Editorial on speed limits and better down zoning in Monroe
The piece discusses Police Chief Schwatger’s speed survey finding an average city speed of 27.5 mph, argues no need to raise the 25 mph limit, and endorses Beloit style gradual entry speed zones to reduce speeds at city entry points. It advocates sustained enforcement over speed traps and notes driver generally obey traffic rules, with occasional risky behavior by a few motorists.
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Schwatger
Monroe
Beloit
Madison
Belpee Feeis CO
Swiss Cheese Price Gap Hurts Marketing Says Editors
The article argues the spread between factory-assembler prices and consumer costs in Swiss cheese is wider than for other dairy items. It urges USDA price investigations to identify where consumer price jumps occur, noting premium labeling may shrink the market and urging restraint on artificial price hikes.
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Benson
USDA
Winslow Youth Bound Over In Stephenson County Court
Raymond Wilde of Winslow was bound over to Stephenson County Court on charges of taking a car without the owner's consent and driving after his license was revoked. He waived preliminary hearings before Justice G. D. Shoemaker, with bonds set at $500 on each count. Wilde, freed after a 39 day Ogle County sentence following a county accident, was linked to a car owned by Frank Hamnan of Winslow. Mercy and Pix high schools win drama contest top honors with A ratings for their one act plays in Milwaukee.
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Winslow
Stephenson County Freeport
Raymond Wilde
Stephenson County
Wilde
G. D. Shoemaker
Ogle County
Frank Hamnan
Madison —Mercy
Pi XT
Milwaukee
Dachau verdict and Pearl Harbor warnings span the years
Ten-year and five-decade recaps from December 12 highlight Marshall testimony on a Pacific war, Dachau camp defendants convicted by a U.S. military court, Truman price ceilings on housing, and various local notes from 1915 to 1995 including postmaster nominations, Moose Lodge, and municipal water talks.
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George C. Marshall
Congress
Pearl Harbor
United States
Dachau
U.S
Truman
Dumdiddy and Beanie Follow Chalk Arrows to Far Away Places
Beanie pursues chalk arrows set by a robber into a town seeking toys while the Dumdiddy lurks in wait. The robber distracts with glue and Beanie fears anger and danger as the arrows lead through alleys and farms to a lonely road. The Dumdiddy slips into Beanie's pocket as Beanie grows hungry. the tale ends with Beanie waking and confronting the missing raisins.
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Dumdiddy
Beanie
Dumbiddy
Beanie Meets Masked Witch of the Forest
Beanie follows smoke to a purple cottage and asks for food. A kindly old woman welcomes him but the Dubmiddy notices her face is a mask, revealing a sinister disguise ahead of the Witch of the Black Pots chapter.
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Besy
Santa Claus
Beanie
Dumdhcy
Wilson Opposes Wisconsin switch to medical examiners
Charles Wilson head of the Wisconsin Crime Laboratory argues against replacing elected county coroners with appointed medical examiners. He warns the move would damage the state crime lab, overload pathologists, and create duplication. He urges training of qualified pathologists and prefers experienced coroners for current cases. A Texas Tower radar island weighs 6000 tons off Massachusetts coast.
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Madison
Charles Wilson
Wisconsin Crime Laboratory
Wisconsin
Wilson
Judiciary Committee
Texas
U.S
Massachusetts
Benson orders stepped up study on bite by middlemen
Secretary of Agriculture Benson ordered a broader study to determine if middlemen take an excessive bite out of the consumer dollar before reaching farmers. He cited rising retail prices despite falling farm prices, noting marketing costs were about 28 billion of 45.5 billion spent on farm foods in 1955 and that the farmer’s share may drop toward 40 cents of every consumer dollar.
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Washington
Secretary of
Benson
Eisenhower
Department
Judy Garland Signs Columbia TV Contract
New York CBS signed an exclusive television contract with Judy Garland. The star will appear on the network once a year through 1959, produced by Sid Luft. The fee was not announced. The Mayflower carried 102 people on its voyage from England to America.
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Judy Garland
Columbia TV
New York
Columbia Broadcasting System
Sid Luft
Miss Gad
Wisconsin Regents Name Dorms After Dean Bayliss And Schreiner
Wisconsin Board of Regents approves naming a women’s dorm Zoe Bayliss House and a men’s dorm Dave Schreiner House. Chadbourne Hall replacement to house 600 coeds at 2.5 million. Sterling Hall addition to fund US Army math research center. gifts total 189,211. Mention: first Hebrew Bible printed in Jerusalem gifted by Hebrew University. Textile note: cotton still supplies about 70 percent of USS needs despite synthetic fibers.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin Board of Regents
University Campus Planning Commission
Zoe Bayliss
Dave Schreiner
Bayliss
Wisconsin
Schreiner
Lancaster
Chadbourne Hall
Sterling Hall
United States Army
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
Army
Rudolph Ernest Langer
Acceptan
Jerusalem
Hebrew University
Israel
USS
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Marian Buehler
Janet Blumer
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Russell Clark
Inez Buehler
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Ruth Wagner
Irma Speich
Augusta Martini
White Cloud, Minn
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Jordan Township
Sherman
Brodhead
Chicago
Mike Brennan
Frank and
Dan Flannery
Argyle
LeRoy S
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Kilbourn
Emery A. Odell
Senate
F. L. Hodges
Moose Lodge
Fire Department
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Charles Ball
Wausau
John F. Enright
Smith
Civil Service Board
Manila
Tessa Stearns
Eastern Star
S.S. Summers
Foolish Thirty
Blackjack
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Sevien da Tumadiddy
Care of the Times
General Electric
Nas
Middleman
England
America
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Ua Tea
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