Pupils to Receive Immunization Shots Friday
Monroe pupils will get diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus vaccines Friday from 9 to 11 a.m. in the high school auditorium. Miss June Grammes, city school nurse, urged parents to sign permits. Eight centers are planned countywide with eighties receiving shots in Albany today and others in New Glarus, Monticello, Brooklynn, Brodhead, Judo, Tuesday, and Browntown.
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Monroe
June Grammes
Green County Medical Society
Browntown
Albany
F. J. Bongiorno
Martha Tschudy
Leona Dame
Emil Steindorf
Robert Clouhy
FCC Rejects Madison VHF Channel Deletions
The Federal Communications Commission rejected proposals to delete VHF television channel assignments in Madison on Tuesday. The move preserves existing channel allocations and avoids changes to the local broadcasting landscape.
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Washington
Madison
Federal Communications Commission
Police Pistol Range Dedication Set For Tomorrow
The Monroe police department celebrates the opening of a new pistol range under the Commercial and Savings Bank with an 8 PM open house for city officials. D A Crandall leads planning, Mayor Dunwiddie speaks, and tributes go to Alvin F Rote Co and the bank for support.
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D. A. Crandall
Henry S. Hefty
Times
R. W. Blaha
Commercial and Savings Bank
Dwight Coplien
Monroe
Brooks J. Dunwiddie
Alvin F. Rote Co
Henry S., Hefty
Fire and Police Commission
Madison Legislator Fights Lake Project
Assemblyman Carroll Metzner of Madison introduced a bill in the state Assembly to bar Madison from building the Frank Lloyd Wright auditorium on Lake Monona. He said the 1931 legislature did not intend to allow a private building blocking the Capitol’s view of Lake Monona.
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Madison
State Assembly
Lake Monona
Carroll Metzner
Milk Strike Grows as Jersey Farmers Threaten March
About 1,000 New Jersey dairy farmers planned an afternoon march on Trenton to press for higher milk prices amid rising violence in a three day old strike. The action drew comment from New Jersey Attorney General Grover C Richman Jr and interlinked groups across New York and Pennsylvania.
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New York
New Jersey
Statehouse
Trenton
Grover C. Richman Jr
Richman
John W. Dorney
Tri-State
Trenton Statehouse
Guild
Tristate
New York City
Mutual Federation of Indepenent Co-operatives
Syracuse
N.Y
United Milk Producers
Laird Proposes Two-Price Dairy Plan to Aid Farmers
Rep. Laird Wisconsin proposes scrapping the costly dairy price support system for a two price scheme run by farmers. A dairy stabilization board would set market and surplus shares with a 96 4 split and pay farmers 4 per hundred pounds for 96 of quota and 2 for surplus. Net effect would raise Wisconsin farmer prices by about 43 cents per hundred pounds.
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Washington
Laird
R-Wis
National Milk Producers Federation
Commodity Credit Corporation
Wisconsin
State Swiss Mart weak for Grade C cheese market
Madison Wisconsin cheese market reports steady American cheese demand fair with small offerings and plentiful styles. Wisconsin Swiss market shows weakness for Grade C while other grades hold roughly steady as demand remains light to fair and blocks price between 31 and 42 cents.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Minor car lot blaze provides volunteer firefighters training
A small auto fire at a used car lot across from Nash of Monroe on 5th avenue offered real practice for volunteer firefighters. Assistant Fire Chief Louis Blanc said children playing with matches caused the fire, which caused no alarm. Blanc discussed a flight and fire course at Truax Field attended by 24 department members. George Grant and Edwin Rutsch received honorary badges. their resignations were accepted. Three men start one-year probation with the department: Thomas Casey Clifford Neuen schwander and David W Putnam.
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Nash
Monroe
5Th Avenue
Louis Blanc
Marines Break Drill Chiefs in Parris Island Court
A special court martial at Parris Island convicted Marine William E. Rich of assault on a recruit. Rich, 23, from Canton North Carolina, was reduced to sergeant and fined 50 dollars per month for three months. Sgt Clinton L. Jones of Pensacola Florida was tried separately, reduced to private first class, confined 30 days and fined 50 dollars. The case involved mistreatment of recruits including Pvt Kenneth Allen Benjamin of New York City.
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Parris Island
S. C
William E. Rich
Canton
N. C
Korea
Clinton L. Jones
Pensacola
Fla
Rich
Fair Superintendents Renamed by Directors
Fair officials for the 1957 Green County Fair were renamed at a directors meeting. Named are Louis R. Wolleson speed superintendent Fred T. Burgy cattle Conrad Stauffacher swine Ben Feldt police and Ernest R. Hayes amphitheater. Wisconsin Stakes harness races approval was given. Fair dates are July 31 and August 1 2 3.
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Green County Fair
Farm Bureau
Louis R. Wolleson
Fred T. Burgy
Monticello
Conrad Stauffacher
Ben Feldt
Ernest R. Hayes
Wisconsin
No polio cases reported in Wisconsin for week ending Feb 16
The State Board of Health announced no new polio cases in Wisconsin for the week ending February 16. The year’s total remains three, down from six at the same point in 1956.
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Madison
Wisconsin
State Board of Health
Tracy Describes Life in Russia After Agricultural Tour
Janesville farmer Robert Tracy who toured behind the Iron Curtain says Russia’s agriculture is “rather poor” despite good soil. He argues the government stifles initiative, notes machinery lags the United States, and describes Russians as friendly and curious about the U S. His talk closed a Junior Chamber of Commerce Farmer Recognition Night with 16 county farmers receiving soil conservation certificates.
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Robert Tracy
Janesville Area
Russia
Tracy
Chamber of Commerce
Turner Hall
United States
Jonathon Moen
Route 1
Argyle
Earl Bechtolt
Monroe
Kermit Wamstad
Blanchardville
Adams
Jordan
York Townships
William Leopold
Monroe Township
Goodyear
Gempler
Dwight Bump
Albany
Thorvald
C. G. Hennager
John C. Purdy
Jaycees
Myron E. Jeglum
James Schwoegler
SCS
David Woods
Madison Wholesalers Plan Dinner Meeting With Retailers
About 80 Madison wholesalers would host an equal number of Madison retailers in Monroe for a dinner meeting proposed by the Madison Chamber of Commerce and Foundation. H Kelley Meyer sent the request to Norman Schmeltzer, Monroe chamber secretary, to arrange time and place.
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Madison
Madison Chamber of Commerce and Foundation
Norman Schmeltzer
Monroe Chamber
H. Kelley Meyer
Madison Group
Meyer
Monroe
Schmeltzer
Caucus Dumps Lobbying Plan in Wisconsin Senate
In Madison the Republican caucus met in secret and nixed Gov Thom s plan to curb lobbying. A two hour session produced a unanimous move to keep Wisconsin clean, with 23 of 33 GOP senators attending the meeting. The Democrats had earlier introduced Thomson's proposal with a broader scope.
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Madison
Thomson
Wisconsin
Senate
Assembly
Graber Holstein Leader Dies at Monticello Farm
Peter Graber Sr. 71, longtime Holstein breeder, died at 7 45 pm at his Route 2 Monticello farm after ill health since April 1956. Born June 1 1885 in Unterbach Switzerland, he immigrated to America in 1914 and settled near Monroe. He retired last October after selling his purebred Holstein herd. He leaves wife Marie three sons Otto Perman Peter Jr a daughter Erick Siegenthaler Lillian nine grandchildren and four brothers. Funeral Friday at Zwingli church with burial in Highland cemetery.
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Monticello
Peter Graber
Route 2
Mr. Graber
Unterbach
Canton Bern
Switzerland
Peter
Eliza Graber
America
Green County
Marie Naegeli
Monroe
Graber
Grabers
National Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Zwingli Evangelical and Reformed Church of
Otto
Perman
Peter Jr
Erick Siegenthaler
Argyle
Lillian Graber
8Th Street
Herman
John
Harry
Wilhelm
Richard Graber
Zwingli Church
A. R. Achtemeier
Highland Cemetery
Voegeli
Envoy resigns from Hungary in final snub
U S Minister Edward T Wailes quits Hungary today amid tension with Premier Janos Kadars government in Budapest as a symbolic rebuke to the regime.
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Hungary
Budapest
U.S
Edward T. Wailes
Janos Kadar
To Be Repeated Tonight Senior Class Delights Onions Play
Monroe high school presents three act comedy Onions in the Stew directed by Robert Freeman. A crowd of 600 watched 26 seniors portray the MacDonalds and their teens in a night of island life and teenage woes.
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Monroe High School
Robert Freeman
Betty MacDonald
William Dalzell
Anne Coulter Martens
Puget Sound Island
Dulles Pressure Moves in Washington Talks on Israel Gaza
The United States urged Israel to withdraw from disputed Middle East areas to avoid UN sanctions. Secretary Dulles met Golda Meir and Abba Eban as Washington seeks a compromise plan with UN input. The plan aims for immediate troop withdrawal and Gaza under UN oversight while avoiding punitive measures.
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Washington
United States
Israel
Middle East
United Nations
State Department
Dulles
Golda Meir
Abba Eban
Lincoln White
White
America
Eisenhower
Egypt
Gaza Strip
General Assembly
Prince Wan Waithayakon
Thailand
B. Pearson
U. S
Stock Trend Mixed with Wide Swings on Select Issues
A quiet irregular New York market showed mixed trends with narrow price changes. Likely performers included Lukens Steel Boeing International Business Machines and Gulf Oil as IBM slumped after a 2-for-1 split and financing news while Lukens Steel rose over three points.
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New York
Lukens Steel
Boeing
International Business Machines
Gulf Oil
IBM
Airliner in Distress Over Mitchell Field
A Capital Airlines Constellation with 21 aboard reported distress after takeoff from Gen. Mitchell Field Milwaukee. Captain Richard Pease said the nosewheel jammed, cannot extend or retract, while the four engine craft carried nine hours of fuel as emergency crews rush to the field. CAA said the captain determines the course of action.
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Milwaukee
Capital Airlines
Gen. Mitchell Field
Richard Pease
CAA
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