Wisconsin Democrats outline 90 percent parity platform
Superior Wisconsin Democrats gather for a three day state convention to adopt a platform backing 90 percent parity on farm prices and direct payments. Speakers include Hubert Humphrey Estes Kefauver and Chester Bowles with plans for school lunch funding rural electrification and expanded social programs. Delegates also select national committeemen and committeewomen amid debates on parity 90 percent and 400 million in school construction.
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Superior
Wisconsin
D-Minn
and_ Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Chester Bowles
India
Sen
Humphrey
William Proxmire
Blooming Grove
Kefauver
Henry Maier
Milwaukee
U. S. Senate
Bowles
Herman F. Jessen
Phelps
Harold J. Newton
Kenosha
Leland McParland
Cudahy
David Rabinovitz
Sheboygan
Carl Thompson
Stoughton
Bowen
Edna Bowen
Lancaster
Betty Gratchen
Colom
Margerite Benson
Ethel McMurray
Stevens Point
Horace Wilkie
Madison
Old Timers Band Event Draws Area Participants
Students and adults from Monroe and nearby communities will join the 18th annual Old Timers massed band concert at Recreation Park ball diamond Tuesday at 8 p.m. Rehearsals included participants from Monroe, Monticello, South Wayne, Juda, Rantoul, Janesville, Stockton, Argyle and Browntown.
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Serai
Recreation Park
Monroe
Monticello
South Wayne
Juda
Rantoul
Janesville
Stockton
Argyle
Browntown
Monroe City
Kathryn Krauss
Gerald von Klein
Shirley Montgomery
Charles A. Booth
Delores Marti
Miss , Marti
Janice Kubly
Jane Regez
Penny Habeman
Mrs Hough 90 Dies After Long Active Life
Mrs Isabelle E Hough 90 longtime resident of Dayton Exeter Township and Stoughton died at 1:50 am in St Clare hospital after a heart condition. She taught in rural Monticello area and studied voice in Chicago. She married L M Goodearle in 1889 and E E Bough in 1930. Survived by son George D Goodearle Madison and Henry E Goodearle West Allis. daughter Mrs Bruce Jehle Pontiac Mich. 12 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Burial Greenwood cemetery. funeral Saturday 2 pm Shriner Neushwander funeral home with Universalist rites. Eastern Star services also.
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Isabelle E. Hough
St. Clare Hospital
St. Clare
Hough
Green County
Dayton
Exeter Township
Isabelle Eulett
John Nelson
Magaret Jane Pritschard Eulette
L. M. Goodearle
Santa Monica
Calif
E. E Bough
India's Health Minister to Address Madison 4-H Week
Mme Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, India's health minister, will speak Sunday night to about 1,300 4-H youths at Madison opening 4-H Club Week. She will tour Madison facilities Monday morning and Monroe Clinic Monday, visiting cheese and dairying operations if time permits. She has long involvement with the India Congress and Gandhi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
India
Lakeshire-Marty
Monroe Dairy Co
Bowman
Amrit Kaur
Madison
Maria Govilkar
Harminder Kaur
Wisconsin
International Farm
Klaus Nixdorf
Brazil
R. J. Douglas
Judas
Kaur
India Congress Party
Mahatma Gandhi
Republic of India
Truman Aide Convicted on Tax Charges by Jury
Matthew J Connelly, White House appointments secretary to Truman, and T Lamar Caudle former Justice Department tax division head were found guilty by a federal jury of conspiring to defraud the government by obstructing a tax evasion case involving Irving Sachs a St Louis shoe maker. Sentencing set for July 19. Caudle placed on new bond after bondsman died.
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ST. Louis
Matthew J Connelly
T. Lamar Caudle
Truman
U. S. Dist
Rubey M. Hulen
Connelly
White House
Cauile
Justice Department
Tax Division
Caudle
Wadesboro
N.C
New York
Irving Sachs
St Louis
Sachs
Charles Margiotti
Pittsburgh
U. S. Commissioner’s Office
Ralph E. Truman
Storms Forecast As Monroe Area Sees Cooler Day
Forecasts from the Milwaukee weather office warn of severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes across southwest Wisconsin from Lake Pepin to Madison and Prairie du Chien until 7:30 p m. Temperatures dipped under 70 early today with highs in the mid 80s, while Eau Claire and La Crosse hit 97 yesterday, setting a second record in Milwaukee with 95.
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Mercury
Weather Bureau
Milwaukee
Lake Pepin
Stevens Point
Madison
Prairie du Chien
Wisconsin
Eau Claire
la Crosse
Fire warning issued for Eagle River area
District Ranger A. J. Quinkert warned of a critical fire threat in the Nicolet National Forest. Two recent fires in the Butternut area burned over seven acres, with no measurable rain in 15 days increasing danger.
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Eagle River
Eagle Riverpa
Nicolet National
Parolee Sought In Bank Robbery Near Southport
Police hunted 32 year old Roy Rudolph Drake of Franklin after cash and clues tied to the Southport State Bank robbery. Pauline Drake, 23, jailed on a preliminary robbery charge. $17,338 recovered in her car, $4,000 elsewhere. A witness saw a rose and white car, aiding the case. Drake had served 12 years for kidnapping the bank president and wife during the same robbery.
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Indianapolis
Pol
Southport
Roy Rudolph Drake
Franklin
Pauline Drake
Robert F. Dillon
Thport
Drake
Maria McGaha
Marshall
Roy Drake
Folsom
California
John A. Whalen
Twining Nominated for Three Star Rank in Navy Mail
Maj. Gen. Merrill Twining, commandant of Marine Corps schools at Quantico, is nominated by President Eisenhower for promotion to lieutenant general. He is a Monroe native and brother of Gen. Nathan F. Twining, Air Force chief of staff. President also nominated Maj. Gen. Ray Robinson, commanding fleet Marine Force Atlantic, for three star rank.
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Merrill Twining
Marine Corps Schools
Quantico
Eisenhower
Gen. Twining
Monroe
Nathan F. Twining
Air Force
Phoebe Chadwick
Ray Robinson
Fleet Marine Force
Atlantic
Norfolk
Swimmers Register For Clown Day At Recreation Park
Recreation director Ronald D. Johnson announced tomorrow’s activities include swim lessons for children from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and signups for adult classes at 7 p.m. and 10:15 a.m. on Thursdays. Junior and senior lifesaving signup is also requested for tomorrow. Clown Day, the first of six summer events, starts tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. with a parade, prizes for costume categories, and an afternoon program for all ages at Recreation Park.
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Ronald D. Johnson
Johnson
Recreation Park
Regents Adopt Record UW Budget Amid Milwaukee Campus Plan
The UW regents approved a 1956 57 operating budget of 42 598 954 for all campuses an increase of 2 969 900 over the previous year and created a new fund for the Milwaukee campus merger with Wisconsin State College and the extension division. Milwaukee will receive 3 644 193 for operations with 1 911 373 state funds. The enrollment projection is 22 858 for all campuses about 2 208 higher than now and a remodeling program for Milwaukee requests 155 100 from the state emergency board.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin Regents
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Wisconsin State College
Milwaukee
University Extension
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
State Emergency Board
Frank M. Himmelmann
School of Education
Probation Officer Starts Tomorrow in Green and Lafayette Counties
The County Board Jail and Court house committee voted to investigate costs to extend an office for the new probation officer Delbert J. O Donnel arriving tomorrow. He will serve Green and Lafayette counties from Janesville, using a small shared corner office on the courthouse’s first floor until further arrangements are made. The State Department of Public Welfare will fund a secretary. county funds will no longer cover this expense.
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County Board
Clarence R. Benkert
R Ray E. Kundert
Helen Myers
Delbert J. O'Donnel
Janesville
Green
Lafayette County
Kundert
State Department of Public Welfare
County Warned On Jail Deadline
Green County faces a June 28 state deadline to remodel or replace its jail. G M Parker urges County Clerk Kundert Sheriff Humbel and County Board Chair Loveland to report concrete steps taken or an extension request with reasons. The County Board backs a new jail with plans by John W Steinmann and contemplates a north edge site, despite prior site disputes with the city over zoning.
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G. M. Parker
Divisions of Corrections
State Department of Public Welfare
Green County
Ray E. Kundert
Samuel F. Humbel
C. W. Loveland
Parker
John W. Steinmann
Monticello
7Th Avenue
Lakehire-Marty Co
Stock Prices Sag With Profit Selling
New York stocks eased after a three day rally as profit taking trimmed gains. Key decliners included New York Central Royal Dutch Petroleum American Telephone Du Pont General Electric U S Steel Chrysler Studebaker International Harvester and Douglas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Cental
Royal Dutch Petroleum
American Telephone
du Pont
General Electric
U. S. Steel
Chrysler
Studebaker
International Harvester
Douglas
Twining Leads U S Experts to Visit Soviet Union
General Nathan Twining and nine Air Force officers will fly to Moscow on June 23 to observe Soviet jet air power and the Moscow air show. The visit could shape future exchanges with Soviet officials and hint at how much of Russia's aircraft industry and bases may be shown. The group includes Brig. Gen. William Blanchard, Lt. Gen. Frank Everest, Lt. Gen. Donald Putt, and Lt. Gen. Thomas Power, leaders from key Air Force commands.
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Washington
Nathan Twining
Air Force
Russia
Moscow
United States
Twining
Oklahoma City
William H. Blanchard
Curtis E. LeMay
Strategic Air Command
Untry
Frank F. Everest
Donald L. Putt
Thomas S. Power
Air Research and Development Command
Mrs Ellingson of Monroe Dies at 47 in Wisconsin
Mrs. Margaret Ellingson 47 of 1601 12th Avenue Monroe died yesterday afternoon at Wisconsin State General Hospital from a heart condition and complications. Born December 12, 1913 in Monroe Township to Leonard and Barbara Krauss, she married Rudy Marty in 1929 and Earl Ellingson in 1949. Survived by husband Earl, three children, parents, siblings, and two grandsons. She was a member of St John Evangelical and Reformed, VFW Auxiliary, Fidelity Life. Funeral at Stuessy on Saturday at noon, Rev. Keble officiating. burial Greenwood.
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Marl Ellingson
12Th Avenue
Wisconsin State General Hospital
East Viota Lutheran Church
Earl Ellingson
Monroe
Roland Wuthrich
Leonard Marty
Orangeville
Roger Lee Ellingson
Leonard Jr
Milton
Victor
George
Mmes
Edwin Booth
John B. Mahikuch
Morgan Nyberg
Freeport
Ernest Wilke
Rockford
Betty
John
Paul C. Keble
Greenwood
Wisconsin cheese market steady amid fair demand
Wisconsin American cheese market shows barely steady to steady tone with fair demand. Supplies across all styles are readily available and selling prices include cheddar blocks 34.4 to 36.0 cents, singles 36.4 to 38.0 cents, longhorns 36.0 to 36.4 cents, and midgets around 37.0 to 39.0 cents per pound.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Bonn Leader Visits President In Hospital Room
President Eisenhower met Konrad Adenauer in Walter Reed Hospital in pajamas for a ten minute session. Dulles and an interpreter were present as the German leader left for New York City to continue his U S visit. Adenauer said Eisenhower hoped for action to liberate 17 million Germans in the eastern zone. The meeting followed Eisenhower’s best night since abdominal surgery and was described as a miracle by Adenauer and Dulles.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Konrad Adenauer
Germany
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Dulles
Henry Kellerman
State Department
Adenauer
New York City
U. S
Milwaukee
Kellerman
West Germany
Soviet Union
Alice to Be Hostess at Bank on Wednesday
Barbara Brown the 1990 Alice in Dairyland will meet Monroe residents at the Commercial and Savings Bank next Wednesday from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 30 to 3 p.m. She will tour Monroe cheese plants with Robert F. Marty after 3 p.m. that day and provide free milk and cheese to citizens during the visit.
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Barbara Brown
Alice In Dairyland
Monroe
Miss Brown
Commercial and Savings Bank
Robert F. Marty
Boscobel Faces Water Shortage After Pump Breaks Down
Boscobel, population 2500, lacks water as the city water utility pump failed. The Wisconsin Board of Health declared an emergency. A turbine mine pump was rushed from Cobb to connect to the system to stabilize supply until major repairs are completed.
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Boscobel
Buscobel
Wisconsin Board of Health
Cobb
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Isabelle Hough
Caudle, Connelly
First National Bank
17Th Avenue
UW Regents
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
Bonn
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