Eisenhower Rejects Nomination Bid Statewide Appeal
General Dwight D. Eisenhower declares he cannot accept nomination for any public office and will not join a political party. Despite his stated stance, Democratic leaders including James Roosevelt press for a national unity bid, with calls for caucuses and a Philadelphia pre convention meeting to consider his candidacy. Eisenhower’s memo reiterates his duty to avoid partisan politics while remaining available for public service if called.
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ei Wer
Democratic Party
Eisenhower
Robert Harron
Columbia University
James Roosevelt
California
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Leonard Finder
Manchester
N. H
Columbia
Bond Issue Slated For Council Tonight
The Monroe city council plans a first reading on a 250000 bond issue to fund a sewage disposal plant expansion. Erling C. Landfried seeks a permanent urban bus franchise, currently operating under a 90 day permit due to expire August 3. The state health board urges immediate construction to meet growing sanitary needs.
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Erling C. Landfried
Monroe Transit Lines Inc
Henry Tschudy
Finance and Taxation Committee
State Board of Health
Monroe fires up first fireworks display in 25 years
A near 8000 crowd packed Green County Fair Grounds for Monroe’s Fourth of July celebration finale. Richard H. Bahr led the event with a Legion-backed program including aerial shells, flag ceremonies, and a Rockford band concert under James Campbell.
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Green County Fairgrounds
Monroe
Zilmer-Riley Post
American Legion
Richard H. Bahr
Legion
Iwo Jima
American Legion Band
Walter R. Craig Post No. 60
Rockford
James Campbell
Andrew Donaldson
Philip Weingartner
John Stalcup Dies After Long Illness
John Stalcup age 90 of Monroe died at 1 a m Sunday at Masshardt Convalescent Home after a year long illness. Born Sept 14 1857 he farmed in Washington township before moving to Monroe 45 years ago. He married Caroline Mahle in 1893 who died in 1932. Surviving nieces and nephews. Funeral 2 p m today at Shrin er Neushwander with Rev Paul Kehle of St John Evangelical officiating. Burial Greenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers named.
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John Stalecup
17Th Street
Masshardt
Gottlieb
Henrietta Giese Stalcup
Caroline Mahle
Stalcup
Washington Township
Monroe
Shriner-Neushwander Funeral Home
Paul C. Kehle
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Greenwood Cemetery
John Wagner
Fred W. Faeser
Fred Lehnherr
Albert Ross
Charles A
Myrtis Wickersham
Lawmakers to Confer on Special Session
Gov. Oscar Rennebohm will confer with 11 legislative leaders from both parties on plans for a special session to be held July 19. He will discuss limiting the session to constitutional amendments for veterans housing or allowing other legislative topics after the state supreme court struck down the $8,000,000 veterans housing law.
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Madison
Oscar Rennebohm
Rennebohm
State Supreme Court
Former Deputy Fleet Commander Succumbs
Washington seen Vice Admiral Russell Willson aged 64 died today at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland. A native of Fredonia New York he had been admitted to the hospital yesterday and served as deputy commander in chief of the United States fleet.
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Washington
Russell Willson
United States Fleet
Bethesda
MD.) Naval Hospital
Willson
Fredonia
N. Y
New York Wholesale Cheese Market Firm
Cheese marketing conditions on the New York produce market were reported today by the Associated Press as firm with two day receipts of 626902 lbs. Wholesale sales were at the following prices cheddars 50 51 gross 1947 56 58 shelf cured 58 single daisies 52 54 grass 1947 60 61 shelf cured 60 flats 54 5414 shelf cured 61 midgets 5542 56 grass 1947 62 63 shelf cured 62 65 processed 5 lbs 51%4 53 Best grade Swiss single tubs were 63 64 and other 50 62.
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New York
Associated Press
Wisconsin Cheese Market Prices Rise in State Report
The federal state market news service reports Wisconsin American cheese prices firm with higher selling levels. State assembly points show single daisies 51 52, longhorns and square prints 51 42 52 44, midgets 54.
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Madison
Federal State Market News Service
Wisconsin
State Assembly
50 000 Coal Miners Idle and Steel Firms Cut Output
A walkout involving about 50,444 of the nation s 400,000 bituminous miners began in West Virginia and Pennsylvania amid a contract dispute with steel companies. Steel plants halted furnaces and open hearths while captive miners stay home for no contract, and a separate electrical workers strike in Missouri and Illinois was postponed to allow talks.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Steel Company
Pennsylvan
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp
U. S. Steel
Pittsburgh
Bessemer
Youngstown
Alabama
U. S. Steel Corp
Republic Steel
Western Pennsylvania Coal Operators Association
Pittsburgh-Uniontown
Steel
United Mine Workers
St. Louis
AFL Operating Engineers Union
Union Electric Co. of
Missouri
Illinois
Keokuk
Quincy
Holiday Death Toll Surpasses 550 in Independence Day Rally
A final survey shows 296 killed in traffic crashes, 184 drowned, 66 fatally injured in other incidents, and four deaths from fireworks during the three day holiday. The total exceeds 546 killed the previous year and tops early estimates by safety groups.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
New Glarus Clerk Berge Dies in Hay Field
Arol Obert Berge 33 clerk of New Glarus died suddenly Saturday noon while working in a hay field north of New Glarus. Heart attack is believed. Survived by wife Olga, a daughter Karen Shirley, parents Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Berge, two brothers and a sister. Funeral 2 p.m. at Swiss Evangelical and Reformed church with burial in the church cemetery.
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New Glarus
Arol Obert Berge
Wilbur F E. Deininger
Matthew Solbran
Mr. Berge
Basco
Andrew and
Olena Dale Berge
Primrose Township
Dane County
Olga Voegels
Eagles
Swiss Evangelical and Reformed Church
Berge
Olga
Andrew Berge
Karen Shirley
Harold
Madison
Olav
Brooklyn
Elmer Hoesly
Belleville
540 Children at Pool for Biggest Day
Recreation park swimming pool drew a record turnout with 540 children using the facilities yesterday as city recreation officials noted. Many adults also visited on the hot holiday, and Sunday’s count reached 357 children.
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Recreation Park
Lawrence L. Kitchen
Guerrillas Near End in Grammos Stronghold
General Deme and Greek chief of staff say communist led guerrillas are nearing the end of resistance in Grammos mountains, their strongest base, as government forces press the campaign against them in Greece.
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Athens
Demetrios Yadzis
Grammos
Democrats Seek States Rights Plank To Cool Southerners
Washington reports platform drafters plan a strong states rights plank to ease southern bitterness over civil rights. Senator Francis J. Myers leads the committee as hearings begin in Philadelphia ahead of the convention. Negro leaders press for anti poll tax anti lynch fair employment and other civil rights measures.
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Washington
Platform
Philadelphia
Platform Committee
Pennsylvania
Francis J. Myers
Truman
Myers’ Committee
Union School District to Select Four Board Members
Union No 1 will ballot on four board members and a 226150 budget for 1948 49 at the annual meeting in the high school tonight at 7. Qualified district voters may attend. Last year’s turnout was under 80. The board also will discuss adding space at East school with two more rooms needed per President Herbert T Johnson.
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Union School District No. 1
Board of Education
G. E. Zuercher
L. G. Kindschi
Carl J. Schwingel
Perle G. Guess
East School
Herbert T. Johnson
Monroe Turn and Schwing at Turnfest results
The Monroe Turn and Schwing club placed fourth in the women’s team and fifth in the men’s team events at the 20th national Turnfest in Milwaukee. Paterson New Jersey swept two firsts in Swiss wrestling, while Ernest Lehr of Monroe won Swiss national wrestling. Various individual placings included Helen Krattiger first in track and field and five foot high jump by Miss Kopp, with Mrs Frieda Laeser and Mrs Lucille Alston scoring in matrons apparatus.
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Monroe Turn
Schwing
Miss Kopp
Elsa Rattin
Frieda Laeser
Lucille Alston
Ferdinand Roethlisberger
Milwaukee
Otto Miller
San Francisco
Monroe
Wisconsin Dairy Plants Reach 2352 Include 1334 Cheese Factories
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture reports 2352 dairy plants statewide with 1334 cheese factories. The tally also lists 547 ice cream firms and freezers 553 milk distributors 353 receiving stations 327 butter factories 187 dairy product dealers 140 powdering establishments 166 cottage cheese makers 107 condensaries 13 process plants eight concentrated whey makers eight cheese food firms and one cooked cheese factory. Walworth and Racine counties led southern Wisconsin in fluid milk shipments last year totaling 848 million pounds mainly to Illinois.
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Madison
State Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Walworth
Racine
Illinois
One Man Injured In Holiday Fourth Of July Crashes
Four traffic accidents with a single injury were reported in Green County and Monroe during the long Fourth of July holiday weekend. Claudie Ostrander of Monroe was fined for operating a vehicle under the influence and had his license suspended. Dan Kernan of Hollandale received a fine for drunkenness in a public place and was the sole accident victim with scalp lacerations and facial cuts.
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Green County
Monroe
Claudie J. Ostrander
16Th Avenue
Harold J. Lamboley
Dan Kernan
Hollandale
Rockford
Ostrander
Virgil Small
Cream Ridge
Highway 11
B. H. Lynch Sales Co
9Th Street
Heuer Sales Co
Russell V. Grant
18Th Avenue
Grant
John Grossen
Grossen
Louis Banakowski
West Allis
Arley A. Williams
Brodhead
Williams
Banakowski
Appleton Man Elected Elks Grand Ruler at Convention
Andrew W. Parnell of Appleton was elected grand ruler at the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks annual convention. George S. Hall, a 52 year old New York businessman, was chosen grand exalted ruler.
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Appleton
Philadelphia
Andrew W. Parnell
The
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
George S. Hall
New York
Legion Pledges Help For School Aid Bill
The American Legion commander and the National Congress of Parents and Teachers chief pledged aid to push a federal aid to schools bill through Congress. National Commander James F. O Neil said the Legion stands four square behind the proposed legislation to extend federal financial support for schools.
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Cleveland
American Legion
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
National Education Association
Congress
The
Legion
James F. O’neil
Paper mill executive Abner Hansen dies at 52
Abner B. Hansen, 52, president, general manager and director of Northern Paper Mills, died Sunday. Born in Racine, he led the company for 12 years.
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Paper Mill Head
Green Bay
Abner B. Hansen
aé_e
Northern Paper Mills
Hansen
Racine
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