State will advise school board on building needs
Architects from the state department of education will survey Monroe to assess school building needs and propose long range relief. Supt. E. O. Evans told the board two staff members will visit, meeting with officials as part of a continuing planning program.
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State Department of Education
Monroe
E. O. Evans
Board of Education
Evans
Department
Leslie Kindschi
G. E. Zuercher
C. J. Schwingel
Herman A. Stuessy
Green county board reopens meeting February first
The Green county board of supervisors will convene at 10 a m on Tuesday February 1 with county clerk Wilma Lengacher announcing. Officials prepare annual reports for presentation while Rock county mails reports in advance for its January 25 meeting. Lafayette county board is currently in session.
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Green County Board of Supervisors
Wilma Lengacher
Rock County
Lafayette County Board
Truman at Pinehurst To See Gen Marshall
President Truman flew to Pinehurst North Carolina and planned talks with Secretary of State George C. Marshall. He arrived at Pope Field at 1 28 p m accompanied by Brig Gen Marshall Carter, press secretary Charles G Ross, and Brig Gen Robert B Landry.
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Pinehurst
N. C
Truman
George C. Marshall
Popefield
Marshall Carter
Marshall
Charles G. Ross
Robert B. Landry
Air Force
Winter Weather Patterns Persist Across Regions
The AP reports winter persists with heavy snows and cold in the far west Pacific Northwest West Texas and the Panhandle while the south experiences balmy breezes and blooming flowers. Snow was forecast for southern California marking a fourth straight day of wintry conditions though a less cold forecast was expected.
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Associated Press
Far West
Pacific Northwest
West Texas
The
Panhandle
South
California
Mild Weather Persistes Across Green County
Unseasonably mild conditions linger as Monroe records a low of 25 above. Federal Weatherman H J Thompson predicts temperatures stay mild with a low around 20 tonight and even warmer tomorrow.
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Green County
Monroe
H. J. Thompson
Cold snap grips wide region with heavy snow and outages
A weekend storm brought deep snow to mountains and foothills while low temps left Los Angeles with patches of snow in the hills. Texas and New Mexico faced ice, power outages, and closed roads. In Parsons Kansas a sleet blackout left 17,000 residents without power with no restoration time.
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Los Angeles
New England
San Fernando Valley
Sierra Madre
Verdugo Hills
Hollywood Hitens
Altadena
Christmas Tree
Santa Rosa Avenue
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Amarillo
Texas
Pacific Northwest
Parsons
Kas
State Cash Balance Jan 1 Reported at $18,408,894
Wisconsin State Treasurer Warren Smith reported a January 1 cash balance of 18 million dollars with 11.9 million in the general fund and 2.6 million in the highway fund. December receipts totaled 31.7 million and disbursements 33.8 million, with par value investments at 262.8 million as of December 31.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Warren Smith
Mrs Truman Laughs Off Iowa Hospital Rumor
Washington reports Mrs Harry S Truman denies rumors she was patient in Iowa hospital. She jokes about hospital hides after inauguration and asserts she is in Washington at Blair House. She questions why she would go to an Iowa hospital and notes Missouri has hospitals.
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Washington
Harry S. Truman
Iowa
Mrs. Truman
Missouri
School Lunches To Be Considered At Green County Meeting
A Green County school lunch survey plan will be discussed at a meeting Thursday January 20 in the circuit court room. speakers include Gordon Gunderson state supervisor and Miss Georgiana Pearson state nutritionist addressing mothers homemaker clubs and other groups.
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Green County
Circuit Court
Court House
Mamie Tillema
Gordon Gunderson
Georgiana Pearson
Gunderson
Albany Village
Green County Normal School
Tillema
Ruth Chase
Florence Wartenweiler
Waste Dumping Costs Firm 4500 in Damages
Sheboygan county farmers win 4500 in damages from Western Condensing Co for creamery waste dumping into a creek. Judge Henry Delting also orders continued prohibition on further dumping. Individual awards ranged from 100 to 750 dollars amid claims the creek irrigation and adjoining land were harmed and timber vegetation and fish killed. The plant since December 1947 built a 10 acre pond and cut discharge by about half.
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Sheboygan
Henry Delting
Sheboygan County
Delting
Western Condensing Co
Aden
Denman Considers Run for State School Superintendent
Green Bay Public Schools Superintendent George E. Denman said he may run for state superintendent of public instruction in the spring election.
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Denman
Green Bay
George E. Denman
Pedestrian dies after car strike in front of home
Henry Van Schindel, 71, of Little Chute, was fatally struck by a car while crossing the street near his residence. Police investigated the collision as a pedestrian fatality and city records noted the incident occurred yesterday.
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Little Chute
Henry van Schindel
McCarthy Backs Hoover Proposals in Government Reform
Senator McCarthy said Congress could cut duplication and confusion by adopting parts of the Hoover commission report. He noted Democratic control may limit acceptance of recommendations from the Herbert Hoover commission on government reorganization. He expressed hope for bipartisan action and efficiency gains, while declining to forecast Democratic response.
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Washington
McCarthy
Wis
Congress
Hoover Commission
Commission On
Herbert Hoover
Senate
Executive Expenditures Committee
GOP
Senate Investigations
Senate War Investigating Committee
Caucuses Pick Nicol and Panzer as State Leaders
Capitol politics center on restraint measures and budget reform as Democrats and Republicans discuss rent control extension, spending cuts, and a possible tax rise. Key figures Nicol Panzer and Senator Byrd push strategies while Acheson nomination hearings loom.
Bevin Seeks Backing for Tough Palestine Policy
British Foreign Secretary Bevin won cabinet support for a hard line on Israel and promised a full parliament briefing after Tuesday. The report details RAF patrols on the Egyptian Palestine border and follow a Friday clash in which five RAF planes were shot down. Lovett in Washington said the US urged calm, wary of moves ahead of Rhodes truce talks and called the Israeli attack regrettable. London said troops were sent to Aqaba to limit further British involvement in the Middle East conflict.
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London
Bevin
Israel
Middle East
Mid-East
Foreign Office
Air Ministry
Britain
United Nations
Washington
Lovett
United States
Palestine
Aqaba
Rhodes
Egypt
Trans-Jordan
Red Sea
Streamliner Derailed Near Groveland Injuries Reported
The Orange Blossom special streamliner running from Miami to New York derailed near Groveland Florida last night. About a score of people were injured with nineteen taken to Leesburg hospital and two in serious condition.
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Groveland
Fla
Miami-to-New York
Here
Leesburg Hospital
Former Berlin Embassy Clerk Held for Treason
Herbert John Burgman a 52 year old native of Hokah Minnesota and former clerk and economic statistician at the U S embassy in Berlin is arrested in Germany on treason charges for collaborating with the Nazis during World War II He refused repatriation in 1941 and worked for the German short wave radio broadcasting to American forces He will be flown back to face grand jury prosecution in the United States and is among rising treason investigations following wartime broadcasts by Americans
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Herbert John Burgman
Hokah
Minn
U. S
Berlin
Justice Department
United States
Germany
Burgman
Lance
No Bragging Muzzle Clamped on Defendant
Douglas Clairmont a 28 year old Iron River man pleaded guilty to stealing two packages while working as a part time postal clerk in federal court. Judge Raymond W Starr ordered a 500 dollar fine two year probation and a ban on bragging noting the probation officer reported he was a gross braggart and a disagreeable person that must stop.
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Grand Rapids
Iron River
Douglas Clairmont
Raymond W. Starr
RAF Pilot Claims Spitfire Crossed Into Israeli Territory
London reports Pilot Frank Harvey Close, 27, said his Spitfire crossed from Egypt into Israel during a raid over Rafa, and was hit by rifle fire from Jewish troops while recovering in a Tel Aviv hospital. Washington and London debate whether the attack was provoked.
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Tel Aviv
Negev Desert
Egypt
Frank Harvey Close
London
Suez Canal
Air Ministry
Close
AFL Leaders Demand Two-Bill Labor Reform Plan
AFL officials meet with Senate and House labor chiefs to push repeal of Taft-Hartley and restoration of the Wagner Act as the first step, opposing a one package approach. They propose separate bills: one to wipe Taft-Hartley and restore Wagner, and a second for Truman’s Wagner Act improvements. No endorsement of Truman’s proposed changes is stated.
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John Lesinski
D-Mich
House Labor Committee
Augustine B. Kelley
D-Pa
John F. Kennedy
Dmass
White House
Truman
Lesinski
Washington
American Federation of Labor
Congress
AFL
Senate
House
Democratic Labor
CIO
William Mushing
Lewis G. Hines
Walter A. Mason
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Senate Labor Committee
Mich
House Labor Unit
Truman Drafts Inaugural Address
The White House announced that President Truman has begun work on his inaugural address. Press secretary Charles G. Ross said the speech will address both foreign and domestic policy.
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Truman
Washington
White House
Charles G. Ross
Russians warn of parachute practice over Brandenburg corridor
The Russians warned allied airlift fliers that parachute jumping practice will occur over Brandenburg, a corridor used by Allied airlift to Berlin.
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Berlin
Brandenburg
Wisconsin Legislature Opens Second Era Under Nicol as Speaker
Assemblyman Alex L. Nicol of Sparta becomes speaker as the 69th Wisconsin Legislature opens. Sen. Frank Panzer is elected president pro tempore in the Senate, with Vernon Thomson named GOP floor leader. New leaders pledge harmony and plan weekly caucuses as Nicol names committees and presides over the Assembly.
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Senate
Harold Damon
Wausau
Nicol
Assembly
Mark Catlin
Fred Pfennig
Kenosha
Burger Engebretson
Beloit
Vernon Thomson
Richland Center
GOP
Catlin
Monroe County
Donald C. McDowell
Soldiers Grove
Sen
Panzer
Jesse Miller
Warren Knowles
New Richmond
Gordon Bubolz
Appleton
Senate Committee On Committees
Knowles
Clifford Krueger
Merrill
Melvin Laird
Marshfield
Edward Hilker
Racine
Earle to Preside Over Rock’s Court
Judge Jesse Earle, retired from the circuit bench in Green Rock and Jefferson counties, was named to the Rock county court to fill the unexpired term of Judge Harry S. Fox. Governor Rennebohm ordered the appointment and Earle will serve until the April election. Candidates in April are Municipal Judge Chester H. Christensen Beloit and George Murwin Janesville attorney.
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Jesse Earle
Green, Rock
Jefferson
Rock
Harry S. Fox
Earle
Rennebohm
Chester H. Christensen
Beloit
George Murwin
Janesville
Christensen
Murwin
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Stoughton
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Perle Guess
Dr. Schwingel
Hoover
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Coalition To
Myers
Rep
Spence
Byrd
Virginia
Joint Committee On
Russell
Dga
Mr. Truman
Dixie
Acheson
Capitol
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dean Acheson
McClellan
D-Ark
Elmer Thomas
Dokla
Senate Agriculture Committee
Thomas
Texas Co’s
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RAF
Legislative Council
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Delavan
Rice
Arthur L. May
Norris Kellman
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