FPC approves Hell's Canyon hydro project in Idaho Oregon
The Federal Power Commission authorized Idaho Power Co to build three dams at Hell's Canyon on the Snake River, flooding the site of a proposed federal dam. Supporters say the three dam plan yields higher power benefits than a single dam, while critics promise to frame it as a 1956 political issue.
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Federal Power Commission
Hell’s Canyon Area
FPC
Idaho Power Co
Hell's Canyon
Snake River
Idaho
Oregon
Dixon- Yates
Memphis
Commission
Sen. Magnusen
Washington
Hell’s Canyon
TVA
Congress
Bulganin backtracks after derisive speech on disarmament
Bulganin briefed the Supreme Soviet to insist his remarks were misunderstood and that the Soviet Union remains open to disarmament talks. He acknowledged Russia favors its own proposal but stated Moscow has not refused to seek solutions and will study ways to resolve the issue.
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Bulganin
Central Committee
Eisenhower
United States
Russia
Supreme Soviet
Soviet Union
Moscow
Bulgarin
United Nations
Geneva
Kremlin
Atomic bomb use announced from Hiroshima attack
President Truman disclosed the first use of a bomb with power far exceeding earlier weapons, saying it occurred 16 hours earlier at Hiroshima. Secretary Stimson predicted the bomb would shorten the war with Japan.
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Japan
Truman
White House
Hiroshima
Stimson
Hiram Johnson
California
League of Nations
San Francisco
United Nations Organization
Performing Clams and the Tide Turned Trunk Show
A narrator recalls a childhood beach experiment with six quahog clams that moved in unison along the shore. He demonstrates control over their actions via water ebb and flow, briefly staging a playful seaside “performance” before the clams vanish beneath the sand.
Ribbons Awarded in County Fair Home Economics
Results from the adult home economics judging at the County Fair list first to third place across clothing handwork crafts and photography. Winners include Mrs. Dickson Coplien Beutel Beutel Bowan Grenzow and others from Albany Juda Chadbourne Hall Madison Brodhead and surrounding areas with numerous fabric crafts and quilts named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Bloom
Fred Coplien
11Th Street
Martin Dickson
Katie Coplien
22Nd Avenue
Harvey Mauerman
Brodhead
Elmer Whitehead
Juda
Dickson
Lanz
Heinz Beutel
Harry Bloom
Orville Flaherty
Whitehead
Mary Bowman
Bowman
William Beutel
19Th Avenue
Mauerman
Mauermann
Route 3
John Morgenthaler
Albany
Armin Rufener
Walter Rufener
13Th Avenue
Roy Heeren
Country Lane
Morgenthaler
Doiley
Morris Elmer
27Th Avenue
Elmer
Daisy Grenzow
Llth Street
Geneva Schoenfield
Chadbourne Hall
Madison
Animal friendships and unexpected alliances in nature
A survey of cross species bonds describes crocker crocodile and plover sharing meals, rhinoceros and tick bird mutual aid, camouflaging algae with sloths, algae aiding giant clams, and unusual care like dogs with mice and cows with calves. Also lists birthday greetings for Aug 7–13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
Texas
Massachusetts
SPCA
Flower Winners Named by Judges
Judges announced a long list of prize winning entries across categories in potted plants and cut flowers. Winners include Mrs. A R Ladwig and Mrs. Armin Rufener for many classes such as begonias African violet and cosmos, with other names like Bette Hartwig Mrs Fred Coplien and Mrs John Ivey noted for various blooms and arrangements.
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A. R. Ladwig
Route 1
Fred Coplien
11Th Street
Armin Rufener
Monroe
Bette Hartwig
17Th Avenue
Ladwig
Lading
Balsam
Coxcomb
Cosmos
Dahlias
Bette
Armin Rutener
Walter Rutener
13Th Avenue
Verbenas
Ivey
Zinnias
Ed Jordan Sr
Juda
Monticello Socials and Local Visits
James Kennedy traveled to LaCrosse this week. Mrs Walter J Marty of Belleville visited Mrs Charles Leonard in the Robert Holcomb Sr home. Mr and Mrs Howard Kennedy and children James and Doris Jean attended the Madison circus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Kennedy
LaCrosse
Walter J. Marty
Belleville
Charles Leonard
Robert Holcomb Sr
New Members Named in Local Notices
New members listed include Danny Ray Johnson of Route 1 Ju da dated September 3, 1954 and Jimmie Allan Field of 616 15th Avenue dated August 25, 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny Ray Johnson
Juda
Jimmie Allan Field
15Th Avenue
Non-strikers Get Raises at Kohler
The Kohler Co. announced wage boosts of five and ten cents for about 2,400 non striking employees retroactive to Aug. 1. Production and maintenance workers at the plumbing ware plants who have returned or are new received the raises, as UAW CIO strikes continue for 16 months. The offer mirrors a prior proposal to striking Local 833.
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Sheboygan
Kohler Co
Lyman Conger
Uawcio
Conger
Chicago
Orangeville Social Notes and Visits
Mrs Glen E Bolender hosts the Schmid reunion in Bluff View Park with attendees including Mr and Mrs Kermit Wolf and other families. Joyce Folgate and Linda Baker visit White Eagle 4H Camp Adeline II. Dorothy Kruse visits Lanark Charley Kruses. Billy Thompson Lena stays with George Kruse. Mrs Newenschwander Veach Allen and Sterling plan Yellowstone trip. Phillip Pfiffner Dubuque visited William Bertram.
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Kermit Wolf
Darell Zimmerman
Christine
Gilbert Abraham
Schmid
Bluff View Park
Joyce Folgate
Linda Baker
White Eagle
Adeline, II
Dorothy Kruse
Charley Kruses
Lanark
Billy Thompson
Lena
George Kruse
Fred Newenschwander
Martin Veach
Orangeville
Charles Allen
Sterling
Yellowstone Park
Phillip Pfiffner
Dubuque
William Bertram
Local residents on summer trips and visits
Brodhead residents travel for camps and vacations. Robert Bump attends Evangelical United Brethren youth camp near Wautoma. Virginia A Boettcher and Rev. Robert Boettcher join as counselor and manager. Carl Everson and Dale Everson vacation in Iowa, Minnesota and the Dakotas. Pinnow, Pinnow, Ruehlew and Hall family members visit Woodruff. Ariene Hewitt and Christine return to Rockford after six weeks with Marion Leng and Mrs Hewitt attends summer school at Whitewater State College.
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Kenneth Yost
Horeb
W. W. Sawyer
Robert Bump
Dwight Bump
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Wautoma
Virginia A. Boettcher
Robert Boettcher
Martha Olin
Marie H. Palmer
Carpenterville
Ill
Carl Ever
Monroe Evening Times Club Opens for Youth Members
All boys and girls up to 12 years of age are invited to join the Monroe Evening Times Boys and Girls Club. Fill out this coupon carefully and mail to the Evening Times Club in Monroe Wisconsin. Name
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City of
Monroe
Wisconsin
Stephenson County
Ill
Monroe Evening Times
Evening Times Club
Wis
Poultry Winners Receive Awards at County Fair
Open class poultry placings listed by judges show multiple winners across breeds. Mrs Rufener dominates Barrett Plymouth Rocks and White Plymouth Rocks with hens, cockerels, pullets, and trios. Joe Maylone also earns top spots in Rhode Island Reds and White Leghorns. Pete Kiel leads several duck categories with Pekins and Muscovies, while Eugene Gross takes roosters and geese top honors.
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Barrett Plymouth Rocks
Armin Rufener
Rufener
WHITE
Plymouth Rock
Nolan Siedschlag
Juda
Pullet
Nola Siedschlag
Trio — Nola Siedschlag
NEW Hampshire Reds
Rhode Island
Joe Maylone
Beloit
Cock — Maylone
Pete Kiel
Gross
Ding Dong Daddy Says Through with Wives
Francis Van Wie once famed as the Ding Dong Daddy of the D Line divorces his first wife Mabel Joyce Van Wie after desertion. The 69 year old former San Francisco street car conductor notes he will not remarry during seven years of probation following a history of multiple marriages and a five month bigamy sentence. He states he does not want to marry again and seeks peace at last.
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Los Angeles
D Line
Francis van Wie
San Francisco
Mabel Joyce van Wie
van Wie
Samuel R. Blake
Winners Listed In Canned Goods at County Fair
The County Fair awards top prizes in domestic canned goods across fruits vegetables and meats. Winners include Armin Rufener and Mrs. Katie Coplien with multiple first and second places in applesauce cherries peaches raspberries and more, plus division notes on dried fruits pickles and relishes.
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Fred Coplien
Armin Rufener
Walter Rufener
13Th Avenue
Katie Coplien
22Nd Avenue
Kate Coplien
Ed Jordan
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Postoffice
Monrkoer Evening Times CO
Emery A. Odell
The
Associated Press
Inlandia Press Association
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Editorial
Evening Times
Green County Fair
Leland C. White
Gottlieb Sauter
Mount Horeb
Paul Weibel
Arthur Ruef
Hare Factory
Werner Blum
Limburger
K. K. Bell
Becker Motor Co
Milwaukee
Guy Crippen
Vistula
Fred Marty
Green County
Albert P. Simmons
Buffalo
Wyo
Monroe Theater
Knights of Pythias
Gorham Woods
Harmonie
Company H
Glarus
H. C. Adams
John Zipsie
Winslow
Monroe Businessmen’s Association
Rita Rood
Laverne P. Woodle
Paul R. Wright
Frank Tripp
Sandy
Jersey
Orpha Grenzow
China
A. R. Ludwig
Times Children’s Club
India
Thomas DeWayne
Phillip Robert Johnson
Blanchardville
Duane David Kundert
Candice Rae Martin
Betty Ann Robinson
Argyle
Patrick Jon Lehman
Darlington
Thomas David Campbell
Janet Lee Rufer
LaVone Eileen Elmer
Monticello
Gloria Jean Hoesly
Mt. Horeb
Nancy Kay Ommedt
Willis Floyd Disch Jr
New Glarus
Keith Allen Haldiman
Vicki Lynn Waelti
Susan Kay Grabow
W. Avon Street
Freeport
Cynthia Ann Babler
Peggy Ann Gempeler
Lonna Rae Anderson
Diane Kay Lehman
We Ann Lillian Heinkel
Jasper LeRoy Williams
Gregory Clayton Olson
8Th Street
Eeeeee Smith
Carl Gabriel Zwieful
Janet Louise Blum
Wiliam Ernest Messerli
13Th Street
Gary Eugene Edwards
Kevin Eugene Lueck
Browntown
Ronald Berger
South Wayne
Jerry Clifford Kesler
Richard Eugene Pinnow
Diane Lee Berg
Woodford
TP. Curtis
Wisconsin Power and Light Company
U. N. Johnson
Marshall CO
Milwaukee, Wis
Kohler
Glen E. Bolender
Miss Grace Marsh
Care of the Times
Teeeee Neers
Ding Dong Daddy
Lth
Fred Cop
Armin Rufe
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