Memorial Day tribute honors Green County war dead
A bright May day parade and Memorial Day service at Greenwood Cemetery honored local veterans. Rev. Paul H. Olm preached that Memorial Day preserves sacrifice for liberty. High school students Logan and Neil recited tributes, the National Guard fired a salute, and wreaths were placed on the monument. Memorial events also included Union Presbyterian services and a large Monroe barbecue.
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Green County
Veterans Memorial
Greenwood Cemetery
Paul H. Olm
St. John’s United Church of Christ
Olm
Thomas Marean
Logan
Neil Jacobs
National Guard
Co. B
Robert L. Cashman
Legion
Allan F. Barnard
Monroe Jaycees
Fairgrounds
Francis Schett
Jaycee
Union Presbyterian Church
Gerritt Mouw
Robert Hayes
Allen Goecke
Andrew C. Erickson Jr
Rodney Buchhol
Mrs. Molm 56 Dies After Illness in Wisconsin
Eva Molm 56 of 1208 22nd street died at 1 am in Wagner nursing home after ten years with multiple sclerosis blindness and extended illness. longtime newspaper publisher with husband in Sacred Heart Albany Cassville survived by husband son John and two daughters Jeanne Fleege Patricia San Soucie and four grandchildren funeral handled by Sharer Albany.
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Ralph
Eva) Molm
22Nd Street
Wagner Nursing Home
Molm
Sacred Heart
Minn
Albany
Cassville
Albany Herald
Arizona
Wisconsin
The
American
John
Melvin
Jeanne) Fleege
East Dubuque
Robert L
Patricia
San Soucie
Williamsville
N.Y
Sharer Funeral Home
Drug claims in cancer breakthrough by U S Surgeon General
Washington U S Surgeon General Luther Terry described a drug as almost surely curing a cancer linked to pregnancy, a rare womb-originating cancer. A NIH spokesman noted about half of 60 treated patients survived after years of use.
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Washington
U.S
Luther Terry
National Institutes of Health
U.S. Public Health Service
Blood donors urged for Monroe mobile unit visit Friday
Allan F. Goecke asks for more donors to reach Monroe's 131 pint quota for Friday. The bloodmobile will operate at the junior high school gym from 1 30 to 6 30 p m with only 60 donors pledged so far. Some donors are rejected due to ailments, and more volunteers are needed to promote the program amid a new blood supply contract with St Clare hospital.
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Allan F. Goecke
Blood Recruitment
Monroe
Goecke
St. Clare Hospital
Red Cross
South Africa Declares Republic Amid White Rule
Pretoria reports South Africa becomes a republic with white rule intact as church bells ring and cannons thunder. Authorities say a three day strike by nonwhite leaders to win voting rights collapsed as celebrations begin and Afrikaners cheer a 51 year British rule end.
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Pretoria
South Africa
Africa
Victim Top Student Graduates Despite Polio Adversity
San Antonio Texas Joe Rowe writes with his toes due to childhood polio and graduates this week from high school with a straight A average. He mastered academics and earned top marks proving resilience and determination.
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San Antonio
Tex
Joe Rowe
Republicans Draft Tax Revision To Bypass Veto
About two dozen Wisconsin Republicans begin drafting a tax revision aimed at veto-proof passage in the 1961 Legislature. A key sales tax is expected. Sen. Frank Panzer chairs, with Evertt Bidwell and Sen. William Draheim as co chairs. The caucus, closed to the press, seeks a balanced budget and GOP unity against Gov. Nelson’s tax plan.
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Madison
Senate and
Assembly Republicans
GOP
Frank Panzer
Brownsville
Brownsville) Was Named Chairman of the Group. Assemblyman Everett Bidwell
Portage
William Draheim
R-Neenah
Joint Finance Committee
Gov. Nelson
Tax Study Commission
Nelson
KKK Link Sought In Race Disorder
The Justice Department pursues evidence tying the Ku Klux Klan to mob violence against Freedom Riders in Anniston Birmingham and Montgomery Alabama. Testimony shows bi racial groups faced violence May 14 and 20. some witnesses invoked the Fifth Amendment.
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Associated Press
Justice Department
Ku Klux Klan
Freedom Riders
Anniston
Birmingham
Montgomery
Ala
KKK
U.S. Dist
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Jackson
Miss
Freedom Rider
Miami
Spencer Bowen Honored With Life Membership in Democratic Party
Spencer E. Bowen aged 95 received an honorary life membership in the Green County Democratic organization at a Turner Hall meeting. James Buckley Madison state field representative gave a progress report to 25 attendees while Sen. William Proxmire was unable to attend due to a Milwaukee engagement.
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Spencer E. Bowen
Green County
Democratic Organization
Turner Hall
James Buckley
Madison
William Proxmire
Milwaukee
Khrushchev Heads to Vienna meet Kennedy via Prague
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev traveled by train to Czechoslovakia en route to Vienna for a planned meeting with President John F. Kennedy, according to Tass.
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London
Khrushchev
Czechoslovakia
Vienna
Kennedy
Tass
Alumni Seek $1 Memberships To Back Loan Fund
Monroe Alumni Association president Robert L. Wells urged all alumni to buy $1 memberships to support the new Alumni Loan Fund. Each $1 membership grants admission to Saturday night’s annual dance at the junior high gym, featuring Monte Hacker and his orchestra. Memberships and tickets are sold at the Chocolate Shop and Ruf's Confectionary. The fund assists Monroe graduates with financial aid to attend the college or university of their choice with a liberal repayment plan.
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Robert L. Wells
Monroe Alumni Association
Wells
Monte Hacker
Madison
Chocolate Shop
Ruf
Monroe
Airliner Blast Kills 61 On Portugal Flight
Wreckage from a four engine jet washed ashore as investigators suspect a violent explosion caused the crash off Lisbon. The Dutch Venezuelan Viasa airliner, leased from KLM, had flown from Rome and Madrid en route to the Azores and carried 61 souls with no Americans aboard.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Atlantic
Azores
Rome
Madrid
Viasa
KLM
JFK Opens European Tour With Gala Paris Welcome
President Kennedy began his first European visit with a 101 gun salute and warm Paris reception from De Gaulle as they opened talks at the Elysee Palace. He warned of a possible Berlin crisis and planned to meet Khrushchev in Vienna, stressing Western unity and peace.
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Paris
Kennedy
Charles de Gaulle
Khrushchev
Vienna
Austria
Berlin
de Gaulle
Elysee Palace
Orly
France
Awards Day Tomorrow in Monroe as Schools End Term
Public school elementary pupils will not attend classes in Monroe tomorrow to allow teachers time for report cards. Senior high pupils report at 8 08 a m to return books. The senior awards ceremony is at 1 p m in the gym. Friday brings final report cards for all students with 1 30 p m start for elementary and high school awards in the auditorium. The commencement for 145 graduates is set for 8 p m with Dr Glenn S Pound as speaker. St Victor’s held its graduation events this morning in Monroe.
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Monroe
Supt
D. J. Huenink
Franklin Luebchow
Glenn S. Pound
Madison
St. Victor’s
E C. McCollow
Shrine- KC
Recreation Park
Lester M. Johnson
Emmettt J. Norton
General Capom
Orville R. Evans
John R. Patterson
Norton
William F. Hawthorne
Dan Gerber
Earl E. Hager
Robert H. Dearth
C. S. Pierce
Robert Bussen
Richard Wraight
Bernard C. Wiegel
Evans
John E. Ferron
Dayne Dinges
Walter Laeser
Glenn Roderick
Alden J. Hawthorne
Herbert R. West
William Rees
Frank M. Haren
Easter A. Krug
Edwin W. Schuetze
Joseph R. Ganshert
W. A. Bender
Frank Menehan
Zor Temple Camels
Severe Weather Warning Issued Across Four States
A severe weather warning with hail and damaging winds was forecast for this area this afternoon and tonight. The alert was in effect from 3 to 9 p.m. and covered parts of Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin south of a line from Dubuque to Milwaukee.
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Weather Bureau
Dubuque
Milwaukee
Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Monument topples injures Rockford boy at cemetery
Four year old David Paul Hartsough of Rockford was injured yesterday when a large monument at Greenwood cemetery fell on him during a Memorial Day visit with his parents. He sustained a deep laceration below the eye and facial fractures, and underwent emergency surgery at St. Clare hospital where he was listed in good condition today.
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David Paul Hartsough
Paul Hartsough
Rockford
St. Clare Hospital
Greenwood Cemetery
Eisenhower to Hit Kennedy Spending at Rally
Republicans in Washington plan a Thursday rally aimed at President Kennedy’s New Frontiers program. Ike, likely to attack domestic policy while avoiding foreign policy, attends a $100 plate dinner as Khrushchev prepares for Vienna talks. Milton Eisenhower’s presence signals limited criticism of Cuba policy.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kennedy
Vienna
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Milton Eisenhower
Tractors For Freedom Committee
Cuba
Fidel Castro
GOP
Ruling Deferred On Tractor Gifts
Washington reports the IRS will delay ruling on a tax exemption for donations to tractors. Commissioner Caplin declined to reveal a decision, saying the position must be studied by Senate and House committees. Sources suggest Caplin may grant the exemption, with a final opinion expected as a letter to the tractor committee. The committee seeks aid for 1,200 Cuban invasion prisoners.
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Washington
Tractors For Freedom Committee
Mortimer Mplin
Internal Revenue
IRS
Senate
House Committee On Internal Revenue Taxation
Caplin
Blaze Sweeps Forest near Spooner Destroys Thousands of Acres
A forest fire in northwestern Wisconsin destroyed nearly 3000 acres of timberland near Spooner after burning for about six hours on Tuesday. Investigators believe the blaze started from a carelessly discarded cigarette.
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Forest
Spooner
Wisconsin
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Glenn L. Kubly
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Virgil Wilkins
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Republic
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New Richmond
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New ‘Rider
Spencer Bowen
JFK
Shrine-Kc
Daniel W. Gerber
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