Ponies To Play Highland Friday In District Bid
Belleville, led by coach John Ponyicsanyi, battles Highland Friday at 8:30 p.m. in Monticello for a district tournament berth after a 87-73 setback to Monticello. Jim Zweifel topped scoring with 41 for the night, while Neil Brunner and Ken Kundert contributed for Belleville.
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Joseph H. Davidson
Belleville
Monticello
John Ponyicsanyi
Highland
Cuba City
Shullsburg
Glarus Glarers
Juda Panthers
Jim Zweifel
Bill Hefty
Zweifel
Art Studer
Hefty
Jack Pongicsanyi
Studer
Ken Kundert
Neil Brunner
Sparkplug
Wildcats
Monties
Kundert
Kanders
Monte Olson
Bob Hoenisch
Brunner
Olson
Hoenisch
Behnd
Marvy Sammartano
Glarers
Line Basketball League
Bell Mont
Zweifel Picke
Ticello
Times
Final Rehearsal Tonight for Monroe High Seniors Play
Monroe high school seniors stage final dress rehearsal tonight at eight for the production Onions in the Stew adapted from a Betty MacDonald book. Director is Robert Freeman with Nancy Kern as student director. lead roles are played by Joan Severson and Kenneth Keel. Cast and crew lists include Nancy Wagner, Marilyn Kubly, and many volunteers handling makeup, scenery, lighting, and business affairs.
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Monroe High School
Betty MacDonald
Robert Freeman
Nancy Kern
Joan Severson
Kenneth Keel
Nancy Wagner
Marilyn Kubly
Nancy Spoerry
Evelyn Goodman
Stephanie West
Janeen Boyer
Karen Albright
Carolyn Benkert
Ronald Bregenzer
Ed Johnson
Barbara Kesler
Nancy Campbell
Edmund Anderson
LaVon A. Jones
Judith Buehler
Janis Babler
Barbara Ke
Barn Fire Destroys Structure on Stephens Farm
A large barn on the Raymond Stephens farm near Platteville was destroyed by flames Saturday night. No injuries reported as fire crews battled the blaze on the rural outskirts.
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Platteville
Raymond Stephens
Minstrel Show Dedicated to Memory of Charles A Booth
The Monroe Lions Club and City Band announce the 4th annual Minstrel Show to be held March 12 and 13 at the high school auditorium. Proceeds support community projects. The program honors late Charles A Booth who died June 4 1956. End men and chorus listed with a large cast and staff handling publicity tickets costumes and stage management. The City Band performs minstrel music from 7 30 to 8 before each show.
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Monroe Lions Club
City Band
Charles A. Booth
Booth
Charles
Bones) Mathias
J. T
Rastus
Etter
Forrest
Rufus) Kubly
P. J
Amos) Connors
William
Andy) Gyure
Donald F
Sambo
Trouble Flares At Girls School in Wisconsin
In Oregon Wisconsin police report seven girls fled the State School for Girls after a 20 minute disturbance Saturday night. Two girls ages 15 and 16 were returned to Oregon while five others were found at a parent’s home in Milwaukee. A girl with a wood chisel threatened staff and another carried scissors during a gymnasium scuffle witnessed after a volleyball game between girls and male leaders. Five offenders were moved to Taycheedah and one to Mendota for observation.
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Oregon
Wis
Madison
Milwaukee
Albert L. Roehling
Madison Police Department
Thomas Tunney
Taycheedah
Mendota State Hospital
Death of Sheboygan power firm manager Paul H. Fischer
Paul H. Fischer 63 district manager for Wisconsin Power and Light Co. in Sheboygan died today after a heart attack on February 13. A native of Calumet County he joined the firm in 1941 and previously worked in Wittenberg Clintonville and Berlin before coming to Sheboygan.
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Sheboygan
Paul H. Fischer
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Calumet County
Fischer
Wittenberg
Clintonville
Berlin
Bank at Marinette Destroyed by Blaze
The Farmers and Merchants Bank building in Marinette was ruined by a Sunday fire that gutted the two story brick structure. Damage was expected to exceed $100000 and two firefighters narrowly escaped injury when a false ceiling collapsed. The bank will operate in temporary quarters.
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Marinette
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Justice Reed Resigns From Supreme Court After 19 Years
Associate Justice Stanley F. Reed, age 72, retires after more than 19 years on the high bench. Appointed by FDR, he cites strain of unremitting exertion and indicates Eisenhower has not named a successor. The court pauses its term with eight justices to hear a slate of major cases this week and next.
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Washington
Stanley F. Reed
Supreme Court
Kentucky
Red Cross Fund Drive Kickoff Dinner Planned
The 1957 county Red Cross drive kickoff dinner is set for 7 30 p m Wednesday at the Swiss Wheel restaurant. It will honor fund drive chairmen in counties outside Monroe and includes a speech by Maj. Bruce Thomas and a Red Cross film. Walter J. Bober is county chairman.
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Red Cross
Swiss Wheel
Fund Drive
Monroe
United Fund Campaign
Maj
Bruce Thomas
Madison
Wisconsin
Walter J. Bober
Mollet Arrives for Crisis Talks With Eisenhower
French Prime Minister Guy Mollet lands in New York for urgent talks with President Eisenhower on the Middle East crisis. He aims to show US French friendship remains strong while avoiding immediate comment on UN sanctions against Israel over Gaza and Aqaba. The meeting set for Tuesday follows earlier plans to reconcile Western allied differences.
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New York
Guy Mollet
United States
Eisenhower
Middle East
France
United Nations
Israel
Gaza
Aqaba
Harold Macmillan
Gaza Strip
Mollet
America
Britain
Washington
To Door Net Draws $1000 Prize
Brief note reports a door to door effort ending with a prize of one thousand dollars. Local organizers praise outreach and community engagement as winners celebrate.
Egypt Remains Key in Settling Mideast Dispute
In New York the U.N. General Assembly delays debate on the Israeli Egyptian dispute amid talks between Israeli Ambassador Eban and Secretary General Hammarskjold. In Washington the United States and Israel near agreement on a troop withdrawal formula while Egypt’s stance remains pivotal. Dulles and Eban review U.S. intent as Mollet visit looms.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
Eban
Hammarskjold
Washington
United States
Israel
Egypt
Dulles
Abba Eban
Jerusalem
State Department
Eisenhower
White House
Middle East
Guy Mollet
U.N. Angles
Dag Hammarskjold
New York
David Ben-Gurion
Dulles-Eban
Senate
U.N
Gaza Strip
Gulf of Aqaba
U.S
Registration Deadline For Election March 20
Monroe residents are reminded that March 20 is the registration deadline for the April 2 election. Citizens who have not voted before, changed address, or moved to Monroe in the last two years may not be registered. Ex servicemen over 21 must register to be eligible to vote.
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Freda Bray
Monroe
James Stewart Nominated for Brigadier General
Air Force Reserve colonel James Stewart, the film star, is nominated by President Eisenhower for brigadier general. The promotion would elevate the actor to one star in the Air Force hierarchy.
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Washington W
James Stewart
Air Force Reserve
Eisenhower
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New Glarus
Juda
Bob Webber
Don Schneider
Stan Pauli
Walt Kueng
Allan F. Barnard
Charles Figi
Charles Buehler
Hilton Kirchner
L. J. Schroeder
Forrest Kubly
Robert Buehler
Nathan Goetz
Roy Gempeler
Fritz Wenger
Louis Kohli
Boub and Kessler
Barnard
James Gordee
Robert
Justice Reed
High Court
Red Cross Fund Drive
Eneie
Mrs. Btm
Mideast
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