Heat on Hoodlums In Chicago Political Killing Sparks Urgent Action
Chicago erupts over the Wednesday night shotgun death of Charles Gross 56 acting republican committeeman of the west side ward 31st. Officials from both parties vow to purge gangster influence and governors call a joint meeting to destroy hoodlum political power. Authorities seize 19 minor police characters as part of a broad crackdown.
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Chicago
Charles Gross
Gross
West Side 31St Ward
Sun-Times
The
Tribune
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Cook County
West Side
William N. Erickson
Erickson
Association of Commerce
Chicago Crime Commission
Guy E. Reed
Association
Police Pay Raise Approved By City Committee
Police and safety committee last night recommended a 25 dollar across the board pay increase for city policemen. A council vote is planned for February 18. The measure was approved by Chairman Sebastian Laeser Jr., Roger L. Elmer, Floyd W. Matzke, and ex officio Mayor Frank A. Buehler.
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Police and Safety Committee
Council
Sebastian Laeser Jr
Roger L. Elmer
Floyd W. Matzke
Frank A. Buehler
J. H. Schwaiger
Air Force Loses Nine Planes in Korean Sky Fights
Nine U S Fifth Air Force warplanes were lost in Korea in the week ending yesterday. The communists lost none. The weekly summary notes anti aircraft batteries shot down seven U N planes while one F 86 Sabre was lost in a jet battle and another crashed from mechanical failure. Allied pilots claimed damage to nine MiG 15s but red planes escaped to Manchurian sanctuary.
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Seoul
Korea
U.S
Fifth Air Force
Red Korea
Air Force
U. N
Franco Bristles At Truman Remarks On Regime
Spain filed a memorandum with the State Department after President Truman said he did not like the Franco regime. An embassy spokesman said the document was not a protest and declined to reveal its contents. The remark raised questions about talks on U S air bases and naval facilities in Spain.
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Washington
Spain
State Department
Truman
Monroe High School Band Stars at Madison Meeting
Monroe High School’s 92 piece senior band directed by Allan F Barnard performed seven numbers in a half hour at the Southern Wisconsin Education Association gathering in Madison. The concert in Capitol theater from 9 to 9 30 a.m. drew applause for an encore ending with Father of Victory.
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Monroe High School
Allan F. Barnard
Southern Wisconsin Education Association
Madison
Monroe
Egypt
Joyce
71St Regiment
Capitol Theater
Truaxfield
Pastor Warfel Accepts Call to Monroe Grace Church
Rev Clarence C Warfel pastor of Amity Lutheran Lena Illinois accepts call to Grace Lutheran Monroe to begin March 17 His Lena final sermon is March 16 He is 40 married with three children David 9 Susan 7 and Sara 4 A Carthage College 1937 Maywood Seminary 1940 graduate He previously served Nakomis Illinois Children s Memorial Church and Lena church eight years in Cub Scouting and camp leadership interests
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Clarence C. Warfel
Amity Lutheran Church
Lena
Ill
Grace Lutheran Church
Monroe
Grace Church
Sterling-Rock Falls, Ill
Warfel
David
Susan
Sara
Carthage College
Maywood Seminary
Children’s Memorial Church
Kansas City
Nakomis, Il
Lena Church
Newell N. Mendenhall
Good Shepherd
Denver
Colo
Mendenhall
Boy Scouts
H. F. Otto Mueller
Freeport
DiSalle Blasts Critic Over Potato Price Ceilings
DiSalle accuses Whitney Tharin of pressuring against OPS potato price ceilings. Tharin says DiSalle bypassed law and Congress. DiSalle, resigning to run for U S Senate in Ohio, defends OPS process and pledges ruled guidance of common sense.
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Washington
Michael V. DiSalle
Whitney Tharin
National Potato Council
Tharin
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
DiSalle
Congress
U. S. Senate
Ohio
Senate
Banks to Close in Monroe and Green County On Lincoln Day
Banks in Monroe and Green counties will be closed Tuesday in observance of Lincoln's birthday. Postal delivery and services will operate on the normal routine for the day.
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Monroe
Green County
Lincoln
Dr Connor to Speak at Woodford Church Dedication
Dr W R Connor of Madison will speak tomorrow at 11 a m at the Woodford Methodist church during the dedication of the newly redecorated parlor. The service includes hymns by Eugene Thorson and Leona Tornow, Lavon Youngblood, a girls chorus, and a 2 pm memorials service led by Rev Charles Swanson. The church is 45 years old and recently $4000 was spent on remodeling including a well, rest room, kitchen updates, dining room enlargement, new flooring and lighting, drapes, and a new entry to the basement.
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Woodford
W. Ross Connor
Madison
Southern District Methodist
Connor
Eugene Thorson
Temple
Leona Tornow
Lavon Youngblood
Milton College
Charles J. Swanson
South Wayne High School
Villagers File Past King's Bier At Sandringham
Royal mourning fills Sandringham as George VI lies in St Mary Magdalene Church. Queen Elizabeth II, in deep mourning, and royal family members attend the vigil while the public lines the route to Westminster Hall for the lying in state. Five European kings and a queen plan to attend the funeral.
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King’s Bier
Sandringham
Eng
George VI
Elizabeth II
Sandringham House
Bier
Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor
Princess Margaret
London
Westminster Hall
Europe
Mrs Mauermann Taken by Illness in Monroe
Mrs Benjamin Mauermann 68 of 1203 14th street died at 10:05 AM at St. Clare hospital after a 12 year diabetic illness. She had leg amputations on Sept 20 and Feb 2, and had moved from Cadiz township to Monroe in 1945. Born Anna Behring December 3 1883 she leaves husband a daughter Mrs Harold Niles Beloi a son Robert in Louisville two brothers Elmer and Arthur two sisters Mrs Ella Campbell and two grandchildren. Burial will be at Shrine-Neushwander prayer service Tuesday evening at 10 PM.
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Benjamin H. Mauermann
14Th Street
St. Clare Hospital
Anna Helena Behring
Cadiz Township
Charles and
Wilhelmina Abraham Behring
Benjamin Auerman
Brodhead
Jefferson Township
Monroe
Mauermann
Immanuel Church
Faithful Workers
Harold Niles
Beloit
Robert
Louisville
Elmer
Arthur
Sylvester
Ella Campbell
Shriner - Neushwénder
Taft Campaign Moves Through Wisconsin and Oklahoma
Senator Taft makes a second Wisconsin appearance en route to Stevens Point and Wisconsin Rapids for a major address as he seeks delegates for the April 1 primary. Oklahoma and West Virginia campaigns follow with Taft hoping to snag crucial delegates and challenge Eisenhower.
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Madison
Taft
Ohio
Wisconsin
Chicago
Stevens Point
Wisconsin Rapids
Ponca City
Oklahoma
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Two Jefferson County Firms Face Meat Charge
Jefferson Wisconsin two Jefferson County sausage firms were charged with illegal sale of horsemeat the sixth warrants issued since the state crackdown began last Monday Heidelberg Sausage Co Waterloo charged with adulteration misbranding and taking money under false pretenses Habermann sausage kitchen Lake Mills charged with adulteration and misbranding state inspectors tests showed some horsemeat in sausage sold during varying conditions similar warrants issued in Richland Winnebago and Columbia counties with ongoing litigations in Kenosha counties
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Jefferson
Wis
Jefferson County
Dist. Atty
Thorpe Merriman
Heidelberg Sausage Co
Waterloo
Habermann Sausage Kitchen
Lake Mills
Merriman
State Department of Agriculture
Richland
Winnebago
Columbia
Ciné
Kenosha
North Korea Urges War Buildup For U N Attacks
Defense Minister Choi Yong Kun calls Koreans to strengthen war potential for possible air battles and bombing UN held territories in a new phase of defense. Premier Kim Il Sung urges constant readiness for decisive fighting in the holy campaign for liberating the fatherland. UN allies endorse most of a red three point agenda while excluding broader Asian issues. ROK protests ongoing concessions at Panmunjom talks and condemns joint control of the Han river mouth.
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Red Radio Tonight
Choi Yong Kun
United Nations
Choi
Kim Il Sung
Red
Fatherland
Korea
Munsan
U. N
Asia
Formosa
Republic of Korea
Han River
ROK
Stalin Undergoing Surgery Reportedly After Heart Attack
Giornale D Itallin cites Vienna dispatch claiming Soviet Prime Minister Stalin had recent heart attack surgery. The notice suggests a medical procedure occurred but provides no detailed medical update or prognosis.
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Stalin
Rome
Giornale D’italin
Vienna
Governor of Glarus Extends Bid To New Glarus Group
An invitation from the governor of Canton Glarus Switzerland reaches New Glarus for a local group planning a pilgrimage this year. Edwin Barlow, coordinating pilgrim arrangements from Lima Peru, notes the 600th anniversary of Glarus joining the Swiss federation. He expects to return from South America in April.
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Canton Glarus
Switzerland
New Glarus
Edwin Barlow
Lima
Peru
Barlow
Canton of
Glarus
South America
Kenosha Sheriff Jensen Sentenced on Bribery and Perjury
Kenosha Sheriff Leo Jensen received two years for perjury and two years on each of 12 bribery charges, to run concurrently. Judge Boileau stayed execution pending appeal. Jensen free on $5,000 bond. Lt. Gov. Smith appointed Lyle Milligan to serve the term, with approval from state officials. Jensen was convicted of taking bribes from tavern operators and lying to the grand jury.
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Kenosha
Leonard Jensen
Gerald Boileau
State Supreme Court
Jensen
Madison
George Smith
Walter Kohler
Lyle Milligan
Kenosha County
Milligan
National Guard
Smith
Atty. Gen
Thomson
Edwin Wilkie
Scouts Attend Church as Observance Ends in City
Monroe Boy Scout and Cub Scout members will attend church tomorrow in groups marking National Boy Scout week. Dens and troops from various churches and leaders will participate, with a court of honor at Zwingli church to present awards and a new charter. Explorers of Troop 101 sponsored by Kiwanis organized a new post with Curtis Chase as advisor.
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Roy F. Peter
Grace Lutheran
Ralph Baltzer
St. John’s
Robert Rieder
St. Victor’s
William Rupnow
Immanuel Evangelical
Monticello
Zwingli Church
Kiwanis
Curtis Chase
Lowell Stuessy
Owen Hefty
David Bust
Robert Ambrose
Rober Johnson
David Dwyer
Nald Liechti
Eisenhower Rally Draws 15000 in New York Madison Square Garden
Fifteen thousand Eisenhower backers from six states packed Madison Square Garden in New York for a general rally. Lodge called it a success though short of 18 500 capacity as delegations from Texas Oklahoma Louisiana Virginia Pennsylvania and New Hampshire joined in singing They Like Ike. Other developments note Oregons primary moves to drop Eisenhowers name and Tafts strong show in West Hartford as Stassen eyes New Jersey and district entry plans unfold.
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Associated Press
New York
Madison Square Garden
Senator Lodge
R-Mass
Eisenhower
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Virginia
Pennsylvania
New Hampshire
Ike
Irving Berlin
Oregon
Sen
Long
D-La
CBS
South
Truman
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Taft
Ohio
Republican Committee
West Hartford
Conn
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
West Virginia
Escaped convict hunted in state by FBI inquiry
An escaped Massachusetts convict Patrick V. Butler 30 of Quincy Mass is named by Port Washington youth Robert J. Kultgen 18 as his accomplice in daytime bank robberies at Neosho and Ashippun Wisconsin. Kultgen arrested under 25000 bond on two armed robbery counts and bound over to the federal grand jury.
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Milwaukee
Massachusetts
FBI
Port Washington
Wisconsin
Patrick V. Butler
Quincy
Mass
Massachusetts Reformatory
Concord
Butler
Robert J. Kultgen
Neosho
Ashippun
Dodge County
Kultgen
Federal
Boy Daniel Gordon Dies Sledding Near Niagara
Daniel A. Gordon seven, of Niagara, was killed instantly when struck by a car while sledding near his home in Marinette. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Neil Gordon.
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Marinette
Daniel A. Gordon
Niagara
Neil Gordon
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