Oswald Named Head of Wisconsin Prisons
Russell G. Oswald of Madison is appointed director of the division of corrections for the state public welfare department. He will oversee Wisconsin’s three prisons two correctional schools and probation and parole with a 7500 dollar yearly salary starting Saturday. He chaired the parole board and will bring civil service status to the board’s two other members.
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Waupun
Russell G. Oswald
Madison
Division of Corrections
State Public Welfare Department
Oswald
Bureau of Probation and Parole
John W. Tramburg
State Board of Public Welfare
Racine County Welfare Department
State Department
State Parole Board
Racine
Marquette University
War Materials Routed East in Rapid Aid for Korea
The United States is sending increasing volumes of war materiel to Pacific theaters to reinforce the new front against communist aggression in Asia. U N Security Council backed President Truman's Korea policy 7 to 1 with Russia absent, while Pravda denounced it as aggression.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
United States
Pacific
Asia
Korea
Indo-China
Philippines
Formosa
U.S. Navy
Kremlin
Truman
United Nations
Russia
South Korea
U. N. Security Council
Lake Success
United Nations Security Council
London
House of Commons
Paris
Rome
Pravda
U. S
Ex Cheesemaker Dies at Farm Home in Clarno Township
John Roethlisberger Jr. 74 of Clarno township died at 7 a m at his daughter's home four miles south of Monroe after a year of poor health. Coroner says death from a personal safety related gunshot wound. no inquest. He was a retired Green County cheesemaker born January 26 1876 in Bern Switzerland. Survived by two daughters Frieda Wills and Mrs Thompson, a son John G, a brother Fred, three sisters in Switzerland, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services Friday at 2 p m Shriner Neushwan der funeral home with Rev Paul Kehle. burial Greenwood cemetery.
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John Roethlisberger Jr
Clarno Township
Vilas Thompson
Monroe
Heath
Herman A. Stuessy
Roethlisberger
Stuessy
Wilbur E. Deininger
Green County
Canton Bern
Switzerland
Ciarno Township
Bertha Yost
Alfred P. Schuh
Lakeshire-Marty
Frieda Wills
Thompson
John G
Browntown
Fred
Los Angeles
Theodore
St. John’s Church
Concordia Ioof Lodge
G.U.G.G
Shriner-Neushwander
Paul C. Kehle
Greenwood Cemetery
New Glarus Girl Among 18 in Alice in Dairy Land Contest
Clara Louise Waefler of New Glarus is one of 18 Wisconsin finalists for the 1950 Alice in Dairy Land title. She was chosen from 218 contestants. Highland bid Miss Margaret McQuire as judge. last year’s winner was LaVon Herman of Horeb.
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Glarus
Alice
Milwaukee
Clara Louise Waefler
John Waefler
New Glarus
LaVon Herman
Horeb
Margaret McQuire
Highland
Schroeder Studio
New Glarus Post
Jean Schuett
Arthur Schuett
President Truman Warns of Communist Fear Tactics
President Truman told the American Newspaper Guild that the unprovoked invasion of Korea shows the danger communism poses to underdeveloped areas. He urged aid to those defending independence and warned against the weapon of fear as the conflict widens. Secretary Acheson urged sober thought on whether the world is moving from cold to hot war while Moscow offered no reply to U.S. peace appeals.
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Washington
Truman
Korea
American Newspaper Guild
Republic of Korea
Reserve Officers Association
Mr. Truman
Mayflower
Acheson
Moscow
Russia
Window Pane Injures Henry Kramer In City Collision
Henry Kramer of route 2 was struck on the shoulder by a falling window pane from a building near Kaiser and Frazer Sales Co., 1011 18th avenue. He was taken to St. Clare Hospital for X rays and expected to be released later. The pane reportedly fell when a window above was shut by workers at Fritos, Inc.
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Henry Kramer
Route 2
St. Clare Hospital
Kramer
Kaiser and Frazer Sales Co
18Th Avenue
Fritos, Inc
Taft backs drive but calls for Acheson resignation
Senator Taft told the Senate he supports using American armed forces in Korea but urged Secretary of State Acheson to resign, saying a secretary who is reversed by superiors and whose policies risk war should step aside. He backed President Truman’s policy and warned of the danger of war with the Soviet Union. The UN Security Council’s cease fire order and votes followed, with Yugoslavia voting no and seven members approving.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Korea
State Acheson
Truman
Russia
Lucas
U. S
Far Pacific
Congress
Mr. Truman
Security Council
United Nations
United States
U. N
Warren Austin
Council
Yugoslavia
Stock Exchange Shows Recovery after Violent Swings
The New York stock market edged higher with gains to as much as $4 a share after two days of sharp price swings. An opening rush lifted quotes as much as $3 a share while demand was intense and the ticker tape lagged reporting on the floor. Turnover reached about 2.5 million shares for the full session.
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New York
Illinois Twin Calves Of Separate Breeds
Twin calves born to a Guernsey cow named Rosy on a Mapleton area farm are identified as different breeds. One calf, born June 17, is a white faced Hereford, while the other shows Guernsey markings. The event is noted by the Tze well county farm bureau with the American Veterinary Association calling it a rarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin, Ill
Rosy
Tzewell
Dr Sander Restored To Medical Practice
Dr Hermann N Sander a country physician was restored to medical practice by the state board of restoration in medicine. The license suspension followed his acquittal March 9 of murder in the death of dying cancer patient Mrs Abbie Borroto 59. Prosecution argued air injection. defense said patient died before injection.
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Concord
N. H
Hermann N. Sander
State Board of Restoration In Medicine
Abbie Borroto
Mrs. Borroto
Strong Morale Claimed by U S In South Korea
The defense department reports Seoul has fallen and Kimpo air port in North Korean hands while Inchon seaport is untenable. Morale of South Korean forces remains high as U S fighters destroy eight North Korean planes and crews report heavy Russian tanks in use.
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Washington
Defense Department
Seoul
Kimpo
Inchon
Pentagon
U. S
Air Force
Tokyo
Japan
South Korea
Rev MacMartin To Speak At Wisconsin Liberty Bell Stop
Rev John E. MacMartin Universalist pastor will deliver the principal address Saturday as the Wisconsin Liberty Bell bond caravan visits town. The program from 1 30 to 3 30 p m includes viewing the replica bell on the north side of the courthouse after arrival from Darlington, with stops also at Evansville before Madison.
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John E. MacMartin
Universalist
Wisconsin
Liberty Bell
L. L. Kitchen
Court House
Darlington
Evansville
Madison
Truman Signs Bill to Boost Farm Price Support Funds
President Truman signed legislation increasing the government price support program by 2 billion dollars to aid farmers. The measure expands federal backing for crop prices and rural income.
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Washington
Truman
Smith Links Policy Failure to Korea Crisis
Rep. Lawrence H. Smith of Racine assigns the Korean crisis to U S policy toward China and forecasts a shift in Formosa and Far East strategy. He notes South Korea alone cannot withstand a full-scale attack and cites his 1949 vote against the Korean aid bill as part of a minority report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard P. Powers
Washington
Lawrence H. Smith
Racine
U. S
China
Smith
Wisconsin
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Truman
Seventh Fleet
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Japan
Philippines
South Korea
Foreign Affairs Committee
Korea
Britain Offers Naval Support in Japan to Aid Korea
Prime Minister Attlee announced in the House of Commons that Britain will place its naval forces in Japanese waters at the disposal of the United States to back American action in South Korea. Churchill and the opposition backed the move as a duty, noting British forces around Japan mirror U S forces and Britain already bears Southeast Asian burdens in Malaya against communist guerrillas.
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London
Attlee
Britain
United States
South Korea
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Japan
U. S
Churchill
United Nations
Southeast
Asia
Malaya
Russia
Milk price drops to 2.62 for April deliveries to Swiss cheese factories
A survey shows April 1949 average milk deliveries to Swiss cheese factories at 2.62, down 43 cents from March. Total deliveries rise about 7 percent from 1949 levels and 25 percent from March. Butterfat averages 3.21. state brand prices range 37-36, grinders 29. district range 38-28.
Crash at milk plant corner injures none in Albany
County highway police investigated an accident at 9 20 a m in Albany village when a vehicle driven by Donald P Elmer Evansville and a truck driven by Alvin Pagel Albany from Indiana Condensed Milk Co collided at the milk plant corner. No injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany Village
Donald P. Elmer
Evansville
Alvin Pagel
Albany
Pagel
Indiana Condensed Milk Co
Monroe Orchid Day Draws Massive Early Shopping Rush
Monroe’s Orchid Day drew about 3000 Princess Alpha orchids from Hawaii for distribution as 41 local merchants joined in The Monroe Evening Times sponsored event. Merchants ran low on stock, vials were delayed due to strikes, and a passing thundershower tempered but did not halt the steady morning crowd.
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Monroe
Hawaii
Middlewest
Monroe Evening Times
Burkhard Named First Vice President of State Postmasters
Monroe postmaster John J. Burkhard was chosen first vice president of the state postmasters association at LaCrosse, marking a second honor in his 25th anniversary year. Other officers named include Leora Ginsbach, Irene Spranger, Paul Murphy, and Margaret McConigie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Burkhard
Monroe
State Postmasters Association
LaCrosse
Burkhard
American Legion
Leora Ginsbach
Elmwood
Irene Spranger
Waldo
Paul Murphy
Spooner
Margaret McConigie
Sun Prairie
Green County Register of Deeds
West Germany seeks allied security guarantees
Bonn reports Chancellor Adenauer plans to ask Britain France and the United States for security guarantees against a potential eastern attack. He will meet the three allied high commissioners in Bonn tomorrow to seek assurances amid tensions from Korea.
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Bonn
Korea
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
Wisconsin Cheese Prices Steady Demand Fair to Good
Federal State market news notes Wisconsin cheese demand fair to good with steady selling prices. Reported price ranges include single daisies 34 to 36, longhorns 34 to 35, square prints 34 to 35 12, and midgets 35 12 to 37 4.
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Madison
Wisconsin
I.c.l
Seoul Falls to Communists as North Forces Advance
South Korea’s army fought a retreat as Moscow’s tanks broke through near Seoul after a day of heavy clashes. Seoul and Kimpo airfield fell, Inchon remained contested while U S forces supported from the air. MacArthur sent a signal corps unit to establish a field HQ in South Korea and naval patrols monitored Formosa and nearby waters.
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Korea
38Th Parallel
Song Ak
Kaesong
South Korea
Seoul
Lee Sun Yup
Truman
U. S. Far East
Munsan
Senate Approves One Year Draft Act Extension
The Senate voted unanimously to approve a one year extension of the draft act. The measure grants the president authority to call up draftees and reserves to keep the armed services above two million personnel. The House added a 315 to 4 margin for the bill, enabling full drafting and mobilization across services.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Army
Navy
Air Force
House
Marine
Coast Guard
Three Seriously Hurt In Accident Near Lena
Three persons were injured when two cars collided at the Town Line road intersection with a grave township road two and a half miles east of Lena. Walter Beck age 60 of Freeport suffered a broken neck brain concussion and lacerations. Maude Beck age 60 sustained a fractured right collarbone and contusions. Clarence Schulz of Lena received minor cuts and scratches.
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Lena
Town Line Road
Here
Walter Beck
Freeport
Maude
Clarence Schulz
Wisconsin Legislators Offered Scholarships for Alcohol Studies
Milwaukee Wisconsin legislators were offered five scholarships for a summer school on alcohol studies at the University of Wisconsin. The scholarships were provided by the Wisconsin Council on Alcoholism.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Council On Alcoholism
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