Paroled Felons From Wisconsin Prison Board Action
Jerome Mandella and Verne W. Knoll were granted paroles by Wilbur Schmidt head of the Department of Public Welfare after appearing before the Parole Board at the Wisconsin State Prison in Waupun Knoll former Beaver Dam mayor sentenced for forgery and related crimes and Mandella a life convict in a 1946 slaying were both deemed excellent risks The board delayed release dates pending processing and local parole arrangements Also freed was John Witte a former Dodge County clerk serving embezzlement time and previously denied parole last July The actions come amid linked ethics probes حول Catlin case and related recommendations by the state Supreme Court
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Madison
Jerome Mandella
Verne W. Knoll
Wilbur Schmidt
Department of Public Welfare
Mandella
Knoll
Schmidt
Wisconsin
Waupun
Beaver Dam
Europe
Juneau
Kohler
John
Louis Fazio
Dominic Lampone
Jerome
Lampone
Mendellas
Fazio
Republican Assembly
Mark Catlin
Appleton
State Supreme Court
Catlin
John Witte
Dodge County
Witte
Two Held in Beating Of Liberace's Brother
Chicago police arrested two men in connection with the beating and robbery of bandleader George Liberace after FBI recovered his violin. Liberace identified the suspects in a showup. one man, Arthur Hill, confessed to the robbery. Veness Smith was detained without formal charge.
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Chicago
George Liberace
FBI
Liberace
Lee
North Side
Arthur Hill
Veness Smith
New Lackland Surgeon Col Wenger to Lead Training Program
Monroe native Col Don S Wenger is appointed chairman of the department of surgery at Lackland AFB hospital and will head the USAF surgeon resident training program starting in about 90 days. He heads the 4700th USAF hospital training staff and led surgical education roles at Georgetown University and the University of Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Col
Don S. Wenger
Department of Surgery
Lackland Afb Hospital
USAF
Col. Wenger
Effie Wenger
Texas
Washington, D.C
Lackland
American Board of Surgeons
4700Th Usaf Hospital
Georgetown University
University of Georgia
University of Wisconsin
Georgetown
Marquette
Medical Field Service School
Carlisle
School of Tropical Medicine
VFW District Rally Set For Tomorrow In Turner Hall
More than 100 members are expected at the District One Veterans of Foreign Wars Posts and Auxiliaries meeting in Turner hall at 2 p.m. hosted by Monroe Post. Mrs Elmer Billings Williams Bay will lead the women’s meeting and her husband the men’s. District officers will conduct memorial services and Girl Scout Troop 14 will help serve dinner. District cities include Racine Janesville Kenosha Beloit Williams Bay Edgerton Burlington Whitewater Como Pell Lake Elkhorn Brodhead Evansville Monroe.
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Turner Hall
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Monroe
Elmer Billings
Williams Bay
W. Herbert Davidson
Walter E. Schild
Walter Frenzel
Girl Scout Troop 14
Racine
Janesville
Kenosha
Beloit
Edgerton
Burlington
Whitewater
Como
Pell Lake
Elkhorn
Brodhead
Evansville
Queen and Duke Reunited for Portugal Holiday
Queen Elizabeth II arrived in Lisbon to reunite with the Duke of Edinburgh after four months apart. Buckingham Palace denied any rift as the couple prepared a brief state visit. A crowd and over 100 journalists welcomed the queen at Montijo Naval Air Field.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Elizabeth II
Duke of Edinburgh
Buckingham Palace
Montijo Naval Air Field
London
Forbes Rockford Foundry Leader Dies at 60
Duncan P. Forbes, 60, board chairman of Gunite Foundries Co., Rockford, died Friday. He served as president of the American Foundrymen’s Association in 1942-43. Survived by his widow and four sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford, Ill
Duncan P. Forbes
Gunite Foundries Co
Rockford
American Foundrymen’s Association
Kohler Strike Talks Open Door to Settlement
An exploratory meeting between Kohler Co and United Auto Workers Local 833 sparked renewed hopes for settlement. Both sides agreed to another session next week, with reinstatement of strikers remaining the major unresolved issue. The strike began April 5, 1954, amid wage and security disputes, and involved about 3,300 workers at its peak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Conger
Conger
Chicago
Sheboygan
William Howe
Washington
Kohler
Kitzman
Don Rand
UAW International
Full
National Labor Relations Board
Examiner
George Downing
NLRB
International
Downing
Mrs. Breitzkrutz Dies at Jefferson
Mrs. William Breitzkrutz 26 of Jefferson died at 11 10 a m yesterday at Ft Atkinson hospital after a six year battle with malignant disease She was born Lois Brunner in Milwaukee on March 7 1930 and taught rural school near Jefferson She married William Breitzkrutz April 18 1953 leaving two young children Sandra 3 and Cindy six months old Also surviving are her father a brother Robert Jefferson and the paternal grandmother Funeral services will be at 2 p m Monday at St Mark s English Lutheran Church Jefferson with burial in Union Cemetery Monroe relatives will attend
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William Breitzkrutz
Jefferson
Ida Brunner
Monroe
Ft. Atkinson Hospital
Breitzkrutz
Lois Brunner
Arnold
Helen Warnke Bruner
Milwaukee
Whitewater State College
Sandra
Cindy
Robert
St. Mark’s English Lutheran Church
Union Cemetery
Driver Misses Turn Causing Fence Damage Near Monticello
A Mineral Point driver escaped injuries after her car left County Trunk C and struck a fence two miles northeast of Monticello. The 11:24 p.m. crash caused moderate damage, according to the sheriff's department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineral Point
Monticello
Sheriff's Department
Carol C. Ogletree
Retiring New Glarus Assessor Henry Kundert Ends 33-Year Term
Henry Kundert, New Glarus village assessor for 33 years, says he will retire this spring after first being elected in 1924. He faced only two opposition bouts, by Albert Itten and Sam H. Luchsinger. Kundert farmed north of town for 15 years before moving to the village in 1900 and served on the Town Board and County Board. He was active in the Swiss Evangelical and Reformed church and Wilhelm Tell Guild for many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Glarus
Henry Kundert
Albert Itten
Sam H. Luchsinger
Kundert
Swiss
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Wilhelm Tell Guild
County check sparks threat to sue over refrigeration bill
Green County faces a dispute over a 332.90 payment marked paid in full. contractor Robert Richardson will sue for the remaining 1 033.10 on his 60 000 hospital refrigeration project after the board paid 1 200 and left other sums to committees. He argued the equipment used was cheaper than specified but satisfactory to the architect.
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Green County
Robert Richardson
Richardson
Feldt Wins Corn Title In Seed Firm's Contest
Ben F Feldt of 1315 25th Avenue northeast of Monroe wins the 1956 National Selected Five Acre DeKalb Corn Growing Contest county title. He yields 154.44 bushels per acre, with Lester A Witt of Route 4 second at 148.98. Frederick Rupp of Monticello is third at 148.92 and L A Rodger of Monticello fourth at 147.16.
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Ben F. Feldt
25Th Avenue
Monroe
Lester A. Witt
Route 4
Frederick Rupp
Monticello
L. A. Rodger
U N Faces New Sanctions Drive Over Israel Crisis
U N General Assembly to resume debate on Gaza Aqaba dispute after Israel rejected a US plan. Dulles and Lodge met President Eisenhower in Georgia as Arab delegates push for sanctions and new conditions for troop withdrawal. Israel seeks guarantees of nonbelligerency and U N forces at Aqaba with US assurances.
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United Nations
N. Y
U. N. General Assembly
Middle East
Israel
U. S
Gaza
Aqaba
Egypt
Gaza Strip
U.N
Gulf of Aqaba
Gulf
Eilat
U. N
Raymond Adler killed in mishap near Casper Wyoming
Raymond Adler, 50, mechanical foreman for Northland Greyhound Lines and brother of Mrs. Rosella Dahman of Woodford, was killed Thursday while working on a bus on a highway near Casper Wyoming. He lived in Billings Montana and will be returned to Madison where he resided 1928 to 1948. Survived by wife five sons one daughter his parents six brothers and five sisters.
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Raymond Adler
Rosella Dahman
Woodford
Casper
Wyo
Northland Greyhound Lines
Billings
Mont
Madison
Tobacco list reopened in Washington for soil bank program
The Agriculture Department on Friday authorized counties that exhausted their 1957 soil bank tobacco allocations to resume signing up additional tobacco growers for participation this year. Wisconsin growers are not involved.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Wisconsin
Health Board Requires Permits For Church and Lodge Suppers
Wisconsin Board of Health rules require churches, fraternal groups, and similar private entities serving meals to the public to obtain a restaurant permit. A $10 annual permit covers any frequency of service, with exemptions only when meals are for members. Taverns serving free meals may continue under current law. meals like fried fish require standard restaurant licenses.
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Madison
Wisconsin Board of Health
Wisconsin Restaurant Association
Board of Health
E. H. Jorris
Stockpile in France Atomic Arsenal Ready for NATO
United States forces hold and train Allied troops for weapons that could carry atomic warheads in France. Navy and Marine units, cited in past and current reports, face legal and strategic constraints while NATO plans dually bolster deterrence and prevent overreliance on atomic arms amid German and British force reductions.
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Paris
United States
France
NATO
U.S
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers
Europe
U. S
Randolph Pate
Mediterranean
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
Pentagon
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Britain
NATO Council
Germany
USDA Has No Plan To Buy Swiss Loon
Rep. Lawrence H. Smith reported the USDA has no plans to buy Swiss cheese and said a proposed revision study was only to update specifications. The changes will go to the General Services Administration for review, with no indication of imminent government purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USDA
Monroe Boeing Times
Lawrence H. Smith
Madison
General Services Administration
Rep. Smith
Smith
Monroe Evening Times
Associated Press
Laird
Byrnes
Earl Butz
Butz
Imposter Ferdinand DeMara Jr Seeks Ontario Job After Conviction
Ferdinand W DeMara Jr a 35 year old from Lawrence Mass pleaded guilty to cheating by claiming a college degree to obtain a state teaching license and teach 40 pupils at a North Haven Island school. He received six months suspended sentence and two years probation. He said he would seek a job as a reporter at the Chatham Daily News in Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Ferdinand W. DeMara Jr
Lawrence, Massman
North Haven Island
DeMara
Chatham
Ontario
Viola Norton to Lead Southern Wisconsin Education Association
Miss Viola Norton a former commercial teacher from New Glarus was elected president of the Southern Wisconsin Education Association at the Madison convention. Green County schools were closed for teachers to attend. The executive committee named sectional chairmen including Kenneth Allen, Dorothy Sveom, Robert Freeman, Roma Borst, and others with James Tall as curriculum coordinator and William Gardner as second vice president. William Marsh was named secretary and treasurer Charles Dorr took the role of treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Norton
Southern Wisconsin Education Association
Madison
Miss Norton
New Glarus
Madison West High
Green County
Kenneth Allen
Monroe Vo-ng
Dorothy Sveom
Brodhead
Robert Freeman
Monroe
Roma Borst
Brooklyn
Richard Davies
Darlington
J. J. Larkin
Elsie Ross
Argyle
James Tall
Ft. Atkinson
William Gardner
Lakewood
William Marsh
Madison Central
Charles Dorr
Milton
Husband Stabs Wife in Detroit Department Store Tragedy
In Detroit a store clerk named Helen Jackson 50 was shot three times by her estranged husband Rolin 52 in the J L Hudson Co downtown department store. He chased her through aisles and trapped her in a buyer's office on the second basement before fatally wounding her. he was later detained for murder.
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Detroit
Hiram Phipps
Helen Jackson
Dearborn
Rolin
Jackson
J. L. Hudson Co
Suez Vessels Enter Canal Mile 103 Toward South End
Two small Egyptian ships passed Port Said this morning entering the Suez Canal for the 103 mile voyage to the southern end, marking a routine transit through the waterway.
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Suez Voyages
Suez
Suez Canal
Earlier Offer Rejected New Demand Hinted
Secretary of State Dulles and President Eisenhower discussed possible U S actions to obtain Israeli troop withdrawal from Egypt but gave no definitive decision pending Israeli position clarification. The talks followed Israel's rejection of a U S plan and included discussions on a non belligerency pledge and U S backing.
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Thomasville
Dulles
Eisenhower
United States
Egypt
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
United Nations
Israel
U. N
Congress
Mideast
Lodge
Washington
Abba Eban
State Department
U.S
Institute Reviews Farm Aid Setups
A panel at the Farmers Institute in New Glarus discussed helping farmers use local agencies and groups. Moderated by Myron E. Jeglum, participants included Einer Hanson James Schweegler Don Siedschlag Kenneth Halverson John Haldiman William Hillestad and Lloyd Scheid. Green County gains new status and UW experts spoke on hay equipment and dairy cattle feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Glarus
Farmers Institute
Myron E. Jeglum
Einer Hanson
James Schweegler
Don Siedschlag
ASC
Kenneth Halverson
John Haldiman
Monroe Farmer
Green County Breeders Co-Op
William Hillestad
Lloyd Scheid
Ellsworth
Green County
Nick Calabresa
State Soil Bank
George Werner
University of Wisconsin
Orin Berge
Whites Aid Clinton Torn by Dynamite Blast Damage
White residents of Anderson County in Clinton, Tennessee, formed a relief fund to help repair homes damaged by a dynamite blast on Thursday night in the town's racially troubled context. The fund aims to buy materials for repairs.
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Clinton, Tenn
Anderson County
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D.P. Forbes
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