Figs Phillips Top Winners In County Event
Nearly 3,000 people attended the county corn picking contest on the C. S. Pierce farm with 700 remaining for the final announcements. Ralph Figi and Nordean Hoesly won one-row, Irvin Phillips and Herman Krattiger won two-row. scores led by Phillips 87.68. Winners advance to regional and state levels with Ezra Taft Benson speaking at the national contest.
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Figs
Phillips
C. S. Pierce
Tracy and Sons
Janesville
Ezra Taft Benson
Ralph Figi
Monroe
Nordean Hoesly
New Glarus
Irvin Phillips
Herman Krattiger
Richard Saunders
Monte Chesebro
Monticello
Ralph Jones
Albany
John Krattiger
Bennet Kubly
Brodhead
William Hawthorne
Krattiger
Hoesly
Iowa
Rock
Grant
Lafayette
Dane
Richland
Sauk
Green County Farm Foundation
Lawrence H. Smith
R-Racine
Brodhead High School
Russell Carter
Juda
Myron E. Jeglum
Grant Ritter
National Corn Picking Organization
Joseph Urban
M. K. Johnson
Ritter
Floyd Duffy
University of Wisconsin Agricultural Engineering Department
Green County
Leopold
Dorothy Wald
Lorraine Zimmerlin Brodhead
Carol Teasdale
Lafayette County
Rock County
Monterey
Secretary of Agricultural
Benson
Nordeen Hoesly
Times
Selling Flurry Sends Stocks Sharply Lower
The stock market faced a selling flurry that pushed prices down by about one to three points in many stocks. A later rebound from the lows followed as nerves remained high through the week with railroads offering brief strength and the opening trend turning mixed.
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New York
London Wildcat Strike Hits Transport and Ports
London faces widespread disruption as a three way wildcat strike halts 83 bus routes and ties up the Thames docks. More than 29,000 dock workers idle and 132 ships unable to move while rail and road traffic chokes the city. Three dock areas strikes drive action by 7,000 stevedores, 14,000 Transport and General Workers Union members, and 8,000 ship repairmen over overtime, working conditions, and seniority in layoffs.
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London
Thames Dock
National Amalgamated
Transport and General Workers Union
Madison Man Narrowly Escapes Drowning After Crash
A 27 year old Madison Wisconsin man Kenneth Homewood escaped drowning when his car left a highway and overturned into a flooded drainage ditch near Coal Valley Illinois. Trapped five feet underwater for almost an hour he was rescued by state police and treated for shock and bruises with no serious injuries reported by doctors at Moline Public Hospital.
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Rock Island, Ill
Madison
Wis
Kenneth Homewood
Rt. 150
Coal Valley
Rock Island
Moline Public
Showers May Swell Indiana Flood Waters
Rainfall threatens flood fighters and thousands of homeless in Hammond and Plymouth Indiana as Little Calumet River and Yellow River rise. Mayor Vernon Anderson reactivates Red Cross and orders police and fire crews to duty while 18 truckloads of 5th Army personnel return to Chicago. Damage in the area reaches up to 10 million dollars.
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Hammond
Ind
Plymouth
Calumet
Vernon Anderson
Red Cross
5Th Army
Chicago
Cheese prices hold steady in Wisconsin market report
Wisconsin American cheese market shows steady to firm tone with good demand. Offerings are ample to short with selling prices for cheddar and moisture basis around 33 to 34 percent, single daisies and longhorns at 36 to 36.4 percent, and midgets at 36.14 to 38.14 percent.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Reds Surprise West with Nod to Trieste Settlement
United Nations reports that the Soviet Union unexpectedly approved the Western sponsored Trieste settlement. Deputy Foreign Minister Vishinsky informed the UN Security Council that Moscow recognizes the October 5 London Accord dividing Trieste between Italy and Yugoslavia, aiming to ease tensions in Europe.
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United Nations
N. Y
Trieste
London
Italy
Yugoslavia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Security Council
Vishinsky
Democrats Sweep Alaska in Weather Vane Election
In late Anchorage returns Democrats gain ground across Alaska. H J Lannen moves past Henry Benson for labor commissioner after trailing most of counting. E L Bartlett widens lead to nearly three to one over Barbara Dimock as Democrats consolidate 26 of 28 legislature seats.
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Juneau
Alaska
Anchorage
H. J. Lannen
Henry Benson
Lannen
Benson
E. L. Bartlett
Congress
Barbara Dimock
Kickoff Breakfast Set For Scout Fund Drive
Monroe groups will hear talks to launch the 1954 Boy Scout drive. Glen P. Ude announced talks with Key to the City Club Women of the Moose Jaycees American Legion and PTA groups from North South and Lincoln schools. Rev. C C Warfel spoke to the Kiwanis at lunch. A breakfast will kickoff the drive next week at a local church.
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Monroe
Roger-Johnson
Glen P. Ude
City Club
Women of the Moose
Jaycees
American Legion
PTA
North
South
Lincoln
Rev
C. C. Warfel
Kiwanis
Pallbearers Named For Herman Regez
Services were held at 2 p m today in Shriner-Neushwander funeral home for Herman Regez 67 of 2121 7th street who died Tuesday morning at St Clare hospital He was preceded by a grandson David Walter Regez June 10 1949 Rev Paul C Kehle officiated and burial was in Greenwood cemetery Pallbearers were Frank Kundert Lee Babler Paul Frenzel Arthur Drake Fred Felder and Louis Wolleson
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Shriner-Neushwander
Herman Regez
7Th Street
St. Clare Hospital
David Walter Regez
Paul C. Kehle
Greenwood Cemetery
Frank Kundert
Lee Babler
Paul Frenzel
Arthur Drake
Fred Felder
Louis Wolleson
Eisenhower Celebrates 64th Birthday in Colorado
President Eisenhower, 64, enjoys good health amid a political race that could influence a second term. Colorado golfing friends host a birthday luncheon at Cherry Hills, while wife Mamie hosts a quiet dinner. Gifts pour in as he ends an eight week Colorado vacation and returns to Washington via Indianapolis for a farm program address.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Colorado
Cherry Hills Country Club
Denver White House
Washington
Indianapolis
Racketeers Shun Facing Vice Jury in Phenix City
Phenix City racketeers seek negotiated prison terms instead of trials before vice cleanup juries. Seven indicted gamblers including retired slot kings Hoyt Shepherd and Jimmy Matthews pleaded guilty, receiving penalties from two months and a $300 fine to 30 months. Others awaiting trial considered settlements today, while gambler E. L. Cook’s life sentence for murder intensified local panic.
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Phenix
Godwin Jr
E. L. Cook
Trio Implicated In ThreeCounty Burglary Wave
Undersheriff Willis E. Mitchell said Wayne Eichstadt Monticello farm hand confessed to part in a multi county burglary wave. Kraus and Kramer pled or were held on related charges with ties to Lafayette Rock Green and Jefferson counties. Eichstadt to be questioned by Lafayette authorities. two former Monroe men implicated and held for questioning.
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Willis E. Mitchell
Wayne Eichstadt
Monticello
Lafayette County
Eichstadt
Lawrence James
Monroe
Jefferson
Alvin F. Kraus
Madison
Lafayette
Rock
Kraus
Marvin Kramer
Janesville
Mitchell
Kramer
Green County
Green
Rock County
Argyle
Viota
Gratiot
Shullsburg
Lamont
Fayette
State Department of Public Welfare
McCarthy Backs All Except Case in New Jersey Race
Senator McCarthy says Republicans back all candidates except Clifford Case in the New Jersey U S Senate race. He criticizes the Eisenhower administration farm program and notes a possible return to the Senate meeting on November 8. Case declines comment and carries President Eisenhower's endorsement.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
Congress
Newsmen
Clifford P. Case
U. S. Senate
Hendrickson
Case
Rep
Charles R. Howell
New Jersey
U. S
GOP
Government Operations Committee
Wisconsin
Eisenhower
Wayne Morse
Senate
Sen. Morse
Oregon
Newark
Samuel Bodine
Sen. McCarthy
U. S. Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Homecoming Parade Push Despite Downpour
Monroe high school keeps Homecoming events on track with a parade at 7 30 pm and a rally at Recreation Park. If rain postpones the parade it will shift to after school tomorrow. Floats led by Robert E. Tschudy and John B. Greiner line up at 7 15 pm near the school.
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Monroe High School
T. R. Holyoke
Robert E. Tschudy
John B. Greiner
Robert Keller
Recreation Park
Robert Olson
Hurricanes Hazel Threatens Carolinas As Haiti Relief Expands
Hurricane Hazel renewed strength and moved toward the Carolinas while the U S Navy began relief missions in Haiti. In Jeremie the Saipan reported heavy damage but few deaths though cemetery digging occurred nearby. Hazel's center neared the Bahamas with top winds near 115 mph and a forward pace of 17 mph as forecasters urged caution.
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Miami
Fila
Saipan
Jeremie
Moron
Dam Marie
Hazel
Bahama Islands
Haiti
Miami Weather Bureau
Walter Lavis
Phillies Name Smith New Team Manager
The Philadelphia Phillies named Mayo Smith as field manager for 1955, succeeding Terry Moore. Smith previously managed minor league teams in the New York Yankees farm system for six years, including Birmingham in 1954 where he led them to third place in the Southern League.
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Phillies
Smith
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Phillies
Mayo Smith
Terry Moore
New York Yankee
Biringham
Strong Move Hinted To Block U N Debate On Interference Charge
United Nations sources report a push to postpone Security Council discussion of Israel's charge against Egypt over Suez Canal shipping until the Mixed Armistice Commission issues its on the spot check. AbbaEBan to present a long claim about Bat Galim, Sept 28.
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U.N
United Nations
N. Y
Security Council
Israel
U. N. Mixed Armistice Commission
Abba Eban
Suez
Egypt
Bat Galim
Lebanon
L-Nation Council
Armistice Commission
Commission
Britain
Suez Canal Zone
Jury find youth negligent in Madison auto crash
A coroner's jury ruled Rich ard Pearson, 22, guilty of a high degree of negligence in the Oct. 4 Madison crash that killed Pearson and Charles Stull, 18. Donald Gandolph, 20, said to drive a hot rod, was listed as an aggravating cause but not responsible. Two 19-year-old riders from Pearson’s car were hospitalized.
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Madison
Richard Pearson
Pearson
Charles Stull
Donald Gandolph
Gandolph
Madison Street
Pure Milk Directors Attend Chicago Event
John Haldiman president of the Pure Milk Association and directors E J Kaderly Gayle Matzke and Alferd Meier Sr attended the National Pure Milk Association meeting in Chicago on Tuesday. The event at the Conrad Hilton also drew many attendees including Mr and Mrs Herman King and others as they joined the second annual International Dairy Show.
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John Haldiman
Pure Milk Association
E. J. Kaderly
Gayle Matzke
Alferd Meier Sr
Pure Milk Asoe
Chicago
Tudsay
Herman King
Chester Pinnow
Herbert Matzke
Ernest Brunner
Carl Jensen
Arthur Meythaler
Harold Whitehead
Alfred Meier Sr
Guy Weckerly
Marvin Klassy
Nathan Weiss
Leonard Weiss
Durward Dunaway
Alfred Meier Jr
Conrad Hilton
Defense Chief Apologizes At GOP Dinner Over Bird Dog Remark
Defense Secretary Wilson apologizes for a bird dog remark at a Chicago GOP dinner, saying the comment was an unfortunate mistake and distorted by opponents. The incident triggers protest from Democrats and labor leaders, while Stratton and Nixon defend or critique the administration's stance. Eisenhower aides deny altering Stratton's schedule.
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Associated Press
Wilson
Chicago
Detroit
William G. Stratton
Illinois
Stratton
Edward Hunt 23 Killed in Beloit Train Collision
A 23 year old Brodhead man Edward Hunt was killed when his truck was struck by a northbound Chicago and North Western passenger train at a Beloit crossing. The truck caught fire and Beloit firefighters extinguished the blaze.
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Brodhead
Beloit
Edward Hunt
Louis A. Hunt
Hunt
Chicago and North Western
Red China demands US end Formosa protection
United Nations disclosed it circulated a new demand from Red China's Chou En Lai to the General Assembly urging action to force the United States to stop protecting Formosa. In a six page belligerent attack Chou said no foreign intervention will be tolerated.
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United Nations
N. Ye
U. N
Red China
Chou En- Lai
General Assembly
United States
Formosa
Chou
Ghostly interruption foils Chicago robber
A gunman attempted a hold up at Mrs. Sophie Mensik's cleaning shop in Chicago on Wednesday. He shouted for "Tom" but fled when a passerby unseen by him caused him to retreat, leaving the scene empty handed.
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Chicago
Sophie Mensik
Tom
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