Higley Kohler Lead For Wisconsin Governor Endorsement
Rumors center on Higley Marinette and Kohler Kohler for Republican endorsement at the Wisconsin state convention while Sen Gordon Bubolz lingers as a long shot and E J Benjamin also seeks a chance. Draft efforts push Ralph Immell Madison toward a possible gubernatorial bid as party leaders prepare pre convention sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Bystrom
Alawaukee
Harvey V. Higley
Marinette
Walter J. Kohler
Kohler
Republican Party of
Wisconsin
Gordon Bubolz
Appleton
St. Croix Falls
E. J. Benjamin
Ralph M. Immell
Madison
Maurice Pasch
Pasch
Immell
Joseph R.mccarthy
State Department
Pauform
Federation of Women’s Republican Clubs
Alexander Wiley
Wiley
Albert Jeske
Spencer
Perry Stearns
Ralph Amoth
Senate
Vernon Thomson
Richland Center
Francis Garity
Jefferson
Jerold Murphy
Fond du Lac
William Dieterich
Hartford
William Morgan
Milwaukee
George Smith
Alex Nicol
Sparta
Assembly
Fred R. Zimmerman
Warren R. Smith
Gems Stolen From Watertown Store In daylight raid
Police report a theft at the William Sproesser store in Watertown where jewelry valued at about $17,000 was taken. Two of four men posed as customers to distract clerks while accomplices removed a tray of rings from a showcase and escaped with diamonds and other gems. Local authorities have no clues yet.
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Watertown
T. C. Voight
William Sproesser
Forrestal Named In Secret Jury Probe Of Amerasia Case
A congressional source says a secret federal grand jury in New York is examining the 1945 Amerasia affair. It hears witnesses who testified to a Senate panel about delays in arrests, with rumors Forrestal advised delaying actions. Senator McCarthy and others accuse a coverup, while key figures like James K. Vardaman face new questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Senate
James V. Forrestal
Forrestal
James M. McInerney
Senate Foreign Relations
Amerasia Epi
Amerasia
McCarthy
R-Wis
Erup
Senate Committee
Tydings
State Department
Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Navy
Defense
Naval Medical Center
Bethsda
James K. Vardaman
Vardaman
Europe Receives U S Anti Tank Arms Amid Cold War Tensions
The United States ships anti tank weapons to European allies, including France, amid fears of Soviet armored advances. The supply, part of an aid program, covers bazookas rocket launchers and recoilless rifles still classified. The article notes U S defense plans to develop superior tanks and cites Senate hearings on a 1.223 billion dollar funding request. President Eisenhower warns large defense spending risks the economy yet remains vital for national safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
France
U. S
Europe
Senate Armed Forces and Foreign Relations Committees
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Columbia University
Columbia
U. S. Senate
Eden Wins Divorce Decree After Testimony
Former Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden obtained a divorce decree after testifying his wife deserted him in 1947 to live in America. The five minute hearing before Justice Francis Hodson granted the decree and could affect his political prospects amid Britain’s restrained climate. Meanwhile Wisconsin cheese market remained steady to firm with prices varying by type.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snuun — Vey
Anthony Eden
America
Eden
Britain
House group votes to cancel mail service cuts
The House Post Office Committee approved a bill to wipe out the post office department’s recent reductions in mail service by a 12 to 8 vote. A Senate committee has approved a similar measure. Postmaster General Donaldson had ordered daily residential delivery and limited other services as a cost saving. Congress would need funds to restore any services.
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Washington — Ory
Post Office Department
House Post Office Committee
Senate
Donaldson
Congress
Three Year Draft Extension Sought in Senate Action
The Senate Armed Services Committee recommended a three year extension of the peacetime draft act, keeping the president's power to order inductions for 18 to 26 year olds. An amendment would require racial segregation in the armed services if requested in writing by a draftee. House action favored a two year extension and kept congress control over inductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Armed Services Committee
Russell
D-Ga
Armed Services
Truman
Army
Navy
Air Force
Congress
Kiwanis Plans Golf Meet and Scholarship Award
Monroe Kiwanis board and committee chairs met at Swiss Wheel to review reports and plan a district golf match on July 11 with Kiwanians from Madison Beloit Janesville Jefferson and Monroe. They aim to award a Trees for Tomorrow scholarship to a Green County high school outstanding conservation youth for the fall session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Board
Monroe Kiwanis Club
Swiss Wheel
Highway 69
Trees For Tomorrow, Inc
C. E. Baumle
Madison
Beloit
Janesville
Jefferson
Monroe
Green County
Heat Keeps Summer Fashion in Bold Display
Heat and sunpack styles dominate as temperatures hover near the upper 80s. Scattered thundershowers are expected tonight and early Friday, slightly cooling the muggy air while mid-80 readings persist.
Warren Victory Signals GOP Edge in Key Senate Races
In California Warren’s primaries boost GOP hopes with Brewster predicting a Warren Nixon ticket could beat Roosevelt Douglas. South Dakota results spur calls to speed congressional adjournment as Mundt and Case vie for the seat. North Dakota faces a June 27 contest as Langer remains active in league politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Earl Warren
California
Brewster
Senate
Warren
James Roosevelt
Roosevelt
House
Helen Gahagen Douglas
Richard M. Nixon
Downey
South Dakota
Congress
Chan Gurney
Francis Case
Case
Gurney
Senator Mundt
R-Sd
John Engel
Avon
Mundt
North
Janesville Baby Slain and Mother Attacked
A caller told police I killed my baby and officers found 2 1/2 month old John Norman dead in six inches of water in a bath tub. Charlene Galbrecht 21 then slashed her wrists and was taken to a hospital in guarded condition. Norman Galbrecht 25 was at work. Chief Webb planned to question Charlene Galbrecht before any action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janesville
Jasper Webb
Charlene Galbrecht
John Norman
Norman
Webb
Galbrecht
Rev Michael J McCarthy longtime St Clare chaplain dies
Rev Michael J McCarthy 68 longtime staff at St Clare hospital Beloit died yesterday at 4 10 p m after a heart attack he served as chaplain since 1939 marking the 36th anniversary of his first mass in Beloit born near Afton he held priestly duties in Racine Fox Lake Madison and Milwaukee area He is survived by siblings and will lie in state at St Jude s Beloit with burial at Thabor cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael J. McCarthy
St. Clare Hospital
McCarthy
St. Jude's Catholic Church
Beloit
Holy Cross College
Watertown
Marquette _ university
St. Francis Seminary
Milwaukee
Mary
Anna McCarthy
Dennis
William McCarthy
Marian Roherty
Madison
St. Jude’s Church
Thabor
Daly 1 Funeral
Janesville Couple Buy Albany Edgewater Cafe
Mr and Mrs Harold Bernhagen sold the Edgewater cafe to Mr and Mrs Elmer Brown of Janesville with possession set for June 17. The Bernhagens who arrived from Oak Park operated the restaurant the past year and plan no definite future, with Bernhagen recently working in Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janesville
Albany Cafe
Albany
Harold Bernhagen
Edgewater
Elmer Brown
Bernhagens
Oak Park
Bernhagen
Madison
Measuring Wheels Set To Chart Green County Cropland
Green county will have 40 PMA workers push measuring wheels this summer to map cropland. Wheels, once called Roosevelt bicycles, gather field distances for aerial maps used to determine acreages and farmer compliance before payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County
Fred H. Hahlen
Production and Marketing Association
W. C. Baumgartner
PMA
Jonathan Moen
Adams Township
Roosevelt
AAA
Cheese Day Drive Sets 6000 Dollar Quota for Boosters
The Mon roe business community must raise at least 6000 for the 1950 Cheese Day campaign to be launched next Tuesday. General chairman is Herbert E. Lanz with Laverne C. Gallitz as co chair. Boosters will receive Green County Cheese Day Booster club cards after contributing 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
First National Bank
Herbert E. Lanz
Laverne C. Gallitz
Cochairman
Russell W. Prien
Cheese Day, Inc
W. C. Bender
Harold A. Blumer
Dean Peterson
Robert J. Tracy
Archie Schneider
John Dancan
Ray Lovelace
Otto Steinman
Virgil Brunkow
Josef Benkert
Paul Baltzer
Ralph O. Phillins
Chester Pfund
Carl V. Briggs
Robert E.’Tschudy
Green County
Cheese Day
Frances J. Lizar, Monroe Native, Dies at 107
Frances J. Lizar, long time Monroe resident and believed region’s oldest native born, died last night at her son Ray Lizar’s home. Born March 4, 1854 in Monroe, she married Aaron J. Lizar in 1872 and spent her life there. Surviving are three children, two brothers, two sisters, three grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral services Saturday at 2 p.m. at Stuessy funeral home with Rev. Ralph Kofoed officiating. burial in Greenwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances J. Lizar
Green County
Ray
13Th Avenue
Lizar
Joseph Sail Eleanor Miller Jones
Monroe
Aaron J. Lizar
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Irah M. Smith
Madison
F. A. Liar
Bexley
Miss
Ray Lizar
George
Joseph Jones
Nina Hall
Janesville
Tin. Dale
Benton Harbor
Mich
Charles A
Harry
Stuessy Funeral Home
Ralph K. Kofoed
Methodist Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Wright urges scrapping atomic bombs at early birthday gathering
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright told Taliesin students and friends he supports abolishing atomic weapons. He argued the United States should lead a global treaty outlawing the A bomb even without Russia, saying the move would reduce the chance of war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lloyd Wright
United States
Taliesin
Wright
Russia
Rail Service Cut To Start Monday Afternoon
The Milwaukee road approved changes to its rail schedule through the region. Beginning Monday train 8 and 7 shifts adjust departure times from Janesville and Milwaukee, and train 21 for Mineral Point changes its stop times. The afternoon Janesville service will not connect with Milwaukee. a Sunday evening train remains on its current route. Harold E. Scherer planned hearings but is out of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Road
Chicago
Line
Milwaukee
Waukesha
Janesville
Janesv
Mineral Point
Monroe
Harold E. Scherer
Chamber of "Commerce Committee
Public Service Commission
Four U S Flier Missing After B 29 Crash Off Norfolk Coast
A U S B 29 bomber crashed into the North Sea near the Norfolk coast. Four crewmen remain missing while five were rescued alive and two were found dead. Survivors identified include Captain Henry J Walsh from Alton and Staff Sgt Warren J Ebert of Minneapolis. Royal Air Force launchers aided the rescue and the missing crew identities were withheld.
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Lendon
North Sea
U. S. Air Force
Norfolk
England
Royal Air Force
Third Air Division
Henry J. Walsh
Alton
Warren J. Ebert
Minneapolis
Charles F. Allen
Derry
N. H
Monroe 1950 population up 13 percent from 1940
Monroe grew from 6,182 in 1940 to 7,000 in 1950 as Racine county records show population gains across the board. Brodhead, Monticello, New Glarus, Albany and other towns also posted increases, while ward totals and voting registrations were listed for the city. The county’s peak population surpassed its 1870 high, with continued growth forecast despite boundary and factory edge effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
U. S
Racine
Bernice K. Harvey
Green County
Siren County
Wisconsin
O. R. Evans Co
the Times
Brodhead
Monticello
New Glarus
Albany
State Convention Attendee List for Green County Delegates
Green County Republican delegates who will attend the state convention include Alvin H. Babler, Mr and Mrs J Wendell Barlow, Miss Anna Blum, John Disch New Glarus, Edward Kaderly Juda, Rep Harry A Keegan, Leland Lamboley, Mrs Emma Rechsteiner, Rudolph P Reger, Mrs Robert L Rote, R H Schoonover, Arthur Schroeder, Mrs Grace Thorpe, Mrs William F Thurber, Robert Tschudy Monroe and Millard Tschudy New Glarus. Alternates are Mrs Fred Feutz Jr John Geigel Rodney 9 Kittelsen Harold Rottler John Werren Mr and Mrs Merlin Meythaler Mrs Leland Lamboley Mrs R P Reger Mrs Robert Tschudy Roy G Rottler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County
Alvin H. Babler
J. Wendell Barlow
Anna Blum
John Disch
New Glarus
Edward Kaderly
Juda
Harry A. Keegan
Leland Lamboley
Emma Rechsteiner
Rudolph P. Reger
Robert L. Rote
R. H. Schoonover
Arthur Schroeder
Grace Thorpe
William F. Thurber
Robert Tschudy
Monroe
Millard Tschudy
Fred Feutz Jr
John Geigel
Rodney
Kittelsen
Harold Rottler
John Werren
Merlin Meythaler
R. P. Reger
Roy G. Rottler
Olson Named President of Dairyland Power Cooperative
John Olson of Chetek was named president of the Dairyland Power Cooperative to succeed the late Erle J. Stoneman of Platteville. Other newly elected officials include C. E. Biderman of Iowa as first vice president W. Barbisch of Brownsville Minnesota as second vice president W. E. Rabe of Oakdale Wis as secretary and H. O. Melby of Westby Wis as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Olson
Chetek
Dairyland Power Co-Operative
Erle J. Stoneman
Platteville
Co-Operative
Wisconsin
Iowa
Minnesota
C. E. Biderman
William Barbisch
Brownsville
Minn
W. E. Rabe
Oakdale
Wis
H. O. Melby
Westby
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Rennebohm
Renebohm
U.S
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Morrie Landsberg
Associated Press
Sacramento
San Francisco
Virginia
Gov. Warren
Bobby
Landsberg
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