Memorial Day Rites Led by Veterans Units at Greenwood Cemetery
Memorial observances begin with color guards leading 18 marching units from 8:45 am. Army Navy and Marine representatives head the parade to Greenwood cemetery for services. firing squads from Company K will perform volleys at Monroe and Juda. Flower strewing starts at 8:15 am, morning events run to about 2 pm with a concert by the high school band and Taps by JoAnn Meyer and Kenneth Hartwig.
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Legion
VFW
Greenwood Cemetery
Army
Navy
Marine
Forrest Riese Theodore Kelley
Kenneth Ginner
James Voelkl
Oe Cecil
William Guin
Veterans Memorial
L1th Street
18Th Avenue
Armory
Company K
Monroe
Juda
Glenn L. Kubly
Lyle Rogers
Charles Pickett
Calvin Drafahl
William Leopold
Robert Schultz
Eugene
Wes
Barbara Kundert
Ruth Feldt
Darlene Johnson
Sandra Simpson
Nicklaus Schiesser Dies After Illness at 66
Nicklaus Schiesser 66 a Monroe native died at 5:30 a m today in St Marys Hospital Madison after a month of hospitalization for abdominal surgery He lived at Lake Waubesa Morris Park near McFarland for 15 years Born August 15 1882 he was the son of Caspar and Ursula Schiesser His survivors include his second wife Carrie Davenport a daughter Mrs Harry B Lyford of Glenview Ill and a sister Miss Margaret Schiesser Funeral services will be held Sunday at the local church and burial will follow.
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Nicklaus Schiesser
Monroe
St. Mary's Hospital
Madison
Mr. Schiesser
Lake Waubesa
Morris Park
McFarland
Caspar
Ursula Hoesly Schiesser
McFarland Lutheran Church
Harry B. Lyford
Glenview
Ill
Schiesser
Rudolph
Kathryn
Funeral Cemetery
Union Presbyterian To Build Parsonage
Union Presbyterian to build a one story frame parsonage this summer on the west side of 20th avenue facing 13th street. The Bruni-Miller Co. will construct the bungalow for September occupancy by Rev. Dallas Landrum and his bride to be. Building committee members include Floyd Davis Marshall L. Peterson Curtis Chase Ralph J. Kundert Dr L A Moore trustees Harold Haworth John A. Eley Jr Miss Sally Turnbull and Miss Tessa L Stearns.
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Union Presbyterian Church
20Th Avenue
13Th Street
Bruni-Miller Co
Dallas Landrum
Floyd Davis
Marshall L. Peterson
Curtis Chase
Ralph J. Kundert
L. A. Moore
Harold Haworth
John A. Eley Jr
Sally Turnbull
Tessa L. Stearns
Memorial Day Edition Canceled for The Evening Times
In observance of the Memorial Day holiday no edition of The Evening Times will be published Monday. Times staff and families will attend holiday services and reunions. Regular publication resumes with Tuesday's edition.
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Evening Times
Times
The
Veterans Day Program Parade And Ceremony Schedule
A Monday program lists 15 percent decorating graves at 8 45 with marching units meeting at the armory for parade route and line up. At 9 00 the parade proceeds to Greenwood cemetery via 18th avenue south and 11th street to highways, then to 16th street and cemetery road. The MHS band performs at 9 30, followed by formal ceremonies at 10 00 with Rev Newell Mendenhall as main speaker. Disbanding occurs at 16 30.
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Armory
Veterans Memorial
Greenwood Cemetery
18Th Avenue
11Th Street
20Th Avenue
16Th Street
Cemetery Road
MHS
Newell Mendenhall
Memorial Day Observance with Lincoln Address and Band
Rev Ralph Kofoed will open the service. William Hogan reads 1868 Logan decree designating May 30 as a defender tribute. Robert Brawand will recite Gettysburg Address. Rev Newell Mendenhall delivers Memorial Day Thoughts. Taps, national anthem, and firing squad volley follow.
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Ralph Kofoed
William Hogan
John A. Logan
Lincoln
Robert Brawand
Newell Mendenhall
Aid Claims Higher But Industry Layoff Rate Shows Decline
Washington reports total unemployment claims rose to a 1949 high of 2 057 750 last week while layoffs by industry fell 7 600 to 336 800. Twenty eight states including New England saw fewer new claims as Michigan and Massachusetts drove the changes amid auto industry labor disputes.
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Washington
Bureau of Employment Security
New England
Michigan
Massachusetts
Ford Strike Talks Still Deadlocked
Detroit reports thirteen hours of peace talks failed to break the Ford strike deadlock as negotiators adjourned at 9 25 a m and planned a new meeting for 8 p m The dispute centers on manpower on assembly lines and the disciplining of 35 Ford workers with the choice of an arbiter delaying a settlement John S Bugas Ford chief negotiator insisted the arbiter must be an industrial engineer and weigh the speedup dispute.
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Detroit
Ford
John S. Bugas
Heavy Pre-holiday Traffic Sets County Pace
Chief George W. Armstrong of the Green County highway police reported heavy pre holiday traffic yesterday afternoon starting about 2 30 p m that slackened during the evening hours and this morning Much traffic is expected later today continuing through the double holiday
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George W. Armstrong
Green County Highway Police
Bridges Posts Bail in Perjury and Fraud Charge
San Francisco labor leader Harry Bridges posted bail of 5000 dollars after being indicted on perjury and fraud tied to his citizenship hearing. Bridges called the case an administration smoke screen as trial was set for June 9.
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Bridges
San Francisco
Harry Bridges
NLRB voids UMW union shop clause in coal contracts
The National Labor Relations Board ruled unanimously that the UMWs union shop clause in captive mines violated the Taft Hartley act. The decision denies the miners the right to strike over that clause and could influence broader labor law debates in Congress. Senators Taft and Ellender offered contrasting views on the ruling’s impact.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Southern
Congress
National Labor Relations Board
Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW
NLRB
Supreme Court
U. S. Steel Corp
Taft
Ohio
Ellender
D-La
Mystery Note Key To Lawyer Slaying
Madison attorney Herbert Siggelo, 76, was killed with a car crank. Ex convict William Fike, 47, of New Lisbon, is suspected in a motive tied to a money dispute. Authorities sought a key note and a first degree murder warrant. note not found at Fike’s sister’s home. Curran said Fike recently left Waupun prison and had asked to see editor Evine at Mauston jail.
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Herbert Siggelo
Madison
Dist. Atty
Charles P. Curran
Siggelo
William Fike
New Lisbon
Curran
Fike
Siggelko
Waupun
William T. Evine
Madison Capital Times
Evjue
Mauston
Students Select Council Members
Four representatives from each class were elected yesterday to positions on the Anglo Youth Council by students. The 16 students elected include 1950 seniors Francis Thorpe James Forbes Sybil Blumer Carol Schindler and juniors Jeanette Crane Janet Anderson Jack Andereck Ben Blaser sophomores Carol Schwingerl Mary Carol Thompson Curtis Elmer William Beach freshmen David Forbes Richard Goodrich Beverly Thoreson and Audrey Peterson. At the next youth council meeting representatives will elect officers.
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Anglo Youth Council
Francis Thorpe
James Forbes
Sybil Blumer
Carol Schindler
Jeanette Crane
Janet Anderson
Jack Andereck
Ben Blaser
Carol Schwingerl
Mary Carol Thompson
Curtis Elmer
William Beach
David Forbes
Richard Goodrich
Beverly Thoreson
Audrey Peterson
Graduation events to open tomorrow for 110 seniors
Graduation week begins tomorrow at the high school auditorium with baccalaureate services at 8 pm. Rev. E C Mc Collow will deliver the baccalaureate address, assisted by Rev. Paul Kehle and Rev. Newell Mendenhall. The mixed chorus directed by Olga Ruth will perform with Nanci Moldenhauer as soloist. Final exams follow on Tuesday and Wednesday, with a Wednesday picnic at Vilas Park. Thursday class day features humorous prophecies and the transfer of school possessions, then commencement at 8 pm with Dr J Martin Klotsche as speaker. Valedictorian, salutatorian, and citizenship honors announced. diplomas presented by Supt. E O Evans. Virginia Knaack soprano will headline the special music, joined by the boys quartet Allan Prisk, Fred Huber, Jack Andereck and Rudolf Maurer.
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Monroe High School
E. C. McCollow
Paul C. Kehle
Newell Mendenhall
Nanci Moldenhauer
Olga Ruth
Allen F. Barnard
Vilas Park
Madison
J. Martin Klotsche
Milwaukee State Teachers College
E. O. Evans
Virginia Knaack
Boys
Allan Prisk
Fred Huber
Jack Andereck
Rudolf Maurer
Young burglars caught in Milwaukee break-in
A curly haired 10 year old girl and a 13 year old boy were found burglarizing a Milwaukee filling station early today. Police said they captured the pair after a passerby reported two men entering the station.
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Milwaukee
Rutledge Trial Nears End With Final Pleas In Murder Case
Dr. Robert C. Rutledge Jr., 28, faces first degree murder charges in the slaying of Byron Hartman, 29, alleged seducer of Rutledge's wife Sydney. Defense argues unwritten law and innocence, while the state seeks guilty verdict. closing arguments reference moral consequences and punishment.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert C. Rutledge Jr
Walter J. Barngrover
William Crissman
Crissman
Barngrover
Dr. Rutledge
St. Louis
Byron C. Hartman
Sydney
Christopher Efthim
Agnes Schamberg
Cutler-Hammer Electrical Company
Hartman
I’m Barney
Emerson
Efthim
Emerson Electric
Schamberg
Western plan for merging zones in Germany eyed by allies
The article reports on a Western plan to extend the zone system across all of Germany, aiming to align Bonn’s constitution with Western practices. It notes Russian opposition and signals a potential push for settlement, with statements from U S Secretary of State Dean Acheson and other officials.
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U.S
Dean Acheson
Ernest Bevin
Lehn
Germany
Bonn
Boy Saved from Water Identified in Albany Rescue
An eight year old Albany boy saved from drowning by Walter J. Kubly of Monroe is identified as Allen Bronson, son of Principal and Mrs Harvey L Bronson. The youth was playing near the dam with two companions when he went under a second time and Kubly entered the river to save him.
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Allen Bronson
Harvey L. Bronson
Albany
Walter J. Kubly
Monroe
Kubly
Ripley Believed It or Not to Live On as American Institution
Robert L. Ripley creator of Believe It or Not died in New York at 55 from a heart attack after a recent checkup. He will have his enterprises continued as an American institution under Col. Robert Hyland who announced the holding company plan. Ripley rose from a $8 a week cartoonist to a media empire spanning books radio movies and television.
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Robert L. Ripley
New York
Ripley
Old
New York Globe
Toon
William Randolph Hearst
Monroe
Illinois Central Railroad
Orangeville
Jug Prairie Cemetery
Brooklyn
Heen
Robert Hyland
Eisler in Hiding To Balk Rehearing
British Bow Street magistrate freed Gerhart Eisler in extradition proceedings. Eisler, a US fugitive and communist, said he would stay in Britain a week or two before heading to the Soviet zone of Germany. Attorney General Tom Clark vowed to pursue his return. The embassy and State Department waited on further reports. Eisler had been convicted of visa falsification and refusal to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee. He fled while on bail.
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London
Gerhart Eisler
United States
Eisler
Bow Street
Washingon
Tom Clark
House
UN American Activities Committee
Justice Department
State Department
Washington
American Activities Committee
Laurence Dunn
National Council For Civil Liberties
British Council For German Democracy
Britain
Soviet Zone
Germany
State Bonus Bills Slated for Hearing
Madison veterans bonuses face hearings next week. One bill offers WWII payments from 50 to 500 to veterans and up to 900 to survivors. A 5 million dollar transfer from the general fund plus surtaxes would fund a bonus trust. A second proposal creates a cash fund to pay ex servicemen when funded.
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Madison
Assembly Veterans and Military Affairs’ Committee
Fairly Comfortable Holiday Weather Seen by Forecaster
The article notes Memorial weekend weather with a chilly start and sunny areas, predicting cooler conditions tomorrow. Across the nation the weekend is forecast fair and cool north of the Ohio River and warm southward, with varied evening temperatures and limited warming ahead.
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Mercury
Ohio River
President Truman Cruises for Holiday on York River Trip
President Truman sails today aboard the presidential yacht Williamsburg with a party including Fleet Adm. Leahy for a weekend cruise on the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay. He plans to attend religious services at the U S Naval Academy in Annapolis and will be represented at Memorial Day services by the military.
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Washington
Truman
Williamsburg
Fleet Adm
Willem JD Leahy
Potomac River
Chesapeake Bay
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Concrete poured for Monroe plant primary clarifier walls
The Monroe disposal plant addition progressed with 85 yards of concrete poured for walls. Zenno A. Gorder, water department superintendent, reported 50 yards poured yesterday and 35 yards today.
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Monroe
Water Department
Zenno A. Gorder
Reuther Clues in Detroit Shooting Mystery
Police persist in piecing clues in the Victor Reuther shooting case. Four days after the gunman attempted to kill the 31 year old CIO unionist, investigators pursue leads and examine evidence.
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Reuther
Detroit
Victor Reuther
CIO
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