Monticello Bank Opens New Building this Week
Monticello Bank stores feature a two day open house next week with a Wednesday evening session for neighboring bank officers and directors and two public sessions Thursday from 3 to 5 pm and 7 to 9 pm. The building, moved in February, cost about 87000 dollars and includes a main lobby, five teller work areas, a drive in window, and a basement storage area. It was designed by John W. Steinmann of Monticello and built by Joe Kuhne Lumber Co. of Monroe.
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New Monticello Bank
Lawrence G. Marty
George Grenzow
Yolanda Richards
Frieda Benkert
Thomas Brusveen
Bank of Monticello
Monticello Bank
John W. Steinmann
Monticello
Joe Kuhne
Nelson
Assembly
Senate
Conservation Department
Miss Anderson and Myers Win Wisconsin Scholarship Grants
Monroe high school seniors Karen Anderson and Blythe A Myers receive legislative scholarships to Whitewater State College for freshman year. Authorized by the state board of regents, the grants cover incidental fees per semester based on scholarship leadership and need. Anderson is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Anderson and Myers is son of Mrs. Helen F Myers.
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Karen Anderson
Blythe A
Butch) “Myers
Monroe High School
Whitewater State College
Board of Regents of State Colleges
Wisconsin
Miss Anderson
Edmund Anderson
Myers
Helen F. Myers
Nelson renames Arthur Main to second five-year State Board of Pharmacy term
Gov. Gaylord Nelson named Arthur Main of Superior to a second five-year term on the State Board of Pharmacy. Main, 52, will continue to oversee licensing and regulatory matters for pharmacists in Wisconsin.
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BOARD
Madison
Gaylord Nelson
Arthur Main
Superior
State Board of Pharmacy
Law Day Observed With Loyalty Day Flag Ceremony
Special flag ceremonies for Loyalty Day were held with the American Flag lowered from the Courthouse flagpole by VFW members at 5 pm after an 8 am flag-raising. VFW participants included Louis Oostdik Theodore J. Burgy Allie Beer and Virgil Wilkins, with Monroe high school band members Mary Ellen Summeril and Anita Ainsworth founding the bugles.
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VFW
Louis Oostdik
Theodore J. Burgy
Allie Beer
Virgil Wilkins
Mary Ellen Summeril
Anita Ainsworth
Monroe High School
Bugles
Veterans War Organizations
America
Bus Driver Shot By Pupil's Father in McHenry
McHenry Illinois a father angry over his 7 year old son being barred from a school bus halted the bus and shot the driver Victor A Hopp 26 as 25 children watched Sheriff Melvin Griebel said Joseph DiMaggio 49 pulled a .25 caliber pistol and fired once hitting Hopp in the left shoulder above the heart before the men fought and two older boys who had exited restrained the scene
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Edward Dowd
Hopp
DiMaggio
Miss Gustafson Named To Beloit College Posts
Miss Donna Gustafson daughter of Mrs E J Gustafson 616 26th avenue has been elected secretary of the Beloit College senior bench of Mortar Board national honorary for college women and president of Orchesis the college modern dance club. She has served as junior counsellor secretary for union board and is vice president of Kappa Alpha Theta. She is a 1956 graduate of Monroe high school.
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Donna Gustafson
E. J. Gustafson
26Th Avenue
Beloit College
Mortar Board
Orchesis
Gustafson
Union Board
Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority
Monroe High School
Catlin Law Repeal Clears Assembly On 70 20 Vote
The Assembly passed a Democratic backed bill repealing the Catlin Law prohibiting unions from political contributions by a 70 to 20 vote. The measure, debated four years, faced GOP resistance and sent to the Senate.
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Madison
Assembly
Senate
Suiter Hosiery Fire Wounds Merchant and Firemen
A Milwaukee south side fire caused more than 50000 in damage as Louis Niemann, 54 owner of Arrow Hosiery Co, suffered second and third degree burns and three firemen were hospitalized during the blaze.
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Milwaukee
South Side
Louis Niemann
Arrow Hosiery Co
Democrats Reassess Big Spending After Eisenhower Veto
Congress faced veto threats after the House failed to override President Eisenhower on a rural cooperatives loan bill. The 280 to 146 tally fell four votes short of two thirds, with Senate action also voting to upset the veto. Democrats warned of scaling back heavy outlays for airports housing and community facilities to secure any passage.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Benson
Senate
White House
Chicago Welcomes First U S Ship With Pilot Union Troubles
The Grace Lines ship Santa Regina, first American vessel on the rebuilt St. Lawrence Seaway, faced a four hour offshore delay due to a pilot union dispute. Negotiations with the Licensed Tugmen and Pilots Protective Association centered on employing a union pilot to guide the 15,000 ton vessel into Calumet Harbor. City officials later welcomed the ship after federal mediators were brought in.
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Chicago
St. Lawrence Seaway
Grace Lines
Richard Daley
Tugmen’s and Pilots Protective Association
Regina
Calumet River
Lake Calumet Harbor
Union
Great Lakes
Montgomery apologizes for saying U S leadership slipping
Field Marshal Montgomery returns from Moscow and apologizes for remarks that U S leadership was slipping. He spoke after meetings with Soviet Premier Khrushchev and said any offense caused would be unreservedly apologized for. He appeared grave as he issued the statement.
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London
Marshal Montgomery
Moscow
U.S
Fhrushchev
Atlantic
Montgomery
Britain
Monroe Rotary organized with Rev Mouw as president
A group of 20 local professionals in Monroe elected Rev. Gerritt Mouw pastor of the First Presbyterian church as the first president of a proposed Rotary Club. John Walter was named vice president, Charles Wendtland secretary, Clarence Grundahl treasurer, with a board including Lloyd Nielsen Glen Kubly Myron Stair and Herbert Johnson. The club seeks a charter from Rotary International and plans to meet weekly at the Eugene hotel.
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Gerritt Mouw
First Presbyterian Church
Eugene
Rotary International
World Wide Service Club Organization
Robert MacMaster
Rotary
John Walter
Charles Wendtland
Clarence Grundehl
Walter, Wendtland, Grundahl
Lloyd C. Nielsen
Glen H. Kubly
Myron Stair
Herbert T. Johnson
Monroe
Cuban Invaders Head for Capital
The main body of Cuban invaders left Nombre de Dios and moved toward Panama City while National Guardsmen pursued to intercept. About 60 of 89 fighters reportedly departed, with leader Cesar Vega signaling potential surrender after talks mediated by neutral diplomats from the OAS and Cuban authorities.
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Panama
Nombre de Dios
Panama City
Caribbean
Cesar Vega
Havana
Organization of American States
Vega
Fidel Castro
Raul
Brain Picks First Landing to Win Derby by UNIVAC
New York UNIVAC the electronic brain selects First Landing to win the Kentucky Derby on Saturday. It projects Tomy Lee second and Royal Orbit third, with Sword Dancer noted in the running for another podium finish alongside a full list of contenders.
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New York
Univac
Electronic Brain
World-Telegram
Sun
Tomy Lee
Royal Orbit
Sword Dancer
Silver Spoon
Easy Spur
Troilus
Ato 1
Finegan
Our Dad
Open View
Dance
Festival King
John Bruce
Rico Tesio
Die Hard
Ray Walters Attacked by Bull on His Farm
Ray Walters aged 58 of Route 4 was seriously injured yesterday when a bull charged him in a feed lot on his farm. He was alone, escaped after sustaining a crushed chest and fractures to both shoulders, and was found staggering toward the house. His condition remained serious.
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Ray Walters
Route 4
Walters
Mrs Luce Steps Down as Brazil Envoy After Row
Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce resigns as ambassador to Brazil after a public clash with Senator Wayne Morse. President Eisenhower announced the decision after discussions at the White House. Luce cites a poisoned climate of accusations and says the mission cannot succeed with Morse as subcommittee chairman.
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Washington
Clare Boothe Luce
Brazil
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Eisenhower
White House
Sen
Morse
Senate
Luce
New York
United States
Cheese deal ruling eliminates interest on repayment order
Eight food firms that lost their appeal of Judge Patrick Stone’s order to repay profits from 1954 cheese repurchase deals will not owe an extra $130,000 in interest. The U.S. Court of Appeals at Chicago upheld the repayment but voided interest payments as ordered by Stone.
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Patrick Stone
U.S. Court of Appeals
Chicago
Stone
Stock Prices Edge Higher as Trade Slows in New York
In a slow midweek session New York trading showed uneven moves with pivotal issues rising or falling about a point. High quality stocks moved more sharply, and New Thiokol gained about two points from Thursday’s close on its 3-for-1 split.
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New York
Texas School Board Session Ends In Violent Altercation
A special Aldine meeting erupted into a riot as citizens clashed with school board members over a dry treasury. Board members fought, chairs were used as weapons, and deputies dispersed the disturbance at the Aldine high school auditorium.
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Texas School Board
Houston
Tex.s
Aldin
Trees Arrive Monday for Monroe Farmer Distribution
A total of 35000 trees and 109000 multiflora rose plants will reach Monroe Monday for farmer distribution. Ray L Beckman of the Green County Conservation League says arrivals at noon lead to afternoon and evening pickups at the Beckman garage. The Wisconsin Conservation Department supplies the shrubs to support wildlife cover with 15000 Norway pines 15000 spruces 5000 white pines and assorted food shrubs.
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Monroe
Ray L. Beckman
Green County Conservation League
Beckman
League
Wisconsin Conservation Department
Castro arrival draws large crowd in Buenos Aires
A large crowd braved winter cold to greet Cuban Prime Minister Castro on his arrival in Buenos Aires, waiting through the night until 1:40 a.m. for the visitor.
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Castro
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Benkert Recalls Years With City
Arthur C. Benkert city attorney for 29 years retired after turning over records to successor William J. Schmitz elected April 7. Benkert noted growth and more government while serving under four mayors and resigning from the League of Wisconsin Municipalities legislation committee.
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Schmitz
Arthur C. Benkert
William J. Schmitz
Benkert
Madison
Wisconsin League of Municipalities
Times
John Callahan
Robert Sundbyr
League of Wisconsin Municipalities
League
Eleanor Frederick
John Larsen
Benkett
Charles Kohli
Rudolph P. Reger
Frank Buehler
Brooks J. Dunwiddie
Victor N. Schiller
Cheddar Large Styles Dip on Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
On the Wisconsin Cheese Exchange large styles of cheddar fell by a quarter cent while single daisies held steady. Deals listed include two cars of 40-pound blocks at 31 percent, one car of 40-pound blocks at 315 percent, and pasteurized single daisies at 24 and 32 percent. Trading tone remained weak for large styles and steady for single daisies.
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Green Bay
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
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Catlin
William Merriman
Janesville
Christ Stauffer
Henry Maier
Ike
Monty
New Rotary Group
Mouw
Beloit Club
Rotary Clubs
MacMaster
Monroe Club
Joe Werner
Bull
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