Four Injured In Area Crash Cars Demolished
A two car collision on Highway 11 81 near Juda injured three Judo youths and a Monticello man early yesterday. The drivers were Ronald Arnsmeier and Glenn Schmid, both cars totaled. A Monroe child in another morning mishap escaped serious injury.
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Monticello
Highway
Monroe
Ronald Ivan Arnsmeier
Juda
Glenn Hubert Schmid
Arnsmeier
Dennis Lee Zimmerman
Delton Bradley Zimmerman
Schmid
Delton B. Zimmerman
St. Clare
Delton Zimmerman
Steven Field
Arleigh Field
17Th Avenue
Steven
Ruth Stuart
20Th Avenue
Monroe Clinic
Alan M. Babler
5Th Avenue
Norman L. Peterson
Chesebro
15Th Avenue
9Th Street
Babler
Peterson
Ernest W. Hayes
13Th Street
Clarice E. Spoerry
Hayes
James B. Hansen
Middleton
Sybil Teehan
8Th Street
11Th Street
13Th Avenue
Guards Prepare for Tornado Drill at Camp McCoy
Wisconsin's 32nd Division National Guardsmen at Camp McCoy conducted a tornado drill after a regional warning. Soldiers secured aircraft, removed tarpaulins from over 1,200 vehicles, and set up an evacuation plan as temps neared the 90s. Division Commander Maj. Gen. W. F. Breidster presided over a general officers meeting and anticipated a two week training period.
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Camp Mccoy
Wisconsin
National
W. F. Breidster
Child Escapes Electrocution At Argyle Cheese Factory
Jean Dahmen five daughter of Mr and Mrs John Dalmen was treated for third degree burns and shock after grabbing a 110 volt wire from a starter incubator on a wet factory floor. She regained consciousness and was hospitalized, later dismissed.
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Jean Dahmen
John Dalmen
Stuart
Argyle
St. Clare Hospital
Jean
Robert Foley
Atomic Test Blast Postponed by Winds
At the atomic test site in Nevada winds forced a 24 hour delay. The balloon shot in the current nuclear test series is tentatively rescheduled for 4 45 a m tomorrow pending calmer conditions.
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Nev
Watershed Groups Transform Green County Farms
Larry Lindgren reports on Green County six watershed associations formed to advance soil and water conservation. The Richland Creek unit formed in 1955 emphasizes neighborly cooperation and contour farming with support from the Soil Conservation Service. The movement has boosted flood control talks, meetings, and community events as farmers adopt contour plowing and shared practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland Creek
William A. Tschudy
Martin Dickson
Arthur H. Tschudy
William
Donald Deininger
Times
Larry Lindgren
Green County
Soil Conservation Service
Watershed Directors
Monroe
Tschudy
William Tschudy
Arthur
Nick Calabresa
Soil Conservation
Ball School
William Zuhlke
James Schwoegler
David Woods
Michael Smith
Arthur Tschudy
Stock Trend Mixed as Coppers Decline in Uneven Trading
New York stocks moved irregularly higher in moderate trading. Steel issues advanced on expectations of greater auto industry steel purchases next month or two, while copper shares fell on news of lower world prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Miss Hampton Leads Monroe Class of 1932 Reunion
Miss Laurinda Hampton longtime Monroe high school adviser told the Class of 1932 group gathered at the Monroe Country Club she was proud of their accomplishments. The event drew 99 members with prizes and class-made favors on display. A Sunday picnic at Recreation Park drew 112 attendees including families.
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Laurinda Hampton
Monroe High School
Miss Hampton
Albuquerque
N. M
France
Herbert T. Johnson
Monroe Country Club
Monroe Industries
Recreation Park
State Drownings Claim Six Lives
Six people drowned in Wisconsin over a weekend as unseasonably warm weather sent temperatures into the 90s. Kenneth Polzin, 18, Milwaukee, vanished after diving from a raft on Lake Dencon in Waukesha County. Robert H. Wolak, 22, Chicago, drowned on Lake Como near Lake Geneva. Robert Smith, 15, Milwaukee, died in a municipal pool. David A. Krahn, 23 months, drowned in a stock water tank on the Krahn farm in Seymour. Jerry Volsonnen, 9, Eau Claire, drowned in Lake Wissota near Chippewa Falls. Kathleen Merath, 10, Milwaukee, drowned in Little Cedar Lake in Washington County.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Kenneth Polzin
Milwaukee
Lake Dencon
Waukesha County
Robert H. Wolak
Chicago
Lake Como
Lake Geneva
Robert Smith
David A. Krahn
Marnard Krahn
Seymour
Jerry Volsonnen
Eau Claire
Lake Wissota
Chippewa Falls
Kathleen Merath
Calvin Merath
Rt. 7
Little Cedar Lake
Washington County
Inquiry Figure Takes Own Life in Laboratory
Stanford scientist William K. Sherwood 41 was found in his Hopkins marine lab in Pacific Grove by his wife Barbara and died an hour later after a chemical dose. Subpoenaed by the House Committee on Un American Activities the research chemist feared televised hearings and threatened publicity. Kollected letters cited fear of assassination and ruin of life and lab work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill
William K. Sherwood
Hopkins Marine Laboratory
Pacific Grove
Barbara
Monterey
Frank Tavenner
House un-American Activities Committee
San Francisco
Sherwood
Washington
House Committee
Oakland
Bertram Edises
Stanford
Judith Thorpe Jaquith to be honored at UW convocation
Judith Thorpe Jaquith daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Thorpe Monroe and a Monroe high school graduate is among UW senior students to be honored at the convocation Friday for her academic record in the school of education. Mrs Jaquith will attend the summer session and join her husband in Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judith Thorpe Jaquith
Ray Thorpe
Monroe
University of Wisconsin
Jaquith
University
Colorado
Reuss Wins Cheers as Democrats Boost Senate Fight
Wisconsin Democrats at a Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner report about $30,000 raised and optimism for a U S Senate victory. Rep Henry Reuss drew the loudest applause while Declaring he is not a candidate. William Proxmire and Clement Zablocki also spoke. The party kept the state convention date set for Oct 11 in Madison despite talk of an earlier meeting.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
U.S. Senate
Henry Reuss
William Proxmire
Blooming Grove
Clement Zablocki
Zablocki
Proxmire
Sen
McCarthy
GOP
Walter Kohler Jr
Warren Knowles
Glenn Davis
Reuss
Clem Zablocki
Madison
Justices Free Five Red Chiefs On Plot Charges
The Supreme Court overturned the conviction of five Communist Party leaders for plotting violent overthrow. The ruling orders new trials for nine California officials tied to the same charges. Fifteen defendants faced five year sentences and $10,000 fines from Judge Mathes in Los Angeles.
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Washington
Supreme Court
U.S
High Art
California
Communist Party
Harlan
Brennan
Whittaker
Clark
Black
Douglas
Warren
Frankfurter
Burton
Six Die in Wisconsin Weekend Traffic Crashes
Six people were killed in separate Wisconsin traffic accidents over the weekend, raising the 1957 statewide death toll to 323. Victims include George Pfeffer 65 of Mason Bayfield County who died in Ashland after a Saturday crash on Highway 63 and Elizabeth Albers 71 of Milwaukee who was killed Sunday returning from church. Other deaths involve Benedict Verhoven Jr 24 of Shipeton Melvin Litersky 36 of Rivers Hamilton Peyton 80 of Duluth and Wilfred Carr 26 Minneapolis.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
George Pfeffer
Mason
Bayfield County
Ashland
Elizabeth Albers
Milwaukee
Church
Benedict F. Verhoven Jr
Shipcton
Wauzeka
Boscobel
March Swiss Cheese Milk Prices Dip Across Factories
A survey shows the March average price for milk delivered to 21 Swiss cheese factories at 2.74 dollars per unit, down from February. The overall average 33.727 cents per pound reflects factory price cuts on Grade C, with a high 2.88 and a suspended low of 2.21.
North Italy Storms Leave 14 Dead in Floods and Tornado
North Italy counted at least 14 dead in a rare storm combo of floods and tornado. The tornado, unusual for the region, killed eight people yesterday as it ripped through the villages of Passo Valle Scuro and Rebecco Pan. Another 60 were hospitalized.
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Pavia
Italy
Europe
Passo Valle Scuro
Rebecco
Armed Jersey Girl Holds Up Newton Police Station
Vivian Masters, 20, entered the Newton station and, armed with a 12 gauge shotgun, held Patrolman Knoll at bay while demanding to call Patrolman Young. Officers entered, Deta and Friedland intervened, and Knoll restrained the weapon. Masters previously fled from officers after a reckless driving arrest.
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Newton, N. J
William Knoll
Vivian Masters
Knoll
Charles Young
Miss Masters
Anthony Deta
Deta
Clarence Friedland
Jane Regez Leads In Monroe Dairy Queen Balloting
Jane Regez leads the Monroe Dairy Queen contest after the first two weeks with 69 votes, followed by Janeen Beyer with 40 and Janet Bisegger with 23. Voting ends June 25 as eight county community queens become finalists for the New Glarus Dairy Day events.
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Jane Regez
Rudolph P. Regez
Monroe
Miss Regez
Janeen Beyer
Janet Bisegger
Jane Good
Kathleen Hartwig
Diana Figi
Ruth Nussbaum
Shirley Richards
Barbara Hartwig
Joan Stine
New Glarus
Queens
Vote battle kills 20 in Lebanon church clash
In Beirut area a gun battle around a church left more than 20 people dead and 30 wounded as voters backed Premier Sami Solh's government majority in the north Lebanon incident.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Sami Solh
Floods in St Louis Area Claim Nineteen Lives
Floods across Missouri and Illinois devastate the St Louis area killing 19 people. Belleville and Lemay report damage around one million dollars each, with 13.75 inches of rain in Belleville and a record 8.72 inches in St Louis over 13 hours. Beaufort reports seven drowned in a car carried by rising waters.
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Illinois
Belleville
Mississippi
St. Louis
Missouri
Ill
Richland Creek
Alton
Lemay
James E. Fletcher
Belleville Construction Company
Roger Chaffin
Beaufort
Old Timers Concert Opens Summer Band Series at Park
A capacity crowd is expected at Recreation Park tonight for the 19th annual Old Timers massed concert at 8 p.m. Allan F. Barnard conducts the City Band in this first summer show. Joyce Ludwig performs solo, the twirling trio Penny Haberman, Carol Koenig and Beverly Koehn join, and the 26 piece clarinet section contributes a special number. If rain cancels tonight, the concert moves to next Monday at 8 p.m.
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Recreation Park
Port Au Prince in Chaos as Troops Patrol after Riots
Violent rains worsen Port au Prince unrest with 50 dead and 200 wounded after Saturday rioting. Military junta appeals for normal operation while troops guard embassies and demand food supply continuity. Provisional President Fignole allegedly fled to New York amid rumors of his execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port AU Prince
Haiti
Daniel Fignole
U.S
Gerald Drew
Fignole
New York
Celler Assails Baseball Case In Anti Trust Probe
Rep. Cel ler leads House anti trust subcommittee in a probe of whether Supreme Court rulings treat baseball differently from other pro sports. Keating warns broad anti trust coverage could sow chaos. top league officials attend the session as testimony begins. The inquiry notes the Court has exempted baseball from federal anti trust statutes while pro football falls under them.
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Washington
Rep
Celler
D-Ny
Congress
Supreme Court
House
Keating
New York
Ford Frick
William Harridge
American League
Warren Co. Giles
National League
Cellar
First Fleet Slips From San Francisco in Quiet Departure
The 1st Fleet moved out of the Golden Gate without fanfare in a quiet sendoff. The 32 vessel armada sails toward home ports Long Beach and San Diego after the first fleet review here since 1938.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate
Long Beach
San Diego
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Richland Creek Story
Hampton Lands
City
Calif
Stanford University
Christopher H. Hill Jr
Judith Thorpe
North Italy
St. Louis Area
Belleville, Nl
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