Pope Pius XII Shows Slow Improvement Amid Critical Illness
The Vatican reports Pope Pius XII is slowly improving while still critically ill with gastritis. He will end Marian Year with a blessing from his sickbed and spoke to 50,000 in St Peter's Basilica via broadcast, as Cardinal Micara leads Wednesday mass at St Mary Major.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Pius XII
Catholic Church
Mary
Clemente Cardinal Micara
Rome
Basilica of St. Mary Major
St. Peter’s Basilica
Vatican Radio
Mrs Kendall 82 Dies in Darlington
Mrs Mary Emaline Kendall 82 of Darlington died Saturday at a daughter’s home after a long illness. She leaves eight daughters and four sons, 53 grandchildren, 50 great grandchildren, and two great great grandchildren. Friends may call at Steil funeral home after 7 tonight. services at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at Holy Rosary Church with Msgr Bernard Doyle officiating. Burial in Immaculate Conception Cemetery Truman.
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Darlington
Mary Emaline Kendall
Kenneth Hill
Kendall
Mary Meighan
Willow Springs
Clara Canon
Madison
Ezra Sommer
Mary Stoddard
Pearl Roy
Irving Nevels
Nick Murray
Cuba City
Arthur Schwartz
Elmer Hammer
Shullsburg
Joseph
LaVern
James
John
Dubuque
Steil
Holy Rosary Catholic Church
Msgr
Bernard Doyle
Immaculate Conception
Truman
Loch Ness Monster Reported From Echo Sounder
Glasgow witnesses of the Rival claim a 50 foot long creature with eight legs and a scorpion like silhouette detected at 540 feet depth by echo sounding equipment. Peter Anderson said the object appeared suddenly on the graph with an oddly shaped body as the ship headed to the west coast fishing grounds.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Peter Anderson
Anderson
Mrs Dietzsch Stricken at 74 in Belleville
Mrs Bruno Dietzsch 74 a Swiss native died at her Belleville home after residing there since 1941 She and her husband ran an Exeter Township farm for 41 years She leaves husband two sons John L O Connor Madison and Oscar Evansville four brothers a sister and one granddaughter A prayer service will be held at Becker funeral home with services to follow at the First Evangelical and Reformed church Burial will be in Belleville cemetery
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Belleville
Bruno Dietzsch
Switzerland
Dietzsch
America
Exeter Township
First Evangelical and Reformed Church
Women’s Guild
John L. O’connor
Madison
Oscar
Evansville
Jacob Gadwiler
Ashkum
Ill
Albert
Auburn
N. Y
Gottlieb
Merritt Island
Fla
Julius
Decatur
William Sutter
Fairbury
Becker
Howard Beil
Wisconsin milk to average 3.50 a hundredweight in November
Wisconsin produced milk in November is projected to average 3.50 per hundredweight, two cents above October and 25 cents below last year’s parity level. National fluid milk consumption is expected to rise about two pounds per person from 1953, with October production around 1.06 billion pounds.
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Madison
Federal
Fire at Rest Home Fatal to Four Women
In Germantown Maryland a rest home fire claimed four elderly women. Volunteers evacuated most patients as eighteen others were hospitalized in subfreezing weather with intermittent snowfall. An explosion from a gas heater on a sleeping porch appears to have started the blaze used to supplement hot water heating.
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Germantown
Washington
Ten Die In Wisconsin Weekend Accidents
A mother died saving her children from a River Falls fire and nine other people perished in separate Wisconsin accidents over the weekend. The list includes Mrs Marie McKahn and her three children, a Mequon skater, drivers in Menasha and Green Bay crashes, a Bea ver Dam crash, Shawano fatalities, an Osceola turn, and a Kenosha collision. Several others were injured or faced charges.
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Wisconsin
Marie McKahn
River Falls
Luxemburg
Henry McKahn
Black River Falls State College
Mequon
Ozaukee County
Robert Reimer
Milwaukee
Patrick McQuillan
Menasha
McQuillan
Roger Fahrensburg
Appleton
Louis Ollinger
Beaver Dam
Highway 8
Joseph Tipler
North Western
Green Bay
Clarence Feltz Sr
Shawano
Highway 12
Wabeno
Forest County
Elaine Tinney
Osceola
Walter Domurot
U. S. Air Force
Polk County
Charles B. Davis
Elmer L. Morrow
Evanston
Highway 31
Kenosha
James R. Sutton
Five Children Die in Franklin Farmhouse Fire
In Franklin Massachusetts five children aged 2 to 7 perished when flames trapped them in a bedroom just before midnight. Their father Reginald De Baggis, 30, saved his wife Maureen 29 and baby Diane 6 months. A kitchen oil stove explosion is blamed for the blaze.
Stock Market Rises to New Highs in Third Straight Advance
New York reports describe the stock market continuing its strong march, reaching new highs since the 1929 peak. The gain is about two points on average with some stocks up as much as four. Du Pont rises 3.44 percent after Friday’s antitrust victory.
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New York
du Pont
Tornadoes Strike Alabama Georgia Wreck Homes Kill Child
Tornadoes ripped eastern Alabama and western Georgia injuring at least 48 and killing an 8 year old near Richland. Alabama reported 57 homes destroyed and 100 damaged while Georgia counted 220 badly battered. National Guard guarded Wellington homes as Red Cross aided residents.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Georgia
National Guard
Wellington
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Gulf of Mexico
Alabama-Georgia Line
Manchester
Richland
James
Anniston
Opelika
Anniston Memorial Hospital
Liberty City
Macon County
Ansley
Troy
Tragic collision kills former Monroe woman
Maxine Matzke 30 of Rockford dies in Rockford auto truck crash while en route to Brodhead to care for ill mother in law. Her three sons Stephen 8 Thomas 5 and Bruce 2 injured. truck drivers charged with traffic offenses. Services planned in Brodhead with burial at Oakley Union.
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Monroe
Brodhead
Rockford
Jasper F. Matzke, Jr
Maxine Rose Beightol
Matzke
Jasper F. Matzke
Stephen
Thomas
Bruce
Dale Sawdey
Route 3
Sawdey
Juda
William Beightol
Robert Preston
Everson Funeral Home
Howard L. Orians
Immanuel Evangelical United Brethren Church
Union Cemetery
Oakley
Mrs. Culles 65 Dies at Brodhead Funeral
Mrs. Frank Culles aged 65 dies at her Brodhead home after a life in the community and WRC membership. She was born in Spring Grove Township, married Charles A. Schweitzer in 1910 in Chicago, later wed Frank Culles in 1945 in Brodhead. Survived by husband, son Robert Schweitzer of Chicago, two grandchildren, two step grandchildren and two sisters Mrs. John Pinnow of Brodhead and Mrs. Jessie Waterman of Chicago. Funeral at 2 p.m. at Immanuel Evangelical United Brethren Church with Rev. Robert A Boettcher officiating. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation at Everson funeral home tomorrow night and Wednesday morning.
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Brodhead
Frank Culles
Women's Relief Corps
Culles
Spring Grove Township
Charles A. Schweitzer
Chicago
Robert Schweitzer
John Pinnow
Jessie Waterman
Immanuel Evangelical United Brethren Church
Robert A. Boettcher
Greenwood Cemetery
Everson Funeral Home
Truck Driver Killed in Sheboygan Collision
Frank Vrto chnick of Sheboygan was killed today when he was thrown from his truck in a collision with a city bus at an intersection.
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Sheboygan
Frank Vrtochnick
Winter Concert by Monroe High Senior Band Set for Tomorrow
Monroe high school senior band opens the Christmas season with a two night Winter Concert in the high school auditorium starting at 8 p m tomorrow and followed by a second show Wednesday. Allan F Barnard directs a two part program centered on Yuletide music featuring the Nutcracker Suite and a mix of marches dances carols and carols with a novelty number and audience participation. Ticket sales contest awards will be announced in the latter half of tomorrow's program.
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Monroe High School
Allan F. Barnard
Peter Tschaikowsky
St. Nicholas
Frosty the Snowman
Shirley Geigel
LeRoy Anderson
Mommy
Santa Claus
Shirley Montgomery
Barnard
Britain Joins In Final Draft Of China Edict
United States and Britain near agreement on a draft United Nations resolution calling for release of 11 U S fliers and other Allied personnel held by Red China. Hong Kong reports Canadian flier Andrew R MacKenzie freed and says other prisoners remain. three U S airmen are known in camp.
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China
United Nations
N. Y
United States
U. S
Red China
Hong Kong
Andrew R. MacKenzie
Air Force
Peiping
Pentagon
Washington
MacKenzie
Harold E. Fischer
Swea City
Iowa
Lyle W. Cameron
Lincoln
Neb
Roland W. Parks
Omaha
Freedom
Yalu River
North Korea
U. S. Air Force
Korea
Indochina
Eden Says Reds Violated Terms
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden denounced China for convicting American airmen as spies. He called the move a direct breach of the Korean armistice agreement and said civilized nations cannot accept treating uniformed personnel as spies. Eden urged Labor MPs not to label the airmen as spies.
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London
Anthony Eden
China
House of Commons
Eden
Labor
Eisenhower Grants Federal Workers Extra Holidays
President Eisenhower signed an executive order giving federal employees in the District of Columbia and nationwide a full day off the day before Christmas and a half day on December 31 ahead of New Year’s. The rule covers all workers except those in essential jobs such as certain hospital staff.
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Washington
Eisenhower
District of Columbia
Fire destroys building housing market in Polo Illinois
Firemen from four towns battled an early morning blaze in Polo Illinois sweeping through a building that housed a supermarket cafe and a life insurance office. The loss was estimated at 100000 dollars.
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Polo Polo
Ill
Ogle County
Rindless Swiss Cheese Shown At Wisconsin Meeting
A 44 pound rindless Swiss block from the Tulane-Honer method was displayed at the Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Producers Association meeting in Madison. The process aims for a perfectly flat surface with less waste, controlled expansion, and uniform size. Roy G. Tulane of Madison conceived the process. a patent is applied for and a state pamphlet will detail the method.
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Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association
Turner Hall
Madison Milk Producers Co-operative
Roy G. Tulane
Madison
Green County
Patrick T. Stone
Honer
Wisconsin cheese producers elect officers and directors
The Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association held its 16th annual meeting in Turner hall where all officers were renamed. Officers include Ray T. Silver as president and Lyman McKee as vice president, with Eleanor Frederick secretary and G Fred Gall ianager treasurer. Directors re elected were Conrad Stauffacher Dale Merriam James Ula and Frank Deininger with holdovers J H Burke William Lauper and Robert Calvert. A B McDaniel of Kroger urged promotion and noted limited share of the food business. Dr Ralph H Scott discussed water pollution controls for milk plants and waste prevention methods. Merrill Richardson summarized dairy promotion for the state.
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Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association
Turner Hall
Ray T. Silver
Mt. Pleasant Township
Lyman McKee
Madison
Eleanor Frederick
G. Fred Galli
Conrad Stauffacher
Monticello
Dale Merriam
Darlington
James Ula
Blanchardville
Frank Deininger
J. H. Burke
William Lauper
Robert Calvert
A. B. McDaniel
Kroger
Coun
Ralph H. Scott
State Board of Health
Scott
Wuetrich
Greenwood
Merrill Richardson
State Department of Agri
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Kenneth L. Baker
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15Th Avenue
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Associated Press
U.S
Jasper Matzee
Maxine Matzke
Wiisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association
William Willborn
Cleary-Hanson
John Marty
Davis Factory
Browntown
Ambrose Mayer
Prosper
Marty
Willborn
Mayer
Limburger
Alfred Lehnherr
Poplar Grove
New Glarus
Yule Music
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