Senate Rejects Seizure Plan in Steel Crisis
The Senate backed Taft-Hartley and defeated renewed moves to seize steel plants. Morse proposed a 60 day seizure with pay changes, but measures for plant seizure failed 53 to 26 and 68 to 12 or 52 to 28 in various votes. The Byrd plan to use Taft-Hartley was approved 49 to 0.
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CIO
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D-Sc
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D-Okla
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Humphrey
D-Minn
Byrd
Dva
Wandfluh Joins Great Lakes Naval Training for Active Duty
Wesley P. Wandfluh 19 son of and Mrs Adolph Wandfluh 2246 8th Street reported yesterday to Great Lakes naval training station for active duty from the naval reserves. He was a member of the local naval electronics platoon and had requested activation as reservists may when their selective service call looms.
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Wesley P. Wandfluh
Adolph Wandfluh
8Th Street
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Naval Reserves
Naval Electronics
Load of Cheese Tips Off Highway near Monticello
Chester Strehlow of Verona Monticello native faces court on charges of failing to report an accident after a truck he drove for West Middleton Cheese Co op left Highway 69 north of Monticello. Thirty two Swiss cheese wheels spilled into a ditch as the vehicle tipped and two wheels broke. One worker suffered a minor head wound. The cheese was reloaded and moved to Monroe. Traffic officers assisted as crews cleared the scene by 8 p.m.
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West Middleton
Highway 69
Monticello
Times
Chester Strehlow
Verona
Strehlow
Walter Hauri
Sheriff's Department
A. A. Abplanalp
Monroe
Edmund Peterson
Badger Motors Co
Leslie M Schwitz
Nathan L. Burgy
George Armstrong
Argyle Road
Hospital Road
Eric Klarer
Harold Beach
Sickinger
Two Instructors Added to Monroe Schools
Monroe announces two new teachers for the next school year. Miss Gladys Nafzger will teach sixth grade at South School, and Mrs Patricia Dahms will teach second grade at Lincoln School. Nafzger comes from Brodhead, a Whitewater State College graduate. Dahms previously taught in Albany and hails from Platteville State College.
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E. O. Evans
Monroe
Gladys Nafzger
Juda
South School
Patricia Dahms
Lincoln School
Edna Mackey
Lincoln
Nafzger
Brodhead
Whitewater State College
Dahms
Albany
Platteville State Colege
Wisconsin Swiss and American Cheese Markets Report
The Federal State Market News Service notes Wisconsin American cheese market steady to fully steady with fair to good demand and subdued activity. Prices at state assembly points range 43 to 45 percent for several varieties and Swiss cheese shows barely steady to weak at 1 to 2 cents lower with State brand 52 to 57, grade B 49 to 54, grade C 46 to 52.
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Madison
Federal State Market News Service
Wisconsin
Smith Withrow Lead Battle To Block Navy Oleo Vote
Wisconsin Republicans Smith and Withrow used dilation tactics to block House debate on a bill to allow the Navy to buy and serve oleomargarine. They argued a quorum was not present, triggering calls of the House and disrupting progress for about half an hour. The bill was displaced on the calendar and unlikely to be revived this session.
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Wisconsin
House
Withrow
Smith
Monroe Junior Chamber of Commerce Granted Charter
The Monroe Junior Chamber of Commerce received its charter at a Charter Night dinner at Monroe Country Club. H. L. Fenton accepted the charter from Floyd Springer before about 35 members and guests, with officials from the state Chamber of Commerce and Madison chapter in attendance.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Monroe Country Club
H. L. Fenton
Floyd Springer
Seward H. Jacobi
State Chamber of Commerce
Monroe Junior Chamber of Commerce
Brooks J. Dunwiddie
Dunwiddie
City Council
Franz W. Brand
Madison Chapter
Janesville
Fenton
Madison
John C. Purdy
Robert Reider
Lee Kirsch
Kenneth Schneider
Roland Karlen
Harlow Gilbertson
Robert Rosa
Harold Snively
Evicting Sheriff Granted Authority to Hire Deputies
Sheriff Clark Gregory of Lapeer Michigan, who was assaulted during a prior eviction attempt, won court permission to hire additional deputies as needed. Circuit Judge Paul V Gadola cited an emergency and allowed staffing to enforce evictions amid ongoing property disputes stemming from the 1935 failure of the Lapeer Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Association.
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Lapeer, Mich
Clark Gregory
Paul V. Gadola
Gregory
Lapeer Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Association
Taft Backers Tighten Control Of GOP Convention
Taft forces tighten control over Republican convention machinery aiming to seat Southern delegates favorable to him. Gen. MacArthur named keynoter with Taft allies to lead major posts, signaling a hard line against Eisenhower supporters over disputed Southern votes.
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Jack Bell
Chicago
Sen
Taft
Gen
MacArthur
Eisenhower
Walter Hallanan
West Virginia
Eugene Millikin
Colorado
Texas
Clarence Brown
Ohio
Harry Darby
Kansas
Met Star Patrice Munsel Marries TV Director Schuler
Patrice Munsel Metropolitan Opera star, 26, wed Robert Charles Carroll Schuler, 31, television director, at St. Mary's Church Manhasset N Y. Ceremony by Rev. Vincent Watson. Munsel presented by her father Dr. Audley J. Munsel. bride and groom attended by mothers Mrs Audley Munsel and Mrs Charles Carrol Schuller.
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Winona
Minn
Reds Tightening East German Grip Across Border
Frankfurt dispatch reports increased border control by East German Volkspolizei from the Baltic to Bavaria. Refugee flows pause as patrols tighten, killing a West German farmer who crossed near church festival. West German authorities tally 3000 refugees in Hesse and cope with shelter needs.
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Germany
Vopos
People’s Police
Iron Curtain
Baltic
Bavaria
East Zone
Volkspolizei
Reds
Lower Saxony
Saxon-Anhalt
Hesse
Fire Claims Life of Laona Aged Resident
James Mc Hugh aged 78 died in a fire that destroyed his two room Laona home. A longtime resident and retired farmer he had lived alone since his wife died in 1945.
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Laona
Wis
James McHugh
Travel Editors Arrive for Swiss Tasting Tour in Wisconsin
A party of about 25 travel editors begins a Wisconsin tour led by advance man F. J. Bolender Jr. The itinerary includes a reception at Monroe Country Club, a Swiss themed luncheon, cheese factory visit, and tours to Cave of the Mounds and Little Norway. The group stays overnight at Edgwater hotel and visits several towns before returning to Milwaukee for a final dinner.
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Bolender
Wisconsin Vacations and Council
Raymond R. Kubly
Wisconsin State Chamber of Commerce
Wisconsin State Hotel Association
Milwaukee
Monroe Country Club
Cave of the Mounds
Little Norway
Governor’s Mansion
Edgwater
Dells
Wisconsin Rapids
Chippewa Falls
Rice Lake
Hayward
Three Lakes
Carl
Robert Marty
Bay City Doctors Boycott City Hospital Over Osteopath Rule
Bay County medical society and Michigan Hospital Association oppose a City Council decision allowing osteopaths to use General Hospital. Doctors began a boycott, vowing to refer no patients to the 150 bed facility.
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Bay City
Mich
General Hospital
Bay County Medical Profession
Bay County Medical Society
Michigan Hospital Association
Thompson Plans Legislature Bid from Eastern Dane County
Stoughton attorney and Democratic national committee man Carl Thompson announced his candidacy for assemblyman from the Eastern Dane County District. A former gubernatorial candidate, he pledges to fight McCarthyism and Kohlerism while backing lake pollution cleanup, stronger anti trust laws, tobacco farmer protections, workers rights, more state aid for education, and enhanced Teachers Retirement benefits. Thompson served as Stoughton alderman and city attorney before his 1942 Army four year hitch.
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Stoughton
Wis
Carl Thompson
Dane County
Thompson
Wisconsin
Mrs Collentine Stricken in Iowa
Mrs Mary Shook of 2248 15th street reported the death of her sister-in-law Mrs Fannie Collentine at Knoxville Indiana. Born in Los Angeles she came to Wisconsin as a child, married Michael Collentine near Argyle, farmed there, then moved to Iowa. She leaves eight of 16 children. son Marvin died in World War I. Catholic services in Waterloo Friday with burial there.
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Mary Shook
15Th Street
Fannie Collentine
Frank Shook
Knoxville
Collentine
Fannie Shook
Los Angeles
Wisconsin
Argyle
Michael Collentine
Grassman Drops From Assembly Race
Rep. Edward W. Grassman of Edgerton announces he will not seek re election citing health concerns. He was elected to the Legislature in 1932 and has served continuously since then in the northern Rock County district.
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Janesville
Edward W. Grassman
Edgerton
Rock County
Grassman
Wisconsin GOP Rally Opens With Reapportionment and McCarthy Endorsement Strife
The Wisconsin Republican convention faces clashes over reapportionment and a Senate endorsement. Delegates debate a vague platform on districting and push for population basis reapportionment. McCarthy faces opposition from Leonard Schmitt allies and Milwaukee's Fifth District, with Nixon set as keynote speaker.
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Milwaukee
United States Senate
Racine
Senate
Sen
Joseph R. McCarthy
Appleton
Schmitt
Leonard Schmitt
Merrill
Sen. McCarthy
McCarthy
Fred R. Zimmerman
George M. Smith
Chester Dempsey
Hartland
Edward J. Yockey Jr
Andrew Jacobson
GOP
U.S. Senate
Loss of 15000 Caused in Blaze Five Animals Die
Officials fought to determine the fire origin at the county hospital farm horse barn where seven animals were inside when flames destroyed a 36 by 60 foot structure last night. Four horses and a mule perished as timbers collapsed. Fire crews pumped 12,000 gallons per minute from a new well system as residents watched.
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Monroe Volunteer Fire Department
Green County Hospital
Times
County Hospital
W. Francis
Francis
Monroe
H. L. Sickinger
Sickinger
Body of Carl Thorpe Found in Rock River Near Edgerton
The body of Carl Thorpe, 69, Route 4, Janesville, was found in the Rock River near Edgerton today. He had been missing since Saturday night.
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Rock River
Edgerton
Wis
Carl Thorpe
Route 4
Janesville
Outdoor band concert draws crowd at Recreation Park
About 550 people attended the first outdoor band concert of the summer at Recreation Park. Spectators filled bleachers and cars along the diamond as Evelyn Rabe performed a baton twirling solo and the brass quintet offered two pieces including A Fox Hunt and An Old Melody. An encore Steel King drew further applause.
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Recreation Park
Evelyn Rabe
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