Iran Kurd Battle Near Iraq Border Escalates
Iranian general staff reports garrisons near Iraq border repelling Kurdish tribesmen with reinforcements sent. Attacks on Sardasht Beneh Segaiz continue. fighters include Iraq and Iranian tribes, with outsiders speaking Turko dialects. Around 3,000 attackers? region near Ghazi Mohammed and Mahabad. Russian column reported near Bukahn. Washington hints at UN Security Council action as Iran seeks support. Ankara reports Tehran radio under new control, apologizing for previous silence. Soviet envoy asserts aim for a democratic, independent Korea and warns against anti democratic groups. OPA hints at possible poultry price relief pending, while military observers doubt sustained Soviet offensives due to food shortages.
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Monroe youngsters enjoy a lively school concert
Youngsters from pre school to higher grades occupy the auditorium and listen with limited fidgeting as Lenwood Monte performs. The crowd with a lively fan club cheers, especially during Port and Peasant while the younger boys bounce in rural rhythm, creating a spirited scene at the show.
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Devs
Lenwood Monte
Bobby Sex Brigade
Testimony Favors Bus to Darlington in Wisconsin Hearing
Public service commission hearing heard support for a new bus link from Darlington to Monroe with intermediate points. L. E. Bothel of the Monroe Merchants Association led the delegation from Monroe, with backing from Wiota Argyle Darlington Lamont and Platteville and emphasis on timely service along Cardinal lines in southern Wisconsin. The Monroe group formed the plan in December and seeks favorable action. further announcements expected after continued review by the commission.
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Varnington
Public Service Commission
Darlington
Monroe
L. E. Bothel
Monroe Merchants Association
Bothel
Wiota
Argyle
Lamont
Platteville
Cardinal
Wisconsin
Bethel
Othe ‘Commission
Henry Babler
Louis van Wagenen
Paul Baltzer
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Two Army Planes Crash in Sierra Nevada Kills 33
Rescue teams found twenty three bodies in heavy snow at a C-47 crash site near Hobart Mills, California, seven miles from Truckee. Three others from Stockton to Ogden remained missing, while a B-29 from Hickam field crashed atop a 3,820 foot peak near Livermore after engine trouble.
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Sierra Nevada
Hobart Mills
Truckee
Calif
Stockton
Ogden
Livermore
San Francisco
Hickam Field
Honolulu
Spring Arrival Forecast At 11 33 Tonight
The piece notes spring’s likely arrival around 11:33 p.m. with warmth 35 to 60 degrees expected, robin and calendar cues cited, and a bright near full moon. It urges readers to be ready, with optimism about the season returning briefly.
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Nearry
City election set for April 2 with final registration today
Registration deadline looms as the city prepares for the April 2 election. Voters are urged to verify eligibility, update addresses, and cast ballots in the upcoming municipal contest. Local officials remind residents that late registrations will not count.
Harvester Co Offers 18 Cent Wage Increase to End Strike
International Harvester Co. offered striking CIO United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers members an immediate 18 cent an hour raise if they return to work and engage in further bargaining to settle remaining differences.
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Chicago
International Harvester Co
Cio-United Farm Equipment & Metal Workers Union
Two Night Spring Musicale Delights Monroe Audiences
The 850 Monroe audience praised the band and orchestra program overflow as student musicians, under Allan G. Barnard, raised 524 dollars toward new uniforms. Lenwood Monte impressed with baritone encore while the orchestra and band offered a nimble mix from national anthem to boogie woogie. A nursery novelty titled The Cat and The Fiddle delighted the crowd with John Stauffer as the absentminded professor.
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Monroe
Allan G. Barnard
Lenwood Monte
Fiddle
John Stauffacher
Wisconsin toxicologist nonconclusive in Sparta death case
An investigation found that Madison may have contributed to Harriet Scott’s death from the influenza era at the Spartan state public school. The misuse of phenobarbital as aspirin by mistake is not conclusively proven as the cause, according to a University of Wisconsin toxicologist and pathologist.
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Harriet Scott
Sparta
University of Wisconsin
State Welfare Department
Wisconsin Public School Aid Totals by County and Type
The secretary of state's office announced preparation of 7,765,051 in elementary and high school aids for Wisconsin counties and municipalities. Elementary aids total 4,273,834 with numerous county allocations, while high school aids sum to 3,491,217 including notable shares to Green Bay, Madison, Superior, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Monroe, and Janesville.
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Wee
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Oneida
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Rock
Wood
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Chippewa Falls
Superior
Islaves
City of
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Fort Atkins
Janesville
Monroe Sorority Style Revue to Run Next Monday Night
Monroe Sorority Epsilon Sigma Alpha will stage a spring style revue next Monday night in the high school auditorium. The show features women and children modeling from Brownie troop 1 and includes a men’s panel discussion. Models come from Lee's store and Penney's with 24 participants and free admission.
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Monroe Business Women
Brownie Troop 1
E. B. Lux
Louis Kohli
Stewart Kingston
Kenneth Hall
Ruth Baumgartner
Evelyn Drake
Kathryn Share
Doris Kueng
Lois Fritsch
Corrine Hanson
Erma Klassy
Marian Freitag
Margaret Kuster
Kathryn Johnson
Charlene McGinnis
Elva Fritz
Evelyn Bloom
Florence Gerber
Wilma Pfeiffer
Helen Burkhard
Jean Meinshein
Doris Robbteodele
Ute Casanova
Wilma ‘Wiler
Bernice Holsapple
Janet Hillbrand
Virgil Potter
Lee
Penney’s
Veterans' Housing Could Open to Tenants in 60 Days
Monroe city officials heard a report by Public Works Director Zenno A. Gorder on a veterans trailer housing program. If luck holds, the site may house 15 families within the next 60 days, with a rent schedule of 30 dollars for the four large units and 26 dollars for the eleven smaller ones, including central utilities. The plan calls for bids soon, with Monro devices prioritizing local contractors, and a committee to set veteran occupancy priorities.
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Public Works
Zenno A. Gorder
Gorder
Frank A. Buehler
Soseman
Beckman
Chicago
Federal Public Housing Authority
Fon
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Slaughter Cuts Signal Meat Shortage Fears Across Nation
Meat packers and retailers warn of drastic slaughter reductions and a looming meat shortage blamed on OPA price ceilings. Reports from Kansas City Chicago and western states note plant layoffs and reduced slaughter rates while black market buying profits rise. Agricultural dept forecasts 1946 corn at 3.097 billion bushels, up from 1945.
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Monroe Music Festival Opens With Eleven Local Schools
Monroe hosts a one day music festival on May 3 featuring eleven surrounding schools including Albany Argyle Belleville Brodhead Brooklyn Evansville Gratiot Monticello New Glarus South Wayne Verona. T R Holyoke festival manager reports entries awaiting list returns and judges chosen by votes. Sight-reading is eliminated and entries cover band orchestra chorus glee clubs vocal and instrumental ensembles across multiple classes.
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Monroe
Boys and Girls
Albany
Argyle
Belleville
Brodhead
Brooklyn
Evansville
Gratiot
Monticello
New Glarus
South Wayne
Verona
T. R. Holyoke
GM recalls workers amid union row and production halt
Detroit GM officials announced a limited recall of workers as union tensions flare. Despite the move, the auto giant faces another major snag with production still halted on large assembly lines and products idled into a 120th day, stoking tension over job actions and factory operations.
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Detroit
General Motors
Pat
Emergency Labor Bill Would Allow Labor Rule Suspension
Senate introduces Emergency Labor Bill to grant the President power to suspend certain Fair Labor Standards Act provisions during economic emergencies. Wiley of Wisconsin supports the measure alongside Rep. Washington in the Senate destring proposal.
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And
Wiley
Wis
Senate
First of Series of Sales Institutes For Power Company
A first in a series of Sales Analysis institute courses was held last evening for 23 Wisconsin Power and Light supervisors. Classes will meet biweekly in the company club rooms 7 to 9 30 p m for a year. Everett Rawn coordinated the session with Stewart F Kingston assisting. Six Be loit supervisors attended. Future sessions cover supervision problems and human relations for contact people with 27 enrolled in the Wednesday group.
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Sales Analysis Institute
Wisconsin Power and Light Company
Company Club
Everett Rawn
Madison
Stewart F. Kingston
Beloit
Sales Institute
Speed Pipe Laying In Bringing Natural Gas to Badger State
Lake Genera says natural gas now reaches Wisconsin as pipe laying advances. Work continues to expand service across the Badger State with ongoing construction and supply pipeline growth to communities.
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Badger State
Lake Genera
Wisconsin
Death of Miss Emma Webermeier at 75 in Brodhead
Miss Emma Webermeier of Brodhead died at age 75. Her sole immediate survivor is sister Miss Lena, with whom she had lived many years. several nieces and nephews also survive. Her parents, three sisters and four brothers preceded her. She was born in Spring Grove on August 27 1870, to Henry and Amelia Becker Webermeier.
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Brodhead
Lena
Spring Grove
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