New Glarus Pilgrims Greeted on Swiss Voyage
In Cherbourg the Queen Mary docks as New Glarus travelers head to Switzerland for the 600th anniversary of Canton Glarus joining the Swiss Confederation. Major Ray Kundert meets his parents in France and leads them to Heidelberg, while others travel to Paris by train and Normandy. The group is welcomed in Bern and Glarus with Swiss officials, parties at Grand Hotel and Hotel Monopol, a Swiss evening at the Casino, and planned events including a reception at Rothhaus and a key to the city of Glarus on June 5.
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Glarus
Switzerland
Canton Glarus
Cherbourg
France
Ray Kundert
New Glarus
Germany
David Kundert
Bleyer
Heidelberg
Paris
Cunard
Normandy
Hans Stussi
Clarence Hoesly
Mr. Heimman
Grand Hotel
Bern
Schweizer Em Ausland
Glarner Society of
Rus Marti
Glarner Club
Monopol
Europe
S. J. Francois
Emil Kaeser
N. K. Zweifel
Geneva
Montreux
Interloken
Mathilda Theiler
Lorenz Heim
Madison
Rothhaus
Rev Kehle Urges End to Fighting at Memorial Day Service
Rev Paul C Kehle of St Johns Church led Memorial Day observances at Greenwood cemetery urging an end to wars and a move toward lasting peace. He cited Telemachus and invoked God’s power in a crusade for peace while honoring Korean War dead Sgt Wilbert G Block Sgt Gerald Norder and Pfc Eugene C Schwend and World War II and I veterans added to the honor roll. The parade and program proceeded despite earlier weather concerns with the Monroe high school band Sea Scout Ship Sheridan and local scouts participating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul C. Kehle
St. John’s Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Telemacus
Rome
Christ
Kehle
Korea
Green County
Cap
T. J. Burgy
Veterans Service
Wilbert G. Block
Gerald Norder
Eugene C. Schwend
Veterans Memorial
Monroe High School
Sheridan
Donald Dwyer
L. E. Curtis
Assembly of God Tabernacle
Doran
U N Delegates Walk Out On FDR Memorial Rites
Six Communist U N delegates from Russia Poland and Czechoslovakia walked out of a Memorial Day service at Hyde Park New York for Franklin D Roosevelt as W Averell Harriman condemned the Soviet Union for betraying the cause of peace. He said allies who helped defeat Nazi tyranny later pursued tyranny of their own and shattered the foundations of permanent peace proclaimed at San Francisco.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
United Nations
Franklin D. Roosevelt
W. Averell Harriman
Russia
Poland
Czechoslovakia
U. N. Economic and Social Council
Franklin Roosevelt
Bishop Ordains Rev George Wirz in Madison
Rev George O Wirz son of Mr and Mrs Otto Wirz of 2229 15th street was ordained a Roman Catholic priest by Bishop William P O Connor of the Madison diocese. Wirz is one of eight candidates ordained to serve in the area with ceremonies at St Victor's Madison. A solemn Mass will be held tomorrow at 10 30 a m with Rev Wirz celebrant and a long list of assistants. Rev Joseph E Emmenegger will deliver the sermon. A 12 30 dinner and 2 30 reception follow at St Victor's parish hall. Others ordained today include Revs Wiedholz McMurrough Salzmann Crowley Dominic Flanagan De Stefano.
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George O. Wirz
Otto Wirz
15Th Street
William P. O'Connor
Madison
Wirz
St. Victor’s
Eugene C. McCollow
Henry McMurrough
Mineral Point
William de Bock
Richard N. Schlaefer
St. Victor's
Robert Buholzer
Michael Clark
Jerome
Roman Wiedholz
Edmund Salzmann
Dickeyville
Dennis Crowley
Milwaukee
Francis Dominic
Philadelphia
Robert Flanagan
Chicago
Joseph de Stefano
Altoona
Rev Daniel Williams Dies Chaplain at Dousman
Milwaukee funeral services set for Monday in Wales Wisconsin for Rev Daniel Jenkins Williams age 78, chaplain in residence at the Masonic Home and Eastern Star Hospital in Dousman. A retired Presbyterian minister he died Thursday after surgery at Columbia Hospital. His 59 years in the ministry included service at Arbor Vitae Oshkosh Stone Bank Delafield Dousman Wisconsin Columbus Colorado and Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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Milwaukee
Wales
Wis
Daniel Jenkins Williams
Masonic
Communists seize hamlet on fringe of West Berlin
Communist People's police suddenly evicted 43 families from Buergerablage a village on the fringe of West Berlin within the Russian zone. The move signaling broader pattern of security belt creation as Russians halt Allied patrols and fear of further seizures grows. West Berlin police said residents were told to relocate to West Berlin where they "belong."
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Berlin
Buergerablage
Free West Berlin
West Germany
Steinstuecken
Spandau
Reds
No Man’s Land
West Berlin
Paris Reds Seized as Police Raid Communist Headquarters
Police raided the Communist Central Headquarters and five Paris district offices with tear gas and forcible entry. Reds reportedly burned documents and police recovered the rest amid France's tough stance after the arrest of Jacques Duclos and riots tied to General Ridgway's arrival.
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Paris
France
Red
No. 1
Jacques Duclos
Duclos
Communist Party
Matthew B. Ridgway
Eisenhower
Postal Pay Day To Be Postponed
Monroe and Green County postal employees in a nationwide delay will not receive pay next Tuesday as funds and congressional appropriations are tied up in Washington. An October 1951 act raised salaries for postal workers but lacked new funding, so the department has drawn from existing postal funds. the original appropriation runs through May 15, and the remaining money hinges on a supplemental congressional bill.
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Monroe
Green County
United States
Washington
Congress
Katyn Massacre Probe To Be Resumed Tuesday
A worldwide congressional probe into the massacre of 4000 Polish officers in 1940 will resume Tuesday with the focus shifting to the Pentagon. Chairman Madden said the committee will pursue the Katyn Forest massacre while avoiding embarrassment to the Soviet Union.
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Washington
Madden
Katyn Forest
Soviet Union
Seven Drivers Arrested Here Memorial Day
Police arrested seven individuals on speeding charges and one for bicycle recklessness around Green County. Delmar Friedrichs posted a $10 bond after riding a bicycle against traffic at 12 40 a m. Paul Edwards, a Lafayette County deputy sheriff, faced a $10? No. He was charged with 45 mph on Highway 69. Philip Wilmore posted a $20 bond for driving 50 mph on Highway 69. Three others were cited for 50 mph on Highway 11, including Harvey Sexter at 50 mph and Norris Klingensmith at 45 mph, both from Milwaukee. Fred Hanson posted $20 for 45 mph on Highway 11. William Schmitz, 19, was charged with 40 mph on Highway 69. All six speeding drivers were ordered to court next Saturday.
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Green County
Delmar C. Friedrichs
Route 3
Paul L. Edwards
South Wayne
Lafayette County
Philip E. Wilmore
Assumption
Ill
Harvey Sexter
Milwaukee
Norris L. Klingensmith
Fred A. Hanson
Fond du Lac
William J. Schmitz
6Th Street
Memorial Day Weekend Traffic Toll Rises
Accidental deaths during Memorial Day weekend exceed 200 with 149 traffic fatalities and 32 drownings reported mid holiday. By midweek, 207 total deaths include 26 from miscellaneous accidents as pleasant weather and 35 million cars on the road. The National Safety Council predicts 310 would die by Sunday night.
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National Safety Council
Crowns Stolen From Shrine Painting In Brooklyn Church
Police estimate $100,000 worth of jewel encrusted crowns stolen from a Virgin Mary and Christ child painting at a Regina Pace Votive Shrine in a Brooklyn church. Thieves cut through a bronze grill to reach the centerpiece, which was insured for the full amount.
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New York
Regina Pace
Brooklyn
Farmers Union Urges Congress Action On Farm Price Supports
The National Farmers Union urges members to flood Congress with letters and telegrams demanding immediate legislation to boost farm price supports.
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Washington
National Farmers Union
Congress
It's a Woman's World Top Teacher Experience Helped Phone Official Win Success
In Monroe a landmark local biography honors Margaret Burgi a Wisconsin telephone executive Born in a log cabin on Oct 2 1887 she rose to vice president treasurer assistant general manager and major stockholder at United Telephone Co now Wisconsin’s largest independent utility The piece frames her rise as a notable departure from male dominated career narratives with deep Wisconsin roots and family lineage noted through the Burgi Hefty and New Glarus migrations.
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Horatio Alger
Monroe
Emery A. Odell
10Th Street
Wisconsin
Margaret Burgi
United Telephone Co
Miss Burgi
Christinn Burgi
Ferdinand and
Catherine Hefty Burgi
New Glaruswiss
Green County
Martin Youth Killed After Green County Crash
Wayne Martin 16 of Woodford died at St Clare Hospital from injuries after a May 10 crash on County Trunk Highway CC near Derindinger farm. Seven Woodford and South Wayne students were in the Krebs car. inquest possible. Service at Woodford Methodist Church with burial at Woodlawn Argyle.
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Wayne Allen Martin
Woodford
South Wayne High School
St. Clare Hospital
Woodford Methodist Church
Green County Sheriff's Department
Harry Krebs
William L. Yde
Madison
Derindinger
Monticello
Belleville
Martin
Green County
Herman A. Stuessy
Monroe
South Wayne
Local Youth Driver In Baraboo Accident
Walter J. DeRemer, 18, of 1204 19th Street, drove a car owned by Robert Babler, 1503 11th Avenue, in an accident near Baraboo. DeRemer faces a charge of operating an auto on the left side of the street and will appear in justice court.
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Walter J. DeRemer
19Th Street
Robert Babler
11Th Avenue
Baraboo
Green County Sheriff's Department
DeRemer
15Th Avenue
Justice Court
Milwaukee Dock Strike Holds Newsprint Shipment
Milwaukee longshoremen refused to unload a ship today due to a Chicago dock strike, blocking a newsprint shipment for the Chicago Daily News.
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Milwaukee
Chicago
Chicago Daily News
Stair fall claims life in Racine
Emil Witte, 38, of Wes Moraine, died after an apparent fall down stairs. Police reported he sustained fatal injuries in the incident.
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Racine
Emil Witte
Wes Moraine
Delegate Visits Stir New Fracas
Eisenhower flying home as Republican and Democratic rivals condemn a plan to invite 1,206 GOP delegates to visit him at three locations with expenses paid by local committees. Taft and Kefauver leaders call it bribery and urge a Justice inquiry into campaign finance practices.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Eisenhower
Estes Kefauver
Abilene
Kas
New York
Denver
Eisenhower Committee
Taft
Kefauver
Gael Sullivan
Justice Department
David S. Ingalls
Taft-for-President Committee
Wall Street
Ingalls
Chicago
Nine Prisoners Escape Ohio Penitentiary
Nine inmates escaped from the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus last night, four remaining at large early today. The break involved seizing a guard, crawling through a second floor dormitory window, with four prisoners recaptured within minutes and a fifth nabbed two hours later in a railroad yard. no shots were fired. Warden Ralph W. Alvis reported being grabbed as the escape began, and the window bars appear to have been sawed beforehand.
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Columbus
O. W
Ohio Penitentiary
Ralph W. Alvis
Police search for missing parrot wrung from tree near Parliament
Police hours long search around Parliament yesterday found 24 year old Jean Thurgar crying out to coax her parrot Bonji from a tree near the ho of Parliament. A startled crowd and bystanders watched the tense moment as authorities intervened.
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Jean Thurgar
Eisenhower leaves SHAPE for political future in U.S.
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower bids farewell at Orly Field after 17 months as SHAPE commander. He confirms plans to enter the Republican presidential race, keep his uniform until Washington, and resign his commission only if he is named standard bearer. Ridgway succeeds him as supreme commander.
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Shape
Dwight D. Eisenhower
NATO
Matthew B. Ridgway
Paris
Eisenhower
United States
Europe
Orly Field
France
Stephenville
Newfoundland
Washington
Rene Pleven
Four Die In Wisconsin Vehicle Crashes Over Memorial Day Weekend
Four people died in Wisconsin accidents since the Memorial Day weekend began. Mrs. Edward J. Kinney, 72, Madison, was killed in a two car crash. four others including her husband were injured. Harry Burns, 43, Chicago, died in a crash near Marshfield with a semi trailer. Edward Boldt, 64, Appleton, died when his car overturned near Chilton. Gordon L. La Beau, 22, Minneapolis, was killed when his car left Highway 12 near Menomonie and rolled over.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Edward J. Kinney
Route 3
Madison
Edward M. Kinney
St. Raphael's Catholic Cathedral
Harry Burns
Chicago
Marshfield
Edward Boldt
Appleton
Chilton
Gordon L. la Beau
Minneapolis
Three Car Crashes Reported to Police
Four vehicle crashes were reported to police in two incidents yesterday and one today. Carl Lieber of 1318 14th Avenue struck a parked car owned by John Sleichter near the square at 9 p.m. Otis M. Frank of Blanchardville and Jacob A. Wyss of Belleville were in a mishap on the square’s south side at 9:32 p.m. Maurice J. Hughes of Juda and Otis F. Wells of 813 17th Street collided at 7 a.m. at 17th Street and 17th Avenue. C. Jrove Land of 1807 27th Avenue and Leonard Drye of Cadiz Township collided at 1:43 p.m. at 17th Avenue and 16th Street. Wreckers removed both vehicles.
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Carl Lieber
14Th Avenue
John Sleichter
Caloma
Otis M. Frank
Blanchardville
Jacob A. Wyss
Belleville
Maurice J. Hughes
Juda
Otis F. Wells
17Th Street
17Th Avenue
C. J.roveland
27Th Avenue
Leonard Drye
Cadiz Township
16Th Street
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22Nd Avenue
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19Th Avenue
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Browntown
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Wayne Martin
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