Romulo Elected By U N Assembly In New York
Brig. Gen. Carlos P. Romulo of the Philippines was elected president of the United Nations assembly at the start of its fourth session. The Soviets backed Vladimir Clementis, while Romulo urged cooperation among major powers and a peaceful course for the three month, 72 item agenda.
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New York
Carlos P. Romulo
Philippines
United Nations Assembly
Peace Assembly
Romulo
Flushing Meadow Park
Vladiimir Clementis
Russia
United States
Dean Acheson
Vishinsky
Bulgaria
Romania
Hungary
U. N
Historical Society Plans Open House
The Green County Historical Society will hold an open house and brief business meeting at Idle Hour farm carriage house from 2:30 to 4:30 p m Sunday. Marshall L. Peterson announced the meeting will present proposed by laws for election of a board of directors and officers. Items at the open house come from Green County history including pioneer chess equipment loaned by Carl Marty Jr and pieces gathered under Stanley W. Howe and Arthur C. Frautschy at Mrs May L. Luchsinger’s farm.
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Green County Historical Society
Idle Hour Farm
Marshall L. Peterson
Peterson
Clifford Lord
State Historical Society
May L. Luchsinger
Carl Marty Jr
Green County
Stanley W. Howe
Arthur C. Frautschy
No Injuries Reported As Car Leaves Highway
A car operated by Robert J Vogel of Clarno left the highway near the Gapen store on Highway 69 south of Monroe at noon today. The vehicle rolled over tearing out five guard rails on the curve. Passengers were Harold Matzke of route 1 and Alfred Trumpy of Clarno. No injuries reported.
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Robert J. Vogel
Clarno
Gapen Store
Highway 69
Monroe
Vogel
Harold Matzke
Route 1
Alfred Trumpy
Inj
Two Convicts Seize salesman in his car for 30 hours
George F. Gennara a 25 year old Michigan salesman was kidnapped by two escaped convicts Sam Leib and Henry Shelton. Leib 39 and Shelton 42 fled from Northern Michigan prison at Marquette and held him in his own car moving through Michigan Wisconsin Illinois and Indiana before the hostage escaped near Montmorenci Indiana. Leib faced a life term for a Macomb county murder and Shelton a 60 year sentence for a 1933 Kaleva bank holdup.
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Lafayette
Ind
Michigan
George F. Gennara
Caspian
Mich
Amasa
Milwaukee
Chicago
Indianapolis
Montmorenci
Sam Leib
Wells and Dickson Win School Offices
Robert Wells was elected president of Monroe high school's 1950 senior class, with Marilyn Lanz as vice president Sybil Blumer secretary and Judith Madden treasurer. Jacqueline Treloar and Eugene Masshart named senior class student council representatives. Charles Dickson named junior class president with Wayne Segner vice president Leatta Steinman secretary and Dorothy Kolb treasurer. Sophomore results to be finalized after a recount and a junior governing board tie will trigger a runoff.
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Robert Wells
Cecil E. Wells
16Th Avenue
Monroe High School
Marilyn Lanz
Sybil Blumer
Judith Madden
Jacqueline Treloar
Eugene Masshart
Charles Dickson
Martin Dickson
Browntown
First War Veterans To Honor Rev. Stearns
Rev Gustav Stearns protes tant chaplain of the 32nd division in world war I will be honored at a testimonial dinner Thursday at the American Legion club in Madison. Dane County Red Arrow club veterans of the 32nd division sponsor the event with attendees from Monroe. Bishop William P OConner will introduce Stearns and Judge Edward Gehl will be toastmaster.
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Gustav Stearns
Co. H
Monroe
American Legion Club
E. Wilson Street
Madison
Stearns
Bethlehem Church
Brodhead
Trinity Lutheran
Durand
Dane County
Red Arrow Club
William P. O’conaner
Madison Catholic
Edward Gehl
West Bend
Train Strike Kills Two Men Near Chetek
Roy A. Huset aged 53 and Gilbert Nelson aged 57 were killed when their automobile was hit by a North Western passenger train at a grade crossing one mile south of Chetek. Nelson was an employee of a Chetek lumber yard.
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Chetek
North Western
Here
Roy A. Huset
Gilbert Nelson
Miners Strike Quietly Expands Across Nation
Half a million miners and rail workers idle as the nationwide coal strike enters its second day. Union leaders blame John L. Lewis while President Truman offers no settlement plan. Railroads announce layoffs as violence rumors surface with scattered shots at a Kentucky mine.
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Pittsburgh
White House
John L. Lewis
Washington
Charles G. Ross
Truman
J. W. Sullivan
West Virginia Coal Association
Lewis
Pennsylvania
Norfolk and Western Railway
Three Iowa Men Injured in Crash
Three Cedar Rapids men were injured when their southbound car rolled over on highway 59 two miles west of Albany. Driver Charles Rosell suffered facial injuries, owner Frank Campbell Jr. bruises and cuts, and passenger Rudy Jasa cuts on the face and head. They were treated by an Albany physician and Campbell was briefly unconscious. Green County highway police reported the car a complete loss.
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Cedar Rapids
Albany
Schneeberger Corner
Charles Rosell
Rosell
Frank Campbell Jr
Rudy Jasa
Campbell
Green County Highway Police
Refinery Explosion Hits Fort Worth Facility
A powerful blast at Magnolia Refinery No 1 in Fort Worth at 8 55 am sets off a major fire. Officials report at least two dead and eight or more hurt as crews battle the blaze and secure the area.
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Fort Worth
Magnolia Refinery No. 1
Park Board Rejects Land Add On Recreation Park
The city park board will not seek approval to buy nine acres south of Recreation park for expansion. Owner C. J. Goetz plans a nearly fifty lot subdivision with access from 21st and 19th streets. The board prioritizes repairs and maintenance in the coming budget and will not pursue the land purchase.
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Park Board
Recreation Park
C. J. Goetz
Lee Mitchell
Goetz
Grace Riemer
21St Street
Monroe Country Club House
21St
19Th Streets
Mitchell
Steel Walkout Almost Certain In Steel Dispute
The CIO steel workers press ahead with a strategy meeting as government talks fail to yield an agreement. Philip Murray says a policy committee will meet in Pittsburgh and prepare for a walkout at midnight Saturday if no settlement is reached.
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Washington
CIO
Philip Murray
Steel
Pittsburgh
Murray
Cyrus Ching
Ching
Truman
Richard Dix Dies at 54 Screen Star of Silent and Sound Films
Hollywood mourns Richard Dix a noted star of silent and sound pictures who died of a heart ailment. The actor aged 54 suffered his fatal attack in Chicago while traveling from New York, marking a sudden end to a storied film career.
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Hollywood
Richard Dix
Chicago
New York
Plastic Lung Tissue Aims To Repair Tuberculous Lungs
Denver reports a snow white plastic lung material shown at the Colorado state medical society meeting. The soft odorless permanent sponge fills damaged lung tissue after collapse from tuberculosis at the National Jewish hospital. Invented by Lawrence Heightshoe, it supports natural chest shape by integrating with real lung fibers.
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Denver
Colorado State Medical Society
National Jewish Hospital
Allan Hurst
Lawrence Heightshoe
Denver Plastic Company
Czechs Jail Nuns and Priests in Drive
Prague reports say the Czechoslovak government jailed dozens of Roman Catholic priests and nuns in a broad crackdown as state control over church affairs tightens. The release cites at least 30 arrests and warns of more as a church law granting state power over appointments and administration looms before Parliament this fall.
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Prague
Pick the Winners Contest Starts for New Grid Season
The fifth annual Pick the Winners football contest of The Evening Times begins this week and runs eight weeks sponsored by 16 Monroe businessmen. Each week The Times lists 16 college games for the following Saturday and entrants guess winners with point spreads. First prize in home Wisconsin weeks is two game tickets. otherwise $5, plus smaller prizes for second and third place.
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Evening Times
Monroe
Wisconsin
Global currency devaluations rock markets and gold rush
Devaluations across half the world send traders into gold and commodity stocks as U S and global markets fall. Britain leads with a 30 percent pound slash while Canada France Ireland New Zealand South Africa and others follow. Gold remains king as the dollar strengthens and exchanges react worldwide.
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Paris
Moscow
U. S
Russia
Canada
South Africa
Britain
Sydney
Australia
Japan
MacArthur
Ireland
New Zealand
France
Egypt
Israel
India
Burma
Ceylon
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Iceland
Finland
Malaya
Holland
Commodity Prices Sag Again After Mass Devaluation
Prices sagged across major markets as currencies devalued. Rubber futures fell just under a cent, cocoa eased less than a half cent, cotton drifted, and grains edged lower in narrow ranges. The stock market plunged, wiping about a billion dollars in market value from listed stocks.
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New York
Atom Agreement Conference Opens
Washington hosts exploratory talks among the United States Britain and Canada on exchanging atomic secrets and sharing uranium for bomb production. President Truman will not commit before consulting Congress as secrecy surrounds the negotiations at the State Department.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Canada
Truman
Congress
State Department
Jury Acquits Judge In Atlanta Shooting
A Superior court jury freed Judge Robert Carpenter after 59 minutes of deliberation following five days of testimony. They acquitted him of attempting to murder his former friend, attorney John Lockwood, whom Carpenter allegedly pursued four blocks and shot four times in the face on July 27. Lockwood represents Mrs. Carpenter in a divorce case.
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Atlanta
Robert Carpenter
John Lockwood
Carpenter
Lockwood
Vandenberg Calls Foreign Arms Aid Insurance Policy
Senator Vandenberg argues the foreign arms program worth 1.314 billion dollars is a form of fire or life insurance for Western Europe. He frames the measure as a direct response to the North Atlantic pact and a key obligation to deter a communist attack as debate continues in the Senate.
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Washington
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate
Congress
Michigan
Western Europe
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Far East
Middle East
Monroe Businessmen Meet Burgess Officials Over Plant Closure
Three Monroe chamber of commerce members led by John A. Becker traveled to Freeport to press Burgess Battery Co. on its plan to close the plant by September 30. The group aimed to seek a revised closing plan while Burgess prepares to shift 64 local jobs and equipment to Platteville units by November 1.
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Monroe
Chamber of Commerce
Freeport
Burgess Battery Co
John A. Becker
Alvin H. Babler
Roy F. Burmeister
F. Kirkman
Richard Bose
Burgess
Platteville
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Bluefield
Joseph Moody
UMW Fund
Frankensteen
George H. Love
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co
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Iowa
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Downtown
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Style Shop
Schuetze’s, Commercial and Savings Bank
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Chocolate Shop
Waffle Shop
Bucb and Kessler
Sunny Croft Dairy
Wainwright Pharmacy
Karlen Bakery
Johnson Pontiac Sales
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Geil’s I.G.A
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