County Board Eyes County Hospital Plan
County supervisors considered building a county hospital to serve asylum patients and needy elderly now in nursing homes at county expense. The proposal notes potential annual costs and a $125,000 surplus that could fund year to year operations, with subcommittees to study deten tion home, aged care, and probation. The board also approved reinvesting $330,000 in war bonds and related securities.
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Board of Supervisors
E. J. Hoesly
Wisconsin
F. F. Hartwig
Ole Sandley
Oldest Monticello resident Mrs. John Wittenwyler dies
Mrs. John Wittenwyler Sr aged 91, Monticello’s oldest resident, died at her daughter’s home after prolonged illness. Surviving are three sons and three daughters, with funeral held at Grace Evangelical Church after a service at Voegeli Funeral Home. Burial followed at Highland Cemetery in Washington Township.
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John Wittenwyler
Monticello
James Hancock
Wittenwyler
Washington Township
Voegeli
Korn Obrecht Voegeli
New
John, Jr
Mack H
Walter
Ernest Cotherman
Monroe
Bertha Keller
Emil
William
Albert
Regula Hefty
Eea Kas
Voegeli Funeral Home
Grace Evangelica Church
W. J. Abe
Highland Cemetery
Spring Busts Out All Over Around Court House Square
The article notes annual frost damage on the court house square with a blacktop surface puffy with frost pockets up to two feet high. Street department workers dig up the puffs fill cavities with gravel and tar as part of the seasonal repair effort.
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Court House Square
Wisconsin Warms After Cold Front With Light Snow
Wisconsin temperatures fell up to 35 degrees Tuesday night and were to rise 10 to 15 degrees by morning. Light snow was possible as warmth spreads from the west to the rest of the state. New snow averaged about half an inch with lows ranging Park Falls 6 and Milwaukee 13 degrees.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Howard J. Thompson
U.S
Wausau
la Crosse
Madison
Milwaukee
Green Bay
Dr Sellery Named New Director of Wisconsin Historical Society
Madison announces Dr. George C. Sellery, former UW dean, as the new director of the Wisconsin Historical Society. He will lead the society during a period associated with Colonial Williamsburg restoration efforts and Rockefeller Foundation interests in pre Revolutionary Williamsburg.
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Dr. Sellery
Wisconsin Historical Society
Madison
George C. Sellery
University of Wisconsin
College of Letters and Science
Historical Society
Sellers
Edward
Williamsburg
Rockfeller Foundation
Wiliamsburg
Japanese war leader Masa Haru Homma seeks halt to Manila trial
Gen Masa Haru Homma, charged with involvement in the Bataan death march, asked the Supreme Court to halt his trial before the American military commission in Manila. A separate report notes a Toledo, Peoria and Western strike leader calling for prosecution of its president George R. McNear for the fatal shooting of two strike pickets and wounding of three others. London reports the Ukraine briefed the UN Security Council that British troops were deployed to suppress a people's uprising.
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Philip Murray
CIO
Steel Workers Union
Canada
Australia
Wince Ey Nya Cil Wig
Andinas
Washington
Masaharu Homma
Bataan
Supreme Court
Manila
Bloomington
George Rr. McNear
Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad
London
Ukraine
United Nations Security Council
Four Arrested and Fifth Sought in Milwaukee Car Black Market
Four individuals were arrested and a fifth suspect sought in a major Milwaukee area used car black market operation. The investigation, led by U S Attorney Timothy, aims to dismantle the scheme described as one of the largest in the region.
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Milwaukee
Reznor
Anying
U S
Timothy Ask
Fire emergencies spark curious calls from residents
Chief J H Schwaiger notes a flood of callers during alarms with many women identifying as his wife seeking fire location details. He recalls that his own wife did not initially call for such information. The anecdote highlights public interest and sensational reactions to urgent fire alerts.
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J. H. Schwaiger
Mrs. Schwaiger
Farm Newlyweds Get Agents Heln
Green county counts 500 young married couples on farms ages 18 to 31 slated for services by extension agents Miss Marlys Richert and E O Baker. Board hears annual report outlining goals to assist farm housing, equipment, 4 H enrollment, and year round rural programs to improve living standards.
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Green County
Marlys Richert
E. O. Baker
Board of Supervisors
Miss Richert
Sugven
Dem
Easy Way Ad Sparks Busy Help Wanted Responses
A local man placed an ad in the women’s help wanted column and quickly received several calls. By the next day he had a dozen inquiries, and he faced choosing the right helper among many responses. The notice invites readers to run a similar ad to solve employment gaps.
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KR. G. Rotiler
Women’s Help
Kramer Denies Navy Memo About Pearl Harbor Alarm
A. D. Kramer testified he never heard of any order for navy personnel to keep personal memoranda on Japan's December 7 1941 attack. He said he saw no such message and described the prior alarms as a false alarm with six Japanese code alerts reported.
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Washington
A. D. Kramer
Pearl Ha
Navy Department
Japan
Pt. Ford
Adm
R. Stark
Naval Tions
Safford
Kramer
E. Retive
Naval Communications Section
City Clerk Plans Surprise Dinner for 40th Anniversary
G. B. Soseman surprised himself when he organized a dinner for his wife to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary. He invited their son from Monticello to join, only to find the evening held its own surprises for the couple.
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G. 8. Soseman
Monticello
Pri
Australia Holds Large Wheat Export Stockpile Post 50 to 60 Million Bushels
Australian food officials disclosed a substantial wheat stockpile in the commonwealth and announced plans to export 50 to 60 million bushels of wheat this year. The statement underscores Australia's role in global grain supply.
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Melbourne
Commonwealth
Australia
Polio Victim Returns To Classrooms After Recovery
Leland Seace, 13, son of a local family, overcame bulbar poliomyelitis diagnosed last September and returned to North School classes this week after doctor clearance. He still needs special food due to swallowing difficulty, with gradual improvement through time and exercise. The case reflects county aid from the National Foundation, which spent 1600 dollars in 1945 for treatment and care and supports ongoing March of Dimes efforts.
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Leland Scace
North School
Hoe Aikie ‘Auieean
Monroe High School
Seace
National Foundation
March of Dimes
Government weighs subsidies to boost building materials
Washington reports Wilson W. Wyatt announces that the national housing act contemplates subsidies to raise supply of lumber and other building materials rather than raising prices to ease the housing crisis.
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Washington
Wilson W. Wyatt
National Housing Act
Perfect Alibi for Everything Sun Spots and Sun Causes Grief
A quirky report notes sun spots aurora effects and earth currents as possible causes of misfortune. It hints at flawed timing from clocks and weather-related delays, suggesting an excuse culture around strange celestial influences.
Hayden reports sunspot edge appearances on large spots
Communications New York reports two large sunspot spots appearing on the upper right edge of the sun as observed by the Hayden Planetarium Friday.
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Communications
New York
International Radio and Cable Communications
Hayden Planetarium
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