St Victor’s To Honor $1 Victor’s Team In Banquet
More than 200 local residents will pay tribute to St Victor’s grade school basketball team recognizing a 15 9 season record with 863 points and 738 allowed over 24 games. The party, chaired by James W. Kelley, will be Monday at 7 30 p m in St Victor’s school hall after the squad’s standout 32 27 Madison invite loss to Blessed Sacrament.
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Monroe
St. Victor’s
Janesville
Jim Staffon
Fred Huber
Donald Lins
Watertown
Madison
Blessed Sacrament
Sauk City
Colin
Skippy) Brennan
Dick Muenich
St. Victor’s School
James W. Kelley
Hay rack crush injures rural Brooklyn man in Wisconsin
William J. Ahrens, 55, of rural Brooklyn, was hospitalized in Madison after a hay rack loaded with logs fell on him while he fixed a flat tire. His 15 year old daughter flagged three motorists to help. he suffered possible fractures and was reported in good condition. Dane County officers aided his transport.
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William J. Ahrens
Brooklyn
Madison
Ahrens
Dane County
Schoonover Seizes Sauk City Uranium Ore
U. S. Marshal Ray Schoonover seized a quantity of uranium ore in Sauk City from Royal A. Dickson operating as Gama-Ray Co. The ore was brought to Madison, following a seizure warrant issued by Federal Judge Patrick T. Stone after information filed by U. S. Attorney George A. Rapp.
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Madison
Royal A. Dickson
Sauk City
Gama-Ray Co
U. S
George A. Rapp
Ray Schoonover
Patrick T. Stone
Rapp
Eisenhowers Drive To Gettysburg Farm First Lady Will Stay
President Eisenhower drives from the White House to the Gettysburg PA farm for a brief visit with Mrs Eisenhower. He will return for Easter services at National Presbyterian Church. Mrs Eisenhower may remain at the 189 acre farm for about 10 more days while recovering from illness and supervising interior work and plantings.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Gettysberg, Pa
National Presbyterian Church
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Howard Snyder
Cheese Import Study Ordered by Eisenhower Tariff Commission
President Eisenhower directed the Tariff Commission to study whether cheese imports should fall under the 1953 proclamation setting annual dairy import quotas. Agriculture Secretary Benson requested the review amid questions over certain cheeses not being labeled subject to the proclamation. The department views those cheeses as indistinguishable from covered imports and fears uncontrolled entry could undermine the proclamation. The President urged a prompt report with findings and recommendations.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Tariff Commission
White House
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Bureau of Customs
Department of Agriculture
Mother Drowns Rescuing Child in Rockford Cistern
In Rockford Illinois Mrs Etta G McIlwain 43 drowned rescuing her 8 year old daughter Janet who fell into a 14 foot cistern beneath a porch Firemen pulled both from the water Janet survived though Mrs McIlwain did not She leaves two other children James 13 and Jack 11 and a husband William a personnel manager at the Quaker Oats plant
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Rockford, Ill
Rockford
Etta G. Mcllwain
William
Quaker Oats Co
Medford Driver Killed In County Road Crash
Lawrence Piller aged 33 of Medford died when his car struck a bridge abutment on a county trunk road eight miles northwest of the city Friday night.
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Medford
Lawrence Piller
Atom test at Yucca Flat partially halted by wind
An atomic device test at Yucca Flat near Las Vegas produced a bright pre-dawn flash but wind conditions halted the larger planned explosion. Observers reported no shock wave from the 300 foot tower shot, while wind drift delayed the second test from Frenchman Flat. Twenty five Air Force and Navy planes collected data as observers from Britain and Canada watched.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
Yucca
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
AEC
Frenchman Flat
Livermore
Calif
Air Force
Police seek husky souvenir hunters after sign theft
The Air Force recruiting service reported thieves stole a 200 pound recruiting sign from in front of the office this morning. Police are hunting for suspects connected to the souvenir hunt.
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Madison
Air Force Recruiting Service
Stevenson to address Far East policy clash on radio
Stevenson plans a national radio address on the Far East from Chicago, focusing on Quemoy and Matsu and U S policy. Blair said he will discuss differences with Eisenhower without party clearance, hoping to clarify implications for Formosa Strait tensions. The CBS and NBC broadcasts are scheduled from 9 to 9:10 p m and 9:40 to 9:50 p m.
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Washington
Adlai Stevenson
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Chicago
William McCormick Blair
U. S
Far East
Blair
Democratic Party
Formosa Strait
Quemoy
Matsu
Red China
Congress
Formosa
Claim Fens
Columbia Broadcasting System
National Broadcasting Co
George
Prosecutor Moves to Dismiss Libel Case Against Weekly
Special prosecutor William Gleiss of Sparta told Circuit Court officials he moved to dismiss the criminal libel action against June McDonald publisher of the Necedah Marquee. Trial had been set for April 13 on Curran’s complaint alleging libel in an editor note beside his letter.
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Wisconsin Rapids
William Gleiss
Sparta
June McDonald
Necedah
Charles T. Curran
Mauston
Curran
Rural Youth Conservation Day names emcee and sites
Franz W. Brand was named master of ceremonies for Rural Youth Conservation Day on May 6 in Turner hall. The program includes public speaking, scrap book and poster contests in the Courthouse courtroom and music and poetry in Turner hall. A film is planned for Chalet theater at 10 am. The event, sponsored by the chamber of commerce with county and state partners, aims to climax conservation instruction in rural schools with forestry emphasis. Attendees included Ude and several local officials.
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Franz W. Brand
Turner Hall
Chalet Theater
Brand
Brooks J. Dunwiddie
Glen P. Ud
Ude
Chamber
Soil Conservation Service
Extension Department
Conservation Department
Myron E. Jeglum
Virgil Brunkow
G. Fred Galli
Irene C. Powers
Otto W. Lund
Charles A. Booth
Herbert H. Stauffacher
Leon J. Schroeder
Easter Week Observances In Monroe Area Churches
Sunny skies bring Easter confidence as Lenten observance ends. Sunrise services at St John s Evangelical and Reformed feature Lyndon Viel and Robert Koller. Community breakfast at Methodist with Stewart Kingston. Easter egg hunts, Knights Templar service and multiple masses across churches.
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Monroe
Milady
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
American Legion Club
Knights Templar
Lyndon C. Viel
Robert Koller
Christian Youth Council
John C. Purdy
Stewart F. Kingston
Philip H. Darling
Charles B. Bolender
Carl Holsinger
Carson G. Lowl
Charles W. Stuessy
Masonic Temple
Co. M. Stauffer
Monticello
Masonic Chorus
Bruce M. Blum
Edwin W. Schuetze
Grace Lutheran Church
Clarence C. Warfel
Gerry Zimmerman
St. Victor’s Catholic Church
E. C. McCollow
Donald Lins
St. Andrew's Episco
Bells of St. Peter's Herald Close of Lent
In Vatican City the 10 ton campanone and the bells of nearly 500 Rome churches rang to mark Lent's end and the Easter vigil. Thousands gathered in St. Peter's Square as Pope Pius XII prepared to bless the city and world amid improving Easter weather.
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Vatican City
St. Peter’s
Campanone
Rome
St. Peter’s Square
Pius XII
Alban
Banks Robbery Probe Merges In Quest For Queens Bandits
Police and the FBI map a joint plan to pursue the three men who robbed the Chase Manhattan Bank branch in Woodside Queens for 305000. The effort includes ex convicts Archie Stewart and Joseph Kress as suspects and notes threatening calls to bank staff.
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New York
FBI
Queens
Francis W. H. Adams
James Kelly
Chase Manhattan Bank
Woodside
Redmond
Ninny Cribbins
Archie Stewart
Joseph Kress
Brooklyn
Dental inventor Wagner dies at 87 in Sheboygan
Dr. Louis P. Wagner, 87, inventor of the Wagner matrix retainer and the inlay amalgam carver, died at St. Nicholas hospital Friday night from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was renowned in the dental profession for his two widely used instruments.
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Sheboygan
Louis P. Wagner
St. Nicholas Hospital
Russian Youth Returns Home After Defection
Valery Lysikov, 16 or 17, son of a Soviet air force officer near East Berlin, was turned over to his parents in West Berlin after seeking political asylum March 18. U S officials stated he refused to return to East Germany, expressing a desire to go to the United States to become a pilot, while Moscow accused Washington of holding him.
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Lysikov
U. S
West Berlin
East Germany
West Germany
United States
Monroe Youth Flies Navy Panther Jet Over City
A local youth, 2nd Lt. Richard D. Blane, son of Louis and ______ Blane, performed a private air show over Monroe at noon. He arrived from El Toro California for Easter weekend, landed at Truax Field Madison, and planned further practice flights before returning to California tomorrow.
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Monroe
Richard D. Blane
Louis F. Blane
Blane
Marine Air Base
el Toro
Calif
Truax Field
Madison
California
Rubber Plant Resumes Full Production in Eau Claire
U S Rubber Co plant in Eau Claire resumes full production with the first shift, ending last week’s national dispute between the rubber workers union and the company.
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EAU Claire
U. S. Rubber Co
Rubber Workers Union
Fire destroys downtown buildings in Freeport blaze
A morning fire in Freeport swept through a downtown business block, destroying the old Second National Bank building and two others, with losses estimated at more than 750000. Fire officials say the cause is undetermined, with an explosion blowing off roofs as the fire advanced.
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Second National Bank
Freeport
Stephenson Street
Ford Hopkins
Angelo’s
Evening Times
Stephenson County
Read
Ruhl’s
F. A. Read
Lena
Illinois National Guard
Ouf
Ray Pontius
Second National
Ruhl
Fire Threatens Walworth Town
Officials reported a village blaze near Springfield three miles north of Lake Geneva on Highway 36. Three buildings burned with a fourth at risk as power lines hazard potential loomed. Fire units from Elkhorn and Lake Geneva fought the flames, started in a barn behind a tavern, threatening a lumber yard and nearby homes. no injuries reported.
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Elkhorn
Springfield
Lake Geneva
Walworth
Jack Cusack
Cusack
Seven Children Die In Tacoma Frame House Fire
A flash fire swept through a Tacoma frame house killing seven children. Victims named include James Clifton 15 Nancy McCarley 12 Thomas McCarley 11 Cyndia McCarley 9 Darell McCarley 8 Susan McCarley 3 and Magnus McCarley eight months old.
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Tacoma
Wash
James Clifton
Nancy McCarley
Thomas McCarley
Cyndia McCarley
Darell McCarley
Susan McCarley
Magnus McCarley
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Staffon
Larry Buholzer
Richard Blum
Richard Glynn
Kenneth Heft
Victor
Little Squad
William Ahrens
Schoonover
CBS
NBC
Richard E. Hulburt
St. John’s Church
Paul C. Kehle
Glen H. Ridnour
First Methodist Church
Union Presbyterian Church
Purdy
Immanuel Evangelical United Brethren Church
Howard L. Orians
Paul J. Gibson
Bethel Eub Church
Mt. Olive
James L. Neighbours
Paul J. Bicket
Assembly of God Church
Church of the Nazarene
St. Peter's
Old National Building
Walworth Town
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