Wisconsin Assembly Debates Tax Revisions and Local Measures
The Wisconsin Assembly considered a tax package to end the personal income tax exemption on dividends from state corporations and allow credits against income tax. Other measures include rent control authority for cities, election provisions for absentee ballots, and a resolution urging Congress to roll back price controls. Milwaukee senators introduced a constitutional change measure and a request to permit school districts to borrow for bus garages.
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Wisconsin
Senate
Gilley
Rhinelander
Genzmer
Mayville
Congress
Truman
Milwaukee
Iman
Schmidt
Gettelman
Paul Meyer Jr Dies in Florida
Mr and Mrs Ernest A Meyer Jr of 1309 15th avenue announce the death of their nephew Paul Meyer Jr in a St Petersburg hospital Florida. He suffered a heart attack after years of illness and leaves a wife an eight year old daughter and his parents. The family moved here in 1925 and he had worked as a barber from 1910 to 1925 and later as a carpenter and contractor. Funeral services were set for 2 pm the following day with his parents and other relatives traveling to attend.
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Ernest A. Meyer Jr
15Th Avenue
Paul Meyer Jr
St. Petersburg
Fla
Ernest A. Meyer Sr
Ernest Meyer Jr
Meyer
Paul F. Meyer
Two Dollar Days Planned at Monroe Stores
Monroe merchants announce the first major merchandizing promotion for Friday and Saturday February 9 and 10. The Dollar Days offer aims to share in special values and preview pre spring merchandise in the Monroe trading area. An expanded Wee Times edition Wednesday will carry the messages from local stores.
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Monroe
Anette Syers
No Alternative Eisenhower urges decisive Europe aid
General Eisenhower told a joint session that no acceptable alternative exists to assisting Europe against Soviet aggression. He urged rapid delivery of equipment over American troop transfers, saying Europe must be equipped and willing to resist, with Western resolve crucial to preserve free systems.
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Washneton
Eisenhower
Congress
convi _oorates
Europe
Indochina Attack on Windham Bay in Saigon River
Communist Vietminh guerrillas fired mortars at the U S Navy escort carrier Windham Bay as it moved up the Saigon river to aid French forces. Sailors were unharmed but French Marines suffered injuries from grenades during a protest raid. The ship arrived from the China Sea with planes and war materiel and remained undamaged.
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Saigon
Indochina
U. S
Gonttown
Milk Prices Edge Up One Cent Per Quart
Prices for milk rose by one cent per quart in Madison and Milwaukee and were reported by local dealers as part of unified increases. The move follows yesterday’s announcements and applies to most dairy products. farmers’ milk price rises are tied to parity and not to the freeze until parity is reached.
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Milwaukee
Madison
Mi Madison
Rail paralysis spreads affecting local shipments
Freight shipments from Milwaukee road towns stalled as switchmen walk out in Chicago Milwaukee Wauwatosa Racine and Madison. Cheese livestock and freight tied up. Midwest truckers moved some loads while rail bans spread. Officials warn of broader layoffs if stoppage continues.
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Monroe
Milwaukee Road
Chicago
Milwaukee
Wauwatosa
Racine
Madison
Juda Livestock Yards
Hilliard and
Dunwiddie
Brodhead Ban
Brodhead
Green County
Atlanta
Kansas City
Kas
F. R. Doud
North Western Line
Railway Express
Lawrence K. Wegner
St. Louis
Washington
John J. Burkhard
Illinois Central
Freeport
Truman
Korea
Ernie Young Night Show Highlighted at Green County Fair
Ernie Young will headline the Green County Fair for four days and nights starting Aug 2, replacing the seven year horse show. Chitwood’s thrill drivers open the program with repeats on Friday. Horse races run Friday to Sunday. Wallace shows return to the midway as Ernest Hayes and Herman J. Schmitz manage amphitheater duties.
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Ernie Young
Green County Fair
Louis R. Wolleson
the Fair Association
Young
Chitwood
Wallace
Darlington
Monroe
Jefferson
Elkhorn
Beaver Dam
Ernest Hayes
Herman J. Schmitz
Lyle A. Rodger
Mrs Douglas Cited by State Farm Group for Honor
Mrs. R. J. Douglas of Spring Grove township received Wisconsin Farm and Home Week honor amid five farm and home leaders in Madison. The award, dating to 1909, cited her as an organization leader and 4-H club head active in Green county. She groups homemakers, served on the district school board, and chairs the state Associated Women of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau. She traveled to Denmark as a delegate to the ACWW conference. Other honorees included Mrs. A. L. Anderson Oshkosh for library work Lloyd F Yubbard Evansville for productivity Oscar Schultz Merrill soils work and Francis Downing Stone Minneapolis cooperative management. Hubbard owns a century farm and 120 acres in Evansville.
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R. J. Douglas
Spring Grove Township
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Douglas
Green County
Mint
Associated Women of the
Wisconsin Farm Bureau
Denmark
Associated Country Women of the World
Wisconsin
A. L. Anderson
Oshkosh
Lloyd F Yubbard
Evansville
Oscar Schultz
Merrill
Madison Businessman Frank Blied Dies at 86
Frank Blied prominent Madison businessman and fraternal leader died today at 86. A former printer and publisher he served as president of the Wisconsin Catholic Central society national president of the Catholic Central Verein vice president of the Wisconsin Saengerbund and sat on the state teachers retirement fund board. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Madison
Frank Blied
Blied
Wisconsin Catholic Central Society
Catholic Central Verein
Wisconsin Saengerbund
State Teachers’ Retirement Fund Board
Allied Advance Hits Main Force Of Red Defenders
Allied forces press in western Korea as bitter hand to hand fighting rages near Han River south of Seoul. French American units face encirclement while Turkish troops push toward Anyang and Wonchon in a widening battle line.
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Tokyo
Korea
United Nations
Seoul
Tenth Corps
Anyang
Suwon
Wonchon
Chipyong
Yaju
U. N
Han River
Syngman Rhee
Monroe Chamber Plans Dinner With Gen Twining Speak
Monroe Chamber of Commerce set plans for its annual dinner with Gen. Nathan F. Twining as speaker on Monday February 12. The group approved an $8 500 budget for 1951 activities and announced ticket distribution by solicitors starting tomorrow. Fifty attended the last night meeting at the Monroe Clinic library.
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Nathan F. Twining
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Monroe Clinic
Clifford M. Fritz
Milton K. Johnson
Chamber
Turner Hall
John Usher
Walter L. Day
Public Affairs Committee
American Opportunity and National Affairs Committee
Clarence F. Kempfert
Monroe
Frank A. Buehler
Air Force
W. B. Gnagi
Nathan Bear
American Legion
Gen. Twining
Zilmer-Riley Post
C. Howard Smith
National Chamber
Nevada pre-dawn atomic blast marks third test in week
Las Vegas observers saw a bright flash near the test range northwest of the city at 7 48 a m CST. An AEC spokesman confirmed it was the third explosion in a week as part of ongoing tests near the 5 000 square mile range.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Here
Atomic Energy
Alamogordo
N. M
AEC
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Wage Rise Eases Coal Costs Sealed By Government
The wage stabilization board cracked the Jan 25 freeze allowing wage increases to take effect. A $1.60 daily raise for about 400000 soft coal miners and 75000 anthracite miners was approved. Price ceilings to reflect higher costs will be set by today or tomorrow. State and local workers are exempted from the freeze.
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Washington
Michael V. di Salle
Wage Stabilization Board
Cyrus S. Ching
Oheen DiSalle
Cheese market steady as demand balanced in Wisconsin
Federal State market news notes a quiet trade in Wisconsin cheese with steady prices. Sold values include daisies 44 to 45 percent, longhorns 46 percent, square prints 45 to 46 percent, and midgets 45 to 48 percent, reflecting balanced demand.
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Madison
Wisconsin
I.c.l
Confusion Over Wisconsin Dairy Product Rule Legislation
Madison lawmaker John Pritchard said there is confusion in bills to modernize Wisconsin dairy food standards. The Agriculture Committee heard support and opposition to council bills redefining fats preservatives flavoring and labeling, with cheese industry reps warning fatted products may be eliminated handicapping cheese makers.
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Madison
John Pritchard
Eau Claire
Wisconsin
Pritchard
Assembly
Agriculture Committée
Legislative Council
Charles H. Tucker Dies in Chicago at 80
Charles H. Tucker 80 died 7 34 p m yesterday while visiting Chicago with his sister in law Mrs Josephine Howard He was born June 8 1870 and long a resident of Browntown He leaves a widow a son Rex of Gary Ind and seven daughters in Rockford Chicago and Los Angeles Funeral services will be 8 am Saturday at Hillcrest funeral home Chicago with burial at LaDue cemetery South Wayne He was a member of the old LaDue church.
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Browntown
Charles H. Tucker
Chicago
Josephine Howard
Tucker
St. Clare Monroe
Dill
Edward Tuckers
Howard
John
Hillcrest Funeral
LaDue Cemete
South Wayne
Old LaDue Church
Rail Shares Boost Stock Price Rally
Railroads led a market rally as shares rose with Nickel Plate up $12 to lead advances. Directors approved a $45 per share dividend on 6 percent preferred stock. The tree firm rose nearly $2 to 150.75 a share. Trading volume reached about 2 million shares for the day.
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New York
Nickel Plate
India Burma join Soviet bloc in opposing Korea step
India and Burma vote with Soviet bloc against the United Nations Korea action. The UN assembly passed a resolution 44 to 7, condemning Peiping as aggressor and creating a good offices committee to seek a peaceful settlement while studying penalties against China. The U.S. plans to meet next week to work on blockade and trade measures if peace efforts fail.
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Lake Success
United Nations Assembly
Votsor
Korea
India
Burma
Saudi Arabia
Douglas MacArthur
China
Good Offices
Peiping
ITN
U. N
Britain
Sir Gladwyn Jebb
Jebb
Mee Tve-tung
U. S
80 000 Sought In April Draft
The defense asked for 80,000 men in April for the Army with January February and March also set at 80,000. April would bring total draft requests to 530,000 since resumption. Navy Air Force and Marines do not plan April calls. So far all draftees have been for the Army.
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Washington
Defense
Selective Service
Army
Defense Department
Navy
Air Force
Marines
Meyers Paroled from Federal Prison Faces Tax Charge
Bennet E. Meyers formerly a major general in the air force was paroled from the federal reformatory at Lorton Virginia. He had served since 1948 for inducing a civilian associate to lie about his side business during World War I. He was immediately seized on an income tax evasion charge.
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Washington
Bennet E. Meyers
Air Force
Federal Reformatory
Lorton
Badger Girls State Planned for June on UW Campus
Mrs. Harley Hicks executive director of Girls State Inc reports Badger Girls State will be held June 9 26 on the University of Wisconsin campus.
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Girls State
Badger Girls State
University of Wisconsin
Harley Hicks
Girls’ State Inc
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