Monroe Holiday Observance Opens with Games and Dinners
Monroe marks a two day holiday with union church services family dinners and a firemen’s dance to fund insurance. Tonight at 7:45 Monroe vs Brodhead basketball in the high school gym. Tomorrow firemen’s party in Turner hall starts at 9, profits go to additional compensation insurance. Union Thanksgiving services at Bethel Evangelical church start 9:30 with eight congregations participating.
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Monroe
Union
Brodhead
Turner Hall
Paul R. Mueller Jr
Robert H. Gerber
Robert A. Stocker Jr
Russell H. Shultz
Chester A. Pfund
Herveyne Hoesly
James C. Lanz
Frederick F. Lanz
Harold Beach
George E. Wenger
Paul R
Josef J. Benkert
Bethel Evangelical Church
John C. Purdy
Union Presbyterian Church
Paul J. Gibson
Bethel
Assembly of God Church
Olive Lutheran Church
Robert F. Bittorf
First Church of Christ Scientist
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Richard F. Hulburt
New Apostolic Church
R. H. Scharnweber
Three in Family Killed in Accident
Three members of a single Jefferson family were killed in a two-vehicle crash on snow covered highway 1173 north of Pittsville. Ernest Buchanan and William Saunders of Brodhead were injured, and Rev. William J. Hennen was hospitalized in serious condition. A Blanchardville woman also suffered injuries in a separate Madison area crash on slippery roads.
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Brodhead
Blanchardville
Ernest Buchanan
William Saunders
Marshfield
Jefferson
Edward Hennen
Mary
Susan
Pittsville
William J. Hennen
West Allis
Arthur E. Berg
Wood County
Buchanan
Hennen
Green
Margaret Ann Bailey
Madison
Lawrence W. Hall
Spring Valley School
New Glarus Township
Bailey
Living Cost Index Drops for Third Consecutive Month
The government reports October living costs fell for the third month in a row driven by a half percent drop in food prices. The two tenths of a percent decline means a penny an hour pay cut for about 1.3 million workers in auto, aircraft, and farm machinery industries due to cost of living adjustments.
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Washington
General State Snow Improves Road Conditions Across Wisconsin
State officials report roads are in good condition despite light snow and a risk of ice as temperatures rise. Park Falls Green Bay and Superior saw the heaviest snow, but melting reduced coverage by morning. warnings remain for icy patches tonight.
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Monroe
Park Falls
Green Bay
Superior
Wausau
Wisconsin
State Motor Vehicle Department
Wisconsin Rapids
Tomahawk
British Clerk Admits Spying In London Case
A Scotland Yard inspector testified that 27 year old John Clarence a British clerk admitted spying on U S Navy headquarters in London as a voluntary agent for the Soviet Union He was ordered held for jury trial on two charges of obtaining and recording military information likely to aid an enemy The case under the Official Secrets Act mirrors the Fuchs affair and concerns information on Britain s antiaircraft defenses obtained while employed by a Home Guard unit in fall 1953 The disclosure followed Clarence losing a briefcase containing a document headed Embassy of the Soviet Union.
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London
Scotland Yard
John Clarence
U. S. Navy
Soviet Union
Clarence
Klaus Fuchs
Ian Smith
Britain
Smith
Judge Kopp Orders Closing of Uranium Tunnel
Circuit Judge A W Kopp of Lancaster ordered Kenneth Crook to close a uranium tunnel he operates in Lone Rock Wisconsin acting on grounds he treated the sick without a license. The injunction will apply to other uranium tunnels reported in Wisconsin. Crook opened his tunnel in an old Lone Rock store building last spring.
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Madison
A. W. Kopp
Lancaster
Kenneth Crook
Lone Rock
Wis
Crook
S. G. Honeck
Wisconsin
Cattle and other livestock arrive for Chicago Exposition
Cattle swine sheep and horses arrive by trainload in Chicago for the International Livestock Exposition opening Saturday at the International Amphitheater.
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Chicago
U S Protest Over Chinese Sentences for 13 Americans
The United States announced it would lodge a strong protest against Red China for prison terms given to 13 Americans who disappeared during the Korean War. Washington rejected Peiping’s charges as false and vowed efforts to secure their release, with lawmakers urging action and even force.
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Washington
United States
Peiping
State Department
U. S
Geneva
Franklin D. Gowen
Red China
Sen. Marshfield
D-Mont
United Nations
Welker
Ridaho
Sen. George
D-Ga
John Knox Arnold Jr
Silver Spring
William H. Baumer
Lewisburg
New
Nationalist Planes Blast Island Again
Nationalist Chinese warplanes struck Toumen Island today and battered Communist gun positions while antiaircraft fire lit the sky. No Red planes challenged the Nationalists and officials said all planes returned safely after achieving excellent results.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Toumen Island
Good Night Kiss Blamed in Sheppard Murder Trial
Osteopath Samuel Sheppard’s lawyer argued a good night kiss could have left a thumbprint on Marilyn Sheppard’s bed before her murder. The fingerprint expert testified one print was found on July 23, nine days after the killing, with defense questioning the timing and circumstances.
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Cleveland
Samuel Sheppard
William Corrigan
Corrigan
Jerome Poelking
Poelking
Sheper
Marilyn Sheppard
Sheppard
Common Pleas
Edward Blythin
Sama
Poekling
Premier Men des-France Flies Back to Paris
Premier Pierre Men des-France returns to Paris after a 10 day official visit to Canada and the United States. His party traveled on a special plane from New York direct to Paris.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes-France
Canada
United States
New York
Senator Young Opposes Censure of McCarthy Vote
Senator Young of North Dakota says he will not vote to censure Senator McCarthy amid charges from a special committee. He cites free speech rights and McCarthy’s anti Communist efforts as reasons. Dirksen aims to resume debate next week with a substitute proposal, while McCarthy’s hospital stay in Bethesda improves.
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McCarthy
Sen
Jean
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Washington
Senate
Milwaukee
Jashington
Your
R-Nd
Young
Sen. Dirksen
R-I
Dirksen
Watkins
Utah
Navy
Bethesda
Watkins Committee
Congressional
Communist Party
North Dakota
Ralph W. Zwicker
Zwicker
Gen. Zwicker
No Thanksgiving Edition Of The Evening Times
The Evening Times will not publish a Thanksgiving Day edition so staff can spend the holiday with their families. Regular publication resumes with Friday's edition.
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The
Evening Times
County Levy Allocations Set For 1955 Budget
County clerk Wilma S Lengacher apportioned tax levies for townships villages and cities to fund the 1955 county budget plus state and special levies. Monroe county totals reach 217384.44 dollars about 27.67 percent of the county and a city levy near 24 dollars per thousand. State and forestry components push the overall levy above 836000 dollars with school levies excluded.
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Wilma S. Lengacher
Monroe
Brodhead
Albany
Belleville
Brooklyn
Browntown
Monticello
New Glarus
Adams
Cadiz
Clarno
Decatur
Exeter
Jefferson
Mt. Pleasant
Spring Grove
Sylvester
Washington
York
Stock List Soars To New High Marks
New York reports the stock market extending its advance to new highs since 1929 as gains of one to three points appear in key sections. Notable risers include Baltimore and Ohio Texas Co Amerada Petroleum U S Gypsum Du Pont Pepsi-Cola Union Pacific U S Steel General Motors U S Rubber Lockheed Schenley Industries Radio Corp Sunray Oil and Standard Oil NJ climbs on news of atomic energy use in production.
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New York
Baltimore and Ohio
Texas Co
Amerada Petroleum
U. S. Gypsum
du Pont
Pepsi-Cola
Union Pacific
U. S. Steel
General Motors
U. S. Rubber
Lockheed
Mr Horeb Honors Jorgen Moe At Town Banquet
Mt Horeb will honor Jorgen Moe 70 with a banquet at the high school next Tuesday. Known as Mr Republican Moe served as chamber of commerce secretary, worked as a painter and jeweler, and retired after 25 years as a night telephonist. He helped found Mt Horeb bands and remains a central town figure with his wife Annie.
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MT. Horeb
Mr. Horeb
Jorgen Moe
Moe
Horeb
Chamber of Commerce
Jorgen
Annie
Five Top Voice Winners Named in Local Contest
Franz W Brand head of the Voice of Democracy contest sponsored by the First National Bank and the local Junior Chamber of Commerce chapter announced the top five finalists: Gene Wagner Curtis Wagner Eleanor Wolf Betty Baker and Rhea Schadt from a field of 20. They were chosen for final competition with one to win first place based on oral recordings at WEKZ. The winner receives a $25 savings bond from the First National Bank. Judges are Mrs Harold Haworth and Judge Marshall L Peterson.
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Franz W. Brand
First National Bank
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Brand
Gene Wagner
Curtis Wagner
Eleanor Wolf
Betty Baker
Rhea Schadt
WEKZ
Swiss Cheese Markets Show Steady Demand Amid Light Buying
Wisconsin American cheese market remains weak on single daisies while other styles stay steady as demand stays light to fair. Prices vary by type with 3344-34 moisture and daisies at 35-36 percent, longhorns at 36-3634, midgets 3614-3734. Domestic Swiss cheese markets are steady with light to fair demand and ample top-grade offerings. State brand 40-42, Grade B 3814-40, Grade C 36-38.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Shah to visit U S two month tour with queen Soraya
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and Queen Soraya plan a two month visit to the United States starting in early December. They will be guests of President and Mrs. Eisenhower and attend a White House luncheon on December 13.
Perjury Charge Prisoner Remington Dies in Prison Injury
William W. Remington former Commerce Department aide and three year perjury convict died at the federal prison in Lewisburg Pa from injuries after being struck with a brick. The warden said the assailant is fairly well established as FBI and prison investigators continue the case for the U.S. attorney.
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Lewisburg, Pa
William W. Remington
Federal
Remington
Fred T. Wilkinson
Wilkinson
William Walter Remington
Institution
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U. S
Alger Hiss
State Department
Hiss
U. S. Commerce Department
Two-Pound Infant Fights for Survival in Hospital
A two pound newborn at St. Clare hospital, born three months early, fights for life in an incubator. The infant, one of the smallest ever born in Monroe, weighs two pounds and is doing well so far. Parents’ names are not disclosed and mortality for such a size remains high.
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Monroe
St. Clare Hospital
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Boston University
Lynn
Mass
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Far East Air Force
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Elizabeth Bentley
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