Swim Lessons Start Monday at Recreation Park Pool
Monroe children begin swimming lessons Monday at 9 a.m. for six weeks with multiple daily periods led by Ronald D. Johnson. Classes include pollywogs, frogs, sharks, and an intermediate group. Thursday 10:15 a.m. session for housewives. Diving and life saving courses run in separate slots with volunteers assisting.
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Monroe
Recreation Park
Ronald D. Johnson
Johnson
Sondra Simpson
Carmen Norton
Pat Klindt
Maureen Bruni
John Hammer
Carol Koenig
Ann Baker
Anita Blackbourn
Nancy Benkett
Pat Miller
Red Cross
Steel To Give Reply Monday
PITTSBURGH The U S Steel Corp will present to the CIO United Steelworkers Monday the first answer to the unions demands for a substantial wage increase from the basic steel industry The company and union agreed yesterday to the resumption of bargaining Monday after a recess that began last week when the USW finished presenting its demands to steel s Big Six who employ 400 000 of the 600 000 basic steelworkers U S Steel traditional pace setter in labor matters for the industry has given no indication of how much it will offer in its counter proposal
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Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel Corp
CIO
United Steelworkers
USW
U.S. Steel
Miss Columbia Kathryn Chambers Reigns at Cheese Day
Kathryn Chambers will portray Miss Columbia at Green County Cheese Day events in Monroe. Volunteers from the Junior Chamber and Lions Club prepare as spotters for visiting photographers while cheese handlers arrange 83 wheels of Swiss cheese to spell CHEESE DAY.
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Green County
Green County Picture
Kathryn Chambers
Columbia
E. C. Hamilton
Fred Glauser
Helvetia
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Monroe Lions Club
Town Hall
Jaycee
Lions
Rolland E. Karlen
D. A. Crandall
Harold Haworth
Clifford M. Fritz
Watertown
Waupaca
Citizens Group To Meet For School Expansion Talk
A citizens advisory committee on school building projects meets Monday June 27 in the Commercials and Savings Bank board room. R W Blaha chairing. reports from members who toured Wisconsin and Illinois high school projects. data on valuations bond limits and project costs to be discussed. board of education members invited to attend.
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Citizens Advisory Committee
Commercials and Savings Bank Board Room
R. W. Blaha
Wisconsin
Illinois
Blaha
Board of Education
Citizens Committee
Train Derailment Kills Man Near Fort Morgan
A section of Union Pacific's Los Angeles Challenger derailed about six miles east of Fort Morgan Colorado early today. One man was killed and several persons injured in the crash.
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Fort Morgan
Colo
Union Pacific
Los Angeles
Senate Approves Milwaukee College Merger Plan
Madison reports the Senate passed a 1914 bill to merge Wisconsin State College and the University of Wisconsin extension center in Milwaukee into one school under the state university. The plan keeps faculties, assigns a provost under the UW board, but faces Assembly opposition as potentially unconstitutional. The Assembly also approved extending two year payments of increased retirement benefits for teachers and allowing boys 12 and over to caddy if golf carts are provided.
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Madison
Senate
Wisconsin State College
University of Wisconsin Extension Center
Milwaukee
State University
UW Board of Regents
Catlin
State College
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Kohler
Wisconsin
Assembly
Death of Herman W. Becker at 57 in Monroe
Herman W. Becker 57 of 1817 14th Avenue died at 4 30 p m yesterday in St Clare hospital after admission June 1 for surgery. Survived by wife Viola nee Tricket a daughter Dorothy Lind Durand Wis a son Rodney two sisters Mary Schubring and Otto Blumer Monroe and two brothers John and Jacob predeceased. Funeral Friday 2 PM Stuessy funeral home Rev Paul Kehle St John s church officiating burial Greenwood Cemetery.
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Herman W. Becker
14Th Avenue
St. Clare Hospital
Mr. Becker
Jefferson Township
John
Marianna Karlen Becker
Jefferson
Monroe
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Viola Tricket
P. A. Schuh
Gaylen
Dorothy) Lind
Durand
Wis
Rodney
Mary Schubring
Otto Blumer
Jacob
Becker
St. John’s Church
Stuessy
Paul C. Kehle
Greenwood Cemetery
Monroe Cancer Drive Reaches $1,079.63 Total
F. Royce ZumBrunnen chair man of the Monroe cancer drive announced the campaign total reached 1,079.63. He called the drive a success and thanked residents who went from house to house and firm to firm last Saturday. He noted late contributions may be mailed.
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F. Royce ZumBrunnen
Monroe
ZumBrunnen
Dairy Day Queen Contest Promises County Parade and Events
The Green County Dairy Day at Brodhead will culminate June 25 with a queen announcement during the parade at Decatur Lake Country Club. Eight finalists from eight villages will be judged at a banquet, while voters tally results from Albany, Brodhead, Brooklyn, Browntown, Monroe and others. Kathryn Chambers, a Portage regional winner, will join the state finals in Wausau on June 24.
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Marshall D. Markham
Brodhead
Decatur Lake Country Club
Markham
Monroe City Band
Kathryn Chambers
Portage
Alice In Dairyland
Wausau
Monroe
Albany
Martha Zimmerman
Judith Blumer
Faye Sherbondy
Carol Fennow
Marion Oberholzer
Judith Rhymer
Elouise King
Enid Zimmerli
Janice Christensen
Nancy Price
Marie Hoff
Jane Ten Eyck
Deniece Schlittler
Judith Kundert
Nancy Nenneman
Judith Lee
Democrats Push Free Polio Vaccine Plan Faces AMA Opposition
The American Medical Association opposed as unnecessary a Democratic bill to fund free polio inoculations for all children to age 19. It also gave tepid support to a Eisenhower plan to finance vaccine for low income families. Dr. Julian Price testified the AMA argues existing laws ensure vaccine safety and potency.
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AMA
Washington
American Medical Association
Julian P. Price
Florence
S. C
Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Price
Governor Signs Vehicle Tax Relief in Wisconsin
Gov Kohler signed a law exempting urban transport firms from state and local taxes. The bill, from the Legislative Procedure Committee, limits license taxes and fuel taxes and sets a $1 annual vehicle registration fee. It allows federal tax deduction on state returns and raises depreciation allowances. Other bills authorize $700,000 for National Guard armories and shift transient merchant licenses to counties with a $50 daily cap.
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Madisonp
Kohler
Legislative
National Guard
District Pie Contest Winners Named for Green County
Mrs. Geigel and 12 year old Jerry Pinnow won top honors in Green County’s third annual custard pie contest. They will represent the county in a district contest at the Madison vocational school Tuesday. Second place went to Mrs. Leland Jordan and her daughter Lorraine won junior division runner up.
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Earl Geigel
9Th Street
Spring Grove Township
Jerry Pinnow
Green County
Association Women of the Farm Bureau
Geigel
Pinnow
Madison
Leland Jordan
Juda
Lorraine
Karl Reinking
Jerry
Kathryn
Leslie Pinnow
Farm Bureau
Jake Jones
Henry Anderson
Argyle
Myrtle Webb
Door County
Wisconsin Fuel Tax Boost Sent to Kohler
Wisconsin Senate votes 29 to 0 to raise the motor fuel tax by two cents a gallon, bringing the state rate to six cents. Revenue, about 20 million dollars annually, will be shared 50 50 between state and local governments to fund highways and a larger patrol and examiner corps. Governor Kohler has outlined opposition unless patrol and examiner forces are expanded. The bill accompanies other changes including driver license exam staff increases and renewal fee hikes.
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Madison
Wisconsin Senate
Gover
Wisconsin
Senate
Assembly
Kohler
Sawmill Firm Eyes Area Plant Location in Moberly
Moberly Missouri hosts a visit by Fount Beavers of E. H. Robertson and Co to scout white oak supply for a potential new sawmill. Accompanied by Mrs. Cass R. Kyle, the party notes existing Robertson mills output white oak barrel heads and references timber trade ties.
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Moberly
Fount Beavers
E. H. Robertson and Co
Cass R. Kyle
Dubuque
Alma Blackbourn
Joseph N. Blackbourn
10Th Street
Blackbourn
Albany Herald
Kyle
Robertson Mills
Beaver
Wisconsin
Milwaukee teen injured after fall at County Stadium
A 15 year old Milwaukee spectator Paul Dombeck fell roughly 10 feet from the bleachers during the Braves 4 to 2 win over the Phillies. He suffered a concussion and was injured Tuesday night.
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Braves
Milwaukee
County Stadium
Phillies
Paul Dombeck
Former Congressman Bramblett Fined and Placed on Probation
Former four term congressman Ernest Bramblett was fined 5000 dollars and placed on probation for one year after being convicted of falsifying his office payroll to include a claimed staff clerk. The judge suspended part of the sentence, and Bramblett said he will appeal.
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Washington
Ernest Bramblett
Calif
Bramblett
Walter M. Bastian
Edward Bennett Williams
Margaret M. Swanson
Arlington
House
Woman Injured In Auto Mishap Near New Glarus
A New Glarus woman, Mrs. Melvin Cotham, was treated for chest and head contusions after her car ran off Highway 69 into a creek bed south of New Glarus. She fainted while driving, police and sheriff deputies said. The vehicle was removed by two wreckers and the incident was investigated by the sheriff's department.
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Beatrice Thrumen
Beloit
Gateway Transportation Co
William Bradford
Central City
Brodhead
Henry
New Glarus
Highway 69
Melvin Cotham
Cotham
Charles Gardner
Gardner
Glarus
Sheriff's Department
Samuel F. Humbel
Swiss Market Steadier. Cheese Prices Steady
Wisconsin cheese market shows steadier tone with steady demand and ample to heavy offerings. Domestic Swiss market also steadier as sentiment improves though demand remains light to fair. selling prices list state assembly points and grades.
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Madison
Wisconsin
East Germany Grants Asylum to U S Soldier
Berlin reports East Germany has granted political asylum to Horst Spanier identified as a U S soldier who left his post to avoid fighting for American imperialism. U S Army records say a Horst Spanier from the 12th Infantry Battalion at Worms West Germany has been missing since May 8.
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Berlin
East Germany
Horst Spanier
U. S
Spanier
U. S. Army
Worms
West Germany
Peron Expels Two Prelates in Argentina Crisis
Two Catholic prelates, Manuel Tato and Roman Pablo Novoa, were expelled from Argentina amid disruptions that left more than twenty injured. They were escorted to Ezeiza Airport and flown to Rome after a government decree dismissed them from church posts. Police raided priests’ residences as part of the state push against church incitement.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Manuel Tato
Roman Pablo Novoa
Ezeiza Awport
Rome
Juan D. Peron
Plaza de Mayo
Skywatch Post Alerted in City
J. B. Scherer in charge of Monroe's Skywatch civil defense station said the post opened from 10 a m to 2 p m today on order from the Chicago Filter Center. He noted the alert was part of a nationwide civil defense operation and that several volunteers offered their services without a formal call. Mrs. Arthur A. Benkett and Mrs. John W. Augsburger completed the duty, while Scherer had served the first two hours.
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J. B. Scherer
Monroe
Skywatch Civil Defense
Chicago
Scherer
Arthur A. Benkett
John W. Augsburger
Monroe High School
Stock Martially Paced by Aircrafts
New York led a rally in the stock market as aircraft makers saw strong demand in afternoon trading. General Dynamics rose two to three points while Bell and Lockheed gained amid merger rumor chatter, with overall gains outweighing modest losses.
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New York
General Dynamics
Bell
Lockheed
15 000 Officials Flee Washington In Mock Atomic Alert
Operation Alert 1955 staged a three day exercise to test how the executive branch would function after a surprise atomic attack on Washington and 48 major cities. 15 000 officials including Eisenhower evacuated to secret centers while Congress remained in town.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Dulles
New York
Interior McKay
Europe
Agriculture Benson
Commerce Weeks
Labor
Mitchell
Wilson
Val C. Peterson
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