Memorial July 15 notes span from 1900 to 1940
A column lists notable events and figures tied to July 15 across decades. entries include mayoral welcome speeches in 1940 Chicago, Loomis governor bid, Wadlow death in Michigan, 1925 anti evolution ruling, Scopes indictment, local obituaries, Kiwanis and Freeport gatherings, 1910 Monroe ball club win, city leadership travels, and early 1900s Republican and civic actions in Green county.
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Kelly
Chicago
Alben Barkley
William Bankhead
Orland S. Loomis
Robert Wadlow
Afton, III
Manistee
Mich
John T. Raulston
John T. Scopes
Carl F. Goecks
Monroe Kiwanis Club
Freeport Club
Licondo Hotel
Monroe Ball Club
Brodhead
Fairgrounds
Julia Dittman
John Luchsinger
Jacob Burgy
Philadelphia
W. Chadwick
Albany
Harriet Ludlow
Sunnyside
W. J. Knight
Fond du Lac
League of Municipalities
Green County
Robert A. Etter
Robert M. LaFollette
Charles E. Varney
Blanchardville
John Karlen
AP Rights Statement for Inland Daily Press
The Associated Press asserts exclusive rights to republish all local news and AP dispatches printed in this newspaper. The Inland Daily Press Association and Audit Bureau of Circulation acknowledge AP entitlement to republication.
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The
Associated Press
Inland Daily Press Association
Audit Bureau of Circulation
War Crisis Finds Industry at Peak in Postwar Boom
The article notes U S industrial production near a postwar peak as war readiness looms in Korea. It cites a 197 percent level versus 1935 39 averages, record plant and equipment investments, and steel output rising toward 100 million tons annually, signaling expanded capacity for future war production.
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Sam Dawson
New York
Reds
Korea
Hitler
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Editorial on mobilization and policy promises in crisis
The piece argues that last week’s assurances against a national guard federalization may have been premature. It says Moscow’s Korea strategy suggests the United States may mobilize resources, reinstate the draft, and prepare for broader armed action abroad. It urges united national resolve and action over words.
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White House
Moscow
Russia
Far East
Kremlin
Germany
Wisconsin Truck Weighing Program Gains Momentum
Wisconsin's motor vehicles commissioner says truck weighing enforcement is paying off. Rising license fees and strict checks deter cheating while reducing road damage and taxpayer hardship. Most firms cooperate, but violators indict the industry. enforcement helps everyone.
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Wisconsin
A Rebel Speaks on a Tennessee College Refusing Federal Aid
The piece praises a small Tennessee college for rejecting a federal loan offer for a dormitory. It argues the refusal stems from a belief that accepting aid is wrong in principle and implies the college understands federal funding implications and its future stance in relations with Washington.
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Tennessee College
Washington
Publisher's Wife Dies in California at 62
Mrs. Joseph R. Knowland Jr., wife of the Oakland Tribune publisher and mother of Senator William F. Knowland, died yesterday after a brief illness in Oakland California aged 62.
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Oakland, Calif—i
Joseph R. Knowland Jr
The
Oakland Tribune
U.S
William F. Knowland
New Worries on Books and Public Opinion
A columnist recounts reader letters from mothers worried about vulgarity in modern literature and its impact on children. They note library access, censorship limits, and the profit motive of publishers, with a bellhop recalling a notorious best seller. The piece questions legal action vs. market forces.
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Fanny
Pea and Corn Growers Face Canner Tieup Across Wisconsin
The Wisconsin farm bureau federation warned today that pea and corn growers face a $1 209 000 loss this year due to failed negotiations with canners. Pea growers could have demanded at least $5 per ton above last year’s $79 30 price, said official Kasakaitas. There were 123 000 acres of peas with average yields of 1400 pounds per acre, while sweet corn growers face a possible 50 percent income drop from carryover and price cuts.
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Madison
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation
Federation
William Kasakaitas
Kasakaitas
Judge’s Ruling Boots Stewart Estate Inheritance Tax
Madison reports County Judge George Kroncke Jr. voided $320,600 in Wisconsin inheritance taxes on Mrs. Mary E. Stewart’s estate. The 1947 death left $4.82 million, including $786,937 in Marathon Paper Mills stock of Rothschild. The ruling cites a like exemption if DC would not tax property there.
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Madison
Mary E. Stewart
Washington
George Kroncke Jr
Stewart
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Corporation
Marathon Paper Mills, Inc
Rothschild
Kroncke
Trains to Halt on Escanaba Powers Route
Ingham County Circuit Judge Marvin J. Salmon upholds state PSC order allowing the Chicago and North Western to discontinue two daily trains on the Escanaba to Powers line in the western Upper Peninsula.
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Lansing
Ingham County
Marvin J. Salmon
State Public Service Commission
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Upper Peninsula
Escanaba
Powers
Wood hearings set on crop land removals in Wisconsin
The conservation department announced hearings to determine the value of wood removed from lands entered under the Wisconsin forest crop law. Schedule lists Wisconsin Rapids and Rhinelander for Wednesday sessions.
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Madison
Conservation Department
Wisconsin Rapids
Rhinelander
Induction of Women Studied by Officials
The selective service chief said planning exists for possible future registration of women if emergency demands it. Major General Lewis B. Hershey disclosed that draft boards might register women, with nurses singled out as a likely group, reflecting past WWII considerations.
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Washington
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Armed Services
Door Cherry Picking Set to Begin Next Week in Door County
Cherry picking will start about July 20 in Sturgeon Bay area with a crop more than 50 percent larger than 1949. Door county growers project a 1950 harvest of 30 to 40 million pounds after last year’s frost-hit 21 million. Prices may drop about two cents per pound, mirroring a reduced picking price. Pickers will be paid 13 cents per pail plus a four percent bonus per pair if they work to season’s end.
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Sturgeon Bay
Door County
Boy Hurt Haying Falls From Baler On Farm
Robert Flynn aged 15 fractured one vertebra and chipped several others when he fell from a hay baler on the LeRoy Quass farm near Orfordville. The accident occurred Thursday when the tractor towing the baler stopped suddenly. He lives on the farm with his brother Arthur.
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Orfordville
Robert Flynn
Flynn
Arthur
Essinger Named Eau Claire Chamber Executive Secretary
Ken Essinger aged 33 and present secretary of the Wisconsin Rapids chamber of commerce has been named executive secretary of the Eau Claire chamber of commerce. He will begin September 1 at an annual salary of 4800 dollars.
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EAU Claire
Ken Essinger
Wisconsin Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Eau Claire Chamber of Commerce
Birthday Names and Places in July Notices
A dated list of birthday acknowledgments spans July 16 to July 22 across multiple towns such as New Glarus Brown town Cumberland Albany Argyle Brodhead and South Wayne with names like Lawrence Baumbartner Judith Ann Larson Maynard Mangelsen Ellen Keen Roger Zimmerman Harry Bowen Joyce Bahn Martha Boeck Marian Huber Beverly Colden David Hawthorn Billy Seyler Nancy Stubbe David Hagen Jane Sanderlin Janice Riese Larry Goodman Merlin Nenneman Barbara Asmus Carolyn Pinnow and a narrative about Joey hoping for a pony, earning money through corn, and his moment with Mister Grump.
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Lawrence Baumbartner
New Glarus
Judith Ann Larson
Browntown
Maynard Earl Mangelsen
Cumberland
Ellen Ann Keen
Brodhead
Chevy
Ann Broge
10Th Street
Russell Herbert Norder
Patricia Lou Wyss
Albany
Frederick John Zurfluh
Beverly Ann Colden
Argyle
David Lawrence Hawthorn
Billy Seyler
Nancy Lee Stubbe
David Norman Hagen
South Wayne
Jane Rae Sanderlin
Janice Lee Riese
Freeport
Larry Wayne Goodman
Merlin
George Nenneman
Barbara Joan Asmus
Joey
Mister Grump
Grrump
New Members Listing for Local Organizations
New members Silvan Fred Disch Jr route 1 Juda March 20 1950 Argyle July 18 1949 WeAnn Lillian Heinkel Winslow Ill Aug 10 1949 Ellen Ann Keen Brodhead July 16 1947 Linda Mary Keen Brodhead Sept 21 1949 join the group.
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Silvan Fred Disch Jr
Juda
Joyce Elaine Bahn
Argyle
WeAnn Lillian Heinkel
Winslow
Ill
Ellen Ann Keen
Brodhead
Linda Mary Keen
Fred Says Exam Theft Rumors Were Baseless
Madison reports President E B Fred said rumors that UW examinations were stolen were baseless after department reports and police investigations. Four exams circulated before tests. more may have circulated. He praised student reports and noted steps to prevent repetition.
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Fred
Madison
University of Wisconsin
E. B. Fred
Milwaukee Harleys Rider Dies in Test Ride Crash
Edward D. Dahlquist aged 21 of Milwaukee died in a fatal crash near Lake Mills while test riding a motorcycle. He was employed by Harley-Davidson Motor Co. and was thrown against a brewery truck after colliding with an automobile.
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Lake Mills
Edward D. Dahlquist
Milwaukee
Here
Dahlquist
Harley-Davidson Motor Co
Monroe Evening Times Boys and Girls Club Coupons
All boys and girls up to 12 are invited to join the Monroe Evening Times Boys and Girls Club. Fill out the coupon and mail to Evening Times Club Monroe Wisconsin. Include name street or rural route post office date of birth age last birthday.
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Monroe Evening Times
Evening Times Club
Monroe
Wis
Corn Crop Progress in Pa and Joey’s Field
Peraceseeee notes a bar gain while Pa helps Joey fence off a corn patch. Joey spends two days aligning rows and unwinding wire to deter cows. The corn grows knee to waist high with no weeds, and both Pa and Joey feel pride in the promising harvest.
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Joey
New Homes Set All Time Record in 1950 Half-Year
The Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics reports 687000 housing starts in the first half of 1950 and 142000 starts in June, both records. Officials caution that the June figure may be affected by fighting in Korea on June 25 and no concrete impact data are yet available.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Korea
Five UW Students Win Foreign Study Scholarships
The University of Wisconsin announced five study abroad scholarships for the 1950 51 year. Recipients include Fred Tenuta Kenosha who will study at the University of Naples Italy Louis Tenebaum Muscoda at the University of Florence Italy Lois Mae Jones Waukesha Weybridge England Robert Lumsden Madison at the University of Pisa Italy and Richard Road Brookline Mass at the University of Clermont Ferrand France.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin
Fred Tenuta
Kenosha
University of Naples
Italy
Louis Tenebaum
Muscoda
University of Florence
Lois Mae Jones
Waukesha
Weybridge
England
Robert Lumsden
Unniversity of
Senators Drop Vote Probe After Inconclusive Findings
Senate investigators abandon plans to probe large expenditures in the Florida and Illinois primaries citing insufficient specific information. Chair Gillette noted ongoing reviews of similar inquiries in Pennsylvania and the Carolinas and plans not to release those reports. Pepper lost in Florida to Smathers. in Illinois Lucas won the Democratic nomination while Dirksen pursued the Republican nod.
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Washington
Senate
Florida
Illinois
Gillette
D-Ia
Pennsylvania
North
South Carolina
Claude Pepper
George A. Smathers
Lucas
Everett Dirksen
Family Finds Missing Boy After Drowning At Quarry
In Spring Grove Pennsylvania the Whitson family discovered six year old Charles Whitson Jr missing during a dinner headcount. His father Charles and brother Scott searched the area and found the boy's body in a water filled quarry with clothing snagged on a fishing hook.
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Spring Grove
Whitson
Charles Whitson Jr
Charles Whitson
Scott
Charles
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Evening Times
City of
Stephenson County
Lane
Editorial
National Guard
Frank Tripp
Stewart Estate Levy
Fred Lievhardt, Jr
Circuit Court Room
Court House
Monroe, Wis
Thomas R. Fairchild
Democratic
United States Senate
Carolyn Joy Pinnow
Third Avenue
Uncle Happy
Etter’s
BR. F. D
Postoffice
Trukenbrod’s
GROVE
No. Carroll ,St
Commercial Bank Bldg
Madison, Wis
P.T.D. Clipper
Massey-Harris
P.T.O
Studer
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