Streaks Face Janesville in WIAA Regional First Round
Monroe High School’s Streaks, led by Coach Lee Mitchell with key players Walt Marty and Dick Moritz, ride a 14 game win streak and seek the Badger Conference crown as they prepare for a Beloit sub regional against Janesville in the 40th annual WIAA state tournament. Regional lineups set last night, with Beloit or Lake Geneva awaiting the winner in Elkhorn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Mitchell
Cheesemaker Cage
Middleton
Janesville
WIAA
Superior Central
Beloit
Lake Geneva
Monroe
Badger
Madison East
Kenosha
Elkhorn
Racine Horlick
Racine Park
Jefferson
Sterling
Ill
Ft. Atkinson
Brodhead
Brooklyn
Oregon
Orfordville
Verona
New Glarus
Monticello
Albany
Argyle
Blanchardville
Juda
Lake Mills
One-third Tax Increase Hinted for Wisconsin Next Year
Wisconsin lawmakers and Gov. Kohler weigh how much more residents may pay to fund a record 265 million executive budget for 1955-57. Estimates vary from about 30 to 45 percent, with officials suggesting trimming the budget could avoid a large surtax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kohler
Panzer
Frank Panzer
Oakfield
Senate
Wisconsin
A L Howard Dies at 68 in Belleville
A L Howard 68 Dayton father of Mrs David Eley Monroe died yesterday at home after a brief illness. A carpenter and lifelong resident, he is survived by his wife a son Russell two sisters Mrs Elsie Clark Oregon and Mrs Rudy Best Belleville and one grandson. Services set for Sunday at 2 am at First Evangelical and Reformed Church Belleville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Howard
Dayton
David Eley
Monroe
Howard
Russell
Elsie Clark
Oregon
Rudy Best
Belleville
First Evangelical and Reformed Church
B47 Bomber Explodes Near Churchill Canada
Westover AFB reported a B47 jet bomber likely from March Air Force Base Calif exploded in the air over Churchill Canada. Three crew members were believed killed with no parachutes seen. The 44th Air Rescue Headquarters in Denver leads the search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westover Air Force Base
Mass
9Th Air Force Rescue
March Air Force Base
California
Churchill
Canada
44Th Air Rescue Headquarters
Denver
Westover
President Eisenhower praises Seventh Fleet for well done
President Eisenhower sent a grateful message to the U S Seventh Fleet for the successful evacuation of the Tachen Islands. The note praised officers and men as having faced a difficult and delicate assignment. Hagerty said the president caught a slight cold while quail hunting but has no fever and will remain in Humphrey's house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Eisenhower
U. S
Tachen Islands
Humphrey's Place
Hagerty
House
White House
Washington
Anna Zimmerman Succumbs in Monticello City
Mrs. Anna Zimmerman 80 of Monticello died at St. Clare hospital at 11 a m. She was admitted as a medical patient. The former Anna Blumer widow of Albert Zimmerman, she and Albert wed Sept 5 1895 in Adams Township. Survived by five sons and five daughters, two brothers, two sisters, 39 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren. Arrangements pending at Voegeli funeral home Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Zimmerman
Monticello
St. Clare Hospital
Harold
Monroe
Edna Schuler
Albert Weissmiller
Frank Loveland
Ivan Marty
Washington Township
Walker Williams
Argyle
Fred Blumer
John Blumer
John Itten
New Glarus
David Pfeiffer
Voegeli
Some Nugent Charges Dropped in Army Court-Martial
An Army court-martial board in Ft Sinl Okla Friday dropped four of 13 specifications against Maj Ambrose Nugent a Merrill artillery officer held as a POW in Korea. The trial resumed Tuesday with about 25 defense witnesses expected and 25 prosecution witnesses already heard as the case nears two more weeks of testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Sinl
Okla
Army
Ambrose Nugent
Merrill Artillery
Camp No. 7
North Korea
Camp No. 12
Judge Denies Retrial Plea in Gore's Grove Case
Madison circuit judge Bruce Beilfuss denied a rehearing for the Joe Must Go Club of Wisconsin Inc on charges of violating the Corrupt Practices Act. The original $4,200 fine stands. The case stems from an attempt to recall Senator McCarthy last spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Bruce Beilfuss
Neillsville
Joe Must Go Club of Wisconsin, Inc
State Corrupt Practices Act
Sen. McCarthy
Rats Overrun Tachens After Evacuation Silence Falls
Troops and civilians were evacuated from the Tachens as fires and explosions marked the departure. The twin islands 200 miles north of Formosa lay deserted and silent after thousands of refugees left, with no births or deaths reported as Communist forces loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amphibions
Estes
Tachens
Formosa
U. S. 7Th Fleet
North Island
Red Premier Urges Easing Tensions In Formosa
Chou En lai told U N that Peiping favors relaxing tension in Formosa and continues efforts to solve the Far Eastern crisis. He rejected a Security Council cease-fire talk and sent the reply via Hammarskjold through Swedish channels after the council's second round of discussions was called.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N. Y
Chou Enlai
Formosa
Peiping
U. N
Chou
Dag Hammarskjold
Security Council
Hammarskjold
Red China
Informer Testifies McCarthy Encouraged False Campaign Claims
Harvey Matusow, former FBI informer, testified at a Federal Court hearing that Senator Joseph R. McCarthy encouraged him to make false statements during the 1952 campaign. He said his presented material was at McCarthy’s urging and part of a heated political push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harvey Matusow
FBI
Joseph R. McCarthy
Matusow
Joseph McCarthy
McCarthy
New York Times
Time Magazine
G. Bromley Oxnam
Washington
Methodist Church
Libertyville
Maid Admits Killing Wealthy Matron in Beverly Hills Home
A 25 year old maid, employed at the Hayden residence three days, confessed to bludgeoning 71 year old Mrs. Katie Hayden with an ax during an argument over carving a bone. Autopsy shows about 30 blows. The maid, Peggy King, was booked on murder charges after lie detector tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Cailf
Samuel Hayden
Clinton Anderson
Peggy King
Katie Hayden
Rutherford Leon Bennett
King
Mrs. Hayden
Culver City
Cohn Still Defends Matusow On Reds Testimony
Roy Cohn maintains he believed Harvey Matusow told the truth about the New York trial that led to 12 communist convictions. He spoke after a Wisconsin GOP event, noting Matusow’s affidavit admitting false testimony and recounting a radar technician’s restoration at Fort Monmouth after loyalty-board findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCarthy
Milwaukee
Matusow
Roy M. Cohn
U. S
Cohn
Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee
Roy Cohn
Harvey Matusow
New York
Sen. McCarthy
Appleton
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Secretary of the Army
Fred Penniston of Argyle Dies at 65 in St. Clare Hospital
Fred John Penniston 65 of Argyle died at 9 a m in St. Clare hospital after a three month illness. He was born December 27 1889 in Argyle Township and married Emma Herbind January 30 1919 in Rockford. He ran a planing mill and did contracting. He leaves wife three sons two stepchildren two brothers and two sisters and seven grandchildren. Services Monday 1 30 p m at Argyle Methodist Church with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred John Penniston
Argyle
St. Clare Hospital
Mr. Penniston
Argyle Township
Leonard H
Emma _ Coates Penniston
Emma Herbid
Rockford
Freeport
Harold
Robert
Monroe
James
Genevieve Matson
Harmosa Beach
Calif
Jeanette Kubly
Bell
LeRoy
Milwaukee
Clifford
James Williams
Janesville
Leslie Parker
Chicago
Richard James Penniston
Argyle Methodist Church
Penniston
Virgil Holmes
Woodlawn
Erickson Funeral Home
U S Group Takes Over Viet Nam Army Change
The United States formally assumes control of reorganizing and training the Vietnamese national army. Premier Ngo Dinh Diem announced the program, agreed by Viet Nam France and the United States, to be led by Lt. Gen. John W. O'Daniel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Viet Nam
United States
Ngo Dinh Diem
France
John W. O’daniel
Browntown Home Damaged by Blaze
Firefighters battled subzero conditions for two hours to contain a blaze at the Alva Phillips residence, discovered by neighbor Rollie Wells. The two story home owned by Clarence Evenson suffered about 1500 in damage with smoke and ice encrusting gear and personnel. Phillips was away, staying with a neighbor, and is father to LeRoy Phillips of Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browntown
Alva Phillips
Phillips
Nick Mayne
Mayne
Clarence Evenson
Rollie Wells
LeRoy R
Cookie) Phillips
Monroe
Warmer Weather Forecast For Area Tomorrow
Last night did not see the predicted 15 below materialize with a brief 7:30 am low of eight below. Tonight should be mostly fair with a low near five below. Tomorrow's area high 14 to 20 with daytime temperatures rising after a chilly start. Main highways in southern Wisconsin counties are normal with central and northern areas reporting slippery conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Motor Vehicle Department
Wisconsin
Nixon Resumes Tour to Guatemala After Mexico
Vice President Richard Nixon set to depart Mexico for Guatemala as the third leg of his goodwill tour of Caribbean nations. U S aid is expected to dominate talks with Guatemalan leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Mexico
Richard Nixon
Guatemala
U. S
Coroner Seeks Probe of Barton Hotel Fire
CHICAGO coroner plans a thorough investigation into the Barton hotel fire on Skid Row as 23 men were killed and 14 injured. Fire crews fought the blaze for hours amid zero temperatures and a 20 mile wind, while 245 residents fled the four story building and a hotel nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skid Row
Chicago
West Madison Street
C. W. Harvey
Joe Armatzo
Armatzo
Antony Dykes
Walter McCarron
Senate aides report few replies to Harlan testimony invite
Aides say more than 50 people asked to testify against Judge John Marshall Harlan for the Supreme Court nomination have offered little response to testifying invitations. While some senators want to press on questions about whether a treaty can override state laws, Harlan may skip the February 23 secret hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
John Marshall Harlan
Supreme Court
Harlan
U. S
New York
Sen
Bricker
Ohio
Senate
Neuberger
Ore
Portland
United States of America
Banking Firms Merge As Bank of Madison Formed
In Madison the merger of two banks creates a new firm named Bank of Madison with assets near 18 million dollars. The Bank of Madison will absorb Union Trust Co by year end 1955, and the Trust Co will cease to exist. Union Trust Co dates from 1890, Bank of Madison from 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of Madison
Madison
Union Trust Co
Trust Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
Burlington
Mukwonago
Delevan
Deerfield
Johnson Creek
Marshall
Sun Prairie
Waterloo
Whitewater
Cambridge
Darien
Hartland
Palmyra
Pewaukee
Whitewater College High
Darlington
Platteville
Mt. Horeb
Dodgeville-Lancaster
Fennimore
Boscobel
Richland Center
Prairie du Chien
Arthur Bystrom
Associated Press
Jamaica Bay
A.L. Howard
Seventh Fleet
Nugent
Gore
Jim Becker
Fred Waters
Joseph Cagislki
Center Line
Mich
Detroit
Joe
Tool and the Company
Cagislki
Red Premier
Fred Penniston
U.S
Puzzle Capital
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!