Governor Rennebohm Considers Special Legislative Session
Governor Rennebohm said a special session to address veterans housing may be called, though he had not decided. He cited a 1947 49 plan to fund municipalities by doubling liquor tax, challenged by the state supreme court on constitutional grounds. He praised mental institutions and national guard funding as priorities and urged coordinated budgeting under elected oversight.
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Fond du Lac
Wisconsin
Oscar Rennebohm
Madison
State Supreme Court
Rennebohm
Wisconsin National Guard
Treasury
Parking Lot Work Starts Tomorrow On 16th Avenue
Grading will begin tomorrow morning to prepare the city’s public parking lot on 16th Avenue for surfacing. Zenno A. Gorder, director of the lot, announced temporary closure and a posting of a fee. The lot will be cleared tonight. John Erb, street superintendent, will oversee grading and surfacing will proceed as ground becomes ready.
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16Th Avenue
Zenno A. Gorder
John Erb
Surfa
Albany Man Enters Plea of Not Guilty
Albany man Arthur Noyes pleaded not guilty to operating a vehicle under the influence of liquor. Trial set for next Thursday morning in county court before Judge Harold J. Lamboley. Noyes, arrested by county highway police after a 9 15 p m accident on highway 58 a half mile east of Monroe, struck a car driven by Mrs Ralph H Wenger. Both cars damaged, Noyes treated for a knee injury and held overnight.
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Arthur Noyes
Rold J. Lamboley
Noyes
Monroe
Ralph H. Wenger
18Th Avenue
Senate Group Receives Russia Misdeeds List for Peace Talks
The Truman administration sent the Senate Foreign Relations Committee a list detailing Russia’s alleged violations of long standing agreements. The document aims to block a favorable peace by labeling Moscow propaganda as its spring peace case.
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Washington
Truman Administration
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Russia
Senate
Monroe High Band to Lead Swiss Section in Wisconsin Centennial Parade
Monroe high school's 80 piece band directed by Allan F Barnard will head the Swiss nationality unit in Madison for Wisconsin statehood day parade. New Glarus groups organized most floats while Monroe adds a hillside float featuring Rudy Burkhalter's Swiss Alpine horn. Other Monroe units include Company K and VFW Vets, with parade viewing advised along lower State Street or Capitol Square. bands perform at Camp Randall and a Camp Randall formation rehearsal is set for Friday.
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Monroe High School
Allan F. Barnard
Wisconsin
Madison
Glarus
Casper Zentner
Monroe
New Glarus
Rudy Burkhalter
Company K
Wisconsin National Guard
Zilmer-Riley American Legion Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
First District
Louis R. Wolleson
VFW
Elkhorn Drum and Bugle Corps
Conklin Park
A. M. Mixson
Lower State Street
Capitol Square
Camp Randall Stadium
Beloit
Ashland
Beaver Dam
Belleville
New Glarus Lions Club
Green County
Camp Randall
Wilhelm Tell Guild
Maennercher
Oscar Rennebohm
N. Henry Street
Langdon
Park
State Street
State
Square
N. Carroll Street
Legion Sport Award To Robert Ableman
Monroe high school senior athlete Robert Ableman received the annual American Legion sport award this afternoon during class day exercises at the high school auditorium. Wesley L. Dodge vice commander of the Zilmer Riley post presented the honor, with selection based equally on athletic achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ableman
Monroe High School
Wesley L. Dodge
Zilmer-Riley
American Legion
Graduation ceremonies honor county seniors and rural grads
Tonight one hundred seven high school seniors will receive diplomas during the annual commencement in the high school auditorium. Tomorrow afternoon rural schools’ graduates totaling 161 will be honored in a separate ceremony. Ruth Hartwig of Grove school in Jordan township was added to the rural graduates list today.
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Ruth Hartwig
Grove School
Jordan Township
Ableman Receives Legion Award for Scholastic and Athletics
Ableman son of Ruth V. Ableman earns seven letters in basketball football and tennis at Monroe High. He helped six Monroe teams win or share Southern 10 championships and played in the 1947-48 state tournament. He also excelled in American Legion junior baseball and held class offices as a senior preparing for graduation.
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Legion
Robert G. Rote
G. W. Perrigo
Don Lovelace
Ableman
Ruth V. Ableman
20Th Avenue
Monroe
Wauwatosa
American Legion
M Club
Davis to Run for Wisconsin 2nd District Seat
Rep. Glenn Davis of Wisconsin announced plan to seek a full term in the state’s second district. He was elected to fill the unexpired term after Rep. Robert K. Henry died shortly after his reelection.
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Davis
Waukesha
Glenn Davis
Wis
Wisconsin
Robert K. Henry
Jefferson
Mrs. Johnson 90 Dies in South Wayne
Mrs. George Johnson aged 90 of South Wayne died last evening at St. Clare hospital after a seven week heart ailment. She broke her hip in a morning fall and had lived in South Wayne 43 years. Survived by three daughters and two sons, seven grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Funeral services Saturday at 2 p.m. at Hanson Funeral Home South Wayne conducted by Rev. G. M. Gunderson. Burial in Rockwell cemetery.
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George Johnson
South Wayne
St. Clare Hospital
Wiota
Johnson
Tillie
Louis Winters
Gratiot
Earl Hasley
Hawaiian Islands
William A. Johnson
Warren
S. J. Johnson
Emma Winters
West Viota Lutheran Church
Hanson Funeral Home
G. M. Gunderson
Rockwell Cemetery
McCarthy Recommends Housing Bill Changes
Sen. McCarthy of Wisconsin urged three amendments to the Taft-Ellender-Wagner housing bill before the Wisconsin Builders Association. He called for limiting FHA activity to standard codes, banning federal aid for city slum clearance, and removing the farm housing section with a study committee to report later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
McCarthy
R-Wis
Wisconsin Builders’ Association
FHA
Alfred Barth Sr Dies at Marengo
Alfred Barth Sr died this morning at 1 o'clock at Marengo Illinois after a long illness He was born in 1870 in Canton Bern Switzerland and came to the United States in 1900 He lived on farms near Darlington Monroe and then Five Corners before moving to Marengo to live with his daughter Mrs Frank Niffenegger He leaves three sons Alfred Jr Ernest and Emil a daughter Alma who died earlier and many grandchildren Services will be held at Cooper funeral home Marengo and Shrin er Neushwander with burial in Greenwood cemetery
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Alfred Barth Jr
Monroe
Frank Niffenegger
Marengo
Mr. Barth
Canton Bern
Switzerland
Kentucky
Darlington
Five Corners
Magdalene Bauman
Barth
St. John’s Evangelical Church
Clarno Township
Niffenegger
Alfred Jr
Ernest
Emil
Milwaukee
Alma
Cooper
Shriner-Neushwander
Paul Kehle
Zimmerman Seeks Eighth Term as Secretary of State
Madison reports Secretary of State Fred R. Zimmerman announced his candidacy for re election. Zimmerman who was governor in 1927 28 has served seven terms and often led the republican ticket statewide ceilings.
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Madison
Fred R. Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Jews Army Claims It Wiped Out Egyptian Post
The Jewish army said it destroyed an Egyptian advance position northeast of Gaza, killing 30 Egyptians and seizing heavy guns. Israeli forces announced sweeping the northern Galilee in Operation Broom, advancing toward the sea and occupying western Galilee.
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Jew Army
Associated Press
Gaza
Israel
Jerusalem
Abdullah
Trans-Jordan
Haganah
Beit Hanoun
James M. Long
Tel Aviv
Galilee
United Nations
Transidan Arab
U. N
U. S
Old City
Holy Sepulchre
Calvary
Mosque of
Omar
Christendom
Food Prices Rise From Month Ago amid Mixed Demand
The report notes higher average food prices this week than last month though below January peaks. Retailers report strong demand for fresh produce fish and cheaper meats while bakery demand slows. Wholesalers say sales remain high with ample supplies though dried fruit packs soften.
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New York
American Institute of Food Distribution
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Wisconsin Loses Tax Revenue on Mail Order Oleo
Wisconsin faces thousands of dollars in uncollected oleomargarine taxes as mail order sales bypass retailers and consumer licenses. The state cannot identify buyers or compel direct mail sellers to disclose purchaser identities, though several companies operate from Illinois into Wisconsin. Retailers pay 15 cents per pound. consumers may owe six cents per taxed purchases.
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Madison
Wisconsin
State Department of Agriculture
Anthony E. Madler
Rockford
Chicago
Waukegan
Illinois
OPA
Monroe Boy Scout fund drive reaches 1250 in incomplete returns
In Monroe, incomplete returns from the annual Boy Scout fund drive total $1250 so far. Drive chairman Louis A. Koenig reported the funds support local scout troop activities. Last year the drive netted $1593.93.
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Monroe
Louis A. Koenig
Drive
Senate panel backs oleomargarine tax repeal bill
The Senate finance committee approved 12 to 0 a bill repealing a quarter cent per pound tax on uncolored oleo and a 10 cent per pound tax on colored margarine. An amendment requires restaurants serving colored margarine to post a sign. The bill would also remove manufacturer and distributor license fees up to $600 yearly.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Millikin
R-Cole
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Finance Committee
Two Kindergarten Teachers Approved for Monroe Schools
Two kindergarten teachers have signed contracts to teach in Monroe public schools for the 1948 49 term. E O Evans superintendent of city schools announced today. The new teachers are Miss Virginia Peck Baraboo who will teach in North and East schools and Miss Ann Marty Monroe who will teach in Lincoln and South schools.
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Monroe
E. O. Evans
Evans
Virginia Peck
Baraboo
Ann Marty
Lincoln
South
Peck
University of Wisconsin
Marty
Monroe High School
Beloit College
Phyllis Shea
North
Adeen C. Johnson
Rescuers Hear Shouts Of Entombed Miner In Shaft
Rescue crews frantically tunneled 200 feet underground after shouts and tapping from a mine chamber revived hope that two men trapped by a cavern at Heidelberg colliery No 11 shaft might be alive. William Ambrose, 53, of Avoca, was already found dead under a rock fall last night. two others worked with him when the accident occurred.
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Scranton
William Ambrose
Avoca
Heidelberg
Ambrose
Double barreled Probe By House Senate Into Broadcasts
Congress orders dual investigations by the House and Senate into Voice of America broadcasts amid charges of libel and misrepresentation of the United States. Senator Ferguson and Rep Chenowth to lead respective probes with senators Capehart and Hatch voicing sharp criticism of scripts and content.
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House
Senate
Washington
Voice of America
United States
Ferguson
R-Mich
Rep
Chenowth
R-Cole
New England
Texas
Capehart
Ind
Nevada
Las Vegas
Reno
Hatch
D-Nm
Saltonstall
Rmass
Connally
D-Tex
Brewster
R-Me
Not Responsible New York Script Writer Denies VOA Claims
Rene Borgia, a discharged NBC script writer, says he was not responsible for the controversial Voice of America scripts. In a telephone interview he states he was told to write them that way and did not sign them, naming Alberto Gandero as the person who directed the writing.
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New York
Rene Bogia
NBC
Voice of America
Borgia
Alberto Gandero
Rene Borgia
Cuba
Senate
Capehart
South
Central America
Indiana
H. Alexander Smith
State Department
Smith
Voice
White House
William F. Brooks
Brooks
NBC under fire over discreditable World War II era scripts
Senate debates excerpts of late 1947 broadcasts to South and Central America criticize scripts as disrespectful of Brigham Young and Birmingham. NBC officials say the aired content came from NBC after internal staffing left English checks unavailable, while two writers were dismissed.
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Albany
Monroe Band
Legion Sport Award
Norman C. Webster
Air Forces
Alfred Barth Sr
Old City of
Arab Legion
Latrun
Beit Juz
Khulda
Arabs League
Security Council
Folke Bernadotte
Palestine
Radio Voice
Acre
London
Senate Finance Body
National Broadcasting Co
Utah
Brigham Young
Young
Alabama
Birmingham
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