Smoking Linked To Cancer Risk
New York report from the American Cancer Society based on a four year study of 188000 men aged 50 to 70 shows smokers have a markedly higher risk of lung cancer and heart attack. Deaths reached 11870 with 6418 attributable to smoking related causes. Ex smokers cut risk by more than half and quitting lowers overall mortality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Cancer Society
American Medical Association
E. Cuyler Hammond
Daniel Horn
The
Cancer Society
Hammond
Horn
Slow Elm Foliage Growth Not Serious
Elm foliage growth slowed across the state due to adverse conditions and an unusually heavy spring seed crop. E L Chambers of the State Department of Agriculture says the condition is temporary and not serious, as seeds mature and temperatures normalize trees should regain normal growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Chambers
State Department of Agriculture
Chambers
Bertha Gangnes 74 Dies in Fargo North Dakota
Mrs. Bertha Nyhus Gangnes 74 of Fargo N D died at her home early Monday after a long illness. Services are set for tomorrow at Hurly Church in Fargo. She visited here often at her sister Lena Olson’s home and is survived by nieces and nephews in the area.
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South Wayne
Bertha Nyhus Gangnes
Fargo
N.D
Hurly Church
Local residents visit relatives and friends across towns
Families and individuals from Rockford Janesville and elsewhere spent weekends visiting kin. Trips included Deertown Deerwood Minnesota and stops at Lake Holcombe and Orangeville. Several gatherings featured extended families from Merrill BeLOIt and Clinton areas.
Behnke Dies After Tractor Incident in Belleville Area
Arthur Behnke 74 lifelong Belleville area resident died in a Stoughton hospital from a stroke suffered while driving a tractor on his farm. He was born October 1883 in Brooklyn township and survived by wife Mary Schultz, son Burgess, daughter Bernice Meier, six grandchildren and four great grandchildren among others. Funeral services are planned for Friday at 2 p.m. at Swiss Evangelical and Reformed church Belleville with burial in East Dayton cemetery.
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Monticello
Arthur Behnke
Belleville
Stoughton Hospital
Behnke
Brooklyn Township
Charles
Nellie Peckham Behnke
Mary Schultz
Exeter Township
Dayton
Burgess
Brooklyn
William
Bernice) Meier
Charlie Jr
Julius
Carl Anderson
Rockford
Sheldon Yarwood
Becker Funeral
Swiss Evangelical and Reformed Church
East Dayton
Cab of Truck Burns in Monticello Area
Peter Schindler of New Glarus drove for Klassy Milling Co. when his truck left County Trunk C six miles east of Monticello. The cab burst into flames after the driver escaped and the vehicle was a total loss. Damage extended to a section of a nearby farm fence.
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Peter Schindler
New Glarus
Klassy Milling Co
Monticello
Farm Bureau to Dedicate Madison Building Sunday
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau will dedicate its new three story building at the Madison south city limits this Sunday. Soil gifts from members and from 48 states plus Puerto Rico will be placed in a memorial garden. Lt Gov Knowles and others will contribute soil from various sources. Dr George Sarsseth will oversee soil placements and deliver the principal talk at 2 p.m. Tours start at 10 30 a.m. The cooperative building houses the Farm Bureau and its affiliated companies.
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Madison
Wisconsin Farm Bureau
Puerto Rico
Warren P. Knowles
R. K. Froker
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Marvin F. Schneers
John P. Dale
ASC
States
George D. Scarseth
American Farm Research Association
Fa Bureau
Madison South
Butler lauds women at Young Democrats rally
Lancaster Pennsylvania Democratic National Chairman Paul M. Butler praised women as the most important political assets of any party. He urged greater female involvement in policy making and routine party duties.
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Butler
Lancaster
Democratic
Paul M. Butler
Young Democrats
Democratic Party
State Farmers Plowing at Night
Wisconsin farmers work nights to catch up after bad weather. The weather service notes 30 percent of plowing in the north, with Walworth County reporting tractors on every farm last week. Weed growth is good, but overall plant growth is slow for week ending May 31. rainfall ranged from half an inch to over two inches, with a June outlook predicting heavy precipitation and below normal temperatures in much of the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walworth County
Warner Brothers Buys The James Dean Story Rights
Hollywood studio Warner Brothers announces acquisition of distribution rights for The James Dean Story a film based on the life of actor James Dean who died in a 1955 car crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Hollywood
Warner Brothers Studios
James Dean
Smith Charces Bomb Ban Plot Warns of Communist Drive
Rep Lawrence H. Smith told Congress that the Communist conspiracy seeks to disarm America through a campaign to ban the H bomb. He cited propaganda urging letter writing to Eisenhower and distortions of Schweitzer. Smith warned signing any ban would forfeit U S military strength and insurance against war.
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Washington
Lawrence H. Smith
House
America
Albert Schweitzer
Smith
Arthur Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Green County Safety Council Forms Exhibit Team
Arleigh Frautschy and Glen Roderick were named to head a safety exhibit for the Green County Fair at a council meeting in the Courthouse. Mrs. R. J. Douglas led in Mrs. Sam Waelti's absence. The council plans a rural school safety program next fall and seeks broad county representation at September 3 meetings.
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Arleigh Frautschy
Glen Roderick
Green County Safety Council
R. J. Douglas
Spring Grove Township
Sam Waelti
Louis H. Bosman
Schultz Couple Wins Trip to Switzerland on National Telecast
Mr and Mrs William C Schultz of Madison win a national TV contest prize a trip to Switzerland They depart next Wednesday for Zurich St Moritz Lucerne and Bern visiting relatives and engineers and will spend time in Germany and Denmark before returning to New York.
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William C. Schultz
Madison
Europe
Zurich
Surretta
St. Moritz
Hans Langenegger
Dolder Grand
Schultzs
Swiss Institute of Technology
Lucerne
Bern
Switzerland
Germany
Denmark
Copena
New York
Scandinavian Airlines System
Lurretta House
Schultz
University of Wisconsin
Albany
New Glarus
Doan’s Pills Offer Quick Relief for Bladder Irritation
Advertising copy touts Doan’s Pills as a threefold remedy for bladder discomfort, backache, and muscular pains. It claims soothing action on bladder irritations, fast pain relief, and a mild diuretic effect to help kidney output, urging readers to buy the new economy size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
Prisoner Issue Voids Sentence In Wisconsin Ruling
Wisconsin Supreme Court voids five year probation and license surrender for Racine real estate man Lawrence Brill after ruling the term prisoner includes a defendant free on bond. The decision cites six month filing limits and affects Able Home Builders Co case and related prosecutions.
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Madison
State Supreme Court
High Court
Eugene Baker
Kenosha
Lawrence Brill
Brill
Able Home Builders Co
John Doe
Supreme Court
Wisconsin
Grover Broadfoot
Court records name former firm head and landscaper
In Nosha Circuit Court documents Eugene White once led the firm and Leroy Anderson served as a landscaper for Able Home Builders, marking roles within the case file.
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Nosha Circuit Court
Eugene White
Leroy Anderson
Able Home Builders
Mrs Pagel Attends Farmers Union Junior Camp
Manuel Pagel the Lafayette County Farmers Union junior and reserve leader attended the Farmers Union Junior Camp May 26 to 29 at the Lake Wissota campsite. About 150 members from 40 countries joined leadership training in group leadership evaluation handicraft public speaking organization parliamentary practice and workshops.
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Manuel Pagel
Lafayette County Farmers Union
Farmers Union
Lake Wissota
Wisconsin Farmers Union
Nancy Jane Bridge Graduates in Illinois
Miss Nancy Jane Bridge daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Bridge of Juda graduated Sunday with a Bachelor of Arts in speech and drama from MacMurray College Jacksonville Ill She is a Juda high school graduate and has been active in Mac Players National Collegiate Players president of Belles Lettres Society and the YWCA.
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Nancy Jane _ Bridge
Ralph Bridge
Juda
MacMurray College
Jacksonville
Ill
Miss Bridge
Juda High School
MacMurray
Mac Players
National Collegiate Players
Belles Lettres Society
YWCA
Bee Heist Hits Paso Robles Farmette
A thief stole 1,400 hives from Leslie Wilson at a Paso Robles farm, leaving beekeepers shocked by the sting of the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paso Robles
Calif
Leslie Wilson
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Ambrose Waelti
Lawrence Waelti
Orangeville
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Leatha Molien
Brandon
Lester Shelton
Devils Lake
Jack Edwards
Baraboo
Clarence Morton
Janesville
Wilmer Coates
Kate Mohns
Ralph Ninneman
Herbert Wendts
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Wescot Patton
Edward Patton
Beloit
Harrison Grenzons
Michael Garsky
Frank Gabriel
Ed L. Payne
Newark
N.J
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Farm Bureau
Kessamin
Noxzema
Charlie
Nancy Jane Bridge
Illinois
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Mom
RCA
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