FBI Launches Rockford Area Robber Search
An FBI led pursuit targets two bank robbers who stole about 11800 from Pearl City and Kent Illinois banks. Police track a blue Packard and monitor routes across Green County and surrounding towns from Janesville to Dubuque as officers widen the search through Monticello New Glarus Monroe and Monticello area.
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FBI
Pearl City
Kent
Ill
Winnebago County
New Milford
Rockford
Stockton
Green County
Galena
Daviess County
Dubuque
Janesville
Couny
Lawrence James
Argyle
Blanchardville
Highway 39
Matt Sollivan
New Glarus
Monticello
Monroe
New Glarus Woods
Highway 69
FBI Agent Killed In Robber Capture
New York report says an FBI agent died in a running gun battle during a bank robbery arrest. Bank robber Gerhardt W. Puff was wounded and captured after the exchange of fire with federal agents.
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FBI
New York
Gerhardt W. Puff
J Brock
County to Rule Monday on Twin Grove School Plea
Green County officials moved toward a decision on Twin Grove No 5 petition to join Monroe district for all school purposes. County committee expects a ruling Monday night though no outcome is assured. Olson of the State Department attended, noting Twin Grove funds and properties would pass to Monroe if approved.
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Twin Grove
Monroe City
Green County School Committee
Court House
Henry J .Olson
State Department of Public Instruction
Jefferson No. 5
Monroe
Juta
Monroe School
Olson
Parents Hear Polio Information at Green County Meeting
Sixty parents attended a high school session on polio awareness where pledges were distributed by the Green County infantile paralysis chapter. Dr. E E Peters warned that many mild cases can spread the disease and that early physician check is vital. the chapter aims to distribute a county leaflet by Wednesday and March of Dimes funds will assist families as needed.
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Green County
E. E. Peters
Peters
Leland L. Lamboley
National Foundation
Sherman G. Hodgson
First Army To Mail Korea War Veteran Checks Aug 15
The First Army will mail out basic army veterans from the Korean War period about August 15. About 500000 veterans who left service since June 27, 1950 may apply to the Army finance center at St. Louis for bonus payments. Payments vary by service length and duty location, with $100 for under 60 days, $200 for over 60 days in the U S, and $300 for over 60 days including overseas duty.
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Washington
Army Finance Center
St. Louis
Army
Finance Center
Congress
United States
Air Force
Navy
Marine
Henry Kolb Top Swiss Cheese at Lafayette County Fair
Henry Kolb of Darlington won top honors in eight Swiss cheese entries at the Lafayette County Fair. Judges included Fred Galli of Monroe. Hollandale and Darlington residents took several places. John W. Ruff entries led Holstein-Friesian showings with multiple top prizes. Three Green County extension agents judged the event as about 1,300 attendees visited on Day 2.
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Darlington
Henry Kolb
Lafayette County Fair
Fred Galli
Monroe
Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association
John Steinmann
Hollandale
Walter Jegerlehner
Walter Geissbuhler
Glen Disrud
Hans Geissbuhler
John W. Ruff
Green County
Mamie Tillema
Myron E. Jeglum
Leslie Huber
Interstate hog embargo hits Green County Fair exhibits
Wisconsin imposes a swine import embargo to prevent vesicular exanthema spread, affecting two exhibitors at the 98th Green County Fair. About 20 animals were expected for exhibition, with slaughtered animals allowed only under federal inspection. Fair preparations continue as vendors set up and horse show entries approach next weekend.
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State Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Green County
Middlewest
O’connell
Louis R. Wolleson
Wolleson
Lightning Kills Cattle in County Raging Storm
A severe storm south of Monticello caused nine Holsteins to die when lightning struck a willow tree in Clarno township. Total cattle losses reached about 11 with insured losses, plus a 60 by 30 foot hay barn burned near Twin Grove. Power facilities took hits, transformers burned, and one Feldt farm cow reportedly perished. Rain totaled .29 inches with temperatures near 85 after the storm.
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Twin Grove
Monticello
Alvin Priewe
Highway 69
Clarno Township
Priewe
Edwin Theiler
Theiler
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Browntown
Here
Washington Township
McMahon Serious Illness Reported For Senator
Senator Brien McMahon of Connecticut is described as seriously ill with a spinal ailment by his physician Dr John Abter who said the condition has worsened and that recovery is a 50 50 prospect.
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Washington
Sen
Brien McMahon
D-Conn
John McMahon
Norwalk
Conn
Grain futures rise on mixed start on Board of Trade
Chicago grains edged higher for the session with wheat and corn drawing more speculative buying after a mixed opening. Prices advanced as activity picked up in early trading on the Board of Trade.
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Chicago
Board of Trade Today
Adlai Stevensons 1952 Nomination Reveals Political Lineage
Adlai Ewing Stevenson II, the 1952 Democratic presidential nominee, emerges from a long public life rooted in Illinois politics and a family history tied to Lincoln. Born in 1900 in Los Angeles, he studied at Princeton Harvard and Northwestern, served in federal posts, and led Illinois as governor for four years. His Ivy League poise and liberal leanings are highlighted as he accepts the nomination with humility, despite his divorce and a campaign built on political experience.
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Warren Rogers JR
Chicago
Adlai Ewing Stevenson II
Illinois
Jesse Fell
Abraham Lincoln
Adlai Stevenson
Grover Cleveland
Lewis Green Stevenson
Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Los Angeles
Switzerland
West
Princeton
Harvard Law School
Northwestern University
Navy
United States
London
U. S
United Nations
Ellen Borden Stevenson
Borden
Harvard
John Fell
Milton Academy
Milton, Mass
Kefauver
Russell
Averell Harriman
New York
GOP
Albany man in hospital after oil drum explosion
Jerome Walton 70 of Albany is in serious condition at St. Clare hospital after an oil drum he was cutting with a torch exploded in his blacksmith shop yesterday afternoon. He suffered severe leg wounds requiring amputation and is being treated for loss of blood and shock. The blast occurred about 4 p.m. and is believed to have released gas from the drum. He was taken to the hospital by Sharer ambulance. Walton has worked at his Wacksfrath shop for several years. His brother is also a blacksmith.
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Jerome Walton
Albany
St. Clare Hospital
Walton
Sharer Ambulance
Farouk Ousted as Army Forces Abdication in Egypt
Cairo reports the 32 year old King Farouk abdicated in favor of his six month old son Crown Prince Ahmed Fuad after an army ultimatum. Troops moved on Ras El Tin palace in Alexandria amid a clash and royal guards were arrested. Farouk left Egypt aboard his royal yacht and U S Ambassador Caffery held a brief, noncommittal briefing.
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Cairo
Farouk
Ahmed Fuad
Ras el Tin
Alexandria
Aly Maher Pasha
Mohammed Naguib
Egypt
Beirut
Europe
United States
Aly Maher
U. S
Jefferson Caffery
Lancaster Woman Put on Committee
Mrs Edna Bowen of Lancaster Wisconsin becomes the new Democratic national committeewoman after two withdrawals. She succeeds the late Mrs Gladys Hoan the widow of former Milwaukee mayor Daniel H Hoan. Bowen is mother of eight and long active in Democratic politics.
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Chicago
Edna Bowen
Lancaster
Wisconsin
Bowen
Betty Gretchen
Coloma
Marie Brandes
Milwaukee
Glayds Hoan
Hoan
Daniel H. Hoan
Illinois Schedules Transition After Stevenson Exit
Illinois likely loses Gov. Stevenson within weeks with Lt. Gov. Sherwood Dixon poised to succeed. Dixon, a 56 year old lawyer and former Illinois National Guard general, tops Stevenson’s favored list to lead the Democratic ticket as the central committee selects a nominee.
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Chicago
Illinois
Stevenson
Sherwood Dixon
State House
Democratic State Central Committee
Dixon
Illinois National Guard
McKinney Asked To Retain Helm As DNC Chairman
In Chicago Governor Adlai Stevenson informally asked Frank E. McKinney to stay as chairman of the Democratic National Committee after Stevenson’s nomination as the party’s candidate. McKinney offered resignation but would remain if Stevenson desires. He prefers to return to his Indianapolis banking business.
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Chicago
Frank E. McKinney
Adlai E. Stevenson
Democratic National Committee
McKinney
Stevenson
Illinois
Truman
Guards Head to Camp Ripley for Two Weeks of Summer Maneuvers
The last army truck left the local army depot at 4 30 a m with Co K and the medical platoon ready for two weeks of summer maneuvers at Camp Ripley Minnesota They report at 8 p m for travel by charter buses to Madison then a train to Camp Ripley The unit carries its own gear including washing machine mortars tents and duffle bags Chaplain Keefe notes all day religious services and bivouac days follow with no drill Sunday August 3 Relatives plan to visit and a pre weekend charter bus plan gathers momentum
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Co. K
Camp Ripley
Minn
Madison
Theodore J. Burazy
Anselm Keefe
Sparkman Named Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate
Dixie Senator from Alabama John Sparkman emerged as the Democratic ticket’s No. 2 choice beside Adlai Stevenson after rivals India Edwards and Sarah Hughes withdrew. Stevenson urged voters to “talk sense” as the convention adjourned, praising Sparkman’s alignment with his foreign and domestic policies and marking Southern representation on the ticket for the first time in modern politics.
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Jack Bell
Chicago
Alabama
John Sparkman
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Sparkman
Stevenson
Dixie
India Edwards
Sarah Hughes
United Nations
Deep South
John N. Garner
Texas
Sparkman Liked Throughout South Turn to No 4
Senator John Sparkman of Alabama emerges as a key Democratic figure. A veteran lawyer and World War I veteran, he is touted for his foreign affairs expertise and campaign vigor. The piece notes his popularity in the South and potential to heal convention rifts ahead of November.
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Chicago
John Jackson Sparkman
Alabama
Adlai Stevenson
South
Sparkman
Richard Nixon
California
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Hazel Green
First Army
Korea
Twin Grove Area
McMahon
Cleveland
Helm
Harmony Note
Eisenhower
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