Hormel Half Year Earnings Decline in 1957 Report
Hormel & Co reports six months ending April 27 1957 net income 1 204 226 compared with 2 238 907 in prior year. Decline blamed on livestock shortage and industrywide slaughtering slump with sales rising modestly. Chairman H H Corey notes mid year figures can mislead and urges annual review.
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Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Securities and Exchange Commission
H. H. Corey
Hormel Board
Corey
Horme Company
Commission
Senate probes Indiana road land deal with Carpenters Union figures
Frank W. Chapman invoked the Fifth Amendment when pressed about profits from Indiana highway right-of-way land deals. A former state official testified that special treatment for land purchases came from a Carpenters Union vice president, with payments routed through a private bank account. Investigators cited profits reportedly over $80,000 from sales near Gary and Richmond as part of the scandal.
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Washington
Frank W
Indiana
Chapman
Carpenters Union
Senate Roads
Indiana Highway Department
Louis B. Smith
Gary
William Doggett
Gore
Hutcheson
Blaier
Richmond
Ind
Farr Named DFL Executive Secretary
George A. Farr 33, Concordia College physical education coordinator, is named executive secretary of the Minnesota DFL by State Chairman Ray Hemenway. He succeeds Jack Puterbaugh, slated to become state liquor control commissioner. Farr serves as 9th District DFL finance chairman. Rochester will host the 1958 state convention if arrangements work. Rep. Karl Grittner of St. Paul to seek liberal legislative candidates. Sen. Gore criticizes tight money and AEC over fallout facts at Jefferson-Jackson event.
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Minneapolis
George A. Farr
Department of Physical Education
Concordia College
Moorhead
Minnesota Democratic - Farmer- Labor Party
Farr
Ray Hemenway
DFL
Jack Puterbaugh
Freeman
Karl Grittner
St. Paul
Sen
Gore
D-Tenn
New York
Eisenhower
Atomic Energy Commission
Weather Readings From Fire Station Rooftop
Official U.S. readings taken at 8:30 report a cloudy day with a high of 77 and a low of 47 in the last 24 hours. Current temperature listed as 65 on the roof.
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U. S
Tornado Destroys 3 Buildings in Faulkton South Dakota
A Sunday tornado leveled a residence a barn and a school bus garage in Faulkton population 900 in central South Dakota. Several homes were damaged as the twister hit the edge of the town. Three other tornado tunnels were reported between Pierre and Aberdeen but did not touch ground.
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Faulkton
S.D
South Dakota
Pierre
Aberdeen
Storm Batters Florida Strikes Fatalities and Missing
A tropical storm swept across Florida from St. Petersburg to the Georgia line with two drownings and multiple missing. Perry endured 11.6 inches of rain as two men aboard boats were lost and five rescued. several buildings flooded along the coast near Destin and New Port Richey while crews searched for the missing from the sunken Kinnebar cabin cruiser.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
St. Petersburg
Gulf of Mexico
Georgia Line
Andrew Thygesen
Escambia Bay
Pensacola
Willard A. Jackson
Eglin Air Force Base
William P. Hill
Harold A. Dawso
Gulf
Destin Pass
Fort Walton Beach
New Port Richey
Sig Qvale Elected Legion Commander in First District
Sig Qvale Austin junior high industrial arts teacher was elected commander of the First District American Legion. Other officers named include William Flynn Ray Bleasing Art Schellhammer Marie Casey A. L. Fostenson and Odell Lee. Delegates to the national convention from the district include Frank Kock Del Ruhberg Qvale Lee Hap Littlefield Oscar Fahlgren Robert Bushe Vic Collins Harold Gerdes Jim Peterson George Clunis Jack Curtis.
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Sig Qvale
Austin
American Legion
William Flynn
Caledonia
Houston
Fillmore
Ray Bleasing
Janesville
Waseca
Steele
Dodge
Art Schellhammer
Eyota
Wabasha
Winona
Olmsted
Marie Casey
Freeborn
Mower
A. L. Fostenson
Blooming Prairie
Odell Lee
Qvale
Harry G. Hall
New Richland Post
Harold C
Hap
Littlefield
Legion
Atlantic City
Frank Kock
del Ruhberg
St. Charles
Lee
H. C
Oscar Fahlgren
Chatfield
Robert Bushe
Ellendale
Vic Collins
Harold Gerdes
Rochester
Jim Peterson
Lake City
George Clunis
New Richland
Jack Curtis
Ray Waters
Gaynor
Smoke) Brown
Midwest
Brown
Minnesota
St. Augustine Church
Harold Burroughs
R. P. Shankland
Ivor Guse
Joel Osmundson
Hap) Littlefield
Ev Getter
Saints
Cromwell Man Killed in Crash
A 48 year old Cromwell man Eric Kangus died in a foggy highway crash east of Cromwell when his car rear ended a truck driven by Melvin Augustad 30 of Duluth The coroner ruled the death unavoidable with no inquest The truck driver said Kangus car had no lights and may have stopped or moved slowly An Oslo man Alfred J Kulas 27 died Sunday when his car veered off a country road near Stephen and overturned.
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Associated Press
Cromwell
Eric Kangus
Melvin Augustad
Duluth
Oslo
Minn
Alfred J. Kulas
Stephen
NATO Prospects Brighter as Norstad Sees Peace
General Lauris Norstad, supreme allied commander of NATO, spoke at St. Olaf College in Northfield detailing confidence in advancing NATO peace prospects. He warned that if Russia starts a war, it would face substantial atomic retaliation, while expressing optimism for future harmony and progress in NATO dealings.
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Russia
Lauris Norstad
St. Olaf College
Northfield
NATO
Norstad
St. Olaf
Minneapolis
Red Wing
Casino Bomb Blast Kills 7 in Algiers Seaside Casino
A bomb exploded under a bandstand during a tea dance at Casino de la Corniche in Algiers, killing seven, wounding 83, mostly members of prominent local families. Authorities suspect Algerian nationalists, as violence increases for independence. The blast occurred as French couples danced, killing several young people and injuring many others.
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Algiers
Casino de la Corniche
St. Eugene
Lucky Starway” Orchestra
New Hearing Ordered for Chessman
The Supreme Court orders a new hearing for Daryl Chessman the California sex offender and author. Justice Harlan delivers the majority ruling noting the California Supreme Court affirmed the conviction on disputed records without Chessman having a voice in the record. The decision cites delays in the justice system and insists Chessman has not had a full day in court on key facts and laws.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Daryl Chessman
California
Harlan
Chessman
San Quentin
Douglas
Burton
Clark
Warren
Black
Frankfurter
Brennan
Whittaker
California Supreme Court
Stock Market Dips on Eisenhower Illness News
New York traders sent the Dow lower after reports that President Eisenhower suffers an upset stomach. Oil issues led losses with Amerada and Gulf Oil dropping sharply, while overall declines trimmed late but the market did not fully rebound.
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New York
Eisenhower
Amerada
Gulf Oil
Minneapolis Voters Eye Tight Mayoral and School Board Races
Minneapolis voters head to the polls for a nonpartisan municipal election featuring a mayoral race between labor-backed incumbent Eric Hoyer and conservative challenger P. Kenneth Peterson. The contest centers on leadership and influence amid CLU dominance claims, with Hoyer citing growth and Peterson alleging an “unseen government.” School board races pit CSU-backed incumbents Kraemer, Persons, and Thompson against Citizens Committee challengers Gale, Miller, and Pettersen.
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Eric Hoyer
P. Kenneth Peterson
Peterson
Central Labor Union
CLU
Hoyer
Minneapolis
Hubert Humphrey
U.S
CSU
Citizens Committee For An Independent School Board
Otto F
Bud) Kraemer
Frank Persons
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip to visit U.S. in October
The News Chronicle reports the Queen and Prince Philip will tour the United States for six days in October. They will attend Jamestown Va celebrating its 350th anniversary on October 16, then begin a three day Washington visit with President Eisenhower, possibly fly to San Francisco or Chicago, ending October 21.
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London
News Chronicle
Elizabeth I
Prince Philip
United States
New York
Jamestown
Canada
Washington
Eisenhower
San Francisco
Chicago
Eisenhower Receives Medical Checkup After Illness
Doctors report an upset stomach is not related to Eisenhower's heart attack or ileitis. The President is progressing satisfactorily with normal vital signs and no ECG changes. A blueberry pie cited as possible cause was not confirmed.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Mattingly
Heaton
Hagerty
Dulles
Capitol
Paul Dudley White
Boston
Isidor Ravdin
Philadelphia
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ARMY
American Legion Convention
Army Recruiting Service
East Side Merchants Assn
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Carpenters
Herald
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A.meee
A.M Sons Ae
Noon Sneer
Perry
Tallahassee
Charleston
8. C
Dan Foley
Wabasa
Robert Barr
Cloquet
Ike
Legion Convention
Main
Water
la Crosse
Drum and Bugle Corps
Truman
Harry S. Truman
Clifton Truman Daniel
Doctors Hospital
Margaret
Clifton Daniel
New York Times News
Iice
Tenner Thompson
Samuel C. Gale
Carl R. Miller
E. T. Pettersen
Citizens Committee
Eugene Stokowski
Queen
Philip
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