Frigid Weather Grip Persists Across Region
Frigid conditions linger after a late blizzard with up to 22 inches of snow in Rhinelander and a 125 inch season total for the area. Icy roads, stranded ice fishermen on Lake Winnebago, and rescued motorists followed a historic cold spell.
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Rhinelander
Houghton
Upper Michigan
Langlade
Park Falls
Eau Claire
Superior
Terre
Lake Winnebago
Lake Koshkonong
Southern California
Southern Pacific Railroad
Portland
San Francisco
Breakfast to Open Monroe Chamber Drive Campaign
The Monroe chamber of commerce launches a one day membership drive with a breakfast at the Eugene hotel. Chairman Paul P Dannerbeck and cochairman Paul W Neubauer lead a committee of over twenty. No set goal. aim to exceed the 1949 record of over 300 members.
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Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Eugene
Paul P.dannerbeck
Paul W. Neubauer
Chamber
Rumors Buzz Over Hydrogen Bomb Plans in Capital
Reports claim the government may pursue a super hydrogen bomb up to 1,000 times as powerful as current devices. No official comment, but the story spurs further rumors about scientists refusing project work and Lilienthal's resignation linked to the move. Bishop Oxnam denies contact, while a committee has studied hydrogen bomb development since last October.
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Ton
David Lilienthal
Chaiman
Atomic Energy Eecnoneion
Free
Decauee
Drew Pearson
Lilienthal
Pearson
Oxnam
Death of Gen Henry Hap Arnold Aviation Pioneer
Gen Henry Hap Arnold, 63, top U S airman of World War II and aviation pioneer, dies at his Sonoma ranch near San Francisco from coronary occlusion. Funeral planned in Arlington. burial in Washington, D C. Arnold taught by the Wrights, expanded air force to 70 000 planes and 2 200 000 men by 1945, and remained a staunch advocate of strong air power and long range bombing.
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Sonoma
Calif
Henry H
Arnold
America
U. S
San Francisco
Valley of the Moon
Arnoia
Air Corps
Air Force
United States
House Armed Services Committee
Mrs Coffey Dies At Blanchardville
Mrs Mary Catherine Coffey 83 of Blanchardville died at 4 30 yesterday at home after a yearlong illness. Born Sept 9 1866 in Fayette town she married John Patrick Coffey April 6 1885 in Mineral Point. Surviving daughters include Mrs John Kelly and Mrs Ray McCarville plus three daughters at home and 17 grandchildren. Funeral services Wednesday at 9 30 am at home and 10 am at Immaculate Conception church with burial in Calvary cemetery. Six grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
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Blanchardville
Mary Catherine Coffey
Mary Catherine Jaegers
Jacob Jaegers
Fayette
Mineral Point
John Patrick Coffey
Weinhart
Immaculate Conception Church
Altar Sodality ‘Society
John Kelly
Ray McCarville
Lancaster
Genevieve
Monica
Elizabeth
Stephen S. Jaegers
Cincinnati
Leo
P. J. Gavigan
First GI Dividend Checks Begin Mail Distribution
Milwaukee dispatch notes the first batch of four million GI dividend checks went into mail today nationwide but none reached the local Milwaukee distribution center. Post office officials say the initial batch has not arrived in the area.
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Veterans’ Insurance
United States
Milwaukee
Henry J Johnson 75 dies at Clarno Farm Home
Henry J Johnson of Clarno township died at his farm at 2 p m after years of heart disease and a stroke two years prior He was born May 11 1874 in Monroe to John A and Elina Jacobson Johnson He married Florence Olson June 29 1910 Survivors include his wife a daughter Mrs Thomas Shultz of Freeport a son Irvin of Clarno a sister Mrs Edward Zilmer of Monroe two brothers William of Monroe and Edward of Belvidere and five grandchildren Interment in Greenwood cemetery Funeral services were set for 2 p m in the Shriner Neushwander funeral home with Rev Newell Mendenhall officiating
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Henry J. Johnson
Clarno Township
Monroe
John A
Elina Jacobson _ Johnson
Cherry Branch
Irvin
Edward Zilmer
William
Edward
Belvidere
Shriner- Neushwander
Newell Mendenhall
Greenwood Cemetery
City Political Rumblings Ahead of April Elections
Rumblings of political activity surface in the city ahead of the April 4 election. No formal announcements have been made by current officeholders, with nomination papers due by March 18. Mayors and aldermen facing re election include Mayor Buehler seeking a sixth term and Alderman Laeser seeking another term. College city officials such as council president Meythaler, Aldermen Norton and Schindler, and county officers like City Assessor Keel and City Treasurer Bolender are noted for potential races. County commissioners and township and village elections also set for April 4.
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Frank A. Buehler
Buehler
Maurice R. Connors
Connors
Sebastian Laeser
Hugo H. Voelkli
Laeser
Voelkli
George J. Meythaler
E. J. Norton
Herman L.schindler
Everett Keel
Charles B. Bolender
Harry ©. Young
F. F. Hari‘vig
Louis’ R. Wollese
Vilas J. J. Rundhammer
Wilma Lengacher
Russians Boycott U N in China Case
The Soviet bloc staged a general walkout in three United Nations meetings protesting continued Chinese nationalist presence. The boycott targets the year around assembly where charges that Russia backed Chinese reds will be aired. Czechoslovak Delegate Vladimir Houdek said the boycott would prevail in all UN bodies.
Truman seeks private ownership shift for synthetic rubber
President Truman asked Congress to pass a 10 year law to insure against rubber shortages in war. He urged authorizing private ownership of part of the $700 million synthetic rubber industry while maintaining standby capacity for emergency needs. Steelman report notes plant capacity near one million tons yearly, with 940000 tons capacity cited, and warns against monopolistic concentration while ensuring fair access and stockpiles of natural rubber. Monopolistic concentration to be avoided. private disposal under security and competition rules proposed.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Mr. Truman
Angered post office theft probe ends in fatal shootout
In Robinson Illinois a postal worker and two inspectors clashed at the main post office after a theft probe. Harry D. Taylor died after a fight in which inspectors James A. Thompson and J. J. Scherer were injured. Thompson was shot twice and in critical condition, Scherer beaten and hospitalized. Roscoe Keenan narrowly escaped harm as the suspect collapsed and died, with authorities intervening after breaching the building.
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J. J. Scherer
Effingham
C. T. West
Crawford County
Thompson
Scherer
Tlor
Ed Taylor
Taylor
Roscoe Keenan
Keenan
Sheriff West
Auto Hits Bridge Injuring Passenger in Janesville Ride
Thomas Albert Brennan, 21, of route 1, is in serious condition at St. Clare hospital after an accident near the Monroe area late Saturday. Earl Sorenson, 23, of Janesville, faces charges for driving with a revoked license related to the crash. Brennan suffered head injuries while Sorenson, with minor injuries, is released. both survived a high speed collision at the cattle underpass of highway 1181.
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Thomas Albert Brennan
St. Clare Hospital
Janesville
Monroe
Brennan
Earl Sorenson
S. Jackson Street
Schwarzenberger Hill
Sorenson
Beloit
Janeville
Harold J. Lamboley
Clarence Menehan
15Th Avenue
Robert H. Sutter
Sutter
Menehan
Byrnes Seeks South Carolina Governor Nomination
Spartanburg S C former Secretary of State James F Byrnes reenters politics to run for governor in the Democratic primary on July 11 He notes time to discuss state issues and reiterates he will not pursue the presidency or vice presidency under any circumstances Three other candidates have announced their bids for the primary including an election in South Carolina
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Spartanburg
S.C
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Supreme Court
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U. S
Byrnes
Mrs Agatha Ott Dies at New Glarus
Mrs Agatha Schiesser Ott 81 of New Glarus died at 9 30 p m Saturday at her home after years of illness Born in Canton Glarus Switzerland June 10 1868 she came to America in 1887 settling in Dubuque Ia She married Ferdinand Schiesser February 14 1891 later married John Ott February 10 1921 Surviving children include Jacob Schiesser Prince George Canada Fred Schiesser Madison and four daughters plus step children and many grandchildren Great grandchildren and siblings noted Services set for 2 pm Tuesday at the Swiss Evangelical and Reformed church New Glarus with Rev W J Stuckey officiating burial in church cemetery
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New Glarus
Agatha Schiesser Ott
Canton Glarus
Switzerland
America
Dubuque
Ferdinand Schiesser
John Ott
Jacob Schiesser
Prince George
Canada
Fred — Schiesser
Madison
John Mueller
Abbotsford
Thorval Wamstad
Blancharville
Agatha Olson
Harry Newberry
Anton
Henry Ott
Peter
Blanchardville
Minnie Gehin
Bellevile
Herman Mueller
Italy
Swiss Evangelical and Reformed Church
W. J. Stuckey
Rescued From Chute After 30 Minutes Of Rescue Work
Madison firefighters and coworkers freed Joseph Feiner a 55 year old fuel and building supply company employee trapped in a sand hopper chute. After thirty minutes in near zero weather he broke through a crust of frozen sand up to his chin. Firemen and Feiner's fellow workers labored to extract him.
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Joseph Burda
Morea
Mahoney City
Madison
Joseph Feiner
Fleiner
No Defense Offered In Tucker Case Trial
In a surprise move the defense rested in the Tucker mail fraud trial without offering any evidence. The abrupt termination by waiver of testimony surprised courtroom spectators as the government presented 11 weeks of testimony from 73 witnesses and documentary evidence. U.S. District Judge Walter J. Labay recessed the trial until tomorrow for closing arguments.
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Chicago
U.S
Walter J. Labay
Miners Ignore Return To Work Calls Across Seven States
About 64 600 soft coal miners in seven states refused John L. Lewis's plea to return to work after a one week strike. In Western Pennsylvania a second week of idleness left 45 000 miners idle out of 56 000. Nationally 69 000 miners walked out previously, with 5 500 idle in Alabama, 4 000 in Ohio, and 5 000 in Kentucky. West Virginia bore the heaviest impact as production lagged while Utah Illinois and Indiana saw mines operating on normal shifts.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
Western
Pennsylvania
Steel Companies
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co
Alabama
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Soutern
Utah
Illinois
Indiana
Truman Says No National Emergency Yet Lacks Evidence
President Truman told Democratic congressional leaders at his weekly briefing that he still lacks sufficient evidence to declare a national emergency in the coal situation. He discussed the issue with party leaders today.
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Trashingeos
Truman
Miners Walkouts Grow In Coal Regions Amid Pay Clash
About 3400 idle diggers in Pennsylvania and Kentucky join a broader walkout affecting 69,000 miners across seven states. United Mine Workers president Lewis pushes for a contract with a 95 cent daily raise and 15 cent per ton royalty boost to fund health and welfare. Some reopenings occur in Library and other Pitt Consol pits while roving pickets threaten returning workers.
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Ginia
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
United States Steel Corp
U. S. Steel
Kentucky
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co
Library
Pitt
Weirton Steel Co
Washington County
Illinois
UMW
Health and Welfare Fund
Kenneth Leuenberger Injured in Fall on Ice
Kenneth Leuenberger, 10, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Leuenberger of 1516 15th avenue, was concussed after slipping on ice yesterday afternoon. He struck the left side of his head on the pavement and is reported much improved at home today.
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Menneu
Leuenberger
Robert Leuenberger
15Th Avenue
Chapman Approved for Interior Secretary Nomination
Washington Senate interior committee voted unanimously to approve Oscar Chapman's nomination as secretary of the interior. Democrats and Republicans praised Chapman, named by President Truman on December 1 to succeed J. A. Krug.
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Chapman
Washington
Senate Interior Committee
Oscar Chapman
Interior
Truman
J. A. Krug
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