Four Car Thefts Investigated In Monroe Area
A string of four autos stolen Saturday night is linked to a single suspect. Cars were abandoned after crashes near stores and bars in Monroe, with one found at Brennan’s and another at the Modern Club. A road block was set as the suspect fled toward Orfordville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd B. Coplien
28Th Avenue
Ludlow Bar
Highway 11 West
Monroe
Coplien
9Th Street
Leo J. Stauffacher
16Th Avenue
Monroe Hotel
Brennan’s
Ludlow
Stauffacher
Brennan's
Coplien’s
Aufenacht
Donald Louis Dunaway
Route 2
Leo Bartelt
13Th Street
Meyer Pure Oil
Modern Club
Samuel Remus
Sheriff Department
Brodhead
Orfordville
Eagles State Convention Set for Waukesha in June
The Wisconsin Aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles votes to hold the 1961 state convention in Waukesha from June 22 to 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukesha
Fond DU Lac
Wisconsin Aerie of the
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Lehr Lightweight King Hans Jaeggi Wins Heavyweight Crown
Hans Jaeggi of Juda defeated defending champ DeWayne Flannery to win the Swiss heavyweight wrestling title at Turner Hall during the Cheesemakers ball. Jaeggi scored 56.50 points to Flannery’s 55, with Gary Lehr winning the lightweight division and earning a future heavyweight shot. Flannery endured an ankle sprain earlier, as did others in the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans Jaeggi
Juda
Foreign Type Cheesemakers Association
Turner Hall
Jaeggi
DeWayne
Flannery
Browntown
Gary Lehr
Patricia Krebs
Times
Ernest Lehr
Mike Wuthrich
Monroe
Tarz
Wuthrich
Schoenschwinger
Jaeggs
Patricia Ann Krebs
Route 1
Hugh Ruef
Lehr
George Hollenstein Jr
Delbert Behring
Willy Ruef Jr
Schoen-Schwinger
Fire Destroys Johnson Home in New Glarus Area
Arthur Johnson family, burned out twice in 15 months, lost their Russell Kahl farm house on Highway 92 between Mt. Vernon and New Glarus. The 1959 prior fire prompted a new house, now reduced to walls. insurance reportedly covers the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Glarus
Arthur Johnson
Russell Kahl
Highway 92
Mt. Vernon
Kahl
Protestant leaders back broad reunion plan for denominations
In San Francisco church figures welcome a proposal for a wide reunion of American Protestant bodies led by the Episcopal, Presbyterian, Methodist and United Church of Christ. The plan, urged by Rev. Eugene Blake, envisions a merged church with democratic governance and diverse worship, modeled after India’s United Church of South India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
John Wesley Lord
Washington
Episcopal United Presbyterian
Methodist
United Church of Christ
Eugene Blake
Philadelphia
National Council of Churches
Arthur C. Lichtenberger
New York
Episcopal Church
Blake
Grace Episcopal Cathedral
United Church of South India
United States
Congregationalists
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Episcopal
Kennedy to offer Adlai U.N. envoy post
Reports say President elect Kennedy plans to name Adlai E. Stevenson as ambassador to the United Nations. The Daily News and New York Times cite Washington dispatches noting Kennedy preferred a choice other than the two-time presidential nominee for secretary of state and indicating Sen. J. William Fulbright as a possible alternative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John F. Kennedy
Adlai E. Stevenson
United Nations
Daily News
New York Times
Washington
Kennedy
Sen
J. William Fulbright
Blame Faulty Wiring For Isely Farm Barn Fire
The 34 by 88 foot Will Isely barn on Route 4 burned early today, with sixty cattle saved and straw plus 10 000 bales of hay lost. Fire chief Ervin Broge attributed the blaze to defective wiring, and high winds hampered efforts as Monticello and Monroe firefighters fought the fire for over five hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Isely
Monticello
Isely
Ervin Broge
Five More Dead Raise Wisconsin Toll To 819
The Associated Press reports five more fatalities from two early day crashes, including three Sheboygan youths, boosting Wisconsin’s year to 819 traffic deaths with ten over the weekend. Victims include Robert Kissinger and his wife of Jackson, Ronald Wegenke of Montello, and three Sheboygan teens Paul Held Gerald Ward and John Prinsen plus others in separate crashes. Additional Friday fatalities include four others across Stoughton Madison and Chippewa Falls.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Robert Kissinger
Jackson
Highway 60
Mayfield Road
Washington County
Ronald Wegenke
Montello
Sheboygan
Highway 28
Paul R. Held
Gerald M. Ward
John O. Prinsen
Stoughton
Sanford Nordness
Beatrice Hahn
Madison
Samuel G. Cardinal
Chippewa Falls
Cold Weather and Snow Expected Across Wisconsin Tonight
Temperatures will fall from near 60 to colder values with snow flurries forecast for the area. Northern Wisconsin faces several inches of snow with drifting and blowing while the southern portion sees lighter flurries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Proclamation for Civil Defense Day Issued by Evans
Mayor Orville R. Evans proclaim Wednesday as National Civil Defense Day in Monroe. CD director Walter Drews says a special residents message will be released, with no other active participation planned locally. The date marks Pearl Harbor’s 19th anniversary and emphasizes swift warning and preparedness with fallout shelters urged.
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Orville R. Evans
Monroe
Walter Drews
City CD
Pearl Harbor
Drews
Allison Williams Dies In Falls Church Car Mishap
Allison Williams 12, granddaughter of Monroe and Milwaukee residents, was killed when struck by a car while walking to school in Falls Church Virginia on Friday. Her parents Carrington and Carla Williams of Mansfield Road Falls Church survive with a 10 year old brother and her maternal grandmother. The mother works as FDA administrative officer for consumer programming in Washington.
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Allison Williams
Monroe
Fails Church
Nere
Carrington Williams
Mansfield Road
Falls Church
Washington, D.C
Georgia F. Shriner
Milwaukee
Charles A. Shriner
Carla Shiner
Shriner
South Shore Drive
Food and Drug Administration
Washington
Edward Feldt of Evansville Dies at Nursing Home
Edward Feldt, 80, Evansville, died at a nursing home in Edgerton yesterday. Arrangements are pending. He was the brother of August Feldt of 2008 7th Street.
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Edward Feldt
Evansville
Edgerton
Mr. Feldt
August Feldt
7Th Street
Ghana Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Belgium
Accra accuses Brussels of responsibility for recent Congo developments and severs diplomatic relations with Belgium. The move comes amid mounting tensions over Congo policy and regional instability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Accra
Ghana
Begium
Brussels
Congo
Cheese Import Quotas Sought at Wisconsin Cheese Meeting
The Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association plans a resolution at its Turner hall meeting to set import quotas and tariffs on all cheese varieties to protect the dairy economy. G. Fred Galli notes Finland Swiss and Swiss imports impact pricing, while discussing color variation and changes permitting Muenster in processed cheese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association
Turner Hall
G. Fred Galli
Switzerland
Finland
New York
Galli
Beloit Woman Convicted in Fatal Stabbing
Dorothy Mae Kubitz, 29, of Beloit, was found guilty of second degree murder for stabbing her husband Harold, 47, to death in their trailer home on September 17. A pre sentence investigation was ordered. she testified she could not remember picking up the kitchen knife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janesville
Dorothy Mae Kubitz
Beloit
Harold
Symington Plan Would Cut Civilian Offices
Palm Beach Florida President elect Kennedy receives a report from Sen Stuart Symington proposing major Defense Department reorganization The plan would abolish civilian secretaries of Army Navy and Air Force and eliminate under and assistant secretaries tenets totaling 22 offices It would replace the Joint Chiefs of Staff with a single military adviser system and create a senior officer advisory council The proposal aims to trim about 8 billion annually but money saved would fund weapons development and arms control efforts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Defense Department
Army
Navy
Air Force
Secretary of Defense
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Pentagon
Symington
Symington Committee
Defense Establishment
Truman
Defense
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Monroe
Nathan F. Twining
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
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Gary Clemo
Blue Mounds
Kenneth Krebs
Johnson
National Church Council
U.N
Adlai
Francis Swiggum
Howard Isely
Josef J. Benkert
Monroe High School
Karen Buholzer
Roger Bruny
Dick Vordermann
Ruth Schuetz
Allan F
Pat) Barnard
Evans
Stricken
Sen. Symington
Udall Interior
Tirn
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