Pony Express Loses to Train in Grudge Race
In Roseburg Oregon the modern pony express race ended with the Nightcrawler train beating the ridered pony by nearly a half hour as 75 riders, including seven women, swapped mounts along the main highway. The stunt aimed to showcase rail service over a losing mail line while sparking cheers and complaints from both sides. Engineer Claude Bridenstine, soon to retire after 42 years, enjoyed the spectacle despite a cautious finish.
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Roseburg
Ore
Pony Express
Oregon
Eugene
Southern Pacific Railroad
Vernal S. Quayle
Portland
Iron Horse
Claude A. Bridenstine
Pickle Packing Plant to Open Next Monday
The Colony Foods Co pickle packing factory at Brodhead will start seasonal operations next Monday after a delayed opening caused by intense heat. Marion Thomerson of Edgerton is the local manager, with about 35 to 40 workers employed. Bars of nickel change their length when magnetized.
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Colony Foods Co
Marion Thostenson
Edgerton
Brown Swiss cows complete lactation records at Idle Hour Farm
Four registered cows owned by John Schlappi of Browntown have completed 305 day lactation records on Herd Test with two daily milkings. Idle Hour Joanna 4 years 1 month produced 11440.8 pounds milk 479.96 fat. Ferdinand Hyacinth 6 years 6 months produced 11108.2 pounds milk 453.06 fat. Flossy 8 years old produced 11880.1 pounds milk 412.27 fat. Larry Alma 13 years 6 months produced 14577 pounds milk 519.82 fat. Legume pasture advice from the Middle West Soil Improvement Committee. Spring Valley Betsy H. owned by John Ingold Estate Monroe completed 365 day record of 16438.2 milk 695.12 fat at age 5 years 7 months on two times milking.
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John Schlappi
Browntown
Idle Hour
Idle Hour Farm
Larry Alma
Spring Valley
Betsy H
John Ingold Estate
Monroe
Ukulele's Route From Portugal to Pennsylvania Manufacture
The instrument began as a Portuguese musical tradition and is now produced mainly in Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania
Stassen drafts radical disarmament plan at U N
The New York Times reports Harold E. Stassen has drafted a plan calling for a complete halt to atomic and hydrogen weapon production and tests. It proposes an early warning system with international inspectors at major ports and airfields, plus reductions in non atomic forces under a schedule to be finalized.
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New York
New York Times
Harold E. Stassen
Eisenhower
Times
United Nations
Pentagon
State Department
U. N. Disarmament Commission
U. N
Geneva
Stassen
Feds
Entagon
Monticello Social Roundup Includes Many Family Visits
Mr and Mrs Henry Freitag spent Thursday with Russell Arnold and Alan Madison. Weekend guests included Willis Freitag and family in West Allis. Numerous Madison, Milwaukee, and Verona residents visited relatives in Monticello and nearby towns during the week.
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Henry D. Freitag
Russel Arnold
Alan Madison
Charles Schnetzler
Jane
Adam Schuler
Beth Ann
Monticello
Joyce Rawley
Argyle
East St. Louis
Ill
Schuler
Ralph
Parks College
Herman Babier
Allan
Glarus
Warren Ingram
Tommy
Morristown
Tenn
Lydia Voegels
Stanley Dixon
Bobby
Madison
Robert Wild
New Glarus
Frank la Porte
Marilyn
Baltimore
William Brey
Charles Rolph
Milwaukee
Betty Jane Woefffer
St. Charles
R. W. Woefffer
J. M. Harden
Wanda Kay
John
Janice Escher
Green Lake
Janice
Pilgrim Lake
Nancy Kubly
Orpha Kubly
Calvin Stauffer
Herman Feenie
Monroe
Barbara Karlen
R. W. Karlen
Ray Lueth
Sauk City
Ingram
Liz Thier
Mary O’conner
Dorothy Lechnir
Jean Gregg
Kenneth Klassy
Carolyn
Mary Klassy
Ardyce Rosen
Norman Rosen
Harry Klassy
St. Clare Hospital
Actor Robert Francis Dies in Plane Crash in California
A Beechcraft Bonanza owned by Joe Kirkwood crashed after takeoff from Lockheed Air Terminal in Burbank killing three, including actor Robert Francis 25. Audrey Ann Dosch 24 and George Meyer 38 also died. Francis starred in The Caine Mutiny and other films. The plane’s engine sputtered as it lifted off near a cemetery, then stalled and crashed into an unused parking lot.
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Burbank
Calif.p
Robert Francis
Ens
Willie Keith
Francis
Audrey Ann Dosch
Ann Russell
George Meyer
Joe Kirkwood
Joe Palooka
Hollywood
Pasadena
Calif
Bamboo
Kirkwood
Lockheed Air Terminal
White House Closes for Six Weeks for Floor Renovation
Washington officials announce the White House will close to the public from August 15 through September 30 for floor refinishing and wall repainting after heavy visitor traffic. Since April 1952, nearly 3 million sightseers have passed through the mansion.
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Washington
White House
James C. Hagerty
Farmers urged to promote pork push in Wisconsin
Madison special report says the Wisconsin Farm Bureau asks farmers to market 10 percent more hogs this fall and to boost advertising and selling efforts. James C. Green cites low prices, pork’s nutritional value, and cooperation with groups to raise demand without government intervention.
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Madison
Wisconsin Farm Bureau
James C. Green
State Bureau
Chicago
Green
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Heris Farm
Middle West Soil Improvement Committee
Foley Food Mills
Baumana
Ace Hardware
Bulova
U.S
IGA
Gov't
Ars Cee
Tiger
Bartlett
O. D. Curtis
Sturgeon Bay
Brennan
Certified Grocers OF Illinois, Inc
Carlot
Model
Siesta
Monroe Music Store
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