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Holdrege Daily Citizen from Holdrege, Nebraska • 8

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Tuesday September 20 1955 IIOLDREGE (Nebr) CITIZEN' WAY BACK WHEN Clash over President's 1956 Plans Last Chancellor Off-Campus Course This week will be tip for persons to-sign campus course Educawon 259 Five students are stffl faefdmore complete the cUss 'H no more sign up the class will not be con ducted The class to be taut by Dr Gayle Childs of Umversity of Nebraska will offer instruction in the use of audiovisual lds the classroom Three credit hours will be good for graduate or undergraduate credit or for the renewal of a secondary certificate Interested persons should contact Vcm Bachmann at Holdrege High School or 1058-J CORN HARVEST in Phelps County taken in the early Submitted by Mrs Gust BROOM Nelson Make Plans to Bolster Hog Prices Benson Eyes Early Action WASHINGTON Secretary Of Agriculture Ezra Benson plans to bolster rapidly-declining hog prides He gave no indication as to what steps he has in mind But he said he will call representatives cfthe hog and pork industry to Washington to advise the department on best to utilize the machinery available and to improve prices to The plans probably will involve government purchase of pork products The move was the first Benson has made since he promised last week to do something concrete about skidding farm prices The Agriculture Department reported earlier this month that farm prices have declined 4 per cent so' far this year Hog prices led the drop Benson said he the Department of Agriculture to take immediate steps to the use of appropriate machinery -to improve the hog price situation plans will' supplement the efforts already 'Underway to cooperate with and coordinate a pork promotion campaign now be- ind1 so successfully carried on by the whole industry from the farm to the retail he said years ago we faced a similar price situation on Benson said efforts to stabilize the beef industry have greatly increased beef consumption We are determined to make a careful appraisal of the possible need for similar direct actions to help hog Heartbroken Father Kidnaper to Return SAN FRANCISCO fUP) A heartbroken father pleaded today with the kidnaper of his four-day-old son to return the infant to Mount Zion Hospital as soon as possible Dr Sanford Marcus the 34-year old -father and a staff physician at the hospital promised he npt sign a complaint or try to if the child is returned unharmed Thekidnaper was believed to be a blonde in her mid feel that this was done by a lonely womanone who was lone- MARKETS AT A GLANCE By UNITED PRESS I Stocks lower in moderate trading Bonds irregular US government bonds higher American stocks irregular Midwest stocks mixed Cotton futures firm Grains in Chicago: Wheat corn oats rye soybean and lard futures higher llogs steady to 50 lower top 1660 cattle steady to weak top 2450 vealertop 2500 sheep steady to weak top 2100 LOCAL MARKETS Tuesday September 20 1955 Wheat S203 Yellow Corn 145 Milo 200 fcye Oats Barley Her ry Hens Hybrid Hens Leghorn Hens 01c Roosters 90 70 no 14 12 13 07 45 35 35 22 54 £ggs Grade A Large -'Eggs Grade A Medium Eggs Extras Zggs No 2 Cream No 1 Now Showing Matinee Wed At 2 pan Cinemascopt Short NEWS ly we up a 7 160 to of to I A Pleads with 4-Day-Old Son for a child and went to the most obvious place to get Marcus said He asked newspapers and radio stations to relay a message from him and his wife Hanna 29 that they want their baby Robert back her I am not vindictive are noL angry I know she is someone who loves children but love our children too wife is completely broken I had to give her a sedative within our ability we will refrain from punishing her if she will our baby back The kidnaping took place in the Mount Zion Hospital nursery Monday aIt touched off one of the most "intensive police searches in San Francisco history Mount Zion Hospital offered a $1000 reward for information leading to recovery of the child The kidnaper was believed to be woman with blonde about 34 years old 5 feet inches tall and weighing about pounds The only immediate clue to the Whereabouts of the baby came from a bus driver Bing Wong who said he had piqked up a blonde woman carrying a baby near the hospital about three hours after the child was kidnaped Plan Campaign to Bring Series over KHOL-TV A local area campaign was being planned today in the KHOL-TV area raise $5600 in an effort to bring the popular World Series before television viewers on Channel 13 Harold Hamilton business manager the Bi-States Corporation said A committee headed by Tom Coffey of Alma will endeavor to raise the money which will be used pay to the National Broadcasting Company for bringing a television line west of Omaha Hamilton explained that last year NBC ran a line west of Omaha so KIIOL-TV faced with the problem of line charges This year fcowever enough money is hoped to he obtained to pay a fqe of approximately $26665 per hour Assum-j ing the series will go seven games between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the American League representative most likely the New York Yankees a cost-figure of $5600 has been set If more than enough money is collected the amount over cost will be turned over to charity in the area Coffey said The committee will hold a preliminary campaign meeting in Holdrege today NOT LIKE THE OLD DAYS NEW HAVEN Conn (UP) Jesse James 24 appeared in court here charged with violating a traffic -rule Norris Drug Store Predictions Matched by Party Brass CHICAGO (UPJ-The top brass of the Republican end Democratic parties both meeting in Chicago today have clashed headon over whether President Eisenhower will run again for the White House GOP National Chairman Leonard Hall said he is basing all his campaign plans on the assumption that it will be and for the Republicans in 1956 But Democratic National Chairman Paul' Butler holding a simultaneous nejys conference late Monday doubted whether the President wants a second term believe he is happy as Butler said appear to be enjoying the responsibility pf his Hall and Butler matched predictions as leaders of parties met to plan their 1956 presidential conventions Democrats Study Farmers The Democrats also gathered together 15 party farm experts including two former- Agriculture secretaries to lay the groundwork for what titty hope will be a potent farm pbUcy plank next year The Hall-Butler clash was practically a face-to-face debate The two party leaders called their news conferences at the same time in the same hotel (the Conrad Hilton) and commented freely en each statements Hall predicted Mr Eisenhower will announce his 1956 plans before the g6p convention at San Francisco Referring to the President Hall said going to have the most popular candidate in history at our convention got the climate for victory peace and Butler Snaps Back Butler retorted I were in Mr shoes I would be very unhappy if I think he (Mr Eisenhower) would be a He added that family C9n- liberations that I got Hell for men tioning a while would also play a part in making the presidency less attractive to Mr Eisenhower Butler referred to His statement last March that Mrs health might be a deciding factor in her political plans Republicans accused Butler at the time of resorting to smear tactics Claude Wickgrd former secretary of agriculture and chairman of the farm advisory committee warned that American farmers are heading for a depression Republicans are past the graveyard in ignoring Wickard said Hall snapping back said the farm price drop was caused by a Democratic law and two thirds of the slump occurred in the Truman administration 4 Reformatory Inmates Plead Guilty to Arson LINCOLN Four reformatory inmates pleaded) guilty Monday tq second degree arson in connection with the Sept $35000 fire and riot at the institution Two other inmates pleaded guilty to charges of malicious- destructiop of property Pleading guilty in 'Lancaster County District Court to the arson charge were: Minar Tuggle 18 Lincoln sentenced Feb 4 l955 to three years from Lancaster County for burglary William LeRoy Teply 19 Omaha sentenced March 23 1955 to 1-2 years from i Cass County for auto theft 1 Virgil Riley 20 Omaha Nov 4 1954 4 years Douglas County burglary David Murray 17 Cozad June 6 1955 18 months-2 years cattle stealing Guilty pleas to a charge of property destruction were entered by: John Manley Jr 24 Lemar Colo sentenced from Kearney County March 21 to 15-24 months for issuing bad checks James 20 Newton Mass Douglas County Feb 5 1954 2-4 years burglary Vickie Is Still Hiding Out in Suburban Jungle CHARLOTTE NC (UP) A discouraged elephant trainer complained today that he in suburban jungle but Eisenhower Renews Plea for Highways WASHINGTON (UP President Eisenhower urged motorists today to put pressure on Congress for better highways He did so in a message to the 53rd annual convention 1 of the American Automobile Assn Mr Eisenhower asked the 1200 delegates speak up again and again for prompt by Congress a highway system adequate for modern living a modern road system is one of our great national Mr original proposal for a multi-billion highway construction program financed by special bonds was sidetracked in the last session of Congress The issue is certain to have high priority in the next session AAA President Andrew Sor-doni of Wilkes Barre Pa warned the motor club delegates that new highway plans could be endangered by political groups and private interests want the roads but do not want to pay for Sordoni also said spirit of crackdown is abroad in the in enforcement of traffic rules: hover over the road unmarked police cars and cops not in uniform lie in he said a thousand radar and other speed detection devices line our major roads Fee-splitting constables and justices of the peace make small communities potential traffic must work for the rule of reason and fight to the last ditch against unjustified crackdowns which in the final analysis do The average annual income of families is more than $3000 well above average the national holorege TONIGHT SEE' THE PICTURE THATS BREAKING BOX-OFFICE RECORDS EVERYWHERE every woman her husband her wedding: OLIVIA ROBERT FRANK de HAV1LIAM) KflTCHUM SINATRA GLORIA BRODERICK CHARLES mmt-emm-mm RtlHiad thm UNITED ARTISTS Fitch Secretary Car Demolished Driver Bruised A car was completely demolished when a tire went down causing the driver to lose control and roll into the ditch near Edison yesterday Driver was Margaret Morton Oak Park Mich who received bruises and minor sprains She was taken to a doctor in Arapahoe The accident occurred about noon 18 miles west of the junction oi Highways 6 34 and 3 north of Edison Patrolman Meric Divis ports Delegates from 40 Churches at Brotherhood Meet Two hundred men of the Nebraska Conference Lutheran Brotherhood heard Dr Mueller of Chicago discuss the Lutheran Church in rural America last night at a banquet at Bethel Church The banquet was the climax of the two-day Xugustana Brotherhood convention Men from 40 churches attended Other main speaker was Dr Oscar Leonard-son Rock Islahd 111 Officers elected for the coming year are Rex Smith Fremont president Earl High Bertrand vice-president Kermit Branting Stromsburg secretary Otto Nelson Osceola treasurer and the Rev Clarence Hall Holdrege pastoral advisor Banquet and luncheon were served by Circle 1 Mrs Arthur Sparks Circle 3 Mrs Elmer Clay and Circle 2 Mrs Philip Erickson Other local workers included Robert Muehling registrar Lydell Atkinson Charles Knotek and Martin Waller housing Harold Anderson Weldon Johnson Ray Nelson and Ted Smith banquet Music was provided by Bethel Male Chorus High Quartet of Bertrand and group singing led by Lydell Atkinson and accompanied by Mrs Carroll Landstrom Continue Jury Selection in Dentist Trial MINNEAPOLIS (UP) Jury selection continued today in the trial of a Minneapolis dentist charged with strangling a young mother for threatening to the he made her pregnant The dentist Dr A Axil-rod 50 is accused of drugging seducing and killing Mrs Mary Moonen 21 a dental patient whose husband was with the Army in Korea Attorneys chose the first two jurors from among five prospects Monday They were Mrs Anna Sidwell 65 a widow and Kon-stantinos" Borbatsis 52 a grocer The 'case took on a bizarre made possible through increased Notice of Annual Meeting I i- i i i a The fortieth Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the Holdrege Equity Exchange of Holdrege Nebraska will be held in the City Auditorium Holdrege Nebraska on the evening of September 26th 1955 at 8 pm for the transaction of the regular business and amend Section 8 Article 3 of the By-Laws and any other business that may be necessary aft this time There will be special musical numbers also free lunch ai the close of the meeting There also will be door prizes authorities said they will not give more harm he said up their hunt for Vickie The elephant began her ninth day of freedom in the swampy wilderness near the Municipal Airport defying all attempts to capture her and frequently even to! find her The 2700-pound elephant has not been seen since Friday Louie Reed a veteran circus trainer who arrived from Sarasota Fla to join the hunt tried sounding in private jungle but got no response might as well go hej said not doing anything upj here I know the country and I I just get But authorities said the hunt would continue until Vickie is cap- i tured and returned to the- amuse-! ment park from which she escaped Sunday a week ago Milam 36 then opened Mrs Mamie Bradley the grieving mother of Emmett Till the 14-year-old Negro boy whose body was fished out of a river arrived at court today Bryant and Milam were accused of killing young Till for whistling at attractive young wife a spectator at the Let Us Finish Your Vacation Pictures They will come back to you enlarged to Jumbo Size and bound in book form at no extra charge Each picture will be dated which you will appreciate in years to coma No order too small or too large so bring them in today I 4s i 1 IV: 1 BAROMETER AT NOON 29650 Russian Reply 'Unsatisfactory' MOSCOW A US Embassy spokesman said today Russia has made an reply to an American protest that a US congressman was held for more than an hour at gunpoint in scheduled to he a key state witness a Moscow suburb by a Soviet army officer The congressman was Rep Joseph Holt (R-Calif) who visited the Soviet Union with other Americans earlier this month lie has since returned to the United States US Ambassador Charles Bohlen noy home on vacation delivered a to the Soviet Foreign Ministry 10 days ago which protested that Holt was held for more than an hour The embassy spokesman said the Russian reply to the protest was received last Saturday ''and' answer was He aspect Monday when one of the Newton also faces trial in December on charges of breaking into a bar His wife who had been WRONG OIL BISMARCK A Bismarck police sergeant and a utilities engineer struck oil recently while they were sinking parking signs in front of a donwtown office building But the oil turned to be transfer oil': used in a sidewalk heating uniL TAX REDUCED LYONS' Kan (UP) For the second straight year the city of Lyons has reduced its municipal tax levy Latest cut was 125 mills We Make You Buy A Lot Of Door In This Deal chose a outside revenue carry-over surplus and a hike in total property have valuation dramatic proceedings The mother was expected to testify for the state that the weighted body taken out of the Tallahachie River was that of her son Local authorities here had speculated the body might not be that of the Till youth Mrs Bradley said she had re ceived about 2000 letters many and' since her son was killed SIMPLE EXPLANATION CHICAGO (UP) A customer told the Illionis Bell Telephone Co he Wanted one of those new telephones The company representative was puzzled until the customer explained he meant a which to be lifted in use KHOL-TV Channel 13 TUESDAY 4:00 Western Ledger 1:30 Kiddies Komer 5:00 Kulka Fran Ollie 5:15 John Daly irews 5:30 Your County Agent 5:45 Upbeat- Munc 6:00 News Sports Weather 8:30 PhU Silvers -7 MkWUd Bill mcKock 730 Ames Brothers 7:45 Greatest Fights of Century 8:00 $64000 Question 8:30 The Search 8:00 The Falcon 8:30 Hayloft Frolics USO Weather Sports News i I WEDNESDAY 320' Thought Far 340 News Qete Roberta '300 Voice 3 Heart oi the Home 4 00 Western Ledger 4 -fe-Xiddies Korner tSiiy John Saly News 5:30 5:45 Julius IsRoss SflO News and Markets 6:15 Weather News Sports 630 Cactus Jack 6:45 Livestock Show 7:00 Grand OI Opry 730 Got A Secret 8:00 Drama Hour 8:00 Arthur Godfrey 8:30 Outdoor Nebraska 10:00 Weather Sports New Prices on Overhead Garage Doors A Sectional Overhead Garage Door 6652 VENTED GAS RJ Gas ClrciHatinir- First Security Bank "Ihe Friendly Bank" Member of FDJLC Nebr Orlo aru Service Everything We HOLDREGE Nebr iou CIRCULATING Thousands of able low cost bee in constant years Folks Slates will tell warmth and with ordinary folks will also Heaters use up Years and years grandchildren free economical Come in-select comfort for up to one-liaff Heaters are still giving dyWnclI grief-free service after Iiavin use twenty-five or mor in every section of-the United refused to give further details and said the matter had been referred to Washington Expect Spirited GOP Discussion OMAHA (UP) Spirited sions over a new national commit- teeman for the Republican Party and the selection of delegates to the GOP national convention seemed assured today as the State Central Committee met here Highlight of the GOP meeting was to be an appearance by Vice President Richard Nixon Nixon will arrive here at noon and also wiU address the International sociation of Fire' Chiefs conven-tioning here Selection of a national commit- teeman to succeed Abel Shotwell of Omaha will not take place until next year But discussion of candidates for the post was expected Among names being mentioned were 'those of David Martin Kearney former state chairman and Charles Reed Omaha TREED MILWAUKEE Arthur Ross was pruning a tree in his yard and was about 40 feet off the ground -He was careful not to saw off the branch he was on However he lopped off the one the ladder was leaning against Firemen had to be called to raise a ladder to get Ross down I Trucks move 77 per cent of the total freight load in the I you tliat MOORE'S Gas Gr-cuIalingRadiating Heaters arc giving ihetn comfort never before possible heaters-and these very same tell you that MOORE'S Gas to one-half less fuel later you'll lc telling ybnr about the dependable rrief- service your MOORE'S Cas-Circulating-Radiating Heater is giving you your MOORE'S Gas Grcu-lalmg-Radtaling Heater-cnjoy warmth' and years and years to comc-with less fuel Koldrego If You JKave Trouble: fj making your chtfde book briancsydlh your bank statement we would be happy to have you stop in and left us show you how to reconcile a bank statement A Gne-Piece Overhead Garage Door These are as fine doors 'as we can buy They operate smoothly requiring very little adjustment over the years Was 7230 MA Ql NOW UUO a A One Piece Overhead 'Garage Door While-this door jis made by ihe same manufacturer it is myfr to sell for lower price An exceptionally good inexpensive door Was 5361 IE NOW I i HOWELL LUMBER CO 51 HOLDREGE NEBR K-K AIPIPLEAMCE We Sell i Ate A 1 1.

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