Stormy Hearing On Reds Started
Senator McCarthy charged that Dorothy Kenyon, a state department employee, has affiliations with at least 28 communist front organizations as a Senate inquiry opens into a suspected spy ring. Kenyon denied the charges and called McCarthy a liar, while Tydings pledged a full investigation and demanded a named official. The hearing recessed until tomorrow morning amid heated exchanges and procedural disputes.
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Washington
McCarthy
R-Wis
State Department
Dorothy Kenyon
Miss Kenyon
Department
United Nations Commission
Tydings
D-Md
Senate
Congress of American Women
Es Acheson
Dean Acheson
House Committee
Merthy
Fritz Heads Medical Unit In National Guard
Capt. R. C. Fritz appointed commander of the third battalion medical platoon to succeed Major Wayne J. Fencil. effective February 21. The rotation will last until a surgeon is available. A $610.56 quarterly payroll was distributed to platoon members, with promotions for Fritz F. Friedly and Robert A. Spoerry to private first class.
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Raymona Uriz
MSC
National Guard
Wayne J. Fencil
Fritz
Fritz F. Friedly
Robert A. Spoerry
CIO Auto Union Rejects Lewis Million Loan Offer
Detroit reports the CIO Auto Union declined a $1,000,000 loan proposed by John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers to fund Chrysler strike costs. The UAW signaled openness to direct contributions to the strike fund while resuming peace talks and warning of higher daily demands. About 140,000 workers are idled, 89,000 directly by the dispute.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Chrysler
UAW
Lewis
Auto Union
Walter Reuther
Jacob F Hefty Dies at 78 in New Glarus
Jacob F Hefty 78 of New Glarus was found dead about 7 AM at his home. Born in Switzerland November 18 1871 he emigrated in 1891 settling in Green County. He married Verena Ruegg Freitag in 1895 and farmed south of New Glarus before moving to town in 1907. Surviving are five stepchildren and a sister list. Services Friday at Zentner funeral home with Rev W J Stuckey officiating burial in Swiss Evangelical and Reformed cemetery.
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Glarus
Jacob F. Hefty
Switzerland
America
Green Couny
Verena F. Ruegg Freitag
New Glarus
Hefty
Euphemia Urben
Madison
Barbara F. Duerst
J. A
H. H. Freitag
J. M. Freitag
Monticello
Zentner Funeral Home
W. J. Stuckey
Jacob Leuenberger Dies While Walking in City
Jacob Leuenberger 69 died suddenly this morning in the 1000 block of 16th avenue. Passers-by saw him collapse. death was instantaneous per a doctor. Born Feb 21 1881 in Wangenried Switzerland, he came to the United States March 31 1913. Surviving are two brothers Rudy Monticello and Robert in Switzerland and three sisters Emma Rosa Paulina in Switzerland. Services Friday at 2 pm Stuessy funeral home Rev Paul C Kehle officiating. Burial Greenwood.
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Jacob Leuenberger
Dieu
16Th Avenue
Leuenberger
City Hotel
Monticello
Beckman
Rudy
Robert
Switzerland
Emma
Rosa
Paulina
Stuessy Funeral Home
Paul C. Kehle
Greenwood
Staver Files Nomination Papers for Fourth Ward Alderman
Henry W. Staver of 1012 Ith Street filed nomination papers with City Clerk G. S. Soseman for the fourth ward alderman post. The filing brings the field to four candidates, as Roger L. Elmer also announces candidacy for the same seat.
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H.W. Staver
Henry W. Staver
Ith Street
Fourth Ward
G. S. Soseman
Staver
Roger L. Elmer
High Area Water Recedes from Peak After Night Rise
High water rose along the Pecatonica and nearby rivers prompting rail service slowdowns from Monroe to Mineral Point. By noon the lake of ice and floodwaters eased slightly at Winslow though stations at Gratiot and Browntown faced closures. Crews noted flood levels near Calamine and Blanchardville, with several roads blocked or water over culverts, while Darlington’s business area remained largely dry and the Lite Sugar River fell. Snow drifts north compounded conditions as temperatures dropped toward zero.
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Pecatonica Flats
South Wayne
Darlington
Winslow
Milwaukee Road
Monroe
Mineral Point
Ralph Kepler
Gratiot
Browntown
Calamine
Louis’ W. DeLorimier
Wisconsin
Lafayette
Wiota
Blanchardville
Fairgrounds
F. J. Karlen Jr
Monticello
Albany
Brodhead
County Trunk T
County Line Bridge
Family of Eight Perishes in Oregon Camp Fire
A mill camp blaze near Sandy Oregon killed LeRoy A Ludwig his wife and six children. The one room cabin housed eight workers at the Wilson sawmill and was the only building with a door before the fire swept the structure.
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Oregon
Wanay
LeRoy A. Ludwig
Wilson
Sandy
Portland
Kenosha Sees Light Voter Turnout in Local Elections
Kenosha turnout reached 9,333 voters, about 30 percent of registered voters, for the city council and school board races plus county small claims court. Officials called it the lightest turnout in memory.
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Kenosha
County Small Claims Court
Defense To Yield Autopsy Evidence In Mercy Death Trial
In Manchester New Hampshire the defense for Dr Hermann N Sander agreed to turn over a key autopsy vein exhibit after prosecutors pressed for it The vein had collapsed hours before air was injected into Mrs Abbie Borreto s arm authorities say the defense pathologist testified the state did not request the vein But air could not have caused the death of the 59 year old cancer patient and Dr Sander could not inject into a collapsed vein The trial for first degree murder continued with a court conference delaying morning proceedings
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Manchester
N. H
Hermann N. Sander
Abbie Borreto
William L. Phinney
Richard F. Ford
Harvard
Sander
Phinney
Louis E. Wyman
Ford
Borreto
Cheese List Steady Amid Weak Wisconsin Market
Wisconsin cheese prices stayed nearly flat as demand remained light at state assembly points. Prices quoted include 34-36 cents per pound for various cheeses, with selling and weather-related factors noted, while a separate aviation incident near Minneapolis involved a Martin 20.2 Mars crash and several fatalities and injuries.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Plane Crash Kills 15 at Minneapolis Home
Northwest Airlines Flight 307, flying from Washington with stops en route to Rochester, Minnesota, crashed through a Minneapolis residence during a March blizzard, killing 15 people including two children trapped in the home. The craft had ten passengers and a crew of three. gasoline tanks exploded igniting the blaze.
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Minneapolis
Mal Freeburg
NWA
Fort Snelling National Cemetery
Wold-Chamberlain Airport
Franklin Donehty
Minnehaha Parkway
Robert Cahn
Irving Luger
Janet Doughty
Tommy
Northwest Airlines
Washington
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Detroit
Madison
Rochester
Minn
Victim Known Here Emery Oliver Madison J. C. Penney Manager
Emery E. Oliver a manager at Madison J. C. Penney store was a well known Monroe figure connected with Kiwanis. He served as a former regional officer and spoke at a Kiwanis luncheon here several years ago.
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Emery E. Oliver
Madison J. C. Penney
Monroe
Kiwanis
Monroe High School Orchestra and Band Shine in Parade of Notes
Second Performance Tonight by Monroe High School musicians received strong praise as the orchestra and band, directed by Allan F. Barnard, delivered a diverse program from classical to pop. Featured ensembles included a saxophone quartet with Rose Blush and a French horn group performing Minaret, plus a band piece with Jungle Drums and a Mouse and the Clock encore.
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Monroe High School
Allan F. Barnard
Odelle Monte
John Burt
Gloria Green
Alice Holtshopple
Rose Blush
Senate Vote Next On Oleo Tax Bill
Washington action moves toward a White House sign off on a bill to repeal all federal taxes on oleomargarine effective July 1. The House approved it 262 to 108 after dairy state members added labeling and manufacturing disclosure requirements for colored and uncolored oleomargarine. Wisconsin GOP reps opposed repeal. Zablocki backed the majority.
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Senate
Washington
White House
House
August H. Andresen
Rminn
Oleo Trust
Wisconsin
GOP
Byrnes
Davis
Hull
Keefe
Murray
O’konski
Smith
Withrow
Biemiller Zablocki
City Council Meeting Rescheduled After Quorum Gap
The city council meeting was not held last evening due to a lack of six aldermen. Aldermen Lester G. Forcade, O. L. Hare, and George J. Meythaler were absent for travel or illness. The agenda is set to include city-wide garbage collection.
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Lester G. Forcade
St. Louis
O. L. Hare
Chicago
George J. Meythaler
Waukesha County censures city over courthouse meters
The Waukesha County Board passed a resolution Tuesday censuring the city for installing parking meters around the county courthouse.
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Waukesha
Truman Rejects Himmler Peace Offer Before End of War
Admiral Leahy reports in I Was There that President Truman rejected a German surrender proposal relayed via Heinrich Himmler thirteen days before Germany's defeat. The offer sought surrender of all German troops on the Western Front including Holland Denmark and Norway, but was declined to honor allied pledges for full German capitulation to all Allies.
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Truman
Himmler
Washington
Europe
William D. Leahy
Heinrich Himmchief
United States
Holland
Denmark
Norway
Leahy
Saturday Evening Post
Hartwig Dies at 62 in St. Clare Hospital
Edward J. Hartwig 62 of South Wayne died at 6 this morning in St. Clare hospital after a heart condition. Born Aug 10 1887 in Avoca he married Alice Jones in 1913 at Monticello. Survivors include his widow three sons four daughters twelve grandchildren and several brothers and a sister. Services Friday at 1 a m Shriner Neushwanger funeral home Rev Homer Retzlaff will officiate with burial in Avoca cemetery.
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Edward J. Hartwig
South Wayne
St. Clare Hospital
Avoca
Monticello
Alice Jones
Monroe
Edward F
Charles
Bernard K
Floyd Buttke
Thomas Mahle
Helen
Jeannette
Lone Rock
August
Harry
Herman
Gr Tiot
Kenneth Mienert
Muscoda
Henry
Shriner-Neushwander
Homer Retzlaff
Clarno
Avoca Cemetery
Power Failure Spoils Vote Machines Debut in Raunds
Citizens in Raunds welcomed the citys new voting machines for the first time on Tuesday but election officials faced confusion. A temporary power outage in city hall disrupted the debut as machines failed to perform smoothly while votes in nearby counties still counted by hand outpaced Raunds precincts. Election workers, working in dim light, slowed down the counting process and the mechanically operated devices proved problematic despite electric lighting.
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Slccans
Raunds Nn Tre
Wisconsin Rauids
Staff Chief Sees No Guarantee for Halting First Blow
General Omar N. Bradley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, warned that current forces cannot provide an absolute guarantee against a disastrous blow to the United States. He expressed cautious optimism that sufficient forces and mobilization would prevent a crippling attack and strengthen national defense.
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Washington
Omar N. Bradley
America
United States
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Men’s National Press Club
War Game at Climax Aboard Transport Vieques Invasion
Combined American forces mounted a peacetime drill on Vieques island with land sea and air strikes. 1,000 paratroopers were to participate as part of Operation Portrex led by General Butner and backed by Secretary Matthews and other officials in a dawn amphibious assault exercise.
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Butner
Caribbean
Vieques Island
Johnny Secretary Matthews
Ovens
Bradley Warns on War Readiness and Peace Threats
General Bradley analyzes U S military position versus Russia praising the navy anti submarine program and arguing for strong research and development in bombs missiles and related tech. He warns that race with the Soviet Union cannot be kept without living standards and that peace is the first goal but armed forces may be used to defend the United States and its allies.
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Bradley
Russia
Navy
United States
Soviet Union
Medical Admiral Says He Was Fred Washineton
Admiral Joel T. Boone testified before a house armed services subcommittee about his dismissal from a high defense medical post for alleged uncooperativeness. Defense officials cited disagreement with the department’s economy program as the reason for Boone’s removal on February 28.
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Washineton
Joel T. Boone
House
Armed Services
Johnson
Boone
Defense Department
Richard L. Meiling
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House OF Detention
Judith Coplon
New York
Valentin A. Gubitchev
Lillian McLoughlin
U.S
U.N
Mack
R.C. Fritz
CIO Auto Union
Bulletin
Donald Jones
William ' McGinn
South’ St. Paul
Mary Alice’ Kennedy
St. Paul
B. Eberhardt
Ford Motor Co
Emery FE
Oliver Madison
Helen Hott
Holmesville
Ohio
Joseph V. Breitwieser
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks
Mathilde de Beck
Arlington
W. Lampert
New York City
C. H. Pafford
Sigma Chirps
R. C. Buchmann
C. M. Lohn
MHS
Leo Sanchez
San Jose
Calif
Jim Anderson
Ralph Santoro
Leo
Fred
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