Eisenhower starts work on annual State of the Union
President Eisenhower, recuperating in a hospital, calls aides to plan the January State of the Union message. Maj. Gen. Wilton B. Persons and Kevin McKann will gather ideas, then draft the address as the White House weighs potential in person delivery. The plan includes cabinet talks on farm legislation and prices upon his return.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Congress
White House
Associates
Wilton B. Persons
Kevin McKann
Washington
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
New Jersey
Somerset
Bernard M. Shanley
Benson
Summerfield
Salary Petitions Filed with Clerk
Several salary increase petitions from county highway department employees were released today. The petitions come from H. Eugene Segner patrol superintendent seeking 15 dollars monthly, Ray Thorpe maintenance man 25 dollars, Kenneth H. Black shop foreman 15 dollars, Nathan W. Marti stock clerk to meet with the committee, Helen Sturzenegger first bookkeeper asking the same as others, and Olin Flisram seeking 25 dollars monthly plus 25 for car allowance.
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H. Eugene Segner
Ray Thorpe
Kenneth H. Black
Nathan W. Marti
Oscar McClellan 72 Beloit Local Man Dies
Oscar W. McClellan, 72, Beloit, died at St. Clare hospital at 12:35 p. m. today after admission October 17 as a medical patient. The body was taken to the Rosman Uehling Kinzer funeral home in Beloit.
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Oscar W. McClellan
Beloit
St. Clare Hospital
Rosman-Uehling-Kinzer
Attica Church to be Sold Monday Auction Ends Landmark Era
Attica Methodist church and fixtures go to public auction Monday at 2 p m led by Rev Glen H Ridnour of Monro e First Methodist. Proceeds go to a district church building fund. The church founded in 1873 74, rebuilt after 1906 lightning strike, has housed 30 plus pastors.
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Attica
Times
Attica Methodist Church
Glen H. Ridnour
First Methodist Church
Monroe
Ridnour
Methodist Episcopal Church
Thomas Campbell
Joseph Keylock
James Crompton
William Layton
Joseph Bartlett
Fayette Gibson
Brad Ross
The
Methodist Church
Layton
Bartlett
Joel Smith
Rev. R. Permgilla
C. J. Bartlett
E. Q. Knapp
C. McCreedy
P. H. Root
William Swann
Ida Root
Mae Bartlett
Maggie Swann
H. F. Wertz
Epworth League
S. W. Trousdale
Albany Methodist Church
Albany
George Tyacke
Francis Howarth
James Lawson
J. F. Cowling
H. A. Rogers
C. C. Swartz
H. B. Brenneman
G. W. Deniston
J. F. Poorman
J. E. Holden
J. E. Foss
Schiller Urges Action On County Jail Plans
Second Ward Supervisor Victor N. Schiller urged county residents to contact their County Board members to oppose a new jail he warned could cost two to three hundred thousand dollars. He called for mass protests and organized delegations to stop what he called an unwarranted burden. He criticized the jail committee for leaning toward maximum standards and suggested reserving such spending for older residents.
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Second Ward
Victor N. Schiller
WEKZ
Schiller
Kaiser-Frazer Agency to Close Monday
The Kaiser-Frazer Sales and Service Co. will discontinue operations effective Monday night. Partners Burt E. Bacon and Lloyd Isely cited dwindling production from Kaiser-Frazer and Willys as the reason. Bacon and Isely will join Dearth Motors, with Bacon in sales and Isely in service, while Willys sales remain with Jacobs Sales and Service Co.
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Kaiser-Frazer Sales and Service Co
Burt E. Bacon
Lloyd Isely
Kaiser-Frazer
Willys Cars
Kaiser
Willys
Bacon and Isely
Dearth Motors
Joseph C. Dearth
Jacobs Sales and Service Co
Monroe
Laf ayette Republicans name Ervin Johnson chairman
Darlington special. Ervin W. Johnson, Darlington attorney, was elected chairman of the Lafayette County Republican Club by the executive committee. He succeeds Atty. Charles O Connell who resigned and previously served as chairman from 1947 to 1951. Eleanor Mullen of Darlington was named secretary.
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Darlington
Ervin W. Johnson
Lafayette County
Republican Club
Johnson
Atty
Charles O'Connell
Eleanor Mullen
Wisconsin Cheese Market Steady Amid Mixed Demand
Wisconsin dairy market shows steady prices with fair to good demand. Longhorns from light supply. other styles ample. Cheddar prices quoted at 32 to 34 on moisture basis, single daisies 35 to 36, midgets at 36 to 37 percent.
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Cheese Mart
Steady
Madison
Wisconsin
Geneva Parley Opens German Unity Tops List
Western powers and the Soviet Union opened talks in Geneva to find a formula for German unity and lasting peace. Dulles MacMillan and Pinay push Russia to accept West German elections while Moscow seeks security changes and the abolition of NATO. The Middle East crisis looms as Israel Egypt tensions rise and arms moves fuel fear.
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Geneva
Russia
Germany
Europe
Palace of Nations
Dulles
MacMillan
Britain
Pinay
Molotov
Middle East
Israel
Egypt
Czechoslovakia
Washington
State Department
Two Youths Hurt Near Mt. Vernon
Werner Kuenzi a 1954 New Glarus High School basketball alumnus and an 18 year old companion Dean Tschudy were injured when their car left Highway 92 in Primrose Township four miles south of Mt. Vernon. Both were taken to Methodist hospital in Madison with concussion scalp lacerations and hand injuries. The 12:19 a m accident left the vehicle a total loss as deputies reported.
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Werner Kuenzi
New Glarus
Highway 92
Dane County
Kuenzi
Dean Tschudy
Methodist Hospital
Madison
Tschudy
Primrose Township
Mt. Vernon
Stocks Edge Higher After Halting Start
New York shares edged up after a sluggish opening with prices rising one to three points in parts of the session. Leading gainers included Southern Railway American Telephone U S Steel General Motors Allied Chemical Glenn Martin and Schering. General Motors posted the highest nine month earnings in its history nearing a billion dollars.
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New York
Southern Railway
American Telephone
U. S. Steel
General Motors
Allied Chemical
Glenn Martin
Schering
Unionists Move to Block Omaha Rail Line Change
Federal judge reviews request by Railway Labor Executives Association and Order of Railway Conductors to halt transfer of Chicago to Omaha trains to the Milwaukee line. About 25 trains, including City of San Francisco and City of Los Angeles, could shift tracks and threaten 700 to 1,400 jobs. unions contend ICC approval is required. judge unnamed.
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Chicago
Omaha
Chicago and North Western Railway
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Railway Labor Executives Association
Julius J. Hoffman
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Denver
Union Pacific
West Coast
Southern Pacific
S. P
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Faure Demands Confidence Vote in Paris
Premier Edgar Faure, after two decisive Assembly tests, calls for a third vote of confidence risking his government and Pinay’s fate as Big Four talks open in Geneva. Deputies fueled by defeats threaten to topple the administration over Algeria policy and a shift to December elections under current law.
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Paris
Edgar Faure
National Assembly
Pinay
Geneva
Faure
Edwin Bleiler Dies at 71 in Humbird
Edwin Bleiler of Humbird native of Green County died this morning in Neillsville hospital after a stroke. Born December 18 1883 he married Frieda Rieder in 1907 and farmed before becoming a carpenter in Humbird. Survived by wife a brother George G Bleiler Monroe a sister Mamie Bleiler 1102 30th avenue and nieces and nephews. Services Sunday at 2 pm in Humbird.
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Edwin Bleiler
Humbird
Green County
Neillsville
Mr. Bleiler
George
Ellen Gill Bleiler
Frieda Rieder
George G. Bleiler
Monroe
Mamie Bleiler
30Th Avenue
Ada
Arthur
Princess Margaret Visits Archbishop in Lambeth Palace
Princess Margaret called today on Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher at Lambeth Palace as the romance with Group Captain Peter Townsend faces a decision. The surprise visit follows reports of Townsend, a divorced air hero, being central to mounting considerations about the couple.
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London
Margaret
Geoffrey Fisher
Canterbury
Lambeth Palace
Peter Townsend
Bank Worker Killed as Plane Crashes Into LA Bank Branch
Private pilot Benjamin Fauth died when his light airplane crashed through a second story window of a Bank of America branch at an Los Angeles International Airport office. Glass showered onto staff after the aircraft plowed into the bank following his firing a day earlier. Bank chief clerk Robert Workman, 37, of the branch, said Fauth was dismissed for inadequate work and suffered a cut cheek. Diners in the adjoining Flight Deck restaurant were unharmed.
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Los Angeles
International Airport
Benjamin Fauth
Aeronca
Bank of America
Robert J. Workman
Fauth
Chicago Slayings Prompt Two Area Searches
Police search two Northwest Side areas for clues into the brutal triple killing of Robert Peterson 14 John Schuessler 13 and Anton Schuessler 11. Autopsy shows they died two days before Oct 18. A golf caddy Charles Dahlquist was cleared of implication in the case.
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Chicago
Robert Peterson
John Schuessler
Anton Jr
Charles Dahlquist
Rock City Man Remains Critical After Highway Crash
Ralph Richart, 29, of Rock City Illinois, suffers critical injuries and remains unconscious at Deaconess Hospital Freeport after a three car crash that killed Glen Hinds, 61, of Freeport. Driver Travis Zimmerman, 22, of Orangeville, is listed in fairly good condition.
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Ralph Richart
Rock City
Ill
Monroe
Deaconess Hospital
Freeport
Richart
Travis Zimmerman
Orangeville
Zimmerman
Glen Hinds
4Th Avenue
Icelandic author wins 1955 Nobel Prize in Literature
Halldor Kiljan Laxness of Iceland receives the Nobel Prize for Literature in Stockholm. A leftist critic of NATO, he denounces the alliance as a society of war lunatics and is active in the Communist linked International Peace Movement.
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NATO
Stockholm
Halldor Killjan Laxness
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Society of War Lunatics
Rally Protests Gerrymander Bill in Milwaukee
Milwaukee rally of 600 attendees condemned the Legislature approved realignment of Milwaukee districts as a gerrymander. Speakers led by Phillip Nash urged U S Senate and House judiciary action and petitions to seek court review. A five member committee was formed to pursue legal challenges if the bill is signed by Governor Kohler.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Phillip Nash
Wauwatosa
Nash
U. S
Senate
House Judiciary Committees
Congress
Elliott Walstead
Kohler
Local Democrats Protest Over Reuss Defeat Bid
Green County Democrats urged Gov Kohler to veto a bill they say targets defeating Rep Henry Reuss of Milwaukee. Republicans favor his defeat to block a possible U S Senate run. The group planned sympathy messages for two deceased members and outlined plans for a Democratic fund raising dinner in Kenosha. They also aimed to place registered Democrats on election boards across all 26 county precincts before Jan 31 1956 as required by law.
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Green County
Wast Bight
Kohler
Henry Reuss
Milwaukee
Reuss
U. S. Senate
A. S. Myers
Jack White
Myers
White
Kenosha
Ray Barth
Economist Discusses Swiss Cheese Problem at Madison Meeting
Truman Graf a University of Wisconsin economist outlined problems of the Swiss cheese industry due to support policy inequalities at a meeting of home economics extension personnel in Madison yesterday. Graf helped draft a petition to be sent to the USDA next week noting that 23 percent of Swiss factories have closed or switched to other products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman Graf
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Graf
USDA
Johnston Predicts Benson Ousted as Farm Secretary
Sen. Olin D. Johnston asserts President Eisenhower will remove Agriculture Secretary Benson next year to save face with farmers. He criticizes Benson and the administration's flexible price support plan, urging a return to high price supports. Benson says he will stay in Washington to push farm program recommendations to Congress.
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Washington
Benson
Congress
Olin D. Johnston
D-Sc
South Carolina
Senate Agriculture Committee
Johnston
White House
Nixon
U. S
St Peter Appointed Bank Vice President
E L St Peter former Bank of Brodhead cashier and new Second National Bank Beloit staff member was named vice president by bank president E P Eldred Jr. He will assume duties in late November as one of three new vice presidents named by Eldred.
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E. L. St. Peter
Bank of Brodhead
Second National Bank
Beloit
E. P. Eldred Jr
St. Peter
Eldred
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K and F Agency
Lafayette
Ervin Johnson
Omaha Plan
Farm Policy
Wilbert Johnson
Brodhead
Donald L. Hoppe
Williams Bay
Lewis E. Hull
Princess Margaret
Sen. Johnston
Magazine
Philadelphia
Farm Journal Magazine
Monthly
Farm Magazine
Brownell
Harold E. Stassen
Treasury
Humphrey
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Milton Eisenhower
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