Woodford Bandits Await Sentencing
Arthur Dredske Jr. and Robert Anderson of Rockford were found guilty on two counts each in the Woodford State bank robbery on Oct 1. A federal jury convicted them after about an hour of deliberation. sentencing is set for Wednesday before Federal Judge Patrick Stone.
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Arthur Dredske Jr
Robert Anderson
Rockford
Woodford
Dredske
Anderson
Evening Times
FBI
Arleigh Johnson
Woodford Bank
Johnson
Jean Campbell
Campbell
Illinois
Madison
Dane County
Patrick Stone
Cheddar Values Firm In Sales At Plymouth
Cheddar values were steady on the Wisconsin cheese exchange. Sales include 10 cars cheddars at 38 cents, one car longhorns at 41 12, one car longhorns at 41 percent, one car pasteurized single daisies at 41, and one car midgets at 42. Bids filed. offers uncovered include five cars cheddars at 39 and several daisies and longhorns at 41.
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Plymouth
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Illinois
Driving Hazardous After Sleet and Mist
Slippery streets and highways formed a thin glaze of ice after sleet and mist. Wisconsin roads were slick, prompting slow driving. Several minor accidents occurred with no injuries or major damage. County crews worked to widen ditches for drainage ahead of more snow.
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Wisconsin
State Highway Department
Birthday Shower for Soldier in Korea Receives Thanks
Pfc. Robert Maurer thanked area friends who sent birthday cards and letters while serving in Korea. A birthday shower overwhelmed him on January 11, prompting his family to place a newspaper ad from the Evening Times in Green County. He provided his APO address for future greetings and said the kindness will not be forgotten.
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Pfc
Robert Maurer
Monroe
Korea
Fred Maurer
Route 1
The
Evening Times
Green County
Maurer
Eng. Slt. Co
c/o
San Francisco
Calif
Bank Robbery Suspects Sought After Wisconsin Holdup
FBI reports two armed robbers tied to a Edmund bank heist in the Dodgeville area. The men, dressed as outsiders and possibly truck drivers, were seen in Dodgeville a week earlier and before Christmas. Investigators seek sightings, vehicle details, and any contact with a red haired woman and a young child.
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Dodgeville
Edmund Bank
FBI
Madison
Wisconsin
Linden
Mineral Point
Heavy Truck Teeters On Embankment After Truck Slips Off Highway 69
A heavily loaded LCL semi truck with a 20 000 pound load slid off Highway 69 just inside the state line north of Bowen farm and teetered over a steep embankment. Madison wreckers were summoned to wait for daylight before removal. No injuries were reported.
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Madison
Highway 69
Here
State Line
Green County
Ten Enemy Jets Downed in Four Flaming Battles
Daring American Sabre pilots shot down at least ten red jets in four air battles over northwest Korea today. The U S Eighth Army reported ten Russian type jets destroyed one probably destroyed and three damaged. Ground fighting flared along the western front with Chinese units. Truce negotiators debated airfield construction and policing an armistice as Maj Gen Hseih Fang pledged to study the proposal.
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Seoul
Korea
Fifth Air Force
U. S
U. S. Eighth Army
Hseih Fang
U.N
William P. Nuckols
North Korea
Howard M. Turner
Nuckols
Merlyn Schmid Monticello Resident Dies at 42
Merlyn L Schmid 42 Monticello died at 10 am in St Clare hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage that began Jan 7. His son Cpl Eugene Schmid flew from Germany on emergency leave. He farmed in Mt Pleasant township and worked for Badger Petroleum. He leaves a widow, two sons, his parents and a brother. Voegels Funeral Home Monticello is handling arrangements.
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Merlyn L. Schmid
Monticello
St. Clare
Cpl
Eugene Schmid
Germany
Merlyn Lincoln
Fred
Katherine Walmer Schmid
Badger Petroleum
Gertrude Affolter
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Monroe
Mt. Pleasant Township
Fred Affolter
22Nd Avenue
Eugene
John
Fredemid
Albany
Ivan
Orfordville
Voegels
Skating Show Here Postponed One Week
Monroe’s first ice skating show in years is postponed from Sunday to February 3. Madison skating club commitments to Middleton next Sunday caused the delay. The rink will host family skating this Sunday afternoon.
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Monroe
Joe E. Miller
Madison Skating Club
Middleton
Miller
Stassen to File Delegate List Tuesday in State Capital
Harold E. Stassen the Republican presidential candidate will personally file his 30 delegate candidates with the secretary of state on Tuesday. He, who won 19 of the state's 27 delegates to the GOP convention in 1948, will hold a news conference after filing.
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Madison
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
MacArthur Draft Club Forms in Wisconsin Locality
Monroe residents organize a Draft MacArthur for President club to push a grass roots campaign and seek a favorite son slate of delegates. The meeting names Paul Neubauer as county chair and outlines plans to circulate MacArthur support, despite Gen. MacArthur saying he is not a candidate.
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MacArthur
Grant M. Ritter
Monroe
Ritter
Green County
MacArthur Club
New York
New York Today Gen. MacArthur
Illinois
Wisconsin
New Hampshire
Lawrence Bunker
Paul W. Neubauer
Erwin Spring
11Th Street
Robert G. Rote
14Th Avenue
Wendell L. Simmons
Lincoln Road
Irene Powers
Moretti Found Guilty by Jury
Chicago police officer Michael Moretti was convicted of murder in a high profile case. A jury sentenced him to life imprisonment after a second trial following an earlier deadlock. The trial covered the August shooting of Arthur Gamino and the deaths of Edward Salvi and wounding of Leonard Monaco.
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Chicago
Michael Moretti
Moretti
Supreme Court
Arthur Gamino
West Side
Edward Salvi
Leonard Monaco
Monaco
Salvi
Gamino
Japan Prefers No Peace Treaty With Russia or China
Tokyo reports Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida told Parliament Japan will not sign a peace treaty with the Soviet Union or Red China. The stance preserves Japan's wartime peace terms while signaling ongoing caution in international diplomacy.
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Tokyo
Shigeru Yoshida
Japan
Soviet Russia
Red China
LaFollette rejects favorite son draft for MacArthur drive
Wisconsin figure Phil LaFollette says he will not participate in a favorite son draft tied to General MacArthur in the April 1 primary. He notes no consultation and cites MacArthur’s own withdrawal from presidential consideration.
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Phil.LaFollette Bans
MacArthur Drive
Milwaukee
Philip F. LaFollette
Wisconsin
General MacArthur
LaFollette
Chicago
Gen. MacArthur
Illinois
British Egyptians Clash at Suez City
In Ismailia British troops with tank support fought Egyptian police for six hours. British officials report 42 Egyptian police and three British soldiers killed, with 130 Egyptians and 13 British wounded. The clash aimed to disarm auxiliary police amid danger of diplomatic rupture. An emergency Egyptian cabinet session suggested talks could break off relations with Britain.
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Cairo
Ismailia
Suez Canal Zone
Suez
Hearings Push 10 Percent Pay Raise For Armed Services
Washington senate armed services committee to begin hearings Monday on a proposed 10 percent pay increase for all armed services personnel both active and retired. The legislation has already passed the house.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Armed Services
House
March of Dimes Tag Day Planned by Local Groups
Tomorrow's event directed by the American Legion and its auxiliary with the Girl Scouts and business women's sorority. Robert H. Rieder chairs the tag day with Doran F. Zwygart overseeing the Legion's end from 6 to 9 30 p m and Mrs Zwygart covering 8 a m to 6 p m when auxiliary members and others distribute in the business section. Rural committee includes James Dooley William Hillestad Amos Johnson and others. past rural returns totaled over 2200 and this year’s are expected to exceed 3000 with township chairmen named across numerous towns.
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March of Dimes
The
American Legion
Girl Scouts
Business Women’s Sorority
Robert H. Rieder
Doran F. Zwygart
Legion
Zwygart
Scrap
Robert Zimmerman
Washington
James Yula
York
Edward Bidlingmaier
Adams
Oscar Drye
Cadiz
Arleigh Frautschy Clarno
Henry Rebly
Jordan
J. B. Scherer
Monroe
Leroy Petersen
Sylvester
Theodore Newman
Jefferson
Melvin Malkow
Decatur
Evert Green
Spring Grove
McMahon Withdraws Illinois Primary Bid Amid Kefauver Talk
Senator McMahon of Connecticut asked Illinois to withdraw his name from the April 8 Democratic presidential primary in a telegram to Secretary Barrett. Kefauver remains entered. Truman hinted at a Senate run and Stevenson could loom as nominee if Truman stays out.
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Washington
McMahon
Connecticut
Illinois
Edward J. Barrett
Kefauver
Tennessee
Truman
Adlai Stevenson
McMahon-Kefauver
Senate
Mr. Truman
Leo J. Straif
Alton
Struif
Harry S. Truman
Missouri
Republican Party
Kem
Hennings
Blair House
Stevenson
French Troops Land in Tunisia as Uprisings Accelerate
France dispatched additional troops to Tunisia amid nationalist uprisings that have killed nearly fifty people and left hundreds wounded in the past ten days.
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Tunis
France
Tunisia
Stevenson Denies Presidential Aspirations After Truman Talk
Springfield reports Gov Stevenson returned from a Washington visit with President Truman and insisted he is only a candidate for governor. He refused to discuss future ambitions, noting they talked about mining laws politics and other subjects.
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Springfield
Stevenson
Washington
Truman
Ilinois
Stuart Renamed By Country Club
Kenneth W. Stuart was renamed president of Monroe Country Club and E. A. Ninman was elected vice president to succeed Rolland Etter at the annual meeting at Turner Hall attended by about 70. Harold C. Heimann was reelected secretary treasurer and T. Chester Becker renamed as director. Raymond R. Kubly was elected a new director. Progress on the new addition was reported with completion expected by May 1. Fifty five bonds of $500 each were issued for the project. The 1951 financial report shows income of $16,692.29 and expenses of $18,561.83, a net loss of $1,869.54.
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Kenneth W. Stuart
Monroe Country Club
E. A. Ninneman
Rolland Etter
Turner Hall
Harold C. Heimann
T. Chester Becker
Raymond R. Kubly
Pierce and Berg File for Brodhead Mayoral Race
Brodhead special election filings show Mayor C. S. Pierce seeking a second term against Lewis J. Berg who has taken out nomination papers. Other receipts include Olmstead ward alderman candidate, E. D. Porterfield, treasurer Lillie M. Focht, with Roy K. Stephens expected to circulate papers for First ward alderman.
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Brodhead
C. S. Pierce
City
Don Edwards
Pierce
Lewis J. Berg
Olmstead
E. D. Porterfield
Lillie M. Focht
Roy K. Stephens
Milwaukee Lt Farley Awarded Silver Star for Gallantry
Lt Thomas J Farley of Milwaukee received the Silver Star for gallantry in Korea. He was wounded in battle January 7 and his wife said she had no details of the action.
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Milwaukee
Thomas J. Farley
Korea
Parley
Million Dollar Fire Devastates Benton Illinois Businesses
A three hour blaze on the courthouse square destroyed two brick buildings and damaged a third in Benton Illinois, with losses estimated over a million dollars. Firefighters from 15 southern Illinois towns battled the flames as smoke covered the area for miles. one firefighter was hospitalized.
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Benton
Ill
Court House Square
Illinois
Fox Capitol Theater
Ray Fisher
Steve Choisser
Benton Evening News
Campbell Furniture
Ilinois Commercial Telephone Co. Exchange
Dozier-Wilson Department
Walker Clothing
Franklin County Court House
Tom Smothers
Ajto
Polly Moran Dies at 68, Film Favorite of Marie Dressler
Polly Moran, noted film and stage comedienne and longtime partner of Marie Dressler, died at Cedars of Lebanon hospital in Los Angeles after a heart ailment. She had retired in 1940, briefly returned in 1949 for Adam's Rib, and lived at Laguna Beach since 1944.
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Los Angeles
Polly Moran
Marie Dressler
Cedars of Lebanon
Miss Moran
Laguna Beach
Four-Engine Air Force Bomber Crashes Near Davis-Monthan
A four engined bomber crashed and exploded at 22nd street and Alvernon way near Davis Monthan Air Force Base just before 1 PM. No casualties were reported immediately. Nearby residents said the crash and blast rocked the neighborhood.
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Tucson
22Nd Street
Alvernon Way
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Civilians Held by Communists Reported by Tokyo Radio
A Tokyo radio broadcast says 47 foreigners are being held as civilian internees rather than POWs. The individuals are not named in the released prisoner lists given to the allies.
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Tokyo
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Joseph Lorbiecki
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