Rain Curtails Sowing of Oats
Rainy April showers curtail sowing of oats with continued rain expected to slow progress. County agent Myron E Jeglum notes oats sowing finished on light soils, and forecasted sun and wind could restart field work. He adds barley, corn and oats lead county plantings with nationwide grain prospects strong if yields hold. Milk output, poultry, eggs, and pork/beef trends are discussed with swine farrowing continuing and prices easing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron E. Jeglum
Jeglum
Giles Confesses To Area Crimes
Malcolm Giles, 33, of Kalamazoo Michigan, already serving six state terms for Mani towoc County break-ins, was brought to Monroe by Outagamie County sheriff at Sheriff Humbel’s request to face local break-in charges. Giles confessed to two Argyle break-ins and one or two in Blanchardville, plus the Albany and Blanchardville thefts, and a $70 cash theft from lumber firms. He faced questioning in Darlington over Lafayette County break-ins before returning for sentencing.
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Malcolm Giles
Kalamazoo
Mich
Manitowoc
Monroe
Outagamie County
Samuel F. Humbel
Humbel
Giles
Appleton
Argyle
Blanchardville
Albany
Dogan and Rayne Lumber Co
Darlington
Lawrence James
Lafayette County
Sen George says Eisenhower may seek UN resolution on Formosa
Senator George says the Eisenhower administration is weighing a United Nations General Assembly resolution against the use of force in the Formosa Strait. He cites Stevenson proposing a UN condemnation and a plan for Formosa's permanent future, while NY diplomats say no action is pending.
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Washington
Sen
George
D-Ga
Eisenhower
United Nations General Assembly
Formosa Strait
Adlai E. Stevenson
Formosa
Assembly
New York
United Nations
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vienna
State Department
Sen. Aiken
R-Vi
Stevenson
Sen. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Foreign Relations Committee
Rural Youth Day Prizes Announced May Event
Committee workers approved the Rural Youth Conservation Day program for May 6 in a courthouse meeting. First prizes include athletic equipment for schools, second prizes magazine subscriptions, and third prize scrap books. Speakers will include I O Hembre and Roy S Ihlenfeldt with entertainment by Chief Evergreen Tree of Wisconsin Dells.
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Circuit
Turner Hall
County Normal School
Circle the
Glen P. Ude
I. O. Hembre
Soil Conservation Service
Roy S. Ihlenfeldt
State Department of Public Instruction
Evergreen Tree
Wisconsin Dells
Ude
Death of Mrs. Conrad Bunkelman Linked to September Mishap
Outagamie County Coroner Bernard Kemps reported Mrs. Conrad Bunkelman of Black Creek died Saturday from a cranial hemorrhage. He linked the death to a minor auto accident last September after she had suffered dizziness since September 4.
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Black Creek
Outagamie County
Bernard Kemps
Conrad Bunkelman
Bunkelman
Stevenson assails Formosa policy in radio appeal
Adlai Stevenson denounces U S Formosa policy as a dead end and calls for a united front of free nations to condemn force in the Formosa Strait He urges a Soviet declaration and UN action to seek a permanent solution while warning of a potential third world war over Quemoy and Matsu.
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Chicago
Adlai Stevenson
United States
Asia
Free Nations
Formosa
China
Quemoy
Matsu
Staten Island
New York
Formosa Strait
Russia
Stevenson
CBS
NBC
United Nations General Assembly
U. N
Red China
Security Council
Coroner's Jury Hears Witnesses In Traffic Fatality
An inquest into the death of Mrs. William Busjahn following a two car crash near Cadiz school heard witnesses in Monroe. Richard Lee Feller 17 denied any drinking. he driven at high speed and claimed he was blinded by lights. The jury expected a verdict after more testimony and scene visits.
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William Busjahn
Monroe
Dist. Atty
Franz W. Brand
Herman A. Stuessy
Jensen
Feller
Browntown
Robert Feller Sr
Zane Zurbuchen
Mont
Snow and Dust Storms Hit Rockies States
Snow driven by 60 mile winds blocked highways in eastern Wyoming and northeastern Colorado. Blowing dust hit the southeastern Colorado bread belt. The spring blizzard dumped up to 12 inches of snow at Cheyenne.
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Denver
Wyoming
Colorado
Cheyenne
FFA Banquet to Honor Top Monroe Agricul ture Student
Tomorrow night at the local gymnasium the annual Future Farmers of America banquet will reveal Monroe high school's top four year student and three candidates for the Wisconsin Farmer award. Kenneth C. Allen notes awards begin at 7 30 p m with Robert Anderegg as toastmaster. The program features a ha il to FFA chorus and a lecture on dairying trends by Palmer Welch with other speakers and a banquet served by Miss Margaret Fisher and home economics.
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Monroe High School
Future Farmers of America
Kenneth C. Allen
FFA
Green Lake
Robert Anderegg
Mabel C. Viel
Paul J. Gibson
Bethel Evangelical United Brethren Church
Donald Hatfield
Belmont
Palmer Welch
New Glarus
Missargaret Fisher
Allen
Senate To Test Kohler Package On Highway Taxes
Madison Senate panel votes to report for passage one Kohler bill testing support for a gas tax rise to fund roads and a statewide 85 man driving license examining staff under a broader highway package. The governor demands the entire package or vetoes the tax increase while the Assembly clears minor measures.
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Madison
Senate Highway Committee
Kohler
Senate
Panzer
Oakfield
Hagen
R-Superior
Perla
D-Superior
Death of Carl Rackow in Janesville
Carl F Rackow age 76 of Janesville formerly Monroe resident died at 8 30 this morning at his daughter Rose Jacksons home in Janesville He was born November 16 1878 in Winslow married Louisa Butts on October 29 1907 in Winslow They farmed in Winslow Township moved to Monroe in 1914 Mrs Rackow died May 1 1930 He worked for the Rock County Highway Department retiring in 1953 Surviving daughters Rose Jackson Janesville and Mrs Glenn Wismer Brodhead three granddaughters He was predeceased by sister Tillie Emrich Winslow Funeral services at 130 p m Thursday at the Reining Funeral Home Janesville burial in Greenwood Cemetery Monroe Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow night.
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Carl F. Rackow
Janesville
Monroe
Rose Jackson
Mr. Rackow
Winslow
Louisa Butts
Jordan
Scharfenburg
Winslow Township
Rackow
Greenwood Cemetery
Court hears South Carolina white resistance to school desegregation
A South Carolina attorney warned the Supreme Court that white residents of Clarendon district would not send their children to public schools with Negroes. S. E. Rogers said whites might not comply if desegregation meant integrated schools, and asked for a local level solution rather than a court order.
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Washington
South Carolina
Supreme Court
Clarendon
S. E. Rogers
Summerton
S. C
Warren
Rogers
Justice Burton
Justice Frankfurter
Corsi Reckless Dulles Defends Ouster Over Refugees
Secretary of State Dulles says Edward J. Corsi’s charges after his dismissal are reckless. Dulles explains Corsi sought to head the refugee program contrary to law and to be administrator, a move blocked by W. Scott Leod. Corsi calls Dulles statements false and calls for congressional inquiry.
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Washington
Dulles
Edward J. Corsi
State Department
Corsi
Congress
Department
W. Scott Leod
John F. Koss Dies Founder of Badger State Cheese Co
John F. Koss 65 founder and president of Badger State Cheese Co died at his home after a heart attack. A prominent figure in cheese and dairy, he previously worked with Phenix and Kraft Foods Co, shaping the regional industry in Green Bay.
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Green Bay
John F. Koss
Badger State Cheese Co
Koss
Phenix
Kraft Foods Co
Citizens urge study of county jail project in Green County
A citizens committee launches petitions across Green County urging the County Board to re study the proposed new jail costing about 300000. Clarence F. Kempfert chairs the group with Chester D. Frautschy as secretary as thousands of petitions are prepared for return by next Monday ahead of the April board meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County
Citizens Committee
Clarence F. Kempfert
Chester D. Frautschy
County Board of
Kempfert
Monroe
Eisenhower Heads South for Citadel Degree and Augusta Trip
President Eisenhower flies from National Airport aboard the Columbine to Charleston where retired Gen. Mark W. Clark heads The Citadel to present a doctor of laws degree. He then proceeds to Augusta for a golf and work vacation.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Citadel
Augusta
National
Charleston
S. C
Mark W. Clark
Salk polio vaccine deemed safe and 80 to 90 percent effective
Ann Arbor report by Dr. Thomas Francis Jr. finds the Salk vaccine safe and 80 to 90 percent effective against paralytic polio in tests. Dr. Jonas Salk predicts near total protection with optimized two shot schedule and boosters. Licensing by NIH expected within 48 hours to start mass vaccination for millions of children.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
Ann Arbor, Mich
Thomas Francis Jr
University of Michigan
Jonas E. Salk
Pittsburgh
Francis
Salk
National Institute of Health
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Jerry Muenich
Jerry Stauffacher
St. Victor's
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Malcolm J. Muenich
6Th Street
Stauffacher
George D. Stauffacher
17Th Avenue
Evening Times
Sen. George
U.N
Adlai
Karl Jensen
12Th Street
10Th Avenue
11Th Street
5Th Avenue
Highway 11 West
Sheriff's Department
Sheriff’s Department
Rockies
Merle W. Robertson
Glenn L. Kubly
National Guard
Armory
Robertson
Co. K
Carl Rackow
U.S
Cheese Firm
Citadel, Augusta
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