Kefauver's Timely Rise and Fall as Crusader Senator
Editorial reflects on Estes Kefauver’s public prominence during the 1950-51 crime committee hearings and his failed presidential bids. It credits timing and image, notes the “Coonskin Cap” portrayal, and discusses his cautious, principled stance versus bombastic reform rhetoric. The piece weighs DOJ outcomes and his gradual fading after 1956.
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Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Senate
Kefauver
John
Kennedy
Sen. Kefauver
Teddy Roosevelt
Bob LaFollette Sr
Justice Department
Coonskin
Washington
America
Earthquake toll tops 400 as Greece endures fourth day
Ten years ago on August 12 1953 strong quakes rocked the Ionian Sea islands with survivors predicting a death toll surpassing 400. Other notes record promotions in the Wisconsin National Guard and prisoner exchange milestones in Korea as Civilian obituaries and local fair reports fill the page.
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Greece
Ionian Sea Islands
Theodore J. Burgy
Wisconsin National Guard
Panmunjom
Henry L. Brecklin
Korea
Monroe
Antwell Goff
Estes Kefauver Defends Citizens Over Politicians
Estes Kefauver earned praise for defending ordinary citizens against politicians who used sensational crusades to gain the presidency.
Louis Nodolf 84 Dies. Rites Planned in Platteville
Louis H Nodolf 84 Rural Platteville dies Saturday night. Services set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Peace Lutheran Church where he was a member. Survived by his wife Rose Jantzen two daughters Mrs Darlington Mrs Hird two sons Harold Roy two sisters three brothers and four grandchildren.
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Platteville
Louis H. Nodolf
Peace Lutheran Church
Thomas Funeral
Nodolf
Lafayete County
Sunny ~Dale
Rose Jantzen
Clarence Janitz Darlington
Cletus Hird
Harold
Roy
Darlington
Louis Heins
Virgil McReynolds
Charles
George
Elmer
Bank Deposits Near 3 Billion in Wisconsin
Madison, June 29. Wisconsin state bank deposits totaled 2.9 billion, up 286.4 million from 1962. Among 475 chartered banks, savings and time deposits rose 165.6 million, demand deposits gained 120.8 million. U.S. government deposits stood at 94.2 million, up 21.0 million.
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Madison
William _E. Nuess
Wisconsin
Nuesse
Mutual Savings Banks and Trust Company
U.S
Galena Home Tour Showcases Historic Houses September 28 29
The 14th annual Galena Home Tour, in Illinois, runs Saturday and Sunday September 28 29, sponsored by the Guild of Galena First Presbyterian Church. New on the tour is the Edmund Parnell house. other featured homes include the Maj. Thomas A. Melville house and several period restorations. The event highlights antique interiors and a recreated Old Market House trading scene, with year round draws like the Grant home, the museum, the customs house and the old stockade. Dial 325-5101 for an Adtaker.
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Galena
Ill
Guild of
von Dusko
Herman
Chandler
Today in History August 12 1963 major events listed
On August 12 1963 several historical highlights are noted including King Philip of the Wampanoags being killed at Mount Hope Rhode Island ending a major conflict, Buenos Aires expelling 1200 British troops, and the War Department's 1916 order sending National Guard to the Mexican border. Other items include Balbo’s aerial squadron return in 1933 Kasenkina’s defection attempt in 1948 and submarine Skate polar voyage ten years later.
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Philip
Mount Hope
R.I
Buenos Aires
Argentina
War Department
National Guard
Italo Balbo
Italy
Chicago
Oksana Kasenkina
New York City
France
Joseph Laniel
U.S
North Pole
Russia
Pavel Popovich
Andrian Nikolayev
Youth Admits Slaying Priest In New York
An 18 year old, Robert Charles Burger, confessed to stabbing to death Rev. Francis J. McShane 42, in a Manhattan apartment. Burger, with a mental record, was arrested in Yonkers and charged with homicide and grand larceny for taking the priest's car and wallet containing about $100. The priest, visiting his sister abroad, befriended Burger at a Riverdale Yonkers pizzeria.
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New York
Robert Charles Burger
Yonkers
N.Y
Francis J. McShane
Elmsford
Manhattan
Burger
Riverdale Pizzeria
American Lutheran Leader Elected President of Federation
Dr. Fredrix A. Schiotz of Minneapolis was unanimously elected as the fourth president of the Lutheran World Federation at its fourth assembly in Helsinki. He will serve a six year term and will lead a new 20 member executive committee representing 12 nations on five continents.
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Helsinki
Finland
Lutheran World Federation
Fredrix A. Schiotz
Minneapolis
American Lutheran Church
Federation
Schiotz
Mineral Point Family Survives Private Plane Crash
Three members of a Mineral Point family James Ritter 29 Marilyn 29 and their four year old son Carl escaped serious injury after a private plane clipped power lines, struck a fence and crashed while attempting a Farm landing near Mineral Point They were treated for cuts and bruises at St Josephs hospital Dodgeville The plane owned by Homer Lancaster of Mineral Point.
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Mineral Point
James Ritter
Marilyn
Carl
St. Joseph's Hospital
Dodgeville
Ritter
Carol Gordon
Homer Lancaster
Classified Ads Solve Daily Problems Across Town
Readers browse thousands of classified ads offering solutions for daily needs. From repairs to services, shoppers find practical options and local providers respond with contact details and prices. The listings reflect a hub of community commerce and helper networks.
Charles Post 74 Dies at Home in Magnolia
Evansville special reports Charles Post of Magnolia died yesterday at his home after a heart attack. Born in Germany he came to the U S at age three. Survived by sisters Mrs Freda Carlson Footville Mrs Ollie Bliss Oregon and Mrs Mary Harrison Omaha Neb Funeral services set for 1 30 p m Wednesday at Roderick Ward funeral home Friends may call Tuesday evening He was brother of Ernest Post once state corn husking champion who died Sept 11 1955.
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Evansville
Charles Post
Magnolia
Germany
United States
Freda Carlson
Footville
Ollie Bliss
Oregon
Mary Harrison
Omaha
Neb
Roderick- Ward
Ernest Post
Two Boys Found Dead in Clothes Dryer Tragedy
In Birmingham Alabama two young playmates aged 6 and 3 died in a clothes dryer after an all night search. Grandfather A. D. Cummings found David Wayne McClain and Rickey Lee Spahn inside the appliance. Coroner J. O. Butler ruled the deaths accidental with suffocation occurring shortly after the door closed.
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Birmingham
Ala
A. D. Cummings
David Wayne McClain
Rickey Lee Spahn
J. O. Butler
Denna Wem
Services for Dale L. Stouffer Held in Rockford
Services for Dale L. Stouffer 38 Capron Ill were held Saturday at the Sylvan Church of the Brethren Rockford. He was killed Wednesday in a two car crash four miles south of Harvard Ill. An inquest into his death was continued indefinitely. He apparently died from a broken neck. Stouffer moved to Capron from Waddams Grove in 1950 and ran the Stouffer Chick Service. He worked for a Chicago bank and married Lois Gassman March 10 1945 in Lena. Surviving are his wife a daughter Cynthia a son George his parents a brother and two sisters.
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Dale L. Stouffer
Capron
Ill
Lena, Ill
Sylvan Church of the Brethren
Rockford
Mrs. Andersen Dies at 43 in Evansville
Mrs Hans Andersen 43 of Evansville died yesterday after a long illness at her rural home. Services set for 7 pm tomorrow at Zion Lutheran Center. She was born Esther Bergs and married in 1944. Survived by husband two daughters three sons a step-daughter mother a brother a sister and three grandchildren.
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Evansville
Hans Andersen
Zion Lutheran Church At
Center
Roderick-Ward
Andersen
Esther Bergs
Center Township
Darlene
Sharon
Kenneth
Harvey
Peter
Harold Ramage
Beloit
William Bergs
Edgerton
Edwin Bergs
Anne S. and
Lightning Flash Could Power Home for 35 Years
A single flash of lightning contains enough energy to supply an average home with electricity for about 35 years, scientists report. The finding highlights the immense energy potential of atmospheric discharges and the challenges of capturing such power for practical use.
Former Sports Editor At Wausau Succumbs
Dave Christenson 76, longtime sports editor of the Wausau Record Herald, dies after a stroke in 1959 and a later pelvic fracture. A Merril native, he began as a cub reporter in 1903 and worked in Escanaba and Marquette before joining Wausau in 1913. Survived by widow, son David Jr., and two daughters. services at Helke funeral home in Wausau.
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Wausau
Dave Christenson
The
Wausau Record- Herald
Wisconsin
Christenson
Merritt
Merrill Daily Herald
Escanaba
Marquette
Mich
David Jr. Watsat
Joseph Chilson
Merrill
Jule Braatz
Beaver Dam
Helke
Billie Sol Estes Owes U S 10 5 Million
Billie Sol Estes, a bankrupt promoter serving 23 years, faces a tax lien of 10 530 842 46 dollars filed by the Internal Revenue Service in Reeves County. IRS collection manager R J Drawe noted taxes remain unpaid despite demands. Estes has prior convictions for mail fraud conspiracy and state-level swindling.
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Pecos
Tex
Billie Sol Estes
Internal Revenue Service
Reeves County
R. J. Drawe
IRS
el Paso
Estes
Rent That Room Through Classified Ads in The Monroe Evening Times
A brief note invites readers to rent rooms by placing or responding to classified ads in The Monroe Evening Times. It highlights accessible options and the newspaper as a local marketplace.
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Associated Press
Monroe Evening Times
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