Communities Decide Beer Age Under Kohler Plan
Wisconsin Governor Kohler signed bills granting local authority to set beer drinking ages and clarifying licensing rules. The measures also raise license revenue from suspensions, reduce truck licensing costs for farmers, fund probation workers, and allocate funds for welfare, poultry, land conveyance, divisional history, and investment adviser licensing.
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Madison
Kohler
Wisconsin
Foreign Type Cheesemakers Association
Cooperative Poultry Improvement Associations
Department of Public Welfare
Green Bay
Allouez
Brown County
There’s Gold In Them That Cemeteries Mines And Gullies
Dolores Vasquez 76, of Brawley, claims to be a former Pancho Villa ally and cites locations in Corpus Christi Roma Cinema Robstown San Antonio for $1,500,000 in stolen gold. She told Imperial County veterans service officer R P Ostrander the treasure should go to disabled U S veterans.
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EL Centro
Calif
Pancho Villa
Corpus Christi
Tex
Roma
Cinema, Tex
Robstown
San Antonio
Dolores Vasquez
Brawley
R. P. Ostrander
Imperial County Veterans Service
Vasquez
Veterans
Villa
Bela Lugosi Says He Beat Drug Addiction
Bela Lugosi, the 66 year old horror star, leaves Metropolitan State Hospital after a three month stay at his request. He asserts he has ended a 20 year drug habit and will begin work on a new film August 20.
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Norwalk
Calif
Bela Lugosi
Dracula
Metropolitan State Hospital
Driver Killed In Collision Near Coleman Wisconsin
Charles Woulf, about 28, of Coleman, died Friday when his car left Highway 141 near Marinette County and crashed into a tree. He was the son of former Marinette County Sheriff Art Woulf.
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Coleman
Wis
Charles Woulf
Highway 141
Marinette County
Art Woulf
La Crosse Tribune Contact and Circulation Details
Publication and staff notices outline editorial departments and city state editors. Delivery and mail subscription rates announced for La Crosse and surrounding areas with a breakdown by distance bands.
Girl Stowaway on Canadian Navy Vessel
Joycelin Pilapil a 16 year old high school senior slipped aboard the Canadian destroyer Athabaskan during an open house and sailed toward Long Beach with 150 sailors. She left a note for her parents saying she would travel with Bill to be with the baby. Ottawa says no crew aided her and she will be turned over to U.S. officials. the navy notes she may be the first stowaway on a Canadian warship.
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Hilo
Hawaii
Long Beach
Calif
Joycelin Joan Pilapil
Papaaloa
Bill
Joycelin
Fremlin Pilapil
Ottawa
Royal Canadian Navy
Cayuga
Athabaskan
Swould
U.S
X &W
Legal marriage too much for Ding Dong Daddy of the D Line
Francis Van Wie known as the Ding Dong Daddy of the D Line dissolves his marriage to Mabel Joyce Van Wie and faces desertion charges. The 69 year old ex San Francisco streetcar conductor notes a history of marriages and legal trouble including bigamy after a 1953 wedding. He is under seven year probation with no marriage allowed, and vows to die in peace rather than remarry.
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Los Angeles
Francis van Wie
San Francisco
Mabel Joyce van Wie
van Wie
Samuel R. Blake
Bigamist Trapped By Telephone Bills
Houston man Guy Nelson Thomas 30 faced bigamy charges over 32 in long distance bills to a Lubbock number. Vera Jean Thomas 27 said he left her July 4 after marrying May 13 and she paid the bill. Alma Faye Thomas ? 30? said she married him five years ago and briefly reunited July 7. Both women reported the matter to the district attorney.
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Houston
Tex
Guy Nelson ‘Thomas
Lubbock
Vera Jean Thomas
Thomas
Alma Faye Thomas
District Attorney's Office
Typhoon Nears Japanese Coast After Drift Toward Tokyo
Typhoon Hope was 420 miles south southwest of Tokyo today moving north northeast parallel to the coast. Winds reached 80 miles per hour and the storm advanced at about 15 miles per hour.
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Tokyo
Hope
Japan
Child Drowns After Fall From Pier at Lake Geneva
Victor Moore six son of Mr and Mrs Vaughn Moore of Aurora Illinois drowned Thursday when he fell from a pier into Lake Geneva near Fontana in Walworth County.
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Fontana
Wis
Victor Moore
Vaughn Moore
Aurora
Lake Geneva
Walworth County
Information Bureau Q and A on economics fur types and safety
Questions cover wage gaps between educated women and men, fur origins such as Persian broadtail and caracul, Red Cross volunteers, Korean War bonuses by state, world salt use for human consumption, British undersea coal mining, termite resistance of railroad ties, the Atlantic undersea cable, USS Forrestal flight deck area, decline in cigarette smoking, skyscraper capitols, hay fever pollen sources, damp slip covers, and North American territory. Answers provide concise facts with named entities and places.
Times change on tanning from old to modern days
The note laments shifts in tanning norms from traditional methods to widespread modern exposure, suggesting kids once faced corporal punishment while today tanning occurs in many places.
Roses For The Home booklet offers rose growing help
The Government booklet Roses For the Home provides dependable rose varieties culture directions and propagation tips for winter protection. Send 15 cents postpaid with the coupon from Information Bureau 1200 Eye St NW Washington DC. Enclose name street or rural route city.
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la Crosse Tribune ‘Information Bureau
Eve St. N.W
Washington
D.C
la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St
N W
Washington, D.C
Stuckert joins Freisinger Agency in Batavian Bank Building
Earl Stuckert a Milwaukee resident now associate in the Freisinger Agency Batavian Bank Building to handle real estate and insurance. He married Jane Horner of La Crosse and home is 1110 South 22nd Drive. A former group with Aetna Casualty and Surety Co. for six years served in the Navy in the South Pacific before earning a UW Milwaukee business degree in 1948.
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Earl Stuckert
Freisinger
Batavian Bank Bldg
Stuckert
Milwaukee
Jane Horner
la Crosse
Aetnal Casualty and Surety Co
Detroit
University of Wisconsin
Trane Co
William H. Stahlheber
Jack F. Eckelaert
Stahlheber
Washington University
Trane
AEC
Oak Ridge
Eckelaert
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Tarantula Forces Bar Customers To Move Out Smartly
In Laguna Beach California 2nd Lt Charles A Housman faced a fine for endangering public health and safety and drunkenness after pulling a tarantula from a cigar box to introduce a friend to bar neighbors Police destroyed the evidence and he paid 50 to settle the matter.
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Laguna Beach
Calif
Charles A. Housman
Housman
Marine Corps
Ex-Press Officer At State Department Dies
Michael J. McDermott 61, longtime State Department press officer and former ambassador to El Salvador, died unexpectedly last night likely from a heart ailment. He served in the San Francisco conference that created the United Nations in 1945 and later retired as ambassador earlier this year. He was a Peabody Massachusetts native and is survived by his widow Rose, daughter Patricia, and son Michael Jr.
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Washington
Michael J
Mike) McDermott
State Department
McDermott
Press Post
Department
el Salvador
San Francisco
U.N
Peabody
Mass
Rose McDermott
Patricia
Michael Jr
Senators Morse and Russell Back Pay Hikes for Top Officials
Senate Democrats Morse and Russell, who blocked a Cabinet pay raise bill this session, say they will support raises next year after hearings. Morse predicts Senate approval with amendments and retroactive to the current month. Russell seeks hearings and form changes. Public hearings may occur early in January, with Johnston to chair.
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Morse
Russell
Washington
Senate
D-Ga
D-Ore
Eisenhower
Congress
Military Services
Postal
Civil Service
Johnston
Senate Civil Service Committee
Jones Wins Horse Event At Inter State Fair
Floyd Jones of Bangor and the Emmons brothers entered the two and four horse team class. Jones driving Clydesdales won both events as the Emmons brothers showed matched Percherons with obedience and neat appearance. Teams maneuvered around an oval, reversed direction, and backed up during judging.
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Floyd Jones
Bangor
Ralph
Ray Emmons
Jones
Emmons
Eisenhower Carries Homework To Gettysburg Farm
President Eisenhower arrived at the Gettysburg farm with his presidential homework, hundreds of congressional bills ending the 1955 session. He will act on them before returning to Washington for a Cabinet meeting. He flew in a new two engine Air Force plane costing just under 75 000 dollars.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Air Force
Congress
Washington
Aero Design & Engineering Co
Bethany
Okla
White House
Denver
Colorado
Lucille Ball Birthday Profile Highlights Career and Style
Lucille Ball born August 6 1911 in Jamestown New York daughter of a telephone lineman. The actress gained fame with Desi Arnaz and I Love Lucy and helped shape television production methods. In private life she favors simple sweaters and skirts over showy fashion.
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Lucille Ball
Jamestown
N.Y
Desi Arnaz
Lucy
Ball-Arnaz
Scaffolding Buckles On 45-Story Grand Central Site
A tall scaffold on the Socony Mobil Building near Grand Central buckled on the 18th floor causing a loud roar. Police closed the area and evacuated nearby properties while crews secured the sagging section and traffic remained halted. About 800 workers were on site. no injuries were reported. Engineers could not immediately determine the buckling cause.
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New York
Grand Central Terminal
Socony Mobil
41St and
42Nd Sts
Lexington and
Third Avenues
Grand Central Area
Too Hot To Make Cooling Equipment In Louisville
Louisville workers at Marley Co. walk out over heat. Night shift left Wednesday and both shifts refuse to return until electric fans are installed or temperatures drop.
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Louisville
Marley Co
Little Support For Right To Work Bill In Wisconsin
Two Republican leaders said there is little chance of considering a right to work bill during the October recessed session. The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation urged possible action, noting growing pressure and that about 12 states already have rights to work laws.
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Madison
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
Wisconsin
Kohler
Detroit Tug Crewman Survives Third Sinking After Rescue Rollover
Dexter Linton and Richard Cushing survived the sinking of the 26 foot Rescue in the Detroit River. The tug overturned while towing the older steam tug Liberty. Cushing was rescued by a passing cruiser while Linton escaped from the pilot house through the engine room after an air pocket formed.
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Detroit
Dexter Linton
Detroit River
Linton
Richard Cushing
Lin
Liberty
Cushing
St. Clair Shores
4-H Dairy Cattle Show At Inter-State Fair Draws Big Entry
More than 200 head of cattle were exhibited as La Crosse County 4-H dairy youths paraded their animals before UW dairy extensionist George Warner. Contestants totaled 90 in showmanship across two age groups, with champions named in Guernsey Holstein Jersey Brown Swiss and junior senior showmanship. A brief shower triumphed over the event, but judging continued under the Danish blue red white system with blue ribbon winners listed by numbers.
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la Crosse County
George Warner
University of Wisconsin
Barbara Nuttleman
Guernsey
Larry Gensch
Bob Hemker
Everett Servais
Corrine Pfaff
Harvey Wolsters
Richard Wehrs
Pleasant Valley Club
Warren Schomberg
Barrie
Helen Pfaff
Mindoro
Jean Sprain
West Salem
Warner
King Saud Goes Public as Publicity Conscious
Beir ut Lebanon The King of Saudi Arabia aims to raise popularity after a spring crisis by appointing Abdullah Belkheir as first minister of information He urges grass roots contact and public appearances to connect with citizens rather than remaining in an American limousine.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Saud
Abdullah Belkheir
American University At
Belkheir
Mexico City Hotel Fined for Ignoring Reservation
A Mexico City hotel was fined 5 000 pesos for failing to honor a Florida woman's advance reservation. The Ontario Hotel claimed it was crowded. the Tourist Bureau acted after complaints as Mexico City reports record tourist influx.
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Mexico City
Florida
Tourist Bureau
Patricia Mercer
Miami, Fla
Ontario
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Prairie DU Chien
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Tarantula
By Edwin B. Harkinson
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Zener
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