Crop of Democratic Presidential Hopefuls Grows as Truman Silent
President Truman's continued silence prompts a crowded field of likely Democratic contenders. Kefauver announced plans to run after a news conference, while McMahon entered Illinois and both Taft and Stassen vied in Wisconsin. Senate insiders speculate Barkley could be targeted if Truman stays noncommittal. Humphrey already appears as a favored son contender.
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Washington
Truman
Illinois
Kefauver
Tennessee
McMahon
Connecticut
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Douglas MacArthur
Taft
Ohio
MacArthur
Col
Lawrence Bunker
Yale Law School
Senate
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Humphrey
Ulrich Wuethrich Taken at Brodhead
Ulrich Wuethrich 80 died at 3 15 a m in his Brodhead home after two months of illness. Born March 19 1871 in Switzerland, he married Minnie Zindel in 1895. He leaves a widow two daughters two sons two brothers and three sisters twelve grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Funeral at 2 p m Thursday Ever yon funeral home with Rev Mentor Kujath officiating. Burial Greenwood cemetery Monroe. Friends may call 7 9 p m tomorrow.
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Brodhead
Ulrich Wuethrich
Switzerland
John
Elizabeth Badertscher Wuethrich
America
Green County
Minnie Zindel
St. John’s Church
Monroe
Lena
Eliza Ross
Simon
Everson
Mentor Kujath
St.Peter’s Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Midwestern Snowstorm Closes Roads and Delays Events
A two inch snowstorm with rain and sleet caused drifting and slick highways across the region. Superior reports seven inches of snow with blizzard-like winds up to 52 mph and widespread school closures while other areas faced zero visibility and plummeting temperatures across North Dakota South Dakota Minnesota Montana and Wyoming.
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Sen. Taft
Sanders
Highway Commission
Superior
Middlewest
South Dakota
Sturgis
Philip
Pierre
Central States
Canada
North Dakota
Minnesota
Montana
Wyoming
Jury Weighing Delaney's Fate in Tax Falsification Case
A federal jury began deliberations at 10 20 a m citing Denis W Delaney former Boston internal revenue collector charged with falsifying tax receipts and taking bribes. Judge Wyzanski instructed jurors that the government must prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt as Delaney faced counts of false lien certification and bribery related to Shapiro Co and others.
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Boston
Denis W. Delaney
Internal Revenue
Charles E. Wyzanski Jr
Delaney
Wyzanski
Samuel
Eva Merker
Merker Counter Co
Haverhill
Mass
Morris Levitt
Daniel Friedman
New York
Maxwell Shapiro
Maxwell Shapiro Co
Massachusetts Steel Treating Co
Worcester
Investigation Pressed In Two Garage Robberies
Police pressed their investigation into two garage robberies on Saturday night. About $600 in tools and office equipment was stolen from James Green Motors and Dearth Motor Sales. Thieves broke in through rear windows and exited via the front.
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James Green Motors
Jamesee Motors
Churchill sails home as it is said he has slight cold
Winston Churchill, age 77, was reported in good spirits with nothing seriously wrong as he prepared to leave for home aboard the Queen Mary. An aide said he has a slight cold but is in good health for the voyage tonight.
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Winnie
New York
Winston Churchill
Monroe to Host Thrift Days Instead of Dollar Days
Monroe chamber retail committee voted to replace Dollar Days with Thrift Days next month. The event runs February 15 and 16 with aim to enlist all city businesses to offer bargains and promote Monroe as the shopping center. The next committee meeting was set for February 11 at the Clinic.
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Monroe
Chamber
Stock Market Reaches 21 Year High On AP Average
The stock market advanced to a new peak for over two decades with the Associated Press average of 60 stocks at 101.90. Gains ranged from fractions to about two points with a few issues exceeding that mark.
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New York
Associated Press
Wisconsin Cheese Prices Hold Steady Amid Steady Demand
The Federal state market news service reports Wisconsin American cheese market steady with fair demand. Selling prices include 43%-43% for single daisies and longhorns, 43%-44% for square prints, and 44%-46% for midgets.
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Cheese Mart
Madison
Federal State Market News Service
Wisconsin
I.c.l
Congress Raises Economy Demands In Budget Wake
Congress urged deep cuts after President Truman’s 85.4 billion peacetime budget for the coming year. Proposals target civilian employs and tax hikes, but bipartisan doubts abound. Republicans push at least five billion in new appropriations cuts, while defense faces restraint. The debt limit sits at 275 billion with no tax increases likely this election year.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
GOP
House
Martin
Massachusetts
Rep
Taber
New York
Dimes Canvass Nets $678 Here
March of Dimes house-to-house canvassers collected 678.12 dollars. First ward led with 256.28 dollars under the supervision of Mrs. John H. Bruni. Other wards reported 160.31, 115.05, and 146.48 dollars led by Mrs. T W Reilly, Mrs. Harold J Lamberley, Mrs. Edward P. Croak, and Mrs. Jack L. Marty.
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John H. Bruni
Second Ward
T. W. Reilly
Harold J. Lamboley
Third Ward
Edward P. Croak
Fourth Ward
Jack L. Marty
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
First National
Commercial and Savings Bank
British Troops Drive Egyptians From Ismailia in Violent Hour
British forces routed hundreds of Egyptian families from homes in Ismailia as violence flared in the Arab sector. A American nun Sister Anthony was buried in a British military cemetery after a fatal shooting. A military court planned a closed inquiry to determine if a sniper or a stray bullet killed her. U S consul Lamar Mulliner aided the on the spot probe. British officials cited arm caches found, including 7 000 rounds of anti aircraft ammunition. Thirteen guerrillas were captured. one Egyptian attacker was killed. Egyptian authorities claimed British bullets killed Sister Anthony. A press event later outlined Taft campaign fundraisers and speeches in Wisconsin with delegates pledged and cheese gifts planned.
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Sister Anthony
Suez Canal
Ismailia Sector
Samuel Timbers
Peekskill, N. Y
London
Ismailia
Anthony
Lamar Mulliner
U. S
Cairo
Fuad Serag el Din Pasha
Bank Robbery at Edmund Wisconsin Net $10,000
An uneven two man pair robbed the Edmund branch of Farmers Savings Bank of Mineral Point, escaping in a light blue coupe with about $9,800 to $10,000. The smaller robber forced the cashier Mae Dickinson to empty the vault. the larger stood by at the door. The crime followed a weekend safecracking at Glen Haven and Barneveld sightings linked to the same suspects.
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Edmund
Wis
Glen Haven
Iowa County
Iowa
Highway 18
Dodgeville
People’s State Bank of
Prairie du Chien
Barneveld
Taft Aligns With McCarthy and MacArthur in Wisconsin
Senator Taft campaigns in Wisconsin backing McCarthy and MacArthur against Truman. He calls McCarthy’s probe of the state department fully justified and brands Truman’s foreign policy as hypocritical, while criticizing Korean War leadership and pledging to push investigations. Taft plans major farm policy speech in Madison and Monroe.
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Robert A. Taft
Ohio
McCarthy
Wis
Douglas MacArthur
Taft
Wisconsin
State Department
MacArthur
Gen. MacArthur
Truman
Madison
Monroe
Korea
Rock County
Women’s
Republican Club
Beloit College
John S
Madison Club to Stage City's First Skating Show at Lincoln Rink
The Madison skating club will present its first local ice show Sunday at the Lincoln School rink adjoining Lincoln building. The 2:30 p.m. program lasts about an hour and features adult and junior members with figure skating, dancing on skates, solo routines and other acts.
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Monroe
Recreation Department
Youth Council
Madison Skating Club
Lincoln School
Allan Nelson
Truax Field
Frank A. Buehler
Madison
Taft to Address Monroe Chamber Dinner
Prominent Republicans, newspapermen, and photographers gathered in Monroe for the annual chamber dinner headlined by Senator Robert A. Taft. Taft arrived by car driven by Lloyd Tegge and was to speak after a press conference for weekly and farm publications.
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Monroe
Robert A. Taft
Sen. Taft
Chamber of Commerce
Lloyd Tegge
Waukesha
Taft Campaign Committee
Wisconsin
Taft Auto Skids on Icy Wisconsin Highway
Senator Taft’s Wisconsin tour nearly ended on an icy highway ten miles south of here when his lead car spun twice and stopped inches from a coming semi-trailer. He, and his five-car party, had traveled from Janesville and Edgerton along Highway 51.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Taft
Here
Janesville
Edgerton
Highway 51
Carlsen Tells Story Before Inquiry Board
Captain Henrik Kurt Carlsen, hero of the Flying Enterprise, testified to a inquiry board in New York about the sinking of his freighter and recounts the vessel’s peril and rescue drama.
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Carlsen
New York
Henrik Kurt Carlsen
Flying Enterprise
Drive Volunteers Learn Duties for Blood Mobile Visit
More than 50 volunteer workers will meet at the circuit court room at 7 p.m. tomorrow to study procedures for the bloodmobile arrival on February 5. Donors may give blood at the armory from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on that date.
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Drive
Circuit Court Room
Red Cross
First National
Lois Faubel
Court House
Bloodmobile
Monroe
Wis
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