E. T. Kundert Celebrates 82nd Birthday in Monroe Hardware Line
Edward T. Kundert, 82, marks 50 years as Monroe’s oldest hardware retailer. He began in 1896, operated from the same store since 1900, and formed Kundert Brothers with Otto in 1898. He married Mary Hamman in 1897 and lives with daughter Mrs. Philip Hirtzel in an apartment on 21st Avenue.
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Edward T. Kundert
Monroé
Casper Bundert
New Glarus
Abraham H. Kundert
W. W. Wright Insurance Agency
Jackson Street
Patrick Sheehan
Sam Koeller
Chenoweth
Mr. Kundert
Otto H. Kundert
West Coast
Kundert Brothers
Mary Hamnan
Monroe
21St Avenue
Philip Hirtzel
North East
Governor Sets Expedited State Budget Hearings
Governor Madison Goodland announces a program to speed budget hearings due to a deluge of requests and late department figures before the 1947-48 biennium. About 169 million dollars is requested. hearings will begin next week with the budget director and financial secretary, and joint finance committee chairmen in both houses participate.
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Madison
Goodland
Boards
Joint Committeee of Finance
Wisconsin seeks rail rate cut on meat shipments
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission seeking reductions in interstate freight rates on fresh meat and packing house products from Wisconsin to southern states. It charged 82 railroads operate in the southern territory with unjust and unreasonable rates, harming Wisconsin packing houses and livestock markets in cities like Cudahy Madison Milwaukee Green Bay Prairie du Chien and Eau Claire. The complaint argues the schedule breaches the Interstate Commerce Act and that fair outbound meat rates would improve markets for Wisconsin livestock.
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Madison
State Department of Agriculture
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Wisconsin
Cudahy
Green Bay
Milwaukee
Prairie du Chien
Eau Claire
October Disbursements Trim Wisconsin State Fund
Wisconsin’s general fund balance on November 1 stood at 6 843 509 following October disbursements of 18 101 331, including 13 764 943 from the state highway fund. Treasurer John M. Smith cited 25 million in government bonds not included and noted shifts in cigarette liquor beer and motor fuel tax receipts along with other October revenues.
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Madison
Wisconsin
John M. Smith
Smith
Four Deer Taken by Area Hunters Reported by The Times
Four hunters from the Monroe vicinity bagged deer in the north woods. Gordon Helland of Juda returned from Black River Falls with an 8 pointer, the only buck in a party of four. J J Gruenewald and son J H took 4 pointers weighing 175 pounds near Spooner, and L A Koenig harvested a buck near Phillips. The season ends tomorrow.
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Monroe
North Woods
Gordon Helland
Juda
Black River Falls
J. J. Gruenewald
J. H
Spooner
L. A. Koenig
Phillips
Grant Operators Right to Assess Fines on Miners
The federal coal mines administration disclosed it has granted numerous applications by bituminous coal companies to fine striking miners for absence. Officials say it is up to operators to collect fines from payrolls, potentially totaling millions, as John L. Lewis fights the government in court. The strike enters day ten with legal battles, and proposals emerge to use wartime oil pipes to ease fuel shortages.
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Washington
Federal Coal Mines Administration
John L. Lewis
Coal Mines Administration
SFA
Interior Department
War Assets Administration
Uncle Sam
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Edward R. Burke
Southern Coal Producers Association
Senator Knowland
Calif
Truman
Collisson
T. Alan Goldsborough
Goldsborough
Norris-Laguardia
Industry Staggers Pittsburgh Workers in Coal Shutdown
Industry operates under strain as Pittsburgh area coal shortages for a ten day shutdown idled more than 95,000 workers today and threatened further supply disruptions.
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Pittsburgh
Deportation of 3800 Jewish Immigrants From Palestine
In Famagusta Cyprus a large group of 3800 illegal Jewish immigrants to Palestine was detained and began departure from three British ships anchored in Famagusta roads. Wayne A. Johnson announced that 40 percent of the Paducah Kentucky line operations will resume next Monday after coal strike closures. Army led Navy 21 to 6 at halftime in Philadelphia to cap the 1946 season.
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Famagusta
Cyprus
Palestine
Famagusta Roads
Chicago
Wayne A. Johnson
Hiinecis Central Railroad
Paducah, Ky
Philadelphia
Army
Navy
Great Britain Rejects Soviet Push to Scrap Atomic Bomb
In Lake Success Britain rejects demands to scrap the atomic bomb as the first step in a UN arms reduction program. Sir Hartley Shawcross argues outlawing the bomb is part of a general plan and questions unequal elimination of mass destruction weapons. France voices concerns over veto rights in any control measures on disarmament.
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Lake Success
Great Britain
Soviet Union
United Nations
Hartley Shawcross
France
Alexandre Parodi
Russia
Scout Leaders Plan December 10 Honor Court
A U S Grant council meeting of Boy Scout leaders at Browntown school 8 Tuesday night plans participation in the district court of honor in Monroe December 10. Commissioners scoutmasters cubmasters assistants and unit chairmen invited to ensure unit representation. The district court of honor in Monroe at 7 30 Tuesday night December 10 will welcome new scouts since Sept 1 1946 and award advancements. Rev Newell Mendenhall Monroe is court of honor chairman.
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U. S. Grant Council
Browntown School
District Court of Honor
Monroe
Browntown
Circuit Court Room
County Board Lacks Authority to Fund Legion Memorial
The attorney general's office ruled that Outagamie county board had no authority to contribute funds for a veterans memorial at an American Legion post. The opinion was delivered to Elmer Honkamp, district attorney of Outagamie county.
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Madison
Attorney General's Office
American Legion
Elmer Honkamp
Outagamie County
Merger of OPA and CPA Looms as Suit Threatens Sugar Ration
Washington reports the planned consolidation of the Office of Price Administration and the civilian production administration ahead with Porter’s resignation amid a court challenge over sugar rationing. Maple Leaf Dairies seeks to block allocations as the legal fight could end sugar controls if the formula is ruled illegal.
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Opa-Cpa
Washington
OPA
Civilian Production Administration
Paul Porter
Federal District Court
Maple Leaf Dairies, Inc
Brooklyn
Porter
Chester Bowles
White House
Charles Ross
CPA
Maple Leaf Firm
Neenah, Wis
Roxas Announces Joint Filipino US Defense Bases Plan
Philippine President Manuel Roxas said in a national heroes day address that an agreement allows the United States to establish bases in the islands for mutual defense. He spoke to the U S army's Philippine Scouts and noted no further formal announcement has been made by Manila or Washington.
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Camp O'Donnell
Luzon
Manuel Roxas
United States
United States Army
Philippine Scouts
Roxas
Manila
Washington
Earliest Christmas Purchases Seen in Monroe Shoppers
Monroe merchants report the earliest Christmas buying period on record with shoppers starting mid October and buying cash and carry. Demand is high for electrical appliances, luggage, and children’s gifts while shortages persist for stemware, lace tablecloths, candy, and some fabrics. early shoppers may win access to limited stock.
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Monroe
Milk prices slip as November sets at 4.75 per cwt
Prices for dairy products fall in November with milk at 4.75 per hundredweight testing 3.5 percent butterfat. Cheddar drops 3 cents on the Plymouth market while Swiss cheese and butter hold near 90 cents a pound as demand cools and production rises with end of leased factory contracts.
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Plymouth
All-time High for Idleness in America
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports 4,095,000 workers in strikes through October 1946, with an additional 400,000 soft coal miners on strike last week. The total surpasses the 1919 wartime peak of 4,160,000, and 102,525,000 man-days were lost in the first ten months of the year.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
John L. Lewis
Mony
Bureau
V. F. W. Auxiliary to Be Organized Friday
The Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary will be formed Friday at 2 PM in Turner hall as announced by Cecil Jones post commander Louis R. Wolleson. Eligible members include mothers wives widows sisters daughters and foster relations of deceased or honorably discharged service members who served overseas in wartime.
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Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Turner Hall
Louis R. Wolleson
Cecil Jones Post
U. S
Roosevelt Alias Criticized by Lawsmith on Passport Privileges
Rep. Lawrence H. Smith of Wisconsin's foreign affairs committee labeled Elliott Roosevelt an ambassador of ill will and urged the State Department to revoke his passport privileges. The remarks position Roosevelt in a public diplomatic row over travel and status.
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Elliot Roosevelt Washington
Lawrence H. Smith
R-Wis
The
Foreign Affair Committee Today
Elliott Roosevelt
State Department
Atom for Industry Revolves Around Coal Strike Insight
Senator Wiley of Wisconsin argues the coal strike could hasten atomic energy use for heat and power, sparking a practical revolution. He warns against relying on a single fuel or group and stresses meeting broader American energy needs. He notes 400,000 miners may heed one voice, ignoring 140 million others.
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Washington
Wiley
Wis
Chicago Livestock Show Opens After War Pause
The International Livestock Exposition resumes in Chicago with entries from 41 states and Canada totaling 10 490 cattle horses sheep and swine. Grain judges face 3 000 crop samples while blue chip stock valued above 5 million dollars tops the show as winners take over 100 000 in prizes. Junior division 4 H entrants set a record with 1 425 steers, 113 percent higher than 1941, and about 900 were weeded and sold on the spot despite market pressure.
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Chicago
United States
Canada
International
States
William Ogilvie
Beeves
Warnecke Formerly of Monroe Victim in Beloit Penney Holdup
Elm er F. Warnecke, longtime Monroe resident and former assistant manager of the Monroe Penney store, was robbed of about 3200 dollars in cash and checks during a nighttime holdup at the Beloit store. He and fellow employee Herbert Anderson were bound by two gunmen as they rode to a bank to make a night deposit. the bandits fled in a 1941 Buick toward Madison. Warnecke survived the incident and preserved his wallet with personal papers.
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J. C. Penney
Beloit
Monroe
Elmer F. Warnecke
Monroe Penney
Warnecke
Herbert Anderson
Beloit State Bank
Anderson
Madison
Truck crushes farmhand near Halsey kills Rudolph Burke
Rudolph Burke a 34 year old farmhand from Halsey was killed when a truck left the road and rolled into a ditch. Passenger Arthur Schultz was uninjured. Authorities reported the fatal accident occurred yesterday.
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Wausau
Rudolph Burke
Halsey
Arthur Schultz
Marriage Licenses Total Rise in Green County
Green County issued 23 marriage licenses in November, bringing the year’s total to 198, announced County Clerk Clarence W. Lengacher.
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Green County
Clarence W. Lengacher
Wheat Plunges Then Recovers Some Loss on Wheat Futures
Wheat futures on the Chicago board of trade fell sharply amid the heaviest daily drop since before the war. January wheat reached $2.01 a bushel, down 8 1/2 cents from prior close, with losses easing later and prices at about $2.04. Corn and oats also weakened while rye at Winnipeg hit the daily limit. selling followed Agriculture Secretary Anderson’s note of ample grain supply and expectations of reduced government buying for export.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Winnipeg
Anderson
New Season Lows on Egg Futures at Chicago Exchange
New season lows appeared as December and January egg storage futures contracts closed around 31.80 to 31.85 cents a dozen at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Heavy trading preceded a price drop that spurred selling in egg deliveries.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Market Backs Off After Upturns Amid Coal Dispute Fears
New York stock activity mixed with profit taking on three advances left most sectors uneven. Investors hedged in expectation the national coal dispute could widen, while December rally hopes lingered. Tax selling cooled, but some issues still slipped and trading slowed to about 400000 shares.
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New York
Soviet Concession on Reparations for Greece and Yugoslavia
Moscow reports a 50 50 reparations split between Greece and Yugoslavia after long talks with Molotov accepting equal treatment. Bulgaria faces potential cuts from 125 million to 65 million dollars as Byrnes weighs a reduced levy. Final decisions expected tonight.
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New York
Yugoslavia
Greece
Foreign Ministers Council
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
Bulgaria
James F. Byrnes
Two British Women Celebrate Century-Plus Birthdays in London and Bristol
In London actress Helena Cresswell who knew Disraeli and acted with Lily Langtry recited Shakespeare for friends as she marked her 1101st birthday. In Bristol Mrs. Helena Bellow recalled King Edward VII admired her late husband's beard, a magnificent 18% inch growth.
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London
Helena Cresswell
Disraeli
Lily Langtry
Bristol
Helena Bellow
Edward VII
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