Veterans Honored at Green County School Board Convention
At Green County Teachers College veteran school board members were saluted for long service. Speakers included T A Sorenson supervisor of pupil transportation and Miss May M Roach a retired state college, noting the vital role of board members in local districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County School Board
Green County Teachers College
Henry Elmer
Hillside View School
John A. Hartwick
Ullom School
Melvin E. Blumer
Dividing Ridge
Grace K. Wall
Hart School
Alice L. Blum
Flaff School
Israel Wall
Puddledock School
Melvin C. Siedschlag
Sam Ball
Melvin Wendler
Hoosier Grove
Elmer P. Thompson
Jug Prairie
Ruth Whalen
Albany Public
Charles Huber
Blackford School
Lester A. A. Witt
Dutch Hollow
Fred Krebs
Franklin
John F. Erb
Pleasant Grove
Emil Grossen
Pleasant Valley
W. F. Isely
Puddledock
Walter F. Thoman
Purcell
Harold Claus
Havana Bombings Rock City Amid Sabotage Claim
Eight bombs exploded in Havana causing significant damage to electrical and water facilities. Authorities attribute the sabotage to Fidel Castro foes, with investigations underway and calls for calm amid the disruption.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Pet Milk plant in New Glarus marks 50th anniversary
The Pet Milk Co. plant at New Glarus observes its 50th anniversary, tracing back to 1910 as the Helvetia Milk Condensing Co. Leo Imming retires after a long career, and Bernard Dewey is named new assistant manager. The plant’s leadership includes Harlan Wernle as manager since 1948 and district officers Fred Meyer and M. P. Welsh.
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Pet Milk Co
New Glarus
Helvetia
Times Special
Helvetia Milk Condensing Co
Leo Imming
Imming
Effingham
Watertown
Bernard Dewey
Delta, O
Dewey
Harlan Wernle
Forrest Hewes
Jacob Baebier
William Hillestad
David Hodgson
Wisconsin
Fred Meyer
M. P. Welsh
Welsh
Meyer
Three Missing As Plane Falls Over Lake Michigan
A two engine private plane carrying two Wurlitzer Co executives and the pilot is believed down in Lake Michigan near Chicago. Coast Guard cutters search waters about a mile off Meigs Field as authorities identify aboard James A. Rolfing, Robert Bruner, and Ray Greenwell. Rolfing is son of Wurlitzer president R. C. Rolfing.
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Chicago
Wurlitzer Co
Lake Michigan
Coast Guard
Meig
Shabbona
Meigs
DeKalb
James Rolfing
R. C. Rolfing
Wurlitzer
Fire damages hotel annex on Washington street
Fire damaged the annex of the Washington hotel on the west side Tuesday. Origin of the blaze is undetermined and authorities are inspecting the scene.
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Madison
Washington Hotel
County Agent Moves Into New Ag Building
The county Extension Office expects to operate tomorrow in the new agricultural building east of the jail. Packed items and furnishings were being moved today. The Soil Conservation Service moved earlier this week and other agencies to be housed there are preparing to move.
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County
Soil Conservation Service
State Colleges Split Over Pro Player Rule Debate
The State College Conference wrestles with athlete eligibility as five teams debate pro contracts. Oshkosh, Superior, Whitewater, Eau Claire, and La Crosse back the conference line, while Platteville, Wisconsin Milwaukee, Stout, River Falls and Stevens Point oppose. Names listed include Dibelius, Schultz, Mihalko, Severson, Muller, and Sampson among others. The issue follows NAIA retroactive pro rules tied to the Olympics. A Thursday meeting in Stevens Point aims to resolve the deadlock.
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Stevens Point
State College Conference
Harry Henderson
Platteville State
Lee Galloway
Carroll College
Pioneers
Oshkosh State
Titans
Ron Dibelius
NAIA
Wisconsin
Oshkosh
Superior
Whitewater
Eau Claire
la Crosse
Platteville
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Stout
River Falls
Jack Schultz
John Mihalko
Glen Severson
Dick Dickey
Keith Muller
Len Vandehey
Henry Sampson
Rick Malson
Paul Schulze
UWM
Dibelius
Dennis Sommers
Frisco passenger train stalls west of Springfield
A Frisco Railroad passenger train halted 12 miles west of Springfield Missouri when the crew announced there was no fuel for the diesel engines. Passengers were told the cause and the delay followed the stoppage Tuesday.
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Springfield
Wisconsin Farm Bureau backs sales tax and tax reform
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau federation adopts a resolution endorsing a general sales tax to stabilize revenue and reduce reliance on property taxes. It calls for repealing personal property taxes on stocks, livestock, and inventories and opposes dairy production controls and federal minimum wage for agriculture. Dues rise to 5.50. Arnold Brovold, William Ziebarth re-elected. Maurice Peterson named director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation
Wisconsin
Federation
Wisconsin Federation
Arnold Brovold
Etterick
William Ziebarth
Pulaski
Maurice Peterson
Janesville
John Fluckiger
Verona
Dr. Robert Soble Named In Spy Roundup Case
New York psychiatrist Dr. Robert Soble age 60 held on 75000 bail facing federal hearing December 20 as part of a Soviet espionage indictment linked to his brother Jack Soble. Indictment lists 18 co conspirators and cites World War II OSS reports. Dr Soble ran a private practice in New York City before work at Rockland State Hospital.
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New York
FBI
Robert Soble
Soble
Sob’en
Jack Soble
Soviet Union
Rockland State Hospital
Orangeburg
William B. Herlands
Lithuania
Europe
Lavrenti P. Beria
Stalin
United States
Canada
Dr. Soble
Rockefeller Plaza
Office of Strategic Services
Sandia
New Mexico
Jack
New York City
Rockland
Beria
Vassili Zubilin
North America
Jack Sobles
Jacob Albam
Zubilin
17 Teens Dead as Train Strikes Lamont School Bus
In Lamont Alberta a Canadian National Railways freight train collided with a Lamont school bus carrying 44 pupils after the bus turned toward a grade crossing. Seventeen students died and 24 were injured, many of them girls, with the youngest 15 and oldest 18. The bus driver Frank Budney was uninjured but the crash killed relatives of 16 year old John Winnick who survived.
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Lamont, Alta
Lois Stefura
Lamont
Chipman
Alberta
Edmonton
Frank Budney
Budney
John Winnick
Winnick
City Files Reply To Suit Charges
The city filed an answer denying most charges in Victor N. Schiller's suit alleging bid laws violation. A trial date will be set after a conference with Judge Marshall L. Peterson. Contracts with Stauffacher Co. totals 2115 for three street repairs and were completed.
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Victor N. Schiller
Marshall L. Peterson
Peterson
Schiller
V. U. Stauffacher Construction Co
William J. Schmitz
John V. Stauffacher
Rudolph P. Reger
Stauffacher
Board of Public Works
7Th Avenue
9Th Avenue
9Th Street
15Th Avenue
16Th Avenue
Sth Avenue
6Th Avenue
Stauffacher Co
Stauffacher Construction Co
Freighter Grounds on South Manitou Island
The Liberian freighter Francisco Morazan grounded off the shore of South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan and began leaking as gale winds and high waves hinder Coast Guard rescue efforts.
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Traverse City
Mich
Lake Michigan
Coast Guard
Francisco Morazan
South Manitou Island
Fall Fire School Returns to Monroe for 25th Year
The Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois Firemen's Association announced the 1961 Fall Fire School will be held at the Monroe fairgrounds on September 10. The event, first held in Monroe last September, drew hundreds of firemen despite rain and wind. About 4,000 were expected but weather reduced attendance. previous sites included Savannah Ordnance Depot and Truax Field. Herman Pfund of New Glarus, association secretary, noted Monroe as ideal with good hospitality.
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Southern
Wisconsin and
Northern Illinois Firemen’s Association
Fairgrounds
Monroe
Chamber of Commerce
Savannah Ordnance Depot
Illinois
Truax Field Air Force Base
Madison
Herman Pfund
New Glarus
Cold Follows Snow in State
Temperatures fell to 13 above zero statewide as yesterday's blizzard moved through. Grantsburg recorded five degrees, while the Superior Duluth corridor saw up to 12 inches of snow in Douglas County. Winds peaked at 72 mph with 40 foot waves in the Twin Ports harbor as driving remained hazardous.
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Grantsburg
Wisconsin
Superior-Duluth
Douglas County
Superior
Duluth
Twin Ports
Stock Prices Hold In Selling Pressure
NEW YORK The stock market remained down late in the afternoon though prices held at morning levels. Changes were mostly fractional with a slower pace after an active opening. Brokers attributed pressure to tax loss selling as traders paused after heavy Tuesday activity.
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New York
Court rules against state in desegregation fight in Louisiana
Three federal judges blocked state barriers to school integration in New Orleans, ruling interposition unconstitutional. They enjoined most Louisiana officials from interference, kept William Frantz and McDonogh No. 19 under integration, and set a November 14 compliance deadline. Demonstrators gathered outside Foreman and Gabrielle homes as the case proceeded.
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New Orleans
Catc
Louisiana
Orleans Parish
John Garrett
Claiborne Parish
Jimmie H. Davis
William Frantz
Lloyd Foreman
Supreme Court of the United States
Richard T. Rives
Fifth
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Dist
Herbert W. Christenberry
J. Skelly Wright
Wright
Foreman
James Gabrielle
Gabrielle
McDonogh
McDonagh
Parish School Board
State Board of Education
Conductor Fatally Struck By Own Train in Wisconsin
A Soo Line Railroad conductor died Tuesday night while switching cars in Stevens Point Wisconsin. The 55 year old Walter Weir was killed when he was run over by his own freight train.
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Owen
Wis
Soo Line
Waler Weir
Stevens Point
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Elmer
Helvetia Firm
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State Farm Bureau
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