Four Men Die In Texas Bottle Gas Blast Tragedy
In Brownfield Texas a bottled gas truck collided with a pickup causing a three chamber tank to explode. Four people died including the truck driver two firemen and a spectator. About 200 to 250 spectators were injured or burned with 45 hospitalized. Local doctors nurses and a minister aided the victims as fire and debris spread across the highway and into nearby towns.
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Texas
Brownfield
Tex
West Texas
Terry County
James Tidwell
Levelland
Nativity Scene Wins J C C Lighting Contest 1958
The live nativity scene at St. John's church of Christ won the religious division in the Junior Chamber of Commerce Outdoor Lighting Contest for 1958. Thomas Hartwig announced James Bosanny as the general Christmas winner. Plaques will be given at Jaycees Night on Jan 21. The nativity scene near the church will be lit nightly 7 to 9:30 p.m. tonight and 6:30 to 11 p.m. tomorrow.
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St. John’s Church of Christ
Chamber of Commerce
Thomas Hartwig
James Bosanny
11Th Street
Jaycee
Yuletide Shopping Closes Tomorrow at 5 P.M.
Stores end the extended Yuletide hours tomorrow at 5 p.m. under Christmas Eve schedules. Shoppers kept up heavy pace today and overnight with traffic and long lines forming on the square as cars waited at intersections to enter the shopping area.
Mother Denies Plotting Murder in Calf. Bay Case
In Ventura California Mrs. Elizabeth Duncan 34 denies hiring two men to murder her daughter-in-law OlgaKupczyk Duncan 30. Authorities allege Baldonado 25 and Moya 22 lured Olga to a car where she was killed and buried in a shallow grave. Duncan faces charges over a forged annulment case.
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Ventura
Calif
Elizabeth Duncan
Baldonado
Maya
Olga
Moya
Virgil L. Payton
Duncan
Plumbing Work Under Way At Wells Building
Ronald D. Johnson park and recreation director says plumbing contractors will install toilet facilities on the Wells building first floor today or tomorrow. The area should be ready for teen use early January as the city uses the building for winter recreation on a trial basis. Connors Plumbing and Heating Co. of Monroe holds the remodeling contract.
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Ronald D. Johnson
Park and Recreation
Wells
Connors Plumbing and Heating Co
Monroe
Cousins To Share Day Family Christmas Twelvefold Event
A large Montana area family plans a twelvefold Christmas at the Glenn Siegenthaler home north of Monticello with 14 children and visiting cousins from South Dakota. Elizabeth Siegenthaler notes the children’s gifts, while detailing remodeling and farm updates, schooling, meals, and daily routines in a portrait of a busy farm family.
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Helen E. Zimmerli
Glenn Siegenthaler
Monticello
Siegenthaler
South Dakota
Elizabeth Siegenthaler
Siegeniaaler
Glenn
Mary
Monticello High School
Carol
LeRoy
Linda
Glenda
Ralph
Kathleen
Evelyn
Lyle
Christine
Elaine
Duane
Siegenthalers
Light Snow Forecast for Monroe Tonight
Light snow may hamper holiday motorists tonight but the Weatherman predicts moderate temperatures and little precipitation for Christmas. A row of 15 to 25 inches with light snow is forecast tonight with a high of 25 to 32 tomorrow. Above freezing weather could rescue the traditional White Christmas.
Plane Missing After Weather Halts Anchorage Search
Bad weather and early darkness stalled a search Monday night for an Air Force C-4 carrying 15 people. The aircraft was missing and feared down along the rugged Aleutian chain.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Air Force
Aleutian Chairn
Obituary of Oscar Thompson of Argyle
Oscar O Thompson 77 of Argyle died at 1145 pm after a brief illness in St Clare hospital He was born September 21 1881 in Argyle Township son of Chris H and Emily Gunderson Thompson He married Amelia Erickson March 11 1908 They lived on a farm near Argyle Survivors include his wife five children two brothers two sisters twelve grandchildren and one great grandchild He was preceded in death by four brothers and two sisters Funeral services will be Friday at 130 pm Yellowstone Lutheran Church Rev M A Sorenson officiating with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery Friends may call Erickson Funeral Home Argyle from noon tomorrow until 1030 am Friday
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Oscar O. Thompson
Argyle
St. Clare
Mr. Thompson
Argyle Township
Chris H
Emily Gunderson Thompson
Mud Branch
Madison
Amelia Josephine Erickson
Clarence
Alice) Brobst
Freeport
Hiram
Mildred) Lancaster
Darlington
Christian
Rudy
Ethel) Carlson
Batavia
Ill
Lester
Hazel) Kemprood
Melvin
George
Rio
Alice
Alma
White
Fayette
Alvin
Theodore
Vilas
Clara Winger
Gunda Olson
Yellowstone Lutheran Church
M. A. Sorenson
Woodlawn
Erickson Funeral Home
Airlines strike cripples holiday travel as mediation offered
American Airlines accepted a National Mediation Board proposal to settle the pilot strike, while Eastern remained grounded since November 24. The halt hits 400 planes, drives up cancellations, and costs millions daily in loss and tourism impact across Florida. Capital Airlines urged flexibility as seat availability improves.
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New York
American Airlines Today
National Mediation Board
Washington
American
Air Line Pilots Association
Eastern
U.S
Capital Airlines
Capital
Florida
Miami
Vigilant Peace Urged by Pope
Pope John XXIII in his first Christmas address calls for Christian unity and world peace despite likely rejection in Communist ruled lands. He urges faith leaders to reject violence while warning believers to remain vigilant against atheistic communism. He cites repression of sacred concepts in many regions.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
Cheese demand fair in Madison as market steady
American cheese market in Madison shows steady demand with fair to good activity. Trade was less active but better than expected for the Christmas week. supplies adequate for small styles while large styles remain ample. Prices cited include cheddars 32 to 33 cents per pound, 40-pound blocks 34 to 34.5, single daisies 35 to 35.4, longhorns 35.4 to 36, and runmidgets 26.4 to 27.
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Madison
Stocks Lower Trade Declines
New York markets opened with a general drift lower as turnover dwindled and key stocks eased fractional points. A few issues rose, while most declines followed Monday's irregular trend. Bond activity showed a mild rally as traders noted the tax timing for 1958 income returns.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
U.S
Goodland Adviser Enters Court Race
MENOMONIE Willis E Donley legal adviser to the late Gov Walter S Goodland Monday night became the fifth announced candidate for the Supreme Court seat held by Justice E Harold Hallows.
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Menomonie
Willis E. Donley
Walter S. Goodland
Supreme Court
E. Harold Hallows
Monroe's Biggest Elm Removed From City Park
The largest elm in Monroe's Recreation Park was cut down due to maintenance costs and safety concerns. At about 150 years old, limbs were wired to protect children. the stump may be preserved and used to mark historical events based on the rings. Coplien Painting Co. removed the tree for $300 under city direction.
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Monroe
City Park
Recreation Park
Ronald D. Johnson
Coplien Painting Co
Atlas Sends Out New Ihe Greeting
A Los Angeles listening station relayed President Eisenhower’s Christmas greeting via the AP wires from the satellite Atlas Earth to the world. The text states the president’s message of peace and goodwill and begins with a note about the president speaking from space.
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Atlas
Ihe
Los Angeles
America
California
Associated Press
Eisenhower
Signal Corps
United States
Earth
The
Yule Trees To Be Picked Up Jan. 5
Eugene Weaver of the Green County Safety Council urged residents to cooperate with the city street department for the annual Christmas tree pickup on January 5. Trees should be placed at the nearest intersection to speed collection. Jack Erb, street superintendent, will handle the project, with the burning scheduled for January 6 at the burning lot on Monroe’s west edge. The fire department will assist during the Burns of the Greens event to prevent misused trees in fields or other sites.
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Eugene Weaver
Green County Safety Council
Jack Erb
Monroe
Eisenhower budget plan draws mixed political reaction
President Eisenhower proposed a 77 billion dollar balanced budget for the next year with no general tax increase and higher defense spending. Democrats call it wishful thinking while Republicans view it as a Christmas gift to taxpayers. Critics doubt revenue sufficiency and expect opposition to postal rate and gas tax increases, with friction over ending temporary programs.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Soil Bank
Clarence Cannon
D -Mo
Louse Appropriations Committee
A. S
Mike) Monroney
Ukla
Mike Mansfield
Senate
Mansfield
Agriculture Bills Proposed for 1959 Wisconsin
Six major bills affecting Wisconsin agriculture are to be introduced in the 1959 legislature, per Agriculture Department director D. N. McDowell. Key issues include whether milk used for cheese should be pasteurized, with industry opposition noted at a cheese grades hearing, plus proposed reforms in egg grading, TB dairy cattle testing, mastitis control studies, a State Fair revolving fund, weights and measures revision, and slaughter animal health controls.
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Wisconsin
D. N. McDowell
Agriculture Department
Madison
Chrysler and Ford Provide Early Aid to Stricken Workers
Chrysler Corp offers 50 pay advances to 43,000 idle workers from the 18 day Dodge main plant strike. First checks due Jan 2. Ford Motor Co mails over 1 million dollars in retroactive layoff pay to about 7,000 employees under the new contract.
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Detroit
United Auto
Chrysler Corp
Dodge
Ford Motor Co
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Larry R. Lindgren
Grandpa Gottlieb Siegenthaler
Oscar Thompson
Eastern Airlines
Lincoln Gymnasium
Timothy Kubly
Robert Kubly
Duane Ralph Leopold
Ralph R. Leopold
Durand School
Durand Farm School
Scarletina
Ty Hardin
Rockford
Herbert Rehn
Cherry Valley
Bronco Layne
Warner Brothers
Andra Martin
Universal
Warner
Andra
WREX
Iver Johnson
Goodland Adviser
Chrysler
Ford Aid
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