Nine Board Seats Open as Nine Incumbents Face Opposition
Nine incumbents will be challenged in the county election with at least three new faces likely on the County Board. New candidates include Arthur Tschudy and Carl Jensen in Clarno Township, Bruce Miller in Monroe Fifth Ward, and Aurelia Bauman in Brodhead Second Ward. Incumbents facing defeat include Ben Cleveland, William Spring, Leland Jordan, Leland Heitz, Warren Martin, Guy Davis, Victor Schiller, Joshua Hoesly, and Paul Francois among others.
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Clarno Township
Monroe
Brodhead
Arthur Tschudy
Carl Jensen
Clarno
Henry Pick Sr
Bruce Miller
Lucius F. Smith
Aurelia Bauman
Dwight Pierce
Pierce
Herbert Ripp
R. W. Kletzien
Ben Cleveland
Ray L. Beckman
Joshua Hoesly
New Glarus Village
Fred Lienharat
Gilbert Hoesly
Paul Francois
Election Race Figures: Brief Biographies Of Monroe Candidates
Biographical sketches profile 12 Monroe municipal race candidates alphabetically. Entries note residence since 1930s, education from Stevens Point to Notre Dame, and careers in teaching, bookkeeping, law, construction, and local business. Many list addresses, military service, and family status.
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Monroe
Monroe Evening Times
Contests Defined on Monroe City Ballot for City Treasurer and Attorney
Monroe voters will choose a new city treasurer and city attorney on election day. Four candidates seek the treasurer post to replace the late Helen Gempeler with no primary. Two candidates run for city attorney to replace Arthur Benkert who retires.
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Monroe
Helen L. Gempeler
Arthur C. Benkert
Worst Floods Roll Over Stateline Illinois Towns
Northern Illinois endures the worst flood in history as Winslow McConnell and Freeport brace for rising water. Homes evacuated, businesses flooded, typhoid clinic planned for 103 residents, and dam and dike measures in place.
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Stateline
Illinois
Winslow
McConnell
Freeport
Pecatonica
Martintown
Krebs-Heer
Fuller’s
National Guard
Red Cross
Fairbanks-Morse Co
Stover Steel
Mfg. Co
Darlington
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Saukville
Ozaukee County
Flood Photo Plane Crashes Two Killed
A small plane struck a high power line and plunged into the flood swollen Rock River near Lowes Park toll bridge north of Rockford. Two men aboard were Capt. Robert Lynch of Freeport and Lt. Col. James H. Bate of Lowes Park, while Eugene O'Malley tentatively identified them. They were taking aerial photographs of the flood.
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Rockford
Rock River
Lowes Park Toll Bridge
Eugene O’malley
Civil Defense
Winnebago County
Robert Lynch
Freeport
Ill
James H. Bate
Lowes Park
Eisenhower warns against appeasement over Berlin crisis
President Eisenhower cautioned that appeasement of the Soviet Union would be dishonorable and dangerous as Berlin tensions persist. He urged seeking the rule of law at a possible summit while stressing the need to defend free nations and human dignity against atheistic dictatorship.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Berlin
United States
Gettysburg College
West Berlin
U.S
Industrial Safety Meeting Tuesday
Rollie Eschenbauch of Sauk City will headline a Tuesday 6:30 p.m. industrial safety meeting for local workers and officials in the Swiss Wheel. The event is hosted by the Green County Safety Council Industrial Safety Division with Alan L. Davis of Oaktron Industries in charge and Eugene Weaver presiding. Eschenbauch will cover accident costs and supervisory responsibility.
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Rollie Eschenbauch
Sauk City
Hardware Mutual Co
Stevens Point
Industrial Safety Division
Green County Safety Council
Alan L. Davis
Oaktron Industries, Inc
Eugene Weaver
Safety Council
Eschenbauch
Evnt
City Installs Blinkers In North School Zone
Two amber blinking lights are installed a block east and west of North school on 9th street Highway 1181 to warn motorists of children crossing. An automatic timing unit triggers lights during school transit hours and official signs accompany the setup. The 15 mph limit will be strictly enforced when blinking.
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North School
9Th Street
Highway 1181
NATO Ministers Pledge Berlin Backing as Talks Continue
Washington NATO Foreign Ministers council ends a three day meeting confirming unity on defending West Berlin amid Soviet ouster demands. The final communique urges negotiation to solve outstanding issues, with focus on Geneva talks starting May 11 chaired by US UK France and West Germany officials.
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Washington
NATO Foreign Ministers Council
West Berlin
Berlin
United States
Great Britain
France
West Germany
Geneva
Nurse Training Scholarship Program Resumes in Green County
The Green County Vulture 1121 40 and 8 resumes its nurses scholarship program with a May 15 deadline. Applications via H. O. Schulz or 40 and 8 members. Scholarships range 400 to 600 dollars. past recipients include Carole Meier Nancy Durtschi and Lisbeth Luchsinger. A wreck initiation ceremony is planned for Sunday May 24 for a three county area including Green Dane in Wisconsin and Stephenson in Illinois.
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Green County
H. O. Schulz
Carole Meier
Josephine Meier
Madison
Nancy Durtschi
Monticello
Lisbeth Luchsinger
New Glarus
Green
Dane
Wisconsin
Stephenson County
Illinois
Police Chief Announces Speedwatch Restart in Monroe
Henry S. Hefty chief of police says Speedwatch is back in Monroe. The unit has been overhauled at the factory and will patrol city streets day and night now that roads are clear of ice and snow.
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Henry S. Hefty
Monroe
Hefty
Leffler Re elected President of Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Plymouth's Robert Leffler is reelected president of the Wisconsin Cheese Exchange. The organization traded an estimated 8,936,850 pounds during 1958, reflecting its activity under his leadership in Green Bay.
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Green Bay
Robert Leffler
Plymouth
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Huber Starts Line On Flat Top Cans
The Jos Huber Brewing Co began its new flat top can line after a year of construction and a $125,000 outlay. The first beer fill went to Monroe taverns and county outlets. the machine can output 220 cans a minute. attendees included Connelly Schneers McCallem Langhoff and Gricar with executives from Meyer and Mead Atlanta paper Co.
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Jos. Huber Brewing Co
Frederick Huber
Joseph Huber
Alois Pels
Radke
Jos
Continental Can Co
Milwaukee
Ray Connelly
Ken Schneers
Scotty McCallem
Larry Langhoff
Frank Gricar
George J. Meyer Mfg. Co
Abe Haskins
Cluster Pak
Mead Atlanta Paper Co
Atlanta, Ga
Robert Donovan
Huber
Wisconsin
Darlington Discusses School Integration and Annexations
Darlington officials proposed annexations to the district and a shift to an integrated-type district at a public meeting attended by about 150 residents. The plan would create a central high school in Darlington with a junior high and six or seven grade schools across the district.
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Darlington
Te Board of Education
Willow Springs
Monroe seeks applicants for meter maid position
The Monroe Fire and Police Commission invites applications for a meter maid with the city police department. Open until April 15, applicants must be 21 to 45 years old and residents of Monroe or nearby. Duties include checking parking and keeping records. Applications available at the police department and return to the city clerk.
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Monroe Fire and Police Commission
City Police Department
Monroe
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Orville R. Evans SR
William T. Wedesky
William J. Schmitz
Chester A. Pfund
Victor N. Schiller
Willis E. Hartwig
Daniel W. Gerber
M. Margaret Baker
Nathan F. Burgy
Miss Baker
Baker Book Store
10Th Street
Stevens Point State College
Dodgeville High School
University of Minnesota
Iowa County
Teachers College
16Th Avenue
Eleanor B. Frederick
Miss Frederick
Sylvester Township
Monroe High School
Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producer’s Association
Green County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
ASC
Pfund
Rockford Business College
LaSalle Extension University
Milwaukee Vocational School
Monroe Fire Department
Monroe Salvage Co
Huber Brewing Co
Denny-Pfund
8Th Street
Wedesky
Edward M. Roche Construction Co., Inc
Usaf Reserve
University of Wisconsin
Reger and Johnson Law
Montello
Callahan
Westfield High School
Ft. Bragg
UW Law School
Times
Baker Book
Edward M. Roche Coast. Co
County Agriculture, Stabilization and Conservation
Lydia A. Miller
Gempeler
Reger and Johnson
Viney-Schmitz
la Verne Deal
Fifth Ward
Industrial Safety Meeting
City
NATO
Leffler
State Cheese
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