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Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1961

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City Band To Feature Sunday Shrine KC Benefit At Recreation Park

Monroe City Band under Allan F Barnard will back the Shrine KC benefit for crippled and underprivileged children at Recreation Park. The program includes Rollins Beutel Schilt and Carol Jeanne with a mix of circus tunes marches polkas and novelty numbers. Activities feature organ music Little League slow pitch Zor Temple camels and a clown water show with the band performing in afternoon and evening sessions.

Shrine-Kc Lincoln Park William L. Rollins John Beutel Hollis R. Schilt Carol Jeanne Allan F Pat) Barnard Times Recreation Park Monroe City Dayne Dinges Zor Temple Camels Madison Shrine-Kc Clown Band Monroe VFW Rollins Dinges Orville R Evans Shrine Knights of Columbus Leander E. (Lee) Kirsch Barber Shop

Group Tables Aid to Schools

The House Rules Committee voted 8-7 to table all proposals for federal aid to schools effectively killing three school bills for the current session. Rep. William Col mer led the motion to shelve. a reconsideration was also blocked. Revival would require a House petition of 219 members, unlikely late in the session. Speaker Sam Rayburn said it was very doubtful any school aid legislation would pass this year.

Washington House Rules Committee Congress William Colmer D-Miss House Sam Rayburn Rules Committee

New Alice to Visit Monroe on Thursday Tour

Wisconsin’s new Alice in Dairyland Miss Carol Anderson from Superior begins her first fulltime state tour with stops in New Glarus at Pet Milk Co. and Mon ticello’s Cheese factories before Monroe. A neon luncheon at Eugene hotel and visits to Frito plant Swiss Colony Borden Foods follow led by Ellen Richardson and other Madison delegation members.

Wisconsin Alice In Dairyland Carol Anderson Superior Green County Madison Pet Milk Co New Glarus Town Hall Monticello Monroe G. Fred Galli Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association Miss Anderson Eugene Swiss Colony Borden Foods Co Ellen Richardson Charles Kingeter Carroll Benson

Prisoner admits 1937 New London school blast

An Oklahoma City ex-convict, William Estes Benson, 41, confessed to police that he blew up the New London Texas school on March 18 1937, a blast that killed 282 children and 14 teachers. He said he aimed to punish the school after being reprimanded for smoking on school grounds.

Oklahoma City Okla New London Benson Henderson County Tex T. E. Herrington Joe King

Stock Market Slips as Trading Slows in Afternoon

In New York the stock market backed away as trading slowed this afternoon. Volume was about 3 million shares with losses around fractions to about one point among major stocks. DuPont briefly supported indices with a gain then trimmed to roughly two points as trading continued.

New York DuPont

Kiwanis Meet Highlights Wisconsin River Log Raft Race Talk

Monroe Kiwanis Club brunch at the Youth Cabin at 12 15 p m features Jaycees speakers on the Wisconsin River log raft racing. The prior week the meeting moved to the Swiss Wheel due to bad weather.

Kiwanis Jaycees Wisconsin Monroe Kiwanis Club

Monroe City Considers 40 Acre Dobbs Tract Purchase

The Monroe City Council is expected to act on buying the 40 acre Dobbs tract on the city west edge. Officials obtained a 30 day option to buy for 29500 with plans for industrial use and terms to be set for interested firms.

Monroe Dobbs Planning Commission Green County Pre-Pack Co Pre-Pack 17Th Avenue United Telephone Co Ludlow Memorial Marty Board of Public Works

Three appointments to state insurance board named

Gov. Nelson announced the selection of three new members to the state insurance board. The appointees are Robert J. Lampman and Henry Klee of Madison and Sam Rizzo of Racine.

Madison State Group Insurance Board Gov Nelson Robert J. Lampman Henry Klee Sam Rizzo Racine

Grissom's Second Space Flight Delayed by Clouds

The U S second man in space, Air Force Captain Virgil I. Grissom, saw a 24 hour delay to 8 a.m. Wednesday due to a high cloud layer. Officials noted the weather postponement affects photo coverage and countdown readiness as Grissom prepares in Liberty Bell 7 for a suborbital flight to mirror Shepard's record run.

Cape Canaveral Fla United States Monroe Air Force Virgil I. Grissom Grissom U.S. Weather Bureau Caribbean Tiros NASA Shepard

Assembly approves broader arrest power for state patrol

Madison lawmakers reaffirmed approval of a bill to broaden arrest authority for the State Traffic Patrol. The measure, sent back to the Senate for a minor technical change, passed 59 to 30 after rejecting a reconsideration. Strong opposition from county sheriffs and traffic groups was noted as final passage followed a 52 to 42 vote.

Madison Assembly Senate

Badger Booster Day Set At Monroe Country Club

University of Wisconsin athletics staff gathers tomorrow at Monroe Country Club for Badger Booster Day a fundraiser for the Student Welfare Foundation. Guests from Chicago and Milwaukee will attend a luncheon hosted by Mr and Mrs Raymond Kubly Sr with golf events a buffet dinner and a coaches reports on Wisconsin football basketball and other teams next season.

University of Wisconsin Monroe Country Club Badger Student Welfare Foundation Chicago Milwaukee Raymond R. Kubly Sr Country Club University Ivan Williamson Wisconsin James Forbes Russell J. Myers Ray Kubly

Ty Cobb Dies at 74 of Prostate Cancer in Georgia

The baseball legend Ty Cobb died at 74 in Atlanta due to prostate cancer. He also suffered diabetes and heart disease. X rays in 1959 showed cancer spread to the pelvic bone and spine. Private services were held at McGhee funeral home in Cornelia, with burial in Royston where Cobb Memorial hospital and Cobb Education Fund projects stood.

Atlanta Ty Cobb Cobb McGhee Cornelia Monroe Roy

Cheese Import Hikes Attract Bipartisan Backlash

Washington appeals unfold as Congress and dairy industry oppose higher import quotas for cheddar and blue mold cheese. Rep. Melvin Laird notes CCC buys over three million pounds weekly while last year purchases were nil, calling quota liberalization inconceivable. Sen Wiley warns such cuts threaten domestic markets and taxpayer costs.

Richard P. Powers Washington Congress U.S Melvin R. Laird R-Wis Tariff Commission Commodity Credit Corp CCC Laird Kennedy Norway Canada Denmark New Zealand Australia Sen. Wiley State Department Wiley Lester Johnson D-Wis

Green County 4 H Entries Set Record for Fair

Nearly all of Green County 4H club members will exhibit in the Junior division of the Green County Fair on August 26. Entries include 169 first year members and 527 returning members, totaling 721 participants, besting all previous years.

Green County

Wisconsin Tax Bill Faces Senate Battle Over Withholding

Lt Governor Knowles urged bipartisan support for the Republican tax revision bill, warning against a senseless stalemate as Democrats used parliamentary tactics to delay debate. GOP criticisms centered on a withholding feature, with Sen Busby calling the measure a sales tax in disguise and urging its removal to salvage the package. A separate bill proposed bank and savings tax funding, needing a two thirds vote.

Madison Warren Knowles Wisconsin Knowles New Richmond Nelson Senate William Moser Milwaukee Allen Busby Ing Busby William Draheim R-Neenah

Berlin Ring Feeds Questions of Soviet Surrounding

Bonn defense sources report a Berlin encirclement by Soviet and East German forces with about 67 500 troops and 1200 tanks in a 30 mile girdle. Antiaircraft rocket bases in two rings and details of manpower by service are provided.

Bonn Germany Berlin West Berlin

Deliberate Collision Kills Illinois Boy and Injures Family

In Rock Island Illinois a 12 year old boy Edward Applequist was killed and his father Rodney injured when a newlywed man Larry Mitchell 25 steered his car into their vehicle after a quarrel with his wife. Mrs Mitchell said the motive was a threat to kill if she left. All three occupants were injured and Mitchell was held for questioning.

Rock Island Ill Edward Applequist Rodney Larry Mitchell Applequist Mitchells Mitchell

Madison 10 Year Old Seeks Right To Sell Papers

Allan Aberle a ten year old Madison boy urged the Assembly rules committee to allow a bill lowering the newsboy age from 12 to 10 with a doctor’s health certificate. Assembly leaders questioned timing as the bill faced procedural hurdles.

Madison Braces Assembly Allan Aberle Assembly Rules Committee Allan Fred Risser D Madison Risser Assembly Robert Haase R-Marinette

Tractors Collision Claims Elder Wisconsin Farmer

A Barron County farmer, Thomas Olson, 83, of Dallas, died after two tractors collided on a country road. Olson was pinned under his overturned tractor and died before rescue. A second fatality involved Martin Binn, 81, of Milwaukee, injured when his car husband Celia 73 collided with a truck near Oconomowoc on Highway 30 and Waukesha trunk BB.

Associated Press Barron County Waukesha Wisconsin Thomas Olson Dallas Olson Martin Binn Milwaukee Celia Waukesha County Oconomowoc

Three Still Missing In Collapse of Homes

Four houses built over an antiquated sewer line collapsed burying seven people in Philadelphia Monday night. Four were rescued, including a six year old girl who survived under rubble for hours. Three remain missing: Wayne Daniels nine, Jesse Robinson seventy who is blind, and his wife fifty five.

Philadelphia Wayne Daniels Jesse Robinson

World Peace Jeopardy as Berlin Crisis Mounts

President Kennedy convenes top military and security talks as the United States, Britain, and France warn the Soviet Union against threats to West Berlin. The Western powers reject unilateral Soviet plans and propose negotiated settlement of Germany while insisting on legal rights and self determination for Berlin and a divided Germany.

Washington Kennedy Joint Chiefs of Staff National Security Council United States Britain France Soviet Union West Berlin Berlin East Germany Germany U.S Moscow London Paris White House Khrushchev Vienna

Gov Nelson Signs Bills Limiting Regional Commissions and Boosting Benefits

Governor Nelson today signed two bills into law. One limits regional planning commissions to advisory functions. The other raises the maximum weekly workers compensation payments.

Madison Nelson

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