City Council Opts Water From System Over New Well
The council approved supplying water to the disposal plant from the existing city system rather than drilling a new well. Easements on the Kohli property enable six inch and two to three inch lines to the plant. Other actions included alley work, circus promotion permissions, bus line access to public square, a $600 yearly pay rise for City Clerk G. S. Soseman, and funding moves for park lighting and budget reallocations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis H. Kohli
29Th
30Th Avenues
13Th Street
12Th Street
Kiwanis Club
Cardinal and
Badger
Public Square
G. S. Soseman
City Seeks Eviction of Visiting Pigeons
Police Chief Jerome H. Schwaiger told city council pigeons threatening health will be evicted or exterminated as needed. Authorities have tried air rifle and traps without success. council referred the issue to the police and safety committee for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome H. Schwaiger
Police and Safety Committee
200 Students Skip Classes At Bowling Green Strike
About 200 Bowling Green state university students cut classes while 500 attended an early mass meeting. They object to rules on unmarried coeds in cars beer expression on campus newspapers and police attitudes. The student senate backs the protests but opposes a strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowling Green
Bowling Green State University
W. J. Rohrs
Bee Gee News
Student Senate
Senate
Circus to fill Kiwanis sponsored indoor event tomorrow
City youths and elders await a Kiwanis sponsored indoor circus in the high school gym with Ayres and Davies performing at 2:30 and 8 p m. Lions clowns aerialists and other acts will entertain while proceeds fund winter sports gear for the youth cabin in Luchsinger grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
Ayres
Kathryn Davies
Luchsinger’s Grove
Kiwanis Club
Rev Kehle Heads Region Churchmen
Rev. Paul C. Kehle was elected president of the western region of the Southern Wisconsin Synod at a New Glarus conference, replacing Rev. John A. Gerber. Lorraine Palm was named secretary, replacing Faye Zentner. Holdover officers include Rev. Arnold Geske as vice president and Mrs. John S. Richards as treasurer. No date set for next Belleville conference. over 100 delegates attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul C. Kehle
St. John’s Church
Wisconsin
Belleville
Congress Spends Five Billion More Than Revenue Total
Congress faces a projected fiscal year deficit near 5 billion dollars even after 81st congress appropriations and anticipated revenues. Direct appropriations total about 37.68 billion with contract authority pushing the picture above 45 billion, while indefinite items and debt interest widen the gap. The Senate often overrated cash requests versus the House, creating a final 37.68 billion in direct appropriations after compromise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
Ferguson
R-Mich
Senate
Truman
House
House Appropriations Committee
80Th
Two Area Makers Win Cheese Events at Wisconsin Meeting
Werner Zimmerman of Wood-Andrews near South Wayne and Walter Minnig of Silver-Lewis near Monticello led 11 champion cheesemakers honored at the Wisconsin Cheesemakers Association opening in Milwaukee. Zimmerman topped Swiss at 7.75 and won the governor’s sweepstakes Swiss honor with 97.16 this year. Minnig scored 96 percent in his class. Veg Schneider of Waldo posted the highest product score 98 percent for aged American and also claimed a cheddar win. Walter Huegli of Woodland led brick cheese with 96.34 and John Liechty of Juneau Munster also scored 96.34.
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Werner Zimmerman
Lafayette County
Walter Minnig
Monticello
Wisconsin Cheesemakers Association
Milwaukee
Zimmerman
Wood-Andrews
South Wayne
Minnig
Silver-Lewis
Veg Schneider
Waldo
Sheboygan
Walter Huegli
Woodland
John Liechty
Juneau
Munster
Rev Kettell Killed in Downtown Car Crash
Reverend George F. Kettell, former national chaplain of the American Legion, was killed when his automobile crashed into a downtown building today in Rochester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kettell
Rochester
George F. Kettell
The
American Legion
Winter storm spreads eastward across the West
Wintry weather and subfreezing temperatures move east as snow blankets the western states from Montana through Utah and Colorado. Forecasters warn of colder air and frozen roads with snow spreading to Nebraska and Kansas and turning to rain in Missouri and Oklahoma.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Utah
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
Nevada
Idaho
Arizona
California
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Chicago
Butte
Cut Bank
Bozeman
Mercury
North Dakota
Wisconsin
H. J. Thompson
Land O’lakes
Officials Review Final Bill for Square Paving Contract
City council nears total cost of the court house square repaving as contractor William A. Vinton presents a $91,954.53 bill. Adjustments for outside firm charges, city water materials, and engineering costs loom, with final figures pending itemization and rock-removal delays. The project began near $100,000. Vinton’s unit bids faced several changes and a curb and gutter add on. The engineers urge no penalty for delays, citing reasonable expediting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House Square
United Telephone Co
City Water Department
William A. Vinton
Manitowoc
Vinton
Ward and Strand
Madison
Council
Board of Public Works
Flood toll in Guatemala tops 2000 with $50 million damage
Foreign Minister Ismael Gonzalez Arevalo announced the flood toll in Guatemala has surpassed 2000. He estimated property damage at no less than 50 million dollars, highlighting extensive losses across affected areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guatemala
Ismael Gonzalez Arevalo
City Considers Off-Square Street Lighting Plea
A petition from 56 business operators asks the city council to add ornamental street lights one block off the public square. Water and Lights officials must study underground cabling and engineering options before deciding on lamp type and cost, while the power company prepares to install lighting on the square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Water and Lights Committee
W. S. MacDonald
Council
Power Company
State Public Service Commission
Final Farm Bill Approval Speeded Through Congress
Congressional leaders pressed swift action on a new farm bill to maintain high price supports. The compromise would keep six basic crops supported at 90 percent parity next year if planting restraints apply, with varied minimums for 1951 and a dual parity formula through 1954. Dairy and other crops would move 75 to 90 percent parity, shaping administration plans and campaign dynamics.
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Washington
House
Congress
Agriculture Department
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
White House
Senate
Rev MacMartin Accepts Call Here
Rev John E. MacMartin of Wolfeboro New Hampshire accepted a call by First Universalist church in a telegram this afternoon He will fill the pastorate left vacant by Rev Henry G Cooper beginning August 1 He conducted services and met the congregation October 9 to 16 He has served Wolfeboro Christian church for 25 years He is married with six sons and one daughter They are all grown and will not reside here John Payne Osborne Chicago will fill the local pulpit next Sunday
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John E. MacMartin
Wolfeboro
N. H
First Universalist Church
MacMartin
Rr Nation
Henry G. Cooper
Christian Church of
John Payne Osborne
Chicago
U.S. Plans Rapid Expansion of Atomic Bomb Program
The United States will accelerate its atomic bomb program with larger facilities at Oak Ridge Tennessee and Hanford Washington. The plan, costing over 300000, was advanced by Senate moves and President Truman authorization to use AEC reserves to start the expansion. At the UN, Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky restated Russia’s claim to have had the bomb since 1947.
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Washington
United States
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Hanford
Wash
Senate
McMahon
D-Conn
Senate-House Atomic Committee
Truman
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
United Nations
Andrei Vishinsky
Russia
Rites Planned for Pfc Francis Teehan WWII casualty
Funeral services are set for Pfc Francis Teehan Footville native killed in World War II when his B 17 was shot down over Burma. Mass will be at St Augustine’s Footville with Rev Howard Finnegan and the Footville American Legion conducting the military service. Rosary is tonight at Kimball Nelson funeral home in Janesville. Survived by parents Maurice and Belle Teehan and two half brothers Fred and Arthur Pankhurst Beloit.
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Pfc
Francis Teehan
Footville
Calvery
St. Augustine’s Catholic Church
Howard C. Finnegan
Janesville
Teehan
Hanover
Maurice
Belle Teehan
Janesville High School
Burma
Fred
Arthur Pankhurst
Beloit
Monroe
Wahpeton Sells Surplus Parking Meters
Wahpeton North Dakota officials report a sale of surplus parking meters. The meters were used from July 1947 to November 1948 and are offered at 35 dollars each with all equipment and extras due to a new state law prohibiting their use.
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Wahpeton
N. D
Wisconsin American cheddar market steady in large styles
Federal State market news reports Wisconsin cheddar prices steady for large styles and barely steady for small styles. Selling prices include daisies 34 to 36 cents, longhorns 35 to 36, square prints 35 to 36, and midgets 36 to 38 cents with state assembly points noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
Vandenberg warns Russia over giant bomber and atom bomb
Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg told Congress the B 36 bomber and atomic weapon deter Soviet aggression by compelling defense spending. He argued trimming strategic bombing would free the Russians to build offensive power while stressing air force and navy partnership in joint plans. He and Secretary Symington defended broad air power and Western cooperation in strategic planning.
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W. Stuart Symington
Air Force
Navy
Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Congress
United States
Russia
Charles
Vandenberg
House
Armed Services Committee
Rep. Short
R-Mo
Vinson
D-Ga
Armed Services
Symington
Strategic Air Command
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Free Nations
Europe
Lewis Joins Parley On Coal Strike But Yields No Progress
John L. Lewis met for 45 minutes with negotiators from his United Mine Workers and coal operators in the northern and western fields but left without progress. He denounced AFL President William Green for rejecting a plan to fund a 2.5 million weekly strike fund for CIO steel workers. Lewis proposed his members on strike contribute 250,000 weekly, with nine AFL unions matching.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Worker
Lewis
AFL
William Green
Philip Murray
CIO Steel
Green
Murray
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Johannesburg
Children’s Memorial Hospital
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Park Board
Recreation Park
Fred F. Salzwedel
Ith Street
Gebhard Hauser
Monroe Hotel
Kehle
W. B. Kelly
Harvey Losey
Fairport Harbor
Painsville
Diamond Alkali Co
U.S
North Dakota City
U. S
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