City Council Approves Police Firing Range and Upgrades
City Council authorized a police firing range to be built under a sidewalk and approved a 550 dollar appropriation for two .22 revolvers 10 000 rounds 1 000 targets and construction costs. They also funded interior and exterior painting of the water tank and approved various operational and parking measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police and Safety Committee
D. A. Crandall
Crandall
Henry S. Hefty
Beloit
John H. Greenle
Cherry Valley
McLeaish Resigns FHA Head Over Drink Rumors
Robert B. McLeaish quit as head of the Farmers Home Administration after a secretary urged he “get out of the picture.” The Texan, age 57, denied being a drunkard and cited health reasons including hypertension. He testified before the Senate committee amid testimony of alleged excessive drinking by others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert B. McLeaish
Agriculture Department
Farmers Home Administration
Benson
McLeaish
FHIA
Eisenhower
Montana
FHA
Kathryn Carter
Red Army begins withdrawal from Brandenburg in Germany
Soviet forces start demobilization in East Germany with 33,500 troops leaving Brandenburg today. The withdrawal is part of a broader 1,200,000 soldier demobilization announced by the Red Army.
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Brandenburg
Germany
East Germany
Brodhead Readies Centennial Lights Dedication
Brodhead will switch on new boulevard lights tonight and dedicate them as Brodhead Centennial Lights during a 100th anniversary program Friday night. The fluor escent installation was rushed by the water and municipal light commission under Dale Johnson supervision. Exchange Square hosts the light dedication with community participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brodhead
Brodhead Water and Municipal Light Commission
Dale Johnson
Exchange Square
Wiley to Attend Brodhead Centennial Parade
Sen. Alexander Wiley will fly from Washington this weekend to participate in Brodhead’s Centennial Parade on Sunday afternoon and attend related program events. The decision to attend was announced in a call to Joseph Stencel this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Wiley
Washington
Brodhead
Joseph Stencel
Brodhead centennial pageant opens celebration program
D L Amer pohl president of the commission B H Roderick secretary with 35 years service and Johnson Concession rides on Exchange Square begin operations tomorrow afternoon as the opening event. Visitors view historical exhibits in dozens of stores led by the Bellman’s oldest shop. Pageant and events run Thursday through Sunday with parades fireworks and a music festival concluding the centennial celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. Amerpohl
B. H. Roderick
Johnson
Exchange Square
W. J. Bellman
Brodhead
Sugar River
Three Flags
Decatur
Clarence
North Side Park
American Legion
Spring Grove
False Alarm Answered By Firemen in Monroe
The Monroe fire department responded to a call at the corner of 17th Avenue and 6th Street near Studer's Super Service at 6 20 p m yesterday. It proved to be a false alarm with fire trucks arriving as the box rang. Fire Chief Josef Benkert said the cause or if the alarm was pulled remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Schwaiger
6Th Street
5Th Street
22Nd Avenue
Police and Safety Committee
Schwaiger
G. Fred Galli
14Th Avenue
Illinois Tracks
T. R. Loertscher
Durand Centennial Committee
Chamber of Commerce
County Club
19Th Avenue
Joseph C. Dearth
Board of Health
Beloit Production Co
Monroe
17Th Avenue
Studer
Josef Benkert
Summer Arrives Officially Tomorrow Amid Heat And Storms
The region endures near 90 degree heat and humidity as summer officially begins at 4 24 a m tomorrow. Forecasters warn of possible cooler conditions in the low 80s, with chances of thunderstorms tonight. A tornado belt warning for Monroe last night produced no local severe storms or rainfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Farm price decline seen ending by Butz in Milwaukee
Earl L. Butz assistant secretary of agriculture told the Wisconsin Bankers Association on Tuesday night that farm prices have risen about eight percent since January 1 and parity ratio up five points to 85. He said the bottom is likely past and the upturn will be gradual, stressing agriculture as an economic issue, not political.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Earl L. Butz
Butz
Wisconsin Bankers’ Association
Agriculture Benson
Brannan
Tibetans accuse Reds over Litang bombing killings
A petition to Prime Minister Nehru by anti Communist Tibetans led by the Dalai Lama's brother accuses Red China of killing more than 4000 Tibetans in the Litang bombing last April.
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Tibet
Kalimpong
India
Nehru
Dalai Lama
Litang
Eisenhower Plays Wait And Remains In Hospital
President Eisenhower has given no White House staff member any hint about his Presidential race plans. Press secretary James Hagerty says there will be no message to the GOP convention group in San Francisco. the stay in Walter Reed continues at least into midweek.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
San Francisco
Republican National Committee
Hagerty
Sherman Adams
Walter Reed
Congress
State, Justice, Judiciary and Commerce
Howard M. Snyder
Marilyn Monroe to Wed Playwright Arthur Miller
The New York Post reports Marilyn Monroe will marry playwright Arthur Miller in the coming days. The ceremony is expected after his Thursday appearance before the House committee on un American activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
The
New York Post
Marilyn Monroe
Arthur Miller
House Committee On UN- American Activities
Tito and Zhukov pledge joint wartime partnership
Soviet Defense Minister Georgi Zhukov told Yugoslav President Tito that Belgrade and Moscow would fight shoulder to shoulder in any future war. Zhukov spoke after a Kremlin ceremony where Tito and Soviet leaders signed communiques on relations and world affairs.
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Moscow
Yugoslavia
Communist Party
Georgi Zhukov
Tito
Zhukov
Eisenhower
Kremlin
Russia
China
United Nations
Germany
Formosa
Red China
Plane Falls in Flames Over Atlantic Killing 74
A Venezuelan super airliner bound for Caracas crashed into the Atlantic near Asbury Park New Jersey in flames killing 74 aboard. Coast Guard and Navy units recovered bodies and debris. 64 passengers and 10 crew were aboard.
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New York
Atlantic Ocean
Asbury Park
N. J
Idlewild
Coast Guard
Cmdr
Frederick J. Hancox
Wantagh
N. Y
Robert Craig
Bremhaven
Germany
United Airlines
Wyoming
Wales
Spurgeon Leases Penney Store Site in Freeport
Spurgeon Department Store Co of Chicago leases the west side Penney store quarters for 15 years effective Aug 1. Harold L Jacobs, owner now in Phoenix, will be new tenant. remodeling and a new front planned. Penney moves next month to a larger 16th Avenue building across from Monroe hotel. Jacobs to visit next week for final details.
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J. C. Penney Co
Public Square
Spurgeon Department Store Co
Chicago
Freeport
Joseph Viney
Harold L. Jacobs
Phoenix
Ariz
Penney
16Th Avenue
Monroe Hotel
Bolender
Spurgeon’s
Jacobs
Auto Jobs Pick Up Detroit
Ford Motor Co and General Motors Corp report unemployment at their plants has peaked and is now falling. The two automakers highlight improved demand and productivity as output stabilizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
General Motors Corp
Kohler Announces State Fund Gains Amid Revenue Upswing
Gov. Kohler reported that revenue gains boost Wisconsin finances and that the biennium ending July 1, 1957, will likely close with a surplus of about 6.54 million dollars. The increase comes mainly from income taxes and surtaxes, with 11 months of data showing income tax receipts up sharply versus 1955.
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Madison
Kohler
Wisconsin
E. C. Giessel
Giessel
Harry Harder
Harder
Glenn Davis Leads GOP to 8 7 Win in Congress Baseball
Glenn Davis of Waukesha pitched for the Republicans as they edged the Democrats 8 to 7 in the annual congressional baseball game in Washington. Tom Curtis of Missouri was taken to a hospital with a dislocated shoulder after a collision with Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota scoring in the fifth inning. The GOP claimed a second straight victory as both sides posted a record-low two errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Glenn Davis
Waukesha
Tom Curtis
Missouri
Curtis
Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
McCarthy
Davis
Wisconsin
Senate
Alexander Wiley
Wiley
Washington Star
Alabama Integration Writ Faces Court Appeal Deadline
A federal panel ruled the Montgomery and Alabama bus segregation laws unconstitutional in a 2-1 decision. The injunction remains suspended for 10 days to allow appeals, with enforcement to stop at June 29 if no appeal is filed. Negro attorneys lead the legal challenge amid the Montgomery boycott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Wisconsin Cheese Markets Show Weak Demand and Lower Prices
Wisconsin American cheese market remains about steady to steady with light to fair demand and slow trade. Carlot selling prices include cheddars 34 36 the longhorns 35 34, while Swiss cheese market runs weak with State brands 40 42 and B 38 40 C 34 35.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
Kraft Foods patent win upheld by 7th Circuit in cheese wrap seal case
The U S seventh circuit at Chicago affirmed Judge Patrick J Stone’s 1954 ruling that Kraft Foods owns exclusive rights to a rindless Swiss cheese wrap sealing process. The court found no reversible or prejudicial errors and refused to invalidate Stine’s patent, rejecting the state of Wisconsin’s appeal and other defendants’ challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. 7Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Kraft Foods Co
State of
Wisconsin
Associated
Patrick J. Stone
Wausau
Kraft
James B. Stine
Circuit Court
Philip J. Finnegan
Elmer J. Schnackenberg
H. Nathan Swain
District Court
Stone
Stine
Bankers Name Hobbins Wisconsin Association Leader
William S. Hobbins of Madison head of American Exchange Bank elected president of the Wisconsin Bankers Association at Milwaukee Tuesday night. New officers include Walter Jensen Grantsburg as vice president and R. J. Rabe Peshtigo as treasurer. Executive council members named are A. W. Golz Hales Corners M. G. Hales Manawa and J. P. Pintz Prairie du Chien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
William S. Hobbins
American Exchange Bank
Madison
Wisconsin Bankers’ Association
M. W. Irgens
Lancaster
Walter Jensen
Grantsburg
R. J. Rabe
Peshtigo
A. W. Golz
Hales Corners
M. G. Hales
Manawa
J. P. Pintz
Prairie du Chien
Byrnes seeks renomination in September GOP primary
Representative John W. Byrnes of Wisconsin announces his bid for re election in the Eighth District. He has served twelve years in Congress and will run in the September Republican primary.
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Dairyland
H. L
John) Fenton
Merrill Richardson
Fenton
Commercial and Savings Bank
Richardson
State Department of Agriculture
Brown
Eugene
Times
Post
Marilyn
Khukov
Soviet Union
U.S
Venezuela
Caracas
Luis F. Plata
Norfolk
Roger Cowell
Albert Hefty
New Glarus
Albert Buol
Route 2
Cowell
Emma Cowell
Vern
Marvin Cowell
George Cowell
Army
Spurgeon
House
Judge Stone
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