Census Reveals Shifts in District To Urban Centers
The 1950 census records Monroe population at 7 037, with wards showing 2 078, 1 655, 1 711 and 1 593. Green County rises 1 026 in ten years while Lafayette and Iowa counties decline. county totals show Green 24 172, Lafayette 18 137, Iowa 19 610, Grant 41 460.
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Monroe
Census Bureau
Green County
Lafayette
Iowa
Monroe City
Exeter Township
Belleville Village
Spring Grove
Decatur
Adams Town
Albany Town
Albany Village
Belleville
Brodhead
Iowa County
Grant County
Lafayette County
Argyle
Argyle Village
Belmont
Benton Town
Benton Village
Blanchard Town
Blanchardville
Darlington City
Darlingtown
Elk Grove
Fayette Town
Gratiot Town
Gratiot Village
Kendall Town
Lamont Town
Monticello
New Diggings
Seymour Town
Shullsburg City
Shullsburg Town
South Wayne Village
Wayne Town
White Oak Springs
Willow Springs
Wiota
Michael Levin Tokyo War Trial Aide Dies at 63
Milwaukee reports Michael Levin longtime counsel for two Japanese war criminals and lawyer for labor unions including the Wisconsin Federation of Labor died at age 63. A practicing attorney since 1909 he was among 20 civilians chosen in 1946 for the Tokyo trials. He contracted a virus after returning February 23 from a Far East trip.
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Milwaukee
Michael Levin
Levin
Tokyo
Wisconsin Federation of Labor
The
Industrial Cooperative Union
Far East
British Absentee Reported as Author of Anti U S Volume
London informed sources say Richard Squires, missing since September 1947 in West Germany, is the British Army absentee now believed to have written a violently anti American book in East Germany. The volume titled On the Path to War notes by an English Officer relies on pages from Maj Gen Robert W Grow’s private diary to claim U S plans for war. The Foreign Office confirmed the disappearance and current belief he is in the Soviet zone of East Germany.
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Robert W. Grow
Moscow
United States
London
Richard Squires
East Germany
Berlin
U. S
Richard J. Squires
West Germany
Germany
Apportioning Act Challenge Studied
Madison A plea was made to the State Supreme Court to declare unconstitutional two sections of the 1951 reapportionment law. Atty James E Doyle argued the legislature can redraw districts by population but cannot delay via a referendum on the November ballot. The court took the matter under advisement.
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Madison
State Supreme Court
Atty
James E. Doyle
Doyle
Supreme Court
Asst. Atty
Roy Tulane
Jacob Weiss 59 Dies in Moran Michigan
Jacob Weiss 59 longtime Green county resident died at his Moran Michigan home after a long illness following surgery in November. Born March 12 1892 in Adams township he was the son of John and Anna Weiss. He married Clara Steiner of Switzerland over 40 years ago. He worked in cheese plants Speich and Sylvester before moving to Northern Wisconsin then to Michigan. Surviving are his widow five daughters two sons and siblings William Herman and three sisters. Services set for tomorrow in Moran Michigan.
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Albany
Jacob Weiss
Green County
Moran
Mich
Adams Township
John
Anna Fiester Weiss
Clara Steiner
Switzerland
Michigan
William
Herman
Merriman
Jacob Becker Sr
Rockham
S. D
John Wild
Granada
Minn
New Hampshire Candidate Drive Heats Up in Early Primary
Presidential hopefuls zigzag through New Hampshire four days before the first primary. Taft charges ahead with a tight schedule while Stassen presses questions on defense. Kefauver buttons up as Eisenhower lingers in the background with support calls and NATO duties shaping the race.
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Associated Press
New Hampshire
Sen
Taft
Bundesen Indicted by Cook County Grand Jury
Dr Herman N Bundesen president of the Chicago Board of Health and noted baby care expert was named in a true bill by the Cook County Grand Jury probing the horse meat scandal He faces malfeasance and nonfeasance charges after a lengthy testimony during which he repeatedly claimed ignorance or memory gaps
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Chicago
Herman N. Bundesen
Chicago Board of Health
Cook County
Bundesen
Group Had Power To Ban Oil Supply
Washington senators heard testimony that the China International Foundation could have blocked oil deliveries. Newbold Morris led the foundation and Houston H. Wasson, his law partner, acknowledged its power. The foundation owned stock in United Tanker Corp which shipped oil to Communist China until shortly before the Korean War.
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Washington
China
Newbold Morris
Houston H. Wasson
Morris
Senate
China International Foundation, Inc
Wasson
United Tanker Corp
Navy Credit Union Robbed at Quonset Point
Two masked men armed with short revolvers robbed the Navy Credit Union at Quonset Point Naval Air Station in Rhode Island. They escaped with $100,000 in cash in a green sedan, tearing through the air station gate at 50 miles per hour while three marines were on duty at the gate.
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Naval Air Station, Quonset Point
R. I
Quonset Point Naval Air Station
Naval Station
Air Station
Truman Seeks 7.9 Billion Foreign Aid Push Amid Cuts
President Truman urged Congress to approve 7.9 billion for foreign aid in a noon message and nationwide radio TV appeal. Supporters warned the program may still be trimmed as lawmakers debate national security versus election-year politics. Senate and House leaders expect substantial reductions despite Truman's insistence the funding is essential.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Administration
Sen. Hickenlooper
R-Ia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
McMahon
Connecticut
Green
Rhode Island
Senate
House
Richards
McCarthy offers Pecatonica Plan flood survey bill
Sen McCarthy introduced a bill to authorize Army engineers to finish a Pecatonica River flood survey in Wisconsin and Illinois at an estimated 25000 dollars. Sen Olson and regional leaders backed action saying a dam west of Darlington would curb floods as 40 percent of the survey is done.
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Joseph R. McCarthy
Rwis
Pecatonica River
Wisconsin
Illinois
Melvin J. Olson
Pecatonica
Lafayette
Iowa
Green
Sen
McCarthy
Olson
Rock Island
Dubuque
Madison
Sen. McCarthy
Alexander Wiley
Lawrence H. Smith
Glen Davis
Waukesha
John W. Byrnes
Green Bay
Darlington
Pecatonica,’’ Sen. Olson
Warren Doubts Any Republican Will Control Delegates
Gov. Warren of California said it is highly probable no GOP candidate will arrive at the Chicago convention with a majority of delegates. He spoke at a news conference in Wisconsin during his bid for the state’s 30 delegate votes and declined to name other contenders he thought had a chance.
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Warren
California
Wisconsin
Chicago
Farm sale at Blaser's tops Green county history
One of the top farm sales in Green county history was held Tuesday at the Albert Blaser dispersal auction in Exeter township. The sale totaled 58 325 dollars and lasted four hours and 45 minutes. A top cow with calf at side sold for 845 dollars to M. W. Stitely of Maryland, who also bought another purebred Holstein for 700 dollars. Grade cows sold well over 400 dollars, with a crowd of 2 500 in attendance despite a raw blustery day and snow drifts.
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Green County
Albert Blaser
Exeter Township
M. W. Stitely
Maryland
Forage Winners Listed Belleville Farm Institute
Nine winners named in a Belleville forage contest tied to the farmers institute and forage clinic at the high school. Prizes covered chopped hay, baled hay, loose hay and grass silage with winners including Melvin Werndill Werner Holmes Henry Best Herman Hodel John Bollig Floyd Landmark Werner Homes Alex Garveille Gilbert Stuessy.
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Belleville
Farmers’ Institute
High School Agricultural Department
Dane
Green
Melvin Werndill
Werner Holmes
Henry Best
Herman Hodel
John Bollig
Floyd Landmark
Werner Homes
Alex Garveille
Oregon
Gilbert Stuessy
Kenneth Kramer
Reds Seek Armistice Ban On Naval Blockade
Korean armistice negotiators discuss prohibiting naval blockades and invasions beyond Korea. Col. Darrow notes the Reds seek to extend the truce to any territory under Korean control, aiming to prevent Allied actions against the Chinese mainland or Formosa deployments. U S Marines repel five pre dawn attacks on the Eastern Front amid stormy weather and earlier raids on Red supply lines.
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Munsan
Korea
Red China
Reds
Don P. Darrow
Col
Pu Shan
Darrow
Chiang Kaishek
Formosa
U. S
Market at Plymouth Steady and Unchanged
Plymouth Wisconsin buyers held prices steady on the Wisconsin Cheese Exchange. Sales included 25 cars of cheddars at 38.15 cents, 5 cars at 38.14 cents, and 2 uncovered pasteurized and raw milk longhorns at 41% and 40% respectively. One car 40 pound blocks and daisies traded at 39 and 40 percent respectively.
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Plymouth
Wis
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Oregon Tot Dies Under Milk Truck
Roy Weaver two year old son of Mr and Mrs Carl Weaver was killed when run over by a milk truck in the yard of the Weaver farm near Oregon Wisconsin today.
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Oregon
Wis
Roy Weaver
Carl Weaver
Fire Hits Mink Farm Storage Building in Wisconsin Rapids Area
A two story storage building on a mink farm near Wiantenis Rapids was ruined by flames. The blaze destroyed a ten ton locker containing horsemeat and fish, with no report of injuries or scandal.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Wiantenis Rapids
Russian Military Budget Ratio Tops U S Figure
State Department says Russia dedicates a larger share of gross national product to military prep than the United States. The 1952 Soviet budget cites 23.8 percent for military use, but experts estimate 30 percent of government outlays go to defense, versus about 20 percent in the United States.
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State Department
Russia
United States
Department
Supreme Soviet
Moscow
Soviet Union
U. S
Milwaukee Architect John P Bruecker Dies at 61
Milwauke e architect who designed The Evening Times building died today. He specialized in newspaper plants and commercial structures and designed plants for the Waukesha Daily Freeman and the Marquette Michigan Mining Journal. Excavation for The Times plant began June 15, 1922, with a move to the new site during the 1923 New Year weekend.
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John P. Bruecker
Milwaukee
Evening Times
Bruecker
Waukesha
Times
Fitzgibbons
L1th Street
Ben L Harper Dies. Wisconsin Publisher Remembered
Ben L Harper Sr 56 longtime publisher of Plymouth weekly from 1927 to 1947 and later on the Stoughton Courier Hub business staff died in Wisconsin. Survived by wife son Ben L Harper Jr a brother and four sisters. He was a notable figure in Wisconsin journalism with decades of service in small papers.
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Stoughton
Wis
Ben L. Harper, Sr
Wisconsin Gene Hospital
Madison
Harper
Plymouth Weekly
Stoughton Courier Hub
Ben L. Harper, Jr
Truman urges continued aid as Mutual Security report is tabled
President Truman submitted the first report on the 7.9 billion Mutual Security Program and pressed Congress for approval. He warned that Western Europe faces critical times in defense buildup and that free nations must sustain American support to counter Soviet and Communist influence. He cited gains since Korea and outlined how funds would be spent, while noting challenges in an election year. The president highlighted aid to Formosa, Indochina, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines as part of ongoing military and economic assistance.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Truman
Congress
Europe
Red Power
France
Italy
Near East
Africa
Far East
Formosa
United States
Indochina
Thailand
Indonesia
Philippines
Ice Show Bleachers Collapse Injuring 275 in Baltimore
A large section of ice show bleachers collapsed at Baltimore's Fifth Regiment Armory injuring more than 275 people. Thirty two were in serious condition as 10 hospitals treated victims. The Sonja Henie show had no permit for temporary stands, though not legally required, and refused. The collapse occurred at about 8 25 p m five minutes before showtime, with rescuers including police firemen and guardsmen freeing those trapped within 30 minutes.
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Baltimore
Sonja Henie
Fifth Regiment
Paul Cohen
Oil Workers Strike Postponed Again
East Chicago Indiana reports a second postponement of a nationwide oil workers strike. Joseph J. McKenna, independent union representative on the contract coordination board, said the strike planned for next Monday is temporarily delayed to allow CIO AFL and independent unions to present wage cases to the wage stabilization board in Washington tomorrow.
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East Chicago
Ind
Joseph J. McKenna
McKenna
CIO
AFL
Wage Stabilization Board
Washington
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