Fed official warns of possible 10 percent price rise
Marriner S. Eccles, chairman of the federal reserve board, said Truman’s wage price policy could spark another 10 percent rise in living costs over prewar levels. He cautioned costs might reach 40 percent above prewar, noted OPA estimates up 30 percent, and urged tax shifts without boosting prices.
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Washington
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Truman
OPA
Canada
House Banking Committee
Eccles
National Association of Manufacturers
Forensic Meet at Juda Tomorrow for League Elimination
Juda high school hosts the league elimination meet for forensics with Miss LaVon Jones of Monroe high in charge. Contestants include Joan Andrews and James Keen in humorous declamation, Kathryn Chambers and Caroline Roth in serious declamation, and Russell Miller in orations and extemporaneous speaking.
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Juda
Times Special Service
Juda High School
LaVon Jones
Monroe High School
Blanchardville
Miss Jones
Joan Andrews
James Keen
Ambrose Waelti
Mary Walters
Kathryn Chambers
Caroline Roth
Erma Wachendorf
Russell Miller
Irene Britt
Betty Nafzger
Marion Pinnow
Irene Menehan
Evelyn Schmerse
Heinz Beutel
Eugene Stuckey
Robert Schilt
Ruth Stuckey
Ru- Roger Virginia Ostrander
Harley Roth
Kathryn Trotter
Goldine Walton
Merlin West
Arla West
Marty Lou Devis
Victory
Donald Albright
Willis Stokes
Stanley Whitehead
Rudolph Kaderly
Cardinals Take up Titular Possession of Roman Churches
Vatican reports indicate 32 new cardinals entering a second week of ceremonies. U S cardinals Lemuel Stritch of Chicago and Edward Mooney of Detroit assumed titular churches in Rome. Stritch took St Agnes Outside the Walls. Spellman and Glennon to assume Sts John and Paul and San Thursday respectively.
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Vatican City
Vatican
U. S
Lemuel Cardinal
Stritch
Chicago
Edward Cardinal Mooney
Detroit
Holy City
Cardinal Stritch
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
Church of Sts. John and Paul
John Cardinal Glennon
St. Louis
Church of San Thursday
Not So Musical On Sun day horns rouse police in quiet square
A young man sat in a car playing a horn keyboard at 1 30 a m on Sunday. Police unable to identify the tune but found the musician seeking his brother nearby. They urged quieter practice and ended the spectacle.
Progressive Bid To Reenter GOP In Wisconsin
Dane county Progressives expressed support for joining the Republican party in upcoming elections while Portage officials prepare a March 17 convention to decide whether to join Republican Democratic or retain identity. State and county leaders including Beggs Sauthoff Maloney Arnold Johnson Barton Femrite Hansen Muehlen Fischer Edah signaled GOP alignment or acceptance of the majority choice.
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Madison
Dane County
Capital Times
Portage
Lyall T. Beggs
Republican Party
Harry Sauthoff
Wisconsin
Norris E. Maloney
John Arnold
Austin Johnson
Register of Deeds
Albert O. Barton
Clarence Femrite
Myrtle Hansen
Monroe High Forensic Eliminations Planned
Monroe high students prepare declamations for a local elimination contest March 6 and 7. Winners advance to face Brodhead and Milton at the state meet on March 12 in Monroe.
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Monroe High
Monroe
Brodhead
Milton
Social Security Chief Urges Broader Coverage and Higher Benefits
Arthur J. Altmeyer told Congress that all gainfully employed Americans should be included in federal retirement and survivors insurance. He urged extending coverage to about 21 million agricultural domestic and governmental workers plus self employed and farmers, with special provisions to avoid disadvantaging late entrants. He noted current benefits are inadequate and suggested possible tax or rate adjustments to fund expansion.
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Washington
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Social Security Board
Congress
Altmeyer
House
Ways and Means
Eventusal Ag Aoneenen
Recreation Leader School Held Here Saturday Success
The Green county recreational leadership school attracted 200 attendees and earned surplus funds to support another session and a district recreational laboratory in Whitewater. University experts led music art games and folk dancing with local organizations donating to the event. An exhibit by Monroe artists including Mrs. John A. Becker and Arthur L. Johnson was showcased.
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Green County
Whitewater
Association of Women of the Farm Bureau
Green County Farm Bureau
Lakeshire Marty
Kraft Foods
Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers’ Association
Borden's
Browntown
City of Monroe
Baker's Book Store
Green County Normal
James Schwalbach
Monroe
John A. Becker
Leonard M. Akre
Arthur L. Johnson
Carl Marty, Jr
Ned Woodman
Pleads Innocent In Killing Husband Madison Woman Charged
Mrs. La Vera B. Conner 48 pleaded innocent to third degree manslaughter in the Saturday shooting death of her husband Marlowe M. Conner 43, former Madison theater manager. Bond set at 2500 and preliminary hearing scheduled for March 5.
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Madison
la Vera B. Conner
Superior Court
Roy Proctor
Marlowe M
Madison Theater
Conner
Arthur P. Desormeaux
Court House
Charles
Covington
Weekend Accidents in Monroe Area Leave No Injuries
Police logged two weekend crashes near Monroe. At 4:30 p.m. Saturday on 16th Avenue and 21st Street a motorcycle driven by Wilbur A. Kraus collided with a car driven by Harry Buholzer. both vehicles had minor damage. About 4 1/2 miles east of Dayton on Route 92 a truck driven by William E. Nevel pulled onto the highway from a farm driveway and was struck by a car driven by Charles B. Humphrey. no injuries reported.
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City
Highway 92
Dayton
16Th Avenue
21St Street
Wilbur A. Kraus
Monroe
Harry Buholzer
10Th Street
William E. Nevel
Charles B. Humphrey
Belleville
Humphrey
Green County Historical Society weighs permanent home at Ludlow property
The Green County Historical Society surveys support for making the Ludlow property its permanent HQ. Mrs. May Luchsinger would bequeath the homestead and 5 to 6 acres, with rental on the remaining 160 acres funding preservation. The meeting is at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Ludlow library Green room.
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Green County Historical Society
Ludlow
May L. Luchsinger
Arabut Ludlow
Monroe
Caroline Sanderson
Winnebago County
Cambridge
Mass
Henry
First National Bank of
Edwin
Davenport
Willis
Green County
Addie
Nellie
Luchsinger
Walter Whitcomb
J. J. Figi
New Glarus
Arthur C. Benkert Returns to Law Practice After Discharge
Arthur C. Benkert, in military service since April 1945, is honorably discharged and returns to Monroe. He served at Camp McCoy Camp Robinson Fort Sam Houston El Paso Fort Jackson. He resumes his law practice in Monroe tomorrow in partnership with W. A. Loveland who split time with Monroe and Monticello offices.
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Arthur C. Benkert
Camp McCoy
Benkert
Camp Robinson
Ark
Fort Sam Houston
el Paso
Tex
Fort Jackson
S. C
Building and Loan Company
Green County Red Cross
Monroe Board of Education
Monroe
W. A. Loveland
Monticello
Farmers Have Three Days Left to Redeem 1945 Wheat Loans
The agricultural department announced on January 31 that government loaned 1945 crop wheat held in 22 states must be redeemed by March 1. The call date is earlier than planned in many states, with Missouri Illinois Indiana Iowa and Michigan among those affected.
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Washington
Agricultural Department
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Labor Secretary Criticizes Case Labor Bill as Harsh
Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach told the Senate labor committee the House Case labor disputes bill is a hodgepodge measure that could upend existing remedies. He warned against nullifying current labor standards and urged caution amid widespread strikes and job losses. Senator Smith noted production lags and said Congress may propose a weaker alternative.
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Washington
Schwellenbach
Senaors
House
Senate Labor Committee
Congress
Smith
Senate Group
Ellender
D-La
Topeka religious author Dr. Sheldon dies at 88
Rev Charles M. Sheldon famed Kansas clergyman lecturer editor and author of In His Steps died in a Topeka hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage. He would have turned 89 tomorrow leaving widow and son Marriam Sheldon of Milwaukee a sister Agnes Dodd Evansville two grandchildren Charles M Sheldon of Wisconsin and Cornelia K Sheldon a Northwestern student and nephew Sheldon Waterman of Kansas City.
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Topeka
Charles M. Sheldon
Kansas
Sheldon
The
Christian Herald
Capital
Jesus
Marriam Sheldon
Milwaukee
Agnes Dodd
Evansston
University of Wisconsin
Cornelia K. Sheldon
Northwestern University
Sheldon Waterman
Kansas City
Local youths halted from bombing mission at former hospital roof
A group of local youngsters aiming for bombardier glory were stopped Saturday after police intervened while they dropped snow balls from the former Deaconess hospital building. A woman had been targeted and pedestrians and cars were struck before officers intervened and halted the activity. The boys were taken to the station and warned that bombing friendly troops is not acceptable.
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Bombardier
Deaconess Hospital
Shell Lake Murder Suspect Found Insane, Committed
Shell Lake, Feb. 13. Nicholas Hahn, 81, charged with second degree murder in the death of his friend Earl Rick bey, 74, was ruled insane today and committed to the state hospital at Waupun by Judge Carl Daley. Vatican City Pope Pius XII addresses diplomats and cardinals, calls for a new order based on truth justice and love, marking the first joint audience with the diplomatic corps and cardinals.
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Shell Lake
Nicholas Hahn
Earl Rickbey
Hahn
Waupun
Carl Daley
Vatican City
Pius XII
Cardinals
Holy See
Mild Weather to Persist Across Wisconsin
Wisconsin's mild spell continues with highs expected near 25 in the north and 35 in the south, dipping to 22 and 32 tonight. Light snow fell overnight up to 1 inch in the north with more snow forecast statewide and rain in the south tomorrow. Temperatures varied yesterday from 18 to over 30 above zero, with Land O'Lakes recording a zero last night and other lows listed around 12 to 21 in several cities.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Howard J. Thompson
U. S
Milwaukee
Land O'Lakes
Park Falls
Wausau
Green Bay
Madison
la Crosse
Duluth
Central and Communist Armies Merge in China
A treaty unites central government and Communist forces into a single national army. Signed at Chungking in a ceremony attended by General Marshall, the pact calls for government forces to drop to 50 divisions and Communist troops to 10 within 18 months. The Sino American headquarters at Peiping oversees the process.
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Chungking
Marshall
U. S
China
Peiping
Danish King Christian X Hospitalized With Mild Pneumonia
Copenhagen royal bulletin reports King Christian X, 75, ill with a slight pneumonia. He passed a restful night, his temperature falling and overall condition described as good.
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Copenhagen
Christian X of
Denmark
Drunken Farewell to Prinz Eugen Crew in Philadelphia
About 200 German sailors from the Nazi heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen were to sail for New York after a gala farewell in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Record reports liquor flowed and German beer hall songs filled the scene despite navy yard restrictions.
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Philadelphia
New York
Fatherland
Philadelphia Record
United States
Navy Yard
Transit and labor strife widen in major cities stalls
Amid mediation stalls, strikes span transit in New York and Detroit milk shortages extend, Pittsburgh power walkouts loom, and Houston city workers face AFL wage and recognition fights. Injunctions curb picketing as unions mobilize 1000s of workers.
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Associated Press
New York
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Houston
AFL
O’dwyer
CIO
Philip Murray
Duquesne Light Company
Texas
Chicago
American
Continental Can
Caterpillar Tractor Company
Peoria
General Motors
Westinghouse
General Electric Companies
CIO Electrical Workers Union
Philadelphia
Common Pleas Court
Sheep and Wool Day Wednesday at Turner Hall
Sheep breeders and others are invited to a Turner Hall program beginning 9 45 a m Wednesday with talks from specialists, movies, exhibits and a discussion. A free luncheon follows at noon and the afternoon program runs to 3 45. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Cooperative Wool Growers Association with extension service, state agriculture department and Equity and Central Cooperatives. Topics include Better Returns from Sheep and Feeding and Marketing Lambs.
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Turner Hall
Wisconsin Cooperative Wool Growers Association
College of Agriculture
State Department of Agriculture
Equity and Central Cooperatives
James J. Lacey
Ray Steidel
Roy E. Richards
R. E. Fisher
Department of Agriculture
Chris McKeown
Wool Growers Association
I. F. Hall
Sweep up Sand and Gravel as Ice Free Streets Return
City street department clears sand and gravel left by icy streets as snow melts. Officials plan to flush down the pavements to clean up city surfaces and signal spring’s approach for Monroe residents.
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City Street Department
Monroe
OPA Leader insists dairy price rules stay in force
Georgetown type briefing notes show OPA deputy administrator for price Geoffrey Baker warning the removal of all price controls on dairy products could easily wreck the entire stabilization program. Dairy product spokesmen and dairy cooperative groups pressed the committee last week to lift the ceilings.
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Washington
Geoffrey Baker
OPA
Price
House
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GOP
Earl Mueelen
Edward R. Fischer
Bert Edah
Recreation Leader
LaVera B. Conner
Madiosa
Wis
David Novick
Novick
N. W. Ehle
Lawrence McCarthy
Marlione M. Conner
City of
Historical Society
Labor
Dr. Sheldon
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Bremenhaven
Munich
Adm
C. H. Cobb
Naval Base
A. H. Graubart
Los Angeles
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