China To Return Three U S POWs
Peiping radio said three Americans and two Belgians who chose to remain in Red China after the Korean War will be sent home. Four Sabre Jet pilots freed recently also reached home. The broadcast noted 16 other U S and Belgian POWs may depart anytime, but did not specify a date or location for release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Red China Today
Red China
Peiping
Sabre
Hong Kong
Lewis W. Griggs
Kickapoo St
Jacksonville
Tex
Otho. G. Bell
Rt. 5
Olympia
Wash
William A. Cowart
Benton St
Dalton
Roger Devriendt
Westvlaanderen
Belgium
Louis Verdyck
Antwerp
Belum
U. N
Red
China
Janesville Chorus Captures Top Barber Shop Award
A 35-voice Janesville Wisconsin chorus won the third SPEBSQSA international contest in Miami Beach after a hotel delay. The group arrived ten minutes late to the stage at the city auditorium, performed two numbers, and defeated nine other choruses before 4000 spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Fla
Janesville
Wis
Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop
America
City Auditorium
Spebsqsa, Inc
Spooner Man Reveals Fatal Ride Details
Ward Winton said Spooner poolroom owner Arthur Kaiser admitted that 31 year old Mrs. Gertrude Hanson was injured when she fell from a moving car during a drinking spree. Kaiser recounted that Hanson, after visiting taverns, rode in the back seat with legs outside as he drove between 50 and 60 mph and stopped to prevent her from jumping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spooner
Washburn County
Ward Winton
Spooner Poolroom
Here
Winton
Arthur Kaiser
Gertrude Hanson
Kaiser
Hanson
Mrs. Hanson
Oshkosh breweries resume normal ops after union deal
Three Oshkosh breweries hit by Local 90 of the United Brewery Workers CIO on Friday resumed what they called normal operations today after reaching an agreement with the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oshkosh
United Brewery Workers (Cio
Peron Calls for Calm Amid Buenos Aires Uprising Aftermath
Troops patrolled downtown Buenos Aires as stores reopened after a 24 hour general strike that mourning 360 dead and 1 000 wounded. President Peron broadcast calm and announced the revolt was quelled while reports from Montevideo spoke of continued resistance and naval mutinies at Puerto Belgrano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
South America
Peron
Montevideo
Uruguay
Puerto Belgrano
Anibal O. Olivieri
la Manana
Area Students Given Degrees From University of Wisconsin
Several area students earned degrees during the Madison commencement. Monroe natives Dolores H Kubly Jr and Raymond R Kubly Jr received bachelor of science degrees alongside Daniel Teehan and Margaret J Legault. nursing recipients Sylvia G Peckham and Claire A Goodrich. agri culture graduate Wayne P Segner. plus law, medical, and philosophy degrees for Anton Matz Lawrence Lund and Robert C Holland. Additional area graduates include Sarah E Burt and Ada Mae Anderson. Ona N Ziehli. Lawrence Heyerdahl. Gerald E Porter. Duane G Teuscher. Mary O Eastwood. Edward W Marty Jr. Richard G Hefty. Canden R Nelson. Davis S Fellows. Lawrence P Caine. Schuyler R Polenz. George M Donnelly. Kubly and Teuscher were commissioned as second lieutenants in the Air Force reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Dolores H
Raymond R. Kubly Jr
14Th Avenue
Daniel Teehan
22Nd Avenue
Margaret J. Legault
12Th Street
Sylvia G. Peckham
Wayne P. Segner
Claire A. Goodrich
Anton Matz
17Th Street
Lawrence O. Lund
Robert C. Holland
17Th Avenue
Sarah E. Burt
Albany
Richard B. Nelson
Ada Mae Anderson
Argyle
Ona N. Ziehli
Belleville
Lawrence Heyerdahl
Brodhead
Gerald E. Porter
Brooklyn
Duane G. Teuscher
Route 1
Browntown
Mary O. Eastwood
Woodford
Raymond Kubly
Teuscher
Air Force Reserve
Edward W. Marty Jr
Monticello
Richard G. Hefty
New Glarus
Canden R. Nelson
Davis S. Fellows
Agriculture
Naval Science
Evansville
Lawrence P. Caine
Firing Honors Listed for Unit at Camp McCoy
Members of Co. K Mon roe's National Guard earned weapon firing honors during the first week of summer encampment at Camp McCoy. Lt Dwight C Coplien led pistol efforts with expert rating while several others earned sharpshooter with pistol BAR carbine and other weapons. Weather was generally good and the unit will depart Monday for a three day bivouac to study field problems and continue training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. K. Monroe
National Guard
Camp McCoy
Dwight C. Coplien
Jack J. Bean
Robert L. Hauser
James W. Burrington
Donald A. Neuenschwander
Robert Schmid
Omro Supervisor Resigns to Lead Hurley High School
Rolland van Slyke, supervising principal of the Omro school district, has resigned to take the principal position at Hurley high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurley
OMRO
Rolland van Slyke
Hurley High School
U S Revenue Agent Sued Over 4% Billion Dollar Claim
Artesia man Lester C. Plummer sues Carlsbad revenue agent Buck Caviness seeking 412 billion in damages over a May 3 levy on his bank account allegedly for social security taxes. Plummer claims the action was illegal and unconstitutional and seeks 1.5 trillion in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caviness
Plummer
Insurance Adster
IOOF Hall Burns At South Wayne
A fire caused by suspected faulty wiring in a refrigerator destroyed part of the IOOF hall in South Wayne and caused smoke damage to adjacent Bergers grocery, Jennings restaurant, and the Edmund Jennings apartment. Fire Chief Freddie Meiers said the blaze was the worst in 15 years, with losses over $3,000. one firefighter, Herman Krupke, was treated and released after being struck by a glass ring from a hose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Wayne
Times Special
Freddie Meiers
Meiers
Barton Mahlbuch
Shrine trip to Milwaukee Braves Giants game
Representatives said 225 of 300 Shrine trip tickets were sold for the Milwaukee Braves and New York Giants game tomorrow. A special air conditioned Milwaukee Road train with six passenger cars and a refreshment car will depart at 8 30 a m, with sandwiches prepared by a Shrine committee for the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Giants
Monroe and
Milwaukee Road
Dairy Store Manager Freed by Door Jurors
Clayton Olsen 36 was acquitted of embezzling up to 6347.12 from the dairy he managed in Sturgeon Bay. A Door County court jury found him innocent after a 10 day trial Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sturgeon Bay
Clayton Olsen
Door
Memorizing Skill Nets TV Role for 7-Year-Old Glenn Eric
Glenn Eric Anderson of Englewood California, son of Mr and Mrs Glenn Anderson, wins a contract to star as Elroy Hirsch’s son in a TV series titled Crazylegs. He learned lines in a day and will shoot starting July, with his family noting his rapid memorization and resemblance to Hirsch’s son Win. The boy was born January 6 1949 in Rockford and attends Republic Studio school four days a week while living near the ocean three miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Eric Anderson
Glenn Anderson
Englewood
Calif
Evening Times
Esther B. Bleiler
Monroe
Lewis van Wagenen
Argyle
Elroy Hirsch
Glenn Eric
Hirsch
Win
Anderson
Frank Afton
Grace Bowman
Wausau
Eric
Republic Studio
Andersons
Rockford
Mrs Leiser 81 Orangeville Dies at Home
Mrs Katharina Leiser 81 of Orangeville died yesterday afternoon at her home after five years bedfast. Born in Weisenbach Bei Boltigen Switzerland March 1 1874 she came to the United States in 1885 and married Fred Leiser in 1895 in Sylvester Township. Survivors include three sons three daughters seven grandchildren six great grandchildren and three brothers. Funeral services will be held Monday at St Johns Evangelical and Reformed church with burial in Greenwood cemetery.
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Leiser
Katharina Alleman
Weisenbach-Bei-Boltigen
Canton
Bern
Switzerland
Fred
Marguerita Kohler Alleman
Fred Leiser
Sylvester Township
Green
Stephenson Counties
Monroe
Grossen’s
Wagner
Orangeville
John
Chicago
Jakob
Freeport
Albert Goetz
Red Oak
Clara Lenz
Ernest Seeholzer
Driggs
Ida
Portland
Ore
Peter
Los Angeles
Calif
Sam
Dakota
Fred Tacoma
Wash
Jacob
Libertyville
Ill
Elmer Rogers
Madison
St. John’s
Expelled U.S. Aides Left Moscow in May
Walter Walmsley the U.S. minister disclosed that three American army attachés expelled by Russia left Moscow more than two weeks ago. The moves were kept secret and tied to efforts to keep relations smooth before the Big Four meetings in Geneva. The expelled commanders were Lt. Col. John S. Benson of Milton Massachusetts Capt. William R. Stroud of Keweenaw Ill and Capt. Walter Mule of Ft. Monmouth New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Walter Walmsley
U. S
Geneva
Walmsley
Charles Bohlen
United States
John S. Benson
Milton
Mass
William R. Stroud
Kewanee, Ill
Walter Mule
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Brodhead Tot Shows Slight Improvement
Five year old Sharon Saunders of Brodhead, critically ill in a Madison hospital from an undetermined ailment, appeared brighter yesterday afternoon according to her grandmother Mrs Ed Saunders Route 4 Monroe. Her parents Mr and Mrs Francis Saunders visited Madison while Mrs Saunders stayed with Sharon. Her temperature has not risen as high as before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon Saunders
Brodhead
Madison
Ed Saunders
Route 4
Monroe
Francis Saunders
Sharon
Rockford TV Station To Telecast Green County Press Conf
WREX Rockford announced that Green County Picture will hold a press conference telecast at 9 tonight on Channel 13. The station will air the event tomorrow night as part of its coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford
WREX
Green County
Channel 13
Fine Weather Helps Brighten Green County Cheese Conference
Green County staged a bright Picture Press Conference at Town Hall and New Glarus to promote upcoming events Cheese Day on Sept 10 and the Wilhelm Tell play on Sept 4 and 5. Sun and a breeze set a festive mood as Swiss flags rippled and 83 wheels of cheese spelled Cheese Day on the lawn. Notables included Lt. Gov. Warren Knowles and Mary Ellen McCabe with accompanying officials, photographers, and Madison models aiding the shoots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
Green County
Town Hall Cheese Factory
New Glarus
Glarus Guild
Picture
Heinz Zueger
Ernest Ammon
Rita Bregenzer
Town Hall Factory
Robert F. Marty
Roy Vetterli
Miller Brewing Co
Grant Halladay
Three Lakes
Cheese Day, Inc
Ring One
Robert Hardell
Ring Three
Ray Barth
Jim Schroeder
Rolland E. Karlen
Camp McCoy
F. Royce ZumBrunnen
Warren Knowles
New Richmond
Knowles
Walter Kohler
Charles A. Eckburg
Monroe
Borden Cheese Co
New York
Arthur Ereksen
Borden Co
William Pauly
Pauly Cheese Co
National Cheese Institute
Mary Ellen McCabe
Ladysmith
Alice
Dairyland
Merrill Richardson
Bert Hutchison
State Department of Agriculture
Columbia
Helvetia
Kathryn Chambers
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Glarus
Wilhelm Tell Guild
Alpen Abfahrt
Wil
Herald
George Schindler
Alice In Dairyland
Heinz. Zueger
Juda
U.S
Spooner Man
Oof
Hall Burns
Mrs. Leiser
Russia
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