Forgotten area leaves Green County highway hopes dashed
Editorial critiques Wisconsin 1904 highway plan showing Green County allocations of just 20 000 for engineering or right of way. The piece laments lack of a bypass or east west link to the interstate and accuses state planners of treating western counties as inferior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Green County
Old Catholic
State Highway Commission
Ilinois Tollway
Green
Harvey Grasse
Monroe
Billie Sol Estes Rebuffs Senate Questions in Fifth Amendment Rally
The Texas operator Billie Sol Estes refused to answer Senate questions, invoking the Fifth Amendment amid probes into alleged profits from federal farm aid programs. He has already been convicted in Texas on related fraud charges and appeals remain, with potential exposure for officials and lawmakers tied to his activities.
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Billie Sol Estes
Senate
Texas
Estes
Billie Sol
South western Wisconsin farm program noted as missing
Nov 13 1953 report from Turner hall highlights a Junior Chamber of Commerce Conservation Night with 300 farmers and wives, 16 top progressive farmers honored, and four receive special Soil Conservation Service recognition while economist I F Hall critiques regional farm management absence. Deaths include Frank E Matzke and George Benkert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
I. F. Hall
Chamber of Commerce
Turner Hall
Soil Conservation Service
Frank E. Matzke
George Benkert
Estes Silent On Inquiry Foe Or Ally In Fringe Margin
The piece speculates Estes may keep silent under the Fifth Amendment to avoid burdening investigations. It notes a future whistleblower could expose secrets despite high status. It hints Billie Sol Estes may offer little impactful information, while promoting room rental via local classifieds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estes
Credit Unions Observe Event in Beloit Banquet
About 340 people attended a Beloit banquet for International Credit Union Day marking 30 years of local activity. Charles Hyland of Madison, retired comptroller of the Credit Union National Association, spoke as the keynote, noting his role in organizing area unions. The Beloit Area Chapter includes 25 units across Rock, Walworth, and Green counties with more than 10,000 members and assets over 5 million dollars.
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Beloit
Beloit Area
Charles Hyland
Madison
Credit Union National Association
Robert A. Anderson
Hyland
Janesville
New Manor
Rock
Walworth
Green
Elkhorn
Whitewater
Evansville
Monroe
Lake Geneva
Beloit Iron Works
Beloit Daily News
Fairbanks Morse
Beloit Municipal Employes
Beloit Beloit Area Credit Union Anniversary Event
Wisconsin Power and Light in Lake Geneva details a gathering to honor charter members of the 1933 credit unions movement. The Beloit Area Chapter marks 25 years since founding and 15th anniversary of Credit Union Day, with International Credit Union day observed on Oct 17 but delayed to finish the local banquet hall’s preparations.
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Wisconsin Power and Light
Lake Geneva
Anderson
Beloit Area
Credit Unions
International Credit Union
Washeld
Judge Defers Dismissal in Race bias Suit at Madison
Circuit Judge Richard Bardwell refused to drop race discrimination suits filed by Army officer Capt James E Gregory studying cancer cytology at the University of Wisconsin. Gregory sues three trailer park owners for 75000 asserting denial of admittance due to race while he and his four children stay on leave from Ft Sill Oklahoma and study on campus. A jury must decide if the trailer court falls under state public accommodation law.
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Madison
Richard W. Bardwell
James E. Gregory
Gregory
Ft. Sill
Okla
State Hygiene Laboratory
University of Wisconsin
Bardwell
Lost Act Sparks Reflective Riddle in Quiet Town
A cryptic line hints at a missing performance or document, intriguing residents and prompting speculation about what was lost. Local observers note the phrase suggests a reversible absence that weighs on community memory. The mystery invites attention from historians and curious collectors alike.
Musician Casals Receives Backstage Score in New Orleans
In New Orleans the 86 year old cellist Pablo Casals conducted the Philharmonic in El Pensiero after arriving without his score. A cab driver retrieved it from the vehicle and delivered it to the hall during a 15 minute wait as 1000 music lovers watched. Detroit's Welch urges longevity through moderation, no worry, play, and faith. Newark pollster Gallup advises candidates to drop barnstorming and campaign smarter.
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New Orleans
Pabl Casals
Casals
New Orleans Philharmonic Symphony
el Pesserbe
Ralph W. Swafford
Detroit
Herbert Welch
New York
Welch
National Conference of Methodist Bishops
Gallup Urges Nationwide Telecast of Major Speeches
In Newark, Gallup told the New Jersey Taxpayers Association that speeches should be broadcast nationwide with no competing programs. He warned that campaigning requires not brains but an iron constitution and can damage a candidate's health and sanity.
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Gallup
New Jersey Taxpayers Association
Newark
Mrs. O'Neil 78 Benton Stricken Dies at Home
Mrs. Hugh O'Neil 78 of Benton died after a brief illness. Services set for 9 a.m. tomorrow at St. Patrick's Church with a Rosary tonight at 8 p.m. Friends may call at Milner-O’Flaherty funeral home. Survived by husband, five daughters including Mor rissey Burns Fiedler Wilson and Minerva, a son Charles, and 14 grandchildren.
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Senton
Hugh O'Neil
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Milner - O’flahiity
Dale Morrissey
George Burns
Shullsburg
Clair Fiedler
Cuba City
Boyd Wilson
Minerva O'Neil
Benton
Charles
Ashland Aid Assured for Machine Operators Training
Gov John W Reynolds signs contract with Federal Area Redevelopment to fund a 16 week machine operators training program at Ashland vocational school for 40 participants. Federal government provides 15014 dollars to finance the course.
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Ashland Aid
Madison
John W. Reynolds
Federal Area Redevelopment Organization
Ashland Vocational School
Allen E. Nance Taken by Death
Allen E. Nance, native of Monroe and 1910 Monroe High School graduate, died June 10, 1963, in Sikeston Missouri. He was a University of Wisconsin 1915 graduate and first UW band member to tour the West, part of the First Regimental Band. He was a son of W. A. and unknown mother, survived by his wife, worked as a construction engineer with the South State Highway Department.
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Dilen . Nance
Monroe
Monroe High School
Sikeston, Co
Dr. Nance
University of Wisconsin
M. L. Barton
Albany
Chester Joesly
Herman Witwer
Monticello
Madison
Mr. Nance
W. A. Nance
Rudy Schenkel
Monroe Sales Co
W. A. Nances
Warren
Allen
South State Highway Department
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Monroe Evening Times
Wis
Stephensch
Savance
Editorial
Evening Times
Bernard Rust
Leonard Norder
Juda
John Zweifel
New Glarus
Christ Bently
Sebastian Hauser
Marshfield
Adolf Hitler
Munich
Charles E. Whitehead
Clarno
Brodhead
Nicholas Elmer
J. N. Burns
Cleveland
Great Lakes
Port Huron
Mich
Mina Etter
Dane
George Gallup
O'Neil
Allen E. Nance
Seattle
Wash
Vitalon
Wainwright's Drug Store
Sixteenth Avenue
Penney
FBI
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