Wisconsin Weekend Toll Reaches Sixteen Drownings and Mishaps
A Wisconsin weekend record lists sixteen deaths from drownings, a plane crash, highway crashes, a fall, and an electrocution. Victims include Judy and Sally Wiegand of Shawano County, Rose Marie Anderson of Crivitz, and Harold Anderson, with multiple other victims across Watertown, Madison, Janesville, and surrounding counties. The report notes a plane crash near Clintonville killing Harvey Krause, and a high voltage electrocution of Paul Schaff in Milwaukee.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Harvey Krause
Clintonville
Leonard Manser
Judy Wiegand
Sally
Washington Park
Shawano ‘County
Martison
Chicago Heights
Rose Marie Anderson
Crivitz
John Couglin
Watertown
Eugene Glowdowski
Route 2
Amherst
Robert May
Wayne Township
Lafayette County
James Lee Barr
Boscobel
Grant County
John Jedwabny
Menasha
Wallace M. Webb
Neenah
Otis Griffin
Muskegon
Mich
Duane Stelter
Madison
Miss Anderson
Peshtigo
Harold Anderson
Paul Schaff
Milwaukee Tanning Company
Hulda Steuber
Hibbing
Minn
Evansville
James L. Lorenz
Boyd
Chippewa County
Chippewa Falls
Lorenz
Great Lakes, Ill
Ben Lorenz
Steinman Wins Swiss Honors in Lafay at County Fair
J Steinman of the Moscow Center cheese factory won first in round Swiss at the Lafayette County Fair in Darlington. Richard Ewing of York Center factory took first in the black Swiss division. Other round Swiss winners included Hans Geisbuebler of Lamont Central factory second Emil Rufer of Health Valley Juda third Werner Zimmerman Warren Wood Andrews fourth and Elmer Fox Woodford Stuart Cheese Co fifth. Second in block went to Walter Geisbuehler Darlington Brunkow Cheese Co and third to Walter Schild Juda Health Valley.
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Meee
Moscow Center
Darlington
Richard Ewing
Blanchardville
York Center
Hans Geisbuebler
Lamont Central Factory
Emil Rufer
Juda
Health Valley Factory
Werner Zimmerman
Warren
Wood Andrews
Elmer Fox
Woodford
Stuart Cheese Co
Walter Geisbuehler
Darlington, Brunkow Cheese Co
Walter Schild
Health Valley
Freed Slayer Faces Mental Commitment
Circuit Court judge ordered acquitted slayer Dr. Kenneth B. Small a Detroit dentist committed to a state hospital until he proves his sanity.
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Allegan
Kenneth B. Small
Detroit
Pilz Couple Buys Lee's Store Here
Mr and Mrs Harold A Pilz take over Lee's women's wear shop on the public square from Harold L Jacobs who has moved to Phoenix Ariz They will run Lee's under its present name and keep the Modern Club which they have operated since January 1947 Jacobs opened Lee's in 1937 after moving from Chicago He plans to stay in public relations work in Phoenix Jacobs wife hails from St Louis and he is Kansas City born The Pilzs also operated the Maidrite Shoppe restaurant prior to joining the Modern Club partnership in 1946 The new owners have two children Nancy and Harold Jr both pursuing music and college studies
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Harold A. Pilz
Lee's
Women’s Wear
Public Square
Harold L. Jacobs
Phoenix
Ariz
Pilz
Jacobs
Chicago
Paul A. Ruf
J. C. Penney Co
Kansas
St. Louis
Maidrite
Modern Club
Edward Bregenzer
Nancy
Carroll College
Harold
Bud) Jr
Carroll
State Fair To List 32 County Animals
Wisconsin State Fair added two livestock entries with a 32 animal limit. Green County committee selected 30 of 32 entries for display. Names and counts of exhibitors include Grenzow, Brunkow, Wyss, Ruff, Frautschy, Schultz, Stauffacher, Stauffacher, Erzinger, Oliver, Bloom, Wyss, Gruenberg, Schmid, Roth, Bloom, Paulson, Hermannson, Flanagan.
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Lesne F. Super
Huber
Green County
Grace Grenzow
Robert Brunkow
Roger Wyss
Robert Ruff
Mary Ann Frautschy
Clarence Schultz
Roger Staufffacher
Ralph Stauffacher
Otto Erzinger
James Oliver
Nathan Bloom
Kenneth Wyss
Karen Gruenberg
Rose Schmid
Ned Roth
Wilson Bloom
Patricia Paulson
David Hermanson
James Flanagan
Behring Burned When Speedboat Exploded During Startup
Kenneth Behring, 26, was hospitalized with first and second degree burns after his speedboat exploded as he stepped on the starter in a Monroe garage. The blast shattered showroom windows, blew the boat deck into the air, and started a small fire quickly put out by the Monroe Fire Department. Behring, owner of Behring Motors, sustained burns to multiple areas but is reported in good condition. John Walter, nearby, escaped unhurt aside from singed hairs. Damage to the boat ran to several hundred dollars.
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Kenneth Behring
Monroe
Behring
Times
Lake Drive
St. Clare Hospital
Behring Motors
John Walter
Livestock Arrives as Centennial Fair Opens Preparations
Activity rises at Green County fairgrounds as livestock arrive from Lafayette County Fair and carnival units set up. Green County Boots and Saddle Club members from Monroe, Monticello, Brodhead enter the Centennial parade Friday at 12:30 PM. Bands selected for five free dances run 9 PM to midnight. A rocking bed used for polio therapy will be shown in the Co op tent, shipped from Madison.
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Green County Fairgrounds
Lafayette County Fair
Darlington
Green County Boots and Saddle Club
Donald Sellow
Holly Moore
Monticello
Marvin Malkow
Madison
Tramburg Returns to State Welfare Post in Madison
John W. Tramburg resumes as director of the state department of Public Welfare after eight months in Washington as commissioner of social security. He immediately met with division heads to prepare the department's multi million dollar budget for the coming year.
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Madison
John W. Tramberg
State Department of Public Welfare
Washington
Special group urged to review McCarthy charges
Long article notes Knowland calls for a special group to assess charges against McCarthy. Separate items report Robert May 28 died in a Lafayette County truck crash near Gratiot at Highway 11, with his widow and child, and three sisters. Two other weekend accidents left George Fienarty and Earl Blankenship injured with rib fractures and broken bones, plus a semi trailer fire near South Wayne.
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Wieganu Sisters
Mud Lake
Shawano Lake
Harrison
Rock River
Janesville
Glowdowski
Pickerel Lake
Portage County
Couglin
Mauthe Lake
Kettle Moraine State Park
Kewaskum
Wayne Township
Gratiot
Robert May
Route 1
South Wayne
Highway 11
Layette County
Robert Jr
Francis "McGinnis
Maribeth
Darlington
Emer Hagen
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Gilbert Carlton
Ayres Fuuneral
Warren
George Henry Fienarty
Darlington Municipal Hospital
Lafayette County
Earl H. Blankenship
Camp McCoy
Dane-Green
Perry Township
Blankenship
Methodist Hospital
Madison
Lafayette
Green County
Milwaukee Man Heads H and K Group
Frank H. Reese of Milwaukee was elected president of the H and K Veterans organization to succeed Hugo Voelkli of Monroe. Gustave C. Schun, Milwaukee, was named vice president and Carl E. Klingbeil, Milwaukee, secretary-treasurer. The Monroe group hosted the reunion at the Monroe Country Club with 100 registered and 200 attending the luncheon. Col. J. Tracy Hale could not attend due to illness. past officers from two local National Guard units were present.
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Hugo Voelkli
Monroe
Frank H. Riese
Milwaukee
Hand’ S Veterans Association
Monroe Country Club
Carl E. Klingbeil
Times
Frank H. Reese
H and K Veterans Organization
Gustave C. Schun
Voelkli
National Guard
Co. K
Co. H
Isely Sets Record at Pool Follies Gala in Monroe
More than 1,000 locals attended the gala water show at the newly painted pool. Eight year old Clark Lane won a freestyle race using a rope for the Egyptian Swim trick amid several entertainment acts. Fred Isely set a 50 yard crawl record with 29.6 seconds, as Karen Seven led back stroke and Linda Drake won the 40 yard event.
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Clark Lane
Monroe
Ronald D. Johnson
Young Lane
Jon Donnerbeck
Kenneth Keel
John Niffenegger
Arthur White
Fred Isely
Karen Seventime
Linda Drake
Kay Bauman
Lois
Polish Stowaway Freed by British Receives Asylum
A Polish stowaway Antoni Klimowicz, 24, freed by Britain, received temporary asylum after being snatched from Communist hands aboard the Jaroslaw Dabrowski in the Thames. American physiologist Dr Joseph Cort, 26, who fled behind the Iron Curtain, left the ship for Czechoslovakia claiming political persecution. Britain refused Cort political asylum after Washington recalled him to explain dodging military service.
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Lonvince—Briain
West
Antoni Klimowicz
Joseph Cort
Britain
Klimowicz
Jaroslaw Dabrowski
Thames
Dr. Cort
Czechoslovakia
United States
Cort
Washington
Biggest Airline Halted by Strike
CHICAGO big planes of American Airlines the nation's largest air carrier were grounded as an eight hour day strike entered its third day. AFL ALPA said no immediate action against TWA or United though pilots there had voted to strike if called. The issue centers on nonstop trans continental flights over eight hours. American employs 1200 pilots.
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Chicago
American Airlines
Trans World Airlines
United Air Lines
AFL Air Line Pilots Association
TWA
United
American
ALPA
Heavy Vault Door Moves to New Unit at Local Bank
The large vault door from the old Commercial and Savings Bank vault was moved to the northeast corner of the lobby vault. L M Jedliker of Diebold Safe and Lock Co led the operation with preparation spanning over a week. The move required clearing all employees from basement quarters and placing the door on steel plates and rollers before the actual transfer. Soybeans, corn fall on Chicago Board due to rains across the Midwest.
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Commercial and Savings Bank
L. M. Jedliker
St Paul
Diebold Safe and Lock Co
Canton
Jedliker
Guatemala Cadets and Castillo Armas Forces Clash
A two hour battle near Roosevelt hospital endangers cadets and Castillo Armas troops in Guatemala City. Two killed, several wounded, as factions clash amid a rumor of sympathy with Arbenz’s ousted government. cease-fire orders halt attacks on the military academy.
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Guatemala
Liberation Forces
Col
Carlos Castillo Armas
Jacobo Arbenz
Castillo Armas Army
Roosevelt Hospital
Enrique Oliva
Castillo Armas
Jose Ortega
Military Academy
Capitol
Chimaltenango
Guatemala City
Oliva
Ortega
24th Swiss Volksfest At Wilhelm Tell Park Summary
More than 2,000 attendees watched the 24th annual Swiss Volksfest at Wilhelm Tell Park. Guest groups included Madison Maennerchor and Milwaukee Yodel Club, with Monroe Turners staging an exhibition. Local talent groups performed and speakers Franz Brand G Fred Galli Emil Shaffer spoke. A park dance followed.
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En Glarus
Wilhelm Tell Park
Madison Maennerchor
Milwaukee Yodel Club
Monroe Turners
Franz Brand
G. Fred Galli
Monroe
Emil Shaffer
Madison
Stock Prices Edge Upward in Trading
Demand for air crafts turned the stock market up ward today though price changes were generally small. Trading was moderately active. Showing gains were Youngstown Sheet, U.S. Rubber, Douglas Air craft, Glenn Martin, Fairchild En gine, United Aircraft, Schenley, National Distillers, Philco, Ameri can Telephone, Don Edison, Allied Chemical, Westinghouse, Sinclair Oil, Texas Co. and Loew's. Slightly lower were Republican Steel, Chrysler, Goodrich, Cater pillar, Radio Corp., American Smelting, International Telephone, New York Central, Southern Rail way, Pennsylvania Railroad, Jer sey Standard and Pan-American Airways.
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New York
Youngstown Sheet
U.S. Rubber
Douglas Aircraft
Glenn Martin
Fairchild Engine
United Aircraft
Schenley
National Distillers
Philco
American Telephone
Don Edison
Allied Chemical
Westinghouse
Sinclair Oil
Texas Co
Loew's
Republican Steel
Chrysler
Goodrich
Caterpillar
Radio Corp
American Smelting
International Telephone
New York Central
Southern Railway
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jersey Standard
Pan-American Airways
Assails Morse For Korea Data Release in 1952
Washington Senator Knowland accused Morse of revealing part of a top secret 1947 document about Korea and urged a special committee to handle censure of McCarthy. Morse rebutted, noting Truman declassified the memo and a Minnesota campaign speech. The dispute centered on secret government information and Korea withdrawal decisions.
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Washington
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
Senate
McCarthy
Nixon
Equity
Justice
Flanders
R-Vi
Select” Committee
Sens
Fulbright
D-Ark
Morse
Ind.-Ore
Minneapolis
Truman
McClellan
Congress
Adlai Steve Knowland
James Forrestal
U. S
Korea
Joint Chiefs of Staff
State Department
Eisenhower
Defense Department
Department of Justice
United States
Justice Department
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Highway 15
Waukesha
Steinman
Lafay
Lee
Japan
Tokyo
Tramburg
Herbert L. Boll
Adolph Sacker
Boll
Sacker
Milwaukee Man
Wilford Schmedler
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Richard F. Hulburt
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Joseph Clauder
128Th Infantry
John Maurer
John J. Burkhard
Harold Halverson
Isely
Midwest
Board of Trade
Academy Corps
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