Baseball School Emphasizes Major League Style Here
Milwaukee Braves scouts will run a two day baseball school at Recreation Park Monroe July 9 and 10 teaching major league style through all positions. 16 to 21 year olds from area schools may join. winners advance to Milwaukee for an All-Star game and Braves farm camp training. rain date July 11.
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Milwaukee Braves
Monroe
Monroe Evening Times
Braves Silver Sluggers
Recreation Park
Evening Times
Watertown
Escanaba
Mich
Braves
Milwaukee
Milwaukee County
Braves- Cubs
Waycross
Mttwascras
Gantinal Weiter
Eee Eee Nares
The
Sentinel
New York
Polo Grounds
Monroe Evening Times-Braves
WIAA
Wisconsin-Upper Michigan
Greater Milwaukee
4-H Clubs Plan Green County Road Sign Welcome Plan
4-H leaders met at Ludlow Memorial Library to approve a green and white road sign at highway entrances for Green County. The 6 by 8 inch sign features a large 4-H emblem between the slogans Welcome to Green County and Try Our Dairy Products.
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Ludlow Memorial Library
Green County
Albert Deppeler
William Zuhlke
Clarence Schultz
Monticello
Indians Camped a Decatur Area in Early History
This Brodhead Centennial historical piece traces Indian presence in Decatur Township, noting mound builders with relics, belligerent Sac and Fox bands displaced by Winnebagoes, and the Sugar River name linked to French traders. It mentions Winnebago camps near Pine Bluff, an ancient Council House ruin destroyed by fire, and legends of Black Hawk traversing the area.
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Brodhead
Decatur Township
Green County
Ohio
Mississippi
Old Decatur
Exeter
Sugar River
Pine Bluff
Decatur Parks
Black Hawk
Decati
U. S
City Dairy Queen Candidates Listed
Ten candidates for Monroe Dairy Queen are announced today after the first tabulation of votes in the city. Leading is Mary Jane Bear with 65 votes, Dorothy Wald second with 46, followed by Dora Schindler 6, Mary Ann Frautschy 5, and others with two votes each. Local ballots were counted yesterday by Kenneth Halverson, county farm and home agent, with Misses Jennie Elmer and Joyce Stauffacher assisting. The next count will be Monday, and final tabulation set for Monday, June 25, with last votes issued the preceding Saturday. Votes cover most areas of the city and outlying communities for the purchase of dairy products.
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Monroe Dairy Queen
Mary Jane Bear
Dorothy Wald
Dora Schindler
Mary Ann Frautschy
Judy Germann
Joan Schuetze
Evelyn Goodman
Penny Kundert
Betty Lamb
Nancy Foley
Kenneth Halverson
County Farm and Home
Jennie Elmer
Bolender Takes Chandler Arizona Chamber Post
Fr. Bolender, former Monroe resident and public relations director of the Wisconsin State Chamber of Commerce, will leave Madison July 1 to manage the Chandler chamber. He has served since 1947 and previously worked at Stevens Point and Wausau.
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Fr. Bolender
Monroe
Wisconsin State Chamber of Commerce
Chandler, Ariz
Bolender
Fred’ J. Bolender
Madison
Stevens Point
Wausau
U S Crop Outlook Warns of Rain Deficit and Reduced Yields
The Agriculture Department says prospects on June 1 are the lowest since 1945 due to drought and cool weather. Cotton, corn, other grains, tobacco and rice are hit. prices may rise, though it is too early to forecast final crop sizes.
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Agriculture Department
David A Joy Monroe Man Dies at 68 in Home
David A Joy age 68 of Monroe died this morning at 12 05 at his home after several years illness from an asthmatic heart He was born March 22 1888 in Seneca son of Morris J and Catherine Lynch Joy He married Helen Lawless November 6 1918 in Prairie du Chien They farmed near Seneca moved to Monroe 1945 Worked for Montgomery Ward until retirement 1953 Survivors include wife two sons Maurice Lancaster James F Monroe three daughters Mrs Robert Shellito New York City Mrs Robert O Meara Milwaukee Miss Helene E Joy Monroe one brother John B Eastman two sisters Mrs Joseph Garvey Seneca Mrs Abbie Lenehan La Crosse four grandchildren One infant daughter and two sisters Mrs Jay Wanamaker Seneca and Sister Eunice Dubuque predeceased him He was a member of St Victor s Catholic church and Monroe Council Knights of Columbus Rosary tomorrow night at 8 Stuessy funeral home Services Thursday at 3 30 a m and 9 a m at St Victor s Burial at St Patrick s Cemetery Seneca
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David A. Joy
20Th Avenue
Seneca
Morris J
Catherine Lynch Joy
Prairie Iu Chien
Helen Lawless
Monroe
Montgomery Ward and Co
Maurice
Lancaster
James F
Robert’ Shellito
New York City
N. Y
Robert O'Meara
Milwaukee
Helene E. Joy
John B
Eastman
Joseph Garvey
Abbie Lenehan
la Crosse
Jay Wanamaker
Sen
Eunice
Dubuque
Jay
St. Victor's Catholic Church
St. Victor’s Church
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Wisconsin American cheese market steady amid light demand
Wisconsin cheese buyers show light to fair demand as market remains barely steady. Open market trading slows with ample supplies across styles. cheddars at 34 to 36 cents, single daisies 36 to 38, longhorns 35 to 37, midgets 37 34 to 39 12.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Catlin Demands Definite Charges in Bar Case
Madison Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Mark Catlin Jr asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to make charges of unethical conduct more definite and strike out prejudicial terms. He sought a list of witness names the bar commissioners may use. The court will hear arguments on Friday June 15. Catlin denied the allegations and called the probe a political smear aimed at him.
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Madison —Assembly
Mark Catlin Jr
Appleton
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Board of Bar Commissioners
Catlin
Bar Commissioners
High Court
Bar
Kohler
U. S. Senate
Kidnap Bandit Steals $65,000 From Southport Bank
A masked robber kidnapped bank president John A. Whalen and his wife from their home in Indianapolis and held them for almost six hours at Southport State Bank. He forced them to dress and drive to the bank, where six women employees repaid for work during the hold up before escaping with about $65,000 after the vault time lock released. The thief fled in Whalen's 1956 black Oldsmobile.
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Southport, Inc
Southport State Bank
John A. Whalen
Whalen
Indianapolis
Southport
Talos Seen Superior To Nike In Senate Hearing
Sen. Chavez says testimony before a defense appropriations subcommittee shows the Navy Talos anti-aircraft missile is a better weapon than the Army Nike. Adm Burke Gen Twin ing and Gen Taylor testified the Talos has features Nike lacks and will be adapted to land use while new Nike installations may halt.
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Washington
Navy
Army
Nike
Chavez
D-Nm
Senate
Air Force
Continental Air Force
Adm
Arleigh A. Burke
Naval Operations
Nathan F. Twining
Maxwell D. Taylor
Senators urged to restore aid in Ike plea from White House
Adams chaired talks where Secretary Dulles and Admiral Radford warned Senate leaders that cutting 600 million from the 4.9 billion foreign aid package would inflict injury. Eisenhower, recovering at Walter Reed, sent an oral plea for the full amount. Long and Mansfield signaled potential further reductions despite White House pressure.
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Senate
House
White House
Dulles
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
Adams
Radford
Walter Reed Army Hospital
James C. Hagerty
Sen
Long
D-La
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Mansfield
D-Mont
Pack Away Woolens It Will Be 90 Again In Monroe Tomorrow
A heat wave grips Monroe as temperatures edge into the 90s for a fourth straight day. The Weather Bureau forecasts partly cloudy skies tonight with a chance of widely scattered thundershowers and similar heat again tomorrow. Beloit reached 97 yesterday while statewide temps run well above normal. Monroe’s low remained above 70 for the second night. Soil moisture is short across multiple sections as winds dry topsoil, per the U S Weather and Crop Reporting Service.
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Campea
Monroe
Midwest
Weather Bureau
Beloit
Black River Falls
U. S
Moritz 79 Dies at Home After Long Illness
Emma Moritz 79 lifelong area resident died at 10 15 am at her home 632 17th avenue after five years of heart disease and a Feb 10 bedfast period Born in Monroe Township Nov 21 1875 she was formerly Emma Kubly She lived in the city since 1922 and was once a cook at the Wattle Shop Surviving are three daughters two sons two brothers six grandchildren Services Thursday 2 pm at Shriner Neushwander funeral home with Rev Paul C Kehle officiating Burial in Greenwood cemetery
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Emma Moritz
17Th Avenue
Monroe Township
Moritz
Emma Kubly
Abraham and
Barbara Elmer Kubly
G.U.G. Germania Lodge
William A. Thayer
Freeport
Frances Moritz
Matt Solliran
Ervin Madison
Theodore
Monroe
Conrad
Arthur Kubly
Mroe
Mmes
Robert Wyss
Fred . Benkert
Gottlieb Zum Brunnen
Fred Hefty
Vincent
John A. Kubly
Shriner-Neushwander
Paul C. Kehle
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Bank Robber Foiled by Shooting Couple
A bank robbery near Stockbridge ended when the bank president and his wife fired at the robber, driving him off. The bandit, wounded, fled in a car 25 miles southeast of Atlanta. Mrs. Charles T. Loder, cashier, reported the suspect resembled the May 4 1955 gunman who escaped after stealing $4500. In all, Loder said he fired five times and his spouse four.
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Citizens Bank of Stockbridge
Atlanta
Charles T. Loder
Loder
Robeson Contempt Vote Sparks Heated House Hearing
Washington The House committee on un American activities voted to cite Paul Robeson for contempt of Congress after a furious clash with Chairman Walter and others. The panel had been examining possible passport use by Communists and fellow travelers amid Robeson’s ongoing travel-document dispute and vocal defense of Soviet actions.
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Washington
House Committee On un-American Activities Today
Paul Robeson
Congress
Walter
D-Pa
Robeson
Soviet Union
United States
Russia
America
Two More Fatalities Raise Wisconsin Toll in ’56
The Associated Press reports two more deaths raise Wisconsin highway fatalities to 377 for the year, 58 above last year. Mrs Hannah Olson, 72, of Del Valle Texas, died at a Bos cobel hospital from injuries suffered Sunday in a car accident driven by her husband. Joyce Rausch 18, of St Cloud Minnesota, died at St Joseph hospital Marshfield from injuries after a collision Monday at Highway 10 and a town road southwest of Marshfield.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Hannah Olson
del Valle
Texas
Boscobel’ Hospital
Joyce Rausch
Joyce Rausch, 18, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ‘Charles Rausch, St. Cloud
Minn
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Marshfield
Romance denied in Stockholm stemming rumors
Associates of Prince Bertil of Sweden dismissed rumors of a romance with Brita Princess Margaret as totally unfounded in Stockholm today.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Prince Bertil
Brita
Margaret
To Be Ordained at Monticello Zwingli Church
Paul John Achtemeier son of Rev A R Achtemeier Monticello will be ordained into the Christian teaching ministry at 8 p m Sunday at Zwingli church Monticello Dr Rudolph Schade Elmhurst College faculty Elmhurst Ill guest preacher He is one of Achtemeier s professors while at Elmhurst Rev Paul C Keble of Monroe and Rev Achtemeier Dr William Baebler Monticello serve on the ordaining committee Achtemeier a Monticello High School graduate earned AB from Elmhurst in 1949 BD from Union Seminary He studied in Heidelberg and Basel Universities He has done research for his Doctor of Theology at Union Seminary in New York He is married to Betty Rice of Bartlesville Okla They have one son Paul Mark
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Monticello
Zwingli Church
Montiello
Paul John Achtemeier
A. R. Achtemeier
Achtemeier
Rudolph Schade
Elmhurst College
Elmhurst
Ill
Schade
Paul C. Keble
Monroe
South Wisconsin Synod
William Baebler
Synod
Monticello High School
Union Seminary
Heidelberg University
Germany
Basel University
Switzerland
New York
Paul John
Betty Rice
Bartlesville
Okla
Paul Mark
Fire Destroys Area Buildings in Warren Lumber Yard
A early morning fire at A. H. Burrows Lumber yard in Warren gutted the workshop and damaged the office and display room. The blaze started from tar igniting near a boiler, causing an estimated loss of 10 000 to 12 000 dollars. Burrows suffered a severe hand injury while closing the office, fire crews from Warren and Apple River fought the blaze for about two hours, preventing spread to sheds and nearby structures.
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Warren
A. H. Burrows Lumber Yard
Burrow
Apple River
Stock Price Rally Surges Amid Mixed Market Action
In New York the stock market extended Friday gains as leadership shifted between major groups. The rally faded as losses appeared small and investors tried to erase the reaction to the President’s illness, with high flyers including Gul, New York Central, American Telephone, Republic Steel, Ford, American Cyanamid, Boeing, and North American Aviation.
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New York
Fridbreak
Gul “Jil
New York Central
American Telephone
Republic Steel
Ford
American
Cyanamid
Boeing
North American Aviation
President Eisenhower Signs Three Documents After Operation
President Eisenhower signed three papers today and officials say he felt fine on the fourth day after his intestinal operation. The actions include emergency aid funds for Colorado flood areas, a new design for the U S Army flag, and the 1955 wheat agreement.
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Eisenhower
Erman Adams
White House
Adams
Asisennower Neia
Wilton B. Pearsons
Iaison
Congress
Andrew J. Goodpaster
Clear Creek
Jefferson
Colorado
Georgetown
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Gustaf Adolf
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Dorothy Kundert
City Dairy Queen
F. J. Bolender
Chandler
Ariz
Post
U.S
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Ike
Paul John Achtemeter
James C. Hay
Hagerty
Joint Chiefs
Moscow
Nathan Twining
Eliot
Windon
T. S. Eliot
Southampton
London
Shawano
Carl W. Zachow
Elm Lawn
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