Senate approves modified control law with price rollbacks
The Senate passed a compromised bill to extend emergency controls through next June and relax consumer credits while allowing price rollbacks to pre Korea levels for some non farm goods. The measure keeps wage and rent controls and creates a defense plants agency while broadening import controls on fats oils and dairy under certain conditions.
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Washington
Senate
House
Truman
Mr. Truman
Johnston
Eric Johnston
Maybank
D-Sc
Senate-House Conference Committee
Defense Plants Administration
Long Illness Fatal To Fred E Coldren
Fred E Coldren 81, Brodhead, former county board member and Spring Grove township farmer, died at 6 a m at Wagner convalescent home Monroe after a 3 1/2 year illness. Survived by three sons and two daughters, last rites Monday at Everson funeral home Brodhead with Masonic rites at Greenwood cemetery.
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Fred E. Coldren
Brodhead
County Board of Supervisors
Spring Grove Township
Wagner
Monroe
Mr. Coldren
Bicknell Lodge
William and
Elsie Woodle Coldren
Chauncey J. Coldren
Coldren
William
Everson
C. J. Tingley
Judas Baptist Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Milwaukee man dies in Shawano road crash
Edward Rick, 27, of Milwaukee, was killed when his car struck a power pole and rolled over six miles south of Shawano.
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Shawano
Edward Rick
Milwaukee
Here
Reduced Stocks Aid Cheddar List
Wisconsin cheese markets saw fractionally higher prices and steady to firm tone as cheddar sold at 36 to 38 cents per pound. Long horns remained scarce due to British contract rules and school lunch program influences. Butter prices were weak, with selling prices up to one cent lower on liberal offerings. In Chicago a 92 score sold at 66 to 66.5 cents, Swiss cheese offered in liberal quantities on a barely steady market.
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Madison
Wisconsin
State Department of Agriculture
Chicago
Morrell Firm Shuts Flood Ravaged Plant Topeka
Morrell and Co meat packers will not reopen its flood damaged Topeka plant. About 1,200 Topeka employees will be affected and receive severance pay. The plant, bought in 1931, had a payroll over 4 million dollars and spent nearly 23 million on livestock and farm produce in the year.
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Ottumwa
John Morrell and Co
Meat Packers
Topeka
Morrell
Douglas to Challenge Truman in Judgeship Row
Senator Douglas declares a struggle with the president over two federal judge appointments. He will oppose the nominations of Joseph J. Drucker and Cornelius J. Harrington when they appear before the Senate judiciary committee next week. Aug. 2 hearing for Joseph S. Perry in Wheaton Ill.
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Washingon
Martin Luther
Douglas
Dill
Truman
Luther
God
Illinois
Joseph J. Drucker
Cornelius J. Harrington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Harrington
Drucker
Chicago
Joseph S. Perry
Wheaton
Ill
Balloon Act Captivates Green County Fair Thrill Seekers
The 97th Green County Fair features Ed Die Allen in a balloon ascension paired with the Joie Chitwood daredevils. A 55 foot diameter balloon rises to 4000 feet before Allen bails with a parachute as crowds watch from a fenced 100 by 100 area at the track infield.
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Eddie Allen
Allen
Joie Chitwood Daredevils
Clark Gable
Seaway Project Hailed by Truman
President Truman urged approval of the St. Lawrence River seaway and power project in Detroit as a long debated plan to connect Atlantic shipping to the Great Lakes. He argued the nation cannot afford to miss this vital link for iron ore and midwest steel needs.
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Detroit
Truman
St. Lawrence River
House
Great Lakes
Congress
St. Lawrence Seaway
President Truman Urges Readiness for Any Emergency
President Truman urged the U S to stay vigilant against a Russian buildup and possible new acts of aggression worldwide He accused Soviet leaders of war like preparations and questioned whether they desire peace in Korea He spoke in Cadillac Square Detroit during the citys 250th anniversary celebration and said the nation must keep men ships planes tanks and bombs ready for any emergency He warned against believed Communist aims and insisted the United States must not assume Soviet rulers have abandoned world conquest.
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Detroit
Truman
Russia
Korea
Washington
Cadillac Square
Prsident
Burglaries Here Admitted by Man Held for Illinois
A burglar arrested in Stockton Illinois and held in Galena confessed to a series of northern Illinois robberies including 19 in Freeport and admitted many entries here this spring. Russell J Squires 25 of Freeport said he entered Monroe stores and escaped a May 23 break in at Louis E Bur Electric Co. He claimed no armed resistance and said he needed money due to a prison record and past job terminations. He faces Illinois trial and may not be returned here.
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Stockton
Ill
Galena
Illinois
Freeport
Russell J. Squires
Henry S. Hefty
Clement M. Lowl
Squires
Monroe
Louis E. Buri Electric Co
Illinois State Penitentiary
Ilinois
Ray Silver Elected President of Cheese Laboratory, Inc.
Ray T. Silver of Mt. Pleasant township was elected president at the Cheese Laboratory, Inc. annual directors meeting. Fred Krebs named vice president and former president. Fred Oschner of Juda becomes secretary, replacing Harvey Thew of Madison. Fred Galli, manager of the Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers association, is renamed treasurer.
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Ray T. Silver
Mt. Pleasant Township
The
Cheese Laboratory, Inc
Fred Krebs
Krebs
Silver
Fred Oschner
Juda
Harvey Thew
Madison
Fred Galli
Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association
Pentagon Backs Down on Official Label for Korea Report
The Defense Department scrapped the official label from a briefing officer’s statement claiming Kore a peace talks were a trap, while not disputing the interpretation of facts. Defense officials also offered an explanation for Secretary Marshall’s figure of 400,000 U.S. troops in Europe in 1952.
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Washington
Defense Department
Korea
Pentagon
Defense Marshall
United States
Europe
Marshall
Army
Buffer Zone Talks Deadlock Over 38th Parallel
United Nations advances on a proposed buffer zone along the 38th parallel were blocked as Allied and North Korean delegates clashed. General Nam I and the red delegation pressed their stance while Vice Admiral Joy maintained firm practicality. Rain fell outside the talks as Nam read a lengthy statement and a Korean liaison officer introduced a debated message.
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Kaesong
C. Turner Joy
Korea
U. N
38Th Parallel
Nam I
Nam
Joy
William P. Nuckols
Nuckols
Chang
4-H Winners To Be Revealed Wednesday
Miss Mamie Tillema reports 4-H demonstra tions judged by Rock county officials will be announced Wednesday during the 4-H talent night and dress revue at the fair grounds amphitheater Monroe high school hosted the events with morning and afternoon demonstrations.
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Monroe High School
Fairgrounds
Mamie Tillema
Rock County
Ex-Film Star Virginia Bruce Divorced to Permit Army Officer
Istanbul reports that former film star Virginia Bruce and her Turkish husband Ali Ipar were divorced in a court filing to allow him to become an officer in Turkey’s army. The couple wed five years ago in Beverly Hills and have resided in Istanbul for one year.
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ARMY
Istanbul
Virginia Bruce
Ali Ipar
Turkey
Beveraly Hills
Partner of Boyle Linked to RFC Loan Influence Case
The St Louis Post-Dispatch identifies Max Siskind of Washington as a new figure in the probe of a $565,000 influence loan to a St. Louis printing firm. Siskind, Boyle's former law partner, and Boyle reportedly received $14,500 from American Lithofold Corp for minimal work. The RFC loan to Lithofold followed Boyle joining the firm’s payroll on Feb 17, 1949, after three prior loan applications were rejected.
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St. Louis
The
Post- Dispatch
Max Siskind
Washington
Democratic National Committee
William M. Boyle Jr
Siskind
Boyle
American Lithofold Corp
R. J. Brauner
Litheford
Post-Dispatch
Public Works Drops Plan to Buy Garage Hoist
The board of public works voted unanimously against purchasing a hoist for the new city garage. They approved a report for the next city council meeting on August 7, and authorized bidding after previously approving a $2,500 to $3,000 buy without bids. The hoist would delay construction and limits on available equipment. Mayor Buehler noted the council will decide the final action.
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Board of Public Works
City
Frank A. Buehler
Mrs ZumBrunnen Succumbs After Long Illness
Mrs F Royce ZumBrunnen aged 30 died today at 1 45 p m in her family apartment after a five year illness from an unusual bone condition. She formerly Norma Krueger daughter of Mrs Edward H Schneider and wife of Mr ZumBrunnen married Spooner October 28 1943. She was a Monroe high school graduate and Green county court reporter in 1940 then worked in Blum and Blum law office before marriage. She leaves two children Jill and Jock and the body was taken to Stuessy funeral home.
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F. Royce ZumBrunnen
11Th Street
20Th Avenue
ZumBrunnen
Norma Krueger
Edward H. Schneider
Zum Brunnen
Spooner
Madison
Monroe High School
Green County Court
Blum and Blum
Multiple Burglaries Strike Green County Firms
Loot totaling about 2000 dollars in cash and checks was taken in four break ins across Monticello and Albany, Green County. Karlen and Steinmann Lumber Co. suffered over 500 dollars, while Albany Farm Bureau lost around 1200 dollars in cash and checks. safes were drilled, vaults breached, and lookouts eyed the scene as police noted escape by a black car and a handcar on the railroad.
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Green County
Sheriff’s Office
Monticello
Albany
Karlen and Steinmann Lumber Co
Green County Farm Bureau Co-op Warehouse Co
Albany Farm Co-operative Supply Co
Doyon and Rayne Lumber Co
Karlen
Steinmann
Albany Farm Bureau
Albany Farm Co-operative
Dovon and Rayne Lumber Co
Wes Eagles
Monroe Locksmith
Lumber Company
Farm Bureau Co-Op
Albany Lumber Company
Albany Farm Cooperative
Farm Bureau
Levi Torkelson
Little Sugar River
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Belleville
Walter Kohler
H. S. Hoesly
Richard Francois
Charles McCormick
Ways and Means
Roy F. Scott
Ray Warner
Casper Zentner
Schroeder
New Glarus
Brodhead Man
Morrell Firm
U.S
Ray Silver Heads Laboratory
United Nations
Japan
Eighth Army
South Korea
RFC
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