Eleven Die As Wisconsin Accidents Reported
A string of fatal accidents occurred across Wisconsin with drivers and swimmers perishing. Victims include Richard Davis age 5 and Donald Shoda age 33 after a highway crash near Wittenberg, along with Patrick ONeill 18 who drowned in Rock Lake while visiting from Irving Park. Albert Mahkimatoss 52 drowned in Sand Lake on the Menominee Reservation, and Walter Chovan 20 died when a boat capsized near Chippewa Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serger Falls
Gia el Ndicaett
Richard ‘S. Davis
Journal
Frey
Mitwaukes
Bago
Ee Dawien Te
Patrick O'Neill
Irving Park
Rock Lake
Western
O'Neill
Wisconsin
Albert Mahkimatoss
Neopit
Sand’Lake
Menominee
Mahkimatoss
Lynn
Grill Jr
Birnamwood
Highway 29
Wittenberg
Donald P. Shoda
Stevens Point
Spring Creek
Granton
Walter Chovan
Chip Falls
Chippewa Falls
Markets summary from Chicago livestock and produce reports
The Chicago market shows salable cattle at 22 000 and calves at 500 with various weight ranges for hogs and sows. Prime steers and heifers command up to 23.50 and 23.25 respectively, while utility, commercial, and canner prices span 8.00 to 20.00. Butter and eggs firm with steady wholesale prices. Detroit wins third place in barber shop quartet competition.
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Chicago
USDA
U. S
Union Members Approve Power Company Contract Agreement
Members of Local 965 IBEW of Wisconsin Power and Light Co accepted terms of a proposed contract by a substantial majority. Ralph Kundert and W S MacDonald reported the result from Monroe. The one year contract raises wages by 10 cents per hour with 5 and 10 cent differentials on evening and midnight shifts and Sunday double time for non shift work retroactive to June 1 1953. It ends with a dubious note about Dom Prignon and Abbey Hautvillers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.E.W
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Ralph Kundert
W. S. MacDonald
Monroe
Gunman and Officer Die in Hudson Shootout
In Hudson a tavern holdup suspect Wilfred Goneau aged 42 from Iron River Wisconsin killed Patrolman Clarence Erickson 28 and wounded Officer Lee Murphy on a police pursuit after robbing a Polk County tavern of 400 dollars. He was shot dead by Ray Hanson and county officers moments after the chase ended. FBI reports a habitual criminal record and parole violation from New York.
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Earl
St. Croix
Walter Schrank
Wilfred Goneau
Iron River
Wis
Hudson
Clarence Erickson
Schrank
Goneau
Balsam Lake
Polk County
St. Croix County
Lee Murphy
Erickson
Ray Hanson
Gonea
Hanson
FBI
New York City
Gene
3-D Pioneer Says Gimmicks Needed
Hollywood producer Bryan Foy defends three dimensional gimmicks amid critics. He recalls House of Wax and previews The Mad Magician with plans for Yo-Yo stunts and startling effects to heighten horror for ticket buyers.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Bryan Foy
Foy
Warner Brothers
House of Wax
Marine recruit completes training and moves to Camp Pendleton
Pfc. Paul Robert Wenger, son of Mr and Mrs Virgil R Wenger, has finished recruit training at the San Diego Marine Corps depot and is being transferred to Camp Pendleton California for four weeks of combat training. He was previously a Keen County Nor student and a member of the local National Guard unit.
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Pfc
Paul Robert Wenger
Virgil R. Wenger
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego
Calif
Camp Pendleton
Wenger
Keen County Nora
National Guard
Marine Corps
Sensational finale teased at theater show
A graphic shot promises the illusion of severing a girl's head with a buzz saw and an interior glimpse of a crematorium. The climactic sequence is expected to provoke a strong reaction, with patrons possibly screaming and reacting to the spectacle.
Ca pri Island Imports Water by Tank Ship
The fabled Ca pri Island has no local water supply and imports all its water from the mainland in tank ships. The observation notes the island relies entirely on external sources for daily consumption.
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Capri
Automatic Plant Era Approaches
A fragmentary report discusses automatic machine tools and brain machines for analysis such as spectrochemistry and X-ray. It mentions oil refineries moving toward automated processes, Waterfall Associates in Cambridge and Picker X in New York City, and notes concerns that manless factories may not create more jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulder
Pittsburgh
York Construction Co
Village Trustees Named in Power and Light Matter
All six trustees of the village board L R Pease Herman Babler Louie Wyss Hinil G Voegel Blumer and David Brink are listed in a matter involving Stewart & Kingsisa of Mecontin Power and Light.
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Ain Ee
L. R. Pease
Herman Babler
Louie Wyss
Hinil G. Voegel
Blumer
David Brink
Sha ‘Stewart & Kingsisa
Mecontin Power and Light
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Detroit
Syn-Co-plate
Appleton
Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of
America
Marian Martin
the Times
West 18Th Street
New York 11
N. Y
Dom Prignon
Hautvillers
WEED
Decatur Township
Decatur
County of
Green
State of
Arthur L. Miller
Bert Pryce
Weed Commissi
Monroe Township
Town Board of
Jab. Scherer
Town Chairman
Manilla
Ace Hardware
Iola
Tus
Micltes
Cinta
Washington Township
Washington
D. W
Adams Township
Adams
Edward Bidlingmaier
Edwin Hanson
Waterfal Associates
Cambridge
Mass
Picker
New Ft. x City
Montgomery Electric Co
Owntown, Wi
Sylvester Township
Sylvester
Sylvester Sem Ladwig
Alfred Barth
Clarno Township
Clarno
Henry Pick
Fred Discher
Jordan Township
Jordan
Jorden
Henry Rebly
Clarence Falk
Weed Commissio
Rae
Ak Ee
Board of Public Works
Wm. F. Beckman
New Glarus Township
New Glarus
County of Green
Melvin M. Streiff
Jefferson Township
Jefferson
T. R. Newman
Elmer Rémus
Spring Grove Township
Spring Grove
Evert Green
Cadiz Township
Cadiz
Spid Town
Rinehart
John Hartwick
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