Publicity Chief Sought as Witness in Hughes Probe
Senator Ferguson reports strong rumors that John Meyer former Hughes publicity chief is in South America or Montreal as the war plane contract probe continues. Hughes testified Elliott Roosevelt had no role in the award amid Republican concerns of White House pressure and postwar agency rulings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Washington
Ferguson
R-Mich
John Meyer
War Committée
Henry J. Kaiser
Meyer
South America
Montreal
Hughes
Elliott Roosevelt
Elliott
Armed Services
Solon J. Buck
United States
Brewster
R-Me
Truman
Roosevelt
White House
War Production Board
Not a Mirage Tracked City Presence on a Rising Day
A clipped fragment notes people tracking a presence in the city and mentions a rising temperature. The brief hints at a daytime event but provides no clear names places or outcomes.
President in Flight As His Mother Passes
Grandview Missouri report states Mrs. Martha Truman mother of the president died at 11 30 a m central standard time today Dr Joseph Greene the family physician said she had been unconscious since last night but had spoken yesterday She was 94 and the president had just left Washington to be at her bedside within an hour after takeoff
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandview
Martha Truman
Washington
Joseph Greene
Associated Press
Truman
Alexander R
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Roy P. Basler
Lincoln
Robert Todd Lincoln
White House
Basler
John D. Johnson
Tom Lincoln
Bixby
Boston
4 H Contestants Set for District Demonstration Winners Named
Lois Jean Miller Kathryn Chambers of Juda 4 H club and Eugene Arn of New Glarus will represent Green county at a district demonstration contest in Dodgeville on August 8 after winning first place yesterday in Green county at the high school event. They presented Fruit Balls and Knots Around the Farm. Other first place winners included Betty Ann Stabler Brodhead Joyce Ringhand Brooklyn Kenneth Boss Virgil Neuen schwander Monroe FFA Laura Stauffacher Monroe Ruth Foulker Browntown Marianne Elmer Mt. Pleasant and Lillian Graber North Washington. Second and third place winners are listed with several names. Most demonstrations will be shown at the Green county fair next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Jean Miller
Kathryn Chambers
Juda 4-H Club
Eugene Arn
New Glarus
Green County
Dodgeville
Eugene
Betty Ann Stabler
Brodhead
Joyce Ringhand
Brooklyn
Kenneth Boss
Virgil Neuenschwander
Monroe Ffa
Laura Stauffacher
Monroe
Ruth Foulker
Browntown
Marianne J. Elmer
Mt. Pleasant
Lillian Graber
North Washington
Phyllis Lederman
Lois Elaine Reasa
Rosemary Babler
Monticello
Shirley Ann Rosheisen
Spring Grove
Evelyn Hartwig
Clarno
Russell Miller
Judo
Barbara Karlen
Dorothy McGrath
Rosemary Flannery
Reva Neuenschwander
Green County Fair
Checks for New Wine and Liquor Tax Pour In
The state beverage and cigarette tax division received thousands of checks as initial payments under the new liquor and wine tax. Funds will finance a veterans housing program in Wisconsin. Taverns liquor stores pharmacists wholesalers and manufacturers were directed to take inventories before opening and send the due money. About several thousand checks were received yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
Dutch forces clear 150 mile Java stretch seal eastern Java control
A Dutch communique reports clearing a 150 mile northwest Java coast between Batavia and Cheribon and claims Eastern Java is now firmly in Dutch hands. Indonesian quotes claim successes in Java and Sumatra, but the Dutch deny most.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Java
Batavia
Cheribon
Sumatra
Late Entries Bring Return of Fine Green County Fair Horse Show
A late influx of entries before the 5 pm deadline confirms the 1947 Green County Fair horse show. The event features 28 classes across Aug 2 and 3 with entries from Ten Pin farms and Ridgewood farm, vying for top roadster and parade honors. Health certificates and brucellosis TB tests are required. enhanced flood lighting and new Talk-a-Phone units aid operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Fair Association
Green County Fair
Ernest Hayes
Ten Pin Farms
Harold Marzano
Palos Park
Lil
Lord Hamilton
Kitty Lou McKinney
Ridgewood Farm
Sugar Grove
Ill
Ridgewood
United States
Ralph Lindsay
Monroe
W. R. Schuetze
Schuetze
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture
Fair
Association
Junior Fair Exhibits Set Up Early For Week of Judging
The 4 H clubs FFA and FHA prepare junior fair exhibits starting Tuesday and Wednesday with judging to begin Wednesday in clothing and continue in all departments through Thursday and Friday. Superintendents include Cecil Holloway and Ken dall Digman for dairy and others across Argyle Monticello Juda Monroe Clarno New Glarus and Orangeville with Victor Elmer and James Keen leading crops forestry and more.
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FFA
FHA
Cecil Holloway
Kendall Digman
William Leopold
Roy Simpson
Argyle
Harvey E. Elmer Jr
Monticello
J. B. Scherer
Victor Elmer
Albany
James Keen
Russell Miller
Juda
John Rosheisen
Harvey Andrews
Margaret Shaver
New Glarus
Madge Dahms
Monroe
Mareena Busjahn
Orangeville
Alfred Trumpy
Clarno
Joyce Zwickey
Arleigh Frautschy
Harvey Elmer
Betty Timm
Herbert Scherer
Ed Klassy
Milwaukee Tavern Hold Up Net $2100
An armed holdup man threatened to blow somebody's head off and fled with 2100 dollars from the March Inn on East Bay Street yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
March Inn
East Bay Street
Truman Nominates Forrestal Secretary of Defense in Unified Forces
President Truman sent to the senate the nomination of James Forrestal to be secretary of defense after signing the army, navy, marines and air forces unification bill. Forrestal, described as a builder of the Navy, is noted for his decisive leadership style and expertise in modernizing military administration. The ceremony occurred at Washington National Airport as the president prepared to fly to Grandview, Missouri, where his mother was reported dying.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
James W. Forrestal
Forrestal
Congress
James Forrestal
Efjent
Lincoln Papers Open After 21 Years Seal Lifts Quiet
Abraham Lincoln papers opened after 21 years sealing reveal 15 000 to 20 000 items with few personal letters and no sensational finds. Roy Basler notes most correspondence are from generals to Lincoln and few from Lincoln himself, including no original Bixby letter.
Congress approves foreign aid and adjourns for recess
The House passed a $1.675 billion foreign aid and appropriations bill as Congress nears adjournment. The measure funds Greece and Turkey relief, European assistance, military government in occupied areas, and the International Refugee Organization, with hundreds of millions more for various federal agencies. Senate leaders expect quick action on remaining bills and possible special sessions only if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Arrbogast
Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Truman
Greece
Turkey
International Refugee Organization
Taft
Ohio
GOP
Halleck
Indiana
Agriculture Department
Senate-house
Europe
United States and Soviet clash over Balkans UN charter
The United States and the Soviet Union dispute interpretations of the UN charter over the Balkans. Washington seeks a Security Council backed international commission with investigation powers, while Moscow argues such access requires consent. Delegates anticipate a possible council decision by mid next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Security Council
Balkan
U. S
Soviet Union
Greece
Albania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Balkans
Russia
Council
Steel Price Hike by Jones and Laughlin Districtwide
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp announces price increases of five to ten dollars per ton on seventeen basic products due to rising labor and materials costs. New prices take effect on shipments starting Monday, with ten dollar hikes applying to all nails except galvanized nails and five dollar increases for merchant quality wire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
Iowa farm bureau leaders plan European study trip
About 20 Iowa farm bureau leaders intend to finance a fall trip to Europe to study the Marshall plan needs, analyze the food situation, and observe economic and political conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Farm Bureau
Europe
Dives Into River To Save Co-worker
Albany Special reports David Zanoni, an Indiana Condensed Milk Co employee and expert swimmer, twice saved co workers from Sugar River this summer. Sam Ferguson, unable to swim, plunged into the condensery race and was rescued with help from James Price. Earlier, Garland Rankin, learning to swim, was pulled from deep waters near the power plant dam by Zanoni.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
David Zanoni
Sugar River
Indiana Condensed Milk Company
Sam Ferguson
Chester Ferguson
Zanoni
Ferguson
James Price
Garland Rankin
Democrats Block GOP Investigations in Senate Fight
Democratic senators led by Fulbright Taylor and Lucas halted three Republican investigations in a stormy Senate session. Fulbright blocked a Wherry bid for a one year extension and extra funds, offering January extension instead. Lucas accused Republicans of overreacting and blocked two probes before allowing them to proceed on a later vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fulbright
D-Ark
Taylor
D-Idakho
Lucas
Dill
Senate
Wherry
R-Neb
Arkansas Democrat
Green County Farmers Compare Soil Conservation Progress
Green county farmers compare soil conservation work with neighboring counties in a report by J C Baker. In Green 126 of 577 participating farmers adopted practices, including 2066 acres of strip cropping and 146 acres of contour cultivation, with terracing growing notably elsewhere in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County
Wisconsin
J. C. Baker
Dodgeville
Iowa
Grant
Lafayette
Green
Baker
Final Day for Real Estate Tax Due Next Thursday
County Treasurer Emanuel G. Stauffacher warned that next Thursday is the final day for postponed real estate tax payments. About half of the total tax has been paid during the regular collection period. the remaining balance must be paid by July 31 or interest will be added from January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emanuel G. Stauffacher
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