New Biggs Cheese Factory Opens With Flexible Production
Green County opens a new Biggs cheese plant four miles northeast of Argyle on County Trunk A. The $30,000 facility replaces the fire‑destroyed unit and features stainless steel vats and six kettles enabling multiple cheese types including brick and Muenster. The plant’s capacity doubles, from 22,000 to 40,000 pounds of milk, with a 10,000‑pound per hour pasteurizer and a new power line. The Cheese Producers Marketing Association will market the products. opening is highlighted by an open house Sunday with refreshments by the School Mothers Club.
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Biggs
Argyle
Gottfried Wirtz
Times
Green County
Wirtz
White Oak
West
Derec. Sic
Cheese Producers Marketing , Association
Biggs Factory
Sheen
Pet Milk Co
New Glarus
Freddie
Jerry Conway
Lawrence J. Winger
Melvin Winger
Educators Back Federal School Aid Drive Endorsed by White House Conference
Washington reports a strong push for expanded federal aid for school construction after endorsement by the White House Conference on Education. Secretary Folsom said Eisenhower would ask Congress for broader aid, with distribution by need and state discretion. NEA leaders hailed the plan as a major advance and urged swift passage of a bill to provide 400 million dollars annually to distressed districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Welfare Folsom
Eisenhower
Congress
NEA
National Education Association
John Buford
Mount Vernon
Folsom
William G. Carr
Rep
Kelley
D-Pa
Stock prices slip in midafternoon trading
In moderate trading New York stocks edged lower. U.S. Steel Bethlehem Republic Steel and Youngstown Sheet and Tube were off marginally. General Motors fell about a point while Chrysler Studebaker Packard declined fractionally. American Cyanamid Allied Chemical Dow Chemical and Union Carbide advanced slightly.
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New York
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Republic Steel
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
General Motors
Chrysler
Studebaker-Packard
American Cyanamid
Allied Chemical
Dow Chemical
Union Carbide
Small Cheddar Styles Offs in Plymouth Trade
In Plymouth trade cheddar prices held steady with 40 pound blocks down 0.25 cent and small styles off 0.5 cent on the Wisconsin Cheese Exchange. Sales included two cars pasteurized longhorns at 33 percent and two cars pasteurized single daisies at 33 percent. Bids filled: one car junior grade cheddars at 31 and 4? Offers uncovered: three cars cheddars at 31 and three cars 40 pound blocks at 32. Trading tone favored cheddar while other items showed weakness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aga Eee
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Judge Orders Brocca in Court on Habeas Writ
Waukesha Circuit Judge Allan Young signed a writ of habeas corpus to compel Waukesha County authorities to produce Walter Blacky Brocca in court today. Brocca's lawyer Dominic Frinzi said his client would not take a lie detector test, and had indicated he might consider one under certain conditions. Brocca is the last person known to have seen the Milwaukee hoodlum alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brocca
Waukesha
Allan Young
Jack Enea Buried After Gang-Style Killing
Milwaukee hoodlum Jack Enea was buried today after a gang-style execution in a Waukesha County ditch. Newsmen and photographers were kept at bay by a group of boys throwing snowballs.
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Jack Enea
Milwaukee
Waukesha County
Conant Warns Reds on Berlin
U S Ambassador James B Conant declared Western Allies will remain in Berlin until Germany is reunified The Soviet claim that Berlin is no longer a four power city is rejected by the West The ambassador noted the detention of four Americans in East Berlin as a serious incident and warned Moscow against ending occupation status in East Berlin and absorbing the quarter into East Germany.
Thomson Still Mum On Governor's Race
Atty. Gen. Vernon Thomson dodged direct discussion of his political plans in a speech to Rock County Republicans. He was not formally announced as the Republican nominee for governor despite mounting support.
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Thomson
Dgerton
Vernon Thomson
Rock County
Republicans
AFL CIO Merger Goes Into Effect After Final Vote
The AFL and CIO merged into a single federation of 16 million members. CIO approved at its New York convention with protests from Michael J. Quill, while AFL endorsed the merger at its Statler hotel session. Quill warned against potential domination and alleged safeguards against discrimination would be weak. George Meany and Walter Reuther discussed leadership, as the new federation forms under Meany heading AFL CIO.
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New York
AFL
CIO
Free World
New Yorker
Hotel Statler
Michael J. Quill
CIO Transport Workers of America
Quill
New York City
AFL - Cio
George Meany
American Federation of Labor and
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Industrial
Judge's Salary Restored to 10000 Level by Board
Green County Board approved restoring County Judge Marshall L. Peterson's salary to 10,000 for the six year term beginning Jan 1. Peterson agreed to turn all fees over to the county and refrain from private practice or tax work. The 18-10 secret ballot vote followed a prior 1954 10,000 level. supporters cited fair pay and ethics.
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Marshall L. Peterson
Peterson
Joshua J. Hoesly
Myron Stair
Lucius Smith
T. R. Newman
Green County Bar Association
County reports Safe Driving campaign a success on S D Day
County and city officers hail cooperative driving during S D Day with two minor slide incidents and one fender bender in the city. No injuries reported locally, though state toll rose with 68 deaths in the nation. A Soo Line train fatality in Waupaca marked Wisconsin’s single SD Day death.
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Associated Press
Green County
Samuel F. Humbel
Lucell Jane Bushnell
Argyle
Pine Bluff Inn
Ray Frederick Rothenbuehler
Route 4
Monroe
Rothenbuehler
A. Charles Howe
Robert H. Rieder
Waupaca
Wisconsin
Earl Roberts
Waupsca
Soo Line
Misses Kuebli and Lux to Attend National Scout Event
Two Monroe girls Janet Kuebli and Carol Lux won selection to represent the city at the National Girl Scout Senior Roundup in Pontiac Michigan from June 29 to July 11 1956. They beat five candidates and will be joined by alternates Mary Jo Weutrich Ann Goodmiller and Carolyn Benkert. The event will draw more than 4000 Girl Scouts and the Monroe pair will perform Swiss folk dances and songs during the two weeks.
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Monroe
Pontiac
Mich
Mary Jo Wuetrich
Carolyn Benkert
Carol Lux
Janet Kuebli
Ann Goodmiller
Kuebli
Lux
Girl Scout Council
Mary Jo Weutrich
Carolyn Benkett
Glen H. Ridnour
John Bruni
Richard Hulburt
Miss Lux
E. B. Lux
8Th Street
Troop 14
Miss Kuebli
Walter C. Kuebli
Miss Goodmiller
Alan L. Goodmiller
Wuetrich
James J. Wuetrich
Benkert
Arthur C. Benkert
Ridnour
School Boards To Meet in Juda
The Green County School Boards convention will be held next Thursday at the new Juda high school building. County superintendent Irene C. Powers will open the meeting at 9 30 a m. More than 250 attendees are eligible from 80 rural and state graded boards and six village boards. Certificates will be awarded to 17 individuals, four families and four organizations for educational work. Ed Kaderly of the American Dairy Association will speak, followed by Gordon Gunderson of the state department of public instruction. A noon luncheon will be served by a church group. Afternoon workshops will cover school legislation and teacher selection criteria.
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Green County School Boards
New Juda High School
Irene C. Powers
Green County Teachers Association
Green County Education Week
W. C. Snow
Albany
Ed Kaderly
American Dairy Association
Gordon Gunderson
State Department of Public Instruction
W. E. Kimball
Kurt Schoenoff
Sauk County
Carl Gray Dies Former VA Director at 66 in St Paul
Carl R Gray Jr 66 former director of the U S Veterans Administration and a noted railroad figure died today in a St Paul hospital of circulatory illness He was appointed Veterans Administrator by President Truman taking office Jan 1 1948 and resigned June 30 1958 due to ill health He had been hospitalized since Nov 8 A native of Wichita Kansas he had been living recently in Hudson Wisconsin near St Paul
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ST. Paul, Minn
Carl R Gray Jr
U. S. Veterans Administration
St. Paul
Gray
Truman
Wichita
Kas
Hudson
Wis
Probation Aide Decision Delayed by County Board Action
The county board delayed a decision on a probation officer for the county court until the February session. An appropriation of 2000 was approved to support the six month program starting July 1. The delay followed a finance committee and welfare board request as board members debated the schedule and funding details.
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Finance Committee and Welfare Board
Joshua J. Hoesly
Ray T. Silver
Jade Marshall L. Peterson
Second Ward
Victor N. Schiller
Home For
Schiller
T. R. Newman
C. L. Pierce
Silver
Loveland
Illinois
Piterson
Nathan E. Bear
Dixon, Ill
Green County
Snow and Rain Forecast for Area Weather Update
More snow and freezing rain are expected as temperatures hover near freezing. Drivers face slick roads statewide with light drizzle turning to freezing rain tonight and possible additional snow tomorrow. Northern areas see ongoing snow while the south reports light mist. City and county crews worked overnight to improve conditions. Temperature reached 3 degrees at 1 pm and may rise only slightly tonight with a 45 degree high forecast for tomorrow.
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Mercury
Supervisors Refer Back To Committee On Salary Petitions
The County Board voted to reconsider all salary petitions and sent recommendations from the salary committee back for further study. Action excluded the county judge's pay and was aimed at delaying the budget adjournment. Clerks asked to speed tax rate matters. the ninth day session was the board’s longest.
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Finance Committee
Clarence W. Loveland
Myron E. Jeglum
Myrtle Webb
Norman O. Everson
Grace Thorpe
Register of Deeds
Samuel F. Humbel
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Conant
Berlin
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71St Regiment
Gettysburg
Meany
Juda
Carl Gray
Probation Aide
Welfare
Highway Department
Emsalary
Sheriff's Department
Jeglum
A. L. Miller
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