Citizens urged to pressure legislature on sales tax issue
Editorial urges local taxpayers to contact state lawmakers about a sales tax and income tax withholding plan in the package tax revision. It notes many ignore tax debates for sports chatter and invites citizens to attend a public hearing of the Joint Finance Committee at 1 p.m. to voice views for or against.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Braves
Robert Travis
C. M. Stauffer
Ball Park
State Capitol
Joint Finance Committee
How Many Advisers Appointment of Gen Taylor as President Kennedy Chief of Staff
The piece questions why Kennedy adds Gen Maxwell Taylor as a personal staff chief for military policy. It notes Taylor’s Berlin command and defense experience and ponders the impact of multiple advisers on decisive policy. It weighs Taylor against Joint Chiefs of Staff leadership and the secretary of defense in the new setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell Taylor
Kennedy
Berlin
White House
Taylor
Soviet Union
West Berlin
Europe
Presiden
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Secretary of Defense
Gen. Taylor
JCS
County winners named in Goodyear project
June 28, 1951 three county winners were selected for the state Goodyear conservation project by county soils conservation district supervisors. Winners include Fred Baertschi Monticello Jacob Kopp and Henry Spring. Also noted are Russia proposing UN Korea armistice talks and the death of Emil T Foulker 71 Cadiz farmer. Archbishop Groesz convicted of plotting against Hungary’s government. Vincent O Flaherty 18 hospitalized after blasting accident north of Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Baertschi
Albany
Ting
Goodyear Conservation Project
County Soils Conservation District
Jacob Kopp
Henry Spring
Monticello
State Department
Russia
United Nations
Emil T. Foulker
Cadiz
Joszef Groesz
Hungary
Vincent O'Flaherty
Monroe
Mysterious Death Near Primrose Township Driver Found Beside Wagon
Forty years ago Peter Gerber 52 Primrose Township died from fatal injuries after a drive home from New Glarus with his team. His body lay under the wagon while the horses stood still, suggesting no runaway. Also notes boxing and policing items from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Gerber
Primrose Township
Suf
New Glarus
Jack Kearns
Jack Dempsey
Georges Carpentier
Boyles Acres
James Jeffries
Evening Times
Carpentier
Dempsey
Arthur Keel
Milwaukee Road wreck near Bard Well kills fireman
1911 June 28 train from Chicago wrecks at Bard Well. Fireman killed and engineer seriously hurt. Rev W H Hartman postpones South School prayer meetings due to sudden illness. Wells Fargo office moved to Trent insurance quarters. F B Luchsinger travels to Barre Vermont and Quincy Massachusetts for monument work. Mr and Mrs J R Byers and sons return to Minneapolis.
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Milwaukee Road
Chicago
Mineral Point
Bardwell
W. H. Hartman
South School
Wells Fargo Express
Trent Insurance
F. B. Luchsinger
Barre
Quincy
Mass
The
Monument Works
J. R. Byers and Sons
Minneapolis
Four Plead Guilty In Two Bank Cases
Four men pleaded guilty in U S District Court to charges linked to a Trempeleau County bank theft and a Clark County bank burglary attempt. Judge Patrick T Stone ordered pre sentence investigations for Robert Potter Jerry Calkins and Robert Mercil Montana residents and Potter’s brother Dan of Rockford. The four were charged with burglarizing the Pigeon Falls Bank for 1091 on May 30 and Potter Calkins and Mercil face additional charges for attempting to break into the Humbird vault of the Neillsville State Bank on April 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ry Calkins
Robert Mercil
Montana
Potter
Dan
Rockford
Pigeon Falls
Robert Potter
Calkins
Mercil
Humbird
Neillsville State Bank
Indicted in Nationwide Horse Race Betting Scheme
The Justice Department charged 13 men in a 20 count indictment from New Orleans alleging illegal long distance calls and switchboard manipulation to conceal a national horse race betting network. Bond set at 25 000 each, with arrests by bench warrant. Defendants listed include Benjamin Lassoff Robert Lassoff Myron Deckelbaum Gilbert Beckley Alfred Mones Sam Di Piazza Louis Bagneris Eugene Nolan Charles Perez Harold Brouphy Anthony Gloriose Alfred Reyn Peter Martino and others.
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New Orleans
Baton Rouge
New York City
Chicago
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Atlantic City
Miami
Biloxi
Miss
Newport
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Internal Revenue Service
U.S
Herbert W. Christenberry
Benjamin Lassoff
Robert Lassoff
Myron Deckelbaum
Cincinnati
Ohio
Gilbert Lee Beckley
Surfside
Fla
Alfred Mones
Miami Beach
Sam di Piazza
Louis E. Bagneris
Arabi
Eugene A. Nolan
Charles A. Perez
Harold Brouphy
Anthony Glorioso
Alfred Reyn
Peter Joseph Martino
Whistler Dismissed From West Point For Chemistry Failure
James McNeill Whistler, noted artist, was expelled from West Point after failing chemistry. The dismissal marks an early setback in his career before he pursued painting.
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James McNeil Whistler
West Point
Wisconsin Assembly Advances Teacher Degree Requirement
Madison reports the State Assembly moves toward requiring four year degrees for teachers. A measure mandates two year degree teachers earn eight college credits annually and complete a four year degree within seven years of teaching. The Senate backs county participation in the state retirement system with Milwaukee exempted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
State Assembly
Wisconsin
Assembly
Senate
Milwaukee
Bureau of Personnel
State Department of Administration
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Monticello Students Attend Music Clinic
Three Monticello students attended a music clinic at the University of Wisconsin Madison. Attendees were Bill Baebler Judy Bissig and Wayne Moore, all named as children of local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Madison
Bill Baebler
William V. Baebler
Judy Bissig
Roy Bissig
Wayne Moore
Thelma Moore
Seat Belt Campaign Launched by Health and Safety Groups
A New York drive to add seat belts to all cars was announced by safety and medical leaders. They estimate 5,000 lives saved and 400,000 injuries avoided annually if belts are widely used, timed near the Fourth of July weekend. The National Safety Council sponsors the program with American groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Safety Council
Advertising Council to Promote Safety Council Campaign
The Medical Association the U S Public Health Service and cooperating groups join a broad advertising program for the safety council coordinated by the Advertising Council to advance public health awareness and safety measures.
Lost Act Adds Logic to Quiet Mystery
A cryptic note hints at a missing act in a theater run. Inspectors trace leads across venues and archives seeking the vanished section to restore the production. Local officials urge patience as researchers review program sheets, scripts, and billing to locate the Lost Act.
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Monroe Evening Times
Congress
Emery A. Odell
Associated Press
Inland Daily Press Association
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Cal News
AP News
City of
Mat
Stephenson County
Ill
Editorial
Philip F. LaFollette
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
John Nance Garner
Philadelphia
Dorothy Krueger
John Weckerly
Belleville
Washington
Justice Department
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Monroe Shoe Store
Melina Tee
BAYON
Firestone
Sve
Dominic's Firestone
Samuel A. Remus
20Th Ave
America
Eugene
Mautz
Aaron
Ae Paints
16Th Avenue
PHON
Beverly Stark
Bev Stark
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