Monroe Daily Journal Historical Note and Subscription Rates
Founding date October 13 1898 and continuous operation under various managements. Absorbed in 1927 by local papers. AP Inland Daily Press Association and Audit Bureau of Circulation affiliations noted. Subscription terms listed by carrier or mail with rates and advance payment rules. Office hours stated.
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Monroe Daily Journal
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Associated Press
Inland Daily Press Association
Audit Bureau of Circulation
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Monroe
Wisconsin
Stephenson County
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French Cabinet Presses Conditions on West German Peace
The Paris government introduces last minute terms to the peace contract with West Germany as Big Three ministers discuss the plan. French political nerves and frequent shifts in public mood drive terse reactions, while Western defense unity faces new obstacles before final ratification.
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West Germany
United States
Kremlin
Reds
European Defense Organization
Ridgway Advice on Far East War and Russian Threat
General Ridgway urged Congress to consider bombing Red bases in Manchuria as a possible way to draw the Russian air force into the Korean conflict. Only this fragment of his remarks was released by lawmakers and security officers. The item may contrast with General MacArthur’s 1951 views and Truman’s dismissal of him.
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Ridgway
Congress
Far East
Manchuria
Red China
Gen. MacArthur
Truman
MacArthur
Spud Shortage Sparks Agency Gossip and Doubts
The piece questions the administration's explanation for the ongoing potato shortage and mocks the Department of Agriculture. It recalls previous potato surpluses rotting on the countryside and notes the failure to find substitute uses. The writer ibid. emphasizes frustration with bureaucratic handoffs and political timing.
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Department of Agriculture
Congress
Eucharistic Congress Opens in Barcelona with World Attendance
Hundreds of Catholic prelates and half a million pilgrims from nearly every country gather in Barcelona for the 35th World Eucharistic Congress. The event emphasizes peace in families, factories, nations, and the church. Exiled officials represent Soviet dominated states. The first congress was in Lille in 1881.
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Barcelona
Spain
Budapest
Lille
France
Mexican Crash Kills 26 Political Supporters
A P A truck carrying supporters of anti-government presidential candidates overturned near Chonomas, killing 26 men and wounding 27 others. Police report confirms the tragedy as a bleeding political catastrophe with casualties concentrated among protesters and bystanders.
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Mexico
Glider training barracks discussed as 1942 possibility
Ten years ago a plan to convert the Deaconess hospital and nurses home into a U S army barracks for glider training drew varied views from Rev. Alvin Cyrabehl and W J Stauffacher of Immanuel Evangelical Church. Capt Fred T Bruni Jr and other tank corps members who escaped Bataan were captured on Corregidor. Muster of Civil War days shown at Trukenbrod's pharmacy window.
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U. S. Army
Alvin CyRabehl
W. J. Stauffacher
Immanuel Evangelical Church
Fred T. Bruni Jr
Janesville
Monroe
Tank Corps
Bataan Peninsula
Philippines
Corregidor Fortress
Manila Bay
Trukenbrod
Smith Outlines Election Platform In Racine
Rep Lawrence H. Smith of the First District releases his campaign platform in Racine. He calls for federal economy via decentralization with more state role, removal of government regulations, curb on spending and a Canada style credit control, plus a full review of foreign policy and a civilian emphasis reducing military outlays.
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Racine
Lawrence H. Smith
Washington
Canada
Foreign affairs aim to work with people not defunct governments
The statement argues that foreign policy should prioritize direct engagement with individuals and living actors over interacting with obsolete socialized regimes. It emphasizes pragmatic diplomacy and person-to-person cooperation as the path to effective international relations.
Eau Claire Soldier Awarded DSC for Korea Action
Lt. Jack L. Dinkel of Eau Claire Wisconsin received a posthumous Distinguished Service Cross from the Army for heroism near Sobang San Korea on June 14 1951. He ordered a withdrawal amid depleted ammo and grenade rounds, held back the enemy with rifle fire, was mortally wounded, and died as his troops reached safety.
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Tokyo
Jack L. Dinkel
Eau Claire
Wis
V U. S
Korea
Sobang-San
Dinkel
Tito To Revamp Yugoslavia Rule
Belgrade Tito plans constitutional reform to strengthen one party rule in Yugoslavia. The plan shifts cabinet powers to parliamentary committees, renames posts, and may appoint Tito as president while keeping one party control tight and elections restructured via councils.
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Alex H. Singleton
Belgrade
Marshal Josip Broz Tito
Communist Party
Tito
Yugoslavia
Council For Legislation of the National Assembly
Federal Council of the National Assembly
United States House of Representatives
Britain
House of Commons
Council of Nationalities
United States Senate
Wisconsin Power and Light honors five year club members
Three Monroe and two Oregon employees of Wisconsin Power and Light were welcomed into the Pioneer club at Beloit. New 25-year honorees include Earl Weckerly Roy A. Speich Elva M. Kugler Robert R. Weckerly and Marguerite E. Pillar. Fifty three employees reached 25 years of service and received diamond pins. The Beloit gathering featured remarks by company president G C Neff and notes on company history.
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Monroe
Oregon
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Pioneer Club
Beloit
Earl Weckerly
Roy A. Speich
Elva M. Kugler
Robert R. Weckerly
Marguerite E. Pillar
Edwin R. Blair
LaVerne E. Deal
O. H. Grinnell
Benjamin J. Holsapple
Ralph A. Lindsay
W. S. MacDonald
Michael A. Merens
Carson G. Lowl
Lars O. Wick
Dewitt Harmon
Belleville
A. L. Sardeson
Blanchardville
L. C. Sardeson
G. C. Neff
Mrs. Julia C. Kelly Riley Dies in Decorah
Mrs. Julia C. Kelly Riley of Decorah, Iowa, aged unknown, died Saturday after three years of ill health in a Decorah hospital. Her niece Mrs. Everett E. Van Horn of route 5 travels to funeral services, burial planned at Phillips Cemetery in Decorah.
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Everett E. van Horn
Route 5
Julia C. Kelly Riley
Decorah
Funeral services pending for H C Mitchell 46 Albany native
Albany special report says Harland C Mitchell 46 native of Albany died at his New London home at 2 40 am from a sudden heart attack. He was born January 25 1906 and married Gertrude Klatt January 4 1930 at Rockford. He leaves a widow two sons Darwin Thomas and a daughter Cinda, a half sister Mrs Ray Haddinger Albany and grandfather Michael Crooke 90 at Wagner Convalescent Home Monroe. Funeral services pending.
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Albany
Harland C. Mitchell
New London
Louis W
Nellie Crooke Mitchell
Albany High School
Rockford
Gertrude Klatt
Antioch
Mitchell
Kaukauna
Darwin
Thomas
Cinda
Ray Haddinger
Michael Crooke
Wagner
Monroe
Ida Mitchell
Air density at high altitude tiny fraction of sea level
A scientific fact notes that at 100 miles up, a cubic foot contains about one three millionths as much air as the same volume at sea level, illustrating the extreme thinness of the upper atmosphere.
Community Visitors Make Weekend Rounds in Wisconsin Towns
Monticello residents Mrs. O D Curtis and relatives travel from Sheridan Indiana visiting the Dugdale family and other kin for a week. Several local households report Friday or weekend visits to Janesville Madison Monroe New Glarus and Madison with family members and grandchildren mentioned.
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R. K. Dugdale
Tommy
Dickie
Sheridan
Ihd
H. L. Karlen
Dugdale
H. A. Becker
Janesville
Nancy
Robert Holcomb Jr
New Glarus
Fred Zweifel
Lillian
Arthur Holcomb
Henry Hefty
Robert Holcomb Sr
Madison
Glarus
Charles Rolph
Herman Veenie
Monroe
John Elmer
Darlyne
Albert Knobel
Phillip
Shirley
Judith Woodruff
O. D. Curtis
Ted Butler
Apples Needed Per Barrel Of Cider Report
Historical note states that producing one barrel of cider requires between 12 and 15 bushels of apples. The figure reflects cider-making efficiency and standard measures used in the period.
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