Senate Approves $1 Million Increase for UW Budget
The Wisconsin Senate approved a bill adding $1,000,000 to the University of Wisconsin 1947-49 biennium budget after a 25 to five vote. Dissenters were Senators Laird Krueger Lenroot Fellenz and Hiller. The action increased the budget by $600,000 for salaries and $400,000 for operating costs, totaling $18,236,100.
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Madison
Wisconsin Senate
Rennebohmn
Assembly
University of Wisconsin
Laird
Marshfield
Krueger
Merrill
Lenroot
Superior
Fellenz
Appleton
Hiller
Racine
Wisconsin votes 40 percent surtax for school aids
A 40 per cent surtax on individual and corporate income taxes was approved to raise about 16 million dollars annually for additional school aids. The amendment to a 43 million dollar measure for elementary and high school operation for 1947-49 passed 78 to 15 and moves to the senate. The appropriation would boost school aids by about 15 thousand dollars over 1945-47 contributions.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Senate
Wisconsin Budget Moves Include Tuition Increase and Anti-Trust Watch
University officials secured restoration of 1,000,000 after trimming 3,000,000 with the Senate approving increased fees from 48 to 60 dollars per semester to cover shortfalls. The adjutant general’s office received 175,000 to sustain the 32nd division of the Wisconsin National Guard. A new anti-trust division was approved for the attorney general’s office with a 100,000 appropriation, amid party support and a single dissent by Sen. Brown.
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Senate
Rennebohm
Adjutant General's Office
Wisconsin National Guard
Attorney General's Office
Assembly
Sen. Knowles
New Richmond
Sen
Brown
Oshkosh
Sen. Fellenz
Fond du Lac
Brooklyn Swiss to Visit Milwaukee for Monroetown Dinner
A Brooklyn New York Swiss group, the largest Swiss colony in New York, will visit Monroe Green County and Milwaukee next week. About 30 members will arrive in Milwaukee Sunday for sightseeing and a dinner with Milwaukee Swiss, then tour Green County known for its Swiss population. Guests of honor at the July 1 dinner will be John J. Burkhard, Carl Marty Sr., and Fred Boesiger, noted local Swiss figures.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Paoli
Thalmann Cheese Factory
Milwaukee
Kceans
Switzerland
Mil
Green County
Monroe
John J. Burkhard
Carl Marty Sr
Fred Boesiger
Regents To Close Extension Centers
The University of Wisconsin regents vote to close 15 extension centers due to poor attendance and high instruction costs, with five Madison-area centers affected. Several centers will continue for one more year, and fees for Madison students rise from 48 to 60 dollars.
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Madison
Board of Regents
University of Wisconsin
Jones
Hurley
Ladysmith
Merrill
London
Richland Center
Sparta
Sturgeon Bay
Wisconsin Rapids
Camp Randall
Shawano
David Fellman
University of Nebraska
Wisconsin School
US to turn over 31 merchant ships to Italy for reconstruction
Secretary of State Marshall stated at a news conference that the United States desires to transfer 31 merchant vessels to noncommunist Italy to aid rehabilitation and reconstruction. He defended the move as a cooperative effort to help rehabilitate Italy and addressed queries about the action toward a former enemy country.
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Italy
Washington
Marshall
United States
Coat found returns to owner in Falls City ad
Falls City youngster Larry Smith advertised in the Falls City Daily Journal asking the finder of his coat at Oil City theater to return it to avoid punishment. The coat was returned to him.
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Falls City, Nevr
Larry Smith
Falls City
Shefford Office To Leave Monroe
The Shefford division of Standard Brands Inc plans to move its business office to Green Bay while storage facilities remain in Monroe. District manager Don Evan unavailable for comment. Local staff reportedly to be dismissed. April cheese payments were issued from Green Bay. Property at 1721 Fifteenth Avenue remains leased from the George W. Stuart estate.
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Shefford
Standard Brands, Inc
Green Bay
Donevan
15Th Avenue
George W. Stuart
Stenbroten Infant Dies in Monticello Home
Four month old Genee Kay Stenbroten died at 3 a.m. in Mt Pleasant township. Born in Monroe and baptized June 13, 1947, she was an only child. Survived by parents John and wife. grandparents Olaf Stenbroten of Blanchardville and Leon Voegeli of Monticello. Private services planned at Voegeli funeral home with interment in Highland cemetery.
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Monticello
Times
Degene Kay Stenbroten
John Stenbroten
Mt. Pleasant Township
Fay
Monroe
Olaf Stenbroten
Blanchardville
Leon Voegeli
Voegeli
Highland Cemetery
Voegeli Funeral Home
Monroe Lad Selected As State Candidate
Vonax Maurer son of E H Maurer from 1316 22nd avenue is Federalist candidate for secretary of state at the Badger Boys state in Ripon. David E Weiss of Eau Claire is Nationalist candidate. Both edged out opponents for the nomination in yesterday's primary.
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Vonax Maurer
E. H. Maurer
22Nd’ Avenue
David E. Weiss
Eau Claire
Badger
Ripon
Terminiello Disorderly Conduct Conviction Upheld
The Illinois appellate court in a 2 to 1 ruling affirmed the disorderly conduct conviction of Rev. Arthur W. Terminiello, an Alabama Roman Catholic priest. Terminiello, reinstated by the Mobile bishop after over a year’s suspension, was fined $100 for a February 7, 1946 meeting where he and L. K. Smith spoke in Chicago.
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Chicago
Minois
Arthur W. Terminiello
Alabama
Father Terminiello
Mobile
L. K. Smith
H Merton Place Dies After Illness Golf Lover and Leader
Horace Merton Place 63 longtime head of Monroe gas operations died at home after a lengthy illness. A Syracuse native who moved to Wisconsin as a boy he became Monroe Country club pioneer and first hole in one scorer. He supervised gas and hydro electric activities from 1919 onward and shaped civic and sport life including Kiwanis and the Monroe concert orchestra.
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H. Merton Place
25Th Avenue
Wisconsin Hydro-Electric Company
Mr. Place
Monroe
Place
Fair Grounds
Monroe Golf Telub
Fred E. Blumer
Wisconsin
Syracuse
N. Y
Milton
Milton College
Middlewest
Menomonie
Wis
Gray-Maxcy
Monroe Light and Fuel Company
W. B. Foshay Company, Inc
Port Water Company
People's Wisconsin
Hyde-Electric Corporation
Platteville Gas Company
Platteville
Monroe Kiwanis Club
Trewarer
Kiwanis
Union | Presbyterian Church
Wisconsin Utilities Association
J. H. Durst
Golf Association
Horace Merton Place
Ceres
New York State
Horace Albert
Illinois Man Dies In Crash In Green County
Sylvester S Regan 62 of Kirk IL died at St Clare hospital at 7 am today from injuries after a head on collision Sunday on state highway 39 four miles south of Monticello He was the fourth traffic death in Green County this year Coroner Herman A Stuessy said no inquest will be held Regan was in a coma since 3 10 pm Sunday and briefly revived before death His wife was a passenger in one car and was treated for concussion hemorrhage possible skull fracture and facial lacerations The Regan and Searles occupants were hospitalized and Mrs Searles was dismissed yesterday Burial will be at Catholic cemetery Rockford with funeral home transfers made from Shriner Neushwander to McAllister Rockford.
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Illinois
Sylvester S. Regan
Kirkand
St. Clare Hospital
Monticello
Regan
Green
Herman A. Stuessy
Robert Searles
Brodhead
President Truman vetoes wool bill amid world affairs concerns
President Truman today vetoed the wool price support bill, saying it would harm international relations and hinder U S leadership at a Geneva United Nations conference. He warned it would provoke trade barriers and resemble economic isolationism after World War I, adding this veto follows two prior major vetoes this session.
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Truman
Geneva
Congress
Molotov Arrives in Paris for Three‑Power Talks
V. M. Molotov arrived in Paris for three power conferences on American aid to Europe as British and U. S. representatives reached broad conclusions on European recovery. London sources said Under Secretary of State Clayton and Ambassador Douglas led Washington’s stance while Prime Minister Attlee reported to the cabinet. Clayton planned to stay for consultation before joining Bevin, Molotov, and Georges Bidault for the Marshall plan discussions.
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Rari — Vey
Russia
V. M. Molotov
Europe
U. S
London
William L. Clayton
Lewis B. Douglas
Washington
Attlee
Clayton
Paris
Bevin
Himself
Molotov
France
Georges Bidault
State Marshall
Des Moines Flood Crest Breaks Record As River Levee Fails
Floodwaters from the Des Moines and Racoon rivers surged into the city center after a levee breach. About 1,800 people were evacuated from 63 square blocks as two crests merged, with 2092 the new all time high at Scott Street. Bridges were closed and relief workers battled the rising waters through the night. Local business districts remained mostly safe though surrounding areas flooded.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
Des Moines
Racoon
Iowa Capital
Town-Nebraska
Two Rivers
Weather Bureau
Scott Street
Red Rock
Edyville
Ottumwa
Keosauqua
Charles Slade
David Liddle
Red Cross
Forged Check Charge Tied to Midwest Forger
Police say a man passed a worthless check for 189.60 at a Monroe furniture store yesterday. The check drawn on a Beloit bank paid for furniture with a cash balance of 35.50. He matched the description of a man linked to forged checks in Brodhead and Clark County stores recently, believed to be a professional forger active in several midwestern states.
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Monroe
Yesterda
Beloit Bank
Brodhead
Clark County
Girl Drowns As Car Plunges Into Creek East of Darlington
Six others injured when a Shullsburg party’s car crashed through a guard rail and into a creek fourteen miles east of Darlington. Victim was 15 year old Waslington Hillmeyer, daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard Hillmeyer. Injured: Donald Cherry 21 John Walsh 21 driver Curtis Morry 22 John Fischer 21 Dorothy Moore 16 Jean Russell 17. District Attorney Charles O Connell said Walsh failed to notice a turn in Highway 126 in time and officials planned an investigation.
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Waslington
Svan Hillmeyer
Howard Hillmeyer
Shullsburg
Here
Donald Cherry
John Walsh
Curtis ‘Morriy
John Fischer
Dorothy Moore
Jean Russell
Charles O'Connell
Senator Flanders Urges Voluntary Meat Rationing
Vermont Republican Senator William Flanders urged President Truman to seek voluntary meat rationing to curb a rising cost of living. He warned flood damage to Midwest corn could prevent price relief and warned against restoring wartime price controls. He favored plain talks to the public over compulsory measures.
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Senor Flanders
Truman
Vermont
Midwest
Flanders
Joint Congressional Committee On the Economic Report
CST
Emil Rieve
Edward A. O'Neal
American Farm ‘Bureau Federation
Swiss Cheese Group Names Researcher John Werren
John C. Werren will become Swiss cheese research worker for the Green County Foreign Type Cheesemakers Association on July 1, taking over from Charles A. Buck who departs for Idaho. Werren, of Brodhead, works part time for the association while employed at the Casper Jagg factory and is a University of Wisconsin alumnus and former Navy man. He is married to an English wife and will reside in Monroe when housing is available.
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John C. Werren
Brodead
Green County
Foreign Type Cheesemakers’ Association
Charles A. Buck
Idaho
Werren
Casper Jagg
Brodhead
Association
College of Agriculture
University of Wisconsin
Monroe
Gottlieb Werren
Blue Mounds
Janesville Business Hit by Sudden Storm
A brief violent electrical storm in downtown Janesville disrupted business for an hour. Lightning struck a power cable causing a blackout that affected police and sheriff radio, traffic signals, and several services. Malted milk mixers, electric toasters, and gas pumps failed, leading to factory stoppages as heavy rain fell.
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Janesville
Janesville Gazette
Sheriff's Department
Green Says Measure Will Be Fought In Federal Courts
AFL President William Green rejects a general strike against the Taft Hartley act while the federation plans court challenges to key provisions. Coal mine walkouts and shipyard stoppages push idle workers past 262,000 as unions press for negotiating rights rather than broad action. The CIO and UMW scale up actions amid political postures from Hartley and House leaders.
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Associated Press
AFL
William Green
Green
East
Joseph A. Padway
Washington
Execute Council
Congress
East Coast
Bethlehem Steel Co
Bethlehem Yards
CIO Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
Pennsylvania
Alabama
West Virginia
Kentucky
Illinois
Virginia
Ohio
Indiana
Tennessee
Utah
Colorado
Afl-United Mine Workers
Rep
Hartley
R-Nj
Uthor
John L. Lewis
UMW
Lewis
Rep. Landis
R-Ind
House Labor Committee
Cio-United Auto Workers
Detroit
Ford
St. Louis
Aloys P.kaufmann
Missouri
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Stenbroten
Monroe Lad
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Craig Cannon
Wilmington
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Edda Carson
Darlington
Swiss Cheese Group
Omaha
CIO
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W. Va
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Kathleen Nash Durant
Merly
Hudson
Hesse Crown Jewels
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
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