Truman Seeks Swift Action on Coal Crisis Appeal
Senate Democratic Leader Lucas of Illinois pressed the White House for rapid steps to restore full coal production as winter tightens and the three day mine week persists. President Truman weighs options under Taft Hartley while Republicans urge decisive action to end the outage.
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Trum
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
White House
Truman
John L. Lewis
Congress
Republican Congress
Lewis
John R. Steelman
United States
Steelman
United States Senate
National 12- Bar Relations Board
Chairmen Named For Dimes Drive In Green County
Monroe director Carl V Briggs announces committee chairmen for the annual March of Dimes campaign in Green County. R W Blaha becomes treasurer and county directors include Albany Brodhead Monticello New Glarus Juda Browntown. A county leaders meeting is set for next Tuesday at 8 pm in the circuit court room. The goal is undetermined as the local Infantile Paralysis chapter faces funds depletion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County
Carl V. Briggs
Monroe
R. W. Blaha
Stewart F. Kingston
H. W. Rifle
Marvin Holcomb
Sherman Hodgson
Alpha Zeta Sorority
Gordon E. Olson
E. 0. Evans
Miss Florence. Wartenweiler
National Infantile Paralysis Foundation
Skating Expected Fine at City Rink Tomorrow
City rink forecast calls for good skating conditions tomorrow as ice should be mostly solid. Custodian Dewey A Dwyer notes a center hole slicked by tonight's expected cold snap and fill will be needed after children broke through during the thaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey A. Dwyer
Dwyer
Police Grill Watchman Kidnap Hoax Stirs UAW Terror Probe
White-haired William Thomas admitted he faked a kidnap story while being questioned about a terror campaign against the CIO United Auto Workers. Detectives pursued whether Thomas had knowledge of the plot after he aided in locating a dud bomb at the union’s international headquarters on December 20.
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Detroit
UAW
CIO
United Auto Workers
William Thomas
Joseph Krugsi Thomas
Thomas
Union
International
Walter Reuther
Victor
Kuhl Fined $1,000 In Politics Charge In Milwaukee
Milwaukee former internal revenue collector Frank J. Kuhl was fined $1,000 after pleading no defense to a charge of accepting political funds from a department employer. Judge Michael L. Igoe dismissed a second charge against Kuhl and eight other current or former internal revenue employees. Indictments were returned in May 1948.
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Milwaukee
Frank J. Kuhl
Internal Revenue
Wisconsin
Kuhl
Michael L. Igoe
Chicago
Democratic Party
U.S
Timothy T. Cronin
Clarence J. Williamson
Internal Revenue Bureau
James P. Flood
Green Bay
Jerome J. Mizkewiz
Flood
Renny W. Roloff
Madison
Clarence J. Wittak
Manitowoc
Paul W. Pemberton
Wausau
Stephen P. Stevens
Paul W. Thiel
Fond du Lac
Stevens
Thiel
Kiwanis Officers to Attend Milwaukee Meeting
Three officers of the Monroe Kiwanis Club Dr Nathan E Bear president Herman D Fritz vice president and Charles Marvin secretary will travel to Milwaukee for Monday’s Wisconsin Upper Michigan District Kiwanis International session.
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Monroe Kiwanis Club
Milwaukee
Wisconsin-Upper Michigan
Kiwanis International
Nathan E. Bear
Herman D. Fritz
Charles Marvin
Three Children Die in Oklahoma House Fire
In Woodward Oklahoma three young children of a single family perished in a blaze at their home while their mother was away seeking the mailman. Mrs. Garcia said a neighbor’s child alerted her to the fire after she had left the house to find the mail carrier.
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Oklahoma
Woodward
Okla
Tea Party Cancelled Over Rights Row In Washington
Mrs Truman will not attend the January 16 tea with the University Women’s Club due to a civil rights dispute embroiling the group. The AAUW Washington branch split over Mary Church Terrell’s membership, leaving the club renamed and led by a minority faction.
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Harry S. Truman
University Women’s Club, Inc
Congress
Washington
American Association of University Women
Mary Church Terrell
Terrell
AAUW
James Helm
White House
Truman
Leslie Whitten
Cold Wave To Push Temperatures Far Below Zero
A new cold wave will drive temperatures 5 to 10 below in the south and 10 to 15 below in the northwest with northern Illinois dipping to zero tonight. Wisconsin reports 19 degrees warmer overnight as a thaw ends. Floods and ice storms complicate Midwest damage totals, with millions in crop and property losses and thousands left homeless.
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Ilinois
Wisconsin
Midwest
Middle Dixie
Illinois
Indiana
Missouri
Brennan Car Damaged in Mishap Near Monroe
Jerome F. Brennan of 708 25th Avenue drove off Rupps corner on Highway 69 north of Monroe. About 2 15 a m the car went out of control, crashed through a guard rail, knocked off a couple posts and a telephone brace pole. heavy damage but Brennan uninjured while en route to Monroe.
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Jerome F. Brennan
25Th Avenue
Rupp
Dairy Senators Push Excise Levy Rider on Oleo Bill
Dairy state senators met to attach an excise repeal rider to the Gillette Wiley oleomargarine substitute. The plan aims to repeal the wartime taxes on uncolored and colored oleomargarine and ban yellow oleomargarine from interstate commerce. They anticipate a vote date possibly in January while debates intensify in the senate and party lines are guiding strategy.
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Washington
Wiley
R-Wis
Gillette
Drowa
Senate
Gillette-Wiley
Butler
R-Neb
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Cole
House
Republican Police Committee
Lucas of
Ilinois
Aiken
R-Vi
First County Tax Advances Paid for 1949 Taxes
The first advance payment to the county treasurer for 1949 tax collection was made by Jefferson township treasurer Glen Dunwiddie. He paid Emanuel G. Stauffacher, county treasurer, ten thousand nine hundred dollars in the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Dunwiddie
Jefferson Township
Emanuel G. Stauffacher
Taft Urges End Of Federal Loans
Senator Taft of Ohio calls to end most government lending, reserving RFC support for agriculture, as Truman pushes broader credit powers. Taft cites Kaiser-Frazer and Lustron loans as dangers of federal lending. Madison housing conference to feature Legion commander Larson.
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Washington
Truman
Taft
Ohio
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Federal Reserve Board
Kaiser-Frazer Automobile Comket
Lustron
Madison
Charles Larson
Port Washington
The
American Legion
Wisconsin Council of Housing Authorities
Air Force tests suggest backward seating may reduce crash injuries
Edwards air base tests with a rocket powered human decelerator show volunteers withstood up to 35 g forces when facing rearward during simulated crashes. The sled, built by Northrop, accelerates to 150 mph then brakes to 75 mph in 0.2 seconds, mirroring real landings and suggesting rearward seating could lessen injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Air Force
Edwards Air Force Base
Muroc
Calif
Northrop Aircraft, Inc
Tonight's Date For Russia To Loose Next Atomic Explosion
British editor Kenneth De Courcy predicts Russia will ignite a second atomic blast at midnight Greenwich mean time to aid an Asiatic irrigation project. He warned of a possible postponement to January 10 if technical issues arise.
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Russia
London
Yry
Renin
Kenneth de Courcy
de Courcy
Truman
Moscow
Mrs. S. H. Metcalf Succumbs in East
Lizzie Thorpe Metcalf 79 died in Rockville Center New York from complications after a fall in late November. Born in Clarno Township she later taught in rural schools and in Roanoke Virginia and New York area. Survived by five sons and three sisters.
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Lizzie Thorpe Metcalf
Rockville Center
N. Y
Fred J. Bolenders
21St Avenue
Bethel Church
Monroe High School
Sidney H. Metcalf
Metcalf
Professor Metcalf
Menotonie
New York
27 Firemen Overcome Fighting Ohio Blaze
Vayton Ohio scene as 27 firefighters battle a downtown business fire that burned seven hours last night near the city core. Official damage tops $500,000 while about 5,000 spectators watched in the rain. Twenty seven firefighters were overcome by smoke during the lengthy operation.
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Vayton
U—14
Wisconsin cash balance falls sharply in December report
State Treasurer Warren Smith announced that Wisconsin’s cash balance dropped from 25,422,666 dollars on December 1 to 16,009,842 dollars on December 31. The decline highlights tighter liquidity as the month closed.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Warren Smith
Fire Eyewitness Describes Davenport Hospital Fire Horror
Davenport officer Bill Stegen recalls a morning hospital blaze that trapped residents. He helped fire crews free women at windows, saw a water rescue, and described the scene as pure horror with cries, smoke, and a sense of helplessness felt by all involved.
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Davenport
Bill Stegen
Steven
Deininger Injured in Juda Head on Crash
Robert Deininger 77 of Juda is hospitalized at St. Clare after a 4:30 p m collision three miles south of Juda on county trunk G near the Spring Grove town hall. He suffered a fractured left arm knee cap nose and head and right arm injuries. Myron Nolty 24 Juda was also in the crash with a nose bump. The Nolty car was wrecked. Deininger’s car sustained front end damage.
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Robert Deininger
Juda
St. Clare Hospital
Spring Grove Town Hall
Ben Deininger
Deininger
Myron A. Nol
Tragedy at Mercy Hospital Fire Kills 31 Women
A pre-dawn fire at St Elizabeth ward of Mercy hospital in Davenport leaves 31 dead and 31 more treated for burns or injuries. Coroner says toll could rise to 37 as debris are searched. bars on windows hindered escapes while nurses, chaplains and firefighters battled the blaze for hours.
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Davenport
C. H. Wildman
St. Elizabeth's Ward
Mercy Hospital
Low City
Sister of Mercy
Lester Schick
Mary Annunziata
Sisters of Mercy
Dead and missing list drafted after Mercy hospital fire
Davenport and nearby towns list identified decedents and missing persons after the Mercy hospital blaze. Names include Anna Neal 52 Maggie Tubberty Minnie Madden 80 all of Ottawa Illinois with others listed as missing or presumed dead from Davenport Rock Island and Burlington areas. Additional identifications cited for Marilyn Beals Rock Island and Marie Raumbeuhler near Burlington by physicians.
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Anna Neal
Maggie Tubberty
Minnie Madden
Ottawa
Ill
Mary Ryan
Jonk
Mina Schneider
Davenport
Amanda Stillwell
Alvina Kruse
Lillian Keating
Marilyn Beals
Rock Island
Marie Rauembuehler
Burlington
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