President Eisenhower Faces Space Crunch As Gifts Accumulate
Part time farmer Dwight D. Eisenhower amasses gifts from livestock to furniture at his Gettysburg farm and beyond. A 30 foot flagpole a silver bowl and a flower garden are among the most elaborate gifts while officials note many items go to public displays or the White House. The practice spans both parties and includes livestock including Black Angus cattle and a heifer named Blue Bonnet presented by Democratic leaders.
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Gettysburg
Dwigh D. Eisenhower
Washington
Ike Eisenhower
Pansy
American Legion Boys Nation
Eisenhower Farm
Gettysburg Battlefield
National Press Club
Sam Rayburn
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
White House
Harry S. Truman
Eisenhower
New England
Skowegan
Smithsonian Institution
Eisenhower Museum
Abilene
Kas
Presi
Rev Robert Moore Named Associate Dean at Chicago Seminary
Rev. Robert S. Moore, former Brodhead Methodist pastor in 1941 42, is named associate dean of students and executive secretary of the Chicago Theological Seminary alumni association. He will counsel students and young ministers and maintain links with seminary graduates. Moore, a Len n Michigan native, holds a chemical engineering degree from the University of Michigan 1938 and a Chicago Theological Seminary degree 1942. His wife Viola earned her seminary degree in 1943. The Moores were active in youth work in Brodhead and Moore was ordained in 1942 by the West Wisconsin Conference.
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Brodhead
Robert S. Moore
Brodhead Methodist Church
Chicago Theological Seminary
Federation of Theological Schools
University of Chicago
Moore
Lennon, Mich
Flint
University of Michigan
Viola
West Wisconsin Conference
Wisconsin 105th State Fair sets sights on national best
Plans for Milwaukee fair August 20 to 28 promise record entries in dairy cattle racing horse shows and farm exhibits. Queen Barbara Brown will reign in the Dairy building with a Disneyland in Dairyland exhibit. The Junior Fair hog barn becomes a poultry and waterfowl building expanding cattle shows.
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West Allis
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
W. M. Masterson
Alice
Barbara Brown
Independence
Colliseum
H. G. Shands
Madison
Profes
Willis Fiietag
South Wayne Adds Two New Teachers
South Wayne welcomes two new teachers for fall. John Waldman of Janesville will teach commercial subjects and Donald Hyde of Viola will teach agriculture and chemistry. Registration is August 25 at 9 a.m. with regular bus routes.
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South Wayne
John Waldman
Janesville
Donald Hyde
Viola
Dave James
Donald Yebel
Alice Anderson
Eugene Cramer
Gerald von Klein
Fred C. Rehmsteadt
Denmark Size Compared To Indiana
A concise comparison notes that Denmark is roughly half the size of Indiana, highlighting relative land area between the two regions.
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Denmark
Indiana
Resignation plans at Town Hall cheese factory
Sam Bahler, longtime maker for the Town Hall cheese factory in Washington Township since December 1, 1947, will leave the cheesemaking trade when a replacement is found due to a chronic back condition. Bahler, a prominent Swiss cheese figure, helped showcase the plant and the 1955 Green County Cheese Day display used for media.
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Sam Bahler
Town Hall
Washington Township
Bahler
State Department of Agriculture
Green County Picture
New Glarus
Green County
Health Examinations Planned in Brodhead
The Brodhead Parent-Teachers Association will sponsor health examinations for all children through kindergarten and grades one, three, five and seven next month. Local doctors dentists and optometrists will cooperate in the health checkup.
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Brodhead
Brodhead Parent-Teachers Association
Court Ponders Hatch Act Rule In Suit Over Suspension
A Houston railway mail worker seeks a temporary injunction to halt a 90 day Hatch Act suspension after sending a letter criticizing Gov. Allan Shivers during a Texas primary. Judge Wilkin reserved ruling, with a full merits hearing promised on the case brought by Curtis C. Wilson.
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Allan Shivers
Texas
U. S
Robert N. Wilkin
Herbert J. Miller Jr
Curtis C. Wilson
Houston
Railway Mail Service
Civil Service Commission
Wilson
Hatch
Houston Post
Shivers
Miller
Commission
William E. Becker
Becker
Wilkins
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