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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1955
Page
2
A Green County farmer reports July 13 1945 potato plants attacked by blackleg maggots and stalk borers with bags found. meanwhile debates over whether the World Series will be played under A B Chandler leadership unfold. Also Nazimova dies in Los Angeles at 66.
The Memphis decision to build its own power plant sidelines the Dixon Yates project and prompts White House FBI inquiry. Democrats rally to label TVA foes conspirators while critics warn of taxpayer costs and political fallout for the 1956 campaign.
Washington tipsters say the Big Three may offer a free elections guarantee to reunify Germany at Geneva. The plan would shield Communist Europe from aggression if the East allows Germans to decide on reunification. Communists view defense of freedom as aggression. A Europe-wide security system could limit arms and manpower. Russians likely push a separate peace plan at West talks. The mood is hopeful but skeptical as diplomacy advances.
Deborah Gregory, five, was fatally struck Tuesday after running from between two parked vehicles in front of her home and entering the path of a truck. The accident occurred in Milwaukee and involved a caregiver or bystander describing the scene.
Available statistics indicate that young children experience fewer common colds compared with teenagers. The data suggest lower incidence rates in early childhood and higher exposure or reporting in adolescence.
President Eisenhower heads to Geneva July 18 for talks with Britain France and the Soviet Union coach prepared for proposals but uncertain why Moscow has lately sounded peaceable. Analysts note Kremlin statements may reflect internal strength or strategic aims.
The Agriculture Department projects a large 1955 corn harvest possibly creating surplus stocks. Increased feed grain area and higher hog production support this view, despite price support options and restricted crops. Farm employment figures for late June show 9.33 million workers with wage rates averaging 66.9 cents an hour.
The Shah of Iran has accepted a Russian invitation to visit the Soviet Union with no date set. The piece ponders whether the Kremlin is sincere about peace, noting the question will be clarified after the Geneva conference.
Junice Isely led a pressure canning demonstration at the Adams 4-H Club meeting held at the Willis Isely home. A parents night supper was approved and fair entry blanks were completed. Pauline Kuhnke Lois Patterson Eldon Junice and Marlys Isely named to the booth committee. A potluck lunch followed.
CHICAGO veteran sports writer Wilfrid Smith Tuesday was named sports editor of the Chicago Tribune succeeding the late Arch Ward. Ward died at 58 and was buried after services. Smith joined the Tribune in 1926 and will be aided by George Strickler with David Condon taking The Wake of The News. The article notes vegetable consumption rising from 115 pounds in 1900 to 192 pounds today.
In Stratford Conn a lavish opening night for the American Shakespeare Festival drew 1500 spectators and notable guests including Sir Roger Makins. Pravda correspondent Eugene Litoshko praised Julius Caesar but urged no more festivals this year as onstage mishaps and timing gaps tempered the celebration.
The reporter arrived in Stratford mid afternoon amid rapid questions and rapid photography. He urged maintaining proportion and stressed the Geneva conference as the most important matter at hand.
President Eisenhower nominated Reuben B. Robertson Jr., president of the Champion Paper and Fibre Co. in Hamilton Ohio, for a defense position yesterday. Robertson is an Ohio business leader tapped to serve in a defense role.
Robertson, 47, a Republican from Cincinnati, Ohio, will succeed Robert B. Anderson after his resignation. Born in Asheville, New York, he heads Champion Co and serves as vice president of the American Paper and Pulp Association and vice chairman of the Business Advisory Council of the Department of Commerce. He recently worked with the Hoover Commission on government reorganization.
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