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Newspaper

Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1953

Page

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Youth sought in knife slaying of Door County publisher family

STURGEON BAY A 15-year-old student for the priesthood was sought today in the brutal killing of Wisconsin newspaperman Mark Harris and his wife. Duranty, son of the neighboring Durantys, fled toward Michigan after leaving a note to his mother claiming responsibility. Evidence showed a bloody struggle at the Harris home and the newspaper office, with the couple slain and their son Chandler Harris employed at the Door County Advocate.

Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin Romain Londo James Duranty Duranty Mark Duranty Sumner Harris Harris Londo Westmont Roman Catholic Seminary Milwauke Harrises Door County Advocate Door County Radio Co WOKW

Mrs John Hefty Dies at Pinehurst

Mrs. John A. Hefty 70 of 925 20th Street died at 855 pm after months of illness at Pinehurst Sanitorium. Born Ella Catharine McBride March 2 1883 in Jefferson Township she married John A. Hefty Feb 2 1925 in Monroe. Survived by five stepchildren, a half sister and brother, nine stepgrandchildren, eight stepgreat grandchildren, and other relatives. Active in St Victor's Catholic Church. services pending at Stuessy funeral home.

John A. Hefty 20Th Street Pinehurst Hefty Ella Catharine McBride Jefferson Township James and Diantha Johnson McBride Monroe Robert Hefty Beloit Victor A. Hefty Elsinore Calif P. F. Thorpe Clarabelle Grode Howard McCrea Big Rock William Walters Dorothy Smith Washington, D. C St. Victor’s Catholic Church Stuessy Funeral Home

Borden at Madison Raises Milk by Cent

Borden's Kennedy-Mansfield Dairy division announced Madison milk prices rise one cent per quart starting Wednesday. Home delivered homogenized milk will be 22 cents per quart and regular milk prices follow under a new schedule. Other Madison dairies are expected to implement similar boosts soon.

Borden Madison Kennedy-Mansfield Madison Dairies

Burma Yugoslavia sign trade pact amid anti Soviet alignment

Burma and Yugoslavia’s anti Soviet government sign a trade agreement. Burma will export rice cotton woods rubber and metals to Yugoslavia in exchange for explosives chemicals building materials manufactured goods and shipping.

Burma Tito Rangoom Yugoslavia

Krueger Paces Swiss Cheese Open At Beloit Golf Meet

Beloit pro Alvin Butch Krueger fired a 69 to pace more than 80 top Wisconsin pros and amateurs in the Swiss Cheese Open. George Vitense and Manuel de la Torre followed with 70s, Amateurs Bill Garrett and Leif Larson led the 71s, with Swiss cheese gifts for all. Local amateurs formed teams in the best ball format as 64s were posted in the scoring.

Alvin Butch) Krueger Beloit Wisconsin George Vitense Madison Nakoma Club Manuel de la Torre Milwaukee Country Club Vitense Bill Garrett Madison Snot Air Leif Larson Racine Wisonsin James Forbes Monroe Country Club Donald Elliot Blue Mound David Forbes Monroe Racine Meadowbrook William Garrett Madison Nakoma Nathan Goetz Blue Mound Wich Robert T Gus) Ninneman Robert Bruce Maple Bluff Robert Solie Janesville Paul Scott Chester Becker Stan Zawodny Steve’ Caravello Nakoma William Lathrop Harland Wall

Hearing Planned On City Extension

A public hearing at City Hall on July 7 will discuss changes to the City Council street extension plans. State maps were revised after a planning commission review and new maps approved for council adoption. Plans call for extending one and one half miles beyond current city limits and include a bypass system around the city.

City Hall Monroe Cf Planning Commission

Wisconsin Cheese Prices Signal Light Demand

In Madison Wisconsin the American cheese market shows light to fair demand with quiet trade. Selling prices at assembly points include single daisies 39 to 40 percent, longhorns 49 to 41 percent, square prints 40 to 42 percent, and midgets 40 to 43 percent.

Madison Wisconsin

First Massive Test Of GG Opens In Polio City

In Montgomery, a historic mass inoculation begins as 30,000 children are set for gamma globulin injections over four days. Officials hope the trial will curb the polio outbreak and prevent future epidemics, with 67 gallons of GG serum and thousands of needles supplied by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.

Montgomery National Foundation For

Vandenberg Receives Medal at Farewell Ceremony

General Hoyt Vandenberg is awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for his service as Air Force chief of staff from 1948 to 1953. Gen. Nathan F. Twining will succeed him as Air Force chief of staff. Vandenberg departs after 30 years of service amid a parade of jet planes and troops.

Wast TGN Air Force Hoyt Vandenber Air Secretary Harold Talbott United States Air Force Nathan F. Twining Monroe Vandenberg Milwaukee Defense Wilson W. J. McNeil

JCs to Continue Reflector Tape Safety Program

The JCs will apply reflector tape as a safety precaution on car bumpers in Monroe at 6:30 p.m. on the south side of the square under chairman Robert H. Rieder. Tape distribution will occur in Orangeville on July 8 with plans for New Glarus and Blanchardville programs.

Jcs Monroe Ie Robert H. Rieder Orangeville New Glarus Blanchardville

Stock Market Advances Trim Losses Amid Film Shares Rise

New York stocks edged higher as motion picture stocks led with gains from fractional to about a point. Steel and aircraft shares also rose while utilities and mail order firms slipped. Motors, chemicals, and oils posted declines.

New York Motion Picture

Boil ers Subject At Warm Session

Board of Education members and janitors faced a stifling meeting to address boiler and heating problems at North school. Experts blamed a leaky steam return line for deposits that blocked auto controls, while a board member pressed for a full heating and ventilation overhaul and higher temperature settings.

Board of Education North School W. D. Murray Baraboo Robert K. Burden Rockford Leslie G. Kindschi Lwe Howe Burden Herbert T. Johnson Herman Stuessy T. R. Holyoke North Sting

Sabres Down 15 Mig Bombers Sets Korean War Records

Seoul报道说 Sabres击落15架共产MIG战机创造单日与月度新纪录。 June的MIG未破旧纪录,但再创一个月削弱敌方战力的新成就。前线地面战以侦察与小规模交火为主, Lookout Mountain一带攻防仍旧胶着。

No Relief From Heat Predicted As Mercury Rises

The day reached 92 degrees by 2 p m with no relief expected tonight or tomorrow. Overnight temps may stay in the mid 70s, making sleep uncomfortable, then climb to near 95 or 96 tomorrow.

Pilots Sponsor July 5 Brodhead Air Show

The Cole Brothers air show with jet team from Truax Field Madison will headline at Brodhead airport July 5 from 2 pm. Marian Cole in a 450 hp Stearman leads a program of parachute jumps, wing riding and aerobatics, with safety demonstrations and a car top landing. Officials note this is part of aviation anniversary tributes and warn private aircraft to stay clear until 2:30 pm.

Brodhead Air Show Cole Brothers Air Marian Cole Stearman Eldon Peters Madison Peters Duane Cole Marion Cole Charles M. Smith Stanley Wraight Wheelier Searles Edward L. Niffenegger Jr Henry Elmer Jr Vernon Guptil W. Harris Gempler Fredrick Mahlkuch Dean Peterson Ray Lyons Mmes. Wraight Elmer Searles Searles, ‘Niffennegger Smith Peterson Mahlkuch Guptil

Big Three Foreign Ministers Meet Aiming For July Target

Secretary of State Dulles announced France approved a three power foreign ministers conference in Washington around July 10. Britain suggested the meeting to forge a united Western stance on Germany while discussing unrest in Russia and East European satellites. Agenda likely covers Korea Indochina Far East issues and North Atlantic defense amid France Laniel government attendance.

Washington Dulles Britain Germany Russia Joseph Laniel France Korea Indochina North Atlantic Richard A. Butler House of Commons

Soviet Tanks Quiet as Arrests Surge in East Germany

Soviet tank forces pulled back from martial law areas in East Germany as authorities reported over 1,300 new arrests in key industries crippled by strikes. A fire damaged Bitterfield coal installations while the 14 day siege ending in Chemnitz and Rostock was noted and farming districts returned to civilian Communist control in Brandenburg and Mecklenburg.

Berlin Bitterfield Saxony-Anhalt Chemnitz Rostock Brandenburg Mecklenburg Mons

Keegan Named Vice Chairman of Highway Advisory Panel

Rep. Keegan of Monroe was elected vice chairman of the Legislative Council's highway advisory committee today at Madison. Jess Miller, a Republican from Richland Center, was re-elected chairman, with Donald C. McDowell of Soldier noted in the action.

Rep. Keegan Harry A. Keegan Monroe Legislative Council Mad- Sea Jess Miller R-Richland Center Donald C. McDowell

Fainting Physician Breaks Up Bandits Siege at Home Office

Four young men staged a Monday raid on a Brooklyn home used as a dentist and physician office. They confined 15 patients and the two doctors for hours, demanded a safe, then fled after Dr Sonya Monen fainted and Screamed, ending the siege.

Home Office New York Brooklyn Sonya A. Monen Irving K. Madow Madon Dr. Monen

Crowd Packs Recreation Park for Old Timers Concert

About two thousand attended the annual Old Timers outdoor concert at Recreation Park. More than 135 participated, with soloists Shirley Montgomery Billie Ann Wenger Evelyn Rabe and conductors Glenn Wood and Gerald Von Klein helping lead the program. Allan F Barnard directed the combined musical effort noting it was the largest turnout in years. Charles A Booth served as announcer.

Recreation Park Shirley Montgomery Billie Ann Wenger Evelyn Rabe Glenn Wood Belleville Beaver Dam Gerald von Klein Shullsbury South Wayne High School Charles A. Booth

County Trunk C To Cost $194 500

Gov. Kohler approves a 194 500 project to improve County Trunk C west of Monticello, with Green County paying 101 000 and the state covering 93 500 from federal aid. A 3.5 mile grid and drainage segment from County Trunk J will be built under a 138 110 contract with the Ryan Brothers Construction Co. in Janesville, with later bituminous surfacing under a separate contract.

Kohler Monticello Green County Ryan Brothers Construction Co Janesville

ROK President Balks At Terms of Pact Yet Again

North Korea rejects U N demand for armistice on agreed terms at Panmunjom while South Korea’s President Rhee remains opposed. U S emissary Robertson plans another meeting with Rhee as Pyongyang blasts Clark’s truce proposal and warns of unreliability. Around 20 000 Chinese POWs are held, with 14 200 resisting return to Red rule.

Seoul Red Radio Today U. N Panmunjom Eisenhowere South Korea Syngman Rhee Walter S. Robertson Rhee UNC Pyongyang Clark Rhee Clark Red High ‘Command London Pusan

Sylvester and Albany Boards Approve School Reorganization

Sylvester Township and Albany boards approved a plan to annex District No 2 the Hardscrabble school to District No 8 in Albany creating a unified community school system for the area. The move mirrors setups at Brookyn Monticello and New Glarus and affects district attendance and upcoming board elections on July 13.

Alny Sylvester Township Albany Brooklyn Monticello New Glarus Maurice W. Quinn Sam Ludwig Edward Striker Marvin Siedschlag Village of Edward Killingstad T. E. Sharer Ralph E. Luedy William E. Hein M. L. Barton Herbert Striker Sie" Penies Jug Prairie District Albanyistrict

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