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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1960
Page
2
A Memorial Day safety plea urges travelers to plan trips carefully and drive alertly during the holiday weekend. National safety experts expect record highway traffic as the first long weekend of the driving season arrives, with tollways easing some risks but roadside dangers remaining from careless driving.
The article surveys upheaval from Korea to Turkey and Africa, noting President Syngman Rhee's deposition in Korea and a Turkish military coup ousting Premier Menderes. It discusses censorship, economic reforms, and the role of student unrest amid broader fights for political freedom.
In a memoir style reminiscence a veteran photographer recalls a winter to summer shift in Ontario and a beach shot that never happened. He details a voyage to Dairen, a port Arthur failure, a Japanese spy, and a camaraderie with fellow photographers amid wartime intrigue.
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange reports little activity Friday with values unchanged. Five cars unfilled bids 31 cents and 40 to 60 pound blocks at 32 percent. An uncovered offer to sell a 40 pound block at 32 percent. No sales recorded. Trading tone steady.
Senator Alexander Wiley was re elected vice president of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress at a directors meeting after the organization marked its 47th annual convention.
County extension notes a Browntown area field trip to John Krebs farm as part of a two year 4H conservation program. Kay Krebs represents the county in soil conservation, while youths assemble a Naturarium with resource maps insect specimens and pressed leaves for display at the county junior fair July 27-31.
Oslo rejects Soviet protest regarding reports that an American U2 reconnaissance plane downed in the Soviet Union would land in northern Norway. The dispute centers on international airspace and allied aerial activity amid Cold War tensions.
Washington studies shifts in reaction to aid efforts and to our approach toward discredited governments, preparing for potential policy extensions or adjustments.
A long list of birthday names and addresses spans May 29 to June 4, noting many youths from towns such as Juda Argyle Monticello and South Wayne. A personal memoir by Patricia Stevens reflects a farm child’s life with Old Red the cow who carried a newborn calf on her back.
David Curtis Hanson of Route 1 Argyle and Jean Ellen Schneider of Route 1 Brooklyn appear in a small adtaker listing dated June 26 and May 14 1960. Phone 3 provided for adtaker inquiries.
Marshall L. Peterson was elected president of the Tri-County YMCA board at Cozy Inn in Janesville. Other officers include O N Johnson recording secretary and R A Doug an and Edgar Buzzell as vice presidents. The group reported nearly 100 youths signed for Phantom Lake camp and 14 Rock County Playday sections on June 4 with a $12 910 budget proposal.
Cub Scouts end season by marching in the Memorial Day parade and holding a den meeting on Tuesday with a picnic at New Glarus Woods State Park. An outdoor pack meeting is set for 7 p.m. at grade school playgrounds and a softball game between the boys and their fathers will follow.
Several gifts in memory of the late E. F. Kaeser were sent to charity funds. A $100 memorial gift supported the crippled children's fund, $196 went to the Heart Fund, and the local Boy Scout troop received $50 for new equipment. Mr Kaeser actively supported scouting in New Glarus and district.
More than 100 attended Tuesday’s picnic that closed Grove school for the year. Carol Krebs won a conservation award at Conservation Day in New Glarus. Eighth graders include Terrance Kubly, Carol and Kay Krebs.
The 1961 senior class at New Glarus High School elected Judy Disch as president James Willoughby as vice president Carolyn Helgesen as secretary Paul Wieland as treasurer and Kent Anderson with Rita Marty to lead the student council Junior officers include Jane Meyer Randy Elmer Jerry Klassy Barbara Marty Connie Huber Roger Finke and Craig Stuessy Sophomores elect Duane Freitag Ronny Herried Patricia Foster Mary Jo Freitag Sharon Martinson and Nancy Myrland as officers and council members.
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