Langer seeks data on Dixon-Yates fund links
Senator Langer presses for a public investigation into backers of the Dixon Yates contract and any contributions to President Eisenhower’s 1952 campaign. He files resolutions before a Senate anti monopoly subcommittee and seeks testimony from Postmaster General Summerfield and White House aides. Dec 16 hearings tentatively set to resume.
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Washington
Sen. Langer
R-Nd
Dixon-Yates
el- In
Langer
Senate
Summerfield
Sherman Adams
White House
Stephen A. Mitchell
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Eisenhower
Ar H. Dixon
Eugene A. Yates
Atomic Energy Commission
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
AEC
Dixon-Yates Group
Memphis
North Tobacco Pool Leader Martin Jenson Dies at 78
Martin Jenson, 78, vice president of the Northern Wisconsin Tobacco Growers Pool, died Monday at his home in Elk Mound Town. He served as Elk Mound town chairman and was the senior Dunn County highway commission member. His wife died last August.
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North Tobacco Pool
Menomonie
Martin Jenson
Northern
Wisconsin Tobacco Growers Pool
Elk Mound
Jenson
Dunn County
Monticello Social Notes From Mrs Curtis Household
Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs John Blum and family in Monroe included James Carwile and family from Chicago Thomas Saunders and Kay Ann Saunders from Monticello Herman Blum and families Delbert Blum and families in Monroe and Mrs Albert J Marty and Irene in Monroe visiting Walter Laeser family Others hosted or visited across Madison Milwaukee and New Glarus with various Voegeli Hefty and Hoesly family connections including Eddie Eddie Voegeli from Chicago and Leon Voegeli among attendees This brief social roundup lists neighbors relatives and their travel between Monticello Monroe New Glarus and Milwaukee across a weekend.
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John Blum
Monroe
James Carwile
Chicago
Fred A. Karlen
Edward Marty Jr
Madison
H. A. Becker
Milwaukee
Saturda
Rose B. Voegeli
Eddie Voegeli
Alfred Voegeli
Emil G. Voegeli
Leon Voegeli
Paul Voegeli
Anton Hefty
Andrew Hoesly
New Glarus
Jake’ Legler
Robert Kingdon
West Berlin Occupied Status Sparks East West Clash
Western Allies insist West Berlin remains occupied territory while the Soviet Union proclaims East Berlin free and sovereign. Major General Dibrova drops the Berlin commandant title but keeps Soviet military presence and control over entry to East Berlin. The dispute follows a November incident when congressmen were detained in Ban Berit and raises questions of Berlin’s status amid Cold War tension.
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Berlin
Germany
East Berlin
P. A. Dibrova
Moscow
West Berlin
Harold Ostertag
RNY
Edward Boland
D-Mass
Ban Berit
U. S
Dibrova
East Germany
Bonn Republic
France
Britain
United States
Maj Felder Receives Scholastic Award At University
Maj Felder son of Mr and Mrs Louis J Felder received a scholastic honor at a University of Maryland ceremony. The award recognized a straight A average earned while Armed Forces members enrolled in the overseas program. Felder was one of 68 of 18 755 students to achieve the distinction with praise from Brig Gen Herman Beukema.
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F. Felder
Louis J. Felder
University of Maryland
Karl Truesdell
Operations Headquarters
AAFCE
E. William P. Ennis
Allied Forces Central Europe
Maj
Felder
Maj. Felder
Herman Beukema
FIC Denounces Bait Advertising as Public Menace
The Federal Trade Commission denounces bait advertising as a public menace and plans to target trade practices it views as deceptive. It cites harm to vulnerable shoppers, including a New Jersey widow enticed into a $29.50 sewing machine deal followed by higher payments and a costly, unusable unit. The FTC reports obtaining orders to halt the practices.
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Eer Eee Rade’ Commission
FTC
Ularly
New Jersey
Tabena
Sister Blandine Speaks to Ministers at Green County Meet
Sister M Blandine spoke on alcoholism to ministers at the Green County Ministerial Association gathering in the Eugene hotel Rev C C Warfel led devotions with an Advent theme A Christmas party for county ministers and wives will be held December 29 at Rev James L Neighbours home There is no January meeting due to holidays
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A. Pianaine
Green County Ministerial Association
Eugene
C. C. Warfel
James L. Neighbours
Dairy Output Rises. Illinois Dairy Meet Set for December
October American cheese production rose 1 percent from last year and 3 percent above the five year average, reaching 63,070,000 pounds as the third highest October on record. Swiss cheese stocks in cold storage fell 40 percent year over year to 5,640,000 pounds. total American cheese in cold storage on Oct 31 was 534,504,000 pounds, down 5 percent from 1954 but up 56 percent vs five year average. Foremost Dairies moves to merge later with Dolly Madison International Foods, forming a larger group to avoid competing with own customers. Patty Bright injures knee, may work seated for 4-6 weeks. American Dental Assn reports 1.528 million people have never seen the inside of a dental office. Stocks and prices noted for Grade A and B cheeses accompany the Dairy section.
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Agricultural Marketing Service
Foremost Dairies, Inc
Western Condensing Co
June Dairy Products Co
New York
Miami
Western Industries, Inc
California
Dolly Madison International Foods, Ltd
Foremost
Private Savings Key to Expansion
Federal tax policy and the American urge to save may drive the pace of U S expansion as firms need new funds for growth. A Committee for Economic Development study faults the high corporate income tax for skewing investment decisions and calls for tax reforms to boost private savings and equity funding. Industry leaders estimate a massive need for new public financing, with projections of hundreds of billions over the next decade.
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New York
Committee For Economic Development
Uncle Sam
Philip D. Reed
General Electric
Thomas B. McCabe
Scott Paper
Federal Reserve Board
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C. D. Curtis
Thermos
Lorraine
Red
Free Berlin
T . Juil
Zenith
FIC
M. Blandine
Boyer's Rapid Gas Ser
America
Lito
The
Illinois Dairy Products Association
Conrad Hilton Hotel
Patricia Bright
Comedienne
CBS
Jan
Cincinnati
Turner Hall Club
Turner Hall
American Dairy Association
District 1
Platteville Municipal Auditorium
Grant
Iowa, Green
Lafayette
ADA
Folger
Folger’s
ST Ada
Rco
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