Ridnour Named Second Vice President in Fifth District PTA
Mrs. Glen H. Ridnour of Monroe was named second vice president of the Fifth District PTA at a high school meeting attended by about 70 delegates. Officers elected include Victor Pagenkoff as secretary and Mrs. Dorothy Mathe son as treasurer, with Rev. Gordon Winsor continuing as president until 1956.
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PTA
Victor Pagenoff
Platteville
Glen H. Ridnour
Monroe
Gordon Winsor
Times
Ridnour
Victor Pagenkoff
Dorothy Matheson
Dodgeville
James R. Weir
Winsor
Monroe Pta Council
E. O. Evans
Lester Noerr
Richland Center
Two Soldiers Die In Head-On Highway Crash Near Orfordville
Two men were killed and five injured in a head-on collision three miles north of Orfordville on Highway 13. Deceased are John Kenneth McDonough, 20, of Janesville, and Navarra Hamilton, 19, of Mauston visiting from Chanute Air Force Base. Driver of the other car is Clyde Stoefer, 19, Beloit, seriously injured. In Post's car were Lawrence A. Post, 20, and passengers Dennis L. McGraw, 17, Ladysmith. Donald C. Potter, 18, Hi and William Grebner, Milwaukee.
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Orfordville
Here
Rock County
John Kenneth McDonough
Janesville
Navarra Hamilton
Mauston
Chanute Air Force Base
Rantoul
Ill
Lawrence A. Post
Clyde Stoefer
Beloit
Stoefer
McDonough
Post
Hamilton
Dennis L. McGraw
Ladysmith
Donald C. Potter
William Grebner
Milwaukee
First Snow Flurry Melts Quickly In Wisconsin
Milwaukee reports the season's first snow fell across northern Wisconsin but disappeared soon as the ground absorbed the warmth. The weather bureau noted general snow in northern areas with Land O Lakes confirming the initial fall.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Weather Bureau
Land O'Lakes
Clintonville Firemen Drop Mass Resignation Plans
In Clintonville Wisconsin the 18 man volunteer fire department withdrew a group resignation after City Council assurances of cooperation. Officials had complained about fire trucks departing station and loud sirens. Mayor Maggers and two alders apologized to spark reconciliation and firefighters decided to remain on the job.
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Clintonville
Wisconsin
George Maggers
Six Die As Bus Rams Truck Near Michigan City
A Greyhound two decker crashed into a parked semitrailer on U S 20 about six miles east of Michigan City. Six passengers were killed and 20 injured, with at least six in critical condition. Victims include Sylvia Money Sol Sender Helen Ruswak Fridel Groenhoff and Anthony William Bruno. Bus driver Thomas Locke 39 of Chicago was among the critically injured. The truck overturned after the collision.
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Michigan City
Ind
Ogden Jarvis
Jarvis
U. S. 20
Sylvia Money
York
Sol Sender
Ainslie
Chicago
Charles G. Roth
Lafayette Hill
Helen Ruswak
W. 24Th Bivd
Friedel Groenhoff
Los Altos
Calif
Anthony William Bruno
Bloomington
Thomas Locke
Albany hardware break-in yields rifles cash and receipts
Sheriff Samuel F. Humbel reports a break-in at Bongiorno hardware in Albany after 3 a m. Four rifles and a shotgun were taken along with $100 to $300 in cash and $80 in hunting license receipts. The burglar alarm suggests entry through a rear window and authorities link the crime to a pattern in Grant Lafayette Jo Daviess and Stephenson Counties.
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Bongiorno
Albany
Samuel F. Humbel
Domenic Bongiorno
Humbel
Storm Hits Kushiro Japan Killing Five
A fierce wind and rain storm roared along Japan’s eastern coast of Hokkaido burying homes wrecking small boats and causing five deaths.
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Japan
Kushiro
Hokkaido
Eastern Storm Leaves 16 Dead In Wake of Blow
A massive storm left 16 fatalities along the East Coast from North Carolina to New York and New England. Seven deaths occurred in New York state, four in Pennsylvania, two in Connecticut, and one each in New Jersey Maine and Massachusetts. High winds, floods, and downed wires caused drownings and accidents as rivers rose and roads failed.
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New York
Carolina
Cape Hatteras
N. C
Winsted
Conn
North Carolina
New York State
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
New Jersey
Maine
Massachusetts
Tropics
Hazel
Canada
Weather Bureau
New England
Diane
Providence
R. I
Norwalk
Lackawanna Railroad
Cresco
New York City
Idlewild
LaGuardia
Group Opposes Remodeling Plan for Stoldt Building
The public property committee of the City Council plans to tell aldermen on Tuesday night that remodeling the Stoldt building should not proceed due to high costs. Contractors consulted say the structure is too old to feasibly remodel for city offices and a community center. Committee chairman Herman Schindler and members Sebastian Laeser Jr. and Joseph C. Dearth expect a report backing this view. Petitions to raze the building and convert the site to a parking lot are also to be presented Tuesday.
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Stoldt
Herman Schindler
Sebastian Laeser Jr
Joseph C. Dearth
Last of U S Troops Leave Austria Ends Occupation
The final American combat troops departed Austria today ending a decade of Allied occupation. Nine officers three enlisted men and two civilians stayed to wind down real estate matters while a few remaining British officers would depart before October 25, with all Big Four withdrawn. French and Russian forces already left under the Austrian independence treaty.
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Vienna
Austria
U. S
Salzburg
Germany
Stalin's son Jacob killed at Oranienburg camp in 1945
Maj. Walter Reuschle, a former Radio Stuttgart director, claimed Stalin's son Jacob Djugashvili died at Oranienburg after fleeing a high voltage fence and being shot by SS guards. He said the incident occurred as the Red Army neared Berlin, with Jacob housed in selective rooms in the officers' barracks.
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Friendland
Germany
Stalin
Jacob
Maj
Walter Reuschle
Radio
Stuttgart
Jacob Djugashvili
Oranienburg
Berlin
Reuschle
Red
Reuschie
Hitler
Russia
Army
Vassily
Lubianka
Moscow
Pheasant Season Begins as Hunters Flock to City
County Clerk Ray E. Kundert filled extra hunting license requests as hundreds of sportsmen moved into town for opening day. Rain improves dog work and lowers fire risk, while 5 000 birds were planted in the county including 2000 cocks released on five public grounds. Officials warn against shooting hens to protect future seasons as record kills are anticipated despite reduced cover from dry weather.
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Ray E. Kundert
State Conservation Department
Clarence R. Benkett
Achievement Program Postponed in Monroe
The 4-H Achievement program for Monroe East division clubs was moved to November 3. Miss Kathryn Chambers of Judo will speak at Turner Hall. Chambers is cycling through the East. Albany Brooklyn Achievement program is tonight at Albany grade school gymnasium with clubs Albany Smiley Oak Corners Jug Prairie and Jolly Mixers. Robert Schneeberger of Smiley will host. Mrs. John Morgenthaler of Albany is general chairman.
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Monroe East
Kathryn Chambers
Turner Hall
Chambers
Albany-Brooklyn
Albany
Smiley
Oak Corners
Jug Prairie
Jolly Mixers
Robert Schneeberger
Smiley Club
John Morgenthaler
Woman Dies in Ohio Crash Near Columbiana
A collision of two cars and a truck north of Columbiana, Ohio, killed Mrs. Elsie Dalton, 40, of Ladysmith Wisconsin. The wreck occurred today at a road intersection.
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Ohio
Salem
Elsie Dalton
Ladysmith
Wis
Columbiana
Andrews Confirms He Will Quit As Tax Office Chief
Richmond based former IRS commissioner T. Cole man Andrews confirmed reports he will resign as Internal Revenue Service chief. The 56 year old Virginian Democrat said his Washington posting has been completed and he will depart to become chairman and CEO of American Fidelity and Casualty Co. in Richmond, the world's largest truck insurer.
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Andrews
Tax Office
Richmond
T. Coleman Andrews
Internal Revenue
Virginia
Revenue Service
Washington
Two Suffer Fatal Beloit Blaze Victims
A Beloit fire killed 61 year old Luella Gibson and her 22 month old grandson David Settlers found in the second floor bedroom. Firefighters traced the blaze to a faulty heater. Mrs Gibson’s daughter recalled hearing a cry for help around 6:30 am as flames trapped them upstairs. The fire confined to the second floor of the brick and frame dwelling.
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Beloit
Shre
Luella Gibson
David Settlers
Elijah Settlers
Eisenhower Eyes Budget Talks Amid Recovery Birthday
President Eisenhower, nearing the fourth week of convalescence, plans a cabinet meeting with Treasury Secretary Humphrey to discuss possible budget balance for the year ending June 30. Aims include tax policy and revenue prospects as he marks his 65th birthday.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Secretary of Treasury
Humphrey
Washington
Eisenhower-Humphrey
Free World
Paul Dudley White
Boston
White
Nixon
State Dulles
County Clerk Receives Three Petitions for Salary Increases
Three salary petitions filed with the county clerk seek higher pay for county workers as the County Board prepares the 1956 budget during the November session. The highway union, the register of deeds office, and the sheriff's department request wage raises and possible reclassification study. The board plan includes reports from the jail courthouse committee and funding for Lattice bridge reconstruction and a Jordan Center school flasher light.
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Jordan Center
Highway Department Union
Register of Deeds Office
Sheriff’s Department
The
Highway Union
Henman Kubly
Walter Hoesly
Grace Thorpe
Helen Kummer
Margaret's Privacy Plea Signals Townsend Marriage Plan
Margaret's appeal for privacy in Binfield England is interpreted as confirmation that Princess Margaret will marry RAF Group Captain Peter Townsend. The couple were seen on a weekend visit at a Windsor Forest estate, with Townsend on home leave from his Brussels post.
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London
Peter Townsend
RAF
Princess Margaret
Townsend
Binfield
England
Margaret
Raf Groun
Windsor Forest
Clarence House
Elizabeth
Brussels
Dulles Questioned on Leaks From British Sources
Senate internal security chair Eastland asks Secretary Dulles for information on British sources possibly leaking to Communist China during the Korean War. Questions focus on Peiping embassy assurances that US forces would not cross the Yalu into Manchuria and reference Burgess and MacLean.
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Washington
Senate
Dulles
China
Peiping
Red China
U. S
Yalu River
Manchuria
Eastland
Internal Security Subcommittee
Guy Burgess
Donald MacLean
Mississippi Democrat
James A. van Fleet
8Th Army
Korea
Badgers Return From California After 33 21 Loss
About 125 people greeted the University of Wisconsin football team at Truax airfield on their return from California where Wisconsin fell to Southern California 33 to 21. Coach Ivy Williamson cautioned photographers that he might not smile.
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Madison
Truax Airfield
University of Wisconsin
California
Badgers
Southern California
Ivy Williamson
Peron to be tried in absentia in Argentina
Juan D. Peron, ex dictator of Argentina, will face an absentia trial before a military court on grounds of military honor and later a civil court for civil crimes or offenses, according to Army Minister Leon Bengoa.
GOP Governors Urge Rapid Farm Help in 1956 Context
Midwest Republican governors meeting in Des Moines urged the Eisenhower administration to act quickly on a four point program to aid sagging farm prices. The plan includes a federal food purchases program for consumption and emergency measures to boost farmers' income, plus state led committees to improve product sales and a national soil conservation policy.
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Des Moines
Midwest Corn Belt
Reading
Fred Hall
Kansas
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Check writer Ernest Lair faces six counts in county court
Ernest Lair of Chicago appeared before Judge Marshall L. Peterson on six counts of writing worthless checks totaling 1962.40. He was ordered paroled to the State Department of Welfare with transfer permission to the Illinois department and to restitution at 25 dollars weekly. He is said to be on probation in Jefferson County.
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Ernest Lair
Chicago
Marshall L. Peterson
Lair
State Department of Welfare
Ilinois
Jefferson County
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Pagenkoff
George Steinmetz
State Congress of
Methodist Church
Alvin C. Rabehl
Robert Schumpert
PTA Congress
North
U.S
Ike
Beloit Blaze
Treasury
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
GOP
Corn Belt Group
Quick Aid
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson Institute
Leo Heegh
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Indiana
Illinois
Wyoming
Earl Butz
Fred Seaton
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