Weather Summary for January 19 196
Snow flurries and much colder tonight and Saturday with strong northwest winds. From 3 p m yesterday the high was 33 and the low 27. A year ago today the high was 22 and the low 2. Barometer 29.71 at 3 p m. The warmest U S location yesterday was Jacksonville Florida at 80 and the coldest was Bismarck North Dakota. Sunrise 7 23 sunset 4 44.
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U. S
Jacksonville
Fla
Bismarck
N. D
G. Almener
Real Estate Transfers in Monroe Brodhead Areas
Real estate transfers recorded in Monroe and Brodhead show Jacob M. to Maurice B. Ethel N. Steep and Elisabeth D. Michael to Frank Wand with Katherine K. Heinzelman for partial parcels in Payne addition Mon trot.
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Add
Monroe
Jacob M. Oe Oor
Maurice B. Ethel N. Steep
Brodhead
Elisabeth D. Michael
Frank Wand
Katherine K. Heinzelman
Payne Add
Montrot
Deaths of Dore Herrman and Jones-Gaylord Reisteigen
Obituaries list Dore Herrman aged 99 and Jones Gaylord Reisteigen aged 62 in Beloit with brief identifiers.
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Hiltt
Dore Herrman
Jones- Gaylord
Gaylord Reisteigen
Beloit
Urge Protection of Vet Education in Wisconsin
A Wisconsin committee urges safeguards for veterans taking correspondence courses under the GI bill. It cites complaints to the Federal Trade Commission about for profit and non profit schools offering varying course lengths. As of Dec 1, 1939, 1602 World War II veterans enrolled in state vocational and adult education programs across 36 of 51 schools, with counts listed for Madison, Sheboygan, Green Bay, La Crosse, Kenosha, Racine and West Allis.
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Federal Trade Commission
Girl Scout Troop 3 Meets With Leaders at Lincoln School
Girl Scouts of troop 3 and leaders Miss Helen Burkhard and Mrs. John H. Bruni held their regular meeting last evening in the Lincoln school Girl Scout room.
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Troop 3
Helen Burkhard
John H. Bruni
Lincoln School
Personal Mention Finds Residents Visiting and Moving About
Local notes list numerous visits and travel across towns. Names include Henry Kundert in Chicago business, Betty Wyss in Milwaukee, and LeRoy Phillips in Freeport, with others from Juda Monroe Rockford and Milwaukee visiting homes and relatives. Army induction trips and theater meetings are noted alongside St. John’s annual meeting and a potluck dinner.
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Niles
Henry Kundert
Chicago
Ward Stackpole
Freeport
Betty L. Wyss
Milwaukee
LeRoy Phillips
John Ruef
Juda
Monroe
Leland Boyer
Alma Sellow
Brodhead
Jessie Tuescher
New York City
Oscar Hanson A
Wood
Agnes E. Roderick
Harley Dedrick
W. G. Snyder
Harold T. Snyder
Joseph L. Seidell
Syncuse
Jay Rohrer
Bess Flannagan
Grat
Lucy Ackermann
Rockford
Eci
Wster
P. J. Weirich
Ernest Peter
Lark
N. D
Elizabeth Peter
Lester J. Michael
John
Bagoren
W. J. Markwardt
Fred Sc
Seattle Bus Drivers Strike Shuts Down Fare City
Seattle 1,100 bus drivers walked off the job leaving about 500,000 riders stranded. The strike halts daily service and readers miss the paper as Seattle’s press remains disrupted since November 18.
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Seattle
Seemed to Try a Want Ad
A short note notes an attempt to post a want ad with unclear details and limited readable context. The fragment hints at testing a classifieds insertion and seeking guidance on phrasing.
Local Banker's Recovery After Hip Surgery At St. Clare
Henry Wister, a Gratiot banker, is recovering at St. Clare hospital after a hip repair operation. He reports no serious complications and hopes to sit up soon. Davenport delegates J M Boyer and Emma Beightol attend the Townsend clubs regional convention in Davenport, Iowa, representing the Monroe club. President Iva Denney could not attend.
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Henry Wister
Gratiot
St. Clare Hospital
Davenport
J. M. Boyer
Emma Beightol
Twin Grove
Townsend Clubs
Monroe
Iva Denney
Babler Couple Receives Word of Son’s Return from Overseas
Mr and Mrs Henry E Babler learn Corpl Merlyn J Babler has arrived in San Francisco after 16 months in New Guinea and 6 in Manila. He expects discharge in about two weeks at Camp McCoy.
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States
Henry E. Babler
Merlyn J. Babler
San Franc
Camp McCoy
Corporal Babler
New Guinea
Manila
Stauffachers Entertain Son and Trickel Brothers Return
At Ft Sheridan Mr and Mrs George F Stauffacher entertain their son George J Stauffacher during his release from service After 45 months in uniform 18 overseas Trickel Sons R D and Edward are en route home from navy duty R D aboard LSM 53 docked in Seattle and home soon Edward sailing from Honolulu writes his ship is about to be decommissioned and he will visit before rejoining. The brothers served together in Honolulu but did not know it until R D arrived.
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Pt. Sheridan
George F. Stauffacher
George J
Ft. Sheridan
Stauffacher
Honolulu
R. D
Private Wardell In Germany Transferred to Engineers
Pvt. Robert Hardell, son of Mr and Mrs Robert E Hardell, reports from Kassel Germany that he has been transferred from infantry to the head quarters and service company of the engineers corps. Infant daughter Diane Kay born to Mr and Mrs Wilbur Klemm of Brodhead Route 2 at St Clare hospital. Williams family in Tomah meets son Sgt Donald B Williams discharged at Camp McCoy after Army service since March 10 1943 with Leyte and Okinawa campaigns.
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Wardell
Germany
Robert Hardell
Robert E. Hardell
Kassel
Infantry
Engineers Corps
Wilbur Klemm
Brodhead
Route 2
St. Clare Hospital
Diane Kay
Enlisted Navy recruit Sylvan G Elmer stationed in San Diego
Sylvan G Elmer son of Mr and Mrs Conrad Elmer Jr of Washington township has enlisted in the Navy and is stationed in San Diego California for boat training.
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Navy
Sylvan G. Elmer
Conrad Elmer, Jr
Washington Township
San Diego
Calif
Swami Predicts Indian Freedom by February 1946
Swami Yogiraj Sri Nityananda Kavishwar forecasts India gaining freedom by February 1946 or near that date and claims the atomic bomb will end wars for 12 years. He also predicts a 1945 Roosevelt death and a coming era of universal brotherhood amid religious shifts.
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Madura
Swami Yogiraj Sri Nityananda Kavishwar
India
Associated Press of America
Roosevelt
Local Social Notes And Military Updates From Orangeville Area
Orangeville residents host and visit relatives in Illinois Iowa and Wisconsin. Paul Bolender has completed Navy radio and radar training and will report as instructor after a 12 day leave. Jesse Jacobs reenlists in the Navy for two years and will report to Great Lakes after a 30 day leave. Remember the Victory clothing drive supports wartime relief.
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Percy Harless
Zella Goose
Glen Rote
Leslie Schwitz
Clifford Augenstine
Janesville
Paul Bolender
Chicago
Glen Bolenders
Fred White
William Jacobs
Dakota
Memorial Hall
A. R. Felts
Oscar Walters
Freeport
Emil Schwitz
Carrie Stites
Winslow
L. D. van Matre
Fred Smelter
Carolyn Heck
Armin Priewe
Ames
Iowa State College
Ernest Rinehart
Barbara
Cedarville
Elmer Rinehart
Cecil McCulley
Jake Marty
Ralph Richards
Edith Schwitz
George Clark
Monroe
William Morris
Manuel Pagel
Juda
Will Linderman
Daryl Pagel
St. Clare Hospital
Daryl
Glen E. Bolender
Navy Pier
Great Lakes
Jesse Jacobs S
Roosevelt sought to keep fleet at Pearl Harbor to deter Japan
Testimony before a Congressional committee reveals that President Roosevelt favored maintaining the fleet at Pearl Harbor as a restraining influence against Japanese aggression. Admiral J O Richardson, former head of the Pacific Fleet, opposed the plan and argued for moving forces back to the west coast to enhance combat readiness.
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Congressional Committee
Roosevelt
Kimmel
Adm
J. O. Richardson
Dora Herrman 89 Dies in Evansville Home
Mrs. Dora Herrman of Janesville aged 89 died at her daughter Mrs. Floyd Ballard’s home in Evansville after two months of illness. A gold star mother from World War I, she leaves three sons Fred, George, and Leroy and a daughter, with extended family including Monroe nieces attending funeral services at Janesville Congregational Church.
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A. R. Steele
H. N. Darling
Dora Herrman
Floyd Ballard
Evansville
Jerome Avenue
Janesville
Herrman
France
Fred
Panama
George
Leroy
Indianapolis
Secretary Patterson Takes Blame for Cyclotron Destruction
Tokyo reports Secretary of War Patterson admitted full responsibility for destroying Japanese cyclotrons. He told a press conference the order went out under his name, that he did not see the message, and that the mistake was not consulting scientists beforehand.
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Tokyo
Patterson
Paris Green Supply Reported Amid Pest Control Concerns
About 4 percent of a million pounds of Paris green, a pesticide and fungicide, are reportedly in circulation. The material is noted for its historical use in agriculture and potential safety concerns.
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Daily Record
Mary Is
Evelyn Cone
St. Clore Hospital
Nimitz
Carl Schumaker
Marian
Frank
Kably
Pappy
Col
Gregory
Pappy) Boyington
Frances Baker
Las Vegas
Nev
Cumberland River
Barbourville
Borden
Chocolate Shop
Swami
Orangeville
Oscar Denney
Joplin
Bloomington
Ill
Verlie Denney
E. C. Webster
E. C. Priewe
Charles City
D. W. Ricoards
Rockcensy
Priene
Johnson Motor Sales
Deaconess Hospital
Peter Fahrney
United States
Montgomery
Monroe Feed and Seed Co
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