Monroe Firemen Host Training Event Sets Stage For Next Year
Monroe firemen received praise for hosting the fall Fire School drawing over 2,000 firefighters and 1,000 spectators. Plans were announced to hold the event again Sept. 9, 1962, at Monroe fairgrounds with improved facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Southern Wisconsin and
Northern Illinois Firemen's Association
Fairgrounds
Monroe Fire Department
Arthur Emerson
Madison
Monroe Department
Frank
Emil Klarer
Forrest Riese
Ralph Kundert
Clifford Neuenschwander
Josef J. Benkert
Joseph I. Fetters
University of Ilinois
Champaign
Fetters
Paris
Iceland
Newfoundland
Chicago
Green County
Benkett
Browntown
Brodhead
Juda
Winslow
Association
Jacob Bruni
New Glarus
C. E. Hirst Galena
C. M. Stauffer
Monticello
J. T. Alexander
Shul T
Stauffer
Orville R. Evans
Logemann
Stockton
Louis Blanc
George W. Engles
Stock Market Slips Amid Broad Selloff in Industrials
New York stocks fell in moderate trading as industrials bore the brunt of the selling. Most issues declined fractions to over a point while the list of gainers thinned. In Iowa, 72 year old Charles F. Stein of Adams was killed by a train near Parkersburg on Sunday along Illinois Central tracks.
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New York
ADAMS
Parkersburg
Iowa
Wisconsin
Charles F. Stein
Illinois Central Railroad
Here
Soviet Fires Off Two More Blasts
Washington reports the Soviet Union detonated two new nuclear devices as part of ongoing atmospheric tests. The first blast was described as several megatons, far above earlier shots, while the second was in the low to intermediate kiloton range. Air bursts occurred on a Arctic island, with prior tests ranging from Hiroshima scale to 150 000 to 200 000 tons. Officials say no fallout danger from earlier shots, but continued testing raises risk.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Atomic Energy Commission
Khrushchev
Arctic
United States
Hiroshima
U.S
Wirz rites mark funeral for Mrs. Otto Wirz at St Victor's
Msgr. George Wirz celebrant in a solemn requiem mass for his mother Mrs. Otto A. Wirz 67 at St Victor's Church Madison. Bishop William P. O'Connor assisted. Rev Henry McMurough deacon and Rev Robert Buholzer subdeacon. Rosary at Stuessy funeral home led by Msgr. Emmenegger. Pallbearers included John Mueller Peter Keller. burial Calvary cemetery.
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George C. Wirz
Madison
St. Victor’s Church
Otto A. Wirz
William P. O'Connor
Henry McMurough
Chancery Office
Robert Buholzer
St. Mary's Hospital
Portage
St. Victor's
Stuessy
Msgr
Joseph Emmenegger
Wirz
St. Andrew’s
Dellavan
Msgr. Emmenegger
Herman Schutt
F. F. Salzwedel
Peter Keller
Argyle
Calvary Cemetery
Paar Denies Assist In Berlin TV Stunt
New York and Madison reports detail Jack Paar denying any undue Army cooperation during a Berlin East West border TV shoot. He blames reporters for the uproar, faults Congress for not addressing other issues, and notes Army officers faced discipline over the incident. The Berlin sequence will air on his program. Cheese market remains steady with price moves across cheddar, blocks, and daisies.
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Paar
Berlin
New York
Jack Paar
Congress
James Hoffa
Eleanor Harris
Army
Dallas Hoadley
Baltimore
J. R. Dean Jr
San Francisco
National Broadcasting Co
Union Strikes GM as Talks Break Down
DETROIT United Auto Workers members began striking General Motors plants at 10 a.m. today with indications the company could shut down by tonight. The UAW represents about 325,000 GM hourly workers at 129 plants nationwide as workers walked off.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
General Motors Corp
UAW
Strike Hits Janesville as GM Plants Go Local
The United Auto Workers strike the Chevrolet and Fisher Body plants of General Motors in Janesville as the 10 am deadline passed without a local agreement. About 4,000 workers are affected while IUE and GM extend the deadline to midnight Thursday. The stalemate centers on non economic issues and relief time from machines for personal needs, with GM advocating a five percent daily relief time and the union seeking more flexible arrangements.
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Janesville
United Auto Workers
Chevrolet
Fisher
General Motors Corp
International Union of Electrical Workers
IUE
UAW
Fisher Body
Oldsmobile
Lansing
Mich
Louis G. Seaton
Seaton
Fun Day in Green County Crowns Plow Winners at Watershed Event
About 1,500 people attended the Watershed Fun Day held at Alfred Baumgartner farm south of Monroe. Bechtolt won senior plowing with Pick taking junior plowing honors. The event, run by Richland Creek Smock Valley and Skinner Creek units, featured contests from tractor pulling to balloon blowing and raised funds for Monroe merchants. Local teachers and agriscience staff aided with conservation tours and activities led by Verlen Eberle Leland Miller and William Leopold. Vern Falk hosted as master of ceremonies.
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Daniel R. Bechtolt
Monroe
Alfred Baumgartner
Robert Pick
Henry Pick Jr
Green County
Richland Creek
Smock Valley
Skinner Creek
James Schwoegler
SCS
Kenneth C. Allen
Monroe Wong
Agricul
Ture
Verlen Eberle
Richland
Leland Miller
Skinner
William Leopold
Vern Falk
Bechtolt
Dean Signer
Roy Indergand
Sam Goecks
Fred Wald
Tom Juenemann
Ernest Wegmueller
Alois Mayer
Loyd Deininger
Junior Plowing — Pick
John Wegmueller
Steve Digman
David Deininger
Jerrold Zuhlke
Dave Wald
Lyle Baumgartner
Bill Deininger
Jene Eberle
Roger Kubly
Tractor
Virgil Pick
Paul Bechtolt
John Efler
Dan Bechtolt
Race Disaster Stirs Protests After Von Trips Crash Toll 14
MONZA Italy protests surged over a deadly Grand Prix of Italy crash that killed Baron Wolfgang Von Trips and 13 spectators and injured 25. The leading world championship contender died when his red Ferrari slammed through a guardrail at high speed. The Monza track, famed for speed, had seen no fatalities in five major races prior to this tragedy.
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Monza
Italy
Baron Wolfgang von Trips
von Trips
Marquis de Portago
de Portago
Phil Hill
Santa Monica
Calif
Wheel of Stock Racer Kills Two Youngsters
A wheel from an eight year old stock car snapped on Sunday and crashed into the grandstand at the State Park Raceway causing two children to die and four others to be injured. James Ellie aged five died in the stands and Lynn Schweigel five died later in hospital from head injuries. The driver escaped unharmed as a mother shielded the youngsters. The incident occurred at the private track in Wausau.
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Waysau
James Ellie
State Park Raceway
Lynn Schweigel
Daugher
Raymond Schweigel
Wausau
KC To Meet Tonight In New Legion Hall
A Kansas City meeting will convene at 7 30 p m in the new Legion hall at 1118 17th Avenue followed by a regular business session at 8 p m The Grand Knight financial secretary and six point program chairman plan a regional meeting in Jackson starting at 10 a m on Sunday September 17
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Ranges
Columbus Valeers
In New Legion Hall
17Th Avenue
Six Point
Jackson
Lions Club Marks 10th Anniversary in Monroe
The Lions Club celebrated its 10th anniversary at Monroe High School with praise from state and international leaders. Charter members, including 33 still active, were honored while remarks urged broader Lionism and duties in challenging times. Attendees included Robert Zimmermann, Orville Evans, and officials from area clubs.
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Monroe Lions Club
Stewart F. Kingston
Henry Schmid
New Glarus Club
Lester Johnson
Monroe
Clarence Sturm
Manawa
John Irvin
Monroe Club
Verdine Johnson
Madison
Robert Buehler
Monroe High School
Lions Club
Clarence L. Sturm
International Lions
Shafeee A. Mansour
Sturm
Robert Zimmerman
Orville Evans
Wilfred E. Shea
John Usher
Rhythmaires
Allan Barnard
Martha Bennet
Actor Carrillo Dies of Cancer in California
Santa Monica California obituary notes 87 year old actor Leo Carrillo known as Mr California dies in his canyon ranch home after eight years of cancer. He had operations, fell ill again six weeks ago and died at 5 58 p m. Carrillo was famed for Westward Ho at the County Fair and his many California ties.
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Santa Monica
Calif
California
Leo Carrillo
Canyon Ranch
Jack Tolbert
Carrillo
Racine Boys Second in Legion Drum Corps
The Boys of 76 from Racine finished second in the American Legion senior drum and bugle corps contest. Caballeros of Hawthorne, N. won with 89.083 points to Racine’s 33.316.
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Racine
Denver
American | Legion
Caballeros
Hawthorne
Airliner Crash Kills 83 Abroad in Shannon Disaster
In Shannon Ireland rescue workers comb the mud for bodies after a chartered President Lines DC6B Theodre Roosevelt plunges into the estuary killing 83 aboard. The plane carried 77 European passengers and six American crew, with mixed nationalities and families among the dead.
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Shannon
Ireland
President Air Lines
U.S
Atlantic
Duesseldorf
West Germany
U.S. Army
U.S. Air Force
London
Midwest
Airport
School District Hearings Tonight in Monroe
Four hearings are set by the County School Committee in Monroe High School on petitions for district attachments. One petition seeks Fairfield electors joining Monroe next summer. Another requests attachment of Prien district electors to Monroe minus about 200 acres owned by A W Albright. Forty acres would go to Sam Ball and the rest to Juda. A third petition asks to transfer 94 acres from Sam Ball to Monroe. The fourth seeks transferring Elmer Schwartzlow's 40 acres from Juda to Monroe.
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Monroe High School
County School Committee
Fairfield
Monroe
Prien
A. W. Albright
Sam Ball
Juda
Robert Schutt
Clarence Broge
Elmer Schwartzlow
Storm Carla Stalls In Gulf With Record Texas Impact
Galveston reports 173 mph winds as Carla drives toward land with 8 to 12 foot tides. 400,000 flee Texas and Louisiana coastlines while Port Aransas and Galveston isolate. As the eye nears shore, officials warn of 15 foot surge and farm losses approaching 100 million dollars.
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Galveston
Texs
Carla
Texas
Louisiana
Corpus Christi
John Stallings
Caller-Times
Red Cross
Gulf of Mexico
Weather Bureau
Port Aransas
Cameron
Aransas Pass
Matagorda Bay
John White
Texas Agricultural
Mustang Island
Port Lavaca
Chicago
Harvard Tot Killed After Sunday School Incident
Harvard Illinois four year old Mark Robinson was struck and killed when a car driven by nineteen year old Marianne Klecker of Sharon Wisconsin hit him near the Harvard Methodist church following Sunday school.
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Harvard
Ill
Mark Robinson
Marianne Klecker
Sharon
Wis
Mark
Harvard Methodist Church
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Times
Soviet
Cheese Exchange
General Motors
New Legion Hall
Charter Group
Carillo
Gulf
Maria Beale Fletcher
North Carolina
Atlantic City
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