Knutson Cites Liberal Slants at Veterans Dinner
More than 100 Legion members and guests heard La Crosse mayor Milo Knutson speak on The Blue Pencil at the annual Veterans Day dinner in the Legion hall. Knutson, WKTY news director, discussed liberal slants in news, with remarks on editors and commentators.
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Legion
Milo Knutson
la Crosse
Legion Hall
Knutson
WKTY
Idle Hour
Edward L. Niffenegger Jr
Zilmer-Riley Post
William Wartenweiler
William Eberhardt
Gerrit Mouw
Wartenweiler
Virgil Wilkins
VEW
Freddie Elmer
Roy Schultz
Mmes
Lena Etter
Evan Knipschild
Edith Cook
Hilda Rundhammer
Margaret Buehler
Robert Alder
T. W. Reilly
Connors
Eberhardt
Safety Sunday deemed success in Monroe drive
Jaycees reported Safety Sunday a success as they went door to door in Monroe collecting data on seat belt use and distributing belts for sale under local state and national programs. Officers noted many homes were unreachable during 6 to 9 pm and urged motorists contacted to call the Chamber of Commerce office with needed information. A Fayetteville team will assist this week to tabulate data and handle calls at the Power and Light Co office next week.
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Jaycee
Jaycees
Monroe
Chamber of Commerce
Power and Light Co
Soldiers of Co. B Still Look for Mail From Folks at Home
Soldiers of Co. B who left Oct 23 for active duty seek letters from home as several ardsmen have not received mail. Mail call occurs twice daily except Sundays and holidays, with airmail delivered third day at noon. Mail should be addressed with rank and serial number to Co. B, 2nd Bg, 128th Infantry, 32nd Division, Fort Lewis, Washington. Weather at Fort Lewis recently stayed pleasant until last weekend, natives calling it the calm before the storm.
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Co. B
Butter and Cheese Surpluses Rise Under Government Support
Government stocks of butter rose to 160 million pounds as of Oct 31 up from 16 million a year earlier. Purchases under price support totaled 215 million pounds from April 1 to Oct 31, while 66 million pounds were donated to schools and charities. Cheese surpluses grew to 45 million pounds from none a year earlier.
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Milliun Wn
Agriculture Department
Moose Observe 46th Anniversary at Monroe Lodge Banquet
The Monroe Moose Lodge marked its 46th anniversary with a 1 PM banquet and district meeting at Moose hall. State director Harry Kirchner spoke on Mooseheart near Aurora, IL, a children’s home sponsored by the lodge. District meeting attendees included reps from Monroe, Madison, Beloit and Janesville, led by district vice president LeRoy Colp.
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Monroe
Moose Lodge
Moose Hall
Harry Kirchner
Verona
Mooseheart
Aurora
Madison
Beloit
Janesville
LeRoy Colp
Henry Ba
Rev Leggett Loses Sunday School Attendance Contest
Rev John Leggett pastor of Juda Baptist will ride a bicycle from Juda to Albany Baptist next Sunday after losing a Sunday school attendance contest with Rev Sandy Palnick of Albany. Palnick had planned to ride a horse to Juda if he had won the contest.
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Leggett
John Leggett
Juda Baptist Church
Albany Baptist Church
Sandy Palnick
Albany Church
Palrick
Juda
Wisconsin 32nd Guardsmen Join Wet Olympia Veterans Day
In Olympia Washington Wisconsin's 32nd National Guard Division impressed locals during Veterans Day ceremonies despite rain from Marinette. The unit from Ft. Lewis joined Washington guardsmen for a solemn march and tribute at the state war memorial. No speeches were given as rain waned and the crowd read inscriptions about peace and liberty.
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Olympia
Wash
Wisconsin
32Nd National Guard
Washington
32Nd
Marinette
Ft. Lewis
Here
Henry Kruse
Kruse
Capital
Neil McKay
Tumwater
Marian Argo
Albert D. Rosellini
George Haskett
Washington National Guard
Dane Youth Killed In Hunting Mishap
Mickey Gilchrist, 12, of rural Madison, was accidentally shot and killed by a companion while hunting Saturday. The tragedy underscores dangers of hunting basics and firearm safety.
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Madison
Mickey Gilchrist
Manned Orbit Effort Delayed By Capsule Leak
Cape Canaveral reports a hydrogen peroxide gas system leak in the Mercury Atlas capsule delays the chimpanzee orbit test. Officials say removal from the Atlas booster will take one to two weeks for inspection and replacement, jeopardizing 1961 human-orbit goals.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
United States
Project Mercury
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mercury
Atlas
Earth
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic
African
Surplus Corn Bid Sought by Green County ASC Office
Edward Roth chairman of the Green County ASCS committee announced about 12 000 bushels of corn from the CCC bin site will be sold publicly by bid in lots of 100 to 3000 bushels. No bidder may buy more than 3000 bushels per action. Bidders should notify the Green County ASC office here. Sale date to be announced.
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Edward Roth
Green County
ASCS
CCC
Roth
ACSC
Injured in Mishap Claims Freeport Man
Earl Abernathey aged 83 of Freeport entered St Clare hospital at 8 30 p m yesterday for treatment of lacerations and contusions of the left eye after an automobile accident.
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Earl Abernathey
Freeport
St. Clare Hospital
Wisconsin Colony Grows Around Fort Lewis Troops
Wisconsin families join the 32nd National Guard Division at Fort Lewis Washington forming a colony. Wives and children live in the post dependents unit and in Tacoma and Olympia with housing scarce. Off post one bedroom units rent from 30 to 150 dollars monthly while larger homes fetch about 75 dollars. Mrs Gary Wikel of Waupaca recalls their arrival.
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Leroy Hittle
FT. Lewis
Wash
Wisconsin
Washington
Badger
Puges Sound
32Nd, National Guard Infantry
Red Arrow
the Post
Tacoma
Olympia
Gary Wikel
Waupaka
Flowers Brighten Life for Anna Gill Open House
A Monroe woman Miss Anna Gill 95 will host an open house at her home 711 22nd avenue to celebrate her birthday tomorrow. Known as Aunt Annie she has lived there since 1883 and loves flowers, growing gloxinias from seed and African violets. Her garden and wild flower collection attract visitors while her photographs document Monroe’s history and Civil War memories.
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Helen Soper
Anna Gill
22Nd Avenue
Annie
Miss Gill
Anna
Green County
Monroe
George
Anna Ainley Gilly
Yorkshire
England
Zanesville
Thomas
South Side Photograph, Gallery
Pic
Senator Proxmire to Speak at Monroe Banquet
Senator William Proxmire is due in Monroe at 6 p.m. for a banquet at Monroe Country Club. A reception at R Finley Barry home runs 6 to 7 p.m. and the banquet begins at 7:30 p.m. More than 130 guests are expected, with Mrs. Philip J Teehan listed as general chairman. Proxmire planned to speak in Brooklyn this morning and Janesville this afternoon.
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Wislam Ftgaaire
Monroe
Monroe Country Club
R. Finley Barry
Philip
J. Teehan
Sen. Proxmire
Brooklyn
Janesville
Miss Ruegsegger Nurse Dies in San Francisco
Relatives report the death of Miss Marguerite Ruegsegger 42 of San Francisco a Monroe native. A former Swiss Red Cross nurse trained in Bern she helped refugees from concentration camps. She died November 7 after a career as a registered nurse at St. Clare hospital.
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Marguerite Ruegsegger
San Francisco
Monroe
Miss Ruegsegger
Switzerland
United States
St. Clare Hospital
Red Cross
Bern
America
Ruegsegger
Max H. Voeikli
California
Howard Hospital
Hearings Tonight For Two Schools
Two public hearings on school redistricting are scheduled at Monroe High School. At 8 p.m. the Simmons School petition from Washington Township to split between Monroe and Monticello will be heard. At 8:30 p.m. the Blackford district petition from Jordan Township to join Monroe entirely will be heard. The Green County School Committee will decide after the hearings.
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Monroe High School
Simmons School
Washington Township
Monroe
Monticello
Blackford
Jordan Township
Monroe Jin
Green County School Committee
Cedarville Enforces Speed Limits On Local Roads
Motorists report Cedarville strictly enforcing posted speed zones during a Saturday night period. Drivers found guilty were summoned to night court and fined $16 as the penalty. The village police emphasized clear speed limit signs and heightened vigilance.
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Cedarville
Molotov Emerges in Moscow After Silent Homecoming
Former Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov arrived in Moscow with his wife after a Vienna-initiated purge waned. Authorities offered little welcome as Western reporters pressed Molotov who deflected questions with a brief refusal to discuss party matters. His daughter Svetlana and her husband provided family greeting amid a tense political backdrop.
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Moscow
V. M. Molotov
Vienna
Communist Party
Stalin
Molotov
Nyet
Khrushchev
Communist
Belmont Youth Hurt In Hunting Accident
Danie nupatrick, 10, son of Mr and Mrs Kilpatrick of Belmont, underwent immediate surgery Saturday afternoon at St. Clare hospital after a gunshot wound to the left forearm from a hunting accident. Pellets embedded in his arm were removed and he is reported in satisfactory condition. Authorities said the .410 shotgun discharged when it slipped in his grasp and struck the ground.
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Danie Nupatrick
Robert Kilpatrick
Belmont
St. Clare Hospital
Tests for Peace Corps to be Given in Beloit
Beloit has been chosen as the site for Peace Corps examinations to be held on Tuesday and Wednesday November 28 and 29. Interested locals are asked to take the tests which will start each day at the Beloit postoffice.
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Peace Corps
Beloit
An Con
Alyers
Cheese Market Steady With Ample Supplies in Madison
The Madison Wisconsin cheese market shows steady tone with fair to good demand and ample to more than ample supplies. Prices for cheddars and blocks range 36 to 41 percent, with daisies and longhorns near 38 to 39 percent.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Nuclear Test Ban Talks Sought For Nov 28 Return
MOSCOW United States and Britain urged the Soviet Union to return to Geneva on November 28 to resume talks on a nuclear test ban treaty. Britain and the United States warned Russia that any date must allow a UN progress report before December 14. The US and UK cited a UN General Assembly resolution urging a restart and noted the recess wording in the joint communiqué.
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Moscow
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Geneva
Foreign Office
United Nations
Valerian Zorin
United Nations General Assembly
Mrs. Wendler Dies at 45 in Monticello Home
Mrs. Clarence Wendler 45 of Monticello died at 5 a.m. today after a long illness. Born Vivian Elvira Dame March 11 1916 in Black Earth she was married Sept 18 1937 in Dubuque. Survived by husband a son John A Monticello a daughter Mary Ann and one grandchild. Funeral Wednesday at 2 p.m. Voegeli funeral home officiated by Rev. J Allan Mittler burial Hillcrest Albany. Friends may call after 2 p.m. tomorrow.
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Monticello
Clarence Wendler
Black Earth
Vivian Elvira Dame
Howard and
Mable Faye Dame
Albany
Wendler
Dubuque
Clarence
Oakley
John A
Mary Ann
Voegeli
J. Allan Mittler
Zwingli United Church of Christ
Hillcrest Cemetery
Stocks Edge Higher In Irregular Market
In a fluctuating market, late trading brought selective gains and a higher index. Fractions to about a point appeared in key stocks with Du Pont gaining over 3 points and General Foods up more than 2, helping lift averages amid a slack session.
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York
du Pont
General Foods
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