Thomson Says Ballot Interest Now on Decline
Madison Governor Thomson says he has not decided on calling a special election to fill the McCarthy seat and notes interest is falling. Law could let the Legislature change the method. Republicans urge a quick election and Byrnes faces a potential Senate bid.
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Thomson
Madison
U. S. Senate
Sen. McCarthy
Wisconsin
State Board of Health
Washington
Melvin Laird
Donald Tewes
John Byrnes
McCarthy
Byrnes
Senate
GOP
Markesan Fire Destroys Hardware and Grocery Stores
A large blaze in Markesan Wisconsin damaged two adjacent structures and forced 15 residents from their apartments. The Nehring hardware store and Birkholz grocery were destroyed, while the Hanson drug and department store suffered buckled walls and blown windows. Fire Chief Gerald Westover estimated total damage around 300000 dollars, with the fire discovered before 3 a.m. in the Nehring basement and a defective stoker cited as a possible cause.
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Markesan
Green Lake County
Nehring Hardware
Birkholz Grocery
Hanson Drug and Department Store
Markesan Herald
Gerald Westover
Nehring
Senior Class of 195? Announces 113 Graduates
Supt D J Huenink announced the 113 seniors who will receive diplomas at commencement. The 1957 class of 59 boys and 54 girls is three fewer than 1956. Baccalaureate May 26 and graduation May 29 will feature Rev Elmer S Hjortland of Oak Park Ill as speaker.
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D. J. Huenink
Elmer 5S. Hjortland
Oak Park
Ill
Gerald A. Adams
Karen R. Albright
David H. Ambler
Arlene A. Ambrose
Alan M. Babler
Janis K. Babler
Eugene C. Baker
Donald E. Barmore
Patricia A. Baumle
Daniel P. Bender
Carolyn J. Benkett
Keith J. Berg
Beverly R. Blanc
Donna M. Blum
Herbert E. Blumer
William E
Lauraine R. Mahlbuch
Karen I. Miller
F. Joseph Milz
Dorothy L. Mueller
J. Jerome Muenich
John W. Nelson
John H. Niffenegger
Mary A. Norton
Richard F. Nussbaum
Ruth M. Nussbaum
Keith W. Pattinson
Carol A. Peterson
Nancy R. Peterson
Kenton P. Potts
John D. Prien
Larry A. Pulkra
Alton F. Stuckey
Hedwig A. Studer
Evelyn M. Tobler
Larry L. Trickel
Patricia J. Trickel
Howard L. Waelti
Nancy Lou Wagner
Errol G. Waligorski
Alan G. Weckerly
Carol A. Wenger
Stephanie J. West
Donald L. Witt
Morris E. Wolf
Carole P. Wolfe
Republican $100 Plate Dinner Moves From Arena to Pfister
Ticket sales for the fundraiser shifted to the Pfister hotel after slow response to the Republican event. Defense Secretary Wilson was slated to address attendees at the dinner.
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Milwaukee
Wilson
Milwaukee Arena
Pfister
Allan F Barnard Elected Wisconsin Bandmasters Chief
Allan F Barnard director of instrumental music at Monroe high school was named president of the Wisconsin Bandmasters Association at the annual Mt Horeb convention. He has led the band since 1934 and previously served as vice president.
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Monroe High School
Allan F. Barnard
Wisconsin Bandmasters Association
Mt. Horeb
Barnard
Frederick Schulte
Racine
Norman K. Brahmstedt
Wisconsin Rapids
William G. Cobel
Cedarburg
Brillion
Oshkosh State College
University of Wisconsin
Glenn Davis
Waukesha
Fred Hanneman
Harry Cook
Head-on Crashes Claim Two Lives
The Associated Press reports two people were killed in head-on crashes Sunday as Wisconsin’s 1957 traffic death toll rose to 266. Victims include Mrs. Chris Glander of Janesville killed in a collision on U S 1, and six more fatalities across the state from Friday to Sunday involving drivers and pedestrians near Wausau Menomonie Marshfield Rhinelander and Holcombe.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Chris Glander
Janesville
Robert Aughey
Beloit
Thomas J. Murphy
Mosinee
Wausau
John J. DeLage
Glenwood City
Menomonie
Nick Soloski
Marshfield
Alex Bretow
Rhinelander
August W. Sorgatz
Holcombe
Three at Large In Prison Break
Kansas City police hunt three remaining escapees after a courthouse breakout by five inmates who seized the jail, seized keys, and used jail guns. Two prisoners were recaptured. deputies and officers trapped 17 jailers and trusties during the 11th to 13th floor escape. Emanuel Andrews led the group with Robert Polk and Isaac T. Sanders still at large. Brewer and Beasley were captured an hour later in a taxi.
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Kansas City
Jackson County
Arvid Owsley
Gould Winn
Robert Delovan Brewer
Nacogdoches
Tex
Charles Beasley
Emanuel Andrews
Owsley
Robert Polk
Isaac T. Sanders
Federal rent bill for Wisconsin tops over one and a half million
The federal government spent 1 573 357 dollars on rentals for real property in Wisconsin during the fiscal year ending July 1, according to the Senate appropriations committee.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Senate Appropriations Committee
Benny Hooper Jr Rescued From Sand Pit Tragedy
Seven year old Benny Hooper Jr. recovers at Bayview General Hospital after being trapped nearly 24 hours in a neck high sandy well in Manorville. Doctors report simple lung and sinus inflammation but he should be fit for fishing in about a week.
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Manorville
N. Y
Benny Hooper Jr
Benny
Bayview General Hospital
Mastic Beach
Joseph H. Kris
Wendy
Hooper
Hoper
Borghild
Bible Protestant Church
Sam Woodson
Kenosha Woman Dies After Gun Incident
Mrs. Audrey Dodge twenty seven died Sunday afternoon from a bullet wound she said occurred accidentally while her husband Robert twenty six cleaned his pistol about 3 30 a m Friday. Detective Sgt Franklin Hill said she told him the gun went off while she lay in bed.
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Kenosha
Audrey Dodge
Franklin Hill
Lions Name David Cox Winner of $400 Scholarship
Monroe high school senior David Cox was named recipient of the Lions Club $400 scholarship to attend Hamline University in St Paul this fall. Cox, son of Mrs Coyla Cox, will receive $100 per semester for two years and has excelled in football basketball track tennis forensics and more. John Bruni Lions Club president to present the award on Awards Day. Cox invited to Lions dinner next Monday at 6 30 p m.
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Monroe
Hamline University
St. Paul
Lions Club
David Cox
Coyla Cox
East School
Elverado Cox
David
John Bruni
Cox
William Gyure
Scouts Rough It At Wet Camporee
More than 100 Valley District Scouts and 14 adult leaders endured cold and rain at the Valley District Spring Camporee at Decatur Lake. Troops from Monroe Juda Albany Brodhead Browntown and New Glarus attended with a full schedule of forestry wildlife and soil conservation demonstrations and a field hike. Film producer C G Sager visited the campsite to film activities for a Wisconsin documentary series.
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C. G. Sager
Grafton
William Seyler
Thomas Sickinger
Community Center
Sager
Monroe
Wisconsin
The
Milwaukee Journal
Recreation Park
Decatur Lake
Valley
Times
Alfred Roenneburg
Howard Roenneburg
Albany
Valley District
Alfred
Juda
Brodhead
Browntown
New Glarus
Dewey A. Dwyer
Gratton
All Hope Now Gone For Miner's Rescue
In Lykens Pennsylvania rescue teams strained to reach 34 year old David Snyder trapped in a mine since Friday. A 40 man crew worked four hour shifts after no signals were heard since Friday afternoon when a federal inspector tapped walls and got five taps in reply.
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Lykens
Pennsylvania
David Snyder
Democrats Hit Plan Stevens Point
Democrats of Wisconsin's Seventh Congressional District criticize a plan to change election laws to allow appointment to the vacant U.S. Senate seat calling the move underhanded and unlawful.
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Stevens Point
Seventh Congressional District
Wisconsin
Ike's Aid Plan Faces Slashes Before Proposal
Washington reports the $3.88 billion foreign aid proposal remains under pressure as Eisenhower plans a nationwide radio appeal Tuesday. Dulles to testify Wednesday before Senate Foreign Relations. a committee urged further cuts from the military aid portion.
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Washington
Congress
State Department
H. Alexander Smith
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eisenhower
Senate
Tulsa Escapes Flood Disaster
Tulsa and nearby towns avoided a major disaster as the Arkansas River crest moved through eastern Oklahoma. Bixby saw 1.5 feet of water downtown, with mud flooding in lowlands. Muskogee expected only lowland flooding as the crest passed. Government crews began cleanup while floods across Arkansas Washita and Cimarron rivers caused damage totaling about 25 dollars. nine people were killed.
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Oklahoma City
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Bixby
Muskogee
Synod and Society Open West Bend Gathering
The South Wisconsin Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Church opened its three day 18th annual conference in West Bend. The Synod Benevolent Society announced plans to dedicate a $200000 home for the aged at Big Cedar Lake near here on June 23.
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West Bend
South Wisconsin Synod of the
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Synod Benevolent Society
Big Cedar Lake
AFL CIO Chiefes Declare Beck Permanent After Guilty Ruling
The AFL-CIO executive council ruled Dave Beck guilty of gross misuse of union funds and permanent removal from AFL-CIO office. George Meany announced Beck’s vacancy and potential temporary replacement while noting the legality of any state or federal actions rests with authorities. Beck's appeal route remains to the AFL-CIO convention in December in Miami.
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Washington
Aflcio Executive Council
Dave Beck
Teamsters
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Beck
Meany
Teamsters Union
Senate
Council
Miami
Stock Market Ends Quiet Higher After Mixed Trading
In New York trading the stock market held a higher level on balance with gains trimmed as some key stocks rose from fractions to around a point while others faded. Early advances faded and some losses appeared as minus signs moved from fractions to about two points.
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New York
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Labor Council
Lions
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Ike
Synod, Society
Open
Boss
Senate Committee
Einar O. Mohn
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