County Teachers Gather for All-Day Institute Friday
An all-day county teachers institute will be held at Monticello school Friday. A 9 a.m. general session invites teachers mothers and the public with workshops scheduled for the afternoon. Notable speakers include H A Becker and Mrs Irene C Powers with a panel on mental health and emotional stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
H. A. Becker
Irene C. Powers
Hertha Tarrasch
Donald Edwards
Brodhead
Carl Waller
Madison
Marshall L. Peterson
Milo K. Swanton
Harold Dyar
John Zweifel
Green County Teachers College
Lloyd Schultz
State Department of Public Instruction
Frank Brown
C. W. Spangler
Norman Fries
New Glarus
Green County Teachers Association
John Beyer
Mothers Club
Kohler Clay Vessel Unloading Continues
SHEBOYGAN Unloading of the Norwegian freighter Divina with clay for the Kohler Co proceeds uneventfully today. A second clay carrier, the Anglo, is en route with 1648 tons of English ball clay and is not expected until late tonight or tomorrow. A welder's torch sparked fumes and ignited a canvas hatch cover, drawing fire trucks and a cautious crowd as police maintained traffic control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Divina
Kohler Co
Beloit Youth Killed in Orfordville Crash Headed Home
Beloit youth Clyde Storer aged 19 died at Mercy hospital after a two vehicle collision on Highway 13 near Orfordville. The crash also killed John K. McDonough 20 of Janesville and Airman NavarrHamilton 29 of Mauston as five airmen on weekend leave from Chanute Field Illinois were involved. Four other airmen were hospitalized.
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Janesville
Clyde Storer
Beloit
Mercy Hospital
Storer
Wisconsin
Chanute Field
Ill
Highway 13
Orfordville
John K. McDonough
Flood Cleanup Underway in Stricken Northeast States
Floodwaters receded as six Northeastern states began mass cleanup after weekend rampage. Connecticut bore the brunt with 42 dead and missing totals across the region. upstate New York and Pennsylvania reported multiple fatalities from accidents and floods. Disaster declarations were extended enabling federal aid for victims and recovery efforts.
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Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Sherman Adams
Small Business Administration
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Washington
Red Cross
Army
Diane
Catskill Mountains
Dearth elected president of Monroe car dealers group
Joseph C. Dearth of Dearth Motors Inc won the Monroe New Car and Truck Dealers Association presidency at a recent meeting in Monroe. Franklin W. Pickett of Badger Motors Co. became secretary treasurer succeeding Lester M. Johnson. Members endorsed another Automobile Show and open house next spring after a successful first program last April.
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Joseph C. Dearth
Dearth Motors, Inc
Monroe New Car and Truck Dealers Association
Dearth
A. P. Stauffacher
Monroe Sales Co
Franklin W. Pickett
Badger Motors Co
Lester M. Johnson
Johnson Pontiac
Newsprint price hike by St Lawrence raises cost to $131 a ton
Montreal's St Lawrence Corp increases newsprint by $5 a ton effective Nov. 1. Harold Smith of Wright Co confirms notices went to newspapers. Last rise was to $126 in June 1952, with Bowater predicting further increases. ANPA officials dispute need for higher prices citing current profits and potential losses in circulation.
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New York
St. Lawrence Corp
Montreal
Harold Smith
Wright Co
St. Lawrence
Ture
Sir Eric Bowater
Bowater Paper Corp. Ltd
Canada
Tennessee
Sir Eric
Richard W. Slocum
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Slocum
The
Philadelphia Bulletin
Cranston Williams
ANPA
Williams
President Hears Defense Program In 24 Hour Pause
President Eisenhower resumed cabinet talks after approving assurances that no further military cuts would occur without a radical world change. Secretary Wilson and Adm. Radford warned cuts require a major shift, while Dulles plans final talks before the Geneva conference opening October 27.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Secretary of Defense
Wilson
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Secretary of State
Dulles
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphreys
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Washington
Dillon Anderson
Brownell
Radford
Geneva
Gov Kohler Cannot Attend Monroe Chamber Dinner
Gov Walter J. Kohler regrets missing the Monroe Chamber of Commerce dinner in Turner hall due to a conflicting American Cancer Society meeting in New York. Cola G. Parker of Neenah, a native son honored at the event, is incoming NAM president and former Kimberly Clark board chair. Tickets are on sale with reservations due by tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter J. Kohler
American Cancer Society
New York
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Turner Hall
Cola G. Parker
Neenah
Kohler
Parker
Kimberly Clark Corp
National Association of Manufacturers
Rodney O. Kittelsen
L. J. Schroder
H. L. Fenton
Dr Will B Gnagi Memorial Room Dedicated At St Clare Hospital
A Memorial Room for the late Dr Will B Gnagi was placed in use this week at St Clare hospital funded by donations from more than 200 people. The refurbished double room on the surgical floor opened with Mrs Orie Ellis as the first patient to use Room 204 and bears a copper nameplate noting Dr Will B Gnagi 1898 1955.
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St. Clare Hospital
Orie Ellis
Capron
Will B. Gnagi
Percy J. Fleek Taken by Death
Percy J. Fleek 80 lifelong Green County resident and retired jeweler died of a coronary occlusion at his apartment. Born Nov 3 1874 in Decatur Township he operated a Brodhead business 30 years and lived in Monroe the past decade. Survived by nephew Stanley Fleck and four cousins. Services tomorrow at Shriner-Neushwander funeral home with Masonic graveside rites in Greenwood Cemetery Brodhead.
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Percy J. Fleek
Green County
17Th Avenue
Decatur Township
Mr. Fleek
John J
Martha Speck Fleek
Elgin Watch School
Elgin
Ill
Monroe
Stanley Fleck
Milwaukee
Marie Speck
Arthur
Nellie Gist
Grace Robertson
Oshkosh
Archie
Charles
Shriner-Neushwander
Glen H. Ridnour
First Methodist Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Brodhead
John Bennett 57 of Rockton dies in Rockford hospital
John Bennett 57 Rockton NL died yesterday in Rockford Township hospital. He worked at Rockton Paper Mill and is survived by brother James B. Argyle. Services set for tomorrow at 1 30 p m at Hanson funeral home with Rev. Robert Verle officiating. Burial Hoffman cemetery.
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South Wayne
John Bennett
Rockton
Rockford Township
James B
Argyle
Hanson Funeral Home
Robert Verle
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Hoffman Cemetery
Adenauer Improves Bonn Health After Pneumonia
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer's health shows progress as his bronchial pneumonia recedes. The 79 year old leader remains in bed at his Bonn home after falling ill on October 7.
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Adenauer
Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Playboy Heiress Plane Crash Kills Three in North Hollywood
Wealthy playboy Joel W. Thorne dies when his single engine plane crashes into a two story apartment building in North Hollywood. Two others die including an infant, and nine are injured, with the christening party underway upstairs. Thorne was returning to Las Vegas from Burbank when an eyewitness saw a wing separate before impact.
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North Hollywood
Calif
Joel W. Thorne
Thorne
Lockheed Air Terminal
Burbank
Las Vegas
New
Betty Jean Wolf
Sheryll Camille Preston
Michael Preston
Frank Marchica
Los Angeles
Anna Presinzano
Lyndhurst
N. J
Marchicas
John
Patricia
William Bates
Ben Storch
Preston
Jo Ann Burdick
Anaheim
New York
Johnnie
Thorne Engineering
George Robson
Townsend Visits Princess Amid Royal Romance Rumors
London reports Townsend called on Princess Margaret at Clarence House after a cabinet meeting discussed the romance. Queen Elizabeth may be a supporter. rumors swirl about Margaret and Townsend, a divorced father of two, amid expectations of a possible public statement.
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London
Peter Townsend
Princess Margaret
Clarence House
Downing Street
Elizabeth
Townsend
England
Eden
News-Chronicle
Royal Air Force
New colors brighten Monroe mailboxes and carts
Monroe post offices adopt red white and blue mailboxes matching mail trucks that changed color a year ago. The city also tests "caddy" carts used by carriers, adding a bright relief from the old olive green scheme.
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Monroe
Post Office
Times
Circuit Court Opens With Eight Cases On Calendar
The circuit court term starts next Monday with a 2 p.m. call by Judge Harry S. Fox. Pre trial conferences are planned that afternoon. jurors report Tuesday at 9 a.m. The calendar lists three criminal cases, one fact for court and four fact for jury, plus two appeals from Judge Koenig and a negligent homicide case against Richard Lee Feller. All jury cases arise from automobile accidents.
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Circuit Court
Harry S. Fox
Janesville
Helen Myers
Court of Justice L. A
Koenig
Merrill E. Moore
Vera
Otto Schoenrock
Robert Prien
The
Rural Mutual Casualty Insurance Co
Gerald E. Sawdey
George H. Schwenk
George H. Schwenk and Cheese Makers Mutual Casualty Co
Ralph Riegel
Dwight Burri
Lena Babler
Fred D. Duerst
Fred M. Sanders
R. G. Fritz
Brodhead
Joseph R. Ganshert
William Roger
Jo Ann
Dennis Paul
James Alan Ganshert
Shelby Mutual Casualty Co
General Casualty
Paul
Annabel Ganshert
Urban Miller
Ganshert
Robert Bliss
Dulles Rejects High Level Talks Now on Red China
Secretary of State Dulles said the United States will not pursue a high level meeting with communist China until the current Geneva talks are exhausted. He noted China raised the idea amid objections to the western trade blockade and outlined plans for forthcoming Geneva and Rome discussions with Molotov and other leaders. Dulles also cited progress toward German unification and discussed repatriation talks and future meetings with India's Krishna Menon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dulles
China
United States
Far East
Red China
Geneva
Red
Wang Ping-nan
Repre
Denver
Eisenhower
Europe
Rome
Paris
Molotov
Nixon
New York
Germany
Egypt
Soviet Union
Russia
India
Krishna Menon
A. Alexis Johnson
Johnson
Peiping
Polio Victim 13 In Critical Condition In Wisconsin
Edward Grossenbacher aged 13 is in critical condition at Wisconsin General Hospital Madison after rapid deterioration from spinal type polio. He was admitted to St. Clare hospital at 9 50 am yesterday and transported by ambulance to Madison with an iron lung needed. Sheriff Humbel led the ambulance escort to the county line where a Dane County car continued. This is the 10th polio case reported in Dane County this year and one polio death has been reported.
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Edward Grossenbacher
New Jarus
Wisconsin General Hospital
Madison
Paul Grossenbacher
St. Clare Hospital
Samuel F. Humbel
Dane County
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Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Northern States Tree Service
Hopkins, Minn
Associated Press
U.S
Norwalk
Conn
New England
Dr. Gnagi
Stricken
Playboy
Princess
Queen
Paul Ganshert
Bliss
Shelby
Urban E. Miller
Both Insurance
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