Sticker Battle Ends Wisconsin Legislature Adjournment
Wisconsin's 1959 Legislature adjourned after a day of partisan clashes over a $2 park sticker fee. The Senate rejected the administration bill and passed a revised measure, while leaders blamed each other for derailing the revenue plan. Final actions included budget tweaks and approvals affecting vocational aid and medical payments. A separate measure allowed breweries to sponsor athletic advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
Senate
Assembly
Carl Thompson
Travis
William Fairfield
Nelson
Thompson
Conservation Department
Department of Administration
Robert Dean
D-Rothschild
LaFave
Civil Service
David Blanchard
Edgerton
C. M. Stauffer
Monticello
W. J. Hutnik
Tony
Kyle Kenyon
Tomah
H. W. Clemens
Oconomowoc
Glenn Pommerening
Wauwatosa
Keith Hardie
D-Taylor
Eivil
Milwaukee Braves
Monument Dedicated in 1913 Honors Civil War Veterans
The Grand Army of the Republic monument in Courthouse square was dedicated May 30, 1913, in memory of Green County Civil War veterans. Funded by Capt. Benjamin M. Frees, the 28 ft 6 in monument uses semialio granite with a bronze 10 ft 6 in statue, cost over 10000 dollars, and honors soldiers of 1861 to 1865. The piece was unveiled by descendants of Civil War figures and later entrusted to Womans Relief Corps and then the American Legion.
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Hawkins—T
Courthouse Park
William R. Hawkins
Clarno
Green County
Times
Grand Army of the Republic
GAR
O. F. Pinney Gar
Benjamin M. Frees
Co. H
38Th
Wisconsin Regiment Voluntary Infantry
Monroe and
Capt. N. B. Treat
Luchsinger Monument Works
Wisconsin
Kellyfield
Chickamauga
Petersburg
Ft. Mahone
Frees
Hawkins
Monroe
Irs
Iowa
Lloyd Nyland
California
Grace Thorpe
E. N. Thorpe
Freese
G. W. Thorpe
Woman’s Relief Corps
WRC
American Legion
John J. Burkhard
Legion Post
J. H. Schwaiger
May J L. Luchsinger
Greenwood Cemetery
Jane Lysaght
Memorial Day Observances in Monroe Mark Graves and Parades
Memorial services for war dead will be held in Monroe with a graveside decorating at Greenwood and Calvary at 7:30 a.m. A parade assembles at the Armory at 9 a.m. and proceeds through town to the Greenwood cemetery monument for the program. Reverend Karl Koch delivers the sermon. Warren Gerhart chairs the program. Theodore Burgy is parade marshal. Children marching will receive American flags. The Monroe Jaycee chicken barbecue begins at 11:30 a.m. at the fairgrounds to benefit welfare projects.
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Monroe
A. Charles Howe
Greenwood
Calvary
Armory
18Th Avenue
12Th Street
20Th Avenue
16Th Street
23Rd Avenue
Greenwood Cemetery
Karl Koch
Immanuel Eub Church
William Mauermann
Logan
Dick Muenich
Warren M. Gerhart
Theodore J. Burgy
Hugo H. Voelkli
Fairgrounds
Deluge and funnel sighted near Jefferson and Monroe
A cloudburst hit I. G. Newman farm in Jefferson Township while Monroe logged only .04 inches of rain. Raymond Godfrey, two miles north, saw a small funnel to the south of the heavy rain, but witnesses concluded the apparent funnel was smoke from a tire fire in a gravel pit northeast of Monroe.
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I. G. Newman
Jefferson Township
Monroe
Raymond Godfrey
Newman Farm
Carr Wins British Amateur Golf Championship Again
Joe Carr of Ireland claimed his third British Amateur title at Portrush in Northern Ireland by defeating 47 year old Bob Cochran of St Louis eight and seven. Carr previously won in 1953 and 1958.
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Portrush
Northern Ireland
Joe Carr
Ireland
Bob Cochran
St. Louis
Carr
Turkey Quiet Under Military Junta's Control
Turkey remains calm under the military junta that toppled Adnan Menderes as Gen. Cemal Gursel forms a provisional leadership. Banks close then reopen, universities are ordered to assist a new constitutional setup, and journalists are released as arrests ease.
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Turkey
Istanbul
Adnan Menderes
Cemal Gursel
Turkish National Union Committee
Siddik Omar
Istanbul University
Ankara
United States
Monay
Menderes
Izmir
Gursel
Look Up Laugh Love and Lift baccalaureate plans
Rev Paul H Olm topics the baccalaureate address at the junior high auditorium with Look Up Laugh Love and Lift. Monroe high 124 member class begins processional at 8 p m as orchestra and mixed chorus perform. Commencement speaker Prof Orge Walter of Lawrence College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul H. Olm
St. John’s United Church of Christ
Monroe High School
Frank R. Hinebaugh
Clarno and
Staver Eub
Recreation Park
Miss America Cars to Attend Region 2 Parade
Five white Oldsmobile convertibles from the 1959 Miss America pageant will join Wednesday's Region 2 Alice in Dairyland parade. A red convertible from County Auto Co. will also participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice In Dairyland
Ae County Auto Co
Matzke Named City Electrical and Plumbing Inspector
City Council voted unanimously to approve Floyd W. Matzke as electrical and plumbing inspector succeeding Edwin R. Blair who resigns June 1. Matzke, a retired farmer and former alderman, will work 8 to 10 a.m. five days a week in City Hall and inspect projects for 70 dollars monthly plus a 25 dollar car allowance. Rex N. Eyler joins the license committee and Fred Simpson moves to the financial and taxation committee, replacing prior assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd W. Matzke
Matzke
Edwin R. Blair
Jubo
Farmer Faces Extortion Case in Mineral Point
Paul J. May a 36 year old Iowa County farmer was charged with extorting money from a Mineral Point high school teacher. He was arrested by a U S marshal and released on 500 dollar bond with a June 14 hearing before U S Commissioner John J Walsh. The federal complaint alleges two threatening letters were mailed earlier this year demanding money from Paul Stankevich an industrial arts teacher. May is a livestock breeder and secretary of the Wisconsin Angus Association.
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Madison
Paul J. May
Iowa County
Mineral Point
May
U. S
John J. Walsh
Walsh
Paul Stankevich
Wisconsin Angus Association
Robert J. Kay
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Rural 8th Graders Receive Certificates at Exercises
168 Green County rural and state graded school eighth graders received certificates during exercises in the junior high auditorium. Waukesha County Superintendent Winston Brown urged greater knowledge of society and humanity, stressing constructive goals for youth and noting outdated lessons. The Monroe junior band played, Rev. W L King gave invoca tion and benediction, and promotional certificates were presented by Supt. Haskee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston Brown
Waukesha County
Green County
Albany
Rudolph T. Haskee
Brown
Monroe
Allan F. Barnard
W. L. King
Sing
Green County Dairy Queen voting to start Wednesday
Ballots will be available in grocery stores and meat markets across Green County for a Dairy Queen queen contest. Eligible voters include residents aged 17 to 21, with top candidates from Albany Brodhead Brooklyn Browntown Juda Monroe Monticello and New Glarus. Voting depends on dairy purchases and runs until June 20 with weekly counts and reports.
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Green County
Dairy Queen
Albany
Brodhead
Brooklyn
Browntown
Juda
Monroe
Monticello
New Glarus
Alice In Dairyland
Three More Deaths Boost State's Traffic Toll for Year
The Associated Press reports Wisconsin's Memoria Day weekend highway toll rose to two and the state total to 270 after a 54 year old Milwaukee man died in a Green Lake County crash on Highway 23. Gail J. Sicila, 17, of Highwood Ill., was injured en route to Racine when her sports car hit a curb on I 94 south of the Racine County line. Peter E. Lasley, 78, of Winneconne, died at Mercy hospital after injuries from a May 19 crash involving a car and a pickup truck.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Green Lake
Wisconsin
William Hogan
Green Lake County
Illinois
Gail J. Sicila
Highwood
Ill
Racine
Peter E. Lasley
Winneconne
Mercy Hospital
Oshkosh
Ballplayer Dies After Home Run In Softball Game
La Verne Graff aged 36 died at St. Francis hospital an hour after he hit a home run for the Fairbanks Morse Activity Club in Reed Park. Coroner Gene Burke attributed the death to a heart attack. Graff started in right field, moved to first base, grew short of breath, and was taken to the hospital. Arrangements are at Walker mortuary in Freeport.
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Freeport
LaVerne Graff
St. Francis Hospital
Reed Park
Gene Burke
Graff
Fairbanks Morse
Walker Mortuary
Monroe Pool Filled Opening Day June Five
Recreation Park pool filled last night with opening day set for June 5 announced by park and recreation director Robert L. Wells. A leak was patched and three quarters of the bottom painted. Swimming lessons sign up during the first week the pool is open.
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Recreation Park
Robert L. Wells
Park and Recreation
Wells
Navy hunts sub near Key West spurs submarine speculation
The Navy pressed to identify a motionless undersea object off Florida's coast near Key West that fueled speculation about foreign submarines patrolling the area.
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NAVY
Key West
Fla. 3
Florida
Nixon and Democrats Clash Over Summit Conference Debacle
Vice President Nixon and Democratic presidential hopefuls traded harsh rhetoric on foreign policy and the summit conference failure. Nixon condemned Adlai Stevenson John F Kennedy and Stuart Symington for making the issue partisan while Kennedy and Symington rebutted from Washington. Lyndon Johnson urged support for Eisenhower in Idaho Falls. Nixon spoke at Melvin Illinois for Les Arends Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Nixon
Illinois
Adlai Stevenson
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Congress
Washington
Kennedy
Symington
Stevenson
United States
Sir Richard the Nimble
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Eisenhower
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Melvin
Ill
Rep
Leslie Arends
House
Truck Driver Rescues Farmer From River
Donald Best, a gasoline tanker driver, chased across a field and swam into the Pecatonica River to rescue Hugh Schoeny, a farmer from Ridott, who fell from a tractor into ten feet of water while repairing a bridge on the River road, seven miles east of Freeport.
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Freeport
Hugh Schoeny
Route 1
Ridott
Pecatonica River
Donald Best
Schoeny
Schoeny Farms
Khrushchev says Eisenhower aims for peace while U S military backs opposition
Khrushchev told a Kremlin audience that American military leaders oppose peace and that Eisenhower’s two duties are golf and presidency. He alleged U S actions threaten global stability, blamed U S for Paris summit collapse, and urged a new summit within months with broader participation from Red China, India, and Indonesia.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
U. S
United States
Kremlin
Paris
Khrushchev
U.S
Bonn
China
India
Indonesia
United Nations
Security Council
Soviet Union
General Assembly
Turkey
Menderes
Japan
U. S.-Japan
U.S.S.R
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Black Sea
Communist Party
Central Committee
Mikoyan
Youth Dance Tonight to End Center's Year
The Monroe Youth Council sponsors a Community Center dance at 3 30 this evening with records and special entertainment. The Youth Center will close for summer months after the event.
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Monroe Youth Council
No Holiday Edition For Times Monday
There will be no edition Monday of The Monroe Evening Times in observance of Memorial Day. Regular publication schedules will resume with Tuesday's edition.
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Monroe Evening Times
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Clarno Bay
Jefferson
Army
Cemal Cursel
Committee of National Unity
Monroe Pool
Farmer
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