Democrats Rethink Platform as Civil Rights Split Deepens
Philadelphia Democrats draft a platform amid a fierce civil rights fight. Southern delegates threaten a walkout over a federal role on racial issues while liberal Republicans push for strong anti-lynching and anti-poll tax measures. The tentative platform, shaped by Senator Francis J. Myers, remains secret until the convention floor.
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Philadelphia
Francis J. Myers
Pennsylvania
Truman
Dixie
Taft predicts GOP win in Senate as Dewey to sweep doubtful states
Senator Taft of Ohio said Republicans will hold the Senate after the next Congress. He predicted Gov. Dewey of New York will carry the doubtful states Kentucky Oklahoma New Mexico Montana Rhode Island and Colorado in the November election.
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Washington
Ohio
Taft
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Senate
Kentucky
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Montana
Rhode Island
Colorado
Dewey
Mystery B-17 Downed by Weather at Halifax Air Base
A B-17 bomber forced down by weather at Halifax eastern passage base last night reportedly carried 10 Israeli air recruits for Haganah in Palestine. Officials confirmed a B-17 from Teterboro New Jersey but offered no further details.
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Halifax
Eastern Passage
Haganah
Air Force
Teterboro
New Jersey
Polio Conference Outlines Child Disease Prevention
At the first international polio conference in New York the risk of infantile paralysis from home exposure is stressed. Home is the most dangerous setting as carriers spread polio faster within intimate circles, while schools and camps pose lower risk due to less frequent contact.
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New York
Life resident Carl O. Johnson 60 dies in Jordan
Carl O. Johnson of Jordan township died Saturday at 2 55 pm at St Clare hospital after years of heart illness. Born October 12 1887, he lived in the Jordan area his life, served as school district clerk 19 years, and was married November 29 1916 to Alvilda Melland. Surviving wife three sons a brother a sister and two deceased brothers. Funeral services Tuesday at Hanson funeral home and Jordan Lutheran church with burial in church cemetery announced.
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Carl O. Johnson
Jordan Township
St. Clare Hospital
Henry
Inger Gordee Johnson
Grove
Alvilda Melland
Jordan
Fire damages home and attic from torch use
A fire at 11 28 yesterday morning damaged the home of Mrs Sarah Hofmeister at 2008 18th Avenue with heavy attic smoke and a general alarm. Fire Chief H L Sickinger estimated losses at 10 to 15 dollars. The blaze likely started from a torch used by Leo Hofmeister at 1110 22nd Avenue burning paint and spreading through a crack into the wall.
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Sarah Hofmeister
18Th Avenue
H. L. Sickinger
Leo L. Hofmeister
22Nd Avenue
Pennsylvania Seeks Stassen as University President
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported University of Pennsylvania officials approached Harold E. Stassen former Minnesota governor and GOP candidate to become UPenn president. Board chairman Robert T. McCracken declined to confirm or deny the report when reached by the AP.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Inquirer
University of Pennsylvania
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
the Inquirer
Robert T. McCracken
McCracken
Associated Press
Columbia University
Berlin Mayor-Elect Urges Fight on Russians
Berlin's social democrats praise Ernest Reuter call to make the city the Stalingrad of German liberty. Reuter, mayor-elect, urged establishing a frontier to Russian power as Berlin faces blockade.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Stalingrad
Ernest Reuter
Social Democratic
Reuter
Elbe
Lewis D. Douglas
United States
Britain
Lucius D. Clay
Douglas
London
Three Prisoners Make Escape Over Weekend
Three state prison inmates disappeared during the weekend from prison farms. Joseph Rupp, 56, and Lewis Paul, 56, tied to Milwaukee County cases, were missing from the Thompson farm near Cambridge by night check Saturday. Rupp had 12 to 18 months for abandonment. Paul 12 to 15 months for a second drunkenness offense. Charles S. Newman, 24, jailed since Sauk County October 14, 1947 for two years, vanished from prison farm No. 1 near Waupun last night.
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Madison
State Department of Public Welfare
Joseph Rupp
Lewis Paul
Milwaukee County
Thompson
Cambridge
Rupp
Paul
Charles S. Newman
Sauk County
Waupun
Freak Storm Blasts Farms Near Monroe Silo Collapse
A freak storm near Monroe toppled two silos on Kay Chesebro and Elmer farms, flattened corn and grain, and felled several trees. High temps peaked at 95 Saturday and 94 Sunday as milder air and scattered storms move in under meteorologist H. J. Thompson’s forecast.
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H. J. Thompson
Thompson
Milwaukee
Associated Press
Monroe
Kay Chesebro
Highway 69
Elmer
Chesebro’s
Chesebro Farm
John Wittenwyler
Lester Schultz
Chesebro Place
Hartland Teacher Named Supervisor for Green County Schools
Miss Ruth Schlicher of Hartland has been chosen as supervising teacher for Green County rural and state graded schools. She succeeds Miss Irene Olson, starts Aug. 15, and holds a BE from Whitewater State Teachers College with a library certificate and music qualification.
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Ruth Schlicher
Hartland
Green County
Florence Wartenweiler
Schlicher
Irene Olson
Whitewater State Teachers’ College
Waukesha
Columbia County Normal
Douglas Declines Vice Presidential Bid at Democratic Convention
Justice William O. Douglas refused to quit the Supreme Court to join the Democratic ticket as vice president, announced by John Redding amid talks that Albert Barkley could be the running mate. Southern delegates favored Barkley while others eyed Gov. Lane or Laney, with Pepper entering the race and California backing Truman on the first ballot.
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Jack Bell
Philadelphia
William O. Douglas
Alben Barkley
Douglas
Truman
Supreme Court
John Redding
Democratic
Redding
Committee
Barkley
Fulbright
D-Ark
Dixie
William Preston Lane
Maryland
Ben Laney
Arkansas
Laney
California
Claude Pepper
Florida
Mr. Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Earl Warren
Pittsburgh
David Lawrence
Joseph Grundy
Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association
Francis J. Myers
Democrat Show Opens With Less Noise but More Banners
The Democratic convention in Philadelphia opened to sparse crowds and slow seating as the Missouri Waltz and Dixie drew mixed reactions. State banners brightened Convention Hall while portraits of Truman and Roosevelt watched from the rostrum, replacing bare boards with chairs.
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Philadelphia
Harry S. Truman
Dixie
Illinois
Mississippi
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Three Cars Involved In Collision Inquest To Hear Testimony
A coroner's jury will hear testimony tomorrow at 1 30 p m in Juda regarding a three car collision on highways 11 and 81 that killed Rudolph Kaderly 21 of Juda. Kaderly died en route to St Clare hospital from a skull fracture and brain hemorrhage. The other drivers were Shirl Hilliard Wendell Matzke and the jury consists of six members. The crash blocked the highway for 15 minutes as cars were removed. Kaderly was born June 24 1927 and survived by his parents two sisters and a brother. Funeral services are set for tomorrow at 2 p m.
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Rudolph Kaderly
Juda Farm
St. Clare Hospital
Stuessy
Green County
Roman Robatsky
Albany
Kaderly
Circuit
Harold T. Snyder
Earl H. Johnson
Donald Lovelace
Paul J. Lochner
Paul Neubauer
Robert Kramer
Shirl Hilliard
Juda
Wendell Matzke
Hilliard
Matzke
George Armstrong
Sam Humbel
Green County Highway Police
Arthur Feldt
Evan Chambers
Rudolph P. Reger
Herman Stuessy
Matt Sollivan
Capt. Armstrong
Clarence
Bertha Bandi
Monroe
Shriner-Neushwander Funeral Home
Greenwood Cemetery
City Review Board Oversees 1948 Monroe Assessment
The Monroe city board of review opened at 10 AM to inspect the 1948 property roll. Assessor Everett Keel said increases reflect new construction, added omitted property, and inequity adjustments. The total may reach 12 to 13 million with final tallies pending. no change to general taxpayer assessments. Board members include Mayor Frank Buehler and Aldermen Tschudy and Forcade.
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City Board of Review
Monroe
Everett Keel
The
Times
Keel
Board of Review
Frank 4A. Buehler
Henry Tschudy
Lester G. Forcade
Two Monroe Men Arrested for Procuring Liquor
Harold Benjamin Ellis 23 of 1333 17th Street and Franklin Howard Kastner 19 of 1322 10th Street faced county court after highway patrol and sheriff deputies investigated a rural Monroe incident. A 16 year old girl was involved and the two men are held in Green County jail on 250 dollar bonds.
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Monroe
Sheriff’s Department
Harold Benjamin Ellis
17Th Street
Franklin Howard Kastner
10Th Street
Green County
Court of Justice L. A. Koenig
Monroe Postal Savings Totals Reach Over Three Million
Postal Savings certificates totaling 3 053 198 were reported by the Monroe post office at year end June 30. This shows a substantial rise from 1947 when 2 761 865 were held. The year end accounts numbered 1 978, up from 1 846 last year, with 823 accounts over 2500 dollars.
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Monroe Post Office
Heavy Demand Boosts Cheddar Toward All Time Peak
Madison reported cheddar prices near the all time high as demand for a meat substitute and weak foreign demand push prices up on the Plymouth exchange. Witte of the state agriculture department cites unprecedented consumer demand and competition from other milk products.
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Madison
Plymouth Exchange
W. L. Witte
State Department of Agriculture
Witte
Wisconsin
Frank Haas Dies of Heart Attack on Cadiz Township Farm
Frank Haas 38 died of a heart attack suffered while climbing a ladder in the hay mow at the Haas farm nine miles southwest of Monroe Cadiz township. Coroner says no inquest. Survived by widow Lillian, two children Carole and Dean, sister Mrs John Obert, brothers Joseph John and William. Burial in Cadiz Cemetery with Rev J L Haack officiating.
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Frank Haas
Haas Farm
Monroe
Cadiz Township
Haas
Herman Stuessy
Wayne Township
Lafayette County
Anton and
Julia Deinhammer Haas
Winslow
Lillian Obert
Evangelical Reformed Church of
Browntown
Carole
Dean
John Obert
Joseph
John
William
Wisconsin
Mary Wells
Shriner-Neushwander Funeral Home
J. L. Haack
Cadiz Cemetery
Fire Rages Unchecked In Isle Royale Forest
Fire raged through Isle Royale forest in Lake Superior as lightning caused a blaze discovered last Saturday. The fire burned about 1 100 acres near Lake Desore and moved southeast toward Lake Siskiwit where crews set up headquarters.
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Houghton, Mich
Virgin Forest
Isle Royale
Lake Superior
Lake Desore
Lake Siskiwit
Farm Girl Burned In Log Cabin Home
Violet Kotatz, 12, died in a fire at the Kotatz family's log cabin near Klondike Wisconsin. Her sister Martha, 14, suffered serious burns but escaped, and Mary, 21, also fled unharmed. Sheriff Coopman said the father woke to screams around 4 30 am and found the upper floor engulfed in flames.
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Klondike
Wis
Violet Kotatz
August Kotatz
Martha
Mary
Edward Coopman
Oconto County
Kotatz
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