Trucker Fractured Spine In Highway Crash
Harold N. Monte of Green County Fast Freight was injured when his semi-trailer toppled on highway 69 near 23rd. He escaped the cab, condition described as not serious by Dr. Nathan E. Bear as Robert L. Trickel aided in dousing a truck fire. A second crash damaged Willard Mauermann’s parked car on 19th Street when John Loertscher skidded on ice while turning onto a driveway.
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Harold N. Monte
Green County Fast Freight Company
Makesmax
Nathan E. Bear
Robert L. Trickel
15Th Avenue
Monte
Willard Mauermann
19Th Street
John Loertscher
Monticello
Loertscher
18Th Street
Ulrich Nufer 80 Dies After Illness
Ulrich Nufer 80 a longtime Monroe farmer and cheesemaker died at St. She ocala after illness since last June Funeral services set for 1 30 p m Monday at Shriner Neushwander funeral home Rev Paul Kehle to officiate Burial in Greenwood Cemetery He arrived in Monroe in 1885 married Lehan Hahlen April 29 Wayne seven years later moved to farms near Monroe then city 25 years ago He was a Pioneer cheesemaker and rode in the Pioneer Cheesemaker float on Cheese Day Survived by two daughters Lena Nufer Milwaukee and Martin Nufer with siblings listed deceased
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Ulrich Nufer
St. She Ocala
Nufer
Shriner- Neushwander
Paul C. Kehle
Greenwood Cemetery
Ulrich
Monroe
Lehan Hahlen
Wayne
Pioneer
Lena Nufer
Milwaukee
Martin
Infancy Suter
Lems Vanae Alse
Two Friendly Indian Teams to Perform at Halftime
Two Indian teams captained by Billy Spoerry and Neil Holcomb will play between halves of the Monroe Stoughton high school game Monday night in the gym. The squads were chosen at a Monroe Friendly Indian group meeting in Lincoln gym this morning. Kenneth Norder was given the seat of honor for conduct at Saturday meetings. Wesley Timmons will lead at the next Saturday meeting.
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Billy Spoerry
Neil Holcomb
Monroe
Argentina to Halt All Industry for Three Days
Buenos Aires reports a committee of manufacturers and businessmen announced a three day shutdown of all commerce and industry starting Sunday at midnight. The move follows strong labor and protest actions affecting the sector nationwide during the period.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Chicago detective probes kidnap slaying of Degnan girl
Chief Walter Storms said a Negro handyman is under investigation in the Su vanne Degnan case. He would not confirm custody or pursuit and noted the handyman worked part time at an apartment building near the Degnan home. He has been missing for several days.
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Chicago
Walter Storms
Suvanne Degnan
Storms
Degnan
Six Nations Chosen for U N Security Council Nonpermanent Seats
The United Nations assembly elected Australia Brazil Egypt Mexico the Netherlands and Poland to nonpermanent seats on the 11 nation Security Council joining permanent members United States Britain Russia China and France. Canada narrowly failed to win the sixth seat amid a ballot error.
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London
United Nations Assembly
Security Council
Australia
Brazil
Egypt
Mexico
Netherlands
Poland
Council
United States
Britain
Russia
China
France
Canada
British Commonwealth
U.S
James F. Byrnes
Ernest Bevin
Norway
Belgium
Ukraine
Death at 90 of Miss Josephine Patton in Brodhead
Miss Josephine Patton 90 of Brodhead died yesterday at the Green County Home after a 10 year illness. Born in Decatur township July 30 1855 she taught school many years before retirement. Surviving are nephews George Colton Wesley Rossiter of Brodhead and a niece Mrs May C Mitchell Decatur township. Funeral at 2 pm Sunday Newcomer funeral home Brodhead with Rev J C Robertson Congregational Church officiating. Burial Greenwood Cemetery. Relatives may call tonight.
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Josephine Patton
Brodhead
Green County
Decatur Township
James
Mary McCormack Patton
George Colton
Wesley Rossiter
May C. Mitchell
Newcomer Funeral Home
J. C. Robertson
Congregational Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Wisconsin 1945 Crop Summary Records Oats Milk Yield
The federal state crop service reports Wisconsin had a strong 1945 crop year with a new oat production record and anticipated milk production above 15 billion pounds. Milk cow prices rose to 140 dollars in November from 136 in October and 125 in November 1944. Oats yielded a record 51 bushels per acre from a 152 million bushel output. Hog and grain yields shifted, and farm price indexes rose to 210 in mid November, signaling steadier prices than after WWI.
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Madison
Federal State Crop Reporting Service
Wisconsin
City Attorney Koenig Recovering From Arm Fracture
Louis A. Koenig acting city attorney is recuperating after a fall in his Albany office. He fractured the bone above the left wrist when he tripped through a floor trapdoor and dropped about 12 feet to the basement. He was unconscious when found, treated with a cast and minor injuries.
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Louis A. Koenig
Albany
Deadline Approaches for 1945 Income Taxes for Farmers
Internal Revenue agents warn that Tuesday marks the last day to file the declaration or estimate of 1945 income. Final returns are due March 15, with extensions for farmers already granted. Those with nonwithheld income must file adjusted estimates if actual tax differs by more than 20 percent. Post office hours run 8:30 to 5:15 through Tuesday, with extended service anticipated until March 15.
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Internal Revenue
Post Office
Internal Revenue Office
Two Downtown Monroe Properties Change Ownership
Two parcels in Monroe changed hands with Mrs. George Cornelius gaining full ownership of the penny store building on the square and Albert Stoldt taking the garage on 11th Street. Cornelius also acquired her mother’s half interest in the properties, previously willed to Mrs. John Schnitzler and Mrs. Laura Gross after a will contest. The deal closed in Chicago with Cornelius obtaining full title to the store and Stoldt securing the garage.
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George Cornelius
Penney
Albert Stoldt
11Th Street
Cornelius
Frank Millman
Millman
John Schnitzler
Laura Gross
Chicago
Stoldt
Rebels Rule Haiti After Quick Coup
In Port au Prince a civilian safety committee rejected rule by a three man military junta that toppled President Elie Lescot. Celebrants clashed with looted stores as police struggled to hold order. Estimates say 15 to 20 people were killed and about 100 wounded amid celebrations and chaos after the overthrow.
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Port-au-Prince
Committee of Public Safety
Elie Lescot
Democratique Unifie
Lescot
Information and Police
Gontran Rouzier
Fatal Milwaukee Car Collision Claims One Life
Mrs. Carl George of Milwaukee, 55, died in a crash on highway 41 between St. Lawrence and Addison Center in Washington County last night. Seven others sustained injuries in the two-vehicle collision.
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Milwaukee
Carl George
St. Lawerence
Addison Center
Washington County
Second Amputation Progress Report For Albany Merchant
John Whalen, an Albany merchant, shows satisfactory progress after a second leg amputation at Wisconsin General Hospital on Tuesday. The first amputation occurred months earlier and he had returned to the hospital a week ago for the second procedure.
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John Whalen
Albany
Wisconsin General Hospital
Tragic Crisis as Labor and Industry Clash in 1946 Showdown
In a pivotal reconversion era moment General Motors and U S Steel break with CIO wage demands, signaling a national showdown. The auto and steel giants draw a solid business front while labor faces long strikes and uncertain pay, with Congress and the president weighing remedies.
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America
James Marlow
Washington
General Motors
U. S. Steel
CIO
Ers
Congress
Capitol Hill Grips For Demobilization Testimony
Troops on captiol hill urge swift demobilization as General Eisenhower and Admiral Nimitz prepare to testify before a joint session. GIs from Guam and Munich cables demand quick homecomings while the army trims training to speed replacements overseas and prevent workplace retraining fatigue.
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Capitol Hill
Congress
Eisenhower
Nimitz
Washington
Dwight Eisenhower
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Ovreseas
Guam
Pentagon
Munich
War and Navy Departments
House Senate
Congressional Library
Army
Death of Harvey C Huffman Farmed in Clarno Township
Harvey C Huffman 48 a Clarno farmer died suddenly at his home four miles south of Monroe at 5 am after a hospital visit for asthma. Funeral 1:30 pm Tuesday at Shriner Neushwander with Rev Paul Kehle officiating and interment Greenwood cemetery. He was born July 7 1897, married Florence Thomm in 1918, survived by wife, father A S Huffman, daughter Mrs Alfred Baumgartner, two brothers Ralph and Edward, and two grandchildren. His mother died 1935, one brother and sister died in infancy.
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Harvey C. Huffman
Green County
Monroe
Clarno Township
Huffman
St. Clare Hospital
Shriner- Neushwander
Paul C. Kehle
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed
A. S. Huffman
Alfred Baumgartner
Ralph
Clarno
Edward
Henry Lutz 73 Dies of Heart Ailment at St. Clare
Henry Lutz lifelong Monroe resident dies at St. Clare hospital at 6 50 am from heart ailment and complications after years of illness. Born December 23 1872 in Monroe son of Ferdinand and Anna Lutz married to Dora Winslow he lived in the city and worked in painting and decorating. Survived by son Ray Chicago daughter Mrs Wilbur Trotter and four grandchildren. Last rites Monday at Shriner Neushwander funeral home with Rev Paul C Kehle officiating and burial at Green Lawn.
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Henry Lutz
Monroe
St. Clare Hospital
Ferdinand and
Anna Schoenfield Lutz
Dora Winslow
Edes Lutz
Ray
Chicago
Wilbur Trotter
William
Ben
Joseph
Louis
Shriner-Neushwander
Paul C. Kehle
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Urges Permanent Retention of USES by Federal Group
Representative Hook of Michigan urges permanent federal control of the United States Employment Service. He argues against the plan to delay its return to the states until June 1946 and states that permanent federal retention is needed.
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Washington
United States Employment Service
Representative Hook
Dmic
House Labor Committee
Truman
Hook
Labor Strife Intensifies Across Industries in Postwar Era
AP reports growing U S labor troubles as Truman convenes talks with Benjamin Fairless and Philip Murray amid steel and meat packing strikes. Telephone walkouts threaten nationwide disrupt ion while GM rejects a 17 percent wage proposal. CIO Auto Workers meet in Detroit amid stalled talks and possible broader action.
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Associated Press
Truman
U. S. Steel
Philip Murray
CIO
Bethlehem Company
Lackawanna
N. Y
Rock Island
J. I. Case Company
Washington
Benjamin F. Fairless
United Steel Workers
Western Electric
National Federation of Telephone Workers
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
General Motors
Pre Pearl Harbor veto delayed Gilbert Islands survey
Senate inquiry reveals Navy veto blocked Adm. Kimmel from surveying the Gilbert group before Pearl Harbor. He says Washington feared Japanese discovery of interest. Gilberts later saw hard fighting and capture in November 1943 as the central Pacific drive began.
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Washington
Navy Department
Adm
Husband E. Kimmel
Gilbert
Tarawa
Gilberts
U. S
Central Pacific
Kimmel
Senate House Committee
Congressional
Army
Roberts Commission
Clothing Leaders Dine at Monroe Hotel Today Noon
Mrs. Fred Abbott presided at a luncheon for Green county clothing leaders at the Monroe house. Twenty nine persons attended the final meeting in a sewing and manufacturing course emphasizing good tailoring with Miss Selma Woelffli and Miss Marlys Richert among the guests.
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Fred Abbott
County Home Demonstration Council
Monroe House
Green County
R. D. Aitchison
Alfred Trumpy
Harry Ammann
Arthur Hanson
Robert Blumer
Frank Bloom
R. L. Douglas
W. C. Baumgartner
Harry Albright
John Knipschild
Roy Schiffman
Clarence Day
Harvey E. Elmer
James Dooley
Willis Babler
E. C. Soper
Frank Schiesser
Clarence H. Elmer
Fred A. Karlen
Marvin Freitag
James Holcomb
G. L. Scherer
Ralph Greenwald
Ed Bayrhoffer
Otto Kiel
Frank Stark
Selma Woelffli
Marlys Richert
Hartwig Fisher Killed By Car In Omro
Hartwig Fisher, 54, was fatally struck by a car while walking near his Omro Wisconsin home last night. Police and investigators are reviewing the incident. no charges reported as of this filing.
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Omro
Wis
Hartwig Fisher
Neuen Schwander Resigns to Attend Green County Normal
Miss Marie L Neuen schwander Monroe route 4 resigns after graduation from Monroe High School last June to enroll in Green County Normal at the start of the new term.
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Normal
Monroe High School
Marie L. Neuenschwander
Monroe Route 4
Green Couny
Clarno Advances $10,000 On State and County Taxes
The town of Clarno today made an advance payment of $10,000 toward state and county taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarno
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White House
Clarno Farmer
Elmer Maddox
Cheyenne
Wyo
F. B. McVicar
Maddox
Ruth Young
Pearl Harbor
Monroe Hotel
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