Eleven Die As Wisconsin Vacation Week Opens
The Associated Press reports Wisconsin’s early June holiday weekend claimed at least 11 lives. Victims include two elderly men in a car crash near Bruce, a pedestrian struck by a Milwauke e Road train at Pewaukee, a boy crushed beneath a tombstone at Mt. Olive cemetery, and multiple other fatal incidents across the state. Two fishermen drowned near Rice Lake, and several others suffered injuries in various crashes and accidents. The death toll mirrors the four day Memorial Day period, with state-wide tabulations ongoing.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Bruce
Rusk County
Harry Lura
Ladysmith
Rennie Biese
Lake Geneva
Stephen Carter
Oakland
Calif
August Bultman
Chasiig
Madison
Ray Bloom
Superior State Teachers College
Herman Craft
Milwaukee
Lower
Rice Lake
Albert Brown
Frank Porer
Jay Chapman Dies at 52 in South Wayne
Jay Chapman 52 prominent South Wayne businessman died today at 2 p m after a stroke suffered Saturday while returning from a Madison visit. Surviving are his wife three daughters Jeraldine a UW senior Betty Lou and Mrs Clarence Rudd two sisters and his mother.
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South Wayne
Jay Chapman
Madison
Chapman
Clarence Rudd
Jeraldine
University of Wisconsin
James Gordee
Woodford
Betty Lou
Avery Stites
South Jayne
O. B. Pulton
Baltimore
Beloit Inventor Marks 101st Birthday Anniversary
Beloit inventor Edward Uehling, who says he is the oldest man in Who's Who, celebrated his 101st birthday Saturday. He took his morning constitutional stroll before breakfast and quipped that he feels as though he is a hundred.
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Beloit
Edward Uehling
High Court Bans Negroes Segregation in Train Dining Cars
The High Court, by an eight to zero vote, outlawed racial segregation in railroad dining cars as violating the Interstate Commerce Act. Justice Burton wrote the opinion with Justice Clark not participating. Chief Justice Vinson and Justices Black, Reed, Frankfurter, Douglas, Jackson, and Minton joined. The court expected ruling on two related cases involving state universities later today.
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Clark
Vinson
Black
Reed
Frankfurter
Douglas
Jackson
Minton
Duerst of New Glarus Dies After Stroke at 72
Henry G Duerst a native of New Glarus died Saturday night at St Clare hospital after a stroke. He was born November 28 1878 and worked for Pet Milk Co from 1924 retiring in 1949. He is survived by his son Reginald and several stepchildren and relatives. Services will be held tomorrow at 2 p m at Zentner funeral home New Glarus with burial at the Swiss Evangelical and Reformed cemetery.
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Henry G. Duerst
New Glarus
St. Clare Hospital
Jacob
Barbara’ Gallater Duerst
Ursula” Geiger
Pet Milk Co
Reginald
Alma Marty
Madison
Philip Torkelson
Milwauk
Conrad Eppler
Detroi Mich
Elmer Merklein
Beloit
Gilbert Geiger
P. M. Clausen
Lake Forest
Zentner Funeral Home
W. J. Stuckey
Half of Milk Runs Found Overweight
Wisconsin survey shows 55 percent of semi trailer loads are overweight and rear axle overages are common in farm to plant routes. University of Wisconsin economist John Kutish warned rigid enforcement would raise hauling costs per 100 pounds of milk and reduce farmer return.
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Madison
Wisconsin Legislative Highway Study Committee
John Kutish
University of Wisconsin Department of Agricultural Economics
Wisconsin
Kutish
Two Ex Legislators Succumb at Homes
Robert Bruce Dickie aged 82, retired North Freedom banker and former Wisconsin assemblyman from 1913 to 1915, died at his home Sunday. Roy L. Finn aged 62, longtime State Motor Vehicle Department employee and former Superior assemblyman in 1929, died Saturday.
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Maasson
Wty
Wisconsin
Robert Bruce Dickie
North Freedom
Roy L. Finn
State Motor Vehicle Department
Superior
Lake Mills Moose Elects First District Officers Frolic Held
Edward Latsch of Lake Mills named head of the first district Moose at their frolic here yesterday. He becomes noble north moose, succeeding George A. Royce. Officiating officers include Harold E. Scherer south moose and Harry D. Whitson east moose. Donations to Mooseheart church fund total 3500. Beloit Beloit and Janesville games noted. 158 at banquet with Rudy Burkhalter accordion band. Oscar M. Berg, Beloit, suffered a stroke after attending degree ceremonies. patient at St. Clare hospital.
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Edward Latsch
Lake Mills
Noble North Moose
George A. Royce
Beloit
Harold E. Scherer
Monroe
South Moose
Harry D. Whitson
Janesville
East Moose
Ray E. Bunnell
West Moose
Harry J. Meska
Madison
Fred H. Rogers
William H. Wipperman
Portage
Edward A. Lueck
Watertown
Guiding Moose
Charles A. Snowers
Arnold Wikans
Edgerton
Argus
House of God
Mooseheart
Legion of the Moose
Women of the Moose
Recreation Park
Scherer
Rudy Burkhalter
J. J. Tschudy
Cheese Day, Inc
Washington, D. C
E. C
Government Wins Tideland Oil Case
The Supreme Court affirmed federal rights to oil-rich tidelands off Texas and Louisiana coasts with a 7-0 Louisiana ruling. Justice Reed dissented in the Texas case joined by Justice Minton while Justice Douglas delivered the opinions in separate cases. The government pursued the Gulf Coast oil prize after a 1947 win asserting full dominion over tidelands.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Texas
Louisiana
Douglas
Reed
Minton
California
Milwaukee Blonde Is Miss Wisconsin 1950
A 20 year old Milwaukee blonde, Gloria Lange, won Miss Wisconsin 1950 at a Saturday night pageant in the auditorium. She succeeds Phyllis Ann Kessler of Green Bay. Runner up was Irene Nebauer of Kenosha. Lange, 5 feet 6 1/2 inches, 130 pounds, 25 inch waist, 36 inch hips, 35 inch bust, graduated Shorewood High School last year.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Gloria Lange
Milwaukee County
Phyllis Ann Kessler
Green Bay
Shorewood High School
Choir Thief Steals Purses in Lake Geneva Church
A churchgoing thief rifled four purses in the coat room of the Congregational church during Sunday services, boosting his haul by 82 dollars. Police investigate as parishioners seek missing items from the choir loft during the hymn.
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Lake Geneva
Truman Weighs Super Panel for Loyalty Case
A White House source said Truman may appoint a super panel to review 81 State Department employees tied to loyalty questions raised by Senator McCarthy. The panel would aid but not replace the current review process and could be discussed with Senator Tydings. The affair ties to the Amerasia documents case and calls for public scrutiny of the handling and alleged coverups.
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White House
Truman
State Department
McCarthy
Tydings
D-Md
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Amerasia
Emmanuel S. Larsen
Larsen
Senator Knowland
Rcalif
Hoover
Knowland
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Senate
Office of Strategic Services
New York
Amerasia Magazine
Congress
American Veterans Committee
National Planning Committee
heCarthy
Navy Will Trim Academy Classes
The navy plans to reduce Annapolis officer training and cut from five to four the yearly academy appointments per congress member. Vice Admiral J W Roper announced the memo saying quarters house about 2700 midshipmen now and total enrollment is expected to reach 3700 by October 1950.
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Navy
Annapolis Academy
Congress
Adm
J. W. Roper
Naval Personnel
Academy
Stauffacher enters Green County treasurer race
Louis B. Stauffacher announces candidacy for Green County treasurer joining Charles B. Bolender who is circulating papers. Stauffacher, 2004 7th Street, is married to the current treasurer filling the late Emanuel G. Stauffacher’s unexpired term. He is a Lafayette County native, Studebaker and GM Exports veteran, now in Monroe insurance with two children.
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Louis B. Stauffacher
7Th Street
Green County
Charles B. Bolender
11Th Street
Monroe
Stauffacher
Emanuel G. Stauffacher
Louis B
Mr. Stauffacher
Lafayette County
Darlington High School
South Bend
Ind
Studebaker Corp
General Service Department
Chicago
General Motors
New York City
Florence Dettwiler
Gerald Brown
Washington D. C
Robert
Five Points
Hottest Wisconsin governor race narrows with Keefe withdrawal
Bubolz Higley Kohler and Benjamin remain in the Republican gubernatorial contest four days before the state GOP convention in Milwaukee. Keefe quit on medical advice, boosting support among Keefe backers for Bubolz and Higley while Kohler and Higley seek convention endorsement. All four attend a Milwaukee GOP meeting as the convention looms with party unity urged by district caucus leaders.
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Associated Press
Ren
Frank B. Keefe
Oshkosh
Harvey V. Higley
Marinette
Republican Voluntary Group
Walter J. Kohler Jr
Milwaukee
Kohler
Higley
Benjamin
Bubolz
Stevens
Point
Harmony
Reid Murray
Ogdensburg
Sen
McCarthy
State Department
Primary in Iowa Battles over Brannan Plan Dominates
Iowa voters face a pivotal Democratic Senate contest with six candidates including Albert J. Loveland backing Brannan farm plan and Nelson Kraschel Otha Wearin as likely contenders. A Republican mix led by Bourke B. Hickenlooper also vies for renomination while other states hold primaries shaping November debates.
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Associated Press
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California
James Roosevelt
South Dakota
Chan Gurney
New Mexico
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Towa
Brannan
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Atom
Albert J. Loveland
Secretary of Agriculture
Truman
Loveland
Inie
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Otha D. Wearin
Roosevelt
Miss Helen Lacey Warren Dies at 68
Miss Helen Lacey of Warren aged 68 died yesterday at 8 02 am in St. Clare hospital where she had been admitted May 13 as a medical patient. A Warren resident most of her life she is survived by four brothers Joseph Warren Thomas South Wayne and two in Detroit and one sister in Washington. Services will be Wednesday at 930 am in St Ann s Catholic church Warren with burial in Gratiot Catholic cemetery.
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Warren
St. Clare Hospital
Joseph
Thomas
South Wayne
Detroit
Mich
Washington
St. Ann's Catholic Church
Gratiot Catholic Cemetery
Mauna Loa Eruption Pushes Lava Toward Sea
Mauna Loa unleashed its greatest eruption of the century sending a fresh lava flow toward the sea. About 35 homes and a lodge area threatened as Kona police reported all residents in the endangered zone had been evacuated. The nightfall surge followed earlier flows that already reached the Pacific.
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Kona
Hawaii
Pacific
Benkert Implement founder L J Benkert dies in truck
Louis J. Benkert 44 of 503 17th avenue found dead in his truck in a closed garage behind the Benkert Implement Co. store. Coroner declares death by carbon monoxide and suicide. Survived by widow, daughter Harveda, mother Susan Benkert, brother Clarence, sister Frances Hauser. Burial at Greenwood with Masonic rites.
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Louis J. Benkert
17Th Avenue
Benkert Implement Co
George W. Clark
Herman A. Stuessy
Mr. Benkett
Monroe Township
Rudolph
Susan Hauser Benkert
Monroe
P. A. Schuh
Gladys Hadinger
Bauman Hardware Co
Lynch Implement Co
John Deere Co
Frank Priewe
Deere
Benkett Implement Co
Arthur W. Black
Clark
Benkert
Miss Harveda
Susan Benkert
15Th Avenue
Clarence R. Benkert
Frances Hauser
Smith Masonic Lodge
Madison Consistory
Madison Zor Shrine
St.Omar
The
Eastern Star
Knights of Pythias
Zor ‘Arab Patrol
Green ‘County
State Guard
National Guard
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
St. John’s Church
Shriner-Neushwander
Newell N. Mendenhall
Greenwood Cemetery
Six Killed and Six Wounded in Battle Off Amoy
Six Chinese nationalist warships shelling the British blockade runner Cheung Hing off Amoy killed six passengers and wounded six others. The clash occurred as tensions rose near Hong Kong with naval forces engaging the blockade run.
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Hong Kong
Cheung Hing
Amoy
Population gains for Mt Horeb Oregon and Dodge County
The second district census office reports Mt Horeb rising from 1610 to 1709 and Oregon from 1005 to 1323 between 1940 and 1950. Dodge County total increased from 54280 to 57503. Kenosha restaurant workers end 11 day walkout after union accepts offer raising new hires to 72 cents an hour after three months.
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Mt. Horeb
Oregon
Madison
Dane County
Dodge County
END Cafe Tieup Kenosha
P — Afl
Wisconsin Restaurant Association
Social Christian Victory Increases Leopold's Chances
Brussels report says the social Christian party won 108 seats while anti Leopold forces took 104 in parliament. They aim to restore exiled King Leopold III by a July 1 target, forming a government for a confidence vote June 20 and seeking a joint session to end the regency and seat Leopold. The socialist opposition warned of strikes to hinder the plan despite gains to 78 seats.
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Brussels
Social Christian Party
Leoopold III
Social Christians
Senate
Prince Charles
Leopold
Socialist Party
Jean Duvieusart
President Signs Foreign Aid Bill
President Truman signed the 3.12 billion dollar foreign aid bill in a White House ceremony. The package funds five programs including the European Recovery Plan third year and the Point Four technical aid fund of 35 million dollars. He called the measure a broad American enterprise for peace and freedom and urged quick passage of a companion measure to back private investment in needy nations.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Trunan
Congress
William Milem Found Dead in Belleville Home
William Milem age 74 of Belleville was found dead at his home this morning from natural causes. Death is believed to have occurred around midnight. Funeral arrangements are pending the arrival of a brother from Marshfield tomorrow. Becker Funeral Home is in charge.
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Selleville
Wiliam Milem
Marshfield
Becker Funeral Home
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