Guard unit heads to Camp McCoy amid uneasy mood
Co. K National Guard and Third battalion medics depart by convoy for Camp McCoy in a solemn mood amid fears of possible federal mobilization. The group brings lawn mower and washing machine, canned foods, an icebox, a coke machine, and eight six by six trucks plus a semi trailer. Captain Burgy and Captain Fritz announce extra donations to camp mess funds, while former staff sergeant Ivan Boyer joins as civilian cook.
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Theodore J. Burgy
Co. K. Monroe National
Times
Co. K
National Guard
Camp McCoy
Americans Reach Safe Command Post After Taejon Escape
More than 200 Americans from the 24th Division trudged 40 miles from Taejon through communist mountains to reach a command post. The report omits Maj. Gen. William F. Dean, fueling hopes he survives. Many had blistered feet after brutal fighting and retreat. One jeep driver, Okey Adkins, escaped captivity after being captured when his jeep was disabled by a mortar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
24Th Division
Taejon
William F. Dean
Okey Adkins
Spencer
W. Va
Candidate for Governor Tours Counties in Campaign
A GOP candidate for governor spoke in Lafayette and Green counties at noon after an address in Darlington earlier. He then visited Lancaster Platteville and Mineral Point yesterday, arguing for higher taxes on big business to reduce local tax loads. The Wisconsin GOP convention in Milwaukee had endorsed Walter Kohler.
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Mitt, Merrill
Lafayette
Green
Public Square
Darlington
Lancaster
Platteville
Mineral Point
Len Sch
Milwaukee
Walter Kohler
Leopold Returns To Tense Belgium
King Leopold III arrived from exile to a divided nation as socialists and liberals urged abdication. He spoke of unity and supported the Atlantic defense pact while offering no clear plan for a settlement. He landed at Haren airport with Prime Minister Duvieusart amid tight security and a wary public.
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Brussels
Leopold III
Leopold
Prince Baudouin
Belgium
Haren
Jean Duvieusart
Social Christian
Quiet film pioneer Rex Ingram dies at 56
Hollywood director Rex Ingram, a pioneer of the silent era and credited with discovering Rudolph Valentino, died last night after a brief illness from a cerebral hemorrhage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Rex Ingram
Rudolph Valentino
Republicans Ready Fresh Attack in McCarthy Case
Republicans prepare another punch in the McCarthy communism charges dispute. Senate debate centers on a Democratic report calling McCarthy’s accusations a fraud while GOP members threaten further statements and critiques of Senator Tydings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McCarthy
Senate
Ferguson
Reich
Lodge
Mass
GOP
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Jenner
R-Ind
Ives
R-Ny
Senator Tydings
D-Md
Tydings
Wisconsin
State Department
Oliver Severson of Argyle Dies in Sleep at 71
Oliver Severson 71 died in his sleep at the home of Mrs. Nellie Scott after a heart condition. Born February 9 1879 in Adams town Green County he farmed and belonged to Argyle Lutheran church and Masonic lodge. Surviving brothers and sisters listed with funeral services set for Erickson funeral home and Argyle Lutheran church.
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Argyle
Oliver Severson
Nellie Scott
Severson
Adams
Green County
Sever
Maria Emberson Severson
Augsburg College
Argyle Lutheran Church
Masonic Lodge
Gilbert
St. Paul
Casper
Theodore
Blanchardville
Elmer
Hollandale
Ida Albertson
Madison
Selma Larson
Erickson
Woodlawn
Orville, Sanford
Howard
Chester Severson
Herbert
Clifford Albertson
Wisconsin veterans housing loan total reaches 2,800
Green county reports 2,800 in loans and two housing loan commitments for Wisconsin veterans announced by the state department of veterans affairs in Madison. The $1,593,900 total covers 1,069 commitments from Oct 21, 1949, to June 30, 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County
Wisconsin
State Department of Veterans Affairs
Madison
Mrs. Douglas Heads Wisconsin Delegation to European Trip
Green county’s Mrs. R. J. Douglas of Spring Grove township sails Aug. 23 from New York aboard the U S S Washington to attend the 1950 Country Women’s Council session in Copenhagen from Sept. 9 to 23. She has led Wisconsin rural groups for 34 years and held multiple farm bureau and 4 H roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County
R. J. Douglas
Spring Grove Township
Copenhagen
Denmark
Country Women’s Council
Associated Country Women of the World
Douglas
Wisconsin
Associated Women of the Farm Bureau
New York
U.S.S. Washington
Southhampton
London
Oxford
Shakespeare Country
Denman College
Brussels
Dover
Ostend
Brussels the Morning of Sept. 4. the Group Will Be At the Hague
Eucpe
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Brodhead
Aid Society
Associated Women
Military Force Of Two Millions To Be Built Fast
Washington reports the U S armed forces seek a 2 005 882 man ceiling. Army Navy and Marines to press reserves while the air force may call up reserves. MacArthur requests longer enlistments as Korea skews manpower shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Senate
Congress
Air Force
Marine Corps
Army
National Guard
Armed Services
House
MacArthur
Dutch Ship on Duty Off Korean Coast
The navy announced a Netherlands naval unit is now operating off the Korean coast, marking a deployment in the region. The move signals ongoing allied naval presence amid tensions and Southeast Asia security concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Korean
East Chicago Fifth Army Units Alerted for Far East Transfer
Fifth Army alerting certain units in a 13 state area for transfer to the far east. Lt General Stephen J Chamberlin did not name the units. Combat and supporting units at Camp Carson Colorado and Fort Riley Kansas are affected. A GHQ spokesman said the Far East Command requested troops and the Army has designated units to be sent to Tokyo.
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Chicago
Fifth Army
Far East
Stephen J. Chamberlin
Camp Carson
Colo
Fort Riley
Kas
Army
GHQ
Department of the Army
Far East Command
Tokyo
Quinn Named Green County Rural and State Schools Superintendent
Mrs. Maurice Quinn was named county superintendent of Green County rural and state graded schools by State Superintendent George E. Watson to fill the unexpired term of Miss Florence Wartenweiler who died June 18. Quinn, a former county normal school teacher, has five years teaching experience here and in Price County and is a graduate of Central State Teachers College Stevens Point with a bachelor of education and a UW master’s degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Quinn
17Th Street
Green County
George E. Watson
Florence Wartenweiler
Wartenweiler
Quinn
Watson
Marion Newman
Verona Jones
Price County
Whitewater
General Dean Reported Missing After Korea Withdrawal
Maj. Gen. William F. Dean commanding the 24th division was listed missing in action in Korea with word he was wounded. Gen. Douglas MacArthur said Dean’s interpreter indicated he was wounded, while hopes remain he will return with separated personnel. Dean led the defense at Taejon and was praised by an army spokesman for his conduct. Dean’s wife Milred and son William F. Dean Jr. are named in this report.
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Washington
Army Today
William F. Dean
24Th
Korea
Dean
Douglas MacArthur
Far East
MacArthur
Taejon
24Th Division
Mildred Dean Dean
Far East Command
George H. Dean
William F. Dean Jr
West Point
Europe
No Gas Rationing Expected, Officials Say
Washington reports from the Interior Department oil and gas division and industry groups the current Korean war does not threaten gasoline and fuel rationing. Experts from the American Petroleum Institute and the Independent Petroleum Association of America confirm no imminent controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interior Department
Oil and Gas Division
American Petroleum Institute
Independent Petroleum Association of America
12000 Quit Petition Withdrawn in Copenhagen
Denmark's largest newspaper Berlingske Tidende reports 12000 Danes asked to withdraw their signatures from the Stockholm peace petition, reflecting a shift in public support for the plan.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Berlingske Tidende
Stockholm
Canada Probes Submarine Sighted Off East Coast
The Canadian navy says its intelligence unit is investigating reports of a mysterious submarine near Newfoundland waters. Fishermen from Grand Forks area said a craft emerged offshore and Washington and London have provided no confirmation of any U S or British sub in the area. The navy notes a Russian vessel could reach these waters and under international law remain outside the three mile limit.
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Ottawa
Canada
Washington
London
Grand Forks
Newfoundland
St. John’s
Navy
Time Reporter and Soldier Missing Near Taejon
A Time magazine chief reporter Wilson Fielder and a soldier were shot from a fleeing jeep near Taejon while escaping red fire. Pvt. Ruban K. Kimball of Houston said he did not know their fate and that 14 jeeps continued under orders not to stop. The missing Time official was reported through Tokyo by Massey Stanley to Carl Mydans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Wilson Fielder
Hong Kong
Time Magazine
Red
Taejon
Ruban K. Kimball
Houston
Fielder
Kimball
Marine Corps
San Francisco
Associated Press
Carl Mydans
Massey Stanley
First Battle Casualty Arrives from Far East
Private Paul Jackson Jr. 20 of Shelbyville Michigan arrived at Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base in a medical evacuation plane. An amputee, he lost his left leg at Chochiwon July 9 while serving with the 24th Infantry Division to halt the North Korean advance.
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Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base
Calif
United States
Military Air Transport Service
Paul Jackson Jr
Shelbyville
Mich
Mary Stevens
Route 1
Dorr
Jackson
Chochiwon
24Th
Stricken in England Dr Burlingame Dies at 65 in Leicester
Dr Charles C Burlingame a renowned psychiatrist opposed to set retirement ages died at 65 in a private hospital in Leicester England He had served as psychiatrist in chief at the Hartford retreat now the Institute of Living since 1931
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England
Hartford
Conn
Charles C. Burlingame
Leicester
Hartford Retreat
Institute of Living
Lull Reported On Battle Front After Victories
American troops hold two towns east of Taejon and interdict enemy advances as MacArthur briefs a quiet front. Negro troops of the 25th Infantry rout the invaders at Yechon after 16 hours of artillery and house to house fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yechon
U.S
Kumchon
Taejon
U.S. First Cavalry Division
Pohang
Tokyo
O. H. P. King
MacArthur
Pyongyang
U. S
Pusan
Mungyong
15Th
Red
Pusan- Taejon
Kumje
Chongup
Chonju
Imsil
Practice Parachutes Dropped During Albany Rescue Drill
Parachutes were released yesterday from an amphibious plane during a rescue drill in Green County near Albany. One chute landed in a corn field north of Albany while others drifted near Sugar River pond, with a yellow tag reading Sth rescue sqd SAFE. Sheriff Solliran urged residents to report further activity as investigators from the sheriff’s office and state police review the scene.
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Green County
Albany
Sugar River
Vern Jones
Sth
Matt Solliran
Charles Smith
Sheriff’s Air Patrol
Nathan F. Burgy
Solliran
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Subcommittee
Stalin
Truman
Mrs. Douglas
United Nations
U. S Army
Vinson
East
Westfield
Miss Wartenweiler
Yongdok
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