Easter Anniversary for Monroe Council 1471 of Knights of Columbus
Monroe Council Number 1471 of the Knights of Columbus marks 50 years since its 1910 founding with observances postponed to Columbus Day. The article traces leaders like Gilbert Hodges, Louis Ross, Harry Keegan, Lamboley, and Whalen, noting early achievements, community roles, and a touch of local decline by the early 1930s.
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Monroe
Knights of Columbus
Emmett J. Norton
Chicago
Joseph E. Hanz
Beloit
W. J. Knight
Gilbert T. Hodges
Louis Ross
Harry A. Keegan
Hodges
Kansas City
William Jennings Bryan
St. Victor’s
Lamboley
Francis E. Lamboley
Illinois Central Railroad
Monroe Council
Harold J. Lamboley
Leland L. Lamboley
F. Earl Lamboley
Wisconsin State Council
New Haven
Conn
George Whalen
Green County
Keegan
Thomas Dempsey
John J. Share
Joseph W. Ganshert Sr
Whalen
Share
Joseph B. O’meara
African Natives May Face Exile
The South African government warned that African workers who join a week long stay at home strike risk banishment to native reserves. The warning, issued in Cape Town, followed leaflets calling for the boycott distributed around Johannesburg. The strike was called by underground African leaders and the banned African National Congress to end the passbook system and free jailed leaders.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Department of Bantu Administration and Development
Cape Town
African National Congress
Mohr in Critical Condition After NCAA Boxing Injury
University hospital attendants said Wisconsin boxer Charlie Mohr remained in very critical condition after suffering a brain injury in a NCAA boxing tournament bout last Saturday. Mohr, from Merrick New York, has been unconscious since the incident.
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Madison
University Hospitals
Wisconsin
Charlie Mohr
Mohr
Merrick
N.Y
Moslems Open Church for Easter at Holy Sepulchre
A Muslim unlocked the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem allowing Christians from many cultures and sects to celebrate the resurrection of Christ.
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Jerusalem
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Christ
Linda Skattum Dies of Cancer at 8
Linda Skattum eight daughter of Vernus and Rebecca Skattum of Argyle died at 4:20 a.m. in St. Clare hospital after a long battle with a malignant brain tumor. Born December 9, 1951 she attended Woodford state graded school and was baptized at Wiola Lutheran church. Survivors include her parents a brother Wayne and step grandmother Helen Skattum. Services will be Monday at 2 p.m. at East Wiota church with burial in East Wiota cemetery.
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Linda Skattum
Vernus Skattum
Argyle
St. Clare Hospital
Madison Hospital
Woodford State Bank
Linda
Vernus and
Rebecca Ronnerude Skattum
Woodford
Wiola Lutheran Church
Wayne
Helen Skattum
East Wiota
Rev
W. R. Wold
Erickson Funeral Home
Toll climbs as three die in state line crash toll rises
The 1960 highway death toll reaches 175 after three more fatalities over the weekend. Roy Chamless, 30, of Pewaukee died from injuries after his scooter struck a guard rail on Highway 16. Charles Goldbeck, 26, of Watertown, was killed when his car overturned on Jefferson County Trunk E. Clarence Fetzer, 50, of Racine, died when his panel truck was struck by a North Shore Electric train near Racine.
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Associated Press
Waukesha County
Roy Chamless
Pewaukee
Waukesha Memorial Hospital
Highway
Charles Goldbeck
Watertown
Jefferson County
Clarence Fetzer
Racine
North Shore
March Base Milk Price for Chicago Area Set at 3.79
Dairy farmers shipping to the Chicago market will receive 3.79 for base milk and 2.99 for excess milk for 3.5 test delivered in the 70 mile zone in March. Harry L. Edwards, director of marketing for Pure Milk Association, reported. March marks the first of four base-paying months under Milk Market Order 41. The base price announced was 3.39. the 0.40 premium comes from a super pool negotiated in 1960 with Chicago milk dealers.
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Chicago
Harry L. Edwards
Pure Milk Association
Federated Dairy Cooperatives
Easter Services Bring Monroe Ahead for Resurrection Day
Hundreds of Monroe residents paused jobs and closed stores for Good Friday activities while Easter observances promise joyous services. St Victor’s Catholic Church reported full attendance and standing room only. programs include an Easter Vigil at 11 p.m. and a Sunday Mass with no evening service. The Loyal Order of the Moose sponsors an Easter Carlist providing church transport, and Knights Templar and Masonic groups host services at the Masonic Temple. The Union Presbyterian church hosts a sunrise service at 6 15 a m with a breakfast, followed by a 7 a m Men’s Breakfast at First Methodist marking 45 years of tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
St. John’s
St. Victor’s
Loyal Order of the Moose
Moose Lodge
Daniel V. Schowalter
Monroe Commandery
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
Dutch Elm Spraying Starts Monday in Monroe
Monroe to begin Dutch elm spraying Monday morning if weather permits. City park and recreation director Robert L. Wells said all park trees will be treated with mist spray and about 100 privately owned trees by request. Weather must be calm and dry for the process.
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Monroe
Robert L. Wells
Wells
Governor Nelson to headline Green County teachers banquet
Gov Gaylord Nelson will be the guest speaker at a Green County Education Association banquet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Turner Hall. The event honors the most active member and veteran teachers with special awards. Henry Weinlich will install officers. Balloting is by mail. officers to be announced at the meeting. Reservations total 125.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County Education Association
Turner Hall
Otto Erzinger
Henry Weinlich
Wisconsin Education Association
Gaylord Nelson
Milwaukee
Henry Maier
Winnebago County
Stevens Point
Nelson
Wisconsin
Burton L. Holling
Bethel Eub Church
Alfred Kunz
St. Victor’s Catholic Church
Farm Bureau
Three Children Die In Farm Pond Mishap
Four children of a farm family played with a home made boat on a pond near Friendship on Easter Friday. Judith Dostal 14 Carol 10 and Miles 7 drowned Carl Dostal 11 escaped to shore. The pond had flood runoff from melting snow. A Dostal boy reportedly died in a pond accident five years ago.
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Judith Dostal
Carol
Miles
Carl Dostal
Fred Dostal
Dostal
Planes Close In On Discoverer XI Capsule Grab
Giant Air Force planes circle near Hawaii as Discoverer XI deploys a 27 by 33 inch capsule from a polar orbit. Recovery aims to be first by air, with eight C119 aircraft and netting attempts, while the satellite continues its 10 day polar mission.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Hawaii
North Pole
Rain May Dampen Easter Finery Here
Rain is forecast to dampen Easter observances with showers tonight and ending tomorrow afternoon. Temperatures near 70 are expected tomorrow, with a few severe thunderstorms and hail possible today. Travelers from the east report heavy rain en route from Chicago. Monroe notes a trace of rain this morning while the north and central state report sunshine.
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Chicago
Juda
Monroe
FFA Banquet to Install New Officers Tuesday Evening
The annual FFA banquet in the high school M Room at 7 30 p m will install new officers and announce candidates for the Wisconsin Farmer degree and the Star Farmer award. Awards will honor First National and Commercial and Savings Banks with two honorary farmer degrees for area leaders. Prof Walter T Bjoraker and Jerry Peterson will speak and facilities include Rev Karl Koch and Evan Siedschlag as emcee.
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FFA
Kenneth C. Allen
Walter T. Bjoraker
Department of Agriculture and Extension Education
Madison
Jerry Peterson
Janesville
Bjoraker
Fea
Jerry Robinson
Bob Ruffi
Sentinel
Liedschlag
Kenneth Falk
Ronald Rufener
Robert Ruff
James Sullivan
Karl Drye
Castro Arrests Rebel Suspects In Cuba Crackdown
La Calle reports police and military forces blocked an attack on a suburban police post by youths seeking arms for anti Castro activity in the eastern Sierra Maestra. Authorities rounded up hundreds suspected of plots against Prime Minister Fidel Castro and targeted Beaton and the MRR in a wide sweep.
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Havana
la Calle
Fedel Castro
Castro
Sierra Maestra
Manuel Beaton
Movement For Recovery of the Revolution
MRR
Beaton
Christino Naranjo
Camilo Cienfuegos
Naranjo
Camp Libertad
Frito Firm Forms Canadian Subsidiary
The Frito Co of Canada Ltd becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of the Frito Company Dallas. John D. Williamson announces plans to expand distribution from the Detroit operation and to build a Toronto area plant. The 1959 Frito annual report shows sales of 59.366 million dollars and net income of 2.241 million, up 46 percent from 1958.
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Frito Co of Canada, Ltd
Frito Company
Dallas
John D. Williamson
Williamson
Frito
Ontario
Detroit
Frito - Nicolay, Dancey
Toronto
Canada
Pinewood Derby Race Set By Pack 315 In Monroe
Pack 315 prepares for a Monday 7 PM Pinewood Derby at Lincoln gym with 29 entries. Edward M. Adam chairs the father son Cub Scout project, each racer from a kit weighing up to five ounces, racing down a 32 foot ramp for a trophy donated by Monroe New Car and Truck Dealers Association.
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Cubs
Lincoln Gymnasium
Robert E. Logeson
Ernest A. Spring
Logeson
Den 4
Cub
Jim Sonderegger
Junior Cassell
John Jacobs
Steve Kohlhagen
Bill Spring
Edward M. Adam
Monroe New Car and Truck Dealers Association
Adam
Monroe
Prints Identified in Starved Rock Triple Murder Case
Investigators in Ottawa Illinois study bloodied prints found on garments of three Riverside County murder victims Frances Murphy Lillian Oetting and Mildred Lindquist as a possible link to the killer. Hitchhiker suspects are sought alongside police efforts.
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Ottawa
Ill
Starved Rock
William Morris
Riverside
St. Louis Canyon
Starved Rock State Park
Morris
Frances Murphy
Lillian Oetting
Mildred Lindquist
Delay Seen For Tax Findings In Wisconsin Study
A Wisconsin tax distribution study subcommittee expects several months delay before a final report. Chairman James Doyle says the panel is not ready to make specific recommendations while Mayor Stanley Greene pushes for immediate school aid relief and broader income tax distribution to Milwaukee. Doyle’s draft urges continued study and research on distribution revision, likening it to a prior six month University of Wisconsin impact study.
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Madison
Wisconsin
James Doyle
Citizens Committee
Miller Upton
Beloit
Doyle
Stanley Greene
Sturgeon Bay
Greene
Mulberry Bush
Citizens’ Group
Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin
Chou Begins Parleys in Rangoon Talks Open
Chinese Premier Chou En-lai and Burma’s Prime Minister U Nu open talks in Rangoon amid reports Burma may offer to mediate the border dispute between Red China and India.
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Chou
Rangoon
Burma
Chou En-lai
U Nu
China- India
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Citizens Bank of
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Commercial and Savings Bank
A. O. Lehnherr
Brodhead
Allen Goecke
Robert E. Hardell
Jaycee
Gerritt Mouw
County Red Cross
Walter Drews
Times
Gov. Nelson
Pacific
Snaring
Beaton Chase
Frito Firm
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