County Clerk and Attorney Races to Top Primary
County voters face four races in the Sept 14 primary with two county posts a state senate seat and a congressional contest. Filings closed at 5 pm with incumbents facing challengers in two counties and independents still eligible to run in November by signature.
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State Senate
Congress
Wilma I. Lengacher
Archie Myers Jr
Lengacher
Emmett J. Norton
Ray E. Kundert
Juda
Joseph D. Viney
Franz Brand
Brand
Secretary of State
Glenn H. James
Montfort
E. J. Kaderly
Melvin J. Olson
South Wayne
Robert S. Travis
Platteville
Green
Grant
Lafayette
Iowa
Lawrence H. Smith
Racine
Erling E.oo
Kenosha
Edward Krenzke
Assembly
Police Chief Witness As Patrolman Assists Birth in Car
Patrolman Karl Birkholz helped deliver a baby in a squad car en route to the hospital after responding with Police Chief William Wolcott to transport Mrs. W. J. Schmidley. The chief advised hospital staff to expect a boy as the birth occurred halfway to the facility.
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Stork
Milwaukee
Karl Birkholz
Brookfield
Birkholz
William Wolcott
W. J. Schmidley
Wolcott
State Primary Lineups Ready
Wisconsin lines are drawn for the September 14 primary with several contests noted. Ninth District Rep. Lester Johnson faces a general election challenge from State Sen. William Owen while Gov. Walter Kohler runs unopposed in the gubernatorial primary.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Lester Johnson
Black River Falls
Johnson
William Owen
Menomonie
Kohler
Walter Kohler
Milwaukee
James E. Doyle
William Proxmire
Blooming Grove
Sen
Wiley
McCarthy
George Smith
Senate
Warren Knowles
New Richmond
Edwin Larkin
Eau Claire
Sverre Reang
Edgerton
Fred R. Zimmerman
Joyce Larkin
Marguerite Benson
Joseph Costello
Vernon Thomson
Richland Center
Frank Nikolay
Abbotsford
Warren Smith
Oscar M. Jonas
Congress
Lawrence Smith
Racine
Erling E. Johnson
Kenosha
Edward Krenzke
Glenn Davis
Waukesha
Gaylord Nelson
Gardner Withrow
LaCrosse
John Bosshard
Arthur Mockrud
Westby
State Swiss Market Shaky with Ample Supplies
Wisconsin cheese market shows mixed tone with ample supply and fair to good demand. Domestic Swiss prices barely steady to down one cent, offerings plentiful from state assembly points, varies by grade and moisture level across cheddars and Swiss products.
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Madison
P—Fsmns
Wisconsin
Mayor's Reluctance Delays Fireworks at Prairie Celebration
Prairie Du Chien residents plan a weekend celebration for toll free bridge status on the Mississippi River span linking Prairie Du Chien and Marquette Iowa. The City Council voted to remove tolls starting Saturday, but Mayor William Carroll has five days to act and postponed fireworks and parade until the tolls are officially waived.
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Prairie DU Chien
William Carroll
Mississippi River
Marquette
Iowa
Carroll
Bus Routes Approved by Green County School Committee
The Green County School Committee approved bus routes for Albany Brodhead Juda and Monticello at a courthouse meeting last night. Mrs Irene C Powers county superintendent said tuition and transportation claims must be filed by tomorrow and annual reports from county districts are due. The Blanchardville route was not approved due to supervising principal L M Cowley’s absence on vacation in Idaho. Attendees included Herman Becker Monticello C T Pfisterer Brodhead Walter Fahrney Albany and Robert Newman Russell Carter Juda.
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Albany
Brodhead
Juda
Monticello
Green County
Irene C. Powers
L. M. Cowley
Cowley
Idaho
Herman Becker
C. T. Pfisterer
Walter Fahrney
Robert Newman
Russell Carter
Stock Prices Drift Lower Amid Mixed Trading
In New York the stock market fell in early afternoon trading with irregular activity. Dropping issues included Southern Railway, Republic Steel, General Motors, Allied Chemical, United Aircraft, General Electric, and Liggett and Myers. Gains came from New York Central, Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Bethlehem Steel, Kennecott Copper, Mercantile Stores, and American Woolen.
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New York
Southern Railway
Republic Steel
General Motors
Allied Chemical
United Aircraft
General Electric
Liggett and Myers
New York Central
Paramount Pictures
20Th Century- Fox
Bethlehem Steel
Kennecott Copper
Mercantile Stores
American Woolen
May Factory Prices for Swiss Cheese Unchanged
Dealers kept May Swiss cheese prices steady on the same schedule as April. May factory prices were reported as State brand 37 cents, Grade B 35, Grade C 32 and grinders 27. March prices were State brand 38, Grade B 36, Grade C 31 and grinders 26.
Dulles Aide To Rejoin Geneva Parley On Indochina Peace
President Eisenhower urged rapid passage of tax and farm bills at a news conference while signaling an imminent U S role in the Paris Geneva talks on Indochina. He said Undersecretary Walter Bedell Smith would attend Geneva and Dulles would join the Paris talks to present a united front. He announced plans for Syngman Rhee’s July US visit to discuss Korea unity. The President also pushed ahead with a peaceful nuclear program, criticized the butter price hike, urged a major highway program, noted Alaska defense concerns, and expressed a possible Denver vacation in August.
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Eisenhower
Paris
Indochina
Three Nations
Walter Bedell Smith
Geneva
United States
Dulles
Syngman Rhee
Korea
United Nations
Churchill
Senate Agriculture Committee
Alaska
Denver
Sen. Flanders
R-Vi
Sen. McCarthy
Senate
Eden
France
Tax Conferees Trim Major Eisenhower Tax Plan
A Senate House conference committee narrowed the President’s tax revision, dropping most of the proposed cuts for single heads of households. The panel settled on about six million dollars a year in cuts and allowed widows and widowers two years of full income splitting after a spouse’s death, while leaving other single filers in current status. Action on dividend income tax cuts was postponed.
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Washington
Senate
House Conference Committee
Eisenhower
House
Conference Committee
Child of Missionary Killed at Janesville
Richard Beers aged 24, son of a Baptist missionary, died after falling from the front seat of a car driven by his mother in Janesville. Police reported the front door opened as the vehicle backed from a driveway. he sustained a broken neck. The Beers family were visiting relatives, with Rev. Richard Beers serving in India.
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Janesville
Richard Beers
Jasper Webb
President blames House for health plan defeat
President Eisenhower condemned House members who rejected the federal health insurance reinsurance proposal, declaring the defeat harms the American people. Speaker Halleck said the bill is dead for this session, citing adjournment and pressure from Democrats, some Republicans, and the AMA. The plan would underwrite up to 75 percent of losses for private and nonprofit insurers expanding coverage.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
GOP
Halleck
Ind
Congress
American Medical Association
Hanoi Parade Shows French Resolve Amid Vietminh Tensions
Some 10 000 French and Vietnamese troops with hundreds of tanks paraded through Hanoi before about 20 000 spectators. Officials used Bastille Day honors to reassure pro French residents while signaling readiness to quell any revolt. Farther, Vietminh pressure increased around Camp Brulin as arms and supplies were dropped to the French garrison.
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Hanoi
Indochina
France
Geneva
Rei River
Red River
Camp Brulin
Economy Gains Told to Governors at Conference
Presidential adviser Gabriel Hauge told 46th annual governors conference in Bolton Landing New York that the economy is stabilizing and a forward surge is possible within five years toward a 450 billion dollar gross national product. He said Eisenhower measures already approved contain billions in stimulation and a reorganization underway should spur growth. Governors broadly supported a proposed 50 billion interstate highway program atop 40 billion in other outlays.
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Bolton Landing
N. Y
Gabriel Hauge
White House
Eisenhower
Congress
Hauge
Trace of Rain Lowers City Temperatures
A stray shower near noon cooled the city with 1 pm reading of 86 degrees, down from 92 and 93 on prior days. A cold front from the Rockies brought the relief, with 4 am lows at 75 and forecasts for tonight around 65 and tomorrow up to 82 degrees.
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Rockies
Van Fleet Returns From Orient Mission
General James A. Van Fleet, Eisenhower's special envoy, arrived back from the Orient last night and headed to Los Angeles to meet Mrs. Van Fleet before continuing to Washington.
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van Fleet
San Fancisco
James A. van Fleet
Eisenhower
Orient
Los Angeles
Washington
Park Board Re-elects Officers and Plans Pool Filter
Park Board re-elected Lee Mitchell as president and Mrs. John A. Schindler as secretary on unanimous ballots for one year. The group discussed installing a Recreation Park pool filter system, hiring an engineer, and budgeting for next year. A water show and swimming meet are set for July 30.
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Lee Mitchell
Park Board
John A. Schindler
Recreation Park
State Health Department
Ronald D. Johnson
Judging Program Planned for Green County 4-H Day
Leslie F. Huber says the annual Green County Demonstration and Judging Day for 4-H members is set for July 29. Morning judging of livestock and dairy cattle will be on farms, with others at the fair grounds, covering handicraft crops garden electricity and home economics. Winners will be announced during the fair.
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Leslie F. Huber
Green County
Huber
Grains Rise on Weather Boost for New Crop Markets
Grains moved higher on the Chicago Board of Trade with soybeans leading gains as traders noted favorable weather for the new crop. Buying interest then shifted to new crop corn futures as markets extended the upturn.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Smith to Represent U.S. at Geneva Conference
Walter Bedell Smith will travel to Geneva to represent the United States at the Geneva conference while Secretary Dulles returns to Washington to report on talks with Eden and Mendes-France. Britain and France press for high level U.S. presence. Attlee and Churchill spar over U.S. stance on China and Korea.
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Paris
Walter Bedell Smith
U. S
Geneva
United States
Dulles
Washington
Eisenhower
Anthony Eden
Pierre Mendes-France
Smith
Eden
Mendes-France
Stnesmen
Indochina
France
Five month old abducted and attacked in New Mexico
In Hobbs New Mexico a five month old girl, daughter of a Japanese war bride and a former G I, was kidnapped from her home by a dinner guest. Police identified the suspect as Bill Hughes, 34, of Seminole Texas. He was held after being arrested near the car in which officers said he abandoned the baby.
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Hobbs, N. M
G.I
Jack Davis
Texas Line
Bill Hughes
Seminole
Tex
Hughes
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