Coal Crisis Emergency Warned By U S Mines Chief
Washington reports James Boyd head of the bureau of mines warned the Senate labor committee that without substantially increased coal production the national health and welfare are imperiled. The statement aligns with calls to invoke Taft Hartley to end the strike and restore supply amid three day work weeks and widespread idle workers in rail and steel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Mines
Truman
John L. Lewis
Boyd
Senate
United Mine Worker
UMW
Teachers Hear Watson Tonight at Monroe Education Dinner
Green county cheese will be spotlighted by city teachers at the Monroe Education association potluck and program in the senior high school commercial room. State Superintendent George E. Watson of Madison will address teachers and school board members on The Integrated School. A musical program by the Prisk Blaser Andereck Maurer quartet closes the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County
Monroe Education Association
George E. Watson
Madison
Alan Prisk
Ben Blaser
Jack Andereck
Ra Adolf Maurer
Mmes
Lyle A. Rodger
Maurice W. Quinn
Bernadette G. Green
Corn Holds To Gains In Sluggish Grain Trade
Grain futures drifted lower with winter wheat deliveries cut by snow and corn clinging to early gains. Reports of 1 250 000 bushels sold to Mexico and an Egypt offer request failed to lift soybeans rye and other grains as traders noted corn’s relative strength amid oversold concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mexico
Egypt
Hamall
The 12 Year Old Confesses In The Theft Wave
Monroe reports a juvenile crime surge ended with a 12 year old boy confessing to four burglaries at Fritz Cleaning Plant and Lamboley Coal and Ice Co. office. He admitted entries after police matched footprints to his tennis shoes. About $5 and stamps were taken, with additional loot feared from Brennan food market and Kane farm implement store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Fritz Cleaning
12Th Avenue
Lamboley Coal and Ice Co
13Th Avenue
Fritz Cleaners
Fritz
Lamboley
Chrysler Strike Expands Across 25 Plants Nationwide
UAW ordered 89,000 Chrysler workers to walk off the job after talks over a pension package failed. The strike expands to about 110,000 Chrysler employees in 25 plants and affects an estimated 65,000 to 100,000 suppliers and dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chrysler
UAW
Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Chrysler Corporation
Walter Reuther
Reuther
Automotive
Lineman injured at barn fire site near Will Godfrey farm
Ben J. Rie kena, 30, a lineman for Rural Electrification, was seriously hurt when a power pole snapped while restoring lights after a barn fire on the Will Godfrey farm, five miles southeast of here. He was taken to Dodgeville hospital. The blaze destroyed 30 cows, five brood sows, 50 pigs, and younger cattle. Cause of the 12:30 a.m. fire is undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben J. Riekena
Rural Electrification Administration
Riekena
Will Godfrey
Here
Dodgeville
Godfrey
Harold Larson
Rosendale Fire Station Destroyed by Flames
Firefighters and volunteers rushed to Rosendale to save the blaze but the fire house burned to the ground. The engine was removed amid frantic efforts, but the structure was destroyed despite help from the nearby Ripon department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosendale
Ripon
Green County Family Chosen for Madison Farm Tribute
Green County will select a representative farm family to join eleven others from Dane Town Grant Sauk Jefferson Rock Green Lafayette Richland Dodge and Columbia counties as special guests in Madison for Farm Family Day on February 25. The Madison Business Association sponsors. Local committee members include Clarence W Loveland J B Scherer Florence Wartenweiler and others. The event will feature a luncheon banquet and a women’s tea with Mrs E B Fred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Madison Business Association
Green County
Clarence W. Loveland
Washington Township
J. B. Scherer
Monroe Township
Florence Wartenweiler
Harvey Elmer
E. B Fred
University of Wisconsin
300 Will Attend Chamber Banquet
Arthur H. Brayton of Des Moines will address Monroe chamber members and guests at the annual dinner in the high school gym tonight. The program starts at 6 45 pm with Floyd A. Davis as master of ceremonies. Brayton, famed speaker, blends anecdotes with serious remarks. The high school boys quartet and soloists will perform, replacing the earlier intended quartet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur H. Brayton
Urea
Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Floyd A. Davis
Chamber
Brayton
Clinton
University of Wisconsin
Alan Prisk
Ben ‘Blaser
Jack Andereck
Rudolf Maurer
Richard Kelley
Mary Ann Huber
Sybil Blumer
Carol
Dora Schindler
75-Cent Wage Rate Becomes Law of Land
The 75 cent minimum wage and changes from the Fair Labor Standards Act take effect. About 1.5 million workers gain pay rises averaging five to fifteen cents hourly, costing employers roughly 300 million dollars yearly. President Truman calls the measure dictated by social justice and a bolster to economic strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Yr
Congress
Truman
City Pumps Less Sells More Water Than Year Before
The city water department reduced pumping in 1949 while increasing water accounted for, reporting 316 million gallons pumped and 242 million accounted for. A six million gallon net savings followed valve inspections, improved meter reading, and hydrant checks, with leaks partly offset by two major main breaks. The board cited a 25 year first report and approved bids for pipe, fittings, and valves for the Rosa's greenhouse well line and storage tank area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Water Department
A. Gorder
Water Department
Water Board
Rosa
Cheesemakers' Group To Meet Here Tonight
The annual meeting of the Foreign Type Cheesemakers' association is scheduled at Turner hall. If quorum of 28 is not present, the meeting will be postponed. The business includes officer elections and the financial report. Consideration of higher dues and improved testing at the laboratory will be discussed. A program to test butterfat and moisture content may be set up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foreign Type Cheesemakers’ Association
Turner Hall
X-Ray Mobile Clinic Sees Strong Monroe Response
The state health board mobile chest X-ray unit visited Monroe on Tuesday with 270 examinations, 116 in the forenoon near Lakeshire Marty plant and 154 at the armory in the afternoon. Mrs. Wagner reports active citizen response despite bad weather, with guidance from school nurse Miss Arensdorf on clothing and a help line for transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health Mobile Chest
Monroe
Richard R. Wagner
Lakeshire-Marty
Farmory
18Th Avenue
Genevieve Arensdorf
Cyril J. Loveland
State Board of Health
Monroe Anti - Tuberculosis Association
Monticello
H. F. Stoll
William V. Baebier
Ames
Baebler
Clarence Elmer Jr
Fred Burgy
Marvin Zimmerman
Edwin Dooley
Lorena Holdrich
Clarno
Green Car Clue Denied In Brodhead Robbery
Police report no further clues in yesterday morning armed robbery at August Nennemann home. Victim bound for 90 minutes described robbers as tall and slender, and short and stocky in full-face Halloween masks and white gloves. A gold watch was taken. suspects possibly fled toward Highway 11 with no confirmed vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brodhead
L. Nennemann
F. W Ties
Madison
Nennemann
Frank
USO to Close After Failed Fundraising Push
New York reports the United Service Organizations will end all operations by Tuesday, terminating 153 branches nationwide after failing to raise enough funds. During WWII USO ran 3,000 service centers and 200 touring units, with a peak budget of 56 billion dollars annually, aiding over 1.5 billion service members and war workers since 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Service Organizations
Burma
Europe
USO
United States
Truman
Utility Wires Lag With Coating of Ice
Freezing temperatures and sleet froze power and phone lines as 85 percent of rainfall by 1 p.m. created ice hazards on roads. About 75 rural customers lost service while repairs continued. A line near Hage broke under ice load and wind fears prompted cautious officials. Ice expected to linger into tonight with a switch to snow tomorrow afternoon. A 13 year old girl fractured her leg slipping on ice while boarding a school bus. A North Dakota blizzard era cold snap followed by a warm spell hints at bitter winds by Friday night from the Dakotas to the Appalachians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J. Weirich
United Telephone Co
South Wayne
Hage
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Carol Jean Zuhlke
William Zuhike
Monroe
North Dakota
Dakotas
Appalachians
Uranium Sale Bid Rebuffed by Stimson During War
Court testimony shows Russia sought 16 tons of uranium compounds for over a year and was finally refused directly by Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson. The witness was Courtney E. Owens, staff investigator for the House Un-American Activities Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stimson
Washington
House
Russia
Henry L._ Stimson
Courtney E. Owens
UN American Activities Committee
Judge Hiss Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Penitentiary
Former State Department official Alger Hiss received a five year prison term from Federal Judge Henry W. Goddard after being convicted on two counts by an eight woman and four man jury. He was not fined and bail was set at 10 000 amid an appeal filed by defense counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alger Hiss
Henry W. Goddard
Hiss
State Department
Higher Court of Appeal
Goddard
Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
Circuit Court
United State Supreme Court
Felix Frankfurter
Stanley Reed
Tom C. Clark
Hiss At the First Trial Last June. Justice Clark
U. S
4 H Winner Victim of Drowning in Tennessee 1948
Eve lene Bedwell an 18 year old Bledsoe county high school graduate and noted 4 H club member who won high honors at the 1948 national 4 H congress in Chicago was found dead in the Sequatchie river near here. A coroner s jury ruled drowning with no foul play. More than 200 men joined a large search for her since December 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iikeville
Tenn
Evelene Bedwell
Sequatchie River
Bledsoe County
Miss Bedwell
Chicago
Truck crash disrupts egg shipment in Kenosha county
A Wa ltertown driver Louis Fernhold lost control of a truck carrying 54 000 eggs and ended in a ditch near Kenosha. The incident halted the load and prompted authorities to clear the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Fernhold
Waltertown
Union School District Plans Special Meeting on Bond Issue
A special electors meeting will be held next month to consider a resolution authorizing bonds for school building improvements. A subsequent special election will decide final approval of about 200000 dollars. Attorney Roger L. Elmer was hired to draft petitions requiring 100 signatures for circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Roger L. Elmer
Elmer
Leslie G. Kindschi
Jman
Rodney O. Kittelsen
Kind J Sehi
G. E. Zuercher
C. J. Sqpwin- Igel
Herbert ‘T.” Joifison
Perle G. Guess
Herman A. Stuessy
Stanley W. Howe
North School
Lincoln
Berlin truck congestion delays at Axeborough frontier point
The Russian slowdown on West Berlin truck traffic continued for a fourth day with 80 cargoes awaiting clearance at the frontier. Allied and German trains to Berlin remained on schedule despite the bottleneck at the frontier.
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Ins
Berlin
Helmstedt
West Berlin
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Coal Crisis
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Agriculture Department
Pennsylvania
Watson
16Th Avenue
Fritz Plant
DeSoto
Dodge
Plymouth
Madison Farm
Linton Bergeson
Breeze
Mission Bay
San Diego
Missouri
Norfolk
Orford- Mille
Robry
U.S
Official Plans Appeal Fight
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