Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Chief Clashes With Senator in Probe
Commissioner Ben L Marcus defends his agency against a state Senate probe led by Senator Bubolz, calling the reform bill a sham. Bubolz denies personal vendetta and argues the inquiry aims at economy and efficiency. The clash occurs before the senate highways and assembly judiciary committees amid a broader debate over Wisconsin safety responsibility law. Marcus accuses releases of harming statesmanship. Bubolz defends the probe as sincere oversight while Marcus cites political motives behind the push to reorganize the department.
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Madison
Ben L. Marcus
State Motor Vehicle Department
Ben Marcus
Marcus
Len Gordon Bubolz
Appleton
Bubolz
Legislative Council
Senate Highways Committee
Assembly Judiciary Committee
Wisconsin
Sen. Bubolz
Shakespeare
Senator Bubolz
Bell
Homer Bell
Fire destroys Graham store in Freeport. $180000 loss
A spectacular fire in Freeport leveled the Graham women’s apparel store on East Stephenson street. An estimated $180000 loss covered the building, stock, and fixtures with smoke damage to nearby structures. Fireman Al Lawyer, age 40, was seriously injured after a 40 foot fall from an aerial ladder.
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Freeport
Graham Women’s Apparel
Mark Graham
New York
James Capone
Graham
Edgar High
Pfc Jacobson Arrives On Convalescent Leave
Pfc Robert G. Jacobson son of Mr and Mrs George Jacobson 1203 21st Street arrived last night from Percy Jones hospital Battle Creek Michigan on a 30 day convalescent leave. He suffered shrapnel wounds in his right elbow and back in Korean action earlier this year. Flown to the United States his right hand fingers once paralyzed are normal again. Jacobson was a member of the 24th Infantry Division and had been sent to Korea last November.
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Robert G. Jacobson
George Jacobson
21St Street
Percy Jones Hospital
Battle Creek Mich
Jacobson
United States
24Th Infantry Division
Korea
Elevator Strike In New York Strands Thousands Of Workers
Elevator operators and service staff walked off the job in New York, shutting down numerous commercial buildings and leaving thousands of workers delayed for a second day.
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New York
Lull in Food Price Rise Forecast Through Early 1951
The agriculture department predicts stable food prices at least until early 1951 barring changing international conditions. First quarter retail prices are about 15 percent above a year earlier with meats eggs fats oils and processed fruits and vegetables showing largest gains. Upward pressure could resume later due to military and export demand, though controls and proposed higher taxes may cap rises.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Mrs. Streiff 95 Monticello Dies Suddenly
Mrs. Anna Streiff aged 95 Monticello died last night at 7 30 after a heart attack while preparing for bed. She was born January 3 1859 in Washington township and lived in Monticello since 1889. Funeral Friday at 2 p m at Zwingli church with Rev A R Achteimer officiating. Burial in Highland cemetery.
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Monticello
Anna Streiff
Anna Becker
Streiff
Washington Township
Casper
Anna Elmer Becker
Voegels
John Blum
New Glarus
Monroe
Milwaukee
Christian Streiff
Switzerland
Hull improves but remains critical at Bethesda
Former secretary of state Cordell Hull was reported better early today at the naval medical center in Bethesda but remained on the critical list according to a spokesman.
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Cordell Hull
Bethesda
Naval Medical Center
Assembly Votes Agents Authority In Gambling Cases
Wisconsin assembly advances a bill granting state beverage tax agents police powers to enforce gambling laws statewide. The 70 to 21 vote targets horse race bookmaking. agents may enter licensed liquor firms to check tax and slot violations. Conference talks on deer hunter clothing rules continue.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Assembly
Sen
Laird
Marshfield
Wyss Co-op Seeks Bid Sale of Limberger Plant
Wyss Cheese Co invites bids for the large chalet type limburger factory six miles north of Monroe on county trunk roads. Built by the nine stockholders and opened in May 1948 at an $85,000 plant investment, the site was leased to Kraft Foods Co which installed $75,000 worth of machinery until recently. Wyss now operates the plant with Albert Doppeler as maker, planning to suspend operations June 1. Kraft holds an option on most machinery, enough to continue cheese making. the rest will be moved out. Alvin Kubly is co op president.
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Wyss Co-op
Wyss Cheese Co
Co-Op
Monroe
Kraft Foods Co
Wyss Company
Albert Doppeler
Kraft Foods
Kraft
Alvin Kubly
Route 4
Rail Shares Lead Stock Trade Gains
Rail shares resumed leadership of the stock market today after a quiet week. Carriers posted gains and spurred advances across the board with many stocks moving more than $1 a share and stronger rises into the $3 to $5 range. Trade volume reached about 2,000,000 shares, up from 1,600,000 the previous day.
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New York
Funeral Rites Planned for Sea Man Theodore T Thorp
Full military rites will honor Sea Man Theodore T Thorp 20 son of Mr and Mrs Roland E Thorp at Greenwood Cemetery after his body is returned from Jacksonville Florida for burial. He died yesterday in a motor cycle accident at a U S naval hospital. Navy authorities were notified and a naval escort will bring the body to Monroe. The American Legion VFW and Co K National Guard will conduct rites. Co K members will attend in full company representation since Thorp had been released from the guard to join the regular service. Services at Stuessy Funeral Home precede Greenwood rites with Rev Raph K Kofoed officiating.
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Theodore T. Thorp
Roland E. Thorp
10Th Street
Florida
Greenwood Cemetery
U. S. Naval Hospital
Jacksonville
Fla
Monroe
American Legion
VFW
Co. K
National Guard
Thorp
Stuessy Funeral Home
Greenwood
Raph K. Kofoed
First Methodist Church
Ridgway Raised to Four Star General in Korea War
President Truman promoted Lt. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway to full general, sending the confirmation to the Senate. Ridgway, MacArthur’s successor in the far east, has led UN forces in Korea and commanded occupation duties in Japan since MacArthur relinquished command in April.
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Washington
Truman
Matthew B. Ridgway
Douglas MacArthur
Far East
Senate
Ridgway
MacArthur
United Nations
Korea
Japan
Wisconsin Telephone Hearing Set For July 17
The Public Service Commission will hold a hearing here on July 17 to review the reasonableness of rates charged by the Wisconsin Telephone Co. The hearing follows a complaint filed by the company claiming current charges are unlawful and unreasonably low.
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Madison
Wisconsin Telephone Co
Public Service Commission
Allied Planes Raid Red Field and Wreck Aircraft
More than 300 Allied planes attacked Sinuiju air field on the Korea Manchuria border, destroying multiple Red aircraft and igniting a large smoke fire. Ground fighting eased as South Korean advances continued and Allied air power overwhelmed the target.
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Red Field
Tokyo
Korea-Manchuria
Fifth Air Force
Sinuiju
United Nations
Korea
Antung
Manchuria
Yalu River
Earle E. Partridge
Yalu
U. N
Hongchon
Inje
Bardwell Woman Burned Fighting Madison Garage Fire
Mrs. Richard Bardwell wife of the Dane County district attorney suffered leg and arm burns when a Madison home fire damaged the garage and spread to the house. She was hurt while battling the blaze with a garden hose.
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Madison
Richard Bardwell
Dane County
Bardwell
Wholesale Beef Price Ceilings Trigger Cattlemen Protests
Wholesale price ceilings on beef take effect as cattlemen withhold shipments in protest of government rollbacks. OPS orders set cuts of 10 percent to farmers and 4 to 5 cents per pound in retail prices by fall, with further reductions planned through October. Cattle receipts decline across markets amid warnings of shortages and black market risk.
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Chicago
CPS
American Meat Institute
OPS
Truman Warns Of Relaxation In Defense Urgency
President Truman warned that relaxation at home rivals foreign aggression as the nation faces Korea and the threat of a wider war. He urged price and wage controls for two to three years and outlined a concrete mobilization plan to expand armed forces and industry, aiming to deter Soviet aggression and speed training and production.
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Washington
Truman
Interior Department
Defense Advisory Council
Korea
Moscow
U. S
Kremlin
McCarthy Accuses Acheson of Pushing to Reinstate Spy Suspect
Secretary of State Acheson denies Senator McCarthy charge that he is pressing the navy to reinstate Stephen Brunauer, a suspended explosives expert branded a security risk. Brunauer, linked to the New York atomic spy trials, was suspended April 10 amid accusations of espionage involvement.
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Washington
Acheson
McCarthy
Navy
Wisconsin
Senate
State Department
Stephen Brumgd
Brunauer
Hershey warns UW on tougher draft ahead
Major General Lewis B. Hershey, national selective service director, told University of Wisconsin students the current soft draft period will yield higher manpower demands by Christmas 1952. He cited replacing soldiers finishing two years of service and predicted a temporary draft pause in coming months. Deferred college students with high marks were praised as prudent for national survival, though deferments would tighten if war or draft numbers rise.
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Assembly
D. C
Supreme Court
Wisconsin
Senate
Sen. Miller
R-Richland Center
Madison
Lewis B. Hershey
National Selective Service
University of Wisconsin
Hershey
Armed Services
Milwaukee
America
Blacksmith Theo Bertness 72 of Footville dies at home
Theo dore E Bertness a longtime Footville resident and former Brodhead and Orfordville resident died at 2 30 pm yesterday after two years of illness. Aged 72 born Orfordville May 22 1878 he worked as a blacksmith for six decades and lived in Footville 25 years. Survived by widow Alvina nee Ehlert a daughter Mrs Leo Thompson sister Mrs Lula Silver two brothers Perry Alden Ephraim and a granddaughter funeral Friday 2 pm at Orfordville Lutheran church Rev E J Nessett officiating burial in Orfordville Lutheran cemetery calling hours tomorrow at Silverthorn funeral home.
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Orfordville
Theodore E. Bertness
Footville
Brodhead
Bertness
Ole T
Randi Holden Bertness
Freeport
Alvina Ehlert
Hartland
Ill
Wisconsin
Leo Thompson
Lula Silver
Albany
Perry
Alden
Otto Bulling
Chicago
Byron
Orfordville Lutheran Church
E. J. Nessett
Orfordville Lutheran Cemetery
Silverthorn Funeral Home
Madison Wisconsin Cheese Market Firm Report
The market news service reports Wisconsin American cheese prices firm with good demand. Prices vary by type with daisies at 40 to 41 percent, longhorns at 41 percent, square prints at 41 to 43 percent, and middles around 42 to 43 percent.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Marshall says MacArthur policy sparked allied unease over Korea
Secretary Marshall told Senate committees that MacArthur’s direct strike proposals and public remarks risked widening casualties and jeopardizing U.S. relations with the United Nations allies. He denied that allies pressured for removal, citing allied unease about U S leadership in foreign policy and the risk of going it alone.
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Washington
Marshall
Douglas MacArthur
U. S
MacArthur
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
China
Formosa
Japan
United Nations
Korea
Wiley
Badger ordnance works to operate with Liberty Powder Co
The U S army ammunition ordnance center announced a contract with Liberty Powder Co of East Alton Illinois to operate the smokeless powder plant at the Badger ordnance works near Baraboo.
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Badger
Liberty Powder Co
East Alton
Ill
Badger Ordnance Works
Here
U. S. Army Ammunition Ordinance Center
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Committee On Veterans and Military Affairs
Seaman Theodore Thorp
Secretary of
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J. William Fulbright
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Gen. MacArthur
Far Eastern
Gen.Hershey
TE. Bertness
Stricken
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U.S
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