Maureen Dillon Crowned Green County Dairy Queen 1959
Maureen Dillon, 19 of Monroe, was crowned Green County Dairy Queen at Browntown coronation ceremony completing Dairy Month activities. Dillon, daughter of Chester and Mrs Dillon, will represent the county at area and state events promoting dairy. Eight finalists appeared as hundreds watched the Dairy Day parade and cattle shows in mixed weather.
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Maureen Dillon
Browntown
Monroe
Green County
Miss Dillon
Chester Dillon
Route 4
Susan Disch
Monticello
Maureen
Farm Bureau
Young People’s Group
First National Bank
Bank
Barbara Wegmueller
Route 2
Gerald Voegels
New Glarus
Dwight Hoesly
Robert Pick
Ronald Paulson
Wilson Bloom
Pat Paulson
Miss Wegmueller
John Briggs
Holstein
Voegeli
Hoesly
Rich Oliver
Alvin Strahm
Brown
Pick
Queen to Attend Toronto Race and Stratford Play
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip will attend Canada's top racing event the Queen's Plate in Toronto Tuesday. They will also see a Stratford Shakespeare Festival performance of As You Like It on Thursday. The royal visit followed a three day St. Lawrence River cruise aboard the Britannia and a Kingston outing attending United Church services.
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Toronto
Canada
Monarch
Prince Philip
Stratford
Shakespearean Festival Company
Elizabeth
St. Lawrence River
Kingston
The
United Church
Democrats Lead In Hawaii Voting
Honolulu reports a strong Democratic lead after Hawaii's primary with hopes for a sweep in three congressional seats and state offices. Republicans say many GOP candidates ran unopposed. Voters also approved statehood by 17 to 1, tallying 132,938 yes votes to 7,854 no.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Congress
GOP
Swiss Singers Shine At Chicago Swiss Festival Rally
The Swiss delegation from New Glarus and Monroe headlines the 22nd annual American-Swiss Singing Alliance festival in Medinah temple Chicago. More than 500 alliance members perform before a 5,000 strong audience as choirs compete and massed groups close with a Schwyzer-Aelpler-Child-a festival featuring Alphorn, yodeling, and flag throwing. New Glarus finishes second Monroe third in chorus competition. New Glarus and Monroe win praise for solo and yodeling numbers with notable performers including Robert Schneider and Karl Leuscher among others.
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New Glarus
Monroe
Chicago
Alliance
Medinah Temple
Schwyzer - Aelpler - Child
Karl Leuscher
Norbert Meier
Willy Ruef
Robert Schneider
Switzerland
Schneider
Wisconsin
Rudy Burkhalter
Hans Neuenschwander
Madison
Betty Kneubuehl
Paul Grossenbacher
Dorothy
Kathleen Ingwell
Clayton Streiff
Margreth Wild
Ernest Zentner
Karl Luescher
Herman Matzinger
Gilbert Ott
Ernst Tuerstein
Ernst Wieland
Casper Yaun
Doris
Ernst Wicks
Milwaukee
Schiller
Wilhelm Tell Guild of
Gottlieb
George Brandli
Joe Kuhne
Alfred (Shorty) Meier
John Gehrig
John Aeschlimann Sr
Albany
Steel Industry Talks To Resume Wednesday
New York steel industry contract negotiations are recessed until Wednesday. A strike deadline is postponed for two weeks until midnight July 14 following President Eisenhower's intervention Saturday. The strike had been set for Tuesday night unless a settlement occurred.
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New York
Eisenhower
Desperate Search for Lady Be Good Crew Remains
In Wiesbaden and Benghazi a U.S. mortuary team studies a northern marker trail across the Libyan Desert seeking the eight or nine members of the Lady Be Good B24 Liberator crew. The undisturbed gear and a crossing of old desert tracks point to possible crew remains near abandoned Italian vehicles.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
U.S
Napples
Bengasi
Deadly gas blast at river scene kills nineteen
A freak butane gas explosion near Meldrim Georgia killed nineteen and injured many as two railroad tanker cars burst into flames beneath a 30 foot river trestle over the Ogeechee River. Rescue teams renewed searches for missing victims while coroner Harold M. Smith said the death toll was not yet final.
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Meldrim
Ogeechee
Seaboard Air Line
Harold M. Smith
Smith
Savannah
Wayne Smith
Terry Lane
Ogeechee River
East
Georgia
Sea Board Air Line
David Parker
Montgomery
Ala
Second for Group B Receives Excellent Rating at Camp McCoy
Green County's National Guard Co B earned an excellent rating for summer maneuvers at Camp McCoy, finishing second in the 2nd Battle Group behind Platteville. Capt. Glen L. Kubly praised morale and camp conditions, noting excellent food and strong leadership.
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Green County
National Guard
Camp McCoy
Platteville Company
Glen L. Kubly
Couple Plans Honeymoon In Bomb Shelter For Civil Defense
A Miami couple will wed on Sunday then spend their honeymoon 10 feet underground in an 8 by 14 foot civil defense shelter. Kelley Geiger and Nancy Bellmyre will live two weeks below North Miami to dramatize civil defense for shelter manufacturers. The underground home will include beds canned food powdered milk drink tablets and cards as part of the publicity stunt.
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Miami
Fla
Civil Defense
North
Kelley Geiger
University of Miami
Nancy Bellmyre
Geiger
Educators Urge Federal Aid for School Improvement
The NEA Education Policies Commission and the American Association of School Administrators call for a massive federal education program. They warn current underfunding harms society and argue for higher per pupil spending from 310 to at least 540 dollars annually, noting many states and communities lack resources to fund quality schooling.
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ST. Louis
National Education Association
Education Policies Commission
The
NEA
American Association of School Administrators
McElroy Sees Delay in Atlas ICBM Work
Secretary of Defense McElroy announced a delay of not less than 60 days in readiness of the Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile. He spoke at a news conference during the defense secretaries conference as tests were halted by the Air Force for corrective work.
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Quantico
McElroy
Defense Secretaries
Defense Department
Air Force
Thirteen Die In Wisconsin Weekend Traffic Toll
The Associated Press reports Wisconsin highway crashes over the weekend killed 13 people, raising the yearly total to 339. Victims include Arby and Elizabeth Pfaff of Mindoro in a three car crash on Highway 16, and Oliver C. Rye, Gordon Abel, Albert Brandt, Thomas Stenseth, John Logan and Diane Buchberger among others in counties including La Crosse, Polk, Juneau, Waukesha, Eau Claire, Sheboygan, Columbus, Edgerton, and Kildare.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Arby Pfaff
Mindoro
la Crosse
Oliver C. Rye
Menominee
Polk County
Illinois
Tony Novosartov
French View
Juneau County
Gordon Abel
Big Bend
Waukesha County
Muskego
Albert C. Brandt
Wonewoe
Augusta
Thomas S. Stenseth
Eau Claire
John Logan
Cleveland
Diane Buchberger
Franklin
Sheboygan County
Columbus
Lloyd Wodill
William le Claire
Highway 151
Ernest Saunders
James D. Fitzgerald
Kildare
Batcha Elected State VFW Commander in Wisconsin
Delegates at the Wisconsin Veterans of Foreign Wars convention chose Carl M. Batcha of Milwaukee as state commander. New officers include Frank N. Brown Sun Prairie senior vice commander Victor Stolze Wausau junior vice commander E J Schmidt Manitowoc judge advocate Dr Donald Ruehlman Kenosha surgeon and Rev Roy Schmeichel Eau Claire chaplain. Madison awarded 1960 convention with Sheboygan chosen for 1961.
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Wausau
Carl M. Batcha
Milwaukee
Frank N. Brown
Sun Prairie
Victor Stolze
E. J Schmidt
Manitowoc
Donald Ruehlman
Kenosha
Roy Schmeichel
Eau Claire
Madison
Sheboygan
Veteran Madison grocer Ulls vik dies at 75
Olav T. Ulls vik, a Madison grocer since 1920 and father of Bjarne Ulls vik, Wisconsin State president at Platteville, died Sunday.
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Madison
Olav T. Ulsvik
Bjarne Ullsvik
Wisconsin State
Platteville
Sunay
Schiller Considers 2 a.m. Closing for Monroe Taverns
Mayor Victor N. Schiller said he saw no indication tavern owners would seek a 2 a.m. closing during daylight saving time but would back the extension if a majority favored it. He also noted a possible 1 a.m. Friday close under the new shopping hours, though no formal request was made. Taverns in Monroe now close at midnight daily except Saturdays when they extend to 1 a.m.
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Victor N. Schiller
Monroe
Schiller
Earl Long Plans Divorce and Purge of Officials
Gov. Earl K. Long, rested at Pea Patch Farm, heads to Covington for psychiatric care and launches a political purge. He vows a rapid divorce from his wife, targets welfare chief Mary Evelyn Dickerson Parker, contemplates removing LSU Board of Supervisors Chairman Theo Cangelosi, and schedules a special legislative session while pursuing reelection.
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Winnfield
Earl K. Long
Pea Patch Farm
Covington
Long
President Signs Airport Extender
President Eisenhower signed a two-year extension of federal airport development aid totaling 126 million dollars per year, higher than his proposal. Congress trimmed the bill amid veto threats, while Democrats argued for a larger, longer program despite the cut. The original Senate bill sought 465 million dollars over four years, and the House had proposed 297 million. Senator Mike Monroney noted the current law expires June 30.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
House
Senate
Lisenhower
A. S
Mike Monroney
Dokla
Armstrong Discharged From Spoleto Hospital After Pneumonia
Louis Armstrong was discharged from Spoleto Hospital in Italy after being treated for severe pneumonia. He was pronounced recovered and released today.
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Armstrong
Spoleto
Italy
Louis Armstrong
Spoleto Hospital
Rotary Charter Given To Group In Monroe
Prominent Rotary International members attended the Monroe club charter dinner at the First Methodist church annex. Dr. Hardas T. Muzumdar of Cornell College spoke on American foreign policy, urging listening to others and noting aid can cost friendship. The event marked Monroe’s first Rotary club formation with about 160 attendees and 21 charter members.
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Rotary Club
Gerritt Mouw
Union Presbyterian Church
Joseph Werner
Rotary International Club
Monroe Club
First Methodist Church
New Annex
Hardas T. Muzumdar
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Muzumdar
Mahatma Gandhi
Rotary
Robert MacMaster
Beloit Club
Edwin Schuetze
Glen H. Ridnour
Myron I. Stair
Monroe Charter
Monroe
Women of the Methodist Church
Steels Lead Market Advance With Broad Steel Gains
New York stocks rose early with steels pacing the rally. Major issues advanced from fractions to about two points as Lukens led with a three point gain while U S Steel, Youngstown Sheet, Bethlehem, and Republic Steel posted about one point increases in brisk trading.
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New York
Steels
Lukens
U. S. Steel
Youngstown Sheet
Bethlehem
Republic Steel
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Calvin Strahm
George Gramling
Kenneth C. Allen
Vong
John Bartel
Dale Borman
Janice Neuenschwander
Gary Leverington
Nancy Hyland
Browntown 4H
Browntown Center Homemakers
Pure Milk Association
Pet Milk Co
New Glarus Chorus
Christian Garner
Monroe Singers
Gerald von Klein
National Organi
Co. B
Stanton P. Stears
Dwight C. Coplien
Kubly
Shelter
Atlas Icbm
Carl Batcha
VFW
Earl Long
President
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