New Glarus Plans For Centennial In Final Stage
New Glarus advances toward its 101st founding anniversary with extensive preparations. The plan includes food service across village locations, yard tables at cafes, multiple entertainment groups, and several parades with at least 80 floats. A pageant on Swiss pioneer beginnings will be staged, with Ray Meythaler as narrator and Casper Schmid as a guest representing Canton Glarus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Schindier
Monroe
Gilbert Ott
Ernest Untersee
New Glarus
Barkation
Holland
St. Louis
Green County
Narrator
Ray Meythaler
Milwaukee
Wilhelm Tell Hotel
Casper Schmid
Canton Glarus
Guardian Ruling Clarifies Guardianship in Taverns
Attorney General John Martin ruled that a husband is not the guardian of his wife in a tavern if she is under 21. The decision, issued for District Attorney William Leitsch of Columbia County, notes guardianship could arise from the marriage of two minors under state law.
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Madison
John Martin
William Leitsch
Columbia County
Martin
Polio Precautions Outlined At Green County Meeting
A crowd of about 400 heard Dr. Herman Wirka of Wisconsin General Hospital Madison discuss infantile paralysis prevention and therapy. He outlined precautions, stressed cleanliness, screened homes and limited surgery during outbreaks, and noted no magic drug exists for polio with recovery possible over up to two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Wirka
Wisconsin General Hospital
Madison
Russell Myers
Myles F. Pember
Leland Lamboley
Green County Medical Society
Wirka
Stephenson County
Monticello School District votes budget and bus garage plan
Fifty six attended the Monticello Joint District No. 3 annual meeting. A 14000 dollar budget was approved and a 22000 dollar special tax for a new school house. A garage for three school buses was also approved. Dr J M Harden reelected president with a board including J W Barlow clerk and Dr William V Baebler treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Mt. Pleasant
Washington Townships
J. M. Harden
J. W. Barlow
Government May Lose Million in War Plant Fund
Undersecretary of War Kenneth C. Royall said the government overpaid Batavia Metal Products Co. by 1 million dollars on war contracts and may not recover it. He asked the Justice Department to investigate the overpayment and noted Erie Basin Metal Products Co. as an affiliate. a full report was expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kenneth C. Royall
Justice Department
Batavia Metal Products Co
Royall
Batavia
Erie
Senate War Investigating Committee
Tom Clark
Erie Basin Metal Products Co
Illinois
Clark
Representative May
D-Ky
House
Kentucky
Royal
Rail Rates Hiked 3 to 6 Percent Intrastate
The state public service commission authorized railroads to raise intrastate freight rates 3 to 6 percent under temporary authority. The increase targets agricultural goods and serves as a stopgap until the commissions rule on a 25 percent rate increase request. The action cites a temporary emergency to cover rising operating costs and weak trade.
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Madison
State Public Service Commission
Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Goodland Names Body To Probe Wisconsin Rent Setup
Governor Goodland appoints a six member committee to investigate commercial rent practices in Wisconsin cities and report within 10 days. He says findings will decide on a possible special legislative session to restore or set state rent controls, with leaders backing action if federal rent controls remain unavailable.
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Goodland Names Body
Madison
Goodland
Wisconsin
Commercial Bank Renames Directors
Stockholders met for the annual meeting of the Commercial and Savings Bank. Directors reelected are Arthur P. Benkert C W Bennett Breee M Alum Escher Edward T. Kundert Robert J. Rote H C Roth and R H Wenger. Bennett presided for his 28th straight year, dating to 1903 as director and 1922 as president. Remodeling highlights include air conditioning and planned lounge rest room lighting entrance redesign and glass decor with radiant heating to the doorway avoiding snow and ice. Completion is expected after several months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial and Savings Bank
Arthur P. Benkert
C. W. Bennet
Breee MM. Alum Fmil
C. W. Bennett
OPA Puts Monroe Quarters Move On Hold
The Milwaukee office of the OPA has taken no action to locate new quarters for the Monroe ration board as Congress weighs its fate. The current Citizens Bank building lease ends August 1 and the space must be vacated for the city's new Youth Center.
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Milwaukee
OPA
Ration Board
Monroe
Congress
Citizen’s Bank
Monroe Wins Federal Vet Housing Push with Barrack Units
Seven two family barrack units from FPHA will address the veterans housing shortage in Monroe. City Engineer Zenno A. Gorder announced plans after a Chicago parley with FPHA officials and local veterans. The project hinges on a city council contract vote set for Tuesday July 16, with a possible 60 to 90 day construction period on land leased from Harold J. Moe between 22nd and 23rd streets on 12th avenue.
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Roe
Federal Public Housing Authority
Zenno A. Gorder
Gorder
Chicago
Theodore J. Burgy
Green County
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Harold J. Moe
22Nd
23Rd Streets
12Th Avenue
Gorderid
Monroe
FPHA
Janesville
Frank A. Buehler
Fred A Fritz
William Beckman
Henry Tschudy
Hugo Voelkli
Burgy
Racket Reported In Outlying Areas Near Brodhead
The Green County sheriff warns service stations on the outskirts of towns to beware of a ball game racket. A man sells a game to a station, then a woman tests the board and takes the winnings, leaving a worthless game. At least one station near Brodhead was fleeced of 60 dollars. Warnings extended to surrounding counties and states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County
Two Lanterns Recovered. One Stolen Lantern Remains Missing
City police recovered two of the six lanterns stolen from sewer construction sites over the weekend. A red lantern was taken last night from in front of the Monroe clinic, where a curb is under repair. The recovered lanterns were found abandoned on city streets after the vandals dropped them.
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Monroe Clinic
Meat supplies split over forecasts for the week end
Washington reporters note a dispute between the Republican congressional food study committee and the agriculture department. The committee predicts plentiful meat by week end, while the department says supplies will remain short and prices above pre OPA levels unless price ceilings are cleared.
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Washington
Republican Congressional Food Study Committee
Agriculture Department
Food Industry
OPA
Wisconsin panel sets nine day pheasant Hen season
The Wisconsin conservation commission voted to establish a nine day hunting season for hen pheasants in nine northwestern counties from Oct 19 to Oct 28, running with the regular pheasant season in 58 counties. Cock pheasant hunting ruled open in most counties, with a duck season per federal rules from Oct 5 to Nov 18 and a Canadian goose closed season. Deer season timing debated. deer rule postponed to July 23. Rabbit season set Oct 19 to Jan 15 with a three per day bag in north areas.
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Madison
Wisconsin Conservation Commission
Polk
Barron
St. Croix
Chippewa
Dunn
Eau Claire
Pepin
Pierce
Buffalo
State Conservation Department
Ashland
Bayfield
Burnett
Douglas
Florence
Forest
Iron
Milwaukee
Outagamie
Rusk
Sawyer
Vilas
Wood
Ing
Midwest
Commission
Conservation Congress Executive Council
Ernest Swift
Conservation Department
The
Conservation Congress Council
Senate votes to curb price controls on dairy and crops
The Senate moved to prohibit milk and dairy price controls and to forbid price ceilings on cottonseed and soybeans in an OPA extender bill. An amendment sought immediate decontrol of dairy products while exemptions for meat and poultry remain. The vote totals were 51-27 for dairy and 42-34 against the crop controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Barkley
D-Ky
OPA
Hillman CIO-PAC Chief Sidney Hillman Dies at 59
Sidney Hillman long time labor leader and national chairman of the CIO Political Action Committee died at 7 40 am in a Long Island summer bungalow. He came to the United States from Zagare Lithuania in 1907 and led the Amalgamated Clothing Workers before shaping CIO PAC strategy. He leaves wife Bessie and two daughters.
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Point Lookout
N. Y
Sidney Hillman
Hillman
CIO
Robert Hannegan
Sidney
Long Island
Long Beach
Bessie
John Cahill
Mack Lipkin
Bessie Abramowitz
Selma Lerner
Irv Lerner
Dorothy Lerner
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Cio-Pac
Washington
Tilford E. Dudley
United Packing House Workers of America
Thomas Burns
United Rubber Workers
Jack Kroll
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Zagare
Lithuania
United States
Wisconsin Co F to Receive State Rifle Championship Trophies
Brig Gen A A Kuechenmeister will attend at 8 p m Thursday for the presentation of state guard rifle team trophies to Co F battalion staff officers at the armory. Co F A and B teams won first place in their classes in state competition. A team earlier won the Milwaukee state title. Attendance includes Co E Platteville Co G Madison Co H Baraboo and battalion officers. Nondahl of Co F placed third in state meet. Co F seeks more recruits as drill continues Thursdays.
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A. A. Kuechenmeister
Wisconsin State Guard
Co. F
Third Infantry Regiment
Milwaukee
E. Platteville
Homer D. Ralph
G. Madison
Emanuel Bender
H. Baraboo
Lawrence Herert
Clausen F. Stehl
Baraboo
Lyle W
West
Madison
Lloyd L. Olson
Cambridge
Lorenz E. Spraatz
Reedsburg
Hermann C. Guendler
Waunakee
George F. Schiffmayer
Scott A. Cairy
Louis F. Benkert
Robert G. Goetz
Arthur Nondahl
Leslie W. Schwitz
Carl Schlittler
Ole Siedschlag
Nondahl
George Armstrong
Americans Believed Held Near Berlin Oranienburg
An AP bulletin says four Americans vanished in the Russian occupation zone are thought to be held at Oranienburg, a Soviet provincial HQ north of Berlin. Also noted, Joe Louis’s 23rd heavyweight title defense is set for Yankee Stadium on Sept. 18 against Tami Mauriello. Gen Clark offers to renounce US share of German assets in Austria, in response to Soviet asset transfer orders.
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Berlin
Oranienburg
New York
Joe Louis
Tami Mauriello
Yankee Stadium
Mike Jacobs
Vienna
Mark W. Clark
United States
Austria
Clark
L. V. Kurrasov
New York Veto Blocks Canada In Atomic Energy Talks
The United States and Soviet Union vetoed a proposal to invite Canada to join UN Security Council discussions on atomic energy, marking the sixth veto in council history. The move aimed to broaden participation in deliberations on nuclear matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Soviet
Russia
Security Council
Canada
Council
Battle Stations Amid OPA Death Rumor Across Washington
Washington says OPA workers stay at their posts as the agency's fate becomes uncertain. A Monroe company official angrily refused a job seeker asking for the firm's wage schedule. He noted staff are still scanning wage scales to prepare if OPA is revived. The piece ends with a reflection on government spending.
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Washington
OPA
Battle Stations
Monroe Company
Dairy Clause in OPA Debate Faces Final Senate Vote
The senate, amid threats of a second veto, moves toward a dairy price ban with a 49 26 tally keeping ceilings off meat poultry and eggs. Barkley warns dairy items likely join the control free list as others push for cottonseed petroleum and tobacco exemptions.
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Barkley
Congress
Senate
Banking Committee
Wherry
Rneb
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Galaxy of Star
May
L. W. Fields
Whitesburg
War Investigating Committee
Andrew J. May
Lumberman
A. C. Brown
Whitespare
Brown
Cumberland Lumber Co
Henry Garsson
CPA
Associated Press
Taft
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