City School Enrollment Dips as Year Opens
Monroe families shift from summer to school routines as public teachers prep for the new year. Principal T. R. Holyoke notes senior high enrollment at 126 in 12th grade, 105 in 11th, 118 in 12th, with overall grade enrollments slightly down due to some students not reporting and age-law adjustments. Junior high lists 263, North 175, South 101, East 113, Lincoln 158, and kindergarten 68 this year versus 99 last year. Enrollment in the Normal school demonstration room totals 27 from rural districts, with seven in the special room and more expected. St Victor's parish school opens tomorrow after remodeling.
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Monroe
LaVon Jones
Black River Falls
U. S
T. R. Holyoke
E. O. Evans
North
South
East
Lincoln
Normal School
St. Victor's Parochial School
Meier and Rufi Cattle Win Again at Walworth Fair
Green county cattle sweeping top honors as Alfred Meier’s Brown Swiss and John Rufi’s Holsteins dominate at the Walworth county fair in Elkhorn. Meier earns grand champion male and female, junior champion male, seven firsts and one second. Rufi nets senior and grand champion male and female and junior champion female with five firsts and three seconds. The Rufi herd also wins grand champion at Green and Lafayette fairs. Meier plans to attend the American Cattle Congress in Waterloo, Iowa in October.
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Green County
Alfred Meier
John Rufi
Walworth
Elkhorn
Meier
Green
Lafayette
American Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Iowa
Woman Found Bound to Rigging on Derelict Boat in Lake
A listing sailboat drifting on Lake Michigan carried the body of Mrs. Laural Netezo, 22, of Chicago, lashed to the mast and found amid a gay outing gone tragic. Husband Carl, 29, and two other couples, Louis MaQuessan and Clarice MaQuessan, are missing after leaving Jackson Park harbor at 5 a.m. Sunday. Coast guard reports a passerby sighted the wreck while en route to the lakefront airport.
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Lake Michigan
Laural Netezo
Chicago
Carl
Louis D. MaQuessan
Clarice
Ole Berg Dies at Farm Home in Adams Township
Ole Berg, 79, died at 3 10 p m Saturday at his farm home in Adams township eight miles northeast of Argyle after a series of strokes. Funeral services were held at 2 p m today at Adams Lutheran church with Rev A P Anderson officiating. Burial in the church cemetery. Erickson funeral home, Argyle, in charge. Survived by widow four daughters Mrs Victor Tollakson Mrs Arthur Emberson Mrs Andrew Fisher and Miss Mable Adams township two sons Orville and Palmer Brodhead nine grandchildren two brothers Anton and Iain. He was born Feb 26 1870 in Bolders Norway and came to America in 1902. He married Inger Peterson in April 1908.
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Vle Berg
Adams Township
Argyle
Adams Lutheran Church
Rev
A. P. Anderson
Henry Rood
Ole Lien
Adams
Bolders
Norway
Mr.Berg
Ole
Anna Lokken Berg
America
Inger Peterson
Mr. Berg
Victor Tollakson
Arthur Emberson
Andrew Fisher
Mable
Or Nile
Palmer
Brodread
Anton
Iain
Parking Lines Marked on Square Opens After Paving
Newly paved court house square opened over the weekend but closed this morning to allow city workers to replace traffic signs and mark the parking lanes. Rain halted painting. barricades went down after noon and cars flooded in. Officials seek a dry day to finish marking and painting. The O T Havey Co Madison and Wisconsin Power and Light Co workers completed a fast street setup. lights are on temporary clocks causing slight timing mismatches pending permanent wiring.
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Court House , Square
O. T. Havey Co
Madison
Wisconsin Fower and Light Co
W. S. MacDonald
Death of Mrs Emma Laube at 66 in Brodhead
Mrs Emma B Laube 66 of Brodhead died at 10 30 am at her home after a sudden heart attack. She was born Sept 29 1882 in Spring Valley twp Rock co and married Louis S Laube Oct 9 1901. Survived by daughters Mrs Donald L Collins and Mrs Dwight L Newcomer two siblings five grandchildren and a brother and a sister. Funeral 2 30 pm Wednesday at Newcomer funeral home with Rev J C Robertson, Greenwood cemetery burial.
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Brodhead
Emma B. Laube
Emma Belle Smith
Thomas and
Mary Wall Smith
Spring Valley Township
Rock County
Louis S. Laube
Laube
American Legion Auxiliary
Ladies’ Aid
Congregational Church
Garden and
Civics Clubs
Old Presbyterian Church
Laurie
Evening Times
Donald L. Collins
Dwight L. Newcomer
W. G. Smith
Decatur Township
Roger Mooney
Madison
Mary Lou
Robert Collins
Richard
Thomas
Daniel Newcomer
Edward Smith
Newcomer Funeral Home
J. C. Robertson
Greenwood Cemetery
Plan vaccine tests in Rhinelander meeting on BCG
Wisconsin tuberculosis specialists will meet at Lake Tomahawk Thursday to discuss vaccinating special groups with BCG the anti tuberculosis vaccine and to consider its desirability for state residents.
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Rhinelander
Lake Tomahawk
Wisconsin
Soil Chief Urges Less Fall Plowing in Green County
Green county soil chief Nic Calabresa urges less fall plowing especially on hills to curb winter soil loss. He notes an 80 to 90 ton per acre loss from a single spring rain and describes measuring methods at the LaCrosse station. He promotes contour plowing, leaving ground intact over winter, early assistance requests, and a strip crop system to boost yields and save fuel.
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Green County
Nic Calbresa
County Agricultural Committee
LaCrosse Experiment Station
Calabresa
Lasauresa
Forvers
Court House
David Williams
James Meshnick
Suburban tragedy taints high speed Thompson trophy race
The Thompson trophy metereo event ended in tragedy as distance flyer Bill Odom died after a crash into a Berea home during the second lap. Mrs. Jeanne Laird and her year-old son Craig perished. Cook Cleland of Cleveland won the trophy with a new speed record of 397 mph, as records recast across multiple aircraft events over three days drawing 170000 spectators.
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James J. Strepig
Cleveland
Bill Odom
Odom
Berea
Jeanne Laird
Craig
Aviatrix
Cleland
Thompson
Berea Progressive Citi
Ens
Bill, Brennand
Oshkosh
Nph
Walter C. Rew
California Air National Guard
Air Force
Indianapolis
Bruce Cunningham
334Th
Andrews Airbase
Toll of Holiday Tops 525 in U S
The Labor Day weekend fatality toll reached 525 across the United States. Auto deaths were 3 percent, drownings 48, and miscellaneous accidents 83, with safety officials warning post-holiday deaths may follow for weeks. Ned H. Dearborn called the figure appalling and urged action.
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Associated Press
Ned H. Dearborn
National Safety Council
Safety Council
Shirley May Abandons English Channel Swim Attempt
Shirley May, a 17 year old from Somerset Massachusetts, aborted her English Channel swim at 9 05 a m when under six miles from England. She had endured icy waters for ten and a half hours.
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Shirley May
English Channel
France
Somerset
Mass
England
Pageant at New Glarus Draws Attendance of 3700
The 12th annual Wilhelm Tell pageant drew about 3,700 weekend attendees in New Glarus. Over 1,000 gathered Sunday evening for a Swiss program in the village park, directed by Maennerchor and Yodelers, with flag throwing amid a brief shower. Fourteen states attended Sunday’s German performance and 16 for Monday’s English version, held in Elmer's Grove and featuring Gil bert Ott as Tell, Paul Grossenbacher as German Gesler, and Joshua Hoesly as English Tell.
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Glarus
Wilhelm’ Tell
Maennerchor
Sun
Glarus and Vicinity
McCarthy Campaign Aide Denies Maragon Ties
Victor A. Johnston, McCarthy 1946 campaign manager, denies that John Maragon had any official connection with a party for McCarthy when he was sworn in as senator in 1947. Johnston and McCarthy were surprised to see Maragon acting as a host. Maragon had claimed he arranged the party at McCarthy’s campaign request. The Senate investigating committee probes influence peddling for contracts. McCarthy says Maragon should be indicted for perjury.
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Cwsminbio
Aeaves
McCarthy
John Maragon
Maragon
Senate
Victor A. Johnston
Johnston
Grand Forks
Wisconsin
Washington
Mrs. Tomlinson Dies in Browntown
Mrs. Sarah Ann Binger Tomlinson died at 5 10 p m at her Browntown home after years of illness. Born January 18 1861 in Cadiz township she married Thomas Tomlinson September 8 1879 in Cadiz. She lived in Browntown 34 years was a Methodist and past WSCS president. Survived by Iva B and E Leah at home and son B W Binger Browntown. husband died 1946. Last rites set for Thursday at Shriner Neushwanier funeral home. Burial in Cadiz cemetery.
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Sarah Ann Binger Tomlinson
Browntown
Cadiz Township
Solomon
Harriet Lynch Binger
Cadiz
Thomas Tomlinson
Ohio
Tomlinson
Methodist Church
WSCS
Iva B
E. Leah
B. W. Binger
Edmond Welson
Winslow
Nathaniel
Nekoosa
S. G. Lovelock
Nev
F. C
Betoit
John Williams
Simon
Shriner-Neushwanier
Ralph Kofoed
Holiday Accident Injures Two Here
Green county reports multiple holiday crashes in Monroe with two injuries. Charles L. Bleyer and Joyce Carley, both from Freeport, were hurt when their motorcycle struck Frank A. Ebneter’s car near Brennan food market. Bleyer, with a dislocated hip and cuts, and Carley with a bruised leg, were treated at St. Clare hospital. Ebneter’s vehicle sustained damage and he said a motorcycle passed him before the collision. Additional minor incidents and a double parking arrest followed in the same period.
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Green County
Monroe
Charles L. Bleyer
Freeport
Joyce Carley
Brennan
Bloyer
Carley
Rus
Werren
Browntown
Laverne Boeck
Justice of the Peace L. A. Koe
Roland Kleckler
Orangeville
Boeck
S ‘Denly
Kisler
John Henrys Goodman Jr
Goodman
Weather for Holiday Follows Fall Schedule
The cool rainy weather across southwest Wisconsin was to continue with more showers through tomorrow per the state forecast. Labor Day weekend offered mixed fall weather, with only a sudden downpour at 8:15 p.m. Sunday. Temperatures ranged from a high of 76 to a low near 50 this morning, with little impact on outdoor sports.
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Wisconsin
Maniacal Slayer Rescued From Mob After Camden Rampage
Howard Unruh, a 28 year old army veteran, killed 12 people and wounded five on a busy Camden street in a 45 minute spree. Police report he fired with a German Luger, barricaded himself, and fought tear gas. a lynch mob formed but was kept back. Unruh's rampage began at 7 20 am and ended with his surrender at 8 15 am after the gun battle.
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Camden
N. J
Marshall Thompson
Howard Unruh
Thompson
Unruh
Austria
Temple University
Philadelphia
Cohen
James J. Hutton
Westmont
Cohen Yard
Hutton
River Road
Clark Hoover
Thomas Hamilton
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Court House Square
Frank A. Buehler
Times
Meier and
Rufi Cattle
Ole Berg
Emma Laube
City Street
Racer
U.S
Tell
New Glarus
Maurice Cohen
Uptairs
Dinnie
Rose
Harold
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