Patrol Increase Cuts Mishaps On Wisconsin Highways
The Wisconsin Highway 41 accident rate in Kenosha and Racine counties fell from May 1955 to May 1956 as traffic police training expands. About 40 trainees began patrols in January. warnings rose sharply while arrests rose slowly, with Beier predicting higher arrests as recruits gain experience. Patrol strength 156, with 78 trainees. full 250 by year end.
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Madison
Kenosha
Racine
Highway Patrol
L. E. Beier
Department
Waukesha
Dane
Beier
Snappy Snazzers 4 H Club Meets at Solberger Home
Snappy Snazzers 4 H club met at Margaret Kay Solberger residence. Members practiced for the Share the Fun contest and heard talks on study design of cloth, food safety, and breakfast fruit prep. Demonstrations on peach and cottage cheese salad and crafts were given.
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Orangeville
Margaret Kay Solberger
Lenore Bostain
Sharon Walker
Janet Moyer
Evansville Plans Ath of GI Event
Evansville hosts the 11th annual Fourth of GI celebration and homecoming July 3 4. Kids Day rides midway shows a waterfront program July 3 evening. July 4 parade starts at 10am through the business district to Leota Park with bands 4 H units and floats. Alice in Dairyland Miss Barbara Brown and 4 H princesses to be honored. Fire department demonstration at 1pm followed by Beloit Colored Phillies vs Evansville Legion Baseball at 2pm.
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Evansville
Elmer Ziegler
Rock County 4-H
Jefferson Legion
Sloppy Five
Evansville High School
Four Lakes Drum and Bugle Corps
Leota Park
Alice
Evansville Community Fire Department
Beloit Colored Phillies
Evansville Legion Baseball Club
Amusements Ag
Doc Meyers special and Sloppy Five headline Wisconsin event
Top teams in southern Wisconsin stage a Doc Meyers special at 8 p.m. The Sloppy Five, TV and radio entertainers, perform dancing at 8 30 p.m. on the 4th. The two day celebration ends with a fireworks show over Lake Leota.
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Wisconsin
Doc Meyers
Sloppy Five
Lake Leota
Truman Receives Oxford Honor Amid Emotional Moment
In Oxford England former U S President Harry S Truman was awarded an honorary Doctor of Civil Law by Lord Halifax. The ceremony marked Truman's rise from a poor background to a distinguished scholar with praise for his blunt directness and steadfast courage. He smiled as tears filled his eyes during the tribute and degree presentation.
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Oxford
England
Harry S. Truman
U. S
Lord Halifax
Truman
Never in My Life did I Think I’d Be a Yank at Oxford
A quotation captures a man’s astonishment as he realizes his unlikely status as a student, saying he never imagined becoming a Yank at Oxford and speaking with a reporter about the surprising turn.
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Oxford
Dead Sea Lies 1290 Feet Below Sea Level
A geographic note states the Dead Sea sits at a depth of 1,290 feet below sea level. The figure highlights the sea’s extreme low elevation relative to ocean baselines.
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Dead Sea
LeMay Questions ICBM Threat Not Ultimate Weapon
Gen Curtis LeMay told the Senate appropriations committee that the ICBM has been overestimated and will be a supplementary weapon. He warned Russia may not yet have a functional ICBM to 5 000 miles, and urged funding to expand B 52 bomber production while noting the manned bomber will remain key. He projected Soviet forces doubling by 1959 and called for larger air manpower beyond planned levels.
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Washington
Curtis LeMay
Senate Appropriations Committee
LeMay
Strategic Air Command
Russia
United States
U. S
Spring Grove Social Notes From Mrs Mohin Family News
Spring Grove residents report visits and gatherings over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Charles Hauser reside on the John farm. Mr and Mrs Fred Klooppin Alaskey with Hodnes Arnsmeters guests. Theiler birthdays honored at dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Robert Mohns. Vernon Albrights hosted visitors from Chicago. Clayton Clark hosted a Father's Day picnic with Raymond Clark Dale Sylvia Clif ford Clark present. A note mentions a snake death myth.
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Noe
Gordon Mohns
Chicago
Joliet
Charles Hauser
John Aeaoe
Fred Klooppin Alaskey
Hodnes Arnsmeters. Jr
Robert Mohns
Richard Theiler
Glen Wunschel
Emil Goecks
Vernon Albrights
Clayton Clark
Raymond Clark
Dale
Sylvia
Clifford Clark
Massey Harris Enters Industrial Tractor Field
Massey-Harris Ferguson announces a move into the industrial tractor market with a new line of five light to medium duty utility tractors. The tractors range from 34 to 52 horsepower and are designed for hydraulic systems and various farm operations.
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Massey-Harris
Racine
Massey-Harris, Ferguson, Inc
New Equipment in Pack Age Deal Expands Use
B R Bermann of the industrial division says the new attachments have wide applications in mining and numbering work and can be used by municipalities counties states and the federal government. Attachments include brooms sweepers mowers pipe and cable layers trenchers augers bulldozer blades front end loaders back hoes and fork lifts.
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B._R. Bermann
Nazareth Mocked as Minor City by Derisive Term Nazarene
A historical remark notes Nazareth being deemed insignificant, with the term Nazarene used mockingly to belittle the town and its people.
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Nazareth
Christ
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