Celebration Reopens City Gay Square With Thousand Strong Crowd
The reopening celebration drew an estimated 15 000 to 17 000 visitors and residents to Court House Square. Firemen’s water contest impressed about 5 000 spectators while bands offered old and new dances, and volunteers handed out balloons ice cream and candy. An arrest occurred for taking down a barricade as the lively street party continued into the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House Square
Monroe
Michael Bregenzer
12Th Street
Calvin Bahn
Robert Stocker
A. A. Ambrose
H. L. Sickinger
Louis Blanc
Fred Trickel
Ben
Roy Beckman
Bill Hartwig
Wallie Stebbins
Dorothy Johnson
Hospital Gets Permit For Expansion Project
A building permit was issued at city hall for St. Clare hospital expansion in Fond du Lac. The Congregation of St. Agnes is the owner, Hutter Construction Co. is the contractor, Theodore Hartman the architect, and the estimate totals $500,000.
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City Hall
Congregation of
St. Agnes
Fondou Lac
St. Clare Hospital
Hutter Construction Co
Theodore Hartman
Justice Wiley Rutledge Dies at 55 in Ogunquit
Supreme Court Justice Wiley B. Rutledge died after a cerebral hemorrhage in Ogunquit Maine. He was 55 and on vacation when stricken August 27. The Washington funeral will be held at Unitarian Church with court colleagues as honorary pallbearers. He served on the high court since 1943 and was Roosevelt’s eighth appointee.
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York
Supreme Court
Wiley B. Rutledge
Washington
Rutledge
Little Village
Ogunquit
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Frank Murphy
Roosevelt
District of Columbia
Circuit Court of Appeals
Washington University
St. Louis
University of Iowa
Annabel Person Rutledge
Maryville College
Tennessee
Firemen Attend 31st Annual School Event in Freeport
Green County fire departments were represented by 100 firefighters at the 31st annual school event in Freeport, sponsored by the Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois Firemen's association. Jacob Bruni of New Glarus serves as association president. next gathering in May for officers’ elections.
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Green County
Freeport
Southern
Wisconsin and
Northern Illinois Firemen’s Association
Jacob Bruni
New Glarus
Tito Defies Moscow in Yugoslav Stand Against Soviet Demands
Belgrade reports Premier Tito amplified his defiance toward Moscow by declaring Yugoslavia’s resolve to overcome current troubles. He addressed engineers and workers, unveiling three new tractor models as proof of independence from agrarian focus. Observers link Hungary’s party purges and other Eastern Bloc events to a wider anti Moscow sentiment.
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Belgrade
Marshall Tito
Yugoslavia
Moscow
Cominform
Tito
Hungary
Kremlin
Europe
Russia
Albania
Koci Xoxi
Greece
Markos Vafiades
Bulgaria
Traicho Kostov
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Marshal Tito
County Teachers Institute Friday in Monroe
The Green County teachers institute announced by County Superintendent Miss Florence Wartenweiler will convene Friday in Monroe. Rural and urban teachers meet at 9 30 a m in the courthouse, with high school groups later at the Green County Normal school.
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Green County Teachers’institute
Monroe
Florence Wartenweiler
Court House
Green County Normal School
W. B. Senty
Lawrence A. Schultz
State Department
John Weinlick
Wisconsin Educational Association
Wartenweiler
Paul Severson
Winslow
Verona West
Joyce Reasa
Route 2
John Christopher
Albany
Durward McVey
New Glarus
Frances Noesen
Monticello
Ella Julian
Walworth County
Schultz
Ruth Chase
Otto W. Lund
Olson Urged To Back Rural Library Setup
Senator Melvin J. Olson of South Wayne was urged over the weekend to back the rural library service bill after the governor veto. Club women raised funds for a bookmobile now on state tour and due here Friday. Continued unit support hinges on bill passage. Olson opposed the bill and Rep. Harry Keegan voted for it.
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Melvin J. Olson
South Wayne
Olson
Harry Keegan
Navy's Viking II rocket shows stability in 33 mile flight
In Las Cruces New Mexico Navy rocket Viking II reached 33 miles in a test. Rocket expert Homer E Newell called the run a success focusing on stability and control. The 46 foot craft peaked at 1775 mph. a prior model reached 50 miles at 2250 mph.
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Navy
Las Cruces
N. M
Homer E. Newell
Naval Research Laboratory
White Sands Proving Ground
Woodford man Fred Wallbaum dies at 69
Fred Alvin Wallbaum, 69, of route 1 Woodford, died at 9 40 this morning at St. Clare Hospital after a two week stay. Born March 7, 1880, in Stephenson County near Freeport, he married Emma Gordee March 28, 1906 near Woodford. He leaves his widow, two daughters Mrs. Jacob Senn Jr. and Mrs. Alfred Kubly, two brothers Edward and Louis, and three grandchildren Jerry Janet Joann Senn. Services set for 1 30 p m Thursday at Hanson Funeral Home and 2 p m at Jordan Lutheran Church.
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Fred Alvin Wallbaum
Route 1
Woodford
St. Clare Hospital
Mr. Wallbaum
Stephenson County
Freeport
Henry and
Dorothea Richemeier Wallbaum
Emma Sophie Gordee
Jacob Senn Jr
Monroe
Alfred J. Kubly
Edward
Louis
Jerry
Janet
Joann Senn
Hanson Funeral Home
South Wayne
Jordan Lutheran Church
Master Jury List Filed for New Term
The master list of jurors for the October and February terms of circuit court and current terms of county court has been filed at the office of Deputy Clerk of Courts Marvin T. Holcomb. From this selection, jury panels will be drawn when needed. Three jury commissioners of Green county each represent nine precincts and submitted six names per precinct: Dr. A. N. Lawton Brodhead, Fred J. Marty New Glarus, and Mrs. Mina Etter Williams Monroe.
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Marvin T. Holcomb
Green County
A. N. Lawton
Brodhead
Fred J. Marty
New Glarus
Mina Etter Williams
Monroe
Senators Override Veto on Ward Bill
The Wisconsin Senate voted 20 to 10 to override Gov Rennebohm s veto on a ward burial fund bill raising protected assets from 200 to 500 dollars with funds untouchable by the state. The chamber also sustained a veto on a motor vehicle inspection bill in a 15 to 15 deadlock.
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Madison
Wisconsin Senate
Rennebohm
Senate
Assembly
House
Sen
Porter
Bloomington
Department On Agriculture
Smith Joins Milo Co as Wisconsin Personnel Director
Milwaukee leader George Smith announced he will serve as Wisconsin personnel director for Milo Co a St Paul based firm that converts plants from manufactured to natural gas. Smith previously worked as a textile salesman before his 1948 election victory.
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Smith
Joe Madison
George Smith
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Milo Co
St. Paul
Shipwreck Survivor Recalls Family Tragedy Off Nantucket
Alfred Allenby twenty three and Russell Palmer twenty three survived when their 38 foot cruiser Constance sank after a night crash. Allenby swam ten miles in fifteen hours watching nine relatives and friends drown. Palmer reached Dionis beach an hour earlier and told of the tragedy. The drowned ranged from his parents Rev and Mrs Hubert Allenby to fiancee Emily Foster and siblings and friends from Falmouth Rochester Staten Island Verona.
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Nantucket Island
Alfred Allenby
Russell Palmer
Falmouth
Dionis Beach
Allenby
Constance
Palmer
Hubert Allenby
Emily Foster
Leighton
Burkhalter Appointed Green County Highway Policeman
Karl E. Burkhalter, 31, a Freeport native and former Kraft Foods employee, was named Green County highway policeman by the county committee. He succeeds Tom B. Richards and will begin within 10 days, with Undersheriff Deininger assisting until duty starts.
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Karl E. Burkhalter
Freeport
Green County
Tom B. Richards
Brodhead
Motor Vehicle Department
Burkhalter
Fred Burkhalter
15Th Avenue
Pauley Cheese Company
Cheese Row
Kraft Foods
Widow, 76, Shoots Intruder At Farm Home
A 76 year old widow on a Wisconsin Rapids area farm fired through a cracked door injuring a man who knocked on windows and broke a back porch screen. Edward Konieski, 30, of route 1 Wisconsin Rapids, was found with a neck wound and hospitalized in fair condition.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Arthur E. Berg
Edward Konieski
Route 1
Ant Riverview Hospital
Louise Eberius
Here
Konieski
Berg
Murray Refuses Formal Statement After Closed Union Talk
Pittsburgh CIO leaders met for three hours without disclosing plans on extending the steel strike truce or the wage dispute solution. President Murray declined comment as the executive board weighs the 11 day truce extension and the fact finding board's 10 cent package affecting pensions and insurance. The big five steel firms agreed to continue operations through Sept 25, pending union ratification and member action.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steel Workers
Philip Murray
Truman
Steel Industry
Big Five
Nat Union
Murray
U. S. Steel Corp
Bethlehem Steel Co
Republic Steel Corp
Inland Steel Co
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
Walter H. Goecks Injured in Mishap Near Argyle
Walter H. Goecks of 828 10th Street was hospitalized at St. Clare with facial and upper body injuries after a Sunday 3:30 a.m. crash off county trunk Cyais east of Argyle. Thirteen stitches were needed for facial cuts. he was delivered to hospital by ambulance at 4:30 a.m. Police report indicate he likely fell asleep at the wheel.
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Walter H. Goecks
10Th Street
St. Clare
Cyais
Argyle
Goecks
Adams Township
Ernest
Valentine L. Buel
Peter Graber
Washington Township
Buel
Green County
Monroe Speed Law Clarified by City Attorney
City Attorney Arthur C. Benkert says Monroe speed ordinance now follows state law and was updated in July 1948 to align with regulations. State and city rules set 25 mph in business or residential districts and 35 mph in outlying areas with 500 feet between buildings on both sides.
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Arthur C. Benkert
Monroe
State Highway Commission
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Times
Steel Union
Fred Wallbaum
William A. Vinton
Manitowoc
Frank A. Buehler
E. J. Norton
Board of Public Works
Francee
Widow
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