Grace Thorpe to Retire After 27 Years as Register of Deeds
Grace M. Thorpe, register of deeds since 1945 and county employee for 27 years, will retire at year end. She modernized the office by introducing photocopying, cutting staff, and increasing annual receipts from about 3200 to 7500 dollars. The next step is microfilming as records volume grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace M. Thorpe
Register of Deeds
Thorpe
Kummer
Mardell Kummer Crotty
Helen Kummer Bratzke
Grace M. Hefty
Monroe
Hefty
Streiff
Green County
Monroe High School
Old
Green County Normal
Monticello
Frank Thorpe
Rhee Reorganizes Korean Government Amid Crisis
President Syngman Rhee moves to restore parliamentarism by naming a premier, while keeping as chief of state. Critics call for his resignation and new elections as police battle protesters. Vice President Lee Poong to resign. riots leave at least 128 dead and hundreds injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
Y. T. Pyun
Lee Kipoong
John Chang
Lee
Trial of Powell Ends in Deadlock
New York Rep. Adam Clayton Powell faced a deadlocked income tax evasion trial as the eight women and four men on the jury failed to reach a verdict. Federal Judge Fred erick Bryan discharged the jurors after more than 24 hours without agreement and did not indicate when a retrial might occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Adam Clayton Powell
Federal Dist
Frederick Bryan
Powell
Bryan
Time To March On Tonight Set Clocks Ahead One Hour
Daylight Saving Time begins across Wisconsin at 2 a.m. tomorrow. Residents are urged to set clocks forward one hour tonight to avoid missing church and activities. Transportation schedules will switch to daylight time, while Wisconsin may differ from neighboring states. Dubuque Iowa opts out. Illinois aligns with Wisconsin under a state law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Dubuque
Iowa
Illinois
Vandals Break Windows On Two Monroes Parked Cars
Monroe City police seek vandals after two parked autos suffered damage last night. A car by Herman A. Spani at 1014 21st Avenue had a left front window broken and door frame damaged by concrete. A second car by Marian R. Kerr at 2121 117th Avenue had its left rear window broken by a rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman A. Spani
21St Avenue
Marian R. Kerr
117H Avenue
Fire alarm at Monroe Laundry building prompt crew response
Monroe firefighters were dispatched to an apartment above the Monroe Laundry at 1 p.m. today after a wire on a cold air fan sparked a fire. No damage was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Tax Revision in May Seems Unlikely in Wisconsin
Madison tax committee postponed its May 1 reporting deadline and is unlikely to draft a proposals for the May 15 legislative session. Chairman Miller Upton floated a broad package including local income taxes and welfare control, but it was rejected. Mayor Stanley Green argued the plan contradicted prior committee positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
James Doyle
Miller Upton
Beloit
Upton
Davis Donnelly
D-Eau Claire
Stanley Green
Sturgeon Bay
Aide in Murder Inquiry Resigns in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD The head of the Illinois Criminal Identification Bureau resigned after clashing with Public Safety Director Joseph Bibb over how a triple murder at Starved Rock State Park was handled. James Christensen, 59, said Bibb should have discussed statements ridiculing the bureau with him first. Christensen noted rings found later by Ottawa authorities were overlooked due to the glove.
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Springfield
Illinois Criminal Identification Bureau
James Christensen
Public Safety
Joseph Bibb
Bibb
Christensen
Starved Rock State Park
Bureau
Crime Laboratory
Ottawa
Ill
Castro accuses U.S. of backing fifth column in Cuba
Fidel Castro argues the Eisenhower administration and Secretary Herter plotted a counter-revolutionary fifth column in Cuba. In a long television address he links U.S. naval authorities at Guantanamo and dissidents in Oriente to efforts against his government.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Eisenhower
Cuba
Herter
Castro
Francisco Franco
Spain
U.S
Guantanamo
Santiago
Oriente
Spelling Winner Mary Williams Leads Oakley Contest
Mary Williams an eighth grade student at Oakley school won the county spelling bee held in the Green County Teachers College gym last night for the second year. She will compete in the state contest in Madison on May 21 and the national contest in Washington D C June 6 to 10. Linda Weiler finished second after missing knell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakley School
Mary Williams
Green County Teachers College
Mary
Ira Williams
Route 1
Juda
Madison
Washington, D. C
Linda Weiler
Biggs School
Linda
Miss Williams
Charles Haberman
Weiler
Elmira Root
Theodore Weiler
Paul Marty
Watson School
John Marty
Browntown
Mary Mueller
Dolores Shrier
Poplar Grove
Ronald Shrier
Brooklyn
Lesetta Nyman
Jennifer Baughman
Banner School
Wilbur Baughman
Argyle
Clarice Reinmann
Armand F. Ketter
Franklin School
Lillian Hanson
Monroe Junior High
Dorothy Neuenschwander
Open Barn Event Draws 35 Families at Wyss Farm
Men of the Skinner Creek Watershed Association heard talks on herd health and management at an open barn meeting last night at the Charl Wyss farm on County Trunk K off Highway 81. About 35 families attended with lunch, while wives and children gathered in the house. Speakers included Roman Borkovec farm and home agent Kenneth Allen Monroe Vo ng teacher, and veterinarians C G Hennager and Robert H Keith who covered health problems antibiotics and related topics. The leaders discussed hay quality feeding and balancing rations to production. Mrs Bernadine Schulz home economist of Wisconsin Power and Light Co spoke on home lighting and a film was shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skinner Creek Watershed Association
Charl Wyss
Highway 81
Wyss
Roman Borkovec
Kenneth C. Allen
Monroe Vo-ng
C.G. Hennager
Robert H. Keith
Bernadine Schulz
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Rural Eighth Grade Graduation Set for May 27
Rural and state graded schools of Green County hold graduation exercises at 8 p.m. Friday May 27 in Monroe junior high auditorium. Rudolph T. Haskee county superintendent announces the event and lists of graduates will be given prior to commencement. Winston Brown Waukesha County superintendent will deliver the commencement address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County
Monroe
Rudolph T. Haskee
Winston Brown
Waukesha
Waukesha County
Haskee
Four New Committees Formed By County Board
The County Board confirmed four new committees after committee of committees recommendations, bringing total sub-board groups to 30. New jurisdiction board will supervise the county setback zoning ordinance with Glenn Benkett as chairman and three-year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee of Committees
Glenn Benkett
Russell Carter
Ambrose Wenger
Stanley Knight
Brodhead
Ray L. Beckman
Second Ward
Monroe
Sheldon Yarwood
Brooklyn
Highway Department
C. S. Pierce
Myron I. Stair
Joshua Hoesly
Ed Bidlingmaier
Dean Rinehart
Hoesly
Herbert Ripp
Pierce
Stair
Bidlingmaier
Ray Grady
Welfare Board
Norton
Ben Cleveland
Clarence Slotten
Elliott Montgomery
Joseph D. Viney
Ray E. Kundert
Viney
Rudolph T. Haskee
Fred Baertschi
Willis Riemer
Leland Jordan
Lutherans Unite Join World Council Move
In Minneapolis the newly unified American Lutheran Church plans to affiliate with the World Council of Churches while not seeking National Council of Churches membership. The merger combines 1,153,566 Evangelical Lutherans, 1,034,377 Americans, and 700,000 United Lutherans amid mixed local reaction. Rev Dr Fredrik A. Schietz, president, notes little difference in effect.
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Minneapolis
American Lutheran Church Today
World Council of Churches
National Council of Churches
Fredrik A. Schietz
Evangelical Lutheran Church
American Lutheran Church
United Evangelical Lutheran Church
National Council
Local Sales Firm Honored by International Traders
Elrich Sales Service of Monroe named Honor Member of the Month by International Traders for rapid first year import progress. Owners Eileen and Richard Wagner built 1,600 U S outlets for merchandise from Africa to Hawaii and promoted a mechanical swimming dog toy that sold by the thousands. The couple, proprietors of a local convalescent home, expand distributorships for two upcoming products including a portable transistor TV and an electronic thermometer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard R. Wagner
Monroe
Eirich
Worldwide Trade Organization
Wagner
Times
Elrich Sales Service
International Traders
United States
Eileen
Richard Wagner
Estrich
Journal of Commerce
Popular Mechanics
Canada
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Wagners
Africa
Egypt
England
Germany
Mexico
Japan
France
India
Italy
Wagner Convalescent Home
Bloodmobile Smocks Sought by Local Legion Auxiliary
Mrs. Allen F. (Frances) Goecke, president of the American Legion auxiliary, calls area Homemaker and other groups to sew at least 12 more smocks ahead of the Red Cross bloodmobile’s third visit on May 2. She offers the design and materials and notes the auxiliary’s ongoing support with canteen facilities and volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen F
Frances) Goecke
American Legion Auxiliary
Goecke
Red Cross Bloodmobile
the Legion Auxiliary
Reunion honors Richland Center first high school band
Dr H F Cunningham of Monroe attends Richland Center high school Golden Jubilee event with his wife. Former directors and band members join 16 original members in a Jubilee Concert at RCHS with a 2:30 p.m. Sunday performance directed by Jacob Verhulst. six of nine former directors participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.F. Cunningham
H. F. Cunningham
Monroe
America
Richland Center
Cunningham
Hornet
E. G. Doudna
RCHS
Jacob Verhulst
Five at Beloit Facing Charges
Beloit police charged a dormitory phone operator and four Beloit College students with misdemeanors after a wild water throwing melee near the campus Thursday night. The ring leaders identified include Will Grant Jr and John Ryerson along with Tom Jacobson and Jeffry Baker. Mrs Olive Burns was charged for refusing to assist an officer after pulling plugs from the dormitory switchboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beloit
Beloit College
Howard Bjorklund
Will Grant Jr
Oak Park
Ill
John Ryerson
Wayne
Tom Jacobson
Madison
Jeffry Baker
Glen Ellyn
Olive Burns
Bjorklund
City Groups To Plan Memorial Day Events
A meeting of patriotic organizations and individuals will be held at 8 Wednesday to plan Memorial Day activities. Warren M. Gerhart, commander of the Zilmer-Riley Post of the American Legion, called the session to organize a program for Greenwood Cemetery and the traditional parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren M. Gerhart
Zilmer-Riley Post
American Legion
Greenwood Cemetery
County Board Approves Agriculture Building Bid
County supervisors approved L. S. Wagner and Son of Middleton for the $64,380 general contract to rebuild the agriculture building. The $85,000 grant now totals $97,509.92 with two fund transfers and amendments to the plan. The board also elevated salaries for county officials by 65 dollars monthly, sheriff 100, and debated possible cost-saving substitutions, with the meeting stretching past midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. S. Wagner and Son
Middleton
Monroe
Howard P. Olsen
Emmett J. Norton
Herbert H. Stauffacher
Fred Glauser
Mathew F. Eraser
County Property Fund
Agriculture Building Fund
Agriculture Committee
Dhia Milk Testing Laboratory
Stanley W. Howe
Henry J. Tschudy
Howe
Tschudy
Joshua Hoesly
New Glarus
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Grace Thorpe
Mrs
Herter Sur
Mary Williams Spelling
Benkett
Lutherans
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