Cheese Payment Speedup Studied by Swiss Producers
An informal Turner hall meeting with Swiss cheese assemblers and factory representatives studied earlier dealer payments. Eight dealers representing 90 percent of local Swiss cheese attended with 14 factory representatives. They recessed discussion to March 25 and will have dealers confer with each factory on mutual plans to speed payments after a December Wisconsin association resolution.
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Turner Hall
Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association
Idle Hour Property Plan Fallout Hits Historical Society
The First National Bank as trustee sent letters to Green County Historical Society officers saying they failed to qualify to operate the Idle Hour homestead under Mrs. May Luchsinger's will. The will allotted a one year window to submit a viable operation plan with budget and financing proof. If DAR cannot qualify or the proposal is rejected, the property may be sold and proceeds go to the residuary estate.
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First National Bank
May L. Luchsinger
Green County Historical Society
The
Historical Society
DAR
Banks in Monroe Adopt Friday Evening Hours
Two local banks announce a new schedule starting Monday April 7 offering 9 am to 3 pm weekdays with Friday evenings 7 to 9 pm and no Saturday operations. Directors say the change preserves weekly hours, aids farmers and workers, and aligns with five day schedules in nearby cities. Green County banking groups discuss similar plans.
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Monroe
First National Bank
Commercial and Savings Bank
Securities Exchanges
Federal Reserve Bank
Green County
Green County Bankers Association
Monticello
Bank of Brooklyn
Bank of Albany
City Farm Night Bridges Farmers and Sportsmen Bond
Richland Creek Watershed Association members and Monroe merchants gathered for the first annual City Farm night in Ball school. Speakers featured Sen. Robert Travis and officials from the Wisconsin Conservation Department and Green County Conservation League. The event highlighted wildlife cover planting, tree and rose distributions, watershed importance, land use, and future conservation projects. Ralph Immell sent word he could not attend.
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Richland Creek Watershed Association
Monroe
Arthur Tschudy
Association
Robert Travis
Platteville
Clarence R. Benkett
Harold A. Pederson
Ray L. Beckman
Green County Conservation League
James Schwoegeler
SCS
Sen. Travis
Wisconsin Conservation Department
Wisconsin
Illinois
Beckman
Ralph Immell
Conservation Department
New York
Keely Resigns as Braves Coach in Bradenton Return
Bob Keely, sole survivor of Milwaukee Braves coaching upheaval after their world title, re signs today in Bradenton due to health concerns.
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Bob Keely
Bradenton
Fla
Milwaukee Braves
Speed Unit Use Resumed in City
The speed watch will resume Saturday under Police Chief Henry S Hefty after a three and a half month halt due to snow and ice. The unit, rebuilt from 132 to 66 feet, will monitor highways school zones and crossings with children present and residential streets at all times. Exceeding the limit by up to 20 mph costs 3 points while over 20 mph or school zone violations with children present cost 6 points and 12 points revoke a license for one year.
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Henry S. Hefty
Stock Market Rises With Active Dealings
New York stocks moved higher after opening mixed trading. Industrials led a regain in momentum as fractions of points rose and the market backed away briefly before a steady upturn by mid morning.
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New York
Leopold Leaves Prison for Chicago Visit
Joliet Illinois Nathan Leopold former killer walks from Stateville Prison gate after serving 12 years for the Bobby Franks murder. He plans a Puerto Rico hospital job and parole terms with a trust fund and potential book royalties supporting his move.
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Joliet
Ill
Nathan Leopold
Leopold
Stateville Prison
Joseph Ragen
Bobby Franks
Chicago
Richard Loeb
Puerto Rico
Elmer Gertz
Illinois Parole and Pardon Board
Church of the Brethren’s Mission
Castaner
P. R
Monroe Students Sweep Forensic Honor at Stoughton
Seven Monroe high school students earned A ratings at a league forensic contest in Stoughton. Winners Enid Spring Anita Blackbourn Ruth Benkett Glen Rid nour Dav id Riese Carol Lux and Patricia Miller will advance to the district contest March 22 in Fort Atkinson. Other participants included Judith Smith Carol Koenig Greta Pit kin Ricky Feutz Paula LaBuch Carol Cunningham John Fritsch Barbara Hartwig and George Kindschi.
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Monroe High School
Stoughton
Enid Spring
Anita Blackbourn
Ruth Benkett
Glen
Pete) Ridnour
David Riese
Carol Lux
Patricia Miller
Monroe
Fort Atkinson
Judith Smith
Carol Koenig
Greta Pitkin
Ricky Feutz
Paula LaBuch
Carol Cunningham
John Fritsch
Barbara Hartwig
George
Jud) Kindschi
Kundert Resigns from Masonic Board After 35 Years Service
Otto H. Kundert resigned from the Masonic Temple Association Board after 35 years of service. A. H. Ruf was elected to replace him, making Kundert the last original member of the 1923 board. Members voted to thank him for his devoted years on the panel.
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Otto H. Kundert
Masonic Temple Association Board
A. H. Ruf
Kundert
Eisenhower appoints Stans to budget director post
Percival F. Brundage resigns as director of the budget. President Eisenhower names Maurice H. Stans, then deputy director, to succeed Brundage. Eisenhower also assigns Robert E. Merriam, an assistant to the director, as deputy chief of the bureau.
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Washington
Percival F. Brundage
Eisenhower
Maurice H. Stans
Brundage
Robert E. Merriam
Possible Tax Cut Explained
Washington reports a potential income tax cut could add 2 to 8 dollars weekly to the average American’s pay and roughly five billion dollars in new buying power. The plan would reduce the first thousand dollars of taxable income from 20 to 15 percent and trim other rates by five percent, benefiting low and middle income taxpayers the most.
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B. L. Livingstone Washington
Congress
House
Chamber of Commerce issues new Monroe brochure
The Monroe Chamber completes a 40 page brochure with statistical data and promotional material written by L Anthony McMahon Associates. The Monroe Evening Times prints it and a companion city map is in production at Kohli Printing to be included with the brochure.
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Chamber of Commerce
Monroe
L. Anthony McMahon
Diesel Locomotive Hoisted from Lake Michigan
A mud streaked diesel locomotive was recovered from Lake Michigan. FBI agents found no one in the cab and no tampering signs as investigators from the Chicago and Northwestern Railway review why it plunged into the harbor last Friday morning.
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Two Rivers
Lake Michigan
FBI
Frank Ellis
Chicago
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Queen for a Day guest to visit Monroe Monday
The State Department of Agriculture says television show Queen for a Day will honor dairy industry in Monroe on Monday. Nancy Popp a 15 year old widow will be the guest with Alice in Dairyland Nancy Kaye Trewyn also appearing.
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State Department of Agriculture
Madison
Monroe
Nancy Popp
Wisconsin
Jack Bailey
Nancy Kaye Trewyn
Alice In Dairyland
Department of Agriculture
Monroe Country Club
Kathleen Risden
Hollywood
Calif
New Glarus
Monroe Opens WIAA Sectionals in LaCrosse Clash
Monroe faces Trempealeau at 8 30 PM in LaCrosse as part of the WIAA sectionals opening night. Monticello meets Janesville in Beloit while Black River Falls and Patch Grove play in the same LaCrosse venue. The winners advance to the sectional final Friday with further games Saturday night and a state tournament next week. Dave Grams is out with strep throat impacting Monroe's scoring.
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Monroe
Lee Mitchell
Trempealeau
Cheesemakers
Black River Falls
Patch Grove
Pete Dannerbeck
Paul Lamboley
Larry Menehan
Mitchell
Wayne Bahn
Dick Muenich
Bill Carter
LaCrosse
Monticello
Janesville
Beloit
Mary E. Sawyer
Racine Park-Madison
Viola
Madison East
Dave Grams
Grams
Auditorium Court
George McKeown
WEKZ
WWCF
la Crosse
Fennimore
Dodgeville
Darlington
Platteville
Schweitzer Receives $1000 Eastman Scholarship
Eugene W. Schweitzer Monroes vocal music director wins a $1000 Eastman School of Music scholarship for 1958-59 to pursue a PhD in theory and cello at University of Rochester. He earned a UW degree in 1952 and a Westminster Master’s in 1957, taught at Monroe High School in 1957-58, and will marry Betty Liska in June.
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Eugene W. Schweitzer
Monroe High School
Eastman School of Music
University of Rochester
Rochester
N. Y
Schweitzer
University of Wisconsin
Westminster Choir College
Princeton
N. J
Labor Leaders Push Immediate Tax Slashes and Spending
McElroy reported contracts worth about 10 billion dollars for missiles aircraft and military items in the first half of the year vs 6 billion in the last six months of 1957. AFL CIO leaders pressed Eisenhower for tax cuts and faster public works while Democrats urge early tax decisions. Johnson Mansfield and Anderson flag timing and deficit concerns with a possible seven billion revenue loss and a 15 billion deficit.
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Washington
McElroy
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
House Public Works Committee
Afl-Cio
Senate
House
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Sen
Mansfield
Montana
Johnson
the Treasury
Anderson
Byrd
D-Va
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Congress
Kirk Johnson to Appear in NBC Skit Sunday
Kirk Johnson 15, grandson of Mr and Mrs Ralph Stau f f acher Route 2 Evanston will join a Wide Wide World skit on Marco Polo presented by Evanston Children’s Theater. Program starts 3 p.m. Monroe time on channels 33 and 39. He is son of Evanston city manager Bert W Johnson and Mrs Johnson.
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Kirk Johnson
Ralph Stauffacher
Wide Wide World
Nbc-Tv
Evanston Children’s Theater
Monroe
Kirk
Bert W. Johnson
Evanston
Stauffacher
Market Unsettled in Madison Cheese Trade
In Madison Wisconsin the American cheese market shows unsettled demand averaging fair with light outside interest and small offerings. Prices listed include cheddars 34 to 35 cents, single daisies 36 to 36, longhorns 36 to 37, and midgets 37 to 38 cents per pound.
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Madison
Wisconsin
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Times
Prison
Otto Kundert
Stans
Chamber
Eugene Schweitzer
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