Sheriff Calls for Safer Rural Driving in Wisconsin
Green County Sheriff Matt Sollivan urged motorists to slow for rural roads after state data show 114 highway deaths in the first quarter, far above city figures. He outlined safety rules: obey speed limits, reduce speed in bad weather, stop before entering highways, stay in lane, avoid following closely, slow for hills and curves, signal turns, don’t drive ill or after drinking, and watch for farm equipment.
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Sural
Wisconsin
Matt Sollivan
Green County
Sheriff's Department
Solbran
G L St John 79 Dies In Minnesota
G L St John 79 a Minnesota resident and former J C Penney manager died after a short illness at a Red Wing hospital. Services were held at noon in Red Wing and at 2 PM in Farmington where he had previously lived. He leaves a daughter in Humboldt and a second wife Emma along with three daughters and three sons including Glen L Red Wing and B P Humboldt among others.
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G. L. St. John
Welch
Minn
Earl R. Johnson
Humboldt
Monroe
Red Wing
First Methodist
Farmington
St. John
Johnson
J.C. Penney Co
Emma
Alexander
0. Brown
Bloomingdale
George Felstrom
Glen L
L. G. Ellsworth
Stone to Head Alaska Geology Event
Prof. Kirk Stone of the Geography Department was named chairman of the geological and geographical section for the third annual Alaska Science Conference. The event is set for McKinley National Park, Alaska, Sept. 22 to 29. The University of Wisconsin also announced Prov. John Dietrich as president-elect of the Central States Speech Association. Norman Cameron was named to a mental health panel of President Truman's health commission.
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Stone
Alaska
Madison
Kirk Stone
University of Wisconsin
McKinley National Park
John Dietrich
Central States Speech Association
Norman Cameron
Pres. Truman
Commission On
Flood Control Plan Rushed at Green Bay
Green Bay City Council declared a public emergency to push flood control projects without bids amid past floods on Green Bay and two tributaries. Eighty blocks on the north side and parts of downtown flooded during Easter weekend as Army engineers predict a 26 inch rise by July 6. Northeast winds drove bay waters up the Fox and East rivers, threatening the heart of the city.
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Green Bay
Enslaved Poles Still Hope For Liberty from Terrorism
Polish resistance remains alive despite Soviet domination as underground cells operate in forests and towns. The article notes 60,000 engaged in underground work, with groups like the Polish Home Army and ROAK opposing Communists, while UB secret police raid homes and imprison and deport, and exiled leaders in the United States insist liberation will come.
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William L. Ryan
Poland
Moscow
Stalin
Kremlin
Warsaw
PAK
Polska Armia Krajowa
Polish Home Army
ROAK
Secret
Foreign Ministry
Secret Police
Wladislaw Gomulka
Marian Spychalski
Hilary Mine
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Polish Peasant Party
United States
UW Law Rally to Hear Judge Herbert Goodrich
Madison banquet climaxes spring events as Judge Herbert F inch of the U S Court of Appeals in Philadelphia to address students and faculty at the university law school rally.
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UW Law
Herbert Goodrich Madison
Herbert Finch
U. S. Court of Appeals
Philadelphia
Local 4-H Clubs Plan May 14 Program at Monroe High
Green County homemakers clubs will host an 8 p.m. program next Wednesday at Monroe High School auditorium with 64 county clubs represented. Guest speaker Mrs. Luella Mortenson of Madison will discuss Meeting Tension on the Home Front as the newly organized homemakers chorus debuts under three directors. The chorus performs Music The Band of People with seven folk songs illustrated by tableaux. Directors include Mrs. George F. Stauffacher Monroe grouping Mrs. Charles Booth and Mrs. Roland Lehman with Mrs. Clayton Arnold and Mrs. Harlan Gillette assisting. A play Husbands are Human will be presented by the State Line Troopers directed by Mrs. George Abplanalp. cast includes Mrs. Harold Trumpy Mrs. Arthur Hansen Sr. M W Miller Russell Mills Abplanalp Alvin Bidlingmaier and John Augsburger.
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Green County
Monroe High School
Luella Mortenson
Madison
Homemakers
Band of People
George F. Stauffacher
Monroe
Charles Booth
the Pine
Roland Lehman
Route 2
Monticello
Monticello-New Glart
Clayton Arnold
Harland Gillette
Albany
Brodhead Area
Kenneth Baumgartner
State Line Troopers
George Abplanalp
Mmes
Harold Trumpy
Arthur Hansen Sr
M. W. Miller
Russell Mills
Abplanalp
Alvin Bidlingmaier
John ‘Augsburger
Frank Schiesser
Great Lakes iron ore shipments rise in late season totals
The Lake Superior Iron Ore Association reported that freighters hauled 2,264,571 tons of iron ore on the Great Lakes last week, lifting the season total to 7,839,530 tons as the achievement program’s general chairman and a 4H scholarship winner were announced during the evening.
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Cleveland
Great Lakes
Lake Superior Iron Ore Association
Marines To Let Inactives Resign From Reserve
The Marine Corps announces 38 000 organized and inactive reservists may resign or request discharge. Applies only to reservists who served on active duty before June 24 1948 and were recalled after the Korean War began. Current active duty personnel are unaffected until discharge. The policy aims to ease employment barriers caused by possible recalls.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Weather Bureau introduces monthly trend forecasts for broad regions
The U. S. Weather Bureau now issues bi monthly bulletins predicting the weather trend over wide areas for a month in advance with notable accuracy.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
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G.L. St.John
Minnesota
William Soss
Federation of Women’s Shareholders
American Business, Inc
U.S. Steel
Irving S. Olds
U.S. Steel Corp
Hoboken
N.J
Olds
Benjamin F. Fairless
Hyland Surplus Store
16Th Avenue
Buf Building
Bosker
Mathes
Nylon
Chambray
Miss Elaine
Dixie Shop
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