Seven Men Rescued From Sinking Tug off Dunkirk
In Lake Erie the tug William R. Panton sprang a leak after ice impacts and list to one side, forcing abandonment. Seven crewmen, including two divers, were rescued by the accompanying Spalpeen II while attempts continue to locate the missing Sachem which vanished Dec. 18 with 12 aboard.
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Dunkirk
N. Y
Sachem
Lake Erie
William R. Panton
Augustus Murphy
Murphy
Paul E. Thomson
Associated Press
Buffalo Bureau
Ralph Hinkson
Buffalo Evening News
Son
Mrs. Moore 70 Dies in Orangeville Community
Mrs. Ralph W. Moore, 70, lifelong Orangeville resident, dies after years of local service. Her husband ran a drug store long owned by the family. son Milton W. operated it recently during her illness. Born May 1, 1880 in Oneco Township, she left sons John B. of Gary and Milton W., a daughter Ruth preceded in death in 1939. Funeral services Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Burlington funeral home. burial in Orangeville cemetery.
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Orangeville
Ralph W. Moore
Seee v
Moore
Milton W
Oneco Township
Joshua
Lucy Baumgartner
Marie F. Baumgartner
H On. Moore
Chicago
John B
Gary
Ruth
Burington
No Holiday Edition Of The Times Monday
The Times will not publish a holiday edition on Monday and will resume its regular schedule with Tuesday's edition. The note explains New Year observance and return to normal publication.
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the Times
The
Times
Ailing Trucker Keeps Family Running Through Illness
Hugh C. Durgin of 547 17th Avenue is bedridden with osteomyelitis and a broken leg but runs his transfer business from bed by phone. His wife Valeria and sister-in-law Edwin Rutsch drive the truck and move large cheese loads while he recuperates. Local firemen and community supporters sent baskets, gifts, and cash as he awaits full recovery in 1951.
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Hugh C. Durgin
17Th Avenue
Hughie
Durgin
Valeria
Edwin Rutsch
Senek
Nyone
Tory
January Opening Seen for Highway 69 Reopening
State highway engineer Mark Smith said Highway 69 between Monroe and Monticello likely to reopen in January after October closures for widening. Three major areas are under improvement. one Burgy flats bridge nearly finished with another to start in a week. Cement slab curing takes 21 days with testing before reopening.
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Monroe
Monticello
Mark Smith
S. J. Groves Co
Burgy Flats
Smith
Highway Department
Milk price pledge at $3.50 per hundredweight for December
Fond du Lac report states contract dealers promise at least $3.50 per hundredweight for milk used in manufacturing in the second half of December, 20 cents higher than the first half of December according to the Pure Milk Products Cooperative.
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Fond du Lac
Community Plans for New Year's Eve Celebrations
Monroe and Green counties prepare for New Year's Eve religious observances and dances led by local groups. The forecast calls for snow in the north and central areas, with travel cautions and police warnings against drinking and driving during holiday celebrations.
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Federal Weather Bureau
Howard J.thompson
Milwaukee
Methodist Church
Monroe Christian Youth Council
George W. Armstrong
Green County Highway Police Department
Monroe
J. H. Schwaiger
Armstrong
Green County
Copper Restricted for Defense Use Beginning March First
The government barred nonessential copper use in over 300 civilian items effective March 1. The ban covers pots and pans, hardware, furniture, appliances, jewelry, toys, cocktail shakers and paper clips to conserve copper for defense and defense-supporting needs as stated by NPA administrator William H. Harrison.
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NPA
Harrison
Washington
National Production Authority
William H. Harrison
Federal Reserve Order Lifts Bank Reserve Requirements
Local officials say banking service will not be affected by this week's Federal Reserve Board action raising reserve requirements. Banks must transfer additional funds to the Reserve. state rules are unchanged and legitimate business loans remain unaffected.
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Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
Reserve
Two Accidents Reported in Green County A.M. and P.M.
Police investigated two rear end collisions in Green County. At 12 30 p m a William Borst and Son milk truck driven by Bernard H Lamb collided with Roy F Scott two miles east of Dayton on Highway 92. no injuries. Later, Harold Elmer backed a snowplow uphill when Ernest Wieland struck the plow on a crest two miles south of County Trunk H. Wieland’s car suffered heavy damage though the plow was undamaged.
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Green County
Bernard H. Lamb
Brooklyn
William Borst
Roy F. Scott
Belleville
Dayton
Scott
David
Ray
Donald
Frank Milz
Harold Elmer
Blanchardville
Ernest Wieland
New Glarus
Sam Klassy
Wieland
Dulles Defends Collective Security Over Hoover Plan
John Foster Dulles urged the United States to base defense on collective security rather than Hoover’s idea of a Gibraltar-like solitary preparedness. He warned against impregnable lines and proposed an economic political and military ring around the Soviet world to deter aggression and ensure a capable counterattack if war comes. He noted not all free nations can be made safe and cautioned against encirclement as a defense strategy.
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New York
John Foster Dulles
American Association For the United Nations
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
U. S
Europe
Asia
Dulles
Russia
State Department
Neubauers Briggs Will Buy Buildings
Neubauers and Briggs exercise purchase options on two buildings from the Roy Jaberg estate. Paul W and Kathryn Neubauer will buy the Waffle Shop at 1014 17th Avenue for about 19000 dollars. Carl V Briggs took up his option on the Style Shop building at 1010 17th Avenue valued at about 14000 dollars.
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Roy Jaberg
Paul W
Kathryn Neubauer
17Th Avenue
Carl V. Briggs
British King Offered Return of the Stone of Scone
An anonymous petition to King George VI offers to return the Stone of Scone if kept in Scotland. Scotland Yard contacts Glasgow police after the weeklong search for the 458 pound block and a Hyde Park lake recovery yielded only a rusty iron safe an iron chair and concrete.
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London
George VI
Scotland
Scotland Yard
Westminster Abbey
Glasgow
Hyde Park
Crown
Monroe Post Office Reports Record December Year
The Monroe post office reports a record year with December the top month and total stamp purchases near 4000 dollars. Postmaster Burkhard cites heavy Christmas mail and year start traffic as the cause. Undeliverable third class cards range from 1500 to 2000, with valuables forwarded and others disposed after further attempts to identify the addressee.
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Monroe
John J. Burkhard
Burkhard
1950 Seal Sale May Set Record
Monroe anti tuberculosis association reports $1,985.60 in Christmas seal sales with two days left before year end. The drive, led by Rudolph P. Reger, mailed 3,400 letters. about 1,000 responses remain unreturned.
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Wilma L. Heimann
Monroe Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Rudolph P. Reger
Heimann
Soviet MIGs Clash With U.S. Sabres Near Manchurian Border
US and Soviet air forces fought the largest Korean war dogfight late today near Manchuria with 40 MIGs and 15 Sabres in a high speed engagement. Two MIGs were damaged and all U S planes returned safely. Ground fighting saw Communist forces advance 12 to 13 miles into South Korea while Ridgway urged grim resolve and MacArthur warned of a potential invasion window. Seoul, once a bustling capital, was described as a ghost city as patrols clashed north of the Imjin river.
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Imjin
38Th Parallel
Korea
Munsan
Seoul
East Central
Chunchon
Sea of Japan
Tokyo
Manchurian
South Korea
U. S
Eighth Army
United Nations
Japan
MacArthur
Ridgeway
Matthew B. Ridgway
Washington
Valley Forge
Ridgway
U. N
Seoul New Ghost City
Chogyo-Oron
East Central Front
Hal Boyle
Madison Builder Dies in Brodhead Visit
Madison contractor Martin Alvin Herheim aged 53 died at 11 30 a m yesterday at his mother in law Mrs Edward Green in Brodhead after visiting since Thursday Born in DeForest on November 29 1897 he leaves Esther Green his widow his mother Mrs Elmer Saladay of Chippewa Falls his father Ole of Madison a son Wayne and four daughters Arlene and Sharon in Dayton Ohio and Mrs Russell Loehner of North Carolina and Mrs Harold Shultz of Dayton plus two brothers Elmer and Leonard both of Madison two sisters Mrs Cash Jackson of Beloit and Mrs Otto Kittelson of Chippewa Falls and three grandchildren and two step grandchildren Services at 130 p m Tuesday at Newcomer Funeral Home Brodhead with Rev J C Roberson officiating Burial in Greenwood Cemetery Friends may call Monday at the funeral home
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J. C. Robertson
Brodhead
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Hugh Durgin
Mmes
Rutsch and
Hugh
G. F
Bismarck) Sickinger
Bismarck
Yugoslavia
Tinky
Durgins
Turner Hall
Knights of Pythias Lodge
American Legion
Elms
Fritz Elmer
G. U. G. G. Women’s Society
Bill Hartwig
Jolly Switzers
KP Hall
Knights of Pythias
U.S
Pyongyang
South
North
U.N
Raps
Gibraltar
Scone
China
Madison
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