Col D A Stearns Dies in Miami After Illness
Col Daniel A Stearns longtime Monroe resident and businessman died at his Miami home Saturday morning after a brief illness. He had been active in farming hardware livestock insurance real estate and in Miami real estate development including Palm and Hibiscus islands. He served in the Wisconsin National Guard rising to colonel and led promotions during the Spanish American War era. The Stearns family had wintered in Monroe and traveled widely during a life rooted in growth of Miami and its surrounding area.
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Daniel A. Stearns
Monroe
37Th Street
Miami
Fla
Roll
Kobli
Fred P. Treat
Mami
Buena Vista
Bay Shore Line
Buena Vista Park
Biscayne
Col. Stearns
Biscayne Bay
Miami Beach
Stearns
Mr. Stearns
Co. 1
Co. H. Monroe
Wisconsin Regiment
Jeremiah Rusk
Samuel Lewis
First Infantry
National Guardsmen
S. P. ‘Schadel
Graduation Exercises for Monroe High 1947 Seniors
1947 Monroe High School graduates, 123 seniors, will hold the 74th annual commencement on Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The program features a processional by the orchestra, invocation by Rev. Newell Mendenhall, mixed chorus, and a commencement address by Dr. Nelson Vance Russell of Carroll College. Diplomas will be presented by H. T. Johnson. benediction by Rev. Mendenhall. Alma Mater sung by the class. recessional to Pomp and Circumstance.
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Monroe High School
Allan F. Barpard
Newell Mendenhall
Nelson Vance Russell
Carroll College
E. O. Evans
H. T. Johnson
Mendenhall
Helen Jean Beinema
Dorothy Ellen Benkert
Gilbert R. Bennett
Barbara Jean Bell
Kenneth John Ross
Karl Edw. Bregenzer
F. Jerome
Best Years Are Now Rev. Rabehl Tells Monroe Graduates
Rev Alvin C Rabehl recently transferred to Racine's Immanuel Evangelical addressed Monroe High School's 1947 graduates at the Bac calaureate service. He urged students and families that the best years are today and urged living with clean character, democracy, heritage, and religious faith. The program featured the school orchestra led by Allan F Barnard and scripture readings by Dr. Charles A Briggs with choral numbers directed by Mrs. D Andrew Howey. Benediction by Rev L C Viel followed.
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Alvin C. Rabehl
Racine
Monroe Immanuel Evangelical Church
Monroe High School
Allan F. Barnard
Charles A. Briggs
Methodist Church
D. Andrew Howey
Newell Mendenhall
Grace Lutheran Church
L. C. Viel
Milwaukee
Rabehl
Lyford Named Information Chief in Seven-State Rent Control Office
Harry B. Lyford of Lyford, city, has been connected with the Chicago area bureau of information for the Office of Price Administration and later assigned to Rent Control. He is appointed information chief for a district covering seven western states in the Office of Housing Expeditor. He remains in War Agency Building offices at 226 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, and has arranged living quarters on a country estate near Elgin.
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Harry B. Lyford
Bureau of Information
Chicago
Office of Price Administration
Office
Rent Control Service
War Agency
West Jackson Boulevard
Elgin
Representative chosen for Farm and Home Week speech
Mrs. Frankstoom of Gordon Township will represent Green County Homemakers at the State Homemakers Demonstration Council meeting during Farm and Home Week in Madison. Miss Mamie Tillema county home agent will attend tomorrow and Wednesday and the Clarno Homemakers club has chartered a bus for Wednesday's program. Many other homemakers across the county plan to attend multiple sessions.
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Frankstoom
Gordon Township
Green County
Madison
Mamie Tillema
Clarno Homemakers’ Club
Green County Draft Board Closes Records Transport Planned
The Greenown selective service board in Green County closed today. Paul Davis, Beloit field representative of state headquarters, sealed all records to be moved to a record depot later. Miss Frances Kleinmaier, clerk since October 1940, had served as volunteer and stenographer.
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Greenown
Selective Service Board
Paul Davis
Beloit
Frances Kleinmaier
Ned
Tee
Kieinmaier
Lilienthal urges public understanding of atomic energy decisions
Chicago LBJ era report: David Lilienthal, chair of the Atomic Energy Commission, urged broader public understanding and reasoned debate on atomic energy choices. He warned these are human decisions affecting life and peace, not just science, and said the press and educational institutions should lead public interpretation.
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Chicago
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Lilienthal
Inland Press Association
America
Monticello Women Earn Degrees at Wisconsin Commencement
Miss Eunice Rupp and Miss Betty Rupp, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Rupp of Monticello, were graduates at the University of Wisconsin commencement. Eunice completed a four year course with a major in a field from the arts or sciences. Betty also earned her degree in the same ceremony.
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Monticello
U.W
Amonticeso
Times Special Service
Eunice
Betty Rupp
Jacob Rupp
University of Wisconsin
U S Asked to Supply Maximum Food for Europe
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson urged a July world conference in Europe to tighten food management and conserve supplies for importing nations. He warned of a severe shortage across Europe this summer and called for delivering up to 5 million tons of cereals from July to September, mostly from the current crop.
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U.S
Europe
Emergency Council
Agen (Ap
Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson
Washington
United States
D. A. Fitz
Fitzgerald
Council
Canada
Argentina
Agriculture, Department
Halbrook Farm Ponies Shine at Villa Louis Horse Show
Halbrook Farm ponies earned top honors at the Ila Louis Horse Show in Prairie du Chien. Fas hionable's Halbrook Lady won first among eight ponies from Wisconsin Iowa Illinois Minnesota Driven by W R Schuetze. Fashionable's Halbrook Prince placed third in the single pony class.
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Halbrook Farm
Villa Louis
Halbrook
Belvidere
AP Bullets: Evans charged in gold coin theft
Los Angeles reports the arrest of 36 year old William Kenrick Evans on charges of appropriating and selling about 100000 in gold coins confiscated from Japanese on Formosa. U S Attorney James M Carter announced the case.
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Los Angeles
William Kenrick Evans
Army
Formosa
U. S
James M. Carter
Clark Details Austrian Troubles and Soviet Actions
Gen. Mark Clark returned from Europe and accused the Soviet zone of backing communism by rewarding party members with better food and wages. He cited free elections showing Austrian opposition to Soviet influence while noting confiscations of farm products and exports by Soviet forces, increasing UNRRA and U.S. taxpayer burdens.
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New York
Mark Clark
Europe
Russia
Clark
Austria
Communist Party
UNRRA
McCarthy Heads Wisconsin Stassen for President Club
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy was elected temporary chairman of a Wisconsin Stassen for president club. The group planned formal organization before Stassen speaks at the Wisconsin County Board’s association convention on June 11 in Rhinelander. George Greeley was chosen to open a Stassen headquarters in Oshkosh.
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Milwaukee
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsn Stassen
Minnesota
Stassen
Wisconsin County Board’s Association
Rhinelander
George Greeley
GOP
Oshkosh
Greeley
Will Conrad
Medford
Myles Johns
McCarthy
Appleton
Wisconsin
American Legion Poppy Drive Clears $837.11 in Monroe
The Monroe American Legion Poppy sales totaled 837.11 with 45.10 from the South Wayne sale. Chairman Mrs. Paul J. Lochner announced the results and listed afternoon and evening helpers including Mrs. L. A. Koenig and daughter Maureen Bruni and other volunteers.
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American Legion
Monroe
Paul J. Lochner
South Wayne
John Gage
L. A. Koenig
Maureen Bruni
Barbara Springberg
Robert Gempler
Priscilla Kohli
Jane Bender
Joyce Broege
Burton Lynch
Lowell Markwardt
Theodore J. Burgy
Elaine Ganshert
William Schillinger and Son
N. G. Preston
Alfred Henning
Mark Grinnell
Truman presses hemispheric arms program for Western nations
President Truman asked Congress to approve a broad program of military cooperation with Western hemisphere nations including standardization of arms and transfer of equipment to Latin American and Canadian governments. He stressed limited, non indiscriminate arms distribution and alignment with the United Nations charter.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Latin America
Canada
U.S
White House
Missouri
United States
Death of Joshua Legler lifelong area resident at 78
Joshua Legler aged 78 died at 10 45 yesterday morning at his home 1924 8th street after a year of illness. Born July 1 1868 in New Glarus township he married Katherine Blumer Nov 13 1890 in Monticello. Surviving are his widow two sons John Legler Darlington and Andrew Adams home stead two daughters Mrs John Zurfluh Albany and Mrs Emil Rufer Jordan a sister Mrs Elizabeth Portman Monroe 31 grandchildren 37 great grandchildren. Funeral at 2 pm tomorrow Shriner Neushwander funeral home Rev Paul C Kehle St Johns church officiating burial New Glarus cemetery.
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Joshua Legler
8Th Street
New Glarus Township
Andrew
Elsbeth Glarner Legler
Monticello
Katherine Blumer
New Glarus
Adams Township
Monroe
Legler
St. John’s Evangelical Church of
John Legler
Darlington
Adams Homestead
John Zurfluh
Albany
Emil Rufer
Jordan
Elizabeth Portman
David Legler
Barbara Zentner
Anna Zentner
Shriner-Neushwander
Paul C. Kehle
St. John’s Church
New Glarus Cemetery
Negro escapes lynch mob and surrenders at state prison
Godwin Buddy Bush, 24, eluded a white mob for 48 hours after an arrest for alleged rape in Northampton County. He escaped during a predawn abduction, hid in pine woods as authorities searched, then surrendered to FBI protection and was taken to the state prison.
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FBI
Godwin
Buddy) Bush
Northampton County
Jackson
N. C
Raleigh
North Carolina
Buddy” Bush
Bushit
Bush
Ernest R. Tyler
Tyler
WB Egials
Mail Carrier Transferred to Rural Route at Markesan
James Hyland a city mail carrier for over 21 years is moved to a rural route at Markesan Green Lake County effective June 1 A substitute carrier will assume his duties temporarily Hyland first became a substitute carrier December 8 1925 and was appointed a rural carrier January 26 1931.
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James Hyland
Markesan
Green Lake County
Mr. Hyland
Assailant Sought in Probe of 6 Year Old Milwaukee Girl
Milwaukee police linked the brutal assault on a 6 year old girl to the ongoing Georgia Jean Weckler case as detectives across the city and sheriff's deputies hunt a suspect. The girl was found severely beaten and unconscious in debris near an old garage and remained in critical condition. Police described the case as the most brutal they had faced and asked for state help as they pursue a possible link to Georgia Jean’s disappearance in Jefferson County.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Georgia Jean Weckler
Adolph Kramer
Georgia Jeans
Jefferson County
Francis Gari
Georgia Jean
Garity
Weckler
Randolph Glaser
Glaser
Radio World Show Delights Youth Center Audience
The Angle youth center hosted a live Radio World program with Connie Johnson as Joan Davis and John Maurer as Perry Como leading a cast that included Robert Maurer Jing Crosby Barbara Reese Dinah Shore and James Molden Tauer as Jose Iturbi. About 70 members enjoyed student performances and witty numbers by John Maurer LaVerne Falk and Robert Water as eighth graders visited and may join next week.
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Yn Sawuraay
Mgm
Radio World
Angle
Connie Johnson
Joan Davis
John Maurer
Perry Como
Robert Maurer
Jing Crosby
Barbara Reese
Dinah Shore
James Moldentauer
Jose Iturbi
LaVerne Falk
Robert Water
County Farmers Highlighted In June Caps Farmer Articles
Sam Waelti of near Monroe and Ben F Feldt and Son near Monticello are profiled in Copper's Farmer June issue. Waelti appears in Easy to Warm Pigs and the Feldts in Need for Summer Pigs. Sheriff Evan Chambers named to Wisconsin Sheriff's Association legislative committee. annual meeting June 24 26. attendees plan to go. US Post Commanders Meet American Legion post holds its annual meeting Friday at City Hotel with Bruce M Blum chairing. Albert Riege Platteville chosen as band leader for next year. Livingston grade school principal C H Snively to cede outgoing post command.
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Evan Chambers
Wisconsin Sheriff's Associa
Eagle
Chambers
Green County
Sam Waelti
Monroe
Ben F. Feldt and Son
Monticello
Capper
Waelti
Feldts
U. S. Post
American Legion
Bruce M. Blum
Albert Riege
Platteville
Fire at Oshkosh lumber mill destroys vast stock
A $400,000 fire at Foster Lothman mills wiped out three million board feet of white pine and other lumber. Fire Chief Leo J. Givens said Deputy State Fire Marshall Earl Schaube was requested to investigate the blaze discovered just before midnight Saturday. The 270 by 150 foot warehouse was fully involved, creating a towering smoke plume seen 25 miles away in Appleton.
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Asmosay(p
Foster- Lothman «Mills
Leo J. Givens
Earl Schaube
Chilton
Appleton
Installation of Monroe Eagles Aerie Attended by 500
About 500 Eagles members attended the installation of the Monroe lodge yesterday. A charter membership of 114 was noted as officers were installed. A parade around the square preceded a gathering at Turner Hall with state officers to plan regular meetings each Wednesday. Chartered buses arrived from Freeport Beloit and Madison lodges.
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Monroe
Turner — Hall
Freeport
Beloit
Madison
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Garsson Munitions Makers
Kentucky
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Joseph F. Freeman
Cumberland Ill
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Morrison Army Airfield
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