Ties Forecast Snowfalls In Wisconsin For 1939 Winter
Fred Ties of Brodhead predicts 24 snowfalls for Wisconsin winter using a moon and date based formula. While some forecasters expect a heavy season, locals report a 1.96 inch rain turning to snow, with one accident and several downed limbs. The method has a history of variable accuracy, including a past hit on 22 and 54, and continues to intrigue residents.
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Wisconsin
Fred Ties
Brodhead
Ties
Willie Mays
Fred
F. M
Tinker) Ties
Alvin W. Blum
Highway 81
17Th Avenue
7Th
Monroe
Martin Dickson
Bandit Pair Stage $200,000 Gem Robbery
In NewrosEAD New York two well dressed men entered a jewelry store to exchange a jeweled cross. One claimed to be a Treasury agent while the other drew a gun. As the manager opened the safe the pair robbed the cash and jewels worth about $200,000. The robbery followed a prior purchase of the cross by one bandit ten days earlier.
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Newrosead
N.Y
H. L. Gross and Co
Joseph Singer
Treasury
Singer
Jaycees' Seat Belt Drive Gains Momentum
Jaycees report strong progress on a local state and nationwide seat belt program. Donald M mugnam chair led 62 members at Marco's meeting as belts were presented to Gov Gaylord Nelson James Karns and Sen William Proxmire.
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Monroe Jaycees
Gaylord Nelson
Madison
Thomas Kerr
Monroe Jaycee
Donald Hugdahl
Jaycees
AAA
Wisconsin
Darrell Vincent
Donald M. Mugnam
Marco
James L. Karns
Motor Vehicle Department
Hugdahl
Jaycee
John F. Kundert
Vernon Schillinger
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
William Proxmire
Chamber
Power and Light Co
Arden Pope
Dane County
Erwin Hollenbeck
Waukesha
Stock Prices Slide During Profit Sales In York
Stock prices slipped this afternoon as trading slowed to the week’s lown. Key shares fell fractionally across a broad front while the market retreated from the previous record highs in the autumn rally.
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York
Congo Un Forces Murder 13 Italian UN Airmen at Kindu
United Nations reports Congo lese troops killed 13 Italian U.N. airmen in Kindu after arrest. Bodies reportedly dismembered and dumped in the Lualaba River. UN spokesman George Ivan Smith says proposals for action are underway and Malayan troops are en route to reinforce the Kindu garrison.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
United Nations Today
U.N
Kivu
Kindu
A.U.N
Lualaba
George Ivan Smith
Smith
Antoine Gizenga
U.N. Malayan
Farm City Week dinners draw 331 attendees countywide
A total of 331 county farmers and businessmen attended three banquets in the county during Farm City Week. Speeches by Percy Hardiman and others emphasized agricultural concerns, rural urban ties, and economic growth. Event coordinators included Duane Helland Juda and Verne Guptil Brodhead with Kiwanis and Lions Club sponsorship.
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Monroe Country Club
Woody Dew Drop Inn
Dayton
Speers
Percy Hardiman
Wisconsin Farm Bureau
Juda
Duane
Helland
Verne Guptil
Brodhead
Hardiman
Waikesha
J. Frank Wilkinson
Monroe
Ray E. Kundert
John Irvin
Kiwanis
Lions Club
Bud Phillipson
New Glarus
Henry Spring
Monticello
Elmer White
Edward J. Kaderly
General County
Assembly Set To Begin Work On Nelson Plan
The Wisconsin Assembly plans to take up Governor Nelson’s tax revision plan as a special order of business Tuesday with floor debate possible a week later. Amendments aim to resolve differences with Republicans, including changes to income tax rates personal exemptions and the sales tax expansion to jewelry fuel and telephone charges.
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Madison
Assembly
Govel
GOP
Frank Panzer
Brownsville
Calvert
Illam Drahelm
Neenah
Nelson
Alfonsi
Glen Pommerening
Waiwatosa
Pommerening
Govenor
Panzer
Bureau Backs Nelson Plan for Tax Relief
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation announced support for Gov. Nelson's income sales tax remise. Spokesman William Kagakallas said the federation favors the broader Republican plan but sees the Nelson bills as a prudent first step toward tax revision. He noted cautious pace and potential future improvements to aid farmers.
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Madison
Nelson
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation
Federation
William Kagakallas
Kasakallas
Capitol Leaders Join in Tributes for Sam Rayburn
President Kennedy led the nation in mourning after Sam Rayburn died in Bonham Texas. Leaders across parties praised Rayburn as a devoted servant and an unflinching friend, with Lyndon Johnson Mike Mansfield and John W McCormack offering poignant remembrances of the longtime speaker.
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Washington
Kennedy
Sam
Sam Rayburn
West Coast
Bonham
Tex
Congress
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Johnson
Capitol
Mansfield
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
Sam Ray
Boston
Rayburn
Janesville Shoe Store Destroyed by Fire
A downtown Janesville shoe store the River shop was destroyed by fire discovered at 10 30 p m. The blaze damaged two adjoining businesses causing smoke damage and an estimated loss of 100 000 dollars. Fire chief Alex Andreski said the cause was undetermined and the fire took six hours to control. No injuries were reported.
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Janesville
Alex Andreski
Paget Firestone
Hamlin
Sam Rayburn Dies After Long Cancer Fight
Holl Speaker Sam Rayburn known as Mister Democrat dies at 79 in Bonham Texas after a battle with cancer and its complications. President Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson were alerted as tributes began. funeral set for 1:30 p.m. CST at First Baptist Church in Bonham with body in state at Sam Rayburn Memorial Library.
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Bonham
Tex
Sam Rayburn
Risser Hospital
Rayburn
White House
Washington
John McCormack
Massachusetts
House
Baylor
William B. Bankhead
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Kennedy
Harry S. Truman
Talk on Delinquency Given for Brotherhood
John H. Walter county juvenile case worker spoke to the Immanuel and Bethel EUB Brotherhood at Immanuel Church on juvenile delinquency in Green County. He explained probation and noted Green County has a lower juvenile probation rate than the state average.
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John H. Walter
Immanuel and Bethel Eub Brotherhood
Immanuel Church
Walter
Green County
Three New Satellites Put in Orbit To Seek Data in Space Studies
Three United States satellites orbited today to gather data for navigation and space surveillance. Two satellites rode into orbit aboard a Thor Able-Star rocket from Cape Canaveral. Transit 4B weighs 190 pounds and carries a nuclear generator. the second, a 240 pound Dumbbell, should extend beyond 100 feet in two weeks as a stabilization test. The launch boosts a space navigation network to guide ships planes submarines and missiles. Earlier, Discoverer 35 released a satellite from Vandenberg AFB California as part of tests to recover capsules from space with Hawaii based planes attempting a snag.
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Associatres
United States
Cape Canaveral
U.S
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Clothing Drive Exceeds Quota in Wisconsin Illinois
Rev James C Plymire announces the clothing drive surpassed its 25 000 pound quota by about 6000 pounds. A box car carried 15468 pounds from Milwaukee Road depot and 15770 pounds from Platteville, totaling 31238 pounds for southwestern Wisconsin and northern Illinois destined for Indiana for overseas aid.
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James C. Plymire
Grace Lutheran Church
Milwaukee Road Railroad
Platteville
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Lutheran World Action
Cheese market steady in Madison with ample supplies
The American cheese market in Madison Wisconsin remains steady as trading stocks arrive at regular outlets. Prices for cheddars 36 to 38 percent, 40 pound blocks 36 to 39 percent, single daisies 38 to 39 percent, longhorns 38 to 39 percent, and midgets 38 to 41 percent.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Cast Selected For Class Play Stardust At Monroe High
Monroe high school seniors announce a complete cast for the three act comedy Stardust by Walter Kerr. The show runs 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday in the junior high auditorium with Jack Robilette as Mr Bach and Valarie Usher as Prudence Mason.
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Monroe High School
Toda
Walter Kerr
Jack Robilette
Mr. Bach
Academy of Dramatic and Allied Arts
Susan Warfel
Roger Zimmerman
Kay Bauman
Clair Bidlingmaier
Guineth Genstead
Mike Saitzer
Sharon Anderson
Paul Young
Rosie Webster
Jean Shager
Marilyn Brennan
Julie Rupnow
Prudence Mason
Valarie Usher
Prudence
Arthur Scott Jr
Allen Stauffacher
Academy
Carol Holling
Claire Carter
Rick Bahr
Jerry Flanagan
Hollywood
Dean of Women
Janet Aust.n
Journal Struck in Milwaukees Birthday Labor Action
Milwaukees Journal faced a walkout by 57 ITU mail room workers on the paper 79th birthday. The strike led to six columns and typewritten text while 13 girls operated typewriters to replace printers and compositors. About 240 ITU printers and compositors not in dispute honored the picket lines.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Journal
International Typgraphers Union
ITU
ITV
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Gizenga
Bureau
Speaker Rayburn
Hometown’s Baptist Church
Stardust
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