Monroe Group Selected to Welcome Alabama Visitors
The 30 member Monroe Student Exchange group to host Greenville Alabama visitors in November was announced by Mrs. Herbert Ainsworth and Fred R. Simpson. The group includes 18 girls and 12 boys with four alternates and will meet August 30 to elect officers. Greenville plans a week of activities in Monroe next spring after Easter 1964 and seeks funds to entertain visiting students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Greenville
Ala
Herbert Ainsworth
Fred R. Simpson
Audrey Beach
Shirley Brunkow
Nancy Burkhalter
Ruth Chambers
Mary Condon
Kay Daley
Martha Etter
Linda Fritz
Terry Goetz
Karen Herbert
Mary Howe
Alice Nussbaum
Carol Priewe
Teala Riddle
Ruth Schiller
Joann Schlichting
Becky Trumpy
Cheryl Whitehead
Kathy Baltzer
Christy Miller
Richard Barry
Harvey Baumgartner
James Beer
Steven Digman
North Adams
Mass
Wilmington
Del
Tallulah
Wheat Ridge
Colo
Port Washington
Wis
Oklahoma City
Monroe Airport Group Prepares Facilities for Corn Picking Contest
A joint meeting of the Monroe Airport Development Corp and City Council discussed preliminary work for airport facilities ahead of the state and national corn picking contest on Oct 23 and 24. Plan includes drilling a well and building toilet facilities to serve 150 to 200 arriving planes at the Denny farm site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Airport Development Corp
City Council Airport Committee
Denny Farm
Fred R. Simpson
Three Firemen Die In Oil Tank Explosion Tragedy
Framingham Mass. three firefighters died and six others were hospitalized after a fuel tank exploded during a blaze at Center Oil and Coal Co. A 2,000 pound cap shattered, sending debris and burning oil over responders and bystanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Framingham
Mass
Center Oil and Coal Co
Thompson Names Weber as Special Investigator
Attorney General George Thompson announced the appointment of David Weber, 39, of Sheboygan, as a special investigator in the attorney general's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Madison
David Weber
Sheboygan
Attorney General
Atty
George Thompson
Monroe Firemen to Aid Training At Fall Fire School
The Monroe Fire Department plans a Ladder and Hose Evolution demonstration as part of the 27th annual Fall Fire School at the fairgrounds. Capt. Arthur Emerson of Madison leads the morning sessions with experts from Illinois and Wisconsin giving talks on firemanship training and prevention. The afternoon public demonstrations include rescue techniques and fire scenarios, with Emmett Cox in charge of the events and a flag presentation by the Monroe department during the National Anthem. Mayor Orville R. Evans welcomes attendees. Charles Morris delivers the association response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Fire Department
Fairgrounds
Arthur Emerson
Madison Fire Department
Joe Fetters
W. J. Eckert
University of Illinois
Abe Grant
Illinois Inspection Bureau
Allen Dimoff
Fire Insurance Rating Bureau
Milwaukee
Elmer Dicke
Downers Grove
Ill
Herman Lettenberger
Keil
Calvin Phillips
Richard Rennett
Oshkosh
William Clark
Allen Helett
Maple Bluff
Madison
Walter Welch
Rockford
North Park
Emmett Cox
Western Actuarial Bureau
Chicago
James Plymire
Grace Lutheran Church
Monroe Department
Orville R. Evans
Monroe
Charles Morris
Beloit
Southern
Wisconsin and
Northern Illinois Firemen’s Association
Hoffa Attacks Civil Rights Proposals In Washington March
In Minneapolis, Teamsters leader James Hoffa denounces federal civil rights measures as a farce and a fake. He says the planned Washington march is a futile gesture aimed at misleading Black voters about job prospects under the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Teamster
James Hoffa
Congress
Washington
Hoffa
Cheese Market Update Shows Spotty Demand and Mixed Cheese Prices
The cheddar market remains steady with spotty demand and generally fair sentiment for natural aged and current styles. Supplies vary by style with large sizes ample and small sizes adequate. prices for cheddars 35 to 38 percent, daisies 38 to 39 percent, longhorns 38 to 39 percent, and midgets 37 to 40 percent.
New Glarus Plans Swiss Tell Weekend Activities
Swiss of New Glarus organize Tell weekend events ahead of Labor Day. Art Show set for Sept 1 in village park from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. with Swiss costume participation. Celebrations include Alphine Festival, flag throwers, Alpine horn trio, and street dance. Labor Day features the English Tell pageant at 1:30 p.m. in Tell Grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelm Tell Guild Board of
the Tell Grounds
New Glarus
Ernst Thierstein
Pauline Boss
Henry M. Schmid
Edward J. Wills
Dennis Streiff
Streiff
Thierstein
Schmid
Ross
Willi
Times
Kenneth Ross
Luella Mortenson
Channel 27
Lynn Fieldhouse
Madison
Glarus Village
Strickler’s Market
Channel 3
Joan Hood
Wilhelm Ziegler
Mineral Point
Glarus
Edelweiss
Alpine Troubador
6Th Avenue
1St Street
New Glarus Business Association
Tell
Knowles Plans County Chairman Consultation in Wis.
Warren Knowles, the leading Republican candidate for any 1964 office, will ask 72 county chairmen to advise him at a Stevens Point meeting on September 21. Donald J. Macrae organized the call, though Knowles says he had no hand in the summons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Richmond
Warren Knowles
GOP
Stevens Point
Donald J. Macrae
Eau Claire
Knowles
Senate
Jack Olson
Reynolds
Wilburnmenk
Six Counties Withdraw Disaster Status in Wisconsin
Gov. Reynolds announced six more counties Burnett Polk Juneau Adams Columbia and St. Croix are recommended to leave the disaster area list. Drought conditions have improved with recent rains allowing diverted acres in federal reserve and retirement programs to be opened for use after Oct 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Burnett
Polk
Juneau
Adams
Columbia
St. Croix
Reynolds
London protests Cuban raid on Bahamian waters
Britain announced a protest over Cuban naval action in Bahamian territorial waters and demanded an apology and the immediate return of 19 Cuban refugees kidnapped August 13 from Anguilla Cay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Bahamas
Anguilla Cay
Former Fond du Lac Judge Lurvey Dies at 83
L. E. Lurvey 83 longtime Fond du Lac city attorney and county judge died Wednesday at St. Agnes hospital. He served as judge and city attorney shaping local legal affairs for decades. funeral plans were not announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fond DU Lac
L. E. Lurvey
St. Agnes Hospital
Drillers Miss Trapped Pair On Second Try
In Hazelton Pennsylvania rescuers miss by feet on a second escape hole aimed at freeing miners Henry Throne and David Fellin trapped 331 feet underground for nine days. They hope a new probe may locate the missing pocket while Louis Bova remains in debris about 25 feet away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazelton
Henry Throne
David Fellin
Fellin
Throne
Gordon Smith
Smith
Louis Bova
Bova
Boy Dies In Fall From Truck On Family Property
Ronald Hemmrich nine year old was killed Wednesday when he fell from a pickup truck driven by his mother Mrs Walter Hemmrich on the family property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Hemmrich
Walter Hemmrich
Buried Hoard Uncovered at Altman Mills Site
Treasure finds near Troy Ohio under the Altman Mills feed plant include two 10 gallon cans with about 350000 dollars and a third can full of cash. workers spent eight hours digging under concrete pilings guarded by county deputies. The late owner, R S Altman, reportedly buried funds before his July 28 death at 76.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Ohio
Altman Mills
Ohio City
R. S. Altman
Mayo Clinic
Altman
Miami County
South Viet Nam Envoy to U S Resigns Over Buddhist Crisis
Ambassador Tran Van Chuong of South Viet Nam resigned amid rising tensions after Diem regime crackdown on Buddhists. He had opposed Diem policies and cited disapproval of a government ignoring his advice. Chuong, from a leading family, is father of Mme Nhu, Diem's sister in law and influential figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Southam
Tran van Chuong
Mme
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Diem
Mme. Nhu
Washington Post
Chuong
Cao van Luan
Hue University
Luan
Ngo Dinh Thuc
Nhu
Proxmire Plans Voluntary Milk Output Control Gains Backing
Senate agriculture committee backed Sen. Proxmire’s plan for a voluntary dairy production cut in federal marketing areas. The measure would take effect only with two thirds producers approval and would pay regular fluid price for milk used in drinking and a lower manufacturing price for excess output to curb supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Sen. Proxmire
Congress
Proxmire
Officers of co op sued for 320 401 in Rock County
Rock County Savings and Trust Co sue seven former Rock County Farm Bureau Warehouse Co operative officials in circuit court for 320 401 90. Named defendants include Ellis Douglas Plymouth secretary Melvin Funk Janesville Walter Haberman Orfordville Lawrence Bergh Beloit Obert Anderson Beloit and John Cousin Beloit. Suit alleges failure to maintain records and accounting led to receivership on April 18 1962 and sale to Farmeco Service Madison. Edwin Kummer imprisoned for mismanagement embezzlement and falsification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janesville
Rock County Savings and Trust Co
Rock County Farm Bureau Warehouse Co-operative
Ellis Douglas
Plymouth
Melvin Funk
Walter Haberman
Monroe
Lawrence Bergh
Orfordville
Obert Anderson
Beloit
George Arnold
Avalon
John Cousin
Edwin Kummer
Waupun
Co-Op
Farmeco Service
Madison
CORE protesters allege dump at City Hall Plaza sparks arrests
Eight demonstrators were arrested on Wednesday after dumping part of a truckload of rubbish in City Hall Plaza. The action was organized by the Congress of Racial Equality and the East Side Tenants Council to protest conditions in New York slums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall Plaza
New York
Congress of Racial Equality
East Side
Monroe senior high addition ready for use next term
Monroe's senior high school addition is ready for use at the start of the next school term though final acceptance by the D. M. and C. M. Frey Co. is pending minor electrical and heating details. Board members inspected the $370,000 project and noted floors for the junior high gym to be poured Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Board of Education
D. M. and
C.M. Frey, Co
Frey
Badger Petroleum Co
Green County Service Co-op
Kundert Oil Co
Crandall Oil Co
Kundert
Crandall
Fullerton Lumber Co
Green County Farm Bureau
Fullerton
Farm Bureau
Germann Fuel Co
Dodge’s
Trumpy Dairy Co
Trumpy
Sunnycroft Dairy
Wisconsin School Service
Ludlow Memorial Library
Senate tackles Kennedy plan to avert rail strike
The Senate commerce committee met to craft a bill to prevent a nationwide rail strike looming in a week. Chairman Warren G. Magnuson and Democratic leader Mike Mansfield discussed action, with a decision to delay until Monday. Negotiations under Labor Department oversight failed, unions and carriers ready to strike if rules go into effect August 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Warren G. Maguson
D-Wash
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Commerce Committee
Kennedy
Labor Department
W. Willard Wirtz
J. E. Wolfe
Congress
Charles Luna
Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rambler line snarled at Milwaukee plant halt in changeover
A production snarl at the American Motors Corp plant in Milwaukee halted output of Rambler auto bodies on Wednesday as officials said the delay is normal during the shift to a new model.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rambler
Milwaukee
Rambler Auto
American Motors Corp
Firemen Answer Rubbish Fire Call
Monroe firemen tackled a rubbish fire at the vacated Carter Gruenewald building on Highway 11 west around 1 p.m. The blaze started when grease barrels ignited during cleaning and burning outside. Deputies also fought four railroad related fires along the Illinois Central right of way south of Monroe. two were stopped by a farmer and others with help from a railroad employee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Carter-Gruenewald
Highway 11
Josef J. Benkert
Sheriff's Department
John A. Christen
Rieder Leads Honor Guard at Knights of Columbus Rites
William R. Rieder Jr. of Monroe served as an honor guard for the Fourth Degree at the Knights of Columbus 81st Supreme Council meeting in Milwaukee. Harold J. Lamboley, newly named judge, acted as toastmaster at the States dinner. Lamboley plans a Monroe weekend visit. Robert Byrnes of Shullsburg and Joseph MacCh ery of Beloit were among ten Wisconsin voting delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Rieder Jr
Monroe
Supreme Council of the Knights of Columbus
Milwaukee
Harold J. Lamboley
States
Rieder
Lamboley
Robert Byrnes
Shullsburg
Joseph MacCherry
Beloit
Wisconsin
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Airport Group
Jimmy Hoffa
Viet Nam
U.S
Core
JFK
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