Acheson Appeal Rallies Nations To Oppose Russia
Secretary of State Acheson urged Western powers to mobilize the free world with utmost vigor to meet the communist challenge. He heads to Paris for talks with Schuman and Bevin, aiming for coordinated action and stronger North Atlantic defenses amid feared Russian superiority by 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acheson
Russia
Washington
Europe
State Department
London
Paris
Schuman
North Atlantic Treaty Council
West
Congress
John Foster Dulles
John Sherman Cooper
U.S
Defense Departments
United States
Mrs Gunther Dies After Illness Here
Leona Gunther 82 died yesterday in Green County hospital after several weeks with heart disease. Widow born in Ozaukee county, lived in Marshfield after marriage. Sister-in-law Mrs Cecil Marbes of Marshfield survives. Graveside services Monday at 3 p.m. Rev Ralph K Kofoed to officiate at Green County cemetery. body taken to Stuessy funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona Gunther
Green County
Gunther
Ozaukee County
Marshfield
Cecil Marbes
Ralph K. Kofoed Oing
Green County Cemetery
Stuessy Funeral Home
Reds Counter War Prisoner Claims Amid Soviet Denials
Russian controlled press and radio urge counteroffensive against German prisoner repatriation claims. They label allied charges as poisonous lies while outlining outrage at German and allied reports. In Washington, Senator Myers urges Penn trustees to repudiate Harold Stassen for calling Truman the best politician but worst president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Soviet Union
Assails
Stassen
Washington
Myers
D-Pa
University of Pennsylvania
Harold E. Stassen
Truman
White House
Graduation Week Speakers Revealed
Beloit college chaplain Dr J R Williams will be the main speaker at commence ment exercises in Monroe high school auditorium June 1 as 115 senior students receive diplomas. Baccalaureate services May 28 at 8 p m in the auditorium feature Rev Howard L Orians of Immanuel church. Music by the high school vocal department led by Miss Olga Ruth includes a 50 voice chorus performing Think on Me and Wake Awake. Commencement soloist Alan Pidelssohn and the senior girls sextet sing Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child. Orchestra under Allan F Barnes plays processionals. Class day planning by Donna Wenger, Margaret Angliker, Alan Prisk, Betty Moore, Ruth Johnson, Albert Buri, Joel Solomon. Senior picnic committee headed by Sybil Blumer with Gordon Orians, Barbara Kundert, and others. transportation, entertainment, and cleanup crews named.
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J. R. Williams
Beloit College
Monroe High School
Howard L. Orians
Immanuel Church
Olga Ruth
Scott
Christiansen
Alan Pidelssohn
Karel Bender
Mildred Cotherman
Jacqueline Treloar
Lois Burgy
Lenetta Steinman
Nancy Thory
Carol Schindler
Allan F. Barnard
Donna Wenger
Margaret Angliker
Alan Prisk
Betty Moore
Ruth Johnson
Albert Buri
Joel Solomon
Sybil Blumer
Gordon Orians
Barbara Kundert
Helen Locher
Richard Bruny
Lorraine Herbert
Judith Madden
Alan R. Wenger
Theodore W. Falk
Gene Masshardt
David Ruehlman Jr
Isaac_ Ingwell
Robert Rieder
Ruby Due
William Schmitz
James Pierce
James Forbes
Hollan Schilt
Gwendolyn Shaffer
Joyce Broge
Freeport Firm Low Bid On Hospital Expansion
The Freeport Construction Co. was the low bidder at 306628.92 for the general contract on a new 90 bed addition to Deaconess hospital. Thirty-two bids were received from 30 firms with work to start once contracts are signed. The board of trustees plans action Monday evening with architects Schmidt Garden and Erickson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeper
Freeport Construction Co
Deaconess Hospital
Schmidt, Gaden
Speaker Rayburns Brother Dies in Bonham Texas
Jim Rayburn, 73, brother of Speaker Sam Rayburn, died today in Bonham Texas. The retired rural mail carrier had been in declining condition after officials reported his worsening health yesterday as Sam Rayburn rushed to be with him.
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Bonham
Texas
Jim Rayburn
Sam Rayburn
Truman to Launch Nine day Rail Campaign Tour
President Truman will begin a nine day 6400 mile rail campaign tour with legions of whistle stop speeches and crowd pauses. He will visit 16 states from the northwest to the coast then return to Washington with a Chicago rally planned for May 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Wasnington
Chicago
Washington
Mrs Henry Marty Dies at New Glarus
Mrs Henry H Marty died at 3 p m yesterday in New Glarus after a half day illness a heart condition was fatal She was born Sept 12 1880 and married Jan 20 1898 to Henry H Marty Surviving are her husband a brother and four sisters Funeral services are planned for 2 p m Monday at the Swiss Evangelical and Reformed church with burial in the church cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Glarus
Henry H. Mart
Rose Hoesly
Jacob L
Barbara Legler Hoesly
Henry H. Marty
Fred A. Hoesly
Bertha Ott
Henry H. Duerst
Floyd Marty
Robert Arn
John D. Mary
Jacob Wenger
Andrew Hoesly
Evangelical and Reformed Church
W. J. Stuckey
Smith Calls For Strong Party At Wisconsin Young Republicans Meet
Rep Lawrence H Smith urged a platform of positive action based on personal freedom at the Wisconsin Young Republicans convention in Janesville. Mel King of Milwaukee spoke, Rep Smith delivered the keynote at lunch, and Gov Rennebohm was slated to speak tonight. Ray Frederickson of Kenosha was elected permanent chairman of the federation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence H. Smith
Young Republicans
Wisconsin
Janesville
Mel King
Milwaukee
Rep. Smith
Rennebohm
Smith
Ray Frederickson
Kenosha
Wisconsin Federation of Young Republicans
Windstorm Claims Three in State and Widespread Damage
Winds across Wisconsin yesterday killed three people and injured many, with Superior bearing the brunt as gusts reached 88 mph for about two minutes. Victims were Mrs. Justina Schroeder of Dickeyville, Henry Aspen of Neenah, and Harry Blucher of Madison. The storm damaged docks, a roundhouse, a lumber yard, a Ferris wheel of misfortune at Fond du Lac, and toppled a forest of roofs and pillars, while Lake Mendota and Lake Monona churned.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Superior
Justina Schroeder
Dickeyville
Grant County
Henry Aspen
Neenah
Harry Blucher
Madison
Schroeder
Aspen
Fond du Lac
Blucher
Soo Line
LaCrosse
Mississippi
Larry Maghlum
Onalaska
Janesville
Fort School
Maple Grove
Ft. Atkinson
Florence Hake
Columbia’ University
Truaxfield
Lake Mendota
Lake Monona
Stoughton
Lutheran Church
Richland Center
Green Bay
Students on Tour See Wind Erosion in Spring Grove
A rural conservation tour by Badger school group through Spring Grove township showcased wind erosion damage on soil and alfalfa on the I. R. Arnsmeier farm. Morning leg from Badger to George Keen farm. afternoon at Shanghai. Monday tours from Twin Grove to Greenbush.
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Spring Grove Township
I. R. Arnsmeier
Badger School
Decatur Township
George Keen
Shanghai
Spring Grove
Twin Grove
Greenbush
Mrs Nesbit Granted Divorce from Doctor Nesbit
Mrs Maria Kent Nesbit was granted a divorce from Dr Wellwood Nesbit in Milwaukee Circuit Court with a $26000 cash settlement. Judge Roland J. Steinle approved the decree after dismissing the physician’s cruelty claim. The record notes a prior Nesbit divorce from Dr Fritz Kant in Green County on May 31, 1946. The couple wed on March 25, 1948.
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Madison
Maria Kent Nesbitch
Wellwood Nesbit
Roland J. Steinle
Milwaukee
Chiang Faces Early Attack as Formosa Defenses Hinge
Taipei reports a dire outlook for the nationalist cause in Formosa. A swift transfusion of planes, spare parts, ammunition and other war items is deemed essential to halt a potential red assault on Chushan and ultimately Formosa. Russians aid to the communists heightens urgency, with Quemoy and Pescadores as critical but weaker positions.
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Spencer Moosa
Taipei
Formosa
China
Chushan
Chiang Kai-shek
Suez
Hainan Island
Shanghai
Quemoy
Chinmen
Amoy
Tungshan
Swatow
Contempt Citations Sought for Browder and Field in Senate Probe
Washington reports that Edward P. Morgan for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee proposed contempt citations for Earl Browder and Frederick Vanderbilt Field after their refusals to answer questions before the subcommittee. Morgan’s plan, backed by Senator Tydings, targets perceived affronts to the Senate and government as investigators prepare to review 81 loyalty files, with McCarthy pressing for FBI records access. In Wisconsin, the Senate narrowly approved Truman’s point four aid program 37 to 36, Wiley voting yes and McCarthy no.
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Washington
Senate
Earl Browder
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
Congress
Edward P. Morgan
Senate Foreign Relations
Full
Morgan
Browder
American Communist Party
Field
McCarthy
R-Wis
State Department
Senator Tydings
D-Md
Subcommittee
Field Tydings
Truman
Administration
Committee
Red
Department
FBI
Wisconsin
Wiley
MclCarthy
Turbulent Wisconsin storm topples rural structures and lines
Destructive winds estimated up to 50 mph battered Green County causing widespread damage. Power and telephone lines suffered severe outages with many poles down and barns and silos blown over. Rescue efforts and repairs continued as crews worked to restore service and clear debris into the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
United Telephone Co
St. Clare Hospital
Monroe Cline
Monroe
Blancharaville
Albany
Ralph Lindsay
Argyle Road
Maple Grove Inn
Brodhead
911 Lith
Wayne Peckham
Exchange
Jack Briggs
Briggs
Kraus Child Dies After Farm Mishap
Wilbert Alvin Kraus Jr. three dies after being run over by a tractor operated by his father on the Ernest Meiers farm near Monroe. He was thrown under the rear wheel as his father turned in the field. No inquest. Survived by parents, brother, half brother, and grandparents. Funeral set for Monday at Shriner-Neushwander with burial in Greenwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbert Alvin Kraus Jr
W. A. Kraus
Monroe
St. Clare Hospital
Ernest Meiers
Highway 11
Herman W. Sutessy
Wilbert Alvin
Wilbert
Norma Oswald Kraus
Allen LaVerne
Larry Kraus
Fred Kraus Jr
Elmer Oswald
Cedarville
Shriner-Neushwander Funeral
Greenwood Cemetery
Truman Signs Uniform Military Law for Armed Forces
President Truman signed a bill establishing a uniform military code for soldiers sailors and airmen in war or peace. He said the new code of military justice is an outstanding example of unification in the armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Washington
Ashland Editor Attacks Papers in Late Night Address
Ashland Daily Press editor John B. Chapple branded the Madison Capital Times and Milwaukee Journal as misinformed tools of communism since 1931. He attacked Evjue of the Capital Times for smear tactics against McCarthy and O Connell, accusing both papers of distorted news and Russian style propaganda. Two locals challenged him on suppressing news as his audience dwindled from 40 to five by 1 45 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Madison Capital Times
Milwaukee Journal
John B. Chapple
Ashland Daily Press
Chapple
William T. Evjue
Capital Times
Ashland
Casey Fischer
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New York
Hamburg Sports Verein
Germany
Manfred Krueger
Freeport Firm Law
PRR Limited
Duncannon
Pennsylvania Railroad
Broadway Limited
Henry Marty
Chiang
Joseph Guillot
John Bonner
Montana
New Orleans
Bonner
Helena
Mont
Jack Cleary
Blanchardville
Cleary
Albert Rieser
Will Isely
Washington Township
Washington Reformed Church
Kraus
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