Monroe Planning Commission Advances Expansion Plan
Monroe Planning Commission unanimously moved to ask the state planning division to prepare maps and a model ordinance for future growth. A city map extending 1.5 miles beyond limits and two inner maps for future plotting and bypass highways were discussed with emphasis on rerouting Highway 69 and limiting claims for damages on new highway beds. A tentative Knob Hill Addition near Sunrise Point along Highway 59 was shown, with minor changes planned for compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Planning Commission
Bruce M. Blum
Commission
State Planning Division
Henry M. Ford
Blum
Ford
Keegan
Olson
Brooks J. Dunwiddie
Harry A. Keegan
Melvin J. Olson
City Council
Sunrise Point
Herman J. Schmitz
Knob Hill Addition
Armistice Day Banquet Speaker At Turner Hall
Lt. Col. LeRoy Luberg the American Legion and auxiliary Armistice day banquet speaker at Turner Hall. Luberg an army intelligence officer and UW president Dr. E B Fred's assistant since 1946, served as OSS liaison in WWII China Burma India and later joined CIA foreign branch before returning to the university in 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy Luberg
E. B. Fred
University of Wisconsin
Turner Hall
Col
Luberg
Fred
OSS
84Th Infantry
U. S. Central Intelligence Agency
Armistice Day Observed Across Monroe and Green County
Armistice Day ceremonies marked the 34th anniversary of WWI armistice with wreaths speeches and prayers in Monroe and Green County. Students heard speakers at school ceremonies while totals from American Legion drives were sent to Milwaukee reaching 584 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Green County
United States
France
Canada
Korea
U. S
Turner Hall
Legion
T. J. Burey Jr
Franz Brand
East
Joseph Ganshert
Arthur C
Lincoln
Alfred H. Henning
North
American Legion
Milwaukee
Howard P. Olsen
Ralph A. Lindsay
Green
Lafayette
Lindsay
Olsen
Zilmer-Riley Post
George F. Alderson
Land
Paul
Heikelman
Lcst
Lester H. Bishop
Altin F. Bolemen
John J. Burke
Charles R
Grace Keegan
John Sargent
Gratiot
Ernest Bandi
Leah Bandi
Bonnie Arnsmeier
Terry Waelti
Wallace Wilson
Bradley Zimmerman
W. C. Rust
Junior Senior High Open House Tonight
Parents of junior and senior high students can attend open house tonight at 7 30 to meet teachers and observe the year’s program. Each student will guide parents to classrooms and teachers will discuss 15 minute sessions plus future meetings. Thursday night grade schools will also host open houses for parent teacher contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oven House
Narente
Former Madison Man Aboard Missing C 119 Plane
Capt Welter B Baumeister, a former ROTC instructor at the University of Wisconsin and Madison native, was aboard the Air Force C-119 transport plane that vanished Friday over Alaska with 19 people aboard. He was taking part in maneuvers to test Alaskan defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mauiduan
Madison
Air Force
Alaska
Welter B. Baumeister
University of Wisconsin
Alaskan
Capone kin may take lie detector in union leader killing
Chicago police said Frank Diamond Capone relative, on parole from federal prison, may agree to a lie detector test in the case of the beaten and shot death of Anthony Baldino, a Teamsters Union business agent found in his parked car ten miles north of Joliet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canone Kin
Chicago
al Capone
George Barnes
Frank Diamond
Capone
Diamond
Anthony Baldino
Teamsters Union
Eisenhower Aims for Cautious Early Budget Cuts and Tax Reductions
President elect Eisenhower and his advisors outline a cautious path on reducing federal spending and cutting taxes. Key figures warn against quick moves until Congress reviews the incoming budget, while a target of a 60 billion dollar budget by July 1 1954 remains. Eisenhower plans talks with Truman next week on international and domestic issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Eisenhower
Millikin
Colorado
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Truman
Eisenhowser
Joseph M. Dodge
Detroit
Dodge
Augusta National Golf Club
White House
August Swiss cheese prices report higher milk average
A survey shows August milk price at 3.95 with higher net income for participating farmers. Factory prices for Swiss stay at 52 State brand 49 B 46 C and 43 grinders though no grinder sales. Limburger up one cent to 83. August 1951 prices listed. butterfat average at 3.26 versus 4.24 in July and 3.27 a year ago.
Drouth Hampers Fall Farm Work in Wisconsin
Walter H. Ebling of the State Federal Crop Reporting Service says Wisconsin drought hinders fall field tasks and could affect new seedings of clover and grasses. He urges moisture before cold weather to protect soil and hay crops, noting four tenths of cropland are in hay and rye and winter wheat are small in scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Drouth
Walter H. Ebling
Federal
Ebling
Plant City Editor Dies Of Cancer After Disclosure
Plant City Courier editor A. P. Cooke, who disclosed he had cancer three months earlier, died in a Tampa hospital from complications of the disease. He had reported early detection and treatment in his weekly column and had gone to New York for surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Plant City
Fla
A. P. Cooke
Tampa
Mon
Cooke
New York
Britain reports Korea losses and prisoners up to Oct 17
The War Office says Britain suffered 505 dead and 192 missing in Korea by Oct 17. An additional 915 are prisoners of war and 1 771 wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
War Office
Korea
Britain
County Board Opens Budget Session in Green County
The County Board of Supervisors meets at 10 a.m. to begin the annual November budget session. The finance committee proposes a $796,827.49 budget, lower than last year and 1952 expenditures. Tax rates are expected to stay below 1952 levels due to steady valuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Supervisors
Finance Committee
Board
County Highway Employes Union
Ty Committee
Circuit Court Board Room
Monticello
N. C. Jensen
Highway Department
Highway Committee
Waldo Freitag
New Glarus
John Coryell
Browntown
J. R. Schesser
Albany
Normal School Board
Monroe
Green County
Justice Jackson Denies Katyn Data Suppressed
Supreme Court Justice Jackson testifies before a House committee that as Nuremberg chief prosecutor he never received American documents blaming Russia for Katyn. He says he knew nothing of Col. Van Vliet Jr. or other officers’ reports alleging Soviet responsibility and notes a top secret Pentagon report was suppressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Jackson
Russia
Katyn Forest
House
Moscow
Katyn
John H. van Vliet Jr
Congress
Poland
van Vliet
Pentagon
Peter Pan Cavalry Horse Dies On Wisconsin Farm
Peter Pan a 37 year old cavalry mount owned by Jack Jackowsky and famed for 15 years of public appearances died at the Jackowsky farm Monday night. He was found at Fort Bliss and had been a Regular Army horse before retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eters Tas
Peter Pan
Jack Jackowsky
Jackowsky
Fort Bliss
Okla
Father Saves Baby Hurled in Furnace
A four child family crisis saw a mother fling her three month old daughter into a furnace. The infant escaped serious injury when her father, staying home due to the mother’s illness, pulled her from the flames sustaining third degree burns. The mother Esther Gear, 29, was sent for 30 day mental observation. charges depend on a psychiatric report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Widcundin Kare Um
Esther Gear
Bernard Gear
Winnebago State Hospital
Byron B. Conway
Arthur M. Boll
Russell Pledges Aid to Eisenhower Program in Postvote Era
U S Senator Richard B Russell of Georgia pledged “every possible” cooperation with President elect Eisenhower to back a world peace effort. Senator Lyndon B Johnson signaled willingness to cooperate with Republicans on defense and foreign policy if he becomes Democratic Senate leader. Johnson and others indicated intent to support Eisenhower’s legislative agenda amid post election realignments.
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Washington
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Dwight D. A
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Senate
Russell
Adlai E. Stevenson
Chicago
New Republican Press
Gen. Eisenhower
Earle C. Clements
Kentuckey
Herman Welker
Idaho
Eisenhower
Congress
Johnston
Ernest W. McFarland
Arizona
Sens
Clements
J. Allen Frear
Delaware
Johnson
McFarland
Chinese Attack Drives Off ROKs on Sniper Ridge
Chinese infantry and artillery drove South Korean defenders from Sniper Ridge during a five hour battle. The clash marked the thirteenthUN retreat from Pinpoint Hill since October 14, as heavy rain and cold conditions persisted across the 155 mile front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
Kumhwa
Associated Press
John Randolph
Central Front
Sniper Ridge
Pin-1_ point
United Nations
Sniver Ridge
Westrn
U. N
McCloy Warns German Rightists Threat to Democracy
In a 299 page U S State Department report McCloy warns neo Nazi and extreme nationalist groups could unite to push Germany toward another disastrous path. He says most Germans reject a totalitarian revival and West German parties can contain the threat despite a rightward local election surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCloy
Germany
John J. MccCloy
U. S
U. S. State Department
Alger Seeks Michigan Gubernatorial Recount
Republican Fred M. Alger says a recount is his duty if Williams holds the lead. After canvassing 13 counties, Williams leads 1,430,248 to 1,423,305 and the margin falls to 6,938, the first under 7,000 since the canvass began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred M. Alger
G. Mennen Williams
Rom Alger
Williams
Tuest
Alger
Byrnes Plans Tribute For DePere Vote
Byrnes announces a tribute tied to DePere voting activity as the community reflects on the election with 420 eligible voters. turnout data appears incomplete but indicates local participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrnes
DePere
Mark Depere
Heeee Eee
Renee Casing
Eden outlines four POW rights at UN session
British Foreign Secretary Eden presented four principles for settling the deadlocked prisoner of war issue at the United Nations, urging recognition of post armistice release and speedy repatriation while restricting forcible detention or repatriation. Vishinsky warned the talks would collapse if demanded terms remained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N.Y
Eden
Vishinsky
U.N. Assembly
Acheson
Panmunjom
Winston Churchill
U. N
Churchill
London
Russia
Korea
Free World
Lie
U. S
U.N. Secretariat
Security Council
General Assembly
Ge Case
The
Freeport Bank Controlling Interest Sold to Belvidere Kirkland Leader
J. Fred Smith and his son Frederick G. Smith announced the sale of the controlling interest in the State Bank of Freeport to Hugh K. Funderburg, owner of Farmers National Bank of Belvidere and State Bank of Kirkland. The transfer involves a sizable stake and marks a major shift in local banking control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
State Bank
Ill
J. Fred Smith
Frederick G
Hugh K. Funderburg
Farmers National Bank of Belvidere
State Bank of Kirkland
Funder
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Roks
Cheese Association
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