County Board Approves 75000 Hospital Building Plan
The County Board approved a 75000 hospital building program after a three day weekend, with three unit projects including a 60 000 employee housing unit a 7500 hen house and a 7500 machine shed. Debate arose over housing for employees and a plan to house inmates in institutionalized facilities, while a proposed county traffic ordinance and a radio music program decision were postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall L. Peterson
Clarence W. Loveland
County ‘Board
Second Ward
Victor N. Schilt
Schiller
Francis
August Swiss Milk Price Rises to $2.18
A survey of Swiss cheese factories shows farmers received an average $2.78 per 100 pounds of milk in August, up 21 cents from July. Butterfat tests averaged 3.25 with allocations for State brand and grades. The piece notes 1954 figures for cheese factory prices and upcoming September increases.
Rites Planned for Six Victims of Illinois Crash
Mass services are set for the six victims of a Sunday auto train crash near Forreston Illinois at 1 p m in the Orangeville high school gym. Officials name the deceased as Wayne Zettle 25 Joanne 24 Rebecca 3 Marilyn Zettle 12 Alvin Wagner 20 and June Wagner 20. The crash happened when Zettle s car crossed the Milwaukee tracks at North Forreston and was struck by a Union Pacific train. Burial will be in Orangeville and Freeport with pallbearers named for each family. Beneficiaries receive support through local fund drives in Orangeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forreston
Ill
Orangeville High School
Zion Eub Church
Orangeville
Milford Best
Zion Church
A. R. Felts
Grace Reformed Church
Cramer
Wagner
Chapel Hill
Freeport
William van Raalte Jr
Albert Scheider
Carl Linnicott
Harold Leverton
Albert Goetz Jr
Gary Koehner
Harold
Loris
Gene Heimen
Clarence Pohl
Wagners
Zettles
White Pines State Park
Polo
Wayne Zettle Jr
Fred Zeitle
Kay
Rose
Draft Plan Change Might Defer Most Fathers
A collective service spokesman said a draft regulation change is imminent to defer most fathers. The plan would call eligible registrants between 18 and 26, prioritizing delinquents, volunteers, non-volunteers with no children, younger men, and older men, with no immediate comment on a blanket deferment proposal for fathers and men over 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service
Sen. Bricker
Ohio
Chamber Elects Eight for Posts in Local Ballot
The Monroe Chamber of Commerce mail ballot names eight directors led by Peter S. Solomon and Otto Lanz, to replace outgoing officers including Kenneth W. Stuart and Dr. Wayne Fencil. Holdovers include Robert E. Tschudy and Glen P. Ude, with retail committee figures Josef Benkert and Harold Blum set to serve. The board restructures next month at the November chamber meeting in the Monroe hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arew
Mon Oe Chamber of Commerce
Peter S. Solomon
Otto Lanz
Walter Reger
Fred Feutz Jr
E. E. Eckstam
Kenneth W. Stuart
Wayne Fencil
Una H. Miller
David K. Bennett
Robert Rosa
Robert E. Tschudy
Glen P. Ude
H. L. Fenton
Arthur C. Benkett
Minor W. Anderson
Josef Benkert
Jerome Howe
Harold Blum
W. Howard Smith
Robert Hahlen
William K. Bauman
Alden J. Hawthorne
J. T. Etter
James Kelley
Ross Martin
Monroe Hotel
Golden Butterfly operetta delights Monroe audience
The Monroe High School chorus presented The Golden Butterfly a gay romantic comedy operetta before an audience of over 650 in the school auditorium. Kenneth Krebs played Dr Karl Blind while Lotta and Adele received notable notices among a strong cast including Mitzi La Tour Patricia Ruehlman Nancy Stauffacher Theron Olson Jerry Disch and March Bregenzer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judith Field
Monroe High School
Kenneth Krebs
Karl Blind
Mitzi la Tour
Patricia Ruehlman
Carol Jensen
Lotta
Nancy Stauffacher
Theron Olson
Adele
Briggs
Olson
Jerry Disch
Frederick Eisenstein
March Bregenzer
Joseph Falke
Joyce Ludwig
Rosalinda
Kay Bartelt
Julie
Plane Hostess Slain by Suitor Aboard Los Angeles Flight
Seattle report of Sally Shedd 25, a United Air Lines stewardess, shot to death aboard a DC4B as she greeted passengers boarding for Los Angeles. Her former suitor, Robert Clendenin 26, shot four times, then killed himself after being restrained. He had pursued a doomed romance with Shedd, who had attempted to end the relationship in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Air Force
United Air Lines
Sally Shedd
Herman Loesch
Portland
Ore
Robert Clendenin
New York
J. A. Hogle and Co
Clendenin
Stout
Beverly Clendenin
Salt Lake City
Miriam K. Garland
Sheriff's
Jim Graddon
Miss Shedd
Miss
Chicago
Postoffice Loosens Parcel Message Rule For Christmas
Washington reports the Postoffice Department eases rules to permit personal messages inside parcels and second class mail with extra postage. Previously placing a letter in a package could incur up to a $100 fine. The change takes effect Monday. enclose a note on the package and add another stamp. Jet crash near Kangnung kills pilot as U S Sabrejet found five miles west of the city on the East Coast. pilot's name withheld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postoffice
Washington
Postoffice Department
Seoul
U. S
Kanghung
Madison high school expansion plan eyed for $300,000 unit
A curriculum study group travels to Madison to confer with architects and State Department of Public Instruction officials on tentative plans for a new expandable high school building. The design, estimated at $300,000 for the building alone, would house 750 students with potential to reach 1,000, including an auditorium, gym, library, classrooms, and specialized rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
State Department of Public Instruction
Herbert T. Johnson
Board of Education
Johnson
Allen Strang
Weiler, Strang and Associates
Strang
State Industrial Commission
Rad
Board of Education and
Citizens Advisory Committee
E. C. Evans
William Amstutz
Citizens
Fairgrounds
Green County Agricultural Society
Citizens Group
Commercial and Savings Bank
Board of
Educaton
Herbert Lanz
R. W. Blaha
W. R. Schuetze
Clifford M. Fritz
Amstutz
Dan Au
Stock List Rebounds After Three Day Decline
The market began a modest recovery with several gains in key areas after three straight losses. Du Pont rose about five points from Monday's 98% drop sparked by disappointment over no stock split announcement from directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yunk
du Pont
Brazil's Cafe Filho blocked from return to presidency
In Rio de Janeiro, Congress rejected Joao Cafe Filho's bid to resume executive duties after a heart attack forced his leave on Nov 8. The army moved to protect provisional president Nereu Ramos, surround Copacabana, censor dispatches, and keep Cafe incommunicado as lawmakers debated the path toward possible dictatorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Joao
Cafe Filho
Congress
Monaay
Nereu Ramos
Case
Safe
Copacabana
Associated Press
Sao Paulo
Rio
Chamber of Deputies
Carlos Coimbra da Luz
Cafe and
Luz
Kubitschek
Night Store Hours For Yuletide Season
Night store hours for Yuletide are announced by J T Etter, retail committee chair. Stores may stay open until 5 30 p m on Thursdays December 1 and December 8. Starting December 14 they remain open weekdays until 9 p m. Christmas Eve December 24 closes at 5 p m. The schedule includes Saturday December 31 and observes Monday holidays when Christmas and New Years fall on Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ssegining Weanesaay
Streets Closed To Traffic For Sledding Activities
Streets in the city will be barricaded and used for sledding today with other streets to be substituted if areas lack use. William F. Beckman, chairman of the board, said closures last until further notice and may reopen if coasting demand wanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ane Poara
Puouc
William F. Beckman
Beckman
12Th Avenue
15Th Street
Illinois Central
15Th Avenue
21St Street
2Éth Street
23Rd Avenue
Recreation Park
Union Area Churches Plan Thanksgiving Services Thursday
Area churches plan multiple Thanksgiving observances with a 9 30 union service at Grace Lutheran Church sponsored by the Monroe Council of Churches. Rev Paul J Gibson will deliver Remember the sermon. Grace Lutheran choir leads the music as offerings go to Church World Service for global relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secral
Grace Lutheran Church
Monroe Council, of Churches
Paul
J. Gibson
Bethel Evangelical United Brethren Church
Clarence C. Warfel
Grace Lutheran Choir
Church World Service
Church of the
Grace Church
Argyle Lutheran Church
Eisenhower Holds Cabinet At Camp David Meeting
President Eisenhower met his cabinet at Camp David in the Catoctin Mountains to thank them for their coordination during his illness. The two sessions covered domestic matters and the upcoming State of the Union, with aides noting no public disclosure of talks.
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Douastep
Ike
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Laurel Lodge
Camp David
National Security Council
Gettysburg
Catoctin Mountains
Helicover
Washington
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Dulles
Rome
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Kevin McCann
Bryce Harlow
Benson
New York Herald Tribune
Milton S. Eisenhower
Summerfield
Interior
McKay
Health Education and Welfare Folsom
Denver
First Courteous Driver Selected in County Campaign
Curtis W. Blumer, 34, Albany resident, named first of 10 courteous drivers in the county safe driving campaign ahead of Safe Driving Day on Dec 1. He received a $5 check and a certificate from undersheriff A. Charles Howe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis W. Siumer
Albany
Charles Howe
County SD
Blumer
Howe
Esterday
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Rancis Sa
Chang
Illinois Crossing
Alvin Wagner
Rebecca and
Wayne JR
Mrs
Marilyn Zettle
Wayne Zettle
Caurel
Reait Committee
St. Andrew's Episcopal
New Apostolic
Assembly of God
Cabinet
Council
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