U S Population Reaches 170 Million On Census Clock
Washington reports the U S population at an estimated 170 million today as blinking lights on a Commerce Department display mark a net gain of one in the count. The piece notes growth roughly three million per year with births, deaths, and immigration represented by color lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. K. Hodenfield
Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Monroe
Census Bureau
Louisiana
Kentucky
Syracuse
N.Y
Richmond
Mrs. Otto Kiel Dies in Monroe at 66
Emma Schindler Kiel, 66, of 2309 11th Street Monroe, died at 6 30 a.m. at home after a heart attack. Born Feb 20 1890 in Jordan Township she married Otto Kiel in Freeport Aug 17 1916 and lived in Monroe. Survived by daughter Virginia Lardinois of Camp Zama Japan son Gerald seven brothers sisters five grandchildren. Funeral 1 p.m. Saturday Stuessy funeral home with Rev Fred Brunner officiating Greenwood Cemetery.
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Otto Kiel
11Th Street
Everett Keel Auto Shop
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Kiel
C. C
Virginia
Lardinois
Capt
Camp Zama
Japan
Gerald
Fred
Thomas
Monroe
John
Belvidere
Ill
William
Orangeville
Casper
Palmyra
Robert
LaCrosse
Henry
Stanley
Ida) Wraight
Brodhead
Milton Brown
Mineral Point
Sarah Elmer
Milwaukee
Stuessy Funeral
Fred Brunner
Greenwood Cemetery
Wisconsin Electric Co op reelects officers at Madison meeting
At the annual meeting in Madison on Wednesday the Wisconsin Electric Cooperative re elected all officers. H O Melby President. Lawrence Cole Vice President. W E Rabe Vice President. Forrest McCue Secretary treasurer. Clarence Ahrens Executive Committee member. Earlier reports wrongly named Otto Berger Ervin Nelson and M L Olson for those roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin Electric Co-operative
H. O. Melby
Westby
Lawrence Cole
Waterloo
W. E. Rabe
Tomah
Forrest McCue
River Falls
Clarence Ahrens
Prairie du Chien
Otto Berger
Barron
Ervin Nelson
Phillips
M. L. Olson
Centuria
Co-Operative’s Managers Association
Monroe Stores Shift to Friday Night Openings
A special committee reports 41 of 58 businesses voted to open Friday night and close Saturday night starting March 1 in Monroe. Seventeen favored Saturday night. drugstores with nightly hours were not canvassed. The Monroe Chamber of Commerce will review results and make no recommendation.
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Monroe
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Walter Kerr
Pandow Jewelry
Kohli Office Supplies
Karlen’s Bakery
the Tot Shop
Kerr’s Shoes
F. W. Woolworth
Martin's Sporting Goods
Leader Store
Lee's Dress Shop
Stock Rally Strength Wanes Amid Broad Gains
New York stocks edged higher in early trading as leaders rose a fraction to about a point while some issues slipped. Traders viewed the advance as a continuation of the recovery after Monday's breakdown and Tuesday's dip, with steels and aircrafts among favorites and most major divisions posting gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
Pastor Laskey Builds Elmdale Church Then Jailed
In Elmdale Kansas Calvin Laskey who led the Elmdale Christian church to rapid growth in nine months is jailed. FBI records show 26 felony convictions and the sheriff notes he admitted spending most of the past 20 years in prison. Locals recall him as the best preacher they had and say the church almost faded before his arrival. He used the alias Dean Barton claiming Presbyterian credentials.
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Elmdale
Kas
Calvin Laskey
Flint Hills
Kansas
George Dawson
Tobacco Growers Back Quotas in Ref referendum
The Agriculture Department reports nearly complete returns from Wednesday's grower referendum showing a 94.1 percent majority in favor of marketing quotas for cigar-filler and binder types 42-44 and 53-55 tobacco for the 1957-59 seasons. Votes were 3,483 for quotas and 215 against.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Belmont Driver Injured as Runaway Semi Crashes in Belmont
A Belmont driver sustained a fractured leg when a semi trailer broke loose from its tractor, rolled downhill on Belmont's main street, and collided with a parked unit at a filling station. Leroy Williams, 29, was inspecting a tire and hospitalized at Hazel Green after the wreck.
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Belmont
Lafayette County
Brooklyn
Madison
Monroe
Leroy Williams
Williams
Hazel Green
Edgar Morrison Jr
Chariton
Diane Wersland
Route 2
Fred Alder
Freeport
Six County Farmers Institutes Set by Ag Agent
Myron E. Jeglum announces six county farmers institutes with New Glarus hosting the first tomorrow. Other venues include Brooklyn on Feb 18, Brodhead on Feb 20, Monroe on March 5, Belleville on the 7th and Monticello on March. The Brooklyn event is a Shepherds Clinic for sheep raisers and Monroe hosts a Nitrogen Day for three southern Wisconsin and three northern Illinois counties. The New Glarus meeting features an all day program with a women’s afternoon session in the high school. Brodhead’s session starts at 10:30 am in the high school gym with a day and silage show and speaker William Groves. Morning talks cover hog production by H. L. Self of UW extension. noon lunch is served by the Brodhead Jaycees. A panel on Agriculture News is moderated by Jeglum with Ken Halverson, Ken Roberts, Donald Siedschlag, Lloyd Scheid, M. Palmer Welsh, James Schwoegler and Hugh Albers.
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Myron E. Jeglum
Farmers Institutes
Glarus
Brooklyn
Brodhead
Monroe
Belleville
Monticello
Ning
William Groves
H. L. Self
University of Wisconsin Extension Department
Brodhead Jaycees
Jeglum
Kenneth Halverson
Kenneth Roberts
Donald Siedschlag
ASC
Lloyd Scheid
M. Palmer Welsh
New Glarus
Ada
James Schwoegler
Hugh Albers
Rock County
Dulles plan on Gaza Aqaba stirs Saudi concerns
Washington reports say the Dulles proposal to pull Israeli forces from Egypt risks straining U S Saudi relations, which only recently warmed after King Saud met President Eisenhower. Saudi Ambassador al Khayyal pressed Middle East envoy William Rountree about fears over Gaza and Gulf of Aqaba access and U S assurances.
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Washington
Dulles
Egypt
U.S
Saudi Arabia
King Saud
Eisenhower
State Department
Saud
Spain
Madrid
Abdullah Al-Khayyal
William Rountree
Rountree
Gaza Strip
Gulf of Aqaba
Israel
United States
Aqaba
Gulf
Tiran
Strait of Tiran
U. S
Abba Eban
United Nations
Eban
U. N
Department
Chicago Bank Buys Outagamie Bond Issue
The First National Bank of Chicago outbid three other Chicago houses to buy a $2,200,000 Outagamie County general obligation bond issue for a new mental hospital. It paid a premium of $21,101, reducing the net effective interest rate to 2.658653 percent per year over 20 years.
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Appleton
First National Bank of Chicago
Chicago
Outagamie County
First National
Cheese Demand Steady as Madison Market Opens Ample
Wisconsin American cheese market shows steady demand and ample offerings in Madison. Prices firm for cheddars at 34 to 35, single daisies 36 to 37, longhorns 36 to 37, midgets 37 to 42.
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Madison
Wisconsin
President Okays Doctrine Changes In Middle East Policy
Washington reports confirm the Eisenhower administration will back a revised Middle East Doctrine approved by House and Senate committees. The measure limits but permits aid and military backing for allied states, with 15 days notice to Congress before spending and a June 30 fiscal year deadline.
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Washington
Middle East
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
United States
Congress
Eisenhower
Soviet Russia
House
U. S
Middle East Nations
Joint Committee
Legislators’ 1955 Pay Approved by Thomson
Gov. Thomson signed a deficiency bill into law allowing a room and board allowance for state legislators for 18 days of 1955 legislative work. The measure fixes payments and completes the year’s funding.
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Madison
Thomson
Hopes for End of Dock Strike Rise Across East Ports
Optimistic talks from both sides after bargaining sessions raise expectations for a quick settlement of the 80 day Taft Hartley era dock strike. About 45 000 dockers from Portland Maine to Hampton Roads Virginia began walkout Tuesday paralyzing ports. Tugboat strike compounding delays now in its 14th day. By late yesterday the walkout had idled 150 general cargo ships and some smaller passenger vessels.
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New York
Maine
Virginia
Alexander Chopin
New York Shipping Association
Portland
Hampton Roads
Christ Ruegsegger Dies in City at 74
Christ Ruegsegger 74 of 1402% 15th avenue died at 11 15 p m yesterday in St Clare hospital from a heart condition He had been hospitalized since Tuesday and had the heart ailment four years Born in Canton Bern Switzerland April 27 1882 he came to America in 1910 settling near Monroe He married Elsie Rieder July 14 1914 and operated Balls Mill Cheese factory then farmed in Twin Grove Township before moving to Monroe in 1942 Survived by wife son William three brothers and two sisters one grandson Funeral services at 3 30 p m Saturday Stuessy funeral home with Rev Paul Olm officiating Burial Greenwood cemetery
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Christ Ruegsegger
15Th Avenue
St. Clare Hospital
Mr. Ruegsegger
Canton Bern
Switzerland
Gottfried and
Ann Elizabeth Begler Ruegsegger
America
Monroe
Elsie Rieder
Balls Mill
Twin Grove Township
William
Janesville
Ernest
Rudy
Hans
Betty
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Townsend Club
Stuessy Funeral Home
Rev
Paul Olm
Greenwood Cemetery
Suez Salvage Tugs Remove Last Big Obstacle
ISMAILIA Egypt The tank landing craft Akka the largest remaining obstruction in the Suez Canal was towed away today by two giant salvage vessels using a basket of steel ropes.
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Suez
Ismailie
Egypt
Akka
Suez Canal
Smith Seeks Similar Move On Swiss Plight
Wisconsin dairy groups press USDA to raise cheddar price supports matching butter and dried milk levels. Rep. Laird and Rep. Byrnes urge action as cheese factories report closures and shifting demand toward butter and dried milk. The Wisconsin Swiss industry, led by Galli, awaits guidance while Rep. Smith seeks coordination with Earl Butz.
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Wisconsin
Earl Butz
USDA
Associated Press
Richard P. Powers
Butz
Monroe
Rep. Smith
Smith
G. Fred Galli
Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association
Galli
Washington
Benson
Melvin R. Laird
R-Wis
Laird
John W. Byrnes
Department
George Mooney
Plymouth
Wisconsin Cheesemakers Association
H. P. Mulloy
Sheboygan
Norman Western
Stanley
Central Wisconsin Cheesemakers and Buttermakers
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Commercial and Savings Bank
L. J. Schroeder
First National Bank
Times
Illinois
Glarus Institute
Brodhead’s Institute
Begin
Independence
Hudson River Pier
Europe
Coo
Mideast
Chicago Bank
City
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