Monroe Auto Parade Salutes Opening of You Auto Buy Now
A Friday evening air unit parade in Monroe will feature over 30 new cars and trucks as part of the You Auto Buy Now program. Co chairs William Grewth and Lloyd Siedschlag and marshal W R Schuetze finalized the lineup this morning with groups including General Motors Ford Chrysler Nash Studebaker Edsel Pony and several service and clown units.
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Public Square
Monroe
William Grewth
Lloyd Siedschlag
W. R. Schuetze
11Th Street
17Th Avenue
Company K
General Motors
Turn
Edsel Pony
Ford Cars
Shrine-Kc Clown Band
Chrysler Cars
Boots and Saddies Club
Nash Ramblers
Studebaker
VFW
Monroe Volunteer Fire Department
Fritos Wisconsin
Zor Shrine
Joseph Urban
Lloyd Liedschlag
William Greub
Monroe New Car and Truck Dealers Association
Times
You Auto Buy Now Ninth Day Opens In Monroe
The Monroe nine day You Auto Buy Now program opens tomorrow and runs through Saturday May 10 with cars and trucks displayed around public square. More than 400 units will be available and each buyer receives ten one dollar checks to spend locally. A kickoff dinner at Monroe Country Club tonight features Harry Manzer as principal speaker and Don Ripp as toastmaster. Weather foresees a fair and warmer Friday with some wind.
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Monroe
Public Square
Monroe New Car and Truck Dealers Association
Monroe Country Club
Harry E. Manzer
Madison Insurance
Eugene
Park
Kiel
Wisconsin
Flag Display Urged During Auto Program
Downtown businesses urged by the Monroe New Car and Truck Dealers Association to fly flags tomorrow and every day through the You Auto Buy Now program. The automobile and local merchant project opens tomorrow morning and runs through Saturday May 10.
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Monroe New Car and Truck Dealers Association
Automobile and Local Merchant Project
GOP Courthouse caucus rallies turnout urge in 1958 election
Green County Republicans at the courthouse last night heard appeals from Attorney General Stewart Honeck and GOP Field Director Edward A. Terrill to mobilize Republican voters for the 1958 elections. They noted labor unions’ campaigns to boost turnout and urged precinct level work. Delegates and alternates to the state convention in Milwaukee May 23-24 were elected with no candidate endorsements.
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Green County
Stewart Honeck
GOP
Edward A. Terrill
Honeck
Sen. Proxmire
Terrill
Milwaukee
Elkhorn
County Hospital to Host Open House Sunday
Green County Hospital on Argyle road will hold an open house from 2 to 4 p m Sunday in observance of National Mental Health week. Superintendent Mr Warden Francis and matron are in charge of the facility.
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Green County Hospital
Argyle Road
Warden Francis
Area Youth Returns Purse in Monticello Won Reward
Allan Wire 22 Monticello found a purse containing about 60 dollars belonging to Monroe City Treasurer Helen L Gempeler. He alerted a deputy sheriff and a reward will await him at her office. The purse fell from a car as she backed from a Monticello driveway.
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Monticello
Monroe
Helen L. Gempeler
Allan Wire
Route 2
Sheriff’s Department
Monroe Heart Fund Total Reaches 1970.87 in 1958 Campaign
Monroe officials announce the final 1958 heart fund total of 1970.87 dollars, surpassing the quota by over 50. The Monroe and township area quota matched last year’s 1919. Wisconsin Heart Association reports a state total of 477,400 dollars, up 32,000 from 1957. Seventy five percent stays in state for research and education. rest goes to the national American Heart Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Heart Fund
Monroe Township
Monroe
Wisconsin Heart Association
Grant Larned
American Heart Association
Hoover to leave New York hospital early next week
Former President Herbert Hoover, convalescing from gall bladder surgery, will be released from Harkness Pavilion at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center early next week.
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Hoover
New York
Herbert Hoover
Harkness
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
Will Elect Officers Firemen Gather In Area Sunday
A 43rd annual convention of the Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois Firemen’s Association includes a Mutual Aid fire fighting demonstration at Browntown Village Park. Browntown chief Ray Montgomery moves farm buildings, Henry Towne Laboratories showcases smoke deodorant, and several officers will be elected.
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Browntown
Southern
Wisconsin and
Northern Illinois Firemen’s Association
Ray Montgomery
Henry Towne Laboratories
Madison
Oregon
Monroe
Joe Fetters
Illinois State
Fred Heisler
Oklahoma A and M
Peace Church Hall
Woman’s Guild
Schumacher’s Hall
Hubert Rockow
Lynn Ray
Association
North Park
Rockford
Harvey A. Ott
New Glarus
Warren Uecker
Savanna Ordnance Depot
Savanna
Ill
Herman Pfund
Edgar Fuhrman
Reedsburg
Dan McDermot
Epworth
Savanoa
Daniel Schowalter
Peace Eub Church
First Hospital Baby Becomes Father of Son at St. Clare
At 8 55 last night the first baby born in St. Clare hospital became the father of a son. The child, a boy, was born to Mr and Mrs Robert Heitz of Route 2 at 1 a m on August 1 1939, one hour after the hospital opened. Mrs Heitz is the former Judith Ann Daly daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralphael Daly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Clare Hospital
Robert Heitz
Heitz
R. Leland Heitz
St. Clare
Judith Ann Daly
Ralphael Daly
Derby Field Set for 84th Kentucky Derby
Sixteen three year olds entered led by Silky Sullivan Tim Tam and Jewel’s Reward for the 125000 added Derby at Louisville. Nadir excluded by A B Hancock Claiborne Farm, Belleau Chief scratched with a splint. Entry cost 250 with 1250 at post. purse 163000 gross 118900 to winner. Other entries include Flamingo Gone Fishin Lincoln Road Benedicto Chance It Tony Martins Bullah Jet's Alibi Ebony Pearl Noureddin A Dragon Killer Warren G Can Trust and Red Hot Pistol.
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Louisville
Silky Sullivan
Tim Tam
Jewel
A. B. Hancock
Claiborne Farm
Nadir
Flamingo
Gone Fishin
Lincoln Road
Benedicto
Chance It Tony
Martins
Indicted Milwaukee Gas Firms Face Conspiracy Charges
A federal grand jury indicted three natural gas distributors American Natural Gas Co. Ralph T. McElvenny Northern Natural Gas Co. John F. Merriam and Peoples Gas Light and Coke Co. for conspiring since 1954 to block Midwestern Gas Transmission from competing, boycott imported gas, and absorb markets in Wisconsin Minnesota and Illinois.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Illinois
American Natural Gas Co
New York City
Ralph T. McElvenny
Detroit
Northern Natural Gas Co
Omaha
Neb
John F. Merriam
Peoples Gas Light and Coke Co
Chicago
James F. Oates Jr
McElvenny and
Merriam
Peoples Gas Light and Coke
Midwestern Gas Transmission Co
Tennessee Gas Transmission Co
Houston
U. S. District Court
Student Dancers Perform Tonight at Monroe High
Monroe high school Orchesis presents Impressions of Dance tonight at 8 in the school auditorium. Dances feature Rodent Ramblings with freshmen dancers Sharon Einbeck choreographing. performers include Shirley Ault Carol Brunkow Sandra Franklin Marlene Frey Tana Loveland Janice Park Betty Vincent.
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Monroe High School
Orchesis
Sharon Einbeck
Shirley Ault
Carol Brunkow
Sandra Franklin
Marlene Frey
Tana Loveland
Janice Park
Betty Vincent
Miss Park
Department of Physical Education
Betty J. Schmidt
Carol Lux
Thomas Fritz
Elizabeth Ambrose
Joyce Moen
Elaine Rubi
Enid Spring
Diana Weeks
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
I Love
Carol Koenig
Pat Miller
John Fritsch
Gayleen Steensrud
Bonnie Kubly
Miss Ault
Doris Bohren
Carol Erickson
Miss Franklin
Paula Hahlen
Donna Rae Kubly
Rosetta Marty
Miss Parks
Miss Vincent
Dave Brubeck
Judith Beckman
Beverly Koehn
Beverly Meyers
Sue Simpson
LaVonne Webster
Miss Miller
Carol Oenig
Deanne Bowman
Sandra Miller
Karen Wagner
Elise Feutz
Barbara Marvin
Karen Scherer
Miss Wagner
Eugene Schweitzer
James W. Johnson
Carol T
Miss Bowman
Miss Lux
Miss Moen
Rubi
Frondizi Sworn In as Argentina’s President
Arturo Frondizi is sworn in as president, marking Argentina’s first democratic government in more than ten years. The ceremony occurred today, signaling an end to military rule and a shift toward civilian leadership.
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Frondizi
Buenos Aires
Arturo Frondizi
Argentina
Tax Cut Decision Due in 30-60 Days
Secretary of Labor Mitchell says the administration will likely decide within 30 to 60 days whether to recommend a tax cut as the most effective anti recession measure. He notes no solid improvement ahead and supports timely action if bolstering the economy is needed. He referenced voluntary restraint on wages and prices and whether steel prices might rise after a wage increase.
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Washington
Labor
Mitchell
Eisenhower
Area Bids Goodbye To Cold Dry April
Warm weather returns to Monroe with forecasts of 60s through the weekend. April officially closed with more cold dry days than 1957, as The Monroe Evening Times records show average temperatures of 45.35 degrees this year versus 47.11 last year and rain totals of 2.57 inches in 1958 compared with 3.40 inches in 1957.
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Monroe
Mercury
New Glarus Votes to Keep Saturday Night Hours
Village merchants at a meeting here last night voted to keep stores open until 10 p m on Saturdays, continuing the longstanding custom observed by many years.
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New Glarus
Desi Arnaz Sells TV Series to Westinghouse
Desi Arnaz sells his new television series to Westinghouse for 12 million dollars to be aired on CBS replacing Studio One Monday evenings. The 48 program set marks a historic deal in television history.
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Desi
Hollywood
Desi Arnaz
Westinghouse
Studio One
CBS
Loyalty Day Ceremony by VFW and Auxiliary observed
The Cecil Jones Post No 2312 VFW and Auxiliary held Loyalty Day at the Courthouse from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to counter communism with a flag raising and lowering. Color guard members Louis Oostdik Alois Beer Virgil Wilkins and Virgil Tertin led the ceremony with Anita Ainsworth and Mary Ellen Summeril performing To the Colors and Taps.
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Cecil Jones
Veteran’s of Foreign Wars
VFW
Louis H. Oostdik
Alois T. Beer
Virgil Q. Wilkins
Virgil Tertin
Anita Ainsworth
Mary Ellen Summeril
Hugo Voelkh
Ralph Schroeder
Mmes. Beer and Oostdik
Olin E. Flisram
Clark Kleckner
Richard Wagner
Katherine Bowell
Woman’s Relief Corps
Mrs Bernet 61 Dies in Monroe
Mrs. Christ Bernet 61 of 2709 18th street died at 4 40 p m in St Clare hospital after a heart condition. Born November 21 1896 in Grindelwald Switzerland she married Oct 18 1917 and came to the area in 1927 later caretakers at Idle Hour Farm. Surviving husband daughter son three sisters four brothers and five grandchildren. Services at St John s United Church of Christ with Rev Paul H Olm officiating burial in Greenwood cemetery.
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Christ Bernet
18Th Street
St. Clare Hospital
Bernet
Grindelwald
Canton Bern
Switzerland
Christian
Karolina Rufener Kaufmann
Marie Kaufmann
Monticello
Mt. Pleasant
Monroe Townships
Idle Hour Farm
St. John’s
Madison
Werner
20Th Avenue
Bertha Bernet
Montebello
Calif
C. H. Tschudin
Los Angeles
Albert Aeberhard
Zurich
Fred
Adolph
Solon Springs
Wis
Christ, Heber
Hans
St. John’s Church
Paul H. Olm
Greenwood Cemetery
Williams Seeks Sixth Term as Michigan Democrat
Lansing Michigan Democrat G Mennen Williams announces candidacy for an unprecedented sixth term as sss of Michigan. Williams, age seven, remains a presidential hopeful for the party.
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Williams
Lansing
Mich
G. Mennen Williams
Assss
Michigan
Claims Defense Boss Could Give Unit Bum's Rush
Washington report on defense reshaping prompts Marine Corps opposition. Gen. Pate warns that repealing service roles could threaten the Marines. Secretary McElroy assures no sweeping realignment and insists individual identities remain. President Eisenhower defends a unified defense approach stressing safety with solvency. Admiral Burke supports the bill but cautions wording could enable future attacks on service units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Marine Corps
Congress
Eisenhower
McElroy
Randolph M. Pate
Pate
Secretary of Defense
Clapp Enters Congress Race in Wisconsin
Norman M. Clapp a 1956 Democratic congressional candidate from the 3rd District announces another bid. The Grant County editor and former secretary to the late Sen. Rob ert LaFollette Jr. spoke at Crawford County Democrats meeting in Prairie du Chien claiming Rep. Gardner Withrow betrays farmers taxpayers and consumers amid the current business recession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Norman M. Clapp
Clapp
Gardner Withrow
LaCrosse
Grant County
Robert M. LaFollette Jr
Independent
Muscoda Progressive
Crawford County Democratic Organization
Prairie du Chien
Withrow
Cheese Production Resumes at East Winslow Factory
The East Winslow factory resumes black Swiss cheese production after a shutdown. Herman E. Stuessy announces the reopening with Clifford Stark as the new maker and milk received from 17 patrons.
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East Winslow
Herman E. Stuessy
Clifford Stark
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Cochairman
Erma Thurber
Brodhead
Joseph Stencil
Frank Mauermann
J. C. Timm
Clinton Pierce
R. C. Lyons
Dan Markham
Mabel Timm
Donald Edwards
Leona Richardson
Mauermann
Juda
Edward Kaderly
Fred Rust
Rust
Harry Broughton
Brooklyn
Bryant Wackman
Monroe — Viney
Thurber
Sam Humbel
R. W. Blaha
Merlin Meythaler
Rodney Kittelsen
Grace Thorp
Anna Blum
Helen Myers
Lois Hodgson
William Rollins
Burton Lynch
Ray Kundert
Humbel
Fred Kunder
County Hospital
Heart Fund
Everette Flannery
Argyle
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
America
Adm
Arleigh Burke
Naval Operations
Burke
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