Kroger Opens At Lamboley Johnson Building
Patrons streamed into the new Kroger market in the Lamboley Johnson building after Mayor Buehler cut a ribbon at 9 am. The store, next to Woolworth, expands the former site to quadruple space with new departments and self service meat and seafood. A special line of carts includes a fall out proof child seat for mothers with young children.
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Kroger
Lamboley-Johnson
Frank A. Buehler
Fitzgibbons
Woolworth
Kroger Company
John Kleier
Melvin E. Jones
Madison
Hollis Hunt
Herman de la Grange
Victor Soreson
Everett Wild
Brodhead Homecoming Festivities Begin With Parade
Brodhead's homecoming activities start Friday afternoon with a grade and high school parade. Betty Ehlert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ehlert, will reign as queen with attendants Helen Behling and Kathryn Dunwiddie. Assistant cheerleaders Charlotte Lentz and Janet Williams join the court of honor. The Brodhead Cardinals face Argyle at 7:30 p.m. followed by a high school dance.
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Brodhead
Betty Ehlert
Roy Ehlert
Helen Behling
Kathryn Dunwiddie
Charlotte Lentz
Janet Williams
Brodhead Cardinals
Argyle
Composer of Cantata Requests Pardon for Life Sentence
Nashville reports Frank Grandstaff, a petty criminal turned composer, has petitioned Tennessee for clemency from a life sentence under the habitual criminal act. He wrote a 75 page cantata on his cell wall and was recently invited to Big Spring Texas to hear the work.
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Nashville
Tennessee
Frank Grandstaff
Grandstaff
Big Spring
Texas
One Finger Heart Surgery Technique Described
A Chicago report details a single finger heart procedure on the mitral valve used on rheumatic heart disease. Surgeons guide a knife on the finger through a heart wall opening with a purse string stitch for rapid closure, still on trial per the American College of Surgeons.
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Chicago
American College of Surgeons
Swiss Cheese Corporation of America Incorporated
The Swiss Cheese Corporation of America formed by Edward Bregenzer Carl O Marty and Robert F Marty filed articles of incorporation with Grace M Thorpe to issue 500000 in common stock at 100 a share. Operations planned Jan 1 in temporary quarters at Monroe Cold Storage with a 10 year lease starting April 1 at 1202-14th Ave for storing and curing up to one million pounds of cheese. Carl O Marty lists Three Lakes as his address.
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Swiss Cheese Corporation of America
Edward Bregenzer
Carl O. Marty
Robert F. Marty
Register of Deeds
Grace M. Thorpe
Monroe Cold Storage Co
South Side
14Th Avenue
Three Lakes
Northernaire
Blended milk price set for September at $3.75
Chicago producers under the federal milk order will receive a uniform blended price of 3.75 a hundredweight for September deliveries. The amount is 11 cents higher than August 1949 and 1.23 lower than September 1949. Prices are f o b 70 mile zone.
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Chicago —(P
Chicago
Wisconsin cheese market signals cautious demand
Federal market news reports Wisconsin American cheese demand steady to weak with cautious trade. Selling prices vary by item and assembly point. notes include daisies around 34 to 36 cents, longhorns about 35 to 36 half cents, and square prints 35 to 36 cents, midgets mentioned.
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Madison
Wisconsin
I. c
Argyle Youth Dies After Hog Truck Crash and Fire
Ernest A Robertson an 18 year old Argyle livestock driver died in a blazing truck cab after his semi trailer loaded with 12 tons of hogs went out of control on state route 78 three miles south of Argyle. The vehicle plunged down an 111 foot embankment, trailer overturned, thirty one hogs killed, cab thrown 40 feet. Robertson born Oct 28 1930 son of Ebenezer and Mrs Robertson survived by parents two brothers and four sisters. Services held at Argyle Methodist church with burial in Woodlawn cemetery.
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Argyle
Ernest A. Robertson
Here
Robertson
David Tollackson
Owego
Martin Johnson
Blanchardville
Leo Flanagan
Glen Anderson
Chicago
Outfit
Joseph Connelly
Lafayette County
Ebenezer Robertson
Argyle High School
Anderson
Ralph
Paul
Dubuque
Edward Jacobson
Monticello
Robert Anderson
Harlan Kammerode
Mark Breitenbach
Madison
Argyle Methodist Church
George Crow
Woodlawn
Erickson Funeral Home
Dr R B Quinn Darlington Former mayor dies in Milwaukee
Dr Richard B. Quinn 57 former Darlington mayor died in a Milwaukee hospital after a long illness Born May 15 1892 in Wiota township he practiced medicine 27 years retired 1941 He served as mayor 1942 44 on the selective service board and was a World War veteran Surviving are his son Richard two daughters Mrs Glenn Wilson and Mrs Harold Wisco and his parents Services Thursday Holy Rosary Catholic church Monsignor Doyle will officiate Burial in Holy Rosary Cemetery with Bates O Brien American Legion post military rites funeral home transport the body to the Quinn home
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Darlington
Richard B. Quinn
Milwaukee
Wiota
R. J. Quinn
Marquette Medical School
Quinn
Board of Education
Quinn and McConnell Hospital
Richard
Glenn Wilson
Harold Wisco
Holy Rosary Catholic Church
Msgr
Bernard Doyle
Holy Rosary
Bates-O’brien American Legion Post
Steil Funeral Home
Nourse Says He Will Quit On November 1
Edwin G. Nourse chairman of the president's council of economic advisers has informed the White House he will resign on November 1 regardless of whether his resignation is accepted. President Truman has not acted on the resignation but is not asking him to stay and is seeking a successor.
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Washington—i
Edwin G. Nourse
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
White House
Truman
Dr. Nourse
Argyle Man Emil Buehler Injured in Highway Crash
Emil H. Buehler, 52, of Argyle, was seriously injured in a head on crash on Highway 81 four miles northwest of Monroe near Junction House. Four Darlington teenagers suffered minor injuries. lane change attempt by Glen Lancaster Jr. caused the collision. Green County highway police investigated. another vehicle suffered steering failure later nearby.
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Argyle
Emil H. Buehler
Darlington
Highway 81
Monroe
Buehler
St. Clare
Glen Lancaster Jr
Lancaster
William Nevels
Shirley Reilly
Margaret Hendricks
Green County Highway
Lewis Pittman
14Th Street
Mrs Eichelkraut of New Glarus Dies in Kansas Visit
Mrs Samuel Eichelkraut of New Glarus died suddenly yesterday at Valley Falls Kansas while visiting relatives with her brother and sister in law Henry Hefty and wife. The body returns for Friday services at Zentner funeral home. She was married Feb 27 1919 at New Glarus to Samuel Eichelkraut.
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New Glarus
Samuel Eichelkraut
Valley Falls
Kas
Henry Hefty
Zentner Funeral Home
Eichelkraut
Matilda Hefty
Casper A
Henry W
J. Jacob
Monticello
Peter E
St. Petersburg
Fla
Thomas C
Evansville
Fred G. Madison
Wilbert A
Chicago
Julius Eichelkraut
Wilma
Alma Hefty
Casper
Verena Ott Hefty
John A. Babler
Symington Defends Air Force in Senate Hearing Fight
Senate hearing on military policy sees Air Force chief defend B-36 role against Navy charges of mass atomic bombing bias. Symington rejects anti-aircraft rhetoric, disputes anonymous documents, and supports carrier air arms while stressing national defense from U S bases.
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Washington
Symington
Navy
Russia
House
Armed Services Committee
Air Force
Marine Corps
Conferees Reach Farm Price Support Agreement After Walkout
A senate house conference committee announced a complete agreement on a farm price support bill. The plan sets 90 percent parity supports next year for cotton corn wheat rice and peanuts with tobacco already covered. All conferees except Thye pledged to sign, subject to final senate and house approval.
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Washington
Senate House Conference Committee
Elmer Thomas
Dokla
Senate
House
Thomas
Thye
R-Minn
Young
R-Nd
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Ellender
D-La
Miss Ida Everson of Argyle Dies at 66
Miss Ida Everson, 66, of Argyle, died at 9:40 a m in St Clare hospital after a malignant growth. Born in 1883 in Argyle township, she was the daughter of Ever and Mary Everson and lived with her sister Mrs Melvin Thompson. Surviving: sister Mrs Clara Johnson and several nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements are pending at Erickson funeral home, Argyle.
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Ida Everson
Argyle
St. Clare Hospital
Miss Everson
Argyle Township
Ever
Mary Everson
Everson Country School
Melvin Thompson
Clara Johnson
The
Erickson Funeral Home
58 Group Air Force Victory Clears Largest Military Fund
A 15.585 billion dollar military appropriation bill funding a 58 group air force passed the House by voice vote and heads to the Senate. The measure, aimed at boosting peacetime defenses, includes 1.314 billion for nations aligned with the United States, 150.612 million for Alaska and Okinawa construction, and 50 million for a radar defense screen against enemy air attacks.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Truman
Russia
United States
Alaska
Pacific
Okinawa
Musicians City Polled On Band Plan In Winter Program
Recreation Director L. L. Kitchen announced a city winter program including a proposed city band directed by Allan F. Barnard. Post cards have been mailed to residents to gauge interest, with future announcements on organization, operation, and details.
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L. L. Kitchen
Kitchen
Allan F. Barnard
Charles Booth
Grace Anderson
Kindert Shoe Store
Humphrey Hits Press Over Red Ink Attacks
Sen. Humphrey says he is sick and tired of newspaper attacks on the Truman administration s spending and opposing postage rate increases. He spoke as Sen. McCarthy urged action on a bill to boost mail rates by about 102 million yearly, with newspapers and magazines bearing roughly 10 million. The bill was postponed.
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Washington
Humphrey
D-Minn
Senate
McCarthy
R-Wis
Hoover Reorganization Commission
U N Balkan Group Reports Study Failure on Greek Balkan Conflict
The United Nations Balkan peace committee, a four man group, admitted no basis existed to settle the Greek Balkan dispute. Assembly President Carlos Romulo announced he was authorized to report the failure to the 59 nation political committee.
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Lake Success
United Nations Assembly
General Assembly
Assembly
Carlos P. Romulo
Iron Curtain Leaks Reveal Soviet Secret Steps
Washington reports confirm the Soviet mass deportation of Greeks and other foreigners from the Caucasus, Balkan talks of a Cominform guerrilla war against Yugoslavia, and Gen Omar Bradley’s testimony that Russia fields 175 combat divisions with possible growth to 500. Truman announced a Soviet atomic test.
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Iron Curtain
Washington
United States
State Department
Caucasus
South
Russia
Balkans
Yugoslavia
Omar N. Bradley
House
President Truman
President May Get Steel Strike Case
Washington officials plan a final effort to settle the steel and coal strikes through mediation. If Cyrus S. Ching fails this week the two disputes may be handed to President Truman to decide on emergency powers or seizure. Ching will meet U S Steel officials in New York to gauge the company’s position.
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Washington
Cyrus S. Ching
Federal Mediation Service
Truman
Prime Steer Price Sets Chicago Record at 37
Cattle prices at the Chicago stockyards reached a new 1949 peak with two loads of choice to prime steers weighing 1,320 and 1,405 pounds selling at 37 per hundred pounds. The prior top was 36.85. Slaughter steers and heifers rose up to 50 cents, while hogs and sows gained about 25 cents with the top hog price at 18.40, up from 18.15 yesterday after OPA ceilings ended in 1946.
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Chicago
Edward Sterchi Dies at 84 in Monticello Wisconsin
Edward Sterchi of Monticello died at 2 a m in St Clare hospital from age related illness after months of sickness. Born in Switzerland he emigrated to America in 1892 settling in Monroe where he married Elizabeth Wyss in 1901. He worked at Green County cheese factories then ran a New Glarus tavern from 1913 to 1920 before moving to Monticello. Surviving are son Fred Sterchi of Monticello and niece Lena Hartwig of Monroe. his wife Elizabeth died in 1946. Funeral services will be at 2 p m Thursday at Voegeli funeral home with visitation after 1 p m. Burial in Highland Cemetery, Monticello.
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Edward Sterchi
Monticello
St. Clare Hospital
America
Monroe
Elizabeth Wyss
Green County
New Glarus
Issenfluch
Canton Bern
Switzerland
John
Mary Ameter Sterchi
Fred Sterchi
Lena Hartwig
Voegeli
Highland Cemetery
Wife Sentenced in Beheading Murder Case
Florence Conley pleaded guilty to second degree manslaughter and received a four to five year term at Taycheedah Prison. Judge Carl Daley handed down the sentence in Shell Lake. The case centered on Conley killing her husband whom she feared for years.
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Shell Lake
Florence Conley
Taycheedah
Carl Daley
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Joanne Suchon
Joseph Suchon
Brodhead School
Ernest Robertson
R.B. Quinn
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Cates
Clifton B. Cates
House Armed Services Committee
Air Secretary
Frankie
Lawrence
Mass
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