Fire Fighters to See Latest Equipment At 10th Fire School
Monroe hosts the 10th annual fire school of the Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois association with about 1000 firemen attending. Demonstrations include mechanical respirator, ladder evolution, salvage, nozzle and fog nozzle tests, water fight, mask demonstration, and an 8 p.m. program at Turner hall. The event showcases equipment displays by local departments and features speakers from Kiel and others, with participation from many area fire crews and towns.
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Monroe
Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois Association
Turner Hall
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Walter L. Day
Chamber
H.C. Roth
Frank A. Buehler
Otto H. Kundert
Monticello Fire Department
Glarus Fire Department
The
Monroe Fire Department
Ben Holsapple
Galena Fire Department
Hirst
Letterbereer
Kiel
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Everett Keel
Otto Steinman
Fred Trickel
Thomas Gaughan Monroe
Aregie
Belmont
Benton
Blancheréville
Bloomington
Dodeeville
Fennimore
Gratiot
Hazel Green
Highland
Hollandale
Juda
Lancaster
Livingston
Mineral Point
Mt. Hope
Montfort
Monticello
Mt. Horeb
New Glarus
Platteville
Potosi
Rewey
Richland Center
Sharon
Shulleburg
South Wayne
Stoughton
Apple River
East Dubuque
Elizabeth
Galena
Hanover
Savanna
Savanna Ordnance Depot Proving Ground
Scales Mound
Stockton
Warren
Edith Broughton Heads Wisconsin Pythian Sisters
Mrs Edith Broughton of Brodhead elected grand chief of the Pythian Sisters of Wisconsin as the 50th anniversary section closes. The 1947 convention for both Pythian groups will be held in Eau Claire with officers elected including grand lodge chancellor Fred Stoeckman and other state leaders.
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Milwaukee
Fred Stoeckman
Grand Lodge
Wisconsin Knights of Pythias
Stanievagalee
Edgerton
Leo Lange
Fond du Lac
Erand
Victor E Moser
Arthur Seidenchwart
Hugo Klamm
Lawrence Kinney
Man to Testify Before Senate War Inquiry
An drew J. May's attorney said today that barring complications or relapses his client will be able to testify in a war turning inquiry in Washington by September.
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Washington
Ren
Andrew J. May
Senate War Investigating Committee
St Clare Depot Named for Streptomycin Distribution
St Clare hospital joins 45 Wisconsin facilities designated as depots for streptomycin storage and distribution. Initial supply comes from a New Jersey manufacturer per civilian production rules. Dr George B Kiefer oversaw prior distribution. Use targets typhoid fever influenza and tularemia with high cost limiting widespread use.
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St. Clare Hospital
Wisconsin Hospital
St. Clare
New Jersey
Civilian Production Administration
George 8. Kiefer
Boston
CPA
Consolidation of 12 Local Price Boards in Wisconsin
Herbert L. Ebling announces plan to merge 12 local price control boards in Wisconsin by Sept 30. Milwau kee district office will become state office directing OPA activities statewide. Consolidations include West Bend Fond du Lac Elkhorn Rock Janesville and others toward centralized control across counties.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Herbert L. Ebling
Milwaukee District
Ebling
Milwaukee District Office
OPA
Washington
West Bend
Fond du Lac
Walworth
Elkhorn
Rock County
Janesville
Mexico Plans Wisconsin Dry Milk Imports
Secretary of Commerce Wallace announced that Mexico intends to import enough dry milk from Wisconsin to allow a 50 percent rise in milk consumption in Mexico City. He noted that reconstitution facilities are nearly complete and about one third of the equipment is installed, adding that no similar facilities exist domestically.
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Washington
Mexico
Wisconsin
Mexico City
Wallace
Meat Shortage Strikes Wisconsin Markets Amid Low Supplies
Wisconsin dealers report scarce fresh meat with few cold cuts available as supply chains falter. One Monroe market notes two hogs and three beefs per month under old quotas, while several markets face empty shelves and possible meatless days statewide.
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U. S
Stuation
OPA
Wisconsin
Associated Press
Sheboygan
Public Welfare Aid To 431 In County In August
Green county department of public welfare assisted 431 persons in August, spending 11 362.07 under director Effie av. Old age aid covered 298 cases totaling 9234.50. Hospitalization for the aged 40.47, medical and dental care 230.50. Dependent children aid aided 27 families and 61 children 1059. Hospitalization for dependents 141.90, medical and dental 44.70. Twelve general relief cases 23 people 233. Nine blind aid residents 285. One totally disabled person 80 with 13 medical expense.
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Green County Department of Public Welfare
Effie
Farm Management Meeting Heads for Madison Forum
Farm management workers from 13 midwestern states will meet here tomorrow through Saturday to report on research needs and changes in management work as agriculture adjusts to peacetime conditions.
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Madison
United States rejects reparations claim amid war cost debate
AP bulletins report US renouncing any reparations from Italy in the interest of stability while noting 20 billion dollars of wartime costs linked to the Italian campaign. Thorp says funds would not flow as reparations to others. Also covered are Palestine and world court discussions plus a temporary 1 to 2 cent rise in flour prices by OPA.
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Paris
United States
Ialy
Ialian Economic Commission
Italy
Willard Thorp
Eighth Polio Case Reported in Green County
A new polio case brings Green County to eight total since last month. John Wells nine of Browntown has polio encephalitis and is in fair condition at St Clare hospital. He attends Pleasant Valley school in Jordan township under Leila Meyer. Five cases are treated at home and three are hospitalized in Janesville and Green County. Two deaths in one family occurred at Freeport with 193 total cases and seven deaths this year. A nurse died yesterday and her sister also died earlier. A third Wells child is seriously ill. Two Ridott family members are hospitalized.
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St. Clare Hospital
Green County
Beloit
Madison
Monroe
John Wells
Ralph Wells
Browntown
Pleasant Valley School
Jordan Township
Leila Meyer
Wells
Janesville
Freeport
Ridott
Let Him Apologize Tokyo War Cranks Plan
Tokwazo Tokagi, a wealthy vita min maker, urged sending Emperor Hirohito to the United States Britain Asia and China for apology and then abdication. Takai told the Stars and Stripes he did not call Hirohito a war criminal but blamed those on trial for war crimes. Wakari hasn t yer presented his succession to General MacArthur.
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Tokyo
Tokwazo Tokagi
Wirohito
Britain
Ayeeta
China
Chiang Kaishek
Andlorize
Japan
Takai
Army
Sters and Stripes
Hirohito
Wakari Hasn’ Yer
McArthur
Harvest outlook boosts U S grain prospects in Sept survey
The Agriculture Department reports potential record or near record yields across major crops led by a corn crop of 3 371 707 000 bushels and a wheat crop of 1 167 000 000 bushels. Dry August weather trimmed earlier hopes but September warmth improved prospects for the harvest.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Wisconsin
Lewis and Coal Men Seek Private Control Plan
John L. Lewis led a large United Mine Workers delegation and coal operators in Washington to negotiate a private operation plan for federally controlled mines. Navy administrator Adm. Ben Moreell oversaw mine operations while both sides offered little commitment to a settlement.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers District
Navy
Adm
Ben Moreell
Lewis
Interior Department
Mississippi River
Miners
Ezra van Horn
Cleveland
Charles O'Neill
Altoona
Fatal Milwaukee Collision Claims James Zeph at City Intersection
James Zeph a 40 year old Milwaukee man was killed instantly when his car crashed into a truck at a city intersection last night. The accident remains under investigation by local authorities.
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Milwaukee
James Zeph
Foreign policy emerges as fall campaign issue
Rumblings show foreign policy may dominate fall elections as Wallace signals a speech in New York on a peace legacy. Bridges attacks Yugoslavia policy. Reece accuses Dems of alien influence while Missouri parties clash over communism and wartime to peacetime economy. Rhode Island Dems hold nominating convention.
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Associated Press
Wallace
New York
Sen
Styles Bridges
RNH
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Carroll Reece
GOP
Detroit
Missouri
Jefferson City
Truman
Aeader
Taft Faults Truman Policy At Ohio GOP Convention
Sen Robert A Taft told Ohio Republicans that Democratic foreign policy has failed and warns the nation is in danger abroad as before the war He predicted GOP majorities in both houses and said a Republican program will face President Truman for approval or disapproval at his peril.
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Taft Columbus
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Senate
House
GOP
Truman
Seamen Urge Sympathy Strike Across Unions
The AFL seamen demand a 24 hour sympathy strike if the wage stabilization board rejects their wage increases. Telegrams go to CIO president Philip Murray and AFL chief William Green urging unified action and possible withdrawal from WSB involvement. Tugboat crews resume port operations under strike pressures as the wage board debates higher pay for seamen.
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Associated Press
All American
AFL
Wage Stabilization Board
Philip Murray
CIO
William Green
Unio
WSB
Max Korenblatt
Joint Strike Committee
New York
John Hawk
Seafarers International Union
Siu-Sup
New York Harbor
Washington
W. Williard Wirtz
CIO Planning
Joseph Curran
CIO National Maritime Union
Mother of Gen. Eisenhower Dies at 84 in Abilene
Ida Stover Eisenhower, 84, mother of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, died unexpectedly at her home in Abilene about 3 15 am. The heart attack ended a day of normal activity as she had taken two automobile rides yesterday. Milton S. Eisenhower, president of Kansas State College, arrived to oversee funeral arrangements.
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Abilene
Ida Stover Eisenhower
Gen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower to Leave For Abilene After Mother's Death
General Dwight D. Eisenhower will depart this evening with Mrs. Eisenhower for their home in Abilene following the death of the general's mother. Lt. Col. James Stack and staff will accompany him. A Fort Myer reception for Field Marshal Montgomery will go ahead, but Eisenhower will not attend. Mrs. Eisenhower will receive, with Lt. Gen. J. Lawton Collins representing the War Department. The event is described as an official War Department function.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Abilene
James Stack
Fort Myer
Field Marshal
Montgomery
Eisenhowers
General Eisenhower
J. Lawton Collins
Public Information
War Department
Wisconsin praised as safest state in Red Cross Midwest
The Red Cross reported Wisconsin leads the Midwest in safety with low accident fatality rates and a high density of trained instructors. It notes 40.3 deaths per 100000 from accidents, lower than other states, and more first aid water safety and prevention instructors per population than most peers except Wyoming and Colorado.
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St. Louis
Wisconsin
Midwest
Red Cross
National Safety Council
Wyoming
Colorado
Edward A. Chapman Breaks Hip in Fall at Home
Edward A. Chapman of South Wayne, 86, fell at his home this morning and fractured his right hip. He was transported by ambulance to St. Clare hospital in Monroe. Chapman, long active in the Chapman garage business, had been unwell for a week prior to the accident.
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Edward A. Chapman
South Wayne
Times Special Service
St. Clare Hospital
Monroe
Chapman
Rainy week boosts Wisconsin crops and pastures
Heavy rains totaling 2 to 4 inches swept across southwestern and west central Wisconsin, aiding late crops, seedings, and pastures while slowing haying and some harvests. Hemp, flax, potatoes, and tobacco gains were noted as moisture improved conditions for canning crops and fruit.
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U. S
H. J. Thompson
Associated Press Today
Wisconsin
Hillsboro
Ellsworth
Prairie du Chien
Blair
la Crosse
Menomonie
Reedsburg
Hafen Juda Winner of UW Madison Short Course Scholarship
Harold E Hafen 19 of Juda route 2 has won a scholarship from the Associated Women of the Farm Bureau to attend a college agriculture short course at Madison this fall. He was chosen for outstanding 4 H club and FFA record among Green County youths and will study from Nov 18 to March 8 with a committee including Mrs. Frank Bloom Mrs. Frank Deininger and Mrs. Robert Arn.
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Harold E. Hafen
William Hafen
Associated Women of the
Farm Bureau
Madison
Green County
FFA
Hafen
Oakley
Juda High School
Spring Grove Township
Frank Bloom
Frank Deininger
Robert Arn
Hay Fever Club of America Elects Wen dell Wagner President
More than 3,000 members gathered in Duluth for the annual Hay Fever club of America election. Wen dell Wagner of Prairie City Ia was elected president with Carl Klassey of Madison named first vice president and other officers announced.
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Duluth
Hay Fever Club of America, Inc
Wendell Wagner
Prairie City
Carl Klassey
Madison
Tobin Urges NY NJ Unions to Honor Truckers Contracts
The Tobin led AFL office sent telegrams to New York and New Jersey locals demanding adherence to signed contracts as about 25 000 truck drivers strike. Officials of local 807 deny halting others trucks while wage talks continue and Joint Council 16 orders contract conformity. Tobin also questions Mayor O'Dwyer over shifting fault for the work stoppage.
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Tobin
O'Dwyer
Indianapolis
Daniel J. Tobin
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
AFL
New York
New Jersey
807
Joint Council 16
William O'Dwyer
New York City
International Union
Indianapolis Nurse Slain by Hoodlum at Local Hospital
Miss Alberta Green, 20, a Mt. Carmel nurse at Robert W. Long Hospital, was murdered when a intruder broke in through a screened window. Miss Betty Overdeer, 20, another Indianapolis nurse, was seriously injured. Dr. John D. Van Nuys reported the assailant was a Negro and the motive unclear as Miss Green died two hours after the attack and Miss Overdeer remained in critical condition.
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Indianapolis
Alberta Green
Mt. Carmel
Til
Robert W. Long Hospital
Betty Overdeer
John D. van Nuys
Orella Allen
Green
Miss Overdeer
van Nuys
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Khoury
Syrian Chamber of Deputies
Palestine
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Paris Bey
Peace Conference
Legal and Drafting Commission
Australia
World Court of Human Rights
United Nations
Crouth
J. B. Bryan
Pacific American Shipowners Association
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Harold Hafen
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