Humphrey to Leave Treasury Post After Four-Year Term
Gen. Lucius D. Clay and President Eisenhower urged George M. Humphrey into a big role in 1948 and 1952. Now Humphrey plans to resign after more than four years as secretary of the treasury, with Robert B. Anderson likely to succeed him. Humphrey's move ends a tenure linked to tight money policy while he returns to industry leadership roles.
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Washington
West Berlin
Lucius D. Clay
U.S
Germany
United States
New York
Dwight Eisenhower
Clay
George M. Humphrey
the Treasury
Humphrey
Robert B. Anderson
Defense
Treasury
Anderson
Ohio
Berlin
Continental Can Co
Eisenhower
M. A. Hanna Co
National Steel Corp
Bush
White House
Senate
Bridges
Sen
Morse
Oregon
Dave Beck
Detroit
Sen. Capehart
Ind
Fullerton Company Buys Monroe Lumber Yard
Homer Vick announces Green County Lumber and Fuel Co is sold to Fullerton Lumber Co of Minneapolis. Fullerton takes over today and will retain all local employees. Grace Schroeder remains in office pending plans while Green County Lumber and Fuel Co. at Browntown will be controlled by Fullerton. Henry L. Larson, longtime manager and president, died March 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Vick. McFarland
Green County Lumber and Fuel Co
Monroe
Fullerton Lumber Co
Minneapolis
Fullerton
Janesville
Beloit
Freeport
Wisconsin
J. H. Arndt
Grundy Center
Grace M. Schroeder
Browntown
Henry L. Larson
Stock Prices Drift From Record Levels
New York stocks eased from 1957 highs as the market relaxed after the recent surge. Pivotal issues fell from fractions to two points with a general decline and only utilities showing a small uptick.
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New York
Tornadoes Hit Five States Amid Severe Weather
Associated Press reports new tornadoes across Missouri Kansas Texas Oklahoma and southern Illinois with four injuries in Malone Texas. Heavy rainfall reached Fort Smith Arkansas with over 3.5 inches in six hours, and storms extended into the Mississippi and Ohio valleys and into the Great Lakes region.
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Associated Press
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Illinois
Malone
Arkansas
Fort Smith
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes
Far West
New England
St. Lawrence Valley
Shrine KC Groups Plan Benefit Event At Recreation Park
Shrine and Knights of Columbus members met at the Swiss Wheel to outline plans for the annual Shrine KC Benefit at Recreation Park on Sunday August 11. Co chairmen Alden Hawthorne and Anthony Kuban led committee formation with teams from both groups for ticket entertainment music publicity clown park ball game and special guest duties.
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Shrine and Knights of Columbus
Swiss Wheel
Shrine-Kc
Recreation Park
Alden J. Hawthorne
Anthony M. Kuban
Building Ledge Falls In Madison None Hurt
Nearly a ton of bricks and concrete fell from the top of a State Street store building in Madison on Wednesday. No pedestrians or vehicles were injured.
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Madison
MADISON#1
State Street
Radiation Therapy Saves Life of Area Child After Surgery
A 5-year-old Blanchardville girl with a malignant brain tumor was rushed to Madison General Hospital after surgery at St. Clare hospital. High voltage radiation was used immediately, and she remains in good condition for about three weeks. Authorities note this unit could not be used on adults here and plans for Monroe installation are under discussion.
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St. Victor Catholic School
15Th Street
20Th Avenue
Frank Brennan
St. Victor
Times
Blanchardville
Madison Hospital
Madison General Hospital
St. Clare Hospital
Madison
Wagner Ambulance
Monroe
Fifteen Tank Trucks Burn In Milwaukee Blaze
Flames fed by oil from fifteen tank trucks destroyed a garage belonging to Shellenberger Gregg and Co a fuel oil distributing firm in Milwaukee early today. The loss was estimated at two hundred twenty thousand dollars. About 120 firemen and 30 pieces of apparatus fought the blaze. All fifteen delivery trucks were destroyed and the roof and walls of the 110 by 75 foot one story concrete block building caved in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Shellenberger-Gregg and Co
Kohler Strike Hearing Ends With No Job Offer Reached
NLRB hearing in Chicago on Kohler Co dispute wraps with Local 833 of the UAW refusing a wage increase deemed needed to avert the walkout. Trial Examiner Downing expects no decision before July 1954. Walter Reuther defends the union's $10 million effort and calls Kohler’s stance industrial feudalism.
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George Downing
NLRB
Lyman Conger
Wisconsin
Conger
George Squillacote
Kohler
Solemn Baccalaureate to Be Led by Rev Olm Sunday
Monroe high school seniors begin graduation week with a Sunday 8 p.m. baccalaureate in the auditorium. Rev. Paul H. Olm will deliver the sermon Five Smooth Stones with benediction by Rev. Warfel. The program features processional, hymns, scripture, and choral selections. Commencement follows midweek with Rev. Elmer S. Hjortland delivering the address.
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Monroe High School
Paul H. Olm
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
C. €. Warfel
Bernard Bartel
Bartel
Warel
God
Vilas Park
Madison
Elmer S. Hjortland
Oak Park
Labor secretary offers to arbitrate Kohler strike
Secretary of Labor Mitchell would be very happy to arbitrate the Kohler plant strike if invited jointly by the company and the United Auto Workers. He spoke after Walter Reuther said the union is willing to submit issues to a neutral for decision while the company refused. The Senate Rackets Committee is probing the strike and alleged violence.
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Washington
Mitchell
Kohler
Wis
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
Reuther
Senate
Wisconsin Adopts Major Vehicle Statute Revisions
Madison reports the Assembly and Senate approved a 440 page revision of Wisconsin motor vehicle laws sending it to the governor for signature. The bill consolidates laws into one statute and adds about 125 changes including bans on dual licenses, records on accident repairs, right turn rules on green arrows, and permits red or amber tail lights. It would take effect July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
Assembly
Senate
New Carthage College Location Sought
The North west Synod of the United Lutheran Church announces plans to raise one million dollars for a second campus of Carthage College. Delegates left site selection to college trustees after Kenosha members offered to buy 70 acres of Alford Park on Lake Michigan. Other interested communities include Lake Geneva and Rockford.
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Appleton
Northwest Synod of the
United Lutheran Church of America
Carthage
Ill
Paul Roth
Kenosha
Alford Park
Lake Michigan
Lake Geneva
Rockford
Madison Man Drowns In Lake Wingra
The body of David Dutton age 21 from Madison was recovered from Lake Wingra on Wednesday night after he disappeared while fishing from the shore.
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Madison
David Dutton
Lake Wingra
Republicans Back Ike Program In Senate Show Of Support
A small group of Senate Republicans informally backed President Eisenhower's spending and legislative program without White House direction. Senator Cooper said the group would press for enactment to aid the party in 1958 elections, naming Javits Case and others as likely supporters.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
White House
Sen. Cooper
R-Ky
Cooper
Sen
Javits
R-Ny
Clifford Case
RNJ
State Senators Balk Aid Appeals
In Madison, a bill to repeal Wisconsin's Catlin Labor Act was killed in the Assembly 58 to 33 after a two hour debate. The Senate killed a joint resolution urging Congress to provide extra aid to older people by 20 to 13. The panel also refused to withdraw a Democrat sponsored resolution urging a farm policy act 21 to 12. The Senate declined to reconsider earlier action concurring in an Assembly bill making parents liable up to 300 for damage by children. The Assembly upheld two chiropractic related bills in close votes 48 to 45 and 52 to 42, affecting treatment for general relief and for Workmen's Compensation beneficiaries.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Assembly
Senate
Congress
Sens
Nelson
Maier
Kendzierski
Milwaukee
High Winds Delay Atomic Test At Nevada Site
High winds postpone the opening shot of the summer atomic test series at the Atomic Test Site in Nevada for the eighth straight day. Weather experts again declined to risk turbulent upper air conditions, with the delay announced just before midnight.
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Nev
32nd Division History Publication Completed
Madison reports a 416 page book chronicling the 32nd Red Arrow Division in World War II. Funded by the 1955 Legislature, it records achievements and the unit’s wartime history.
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Madison
Red Arrow Division
Arms Cut Program Believed in Making Capital Parleys
Washington reports indicate two top secret meetings as disarmament negotiations near a major policy decision. Sen. Humphrey says genuine talks may be forming in London where talks paused to confer with governments. President Eisenhower orders NSC briefing by Stassen, with Dulles and Radford attendance noted.
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Washington
Sen. Humphrey
D-Minn
London
Eisenhower
Harold E. Stassen
White House
National Security Council
Stassen
Dulles
Senate
W. J. Kerr Named To Head Chamber
Walter J. Kerr was elected president of the Monroe Chamber of Commerce at a board meeting in the First National Bank. He succeeds James Kelley who plans to move to Phoenix after closing his clothing business. Norman B. Schmeltzer received a leave of absence until Sept. 1 to return to Pana Illinois to operate his hotel property. L. J. Schroeder will assume secretarial duties during Schmeltzer’s absence. The chamber office will move to Kerr’s shoe store next Monday. A slate of nominees for a new retail committee will be presented June 3.
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Walter J. Kerr
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
First National Bank
Kerr
James Kelley
Phoenix
Norman B. Schmeltzer
Schmeltzer
Pana
Ill
L. J. Schroeder
Chamber
Kerr’s
Braves To Replay Rain Tied Game On June 24 at County Stadium
Milwaukee report says the tie game between the Braves and Philadelphia on May 21 will be replayed as a night game Monday June 24 at County Stadium. The Phillies visit for two days of games preceding the replay after rain halted play with the score 11 apiece after six innings.
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Milwaukee
Braves
Philadelphia
County Stadium
Phils
Defense chief warns against deep cuts in military budget
Secretary of Defense Wilson told a Senate appropriations panel that House cuts of 2.587 billion threaten national security. He defended carryover funds for long term programs and said unexplained deficits risk gambling with defense needs. Admiral Radford backed the warning against large reductions.
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Washington
Wilson
Harold Stassen
Senate
House
Defense Department
Soviet Russia
Stassen
United States
Congress
Sen. Saltonstall
R-Mass
Adm
Arthur Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Sen. Chavez
Synod Rally Approves $80,000 Fund Appeal
West Bend Wisconsin The 19th annual conference of the South Wisconsin Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Church approved a unified appeal for 80 000 dollars. Funds will support Evangelical and Reformed schools and hospitals including Mission House Seminary Lakeland College Plymouth Wis and the Deaconess Hospital Society of Milwaukee.
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West Bend
South Wisconsin Synod of the
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Evangelical and Reformed
Mission House Seminary
Lakeland College of
Plymouth
Wis
Deaconess Hospital Society of
Milwaukee
Cheese Trade Steady as Demand Remains Light in Madison
Wisconsin market reports a mostly steady tone with demand light to fair and producers holding ample inventories. Cheese prices shown include cheddars 34 to 36, single daisies around 37, longhorns near 36, and midgets about 37 to 39 cents per pound.
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Madison
Wisconsin
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Gen. Clay
Fullerton Company
Shrine
UAW
Chicago
National Labor Relations Board
Kohler Co
Rev. Olm
New Carthage College
Ike
By Jack Bell
Balk
Bulletin
W.J. Kerr
Synod
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