British Strikes Throttle Economy and Delay Big Liners
Britain faces a seven day rail strike amid widespread unemployment fears. With 80 percent of locomotive crews involved and dock workers idle at six ports, 167 freighters stalled and Mauretania passengers stranded at Southampton. Prime Minister Eden prepares an emergency response and possible transport takeovers.
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London
Britain
Southampton
NUR
Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
ASLEF
Mauretania
New York
la Havre
France
Cobh
Ireland
Liverpool
Ascania
Empress
Australia
Federation of British Industries
Scotland
Eden
Queen Elizabeth
British Transport Commission
Death of Fred Benkert 89 Monroe
Fred Benkert aged 89 of 1711 17th street Monroe died in St. Clare hospital at 9 50 p m yesterday after three year illness. He was born July 31 1865 in Lewis County New York and married Fannie Kubly March 8 1899. He farmed in Jefferson and Clarno Township before moving to Monroe in 1919. He was a St Johns church member and is survived by his wife a daughter Grace Bartell three grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Funeral services Monday at 2 p m at Stuessy funeral home with Rev Paul C Kehle officiating burial in Greenwood cemetery. Friends may call after 3 p m tomorrow.
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Fred Benkert
17Th Street
St. Clare Hospital
Lewis County
N. Y
Mr. Benkert
John
Adline Murrer Benkett
Green County
Fannie Kubly
St. John’s
Jefferson
Clarno
Monroe
St. John’s Church
Benkett
Grace Bartell
Wauwaiosa
Roy
Beloit
Ralph
Herbert
Stuessy Funeral Home
Paul C. Kehle
Greenwood Cemetery
Pentagon graft probe widens to uniform item contracts
Sen. Ervin calls for barring firms that pay graft to government employees from future contracts as the Senate investigations subcommittee probes a rotton system in armed forces uniform purchases. Harry Lev faces questions over a two million dollar white sailor cap contract amid bribe allegations.
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Washington
Sen
Ervin
D-Nc
Pentagon
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Sen. McClellan
Harry Lev
Chicago
Lev
New York
Leon M. Levy
Marvin Rubin
Levy
Air Force
Raymond Wool
Wool
Shelby
Ohio
McClellan
Madison
N. J
Fred H. Marty Dies at 57 in New Glarus
Fred H. Marty 57 a native of Washington Township died at his New Glarus home after months of illness He was born February 27 1898 married Alice Legler February 16 1922 and farmed before joining the railroad He is survived by his wife two sisters and a brother Services will be at 2 p m Monday at the Swiss Evangelical and Reformed church with burial in the church cemetery.
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New Glarus
Fred H. Marty
Washington Township
John C
Mary Glausen Marty
Zwingli Evangelical and Reformed Church
Monticello
Alice Legler
Lynn F. B. Tschudy
Dennis Streiff
Alice Freitag
Zentner Funeral Home
Mrs. Mackey Retires After 37 Joyful Teaching Years
Mrs Edna L Mackey 1412 16th Avenue retires after a 37 year career in Lincoln building West Clarno and Ball rural schools She taught third grade this past year Supt E O Evans announced no successor named for her post Her 1951 England and Europe tour with Miss Norton included Switzerland Italy Milan Florence Pisa Rome and Denmark.
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Edna L. Mackey
16Th Avenue
Mineral Point Man Fatally Run Over by Wife’s Auto
Floyd Ferrell, 48, was fatally injured Friday night when he was run over by an automobile driven by his wife in the family farmyard six miles southeast of Mineral Point. Mrs Ferrell, with two grandchildren in the car, did not see him as he herded cows and the vehicle passed over his body. He died on arrival at St Joseph’s hospital in Dodgeville.
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Mineral Point
Floyd Farrell
Here
Ferrell
Iowa
Ray Reese
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Dodgeville
Russians in Bucharest outline Yugoslavia policy
Russia's touring leaders arrived in Bucharest to discuss and lay out the Kremlin policy toward Yugoslavia. The visit signals a shift in Soviet strategy and aims to coordinate moves with Romanian authorities.
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Bucharest
London
Russia
Kremlin
Yugoslavia
Four pilots freed from China adjust to family reunions in Hawaii
Four U S jet pilots freed after two years in Communist captivity reunite with families in Hawaii. Dentists and interrogation sessions dominate their days as they await departure to Travis Air Force Base and onward to Omaha and Philadelphia.
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Honolulu
U. S
Red China
Air Force
Washington
William McGinty
Edwin Heller
Wynnewood
Harold E. Fischer
Swea City
Iowa
Lyle Cameron
Lincoln
Neb
Roland W. Parks
Omaha
Hong Kong
Special Air Force
Hawaii
McGinty
Fischer
Heller
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Philadelphia
Epperson
Pearl Harbor
National Guard’ Air Field
Hickam Air Base
Welfare Advisory Group To Organize Wednesday
Mrs Effie Wenger director of Green County Public Welfare announces an organizational meeting to form an advisory group. The session begins at 7 30 p m next Wednesday in the Court house with several civic leaders expected to attend.
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Effie Wenger
Green County Public Welfare Department
New Glarus Arts Group To Highlight Picture Project
New Glarus plans a Green County Picture Press Conference showcase two weeks hence with yodelers singers and folk dancers in Ring 3 from 8 to after 9 AM on Saturday June 18. Participants include Paul Grossenbacher Hans Anderegg Karl Luscher and families with Swiss costumes bells horns cows and a cheese kettle linked to local heritage.
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New Glarus
Green County
Ring 3
Paul Grossenbacher
Wilhelm Tell
Hans Anderegg
Five County Girls Enter Alice in Dairyland Contest
Five county girls from Crawford Richland Sauk Columbia Dane Iowa Grant Lafayette and Green counties compete in Boscobel for the first Alice in Dairyland judging round with two winners advancing to Portage and then the state finals at Wausau. The Portage event will feature June Dairy Month activities including a parade and banquet on June 11.
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Boscobel
Alice In Dairyland
Portage
Madison
Crawford
Richland
Sauk
Columbia
Dane
Iowa
Grant
Lafayette
Green
City Swimming Pool To Open Tomorrow Hours Set
Ronald D. Johnson announces summer hours for the city pool starting tomorrow. Pool is open Sundays 1 30 to 5 30 pm and 7 to 9 pm, Monday through Friday 9 to 11 30 am 1 30 to 5 30 pm and 7 to 9 pm. Closed Saturdays for cleaning but open during supper hours when guards return June 19.
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Ronald D. Johnson
Johnson
Maureen Bruni
Carmen Norton
Patricia Klindt
American Red Cross National Acquatiee School
Camp Heffernan
Ill
Red Cross
Annette Stopka
Barbara Haworth
Judith Frey
Sondra Simpson
John Hammer
Kenneth Keel
Nancy Kundert
Last Fitzgibbons Brother Succumbs
David Fitzgibbons 79 a Monroe native dies in a Detroit hospital after a long residence there He was born Feb 3 1876 in Monroe son of James and Anna Ahern Fitzgibbons and brother to the late James and Morris Fitzgibbons He never married and is survived by nieces nephews and three great nieces and nephews Funeral services set for Monroe with a rosary the night before and burial in Calvary cemetery
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David Fitzgibbons
Monroe
Detroit
Fitzgibbons
James and
Anna Ahern Fitzgibbons
Morris_ Fitzgibbons
Mary Gurdon
Milwaukee
Kate Flanagan
Kansas City
J. M. Fitzgibbons
Harold R. Dahms
Devota Stoycheff
Shullshoro
James Billings
Sun Valley
Calif
Bernard
St. Victor’s Church
E. C. McCollow
Calvary Cemetery
Funeral Home
Wreck event planned for the 40 and 8 districts
The annual spring joint wreck of Wisconsin third district and Illinois first district will be held tomorrow in Monroe. More than 300 40 and 8 members are expected with a parade at 1 p.m. and degree work by national and state officials starting at 2 p.m. The day includes a jail release, meals, and ceremonies led by Rodger Bernstein and Max Klapp with local committees organizing reservations, publicity, and welcoming duties.
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Turner Hall
Monroe
Wisconsin
Illinois
Rodger Bernstein
Green County
Stephenson County
Stephenson County Voiture No. 189
Max Klapp
Freeport
Walter E. Schild
Forrest H. Riese
Theo Raymond
Cheminor
Third District
Ray Fritz
Wilbur E. Deininger
Alfred Henning Jr
John W. Schild
John J
Eagles Club Installs Clifford O Leck Officers
The Eagles Club last night installed Clifford O Leck as worthy president with Clarence Goecks as vice president Carl Krauss conductor Hilton Kirchner secretary Paul H Leck treasurer Ralph Lindsay chaplain Oscar Leck inner guard Henry Schild outer guard and trustees Leon Boegeli Charles Schadewaldt and Paul A Busch. The club received a plaque for near tripling its membership and a social night was discussed for June 10.
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Eagles Club
Clifford O. Leck
Clarence Goecks
Carl Krauss
Hilton E. Kirchner
Paul H. Leck
Ralph Lindsay
Oscar P. Leck
Henry Schild
Charles Schadewaldt
Leon Boegeli
Paul A. Busch
General Motors Union Pushes For Pact Details And Pensions
The UAW accepted Ford's offer to set up a 55 million dollar trust for supplemental unemployment benefits but seeks arbitration on payment method. Both GM and Ford propose pensions, wage guarantees, and annual improvement factors. GM’s offer exceeds Ford on pensions and annual gains. Wildcat stoppages press Ford as AMC announces 3400 layoffs at Milwaukee and Kenosha plants.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers Today
Ford Motor Co
Ford
UAW
Walter P
General Motors
American Motors Corp
Nash-Hudson
Milwaukee
Kenosha
Mrs. Smith Rites Will Be Monday
Mrs. William Smith 93 of 907 13th Avenue dies at home from a heart condition. Funeral services set for Monday at 8 p.m. at Shriner-Neushwan der funeral home with pastors Ridnour and Berg officiating. Born in Cadiz June 19 1861 and widow of William Smith, she left a farm life for Monroe 39 years ago. Survived by daughter Mrs. Farmer R. East Browntown. predeceased by husband, son, five sisters, two brothers. noted FBI involvement in 1936 bank robbery case.
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Shriner-Neushwander
William Smith
13Th Avenue
Glen H. Ridnour
First Methodist Church
Roy Berg
Martintown
Greenwood Cemetery
Cadiz
Thomas
Mary Lynch Watson
Viola Bell Watson
FBI
Smith
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Brodhead
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William Chambers
Route 1
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West Rural School
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Stout Institute
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Linden Circle Theater
McNeany’s
County Dairy Queen
Miss Chambers
Europe
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Junior Leaders Organization
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
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Edwin Chambers
Germany
William Leopold
Route 3
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