New City Polio Patient Reported in Monroe Ward
A new polio patient, three year old Tom J Bacher, enters St. Clare isolation ward with suspected spinal type polio. The report lists family details and nearby cases including Betty Gempler in critical condition and Harold Whitehead improving. Community fund drive and nursing support measures are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Clare Hospital
Tom J. Bacher
Otto Bacher
27Th Avenue
Tom
Steven
William
Alan
Bacher
Vordermann-Balls Mill
Whitehead
Elsbeth
Betty”’ Gempler
Roy Gempler
Monroe
Harold M. Whitehead
Green County Farm Bureau
Dennis Schoonhoven
Cedarville
Deaconess Hospital
Freeport
Dennis
Harold Schoonhoven
Peggy Miller
Robert Miller
Terry
UW Graduate Student Faces Dubuque Charge
A 27 year old University of Wisconsin graduate student from Madison faced theft charges in Dubuque Iowa after allegedly stealing cash and clothing from three unlocked hotel rooms. He posted a $500 bond and a preliminary hearing was scheduled for Oct 8. He arrived from Hazel Green in a university owned truck claiming to seek meteorological data from the Dubuque weather bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque, Ia
Dubuque
University of Wisconsin
Justice Court
Robert N. Miller
Madison
Hazel Green
Imprint of Driver Reveals Hit Run Case
Police linked Carl Ballmoos to a Monday morning accident after an imprint of his license appeared on a broken utility pole at 13th street and 20th avenue. Ernest Ballmoos, his brother, owned the matching vehicle, and Carl posted a $100 bond and planned to appear in justice court.
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Carl Ballmoos
Route 2
Monticello
Justice Court
13Th Street
20Th Avenue
Ernest Ballmoos
Carl
Lewis Obtains Hard Coal Gain Boosts His Strike Plan
Washington reports John L. Lewis won a hard coal royalty gain and announced a selective strike. He ordered a work stoppage from Bituminous Operators Association mines next Monday and from Southern Coal Producers Association mines on October 1. The two groups cover about 70 percent of soft coal output. West of the Mississippi most mines would continue. The Defense Shipping Admin ordered a coal shipment freeze to save about a million tons for government use.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Bituminous Operators Association
Southern Coal Producers Association
Mississippi River
Big Ben Coal Co
Illinois
Defense Solid Fuels Administration
Stevenson Opens New England Tour
Gov Adlai Stevenson opened his New England campaign with a humorous defense before a Bridgeport crowd of 15 000 to 20 000 at the railroad station. He framed his talk on economy and anti corruption saying government economy requires constant effort and promising to purge corruption at all levels.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Adlai Stevenson
New England
Stevenson
Badger Editors See No Clear-cut Signs of Victory
Wisconsin editors from 75 newspapers survey current presidential preferences with no decisive edge for Stevenson or Eisenhower. About 24 counties lean GOP, 14 remain Democratic, 2 too close to call, and 28 stay Republican under 1948 patterns. Key notes cite corruption, taxes, Taft supporters, and McCarthy’s mixed impact.
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Badger
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Associated Press
Adlai Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ike
Adlai
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Eisehower
Dewey
Eisenhower
Stevenson
GOP
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Joseph R. McCarthy
McCarthy
G. H. Koneig
Waukesha
Daily Freeman
Waukesha County
Taft
Eugene R. Clifford
Juneau Independent
Dodge
Gratiot Farmer Henry Seffrood Dies at 76
Henry Seffrood of Gratiot aged 76 died at 6 30 am today at St Clare hospital where he had been a patient since August 8 He farmed around Gratiot South Wayne and Wiota before retiring to Gratiot He was son of Nels and Marie Johnson Seffrood Surviving are widow Annie two daughters Mrs Harvey Tollackson Apple River Ill and Mrs Jay Larse South Wayne and a son Ralph on the home farm Funeral arrangements are pending at Ayres funeral home Gratiot
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Henry Seffrood
Gratiot
Lafayette County
St. Clare Hospital
Seffrood
South Wayne
Wiota
Nels
Marie Johnson Seffrood
Annie
Harvey Tollackson
Apple River
Ill
Jay Larse
Ralph
Ayres Funeral Home
Argyle Band Leader Injured in Highway Crash
Donald D. Schoenick, 25, Argyle high school band instructor, was injured early today when his car left Highway 81 a mile east of Argyle. He apparently fell asleep, the vehicle rolled over, and he was taken to St. Clare hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald D. Schoenick
Argyle
Sheriff's Department
Schoenick
St. Clare Hospital
Eisenhower Talk at Davenport Blasts Truman Regime Waste
President Eisenhower denounces the Truman administration as wasteful in Davenport remarks. A second AP report describes a new robotic air missile used in Korea, guided remotely from the Boxer carrier, with tests on Sept. 1 and later launches numbered four to six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Truman
EEE
Washington
Korea
Navy
Associated Press
Fred Waters
Waters
Caudle Testifies Clark Killed Case
T Lamar Caudle testified that Tom Clark ordered him to drop an OPA case against North Carolina lumber dealer T C Coxe in 1944 after Coxe retained Clyde Hoey as attorney. Caudle said Clark spoke by telephone to drop the case, while Hoey and Clark held senior DOJ roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
T. Lamar Caudle
Tom Clark
North Carolina
Clyde R. Hoey
Caudle
U. S
Clark
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Hoey
Senate
House Judiciary Committee
OPA
T. C. Coxe
Wadesboro
N. C
Coxe
Cheese Patent Case Testimony Continues at Madison Trial
Depositions in a rind less Swiss cheese patent dispute proceed at the Eu gene Hotel with local cheese industry figures called. Pre trial testimony is expected to continue for several days. Kraft Foods Products Co. of Platteville sues Wild Co op Cheese Co. in Federal Court at Madison seeking an injunction over two Kraft patents for block Swiss manufacturing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene
Kraft Foods Products Co
Platteville
Wild Co-op Cheese Co
Madison
Kraft
Proxmire Wins Speech Dispute With Oshkosh Police
Democratic gubernatorial candidate William Proxmire was halted twice by Oshkosh police while speaking from a street corner. Authorities and city officials ruled the loud speaker usage did not violate the ordinance when used from a stationary vehicle. Proxmire left for Menasha after the incident as Thomas E. Fairchild announced a 14-city, two day Senate campaign swing including Darlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
William Proxmire
Oshkosh
Proxmire
Harry C. Meyers
Menasha
Thomas E. Fairchild
U. S. Senate
Darlington
Mrs. August Reese 70 Dies. Rites Planned in Brodhead
Mrs. August Reese, 70, of Brodhead died yesterday. Services set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Iverson funeral home with Rev. J. W. Zimmerman officiating. Burial in Greenwood cemetery. Survived by her husband August. two daughters Irene and Ernestine preceded in death. She was a Cadiz township native and lifelong Green County resident.
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Brodhead
August Reese
Everson
J. W. Zimmerman
Greenwood Cemetery
Reese
Cadiz Township
Green County
Cora Ellen Swearingen
William and
Hulda Black Swearingen
Monroe
Irene
Ernestine
Swiss Dinner Scheduled by Monroe Historical Society
A State Historical Society caravan meeting will be in Monroe Monday October 6 with a 6 o’clock Swiss dinner at Turner hall served by the Green County Historical Society. Reservations are handled by Ida Lundgreen, 1729 16th street. The event features Swiss atmosphere, costumes, and talks by five state staff members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Historical Society
Monroe
Turner Hall
Green County Historical Society
Clara Brawand
Ida Lundgreen
16Th Street
State Society
Wisconsin
Clifford Lord
The
Raymond Livesind
Sor
George Waller
American History Research Center
Herbert Kellar
McCormick Collection
Donald McNeil
Medical History Project
Historical Society
Eisenhower Attacks Waste in Washington in Iowa Tour
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower told about 4,000 Iowa listeners at Davenport court square that the government wastes taxpayer money and cited a five million dollar loss in CCC funds. He urged leadership change and warned of corruption as he headed toward Omaha for a farm speech.
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Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington
Iowa
Davenport Court House
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
Davenport
Omaha
Neb
Eisehower
Rock Island
Eisenhower to Visit Wisconsin for Campaign Dates
Gen Eisenhower will speak in Wisconsin October 3 and 4 with a one and a half day stop. Wilbur F Renk state Eisenhower Nixon club chairman announced the Milwaukee appearance and ticket details were provided by Joseph D Viney First District chairman. Other speakers include William Caldwell and Pierre Johnson with Dirksen or La Follette planned to speak in Janesville around October 20.
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Eisenhower
Wisconsin
Wilbur F. Renk
Eisenhower-Nixon Club
First District
Milwaukee
Joseph D. Viney
Renk
William Caldwell
New York
Eisenhower-Nixon Clubs
Pierre Johnson
Chicago
Midwest
Sen. Dirksen
Illinois
Robert la Follette
Janesville
Stock Market Slips In Sluggish Trade
New York shares edged lower in a slow session with no real selling pressure. Losses were fractional to about a point and some issues showed small gains, reflecting light business activity and limited market momentum.
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New York
Eisenhower threatened to resign over railroad strike draft
The New York Times reports associates of Gen. Eisenhower said he would quit as Army chief of staff in 1946 if forced to act as a strike breaker during the railroad walkout. He recounted being summoned from Georgia to Washington and declined then agreed to meet with workers, noting he was a soldier, not a strike breaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Times
Eisenhower
Army
American Federation of Labor
Georgia
Washington
the Times
Truman
Ernest Robert 81 New Glarus dies after hospital stay
Ernest Robert Sr., 81, of New Glarus, died at St. Clare hospital at 3 30 yesterday afternoon after being a patient since Sept 6 He was born Aug 20 1871 in Neuchatel Switzerland and came to America in 1892 He married Anna Blum July 4 1899 in Monticello Services Saturday at 2 pm at Swiss church New Glarus with Rev Lynn F B Tschudy in charge burial in Highland cemetery Monticello Zentner funeral home New Glarus listed as arrangements
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Ernest Robert Sr
New Glarus
St. Clare Hospital
Paul
Anna Nydeggen Robert
Neuchatel
LaChaud de Fond
Switzerland
America
Nebraska
Monticello
Robert
Anna Blum
Mt. Pleasant Township
Ernest Jr
Helen
Arthur Doyle
Doyle
Ernest
Arthur Beinema
Monroe
Florian
Louise
Emma
Lena
Paran
Swiss Church
Lynn F. B. Tschudy
Highland Cemetery
Zentner Funeral Home
Grain market dips on corn and oats as wheat steadies
A Chicago Board of Trade session saw corn and oats slip more than other grains while wheat held firm, especially the deferred contracts, as price declines spread through the commodity floor.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Korea Casualty Honored at Juda
Juda observes military rites for Sgt. Myron E. Newman the town’s first Korean casualty buried at Mt. Vernon cemetery on his 23rd birthday. He was killed June 29 at an outpost near Changgungol after training at Camp Polk and service in Korea and Japan.
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Myron E
Mike) Newman
Juda
Mt. Vernon
Theodore R. Newman
Judo
Korea
Changgungol
Brodhead
John L. Maxwell
Brooklyn
N. Y
Newcomer Funeral Home
Juda Baptist Church
C. J. Tingley
G. N. Swartz
William Behrens
Donald Campbell
Richard Wyss
Carolyn Roth
Helen Stettler
Walter Schilt
Don Campbell
John Affolter
Eugene Heimann
Ketchel Rinehart
J. Herbert Steffen
Robert Newman
Robert Preston
Ralph Miller
Gordon Helland
I. G. Newman
Duane Helland
Set
Newman
Jutlo
Monroe
Camp Polk
Japan
Lafayette Grassland Champions Announced
Lafayette County judging of Green County's nine Blue Ribbon Grassland winners named Lester Seffrood and Steve Jacobsen as champions in Progress and General classes. General class winners include Jacobsen William Dietz and son Ralph Eastwood and son. Progress class honorees include Lester Seffrood Ralph Seffrood Edwin Stauffacher Jr. John Gobrecht.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Seffrood
South Wayne
Steve Jacobsen
Blanchardville
Lafayette County
Green County
Lafayette
Seffrood
Jacobsen
William Dietz
Ralph Eastwood
Wiota
Ralph Seffrood
Gratiot
Edwin Stauffacher Jr
Famine
John Gobrecht
Belmont Township
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Gen
Minneapolis
New City
H.C. Whitehead
Green County Polio Foundation
M. Myra
St. Clare
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Hayes
Kas
Ann Leahy
Joan Harsketter
Beverly Jermo
Myra Rasmussen
Dubuque Charge
Tage Anderson
Walter Ellior
Duluth Herald
News- Tribune
Oshkosh Police
By Jack Bell
Ihe
Ernest Robert
Lafayette Grassland
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