Tibet Rebellion Crushed by Peiping Broadcast Claim
Peiping claimed it crushed the Tibet uprising and installed the Panchen Lama as head of a new regime. Premier Chou En Lai ordered abolition of the Dalai Lama’s government, while the Dalai Lama was said to be abducted by rebels. Peiping said 4,000 rebels were captured and stressed the Panchen Lama would chair the preparatory Tibet Autonomous regime.
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Peiping
Lhasa
Dalai Lama
Buddha
Chou
Panchen Lama
Tibet Autonomous Region
Red
Kampa
Tibet
Tsong Ka Ba
Darjeeling
India
VA Warns Wisconsin Veterans on Pension Repayment Dilemma
Milwaukee VA official explains how a February Social Security rise can push unmarried veterans over the $1,400 yearly income limit for VA pension. Notify VA before March 31 to keep already issued pension, with refunds possible if income exceeds limit later.
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Wisconsin
J. P. Cullen
Milwaukee
Cullen
Uncle Sam
Miss Frautschy Named National Junior Champion Holstein Girl
Mary Ann Frautschy a 20 year old Monroe 4 H member built a 13 head registered Holstein herd on her family farm from age 10 to 20 earning the National Junior Champion Holstein Girl title among 23 state champions. She impressed judges with leadership record and cattle quality earning praise from Holstein Friesian Association official G M Householder and winning the Wisconsin Holstein Girl Champion title at Delavan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann Frautschy
Monroe
Holstein-Friesian of America
Arleigh J. Frautschy
Delavan
G. M. Householder
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Brattleboro
Lynn
America
From Winslow to LOOK editor George Eells story
The piece follows George Eells a Winslow native who after a disruptive start as a newspaper employee became entertainment editor of LOOK magazine. It covers his youth with osteomyelitis, family, schooling, rough West Coast to East Coast moves, early work with the Hobo News and Paramount, and eventual rise in New York and Hollywood based entertainment reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Eells
Winslow
Look Magazine
Illinois
New York
Hollywood
Florida
Clark Eells
Winslow School
George
Martha Hardel
Selmar Brager
Lena, Ill
Bess
George Schmidt
Mason City
Victor Rockey
Bells
Dr. Rockey
Orangeville
Freeport
Northwestern University
Young Bells
California
Russell Brothers Circus
Paramount Studios
Los Angeles
Hobo News
Fred Sparks
Spring Vacation Ends For Monroe Students
Monroe public school students return to classes Monday after spring break began March 20. St Victor's Parochial students resume next Wednesday April 1 following a midweek start.
Huge Shortage Found in Firm
The Securities and Exchange Commission may suspend trading in H. L. Green Co. stock after disclosing a nearly three million dollar shortage. President Maurice E. Olen, 35, resigned an hour earlier. Paul Windels says a suspension could occur before the NYSE reopens. Green operated 139 U.S. and 85 Canadian stores prior to absorbing Olen units in the Southeast.
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New York
Securities and Exchange Commission
H. L. Green Co
Maurice E. Olen
Paul Windels
SEC
Green
New York Stock Exchange
United States
Canada
Olen
Harry
Mobile
Ala
Maurice Olen
Green Concern
Darlington Flood Coverage Sparks Resident Backlash
A week of Pecatonica River flood warnings prompts Darlington residents to denounce excessive media reporting. The Republican Journal accuses AP and UP of sensational word deluge, while confirming actual flooding remains limited and the town awaits official updates.
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Darlington
Pecatonica River
Republican Journal
Press Association
Monroe Evening Times
Associated Press
United Press
Pecatonica
One Driver Dies In Highway Race
A high speed highway race in Wisconsin leaves Randall G. Daebler dead and four others injured. Daebler, 18, Clintonville, collided with another vehicle on Highway 45 near Appleton after reportedly traveling up to 195 mph. An injured passenger, Ervin E. Arndt, 21, Ogdensburg, claimed the crash followed a 100 to 195 mph run. ice caused Daebler’s car to skid and hit a second car. In separate incidents Alvin Bistline, 71, was decapitated when his car veered onto a semi, and John R. Marchand, 16, Green Bay, died from injuries after a collision with a Milwaukee Road train.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Randall G. Daebler
Clintonville
Appleton
Outagamie
Bernard Kemps
Kemps
Ervin E. Arndt
Ogdensburg
Daebler Auto
Sternhager
Alvin Bistline
Kenosha
John R. Marchand
Raymond J. Marchand
Green Bay
Milwaukee Road
Miss Benkert Elected Secretary of UW Unit
Miss Carolyn Benkert of Monroe has been elected secretary of the Associated Women Students at the University of Wisconsin during the 1959 campus elections. She is among 22 students named to offices across university units and was an honor student at Monroe high school.
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Carolyn Benkert
Atty
Arthur C. Benkert
Monroe
Associated Women Students
University of Wisconsin
Monroe High School
Benkett
Alpha Lambda Delta
Purdue University
Wisconsin
Easter services brighten Monroe with sunny mild weather
Monroe residents enjoyed mostly sunny skies and 50s temperatures for Easter observances. The sunrise service at St John s United Church of Christ featured speaker Robert Keller a Elmhurst College student. church groups including the Methodist Men and St Andrew s Episcopal held events. 40 and 8 canceled their egg hunt. Masonic bodies hosted 3 pm Easter service in the Masonic Temple. Good Friday service at Immanuel EUB drew many as pastors preached through seven meditations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Monroe Christian Youth Council
St. John’s
St. Andrew’s’ Episcopal Church
Seven Die In Two Accidents Near Washington Pa
A highway crash near Slovan killed five people including Reymond Ayers Jr his wife Mary and their two children Dolly and Robert plus Ayers sister Hazel. A separate head on collision on Route 40 near Washington killed Walter Boswell 56 and Geraldine Snead 21.
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Washington
Slovan
Route 40
Reymond Ayers Jr
Mary
Dolly
Robert
Ayers
Hazel
Cleveland
Ohio
Shinnstown
W.va
Walter W. Boswell
Washington Pa
Geraldine Snead
Auto Crash Closes All Towns Schools In Hollis New Hampshire
A car crash that killed 55 year old Mrs. Lucien Fortier and injured four Milford teachers forces Hollis NH to close its schools for a week. Injured teachers Ms Lester Perham 36 Mrs Robert Craig 28 Mrs Harold Foote 58 and Mrs Winifred Casey 58 were hospitalized at Nashua Memorial.
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Hollis
N.H
Lucien Fortier
Nashua Memorial Hospital
Lester Perham
Robert Craig
Harold Foote
Winifred Casey
Milford
Rites Arranged For Area Women
Dane County authorities ruled the deaths of two New Glarus women a drowning tragedy not an inquest. The auto collision occurred Thursday between 3 30 and 4 p m as the car skidded on icy pavement and plunged into Badger Mill creek south of Verona. Mrs. Wilbert Zweifel and Mrs. Goldie Seeholzer were found dead. Mrs. Zweifel drove the car and Mrs. Seeholzer was thrown clear. Funeral services set for 2 and 3 p m with burial in the church cemetery for Zweifel and Seeholzer to be buried in Driggs Idaho. Both women active in Swiss United Church of Christ groups.
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Dane County
New Glarus
Wilbert Zweifel
Goldie Seeholzer
Badger Mill
Verona
Highway 69
Zweifel
Madison
Walter Wenger
J. S. Urben
Gilbert Ott
Robert Strickler
E.V. Hicks
Marshall Ingwell
Bridges to Speak at McCarthy Bust Unveiling
Sen Styles Bridges will speak in Appleton for the unveiling of a bust honoring the late Sen Joseph R McCarthy on May 2.
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Bridges
Appleton
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Joseph R. McCarthy
Floods Bring Widespread High Water Across Pecatonica Reach
The Pecatonica River flood swelled across Brown town Winslow McConnell and Freeport with water 14 to 19 feet above normal. Homes and cottages flooded residents evacuated 35 plus people and several plants closed as dikes held and highways remained blocked.
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Pecatonica
Browntown
Winslow
McConnell
Freeport
Darlington
Milwaukee Road
Dill Bridge
Chester Goetz
Monroe
Ray L. Beckman
Sugar
Weather Bureau
National Guard
Stephenson County
Donald Holmes
Martintown
Sam Roelli
Green
Lafayette
Highway 176
South Wayne
Former Dean Daland Dies in Edgerton at 74
John N. Daland longtime Milton College figure and son of its second president died in Edgerton hospital at age 74. He had served the college for 54 years before resigning in 1956. His father was the late William C. Daland.
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Edgerton
John N. Daland
Milton College
Edgerton Hospital
Daland
William C. Daland
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Frautschy
Kells
McConnell Areas
Indian Creek
Pecatonica Valley
Ilinois
Times
Miss Benkert
Dean Daland
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