Eisenhower Sees Peace and Security Top Issue for GOP
Abilene Kansas gen Dwight D Eisenhower spoke at a news conference asserting real peace and security in the world as the primary issue for his Republican presidential bid. He denied political connections with the Democratic administration and urged a bigger buildup before extending the Korean War. He urged states to handle FEPC and education, opposed federal medicine socialization, and praised MacArthur while pledging frank talk. He warned against one party rule, urged budget control, and called for reducing waste and central government overreach.
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Abilene
Kan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
FEPC
Congress
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Chicago
Douglas MacArthur
GOP
Brodhead High School 75th commencement tonight
Dr Earnest C Parish of Milwaukee will deliver the address as 41 seniors receive diplomas at Brodhead High School. Awards were presented for perfect attendance and other honors. list of graduates includes Janet Williams, James Williams, Beverly Timm, Kathryn Schmerse, Howard Lee, Roberta Heath, Donald Fairman and many others. George Cowell is noted as absent.
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Brodhead
Earnest C. Parish
Milwaukee
Brodhead High School
Betty Weibel
R. W. Sachtjen
James Williams
American Legion
Janet Williams
Knights of Pythias
Donald Fairman
WRC
Kathryn Schmerse
DeKalb
Howard Lee
Beverly Timm
VFW
Marian Lee
Beverly Fairman
Kenneth Steiner
Robert Hintzman
Virginia Boettcher
Lee Buchanan
Marie Hoff
Edith Knudson
Robert Krause
Norman Williams
Duane Niedermier
Virgil Deininger
Dorothy Niedermeier
Darlene Sarow
Donna Schwartzlow
Jeanette Stuessy
Mary Wall
Allen Williams
William Blackford
Philip Brager
Herman Beuhler
Annie Cleveland
Ruth Conway
Mary Hein
Gloria Hendrickson
Chris Guidhaug Dies at His Blanchardville Home
Chris J. Guidhaug, 75, father of Mrs. Kenneth Bauman of Monroe, died at his farm home near Blanchardville after a short illness. Funeral arrangements are pending at Saether funeral home. He leaves three daughters Mrs. Bauman Monroe, Mrs. Alvin Hoesly New Glarus, and Miss Alice Dwight Ill., two sons Harold at home and Chris Jr. Janesville, plus several grandchildren.
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Blanchardville
Chris J. Goulhaug
Kenneth Bauman
Monroe
Here
Saether
Guidhaug
Smiley James Bemis of Albany Dies at 68
James Bemis Smiley 68 of Albany died at Monroe hospital at 5 30 p.m. after years of ill health. He was born Sept 28 1883 on the Smiley homestead near Albany and married Emma L Malkow Jan 14 1913. Survived by widow two brothers Arnold and Robert F a sister Miss Mary Smiley. another brother Harry F. Smiley is dead. Services 2 p.m. Saturday at Sharer funeral home Albany with Rev Kyle M. Miller of First Baptist officiating burial Hillcrest cemetery. Pallbearers listed and song service planned.
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James Bemis Smiley
Albany
Monroe
Smiley
Highway
William
Ida Flint Smiley
Emma L. Malkow
Beloit
The
Baptist Church
Arnold
Malibau
Calif
Robert F
Mary Smiley
Bloomington
Ill
Harry F. Smiley
Sharer
Kyle M. Miller
First Baptist Church
Hillcrest Cemetery
Albert
Fred Loeffel
Harry Maulcook
Charles Phillips
Fay Jones
Fred Schultz
Harland Gillette
T. E. Sharer
Gen Grow Faces Army Trial Over Diary Lost to Russians
Maj. Gen Robert W. Grow, a former military attaché at the American Embassy in Moscow, will be court-martialed after the Army completed its investigation into the loss of his diary. Russian propaganda cited excerpts portraying Grow as urging war against Russia.
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Grow
Washington
Robert W. Grow
Germany
Moscow
Russia
Brodhead Baptism of Baccalaureate Sparks Religious Clash
A Brodhead dispute over high school baccalaureate services in a Protestant church pits Catholic Rev. Breines against Methodist Rev. Sachtjen. Breines says Catholics cannot attend non Catholic services while seniors choose to hold the event in Bethlehem Lutheran Church. The conflict centers on whether baccalaureate is an active religious service and who may participate.
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Brodhead
Brodhead Independent Register Today
Associated Press Today
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
C. L. Pfisterer
Andrew Breines
St. Rose Catholic
The
Independent Register
Breines
Associated Press
R. W. Sachtjen
Methodist Church
Rev. Sachtjen
Darling Resigns as Bank Vice President
Announcement from Roy F. Burmeister, president of First National Bank, states Philip H. Darling’s resignation as vice president has been accepted. Darling will pursue a different business field with no definite plans. He joined the bank from Waupaca where he was VP and cashier at Farmers State Bank since 1946. He earlier spent 12 years with the Production Credit Association.
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Roy F. Burmeister
First National Bank
Philip H. Darling
Darling
Waupaca
Farmers State Bank
Production Credit Association
County 4-H Leaders Elect Donna Signer
Donna Signer was elected president of the Green County Junior 4-H Leaders at a courthouse meeting last evening. William Pick was named vice president, Marian Signer secretary, Keith Holloway treasurer, with Kathryn Blum reporter. All are Monroe vicinity clubbers. Next meeting set for June 25.
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Donna .Signer
Green County
Court House
William Pick
Marian Signer
Keith Holloway
Kathryn Blum
Monroe
Coroner’s Jury Sees Martin Death An Accident
Wayne A. Martin, 16, of Woodford, died May 30 from intracranial injuries after a May 10 auto crash on county trunk CC Exeter township. The six man jury found death accidental with negligence by Harry Krebs greater than William Yde but not criminal. testimony covered 11 witnesses and outlined car roles and injuries.
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Ngon
Wayne A. Martin
Woodford
Harry Krebs
William Yde
Edwin W. Schuetze
Wayne J. Fencil
William L. Yde
Madison
Monroe
Sandra Haworth
Karl Burkhalter
Fencil
Martin Boy
St. Clare Hospital
Yde
Freeport
Derendinger
Exeter Township
Rodney O. Kittelsen
Wilbur E. Deininger
Lillian Perdue
Schuetze
William S. Erb
Ernest E. Wenger
Paul W. Neubauer
G. L. Redman
Alvin A. Kubly
New GI Bill Approved By Near-Unanimous House Vote
Washington lawmakers approve a new GI Bill of Rights for veterans discharged since Korea began on June 27, 1950. The House vote stands 361 in favor to 1 against, reflecting broad support for postwar benefits.
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Washington
House
Korea
Truman silent on steel edict plans no appeal
President Truman said he does not plan to send any legislation to Congress over the steel strike and would not comment on the Supreme Court ruling nullifying his seizure of the mills. The steel dispute moves to Congress with new strike-curb proposals and possible seizures under debated plans.
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Truman
Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
Philip Murray
CIO
Steelworkers Union
White House
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Senate
Wage Stabilization Board
Sen
Maybank
D-Sc
Sen. Taft
Monroney
Congress Votes Fund For Postal Payrolls
The Senate passed a supplemental bill to fund postal and federal workers, enabling payment to about half a million workers. Authorities say many employees have not been paid for last month’s work due to legislative delays.
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Congress
Washington
The
Senate
Truman
McCarthy Halts Benton Libel Case Hearings
Senator McCarthy abruptly stopped pre trial hearings in his two million dollar libel suit against Senator Benton and said he would press to have a federal judge compel Benton to answer. The dispute stems from Benton’s probe of McCarthy and related requests in the Senate.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Benton
D-Conn
Theodore Kiendl
Kiendl
Senate
Taft Narrowly Leads Eisenhower in South Dakota Primary
In Sioux Falls South Dakota Taft holds a 591 vote edge over Eisenhower with 16 precincts unreported as 14 Republican delegates are at stake. Counts show Taft 64 700 Eisenhower 64 109 and the official canvass Saturday will decide if Taft’s claim stands.
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Sioux Falls
Sen
Taft
Gen
Eisenhower
South Dakota
Ohioan
S. D
Vctory
George T. Mickelson
Perkins County
Brookings County
Mickelson
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
William E. Borah
Idaho
Kefauver
North and East Schools Plan Improvements and New Staff
The Board of Education approved North and East school upgrades including a water heater, softener, drinking fountain, electrical panel, and plumbing for the new heating system. Supt. Evans urged hiring one more kindergarten teacher amid rising enrollments and outlined two kindergarten classes at South and East with one at Lincoln and North.
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North School
East School
East
South
Board of Education
E. O. Evans
Lincoln
North
Stanley W. Howe
Hyne Plumbing and Heating Co
Evansville
Lincoln School
South School
PTA
Eau Claire
Herbert T. Johnson
G. E. Zuercher
Leslie G. Kindschi
Rodney O. Kittelsen
Meiers Enter Float In Parade At Harvard Illinois
Mr and Mrs Alfred Meier entered a dairy float in Harvard Illinois Milk Day parade featuring a prize two year old Brown Swiss heifer. The float tells the Green County cattle industry story and was judged in the event.
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Green County
Harvard, Ill
Alfred Meier
Tyre
Rata Siete
Eighth Atom Blast at Yucca Lights Pre-dawn Sky
LAS VEGAS NEV The eighth atomic blast of the spring series flashed across the Southern Nevada sky before dawn today. The detonation was at Yucca Flat and visible 65 miles away with a bright orange flash. The shot came from a 300 foot tower. no troop maneuvers were scheduled.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Nevada
Yucca Flat
European and Midwest agronomy groups tour Green County
Two tours are planned for Green County tomorrow. A European agriculturalist group studying milk production at the University of Wisconsin will visit Brown Swiss breeders at Beloit and the Voegels Brown Swiss herd between Monticello and New Glarus. Midwest and East agronomists and fertilizer reps will join a noon lunch for 40 at the Swiss Wheel in Beloit.
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Green County
Midwest
University of Wisconsin
Ft. Atkinson
Brown Swiss Breeders’ Association
Beloit
Voegels Brown
Monticello
New Glarus
Swiss Wheel
Myron E. Jeglum
Agronomists
Mrs King 74 Brodhead Resident Dies
Mrs. Clarence King aged 74 formerly of Monroe died at Wraight nursing home in Brodhead. Services set for Saturday at 1 30 p m Newcomer funeral home with Rev Peter Retzlaff officiating. Burial in Greenwood cemetery Monroe. She was born Augusta Stachel in Germany on June 1 1878 and married Clarence R King in Monroe. Survived by brothers and sisters. Her husband died January 9 1951.
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Clarence R
Monroe
Ferdinand
John Ma
Spring Grove
Earl Banda
Grove
Willam
Brodhead
Car crash upends two in Wis near yesterday
A car accident left two people injured when a vehicle overturned near Lynxville Wisconsin yesterday after leaving the road at a curve. Injured occupants included 32 year old Lynville and another man, both reported in stable condition.
Truman plans attendance at Democratic convention without seeking nomination
President Truman said he will attend the Democratic National Convention after a nominee is chosen and will not seek the nomination himself. He avoids full attendance in Chicago to prevent disturbances and denies rumors of a devious plot to secure the nomination. He also commented on Eisenhower, Europe war prospects, and upcoming social and political meetings with McGrath and Kefauver.
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Eisenhower
Europe
Truman Administration
China
Washington
Truman
Chicago
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Margaret
Crucie Snyder Horton
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
McGrath
Kefauver
Pickett Services Planned Saturday for Erna De Rice Pickett
Funeral services for Erna Ernie De rice Pickett 66 of Woodford who died yesterday after a fall will be at 2 p m Saturday at the Woodford Methodist church. Rev Charles J Swanson will officiate. Burial in Franklin Cemetery Cadiz Township. born April 27 1866 in Wiota township he lived in Wiota until 1924 then moved to Woodford where he worked as a carpenter. He leaves two brothers Earl Beloit and Eddie Woodford and three sisters Carrie Bullock Evansville Cecil Soper Harrison Nebraska and Fred Maurer Woodford. He was predeceased by a half brother Emery Trickel.
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Erna
Ernie) Derice Pickett
Woodford
St. Clare Hospital
Pickett
Sam Pehl
Charles J. Swanson
Woodford Methodist Church
Erickson Funeral Home
Franklin Cemetery
Cadiz Township
Wiota Township
Mr. Pickett
Hiram
Laura Wells Pickett
Eddie
Carrie Bullock
Evansville
Cecil Soper
Harrison
Neb
Fred Maurer
Emery Trickel
Cheese Trade Light in Wisconsin Market News
The Federal State Market News Service reports Wisconsin American cheese market barely steady to about steady with light trade and fair demand. Selling prices include LCL daisies 43 4314, longhorns 4234 44, square prints 43 44, midgets 44 45%.
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Madison
Federal State Market News Service
Wisconsin
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Arrow
Sunflower Hotel
Kas
James B. Smiley
Rev. Breines
Donna Signer
Martin
Taft Eisenhower
Meiers
Harvard
Atom
Yucca Lights
Mrs. King
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