County Officials Begin Terms Here
Rodney O. Kittelsen is Green county district attorney and first elected official to sign oath this morning at 9 30 at the county clerk's office. Sheriff Matt Solbran and holdover officials also took oaths. N C Jensen becomes highway commissioner. Wilma Lengacher acts as clerk. Evan Chambers remains sheriff. the Chambers family moved to 632 17th avenue Moritz residence. The Green county highway committee holds first 1949 session with Ray Grady new member replacing Jensen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney O. Kittelsen
Matt Solliran
Unheriff
Green County
Wilma Lengacher
Clarence W. Lengacher
Madison
Matt Solbran
N. C. Jensen
Brooklyn
Herman W. Kohn
Jensen
County Board of Supervisors
Board of Supervisors
Clarence W
Harold J. Lamboley
Emanuel G. Stauffacher
Grace M. Thorpe
Herman W. Stuessy
Jessie M. Holcomb
Kittelsen
Rudolph P. Reger
Solbraa
Evan Chambers
Chambers
Moritz
17Th Avenue
Solbrans
Emma Moritz
Frances Moritz
12Th Street
Green County Highway Committee
Ray Grady
Exeter Township
Edward Bidlingmaier
Adams Township
William F. Spring
Monticello
Grady
Three Polio Cases Reported Improved in Wisconsin
Three polio victims in Green County show improvement while in the orthopedic department at Wisconsin General Hospital Madison. Willis Nipple 14 Albany is expected to leave the ward this month. Kenneth Butts 14 Albany is isolated with no visitors allowed. Ernest Strahm also 14 New Glarus has left arm paralysis and remains hospitalized.
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Green County
Wisconsin General Hospital
Madison
Willis Nipple
William Nipple
Albany
Kenneth Butts
Orin Butts
Route 1
Ernest Strahm
Robert Strahm Jrs
New Glarus
Gardner Baking Co Moves to New Building
The Monroe Gardner Baking Co moves today from 508 18th avenue to a new cement block building north of the Swiss Cheese shop on highway 69 north. The old site was sold last fall by Winnie Kuebli to Herbert Stauffacher who will run a farm implement line in the former Gardner building.
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Monroe
Gardner Baking Co
18Th Avenue
Highway 69
Winnie Kuebli
Herbert Stauffacher
12Th Street
Stauffacher
Kane and Stauffacher
Fitzgibbons
Gardner's
Car Lights Guide Plane to Safe Landing at Blanchardville Farm
A Blair Nebraska plane forced to land near Blanchardville due to dense fog was guided to a safe landing at the Baker farm by farm lights and a passerby. Pilot Donald Cashmore and co-pilot Ronald Spanton directed to the field after circling Rockford and Madison failed to appear.
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Blanchardville Farm
Blanchardville
Blair, Neb
Baker Farm
Donald Cashmore
Ronald Spanton
Waukegan
Ill
Rockford
Madison
Wilson Baker
Douglas
Carl Steiner
Dobson Hotel
Mrs. Verena Luchsinger dies at 76 in New Glarus
Verena Luchsinger 76 of New Glarus died at 2 a m Sunday after a lingering illness. Born Feb 28 1872 as Verena Elmer she married Jacob Luchsinger March 23 1893. Survived by son Jacob N Luchsinger brother Henry Elmer half sister Mrs Willard Morehead granddaughter Mrs Lawrence Huber and two great grandchildren. Funeral at Swiss Evangelical and Reformed church with Rev W J Stucky officiating and burial in church cemetery.
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New Glarus
Verena Luchsinger
Verena Elmer
Nicolaus
Rebecca Mollstedt Elmer
Exeter Township
Monticello
Jacob Luchsinger
Zentner Funeral Home
Evangelical and Reformed Church
W. J. Stuckey
Tax Collection Opens at First National
City Treasurer Charles B. Bolender and assistant Edna Bolender began collecting 384,895.13 in 1948 real and personal property taxes as the two month period without penalty opened. Up to 1:30 p m 76 accounts were handled and 32 late December payments were received before the period. John Kubly was first to pay this morning at 2248 16th street. Hours are 9 a m to 3 p m daily except Thursdays with Thursday closing at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Bolender
Edna Bolender
First National Bank
Bolender
John Kubly
16Th Street
City Official Dies in Wausau
Amos Alford aged 56, city treasurer since 1938, died last night at a hospital after collapsing at his office on December 22 from a heart ailment. The death leaves a long-serving municipal official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wausau
Amos Alford
Order's Leader Dies In St Louis Office
Rev. Juvenal Emanuel O. F. M. provincial of the St. Louis Franciscan province was found dead in his office and evidently died from a heart ailment.
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St. Louis
Juvenal Emanuel
Franciscan Order
Supreme Court Bans Closed Shops Across States
The Supreme Court unanimously upheld state laws banning closed shops, allowing states from Delaware to Virginia to restrict union-only hiring. Justices Black and Murphy wrote opinions on three cases, with concurring views by Rutledge and Farer. The Taft-Hartley act’s provisions were not directly involved in today’s ruling.
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Washington
Supreme Court
American Federation of Labor
Arizona
Nebraska
North Carolina
Justice Black
Murphy
Rutledge
Frankfurter
Delaware
Georgia
Iowa
Louisiana
Maryland
Nevada
North
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Arkansas
Florida
International Military Tribunal
Tokyo
Mrs Minn ie Cole Dies at Brodhead
Mrs Minnie Cole age 73 of Brodhead died Saturday at 7 15 p m at her home after a stroke. Born February 26 1875 in Germany she came to America in 1881 she married Edward Cole October 3 1895. Survived by daughter Mrs Gilbert Swartz sister Mrs C V Smith and brother Otto Schulz with one son Walker deceased. Services Tuesday at 2 p m Newcomer funeral home Rev J C Robertson will officiate burial in Greenwood cemetery
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Brodhead
Minnie Cole
Minnie Louise Schulz
Germany
William
Emelia Schulz
America
Edward Cole
Cole
Green County Bank of
Gilbert Swartz
C. V. Smith
Los Angeles
Walker
Otto C. Schulz
Civic Club
Pythian Sisters
Newcomer Funeral Home
J. C. Robertson
The
Congregational Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Blood Donors Sought For Woman Undergoing Surgery
Green county Red Cross appeals for Type 1 blood for a woman to undergo major surgery at St. Clare hospital Wednesday morning. She will need transfusions before and after surgery. Type 1 donors should phone 466 at St. Clare hospital.
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Green County Red Cross
J. T. Etter Jr
St. Clare Hospital
Yale Students Die in Seattle Air Crash
A transport DC-3 carrying 27 Yale students chartered from Seattle Air Charter crashed and exploded seconds after takeoff from Seattle. Eleven students and three crew members died. fifteen survived and one person was unaccounted for. Fire and rescue crews battled the blaze as investigators noted the plane struck the hangar on icy ground.
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Seattle
Yale University
Yale
Washington
Oregon
Seattle Air Charter
New Haven
Boeing
Lynn Brown
Boeing Field
Brown
Truman Plan Seeks Labor Act Changes and Big Budget
President Truman will address Congress with plans to repeal Taft Hartley and push for broad labor law changes. He aims for a peacetime budget near 43 billion dollars, higher taxes on business, and expansion of social welfare programs including health insurance and farm supports. The package includes wage increases, civil rights measures, and international trade policies.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
Truman
81St Congress
Mr. Truman
Congress
Council of Economic Advisers
Edwin G. Nourse
Leon Keyserling
John D. Clark
Keyserling
Barkley
Kentucky
Marcantonio
Al-Ny
Rep
Rivers
D-Sc
Rules Committee
House
Brodhead Couple's Son First Baby of New Year
The newborn son of Pvt. and Mrs. Walter Nipple of Brodhead arrived at St. Clare hospital at 5:35 AM on New Year’s Day. He weighs 6 pounds 12 ounces and is the first baby of 1949 in Green County, with a prize pending in a local contest if no earlier infant is certified.
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Green County
Stork Express
St. Clare Hospital
Walter Nipple
Brodhead
Bermuda
Albany
Monroe Merchant
Robert Haberman
Roger Campbell
13Th Avenue
John Obert
Winslow
Six Car Accidents Mar Start of 1949
Slippery pavement sparked six traffic crashes in Monroe during New Year weekend. Raymond J. Swanton, 1313 23rd Ave, pleaded guilty to DUI and related offenses after a sideswipe at 1600 block of 13th St, fined $155 and costs.
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Monroe
Raymond J. Swanton
23Rd Avenue
Carl Reger
10Th Street
13Th Street
Swanton
Justice L
Eee Ss
Wilfred Nyborg
Rockford
Virgil A. Moore
Gratiot
12Th Street
17Th Avenue
Moore
Nyborg
Donald Reinking
11Th Avenue
James W. Chipman
Lancaster
16Th Street
21St Avenue
Reinking
Chipman
Melvin F. Ashman
15Th Avenue
Joseph R. Ganshert
16Th Avenue
19Th Street
13Th Avenue
City Council to Award Water Tower Contract
The council may authorize a contract with Pitts burgh Des Moines Steel Co Chicago for a new water tower at a bid of 64 500. The board of water supervisors recommended the Chicago firm after its low bid and the firm previously installed the city incinerator. Other items include the annual report of fire losses by the Monroe volunteer fire department and routine council actions ahead of the year’s first meeting.
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Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Co
Chicago
Board of Water Supervisors
City
Monroe Volunteer Fire Department
Parking Meters: 1948 Violations Waived for New Year
The city police announce a clean slate for motorists with meter violation tickets from 1948. Previously, drivers faced fines up to $1 for first four violations and $1 forfeiture for each later one, but year end discharge resets all meter tickets.
Julia Paulson 85 Albany Resident Dies After Stroke
Miss Julia Paulson 85 lifelong Norwegian Settlement resident five miles northwest of Albany died New Year's Day at her home after months of illness and a stroke. She born Sept 29 1863 to Ole and Thora Dokken Paulson pioneers. Survived by nephews and nieces including Ernest Luther George Truman Kittleson, Mrs Clara Gordon. Funeral Tuesday 1:45 at Paulson home and 2 at Norwegian Settlement Lutheran Church. Burial Settlement cemetery with casket bearers Arnold Reasa Maynard Kittleson Ivan Kittleson Henry Olson Woodrow Pryce Olaf Stundahl. Karen Kittleson to sing. Burial from Sharer funeral home to Paulson home noon tomorrow.
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Albany
Julia Paulson
Ole and
Thora Dokken Paulson
Gabriel Paulson
Miss Paulson
Norwegian Settlement Lutheran Church
Aid Society
Ernest
Luther
George
Truman Kittleson
Clara Gordon
Paulson
Stanley Gjervik
Orfordville
Settlement
Arnold Reasa
Maynard
Ivan Kittleson
Henry Olson
Woodrow Pryce
Olaf Stundahl
Chicago
Karen Kittleson
Sharer Funeral
Pre Induction Tests For 33 Youths In January Call
Eleven Green County registrants under the selective service act of 1948 will travel to Janesville tomorrow for pre induction exams. Groups of 11 will report Wednesday and Thursday, totaling 33 for January pre induction calls. The January induction group includes 10 men scheduled for Tuesday January 18, plus five whose inductions were postponed before the holidays.
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Green County
Janesville
Milwaukee Opera Group Elects Anello N A O President
John D. Anello, prominent Milwaukee musician and choral director, was elected president of the National Association for Opera, with the announcement made today in Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee
John D. Anello
National Association For Opera
Rules Change Favors Administration in House Power Shift
In Washington the administration backed rules reform passes by voice vote after a test roll call 275 to 142 as Republicans and Southern Democrats collide over curbing the Rules Committee. The move signals potential coalition dynamics in Congress and shapes early battles over labor and social measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Rep. Sabath
D-Ill
Congress
Truman
Capitol
American Labor Party
Senate
Senator Lodge
Mass
Taft
Ohio
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Kittelsen, Solbran
First National
Elisabeth Albinus
Munich
New York
Frederick Neutrour
Johnstown
Whittaker Chambers
Westminster
John
Pvt. Nipple
Willis
Dixie
GOP
Bulletin
By Jack Bell
John Andrews
James Shera Montgomery
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Peter Marshall
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