Minstrel Show Delights Monroe Audience With Varied Moods
The Fifth Annual Madcap Minstrel Show by Lions Club and City Band drew laughter and tears as performers led by Charles Figs and William Rollins entertained at Monroe High School. The show repeats tonight and travels to Brodhead April 30.
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Larry R. Lindgren
Minnie Carter
Monroe
Lions Club
City Band
Brodhead Area
Brodhead High School
William Rollins
Black Joe
Charles Figs
Lulu
Ballin
William
Andy) Gyure
Ripp
J. T
Rastus) Etter Jr
P. J
Amos) Connors Jr
Figi
Clio
Jingo
Little Richard Vordermann
Vordermann
Missouri
Monroe High School
Pete
Banjo Pete) Manos
Robert Steele
Robert Buehler
Russell
Jimmy Jane) Grant
Steve Nicholls
Judo High School
Virgil Wenger
Hannah
Joseph
Josie) Carson
Rollins
Caroline
Ernie Schober
Bones
Alabama
Herbert
Hermina) Bolliger
Victor N. Schiller
Ead
Donald F
Sambo
Kiwanis To Hold 3rd Antique Show
The Monroe Kiwanis Club presents the third annual antique show and sale at Turner Hall. Harold H. Grunewald of Elk Horn serves as show manager. Hours run Friday and Saturday from 12 noon to 6 pm and Sunday. A sandwich coffee counter will operate. Exhibits include authentic furniture glass china lamps and primitives. The event was rated Wisconsin’s finest last year.
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Monroe Kiwanis Club
Turner Hall
Harold H. Grunewald
Elkhorn
Wisconsin
Monroe High School expands to meet individual needs
The faculty designs a three track curriculum to serve all students including general academic, enrichment, and specialized training. The plan aims to raise college and workforce readiness by offering courses from physical education and basic sciences to advanced drawing and second year French while preserving mandatory attendance until age 16.
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Monroe High School
New Glarus Postoffice Site Leased for New Building
The Postoffice Department leases a brick and concrete site at Sixth Avenue and Railroad Street near Otto Puempel in New Glarus for 10 years with a government option to buy. The present quarters lease ends September 13 and a new building will be erected on the site near the new highway 69 access.
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Sixth Avenue
Railroad Street
Otto Puenpel
Pleven Named as France Premier Candidate by Coty
President Rene Coty moved toward a centrist solution and summoned former premier Rene Pleven after Georges Bidault failed to secure backing for a new government. The move signals a shift in French leadership amid North African policy debates.
USDA Forecasts 5 to 10 Percent Rise in Farmer Income
The Agriculture Department reports prospects for 1958 show farm net income rising 5 to 10 percent over 1957. Higher prices and greater output are expected, with cash receipts projected to reach about 6.9 billion in Q1, led by crops, livestock, cotton, wheat, and potatoes. Government payments under the soil bank also bolster income.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Benson
Soil Bank Land Retirement
Assessors Hold Annual Meeting at Green County Courthouse
The annual county assessors meeting at the Courthouse reviewed that all property classes be assessed at the same percentage of value. New laws from the last legislature were explained, supplies distributed, and James Keenan announced his July 1 retirement after 19 years at Green County meetings. Donald Sherman Otto Schmidt and Harry Harder attended as officials or visitors.
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Supervisor of Assessments Office
Fond du Lac
James Keenan
Green County
Donald Sherman
Otto Schmidt
Madison
Harry Harder
State Commission of Taxation
Heikkila Wins Return Ruling In Deportation Case
U S immigration officials reversed an earlier deportation, allowing William Heikkila to return home from Finland at government expense after admitting a technical error. Heikkila, who says he was kidnaped by agents, had been seized in San Francisco and sent to Finland via Vancouver and the Netherlands. He served as a Communist from 1929 to 1939 in Minnesota but denies ongoing political ties. Immigration Commissioner Joseph Swing cited an error in judgment and ordered his return to avoid contempt actions.
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Washington
U. S
William Heikkila
Finland
Communist Party
Joseph M. Swing
Heikkila
Swing
Helsinki
Minnesota
San Francisco
Must Reduce Ratio Rocket Fueltermed Space Race Problem
A UW electrical engineering professor said the United States must use 1,000 pounds of rocket fuel per one pound of satellite to launch, a ratio that would require a 1,100-pound rocket to lift a one-million-pound payload like Sputnik. He noted Russia may have reduced this ratio with unknown fuel and discussed Vanguard rocket work. The piece also covers You Auto Buy Now promotions and JC A announcements.
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University of Wisconsin
Explorer
Vanguard
United States
U. S
Russia
Wayne B. Swift
University of Wisconsin Electrical Engineering Department
Sputnik
Swift
Eisenhower urges calm on recession not to overreact
President Eisenhower said the business recession has been flattening out and urged Americans to avoid hysterical actions. He cautioned against quick tax-cut moves and noted no immediate request to Congress for tax relief. He acknowledged ongoing administration reevaluation of policy amid the slump.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Cheese Windfall Ruling Expected Soon in 1954 Case
Judge Patrick Stone said a ruling likely within a month will address a government bid to recover about 1.2 million dollars from several dairy and food firms. The dispute centers on cheddar sales and repurchase transactions with the Commodity Credit Corp during a change in price supports. Marvin C. Taylor called the 1954 agreement a paper transaction opposing farm price support goals. J. T. Chandwell for Kraft Foods defended the transactions as legal and cost saving for the CCC.
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Patrick Stone
Madison
Commodity Credit Corp
Marvin C. Taylor
Justice Department
USDA
J. T. Chandwell
Kraft Foods Co
CCC
Stock List Slides as Rail Shares Slump
New York stocks moved lower in early afternoon trading with rails leading the decline. Smaller motor firms outpaced the market with gains while major averages slipped a fraction and industrials fell. utilities held steady and government bonds eased.
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New York
U. S
New Fire Truck Set for Pump Test in Monroe and Kenosha
Fire chief Josef J. Benkert and assistant chief Louis Blanc will take a group of city firefighters to Kenosha to install equipment on the new 11,000 gallon fire truck. They will conduct a pump test Monday morning in Monroe with engineers from the Fire Insurance Rating Bureau of Milwaukee, with chief engineer J. B. Wilkinson present.
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Josef J. Benkert
Louis Blanc
Kenosha
Monroe
Fire Insurance Rating Bureau of
Milwaukee
J. B. Wilkinson
Second District Endorses Tewes for Re election
More than 300 delegates at a Madison caucus endorsed Rep. Donald Tewes for re election. Tewes missed the flight to Washington. Delegates barred endorsement of other candidates and declined a right to work resolution. Speakers included Roland Steinle and GOP senatorial hopefuls Ray Dittmore and James Onderdonk. Governor Thomson touted higher education gains.
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Associated Press
Republican Party
Madison
Donald Tewes
Waukesha
Tewes
Washington
GOP
U.S. Senate
Glen R. Davis
Davis
Senate
Roland Steinle
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Democratic Party
Steinle
Ray Dittmore
Milwaukee
James Onderdonk
Thomson
State Swiss Market Steady Demand Fair
Wisconsin dairy trade reports a steady Swiss cheese market with fair to good demand. Supplies are short to light for small styles while larger formats are ample. prices for cheddar blocks and various Swiss forms are listed with ranges, reflecting a steady but varied state market.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Ehort
Hoover Reports Improvement After Gall Bladder Op
Former President Herbert Hoover, convalescing from gall bladder surgery, sat up for breakfast today as he continues to recover at his New York residence.
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Hoover
New York
Herbert Hoover
Eisenhower Defends Defense Plan in Congress Clash
President Eisenhower rejected claims the defense reorganization would weaken services and said operational command authority would strengthen the armed forces. He attacked critics while defending bomber flights and addressed unemployment, GOP Senate prospects, and economic recession during a busy news conference.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Defense Department
Secretary of Defense
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Sarah McClendon
Texas
Neil McElroy
House Armed Services Committee
White House
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
House
Ways and Means Committee
Meade Alcorn
Alcorn
GOP
Senate
Russia
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Nat G
Natalie) Preston
Better Education—No
New Glarus
Postoffice
Postoffice Department
Lawrence H. Smith
By Ovid A. Martin
Armed Forces
National Guard Armory
Roger Blanc
Jerry Larson
Walter Huber
Gordon Rosen
Monticello
Times
William Greub
Lloyd Siedschlag
New Car and Truck Dealers Association
You Auto Buy
Roman Borkovec
Bernard McGuinness
C. Gene Hennager
Jaycee
Frederick Blanc
Robert Hardell
Kerr
Ronald Dohnson
W. A
Bink) Bender
Stoughton
Caucus
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