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Newspaper

Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1955

Page

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Kohler Considers Wisconsin Primary Run If Eisenhower Plans Unclear

Wisconsin Governor Walter Kohler says he will seek the Wisconsin presidential preference primary next April as a favorite son if President Eisenhower does not announce re election plans by March 2. He would then transfer Wisconsin delegates to Eisenhower at San Francisco if the President runs again.

Chicago Wisconsin Walter Kohler Eisenhower Kohler San Francisco Richard Nixon Sen Knowland R.calif Goodwin Knight California McCarthy Senate Wiley

Stevenson Clears Way for Candidacy

Adlai E Stevenson hinted at a November announcement to run for the Democratic presidential nomination. He outlined a campaign against Eisenhower, arguing for action over promises and signaling misgivings about federal resource development and GOP shifts. Governor Harriman voiced support after a dinner with Stevenson.

Chicago Adlai E. Stevenson Stevenson Eisenhower Stephen A. Mitchell Geneva Congress Averell Harriman New York Illinois

Quarles Named As Air Secretary

President Eisenhower named Donald A. Quarles as the new Air Force secretary, replacing Harold Talbott who resigned August 1. Quarles, 61, is a native of Van Buren Arkansas and former assistant secretary of defense for research and development. Talbott defended by Secretary Wilson amid a Senate probe of his outside interests.

Washington Eisenhower Donald A. Quarles Earth Satellite Project Air Force Quarles Defense van Buren Ark Englewood N. J Harold Talbott Senate Talbott White House James C. Hagerty Charles E. Wilson Wilson

Mrs. Anderson Dies in Car Crash at 27

Mrs. Maynard Anderson 27 of Pleasant Prairie died Tuesday from injuries in a car truck collision northwest of Kenosha. Her husband Maynard survives with parents and siblings. Services set for 2 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran Evansville with burial at Maple Hill.

Maynard Anderson Pleasant Prairie Ben Disch Evansville Kenosha Anderson Dorothy Disch Paul Guhsels Wayne Disch Disch

Watershed Directors Plan Aug 31 Soil Meeting

Richland Creek watershed directors held a quarterly planning session at the Don ald Deininger home. They set soil conservation as the Aug. 31 topic at Ball school with future sessions on hog demonstration social security and geology. County soil conservationist Nick F Calabresa will speak Aug. 31. Attending were William Zuhlke William Tschudy Lee Kubly Durward Dunaway Arthur Tschudy and Milton Prien.

Richland Creek Donald Deininger Ball School Nick F. Calabresa William Zuhlke William Tschudy Lee Kubly Durward Dunaway Arthur Tschudy Milton Prien

Bank Raiders Nabbed Arrests Solve Biggest Holdup

The FBI says it cracked the largest cash bank robbery in history in Queens. Two men, James McCoo and Frank Cocchiaro, were arraigned on bank robbery charges. four bandits planned the heist with an inside connection. Warrants issued for two ringleaders and a witness holds.

New York FBI Queens James McCoo Frank Cocchiaro Astoria Woodside Chase Manhattan Bank McCoo Cocchiaro Mildred Woodside Bank Asst U. S. Atty Paul W. Windels

Queen To Reign Over Cheese Day Contest Returns

Directors of Cheese Day Inc voted to run a Cheese Day Queen contest on the 1950 model with no king this year. Open to any girl on a Green County farm entries to Cheese Day Inc with final judging by a state agriculture and ADA panel. Final details soon. Qhen 1950 queen Darlyne Adelman now Mrs Dexter attended. An official headquarters will open next Monday in the Commercial and Savings Bank building with Mrs Victor Severson on duty 1 to 4 daily.

Cheese Day, Inc Green County State Department of Agriculture ADA D. A. Crandall Darlyne Mae Adelman Dean Dexter Madison Robert D. Rieder Victor Severson Doran Zwygart Decorah Kitties Blatz Crandall Archie Myers Jr Fred Frutz Jr Roswell Phillipson New Glarus Dean Peterson Brodhead Fred Krebs Chris Stauffer Monticello Harold S. Haworth Clifford M. Fritz Joseph Dearth Rodney O. Kittelsen Zwygart E. C. Hamilton

Board Nears Decision On Superintendent Job

Monroe school board president Herbert T. Johnson said a final decision on naming a new superintendent will likely be made by the weekend. Directors reviewed credentials of candidates from an original list of 36. names were not disclosed. The post has been vacant since E. O. Evans resigned June 30 and now serves as school business manager.

Monroe Herbert T. Johnson Johnson E. O. Evans Evans

Water Fight Teams Invited For Sept 9 Event Here

Twelve area fire departments are invited to send teams to a water fight on the south side of the square after the Cheese Day concert on September 9 at 8 30 p m Monroe will host but not compete A practice session is set for August 25 at 7 30 p m with rain date August 29 Teams must confirm by August 22 and invitees include Juda Brodhead Albany Brooklyn Belleville New Glarus Monticello Browntown Orangeville Argyle Winslow and Woodford.

Louis F. Blanc Monroe Blane Blanc Juda Brodhead Albany Brooklyn Belleville New Glarus Monticello Browntown Orangeville Argyle Winslow Woodford Russel H. Shultz W. E. Deininger Frederick F. Lanz Emil Klarer Ed Ambrose

Planes Collide Kill 66 U S Men in Black Forest Crash

Two C 119 Flying Boxcars collided over Edelweiler in the Black Forest near Freudenstadt during a training flight from Echterdingen Field. The U S Air Force confirms sixty six dead including crew and soldiers aboard. The nine plane formation had just taken off with troops from the U S 7th Army.

Stuttgart Germany Black Forest U. S. Air Force Air Force Edelweiler Freudenstadt Echterdingen Field Here U. S. 7Th Army

New Medical Center Hosts Open House in Monroe

A public open house runs Sunday from 1 to 5 p m at the new Monroe Medical Center which opened July 1. The facility serves doctors David D. Ruehlman C E Baumle John M Irvin D W Springer and Cc O Miller at the 6th Street and 21st Avenue intersection.

New Medical Center Monroe David D. Ruehlman C. E. Baumle John M. Irvin D. W. Springer Cc. O. Miller 6Th Street 21St Avenue

Shrine KC ball game fundraiser at Recreation Park

Shrine and Knights of Columbus committees plan a 6 30 p m program and softball game at Recreation Park to aid crippled children. Extra bleachers and roping create sections while organizers name entertainment staff and rosters. A Legion lunch follows with final ticket push on Saturday night.

Recreation Park Legion Monroe

Korean Demand Will Be Ignored by NNSC Also in Korea

In Seoul a Swedish NNSC member said pressure will not drive the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission from Korea. The report notes protests subsiding, U.S. troops blamed for violence, and 22 soldiers plus 80 Koreans injured in clashes at NNSC billets.

Seoul Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission NNSC Korea Commission Republic of Korea United Nations Poland Czechoslovakia UNSC South Korea U. S Hong Kee

Swiss Chalet Market to Host Open House at New Store

Arnold Stalder, proprietor of Stalder's Swiss Chalet Market at 19th Street and 11th Avenue, announces an open house tomorrow and Saturday. Visitors will be served coffee and cheese sandwiches from 9 30 a m to 5 p m on Saturday as the building features extra shelving equipment and a large parking lot.

Arnold Stalder

Tot Shop Opens For Infants Wear In Monroe

The Tot Shop a new infants and children’s wear store in Monroe opens tomorrow. Owner John M. Witte Fr Atkinson located at 918 17th Avenue in former Monroe Music space. Manager Mrs Harold Shager and employee Mrs Oscar Shager. Witte runs a similar shop in Ft Atkinson and will visit Monroe two days weekly.

Monroe John M. Witte Atkinson 17Th Avenue Monroe Music Witte Harold Shager Oscar Shager Ft. Atkinson

Woman's Club Grants 250 Teaching Scholarship to 1956 Graduate

Monroe Woman's Club approved a 250 scholarship to a 1956 Monroe high school graduate for study at any state college offering education courses. The club cited teacher shortages, and a new committee will be named to oversee the project.

Woman’s Club Monroe Monroe Woman's Club Mmes R. W. Blaha Arthur P. Benkett Charles J. Mathias Blaha J. Walter Donovan Leland L. Lamboley Glen A. Swiggum Herman F. Pfund Joan E. Ridnour First District Federation of Women’s Clubs Alden Hawthorne

Services Sunday For Anna Streiff

Memorial services will be held Sunday at 2 p m in the Swiss Evangelical and Reformed church for Anna Verena Streiff 51 who died June 25 in Switzerland. Burial will be in the church cemetery. She was born February 11 1904 in New Glarus Township and is survived by her mother Sybilla Streiff and three brothers Fred P Streiff Peter H Streiff and Jacob L Streiff.

New Glarus Anna Verena Streiff Switzerland Miss Streiff Fred P. Streiff Edwin P. Barlow Barlow Streiffs A. R. Achtemeier Zwingli New Glarus Township Fred B Sybilla Bolliger Streiff Barbara Werndli Darlyne Blum Fred P Peter H. Streiff Jacob L. Madison

Polio Claims Second Brown Child in Quick Toll

In Brown, six year old David Cardinal died Wednesday from polio, marking the city's third fatality since last Thursday. His six year old sister Phyllis died Friday from the disease, underscoring a severe polio outbreak in Green Bay.

Green Bay David Cardinal Phyllis

19 Bodies Found After Ohio Blast

A violent explosion at the Gateway restaurant in Andover Ohio tore through a two story building on the village square. Nineteen people were dead and at least eighteen injured with a garage set up as a makeshift morgue. Firefighters from twenty towns battled the blaze for four hours.

Andover Ohio Pymatuning Lake Pennsylvania Main Street Cleveland Elmer Bumblis Frank Lacky Massillon Ashtabula Hospital

Ludlow Hotel Auction Draws Crowd of Bidders

The Ludlow hotel furnishings and other items were auctioned starting at noon behind the building as several hundred bidders crowded the scene While workmen tore into the interior the exterior demolition proceeded The razing aims to clear space for new stores including J C Penney and a McLellans variety store Thorp Finance Co conducted the sale

Ludlow Hotel J. C. Penney Co McLellan’s Thorp Finance Co

Air Force Announces Readiness for X-2 Rocket Flight

Washington sources report the Air Force says the X-2 research plane is ready for its first rocket powered flight. The craft aims to pierce the heat barrier at speeds near 2000 miles per hour or higher.

Washington Air Force

Storm Connie Pounds Carolina Coast Despite Loss of Punch

Hurricane Connie battered the coast with winds near 75 mph and towering waves while the eye, packing around 100 mph, moved slowly toward resort beaches between Wilmington and Myrtle Beach. Shelters filled inland as residents fled, and New England was reassured the storm posed no immediate threat for 36 hours.

Wilmington N. C Carolina Myrtle Beach S. C Georgetown North Carolina M. E. Williamson Wrightsville Beach Swannsboro Here Jacksonville Connie Hazel New England Boston Cape Fear Cape Lookout South Carolina Cape Romain Charleston Virginia Capes Paul Moore Miami Center

Woman Injured Going to Hospital in Brooklyn Crash

An expectant mother was rushed to a hospital after a collision at a Green County intersection. Mrs. Edward F. Sumochel gave birth shortly after arrival, but the infant died. Mrs. Sumochel is reported in good condition. Sumochel and Arthur D P Ghettmann were injured. Deputies investigate if the infant death will count as a county highway fatality.

Brooklyn Dane County Edward F. Sumochel Route 1 Sumochel Green County Arthur DP. Ghettmann Beloit

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