Truman Enjoys Busy Madison Visit and Cornerstone Ceremony
President Truman toured Madison with his family, attended services at Grace Episcopal Church, and helped lay the cornerstone of the Credit Union National Association headquarters. He spoke on isolationism, praised credit unions, and greeted thousands from the platform at the fieldhouse.
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Truman
Madison
Grace Episcopal Church
Capitol Square
Chicago and North Western Railroad
John H. Keene
Margaret
Keene
David Jorgenson
Secret Service
Trumans
John Colby
Lake Mendota
Credit Union National Association
Larry Slivka
Mr. Truman
Filene House
Edward A. Filene
Credit Union Movement
Filene
Rennebohm
Wisconsin
Truman Leads Chicago Parleys at Jubilee Pageant
President Truman closed a western tour with a Chicago appearance for a gala political gathering. He addressed 3,000 party leaders at the Blackstone hotel and prepared for a 9:30 p.m. speech at Jefferson Stadium amid a planned crowd of up to 300,000 in the streets. The trip covered 16 states in seven days, with 55 speeches, while he criticized old-line opponents and Soviet Russia, avoiding comments on Senator McCarthy.
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Ernest Vaccaro
Chicago
Truman
Chicago Stadium
Madison
Blackstone Hotel
White House
Midwest
National Committee
Republica
Congress
Soviet Russia
Fis
Joseph McCarthy
Wisconsin
McCarthy
Washington
Northwest
Chavez
Senate
Louis Budenz
Lucas
Tydings
Kremlin
Do More Advertising State Dairymen Told
Donald N. McDowell, director of the state department of agriculture, urged Wisconsin dairy farmers to boost advertising and merchandising. He noted dairy promotion spends are only 2000 dollars daily versus 100000 for cigarettes and 16000 for oleo, urging farmers to sell as others do.
Monroe Education Association to Host Spring Dinner
About 70 city school teachers and spouses will attend the final spring dinner meeting at Monroe Country Club dining room tomorrow evening. Decorations are arranged by Miss Doris Messmer. An evening of cards will follow the dinner.
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Monroe Education Association
Monroe Country Club
Doris Messmer
Pennsylvania Vote To Decide GOP Rule In Dust War
Pennsylvania Republicans faced a high stakes primary with 2.8 million voters choosing between two factions over U S senator and governor tickets. Gov James H Duff and John S Fine led one side against ex Senator Joseph R Grundy backing John C Kunkel and Jay Cooke. Duff accused Grundy of elitist rule while Grundy called Duff seeking party leadership and fracturing the GOP.
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Pennsylvania
Emunu Capiie
Republcan
U. S
James H. Duff
Superior Court
John S. Fine
Nanticoke
Joseph R. Grundy
GOP
John C. Kunkel
Harrisburg
U.S
Jay Cooke
Philadelphia
Duff
Grundy
Publi Grundy
Duff Ants
Republican Party
Turkish regime ousted by voters in landslide shift
Istanbul reports show President Ismet Inonu's regime toppled as Celal Bayar's Democrat Party gains more than 300 seats in a 487 seat parliament. Unofficial returns indicate a sweeping defeat for the ruling People's Party amid economic discontent.
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Istanbul
Ismet Anonu
Anonu
Celal Bayar
Democrat Party
Inonu
People’s Party
Plane Hits Homes and Jet Airman Killed in Aurora
A jet fighter crashed in Aurora Colorado, destroying four frame houses and injuring a gardener. The pilot Lt. Paul Darling, 29, from Estherville Iowa, was killed when the craft exploded in the kitchen of Earl and Mrs Horrell. The blast left a wide swath of wreckage and fire in the residential area.
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Aurora
Colo
Denver
Paul Darling
Estherville
Earl Horrell
Liberty Bell Bong To Open Bond Drive Tonight
The cracked Liberty Bell will ring tonight to launch a drive that aims to sell a billion dollars in savings bonds. Secretary John W. Snyder will tap the bell, whose single tone will be transmitted nationwide. Judith Coplon announced plans to wed in coming weeks to Albert H. Socolov, a 29-year-old New York lawyer.
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U.S. Treasury
John W. Snyder
Miss Coplon
New York
Judith Coplon
Albert H. Socolov
Walter A Miller Jewelers Founder Dies in Monroe
Walter A Miller 60 longtime jeweler and civic figure died yesterday in St Clare hospital of pneumonia and heart disease after two years illness. Born October 25 1889 in Julesburg Colorado he moved to Monroe with his parents and graduated from Monroe High School and Monroe Business College. He married Bessie Ward in Monroe August 12 1916 and for over 50 years operated Miller’s Jewelry on the square. Survived by widow a son Dr Albert J Miller of Aberdeen SD a daughter Sarah Louise a sister Mrs J W Trickel and three grandchildren. Rosary tomorrow at 8:30 p m at Stuessy funeral home with funeral Wednesday at 9 a m in the home and 9:30 a m in St Victor’s church. Burial in Calvary cemetery.
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Walter A. Miller
Miller
St. Clare Hospital
Julesburg
Colo
Albert and
Magdalena Sickinger Miller
Monroe High School
Monroe Business College
Bessie Ward
Monroe
St. Victor’s Church
Knights of Columbus Lodge
East Booth
Edelweiss
Kiwanis
Anton Miller
Alois Ruf
Germany
Miller Jewelry
Paul A. Ruf
Mundelein
Ill
George H
Stuessy Funeral
Funeral
E. C. McCollow
Calvary Cemetery
Lease Plan Offered For Villa Louis Lease
A long term lease proposed by the state historical society would let the group operate historic Villa Louis in Prairie du Chien replacing an outright deed. Society director Clifford Lord said the move aims to resolve the impasse caused by Mayor William Carroll denying final deeds.
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State Historical Society
Villa Louis
Prairie du Chien
Clifford Lord
Lord
William D. Carroll
Railways Tieup Mediation Efforts Resume in 1950s Era
Eastern Germany begins tentative comeback after five years of hardship in the Soviet zone. Dessau reports limited optimism with trains running on schedule, scarce goods, and rationed luxury as authorities face asset transfers to West Germany during a high profile trial.
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Tom Reedy
Dessau
Germany
Elbe
East Zone
Associated Press
Dessaus
Berlin
West Germany
Janesville Woman Dies in Auto Crash
A two car crash near Janesville this Sunday killed 67 year old Sadie Barker and seriously injured her husband Clinton Barker 71 who was driving. Sadie was thrown from the car after hitting a rock at the roadside.
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Janesville
Sadie Barker
Clinton
Woman Saved from River in Niagara Falls Helicopter Rescue
Two men in a pontoon helicopter narrowly escaped death while rescuing 25 year old Mrs Jeannette Bugay of Niagara Falls clinging to a rock above the Horseshoe Falls. A second helicopter performed a dramatic rescue after the first pitched its crew into the swift current. Mrs Bugay was hospitalized for shock and exposure. her husband, Sigmund, a taxi driver, said she had a nervous breakdown.
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Niagara Falls
Niagara River
al Rock
Jeannette Bugay
Sigmund
McCarthy Demands Ouster of Acheson and Jessup
Senator McCarthy accused Secretary of State Acheson of betraying U S interests in Asia and urged President Truman to fire Acheson and Philip Jessup. He claimed Lattimore authored a far eastern plan and accused the State Department of Communist sympathies during a diamond jubilee address.
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Atlantic City
McCarthy
Truman
Jessup
Acheson
Lattimore
Sons of the American Revolution
Johns Hopkins University
Far East
State Department
Smith Withdraws Goecks Complaint Scales Back Hearing
Lucius F. Smith has dropped his complaint against Patrolman Ervin L. Goecks. Rodney O. Kittelsen, chair of the police and fire commission, said tonight’s scheduled hearing has been canceled and disciplinary action is no longer pursued.
Cagney shoots self after fall near Coldwater Canyon home
Hollywood star Jimmy Cagney wounded himself with a .22 rifle while chasing a coyote that had teased his dogs behind his Coldwater Canyon home. He tripped and fell, sustaining a flesh wound in one hand, police said.
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Cagney
Hollywood
Jimmy Cagney
Coldwater Canyon
Improvements in Milk Under New Standards Discovered
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture reported a marked improvement in milk quality since new standards took effect six months ago. Lester Legrid said there were no widespread protests of the Nov 15, 1949 order. Changes noted include more covered trucks, better dairy plants and staff attitudes, cleaner barnyards, many new milkhouses, and improved milk delivered to plants.
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Madison
State Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Lester Legrid
Department
Dairy and Food Division
Legrid
W R Wyman Dies After Long Illness at 48
W R Wyman died Saturday at 7 30 p m in his Monroe home at age 48 after a lingering illness. Born November 6 1901 in Monroe he was the son of Stephen and Mary Heinzelman Wyman. He married Blanche Wenger in Madison October 28 1929. He worked 12 years at Green County Lumber and Fuel and was custodian at Immanuel Church until recently. Surviving are his widow daughter Marilyn and two sisters Mrs Jesse Allen of Winner S D and Mrs Clark A Kleckner of Monroe and one grandson. His mother died June 19 1943. Services tomorrow at 1 30 p m Shriner Neushwander funeral home Rev Howard L Orians officiating burial Greenwood Cemetery.
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Waner
Wyman
Zziz Sath
Mr. Wyman
Monroe
Stephen and
Mary Heinzelman Wyman
Blanche Wenger
Madison
Green County Lumber and Fuel Co
Immanuel Church
Marilyn
Stephen
Jesse Allen
Winner, S. D
Clark A. Kleckner
Shriner-Neushwander
Rev
Howard L. Orians
Greenwood Cemetery
McCoy plane crash claims life of stunting flyer William Krase
William Krase a 38 year old mechanic at Camp Mc Coy died when a two seater plane crashed near Alder lake Sunday. Fishermen saw him performing stunts over the area and vanish behind hills before the wreckage was found among broken pines. His parents live on a farm near Tomah.
Vandenberg Visits Capitol on a Trial Run
Michigan Senator Van denberg Republican leader in foreign affairs paid a surprise Capitol visit and disclosed five operations in two months. He stopped at the Capitol barber shop for a shave and haircut, calling the visit a trial run and saying he hopes to return often with no plans yet for resuming work.
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Vandenberg
Capitol
Washington
Sen
R-Mich
Michigan
Deadlock Persists In Major Railroad Firemen Strike
Chicago mediation labeled the dispute as an immovable object meeting an irresistible force as sessions continued with the railroad Brotherhood. Officials reported no give from either side while strikers seek unemployment compensation after idling roughly 18 000 workers and rail lines face disruption across Illinois and the Northeast.
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Chicago — (P
Leverett Edwards
National (Railway) Mention Board
Francis A. O'Neill Jr
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Edwards
Railroad Adjustment Board
Strikrs
South
Southern
Notter Child Injured In Woodford Mishap
Six year old Norman J. Notter of Woodford route 1 sustained injuries to his left leg when a truck ran over him on the Notter farm yesterday afternoon. He was taken to St. Clare Hospital for treatment after playmates stomped the starter to move the vehicle.
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Wevere
Thacker Approved as New Glarus Postmaster
The senate approved the nomination of Frederick C. Thacker for postmaster at New Glarus, the Associated Press reported from Washington, D.C.
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Thacker
Frederick C. Thacker
New Glarus
Senate
Associated Press
Washington, D.C
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Walter A.miller
Soviet Zone
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Oscar Rennebohm
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