Swiss Cheese Day Photo Event At Town Hall Green County
Setup begins June 18 at 7 30 a m for a MEF ae Picture Press Conference at Town Hall cheese factory four miles west of Monticello on County Trunk C Ring 1 shows the factory interior with Sam Bahlet and crew making Swiss cheese Ring 2 displays 83 wheels forming CHEESE DAY on the front lawn Ring 3 covers Swiss at work and play with ceremonies and performances Ringmasters organize Ring 4 for retakes Old timers and dignitaries attend with a 50 shot sequence led by Rolland Karlen and others Photographers to call by 9 a m and bring wear plans for inclusion in the 50 plus pictures
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MEF Ae
Town Hall
Green County
Sam Bahlet
Monticello
Robert E. Hardell
Robert F. Marty
Raymond E. Barth
Rolland E. Karlen
Rita Bregenzer
Wres
John Burkhard Sr
Marty Sr
Albert Aeberli
St. Bernard
Edelweiss
Wilhelm Tell
Rudy Burkhalter
Burkhalter
Barth
Monroe
Schwing Club
Turners
Cleveland
New Glarus
Rev. J. W. Zimmerman Dies at 87 in Brodhead
The Rev. J. W. Zimmerman aged 87 a retired Evangelical United Brethren minister died at his Brodhead home. Born March 24 1868 in Spring Grove Township he married Ella Marie Johnson November 26 1891. Survivors include a daughter Bertha Meinert two sons Paul and Floyd W and a sister with services pending at Everson funeral home Brodhead.
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J. W. Zimmerman
Brodhead
United Brethren Church
Spring Grove Township
Zimmerman
George
Elizabeth Keller Zimmerman
Marie Johnson
William Johnson
Spring Grove
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Avon
Will
Bertha) Meinert
Paul
Floyd W. East Troy
Katherine Ostrander
Baraboo
Floyd
East Troy
Everson Funeral Home
Rose Kantro 94 Chicago Mother of Frank Kantro dies
Rose Kantro 94 longtime Chicago resident and mother of Frank D Kantro Monroe died Sunday at her Crystal Lake summer home. Survived by five daughters two sons 11 grandchildren 14 great grandchildren a sister and a brother. Services tomorrow 2 pm at Weinstein chapel 3019 W Peterson Ave burial Star of the West Waldheim.
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Rose Kantro
Chicago
Frank D. Kantro
Monroe
Crystal Lake
Dora
Florence Gunther
Beverly Hills
Calif
Adeline
Hattie Cohan
Lillian Davis
Albert
Jack
Flora Grashin
Los Angeles
Abe
Louis
Lawrence
Weinstein Chapel
W. Peterson Avenue
Star of the West
Waldheim
Weekend Toll: Lightning Kills Three in Wisconsin
A weekend of accidents in Wisconsin left twelve dead across various incidents. Lightning struck three on Saturday during a fishing trip near Sturgeon Bay. other fatalities included a Kenosha youth at a golf course, a driver near West Bend, a pedestrian hit near Neopit, and several pedestrians and drivers in Milwaukee and Racine areas.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Allen Zirbel
Minica Zeitel
Sturgeon Bay
Zirbel
Robert Chase
Chases
Clark Lindgren
Kenosha
Raymond Kreis
West Bend
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Kreis
Kenneth Wayka
Neopit
Vincent LoCicero
40 and 8 Initiates 23 at Event Here
Sirens sounded as 40 and 8 members from northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin initiated 23 candidates into the Legion of the Lexion fun making organization in Monroe. A parade at 1 p m featured engines box cars and smocked entrants. Local and visiting members from Chicago Edgerton Avoca Shullsburg Darlington attended. The spring joint wreck of Wisconsin third district and Illinois first district concluded with a 5 p m Legion home dinner at Turner hall.
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Monroe
Illinois
Wisconsin
Letion Fun Making
John Marty
William Bauer
Gorton Fowler
Chicago
Edgerton
Avoca
Shullsburg
Darlington
Roger Berstein
Green County
Stephenson County Culture 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. Burkhard
Earl Maxwell
Frank W. Heinzelman
Legion Home
Turner Hall
Stratton crowns Milk Day Queen at Harvard Illinois
Miss Janice Bopp 17 year old Harvard senior was crowned Milk Day queen by Gov. Stratton at the festival drawing over 60 000 in Harvard Illinois The governor urged dairy producers to share income fairly and sustain farming The queen was joined by court members Mildred Hines Joanne Ferge and the grand champion Holstein bull Marden Burke Royal owned by Robert Schwartz of Sharon Wisconsin
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Janice Bopp
Harvard
William C. Stratton
Gov. Stratton
Illinois
Miss Bopp
Court of Honor
Mildred Hines
Hines
Wis
Joanne Ferge
Walworth
Marden Burke Royal
Robert Schwartz
Sharon
Stock Prices Rise in Quiet Trade Amid Ford UAW Talks
In New York the stock market edged higher toward record levels with gains around two points in a few cases. Most changes were fractional as investors waited on crucial Ford UAW contract negotiations.
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New York
Motors
Ford
United Auto Workers
President Eisenhower Leads West Point 1915 Class at Memorial
President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower join 1915 classmates for West Point memorial ceremonies at Thayer Monument. He views the West Point museum with war mementoes before delivering Tuesday’s commencement address. General James A. Van Fleet marches beside him as cadets honor the academy dead.
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West Point
N. Y
Eisenhower
U. S. Military Academy
Thayer Monument
Washington
Sylvanus Thayer
James A. van Fleet
Mishap injures Blum driver and two parked-car collisions
Alvin W. Blum Hart, Route 2, was treated for chest injuries at St. Clare hospital after a one car crash near Ball school. His car struck a culvert causing minor damage. Three others in the car were unhurt. Weekend incidents included James Alfred Shade, 16, Freeport, charged with leaving the scene after his car hit a parked Jensen vehicle on 17th Avenue. No damage to Shade’s car. left rear fender of Jensen car damaged. Another collision on 11th Street damaged Furniss car’s right fender and grill. left rear fender and trunk lid were damaged.
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Alvin W. Blum
Warren Howard Jensen
Jensen
17Th Avenue
Harry Burrington
James H. Furniss
11Th Street
Furniss
Allies To Chart Big Four Agenda
Western Big Three foreign ministers Dulles MacMillan and Pinay will meet in New York June 16 to prep for a possible summit with Russia. Dulles doubts one meeting can ease tensions and said the US must remain vigilant as talks aim to identify causes of tension and guide future steps toward peace. The four power summit is eyed for July 18 in Geneva.
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Washington
New York
Russia
State Department
Dulles
Harold MacMillan
Antoine Pinay
Columbia
S. C
University of South Carolina
Eisenhower
Britain
France
United States
Geneva
Barn Fire Destroys Vernie Regula Farm in Wisconsin
A barn on Vernie K. Regula’s farm, about 1% miles south of here, burned Sunday night. Losses were estimated at 35,000 dollars, with hay, corn, and farm machinery destroyed in the blaze.
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Oconomowoc
Vernie K. Regula
Here
Winners Vie in Sub Regional Alice Contest at Boscobel
Five county entrants compete in a sub regional Alice in Dairyland event at Boscobel with 30 contestants advancing to Portage regional. Regional eliminations also occurred in Eau Claire and Oconto, with finalists to be chosen for the June 24 Wausau finals.
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Alice In Dairyland
Bosco
Donna Colleen Seffrood
Monroe
Beatrice Ruch
Shirley Leopold
Jane TenEyck
Brodhead
Kathryn Chambers
Madison
Eau Claire
Oconoto
White Lake
Diane DeByle
Rhinelander
Patty Jo Hovde
Ellsworth
Patricia Turner
Hammond
Portage
Clintonville
Park Falls
Wausau
Alice
Mary Ellen McCabe
Ladysmith
State Department of Agriculture
Milwaukee
McCarthy Attacks Eisenhower Policy At McCarthy Day
Sen. McCarthy renewed his critique of the Eisenhower administration during a McCarthy Day event in Boscobel. He urged residents to oppose further aid to nations that trade with the Communists and to demand action on prisoners and brainwashing claims. The crowd was estimated between two and three thousand in a village of 2,600.
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Sen
McCarthy
Clyde Rise
Boscobel
Eisenhower
George G. Cox Dies at 88 in Cedarville
George G. Cox 88 of Cedarville dies after long illness in a Stockton nursing home. He was born February 25, 1867 in Elizabeth. Survived by son Harry Cox of Rockford, brother Albert and sister Mrs. Robert James of Stockton, seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Services 1:30 CST tomorrow at Burlington-Cramer funeral home Cedarville with Rev. Paul Olson officiating. burial Cedarville Cemetery. Friends may call after 7:30 p.m. today.
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Orangeville
George G. Cox
Cedarville
Stephenson County
Stockton
Elizabeth
George
Lydia Cox
Harry Cox
Rockford
Albert
Robert James
Burington- Cramer
Paul Olson
Cedarville Methodist Church
Second Salk Shots To Begin Tomorrow
The second round of Salk vaccine shots for first and second graders in Green County will be given this week. Children report to the same center as their first inoculation. Centers include Monticello tomorrow at 9 a.m. New Glarus tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. Brodhead Wednesday at 9 a.m. Monroe Thursday at 9 a.m. A third shot will follow in about seven months.
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Green County
Monticello
New Glarus
Brodhead
Monroe
Public Hearing Set on Monroe One-Way Streets
A Monroe public hearing in City Council tomorrow at 7 30 p m will discuss a new one way plan for 16th avenue from 8th to 10th streets heading south and 17th avenue from 10th to 8th streets heading north. The proposal notes traffic patterns justify extending one-way flow from 10th to 11th streets.
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Monroe
16Th Avenue
8Th Street
10Th Street
17Th Avenue
10Th
8Th Streets
L1th
British Strikers Snub Eden's Plea
Britain faces a nine day long rail strike as 67 000 locomotive engineers firemen and cleaners walk out. Prime Minister Eden appealed for a return to work in a nationwide broadcast but union leaders dismissed the plea saying talks must lead, not follow, concessions. The stevedores also planned a conference over port shutdowns affecting 200 freighters and 2 000 American passengers. Eden warned the dispute could smash hard earned prosperity.
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London
Britain
Eden
Noel Pinches
Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
Newsmen Today
Pinches
Transport Workers Union
United States
Canada
Australia
Pay Guarantee Principle Okayed For New Contract
DETROIT Ford Motor Co and the CIO United Automobile Workers reached a historic guaranteed wage plan and other terms to end walk outs idling 68,000 of Ford 140,000 workers. The pact includes a pension boost to 241 a month, better medical benefits, and a jointly funded 55 million dollar trust.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford
Reuther
John S. Bugas
Bugas
Ford Company
UAW
Roller Mills Property Sold to Grundahls in Monroe
Negotiations closed today for the sale of the Monroe Roller Mills from Thomas Gaughan to Clarence and Henry Grundahl. Clarence Grundahl will remain district supervisor for Doughboy Feeds Co in Evansville while Henry Grundahl will relocate to Monroe to manage the mill. Gaughan had owned the property since 1946 after purchasing from T Roy Evenson and Fred Hartwig, who had held the Gratiot Lumber, Feed and Fuel Co. prior to selling to Joseph Crissey of Chicago.
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Monroe
Thomas Gaughan
Clarence
Henry Grundahl
Clarence Grundahl
Fbnvansville
Doughboy Feeds Co
Mt. Horeb
Gaughan
T. Roy Evenson
Fred F. Hartwig
Evenson
Route 73 bridge crash kills Lancaster youth
A 23 year old Lancaster youth was killed and his 24 year old companion was seriously injured when their car struck a bridge wall on Route 73 west of Freeport. Richard Pink, 23, Lancaster, the driver, died. Donald Rodermel, 24, of Shannon, Illinois, was hurt. Both were students at Platteville State College.
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Lancaster
Route
Freeport
Richard Pink
Donald Rodermel
Shannon
Ill
Pink
Platteville State College
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Charles Dwyer
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Wilhelm Tel
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Roxanne Wondrow
Boyd
Floyd Ferrell
Mineral Point
James Schooley
Wisconsin Rapids
Roy E. Brockway
Menomonie
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Anita Garske
Sullivan
Jefferson County
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Alvin W. Blum Hart
William K. Bauman
Herbert D. Goecks
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General Motors
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United Auto Workers Union
Fellows
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