Bandits rob outbound New York mail train
Two masked men stopped a New York Central mail train near the Hudson River, bound mail clerk Thomas Mason and dumped eight sacks of mail on the tracks. They fled with bags containing worthless checks and $2,700 in small bills and silver, prompting an FBI hunt for the two suspects in their 20s wearing dark suits.
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New York
Manhattan
Hudson River Shore
New York Central
FBI
Albany
Utica
Rochester
Troy
Syracuse
Upstate New York
Thomas Mason
Buffalo
N. Y
Mason
First Trust Bank and Deposit Co
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Mrs. Wittwer Dies in Madison at 64
Mrs. Herman L. Wittwer 64 of 23 Cambridge Court Madison died at 7 a m in her home. Born Barbara Ellen Hickey January 1 1891 in Madison she was a life resident. She married Herman L. Wittwer November 24 1915. Survived by husband two daughters Jane and Mrs E H Suicha four sisters and three brothers two grandchildren. Services Saturday at 1 30 p m Frautschi funeral home Madison Rev James Kramer will officiate burial Rose Lawn Memorial Park.
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Herman L. Wittwer
Cambridge Court
Madison
Barbara Ellen Hickey
Wittwer
Monroe and
Monticello
Farmers Mutual Automobile Insurance Co
Wittwer-Webster Agency
Frautschi
James Kramer
Doylestown
Rose Lawn Memorial Park
Galveston Mayor Targets Prostitute Surplus in Open Town
Galveston Mayor George Roy Clough pledges to curb prostitution while keeping the city open and tourist friendly. He cites 18 bawdy houses, 18 bars with soliciting, and hotels with prostitute activity, urging confinement to a district and reduction in overall numbers.
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Galveston
Tex
George Roy Clough
Clough
American Social Hygiene Association
Penney's Store To Be Major Unit In Wisconsin
The new J C Penney store on the 16th avenue site adjoining the Ludlow hotel will be a major Wisconsin unit. It will house 11 936 square feet on the main floor and 5 880 square feet in the basement stockroom. The main floor will feature 68 four tube fluorescent lights 250 blonde maple tables glass topped displays two counters 55 feet of hanging space and a tiled ready to wear area with 15 long racks 85 feet of wall space eight women’s and three men’s fitting rooms plus restrooms. An insulated plaster ceiling and full air change system are planned. The store is leased for 15 years and will be built by Baltzer sons Paul E and Paul Jr Milton K and Lester M Johnson.
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J. C. Penney
16Th Avenue
Ludlow
Wisconsin
Glen P. Ude
Penney
Paul E. Baltzer and
Paul Jr
Milton K
Lester M. Johnson
Mrs. Ellen Lelle Dies at 28 in Darlington
Ellen Janette Lelle 28 wife of Clark J. Lelle died at her parents home in Darlington at 10 p m. She was born June 7 1927 in Fayette Township Lafayette County and married Jan 18 1947. Survived by husband three children her parents and a sister. Services Saturday 2 p m at Our Savior Lutheran Church with burial at Rais Dell cemetery.
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Darlington
Ellen Janette Lelle
Clark Lelle
Lelle
Fayette Township
Lafayette County
Turner
Nan Pehrson McCauley
Clark J. Lelle
South Wayne
Lol Wayne
Women’s Missionary Federation
Good Cheer
John
Thomas
Ellen
Robert Barker
Warren, Ill
Onur Savior’s
Iaitheran
Riaisdell
Han— Funeral
Sauk tops oat varieties in Wisconsin demonstration plots
Prof. Donald Peterson said Sauk leads Wisconsin test plots for the oat varieties tested at the Meier farm near Monticello with nine varieties evaluated including Ajax Clintland Chatage Clinton Sauk Vidad Missouri and Nemaha. Early ripening nemaha and Missouri 305 appeared first. Branch shows rapid gains but taller stalks pose lower land and leaf rust issues.
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Donald Peterson
University of Wisconsin Agronomist
William G. Meier
Peterson
Sauk
Wisconsin
Clinton
Meier
Monticello
Ajax
Clintland
Chatage
Vidad
Missouri
Nemaha
Myron E. Jeglum
Elwood Lutze
Jeglum
Green County
College Experimental Station
Bargain Coffee Sales Drain Chain's Assets
A receiver was appointed for Tommy Meder's Wisconsin Packing Co. Inc. by Judge Campbell as creditors seek relief after the firm ran debts over 300000 dollars since June 1. The Chicago firm operated eight meat and food stores and one in Elgin Libertyville and Waukegan. Coffee manufacturers filed involuntary bankruptcy alleging loss leader pricing at 20 cents below wholesale.
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Chicago
William J. Campbell
Francis J. Curtis
Tommy Meder
Wisconsin Packing Co., Inc
Elgin
Libertyville
Waukegan
Western leaders keep door open for Soviet concessions on reunification
In Geneva Western officials remain hopeful for a Soviet move toward German reunification while privately Doubts persist about Bulganin’s willingness to concede. U.S. President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles report awareness of possible late changes as Moscow signals a push to normalize relations with the West.
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Geneva
wWestern
Bulganin
Kremlin
Eisenhower
State Dulles
West Germany
North Atlantic Alliance
Western European Union
Paris
NATO
Moscow
Congress
State Department
Nixon
Senate
House
Limburger Show Postponed Amid Heat At Chalet Dairy
The planned showcase event for Limburger cheese at Chalet cheese factory is delayed due to extreme heat. organizer Ray Barth and cheesemaker Albert Deppeler say a cooler day next week will host the lawn display spelling CHEESE DAY with hundreds of blocks of cheese for the press conference turnout.
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Limburger
Chalet Cheese Factory
Ray Barth
Albert Deppeler
Mrs Weirich Dies in Chicago Former Monroe Resident
Mrs John Weirich a former Monroe resident died this morning in the home of her son Leon in Chicago Relatives here were advised She was the grandmother of Mrs Ned Walker and an aunt of Mrs Alma Norder both of Monroe She was Christy Blowers before her marriage to John A Weirich on March 31 1891 in Monroe After his death in 1937 she moved to Chicago The body is to be brought back to Monroe for burial tomorrow according to Mrs Norder
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John Weirich
Monroe
Leon
Chicago
Ned Walker
Alma Norder
Weirich
Christie Blowers
John A. Weirich
Norder
Three Climbers Die In French Alps Crashes
Three French amateur alpinists died this week in mountain accidents in the Alps. Two bodies were found in a 900 foot crevasse on Mt Meije near Briancon. the couple had been missing since Sunday. An 18 year old girl fell into a crevasse on Mt Blanc on Wednesday night.
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Grenoble
France
Mt. Meije
Briancon
Mt. Blanc
Congress Bets On $1 Minimum Wage Across Interstate Trade
The House backed a $1.00 hourly federal minimum wage with a 362 to 54 vote, overriding a 90 cent cap and sending the bill to conference with the Senate. If enacted, about 24 million workers would gain, with roughly 2.1 million benefiting now. Eight of Wisconsin’s ten representatives supported the measure. Byrnes and Laird opposed.
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Washington
Senate House
House
Eisenhower
Senate
Rep
Halleck
R-Ind
McCormack
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Johnson
Reuss
Zablocki
Davis
O’konski
Smith
van Pelt
Withrow
Byrnes
Laird
Kohler Union To Renew Talks In Chicago
The NLRB suspended hearings into unfair labor charges against Kohler Co for two weeks to allow renewed negotiations with the CIO United Auto Workers Local 833. Federal mediator Joseph Finnegan arranged talks, likely to start in Chicago next Monday. The Sheboygan strike has run since April 5, 1954, as a five-man citizens committee met with Gov Kohler and Sheboygan leaders over related waterfront violence including the Fossum incident.
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Sheboygan
National Labor Relations Board
Kohler Co
CIO
United Auto Workers
George Downing
NLRB
Joseph Finnegan
Washington
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Downing
Finnegan
Madison
Chicago
Uaw-Cio
Citizens Committee
Kohler
Rudolph Ploetz
Fossum
England
Ploetz
Nixon's Brother to Be Inducted Aug 1
York Pa The York County selective service board orders Edward Calvert Nixon 25 brother of Vice President Nixon to report for induction August 1. He will report to the draft board nearest his La Habra California home after reclassification from 4-F to 1-A following a recent pre induction physical. He lived with his parents on their York County farm after registering in 1948 and previously suffered a hand injury last October.
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York, Pa
York County Selective Service Board
Armed Services
Edward Calvert Nixon
Nixon
la Habra
Calif
Francis Nixon
York County
Former Neighbors To Host 1955 Cheese Day Guest
The little old lady from Dunbar Marinette County will attend Cheese Day as a guest of former neighbors in Dunbar on September 10. Mrs Rose Grandjean, aged 75, plans to travel to the event after an appeal for a host drew quick responses from local residents. Mrs Harold A Pederson of 1406 23rd Avenue offered to host and will discuss arrangements with Mrs Grandjean soon.
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Dunbar
Marinette County
Rose Grandjean
Harold A. Pederson
Red Cross Group Re-elects Officers in County Chapter
Monroe county Red Cross holds annual meeting in the Circuit Courtroom re electing Dr. John F. Caradine as chairman and Louis A. Koenig as vice chairman. New treasurer Mrs May L Luchsinger and secretary Mrs Irene L Brunkow named. The board includes multiple Monroe area members with Rev Lynn F B Tschudy of New Glarus and Marshall D Markham of Brodhead. The county chapter reports 11216 85 in funds.
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County Red Cross
John F. Caradine
Louis A. Koenig
May L. Luchsinger
Irene L. Brunkow
Adolph J. Levy
J. L. Norton
Rolland R. Etter
Howard P. Olsen
Ben H. Brunkow
Wayne J. Fencil
Franz W. Brand
Leon J. Schroeder
Monroe
Lynn F. B. Tschudy
New Glarus
Marshall D. Markham
Brodhead
Ernest Lufi
Red Cross
William Mueller
T. J. Burgy Jr
Home Service
Ronald D. Johnson
Dr. Caradine
Monroe Park Board
Burgy
Schroeder
Olsen
Stock List Makes General Advances
New York stocks rose broadly on strong earnings, with gains of one to two points in many sectors. Notables included Gillette, Crown-Zellerbach, Republic Aviation, Union Carbide, Harrison-Walker, Du Pont, General Dynamics, General Motors, Boeing, and Royal Dutch Petroleum leading the advance.
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New York
Gillette
Crown-Zellerback
Republic Aviation
Union Carbide
Harrison-Walker
Climax Molybdenum
du Pont
American Dyanamids
Douglas
General Dynamics
General Motors
Boeing
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Royal Dutch Petroleum
Rock Island Railroad
American Telephone
Westinghouse
Phelps Dodge
Polio Vaccine Hits 970000 Dose Milestone From Lilly
Washington reports the Public Health Service released about 970000 shots of polio vaccine produced by Eli Lilly bringing total approved doses to roughly 3,968,000 since revised testing began. About 1,690,000 cc came from Lilly, with distribution to be handled by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. The week ended July 16 saw 565 new polio cases, a 40 percent rise from the prior week but within historical ranges. Paralytic cases totaled 204. year to date cases 4,682 with 1,857 paralytic and 1,613 non paralytic. All regions except the mountain division showed increases.
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Washington
Public Health Service Today
Eli Lilly
Leonard A. Scheele
Eli Lilly Co
National Foundation For
Polio Cases Reported in Wisconsin Children
The Wisconsin State Board of Health reports five polio cases in children who received vaccine this year. Dr. E H Jorris notes uncertainty if the vaccine caused the illness. Three nonparalytic and two mild bulbar cases include victims from Outagamie Winnebago Eau Claire and Lincoln Counties.
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Madison
State Board of Health
Wisconsin
E. H. Jorris
Outagamie
Winnebago
Eau Claire
Lincoln
Crash Victim Remains Critical After One-Car Accident
Sheldon W. Kammerud, 20, Blanchardville, a Navy sailor on leave, was in critical condition at St. Clare hospital after a one car crash on Highway 81 west of Monroe. The 6:45 p.m. Monday accident left him consciousness partially regained and six miles west of the city.
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Sheldon W. Kammerud
Blanchardville
Monroe
St. Clare Hospital
Navy
Soviets Greet Surprise Move With No Reply
At Geneva the United States proposed exchanging full blueprints of military establishments and mutual aerial inspections. James Hagerty reported Soviets listened in stony silence as Big Four talks focused on disarmament and German unification. Ministers planned to meet in October to continue security talks and study summit proposals.
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Geneva
Eisenshower
Russia
United States
James C. Hagerty
Germany
Adenauer
Moscow
Molotov
Europe
Committee Inspects Lafayette County Jail
Lafayette County jail and courthouse committee members visited Darlington for an inspection tour of the Lafayette County jail remodeling project. They plan a courthouse meeting to discuss a city order to repair sidewalk and trim trees at the 17th Avenue site and to prepare plans for remodeling the building here.
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County Board
Darlington
Lafayette County
17Th Avenue
Lafayette
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Monticello Area
Karl Feldt
Robert Schleim
Penney’s
Meier Farm
Bargain Coffee Sales
Brooks J. Dunwiddie
Harold G. Smith
Beloit
American Automobile Association
Times
Union
Red Cross Group
Foundation
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