Eisenhower campaign draws large crowds in Boone Iowa
President Eisenhower and Mamie drew thousands in a midwestern swing through Des Moines Adel Minburn Perry Ogden and Boone praising his flexible farm price support plan. Governor Hoegh predicted Iowa victory by about 200000 with mixed Republican optimism and Democratic concerns noted.
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Boone
Iowa
Eisenhower
Ike
Mamie
Des Moines
Adel
Minburn
Perry
Ogden
Leo Hoegh
Harry S. Truman
White House
James C. Hagerty
Marlowe Williams
USI Decision To Solicit Plant Workers Sparks Union Tension
USI plans to solicit workers at homes and another drive in Austin drew sharp opposition from Local 9. Frank Schultz, UPWA president, said members would resent the segregation. Ken Soderberg, USI president, called the reaction confusing and arranged a special meeting at the Courthouse basement with Schultz invited.
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USI
Austin
Local 9
Frank Schultz
Schultz
UPWA
Ken Soderberg
Soderberg
Son-in-Law Admits Bludgeoning Death
LE CENTER Minn A A Le Sueur County Grand Jury will convene Oct 4 to hear evidence in the bludgeoning death of Frank Traxler 83 a retired farmer to a Mankato hospital for observation Sheriff Ray Smith summoned to the Janda home by neighbors found Traxler unconscious on the living room floor He died 45 minutes after admission to the hospital from multiple blows on his head The coroner said Bernard Janda 56 in law of the dead man admitted fatally beating Traxler Smith said Mrs Janda was with a hammer during the argument no witnesses to the incident A coroner s jury recessed Oct 9 without verdict Janda held without charge in jail after first being taken into custody on advice of his doctor
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Mankato
Ray Smith
Janda
Traxler
William L. Heinen
Bernard Janda
Traxler Smith
Heinen
Amnesia Victim Awarded $111 430 for Railroad Injury
William L. Quimby a former Wa bash Railroad switchman from Decatur Illinois won a 111 430 settlement in Circuit Court after a six day trial. Quimby suffered amnesia following a head injury when thrown from a runaway freight car on October 26 1952 and required reeducation and relearning with no memory of the prior 30 years. The suit charged negligence against the railroad.
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Chicago
William L. Quimby
Decatur
Wabash Railroad
B. Fain Tucker
Quimby
Peoria
Consumer Prices Down in August
Washington D C reports consumer prices fell two tenths of one percent in August from July’s all-time high. BLS official Ewan Clague notes a sharp drop in fresh food prices while meat apparel and auto prices are expected to rise, possibly maintaining the high level in September.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ewan Clague
BLS
Clague
City directory lists Eisenhowers Kefauvers Nixons Stevensons
In Louisville the newly published telephone directory shows one Eisenhower, five Kefauvers, 24 Nixons and two Stevensons. The item highlights the prominence of the Stevenson name alongside national leaders in the directory.
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Stevensons
Eisenhowers
Kefauvers
Nixons
New City
Eisenhower
Elk Point cracks widen as earth movements threaten town
In Elk Point South Dakota cracks widened in the high school and many buildings amidst earth movements blamed on subsurface shifts. Residents link river level drops drought and rock traffic to the subsidence as farms show fresh depressions and officials provide temporary classroom space.
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Elk Point
South Dakota
Missouri River
Suez Parley Ends on Note of Harmony
The 18 nation Suez conference ends with Pakistan considering joining the Cooperative Assn of Suez Canal Users CASCU. Pakistan eyes government instructions before deciding. UN approach details expected. CASCU project to protect maritime rights in the canal Egypt controls since July 26.
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Suez
London
Pakistan
Cooperative Assn
Cooperative Assn. of Suez Canal Users
CASCU
Egypt
Karachi
Adams High School to gain addition and remodel
Adams Minnesota school board let contracts totaling 365 778 for an addition and remodeling to Adams High School with bids from Busian Construction Gordon Electric and Vic's Plumbing and Heating. The project adds nine classrooms two shops and a small gymnasium and repurposes space for elementary and junior high use. Start is next week with completion timed for fall and plans approved by the state Department of Education.
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Minn
Adams High School
Adams School Board
Busian Construction
Dover
Gordon Electric
Austin
Vic
Decorah
Iowa
Gordon Hansen
State Department of Education
Jordan Builders
Johnson Construction
Wagner Construction
Schultz Construction
Hagenhart Contractors
Adams Pta
Herb Osmundson
Henry Himebaugh
PTA
Hansen
Brownsdale School Dissolution Questioned by Attorney General
Attorney General Miles Lord concludes no law requires attaching districts to assume Brownsdale district debt if Brownsdale is dissolved. Brownsdale board attorney K K McMillan sought guidance as parts could join Austin Rose Creek or Hayfield districts. Lord stated no provision obligates successor districts to take on bonded indebtedness from the Brownsdale district.
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Brownsdale
Miles Lord
K. K. McMillan
McMillan
Austin
Rose Creek
Hayfield
Board of County Commissioners
Lord
New fuel in gas tank puts wings on jeep
Bloomfield Indiana mechanic Robert Clark bought 980 gallons of fuel from a naval depot. After filling his jeep the vehicle sped uncontrollably to 40 mph. The IRS and Navy arranged a buyback of torpedo fuel worth 25000 dollars, refunding Clark 156.80.
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Bloomfield
Ind
Robert Clark
Crane Naval Ammunition Depot
Clark
Navy
Terre Haute
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Brownsdale Students to Travel 31 Miles to Glenville High
Brownsdale High plans to transport most students 31 miles to the new Glenville High, with 50 slots for Brownsdale pupils and some Rose Creek attendees remaining. Buses depart 8 a.m. Saturday for registration. fall term delayed to align with Glenville opening. Brownsdale adds Wilbur Dallenbach to board as Howard Fenner resigns.
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Brownsdale
Glenville
Albert Lea
Freeborn County
Harold Hartson
Warren Tabor
Rose Creek
Wilbur Dallenbach
Howard Fenner
Fenner
Grand Meadow
Associated
Dallenbach
Hormel Institute
Hartson
Austin High School
Austin
Claremont
Dodge Center
Minnesotan Killed in South Dakota Car Crash
Gust Johnson, 68, of Florence Minnesota, died in a two mile east of Sioux Falls crash on VU S 16 at about 2 a.m. today.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Gust Johnson
Florence, Minn
State GOP Set to Greet Nixon Today
Richard Nixon arrives in Minneapolis for a cross country campaign stop with Minnesota Republicans leading a reception at the Twin Cities Metropolitan Airport. Sen. Edward J. Thye and Gov. candidate Ancher Nelson head the GOP delegation as Nixon plans a public speech at the Hotel Leamington after a private dinner, then departs for Sioux City and Colorado Springs.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Richard Nixon
Nixon
South Dakota
Rapid City
Fargo
N. D
Twin Cities
Edward J. Thye
Ancher Nelson
Leamington
Four Die as Minnesota Traffic Toll Surges to 414
The Minnesota 1956 traffic toll rose to 414 after four deaths last night. Ernest McCabe, 32, died when his car overturned north of Deer River. In Hastings two cars collided at an intersection. Godfrey Erickson and Hardy Smith were killed, Mrs. Smith and her parents injured. Donald Edlund, 26, died in Minneapolis after an intersection crash. four others were hospitalized. Kalbow faces drunken driving charges.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Ernest McCabe
Squad Lake
Itasca
Deer River
Hastings
Godfrey Erickson
Minneapolis
Hardy Smith
Winston Salem
N.C
Salve Regina Hospital
Mrs. Smith
W. M. Gruenzner
Smiths
Gruenzners
Winona, Minn
Donald Edlund
Minneapolitans
Darrell McIntosh
Jack Stoquist
Edlund
James Kalbow
Duane White
Kalbow
Headon
Cedar Ave
25Th St
Strike May Affect All Meat Plants
Frank Schultz president of Local 9 said Hormel workers will strike if the industry wide walkout continues. More than 25,000 Swift workers in 40 plants walked out Wednesday shutting most production, with only a few unionized plants remaining active.
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Hormel
Frank Schultz
Local 9
Swift
Schultz
CIO
AFL
United States
Local 9 Executive Board
Glenn Chinander
Dist
UPWA
Swift and Co
Swift Strike Enters 2nd Day in Chicago Action
About 25 000 Swift and Co workers began a second day of strikes as union leaders met with reps from Wilson and Co and John Morrell to press wage demands. Pickets blocked entrances at Union Stockyards and 17 were arrested for traffic interference.
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Chicago
Swift & Co
Swift
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen
United Packinghouse Workers
Wilson & Co
John Morrell & Co
Armour & Co
Farm price support losses surge in July
The government announced a July deficit of 66,071,434 dollars in farm price support operations, nearly double the amount recorded for July of the previous year. The report highlights ongoing financial strain in agricultural subsidy programs.
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The
Government Today
Bolshoi Cancels London Ballet Amid Nina Ponomareva Row
The Bolshoi Theater reportedly canceled its London debut over British police pursuit of Nina Ponomareva a 27 year old Olympic champion accused of shoplifting in a London store. Izvestia cites protest against the case claiming it a provocation and notes prior Western halts to Bolshoi tours.
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London
Nina
West
Nina Ponomareva
Izvestia
Paris
Dien Bien Phu
Covent Garden Opera House
Miss Ponomareva
Ponomareva
Duluth Doctor William Strobbel Dies After Heart Attack
Dr. William G. Strobbel 70 a longtime Duluth physician since 1921 died Thursday after a heart attack. Former chief of staff at St. Mary's Hospital, he is survived by his widow and three daughters all of Duluth.
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Duluth
Minn
William G. Strobbel
St. Mary’s Hospital
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