Balloon attractions join Green county fair program
Ten years ago R H Schoonover was elected chef de gate of a Green County July 21 event. Balloon ascensions and parachute drops were added to fair attractions, with obituaries for Albert Engler and Owen Wister and resignations and injuries noted among local figures.
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R.H. Schoonover
Green County
Albert Engler
Valley Falls
Kans
Owen Wister
Rhode Island
Phyllis Shell
Dan Patch
Springfield
Ill
H. C. Hersey
Harmonie Club
la Crosse
Saengerfest
Winter High
Fred Weiss
Eddie
Alice Legler
Monroe
South Madison School
J. B. Treat
Maj
Charles Treat
Cape Cod
AP Exclusive Right to Local News Disclosures
The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to republication of all local news printed in this newspaper and to AP news dispatches as part of its licensing with Inland Daily Press Association and the Audit Bureau of Circulation.
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The
Associated Press
Inland Daily Press Association
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated ‘Press
Allies May Counter Russian Blockade
Washington reports western allies including America Britain and France plan a coordinated program to counter the Russian food blockade of western Berlin with forceful measures. The piece weighs sanctions and potential UN action, warns against war talk and notes Moscow seeks to consolidate control over central Europe, risking a broader conflict.
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Washington
America
Britain
France
Berlin
Russia
United Nations
U. N
Peace Organization
London Times
Europe
West
Central
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Austria
Reich
Cen
Moscow
Former Green County Family Troubles In Double Quantities
The O F Campions of Rockford face multiple medical and surgical troubles. Jimmy Campion, 12, spent time in three hospitals and underwent surgery for a kidney infection after quarantine for polio, while Tommy, the older brother, had an appendectomy. Billy and Jimmy share hospital stay. Billy enjoys toys, and their mother Catherine Deininger Campion is daughter of Charles Deininger.
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O. F. Campions
Rockford
Campion
Catherine Deininger
Monticello
Charles Deininger
Brooklyn
Billy
Jimmy
Tommy
Rockford Memorial Hospital
Editorial on May Personal Income and Inflation Tactics
The piece notes May personal income at an annual rate of 208.1 billion and questions the type of dollars implied in a campaign year. It criticizes the Commerce Department's lack of detail on living costs versus wages and hints at President Truman addressing inflation with Congress convening. It argues the administration faces inflationary pressures nurtured over 15 years and potential Republican resistance in Congress.
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Trae
Wentieths Hay
Washington
Department of Commerce
Commerce Department
Truman
Road Repairs Spark Driver Frustration on Beloit Route
The piece criticizes state road work on the Route 81 Beloit corridor during peak season. It calls for advance notices and better detour planning to prevent drivers from encountering long gravel stretches and dust. It notes Albany road relocation detours already in place and argues some risk is unavoidable but avoidable with improved communication.
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Beloit
Albany
Draft Machine Tie belli Opens For Young Men Under Draft Law
President Truman announced the schedule from August 30 to September 18 for the first draft groups under the selective service law. Officials hint the army may call 25 year olds first, though many in that age group are already established in trades or careers. The next induction date will trigger the law's full operation and reveal how broadly it will affect community life.
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Truman
Army
Sin
Boyle Critiques The Great American Female Face
Hal Boyle offers a satirical critique of American women altering their public appearance. He notes the fixed facial expression men encounter, contrasts it with European observers’ confusion, and suggests warmth returns only with age. The piece blends humor with gender commentary and social observation.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Europe
Two Millionth Auto Comes Off Assembly For Post War High
The 1948 2,000,000th passenger car rolled from Detroit area plants as post war outputs surge. Truck and coach production may top 800,000 later this week, with total 1948 output likely exceeding 5,000,000. Demand remains strong while steel supply holds, but parts flow worries producers. Independent manufacturers boosted first-half output by about 120,000 cars amid Ford model changes.
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Detroit
Ford
Additional Land Turned Over to County for Road
Five conveyances and one warranty deed of Cadiz town ships lands to Green county for highway purposes filed at the register of deeds office. Deeds include 18 acres in section 6 from Mattie and Marie. 2.50 acres in section 3 from Ervin V. and James D. Bechtolt. 8.51 acres in three transactions from Lydia R. West. 1.99 acres in section 4 from Dennis and Glenn McGuire.
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Cadiz Townships
Green County
the Register of Deeds
Grace M. Thorpe
Dill
Mattie and
Marie
Ervin V
James D. Bechtolt
Lydia R. West
Dennis
Glenn McGuire
Shaw at 92 Questions Face Washing Habits
Ayot, St. Lawrence, Eng. Irish magazine marks George Bernard Shaw's 92nd birthday with a provocative piece arguing against soap on the face. Shaw advocates cold water rinses and a rough towel finish, speaking in direct, humorous terms about cleansing routines.
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Ayot
St. Lawrence
Eng
George Bernard Shaw
Baker Toastmaster At Alumni Banquet
E. O. Baker served as toastmaster at the River Falls Teachers College alumni banquet in Tripp Commons Madison. Mrs. Baker attended the dinner with Marian Hawkins, a former Monroe teacher now a member of the college faculty.
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E. O. Baker
River Falls Teachers College
Tripp Commons
Memorial Union
Madison
Baker
Marian Hawkins
Monroe
New Means of Setting Type for Papers Studied by Publishers
Pittsburgh reports on the 20th mechanical conference of the American Newspaper Publishers Association. C M Flint notes great interest in cold type printing and new methods to speed plate production. He cites difficulties with engraving time and mentions mat packing and an automatic router under study. John G Strange discusses sulfite pulp efforts in Wisconsin and Michigan to use waste sulfite liquor.
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Pittsburgh
American Newspaper Publishers Association
C. M. Flint
Anpa
John G. Strange
Institute of Paper Chemistry
Appleton
Wisconsin
Michigan
Milwaukee Chief Finds No Laxity in Police Force
Milwaukee Police Chief John W. Polcyn said at a fire and police commission hearing he cannot find evidence of dishonesty or laxness amid reports of a policy racket in the sixth ward. He noted sergeants say policy activity is at a low point with operators moving locations and even holding drawings in county locations. Separate hearings into the Journal allegations were ordered by Judge Harvey Neelen and Mayor Frank P. Zeidler.
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Milwaukee
John W. Polcyn
Fire and Police Commission
Milwaukee Journal
Poleyn
Journal
Harvey Neelen
Frank P. Zeidler
Stuessy to Direct Kiwanis Club Program at Country Club
Herman A. Stuessy, chair of Monroe Kiwanis boys and girls work, will lead tomorrow noon program at the Country club. Committee members include Frank Hoffman Wesley Dodge Edwin Baker William Rees Harold Rottler and William Tschanz. Madison golf match postponed to next week or August. A Polish mine salt block yielded marine animal remains similar to those in the Mediterranean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman A. Stuessy
Monroe Kiwanis Club
Country Club
Frank Hoffman
Wesley Dodge
Edwin Baker
William Rees
Harold Rottler
William Tschanz
Madison
Shoppers News from Becker and Lee’s and Baker’s Stores
A frontier of sales and goods fills the page. Becker’s Leader Store offers a summer sale on cotton fabrics at 89c a yard with fast color materials from Bates and Quadriaga. The Tread Right Shoe Repair Shop promises renewed soles and a shine that feels like new. Baker’s Book Store stocks New Glarus history and Vacation Ideals while Lee’s showcases fur coats from moutons to muskrat. Bedrooms heat up with blankets from Fieldcrest Faribo Purry and Monticello lines, with plastic bags for storage.
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Becker’s Leader
Bates
Quadriaga
Linth Canal
Glarus
Switzerland
Miriam B. Theiler
George Abplanalp
New Glarus
Monroe
Baker’s Book Store
Green County
Baker’s
Lee’s
Etter’s
Fieldcrest
Marshall Field
Faribo
Purry
Nashua
Monticello
The Garden Beautiful By Tabitha Marie Ritzmann
A reflective poem about cultivating inner virtue as a personal garden. It describes friendly thoughts and deeds as flowers, trust and faith as sheltering trees, and honesty and love as the sky. Each person is a gardener tending a serene moral landscape.
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Tabitha Marie Ritzmann
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Evening Times
Barbara Disch
John F. von Kaenel
Fritz
Illinois Central
Alfred Stearns
Schultz Station
Dewitt MacKenzie
Editorial
Boyle
County
Shaw
West Hiway
Carrier Boys
Milwaukee Sentinel
Kenneth Mayer
Stuessy
Kiwanis Club
Poland
Mediterranean Sea
Monroe Shoe Store
HUBER
Jim
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