Stauffacher Named Fourth Winner In Monroe Slogan Contest
Lee L. Stauffacher of 800 14th Avenue was chosen as the fourth daily winner in the You Auto Buy Now slogan contest for car buyers. He purchased from Monroe Sales Co. and works at Monroe Lumber and Fuel Co. His prize package exceeds 150 dollars in merchandise from local firms. The contest runs for daily car buyers and entries must be 25 words or fewer, with entries due by 9 a.m. the day after purchase.
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Lee L. Stauffacher
14Th Avenue
Stauffacher
Monroe Sales Co
Monroe Lumber and Fuel Co
Monroe
Monroe New Car and Truck Dealers Association
Clerk of Courts Seeks Re election on Republican Ticket
Mrs. Helen Myers, clerk of circuit court, announced her bid for re election on the Republican ticket. She will file nominating papers Friday the first day for circulating and July 8 is the deadline. Myers served as deputy clerk in 1954 and is completing a second four year term. She is widow of Blythe Myers Sr. and has three children Blythe Jr Mary and Mildred Ann. She is E S Wilson’s daughter and a Vinton Ia high school graduate. Her husband died in April 1949.
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Helen Myers
Myers
Blythe Myers Sr
Blythe Jr
Mary
Mildred Ann
Mrs. Myers
E. S. Wilson
Vinton, Ia
United Telephone Co
Eisenhower Joins Civil Defense Drill After Mock H Bomb Strike
President Eisenhower hurries to an underground command post amid a civil defense drill triggered by a simulated hydrogen bomb attack on the United States.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
St John s Hosts State Synod Meeting May 12 14
The South Wisconsin Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed church will hold its 20th annual spring meeting at St. John s church May 12 14. Rev Paul C Kehle will preside. Delegates will discuss church extension new congregations and inner city strategy. Two candidates for ordination named Harold Koenig and Darrell Schultz. A retreat for United Church of Christ ministers is planned May 27 29 at Moon Beach. The Benevolent Society will meet after noon Monday and plans a convalescent wing for its year old Home for the Aged on Big Cedar Lake.
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South Wisconsin Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Church
St. John’s Church
Paul C. Kehle
Waukesha
South Wisconsin Synod
John L. Schmidt
Highland, Ill
South Illinois Synod
Allen Wehrli
Eden Theological Seminary
General Synod of the
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Oberlin
General Synod
United Church of Christ
Congregational Christian Churches
Monroe
Evangelical and
Reformed
Synod
Inner City
Committee On
Harold Koenig
Sauk City
Darrell Schultz
Port Washington
Wisconsin Congregational Conference
Moon Beach
Eagle Lake
Wis
The
Benevolent Society
Big Cedar Lake
Warner Siebert
Hartford
Louis Reisch
Route 4
West Bend
Stock List Edges To Higher Ground
New York stocks move into new 1958 highs in heavy trading as leading issues advance fractions. The market briefly lagged at the open after a Civil Defense alert paused trading for 20 minutes while about a half million shares crossed the tape and U S government bonds showed modest gains.
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New York
U. S
Butter truck crashes on Route 12 injuring driver
A refrigerator truck loaded with butter overturned on U S Route 12 near Palatine today. The driver Harold J. Pletzer, 32, of Spring Green, was seriously injured and taken to St. Joseph's hospital in Elgin.
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Chicago
U. S. Route 12
Palatine
Harold J. Pletzer
Spring Green
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Elgin
Pilot Sacrificed Life Preventing Disaster at Madison
Lt. Gerald C. Stull of Valdosta Georgia 26 sacrificed his life Monday by pancaking his disabled F 102A fighter into Lake Monona to avoid crashing into a populated area His commander said he rode the aircraft down instead of bailing out as witnesses reported his ejection seat fired and parachute failed to open The crash occurred about 300 feet from shore after a flameout during an instrument approach with the 327th Fighter Group at Truax Air Field authorities said
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Madison
Gerald C. Stull
Valdosta
Lake Monona
John Pease
Truax Air Field
Stull
327Th Fighter Group
Truax Air Force Base
Farmer Income Climbs in State
The Agriculture Department notes Wisconsin farm income rose in January and February with Wisconsin buyers receiving 185.6 million dollars, an 8.6 million dollar rise from the same period in 1957. National two month total stood at 852.0 million vs 4.59 billion last year. Prices are reported well above last year and cash receipts are expected higher from both crops and livestock.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Agriculture Department
LeRoy Riffle 55 Dies in Detroit After 15 Years
LeRoy Riffle age 55 of Detroit died Sunday in Michigan where he had lived 15 years. Former resident of LaGrange Indiana he left Monroe in 1953. Survived by wife two daughters and three sisters Mrs Jay Dudley Janesville Mrs Virginia Warring Kenosha and Mrs Beatrice Jenkins Chicago. The brother died August 15 1957 in California.
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LeRoy Riffle
H. W
Budd) Riffle
Detroit
Mich
LaGrange
Jay Dudley
Janesville
Virginia Warring
Kenosha
Beatrice Jenkins
Chicago
California
Monroe
Olin Flisram Installed As Royal Arch Official
Olin E. Flisram of Monroe was installed yesterday as grand captain of the host at the Wisconsin Chapter Royal Arch Masons 108th convocation in Green Bay. George J. Schrieber of Milwaukee was installed as high priest and Howard M. Walker of Dodgeville as king with Malcolm C. Madison of Wausau as scribe. Other officers include Merle E. Hutchins Manitowoc royal arch captain Clarence W. Haake Green Bay master third veil Vilas Welda Black River Falls master second veil Harold E. Krause Milwaukee master first veil and Robert T. Bennie Green Bay James B. Cecil Milwaukee trustees.
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Olin E. Flisram
Monroe
Wisconsin
Royal Arch Masons
Green Bay
George J. Schrieber
Milwaukee
Howard M. Walker
Dodgeville
Malcolm C. Madison
Wausau
Merle E. Hutchins
Manitowoc
Royal Arch
Clarence W. Haake
Vilas Welda
Black River Falls
Harold E. Krause
Robert T. Bennie
James B. Cecil
Retirement Hints Ridiculed by Party Leaders
Washington Republicans dismissed Butler's prediction that Eisenhower will resign as speculation and nonsense. Meade Alcorn called it undiluted nonsense while Butler argued the talk stems from Washington circles and press corps. Senator Knowland defended Eisenhower's vigor and commitment amid the controversy.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Paul M. Butler
Eisenhower
Meade Alcorn
Butler
Nixon
William Knowland
Rcalif
White House
Washington Press Corps
Crews Repair Spots on Highway 11 81 Between Monroe and Brodhead
County highway workers will spend two weeks patching cement spots on Highway 11 81 from Monroe to Brodhead. Eugene Segner, acting commissioner, said work started yesterday with one way traffic through repair points. Last night an unidentified motorist struck a lighted barricade, falling into a 10 inch hole near Juda.
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Monroe
Brodhead
Eugene Segner
Pr Tend
Tony
Juda
NATO Urges Big Three To Avoid Soviet Scheme
Washington the House appropriations chair Clarence Cannon urged prompt approval of President Eisenhowers defense reorganization plan He said Congress should pass the legislation and end service bickering waste and lack of military strength The plan faces division among House Democrats as Vinson and his armed services committee conduct hearings McNeill warned against a blank check and outlined budgeting steps for integrating service programs within the defense budget
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Washington
Clarence Cannon
D-Mo
House Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
Congress
Cannon
House
W. J. McNeil
Department
Pentagon
McNeil
Defense Department
Comptroller
Secretary of Defense
Folsom Seeks Private Life Amid Welfare Post
Secretary of Welfare Folsom told President Eisenhower he plans to resign to private life later this year. White House press secretary Hagerty said no resignation letter has been received yet. Folsom, 64, has headed HEW since August 1955 and is currently in Florida on doctor advised extended vacation.
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Washington
Folsom
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Florida
Milwaukee Target CD Test Alert Warned City and County
Civil Defense held a five day alert exercise as Milwaukee simulated a five megaton attack. Green County issued its alert at 10 47 a m while deputies notified area units and village marshals. The drill estimated 275 695 deaths and 87 337 injuries with evacuation to Monroe and other areas.
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Green County
Samuel F. Humbel
al Goecke
T. J. Burgy Jr
Ground Observer Corps
GOC
Hahn
Milwaukee
Monroe
Johnson Agrees On Jobless Plan
Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson was reported ready to support a House passed jobless pay bill while Eisenhower approved. Republican Leader Knowland said votes exist to pass the measure extending unemployment benefits to April 1 1959 with extra weeks at cost. Kennedy urged broader permanent changes, noting 2 million workers remain uncovered.
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Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
House
Eisenhower
William F. Knowland
California
Knowland
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
Rides on Fire Trucks Scheduled for Sunday
The Monroe Fire Department announced free fire truck rides at Recreation Park this Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. The event will feature the new fire engine just placed in operation.
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Monroe
Recreation Park
Memorial Day Observance Leaders Named for Monroe Event
Howard Counselman was chosen parade marshal for the Memorial Day observance on May 30. Capt. Glenn L. Kubly and Hugo Voelkli assist. traffic is led by Wilbur E. Deininger. The Monroe high school band plays at Greenwood cemetery from 9:05 to 9:35, then wreaths are laid and taps sounded. Lincoln and Logan addresses will be given by two high school boys. Co. K provides firing squad and drummers. Twenty civic representatives attend the Memorial Day Committee meeting at the Legion Hall. Bernard Gibbons chairs the committee with Robert Hendrickson as secretary. Jack Marty coordinates parade children including Girl and Boy Scouts and school children.
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Howard Counselman
Legion Hall
Glenn L. Kubly
Co. K
Hugo Voelkli
Bernard Gibbons
American Legion Post
Robert Hendrickson
Wilbur E. Deininger
Jack Marty
GM and Ford Appeal Directly to UAW Workers
General Motors and Ford Motor Co appeal directly to hourly UAW members, bypassing leadership, urging study of management’s wage proposal. Curtice sent a letter to 350,000 GM workers asking acceptance of two year built in wage increases, a plan rejected by the union. Ford II issued a similar appeal to Ford’s 140,000 hourly employees on the eve of talks.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers
UAW
Harlow H. Curtice
Curtice
Ford
Henry Ford II
Western ministers urge cautious path to summit with Soviets
At Copenhagen six NATO foreign ministers urged the Big Three to push for a summit with the Soviet Union but only if preliminary talks show a chance to ease tensions. They called for a suspension of nuclear tests under strict terms and rejected any deal demanding Allied troop withdrawals as a condition. They warned Moscow may be cautious about a summit and noted West Germany’s push for German reunification complicates talks.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
NATO
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
France
Italy
Canada
Norway
Portugal
Belgium
Kremlin
Moscow
U. N. Security Council
Dulles
Selwyn Lloyd
U. S
Poland
Czechoslovakia
West Germany
Bonn
Hordes of Hoppers Plague Arizona Area
Clouds of grasshoppers swarm central Arizona irrigated districts with a Tucson onset. Insect swarms cover building fronts and lights, making sidewalks slick and forcing pedestrians into roadways to avoid glare.
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Arizona
Phoenix
Ariz
Tucson
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Vernon Thomson
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State Synod
Olin Flisram
Feeler
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Gop
Dutch Hollow School
Steven Truttman
Peter Buholzer
Joann Myers
Ervin Coplien
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