Population Up in Monroe as 1950 Directory Lists 7 249 Names
Monroe shows a population rise to about 7 249 in the latest city directory by O R Evans Co based on names within city limits. The 1950 directory, first since 1947, reflects a denser listing on both sides of pages with clearer type and a rear city map, while excluding names of those living outside the city limits.
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Monroe
O. R. Evans Co
Evans
17Th Avenue
Carl Abbuehl
Minnie Zwygart
Dito
Railroads Trim Service in Area
Railroads in Illinois and Wisconsin announce cutbacks amid coal shortages. Milwaukee Road and Illinois Central report pending ticket changes as coal stockpiles dwindle, with several trains canceled or shifted starting February. Regional shortages and staggered schedules affect Madison Chicago and Wisconsin routes.
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Illinois Central
Milwaukee Road
Monroe
Janesville
Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Freeport
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Wisconsin
Madison
New Lisbon
Minocqua
Wausau
Woodruff
Champion
Mich
Milwaukee
Green Bay
Mild Temperatures Bring Snow Fears Across Tennessee
The forecast calls for snow flurries tonight as daytime temperatures stay in the low 30s. Floodwaters threaten Nashville and nearby areas with about 500 people displaced by the Cumberland River as fair weather persists elsewhere.
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Middle Tennessee
Louisiana
Nashville, Tenn
Cumberland River
Corn Buying Boosts Chicago Grain Prices on Board
A corn buying surge pushed Chicago grain quotes higher before the Board of Trade close. All cereals rose beyond prior levels, but only corn secured meaningful gains. Frac tion of small cash receipts and possible extra small runs from railroad freight reductions spurred yellow cereal buying.
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Board of Trade
Columnist Admits Stamp Scheme Profits and Fallout
A columnist reveals he was an investor in a stamp deal linked to Harold Ambrose, resigning post office official. He invested 21,600 of his funds with friends and earned 825 in personal profit while his two lenders earned 2 each. Ambrose, earning 10,000 yearly, was pushed to resign amid the stamp transactions that involved hundreds of thousands of dollars. no federal laws or money were found violated.
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Post Office Department
Klutz
Kutz
Harold F. Ambrose
Ambrose
Holtsappie Nominated as Assistant Fire Chief
Ben Holtsappie of 10th Avenue has been nominated as assistant chief of the volunteer fire department after a special meeting. The police and fire commission will meet next week for legal confirmation. Holtsappie, 65, has served since 1913 and is captain of the salvage unit.
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Ben Holtsappie
Zuur 10Th Avenue
Police and Fire Commission
F. A. Buehler
Rodney 0. Kittelsen
Holtsappie
Dividends Hit Record 36 Billion in 1949
Washington reports 1949 cash dividends totaling 36.4958 billion, seven percent above 1948. Commerce Department notes only publicly reported payouts, estimating 60 to 65 percent of all cash dividends are disclosed. Executives say money has cheapened as wages prices and replacement costs rise.
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Washington
U. S
Commerce Department
Department
Hotel man Byfield dies in Chicago at 60
Ernest L. Byfield, famed host to celebrities and flaming sword meals, died today in Chicago of a heart ailment at age 60. He led Sherman and Ambassador East and West hotels and headed College Inn food products. The Pump Room of the Ambassador East marked the peak of his career.
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Chicago
Ernest L. Byfield
Byfield
Sherman
Ambassador East
Ambassador West
College Inn
Court Writ Challenges Legality of UMW Demands
Washington report on a federal judge injunction affecting four key UMW contract demands. The ruling could narrow disputes between United Mine Workers President Lewis and coal operators, potentially speeding a settlement and ending the 370,000 member strike. Officials say the situation remains tense as talks with a presidential board proceed and the Taft Hartley option looms.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
NLRB
Robert N. Denham
Richmond 3
Reech
United Mine Workers
at_ietnam
UMW
White House
Truman
West Virginia
Kentucky
Keech
Lewis
Southern Coal Producers Association
Cole
David L. Cole
Douglas Explains Plan for School Aid
U S Senator Paul Douglas told about 4500 attendees at the 59th Southern Wisconsin Education Association session that federal school aid and health measures would help the entire country and equalize opportunities. He argued quality education benefits all states as children move north. Dr Clifford Erickson added that school program effectiveness rests on pupils embracing opportunities.
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Madison
U.S
Paul Douglas
D-Ill
Southern Wisconsin Education Association
South
Clifford Erickson
Mrs Loken Taken At Son s York Home
Mrs Olaus Loken 89 died today at 6 30 am at the home of her son Ole in York township Green county She had lived in York since immigrating from Norway in 1908 The body was taken to Saether funeral home where services are pending Olaus Loken and Maren Danielson married June 15 1886 came to America in 1908 settling in York township Mr Loken died April 1 1946
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Planchardville
Olaus Loken
Ole
York Township
Green County
Loken
York
Nor
Saether
Maren Danielson
America
Wisconsin Leaders See Bright Teaching Career Prospects
Wisconsin education officials say the outlook for women teachers is the best in history with strong demand in elementary grades home economics and physical education. Enrollment growth in 1952-54 and a shrinking permit-teacher pool drive a need for more teachers as superintendents seek staff for next year. Federal estimates note a national grade school teacher shortage requiring colleges to quadruple training.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Forrest L. Harker
Industrial Commission
Eugene McPhee
State Board of Normal School Regents
McPhee
Two U S Soldiers Admit Kidnapping of Austrian for Soviet
Two American soldiers Sgt John Frankey and Cpl Paul Abel confessed to kidnapping 39 year old Austrian Oswald Eder in Vienna last November for a Soviet directed agency. They disclosed they were paid 3250 and said they surrendered after exposure of the Soviet controlled abduction ring.
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Vienna
Vey
U.S
John Frankey
Brockton
Mass
Paul Abel
Bolivar
Oswald Eder
Austria
Cers
Mrs Annie Flisram of Blanchardville
Mrs Annie Flisram of Blanchardville dies at St Clare hospital after a medical stay begun December 20. A lifelong Blanchardville resident she lived with sister Mrs John Wizenried near Monticello and is survived by her son Arthur of Madison. Funeral arrangements are pending at Saether Funeral Home Blanchardville.
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Blanchardville
St. Clare Hospital
Flisram
John Winzenried
Monticello
Arthur
Madison
Saether
Wheaton College ends 38 hour prayer marathon
A marathon prayer meeting at Wheaton College finished after 38 consecutive hours drawing about 1500 students and 110 faculty. Dr. W Raymond Edman halted the revival to avoid sensationalism as testimonials continued in smaller rooms and many confessed their sins.
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Edman
Les
Gil Dodds
Edwin S. Johnson
Seattle
Truman Aims Campaign Attacks on Republican Record
President Truman signals a campaign focus on the GOP record in Congress, arguing Republicans cannot gloss over their 80th congress work with pledges. Some Republicans echo the view, while others defend the party stance. Meanwhile, a $2 billion cooperative housing provision falters in the Senate banking committee as Bricker seeks to remove it, delaying action to February 23.
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Truman
Congress
Ives
R-Ny
Henaricxson
R-Nj
Criti
GOP
Brewster Ofie
Senate Banking Committee
Federal Reserve Board
Senator Bricker
Ohio
Bricker
Christoffel Case Deadlock Cracked
Washington reports a courtroom pause in the Christoffel case as Prosecutor John Pratt says adequate proof exists there were no minutes from the March 1 1947 executive session of the House labor committee. A House judiciary subcommittee votes records were not kept and will bring the issue to the full committee. Christoffel, a former Milwaukee labor leader, is accused of lying to the House about communist ties. Rogge, his attorney, demands production of committee records.
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Washington
Harold Christoffel
John
Milwaukee
House Committee
Christoffel
John Rogge
Hydrogen Bomb Project Okayed By Joint Committee
President Truman backs the AEC plan to develop the hydrogen bomb with no immediate funding hurdles. The joint atomic energy committee heard the outline behind closed doors as Senator McMahon and others weigh Baruch plan and world disarmament links. Russia’s stance on inspection remains central to atomic control debates.
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Washington
McMahon
D-Conn
Atomic Energy Commission
Truman
Commission
Joint
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Sacmanon
Amuttee
AEC
Congress
Russia
Tydings
D-Md
Seven Escape Unhurt When Auto Overturns
Seven people including five children escaped injury when their car struck a hole on a county road two miles west of Twin Grove near the William Camron farm. Russell C. Rockey of Juda drove the vehicle at 6 55 p m yesterday when it went out of control and rolled over at a bridge. Caeser W. Spangler, Rib Lake supervising principal, was named today as Horicon schools superintendent and will assume duties next week.
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Russell C. Rockey
Juda
Twin Grove
William Camron
Nuneau
Caeser W. Spangler
Rib Lake
Horicon Schools
Spangler
Seven-Year Betrayal Confession At Bow Street Court
Dr Klaus Fuchs admitted to seven years of passing British American atomic secrets to Russia. Prosecutors described a Jekyll and Hyde personality acting to aid Russia's world domination aims. The confessed disclosures could accelerate Russian hydrogen bomb development and the court ordered continued detention for formal trial.
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London
Klaus Fuchs
Russia
Bow Street
Fuchs
Senator Tydings Warns on Fuchs Data Accelerating H Bomb
Senator Tydings of Maryland, head of the Senate Atomic Committee, said Russia may advance hydrogen bomb development by a year or more thanks to information from Dr. Klaus Fuchs. He told reporters he is confident Fuchs provided accurate theoretical data and practical H bomb details.
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Asnington
Tydings
Russia
Klaus Fuchs
Senand
Fuchs
Fuchs Faces Two Counts At Old Bailey Over Secrets
The 38 year old physicist Fuchs stands at the Old Bailey on two charges under the Official Secrets Acts. Prosecutor T Christmas Humphreys read a signed statement in which Fuchs claimed continuous contact with Russians from 1942 to 1949 in the United States and Britain. The case highlights the gravity of nuclear secrets and the danger of a trusted Harwell researcher acting as a foreign agent.
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Old Bailey Criminal Court
T. Christmas Dumphreys
Fuchs
United States
Britain
Communist Party
Humphreys
Harwell
Christmas Humphryes
H Imo
Germany
Berlin
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Son
Army
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Wheaton College
Alf Gundersen
LaCrosse
Chamber of Commerce
la Crosse
Atomic Establishment
Heart of
Atomic Science
Oak Ridge
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