Monroe to Skip 4th of July Fireworks This Year
City Council unanimously tables participation in the 4th of July display as the chamber ends funding and Aldermen debate costs and alternative uses. A 1,000 gallon underground gasoline tank is approved for Parts Exchange Co. and new parking lot plans and zoning extensions are discussed.
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Monroe
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Joseph C. Dearth
Eighth Ward
Nathan F. Burgy
Second Ward
Blackhawk
William Beckman
Board of
R. W
Louise Blaha
Helen Gemspeter
Parts Exchange Co
8Th Street
Lee Becker
Schiller
Rudolph P. Reger
Enoch Huston
GOC
Jaycees
Fairgrounds Memorial Day
Laverne Deal
John Norton
Bernard Poff
Anton Hefty of Monticello Dies at 77
Anton M. Hefty age 77 of Monticello died at 6 15 a m today at St Clare hospital after a heart attack Hefty formerly farmed in Washington Township moved to Monticello in 1946 He was secretary of the Mt Pleasant Mutual Insurance Co Survivors include two brothers Thomas and Edward a sister Mrs Andrew Hoesly two half brothers Henry J and Fred A Stuessy and a half sister Mrs Hugo Gmur Services pending at the Monticello funeral home
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Anton M. Hefty
Monticello
St. Clare Hospital
Mr. Hefty
Barbara Elmer
Washington Township
Chamber poll finds one third cannot name their alderman
An informal LaCrosse Chamber of Commerce poll shows about one third of prominent businessmen could not name their alder man, prompting embarrassment and questions about local civic knowledge.
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Paz
Lacrosse
LaCrosse Chamber of Commerce
Rate on Letters To Be Four Cents
Washington reports the postal rate bill likely to raise first class letters to 4 cents with an Aug. 1 effective date if signed. The measure also boosts pay for about 500,000 postal workers and adjusts rates across second and third class mail with staged increases through 1959 and beyond.
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Washington
Senate
House
White House
Eisenhower
Sorority Convention Opens At Windy Acres Lodge
The Alpha Zeta Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority holds its state convention at Swiss Chalet Lodge Windy Acres between Monroe and Twin Grove. Paul Wilson reports accommodations for 40 guests with events Friday through Sunday led by Mrs. Wal ter Kubly. Dr Robert G Zach will talk Odyssey of an A Bomb Saturday night. Evelyn Drake will install new officers Sunday morning.
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Windy Acres
Monroe
Twin Grove
Alpha Zeta Chapter
Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority
Paul Wilson
Walter Kubly
Robert G. Zach
Monroe Clinic
Evelyn Drake
Senior Girl Scouts Graduation Dinner Honors Mrs. Tessneer
Mrs. Marvin Tessneer of Monroe spoke on La Cabana the international Girl Scout House near Cuernavaca Mexico at the sixth annual Senior Girl Scout banquet attended by 72. She received a corsage as graduates from Troops 227 231 were announced with ten year pins awarded to several members and leaders.
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Marvin E. Tessneer
Patricia Miller
Carol Lux
Carol Koenig
Beverly Myers
Diana Weeks
Carol Cunningham
Cary Goecks
Times
Marvin Tessneer
Monroe
Mexico
Tessneer
Caryl Goecks
Lonna Rhyner
Doris Bohren
VFW
Judith Chambers
Patricia Crouch
Elise Feutz
Betty Gempeler
Gayleen Steensrud
Linda Coole
Woman’s Club of
E. B. Lux
Bonnie Kubly
Deanne Bowman
Joan Swiggum
Joann Nussbaum
Sharon Einbeck
Sally Ruf
Joyce Moen
Anita Ainsworth
Judith Beckman
Joey Klassy
Judith Smith
Beverly Koehn
Elaine Rubi
Jaycee Chapter Tops State Award in Growth Group
The Monroe Jaycees were named the state’s top unit in cities of 5 000 to 10 000 population receiving the Henry Giessenbier Memorial Plaque at the state convention in Wausau. Dr C Gene Hennager accepted the honor for the chapter and the plaque will be presented at a dinner May 27 at the Swiss Wheel restaurant. Ronald D Johnson led the scrapbook effort and the plaque honors the Jaycees founder.
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Monroe
Wausau
Hennager
Bernard McGuinness
Slonroe
Ronald D. Johnson
Jaycees
Orientation Session For Monroe High Eighth Graders
James Speerschneider guidance director at Monroe high school announces an orientation and testing session for eighth grade students transitioning to Monroe high school. The event is Saturday at 8 a.m. in the high school library. A makeup program is planned for those who could not attend the April 11 session.
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James Speerschneider
Monroe High School
Pilot recalls 8000 foot collision that claimed 12 lives
Captain Julius R. McCoy survived a mid air crash near Brunswick Maryland when a Chicago to Baltimore airliner and an Air Guard T33 jet collided above Potomac River Valley eight miles west of town. Four crewmen and seven passengers aboard the turboprop and the lone passenger in the trainer perished. McCoy, burned and bandaged, said he saw no other plane until the explosion.
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Brunswick
Julius R. McCoy
Air National Guard
Baltimore
Air Guard
Potomac River Valley
McCoy
Civil Aeronautics Board
Navy
Los Angeles
Norwalk
United
Las Vegas
Malcolm Loy
Kennedy to Seek Third Democratic Nomination in 10th District
Basil G. Kennedy Mellen city attorney announced on Tuesday his plan to run for a third time as the Democratic candidate for the House from Wisconsin's 10th District.
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Mellen
Basil G. Kennedy
Eisenhower predicts slow upturn with inflation risk noted
President Eisenhower told 2,600 business leaders at an American Management Association conference that an upturn is in the making but warns the slump is not ended. He urged tax decisions soon, urged wage restraint to curb inflation, and said private business must bear much of the recovery load while opposing new public works programs.
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New York
Eisenhower
White House
American Management Association
Nixon
Clarno Postal Unit May Close
Washington reports indicate the Clarno post office may close and merge with Monroe's. The office has seen revenue drop from 995 in 1956 to about 795 last year, while costs totaled 3451 including the postmaster's salary. The unit currently serves 21 rental box patrons.
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Washington
Postoffice Department
Clarno
Harry S. Ammann
U.S
Washington Report
Monroe
Limited War STRAC Ready for Any Flareup
Army news confirms STRAC a four division force ready to move on moment’s notice, needing Air Force or Navy transport. Maj. Gen. Robert F. Sink notes parachute units could be airlifted quickly to crises like the Caribbean, with 125000 personnel across 82nd and 101st Airborne and 1st and 4th Infantry divisions.
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FT. Bragg
N. C
Robert F. Sink
STRAC
Strategic Army Corps
Air Force
Navy
Caribbean
Nixon
Venezuela
Washington
Charles H. Chase
82Nd Airborne
101St Airborne
Ft. Campbell
1St Infantry
Ft. Riley
4Th Infantry
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Stassen Beaten In Decisive Vote In Pennsylvania Primary
Harold E. Stassen, Minnesota native and former two term governor, lost decisively in the Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial primary to Arthur T. McGonigle by about two to one. Maryland and Pennsylvania races also produced major wins for D Alesandro Tawes Lawrence Scott Leader and Nix Moore marked as a milestone for the state.
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Ike
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Fire Hall
Pennsylvania
Washington
New York
Harrisburg
Harold Stassen
Associated Press
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Arthur T. McGonigle
Thomas D’alesandro
U.S
Maryland
D’alesandro
J. Millard Tawes
David L. Lawrence
Pittsburgh
Lawrence
Roy E. Furman
Hugh Scott
George M. Leader
GOP
Scott
Weldon B. Heyburn
Stassen
Clarence P. Bowers
Furman
McGonigle
Sam Houston
Tennessee
Texas
Robert N. Nix
Cecil B. Moore
Earl Chudoff
Opening Golf Stag At Club Tomorrow
The Monroe Country Club launches its season with a stag golf program tomorrow including prize awards and a dinner. Memorial Day weekend features a flag tourney Friday morning and a mixed four-some in the afternoon, followed by a holiday dinner and dance with Karl Jaeger's orchestra.
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Monroe Country Club
Karl Jaeger
Sales Tax Plank Considered At GOP Convention
A tentative Republican platform plank favors enacting a sales tax if needed while urging industrial development in Wisconsin. Governor Thomson opposes a sales tax, but the plank notes consideration of future taxes. Madison GOP figure Richard Baer mentions a possible right to work resolution at the convention to seek a 1959 ballot referendum.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee Friay
Milwaukee Journal
Donald Knight
Vernon Thomson
Thomson
Journal
Wisconsin
Madison
Richard Baer
Dane County Republican Organization
Bauer
Dane County
Restful Night for Cardinal Stritch as Stroke Condition Grays
Rome reports Cardinal Samuel Stritch rested for a second night after a stroke. His illness remains grave with a slight fever and unchanged status. He received communion as Msgr. James Hardiman stayed by his bedside. The stroke left partial paralysis and speech limited to a whispered yes or no. The ordination anniversary celebration was canceled.
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Rome
Samuel Cardinal Stritch
Chicago
James Hardiman
Ciinwango
Msgr
Hardiman
Fire stopped by police at Ruf's Confectionery
City police prevented a major fire at Ruf's Confectionery early last night when a malted milk mixer burned out. Mrs Pauline Potts a Ruf's employee alerted authorities as the store filled with smoke. Officers found the source, shut off the machine and dismantled it to stop the blaze.
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Ruf
Pauline Potts
Ruf’s
Premier Pflimlin Wins Support as Algeria Crisis Sparks Showdown
In Paris Premier Pierre Pflimlin gains the National Assembly backing for emergency powers in Algeria while Algiers rejects De Gaulle's leaders. Gen. Lorillot to consult Gen. Raoul Cetan as Salan assumes day to day control amid nationalist resistance.
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Paris
Pierre Pflimlin
France
Algiers
Algeria
Charles de Gaulle
Alain de Serigny
de Gaulle
National Assembly
Pflimlin
Henri Lorillot
Lorillot
Raoul Cetan
de Serigny
Council of the Republic
Assembly
Salan
Teen-Age Road-E-O To Be Held Sunday
The Junior Chamber of Commerce Teen-Age Road-E-O will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday with written exams tonight in Room 109 of the high school. About a dozen high school students are expected to compete to emphasize skillful driving. the winner advances to the state competition. The site of Sunday’s driving contest will be announced later this week.
Rehearing refused on Wisconsin G T rate increase
Madison Wisconsin Public Service Commission announces no rehearing on General Telephone Co rate increase approved April 18. The order authorizes a yearly rate rise of 96311 dollars.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Public Service Commission
General Telephone Co
Adison
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Jaycee Chapter
Stritch
North Africa
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