City Organizes Naval Training Electronics Warfare Platoon
A Naval Training Program group gathered 30 attendees despite bad weather as thirteen men joined the Navy Reserve enrollment. The unit will be voluntary with no pay, but offers advancement in ratings and pension benefits. Navy League formation discussed by Commander Ruehlman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund R
Navy
Naval Reserve
Navy League
Tue
Muner
Ruehlman
Navy _aem
Swiss cheese prices stay steady for November payments
No change in Swiss cheese prices for three months. Dealers began payment of November make cheese. State brand remains 50 cents a pound, grade B 46, grade C 40 and grinders 37. Prices apply from September made cheese.
Post Office Officials Continue Blast Probe and Grenade Found
City engineer John Galvin reported finding a live hand grenade in the gutter in front of Bowling Green High School. The pin was nearly sheared and a tiny firing pin shaft kept it from exploding as a street sweeper handled it. Postal authorities pursue a possible link to Wednesday's post office bomb. Four postal workers were lured. one was seriously injured when the bomb exploded. The package was addressed to a fictitious street number and person. The identity of the intended victim has been established but not disclosed.
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Evra
John Galvin
Bowling Green High School
Galvin
Parcel Post
A. B. Cleveland
George Coryell of Browntown Dies at 74
George Coryell 74 a retired Cadiz township carpenter died suddenly at 8 o'clock this morning at his Browntown home from a cerebral hemorrhage He was born November 26 1874 in Cadiz son of D J and Mary Ellen Saucerman Coryell He lived in Cadiz until retirement moved to Browntown Surviving five brothers Michael Charles and Frank of Cadiz John of Browntown James E of Craig Colorado and two sisters Mrs S A Robarts Phoenix and Mrs J A Niffenegger Sibley Ia Funeral arrangements at Shriner Neushwander funeral home pending word from relatives in the west Burial will be in Cadiz cemetery
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George Coryell
Cadiz Township
Browntown
D. J
Mary Ellen Saucerman Coryell
Cadiz
Ichael
Charles
Frank Ofdiz
John
James E
Craig
John Dannerbeck Dies at Freeport
John Dannerbeck died at his Freeport home after a long illness. Born April 14, 1872, in Germany, he emigrated to the United States in 1893 and settled in Freeport. He is survived by his widow, a Chicago daughter Mrs. Mary Ryan, and a son. Services are set for Saturday at 9 am at Richmeier and Becker Funeral Home and 9:30 am at St. Joseph's Church. Rev. N. J. Berg to officiate. burial in the church cemetery.
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N. J. Berg
Combe
Road engineer dies on Milwaukee passenger train
Milwaukee report states William Canton, 45, a state highway commission engineer from Madison, collapsed and died today aboard a Milwaukee road passenger train due to heart ailment. He was en route to Milwaukee for unspecified duties. The death occurred on train time after brief illness, and details are being investigated by local authorities.
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Milwaukee
William Canton
State Highway Commission
Madison
Milwaukee Road
Li Urges Reds To Halt War As New Year Opens
China faced a grim New Year as Li Tsung jen urged Mao Zedong to begin peace talks and stop civil war. unrest loomed with a rebel nationalist unit and rumors of Chiang Kai-shek renewed leadership. two ships carrying refugees sank off Shanghai killing hundreds, while Li called for a political settlement and acceptance of Mao eight points.
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China
Nanking
Formosa
Shanghai
Li Tsung-jen
Red
Mao Tzetung
Chiang Kaishek
Mao
Sun Yat-Sen
Chiang
Pai
Eighth Candidate Seeks Court Post
Harold E. Stafford a Chippewa Falls attorney became the eighth candidate for the supreme court judgeship to fill the seat vacated by Chief Justice Marvin B. Rosenberry. Other contenders include Marshall Peterson J Ward Rector Anthony Madler Edwin Gehl Mortimer Levitan and J Henry Bennett.
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Harold E. Stafford
Chippewa Falls
Supreme Court
Marvin B. Rosenberry
Marshall Peterson
Monroe
Green County Court
Stafford
J. Ward Rector
Madison
Anthony Madler
Edwin J. Gehl
West Bend
Tubercular Test On Cattle Postponed To November
Green county cattle disease testing slated for May 31 has been postponed to November 1. Assemblyman Harry A. Keegan and Senator Melvin J. Olson requested the delay to avoid disrupting farmers during the busy season.
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Ed Green County
Harry A. Keegan
Green County
Keegan
Melvin J. Olson
Bad Weather Cancels Better Crops Program
Weather disruption cancels the Better Crops program session planned for the circuit court room this afternoon. Two College of Agriculture specialists doubted they could travel from Madison to Monroe, leading to the cancellation.
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Circuit Court Room
College of Agriculture
Monroe
Madison
Scott Wins Stays As GOP Chairman
Scott retained the national GOP chairmanship by a four vote margin 54 to 50 amid discord over a possible third presidential bid for Dewey Herbst 1948. He faced an ouster bid from former chairmen and critics while Ralph F. Gates and Roy E Dunn received little support. Cyrus L Philipp was named vice chairman of the social welfare subcommittee and Mrs George G Town was added to the labor subcommittee. Wisconsin committeewoman Town backed the labor subcommittee appointment as Wisconsin voted against declaring the chair vacant.
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Omaha
Hugh D. Scott, Jr
Pennsylvania
Republican ‘Party
Dewey
Scott
New York
National
GOP Committee
Carroll Reece
Tennessee
Harrison Spangler
Ows
Rep
Clarence Brown
Ohio
Ralph F. Gates
Indiana
Roy E. Dunn
Minnesota
Farmer
Dunn
McIntyre Faries
California
Jacob France
Maryland
Cyrus L. Philipp
Wisconsin
National Gop
George G. Town
Army Bulldozers to Nebraska for Snow Clearing
Canopy-case arena headquarters reported a Nebraska request for 30 bulldozers to clear snow in storm areas. Blizzard conditions prompted Gov. Val Peterson to declare a state of emergency as 16 units moved from Granite City, Illinois toward South Dakota for parallel needs. Additional rotary snowplows and half-track weasels are to be shipped soon.
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Canopy
Case Arena
Nebraska
Val Peterson
Granite City
Peterson
Granite
South Dakota
Hog Prices Climb as Receipts Drop
Hog prices rose 25 to 50 cents per hundredweight as receipts fell 4,000 below the 9,000 trade forecast. Cattle were steady to 25 cents higher and sheep held generally steady. Hogs mostly sold 18.00 to 22.00 with tops to 22.25. sows 15.75 to 18.25. Cattle: choice absent, medium to good steers 22.25 to 24.00, good heifers 22.75 to 23.50, cows 16.75 to 18.25. Sausage balls to 23.00. dealers 33.00 to 34.00, many at 33.00.
Reversal of Wage Spiral Seen as Price Index Sags
The index slipped to 171.4 marking the third straight monthly decline and foreshadowing wage cuts for General Motors auto and electrical workers tied to living costs. CIO clothing workers halt a fourth round of boosts amid slack demand while unions weigh nonwage benefits.
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Washington
General Motors Corp
CIO
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Steelworkers
Auto Workers and
Electrical Workers Union
General Motors
Evers
Truman's Defense Fund Plea Favored
Washington reports that Truman's 14.268 billion defense budget for the new fiscal year remains intact with House appropriations committees hinting at a larger air force share. A shift of 800 million from universal military training could enable a 70-group air force, though UMT is unlikely to pass, while Army strength remains near 837,000 in peacetime.
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Washington
Truman
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
House
Armed Services Committee
Omar N. Bradley
Army
Cheddar Prices Off In Plymouth Trading
Cheddar prices moved lower on the Wisconsin cheese exchange with declines from one fourth to one half cent. Cheddars sold at 30% cents and single daisies at 33% cents amid mixed sales and bids. Trading tons opened weak and closed steady.
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Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Illinois
U.S
U. S
Minnesota U. S
Army Plane Crashes In Storm Slows Wisconsin Roads
A snow sleet gale storm crippled utilities and blocked rural lines in Green County. An Air Force B 25 crashed near Brooklyn after crew bailed out. three were saved. The Dane county wreck occurred 300 feet from the Alme residence. Pilot Lt. Scudder, co pilot Lt. Swanson, and Pvt. Ortega survived. Cold wave forecast to drop temperatures to near zero in southern Wisconsin. Road crews worked through the night, most highways cleared by midmorning, but some spots remained one way. Bus lines faced cancellations though Monroe routes continued overnight.
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Air Force
Brooklyn
Green County
Howard J. Thompson
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Mercury
Dane County
Alme
Dane County Sheriff's Office
Minneapolis
Wright Field
Dayton
R. K. Scudder
Salt Lake City
H. M. Swanson
Tuscumbia
Pvt
Appolinor Ortega
Georgetown
Calif
Madison
William Hoenig
State Highway Department
Monroe
Spring Signals Chicks Arrival Amid Snow and Storm
Postmaster John J. Burkhard notes spring arrival with baby chicks for local shipment. A severe storm battered the area with 40 mph winds and sleet, causing widespread power and telephone outages as transmission lines failed from Janesville to Monroe and beyond. Crews worked to restore service, with full restoration uncertain as long-distance circuits and local links recovered. Green County snow plows cleared roads, beginning county trunk work as crews tackled drifting and outages.
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John J. Burkhard
Burkhard
Madison
W.S. MacDonald
Monroe
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Janesville
Orfordville
Darlington
Stoughton
MacDonald
United Telephone Co
Juta
Albany
Browntown
Green County Highway Department
West Roads
Sleet Storm Sidelights on Green County Roads
Green county radio WRJK went off air at 4 40 am as power lines failed. Operation resumed after five hours. A Florida trucker faced delays on highway 69 near Monroe. A mother to be was helped to St Clare Hospital after a snow plow was dispatched within seven minutes of the call. Snow and sleet crippled roads, three feet deep in Green county, with plows racing to clear and tow trucks kept busy throughout the day.
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Green County
WRJK
Highway Department
Duncan Hill
Highway 81
Monroe
Argyle
St. Clare
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Los Angeles
Woods
Naval Unit
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Post Office
John Dannerbeck
Freeport
Wowse
Little Wabash
Carmi
East Carmi
Ill
GOP
Consin
National Committee
Defense Fund
Cheddar
Plymouth
Plymouth — — Chase
Florida
Roderick Hill
South
Highway 69
Dane
Rock
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