Doctor Harriet Davies Virtually lifelong India missionary dies
Dr Harriet Davies 73 a medical missionary in India for over 40 years died at St. Clare hospital eight days after illness. Born in Utica Wisconsin in 1878 she trained at Ripon College and the University of Illinois and served in Shaistaganj Habiganj and Bombay. She aided U S soldiers in World War II and received Kaiser Hind Silver Medal and Ripon College honors. Funeral services are set at Shriner Neushwander and Peniel Church with burial near Pickett.
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Harriet Davies
India
St. Clare Hospital
Davies
John C. Calder
12Th Street
Madison General Hospital
Calder
Katherine Christenson
America
Dr. Davies
Welsh Presbyterian Church
Thomas E. Davies
Wales
Prion
Denbighshire
Shaistaganj
Sylhet
Bengal
Calcutta
Habiganj
Indian Wells Presbyterian Hospital
Arizona
Oshkosh
State Hospital
Winnebago
Bombay
Kaiser-Hind
George
Ripon College
Ripon
Utica
Winnebago County
Wisconsin
Jane Davies
Medical Department
University of Illinois At Chicago
Minneapois
Joseph Lassonde
Minn
Shriner - Neushwander Funeral Home
Peniel Church
Pickett
John C. Purdy
Union Presbyterian Church
Boar Cemetery
Soviet Agent Photos Diary Of Gen Grow In Berlin
Army says an individual believed to be a Soviet agent photographed entries from Maj. Gen. Robert W. Grow's diary in a Berlin hotel room last summer. Grow, 56, once an attaché at Moscow, later reassigned to the Pentagon, was cited in a controversial English book alleging U.S. war aims.
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Washington F
Berlin
Russia
Robert W. Grow
Moscow
Pentagon
Grow
U.S. Army
Wall Street
Warmongers
Germany
Richard Squires
Frank Dorn
Frankfurt
Dorn
6Th Armored
Europe
Iran
Cost of 90 Cents Seen on Each Vote
Monroe's 551 votes cast in a Tuesday judicial primary cost taxpayers an estimated 90 cents per vote. Poll workers added about $230, Turner hall rent $55, booth setup and takedown $25, clerical wages $50, and other expenses over $135, totaling at least $495.
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Monroe
Turner Hall
South Wayne Caucus Renominates Meier 26 Votes
Incumbent South Wayne trustee Fred Meier won 26 of 30 votes for renomination at the annual caucus last night. Four votes went to three other candidates. Village trustee Harry Hanson and village president A H Mahlbuch will serve terms expire next year.
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South Wayne
Fred Meier
Harry Hanson
A. H. Mahlbuch
Madison man placed on probation for mail theft
Conrad J. Orth of Beloit was placed on one year of probation after admitting to mail theft in Federal Court. Judge Patrick T. Stone suspended a six month prison term and ordered restitution of 97 dollars for a missing check.
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Madison
Conrad J. Orth
Beloit
Patrick T. Stone
Orth
Tax Deadline Confusion With March 15 State Filing
Federal deadlines extend to March 17 due to a Saturday filing date. Wisconsin officials announce state income tax due March 15 with in person and mail options. State offices in Madison Appleton and Eau Claire plan Saturday hours through March 15.
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Oscar M. Jonas
Internal Revenue
Wisconsin
Jonas
Internal Revenue Office
W. Merrill Sawyer
Sawyer
Madison
Appleton
Eau Claire
School Officials Discuss Districts Monroe Area
City, county, and state officials met at the courthouse to review the Monroe district amid county reorganization plans. No action was taken as outside district inclusion petitions are not yet indicated. formal applications would be needed and would be reviewed by the county committee, city board, and state.
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Court House
Monroe
E. O. Evans
Henry Olson
State Department of Public Destruction
Monroe Area
J. H. Larkin
Brodhead
J. B. Scherer
Oscar N. Johnson
Maurice Quinn
Rodney O. Kittelsen
Herman A. Stuessy
Contests Emerge From Albany Caucus
At the Albany village hall caucus two trustee contests formed. Colonel Dixon will run unopposed for re election on April 1. Incumbents Robert F. Smiley and Frank Steindorf face challenges from Ray Haddinger and William Hein respectively. The caucus committee was re elected: Albert Loeffel Robert G. Grossman and T E Sharer.
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Albany
Colonel Dixon
Robert F. Smiley
Frank Steindorf
Ray Haddinger
Smiley
William Hein
Steindorf
Albert Loeffel
Robert G. Grossman
T. E. Sharer
Loeffel
M. L. Barton
Stanton P. Steuri
Jerry Kjorness
Purge Victim Slaughter Seeks U.S. Senate Seat
Roger C. Slaughter a Missouri congressman purged by President Truman in 1946 announced he will seek the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senator. The 46 year old attorney from Kansas City's Fifth District said after talks with state and local party leaders he decided to run for the Senate seat now held by Republican James P. Kem.
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Kansas City
Roger C. Slaughter
Missouri
Truman
U. S
Senate
James P. Kem
Taft Launches Drive in New Hampshire Primary
Senator Taft arrives in New Hampshire to campaign for the GOP nomination as the first state primary opens. The race centers on 14 delegates and a nonbinding popular vote, with Taft and Eisenhower competing for grass roots strength alongside Truman and Kefauver on the Democratic side. Taft aims for momentum with 21 appearances over three days.
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Concord
N. H
Robert A. Taft
New Hampshire
Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Truman
Sen
Estes Kefauver
New Haven
GOP
Red Demands Stall Korean Truce Talks
Deadlocked talks stall as Communist negotiators press to inspect secret equipment with neutral teams including Russians. U.N. staffers argue for time, with top-level action seen as likely needed. Air battles over Pyongyang see Sabres vs MIGs and ground forces report casualties in the Mundung Valley.
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Munsan
Korea
U.N
Washington
Moscow
Peiping
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Sabre
Pyongyang
Parallel 38
Pinay Confirmed Premier After Dramatic National Assembly Vote
Paris Antoine Pinay received confirmation as France's premier after a sudden party switch in the National Assembly. The vote tallied in favor of Pinay, sealing his cabinet leadership amid political upheaval.
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Paris
Antoine Pinay
France
National Assembly
Careful Swiss Make Circus Wash Animals Before Entry
Swiss customs officials at Basel required a foot bath for five elephants 13 tigers and about 60 polar bears lions and zebras of the Hagenbach Circus before entering Switzerland to prevent foot-and-mouth disease spread amid the European outbreak.
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Zurich
Hagenbach Circus
Switzerland
Basel
Europe
Kiwanis Sets Career Day Plan At Local High School
Kiwanis directors approved a vocational guidance Career Day at the high school. Arthur C. Benkett will lead the effort with a faculty group to finalize plans for April 10. Lui: Laroy Dodge T. Roy Evenson Frank D. Kantro Paul E. Baltzer Dr. James R. Weir are committee members.
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Kiwanis
Vocational Guidance Committee
Arthur C. Benkett
Benkert
Laroy Dodge
T. Roy Evenson
Frank D. Kantro
Paul E. Baltzer
James R. Weir
Monroe
LaVon Jones
Hardware Firm Head Held on Tax Charges
Andrew R. Meyers, 52, president of a Milwaukee wholesale hardware firm, was arrested on charges of filing false federal income tax returns. The government says he evaded 170000 in taxes by falsifying income for 1945 through 1949. He was released on 10000 bond. His attorney Bruno Bitker called the figures a mistake with no criminal intent.
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Milwaukee
Andrew R. Meyers
Meyers
Bruno Bitker
McCarthy Charges Morris Trustees Tied to Communist Fronts
Sen. McCarthy said two trustees of Newbold Morris’s foundation participated in Communist front activities. Witnesses testified a tanker under China International Foundation delivered oil to Red China before the Korean War. Morris denied any basis for the trustees being Communist sympathizers.
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McCarthy
Morris
Red ‘Front
Washington
Sen. McCarthy
R—Wis
Newbold Morris
Communist Front
Senate
Houston H. Wasson
China International Foundation, Inc
Red China
Wasson
New York
China
Sen. Mundt
R—Sd
Morris to Stay at Cleanup Task
Newbold Morris, after a 15 minute talk with President Truman, said he will remain in his role despite being “sacked” in Washington. He declined to confirm discussions with Truman or whether he asked for the appointment. Morris contrasted Washington treatment with New York politics and hinted at non political investigation powers. The incident comes as Congress presses for access to records in a broader probe of government corruption.
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Washington
Newbold Morris
Truman
White House
Morris
Tammany Hall
New York
Congress
House
Atty
McGrath
Justice Department
Committee of Congress
Rep
Chelf D
Conn
Mrs. McCune Korea Mission Veteran Dies at 79
Mrs. George S. McCune, 79, Presbyterian missionary in Korea for nearly 25 years, died at her daughter's home in Wisconsin Rapids. Her husband, who died in 1941, accompanied her in Korea from 1905 to 1936 except 1921 to 1923 when he led Huron College in South Dakota. The couple also taught at Cedar Rapids College in Iowa. Survivors include their son Shannon McCune, a Colgate University faculty member.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
George S. McCune
Korea
R. W. Kingdon
McCune
Duri
Cune
Huron, S. D
Ceé College
Cedar Rapids
Shannon McCune
Colgate University
Hamilton, N. Y
Abandoned 1949 Packard Cared For by Farmer in Winter
A light green 1949 Packard sedan found last fall in a farmer's driveway near Gratiot on highway 11 was kept from freezing as winter arrived. The farmer drained the radiator and block, moved the car to safety, and local authorities began a motor number check. Offers from local youths to buy the car increased while Michigan officials prepared a report.
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Gratiot
Highway 11
Lafayette County Sheriff's Department
Michigan Motor Vehicle Department
Mrs Doran 80 Kenmore Native of Adams Township Dies
Mrs L C Doran 80 formerly Mina Grant dies at 4 a m yesterday at her Kenmore North Dakota home She was born Jan 29 1872 to James and Maria Grant In Adams township She married L C Doran of Shell Lake Minn Survived by three daughters five sons five sisters and a brother Services will be held in North Dakota
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L. C. Doran
Mina Grant
Adams Township
Kenmore
N. D
James
Maria Shook Grant
Shell Lake
Minn
Ida Lutz
C. B. Spangler
Albany
Truman Submits Air Force Shifts
President Truman formally nominates Gen. Hoyt S Van den Berg for a 14 month term as Air Force chief of staff He also nominates Gen Curtis LeMay to be vice chief of staff succeeding Gen Nathan F Twining Monroe native Twining is named commanding general of the Strategic Air Command The changes follow weeks of speculation over whether Twin ing or LeMay would be named Air Force chief
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Truman
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Air Force
Curtis LeMay
Nathan F. Twining
Monroe
Gen. Twining
Strategic Air Command
Twining
Gen. LeMay
Family Birthday Pattern Noted In Neillsville Notice
A local notice records a family pattern assigning March 6 as a birthday for all children including Billie, Darlene, and Jane. The text references the Neillsville hospital setting and mentions relatives the Urlands and Neillsville area.
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Jane Urlands
Neillsville Hos
Billie Te
Darlene Jane
Aes
Truman asks Congress to approve $7.9 billion global aid plan
President Truman urges Congress to fund the full $7.9 billion foreign aid program to counter Soviet threats. He outlines four reasons for mutual security and insists no cuts are acceptable, warning against a false economy that could threaten civilization. The plan allocates funds for military supplies to Europe, defense support for Western Europe, and aid to Yugoslavia and Austria.
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America
Europe
Middle
Far East
Africa
Asia
Truman
United States
Capitol
U. S
Germany
Yugoslavia
Austria
Blaze victim dies in Racine sisters fire tragedy
Mary Thomas, 81, died after a house fire that burned her and her sister Alice, 7, in Racine yesterday. Alice remained in critical condition as investigators determined fat from a splashed frying pan caused the blaze.
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Racine
Mary Thomas
Alice Thomas
Mary
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Korea Mission
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