Grand Jury Seeks Links in Degnan and Brown Murders
Cook County grand jury investigates connections between the Degnan killing and the murder of Miss Brown. Miss Brown, slain Dec 10, 1945 in her hotel apartment, left a lipstick message and a ransom note alleged to be by the same suspect. State's Attorney William J. Touhy cites handwriting and the chilling wall message as key clues.
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Cook County
Chicago
Grand Jury
Suzanne
James Degnan
CPA
Miss Brown
Degnan
Barlier
William J. Touhy
Brown
The
Young College
Longness Claims Mrs Spencer Bowen Monroe in Orangeville
Mrs Spencer E Bowen 75 died at her son Thomas home at 10 30 am Surviving husband one daughter three sons and three brothers all long residents of Monroe They attended the Evangelical church Funeral services set for 3 15 pm Saturday at Shriner Neushwander Funeral Home with interment in Mt Pleasant Cemetery Stephen son County Illinois
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer E. Bowen
Bowen Nursing Home
Thomas
Monroe
Angeline Johnston
6Th Street
J. T. Etter Jr
Herbert Johnston
Burgi
Adelaide Carroll
Martha Dalton
Milton
John
Louis
Bowen
Evangelical Church
Shriner-Neushwander Funeral Home
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Stephenson County
Illinois
Stiff Debate Over Congressional Reorganization Plan
The House debated a Senate passed bill to raise member salaries from 10 000 to 15 000 and to expand retirement eligibility. It also proposes a new budgeting rule giving committees a say on revenue ceilings. Senator La Follette and Rep Monroney criticized the measure as controversial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Mike Monroney
D-Ok 9
Senator la Follette
United States to press Baruch atomic control plan
An authorized source says the United States will continue to push for the Baruch atomic control plan despite Soviet objections. The U S delegation does not view Gromyko's statement as a final position but as an argument against the Baruch plan. The informant adds that the US believes its plan can be accepted as true facts emerge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Russia
U. S
Wederdey
Andrei A. Gromyko
Reesia
Atomic blast sinks Arkansas Saratoga in Bikini Lagoon action
The first underwater atomic test of Operation Crossroads destroyed the battleship Arkansas and sank the aircraft carrier Saratoga in Bikini Lagoon. Seven other vessels were damaged or sunk while radioactivity hindered rescue efforts and several ships showed battle damage.
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Bikini Lagoon
Arkansas
Saratoga
Associated Press
Don Whitehead
Monroe
Nagasaki
Adm
W. H. P. Blandy
New York
Nagato
Independence
Hughes
Fallon
Pensacola
Special Session Called by Wisconsin Governor for Monday
Governor Goodland announced a Monday 10 a m special session of the Wisconsin legislature to address rent control veterans housing and emergency funds. The session will focus only on these three issues with a plan to appropriate 1 150 000 for the state emergency board and related needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Goodland
Wisconsin
Emergency Board
Philip F. LaFollette
State Emergency Board
Howard Ohm
Ohm
May to Relate Full Cumberland Lumber Co Story before Senate
Senator Ferguson presses Rep. May to testify fully before the Senate war investigating committee about the Cumberland Lumber Co in the Garsson munitions network. May, head of the House military committee, will appear under subpoena, with focus on undisclosed dealings and advance payments totaling about 48 000 dollars. The Cumberland firm received funds from Erie Basin Metals and Batavia Metal Products, major members of the midwestern combine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ferguson
R-Mich
Rep
May
D-Ky
Senate War Investigating Committee
Cumberland Lumber Co
House Military Committee
Senate
Garssons
Cumberland Company
Henry M
Murray Garsson
Senate Committee
Erie Basin Metals Co
Elgin, Til
Batavia, Ill. Metal Products Co
Temperature Drop Brings 54 Degree Morning In Monroe
Monroe woke to 54 with a drizzle having dropped .04 inch of rain. The day began mild with a 1 p.m. reading of 73 as skies cleared and a forecast called for continued clear and slightly warmer weather despite crop moisture shortages.
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Monroe
Rain Needed to Preserve Midwest Corn Outlook
The Weather Bureau reports hot, dry midsummer conditions in several midwestern states draining soil moisture. Grain experts warn that a lack of rain within 10 to 14 days could alter expectations for a record corn crop. Forecaster G. E. Dunn cites northern Illinois, northwestern Indiana, lower Michigan and parts of Wisconsin as hardest hit with rapid topsoil drying across the southern plains and Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Corn
Weather Bureau
G. E. Dunn
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Washington
Plains
Arkansas
Missouri
Towa
Ilinois
Dunn
Ban on Wisconsin milk drew federal critique in Knoxville
Wisconsin officials led by Milton Button accused the U S health service of using federal funds to expand its own inspection program after a Knoxville milk ban. The Wisconsin investigation found infant mortality shifts and that Wisconsin dairy products were blended with Knoxville water for bottled milk. The report cites low bottle fed child milk use and unchanged death rates, while federal officials offered no comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
United States Public Health Service
Milton Button
Wisconsin Agriculture Department
Wisconsin
Knoxville
Tenn
Button
Walter S. Goodland
Agriculture and Health Departments
Henry Scott
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
Harvey Weavers
Agriculture Department
Anthony Madler
Scott
Tennessee
Washington
U. S
Public Health Service
Hastings to Say Mass at St Andrew's in Madison
Reverend L B Hastings of St An drew s Episcopal church will travel to Madison to officiate a mass at 9 a m Friday at St Andrew s for two former parishioners of St John s Episcopal church Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Hastings
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Madison
St. Andrew’s
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Milwaukee
Badger airport grows with flying fans in Monroe area
The Badger airport west of Monroe, operated by Gilbert Baltzer, gains attention as 28 private licensees fly from the field and 35 more have solo flights. The 2,200 foot runway may later extend to 5,000 feet with six new hangars and a flight office. The staff includes Baltzer, Durtschi, Mueller, Zastrow, and Lee Kelly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Badger
Monroe
Gilbert Baltzer
Monrcelles
Baltzer
William Durtschi
Eighth Air Force
Germany
Hollis Mueller
Ernest Zastrow
Miss Lee Kelly
WAAF
Iowa State College
Miss Kelly
Army
Cessna
Raymond R. Kubly
Stinston
Don Alston
E. J. Trickel
Robert and
Nathan Goetz
Ernest Weistbrode
Edwin Kummer
Largest limburger cheese plant in world at Blanchardville
The Lakeshire Marty plant at Blanchardville is the world’s largest limburger factory, turning out 6000 to 7000 half pound cheeses daily and pasteurizing milk before cheese making. It processes about 32,000 pounds of milk daily, serves roughly 57 area farmers, and produces about 750,000 pounds annually with a strong regional and national demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeshire- Marty
Blanchardville
Raymond R. Kubly
Lakeshire-Marty
Borden Company
Kubly
Limburger
Carl Marty Co
Bordon
Marty
Fred Feutz
Lakeshire Marty Control Laboratory
Hanes
Ludwig Zoller
Adelaide
Wisconsin
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
New York
Philadelphia
OPA Awaiting Truman Signature to Restore Controls
President Truman is expected to sign the extender bill, renewing wartime powers and price ceilings for OPA through next June. The measure, approved by Congress, would restore rents and many ceilings with temporary price adjustments while delaying major restorations on meat dairy grains petroleum and tobacco until later.
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Washington
Truman
OPA
Capitol Hill
Senate
White House
House
Munich clash leaves one dead six injured near Munich
A fighting incident between Jewish displaced persons and German police near Munich left one dead and at least six injured. American troops from the U S Third Army were deployed to restore order tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Munich
U. S
Third Army
Civilians to lead atomic energy board under conferees
Washington Senate and House conferees agreed that the proposed atomic energy control commission should be composed exclusively of civilians and that the director of the division of military application should be a member of the armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Atomic Energy Control Commission
Division of
Milwaukee Gas Light strike halts gas supply
Milwaukee striking workers of the Milwaukee Gas Light Co voted to stop pumping and end skeleton crews. Company officials warned consumers to turn off gas at meters to avoid explosions from air pockets and said gas pressure would drop by late afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Gas Light Co
Tschudy Showcasing Large Cow Paintings at County Fair
Large oil paintings of Holstein and Guernsey cows by F. J. Engelbretten, Brod head artist, prepared for J. Jacob Tschudy of the Specialty Service. The 4 by 6 feet works feature cattle barn farm scenes and reflect the 92nd Green County fair exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tschudy
Guernsey
Two Injured in Wrecks West of New Glarus and Monroe
Robert Schwepach of Blanchardville and John Ammon of Monroe suffered minor injuries when Schwepach’s car skidded on gravel eight miles west of New Glarus and overturned at 6 15 p m Green County highway police said. Russell Meyers of Monroe and Erling E Erickson of Blanchardville were unharmed when their cars collided on the first curve north of Monroe on state highway 69 at 1 20 a m today with only light damage.
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Robert Schwepach
Blanchardville
John Ammon
Monroe
Schwepach
New Glarus
Green County
Russell Meyers
Erling E. Erickson
Seven Marines Released by Chinese Forces
Seven U S Marines captured June 30 by around 80 armed Chinese communists were released last night to a special executive headquarters truce team. They were unharmed and the captors described as communists. Names were not released immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tientsin
U. S.S
Special Executive Headquarters
Marine Headquarters
May Twice Intervenes With Eisenhower Over Garsson Case
Washington AP reports Representative May twice intervened with General Eisenhower on behalf of Capt. Joseph H. Garsson, son of Murray Garsson, amid a senate probe into munitions profits. The War Department says letters from May to Eisenhower were routine and had no influence on the court martial outcome. May is set to testify before the Senate committee tomorrow.
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Washington
Garsson
Senate
Alden H. Waitt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Representative May
Dky
War Department
May
D-Ky
Dwight D.eisenhower
Joseph H. Garsson
Department
House Military Committee
Eisenhower
Young Garsson
Murray Garsson
Senate War Investigating Committee
Combine
Support Prices for Potatoes Established in Wisconsin
The agriculture department announced August support prices for Wisconsin potatoes. U S No 1 grade packed and loaded FOB carrier will receive 1.85 per hundredweight and U S No 1 quality bulk loaded at farmers gate 1.40. Prices match September levels but were set for August due to early crop maturity.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Wisconsin
U. S
Milwaukee Fire Crews Probe Citywide Blaze Pattern
Milwaukee police launched a citywide search after four fires broke out yesterday in a near east side apartment building. Three were put out by the superintendent. the fourth fire burned a hole in the roof before the department controlled it.
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Milwaukee
Near East Side
Mussolini estate confiscated by Rome court
In Rome on the third anniversary of fascism's fall the Mussolini properties were confiscated for the Italian people. The supreme court overruled Ilduce's widow Donna Rachele and Mussolini's children, granting the finance ministry's claim that the entire estate should be seized. The court did not specify estate size and said it may review the family's financial status and offer relief if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Ilduce
Donna Rachele
Il Duce
Supreme Court
Finance Ministry
Hoff Boy Injured In Fall From Second Story Window
Glen Edward Hoff Jr. three year old son of Mr and Mrs Glen E Hoff of Monroe suffered cuts and bruises when he fell from a second story window at his grandparents home, around 829 p m Wednesday. He was examined by a family doctor and found to have a badly bruised hip and other injuries.
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Glen Edward Hoff Jr
Glen E. Hoff
Monroe
E. W. Reese
Mr. Hoff
Army Air Corps
Reeses
Glen
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Longness
Spencer Bowen
Orangeville
U.S
Cumberland
U. S. Health Bureau
Blanchardville Limburger
U. S. S. Mt. McKinley
Navy
San Francisco
Seek
Milwaukee Firebug
Hoff Boy
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