Monroe County Maintains Accident-Free S D Day Halfway Mark
Monroe and Green Counties reported no accidents during the first 13 hours of S D Day despite overnight snow. Milwaukee County, by contrast, logged the first S D Day fatality as Adelbert Jacobs Jr., 37, of Waterford, died from crushing chest injuries after losing control on Highway 100 near Hales Corners.
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Monroe
Green County
Milwaukee County
Cleveland
Joseph la Monte
Adelbert Jacobs Jr
Waterford
Hales Corners
la Monte
Jacobs
New York City
Chicago
Stock Prices Hold Steady as Rails Gain
In New York the stock market showed a steady appearance with prices spread over roughly one point lower to three points higher. Railroads, except the Atlantic Coast Line, rose in early afternoon trading.
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New York
Atlantic Coast Line
Fair's Directors Officers Renamed at Green County Fair meeting
At the Green County Agricultural Society and Mechanics Institute annual stockholders meeting in the Courthouse, officers and three directors were re elected. New officers include Louis R Wolleson president Fred T Bur gy Monticello vice president William A Brown secretary and Lyle A Rodger treasurer.
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Green County Agricultural Society and Mechanics Institute
Louis R. Wolleson
Fred T. Burgy
Monticello
William A. Brown
Lyle A. Rodger
Conrad Stauffacher
Herman J. Schmitz
Harold S. Haworth
Ernest W. Hayes
O. L. Hare
Bruce M. Blum
R. W. Blaha
Commercial and Savings Bank
City of Monroe
First National Bank
Wolleson
Citizens Bank
First National
Green County Holstein Breeders Association
State Swiss Demand Fair with Ample Cheese Supplies
Madison Wisconsin cheese market today shows steady prices and light to fair demand. Domestic Swiss cheese remains steady with ample offerings, state brand prices at 40 to 42 cents, Grade B 39 to 40, Grade C 37 to 38, while overnight quotes list various cheddar moisture bases and daisies and longhorn varieties with ample supply.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Clara Bosworth Mather Memorial Gift for Swiss Culture Center
The New Glarus chalet property given by Edwin Barlow will be named the Clara Bosworth Mather Memorial. The deed, filed with Grace M. Thorpe, grants use for public education and enjoyment, permits admission charges, and requires a resident caretaker. It emphasizes Swiss exhibits to honor early settlers, with reversion to Barlow or Fred B. Streiff’s line if regulations fail, and full ownership after 30 compliant years.
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New Glarus
Edwin Barlow
Clara Bosworth Mather
Grace M. Thorpe
Register of Deeds
Switzerland
Barlow
Fred B. Streiff
Edward J. Willi
J. S. Urben
Sheppard Trial Testimony Ends in Murder Case
The Samuel H. Sheppard murder trial closes testimony as both sides rest their case in the nine week proceedings. Defense rests at 9:53 am with Sam Sheppard, state presents brief rebuttal at 10:16 am. Judge Blythin plans jury instructions by Friday morning.
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Cleveland
Samuel H. Sheppard
Sheppard
Fred Garmone
Sam Sheppard
Jay Hubach
Bay Village
Marilyn Sheppard
John Mahon
Commons Pleas
Edward Blythin
Blythin
Gen Merrill Twining to Command First Marine Division in Korea
Maj. Gen. Merrill B. Twining, of Monroe, deputy chief of staff at Marine headquarters, was assigned to command the 1st Marine Division in Korea. He will succeed Maj. Gen. Robert Hogaboom, who has led the division since January. Brig. Gen. Thomas Wornham will be acting deputy chief of staff until a permanent successor is named.
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Washington
Merrill B. Twining
Monroe
Marine Headquarters
1St Marine Division
Korea
Robert E. Hogaboon
Hogaboon
Thomas Wornham
Twining
Berlin Doctor Quits Stalin Health Consultation Fee
A West Berlin doctor said he could not collect a 2000 mark fee from Soviet officials for consultations on Joseph Stalin’s health in March 1953. The fee, about $476, was requested for the medical discussions.
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REDS
Stalin
Berlin
West Berlin
Joseph Stalin
U S May Release Chinese Students Before Christmas
The United States may free 35 Chinese students before Christmas, allowing their return to Peiping. The move could undercut China’s claim that the students are hostages for 11 U S airmen held as spies and pave the way for UN efforts to secure the fliers’ release. Dag Hammarskjold has offered to travel to Peiping for talks. China has not replied.
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United States
Red
Britain
Canada
Red China
Peiping
China
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India
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Chou En-lai
Chou
Hammarskjold
County Bar Group Elects Miss Blum
Miss Anna O Blum, a Monroe attorney, was elected president of the Green County Bar Association to succeed Roger Elmer. Rodney O Kittelsen was named vice president and Finley Barry secretary treasurer at a Eugene hotel meeting with J M Fisher of Madison as guest speaker on changes in tax laws.
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Anna.o. Blum
Monroe
Green County Bar Association
Roger Elmer
Rodney O. Kittelsen
Finley Barry
Eugene
J. M. Fisher
Internal Revenue
Madison
India Extends De Facto Ties to Laos with Consulate Plan
India will recognize the Indochina Kingdom of Laos de facto and establish a consulate general there within the next few months announced Deputy Foreign Minister A. K. Chanda. The move signals formal goodwill and aims to expand diplomatic presence in Southeast Asia.
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India
Laos
New Delhi
Indochina
A. K. Chanda
Stuart To Head Chamber in 1955
Kenneth W. Stuart of Stuart Cheese Co and WEKZ was elected president of Monroe Chamber of Commerce for 1955 at a year end meeting. Joseph C. Dearth retires as president, with Robert E. Tschudy and Glen P. Ude named first and second vice presidents respectively.
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Chamber
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Monroe Country Club
Minor W. Anderson
Glen P. Ude
Kenneth W. Stuart
Robert E. Tschudy
H. L
John) Fenton
Wayne Fencil
David K. Bennett
Uno H. Miller
Robert Rosa
Arthur C. Benkett
Times
Stuart Cheese Co
Station Wekz
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Stuart
Joseph C. Dearth
Tschudy
J. C. Penney
Wayne J. Fencil
Una H. Miller
Dearth
Goetz and
Chalet
Goetz
Dearth Auto Agency
Alvin H. Kubly
Harold Blumer
H. H. Stauffacher
O. L. Hare
Liberace Sister Divorced In Las Vegas Divorce
Mrs. Ann Cole, Liberace's sister, won a divorce in Las Vegas from Frederick O. Cole of Milwaukee on grounds of extreme mental cruelty.
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Liberace
Las Vegas
Nev
Ann Cole
Frederick O. Cole
Milwaukee
Two Monroe Youths Honored at Jaycee Meeting
Two Monroe youths were honored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce for achievements. John Jeglum received a trophy as outstanding county junior citizen, presented by Dr. Frank Stiles. Eugene Wagner won a $25 defense bond for Voice of Democracy, donated by First National Bank and presented by G. E. Zuercher. Wagner also named junior Jaycee for next month and his Voice of Democracy entry was entered in the state contest.
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Monroe
First National Bank
G. E. Zuercher
Wagner
Justice Douglas Divorced Man Marries In Louisiana Rites
Tallulah La Association Justice William O Douglas and Mercedes Hester Davidson tied the knot at her parents home. Davidson, ex wife of C Girard Davidson now a Portland attorney, is 37 and the marriage comes after Douglas divorce from his wife Mildred last year. They plan a two to three week honeymoon to an undisclosed Western destination.
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William O. Douglas
Washington
Mercedes Hester Davidson
Asst
C. Girard Davidson
Portland, Ore
Douglas
Mildred
Sheriff
C. E. Hester
Watershed Group Names E. C. Roth President
Edward C. Roth, Route 4, was elected president of the Skinner Creek watershed at the group’s second meeting in the Courthouse. Carl Wyss was named vice president and Glen Benkert secretary treasurer. The area includes land draining into Skinner Creek north of Monroe. The next meeting is January 13 at the Argus school.
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Edward C. Roth
Skinner Creek
Carl Wyss
Glen Benkert
Monroe
Doherty Creek
Argyle
Blanchardville
New Glarus
Smock Valley
Skinner Group
Argus School
Dulles Arrives in Paris for NATO Council Meeting
U S Secretary of State John Foster Dulles reached Paris for a regular North Atlantic Council session. He said the talks would advance an effective deterrent to war by strengthening allied resolve and discussing German rearmament and a controversial plan to use atomic weapons in European defense.
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Paris
U. S
Dulles
North Atlantic Treaty Council
NATO Council
North Atlantic Council
Snowfall Dust Sparks Seoul Health Warning
Prof Kwon Yung dai of Seoul National University reports radioactive dust in the season’s first heavy snow and cautions against eating it. He suggests it may result from U S or Russian nuclear bomb tests in the past year.
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Seoul
Kwon Yung-dai
Seoul National University
United States
Kohler Delays Naming Zimmerman Replacement
Milwaukee Governor Kohler defers selecting a successor to the late Secretary of State Fred R. Zimmerman. Kohler plans to decide after returning from Europe around Christmas Eve as funeral services for Zimmerman proceed in Milwaukee.
Illinois Town Misses Rail Wreck Disaster
Paris Illinois reports a freight train derailment as twenty cars left the tracks in the city of about 10,000. Three tank cars carrying naphtha gasoline and fuel oil tilted or overturned and leaked, posing a danger to the community for hours.
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Paris
New York Central
West End
Clarence Moses 61 Beloit Dies. Services Pending
Clarence Moses aged 61 of Beloit died this morning at 10 15 at St Clare hospital where he had been admitted last night as a medical patient. The body was taken to the Rosman Uehling Kinzer funeral home Beloit with services pending.
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Clarence Moses
Route 2
Beloit
St. Clare Hospital
Rosman-Uehling-Kinzer Funeral Home
Eisenhower Seeks Postponement of Tax Cuts
President Eisenhower says he will ask Congress to delay the April 1 cuts in corporation and excise taxes, citing budget deficits. The delay would preserve about three billion dollars in revenue, with excise hikes on liquor tobacco automobiles returning to prewar levels. He also addressed defense plans and foreign policy with bipartisan cooperation expected. He avoided committing on Army strength cuts and seaing details for Friday.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Korea
United States
Continental
Europe
Wilson
White House
James C. Hagerty
Air Force
British woman hanged at Holloway for murder
Mrs Styllou Christoff, a Cyprus native who spoke no English, was hanged in Holloway Prison for the murder of her daughter in law. She was the first woman executed in London in 31 years.
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London
Styllou Christoff
Holloway
Cyprus
Monroe Stores Open Night Shopping Hours This Week
Monroe's Christmas shopping season moves into high gear with evening hours in local stores. Night shopping runs until 9 p m through Thursday Dec 23, per the Monroe Chamber of Commerce retail committee plan. Most stores close at 5 p m on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
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Monroe
Monroe Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee
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