Monroe Bus Line seeks permanent city franchise
Monroe Transit Lines asks the city council for a permanent franchise to operate the urban bus service, after a 90 day temporary permit. Council actions include a bus stop at Recreation Park Pool, a special run to the fairgrounds for the Legion celebration, and requests for five bus-stop stalls. The council also approved a subdivision plat adding 6.33 acres and 24 building lots.
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Monroe ‘Transit Lines, Inc
Wede-Guins
Heard Henry Tschudy
Real City
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Landfried
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Recreation Park Swimming Pool
Fairgrounds
American Legion
Cole Brothers
Police and Safety Committee
Chief of Police
Lester Forcade
Judiciary Committee
Sam W. Weeks
James J. Quinn
23Rd Avenue
17Th Streets
18Th Street
League of Wisconsin
Monroe Ji
Turner Hall
Square Paving Project
Zilmer-Riley
Green County
G. L. Man
Lith Street
Frank Priewe
19Th Street
Stassen May Pivot Vandenberg Votes At Convention
Reports from the Stassen camp say if he misses the Republican nomination he may push a move to draft Senator Arthur Vandenberg. Stassen’s backers note a revival in his standing after the Dewey Oregon primary defeat and predict a on the ballot victory. Governor Kim Sigler of Michigan says Vandenberg is available for the nomination. Truman, returning to Missouri, defends his record and denounces special privilege as Indiana Democrats praise his three years in office. He addresses campaign crowds as the party trains move eastward.
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Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Arthur Vandenberg
Stassen
Thomas E. Dewey
Oregon
Philadelphia
Sen
Vandenberg
New Castle
N. H
Kim Sigler
Michigan
Truman
Missouri
Indiana
Albuquerque
N. M
Llano Fisher Sentenced to Prison Term in Minor Indecency Case
Llano Fisher 32 Monroe was sentenced by Judge Harold J. Lamboley to not less than 12 nor more than 18 months in the state prison at Waupun after pleading guilty to indecent liberties with a minor. He is a repeater, with prior Waupun time in 1945 for auto theft and two prior larceny convictions. Fisher was ordered to return to county jail pending transfer to prison.
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Alano Fisher
Monroe
Waupun
Harold J. Lamboley
Fisher
Forty Four Known Victims In Pacific Flood Toll
The Pacific northwest flood toll stood at 44 known victims as crests of the Columbia and Fraser rivers spilled harmlessly into the Pact. The exact toll awaits the water's recession in the lower valley. The Red Cross lists 30 missing persons from Vanport. The unlocated list has been pared from 715 to fewer names daily.
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Forland
Ore
Pacific Northwest
Columbia
Fraser
Red Cross
Vanport
Air Force plans new flights of Bell X-1 beyond sonic wall
The Air Force outlines a high altitude X-1 program to reach speeds above sound with flights up to 80,000 feet. Yeager, the first sonic barrier breaker, has flown the X-1 many times, though details of speeds and caps remain unofficial.
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Air Force
Charles E. Yeager
Senate Farm Price Fight Delays Oleo Tax in Washington
Senators opened debate on a sweeping farm price support bill amid opposition and threats of a fierce fight. Backers of repealing federal oleomargarine taxes signaled they would drop the plan to avoid jeopardizing the House passed repealer as Congress nears adjournment. Senator Maybank warned of a hard fight against the measure while Republican leaders pressed the bill to reorganize farm programs and strengthen price supports.
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Soil Conservation Program
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Marshall
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Capehart
Ind
Jenner
Kem
Langer
Hawkes
Malone
Nev
Johnston
O’daniel
Tex
Taylor
Idaho
Chamber
Europe
Faulty Alarm System Triggers Fire Department Call
A midnight call to Joseph Huber Brewing Co at 1208 14th Avenue prompted a volunteer fire department response, though no fire existed. Firefighter Calvin A. Bahn reported the brewery alarm rang due to a defect and alerted the city box system.
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Joseph Huber Brewing Co
14Th Avenue
Calvin A. Bahn
Miss May Blum Injured At Home With Fractured Hip
Miss May Blum aged 84 of 829 22nd street was found on the lawn at her home yesterday afternoon suffering a fractured hip. She was taken to St Clare hospital by Stues sy ambulance. details of the accident are unknown.
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May Blum
Miss May Blum
22Nd Street
Miss Blum
St. Clare Hospital
Stuessy
Draft Fee Plan Delays Calls To January Thirty-First
Washington lawmakers debate delaying draft inductions until January thirty-first under Rep. Shafer plan. Opposition grows to peace-time return to selective service while others push for intensified recruitment and a wage boost for enlistees. Senate action mirrors the bill as amendments on discrimination and age limits face votes.
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Washington
Shafer
Rmich
Rep
Short
R-Mo
House
Andrews
R-Ny
Armed Services Committee
Gavin
R-Pa
Armed Services
Senate
Congress
House Overrides Truman Veto On Transfer of Federal Agency
Washington reports the House voted 288 to 113 to override President Truman’s veto of a 975.9147 million dollar appropriation shifting the U S Employment Service from the Labor Department to the Federal Security Agency. The Senate backed foreign aid funding at 6.1257 billion, with conference committee chatter on a middle ground before Saturday’s document deadline.
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House
Truman
Washington
U. S. Employment Service
Ilor Department
Federal Security Agency
Labor
Senate
Rep
Taber
R-Ny
Open City's Fate Splits Arabs at Rhodes Peace Talks
Arabs reject the UN proposal for Jerusalem as an open city and refuse to meet with Jews at Rhodes peace talks. Stern group in Jerusalem vows action beyond ceasefire terms, aiming to conquer Jerusalem and Palestine with Trans-Jordan ambitions. Egypt accuses Jews of advancing positions, while Israel denies invitations from Bernadotte. Russia opposes a western German federal plan and signals another veto on atomic control. 21 Czechoslovak refugees flee to England amid rising Communist pressure.
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Associated Press
United Nations
Jerusalem
Rhodes
Stern
Sternists
Palestine
Trans-Jordan
Tel Aviv
Folke Bernadotte
U.N
Egypt
Israel
Haifa
Russia
Germany
U. N
U. S
England
Aluminum workers strike at nine plants called by CIO union
The CIO unit of the United Steelworkers today called a strike of about 20,000 workers in nine Aluminum Company of America plants commencing at midnight Sunday.
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CIO
United Steelworkers
Aluminum Company of America
Parking Lot Dual Plan for Chandler Property
City public works chief Zenno A. Gorder proposed converting the Chandler lot at 12th Street and 18th Avenue into two parking lots totaling 90 spaces. He described upper and lower lots with entrances on 16th and 12th streets, suggest possible construction this fall or winter, and noted the house and barn might be removed. The plan hinges on neighbor cooperation to lower a sidewalk and on parking meter receipts and city staff availability.
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Chandler
12Th Street
18Th Avenue
Zenno A. Gorder
Gorder
Farm Groups Indicted Over Lobby Law Violation in Capital
A federal grand jury indicted Texas and Georgia agricultural commissioners J E McDonald and Tom Linder, National Farm Committee, Farm Commissioners' council, and two others for conspiring to lobby for higher commodity prices without registering with Congress. Prosecutors flag trading on commodity markets as a motive.
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Agricultural Commissioners of
Texas
Georgia
Clark
Congress
J. E. McDonald
Swimming Classes Begin at Monroe Pool This Summer
Monroe youngsters 6 and up can join free swimming classes starting Monday at Recreation Park pool. Lawrence L. Kitchen, city recreation director, announced daily morning sessions Sunday through Thursday for the summer. Registration forms with parent signatures go out tomorrow. Private lessons available Friday mornings. adults may swim after 1 30 p m daily. Rates: 20 cents per swim for adults, 10 cents for children. 14 swim tickets for 1.00. adult season tickets 3 50 and children's 2 50.
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Monroe
Recreation Park
Lawrence L. Kitchen
City Recreation
Kitchen
Adoption Procedures Criticized by Officers
Madison officials sharply criticized Wisconsin adoption procedures at a legislative council welfare committee meeting. State Senator Bubolz cited excessive red tape and age restrictions, noting that couples over forty are barred from adopting despite potential to offer good homes. Social workers may justify the system, but dissatisfaction persists.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Legislative Council
Bubolz
Appleton
McGrath arraigned on embezzlement charge in Milwaukee
Nicholas A. McGrath aged 57, former controller, was arraigned yesterday in Milwaukee on a charge he embezzled 36326.18 from the company. The amount and role are cited in the preliminary arraignment.
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Milwaukee
Nicholas A. McGrath
Government Steps Into Negotiations Over Coal Talks
Conciliator Ching urges immediate talks as John L. Lewis and soft coal operators face an impasse before the June 30 contract deadline. Southern Producers dispute walkout, while Lewis defends welfare fund activation and warns of Taft-Hartley implications.
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Washington
Cyrus Ching
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Ching
Southern Coal Producers Association
Southern
Charles O'Neill
O'Neill
Truman
Refugee Czechs Arrive in Kent RAF Station
Twenty one Czechoslovak refugees including women and children arrived by plane at a Royal Air Force station in Kent today in a government assisted move announced by the air ministry.
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Onaor
Re Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Kent
Cool Wisconsin Weather Extends Cold Snap Across State
Weather noted in Wisconsin with no warmup in sight. Overnight lows dipped to 28 degrees at Land O Lakes with a killing frost, following a 25 degree reading the prior night. Daytime highs stayed in the 60s to mid 70s under partly cloudy skies as forecaster H J Thompson of the Weather Bureau in Milwaukee predicted continued cool, with similar conditions tonight and tomorrow.
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Wisconsin
U. S
H. J. Thompson
Milwaukee
Land O'Lakes
Thompson
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