Time To Call Halt on Ship Unloading Standoff
Wisconsin citizens and Americans watch as mob violence and unlawful picketing obstruct a Kohler Co cargo bound for Sheboygan. Gov. Kohler warns law enforcement must prevail if local authorities fail, stressing the state will intervene to preserve order. Local mayors avoid decisive action, risking municipal authority and labor stability.
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Wisconsin
Sheboygan
Milwaukee
Kohler Co
State Cio
Milwaukee Harbor Commission
Milwaukee Harbor
Walter Kohler
Return of American Soldiers From China Sparks Debate
Three former American soldiers who rejected repatriation from China return home to mixed reception. Reporters detail their disillusionment with life under Mao, their forced roles in Communist China, and the lack of promises from the U.S. government about forgiveness. Some see a warning to liberals while others see a cautionary tale of comparisons between systems.
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United States
Peiping
Mao
Red
China
Wisconsin Swiss centennial program planned for New Glarus
Ten years ago New Glarus planned a Swiss centennial event for August 16 to mark the 1945 arrival of Swiss colonists in Wisconsin delayed by the war. The town planned a commemorative program and events surrounding the milestone with regional attendance.
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New Glarus
Wisconsin
Pfc
Peter Paul Pauli Jr
Peter Pauli Sr
Passau
Germany
Pauli
John Klessinger
Monroe
Milo Winger
Argyle
Marc A. Mitscher
Navy
Hillsboro
Wis
Gordon Adams
W. H. Adams
Green County Assemblyman hails killed tax bill and vows explanation
Forty years ago Assemblyman Schindler of Green County said he was happy the governor's tax commission bill was killed and promised to explain his double vote later. The day also noted World War I developments and New Glarus marking its Swiss heritage anniversary.
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Schindler
Green County
Wilhelm
France
England
United States
Germany
New Glarus
Monroe Pirates
Durand
Ill
Fair Grounds
City weighs cost estimate for new municipal water plant
50 years ago Monroe Water Works Co. orders an engineer to prepare a cost estimate for a new municipal water plant as council debates options. Navy lieutenant commander N C Twining, brother of C W Twining, serves in Washington. New Glarus plans an Alpine festival for its 60th anniversary. The Board of Education seeks an option on Wells opera house lots beside the new high school. City Clerk M T Gettings is notified Monroe’s census records 4 272 residents.
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Monroe
Works Co
N. C. Twining
C. W. Twining
Navy
Ordnance Department
Washington
New Glarus
Board of Education
Wells Opera House
M. T. Gettings
Hiawatha 4 H Club Holds January Meeting
Fredric Wald led the pledge and Marilyn Gerber and Carol Schoepfer demonstrated salads at the Hiawatha 4 H Club meeting held at Harold Blumer home. Dor othy Wald read minutes and roll call answered with favorite sport outlining. Special guests Mr and Mrs Albert Vogel and son Pvt Werner Vogel spoke on life in service. A potluck supper followed with musical selections and singing. A special club meeting is planned at Hiawatha school Tuesday evening.
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Fredric Wald
Marilyn Gerber
Carol Schoepfer
Hiawatha
Harold Blumer
Dorothy Wald
Henry Blumer
Wesley Falk
Ronnie Rufener
Paul Bechtolt
David
Donnie Gerber
Linda Brown
Kathryn Schoepfer
Albert Vogel
Pvt
Werner Vogel
Monticello School Board OKs $15,000 Improvement Plan
Monticello voters authorized the school board to borrow fifteen thousand dollars to upgrade the science room add a hot lunch area and divide the main space in the Monticello school district meeting last night. Thirty five residents attended as Mrs Werner Hefty Robert Feller and Mrs Willis Babler were noted attendees.
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Monticello
Werner Hefty
Robert Feller
Willis Babler
School Board Reelects Members as Levy Passes
All members were re elected to three year terms on the district board. A tax levy of seventy thousand dollars was established for the district at the meeting. An extensive grounds project was dropped after discussion.
Japan Produces Record Cotton Yarn in 1954
Japan reported a record output of 931 910 000 pounds of cotton yarn for the year 1954. The figure reflects a significant expansion in textile production during the year.
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Japan
Monroe School District faces long term high school expansion need
The Citizens School Building Advisory Committee reports projected Monroe High School enrollment near 1000 by 1965, with rising grade school numbers. It warns that adding to the current high school may be costly long term and urges considering an entirely new building to provide adequate facilities for upper and lower grades over the coming decade.
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Monroe
R. W. Blaha
Citizens School Building Advisory Committee
George Mauerman
George R. Barry
Evans
Aerial Photography Tips From Kempfert’s Photo Dept
A newspaper blurb discusses amateur air photography techniques including filter use, window shots, and camera handling in aircraft. It notes exposure adjustments by altitude and suggests film processing services and a current sale on Amplex flash bulbs No 5 Pack.
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Kempfert’s
Kempfert
Oysters Filter Sea Water Through Shells
Oysters pump sea water in and out of their shells to feed, filtering microscopic plant and animal life from the surrounding water.
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Beloit
James Dooley
Waupun Penitentiary
Taycheedah
Waupun
Chicago
Hiawatha Club
American Shares Inc
Cruttenden & CO
New York Stock Exchange
S. LaSalle St
Chicago, Ill
E. Mailander
Parkview, Rockford, Ill
Robert E
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Packard
12Th Avenue
Jacobs Sales & Service
Monroe, Wis
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Sunnycroft
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New Orleans
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New York
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Teddy Wilson
Billie Holiday
Benny Goodman
Pete Augulo
Turk Murphy
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