Israel claims 300 Egyptian casualties near Isdud
An Israeli government spokesman said Jewish troops killed 300 Egyptians and captured 200 in a battle near Isdud south of Tel Aviv. They also captured Lydda airport while Beit Affa, Negba, and Kfar Darom faced fighting and air attacks.
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Cairo
Isdud
Tel Aviv
Lydda
Negba
Kfar Darom
Beit Affa
Folke Bernadotte
Arab League
League
Israel
United Nations
Bernadotte
Rhodes
New York
Palestine
U. N. Security Council
United States
John J. MacDonald
Jerusalem
Communists Turn Down Yugoslav Congress Bid
European communist parties led by Russia refuse invitations to the fifth Yugoslav communist congress in Belgrade on July 21. Rome Budapest and Prague headquarters report the denials while Moscow’s Tass notes a Soviet army delegation arrived in Albania welcomed by thousands as Albania warns Yugoslavia of strong border measures.
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London
Europe
Russia
Belgrade
Rome
Budapest
Prague
Moscow
Tass
Albania
National Defense Ministry
Yugoslavia
Chinese dollar crashes to historic low on black market
The Chinese dollar collapsed to 6,000,000 to 1 on the black market as prices surged and the stock exchange closed within minutes of opening. Police swept markets for black marketeers trading U S and Hong Kong money while beggars swarm for large sums.
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Shanghai
Stock Exchange
U. S
Hong Kong
Special Session Called Over Veterans Housing Law
Gov. Rennebohm issued a call for a special Wisconsin legislative session on July 19 to consider veterans housing proposals after the state supreme court struck down an eight million dollar housing law from 1947. He plans a constitutional amendment to allow state loans to communities for housing, avoiding two-session and referendum steps. The prior July 1946 special session granted housing rights to communities and counties for servicemen and funded the state emergency board.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Rennebohm
State Supreme Court
State Emergency Board
Aretus Armstrong Dies After Six Weeks Illness
Aretus Armstrong 48 of Browntown former Monroe resident died yesterday at 3 20 pm in St Clare hospital after six weeks of brain tumor illness. Born March 10 1900 in Decatur Township he married Teresa Stauffacher March 10 1931. Survived by widow, son Arthur and daughters Delilah and Gertrude. Services set for Monday at 2 pm at Stuessy Funeral Home with Rev. J L Haack. burial in old Brodhead cemetery.
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Aretus Armstrong
Browntown
Monroe
St. Clare Hospital
Wisconsin General Hospital
Decatur Township
Armstrong
Aretus
Gertrude Stockman Armstrong
Brodhead
Theresa Stauffacher
Freeport
Armstrongs
Borden Milk Plant
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Arthur
Delilah
Gertrude
Stuessy Funeral
J. L. Haack
Old Brodhead Cemetery
New Adult Swimming Class Forming at City Pool
Lawrence L. Kitchen, city recreation director, announced a new adult swimming class starting at 7 30 Monday night at Recreation Park pool. Open to adults 20 to 35, it welcomes all levels from beginner to advanced. Twenty have registered for the class.
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Recreation Park Swimming Pool
Lawrence L. Kitchen
City Recreation
Janesville Couple Killed In Highway Crash
A young couple, Frank R. Oakley 23 and Margaret Oakley 22 of Lima, were killed when their family car left Highway 59 near Milton and overturned late last night.
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Janesville
Highway 59
Milton
Frank R. Oakley
Margaret
Lima
Americans Refuse Soviet Traffic Restrictions In Berlin
Maj. Gen. George P. Hays said Americans will not submit to new Soviet limits on allied motor traffic between Berlin and West Germany. Soviet要求 tighter border checks and special travel permits threaten cross border movement as a trickle of traffic passes Berlin to Helmstedt. All U.S. vacation leaves in Berlin were canceled by Gen. Lucius D. Clay due to travel disruptions.
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Berlin
George P. Hays
United States
West Germany
ADN
Helmstedt
U. S. Army
Lucius D. Clay
Hays
Mili
Churchill warns Allies against yielding on Berlin crisis
Winston Churchill told a conservative rally in Woodford Eng that Western allies risk war with Russia if they yield to Soviet pressure in Berlin. He argued surrender would destroy the chance to avoid a third world war and urged firm action.
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Woodford
Eng
Winston Churchill
Russia
Berlin
Conservative Party
TENSION OVER BERLIN BLOCKADE EVOLVES AS ALLIES REACT
The United States and allies press Moscow to lift the Berlin ground blockade before any talks. Washington signals possible suspension of motor traffic to Berlin as Russia tightens control over exit routes for about 25 000 allied nationals.
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U. S
Berlin
West
Kraft Weds Odean Waugh in Denison Texas
John H. Kraft president of Kraft Foods Co. and Odean Waugh of New York City were married in Denison Texas at the home of J. C. Loftis. Kraft has just returned from a business trip to Latin America and Mexico. The couple will reside in Chicago after a honeymoon. Mrs. Kraft served in Red Cross work during World War II as a home economist.
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Denison
Tex
John H. Kraft
Kraft Foods Co
Odean Waugh
New York City
Kraft
United States
Mexico
J. C. Loftis
Southwestern
Chicago
Red Cross
Betty Mae Goodman Suffers Severe Hand Injury At Home
Betty Mae Goodman 11 was helping her mother at home when she fell on a tin can injuring her left palm and wrist. She sustained a deep laceration and a dislocated bone and is hospitalized at St. Clare. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs John Goodman of 544 16th Avenue.
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Betty Mae Goodman
St. Clare Hospital
John Goodman
16Th Avenue
Wisconsin Heat Breaks Records Then Cools by Weekend
Wisconsin baked in 90s statewide with 97 at Reedsburg and 94 in Monroe as heat peaks. Forecaster H J Thompson said cooler air moves from the north into the state by Sunday night. Rain fell the heaviest at Park Falls with .83 inch as hay supplies run 15 percent below 1947 averages. carryover hay stocks total 1,314,000 tons, six percent above 1947. Green county farmers report fine first hay crop and have a list of 30 growers with surplus hay to aid breaching areas.
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Monroe
H. J. Thompson
U. S
Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Ellsworth
Menomonie
Park Falls
Wisconsin Crop Reporting Service
Myron E. Jeglum
Green County
Breuth-Striken
Brief Winess Fatal To M. Alice Treat, Community Leader
Miss M. Alice Treat 82 longtime Monroe resident and last direct descendant of the Treat family died last night at St. Clare hospital after a abdominal ailment. She had a blood transfusion Thursday but did not improve. The Treats, notable in Monroe and Green county history, traced roots to Maine and New England settlers. Miss Treat’s life centered on people and hospitality, with the Treat family founding local business ventures and contributing to civic affairs since 1860.
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M. Alice Treat
Monroe
St. Clare Hospital
Miss Treat
14Th Avenue
Treat
Green County
Treats
New England
Connecticut
Robert Treat
Newark
N. J
Milford
Conn
Orono
Maine
Nathaniel Treat
Maine General Assembly
Joseph B. Treat
Ezra Parker Treat
Nathaniel B. Treat
Ann Maria Gilman Treat
Nathaniel
Ezra
New Bedford
Mass
Cape Horn
California
N. B. Treat
Tracy Furniture Buys Store Site on West Square
Orla J. and Robert J. Tracy have purchased the middle Wells building section, housing their furniture business on the west square. The property, built in 1897 by Ben Chenoweth, replaced a Churrill era structure. The Tracys have run the store 11 years, buying from C. L. Chambers.
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Orla J
Robert J. Tracy
Wells
Bert Wells
Arnold Loveland
Ben Chenoweth
Norman Churchill
Chenoweth
Tracys
C. L. Chambers
Shanghai News Decries City Permit Order for Travelers
Shanghai newspapers today decried a police order requiring all travelers including foreigners to obtain permits before leaving the city, calling the measure excessive and discriminatory.
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Shanghai
No More Corregidors if War Breaks Out
Vice Admiral Arthur W. Radford told Chautauqua listeners there would be no need for Corregidors in a European war. He said the Mediterranean fleet would reinforce and evacuate troops and civilians if hostilities occur, emphasizing naval diplomacy and precision actions to avert large-scale disasters.
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Chautauqua
N. Y
Europe
America
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Mediterranean
Corregidor
P. Sherman
Radford
Democrats Begin To Write Platform
Democrats in Philadelphia began drafting their party platform after a heated debate on civil rights. Senator Francis J. Myers said the document would contrast the parties while criticizing the Republican Congress. Southern leaders resisted public civil rights passages, while Northern testimony underscored disputes over segregation and federal anti discrimination plans.
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Harry Truman
Democratic Platform Drafting Committee
Congress
Francis J. Myers
Pennsylvania
Truman
Aubrey Williams
Montgomery
Ala
National
Chauncey Sparks
Goverernor
Alabama
Williams
Smelter Workers Vote To Strike At 12 Plants
CIO mine mill and smelter workers at 12 of 14 American Smelting and Refining Co plants vote in favor of a strike. Only Baltimore and Omaha outstanding. Company Pagotonia plant in Arizona not involved.
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Chicago
CIO
American Smelting and Refining Co
CIO International Union of Mine
Baltimore
Lost three year old found at Recreation Park
Police and sheriff deputies and a Monroe mother searched Recreation Park and Milwaukee road tracks for Gary Amans missing since 3 pm. The boy was located at 4 06 pm in the park safe with his family, ending a tense scare.
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Sheriff's Department
Monroe
Recreation Park
Milwaukee Road
Gary Amans
Francis A. Amans
16Th Avenue
Sheriff’s Department
William Greub
12Th Avenue
Monroe Musicians Named for Wisconsin Centennial Program
Allan F. Barnard of Monroe High School learns two local soloists and one ensemble are recommended for the all star high school program at the Wisconsin centennial exposition in West Allis August 11 and 12. Soloists Jean Babler and Virginia Krauss are named along with the Krauss sisters woodwind trio Virginia Kathryn Janet and Mildred.
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Allan F. Barnard
Monroe High School
West Allis
Ronald Dougan
Beloit
Monroe
H. C. Wagner
Wisconsin School Music Association
Jean Babler
Virginia Krauss
Krauss Sisters
Virginia
Kathryn Janet
Mildred
Northcott Named Methodist Bishop for Wisconsin Area
Dr. H. Clifford Northcott of Champaign Illinois is named to succeed Dr Edwin Holt Hughes as bishop of Wisconsin by the North Central jurisdictional conference of the Methodist church. His residence will be Madison. The Monroe and Browntown churches and others in the area fall under his jurisdiction. Hughes, recalled from retirement two years ago, will return to private life.
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H. Clifford Northcott
Champaign
Ill
Edwin Holt Hughes
Wisconsin
Former Brodhead School Head Dies at 82
Ralph V. Pringle 82 former superintendent of Brodhead schools and professor emeritus of education at Illinois State Normal University died yesterday in Normal Illinois He led University High School Normal from 1913 to 1935 and was known for psychology books for junior high and high school students A graduate of St Lawrence and Harvard universities
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Brodhead
Ralph V. Pringle
Illinois State Normal University
Normal
Ill
Pringle
University High School At
St. Lawrence
Harvard
Roosevelt Faces Backlash as Democratic Veep Talk Shifts
Philadelphia reports a volatile Democratic convention scene as anti Truman forces stumble. Senator Lucas of Illinois leads for second spot while Chief Justice Douglas is floated for the ticket. John W McCormack arrives promising support if needed. James Roosevelt faces rebuke from California delegation amid efforts to push Eisenhower candidacy.
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Philadelphia
James Roosevelt
Truman
Scott Lucas
Illinois
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
California
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Olin D. Johnston
Douglas Declines Presidential Candidacy Claim
The Philadelphia Inquirer quotes Justice William O. Douglas saying he is not a candidate and has no plans to run. The interview places him in Wallowa Oregon where he vacations as Eisenhower announces he will not seek nomination.
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Philadelphia
The
Philadelphia Inquirer Today
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Douglas
Wallowa
Oregon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
South Carolina Drops Plan to Open Douglas as 1948 VP Hope
South Carolina shelved a resolution urging the president to withdraw in favor of Eisenhower, with Johnston saying Eisenhower rules out Truman. Douglas denial persists though interest remains, while California leaders seek Roosevelt’s withdrawal as a national committeeman. Lucas’s name surfaces as potential second on the ticket pending White House decisions.
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South Carolina
Democratic National Committee
Eisenhower
South
Truman
Johnston
Douglas
Oregon
J. Howard McGrath
William O. Douglas
McGrath
John P. McEnery
Democratic Central Committee of California
Roosevelt
California
McEnery
Patrick W. McDonough
Coast
Lucas
Illinois
White House
Congress
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Navy
GOP
Lost Boy
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Methodist
Brodhead School
Justice Douglas
John W. McCormack
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