Nelson Names Manson Wausau Insurance Chief and More Appointments
Gov. Gaylord Nelson named Charles L. Manson of Wausau as state insurance commissioner for a four year term with a 13000 annual salary. He also appointed John P. Mann of Appleton to the Welfare Board and Mrs. Wallace Lemoe of Milwaukee and Dr. William Studley of Milwaukee to the Public Welfare and Mental Hygiene seats respectively. All terms run six years with per diem up to 800. Nelson signaled future PSC chair changes and criticized the GOP budget plan as unbalanced by more than 60 million dollars.
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Manson
Kansas City Post
Los Angeles Times
Honolulu Advertiser
Nelson
John P. Mann
Appleton
H. L. Garner
Madison
Wallace Lemoe
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Journal
Earl M. Hale
Eau Claire
William Studley
Studley
George P. Steinmetz
State Public Service Commission
Matt Schimenz
Senate
Schimenz
Steinmetz
Assembly
Frank Shriner Rites Set After Mason Leader’s Death
Frank A. Shriner 87 long time citizen and former commander of Company H dies Friday night in St. Clare hospital. Rites tomorrow at 1 30 p m at Shriner Neushwander Funeral Home with Masonic service and First Universalist minister Rev Jesse R Dom presiding. Masons and Monroe Commandery escort. Banks to close at 1 p m. Shriner vicepresident of First National and former long time bank director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Masonic Lodge
Frank A. Shriner
Shriner-Neushwander
Jesse R. Dom
First Universalist Church
George Mauerman
J. H. Schwaiger
Alden J. Hawthorne
Russell Myers
Harvey Holland
Herbert Summeris
Shriner
Greenwood Cemetery
Monroe Commandery
First National Bank and Commercial and Savings Bank
First National
St. Clare Hospital
Ernest W. Hayes
Earl Hager
Judd Captures Driving Crown at Teen-age Road-eo
Jerry A. Judd, 18, Mt. Horeb, won the Junior Chamber of Commerce Teen-age Road-eo at Recreation Park and will enter the Wisconsin state contest in Wausau June 12 and 13. He scored 454 of 500, with 94 in the written test, and earned an all-expense trip plus gasoline and prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Lafferty
Jaycee Road-eo
Recreation Park
David Riese
17Th Avenue
Monroe
Dean Holcomb
15Th Street
Jerry A. Judd
Mt. Horeb
Lafferty
Times
Jaycees
Judd
Dairyland PMA merger approved to form Pure Milk Association
The Dairyland Co operative Association and the Pure Milk Association of Chicago announced a merger on Saturday. The new entity will be Pure Milk Association with a six million dollar net worth, carrying the Dairyland Diary Lane brand on packages, and operating 14 plants in Wisconsin Illinois and Indiana.
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Juneau
Wis
Dairyland Co - Operative Association
Pure Milk Association of Chicago
Dairyland
Pure Milk Association
Diary Lane
Pure Milk
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Milwaukee
Wyocena
Watertown
90 Persons Attend Friendship Tours of County Hospital
Nearly 90 people toured Green County Hospital during open house Saturday afternoon, guided by seven tour leaders. The event ran from 2 to 4 pm with lunch served in the dining room, and was part of Operation Friendship during Mental Health Week observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County Hospital
W. Francis
Flynn Seeks Tariffs on Swiss Cheese Imports
Rep. Gerald T. Flynn asks the Treasury for a supplementary tariff on Finland Swiss cheese under the 1921 act after Finland extended export subsidies. A Swiss cheese industry meeting on April 18 backed seeking import quotas, with general cheese tariffs at five cents a pound or 25 percent, whichever is greater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald T. Flynn
Racine Democrat
Finland
Treasury
Department
Flynn
Robert Anderson
U.S
Fred Galli
Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association
Galli
Washington
McCarthy Rites Held in Appleton
A bronze bust memorial for the late Senator Joseph R. McCarthy was dedicated in Appleton on the second anniversary of his death. The ceremony, before about 400 people at the Outagamie County Courthouse, followed Mass at St. Mary’s Church with Sen Styles Bridges of New Hampshire as speaker. The bust by Suzanne Silvercrays Stevenson of Norwalk, Connecticut will reside in the courthouse lobby.
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Appleton
Joseph R. McCarthy
Jean McCarthy
Joe
Outagamie County
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Sen
Styles Bridges
R-Nh
McCarthy
Communist Party
Suzanne Silvercrays Stevenson
Norwalk
Conn
Two Drown in Fox River Boat Mishap Near Here
Two young men drowned Saturday when their rented 14 foot outboard boat overturned in the Fox River near here. The bodies of William R. Lind, 24, Ashippun, and Charles W. Domke, 21, of Omro, were recovered.
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Fox Omro
Fox River
Here
William R. Lind
Ashippun
Charles W. Domke
Omro
Minstrel Show Rehearsal Highlights Lions Club Event
The Madcap Minstrel Show holds final dress rehearsal with six end men secrets and a new tambourine routine. A 32 member chorus and pit orchestra in white coats prepare for 8 p.m. shows at the high school auditorium with tickets at the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
City Band
Virgil Wenger
Wenger
Allan F. Barnard
Stauffer Withdraws Public Works Proposal
Assemblyman C. M. Stauffer of Monticello withdrew a bill raising the public works contract minimum from $1,000 to $2,500. The Green County hospital trustees and the County Board backed the proposal before its withdrawal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stauffer
C. M. Stauffer
Monticello
Green County Hospital
Wisconsin Port Cities Preparing For Seaway Role
Wisconsin port cities brace for new Seaway era as deepwater ships return to the Lakes. Milwaukee plans harbor upgrades to rival Chicago, Kenosha bets on auto traffic from American Motors and Ford, Marinette touts harbor access, Ashland dusts off century old plans, Green Bay surveys planning, Superior awaits 27 foot channel deepening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
St. Lawrence Seaway
Milwaukee
Chicago
Racine
Kenosha
American Motors
Ford
Marinette
Ashland
Green Bay
Superior
Stock Market Edges Up In Narrow Trading Session
In New York the market showed a narrow edge to the upside amid moderately active trading. Most leading stocks moved within a small range as sell orders piled up delaying Hertz after the anti trust suit news.
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New York
Hertz
Orchesis Show Delights Audiences With Comedy and Dance
Janice Park earned audience praise for a standout pantomime Stuck in My Bubble Gum at the Orchesis program Expressions From Within. Betty Schmidt and Elaine Rubi led the show with light effects, modern dance, and a series of notable numbers including Class Consciousness and Swing Lo Sweet Chariot featuring a troupe of students and guest performers.
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Janice Park
Orchesis
Tana Lovesend
Miss Park
Joyce Moon
Bonnie Kubly
Peter Gunn
Sandra Franklin
Tana Loveland
Betty Vincent
Paula Hahlen
Marlene Frey
Cooperation urged as obscene mailings prompt drive
Monroe area residents are asked to cooperate with a federal drive led by Postmaster John J. Burkhard to curb a wave of unsolicited obscene mail. He cites complaints of filthy mail and chain letters and warns teenagers are targeted with lewd materials, films, books, slides, and catalogs. Recent New York raids seized 15 tons of smut and a mailing list of 100000 names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur E. Summerfield
Burkhard
New York City
Eight Die In Wisconsin Auto Crashes This Weekend
The state toll rises to 198 for 1959 with a Viola physician among the dead. Dr Joseph Mebee 49 died from injuries suffered April 20 in a two car wreck near La Crosse. Three year old Robert Meade was struck and killed on Highway 32 near De Pere. Beverly Van Deurzen 22 lost control after swerving to avoid the child. Stephen and Burdie Gabor died in a two car crash on Highway 41 near Slinger. Multiple others were injured in Milwaukee Oshkosh and Racine incidents reported by the Associated Press.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Joseph Mebee
la Crosse
Highway 14
Robert Meade
Marvin J. Meade
Green Bay
Highway 32
de Pere
Beverly van Deurzen
Stephen Gabor
Hales Corners
Burdie
Highway 41
Slinger
Leroy Gloede
June
Ralph Duester
Milwaukee
Gabor Auto
Oshkosh
Emil Jorgensen
Donald Jorgensen
Peter Jorgensen
John Scheuer
Christine Anderson
Clinton
Janesville
Elmer J. Randle Jr
West Bend
Campbellsport
George R. Feldkamp
Salem
Irving Saas
Racine
Six Scott Airmen Die in Auto Crash
Six airmen from Scott Air Force Base were killed and another was injured when their car crashed through highway barricades and struck a crane. Surviving airman 3.C Dennis G. E. Burke, 21, of Johnson Creek, Wis., was in serious condition after emergency surgery. Killed were S. Sgt. Billy Smith, 27, Shelbyville Tenn. S Sgt Virlyn Steele, 26, Elnora Ind. Airman 1.C Paul Monte, 22, Milwaukee. Airman 2.C Gerald Netherlain, 20, Shelburn Ind. Airman 2.C Edward Kangas, 20, Hancork Mich. and Airman 3.C Michael Lancia, 19, Salem Ohio.
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Belleville
Ill
Scott Air Force Base
Dennis G. E. Burke
Johnson Creek
Wis
Billy Smith
Shelbyville
Tenn
S. Set
Virlyn Steele
Elnora
Ind
C Paul Monte
Milwaukee
C. Gerald Netherlain
Shelburn
C. Edward Kangas
Hancork
Mich
C. Michael Lancia
Salem
Ohio
Summerlike Weather Continues With 85 Degree High
The area sweltered in summerlike warmth with 85 bubbling at 1 p.m. and a yearly high of 85 at 3 p.m. Saturday. Showers and thunderstorms are forecast tonight and tomorrow with another 85-degree peak possible. Lake Geneva reported a Saturday high of 87.
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Lake Geneva
Slaying Victims Tied to Four-Man Crap Game Ring
Sheriff Iver Johnson said two slain gamblers Burton and Greco were linked to a four man floating crap game racket operating in Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin. He seeks two more men. bodies found in Greco s car trunk with crooked dice and decks. Burton a Milwaukee native had eaten Italian food before death.
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Rockford
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Iver Johnson
Winnebago County
Johnson
Donald L. Burton
Peoria
Joseph Patrick Greco
Burton
Greco
Green Bay
Rice Lake
Wis
Harriman Eyes Frank Talk With Khrushchev in Moscow
Former Gov Averell Harriman who served as ambassador to the Soviet Union says he hopes for a very frank talk with Premier Nikita Khrushchev during a Moscow visit.
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Moscow
New York
Averell Harriman
U. S
Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev
Funnel Clouds Reported Seen Near Eau Claire
The Weather Bureau warned of severe thunderstorms and one or two tornadoes today within 60 miles of a line from west of Wausau Wisconsin to northeast of Grand Rapids Michigan.
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Eau Claire
Kansas City
Weather Bureau
Wausau
Wis
Grand Rapids
Mich
Tornado alert covers six Wisconsin counties
The U S Weather Bureau issued a tornado alert for Marathon Lincoln Langlade Taylor Price and Oneida Counties in northern Wisconsin after funnel clouds were seen. A confirmed tornado was reported between Marshfield and Wausau moving northeast at 35 mph with a non ground tunnel seen near the Rusk Chippewa line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
U.S. Weather Bureau Today
Wisconsin
Eau Claire
Marathon
Lincoln
Langlade
Taylor
Price
Oneida
Milwaukee
Marshfield
Wausau
Rusk- Chippewa
Ftochester
Minn
Sturgeon Bay
Joe Gillick
Louis Schartner
Weather Bureau
Grantsburg
Neil Lemay
Tomahawk
LeMay
Webster
Burnett County
Burgy and Bacon to Buy The Grill Restaurant
T J Burgy and Lester Bacon negotiating to purchase The Grill at 1122 17th Avenue from Hazel Wuthrich. Possession set for June 1 with Bacon taking over management. Wuthrich and late husband Wilbert bought the business Feb 14 1950 from Ralph Beer. sale excludes the building owned by Edna Schneider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Burgy
Lester (Irish) Bacon
17Th Avenue
Hazel Wuthrich
Bacon
Cardinal Grente Dies in France on 86th Birthday
Georges Cardinal Grente died today just before his 87th birthday after a month of illness from influenza. His death reduces the cardinalate to 73 members.
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Cardinal Grente
DE Nans
France
Georges Cardinal Grente
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PSC
Frank Shriner
Henry S. Hefty
A. Charles Howe
Sherman Hodgson
AAA
Eugene Weaver
Green County Safety Council
Herman Christen
Paul and
Harold Miller
W. L
George) Wells
Roger Kubly
Gerald Lamb
Jerry Boyer
Linda Erickson
Janice Kurth
Peter Dannerbeck
Charles Koch
Bill Mauerman
Jim Roethe
Robert Shager
Robert Hefty
Gerald Zimmerman
Kent Marsh
Gordon Reed
John Drews
Gene Bartelt
Curt McCulley
Keith Pilz
Rudy
Buzz) Reger Jr
PMA
The
Roland Leeser
Potosi
Lancaster
Scott
Bulletin
Burgy
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