Eisenhower Turns 78 Amid National Honors
AP News In Brief reports Dwight D. Eisenhower, aged 78, celebrates with a nation honoring him during the week while still recovering at Walter Reed General Hospital from a heart attack in mid August. His recovery is described as miraculous by Army Surgeon General Lt Gen Leonard D. Heaton.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Walter Reed General Hospital
Leonard D. Heaton
Eisenhower
Daily Doggerel by Clair R. Munns
A short verse about compensation in life with a cheerful note on back to school and a little girl in a new dress, claiming it as the prettiest dress she has ever had.
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Clair R. Munns
Walter Laeser 49 dies at St. Clare Hospital
Walter E. Laeser a Roys Sanitary Dairy plant manager and World War II Silver Star veteran, 49, Route 1 Browntown, died at 4 am Monday October 4 in St. Clare Hospital after a kidney and liver ailment. He served 32 months overseas and captured 126 Germans at Laufer Tower Nürnberg on April 19 1945. He was born November 27, 1918 in Decatur Township and received the Silver Star at Monroe Armory on September 28 1948. He attended Sylvester Township schools and had more than four years in the military with campaigns across Sicily Europe Foggia Naples Rome Arnol Southern France Germany Algeria and French Morocco.
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Roy's Sanitary Dairy
Walter E. Laeser
Browntown
St. Clare Hospital
Mr. Laeser
Decatur Township
Sebastian
Martha Segessenmann Laeser
Sylvester Township
Laeser
Monroe Armory
Nurnberg
Germany
Laufer Tower
Monroe High to stage Of Thee I Sing at junior high auditorium
Monroe High School Choruses select the Pulitzer winning musical Of Thee I Sing for presentation at Monroe Junior High School Auditorium on Friday and Saturday November 15 and 16. The Gershwin Kaufman Ryskind comedy follows John Wintergreen’s presidential campaign and romance with Mary Turner, featuring international political mix ups and comic side plots.
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George Gershwin
George Kaufman
Morrie Ryskind
Monroe
Monroe Junior High School
John P. Wintergreen
White House
Wallace Group Campaigns Here in Monroe This Weekend
A motor caravan of Wallace supporters visited Monroe Saturday afternoon handing out bumper stickers buttons and campaign literature promoting George Wallace for president. Among the group was Madison TV personality Dick Sherwood and the campaigners stayed in Monroe until about 8 p m Saturday night. Residents described the response as very good.
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Wallace
Monroe
George Wallace
Madison
Dick Sherwood
Patricia Neal Sings First Film Since Illnesses Premiere
Patricia Neal, 42, attended the premiere of The Subject Was Roses in New York, her first film since two strokes. Surrounded by friends and industry stars, she thanked her husband Roald Dahl for support as she spoke of the film about an Irish American Bronx family after World War II.
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Patricia Neal
New York
Frank D. Gilroy
Miss Neal
Sardi’s
Hollywood
Roald Dahl
Bronx
Eight Deaths Hike Road Toll For Wisconsin
One person died and fourteen were injured in weekend and early morning traffic crashes across Wisconsin. Samuel Halverson, 21, of Blanchardville, died at St Marys Hospital in Madison from injuries near Mt Vernon Dane County. Coroner ruled accidental. Toll reached 901 for 1968, eight deaths over weekend. Halverson survived by parents and two brothers. Services planned at Trinity Lutheran Blanchardville. Police reported a separate incident at Highway 11 and County Trunk M with no injuries. Front-end and rear-end damage reported. Turn to No. 3 Back Page.
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Sanford Halverson
Blanchardville
St. Mary's Hospital
Madison
Mt. Vernon
Dane County
Wisconsin
Halverson
A. G. Ruegsegger
Clyde Chamberlain Jr
Monroe
Sanford
Edna Gilbertson Halverson
Trinity Lutheran Church
Phillip
Kenneth
Joseph R. Hestenes
Graceland
Saether
Walter Grossen Sr
Browntown
Jerry Lee Guttmer
Highway 11
Eight Earn Top Honors At Argyle 4-H Program
Monticello New Glarus 4-H event held Saturday night in Argyle School gymnasium named top junior and senior members. Paul Rufener Margit Moen Dougherty Creek Tom Hoesly Wanda Streiff New Glarus Ricky Ritschard Lynn Drafahl Washington Center Allan Bertelrud Susan Erickson York led list of honorees with many volunteers and helpers guiding the program. David Moen Dougherty Creek Club served as master of ceremonies. Rev L Oman offered invocation. Gretchen Zimmerman Washington Center gave flag salute. Rickey Ritschard led pledge. Mrs Dean Streiff New Glarus led group singing. Merlin Emberson Dougherty Creek Club chaired event. flag bearers Rick Reuter New Glarus and Steve Buehl Little Hill High. program helpers Heidi Kaeser Dale Jeglum Vicki Swanson Steve Stettler York 4H.
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Monticello
Joanne Pulfer
Jaclyn Buehl
Kim Buehl
Darcy Karlen
Little Hill High
Nancy Streiff
Rolane Reuter
Jeanette Hustad
Bill Kernen
New Glarus
Beth Zimmerman
Diane Wasserstratt
Dale Saxer
Washington Center
Dean Bertelrud
Heidi Kaes
Bruce Bear
Paul Klosterman
York
David Moen
Doughertys Creek Club
L. Oman
Gretchen Zimmerman
Washington Center Club
Rickey Ritschard
Washington Cener
Dean Streiff
David Erickson
York Club
Merlin Emberson
Dougherty Creek Club
Rick Reuter
Steve Buehl
Heidi Kaeser
Dale Jeglum
Vicki Swanson
Steve Stettler
Jaycettes Celebrate 15th Anniversary Luncheon Here
The Monroe Jaycette unit marked its 15th anniversary with an Anniversary Luncheon at Marco's Supper Club on October 12 attended by past presidents and about 60 members. President Mrs. Jack Fernan welcomed guests. speaker Mikele Saunders-White discussed Fall into Fashion and fashion trends.
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Monroe Jaycette
Marco's Supper Club
Jack Fernan
Kenneth Norder
Mikele Saunders-White
John Kundert
Don Barry
Norder
Joseph R. Ganshert
Frank Stiles
John L. Norton
John F. Kundert
George L. Wells
Leo W. Nack
Robert Holtshopple
Madison
John Callahan
Bill Tuescher
Rockford
Raymond Gordon
John Fernan
W.E.K.Z
Schuetze’s
Gift House
First National Bank
The
Commercial and Savings Bank
Bea Benaderet Dies at 62 Star of Petticoat Junction
HOLLYWOOD Bea Benaderet matriarch of Petticoat Junction is dead at 62 from pneumonia and lung cancer. She was in her sixth season as Kate Bradley and had filmed five current episodes before hospitalization. Funeral plans are public. she leaves husband Gene Twombley daughter Margaret Kilfoil 20 son Jack 27 and a granddaughter.
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Hollywood
Bea Benadenet
Samaritan Hospital
Los Angeles
Petticoat
Paul Henning
Shady Rest
Petticoat Junction
Gertrude Gearshift
Brookynese
Jack Benny
Amber Lips
GOP Committee Meeting Set for Tomorrow at Campaign HQ
The GOP executive committee will meet at 8 tomorrow at the campaign headquarters on the north side of the square to finalize plans for a fundraising dinner. A preceding session will gather county coordinators for various candidates and directors of Campaign Central. Also, funeral services are Tuesday in Wauwatosa for Dr. John Emil Hoffman, 81, former Sheboygan County official, who died Saturday of a heart attack.
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Calif
George C. Wallace
American Independent Party
U.S
Alabama
San Francisco
GOP
Campaign Central
Milwaukee
Wauwatosa
John Emil Hoffman
Sheboygan County
Bohren Survives After Arm Shot While Driving Tank Truck
Charles Bohren, 32, of Loves Park, suffered a bullet wound in his right bicep near Riverside Boulevard and Illinois 70 while driving a gasoline tank truck. He believes a passing car fired the shot and was treated at Rockford Memorial Hospital. doctors chose not to remove the bullet.
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Charles Bohren
Peter Bohren
Monroe
Bohren
Loves Park
Riverside Boulevard
Illinois 70
Medan Road
Rockford Memorial Hospital
Woman's Body Found in State at Public Works Garage
The partly nude young woman with reddish blonde hair was found shot in the back in front of Menomonee Falls public works garage near 6:30 am. Police report 3 to 4 gunshot wounds and say she likely died hours before discovery. A passerby fainted at the scene and was hospitalized.
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Menomonee Falls
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