to his administration begins with a tax protest suit by William Evine editor and police associations claiming state law bars out of state residents from police chief posts The muskrat note mentions an annual harvest of about 10 000 900 pelts
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Madison
Bruce Weatherly
San Antonio
Three Illinois bishops named and Joliet diocese created
The Vatican announced three new bishops for Illinois and a new Joliet diocese. D. McNamara becomes Joliet bishop. Msgr. William A. O Connor leads Springfield. Rev. William E. Cousins becomes auxiliary bishop of Chicago. St. Raymond Joliet will be the new cathedral for seven Rockford Peoria and Chicago archdiocese counties.
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Illinois
Vatican
Joliet
Springfield
Chicago
D. McNamara
Francis Xavier
Wilmette
William A. O'Connor
Archdiocese of
Sharp Early Morning Quake Felt at Reno
A series of earthquakes struck Reno with the heaviest shock at 4:55 am, followed by three more within an hour. No damage reported immediately. Tremors were felt across northern California including the Sacramento valley and barely in San Francisco.
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Reno
California
Sacramento Valley
San Francisco
US Carrier Tarawa Arrives in Colombo for Jan Visit
The United States aircraft carrier Tarawa and destroyers Hawkins and Dennis J. Bradley arrived at Colombo Ceylon for a courtesy visit and will remain through January 2.
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Colombo
United States
Tarawa
Hawkins
Dennis J. Bradley
Christmas Visits Benefit Monticello Families
Mrs. C. D. Curtis reports a flurry of Christmas visits around Monticello with relatives from Madison Monroe and Lake Mills. Families hosted include the Dillers Duersts Baeblers Marty Boyums Richards and Voegeli and others sharing meals and Sunday gatherings. Several groups traveled to and from Madison Monroe and Milwaukee to celebrate the holiday with kin.
Marshfield Holiday Visits Tie Local Families
Jill Ann Chuaren and Marijane returned to Marshfield Monday after visiting Willis Bablers and Henry V. Bablers, and with E. V. Bechtolt in Browntown. Mr. and Mrs. Werner Brunner and son Eric spent the weekend with Arthur Holcomb and relatives. Stauffachers Monroe and Agen Cumberland with Clarence Elmer Jr. were Christmas guests of Henry C. Elmer. Anna Stauffacher hosted a Christmas dinner for Henry E. Babler Bernice Babler and Frederick Voegels. Supper guests were Werner Brunner and son Eric Jefferson. Henry V. Babler and Bernice Babler visited E. V. Bechtolt in Browntown.
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Bessie Youngreen
Fannie G. Benkett
James Dillman
Madison
Settee Gee
Roy Nelson
Dwight Zweifel
Leonard Rindy
New Glarus
Sam Duerst
Carl
Henry V. Baebler
Betty Ann
John Zweifel
John C. Baebler
Albert Marty
Irene
Emma Marty
Sidney Boyum
Herman Klassy
Steve Boyum
Charles Niles
Charles Jr
Monroe
Yolanda Richards
Emil Ritschards
Charles Schnetzler
Anna Schnetzler
Royal
Howard Voegeli
Jacob Voegeli
Jack Hoskins
Harris Babler
Chuaren
Jill Ann
Marijane
Marshfield
Willis Bablers
Henry V. Bablers
E. V. Bechtolts
Browntown
Werner Brunner
Eric
Jefferson
Arthur Holcomb
M. H. Stauffacher
Melvin Agen
Bernice Babler
E. V. Bechtolt
Kiwanis Will Install ’49 Leaders Tomorrow
Jr. D. D. Ruehlman will be installed as president of the Monroe Kiwanis club tomorrow noon at the Monroe hotel. Officers to be installed include Dr. N. E. Bear as vice president Herbert Ainsworth O. A. Moldenhauer Willard Bender W. S. MacDonald Henry Kundert with Wesley L. Dodge and Rev. P. C. Kehle serving as holdover directors. The secretary treasurer will be appointed by the directors.
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D. D. Ruehlman
Monroe Kiwanis Club
Monroe Hotel
Doughton Demands Budget Balance and Tax Thought
Representative Doughton of North Carolina urges a balanced federal budget and hints at possible tax increases to trim wartime spending. He returns to Washington and will resume chairing the Ways and Means Committee next week without predicting its course.
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Wasmingwon —Vey— Nep Vous Son
D-Nc
Congress
Mink Facts and a Classified Ad Hint
The passage discusses mink biology and size, noting wild adults reach about 24 inches. It mentions economy and revenue to service national debt and ends with a brief prompt to save with a Want Ad. No names or specific dates are provided.
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