Papers To Be Served On County In Jail Action
State jail inspector orders immediate discontinuation of the upper floor quarters and halts on remodeling until action is taken within six months. Sheriff Humbel says a notice will be served to Humbel, County Clerk Kundert and County Board Chairman Loveland. State seeks accountability after survey shows 316 men and eight women jailed since January. Plans for a $300,000 new jail were blocked last May amid public protest. remodeling plans to be reviewed next week with architect Steinmann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel F. Humbel
Humbel
M. A. Skaff
Division of Corrections
State Department of Public Welfare
Skaff
Ray E. Kundert
Clarence W. Loveland
House
County Board
Skaft
Skatt
Humber
John
Steinmann
Monticello
Yule Buying Good in State Records Likely In Many Cities
Wisconsin merchants report a strong Christmas shopping outlook with early buying, steady prices, and optimistic forecasts across cities. Milwaukee foresees 5 percent higher sales. Green Bay up 10 to 20 percent. Appleton up to 10 percent. Stevens Point expects a last minute rush. Beloit and Kenosha show near record prospects. Kenosha notes booming auto sales amid regional demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Marinette
Jackson
Green Bay
Stevens Point
Appleton
Wisconsin Rapids
Kenosha
Madison
American Motors
Late James Dean Wins Movie Tribute in First Audience Award
The first mass poll named James Dean and Jennifer Jones top performers. Dean, 24, was praised in a Beverly Hills ceremony after his fatal highway crash. Grace Kelly presented the award as Hollywood offered a somber tribute with silent tears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullywuul
James Dean
Dean
Miss Jones
Hollywood
Grace Kelly
Beverly Hilton
Natalie Wood
George Murphy
Bruce Timm Heads Auto Dealer Group
Bruce Timm was elected president of the Green County Automobile Dealers Association at a Swiss Wheel restaurant meeting tonight. Alton V. Kiel of Monroe was named vice president and Lloyd Iverson of Iverson Chevrolet Co. in Brodhead became secretary-treasurer. Harold E. Scherer spoke on credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Timm v
Mayor Proposes $40,000 Fund for Municipal Building
Mayor Brooks J. Dunwiddie urged the City Council to earmark a $40,000 reserve toward a new municipal building. He noted current funds and budget history, with $55,000 in reserve and plans to study before December 20. Other actions: bids for a police car, a new truck, street lighting, Christmas decorations, and a storm sewer dispute with Vernon E. Kemper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks J. Dunwiddie
Dunwiddie
Alfred Henning Jr
Sebastian Laeser Jr
Ower Oussess
Council
Chamber of Commerce
WEKZ
Schuetze
Orville Evans Sr
Assessors Institute
Milwaukee
Police and Safety Committee
5Th Avenue
Trucks Inc
Greeks Leaving Korea Head Home December 10
All but a handful of Greek troops in South Korea will depart for home on December 10, the U S Far East Command announced. Only an infantry company remains in the peninsula as the withdrawal proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Tokyo
South Korea
U. S. Far East
Italian Cheese Pioneers Buy Lake Shore Marty Plant to Form Lugano Co
Robichaux and Bregenzer of Monroe own the Lake Shore Marty cheese plant in Orangeville and start Lugano Cheese Co to manufacture Italian and other cheeses. Ernest Abbuehl oversees production. Leo Rusk remains until March 1. Abbuehl, in laws and four children, will move to Rusk residence. Robichaux pioneered electronics in dairy quality control, patenting pH-based acidity control for butter in 1953 and setting up an experimental plant in 1964.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Edward Bregenzer
Roy Robichaux
Lakeshire-Marty Co
Orangeville
Lugano Cheese Co
Ernest Abbuehl
Cumberland
Wis
Leo Rusk
Lakeshire Marty
Christ Abbuehl
Afalkey
Ill
Abbuehl
Irene
Jeanne Louise
Kay Laraine
Connie Claire
Nancy Ann
Robichaux
Thorp
11Th Street
Traffic Chief Proposes City Speed Limit Overhaul
Police Chief J H Schwaiger asked the City Council to adjust entrance speed limits to match traffic flow and to overhaul the traffic control system. He said a speed survey using Speedwatch would begin once staffing allows and urged better signage and a 35 mph limit for a short stretch. Discussions included applying the survey before the next council meeting and aligning ordinances with the state traffic code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Schwaiger
Schwaiger
Alfred Henning
Trafey
Monroe
13Th Street
Police and Safety Committee
G. Fred Galli
2Th Avenue
Group Elects Dr Bongiorno President of County Society
Dr F J Bongiorno was elected president of the County Medical Society at a dinner meeting at Monroe Country Club. He succeeds Dr Earl Hicks of New Glarus. Dr M W Stuessy was elected vice president and Dr Dwain E Mings was re elected secretary treasurer. Dr Ben H Brunkow was elected delegate to the state Medical Society with Dr James Weir as alternate. A film on early diagnosis of lung cancer was shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Bong
President
County Medical Society
Monroe Country Club
Earl Hicks
New Glarus
M. W. Stuessy
Dwain E. Mings
Ben H. Brunkow
State Medical Society
James Weir
Rail, aircraft stocks mixed on New York market
Lagging railroads and rising aircraft stocks produced a mixed New York market. Early scores showed small shifts with Santa Fe slipping about five points after an extra dividend was announced, while Chance Vought gained on a major Navy jet order. North American and General Dynamics benefited from atomic energy interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Santa Fe Railroad
Chance Vought
North American
General Dynamics
Anna Johnson 69 Dies in Monroe After Illness
Mrs. Anna Johnson 69 of 2528 13th street died at St. Clare Hospital at 6 50 pm yesterday after a six year illness. Born Anna Staskal in Boscobel June 26 1886 she married Earl Johnson March 27 1914. Survived by son Lyle A. Johnson five brothers and one sister. Husband died in 1933 and a son Herbert died in infancy. Funeral Friday 130 pm Shriner Neushwander funeral home with Rev Paul C Keble officiating. Burial in Green Wood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Johnson
13Th Street
St. Clare Hospital
Johnson
Anna Staskal
Boscobel
Earl Johnson
Monroe
Lyle A. Johnson
John
Frank
Boscobl
Joe
Fred
Fennimore
Otto
Prairie du Chien
Jack Edward
Milwaukee
Herbert
Shriner-Neushwander
Paul C. Keble
St. John’s Church
Green Wood Cemetery
State Swiss Market Steady With Ample Supplies
Wisconsin dairy market shows steady Swiss and domestic Swiss conditions with ample offerings and fair demand. Prices range across grades and categories with oats and longhorns noted. cheddars and moisture bases cited in pricing brackets and state assembly points.
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Romney
Wisconsin
Stores To Be Open Tomorrow Afternoon In Monroe
Monroe stores will remain open tomorrow afternoon with expanded Christmas shopping hours. Night shopping begins Wednesday Dec 14 and continues through Friday Dec 23. The Chamber of Commerce retail committee recommends a 5 PM closing for Christmas Eve Saturday Dec 24.
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Monroe
Monoe Tores
The
Chamber of Commerce
Group Reports Dec 20 on Deal For School Site
Negotiations on possible sale of the Green County Agricultural Society and Monroe Board of Education property were to begin later in the week. About 75 shareholders approved a plan aiming to sell the county fairgrounds for a new high school, with a Dec 20 ratification deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deal
T.e Green County Agricultural Society
Monroe Board of Educaion
Herbert T. Johnson
Green County Agri- 1 Society
Citizens Advisory Committee
Matt Stauffacher
R. W. Blaha
Green County Agricultural Society and Mechanics Institute
City of
Monroe
Board of Education
Attlee Quits Labour Leader Post as Contest Emerges
Former British prime minister Clement Attlee resigns as Labour leader after two decades at the helm. A three way race for successor forms with Deputy Herbert Morrison Hugh Gaitskell and Aneurin Bevan seen, Morrison and Gaitskell favored by moderates. Attlee, aged 72, steps down due to age and ill health likely to become an Earl in the Lords.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wundul
Clement Attlee
Britain
Labor Party
Herbert Morrison
Hugh Gaitkell
Aneurin Bevan
Bevan
Morrison
Gaitskell
Attlee
Labor
House ‘of Commons
House of Lords
Navy Jet Crashes in Windsor Farms. Pilot Safe
A Navy Banshee jet from Attack Squadron 76 based at Oceana Navy Station crashed in Richmond's Windsor Farms area, setting two houses ablaze. Pilot Ens. Robert Amman parachuted to safety in a Richmond neighborhood as emergency crews responded locally.
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Richmund
Richmond
Windsor Farms
Ens
Robert Amman
Oceana Naval Air Station
Virginia Beach
Lake Geneva Bank Robbery Netted Over $100000 In Loot
A masked gunman at the First National Bank in Lake Geneva forced nine employees into a vault, stole more than $100,000 in old bills and some new currency, tied bank vice president George Allen with wire, then fled in cashier Warren Huber's green and cream 1955 Pontiac after signaling a false fire alarm. Allen freed himself and alerted authorities at about 8:45 a.m.
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Lake Geneva
Naional
Hallowe’en
Vickie Lochner
Highway 12
Wisconsin
George Allen
Allen
Warren Huber
Huber
Audience Lands Yale Band Event at Holiday Panorama
Several hundred Monroe residents attended the first night of Holiday Panorama in the high school auditorium and urged the senior band to encore repeatedly. A second performance is set for tonight at 8. The concert featured concert and Christmas music, with standout performances by Delores Marti, Bill Lanz, Don Heeren, Shirley Montgomery, and Kathleen Hartwig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Yale
Allan F. Barnard
Delores Marti
Bill Lanz
Don Heeren
Shirley Montgomery
Kathleen Hartwig
Miss Marti
Alvin W. Marti
Jean Griffith
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Road du Lac
Manitowoc
Beloit
Bruce Timm
Monroe Ready Mix Co
Vernon E. Kemper
Kemper
Arthur C. Benkett
Bregenzer, Robichaux Bay
Fairgrounds
Secretary of Labor
James P. Mitchell
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Milwaukee Zoo
Counto
Bongiorno
Ralph Elmer
Bruce M. Blum
Fair Society
Larry Dodge
Bruce Blum
Fred T. Burgy
Louis R. Wolleson
Frank Haren Johnson
Blaha
Herbert Lanz
Dan Ault
Leslie G. Kindschi
Navy
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