Fifth Atomic Blast Near Las Vegas Stuns City
Las Vegas reports a fifth test blast at the atomic proving grounds with two shocks felt in town. AEC says experiments conclude for now, with further tests planned by Carroll L. Tyler. Witnesses in Oakland and Los Angeles describe the bright flash and window rattles as locals seek safety.
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Las Vegas
Nev
AEC
Carroll L. Tyler
Tyler
Santa Fe
N. M
New Mexico Alamogordo Proving Ground
Clete Roberts
Los Angeles
Bikini
Cactus Springs
Roberts
University of California At
Georg Thompson
Oakland
San Francisco Bay
Atomic Energy Commission
Julian Hartt
The
Los Angeles Examiner
Hartt
Pacific
Green County Leads U.S. Dairy Output in 1950
Myron E. Jeglum reports Green county tops national cows per mile with 88 milk cows per square mile and drives Wisconsin cheese production. In 1950 Green produced 393 million pounds of milk from 50 000 cows, with 15 839 000 pounds of Swiss cheese and 2 162 000 pounds of limburger brick and monster also produced. The Holstein association and quality milk program showcase a 20 percent rise in dairy activities including standard test herds and artificial breeding.
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Green County
United States
Myron E. Jeglum
County Board of Supervisors
County Agricultural Extension Office
Wisconsin
Jeglum
Green County Holstein Association
Quality Milk Program
Swine Clinic
Dollar Days Promotion Targets Monroe Shoppers
Tomorrow’s Times announces The Evening Times expanded edition featuring Monroe’s largest midwinter Dollar day promotion. Stores will display many special values for Friday and Saturday, inviting the entire shopping community to participate in the two day event with scores of bargains and money saving items.
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Evening Times
Monroe
The
Times
Lincoln rally widens anti Truman drive in 1952 campaign
A Lincoln Day fundraising box supper in a local arena drew over 10 000 Republicans as they accused the Truman administration of pushing the nation toward war and inflation. Senator Dirksen called for a $200 000 fundraising push while Senator Taft opened the speakers’ program urging arms restraint and stronger national defense.
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Washington
Senate
House
Truman
Court reversals hit county and circuit decisions
The state supreme court reversed a Lafayette county circuit and county court ruling, and affirmed a Lafayette county case. It reversed a cattle sale damages suit by William A. Brown of Monroe against John and Mrs Erb of New Glarus and also reversed accounting fee awards in favor of Guenther and Moritz. The court preserved Judge Frantz’s appointment of William Steffen as trustee in the Chapman estate.
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Green County
Lafayette
Supreme Court
William A. Brown
Monroe
John Erb
New Glarus
Harry F. Guenther
Harry S. Fox
Associated Press
Madison
Guenther
Alvin Moritz
Milwaukee
Fox
George Frantz
William Steffen
South
Wayne
William Chapman
Supervisors Open February Session Hear Reports
Green county board began its February session with annual department reports. Major item expected is a committee recommendation on meetings since November, plus study on a smaller unit. Several members were absent. reports followed from county treasurer and county clerk on finances.
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Green County Board of Supervisors
Oshkosh Board Faces Teacher Pay Boost Rebuff
Written notice served by 198 teachers to Oshkosh board of education demands a $400 yearly pay rise for all teachers principals and supervisors. City council unanimously rejected the base pay increase after board approval. Average teacher pay stands at 3583 with contracts signed last midsummer. Mayor's salary raised by 500 to 4750 effective May 1.
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Oshkosh
Oshkosh Board of Education
Board of Education
Frank Stein Dies at 76 Owner of Stein's Read-to-Wear in Oshkosh
Frank Stein, longtime operator of Stein's ladies read-to-wear store in Oshkosh, died today after a long illness at age 76. His business was burned out in 1947 with an estimated loss of 150000, and he never rebuilt.
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Frank Stein
Oshkosh
Stein
Cold Blast From Urika Anain VU JUNG Nagin Hits Midwest
Cold weather moving from Minnesota toward northern Illinois brings heavy wet snow. Snow plows and graders clear streets by noon as blizzard conditions persist in the Dakotas and northern Minnesota. Temperatures dip to near zero tonight with light winds and additional snow expected Friday night and Saturday.
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Urika Anain VU Jung Nagin
Minnesota
Illinois
Round Grove Hill
Ciarno Hills
Black River Falls
Freeport
Plains
Midwest
Dakotas
U N Tanks Break Red Line In Northern Korean Drive
U N forces renew offensive across Korea as tanks and air power smash through northern red lines near Anyang and Changbong. Chinese and North Korean reserves pour in reinforcements while American troops breach Hoengeons Hongshan road and push toward the old parallel 38. The drive marks the northernmost Allied advance since resuming the offensive thirteen days prior.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Seoul
Han River
Anyang
Hoengeons-Hongshan
Korea
Changbong
Hoengsong
Rek
Bank Robbery in Columbia Illinois Nets About Eight Thousand
Three young men ordered eleven people to lie on the floor at the Monroe National Bank in Columbia Illinois and took all visible cash. Cashier Arthur Wink estimated the loot at eight thousand dollars with no vault breach. Columbia a small southwestern Illinois town of 1800 residents lies about fifteen miles south of St. Louis.
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Columbia
Ill
Monroe National Bank
Arthur Wink
St. Louis
Dengel Dies From Fall Injuries At Home
Norman H. Dengel 47, secretary treasurer of the F. R. Dengel Co., died last night from a skull fracture suffered in a fall at his home. He had run a summer boys camp on Rest Lake near Manitowish since 1947.
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Milwaukee
Norman H
Jack) Dengel
F. R. Dengel Co
Dengel
Rest Lake
Manitowish
Key to City Club formed to welcome new Monroe residents
A volunteer group of young women in Monroe formed the Key to the City club to greet newcomers and aid their settlement. They prepared a welcome booklet listing businesses, churches, and services with gift certificates from rotating sponsors. The effort is endorsed by Mayor Buehler and the council, with ministers invited to welcome new families.
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New Monroe
City Club
Monroe
Yor
F. A. Buehler
Monroe Ministerial Association
Ministerial Association
Bernard J. Sullivan
16Th Street
Sullivan
Rust
22Nd Street
Wayne O. Hoffman
16Th Avenue
Mies
Theodore F. Gaulapp
Sanford J. Hancon
Walter M. Helgesen
Edwin O. Eschberger
Assembly Okays City School Bill
The Assembly approved converting Monroe city schools from a special charter to a joint district including the high school and a sav ings clause to keep the district legal. The bill moves to the Senate then Gov Kohler for signature as finance changes follow under general statutes. Nine lawmakers backed tavern hours expansion to 2 30 a m in counties under 500 000 residents with a 100 tax for class B licenses. The Senate killed a bill barring honorably discharged veterans from athletics 21 to 8 amid remarks by Schlabach.
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Monroe City
Assembly
Senate
Board of Education
Monroe
Kohler
Melvin J. Olson
Harry A. Keegan
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Rogan
Ladysmith
Gehrmann
Rmellen
Kanitz
Rib Lake
Nitschke
Burnett
Willin
Grandview
Wicklund
First Air Reservist Duty Calls Going Out
Washington reports duty calls are going out to the first of nearly 80,000 volunteer reservists under a new air force manpower program announced January 18. The buildup involves about 150,000 air force reserves and guardsmen, with policy to exhaust organized reserve first but require volunteers to meet a 971,000 strength and fill assignments beyond guard and organized reserve capabilities.
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Washington
Air Force
Air Headquarters
Monroe to Observe Gen Twining Day With Flags
Monroe proclaims General Nathan F. Twining Day honoring the U S air force vice chief of staff. Flags urged and citizens urged to welcome Twining on his visit from Sunday through Monday with speeches at the high school and Monroe chamber of commerce dinner in Turner hall. Ticket total reaches 700 for the banquet.
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Monroe
Abraham Lincoln
Nathan F. Twining
Frank A. Buehler
U.S. Air Force
Gen. Twining
Phoebe Chadwick
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Turner Hall
Clifford M. Fritz
Milton K. Johnson
Farmer Ernest Scheidegger Dies of Heart Attack on Farm
Ernest H. Scheidegger a 46 year old Jordan township farmer was found dead beside his stalled pickup near the George F. Stauffacher farm at noon. He had recently returned from a trip to Switzerland and was married in 1935 to Elizabeth Opie Monroe. Local sheriff and coroner were notified.
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Ernest H. Scheidegger
Jordan Township
George F. Stauffacher
Mr. Scheidegger
Robert J. Rufenacht
9Th
John E. St
Czech Red President Reported in Custody
A Brno dispatch in Neue Wiener Tageszeitung reports Czechoslovakia's President Klement Gottwald under close police supervision. The note claims Gottwald warned former Czech Foreign Minister Vlado Clementis of his arrest amid his disappearance.
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Vienna
Czechoslovakia
Klement Gottwald
Vlado Clementis
Brno
Neue Wiener Tageszeitung
Gottwald
Clementis
Wisconsin Cheese Market Signals Steady Trade
The Federal State market news service reports Wisconsin American cheese market steady to barely steady with dull trade and fair demand. Selling prices at state assembly points show 46 to 46 and a half cents for single prints and mid grades around 45 to 48 cents.
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Madison
Wisconsin
L.l
Workers Return To Eastern Jobs Quitting in West
Railroad switchmen returned to work in many cities while the “sick call” strike spread on some western roads. The defense transportation administration ordered priority for armed forces, atomic energy commission, and mail shipments as truck fleets mobilized to offset rail disruptions. Senator Humphrey said optimism for a settlement grows and returning workers cited patriotism and government pressure.
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Associated Press
New York
Humphrey
D-Minn
Washington
Defense Transport Administration
DTA
Armed Forces
Atomic Energegy Commission
Freight Run Out Delays Hit Regular Freight Ties
The post office and rail depots report no changes in mail shipments, but Milwaukee road agent Louis W. DeLorimier says the regular through freight from Janesville will be annulled tomorrow, leaving only one regular and intermittent freight due to the strike.
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Louis W. DeLorimier
Milwaukee Road
Janesville
Nationwide railroad walkout disrupts war supply network
The walkout paralyzed rail transportation across the United States as switchmen remained idle at Chicago’s vast yards. Charles E. Wilson urged workers to return to duty in a nationwide appeal approved by President Truman, warning the disruption could hurt defense efforts more than the Korean conflict. Limited back-to-work activity emerged in Milwaukee and several cities, but many areas reported no relief.
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Chicago
Wilson
Philadelphia
Boston
Washington
Baltimore
Snesa
Charles E. Wilson
White House
Truman
United States
Korea
W. P. Kennedy
The
Brotherhood of Railroad
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Lent Begin With Midweek Services Across Local Churches
Back Page Services To Mark Beginning Of Lent Speeches describe Ash Wednesday observances in Immanuel St. Andrew's St. John's St. Victor's churches with times ranging from 7 30 p m to 10 a m Holy Communion and a sermon titled Why We Belove in God are noted for tomorrow evening and morning services across multiple parishes.
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Immanuel Church
St. Andrew's Episcopal Mission
Anc
St. John’s Church
St. Victor’s
Selling Flurries Hit Stock List Advance
Light selling flurries kept stock prices depressed in New York. It was the first decline in ten straight sessions with losses ranging from a few cents to more than $3 a share.
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New York
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Lincoln
Sheldon Yarwood
Brooklyn Township
Ray _T. Silver
Mt. Pleasant Township
Vilas J. Rundhammer
Fourth Ward
United Telephone Co
Louis B. Stauffacher
Wilma S. Lengacher
Joseph D. Viney
Green County Armed Force Committee
John J. Burkhard
Green County Emergency Council
Clarence W. Loveland
Service Office
Armed Force Service Committee
Secretary of Treasury
John W. Snyder
Ways and Means Committee
U.N
Red Line
Sea of Japan
Columbia, Ill
Bank
F.H. Scheidegger
Jordan
Czech Red
Seastor
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