Monroe Daily Journal History and Subscription Rates
The Monroe Daily Journal, founded October 13, 108, remains under the same management. It was absorbed in 1927 and lists affiliations with The Associated Press Inland Daily Press Association and the Audit Bureau of Circulation. Subscription rates show $12.50 yearly by carrier in Monroe. $7 yearly by mail in Winconaia and Stephenson County, Illinois. $5 yearly outside Wisconsin and Stephenson County. All subscriptions must be paid in advance to comply with postal regulations. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Telephone number listed.
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Monroe Daily Journal
Associated Press
Inland Dally Press Association
Audit Bureau of
Proneia
City of
Monroe
Winconaia
Stephenson County
Ill
Wis
Thank-You Note on Reduced Motorcycle Noise in Monroe
Residents commend a quieter spring as a motorcycle clan curbs noisy revelry after complaints. Disciplinary actions and self-policing reduced early morning disturbances, with many noting previous offenders no longer wake the neighborhood.
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Monroe
Monroe Faces Limits On Air Airport Plans
Local officials note federal aviation administration funds list Monroe as a possible site but warn that municipal air projects depend on local sponsorship and major community finances. A private flying service exists, yet full airport operation would require broad study and year long support before 24 hour use.
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Wisconsin
CAA
Monroe
Spreading A-bombs to allies sparks Washington debate
Officials weigh risks of sharing stockpiles with NATO allies as a solution to deter war. The column argues distribution raises problems including security gaps, potential theft by enemies, and the danger of explosive material falling into hands abroad. It also questions keeping weapons centralized and the feasibility of rapid redeployment.
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Washington
Russia
Mosinee names Clif ford Hintz mayor after Kronen wetter death
Alderman Clif ford Hintz was named mayor of Mosinee Thursday to succeed the late Ralph E. Kronen wetter who died Saturday at a Wausau hospital in a sudden city leadership transition.
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Mosinee
Clifford Hintz
Ralph E. Kronenwetter
Wausau
Glancing Backward May 12 1940 Local News Highlights
Ten car collision hospitalizes Walter Zentner of Monticello and Fred Kolb 17, a Monticello youth, suffers a broken arm in a motorcycle overturn. German onslaught in the low countries prompts retreat of French Belgian and Dutch troops as memories of earlier anniversaries surface. Lawn bowling debuts at Recreation Park and other county notes recap historical events across decades.
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Walter Zentner
Monticello
Fred Kolb
Low Countries
High Court Climaxed Rise From Fears of Jungle Law
Pre historic freedom vs fear and social contracts. James Marlow explains law as balance between individual freedom and protection, citing U S constitution, rights, and the Supreme Court role in guarding liberties while ensuring national security. Justice Jackson and Chief Justice Vinson are quoted on limits of speech and self protection of government.
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James Marlow
Washington
Iea
Congress
Supreme Court
Jackson
Vinson
N C Jensen Attends Janesville Highway Conference
highway commissioner attended the Janesville semi annual round table of highway officials from seven southern Wisconsin counties division one. Representatives of the state highway department were present. The group discussed lighting regulations flag requirements ice control landing operations patch plants weight restrictions and general wage and labor regulations.
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Janesville
Wisconsin
State Highway Department
Nation's Planting Three Weeks Late
Weather delays have pushed the national spring planting back two to three weeks in the northern two thirds of the country. Modern farming gear allows catching up, with crops like wheat oats barley cotton corn and soybeans affected. Despite lower forecasts for winter wheat and peach yields, large reserves from prior crops help assure supply.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Great Plains
Kiwanis Club Nominates Murdoch at Winnipeg Convention
Secretary of Defense Johnson spoke of a defense savings surge of 100 projects to cut non essential expenditures and boost combat effectiveness. Don H. Murdoch of Winnipeg was elected president by acclamation by 87 delegates at the Kiwanis convention.
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Defense
Johnson
Kiwanis Club
Don H. Murdoch
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
Popular Lake Cruiser Theodore Roosevelt Sold for Scrap
The Theodore Roosevelt steamship, a Lake Michigan and Lake Superior excursion vessel built in 1906, was sold April 15 to Cream City Lumber and Wrecking Co. of Milwaukee. The Cleveland and Buffalo Steamship Co. announced the sale on Thursday.
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Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Great Lakes
Cleveland and Buffalo Steamship Co
Cream City Lumber and Wrecking Co
Milwaukee
Lake Michigan
Lake Superior
Rainmaking Approved By New York Justice
New York Supreme Court Justice Ferdinand Pecora refused a temporary injunction sought by Nevele Country Club owners in Wawarsing to halt an urban rainmaking experiment. The judge deemed the artificial weather project more important than potential business losses for the upstate resort hotel.
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Supreme Court
New York City
Ferdinand Pecora
Nevele Country Club
Wawarsing
N.Y
Adult Education Aid Boost Urged in Wisconsin
Wisconsin needs more state aid for adult and vocational education. C. L. Greiber urged changes to the 1949 education reform to expand operation efficiency and provide free transportation for vocational students through age 18. He said funding was short of what was owed and called for board reform to handle districts with vocational schools. The note recalls the first forestry school led by Gifford Pinchot on the Vanderbilt estate near Asheville.
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Wisconsin
Legislative Council
Committee On Education
C. L. Greiber
Jstate Board of Vocational and Adult Education
Grieber
Greiber
Orvel Olsen
Antigo
United States
Gifford Pinchot
Vanderbilt Estate
Asheville
N. C
Thill to Oppose Biemiller in Wisconsin Election
Milwaukee attorney and former congressman L D Thill announced his bid for the Republican nomination to challenge Democrat Andrew J. Biemiller for the seat. Thill, 46, served two House terms from 1939 to 1942 and was renominated in 1942 and 1944 but lost to Howard J. McMurray in 1942 and to Biemiller in 1944.
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Lewis D. Thill
Milwaukee
Andrew J. Biemiller
Thill
House of Representatives
Howard J. McMurray
Biemiller
W J Thomas Darlington Dies
William J Thomas 74 a retired farmer died at his home in Darlington after moving from Hazel Green. Survived by Minnie widow Harold son Mrs Edward Mosely daughter Milton Thomas brother and Mrs Laura Dewey sister. Services 2 tomorrow Nelson Sharer funeral home with Rev E J Jeffrey officiating burial Union Grove cemetery.
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Warlugwe
William J. Thomas
Hazel Green
Darlington
Minnie
Harold
Edward Mosely
Milton Thomas
Laura Dewey
Platteville
Nelson-Sharer
Nurses Rally Says Father Present Eases Birth Ordeal
Miss Hazel Corbin told a nursing convention that allowing the expectant father in delivery rooms enhances emotional security for young couples. She noted hospitals often separate husbands from wives during birth and cited benefits when fathers stay with mothers and babies through the process.
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San Francisco
America
Hazel Corbin
New York City
Maternity Center Association
Miss Corbin
Mrs Mulligan Dies in Janesville Rites set
Mrs. Mulligan of Janesville and route 5 died Wednesday night at Mercy hospital Janesville The former Juliette Finnane native of Magnolia township was a Rock County rural teacher She married John Mulligan June 21 1922 Surviving are husband two sons Dan Finnane sister Mary Sadie Finnane and Mrs Alice Mollowney Funeral services Saturday 9 15 a m at home and 10 a m at St Patrick church burial at Mount Olivet cemetery Rosary tonight at eight
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aAlvdhy — Yopeciny
John Mulligan
Janesville
Juliette Finnane
Magnolia Township
Mercy Hospital
St. Patrick's Church
Mount Olivet
Mulligan
William Finnanes
Rock County
John
William
Beloit
Dan Finnane
Mary
Sadie Finnane
Alice Mullowney
Ft. Atkinson
Hails Housing Act Praises by St Louis Mayor Darst
Mayor Joseph M. Darst of St Louis called the 1949 federal housing act a godsend to cities with housing issues. He praised provisions for slum clearance and urban redevelopment in a prepared speech to the annual U.S. conference of mayors.
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New York
Joseph M. Darst
St. Louis
Darst
U.S. Conference of Mayors
Army reports probe into wartime allotment overpayments at St Louis center
A preliminary House Civil Service Committee review finds overpayments of military dependents totaling 157.6 million dollars at the St Louis finance center. The GAO estimates 130,000 cases await review and more than 125,000 cases are in inactive files. The subcommittee report criticizes record keeping though finds no deliberate fraud. Maj. Gen. Floyd Parks says a large army inspection team has concluded its inquiry and actions will follow.
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Army
Finance Center
Floyd Parks
Army’ Public Relations
Parks
Subcommittee
Dewey Urges Armed Israel For Frontiers Peace
Thomas E. Dewey last night urged arming Israel to defend its frontiers and secure peace in the near east. He warned that Arab nations have acquired guns, planes, and tanks in the past year, leaving Israel comparatively weak.
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Israel
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Near East
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