Corn Producers Feted at Madison Banquet for 1954
Green County Pacemakers honored at a Madison banquet with seven of 19 members present. Otto Gransee led county yields at 174 bushels per acre with 17 860 plants per acre and 25 tons of manure. Other top yields included Jordan 166, Schwarzenberger 161 and 146, Erb 142, Schmid 132, and Mohns 124. Pacemakers from Green County were Jordan Schwarzenberger Gransee Schmid Erb Carlson and Mohns accompanied by county and assistant agents. The 1954 results show best yields when populations exceeded 17 000 per acre and fertility was adequate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Green County
Pacemakers Corn Club
Madison
Leland W. Jordan
Jefferson
Otto Gransee
Brooklyn
Joe Schwartzenberger
State Pacemakers Corn Club
Brooklyn Township
Leland W Jordan
Joe Schwarzenberger
E. J. Kaderly
Spring Grove
Walter Schindler
Exeter
Burr Bagley
Albany Township
John Erb
Carl Carlson
Lloyd Deininger
Lawrence Dunphy
Albany
Orville Flaherty
Clarno
Ben Miller
Harold Mohns
C. S. Pierce
Decatur
August Ruehlew
Monroe Township
Glen Schmid
Adams
Robert Smiley
Robert Stauffer
John Zurfluh Jr
Jordan
Schwarzenberger
Gransee
Schmid
Erb
Carlson
Mohns
Myron E. Jeglum
Norman Everson
Longtime Mt. Horeb Priest Msgr Rohner Dies at 78
Msgr Theodore Rohner 78 a Catholic leader who served nearly 52 years as a priest died last night in a Madison hospital. He retired in 1949 but remained active at St Ignatius church. A native of Austria he came to the United States at 20 and was ordained in 1903. He served as pastor at St Ignatius from 1909 to 1928 and led Holy Redeemer and St James in Perry and Vermont Townships. He later served Beaver Dam before returning to Mt. Horeb in 1959. Burial will be in Beaver Dam after Masses at St Ignatius and St Peter's in Beaver Dam. Survivors include a niece, Mrs Joseph Metzler of Beaver Dam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Horeb
Theodore Rohner
Madison
St. Ignatius Catholic Church
Austria
United States
St. Francis Seminary
Milwaukee
St. Ignatius
Holy Redeemer
St. James Church
Perry
Vermont Township
Beaver Dam
Joseph Metzler
Andrew Breines
Brodhead
Albany
Albert Meyer
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Msgr
Rohner
Frank Schneider
Time for Action on Jail Decision at Loveland Hearing
Loveland urged the County Board to decide soon whether to build a new jail or remodel the present facility. Remodeling estimates run about 97 220 versus a proposed new jail near Lakeshire Marty Co. at 221 000. The board heard five annual reports and planned further meetings with the jail and courthouse committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence W. Loveland
Loveland
Louis R. Wolleson
Alvin F. Rote
Lakeshire Marty Co
Milwaukee
Eisenhower briefs GOP leaders on Formosa sit uation at White House
President Eisenhower met today with Republican congressional leaders for two hours and 15 minutes to discuss the Formosa situation in general terms. GOP Senate Leader Knowland and House Leader Martin said no detailed defense or offshore island plan was revealed and UN cease fire efforts were not specifically discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Formosa
White House
GOP
Senate
Knowland
Calif
House
Martin (Mass
Congress
United Nations
Formosa Strait
47 Persons Dead In Series of Fires
The Associated Press reports forty seven people mostly children died in fires across six states this week. Key disasters include Amsterdam New York tenement where twelve perished and Juan Rivera and his five children identified among the dead. Meanwhile New York City suffered multiple blazes from a kerosene heater and an oil lamp, with several children among the dead. Other fatal fires occurred in Virginia Georgia Indiana Kentucky New Jersey and Maryland with deaths of adults and children and property losses in Camp Gordon and Rhinebeck area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Amsterdam
N. Y
Juan Rivera
New York City
Manhattan
Virginia
Robert Eley
Chuckatuck
Georgia
Rossville
Alta Wright
Augusta
Army
John Smith Jr
Camp Gordon
Indiana
Kentucky
Charles Hodge Sr
Liberty
New Jersey
Baltimore
Stanbrook Lodge
Rhinebeck
First Twins of Year Arrive at St. Clare
Mr. and Mrs. Bert L. Wells of Beloit are parents of the first twins born at St. Clare hospital this year. The twin girls arrived at 5:10 and 5:14 p.m. weighing 5 pounds 14 ounces and 6 pounds. They remain unnamed. The Wells are linked to Grace Carter and Norma Hansen. They have two sisters Bonita Lea and Linda Mae, with J. B. Scherer as great-grandparent. Six prior twin births occurred at the hospital in 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert L. Wells
Beloit
St. Clare Hospital
Wells
Grace Carter
Norma Hansen
J. B. Scherer
Bonita Lea
Linda Mae
Kohler Proposes Record Wisconsin Budget of 268 Million
Gov Kohler asks the Wisconsin Legislature for a 1955 57 executive budget totaling 268 859 481 with a 9 million current deficit requiring 58 048 412 in new taxes He suggests surtax on income or higher brackets noting the figure is about 23 million more than the two year appropriation but 10 million less than departments asked The budget omits any sales tax and details the funding gaps and revenue shortfalls impacting general fund spending through June 30 1957
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Kohler
Wisconsin
Stock Prices Rise on Dividend Hikes Amid Hesitation
The stock market advanced with hesitations and profit-taking. Minneapolis-Honeywell led gains, jumping about five points on a proposed two-for-one split. Armco Steel rose three to four points on a two-for-one split plan and higher dividend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Minneapolis
Honeywell
Armco Steel
Kohler backs surtax or rate rise to boost Wisconsin tax
Wisconsin Gov. Kohler urged the Legislature to raise about 58 million dollars in two years via a new surtax or higher individual tax rates. A 45 percent surtax would hike bills for most earners, while a rate increase would hit higher incomes hardest despite deductions for dependents and other offsets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Kohler
Wisconsin
Governor predicts big boost in school aid costs
Governor Kohler warned that to cover future education costs the state may need up to 150 million dollars in new revenue annually for the next decade. He cited enrollment growth from 510,000 to an estimated 700,000 by 1965 and projected state aid, transportation costs, and local tax impact totaling about 60 million to 10 million dollars annually combined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Kohler
State Cheddar Mart Steady Demand Fair
Madison Wisconsin cheese market reports steady demand fair to good and ample offerings. Prices listed include moisture basis 3254 334, cheddars moisture figures for singles daisies and longhorns and midgets at 35 to 36 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
Four Monroe members join 1955 Cheese Day board
The 1955 Cheese Day board of directors gains four Monroe members and one from Brodhead as the nominating committee speeds preparations. Dwight A. Crandall accepts the chair. a dinner meeting is set at Swiss Wheel restaurant to review plans. Alden J. Hawthorne notes New Glarus and Monticello seats to be announced soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Brodhead
Dwight A. Crandall
Fred Feutz Jr
Lakeshire Marty Co
Archie Myers Jr
Herman A. Stuessy
Monroe Board of Education
Fred Krebs
Franklin Factory
Foreign Type Cheesemakers Association
Dean Peterson
Brodhead Chamber of Commerce
Glarus
Monticello
Alden J. Hawthorne
Crandall
Peiping Reply Awaited by U.N.
United Nations debate on a Formosa cease-fire awaited China’s Peiping response to join the Security Council session. Dag Hammarskjold sent the invitation after a vote to include Peiping and delay action on Soviet demands and New Zealand’s proposal. Lodge said the invitation does not alter U.S. stance on recognizing Peiping.
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United Nations
N. Y
U. N. Security Council
Formosa Strait
Red China
Peiping
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
New Zealand
China
U. S
Formosa
Hammarskjold
Peiping People’s Daily
Pescadores
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Lodge
Trainer Plane Crash Kills Cadet and Instructor at Malden
A T-6 trainer crashed two miles west of Malden Missouri killing Aviation Cadet Robert N. Westphal age 23 of Kenosha Wisconsin and Flight Instructor Howard H. Mueller age 32 native of Kansas City Missouri. Air Force officials at Malden Air Force Base identified the two men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malden, Mo
Air Force
Malden
Malden Air Force Base
Robert N. Westphal
Anna Westphal
Kenosha
Wis
Howard H. Mueller
Kansas City
Pentagon Row Over Cut Seen
A Pentagon dispute over plans to cut Army strength sparked a Senate committee debate. Gen. Matthew Ridgway questioned the danger to national security if the 140,000-man reduction proceeds while Secretary Stevens backed the balanced program. The draft law extension faces scrutiny as lawmakers weigh manpower needs against economic factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew B. Ridgway
Army
House Armed Services Committee
United States
Pentagon
Congress
Ridgway
Stevens
House Committee
Eisenhower
Rep. Brooks
D-La
House
Senate
Newsmen
Vinson
D-Ga
Brooks
Far East
U S and Nationalists Debate Tachens Defense Status
Fresh fighting rages around the Tachens as the United States and Nationalist China discuss the future of Chiang Kai-shek offshore outposts. The US 7th Fleet and Sabre jets stand by to evacuate about 30 000 troops and civilians from the Tachens amid renewed clashes with Communist forces near Yikiangshan and Yushan islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taipeh
Formosa
Tachen
United States
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Washington
Red
Defense Ministry
Yikiangshan
Toumen Island
Yushan
U. S
Karl L. Rankin
Shen Chang-huan
Tachens
Quemoy
Matsu
7Th Fleet
Peiping
Tokyo
New Zealand
United Nations
Peiping Peoples’ Daily
Foreign Operations Administration
Taipei
U. S. Navy
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Red China
Chekiang
Tachen Islands
Uranium Tunnel Shut Down Ordered at Rockdale
Dane County District Attorney Richard Bardwell reports he ordered Elmer Sime, operator of a uranium tunnel in a Rockdale restaurant, to close the facility or face charges for violating state medical practice laws. Sime says he sourced ore from a Prairie du Sac motel operator under a lease arrangement and offered no illness cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Dane County
Richard Bardwell
Elmer Sime
Rockdale
Bradwell
Sime
Prairie du Sac
Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr John R Mott dies at 89
Dr John R Mott, 1946 Nobel Peace Prize laureate for humanitarian work, died at his winter home in Orlando Florida Monday night. He was 89.
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Msgr. Rohner
Effie Wenger
John O'Neill
Samuel F. Humbel
Franz W. Brand
Irene C. Powers
Wenger
Lois Faubel
Highway Department
Ray E. Kundert
St. Clare
Tachen Isles
Assembly
U.N
U.S
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