County Entries Win Honors in Festival
Green county area school musicians at Madison earned 16 firsts from 250 top awards among 1,200 entries. Nine local schools also collected 16 seconds and five thirds as Ronald Fieven of Stevens Point HS won a top summer music clinic scholarship for his clarinet solo. Monroe HS led with 10 firsts, 10 seconds, and one third across 21 groups, with a starred lineup qualifying for the evening performance. Other schools listed include Albany, Argyle, Belleville, Brodhead, Brooklyn, Monticello, New Glarus, and Crandall among many soloists and ensembles across multiple instruments and vocal entries.
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Green County
Wisconsin
Madison
Ronald Fieven
Stevens Point
University of Wisconsin
Fieven
Monroe
Monroe High School
Evelyn Welty
Carla Mueller
Donna Lois Olion
Kathryn Janet Krauss
Margaret Angliker
Aarinet
Joan Davis
John Virgil Stauftacher
Joanne Solomon
Helen Gruenewald
Rosella McGuire
Virginia Knack
Patricia Green
Marilyn Lanz
Carol Schindler
Edwin Andereck
Martha Dobbs
Ada Dobbs
JoAnne Elmer
Harveda Benkert
Helen Bienema
Mildred Krauss
Gladys Gibbons
Virginia Krauss
Patricia Knaack
Mueller
Production Goes on At Ford Plants Despite Walkout
Production lines at Ford Motor Co. factories in Detroit area continued amid a foremen strike that began with about 3,800 supervisory workers. Managers watched for disruption as the stoppage threatened serious effects if lasting into several days. Ford plants employ about 78,600 production workers, part of the industry that also includes GM and Chrysler in auto output.
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General Motors
Chrysler
Search for Weckler Girl Clue Prompts Road Digging
County highway patrol and motor police expanded the search for 8 year old Georgia Jean Weckler by digging a 50 yard stretch of the soft road shoulder on highway 12 near the Weckler farm road. A LaCrosse truck driver reported seeing a man digging near the spot 10 hours after the May 1 disappearance. Officers found no clues and planned to use mobile power equipment for a deeper examination. Sheriff Perry traced clues to trailer camps but found the dwellers cleared of connection to the case.
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Consid
Highway 12
Georgia Jean Weckler
George Weckler
Weckler Farm
George Perry
Jury Acquits 28 White Defendants In Lynching Trial
In Greenville South Carolina the jury acquitted 28 white defendants of murder in the Willie Earle lynching case after a nine day trial. The state sought convictions but not death, while FBI and local police gathered statements from suspects. No witnesses testified for the defense.
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Greenville
S. C
Greenville County
Willie Earle
Pickens County
FBI
Samuel Watt
Robert Ashmore
South Carolina
Thomas Wofford
John B. Culbertson
J. Robert Martin Jr
Newberry County
John Belton O'Neal
Navy orders checkup on Bikini atom test personnel
The Navy announced a routine request for a complete blood count for all active duty personnel who took part in Operation Cross Roads at Bikini. Secretary Forrestal ordered the checkup across ships and stations dating May 19, covering an estimated 35,000 to 40,000 sailors in the test vicinity last July.
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Washington
Bureau of Medicine
Forrestal
Pacific
Wisconsin Senate passes tax department power bill
Wisconsin Senate approves a bill granting powers to the beverage tax department to start court actions leading to tavern license revocation, with a 23 to 5 vote and sent to the assembly.
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Madison
Beverage Tax Department
State Treasurer's Office
Wisconsin Senate
Assembly
New Pastor to Be Here Sunday Rev Viel to Begin Charge
Rev L C Viel will preach his first sermon at Immanuel Evangelical church Sunday morning. He comes from Milwaukee Salem Evangelical church replacing Rev Alvinc Rabehl who was transferred to Racine. Viel holds a BA from Nae College Naperville and an MA from the University of Wisconsin. He pastored at Prairie du Chien Arlington Madison First Oshkosh First Milwaukee Salem and worked with Y M C A youth camps and as state director of Christian education. He has been active in Madison Oshkosh and Milwaukee civic groups.
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Immanuel Evangelical Church
L. C. Viel
Milwaukee Salem Evangelical Church
Viel
Alvinc. Rabehl
Racine
Lyndon Clyde Viel
Né College
Naperville
B. C
Evangelical Theological Seminary
University of Wisconsin
Prairie du Chien
Arlington
Madison
Senate Approves Truck License Reciprocity Law
The Wisconsin Senate approved a wartime truck license reciprocity measure 22 to 8 to permit inter state truck movement without extra taxes or licenses. The bill would make permanent an emergency wartime aid act after a stormy session with opponents failing to defeat it. Sen. Melvin J. A. of South Wayne voted with the majority.
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Wisconsin Senate
Senate
Mrs Truman Reported Progressing Nicely in Guernsey
Grandview Mo. reports the president’s mother Martha E mans progressing well after being placed in an oscillating bed for passive exercise. Doctor Wellesce Graham, physician to the president, said her voice is strong and that he is encouraged by her contact and mood.
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Grandview
Wellece
Graham
Martha E. Man
President Signs Greek Turkish Aid Measure in Capitol
President Truman signed the Creek Turkish aid bill today in Wichita Kansas City funding 49 million dollars to halt communism in southeastern Europe. The 350 million dollar foreign relief authorization to Italy Trieste Greece Hungary Austria Poland and China was ready for signature. House and Senate actions followed on a broader information program while debates over relief funding continued.
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Washington
Truman
America
Capitol Hill
United States
Europe
Kansas City
Italy
Trieste
Greece
Hungary
Austria
Poland
China
House Foreign Affairs Committee
State Department
Congress
House
Senate
Korea
Joyce Zwicky Wins County Safety Speaking Contest
Joyce Zwicky of New Glorys 4-H won the senior division of Green County safety speaking contest with Let's Live Longer, among 12 club members. She advances to a district contest June 5 at Prairie du Chien 4-H leadership camp. James Keen, Juda Jolly Juniors, placed third in the junior division with Modern Safety vs Carelessness.
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Jovee Zwicky
New Glorys
Green County
Court House
Prairie du Chien
James Keen
Juda Jolly Juniors
Club Ly
New Glarus
Joyce Ringhand
Brooklyn Busy Bees
R. J. Douglas
Juda
Associated Women’s Committee
Green County Farm Bureau
J. D. Hale
Brodhead
Buenu Insurance Res
Otto H. Kundert
Monroe
How
Fire Devastates Eastport Waterfront Wrecks Sardine Industry
A spectacular fire and explosion swept over an Eastport waterfront quarter last night, gutting many buildings including the sardine packing plants. Officials estimate damage at about 1 million dollars, impacting a third of the city’s key industrial capacity.
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Maine City
Eastport
Firemen Stage Track Plan To Control Traffic
Tipton la AP fire department finally held a plan to control motorists by guiding them onto the CedarCounty fair grounds race track after the siren at 7 p.m. About 100 cars followed the fire truck and were directed to circle the track 20 times, creating a packed venue for Sundays midget auto races sponsored by the department.
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Tipton
Voluneer
Cedar — County
Fire Department
de Good
Marean Elected Dairy Co op Head in Green County
Victor Marean a Five Corners cheesemaker was elected president of the Green County Dairy Improvement cooperative at a Turner hall sign up meeting. The group aims to begin active operations June 1 with Marean as temporary chair. Leo Scheberle and George Keen join as vice president and secretary treasurer respectively and 20 plants sent directors. R E Fisher explained by laws. A R Reppen outlined sanitary milk standards. Over 500 farmers will gain fieldman service. more members welcome during a limited period. Officers plan a fieldman hire at next Wednesday’s meeting with E O Baker.
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Victor Marean
Five Corners
Green County Dairy Improvement Cooperative
Turner Hall
Marean
Leo Scheberle
Brodhead
Goldenrod Creamery
George Keen
Juda
Green County
R. E. Fisher
State Department of Agriculture
A. R Reppen
E. O. Baker
VA reports discrepancies in veterans benefits
The Veterans Administration said about 200000 World War II veterans have collected unemployment or subsistence allowances to which they are not entitled. A VA official noted improvement in recent months due to tighter investigation of claims.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Truman Rules on Philippine Envoy Nomination
President Truman selects O Neal to succeed Paul V McNutt as ambassador to the Philippines. McNutt plans to leave his post and resume legal practice after requesting relief from duty weeks earlier. The nomination heads to the Senate for approval tomorrow.
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Philipines
O'Neal
Paul V. McNutt
New Republic
Senate
McNutt
Army Officer Deal Revealed in Wartime Bribery Case
Ex congressman Andrew J. May testified he sought quicker wartime Army finance commission for Harvey L. Schwam after learning Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt sponsored him. Maysaid Schwam would have to lose 40 pounds to win the post, and he arranged meetings with Robert Patterson. He denied urging contracts for the Garssons and said his letters to Eisenhower aimed to obtain justice for Capt. Joseph Garsson.
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Washington
Andrew J. May
New York
Eleanor Roosevelt
House Military Committee
Harvey L. Schwam
Murray Garsson
Henry Garsson
May
Schwam
Roosevelt
Watson
Edwin Watson
Patterson
Coronel May
Robert Patterson
Army Finance Department
Garssons
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Joseph Garsson
Eisenhower
Europe
Garsson
AMLT
Risenhower
Army
State Board Seeks Flood Loss Data From Region
The board requests detailed flood loss figures including land value, corn and grain losses, hay, pastures, fences, buildings, farm equipment, household goods, business interruptions, home damage, and road blockages. Torkelson urges precise, nonminimized reporting by the deadline to aid planning.
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State Planning Board
Torkelson
Graduates Set for 136 Rural Grade School Pupils
136 rural and state graded eighth graders in Green County will receive diplomas in a series of ceremonies from May to June with the largest at Monroe High School auditorium on Friday afternoon. Centers include Albany Belleville Brodhead Juda Monticello and more, naming dozens of graduates and their home centers.
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Green County
Juta
New Glarus
Monroe High School
Monticello
Brooklyn
Albany
Belleville
Brodhead
Marie Broderick
Cost of Feeding Germany May Rise
Frankfurt reports a U S bill to taxpayers for about 750 million dollars for feeding 46 million Germans in western Europe described as a 1948 prospect. British leaders, worried by postwar loans, may soon ask the United States to cover Britain’s dollar share of German food imports. Under the American British fusion of zones, each country likely pays half of the 692 million dollar estimate to guard 40 million in the bizonal area from starvation.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Europe
U. S
United States
Britain
Luxury Air Liner Crashes in Philippines
A luxury air liner carrying at least 11 Philippine officials and seven crew crashed on Min Danao in Bukidnon. All aboard are believed dead. A US B-17 will assess search options and helicopter feasibility for survivors.
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Mindanao
Mt. Katanglad
Bukidnon
13Th Airforce
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Harley Streiff
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Peter Rupp Jr
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John Christen
James Cox
Eileen Ruppert
East Dayton
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John O'Brien
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Martha Amann
Lois Broeren
Donald Domek
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Annie Cleveland
Joe Milks
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Imogene Ellis
Badger
Herman Karl
Elaine’ Kundert
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Atwood
Chris Kneubuehl
Joyce Schneider
Detatur
Margaret Shain
Pine Bluff
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William Goecks Jr
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