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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1948
Page
3
Medics at Camp McCoy report the mess hall fails to feed the 700 men it serves as 1 100 are being fed daily. Army training shifts include hospital handling and field first aid lectures.
Jean Babler daughter of Mr and Mrs Lee C Babler is invited to play bassoon with the all state high school centennial band at West Allis August 28 and 29 She attends the music clinic at the University of Wisconsin Madison.
Dispatches from Kozane report the communist led guerrillas in Grammos are in full retreat. A juncture of two Greek columns in the Konitsa sector is imminent, which would divide the rebel pocket in northwestern Greece.
Kempfert Pharmacy markets Te-Ol for athlete’s foot claiming 90 percent alcohol penetrates deeply to reach and kill germs. They promise visible results within one hour and encourage customers to try the product if not pleased.
In Monroe a series of thefts leave two ladders missing and another still sought by William Schillinger and Charles Niles. Julius Hofer locates his extension ladder and chains it. Hofer oversees 14 doors at Turner hall nightly. A local boy smeared soda spoons with bubble gum at a confectionery. library shelves hold random items from returned books including comics a notebook a religious pamphlet a photograph and a baptismal certificate. The photo shows two girls an infant and a boy. owner unknown.
The UAW CIO Ford council rejected a 13 cents an hour wage rise for 116000 workers and debated possible strike action. The national Ford council met in private session with union sources suggesting a strike recommendation could follow pending international approval.
The home economics judging contest at the 1948 Green County Fair runs July 30 from 9 am to noon. Miss Margaret Shaver oversees. Contests cover foods clothing home improvements and canning with top two scorers to represent Green County at the Wisconsin State Fair on August 21.
New York Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, the Republican presidential candidate, is reported to be in great shape after a routine semi annual medical checkup conducted yesterday afternoon by his physician.
Wives of most soft coal miners packed dinner pails as breadwinners returned to the pits. The cap tive strike idled about 55 000 miners employed by steel firms, with more than 25 000 sympathetic workers also resuming duties across Pennsylvania West Virginia Maryland and Virginia.
Mississippi was absent as Alabama representatives attended the Democratic National Committee meeting to re elect J Howard McGrath as chair man. Committee members reported the absence during the Philadelphia session.
Two Mississippi representatives J. B. Snider of Clarksdale and Mrs. Hermes Gautier of Pascagoula were absent as the Mississippi delegation walked out during a luncheon meeting. The delegation left the Democratic National Convention after the party platform pledged support for President Truman's civil rights program.
Racine reports former Assemblyman Jack Harvey, an attorney, announces his candidacy for Congress in Wisconsin's First District. Harvey, a two term progressive assemblyman from Madison, also served four years on the local city council.
Henry J. Berquist of Rhinelander, a leading Wallace supporter in Wisconsin, announced plans to run for governor. He will seek the People's Progressive party nomination, the reform banner used by Wallace backers.
Kenosha workers at Simmons Co. faced a potential walkout after an 11 hour negotiating session ended without resolution. First shift employees reported for duty as management and labor negotiators continued to seek a settlement amid growing tensions over terms.
About 3,000 workers at the plant were summoned to a meeting this afternoon after the union local 18456 AFL issued a 30 day contract cancellation notice that expired midnight. The local 20 person executive board met with company officials to discuss the fallout and next steps.
Representatives met in continuous session from 2 p m yesterday until adjournment after midnight. The debate covered ongoing legislative matters with extended hours and no immediate votes reported.
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