Eisenhower no longer naive in politics and seeks unity
An analysis notes President Eisenhower has grown politically savvy with prestige aiding administration aims. The piece argues Republicans must unite on core issues to appeal to voters, while acknowledging Eisenhower has not committed to reelection in 1956. It warns against ultra conservative factions and urges a common front for Congress control.
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Eisenhower
South
Republican Party
GOP
Congress
Too Short A Stick
A San Francisco federal court convicts a man in a narcotics smuggling conspiracy linked to a major dope ring. Despite a three to five year sentence and a ten thousand dollar fine, the judgment argues penalties are far too lenient to deter vast profits from narcotics traffic.
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San Francisco
Visits at the Chapman Home Include Several Juda Guests
South Wayne Times reports visitors to the Charles Chapman home from Juda include Mr and Mrs Walter Stettler and Sally Durand NL Mr and Mrs Fred Gerber and grandson Jeffrey Mr and Mrs Glenn Zimmerman Betty Jean and David Gerber and Mr and Mrs Walter Williams all from Juda.
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Charles Chapman
Walter Stettler
Sally
Russell Hawkins
Black Hills
Fred Weimer
Rock City
Ill
Fred Schultz
Albert Stuessy
Wisconsin
Betty Lou Dixon
Florida
The Maras Embrace Ancient Greek Motto No Thing in Excess
The Maras adopt a philosophy akin to ancient Greek wisdom, advocating restraint and avoiding excess in all aspects of life. This mindset mirrors historic prescriptions for balance and moderation observed in classical thought.
Truman to fly to England for king meeting aboard Renown
President Truman will travel from Potsdam to England to meet King George VI aboard the Renown off Plymouth. This marks a second U.S. presidential visit to England, following Wilson after World War I. Seven Germans, including two women, are to be hanged and three given life terms for beating American airmen to death. John T. Etter, Monroe elder businessman, shows 85th birthday. A Big Five council of foreign ministers to draft Europe peace treaties is revealed in the Potsdam Big Three report. The document also notes a joint rebuke to Franco’s Spain by Truman Attlee and Stalin.
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Truman
England
Potsdam
George VI
Plymouth
United States
Wilson
John T. Etter
Monroe
Council of Foreign Ministers
Europe
Attlee
Stalin
Franco
Spain
Sharp notes from Great Britain to Washington 1915 clash
Dated August 2 1915 Britain and the United States dispute England’s wartime ocean shipping actions while the Admiralty defends blockade measures. Lightning strikes a farm building killing a cow. Local baseball result Monroe Pirates beat Argyle 6 to 3 at the fairgrounds. A rifle championship finalist is named Lt F W Heer from Co H. A heavy storm damages grain crops and causes water floods blamed on sewer plans after street paving. Angry residents threaten suits over North Jefferson street area.
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Great Britain
Washington
United States
England
Admiralty
E. W. Riese
Spring Grove
Monroe Pirates
Argyle
Fairgrounds
F. W. Heer
Co. H
Camp Douglas
Wisconsin National Guard
Jefferson Street
17Th Avenue
Monroe Street Carnival Opens With Praise From Officials
Crowds gather for the Monroe street carnival sponsored by the Monroe Businessmen's Association on August 2 1905 deemed a success. Supt J C Penn commends county teachers at the close of the summer institute noting most instructors are high school graduates. Coal sells for 8 50 per ton and supplies are plentiful. Attorney for the Dessinger estate says suit against the city for 5 000 will be filed after a fatal sidewalk accident. A Brodhead girl dies ingesting strychnine pills. Will Nee leaves Monroe Electric Light Co to buy a Lake Beulah dry goods and grocery shop.
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Monroe
Monroe Businessmen’s Association
J. C. Penn
A. D. Dessinger
Will Nee
Monroe Electric Light Co
Lake Beulah
Bumping Rights Won by Workers at Studebaker Plant
In South Bend, Indiana, a seniority dispute at the Studebaker-Packard Corp plant ends with an agreement granting bumping rights to workers based on tenure. The stoppages by about 55 final assembly line workers halted production, affecting roughly 9,000 employees, but the settlement aims to restore continuous production and allow new negotiations on a master contract.
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South Bend
Ind
Studebaker
CIO
United Auto Workers
Studebaker-Packard Corp
William Ogden
UAW
Raymond H. Berndt
Union
Ogden
Berndt
Paris Population Statement Shares Large Urban Figure
A report notes Paris has a population of nearly 62 million. The figure underscores the city's size and influence as a major European urban area.
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Paris
Koreans Claim Attack Imminent Near Kaesong and Han River
The South Korean government declared it would restore authority over a strategic area south of the 38th parallel including Kaesong and the Ongjin Peninsula. It warned of a full scale North Korean attack imminent and accused Washington and the UN of seeking peace at all costs while calling for removal of the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission.
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Seoul
38Th Parallel
United States
United Nations
ROK
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
John Foster Dulles
Roks
Kaesong
Ongjin
Han River
Two Orange Types Used in Grafting Sweet Varieties
The passage notes two orange types, sour and sweet, with sour oranges historically used in the United States as rootstock for grafting sweet oranges. It highlights a horticultural practice where sour orange trees support the growth of grafted sweet varieties.
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United States
Strike Vote Started At Allis-Chalmers Plant
Milwaukee UAW Local 248 at Allis-Chalmers Mfg Co prepared for a potential strike after two meetings were held to reject the firm’s wage offer. Local president Ralph Koenig said a constitutional strike vote could follow if no better terms are proposed before the five year contract expired Monday.
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Milwaukee
Uaw-Cio
Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co
Ralph Koenig
Allis-Chalmers
UAW
Otto Weller Dies at 53 in Wautoma Monticello
Otto Weller a Monticello school band master for four years until leaving eight years ago died at his Wautoma home. Funeral services were held there with burial at Columbus cemetery. Survived by wife and two sons Warren and William. He was a Monticello Masonic lodge member.
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Monticello
Otto Weller
Wautoma
Columbus Cemetery
M. E. Lynn
H. A. Becker
Walter Haddinger
C. M. Stauffer
L. R. Pease
John Stenbroten
John Altman
J. M. Harden
Human heart weight range noted in medical fact
A historical medical note states that a human heart weighs between 8 and 12 ounces, illustrating typical cardiac mass observed in healthy adults. It may reflect standard anatomical data used in anatomy texts of the period.
Brodhead by Miss Grace Marsh
Mr and Mrs Robert Hawkins and children Jean and Jimmy have traveled to Boulder Colorado to visit relatives and friends with the visit noted in social notes from the Brodhead area.
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Brodhead
Miss Grace Marsh
Robert Hawkins
Jean and
Jimmy
Boulder, Colo
Soviet Farmers Touring Dakotas
Soviet farm delegates began a four day tour of South Dakota farms and institutions starting in Yankton heading to Mitchell Huron or Redfield and Aberdeen where they will spend two days before continuing to Minnesota. The group travels long distances by bus and visits farms irrigation projects and manufacturing sites while seeking to learn about American farming. The delegation head Vladimir Matskevich flew to Washington to arrange a Canadian tour and a possible Mexico visit is being considered.
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Yankton, S. D
South Dakota
South
Yankton
Mitchell
Huron
Redfield
Aberdeen
Minnesota
Nebraska
University of Nebraska Tractor Experiment Station
University
Columbus
Agriculture Committee
The
Chamber of Commerce
Behlen Manufacturing Co
Vladimir Matskevich
Washington
Mexico
Cold Wave Damages Brazilian Coffee Crop
A cold wave badly damaged Parana state coffee trees with temperatures near 14 degrees and 20 inch snowfalls. Officials estimate about half the trees in northern Parana destroyed, though current shipments and next year's crop outlook remain. New York coffee futures rose the daily limit on the report.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Parana
One Coffee
New York
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Monroe Evening Times
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Emery A. Odell
Associated Press
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Audit Bureau of Circulation
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Evening Times
Ambrose Kelley
Racine
Sturtevant
Charles Burmeister
Randle Peterson
Cadiz Township
Edward Schafer
Pecatonica River
Hannah Clark
Chicago Loop
Jack Zuta
Buggs
Moran
Delafield
Bauman
Ace Hardware
Work Sox
Bahr
Ev Gufestens
Aluminum
NCW
Dakotas
Prescription
Bulova
Lewys Vacuum Cleaners
West Bend
Wisconsin Power and Light Company
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