McCarthy Scores Lattimore Claim On Senate Floor
Senator McCarthy charged Owen Lattimore as a Soviet agent and party member in a Senate floor speech. He said a mystery witness backs his claims and FBI files contain proof, while Hoover and Truman resisted FBI data release to the inquiry.
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Washington
McCarthy
Wis
Senate
Owen Lattimore
Communist Party
Lattimore
Philip Jessup
John S. Service
Haldore Hanson
FBI
Russia
State Department
Owen J. Lattimore
Wisconsin
H Hoover
MecCarthy
J. Edgar Hoover
Senate Foreign Relations — Subcommittee
Hoover
Roof
McGrath
Inquiry Committee
Truman
Civil Service Loyalty Review Board
Joseph C. Duke
State Acheson
Harry B. Mitchell
Civil Service Commission
Peyton Ford
Argyle Village Election Update As Three Withdraw
Five candidates were approved for three board seats at caucus on March 15. The field now has two contenders for the board, incumbent Robert Rossing and another candidate, with a write in option needed. Voters will also elect a justice of the peace, with incumbent Kenneth Hale as the sole candidate.
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Argyle
Argyle Village
Robert Hawley
Chris Winger
Robert Rossing
Jesse S. Hanson
Robert Minderman
Hanson
Justice of the Peace
Kenneth Hale
Missouri Battleship Skipper Pleads Guilty to Grounding
Captain William D. Brown pleaded guilty today to negligence and neglect of duty in the grounding of the battleship Missouri on a Chesapeake Bay shoal January 17. He admitted three charges and four specifications. A separate market note reports the Wisconsin cheese market as barely steady with various prices for single daisies longhorns and other varieties.
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Sewalk —Yey
William D. Brown
Missouri
Brown
Chesapeake Bay
Madison
Wisconsin
Le.l
Monroe Chamber Hears Traffic Study and Cheese Day Plans
The Monroe Chamber of Commerce met at the Monroe Clinic building with thirty attendees. Wesley L. Dodge proposed a traffic survey and Dr. W. B. Gnagi appointed a ten member committee to study city remedies or state survey options. Paul J. Weirich of United Telephone projected a dial system within three years costing about 750000. The chamber planned a Cheese Day parade float on Sept 9 and considered a 5000 fireworks display next July, with 1000 allocated to the Monroe Community Band. Memberships total 1368 as the drive progresses.
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Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Monroe Clinic
Wesley L. Dodge
Chamber
W. B. Gnagi
Paul J. Weirich
United Telephone Co
Weirich
Bell System
Bell Laboratories
Monroe
Farmers | High
Harry J. Bellahan
R. W. Blaha
Richard H. Bahr
Paul Dannerbeck
Lienhardt Heads Green County Democratic Organization
A Green county unit of the Wisconsin Democratic organization formed at Turner hall with about 60 present and 35 signing cards. Officers elected include Fred Lienhardt chair and Roy McBride vice chair. Ruth Doyle and others spoke on Brannan plan and state government. The group plans monthly meetings to aid precinct organizing.
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Green County
Wisconsin Democratic Organizing Committee
Turner Hall
Carl W. Thompson
Stoughton
Democratic National Committee
Wisconsin
Ruth Doyle
Thompson
Doyle
Fred Lienhardt
New Glarus
Roy McBride
Brodhead
Harry Nye
Brooklyn
Frank M. Haren
Monroe
Lienhardt
Brannan
End of March Forecast Sees Warm But Cloudy Skies
March began with a lion and the forecast for tomorrow predicts temperatures still above 41 degrees. Skies may be partly cloudy with a contrast to today’s blue heaven. Monroe reported a yesterday high four degrees below the state high of 38 and a 25 degree low. A mass of oversized snowflakes fell at midday but did not linger.
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Monroe
Brucellosis Found In Fourth Of Herds In Green County
State health officials report brucellosis in 29.2 percent of Green county cattle herds in 1949. Rock county shows 39.3 percent. Lafayette data unavailable. Doctors warn of human transmission, milk production loss, and urge pasteurization and medical treatment.
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Green County
A. R. Zintek
Madison
Bureau of Preventable Diseases
State Board of Health
Lafayette County
Rock County
Zintek
C. Wesley Eisle
University of Chicago Medical School
Eisle
Wisconsin
Zintex
Voter Registration Totals for Spring Election
City records show 3,806 registered voters for the spring election opening next Tuesday. City Clerk G S Soseman notes a drop from last year despite about 175 new registrations. 3,888 registrants were listed last year. Registration closed March 22. Ward counts: 1,208 in ward 1, 965 in ward 2, 811 in ward 3, 822 in ward 4, with 1949 figures slightly higher in wards 1 and 4 and ward 3 up from 1948.
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Knere
G. S. Soseman
Regi Tion
Soseman
Grain List Nervous In Active Pit Trade
Nervous tones dominated the pit as trading remained active and prices rose from the prior close. Wheat led the session with gains, being up about four cents at one point before a late selling wave trimmed margins.
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Tony
Hotel Fire Suit Filed Against Ripon Operator
A $12 500 civil suit against Grand View hotel operator Mrs Mayme Kuhn has been filed in circuit court. The action, brought by Mrs Catherine Blank of Oshkosh, sister of one of six victims, seeks damages and is set for trial in the May term.
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Fond du Lac
Grand View
Ripon
Mayme Kuhn
Catherine Blank
Oshkosh
House Group Pushes Defense Budget Rise for Next Year
Members of the House Armed Services Committee plan to add about 647 million dollars to the next year’s defense budget. Gen Dwight Eisenhower urged strengthening defenses with a potential half billion dollars, and the panel aims to press a 13.911 billion cash and contract budget for the armed forces starting July 1. President Eisenhower warned defenses could be stronger, highlighting air force needs, Alaska defenses, anti submarine weapons, and mobilization. Speaker Sam Rayburn predicted the House will reverse a vote to withhold aid from Britain and Ireland unity, while an amendment to fund farm commodities with 1 billion dollars was approved 119 to 107.
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Washington
House
Armed Services Committee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Fairman Vinson
Dga
The
United “States
Russia
Eisenhower
Senate Appropriations
U. S
Air Force
Elmer Thomas
D-Okla
Senate
Vinson
Europe
Columbia University
Sam Rayburn
Britain
Ireland
Rayburn
Texas
City to Approve Street Sweeper Purchase
The board of public works will recommend buying an Austin Western street sweeper to the city council at the April 5 meeting based on findings from a recent trip by city officials. The trip to Austin Western in Aurora Illinois and Elgin Sweeper in Elgin Illinois included Mayor F A Buehler and several aldermen along with public works superintendent Jack Erb and city equipment maintenance man Harold Richards.
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Austin-Western
Board of Public Works
Austin- Western
Aurora
Til
Elgin Sweeper Co
Elgin
Ill
F. A. Buehler
Herman L. Schindler
Emmett J. Norton
Lester G. Forcade
Floyd W. Matzke
O. L. Hare
Sebastian Laeser Jr
Jack Erb
Public Works
Harold Richards
City
Highway 69 Plat To Be Ready Soon
J C Jones division engineer of the state highway commission said the right of way plat for relocating state highway 69 between Monroe and Monticello will be ready mid next month. The plat will go to the county clerk and county highway commissioner before reaching the county highway committee to begin acquiring right of way. He noted no current plans to relocate the route through Monroe to the west side of the city.
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Monroe
Monticello
J. C. Jones
State Highway Commission
the Times
Jones
County Highway Committee
State Commission
Milwaukee Jurors Probe Proximity Licenses to Churches
Milwaukee county grand jury will examine alleged issuance of retail liquor licenses within 300 feet of churches. Special Prosecutor Herbert L. Mount said investigators are on the case and rumors of payoffs prompted the inquiry. State law bans licenses within 300 feet of churches.
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Milwaukee
Eye Liquor Licenses
Milwaukee County Grand Jury
Herbert L. Mount
Mount
Monroe-Green County Interview Series Set On State Network
A half hour Wisconsin state radio broadcast features Monroe and Green county residents recorded last month by Karl Schmidt and Leslie Nelson. The program includes clips from a cheese factory, Monroe Clinic, a Swiss yodeling program, and other community features. It airs Saturday at 8 p m on 88.70 FM and repeats Sunday at 11 a m on WHA 970. Notable participants include Dr W B Gnagi Henry Kundert A Dal Emery A Odell mond R Kubly Carl Marty st Larry Kitchen and others from Monroe and New Glarus.
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Karl Schmidt
Leslie Nelson
Wisconsin State Radio Council
Monroe Clinic
State FM
WHA
Monroe-Green County
W. B. Gnagi
Henry Kundert
D. A. Dal
Emery A’ Odellmond R. Kubly
Carl Martyst
Larry Kitchen
Herbert T. Johnson
John Schindler
H. L. Sickinger
Alvin H. Babler
M.’ Blandine
W.G. Bear
Lena Augsburger
John J. Burkhard
Monroe
Paul Grossenbacher
Oswald Buesser
New Glarus
County Hospital Bond Parley Held
A county hospital bond meeting was held at the courthouse to discuss a proposed Green County hospital unit. The special committee on hospital detention home and the home for the aged will organize with a chairman and secretary, including Clarence W. Loveland and Ole Sandley among its members. The county has earmarked 159 101.87 for the project and hearings will consider needs from County Farm officials and trustees Paul Zimmerman, Andrew Hoesly, Alvin Schmid, and Effie Wenger.
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Green County
Court House
Home For
Clarence W. Loveland
Ole. Sandley
Cadiz
Ray T. Silver
Mt. Pleasant
F. F. Hartwig
Monroe
Edward” Killingstad
Albany Village
Hartwig
Killingstad
Sandley
Warden Francis
Paul Zimmerman
Brodhead
Andrew C. Hoesly
New Glarus
Alvin Schmid
Effie, Wenger
Church Buys Blesler Home for Parsonage Use
The Assembly of God church wins possession of the George W. Blesler home at 906 10th street for a new parsonage. The current parsonage at 190 12th street will be converted into extra Sunday school rooms due to growth. Possession will be taken May 1.
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George W. Blesler
10Th Street
Assembly of God Church
12Th Street
Adolph A. Ambrose
Bieiler
Truman Sets News Conference On Administration Shifts
President Truman called reporters to the winter White House lawn for a 3 30 p m briefing to outline major changes in his administration. He planned key appointments including Pace to army and Symington to chair the NSRB with Lawton moving up and Finletter likely to head the Air Force. He urged officers to ignore a senate committee loyalty subpoenas amid talks with Gray before his retirement.
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Key West
Truman
Dcuss
State Acheson
State Department
White House
Frank Pace
Army
Air Force
Symington
National Security Resources Board
Frederick J. Lawton
Thomas K. Finletter
ECA
London
Senate
Gray
George Ott Dies At Florida Home
George C. Ott, 74, died in St. Petersburg Florida after a stroke. Born February 16 1876 in Jefferson Township he was twice married to Lena Splinter and Hazel Dancer. He leaves a daughter Mrs Frank Kubly a son Clarence G Ott a sister and two brothers with three grandchildren. The body will arrive Sunday and be taken to the Shriner Neushwander funeral home.
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Gorge C. Ott
St. Petersburg
Fla
Mr. Ott
Jefferson Township
Gottlieb
Anna Sack Ott
Lena Splinter
Clarno
Monroe
John Andereck
16Th Avenue
Ott
Hazel Dancer
Bailey, Mich
St. John’s Church
St. Peterspurg
Frank Kubly
Clarence G
Rockford
William F. Beckman
Leonard
Madison
Fred
Elgin
Virgil Kubly
Dorothy Jean
Betty ‘Lon Ott
Shriner-Neushwander
Third Sanatorium Fire Claims Nine Inmates in Philadelphia
A blaze at the Belle Vista sanatorium in Springfield township, Montgomery County, killed nine male patients and left many others injured or overcome by smoke. Rescue workers ripped wire mesh from windows as nurses and staff evacuated about 43 men and 31 women amid chaos. Firemen rescued 12 women. some patients were strapped to beds or in strait jackets.
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Philadelphia
Belle Vista Sanatorium
Walter Rohrbach
Belle Vista
Springfield Township
Montgomery County
Roland L. Randall
Chew
George Lewis
Wilbur McInthurn
Fire leads Philadelphia fireman to evacuate women patients
Frank Buccino, 40, a Philadelphia auxiliary fireman, spotted flames on Germantown pike and entered a building to rescue patients. He guided four women from the second floor before being overcome by smoke and revived. He returned to evacuate four more women, some resisting and scratching his face.
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Buccino
Miss McGinley Dies After Brief Illness at 69
Muriel E. McGinley 69 a former Lafayette county supervising teacher died last night at her Darlington home after a short illness. Born in Elk Grove township she spent most of life in Darlington and taught in Lafayette county grade schools. After retirement she worked as a state parole officer. Survived by brothers Edward of Darlington and Guy of Madison, with Steil Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Varnngen —Topecrny
Muriel E. McGinley
Lafayette County
Elk Grove Township
Miss McGinley
Darlington
Edard
Guy
Madison
Steil Funeral Home
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Cate
State Network
Suinday
County Hospital
Church
Blesler
George Ott
Florida
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