Welcome Home salute for 32nd Division Guardsmen in Monroe
Tonight in Monroe a Welcome Home program honors 32nd Division Guardsmen and Reservists. Capt Charles Schindler of Edgerton and Col Oscar Moldenhauer of Tomah attend. Moldenhauer regrets missing the event. The evening includes banquet at First Methodist, parade to Twining Park, a City Band concert, a jet flyover, and a dance at the Armory with Roy Vetterli's orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.O
Monroe
National Guard
Charles Schindler
Edgerton
32Nd Division
Oscar A. ‘Moldenhauer
Tomah
Moldenhauer
128Th Infantry Regiment
128Th
Monroe Armory
Company B
Ft. Lewis
Schindler
Wisconsin National Guard
First Methodist Church
Debra and
Esther Wscs
Twining Park
Truax Air Force Base
Fire Department
Cooties Color Guard
Lewis A
Musicians Union
Shootings flare in Berlin as tension simmers
Berlin reports of about 100 gunshots from the Communist side along the wall last night caused alerts across the divided city. A 20-year-old East German soldier and a man attempting to swim the Landwehr Canal were unharmed, while East German police detained another man. Western officials in Washington urged four power talks to prevent further incidents, with limited expectations Moscow might join.
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Berlin
Wall
U.S
Washington
West Berlin
East German People’s Army
Landwehr Canal
East Berlin
Moscow
Khrushchev
Pravda
Ottawa
Dean Rusk
Russia
Missing Calcutta workers swept by Teesta flood
About 100 road workers were reported washed away today by floods from the Teesta River in North Sikkim near Calcutta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
India
Teesta
Sikkim
Water Pressure Dip During North Tower Painting
Water pressure in Lincoln Park area may fluctuate as the north water tower undergoes sandblasting and painting by John H. Greenlee Elevated Tower Service. Work, costing 3850 dollars, uses south tower temporarily. firm also lands a 20 year maintenance contract at 350 dollars annually for tower cleaning, inspection, and interior painting.
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Kenneth L. Mayer
John H. Greenlee
Cherry Valley
Lincoln Park
Mayer
North Tower
Solberger Girl Killed in Crash Near Orangeville
Margaret Kay Solberger, 20, of Orangeville, died when her car left Highway 26 and struck a ditch south of town. She worked at Freeport Insurance Co and was an active 4H member and church organist. Survived by parents and a brother. arrangements pending at Cramer funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orangeville
Margaret Kay Solbergr
Miss Solberger
Freeport Insurance Co
Freeport Memorial Hospital
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb
Zion Eub
Fred Solberger
Fred Jr
Cramer Funeral Home
Plane lands on mountain. all survive in Belgrade crash
A Yugoslav passenger plane made a forced landing on a mountain today and was destroyed by fire. All 28 passengers and four crew members escaped unhurt.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Three Die In Dane County Crash On Rainy Highway
Three people died in a head on collision on rain soaked Highway 12 and 18 about 12 miles east of Madison. Victims were John Vovis 70 Sioux City Iowa Mike Scarman 59 Sioux Falls SD and Calvin E Robison 49 Portage. Wanda Vovis and Buehlah Scarman were injured seriously. Robison drove the pickups involved.
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Associated Press
Dane County
Wisconsin
Madison
John Vovis
Sioux City
Iowa
Mike Scarman
Sioux Falls
S.D
Calvin E. Robison
Portage
Wanda Vovis
Buehlah Scarman
Madison Hospi- Robison
Cushing
Polk County
Robert Motz
Balsam Lake
Robert Hardick
Eau Claire
Hardick
Motz
Virginia V. Knawzcyk
Milwaukee
Rockford Motorist Forcibly Veered Off Road
Larry D. Ellingson a 23 year old Rockford man sustained a deep cut on the left knee and cuts to the right arm when his car was forced off the road at the corner of 14th Avenue and 7th Street into a utility pole at 1 24 this morning police said. A second vehicle crowded him from the roadway and fled the scene leaving considerable front end damage to Ellingson’s car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry D. Ellingson
Rockford
14Th Avenue
7Th Street
Ellingson
Volcanic Alarm Near Miyake Island Spurs Rescue Aid
The U S carrier Midway and three destroyers waited nearby as Mt Oyama erupted, spewing smoke and ash 120 miles south of Tokyo. About 20 residents of Miyake Island, home to 6,700, reported minor injuries and relief supplies were being prepared.
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Tokyo
Midway
Miyake Island
Mt. Oyama
Jaycees Sponsor Pony and Horse Show in Monroe
The Monroe Jaycees announce the first annual Pony and Horse Show at Green County Fairgrounds on Sept 15–16. Entries close next Saturday with half net proceeds up to 1000 donated to Twining Park band shell fund. Halter classes run mornings. grandstand shows at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halbrook
Green County Fairgrounds
W. R. Schuetze
Minnesota
Hugh Roberts Jr
Hugh Roberts Sr
Schuetze
Halbrook Farms
Monroe
Highway 11
Times
Monroe Jaycees
The
Jaycees
Band Shell Fund
Twining Park
Hugh Roberts
Halbrook Farms Stable
Charlie Hensel
Fast Freight Quarter Horse Ranch
Examination Period Extended for Pupils
City nurse Mrs Kathryn Etter announced a prolonged examination period for pupils entering school. Due to the large number of fresh men and pre kindergarten students needing physical exams, the schedule has been extended through September. An estimated 250 pre freshmen and 150 pre kindergartner pupils remain to be examined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Etter
Etter
Soviet press silent on western notes Amid Berlin wall shootings
The Soviet press did not mention today the notes from France Britain and the United States that hold Russia responsible for shootings along the Berlin wall and urge a four power conference to ease the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Britain
United States
Russia
Berlin Wall
Wiley Assails Nelson Tactics In Wisconsin Senate Race
Sen. Alexander Wiley charged that Gov Nelson uses deceitful tactics to distort his record in a Wisconsin campaign speech prepared for Wisconsin radio. Nelson accused Wiley of backing a farm bill amendment that would cut price supports and marketing orders for dairy, noting Sen Tower of Texas authored the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
Wiley
Wisconsin
Teachers Will Meet Kohl Addressing Faculty Monday
William C. Kohl, first assistant superintendent for the State Department of Public Instruction, speaks at 9 a.m. Monday in the high school M Room during a general faculty meeting to start a week of in service training. Supt Huenink opens the program and Rodney O. Kittelsen gives the welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Kohl
State Department of Public Instruction
D. J. Huenink
Rodney O. Kittelsen
Board of Education
Castro Says Ships Attacked Havana in Night Raid
Castro charged that enemy ships attacked Havana’s Miramar suburb late Friday, damaging a hotel, theatre, and several homes. He blamed the United States, announced mobilization of antiaircraft crews, and vowed Cuba’s resistance without detailing attacker nationality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Fidel Castro
United States
University Stadium
Castro
Miramar
Cuba Peoples’ Friendship Institute
Rosita de Hornedo
Chaplin
Blanquita
Florida
Cuba
Freed Army Men Back From Laos Return Home
Sgt. Orville R. Ballenger of Columbus Ohio and Maj. Lawrence R. Bailey of Laurel Maryland, prisoners for over a year in Laos, arrived at Andrews Air Force Base in litters for medical care. Bailey described as kept in a pitch black cell. Lt. Gen. Wittrup welcomed them personally. Ballenger headed to Ft. Bragg Hospital. Bailey to Walter Reed for treatment.
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Washington
Laos
Orville R. Ballenger
Columbus
Ohio
Lawrence R. Bailey
Laurel
Andrews Air Force Base
Bailey
Russell L. Wittrup
Army
Ballenger
Andrews Base
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Walter Reed Hospital
New Glarus Schools Prepare for 1962 63 Term
New Glarus plans a 550 student enrollment as several rural districts join the district. Registration Thursday from 9 to 12, first day Tuesday Sept 4. Playground improvements include leveling seeding drainage and more play equipment. New roof work interior painting and new desks completed. Faculty listings include principal E N Embertson and Roy Habeck, teachers and staff across elementary and high schools.
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NEW Glarus
R.J. Habeck
Blaze Engulfs Electra Rest Home Killing Three
A runaway heating gas truck crashed into Hillcrest Haven in Electra Texas starting a fire that killed three elderly residents. About 35 patients were removed with one minor injury. The truck driver Dan Craighead, 22, fled as the vehicle burned two miles away. Sheriff Ham Vance said no explanation was given for the loss of control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electra
Tex
Hillcrest Haven Rest
Wichita Falls
Texas
Dan Craighead
Ham Vance
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Solberger
Dane
Alexander Wiley
Kohl
MEA
Monroe Kiwanis Club
Swiss Wheel
Gerald J. Disch
Walter Schindler
Schiller
Tell
Brun.Miller Co
E.N. Embertson
Roy Habeck
Ray Meythaler
Edwin Klassy
Robert Detjen
John Bogusewski
Robert Sewart
Virginia Reehl
Ben Reehl
Harriet Hinrichs
Norma Jean Phillips
Arnold Meier
Thomas Stefanek
Richard Wainwright
Rita Burdick
Neva Nelson
Jeanette Rodger
Marie Grady
Margaret Doedens
Marie Pagel
Eunice Davis
Gloria Jacobson
Harveda Knobel
Dorothy Winchester
Nona Walker
Verla Babler
Verna Shotts
Gertrude Hoesly
Kenneth Zimmerman
Stanley Earls
Otis Winchester
Royal Davis
Russell Monroe
Rosemarie Klassy
Randall Keller
Howard Beckwith
Ray Wurgler
Arthur Arnes
Mary Ann Wilde
Blanche Foster
Clifford Hoesly
Don Rupnow
Calvin Wickline
Ivan Rhyner
Ernest Wieland
Tim Ott
Arnold Kehrli
Gilbert M. Hoesly
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