Editorial notes on Seaway Hoffa and politics
A sidelined spectator muses on the St Lawrence Seaway opening with Elizabeth and Eisenhower, hints at US Canada unity, and notes railroad gains. It discusses Floyd Patterson, Herter, and Hoffa’s tainted hearings, plus Earl Long’s political strategy and personal ramblings on governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Queen Elizabeth
Eisenhower
St. Lawrence Seaway
United States
Canada
America
Wisconsin Assembly Passes 50 Percent Income Surtax
Ten years ago a bill imposing a 50 percent surtax on individual incomes was passed by the Wisconsin assembly 80 minutes after its introduction today. The report also notes preparations for a three day American Legion Fourth of July celebration at Green County fairgrounds with amateur acts, and mentions local events including a Kiwanis luncheon speaker and a Monroe man’s death at a summer cottage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Assembly
Green County Fairgrounds
American Legion
Larry Kitchen
Kiwanis
Harold Germann
Monroe
Big Bear Lake
Spooner
Dale E. Roenneburg
Germany
Franklin Roenneburg
Tax plan hinges on Legislature as public stays distracted
The piece notes taxpayers are absorbed by minor events and question whether the state withholding tax plan will pass the Legislature. It highlights public apathy toward contacting assemblymen and state senators amid hot muggy days.
Fair Fielders Club Meeting Highlights and Participants
Dianna Bauman led the Fair Fielders Club meeting with roll call led by a favorite game. Denny Stuckey led the flag pledge and Dixie Sharer the club pledge. Glenda Sharer and Lois Bauman spoke on projects. George Raymer and Glenda Sharer gave demonstrations. Mary Willborn and Susan Brecklin performed special numbers. The Andrew Sharer and Floyd Stuckey families contributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dianna Bauman
Fair Fielders Club
Denny Stuckey
Dixie Sharer
Glenda Sharer
Lois Bauman
George Raymer
Mary Willborn
Susan Brecklin
Andrew Sharer
Floyd Stuckey
Five Candidates Vie For Davis Days Queen Title
Five candidates and their sponsors have been named for the Davis Days queen pageant to be held July 15 to 18 in Davis Illinois. Each candidate is backed by a local group including Davis Daughters Club Davis Rebekah Lodge Tri Union Climbers 4 K and Davis Rockets 4 H Club. Sponsors receive a percentage of ticket proceeds and credit for tickets sold in local stores. The contest closes at 10 p m July 14 with the winner crowned to headline Davis Day activities on July 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis, Ill
Marge Snavely
Davis Daughters +H club
Judy Miller
Davis Rebekah Lodge
Connie Keister
Davis Firemen
Joan Leimeier
Tri-Union Climbers
Marlene Eggemeier
Davis Rockets
Sponsdrng
Children Outgrowing Clothes? Times Classified Ad Trade
Local readers are invited to place or respond to ads about sell or trade of kids clothing. Listings cover lightly used garments and sizes for children from infants to tweens. Messages connect buyers and sellers directly for quick swaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
Farmers Switch From Oats to Corn After Greenbug Damage
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture reports greenbug infestations and poor weather have damaged oats in many areas. Across 33 counties about 17,000 acres of oats have been treated to control the pest as farmers shift to corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture
Department
Hen counts fall across southern Wisconsin pheasants
The State Conservation Department reported Friday a one fourth drop in hen pheasants statewide with the largest decline in the southern range covering Dane Columbia Dodge Sauk and Rock counties. The survey counted 13 142 birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
State Conservation Department
Wisconsin
Dane
Columbia
Dodge
Sauk
Rock
Swenons to observe 40th wedding anniversary open house
Mr and Mrs Leonard Swen celebrate forty years of marriage with an open house at Argyle Lutheran church this Sunday from 2 to 4 pm. The couple wed July 2 1919 in Blanchardville with Rev J Urdahl officiating. They have four children Ludell Burnell Doris and Robert and nine grandchildren.
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Leonard Swenson
Argyle Lutheran Church
Argyle
Hattie Hendrickson
Blanchardville
J. Urdahl
Burnett Bear
Clarence Erickson
Swensons
Ludell
Brodhead
Burnell
Doris
Rockford
Robert
Edgerton
Verdean Vick Named Commander at Legion Post 142
Blanchardville Times reports Verdean Vick installed as commander of Dobson-Johnson American Legion Post 142. Office holders include W. A. Marshall Jr. as first vice commander, William Rup as second vice, Everett Ingwell as adjutant, Herbert Dobson as service officer, Herbert Lryngans as finance officer, Harry Bishop as historian, Kingdon Soper as sergeant at arms, Walter Johnson as assistant sergeant at arms, and Lincoln E. Barber as chaplain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanchardville
Verdean Vick
Dobson-Johnson American Legion
W. A. Marshall Jr
William Rupnow
Everett Ingwell
Herbert Dobson
Herbert Lyngans
Harry Bishop
Kingdon Soper
Walter Johnson
Lincoln E. Barber
Linda Danks Engaged to Ronald Nelson of Beloit Area
Announcement from Beloit based parents Mrs Loraine Danks and Rusell Danks states Linda Lucille Danks will wed Ronald Nelson son of Mr and Mrs Otto Nelson of New Glarus. The bride elect works as a Beloit public school system secretary while the fiancé is employed by Pure Milk at Mt Horeb. No wedding plans have been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Lucille Danks
Ronald Nelson
Otto Nelson
New Glarus
Loraine Danks
Rusell Danks
Beloit
Mt. Horeb
Miss Barbara Bunker to Wed Richard Paul in July
The Martintown Community church will host the wedding of Miss Barbara Bunker daughter of Mr and Mrs Denzil Bunker Winslow and Richard Paul son of Mr and Mrs Harry Paul Sr Fennimore on July 26 The bride attended Lena Winslow high school and the groom studied in Fennimore and works for Stover Steel and Tank Co Freeport
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martintown
Barbara Bunker
Denzil Bunker
Winslow
Richard Paul
Harry Paul Sr
Fennimore
Lena- Winslow High School
Stover Steel and Tank Co
Freeport
Class of 1933 Reunites at Brodhead Park event
The second annual reunion of Brodhead high school’s Class of 1933 gathered at North Side Park with members and families and several teachers in attendance. Participants included Mr. and Mrs. Maaslach, LeRoy Dodge, Mr. and Mrs. Rahn, Mr. and Mrs. Hurd, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Fleck, Mr. and Mrs. DeVoe, Robert Riese, Mrs. Dorr and Robert Dorr, Rev. J. C. Robertson, and teachers Mrs. Robertson, Misses Charlotte and Mary Preston, Mrs. O’dell and daughter, among others.
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Brodhead
Brodhead High School
North Side Park
George Maaslach
LeRoy Dodge
Los Angeles
Calif
Leon Rahn
Woodstock
Ill
Wayne Hurd
Janesville
Paul Anderson
Portage
Logan Fleck
Beloit
Sanford DeVoe
Floyd DeVoe
Robert Riese
Carma Dorr
Robert Dorr
J. C. Robertson
Charlotte
Mary Preston
Alice O’dell
Madison
Robertson
O’dell
Rhyner Couple Celebrates 25th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Frey hosted a picnic dinner at their Clarno home to honor the 25th anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Rhyner. About 30 guests attended. The Rhyners, married June 30, 1934 in Stillwater Minnesota, have daughter Lonna, a Platteville State College sophomore.
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Charles Frey
R. J. Rhyner
Clarno
Esther Reinmann
Rhyner
Stillwater
Minn
Rudy Koons
Detroit, Mich
Rhyners
Lonna
Platteville State College
Juda Class of 1934 Holds Class Reunion
The 25th reunion of Juda High School Class of 1934 was marked by a picnic at North Side Park in Brodhead. Attendees included Principal J C McKenna and several teachers and alumni from Juda, Monroe, Brodhead, Kenosha and Fort Atkinson.
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JUDA
Juda High School
North Side Park
Brodhead
J. C. McKenna
McKenna
Evansville
Louis Lehnherr
Adele Dean
Lehnherr
Ed Thomas
Thomas
Kenosha
Harvey Klement
Marian Wilson
Klement
Local Families Attend Community Picnic in Juda and Monroe
A group of residents including Nemans, Reze gs, Nennemans, Wittners, Ruefs, Schwerins, Briggs, Feldts, Salzwedels, and Palmers gathered in Juda and Monroe for a noon picnic dinner followed by a social. Five members did not attend.
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Briggs
Fred Feldt
Dorothy Smith
Feldt
Lloyd Salzwedel
Juda
Evelyn Palmer
Art Myers
Denver
Colo
Social Worker to Speak at East Viota Mission Society
Loretta Schulz an intake social worker from Lutheran Welfare Society of Wisconsin will address East Viota Mission Society at the church at 2 p m Wednesday. Her focus on youth interest spans ages and she invites all to attend. Hostesses listed include Mines Ray Eveland Wilhelm Rugh Donald Harrison Lewis Clark Raymond Stephenson Clifford Stix rood and Robert Denure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loretta Schulz
Lutheran Welfare Society of Wisconsin
East Viota
Stanley Dean Elected President at Ties Cousins Reunion
Stanley Dean of Winnebago Illinois was elected president of the Ties Cousins Reunion at a gathering near Rockton Illinois. Mrs Marion Welsh of Beloit was named secretary treasurer. Died this year were Mrs Fred Ties Beloit and F M Ties Brodhead. Attendees included Elmer Emminger Orla McClellan and Mrs Pearl Myers.
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Brodhead
Stanley Dean
Winnebago
Mactown
Rockton
Ill
Marion Welsh
Beloit
Fred Ties
F. M. Ties
Mmes
Elmer Emminger
Orla McClellan
Pearl Myers
Bridal shower attendee list includes Miss Marilyn
Mrs. Kenneth Ubert of Monroe attended a bridal shower for Miss Marilyn, among the guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Ubert
Monroe
Marilyn
Terry Moore Weds Quietly. Honeymoon Aboard Yacht
Hollywood actress Terry Moore wed Stuart Cramer III in a Sunday ceremony at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The couple, aged 29 and 34, honeymoon on Cramer’s 55 foot Kirawan yacht off the California coast, planning to reside in Beverly Hills.
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Hollywood
Terry Moore
Stuart Cramer III
California
Church of the Hills
Forest’ Lawn Memorial Park
John Bernhardt
Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints
Miss Moore
Cramer
Kirawan
Beverly Hills
West Point
Glenn Davis
Eugene McGrath
Jean Peters
Ubert at the Edward Schneider Home Friday Night
Police report notes an incident at the Edward Schneider residence on Friday night involving an individual named Ubert. No further context or outcomes are provided in the fragment.
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Ubert
Edward Schneider
Dr Zach Jewelry Firm Featured in State Magazine
An article in the June issue of Lets See magazine profiles Dr Robert G Zach of Monroe and traces the Medical Jewelry Co history from inception to completion as part of a Lakeside laboratories series on state physicians hobbies.
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Robert G. Zach
Monroe
Schmidt Publications
Milwaukee
Lakeside Laboratories
Medical Jewelry Co
Ray Markey To Head State Order of Eagles
Ray Markey of Milwaukee was elected president Sunday of the Wisconsin Order of Eagles, heading the state organization and its activities. The vote occurred at a meeting in Kenosha, with Markey slated to lead initiatives for the statewide fraternal group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Markey
State Order of Eagles
Kenosha
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Eagles name new Wisconsin state officers and plan Merrill convention
Fraternal Order of Eagles announce Harry Meixensperger of Fond du Lac as state vice president and Harold Wassnik of Manitowoc as chaplain. The group votes to hold the 1960 convention at Merrill and names Mrs Meixensperger the auxiliary president with officers including Mrs Ruth Brazner of Green Bay and Mrs Frances Secore of Beloit.
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Order of Eagles
Harry Meixensperger
Fond du Lac
New State
Harold Wassnik
Manitowoc
Eagles
Merrill
Meixensperger
Ruth _ Brazner
Green Bay
Frances Secore
Beloit
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Monroe Evening Times
Monroe, Wisconsin
Congress
Monroe Evening Times CO
Emery “A. Odell
The
Associated Press
Inland Daily Press Association
Audit Bureau of Circulation
City of
Stephenson County
Editorial
Ingemar and
Hoffa
Floyd Patterson
Floyd
Ingemar
Herter
Boxing Trust
Jimmy Hoffa
Len McClellan
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
Old Earl Long
Louisiana
Old Earl
Huey
Earl
Evening Times
Arthur F. DeVoe
Brodhead City Water and Light Commission
J. L. Fleck
George Fraser
DeVoe
Edwin Conrad
First National Bank
Raphael Flanagan
Silver Lake Beach
Oconomowoc
Jean Nicolet
China
Rhineland
Belgium
Great Britain
France
Browntown
Jhonson Farm
Helland Drug Store
Engelhart Meat Market
Kelly Grocery
C. A. Allen
H. W. Ayers
Green County
Colin W. Wright
Taps
George Crooks
Nellie Summeris
National Teachers Association
John J. Wescott
Chicago
Lambert
Carl Brumm
Filmore
Wis
Fairgrounds
Brewers
Zuercher
Bleel
All-in
Seattle
Washington
Mr. and
Mrs. Swenson
Legion
Nelson
Miss Bunker
Advertising Council
Newspaper Advertising Executives Association
Bill Ding
Bruni-Miller
Humber Monroe
Mission Society
Ties Cousins
Dr. Zach
State Magazine
N. J Slattery
American Orthopedic CO
Monroe, Wis
Haeg
Public Service Co
Mrs.karls
Mrs. Karl
Mrs. Karle Fine
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