Gen Twining to visit Monroe for General Twining day events
Gen Nathan F. Twining, native of Monroe and vice chief of staff of the U S Air Force, is due to arrive at Truax field Madison between 3 and 4 pm and will attend a Monday program including a high school assembly and a Monroe chamber of commerce address. A 6 30 pm banquet is planned for over 700 guests with arrangements to manage the crowd. Twining, born 1897 in Monroe, has a long naval and air force career including command roles and multiple decorations.
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Nathan F. Twining
Truaxfield
Madison
General Twining
Monroe
Truax
Air Force
W. B. Gnagi
Chamber
U. S. Air Force
Phoebe Chadwick
Gen. Twining
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Clifford M. Fritz
First National Bank
The
Commercial and Savings Bank
Monroe Telephone Company
Portland
Ore
West Point
Germany
Texas
Air Corps
Weld
13Th
15Th
10Th Air Forces
Japan
Air
Wrightfield
Denton
Twinning
Alaskan Defense Command
Pentagon
Hoyt Vandenberg
Nathan Twining
Mercury Rises After Light Snow In Local Area
Temperatures rose from 14 below yesterday morning to 28 above by 1 p.m. after a light snowfall this morning. The forecast calls for continued warmth tonight and tomorrow with a high near 35 degrees.
Frozen Woman Dorothy Stevens Recovers Rapidly
Mrs Dorothy Mae Stevens 23 Negro regained movement after being found frozen in a south side passageway with a record low temperature of 64 degrees at Michael Reese hospital Two days later surgeon Dr Harold Laufman said she may keep her limbs and is able to move fingers and toes The case draws wide medical attention for its unprecedented recovery and potential skin grafts.
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Chicago
Dorothy Mae Stevens
Michael Reese Hospital
Harold Laufman
18 year Draft Act Adopted by Senate Subcommittee
The defense department proposal to draft 18 year olds appears likely for the senate floor. It was approved 7 to 1 by the senate preparedness subcommittee and now moves to the armed services committee. The seven-vote majority in the 13 member group backed the plan with added restrictions and modifications urged by Secretary Marshall.
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Washington
Defense Department
Senate
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Senate Armed Services Committee
Armed Services Group
Secretary of Defense
Marshall
Flag Display Urged By Local Officials
Local officials urge residents to display flags Monday to honor Abraham Lincoln's birthday and Gen Twining day as banks and the courthouse close for the holiday.
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Court House
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Gen. Twining
Fire Hits Rochester Center Eight Buildings Damaged
Fire of undetermined origin swept eight buildings in Rochester's Dusines 5 section. Nine firemen were hospitalized after battling flames on the coldest day of winter, with temperatures at 11 degrees below zero.
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Rochester
N. Y
Dusines 5
Record Farm Gathering Draws 600 in Monticello
A record attendance of 600 at the Monticello farmers institute in Casino and Karlen halls. Ernest F. Bean, state geologist, spoke to the women’s session on Green county elevations and local geology. Mrs Trevella Mortenson urged homemakers to view cooking as creativity.
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Monticello
Farmers Institute
Casino
Karlen Halls
Green County
Blue Mounds
West Blue Mounds
Wisconsin
Trevella Mortenson
Madison
Boeing Stock Rises to Lead Market on Turbine Order News
Boeing gained more than $5 marking a 1 percent rise after the company disclosed military orders for its new small gas turbine engine. The market overall reached a fresh high for 1950 51 with 1 060 000 shares traded, though volume lagged a week earlier.
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New York
Boeing
Green County school committee postpones meeting
The Green County school committee has postponed its Monday meeting for a week. The committee will convene Monday Feb 19 in the county superintendent of schools office at the courthouse to elect a chairman and vice chairman.
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Green County School Committee
County Superintendent of Schools
Court House
County Highway Annual Operation Near Million Level
County highway operations projected near one million dollars for 1951 with 1950 figures close at $898,332.81 revenues and expenditures. The report details operations including maintenance, equipment, surfacing, snow removal, and outlays such as a $14,392.54 steel storage shed and $59,700.59 in machinery. Snow removal deficits prompted transfers. equipment costs, and district advances are itemized with per diem costs for committee members.
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Green County
County Board of Supervisors
Highway Administration
Edward Bidlingmaier
Adams Township
Will Spring
Monticello
Ray Grady
Fxeter
Eye
Albany
Belleville
Monroe
Glarus
Mt. Pleasant Township
York
Arift
BRT Fined $25 000 In December Tieup
The federal judge fined the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen $25 000 for the December rail switchmen sick-out. Judge Michael L. Igoe ruled the union responsible for mass action and noted continued contempt proceedings for related walkouts. The three day stoppage disrupted mail and railway services until government ultimata prompted end.
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Chicago
The
Brotherhood of Railroad
Michael L. Igoe
Igoe
We Orim
Rail Union
Railway Express
Mineral Point Native Named Senior Officer at Forbes Base
Brig. Gen. David W. Hutchinson, a Mineral Point native and West Point graduate with over 4000 hours of flight time, is named senior officer at Forbes air force base in Topeka. He previously led the 97th Bomb Wing at Biggs AFB in Texas.
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Omaha
David W. Hutchinson
Mineral Point
Forbes Air Force Base
Topeka
Strategic Air Command
Hutchinson
West Point
97Th
Biggs Air Force Base
Texas
Wonju Stand Turns Tide in Korea by Second Division Heroism
In eight days of sub zero battles near Wonju the U S Second Division faced overwhelming North Korean assaults and killed an estimated 12 000 enemy troops while shaping the Eighth Army’s new hunt and kill approach. Had they yielded the front would have collapsed and the UN retreat jeopardized.
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William C. Barnard
Korea
United Nations
Wonju Bulge
U. S
Eighth Army
Wonju
Chan Ee
Eddy Duchin Dies After Navy Combat Duty Award
Eddy Duchin, famed pianist known as the magic fingers of radio, died in New York at 41 shortly after receiving a Navy combat duty citation. He served on destroyers in WWII, was discharged as a lieutenant commander in 1945, and died of leukemia at Memorial Hospital with wife and sister at his bedside. Born in Cambridge, his career rose from college orchestras to Leo Reisman’s band and his own ensemble formed in 1931.
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New York
Eddy Duchin
Navy
Walter S. Delany
3Rd Naval District
Duchin
Memorial Hospital
Atlantic
Pacific
Cambridge
Mass
Leo Reisman
Magic
Radio
Officials Debate Methods For City Property Reappraisal
City and chamber officials with state taxation reps discussed reappraisal options for property tax shifts. Forsest W. Gillett and Harry Harder proposed Wisconsin crews paid per diem or hiring external assessors to complete a city wide appraisal quickly. State and county taxes use separate figures, and a municipal revamp would not change state allocations. The group also met Wisconsin Municipalities' F N MacMillin to discuss tax problems.
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Chamber of Commerce
State Department of Taxation
Forrest W. Gillett
Harry Harder
Wisconsin
Gillett
F. N. MacMillin
Nagel
Wisconsin Rapids Fire Destroys Furniture Co Building
Early today a three story Wisconsin Rapids Furniture Co building was destroyed by fire with an estimated $100000 in damage. Patrolman Bill Sanger reported the alarm at 4 15 am as the fire burned for hours despite efforts of the full Wisconsin Rapids Fire Department. Owner Art Polansky said his loss stood at $100000 and was not fully insured.
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Michigan
Lansing
Arnold Reaner
Wisconsin Rapids
Rapids Furniture Co
Bill Sanger
Art Polansky
Hoover Proposes Air Sea Strength and Defense
Former President Herbert Hoover urged the United States to rely on overwhelming air and naval power rather than land armies to deter Russia. He called for rapid production of planes ships and munitions and for aid to nations defending themselves while warning against a costly land invasion that could imperil civilization.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Russia
Washington
Europe
America
Hoover
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Moorer
U. S
Furan
Chiang Kaishek
China
Stalin
Pacific
Red Forces Press Korean Front As Seoul Stand Unclear
Allied tank and infantry columns moved north along the floodplain of the western front advancing toward Seoul area. They captured areas near Inchon and pressed toward Yongdongpo while shelling the capital region. U S forces reported Chinese defenses weakening as Marines and air power pounded targets near Pyongyang and Sunchon, with UN troops pushing toward the 38th parallel amid harsh winter conditions.
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Tokye
Seoul
Yorg- 2
Kimpoo
Seon
Yellow See
Inchon
Yongdongpo
Missouri
St. Paul
Belfast
Yellow Sea
10Th
U.S. Eighth Army
Matthew B. Ridgeway
U. S
Fifth Air Force
Sinmenju
New Glarus Observation Post Tested During Air-Ground Maneuver
New Glarus conducts a two day air-ground maneuver with a temporary observation post at the high school. Eugene Stuessy supervises with volunteers from dawn to dusk as observers report formations of two or more planes to a filter center for plotting. Jacob Schmoker serves as chief observer.
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Middlewest
Eugene Stuessy
Jacob Schmoker
Youth Apprehended For Entering Office
City police arrested a 15 year old youth for breaking into the Alvin F. Rote Co offices Thursday night. The youth confessed to the breaking and entering but nothing was stolen. He has prior welfare department supervision for past offenses.
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Alvin F. Rote Co
Sliess
State Department of Public Welfare
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En Tuinine
Inet Nisin
Nate
Marie Wenger
Arnold Mueller
Fred Schillinger
Ralph Levy
Harriet Eley
Winnie Gerber
Paul Sondereg
Frieda Miller
Tom Reynolds
George Hogan
Ward Baltzer
Peter Burke
Mae Trevitt
Irene Leuenberger
Mercury
Wick—Caimresa
George Briggs
University
William J. Figi
Jordan Township
J. B. Scherer
Monroe Township
BRT
Judge Holds Union
Forbes Base
Wisconsin Rapids Fire Hits Furniture Factory
Red Resistance
U.N
Kimpo Airfield
Capital Gate
Bes
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