Jail Controversy Moves Toward Jail Code Outline
County Board to hear a report on minimum and maximum jail requirements with Division of Corrections officials addressing. Multiple motions to rescind jail plans failed amid counter proposals as board members clash over site, funding, and bids, while a silo project at the county hospital prompts questions of approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Division of Corrections
State Department of Public Welfare
Lucius F. Smith
Monroe Fifth
Myron I. Stair
Monroe Seventh
Stair
Victor N. Schiller
Monroe Second Ward
Marion Lewis
Jordan
Leland Heitz
Sylvester
Warren Martin
Browntown
Emmett Norton
Monroe
Schiller
Joseph D. Viney
Fred Glauser
T. Roy Evenson
Smith
John W. Steinmann
Monticello
Highway Shops
Green County Hospital
Warden Francis
Francis
Boy Hit by Car Injured While Boarding Bus Near Monroe
Seven year old Michael Wuthrich of Route 2 Monroe was struck on 14th Street by a car driven by Ernest Riesen a Monroe High School student. He was taken to St Clare hospital in satisfactory condition with injuries not yet determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Michael Wuthrich
Marvin Wuthrich
14Th Street
Michael
Green County Teachers College
Ernest Riesen
Riesen
St. Clare Hospital
County To Study Idle Hour Lease For Green County
Green County Hospital trustees propose leasing 160 acres of the Idle Hour farm to cover alfalfa surplus and reduce feed costs. The plan involves the Luchsinger trust and Green County Historical Society with possible aged home site. Committees will report at August session after meetings with stakeholders. The Idle Hour property also anchors a museum use under the historical society and may transfer if maintenance and funding terms are unmet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County Hospital
Mrs
Victor Schiller
Joseph Viney
Hospital
Historical Society
First National Bank
Luchsinger
Idle Hour
Arabat Ludlow
Wisconsin State Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
Speech Contest Winners Named in Monroe County
Winners announced for the Monroe area 4 H speaking contest held in the Courthouse last night. Senior winners were Nancy Dickson Clarno Classy Clubbers and Judith LaBorde Juda Jolly Juniors. Junior winners were Phyllis Rosheisen and Mary Williams Oakley 4 H Club. Judges were Edwin Klassy New Glarus and Vern Falk Monroe. The four senior and junior winners advance to compete April 24 with New Glarus area champions. county senior winner advances to state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Dickson
Clarno
Judith LaBorde
Juda Jolly
Phyllis Rosheisen
Mary Williams
Oakley
Monroe Area
Courthouse
David Deininger
Jerrold Zuhlke
Gary Griffeth
Judy Beyer
Yvonne
Tova Peterson
Mary Cheryl Marty
Browntown Busy Bees
Loren Riemer
Decatur
James Sullivan
Monroe Ag
Vivian Fivi
Jordan
Edwin Klassy
New Glarus
Vern Falk
Monroe
Stocks Edge Higher as Markets Pause for Good Friday
New York stocks showed a mixed to slightly higher trend in moderate early trading. Fractions gained by leaders with many losses overall the market was up on balance. Brokers noted the three day weekend starting Friday when exchanges close for Good Friday tempered activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bober and West Selected for Badger Boys State at Ripon
Two Monroe high school juniors Thomas W. Bober and Kirk Allen West were chosen as delegates to Badger Boys State to be held at Ripon College June 8 to 15. Alternates are Reese N. Riddiough and Theron Olson. Selection by American Legion Americanism committee led by Edmund R. Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe High School
Thomas W. Bober
Kirk Allen West
Badger
Ripon College
Reese N. Riddiough
Theron
Bud) Olson
Americanism Committee
The
American Legion
Edmund R. Anderson
Bober
Walter Bober
17Th Avenue
Bulletin
West
Elmer West
13Th Street
Badger Boys State
Wisconsin
Anderson
Unionists Deny Scranton Terror Hearings End
Three Teamsters Union business agents from Scranton Pennsylvania denied under oath today making threats and ordering violence as alleged by previous witnesses before the Senate rackets investigating committee. The panel wound up its public inquiry and Chairman McClellan said the record would go to the Justice Department for possible perjury. The committee also questioned why a Virginia manufacturer cited for payoffs had not been indicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Teamsters Union
Scranton
Senate
McClellan
D-Ark
Justice Department
FBI
Virginia
Joseph McHugh
Nnn Local 229
Scrann
Kohler Proposes 3 Percent Sales Tax And Tax Shifts
Former Gov. Walter Kohler outlined a ten year fiscal plan at the Appleton chamber meeting proposing a 3 percent sales levy and the incorporation of the expiring 20 percent surtax into income tax. He urged repeal of personal property taxes, a new 15 percent corporate tax, and a one cent cigarette tax to fund schools and local needs, arguing the plan would reduce burdensome real estate taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appleton
Walter Kohler
Wisconsin
Kohler
Vernon Thomson
Dr White Heads to Puerto Rico for Casals Treatment
Dr Paul Dudley White announced he would depart Houston for Puerto Rico to care for famed cellist Pablo Casals who has suffered a heart attack. White previously attended President Eisenhower during his 1955 heart seizure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Paul Dudley White
Puerto Rico
Pablo Casals
White
Eisenhower
Two Monroe Girls Enter Alice in Dairyland Contest
Miss Sharon Zentner of New Glarus and Miss Shirley Montgomery of Browntown are added entrants in the 1957 Alice in Dairyland Princess contest. Zentner, a Central State College home economics major, previously competed in 1954, while Montgomery, a UW Wisconsin student, is the 1956 Black and White Show queen. The regional contest occurs in Boscobel on May 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice
Monroe Area
Sharon K. Zentner
New Glarus
Shirley Montgomery
Browntown
Zentner
Ernest Zentner
Central State College
Stevens Point
Miss Montgomery
Raymond Montgomery
University of Wisconsin
Boscobel
Madison wholesale tour hosts greet Monroe leaders
Forty seven Madison wholesalers and distributors visited Monroe retailers for a dinner sponsored by the Madison Chamber of Commerce wholesale division. Doris Olsen Alice in Dairyland, UW sports director George Lanphear, and Oscar Mayer midget Little Oscar joined the event, with Monroe officials and Madison leaders welcoming the guests. The tour may become an annual affair.
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Green County
Doris Olsen
Alice In Dairyland
Oscar
Oscar Mayer
Turner Hall
Charles N. Coulet
Madison Chamber
Times
Madison
Monroe
Madison Chamber of Commerce Wholesale Division
Robert H. Gerry
The
Borden Co
Oregon
Stoughton
Evansville
Edgerton
Orfordville
Brodhead
Judo
Brooklyn
Alice In
Dairyland
Clara Westby
Doris
Alice
George Lanphear
Oscar Mayer and Co
Brooks J Dinwiddie
Walter Kerr
Monroe Chamber
Wisconsin Telephone Co
Irvin W. Lackore
Eisenhower Heads to Augusta for 10 Day Stay
President Eisenhower flew to Augusta Georgia with Mrs. Eisenhower for a 10 day vacation at his cottage on the Augusta National Golf Course. This marks his 15th visit to the Augusta golf club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Augusta
Augusta National Golf Course
Augusta Golf Club
Eisenhower Brothers Brush Off Rift After Dinner Party
Edgar Eisenhower declares no breach in the family and asserts unity with Dwight and Milton. The Tacoma attorney, 68, attends a White House dinner with Milton Eisenhower and others, noting friendly differences and a light exchange about press handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar
Washington
Edgar Eisenhower
Tacoma, Wash
White House
Brother Milton
Dwight
Milton
Miner Roy Winslow Dies in Eagle Pitcher Mine Collapse
Shullsburg dispatch reports 28 year old Roy Winslow crushed by a falling boulder 350 feet underground at the Eagle Pitcher lead mine southwest of Shullsburg. He leaves a wife Marjorie and five sons and was working the night shift when the rock fell as he and others trimmed the tunnel ceiling. Survivors include multiple siblings and his father Leslie Winslow. arrangements are at Ayers funeral home in Gratiot.
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Shullsburg
Roy Winslow
Eagle Pitcher
Winslow
James
Marjorie
Earl
Dean
Duane
Allan
Gary
Gratiot
Leo
Milwaukee
Bernard
Navy
Slaying of ex policeman Salvatore Moretti sparks manhunt near Joliet
Police hunt in Will County after the strangled and shot body of Salvatore Moretti, 32, is found in a car trunk seven miles west of Joliet. The case ties to the Moretti clan and 1950s Chicago crime trials, with Michael Moretti already serving a life term for a separate slaying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Ill
State
Will County
Chicago
Moretti
Husky Salvatore Moretti
Stateville Penitentiary
Salvatore
Michael
West Side
Park District
Willard Blood
Vincent
Park Police
Cook County
Edward Gamino
Edward Salvo
Leonard Monaco
Michael Moretti
State’s Attorney’s Office
Moretti Brothers
Thomas
Pasquale
Trawrence
Lawrence
Emily
Dairyland Power Co op Gets 18 Million Loan
The Rural Electrification Administration announced an 18 620 000 loan to Dairyland Power Co op of La Crosse Wisconsin to finance system expansion. It is the largest REA loan to date with about 12 million for a 75 000 kilowatt generating unit near Alma and roughly 6 450 000 for new transmission lines and substations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rural Electrification Administration
Dairyland Power Co-operative
la Crosse
Wis
REA
Co-Op
Alma
Congress Told Ways to Delay Several Outlaws
Congress discussed delaying various outlays as President Eisenhower proposed cutting $1.34 billion from the 12 month budget and suggested up to $1.858 billion in reductions. He urged congressional action on user charges and veto authority while noting many cuts could be postponed without harming programs.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
White House
House
Rayburn
Army Board of Engineers
Soil Bank
Federal
National Mortgage Association
College
Army Corps of Engineers
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Kirk West Thomas Bober
Legion
Boys State
Ripon
Dr. White
Cellist
Casals
Schmitz
Schroeder
Milton Eisenhower
Johns Hopkins University
Auto
Dairyland Power Co-op
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