Green County Fair opens next week with 98th showing
The Green County Fair site has been cleaned and treated with DDT ahead of the 98th annual event. Secretary William A. Brown reports a record 5,000 Junior Fair entries and near-total participation by 4 H club members. Amphitheater tickets went on sale, with highlights including a Ranch Rodeo, a 4 H talent show, a three day horse race card, and livestock displays. Open class entries close Saturday with judging starting the second day.
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William A. Brown
Schuetze’s
Green County
Edna Mackey
Monroe
Mary Sauer
Darlington
Floral Hall
Fairgrounds
Jimmie Lynch
Wisconsin
Illinois
Pat Reilly
Midwest
Herman J. Schmitz
Lafayette Junior Senior Fairs To Open Tomorrow
The Lafayette County and Junior Fair opens in Darlington with dry fairgrounds despite heavy rains. Entry day is tomorrow and events include Swenson's Thrillcade, Olympia Greater Circus, livestock judging, 4 H tractor contest, stock car races, amateur show with $100 prizes, and area finalists in Lena Illinois. Fair officials note top exhibits in dairy beef swine and education displays.
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Darlington
Pecatonica
Swenson
Olympia Greater Circus
Fairgrounds
Lafayette County Fair
Lena, II
Charles Stevenson
Fair Association
Donald Thomas
Joseph Sauer
Bowden Curtiss
Palmer Evenstad
James Bryson Jr
Dotson Black
Charles Steven
Joseph Donahoe
Walter Gould
Blanchardville
George Hillery
Russell Hinkins
Belmont
Richard Barth
Lester Swanson
Milford Parkinson
Joseph Ruppert
Guardsmen Load Camp Equipment for Summer Encampment
Members of Co. K national guard unit in Green County loaded three truck units and a ton and a half trailer for a two week encampment at Camp Ripley Minnesota. Equipment departs in stages with the group traveling to Madison to board a troop train and expected arrival at Camp Ripley mid afternoon. Guardsmen plan to return August 10.
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Co. K
National Guard
Green County
Camp Ripley
Minn
Army Post
Madison
Little Falls
Minnesota-Wisconsin
Strike at Edgerton Ends in Three-Year Pact
The two month-old UAW AFL unions strike at Highway Trailer Co plants in Edgerton and Stoughton, Wisconsin, ended with union acceptance of a three-year contract including a 15 cent hourly wage increase. At the start of the strike May 26, about 900 workers were employed across the two plants.
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Edgerton
Wis
Uaw-Afl
Stoughton
Highway Trailer Co
Polio Meeting Planned Friday Night at School
Green County infantile paralysis chapter schedules a Friday 8 p m public polio meeting at the high school auditorium to answer questions, offer precautions, and discuss early diagnosis with Dr Erwin E Peters. The chapter seeks a foundation therapist for St Clare hospital and area facilities.
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Green County
Erwin E. Peters
Cool Weather Follows Storm in Green County
A severe storm battered Green County with hard wind and nearly an inch of rain. Utilities reported outages in the northeast city area from midnight to 5 am as branches snapped lines. Notable injuries occurred in Brodhead and a fatal electrocution hit a Wind Lake firefighter. Rainfall measured .83 of an inch and temperatures fell from 80 to 68 by midnight.
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Green County
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
St. Clare Hospital
St. John’s Church
Brodhead
Dale Johnson
East Third Street
Stnessy Clinic
Donald Schultz
Wind Lake
Albany Condenser Plant To Close July 31 After 40 Years
The Albany condEnsery will close July 31 1952 after nearly 40 years of operation. Notice posted on the Indiana Condensed Milk Co. bulletin board states the plant will close and affect 31 employees farm patrons and milk haulers. No explanation was given and officials were unaware of the decision. The company previously said no plans to close.
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Albany
Indiana Condensed Milk Co
James B. Price
Price
Chester Ferguson
Peru
Ind
Janesville
Labor rift erupts as Barkley dumped from ticket
Union leaders clash with CIO and AFL chiefs over Alben Barkley's removal as Democratic presidential candidate. John L. Lewis denounces what he calls small-time political intrigue aimed at Barkley, who withdrew after age concerns. Barkley plans to address convention delegates tonight.
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Chicago
Alben Barkley
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
CIO
AFL
Barkley
Lewis
Walter Reuther
George Harrison
Jack Kroll
Reuther
United Auto Workers
Harrison
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Kroll
Washington
Organized Labor
Iran Mob Demands Death for Premier Seeking Oil Peace
A 50,000 strong mob in Tehran demanded the death of former Premier Ahmed Qavam as antis American sentiment surged after Mossadegh’s renomination and Iran’s oil dispute victory at the ICJ. The riot followed Qavam’s effort to reach a settlement with Britain, amid wider anti American feeling.
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Iran
Tehran
Ahmed Qavam
Mohammed Mossadegh
Mossadegh
Qavam
International Court of Justice
Britain
United States
Military Ousts Egypts Premier in Cairo Coup
Gen Mohammed Naguib seized control in Cairo after a military coup. Premier Ahmed Naguib Hilaly Pasha resigned with King Farouk accepting the move. Afifi Pasha announced Aly Maher Pasha to form a new cabinet as London viewed the action as a challenge to the king. Naguib vowed a purge against wartime bribe takers and traitors.
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Cairo
Mohammed Naguib
Ahmed Naguib
Hilaly Pasha
Alexandria
Afifi Pasha
Farouk
Hilaly
Aly Maher Pasha
London
Naguib
Polio Aid Considered Aerial Spraying Plan Approved
City Council unanimously approved a plan to spray the city with a DDT solution by airplane to combat polio vectors. Roy True will get a 1750 contract to cover the city with 35 foot swaths, following questions from Aldermen about solution strength and public health efficacy.
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Roy True
Monroe
Board of Public Works
William F. Beckman
L. A. Moore
Fred Galli
Ae J. Dunwiddie
Beckman
Icity
Arthur C. Benkett
Democrats Unveil Softer Platform Emphasizing Civil Rights
Chicago reports a harmonized Democratic platform draft planned for unveiling. A civil rights plank revises the 1948 fight, pledging equal opportunities for Negro and minority groups while avoiding specific proposals to appease Southern members. The foreign policy and labor planks gain cautious wording, and the full committee reviews the document in closed session led by Rep. John W. McCormack and Sen. John Sparkman with Philip Perlman contributing. The Korea section stresses UN backed restraint and a fair settlement.
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Chicago
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
Plank
Herbert Lehman
New York
Senate
Sen
John Sparkman
Alabama
Philip B. Perlman
Maryland
South Korea
Korea
United Nations
Brodhead Reverts to Saturday Evening Shopping
The Brodhead Chamber of Commerce ends Friday and Saturday night shopping pilot Aug 1 returning to Saturday night hours only. City merchants hoped the extra evening would aid farm customers while polls showed mixed results about the Friday night option. Wednesday nights proved unworthwhile.
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Brodhead
Chamber of Commerce
George Bjork
A. W. Schwabe
Chamber Retail Committee
Nual Chamber
Wisconsin Delegation Backs Kefauver Despite Stevenson Talk
Wisconsin supporters of Estes Kefauver joined with other states to plan a final drive toward the Democratic National Convention. They dismissed talk of an early Stevenson victory, stressing they were gaining delegates since Barkley withdrew and remained confident Kefauver would win.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Estes Kefauver
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Gaylord Nelson
Madison
Stevenson
Barkley
Balloting Start Likely Tomorrow at Democratic Convention
Convention officials expect presidential and vice presidential nominating balloting to begin late tomorrow at Convention Hall in Chicago. Temporary Chairman Paul A. Dever of Massachusetts says the process could finish by tomorrow night if only one ballot is needed. otherwise voting would be postponed to Friday's opening session.
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Chicago
Paul A. Dever
Massachusetts
Dever
Burgy Iowa Couple Shaken in Collision
State Traffic Officer Nathan F Burgy of Monroe sustained a slight knee injury when his car collided with a vehicle driven by Mrs J Howard Reynolds of Clinton Indiana at the Highways 11 and 176 intersection west of South Wayne. Mrs Reynolds husband rode as a passenger and a Wabossa Sib wayne on Highway was also involved. Both vehicles sustained heavy damage but no serious injuries were reported.
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Nathan F. Burgy
Monroe
Burgy
South Wayne
J. Howard Reynolds
Clinton
Democratic Convention Faces Delicate Loyalty Debate in Chicago
In a tumultuous Chicago session delegates from Virginia South Carolina and Louisiana stayed seated as loyalty pledges loom for three holdout states. The roll call may settle the seating of Texas Mississippi and other delegations with talks of a Stevenson ticket and possible Truman blessing for Adlai Stevenson.
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Hall
Chicago
Virginia
South Carolina
Louisiana
Texas
Blair Moody
Michigan
White House
Truman
Adlai Stevenson
Dixie
Mississippi
Credentials Committee
Maury Maverick
Allan Shivers
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M. Blandine
Case
Roy James St. John III
Roy St. John II
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Paul Wiebel
Pine Bluff
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Clifford Bobbs
Evansville
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Wisconsin General Hospital
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Moore
Sebastian Laeser Jr
Alfred H. Henning
Nelson
Kefauver
Iowa
Bulletin
By Jack Bell
Oscar Chapman
Edward McDougal
Chapman
Gov. Stevenson
Richard B. Russell
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