County Board Sets Highway Legler Bridge Funds and Dairy Display
The County Board approved resolutions for Legler bridge construction on Highway 39 and disbursed funds for a county dairy display and a publicity group. It investigated rising Justice Koenig fees and traffic fines while planning Cheese Day promotion and a 1955 Cheese Day event display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legler Bridge
Highway 39
Justice L. A. Koenig
Clarence W. Loveland
O. L. Hare
Monroe
Marshall Peterson
Koenig
Oscar Paulson
York
Judge Peterson
Highway Committee
New Glarus
Albany
J. C. Jones
J. B. Scherer
Agriculture Committee
Articulture
Scherer
President Eisnhower Seeks Senate Treaty Approval
President Eisenhower asked the Senate to approve treaties freeing and rearming West Germany under Western alliance. He said the treaties reflect a desire for peace and ease wartime occupations. The documents, signed in London and Paris, aim to grant sovereignty to West Germany and integrate it into Western defense, NATO, and the Brussels Pact with Italy.
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Washinglon
Eisenhower
Senate
West Germany
Free World
London
Paris
Germany
Italy
Reuben Schiller Hurt In Farm Dynamite Blast
Reuben Schiller of 1322 10th Street was treated at St. Clare hospital for face and eye injuries after a dynamite blast while dynamiting stumps on Merrill Barker farm, one mile north of McConnell. He was discharged this morning. QUARANTINE AHEAD London reports a second MP with chicken pox, Sir Hartley Shawcross, undergoing treatment with his wife and two of their three children. Lawrence Turner was struck last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben Schiller
10Th Street
St. Clare Hospital
Merrill Barker
McConnell
Victor Schiller
Schiller
London
Hartley Shacross
Lawrence Turner
County officials seek extra radio man and desk Pay raises urged for sheriffs department
The sheriff, police and radio committee asked for an additional radio man on the payroll to handle radio duties, with a deskman promoted to relief duty. Humbel proposed raises for undersheriff, chief deputy, technicians, patrolmen and a matron, while a plan to buy two county cars is to be studied before action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Department
Samuel F. Humbel
Leo Ties
Clarence W. Loveland
Ties
Frederick J. Sarles
Sarles
Sheriff's Department Board
Humbel
Humber
Darlington Man Killed in Mishap
A Darlington man died and five others were injured in weekend area wrecks. In Waushara County a 23 year old Arne Krause of Fremont was killed in a crash with Clayton Van Ornum of New London. Van Ornum and his wife Irene were hospitalized with unknown injuries. The Darlington area saw Joseph Hudson age 20 killed when a car left Highway 23 north of the city and rolled. Jerry Smith 19 was critically hurt, Wilfred Merriam 19 had non serious injuries, and all passengers were ejected. The driver was not identified. Other injuries included Michele St Angel and Gerald Hastert, both transported to St. Clare hospital after a crash on Highway 69 south of Monroe. A separate county accident left Reinnart Wille uninjured as his car left a town road east of New Glarus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlington
Addion
Monroe
Waushara
Waushara County
Arne Krause
Fremont
Krause
Clayton van Ornum
12Th Street
Highway 49
van Ornum
Irene
New London
Joseph Hudson
Floyd Hudson Sr
Highway 23
Jerry Smith
Ben Smith
Wilfred Merriam
Dale Merriam
Gerald P. Hastert
Rockford
Michele St. ‘Angel
George J. Hollenstein
St. Angel
Hastert
St. Clare Hospital
State Line
Highway 69
Sheriff's Department
Reinnart Wille
Monticello
New Glarus Woods
Guard Pilot Escapes Jet Explosion at Truax Field Runway
An Air National Guard pilot escaped uninjured when his F-89 Scorpion exploded on a Truax Field runway Sunday. Irving Johnson of Madison reported hearing the blast and saw the flames as the jet burst into fire before the pilot dove from the aircraft. Officials announced an immediate inquiry but found no cause. Nearby, Chippenhham England hosted a weekend cake bake with John Montacute, 10, winning and his mother placing third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WAN Air_ National Guard
Truax Field
Irving Johnson
Madison
Chippenham
England
John Montacute
Jewel the Heifer Rescued From Sewer After Two Days
Jewel the heifer fell into a sewer main near Decatur on Friday and, after two days of evading bigger rescuers, was freed by a 5-foot-2 construction worker. Eddie Seaton entered the sewer via a second manhole, urged the animal toward the exit, and, with water splashed on her face, guided her to the improvised sling hoisted by a crane truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Jewel
Ernest Florian
Eddie Seaton
Four Navy Men Saved in Crash Near Pamlico Sound
NORFOLK Va four crewmen of a five man Navy patrol plane ditched in Pamlico Sound Sunday night and were rescued in a life raft about 75 miles south of Elizabeth City N C. The fifth crewmember went down with the aircraft. Survivors were picked up by a Coast Guard patrol plane and treated for head injuries and a broken leg. No names were released. A Marine Corps Skyknight jet with two aboard disappeared while searching for the patrol plane. fuel limited its flight to no later than 10 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Pamlico Sound
Elizabeth City
N. C
5Th Naval District
Coast Guard
Marine Corps
Navy
Stock Prices Slide In Selloff Session
New York stock market fell after five advances to 25 year peaks. Early afternoon losses ranged one to three points with most declines small. General Portland Cement rose after proposing a two for one split. Western Oil, International Telephone, and Pennsylvania Railroad also gained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
General Portland Cement
Western Oil
International Telephone and
Pennsylvania Railroad
Duck Hunter Dies From Heart Attack
Norbert Fahr bach of Menasha collapsed and died Sunday while duck hunting on Lake Poygan. He slid into the water as he paddled a skiff to retrieve a duck with two companions. County Coroner Dr. G A Steele ruled death due to a heart attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yshkosh
Norbert L. Fahrbach
Menasha
Lake Poygan
Winneba
G. A. Steele
Mitchell Resigns As Acting Sheriff
Undersheriff Willis E. Mitchell resigns from the sheriff's post effective November 30, taking leave Saturday to use 10 days of accrued vacation. Gov. Kohler has not yet appointed a successor to Deininger's expired term. Humbel takes office January 1. Armstrong likely to lead department in interim as two officers depart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis E. Mitchell
Wilbur E. Deininger
Mitchell
Leo Ties
County Board
Walter J. Kohler
Deininger
Samuel F. Humbel
Matt Solliran
A. E
Cap) Mitchell
Inez Schultz
Monroe High School
China-India-Burma
Allen Iee Cream Co
Solbran
George W. Armstrong
Mitshell
Sheriff's Department
Retaliation Seen For Ship Sinking By Chinese Reds
In Formosa the Taiping a 180 man Nationalist destroyer escort formerly USS Decker was sunk by four Red Chinese torpedo boats about 215 miles north of F ormosa at dawn Sunday. Rescue efforts continued for five officers and 23 naval ratings missing. The incident marked Red China's first naval victory and prompted warnings of possible further action.
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Taipeh
Formosa
China
Taiping
U. S
Peiping
Chiang Kai-shek
Chung Hau Daily News
Russia
Tsingtao
North China
Decker
Tachen Islands
Chekiang Province
Yushan Island
Seral
Tachen
Taiho
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Tachens
Icident
Shen Chang-huan
Taipei
7Th Fleet
Pescadores
Cairo Quiet as Egypt Ousts Naguib and Names Nasser
Cairo remained calm after Maj. Gen. Mohamed Naguib was ousted as president by the ruling junta. Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser, now acting president, held undisputed power while Naguib, once a hero of the 1952 revolution, was placed under house arrest amid limited violence. Two civilians and two policemen were wounded in Helio polis as authorities moved to detain Brotherhood leader Youssef Talaat.
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Cairo
Egypt
Mohamed Naguib
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Naguib
Farouk
Nasser
Heliopolis
Youssef Talaat
Brotherhood
Talat
Talaat
Revolutionary Council
Hakim Amer
Hassan Ibrahim
Sealing of Mine Ends Grim Jamison Rescue Bid
In Farmington West Virginia miners sealed Mine No 9 to stop air flow and fire after three explosions broke the Jamison Coal Co pit. Fifteen miners were missing presumed dead while one man died earlier. State Chief Frank King and UMW leader John L Lewis approved the seal amid rising methane gas and dangerous fumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmington
W.va
Bullen Farmington
W. Va
Jamison Coal
Jamison Coal Co
No. 9
James Fork
Federal Mine Bureau
State
Frank B. King
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
James Hyslop
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co
Jamison
Group Urges Wiley To Vote Against McCarthy Censure
Wisconsin Federation of Young Republican Clubs adopted a Sunday resolution urging Sen. Wiley to vote against censuring Sen. McCarthy. The measure, led by Francis Summnicht of Outagamie UGOP, urged honoring constitutional government and free speech, noting the censure sets a dangerous precedent. The telegram was sent to Wiley and another resolution urged other senators to oppose the censure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiley
Wisconsin Rapids
Sen
McCarthy
Wisconsin Federation of Young Republican Clubs
United States Senate
Francis Summnicht
Appleton
Resolutions Committee
Outagamie County Ugop
Senate
Justices Split Hero Suit Killed in Iowa Cemetery Case
Washington reports a 4 4 Supreme Court tie blocking a $180000 damage suit against a Sioux City Iowa cemetery that refused burial for an American Indian killed in Korea. The Iowa Supreme Court ruled no grounds to void a private contract with a restrictive covenant. Rice was buried with full military honors in Arlington. The decision followed Justice Jackson's death and potential reconsideration if John Marshall Harlan is confirmed.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Sioux City
Iowa
Korea
Iowa Supreme Court
Evelyn Rice
John Rice
Rice
Arlington National Cemetery
Robert Jackson
Eisenhower
John Marshall Harlan
Jackson
Harlan
Senate
Clark Sells Mitimac to Illinois Horseman
J. R. Clark and J. Magness of Mitimac Farms Monroe announced the sale of Mitimac. The stallion was sold to Edward Benkett Wadsworth Illinois with three mares Ray Peep Carol C and Mitti's Frolic. Will Sacker Monroe bought Counsel Bluff a five year old green pacer mare from an Albert Lea Minnesota stable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Mitimac
Illinois Horseman
J. R. (Pooch) Clark
Mitimac Farms
Monroe
J. Magness
Miller
S. D
Edward Benkett
Wadsworth
Ill
Ray Peep
Carol C
Mitti
Will Sacker
Albert Lea
Minn
UN Releases Area Seoul to South Korea Control
The United Nations command transferred administrative control of a 2,300 square mile area north of the 38th parallel to South Korea. The territory has about 130,000 residents.
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U._8
Seoul
United Nations Command
McCarthy Censure Debate Heats Up In Senate Row
Senate wrangle over censure of Sen McCarthy intensifies as Case shifts against rebuke while Watkins presses for a trial before judgment. Jenner decries the indictment, galleries fill, Knowland signals no immediate compromise, and McCarthy receives a New Jersey union award while probing Peress loyalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watkins
Irving Peress
McCarthy
Senate
Sen
Jenner
Rind
Watkins Committee
Watkins Group
Knowland
Calif
Department of New Jersey Army and Navy Union
United States
Nixon
Peress
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Loveland
Peterson
Justice Court
Duck Hunter
Sen. Case
Mitchell Uder
Chiang
Hero Suit
Case
R-Sc
Ralph Zwicker
Zwicker
Utah
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