County Red Cross Final Figure Given
County Red Cross reports final figure for the 1950 fund drive with certificates of award being signed by Green county and Monroe officials. Awards honor many volunteers across Monroe New Glarus Monticello Albany and other townships for service in the membership campaign and fundraising efforts.
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County Red Cross
Cyusur
Lois Faubel
Green County
A. E. Leiser
R. W. Blaha
Monroe
Leiser
Robert Hendrickson
City Fund
Mmes. Rolland Etter
H. S. Haworth
P. J. Lochner
J. Leo Norton
Henry Smith
Henry Tschudy
Robert C. Dunn
E. R. Blair
Ernest Wyssbrod
Clark Kleckner
Arthur P. Benkert
E. B. Lux
Roy Zweifel
E. C.’ Hamilton
Janet Knezel
Clara Lehnherr
Daisy Parker
Catherine Pierce Merle Searles
Nellie Stair
Charlotte Preston
Monticello
J. W. Barlow
Fund
Christ Yaussi
Henry E. Babler
Ted Zurbuchen
John Ponyicsanyi
Lyle Sinnett
James Hancock
Wilbert Hoesly
Bessie Youngreen
Willis Marty
Fred Escher
Lena Babler
Abe Kubly
Frederick Voegels
Albany
Cliffe Gelbach
Elizabeth Guertner
Carol Smiley
Ray Phelps
Hubert Rockow
Rockow
Gerald Swiggum
Adams
Jonathan Moen
Jacob Hoesly
Richard Dunphy
Boyd Atkinson
Ralph Jones
John Crook
Brooklyn
Elsie Smith
Sheldon Yarwood
Cadiz
Ervin V. Bechtolt
Clarno
Thomas E. Thorp
Thorp
Jennings Christen- Jerome Garveille
Jefferson Township
Juda
Wayne Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Sam- Jordan
Fred Probst
Miss Ta Probst
Glenn L. Hasse
Edwin Haldiman
Ray Dye
Kendall C. Digman
Carl W. Wyss
A. C.neuenschwander
Durward Dunaway
Armie Rufener
Robert F. Babler
Gilbert Dettweiler
William Leopold
Carl Wald
Arthur Stauffacher
Dorothy Kolb
Woman 115 Regains Sight After Surgery
Mary Brooks, at 115, regains sight after cataract surgery at Gal linger hospital. Brought by Little Sisters of the Poor for leg artery treatment, she received glasses yesterday. A new world opens for the blind elder, with doctors addressing her eye condition during the visit.
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Ssashington
Mary Brooks
Gallinger Hospital
Little Sisters of the Poor Home
West Germany Reds Expel Mueller as Enemy Agent
West Germany's communist party says it expelled its No 2 leader Kurt Mueller as an enemy agent for a foreign power. The meeting, chaired by Max Reimann, criticized the United States while ousting Zweller and naming Mueller an agent.
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West Germany
Mueller
Frankfurt
Communist Party
Kurt Mueller
Max Reimann
United States
Zweller
Imports from Europe Pose Problem for U S Economy
Industrial writer H W Crawford discusses tariff cuts and foreign competition in linen towel production. Declining U S exports and Stevens Linen sales reflect cheaper European and Asian imports, with prices collapsing from 1947 to 1949. The piece cites devaluation effects, labor-cost pressures, and regional economic vulnerability in Dudley Massachusetts.
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Hoffman
H. W. Crawford
Stevens
Monticello Man Elected Chef de Gare in 40 and 8
William Elliot of Monticello was elected chef de gate of Green County voiture No. 1121 of the 40 and 8 at a Monroe Legion hall meeting. The group announced a county memorial service for Legionnaires who died in the past year, to be held May 25. Other officers named include Chef de Train Forrest H. Riese and adjutant Louis A. Koenig among others, with members from New Glarus and surrounding areas.
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William Elliot
Monticello
Green County
Monroe Legion
Forrest H. Riese
Correspondant
H. 0. Schulz
Commissaire
Indentant
Russell W. Prien
Conducteur
Dean Peterson
du’ Drapeaux
Wesley L. Dodge
Cheminot
Harold Baltzer
Jacob Bruni
New Glarus
Louis R. Wolleson
UN commission seeks convention for women’s political rights
The United Nations commission on the status of women urged U N experts to draft a convention guaranteeing equal political rights for women despite strong U S objections. Industrialized incubation has advanced the broiling chicken business.
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United States
United Nations Commission On the Status of Women
U. N
Chicago Catholics Name Pope Pius XII Honorary Police Member
Chicago Catholics have named Pope Pius XII an honorary member of their police force and presented him with a gold badge in Vatican City.
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Chicago
Vatican City
Pope Pius XII
New Glarus 4 H Speakers Chosen for County Contest
New Glarus 4 H speakers Margaret Hermanson Blanchardville Eugene Arn won senior division honors. Margaret took first in safety with Joan Drafahl Albany as alternate. Arn led conservation with Patricia Davern Blanchardville alternate. Junior safety winners Beth Senn New Glarus Patricia Paulson Blanchardville Mary Ann Oberholzer Albany Joan Stephenson Albany. Junior conservation winners Sharon Zentner New Glarus Ardis Davern Blanchardville David Hermanson Blanchardville Duane Bollig Belleville. Judges were Durward McVey principal Mable Clausen rural teacher and Mrs Lester Van Loon Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Glarus
Margaret Hermanson
Mary Ann Oberholzer
Joan Stephenson
Albany
Sharon Zentner
Ardis Davern
Blanchardville
David Hermanson
Duane ‘Bollig
Belleville
Durward McVey
Mable Clausen
Lester van Loon
Monroe
House Bans GI Studies On Dancing and Bartending
The House passed a bill banning GI studies in recreational subjects under the veterans vocational training program unless shown necessary for a living. The measure targets abuses in the GI school program while President Truman condemns wasteful spending of taxpayer money. A note mentions Yucca root cleansing used in New Mexico Indian ceremonial rites.
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House
Truman
Court Ruling Backs Slots Ban in Wisconsin
A federal court decision establishes a policy prohibiting slot machines anywhere in Wisconsin. The U S attorney said the Chicago appeals court affirmed Richard Sosseur's conviction for possessing slot machines and ordered a new sentence, deeming the prior six months and a $250 fine excessive.
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Madison
Wisconsin
U. S
Charles Cashin
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Richard Sosseur
Lac du Flambeau
Court of Appeals
Stone
Acheson Seeks Release for Vogeler in Hungary
State Department head Dean Acheson plans to press for the release of American husband Robert Vogeler, sentenced in Hungary to 15 years. Mrs. Vogeler, Belgian-born, expressed hopeful relief after a lengthy interview, saying the U.S. government will do all it can.
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RRR
Dean Acheson
Robert A. Vogeler
Hungary
Vogeler
State Department
City Officials Attend Mineral Point Session
Mayor Frank A. Buenter and Aldermen Floyd W. Matzke and Roger L. Elmer attended a district session of the Wisconsin league of municipalities in Mineral Point yesterday. City Engineer Zenno A. Gorder joined the evening session to discuss city engineering matters.
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Frank A. Buenter
Floyd W. Matzke
Roger L. Elmer
Wisconsin League of Municipalities
Mineral Point
Zenno A. Gorder
York 4 H club plans Sunday church service
The York 4 H club will attend 4 H Sunday church services at the Swiss Reformed church in New Glarus next Sunday. The club met Tuesday at Piville school with Patricia Elmer as president. Speal ing contest representatives are Patricia Paulson Gloria Wallack Margaret Hermanson Ardis Davern and Patricia Davern. David Hermanson demonstrated a game board. Mrs Karl Schmid led singing with Marjorie Klassy at the piano. Refreshments were served by the Morris and Sherman Hermanson families. Next meeting is June 13. Dairy members will meet at Ambrose Wenger farm for cattle practice judging.
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York Bolds
York
New Glarus
Piville School
Patricia Elmer
Patricia Paulson
Gloria Wallack
Margaret Hermanson
Ardis Davern
Patricia Davern
David Hermanson
Karl Schmid
Marjorie Klassy
Byron Schmid
Morris
Sherman H. Manson
Ambrose Wenger
Wisconsin Truckers Move Registrations For Fee Breaks
Wisconsin motor vehicle officials warned at a regional AMA meeting that truckers are shifting registrations from Wisconsin to nearby low fee states and sending vehicles back to operate here. The official said no solution exists and hints federal action if reciprocity fails. Iowa's Alfred Kahl urged a quick meeting to study interstate reciprocity among twelve Midwest states.
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Sulwaukee
En Marcus
Wisconsin
Marcus
American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
Alfred Kahl
Iowa
Dennis Ordered to Start One-Year Contempt Sentence
Washington reports that Dennis, secretary general of the American Communist Party, was ordered to begin a one-year federal jail term for contempt of Congress. He had sought delay until June 22 while an appeals hearing is set in New York for him and 10 other communists convicted of conspiring to advocate overthrow of the government. Dennis was convicted in 1947 for refusing to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee and remains free on bond during appeal.
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Washington
House
American Activities Committee
Dennis
Supreme Court
New York
Ppeal
U S Hunters Bagged 18 Million Wild Fowl
The Fish and Wildlife Service estimates 18.5 million ducks and geese were killed last fall, 1.5 million more than 1948, as Albert M. Day notes liberalized regulations boosted the harvest. The 1949 hunter total was about 1.876 million, roughly 10 percent below 1948.
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Wwashington
Fish and Wildlife Service
Albert M. Day
Oxygen mix fatal to Port Jervis patient at St Francis
John H Mc Covey a 53 year old Port Jervis man died on the operating table at St Francis hospital after a carbon dioxide cylinder was mistaken for oxygen The label read oxygen though carbon dioxide was inside Officials from Orange county and Port Jervis police chief said no fault by hospital staff appeared to be involved The patient was scheduled for surgery for stomach ulcers
Actress Lauren Bacall Suspended for Sixth Time
Hollywood reports Warner Brothers suspended actress Lauren Bacall for refusing the role opposite Errol Flynn in Rocky Mountain. This marks her sixth suspension since 1944, reflecting ongoing contractual conflicts with the studio.
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Hollywood
Lauren Bacall
Warner Brothers Studio
Errol Flynn
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