Numbering Plan Receives County Support for Rural System
County Mutual Aid Fire Protective District members voted to pursue cost estimates and data collection on a rural numbering system to aid emergency services. The plan aims to assign numbers to rural residences to speed fire, ambulance, police, utility, and doctor responses, with another committee meeting before presenting to the County Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mutual Aid Fire Protective District
Fire Department
William Greub
Browntown
Alfred Gordee
Greub
Bandits Loot Illinois Bank at Lake Villa
Two gunmen held up Lake Villa Trust and Savings Bank, taking between 4000 and 5000 dollars from three employees. A new getaway auto was found abandoned near Antioch. Blockades were set on nearby highways as police described the masked robber grabbing cash and fleeing with two accomplices to a waiting car. Bank president K Hart and officers William Dixon and Mrs. B E Fountaine were held at gunpoint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Villa
Ill
Antioch
Lake County
K. Hart
William Dixon
B. E. Fountaine
Milwaukee hoax bomb evacuation at Milwaukee School of Engineering
Police and firefighters evacuated 1400 students and staff from six buildings after an anonymous caller claimed a bomb was planted at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. A room by room search found no device and no incident by noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Hunts
Milwaukee
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Brodhead Centennial Pageant to Highlight Local History
The Brodhead Centennial Pageant will be staged at the high school auditorium June 21 and 22 as part of the town’s Centennial Observance. It catalogues Wisconsin Indians, Sugar Riverland under three flags, settlement of Clarence and Decatur, the railroad era, a scene from The Lady of Lyons, mill race digging, a mill dance, and fights to keep the race from flooding. It also honors Civil War and World Wars I and II veterans with songs, plus tributes to Al Ringling, the first fire department, schools and churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brodhead
High School
Wisconsin
Sugar
Clarence
Decatur
al Ringling
Toll Hearings Set on United and Jefferson Firms
The Public Service Commission scheduled hearings for Tuesday June 19 at 1 30 p m in Madison on long distance charge adjustments for United Telephone Co and its subsidiary Jefferson Telephone Co The notice states the firms seek authority to withdraw exceptions to concurrence in intrastate toll rates and charges affecting Monroe Albany Blanchardville and Monticello exchanges The aim is to align a 1944 tariff with actual practices charging Wisconsin Telephone Co rates rather than the lower exception rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Te Pupue Service Comm
Madison
United Telephone Co
Jefferson Telephone Co
Commission
Wisconsin Telephone Co
United
PSC
Monroe
Albany
Blanchardville
Monticello
Camp McCoy Advances Clocks for Daylight Time
Wisconsin portion of Camp McCoy shifts to daylight saving time at 2 a m Sunday. Col James B MacDougall, post commander, says change lets troops train more in daylight, aids off post activities, and coordinates Camp McCoy with Fifth Army HQ in Chicago. Clocks move one hour ahead to start and end work one hour earlier than others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
James B. MacDougall
Canny McCoy
Fifth Army
Chicago
Holstein Group Elects A. B. Craig at Milwaukee Convention
Albert B. Craig of Pittsburgh was re elected president of the Holstein Friesian Association of America as the 71st annual convention closed with an auction at the Wisconsin State fair grounds. Officers named include Scott Meyer Robert H. Rumler and R B Reig n. Delegates voted to hold the 1957 convention in Indianapolis and the 1959 meeting in Boston. Eighty two Holsteins were auctioned including 24 from Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Albert B. Craig
Pittsburgh
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Wisconsin State Fairgrounds
Scott Meyer
Hannibal, Mo
Robert H. Rumler
R. B. Reign
Brattleboro
T. A. Burgeson
Grand
T. Hobart McVay
Nickerson, Kas
Wisconsin
Craig
Pabst
Oconomowoc
H. E. Norton Jr
Indianapolis
Boston
Ex convict Kills Three in Chicago Tavern
A north side Chicago tavern shooting leaves three dead. Ex convict Larry Neumann, 28, identified by a victim’s brother, opened fire after an earlier disturbance. He shot Maxein and Lois Gates inside the bar and killed a newspaper vendor in the street before fleeing. Edgewater hospital treated the injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicanyon
North Side
Max Ein
Mickey
Maxie
Miracle Cabare
UM Arie
Stein
Lois Gates
Edgewater Hospital
Mickey Epstein
Lawrence N
Larry) Neumann
President Taken to Hospital After Intestinal Attack
President Bulganin urges arms cut as he and Eisenhower exchange letters. Bulganin proposes reducing Soviet armed forces by 1,200,000 and cutting armaments and military expenditures, while U S officials question the practicality of such moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nikolai Bulganin
Eisenhower
Russia
Bulganin
United States
Dulles
United Nations
Georgi N. Zarubin
State Department
Geneva
White House
Wisconsin 1956 Traffic Toll Tops 357 in State
Wisconsin's 1956 traffic death toll reached 357 today, up from 313 a year ago. Elmwood Babcock, 23, of Black River Falls, died at St. Francis hospital in La Crosse from injuries after a car rolled over several times near the junction of Highways 54 and 53, about three miles south of Galesville, following a passing maneuver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Trempealeau County
Elmwood Babcock
Black River Falls
St. Francis Hospital
la Crosse
Galesville
House Debates The Aid Cutoff In Yugoslavia Fight
The House confronts a major foreign aid clash over continuing military and economic help to Communist Yugoslavia. President Eisenhower sought 30 million in economic aid plus military funds. Congress backed a 1.109 billion cut, while leadership urged restoring 600 million. Final votes rejected the full restoration and deeper cuts, with divisions across party lines and leaders arguing for security implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
America
Yugoslavia
Tito
Russia
Rayburn
D-Tex
GOP
Martin
Massachusetts
Eisenhower
Edna F. Kelly
D-Ny
Richards
D-Sc
Joe
Brooks Hays
D-Ark
Rep
Flood
D-Pa
Bentley
R- Ch
Green County Dairy Day budget set at 860 dollars
Parade plans for Dairy Day on June 30 in Monticello were outlined at a Casino hall meeting. The budget totals 860 dollars with 225 for cattle awards 135 for publicity 150 for bands 85 for dance 100 for queen prizes 85 for a clown band 500 for parade prizes and 50 for tug of war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County
Monticello
Casino Hall
C. M. Stauffer
Myron E. Jeglum
Fred Escher
Belleville
New Glarus
Escher
North Side
Cheese Fac
Rockfall Tragedy Destroys Niagara Schoellkopf Plant
A massive rockfall at Niagara Gorge wrecked the Schoellkopf hydroelectric plant near Niagara Falls. Richard A. Draper, 39, was swept away and presumed dead as more than 40 workers evacuated to safety. The outage halted much of the area's heavy industry and power was restored gradually from other sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
N.Y. B
Niagara Gorge
Schoellkopf
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
Company Ofcials
Richard A. Draper
Lewiston
Draper
American Falls
Prospect Point
Niagara Mohawk
Tractor overturns. farmer saved by rock and firemen
Alfred Gordee, 63, nearly crushed when his tractor rolled 30 feet downhill on his Woodford area farm. A rock and cultivator levers bore the weight, Browntown fire department lifted the machine, freeing him. Admitted to St Clare hospital with facial and leg cuts and bruises, he was released the next day. His daughter Jean Gordee witnessed the accident and alerted neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Gordee
Gordee
Woodford
Browntown
St. Clare Hospital
Jean Gordee
Oregon Senator Cites Wiley Case in Primary Critique
Senator Neuberger of Oregon assailed President Eisenhower's role in GOP primaries, noting interference to back McKay in Oregon while declining to aid Wiley in Wisconsin. He claimed the president spoke of backing McKay with the understanding no other candidates would run, then said he did not intend such involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen. Wiley
Wisconsin
Sen
Neuberger
D-Ore
Eisenhower
Oregon
Interior
Douglas McKay
Senate
Alexander Wiley
McKay
Swiss Dairy Promotion Sparks Madison Swiss Showcase
County Swiss entertainers joined Dairy Month events on the state capitol steps in Madison. Mrs Werner Bernety yodeled to the bass viol and violin tunes by Gerald von Klein and Willie Niederberger with Ernest Ammon on accordion, backed by G Fred Galli of the Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association. Four Milwaukee Braves players were slated to milk a cow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County
Green County
State Capitol
Madison
Werner Bernet
Gerald von Klein
Willie Neiderberger
Ernest Ammon
G. Fred Galli
Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association
Milwaukee Braves
Wisconsin Among Four Sites For Atom Smasher
Washington The University of Wisconsin joins four Midwestern universities under consideration by the government as sites for the world s largest atom smasher. Sen Humphrey said Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
University of Wisconsin
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Eisenhower Eyeed For Ileitis In White House to Walter Reed
President Eisenhower suffered abdominal pains early today and was moved by ambulance from the White House to Walter Reed hospital. Doctors diagnosed ileitis with no heart trouble, a protective move as Hagerty said the condition is being monitored by a cardiogram. Mrs Eisenhower rode to the hospital with him, while Maj John Eisenhower joined her later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Walter Reed Hospital
James C. Hagerty
Walter Reed
Hagerty
Army
Secret Service
Francis Pruitt
Maj
John Eisenhower
Ft. Belvoir
Presidential
Howard M. Snyder
Illness News Causes Market Slide on President's Illness
New York stocks fell sharply after news of the President's illness. Prices dropped several points across most sectors, with heavy trading seen as about three million shares changed hands by midday. A White House statement confirmed the President would be admitted to Walter Reed Hospital, triggering renewed selling pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
White House
Walter Reed Hospital
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Frank Engebretson
Walter Bubbert
Engebretson
Jennie Stites
South Wayne
Ray Lyons
Illinois Bank
United, Jefferson
Camp McCoy
Cand Mac
Holstein Group
A. B. Craig
Dairy Day
Tory
Howard Voegels
John Stenbroten
Wyss
Glarus
Lee de Spain
J. K. Miller
Miller
Cliff Towers
Dallas
Texas
Rockfall
Niagara Plant
Wiley Case
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