One-way Street Plan on Limited Basis Suggested
Alderman Golli proposed a limited one-way plan for 10th and 1th streets to ease traffic, with Henning supporting it as cheaper than widening. Matzke and Beckman favored widening the first block and parking changes on the next to relieve bottlenecks, while Ald. Laeser preferred Matzke's plan. No vote. a public hearing will be held if an ordinance is introduced. Police Chief Schwaiger reported bicycle licenses nearing 500 and noted revival of the highway bypass project. traffic checks showed Illinois cars outnumber Wisconsin ones on Highway 69 north of the city. The council approved the Disabled American Veterans’ square fundraiser, paid for the police chief’s convention, installed a street light, and issued operator licenses to Hanson and Crouch.
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Ald
Fred Golli
A.C. Henning Jr
Floyd Matzke
Police and Safety Committee
William F Beckman
Board of Public Works
Beckman
Matzke
Council
Galli
Hes
Chi
Illinois
Wisconsin
Monroe
Schwaiger
Chiefs of Police
Wausau
16Th Street
25Th Avenue
Elder C. Hanson
Nathan Crouch
Poultry Racket Probe Launched in Chicago Markets
A federal grand jury in Chicago opened a labor racketeering probe focused on the poultry and produce markets. Subpoenas target 31 people tied to the poultry trade as authorities examine union pressure and alleged mob influence. The AFL Teamsters Joint Council will investigate linked activities of Joseph Glimco, described as a leading taxi union figure with influence across several Teamsters affiliates.
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Chicagop
Chicago
U. S
Robert Tieken
AFL Teamsters Joint Council
Joseph P. Glimco
Taxicab Drivers
Glimco
Teamsters
Dr Wilbur Dies in Palo Alto at 87
Dr Curtis D. Wilbur, 87, former secretary of the Navy under President Calvin Coolidge, died today in Palo Alto after a long illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur
Palo Alto
Calif
Curtis D. Wilbur
Secretary of the Navy
Calvin Coolidge
Dr Small Freed after Sanity Ruling in Slaying Case
Dr Kenneth J Small a Detroit dentist acquitted on temporary insanity in the Jules Lack slaying was released from Ionia State Hospital after three psychiatrists testified he is sane. Judge Morris K Davis ordered the release noting he no longer threatens persons or property. The case stemmed from a May 29 killing during a Lake Michigan cottage visit with Mrs Edith Small.
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Sonia
Mich
Kenneth J . Small
Ionia State Hospital
Detroit
Morris K. Davis
Perry Robertson
State Hospital
Small
Jules Lack
New York
Lack
Dr. Smail
Edith
Lake Michigan
Douglas
Alieran County
Florida
Dr. Small
Allegan County
Michigan
Raymond Smith
Allegan
Smith
Mothers March Chairmen Named For Polio Fund Drive
Mrs J Walter Donovan and Mrs Frank D Kantro named co chairmen of the Mothers March emergency polio fund campaign county chapter head Leland L Lamboley announced. The canvass supports the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis with a Polio Tag Day set for Saturday Sept 25. National objective is 40 percent of January 1954 totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Walter Donovan
Frank D. Kantro
Leland L. Lamboley
National Foundation For
Swiss Market Steady and Cheddar Prices Steady Too
Madison Wisconsin American cheese market steady with fair to good demand. Small styles adequate cheddars heavy. prices at state assembly points show 39 to 41 for State brand, 37 to 39 for Grade B, and 35 to 37 for Grade C. Domestic Swiss cheese market steady with ample offerings and fair demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
Monroe considers bird evictor for starling control
City Council refers to Board of Health a plan to rent or buy a machine that uses loudspeaker playbacks of distress calls to drive starlings from roosts. Distributor Armand Schudson said a 30 to 45 minute dusk session can clear a roost in four nights, with four minute coverage per roost. The device costs 795 dollars new, 100 dollars to rent for four nights with rental counts toward purchase. West Allis tested it last month with positive results. Monroe may test a roost to judge effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Health
Armand Schudson
Milwaukee
Schudson
B. H. Lynch
West Allis
Fred Galli
Monroe
Writ Hearing Set for Monday in Highway 11 Dispute
A writ hearing on the Highway 11 project between Monroe and Browntown is set for Monday at 10 a.m. before Circuit Judge Harry S. Fox in Janesville. Twenty two defendants were served notices. The $305000 relocation and resurfacing project spans five miles from the Bechtolt Bros. farm east of Browntown to the old cemetery west of Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Browntown
Harry S. Fox
Janesville
Dist. Atty
Rodney O. Kittelsen
Kittelsen
Leisen
Deepartments
Ervin Johnson
Darlington
Jelsen
Ryan Bros. Construction Co
Bechtolt Bros
Old Cemetery
Spahn Tames Pirates as Milwaukee Wins 10th Straight
Warren Spahn recovered from a two run first inning deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 for his 11th straight victory and extend Milwaukee's winning streak to 10. Eddie Mathews hit his 35th homer with a man aboard in the third, sparking the Braves as Milwaukee closed the gap to four games behind the New York Giants. The Giants-Chicago game was rained out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spahn
Pirates
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Warren Spahn
Pittsburgh Pirates
Braves
New York Giants
Eddie Mathews
KLM Plane Lands Safely at Gander after Atlantic trouble
Dutch airline reports KLM Ro: Dutch Airlines Super-Constellati four engine aircraft with 55 aboard landed safely at Gander Newfoundland, after trouble over the Atlantic. The passenger list includes nine survivors from last Saturday's Shannon crash in Ireland.
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New York
Dutch Airlines
Gander
Mid
Atlantic
KLM
Shannon
Eire
Nationalists Bombard Invasion Ports From Quemoy to Amoy
Nationalist ships and U S supplied F 84 Thunderjets again struck inland Communist bases near Quemoy and Amoy as rain of bombs and shells hit Red batteries for a third day. Gen Chang Yi ting said he could not confirm two former U S destroyers joined the bombardment while noting Chinese intelligence shows about 100 000 Communist troops in Fukien with four corps in nearby coastlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taipeh
Formosa
Defense Ministry
Reds
Quemoy
Chang Yi-ting
U. S
Amoy
Chang
Ha Chang
Fukien
Expenses Listed By 11 Candidates
Pre election expense statements filed with Green County clerk show 11 candidates reporting expenditures for the upcoming general election. Franz Brand led with 307.45 while Joseph Viney spent 148.20. incumbent Miss Lengacher reported 15 against Ray Kundert 101.99. several unopposed officials had zero. The Green County Republican Club and the Democratic Party posted no expenditures and no candidate listed contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma Lengacher
Franz Brand
Joseph D. Viney
Ray E. Kundert
Herman A. Stuessy
Ralph J. Kundert
Grace Thorpe
Register of Deeds
Helen Myers
Archie Myers Jr
Harry Keegan
Wilbur E. Deininger
Green County
Republican
Club
Democratic Party of
Juries To Get Cases Brownell Lays Plans For Security
Washington Atty General Brownell laid groundwork for grand jury probes in internal security during the fall federal term. Justice Department filed letters authorizing four attorneys from the internal security division to present evidence on about 18 federal statutes. Speculation says the move aims to boost the division under Assistant Atty. Gen. William Tompkins amid new security laws. Tompkins indicates aides are preparing cases, including ones tied to Communist infiltration. If subversive activities board finds infiltration, a group could lose National Labor Relations Board services.
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Washington
O Brownell
Justice Department
Internal Security Division
Department
Atty
Gen
Wil
Liam Tompkins
Tompkins
Eisenhower
Group Opposes Recreation Shift
A special committee studying moving youth and adult recreation from the Park Board to the city school system voted against the change. Dr. James R. Weir led the motion after Ronald H. Johnson reported ongoing cooperation from schools and no gain from a transfer. The panel to draft a report for the September 14 school board meeting revived considerations from 1953 and 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Board
James R. Weir
Ronald H. Johnson
Weir
Board of Education
Minor Anderson
Herbert T. Johnson
Recreation Park
Johnson
Corn Storage Meeting To Be Held Tomorrow
A corn storage meeting will be held tomorrow at 8 p.m. in the courthouse. Speaker Paul Green ASC fieldman and University of Wisconsin extension representative will outline suitable building types and loan information from the ASC office for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ASC
Paul Green
University of Wisconsin Extension Service
Two Guards Charged In Sensational Break Of Gunman
Boston police and prosecutors announced charges against two Charles street jail guards for aiding the escape of Elmer Burke a New York gunman who burst free with three accomplices. Dist Atty Garrett Byrne indicated more arrests possible as a grand jury investigations continue. Schnetzer and Morgan were booked on suspicion aiding a prisoner to escape and Schnetzer had prior criminal records including larceny and breaking and entering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duston
Charles Street
Elmer
Trigger) Burke
New York
Garrett Byrne
Burke
Evie
Getawa
Grand Jury
Benjamin G. Schnetzer
Roxbury
Robert Morgan
Revere
Byrne
Schnetzer
George Lawver Dies at 71 in St. Clare Hospital
George J. Lawver 71 of Cadiz Township died at 4 45 a m in St Clare hospital after eight days as a medical patient. He was born July 1 1883 in Cadiz Township son of George and Eliza Jane French Lawyer. He married Alice Good September 23 1903 in Freeport and farmed in Cadiz Township before retiring to Monroe in 1948. Survived by wife four sons and five daughters, two brothers, 22 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services Saturday at 1 30 p m Shriner Neushwander funeral home Browntown with Rev John Wreford officiating. Burial Greenwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Lawver
9Th Street
Cadiz ‘Township
St.Clare Hospital
Lawver
Cadiz Township
George
Eliza Jane French
Cadiz Center
Alice Good
Freeport
Monroe
Browntown Methodist Church
Robert
Harold
Dane
Wis
George St
Lena
Ili
Glen
Kaspar Berger
Argyle
Frank
Alvin
Earl
Louis Tree
Alfred
Shriner-Neushwander
John Wreford
Browntown
Greenwood Cemetery
Dewey Urges Ives to Run for New York Governor
Gov. Thomas Dewey held a three hour conference urging Sen. Irving Ives of New York to pursue the governorship. A spokesman said Ives’ reply was not disclosed and there was no immediate word on his response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Ives
New York
Thomas Dewey
Irving Ives
McCarthy Testimony Highlights Zwicker Exchange at Hearing
At the McCarthy censure hearings a witness testified he heard Brig. Gen. Ralph Zwicker mutter you s o b at Senator McCarthy during a February New York hearing. Harding testified Zwicker sat behind him with officers and muttered the insult when questioned by McCarthy. Zwicker once commanded Camp Kilmer and Peress faced Fifth Amendment questions.
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Bulletin
Washington
Sen
McCarthy
Ralph Zwicker
Wisconsin
Senate
Washington P
Ralph W. Zwicker
New York
William J. Harding Jr
New York City
Harding
Edward B. Wilams
Zwicker
Stoughton
Lawton
Williams
Kirke B. Lawton
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Eisenhower
Pentagon
Army
Watkins
R-Ulan
Sen. Watkins
Sen. Case
RSC
Peress
McCarthy Investigations Subcommittee
Maj
Irving Peress
Gen
S.o.b
Camp Kilmer
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Sinc
Mickey Vernon
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Jim Bisby
al Lima
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Joe Astroth
Slayer
U.S
Hong Kong
WA. S
U. S. Navy
Chiang
Brownell
Virginia
Ft. Meyer
Louise M. Snee
Military Post
Howard L. Orians
John A. Schindler
Boston
George Lawver
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