Dwyer Wins Silver Beaver for Scout Leadership
Dewey A. Dwyer received the Silver Beaver award at the U.S. Grant Council dinner in Freeport acknowledging 21 years of Scout leadership. The honor, chosen by past recipients, honors commitment to training and mentoring youths in Scouting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey A. Dwyer
Monroe
U.S. Grant Council
St. John’s Church of Christ
Freeport
Dwyer
Lyle Olson
Darlington
Olson
Savanna
Ill
Nat G. Preston
L.A. Koenig
Alan L. Goodmiller
Abner Anderson
New Glarus
Valley District
Albany Wildlife Area
Monticello
14Th Avenue
Richard Rhyner
Richard H. Bahr
Goodmiller
Preston
Cultivator Crushes Janesville Farm Tot
Fourteen month old Matthew J. Gunn died after a cultivator fell on him on the Gunn farm near Janesville. The tractor operator was his uncle Robert J. Gunn who thought all children were clear before pulling away. The incident occurred on Route 5.
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Janesville
Matthew J. Gunn
John A. Gunn
Route 5
Robert J. Gunn
Cardinal Mindszenty’s Release Likely Delayed
Rome observers say Mindszenty’s departure from Hungary may take weeks not days. Cardinal Koenig of Austria said the matter is in the Vatican’s hands after the arrival in Rome.
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Rome
Joseph Cardinal
Mindszenty
Hungary
Vatican
Franziskus Cardinal
Koenig
Austria
Monticello Milk Month Kickoff Planned for June First
The June Dairy Month observance opens with a 6 30 a m kickoff breakfast at the Monticello Parish House. Henry Spring and Mrs Ester Freitag lead, assisted by G Fred Galli of Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers. Dairy Queen entries Shirley Zee Linda Nyhus and Susan Disch attend.
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Monticello
Henry Spring
Esther Freitag
G. Fred Galli
Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association
Shirley Zee
Green County
Linda Nyhus
Glarus
Susan Disch
Democrats Win On Grain Setup
Senate Democrats secured the administration farm program by passing the feed grains control bill 45 to 35 after defeating 17 Republican amendments. The measure extends voluntary controls on corn and livestock feed grains for two years and moves to the President for expected signature. The bill allows wheat farmers to plant corn grain sorghums barley and other feed grains on wheat acreage and permits feed grain growers to plant wheat on land they idle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Kennedy
House
Cheddar Trade Light On Green Bay Board
In light trading at the Wisconsin Cheese Exchange there were no sales or offers. Bids for one car of State brand cheddar at 3 334 and one car State brand raw milk cheddar at 34 were unfilled at close.
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Green Bay
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Endorsing Stand Relaxed by Renk
Beloit report shows Wilbur Renk urged that Republican endorsements continue only if a candidate earns 60 percent of delegates at the state party convention. He noted mandatory endorsement has not been successful and cited his own bid for governor, where endorsement wasn’t secured.
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Beloit
Wilbur Renk
Renk
Philip Kuehn
Kuehn
John W. Reynolds
Beloit College
Oshkosh
Birmingham calm uneasy as federal relief nears
Federal signs of easing civil rights vigil in Birmingham are matched by local unease. Sheriff Bailey cites 24 hour guard and 200 state patrol and conservation officers patrolling a 24 block area after rioting. About 3,000 riot trained troops stand by in Alabama bases.
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Birmingham
Ala
Robert F. Kennedy
Washington
Melvin Bailey
Conservation Department
Bailey
Burke Marshall
Alabama
Kennedy
George C. Wallace
North
Wallace
TVA
Alabama Supreme Court
U.S. District Court
University of Alabama
Martin Luther King Jr
Monroe Turn and Schwing Exhibit Promises Mixed Swiss Chorus
The 35th annual Monroe Turn and Schwing exhibition features the Monroe Swiss Club mixed chorus making its first public appearance. A 20 voice group under Edwin Schuetze includes men and women with Swiss yodeling by Mrs. Werner Bernet. The program runs 8 p.m. gym show and 9 p.m. dancing in Turner hall with Roger Bright and his Polka Jacks. gymnastics include trampoline and balance beam acts by both genders.
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Monroe Turn and Schwing Club
Monroe Swiss Club
Edwin Schuetze
Werner
Martha) Bernet
Turner Hall
Roger Bright
Nancy Krattiger
Brooklyn
Barbara Koller
la Crosse State College
Barbara Kohl
Frances Koenig
Ernest Ammon
Marvin Wuthrich
Dale Bertalot
Roger Wuthrich
Robert Ruehlow
Leon Baertschi
David Wald
Norman Klentz
John Marean
Larry Lisser
Gotthard Passberger
Richard Wilde
David Ziltner
Robert Ruff
Keith Christen
Monroe
Willie Ruef
Hugo Ruef
Larry Uffelman
William Kummer
19 Beer Age Bill Amended To Balk Uniformity Hopes
The Wisconsin Senate passed a bill to set the minimum beer buying age at 19 after six hours of debate, keeping local option intact. The measure moves to the Assembly with an amendment preserving local control. a statewide 21-year proposal was killed. The story also notes a separate Assembly vote to block Langlade County from dam construction on the Wolf River, with the bill awaiting Senate action and repayment for planning costs discussed.
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Madison
Assembly
Senate
Earl Morton
Abenosha
Milwaukee
Norman Sussman
Richard Zaborski
Langlade
Wolf River
Pearson
Langlade County
Fire damages Monroe apartment from thawing cable short
Monroe firemen answered a 12 52 a m call to the Adolph Masshardt apartment at 904 14th avenue to extinguish a roof blaze. Fire chief Josef F Benkert said a heating cable used for thawing ice shorted when the switch was left on. Moderate roof and water damage occurred to the apartment owned by Mr and Mrs Edwin L Bandi and Mr and Mrs Delbert O Donnell. Firemen returned to the station at 3 a m.
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Monroe
Adolph Masshardt
14Th Avenue
Josef F. Benkert
Edwin L. Bandi
Delbert O’ Donnell
Clerk to Explain School Board Action on School Expansion
Elmer Virtue school board clerk is ordered to appear before a court commissioner next Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. to explain the board’s action on a petition filed Feb 28 seeking a referendum on a 600000 grant to modernize the high school and build a new grade school. Opponents of a 12 million plan are backed by attorney Frank Dodgeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlington
Elmer Virtue
Frank Hamilton
Dodgeville
Gordon Cooper’s Spaceflight Mastery Under Strain
Gordon Cooper delivered a near perfect orbital flight and a flawless reentry after facing automatic control failures. He slept during the long wait and manually piloted the craft through the critical descent with guidance from John Glenn and the worldwide support network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Gordon Cooper
Gordon
Cooper
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Hawaii
Walter C. Williams
John H. Glenn Jr
Shrine Hospital Trip Planned by Green County Shrine Club
The Green County Shrine Club announces a June 9 bus trip from Monroe to Chicago to tour Shrine Children’s Hospital. Buses depart 7:30 a.m. from the high school lot for Shriners, their wives, and members 18 years and older. Reservations due by June 4. send transportation fee blanks to Phil Gordon.
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Green County Shrine Club
Chicago
Shrine Children’s Hospital
Monroe
Shriners
Ivan Boyer
Shrine
Phil Gordon
20Th Street Court
Boyer
Cooper reception delayed to Tuesday at White House
President Kennedy will host Maj. Gordon Cooper for a 11:15 a.m. Tuesday ceremony outside his office in the White House to honor Cooper with the NASA Distinguished Service Medal. Cooper will still hold a Sunday news conference in Cape Canaveral, and Monday will be a rest day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gordon Cooper
Kennedy
White House
Pierre Salinger
Monroe
Cooper
Cape Canaveral
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Trudy
Houston
Kearsarge
Maj. Cooper
School Area Island Situation Now Settled
Green and Lafayette County School Committees settled two petitions at Browntown school. The Donald Sellow farm, once an island, is detached from Cadiz Center and attached to South Wayne grade school district. Additional farms in Cadiz Center are detached and attached to Monroe, with a small part of Paul Rufe nacht lands remaining in South Wayne to adjoin Sellow farm.
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Green
Lafayette County
Browntown
Donald Sellow
Island
Cadiz Center
South Wayne
South Wayne Village
Monroe
Paul Rufenacht
Sellow
South Wayne District
Fidel Castro Returns to Moscow After Soviet Tour
Fidel Castro arrived in Moscow today ending a 10 day tour of the Soviet Union. He met with Soviet leaders and discussed ongoing ties between Cuba and the USSR.
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Moscow
Fidel Castro
Soviet Union
Mercury astronaut Gordon Cooper completes 34 hour flight
Astronaut Gordon Cooper finishes a 34 hour Mercury mission aboard the USS Kearsarge near Midway Island. He reports confidence about lessons for future space work while doctors praise his steady condition and the mission’s success in testing one day in orbital flight.
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Uss
Kearsarge
Gordon Cooper
Cooper
Midway Island
Space Agency
Brainerd Holmes
Manned Space
Cape Canaveral
John H. Glenn Jr
Space
Glenn
Japan
Roger
Okay
Red China
Shanghai
Aiello Named to Wisconsin Dental Examiners Board
Dr. Victor Aiello of Kenosha was appointed by Gov. Reynolds to a five year term on the State Dental Examiners Board. He replaces Dr. Byron D. Ising of Oshkosh, whose term expired May 2.
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Aiello
Madison
Victor Aiello
Kenosha
Reynolds
State Dental Examiners Board
Byron D. Ising
Oshkosh
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Cardinal
Dairyland
David Hodgson
Ralph Elmer
Dairy Show
Cheddar Trade Light
Marshall
Shrine Hospital
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