Assembly Debates 2 Percent Sales Tax for School Aid
Wisconsin legislators consider a two percent retail sales tax to fund elementary and high school education, with the revenue aimed at covering up to 65 percent of education costs and reducing local property taxes. The plan would take effect August 1, 1951 if enacted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Harper
Lancaster
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation
William Kasakallas
Federation
State Department of Taxation
Senate
Buchen
School Operetta Opens Tonight at High School
The curtain rises at 8 p m for Gypsy Rover produced by the mixed choruses under Mrs Mabel Viel with Lenetta Steinmann and Jack Andereck in leading roles Constance and Rob A second performance follows tomorrow night at the same time A gypsy solo dance by Barbara Davis and a group of dancers directed by Grace Anderson are featured The orchestra is led by Allan F Barnard and cast includes JoAnn Zwygart Virgil Wenger Lydia Wels and others in support roles
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Mabel Viel
Lenetta Steinmann
Jack Andereck
Constance
Rob
Heidi Pfaeffli
Ben Blaser
JoAnn Zwygart
Virgil Wenger
Lydia Wels
William Biffle
Clifford Brown
LaVern Schmerse
Kenneth Steinman
Dolores Hodgson
Gary Quinn
Glenn Spring
Barbara Davis
Grace Anderson
Allan F. Barnard
Judith Norden
Phoebe Abraham
Mary Thompson
Carolyn Wood
Billie Ann Wenger
White House Reports 55 45 Opinion Split On MacArthur
The White House announced it received 85,000 letters and telegrams since General MacArthur was removed from his Far East command. A spokesman said about 55 percent supported MacArthur and 45 percent backed the President.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Gen. MacArthur
MacArthur
Favor 14 inch minimum for county catfish limits
Green county sportsmen approved a 14 inch minimum size for catfish in all county waters at the annual conservation meeting. Other votes included deer season restrictions, open pheasant season from Oct 20 to Nov 11, and continued fox den policies. Norman Hicks presided. 54 members attended.
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Green County
Court House
Ben Maddrell
Browntown
County Conservation Committee
Robert Wyss
School Additions Accelerated by Subcontractor Change
Bruni-Miller Construction will build the South school addition under L. S. Wagner and Son Co. as general contractor to speed both this project and the East school addition. The $255,900 contract remains unchanged. work may start soon with Holtshopple Excavating handling site work. The bonds totaling $300,000 will fund the project, with bids on the bonds to be opened Thursday.
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Bruni-Miller Construction Co
L. S. Wagner and Son Co
Wagner
Hollandale
John Bruni
Alice Holtshopple
Bruni-Miller
Holtshopple
Board of Education
Forty Crivitz Students Strike Over Teacher Contracts
Forty Crivitz high school students walked out in protest after the school board declined to renew contracts for two teachers, John Weiler and Mrs. Pearl McGranahan. Principal F J Worachek said the names of the demonstrators were sent to the truant officer while remaining students attended classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crivitz
Crivitz High School
F. J. Worachek
John Weiler
Pearl McGranahan
Chemicals Show Gain In Brisk Stock Trade
New York chemicals led a brisk trading session with gains over $3 a share in the group while other issues rose modestly or fell. Despite localized buying, total volume reached about 1.5 million shares versus 1.58 million the day before.
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New York
Death Ends Ordeal For Warner Baxter Cisco Kid
Beverly Hills report states Warner Baxter died at age 62 after years of arthritis pain. He endured a lobotomy three weeks earlier to dull suffering, with bronchial complications hastening death. Baxter, Oscar winner for the Cisco Kid role in In Old Arizona, had replaced Raoul Walsh in the film.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Warner Baxter
Cisco Kid
Baxter
Raoul Walsh
Arizona
Walser a Kent Cheese Maker Dies at 67
Jacob J. Walser 67 of Kent Illinois died at 9:45 p m after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage Sunday He was born November 5 1883 in Speicher Canton Appenzell Switzerland and lived in Monticello before moving toKent He is survived by his widow three daughters and seven grandchildren with services at Shriner Neushwander funeral home at 1 30 p m Thursday and burial in Greenwood Cemetery Rev Paul C Kehle to officiate.
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Jacob J. Walser
Kent
Ill
Green County
Mr. Walser
Speicher
Canton
Appenzell
Switzerland
John Jacob
Barbara Schmid Walser
America
Monticello
Elizabeth Alder
Guttmer
Woodford
Monroe
Mt. Pleasant Township
Walser
Verle Suhr
Rockford
Werner Gerber
Joseph C. Smith
Colton
Calif
David
Barbara
Johanna _ Koller
Fred Marty
South Gate
Arthur Genene
Pleasanton
Ella
Shriner- Neushwander
Greenwood Cemetery
Gen Merrill Twining to Speak at Armed Forces Dinner
Brig Gen Merrill B Twining Monroe native will be guest speaker at an Armed Forces day dinner May 19 in Great Falls Montana. Mr and Mrs Arthur A Hauser of Monroe to greet him. Twining is brother of Gen Nathan F Twining vice chief of staff USAF.
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Merrill B. Twining
Monroe
Great Falls
Mont
Arthur A. Hauser
Hausers
Merrill
Gen. Twining
Nathan F. Twining
U. S. Air Force
Truman Defends Policy Balking War Escalation
President Truman warned that expanding the Korean war could trigger an atomic assault on major U S cities and even a new world war. He urged support for his limited Korea strategy while acknowledging possible actions if the UN security threatens.
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Washington
Truman
MacArthur
America
Nazi Germany
Russia
New York
Cleveland
Chicago
Seattle
Los Angeles
Free Nations
Asia
Kremlin
Korea
Mlainly
United Nations
Homemaker Groups Take Charter Bus Trips
Two homemaker groups went on charter bus trips today with one group heading to Waukan and the other to Racine and Milwaukee. A third group plans a trip to Milwaukee tomorrow.
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Wauun
Racine Andilwaukee
Milwaukee
Seaman Theodore Thorp Dies in Florida Motorcycle Mishap
Seaman Theodore T. Thorp, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roland E. Thorp of Monroe, died at the U S naval hospital in Jacksonville after a motorcycle crash on Florida State Route 13 between Switzerland and Orangedale. His body will return to Monroe under naval escort. The Times noted he was born November 12, 1930, graduated Monroe High in 1949, enlisted November 9, 1949, and had earlier worked in the newspaper’s composing room. He leaves a sister, Rena Lou, 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore T. Thorp
Roland E. Thorp
10Th Street
U. S. Naval Hospital
Jacksonville
Fla
A. R. Hockey
Navy
Green Cove Springs
Florida
Switzerland
Orangedale
Monroe
Seaman Thorp
Roland
Marion Weckerly Thorp
Monroe High School
Co. K. National Guard
The
Times Composing Room
Rena Lou
Park Board Plans Softball Meeting For Summer Program
Park board last night called a meeting of two Legion officials four board members and three softball sponsors to arrange a summer program. Alfred H. Henning Harold C. Heimann Lee A. Mitchell Wesley L. Dodge Floyd W. Matzke Louis F. Blanc Willard R. Schuetze Willard W. Wuethrich Kenneth L. Smith Mayor Frank A. Buehler will attend. The group meets at the Youth center at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Alfred H. Henning
Harold C. Heimann
Lee A. Mitchell
Wesley L. Dodge
Floyd W. Matzke
Louis F. Blanc
Willard R. Schuetze
Willard W. Wuethrich
Kenneth L. Smith
Frank A. Buehler
Conference merger to be marked by EUB gathering in Monroe
The 95th annual Evangelical United Brethren conference in Wisconsin opens in Monroe May 16 and runs through May 20 hosted by Immanuel and Bethel churches. Rev. William C. F. Hayes and other superintendents plan events including a May 17 union service with bishops from Dayton and St Paul presiding. Ministers from Wisconsin and about 110 lay members expected. ordination and missions focus fill the schedule.
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Evangelical United Brethren Churches of
Wisconsin
Monroe
Immanuel
Bethel
William C. F. Hayes
Madison
Howard L. Orians
Lawrence A. Brown
Evangelical
United Brethren Churches
Fred L. Dennis
Dayton
Ohio
E. W. Praetorius
St. Paul
Evangelical Churches
F. E
Schleuter
Eau Claire
Paul Lambrecht
Appleton
George H. McAhren
Fennimore
W. R. Montgomery
Board of Christian Education
C. H. Geiger
North Central College
Naperville
Sherman Cravens
Indiana Central College
E. F. George
Evangelical Theological Seminary
Allies Press North And East In Korean Front
Allied troops advance cautiously on both ends of the 100 mile front with patrols probing red lines while Western forces seize Chunchon and push toward Seoul. Reports say North Korean and Chinese units withdraw angry at lack of Soviet tanks and air support as air sorties exceed 900 with 315 truck strikes. RoK infantry gains threaten across the Han and Dan rivers.
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Tokyo
Red Korea
Seoul
Chunchon
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
U. S
Gloucestershire Regiment
U. N
Republic of Korea
Rok
Dan River
Scherer Renamed Committee Leader
J. B. Scherer of Monroe township was reelected chairman of the county agricultural committee at a reorganizational session in the courthouse. The committee will meet first Mondays in summer night sessions. members Sam Ludwig Sylvester township and Evert Green Spring Grove township continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Scherer
Monroe Township
Court House
Scherer
Sam Ludwig
Sylvester Township
Evert Green
Spring Grove
Clarence W. Loveland
Maurice Quinn
Statutes
Fred Williams
New Ward Manager Begins Store Duties
I. M. Bracewell arrived this morning to become manager of the Montgomery Ward and Co. store here. He replaced William J. Mautz who was transferred to Streator Ill. Mr. and Mrs. Bracewell have a 17 year old daughter who will remain in Chicago until the present high school year is completed. Bracewell came here from Plainview Tex.
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I. M. Bracewell
Montgomery Ward and Co
William J. Mautz
Streator
Ill
Death of Rep John Kee Alters Foreign Affairs Chair
Rep John Kee 77 longtime chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee died today from a heart attack after collapse during a committee session. He had recently returned from Bethesda Naval Hospital and served in the House since 1933. Kee born August 22 1874 in Glenville West Virginia represented West Virginia Fifth District and lived Bluefield. Richards acting chair will succeed per seniority.
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Washington
John Kee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
George W. Calver
Capitol
Kee
Bethesda Naval Hospital
House
Foreign Affairs
Sol Bloom
Bloom
Glenville
W. Va
West Virginia
Bluefield
State Senate
Richards
D-Sc
Harry Brobst 63 Dies in Brodhead
Harry Brobst 63 died at 430 am today at his Brodhead home after a heart attack. Born January 4 1888 in Spring Grove township he was the son of Alvin and Minnie Martin Brobst. He married Emma Badertscher December 5 1912 in Janesville and farmed before moving to Brodhead in 1923. He leaves wife a son Roger Brodhead a daughter Lois Chicago and three sisters Jessie Badertscher Bessie Hopkins Spring Grove township and Faye Milks Brodhead. He was a Knights of Pythias member. Services at 2 pm Thursday Newcomer funeral home Reverend J C Robertson officiating burial Greenwood cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday night.
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Brodhead
Harry Brobst
Spring Grove Township
Alvin
Minnie Martin Brobst
Emma Badertscher
Janesville
Mr. Brobst
J. C. Robertson
The
Congregational Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Moran Convicted of Perjury Before Senate Crime Committee
James J. Moran longtime friend of ex mayor William ODwyer was found guilty of perjury after a federal court jury deliberated one hour and 35 minutes before Judge Charles A Dewey Moran faces up to five years in prison and a $3000 fine as the first Senate crime committee witness tried in this district.
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Moran
New York
James J. Moran
William O’dwyer
Senate Crime Committee
Charles A. Dewey
U. S. Senate Crime Committee
Strategy in Korea Explained as Plan to Exhaust Enemy
Secretary Marshall testified before Senate committees that the UN aim in Korea is to inflict terrific casualties on Chinese communist forces to break their morale and trained armies while avoiding a full world war. He cited a 15 mile limit to the Russian border for UN troops and noted a modification permitting retaliation if attacked outside Korea.
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Defense
George Marshall
Administration
Gen. MacArthur
Far East
Joint Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services
Korea
Washington
Marshall
United Nations
MacArthur
Secretary of Defense
Manchuria
Matthew B. Ridgway
Pacific
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Far Eastern
Manchurian
China
Security Council
U. N
State Department
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U.N
Assembly
Henry Maier
TVA
Krueger
R-Merrill
State Radio Council
University of Wisconsin
H. F. Zingg
New Glarus
Myron Stair
Norman Hicks
Circuit Court
Films
Gen
Merrill Twining
Montana
James R. Flannery
Frank Flannery
16Th Avenue
California
West Coast
Times
Theodore Thorp
Rep
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