Humbel Stauffer Win In Close County Races
Green County voters backed two tight races with incumbent Sheriff Samuel F. Humbel winning a second term and C. M. Stauffer securing the state assembly seat. Humbel led Schwitz by 89 votes. Stauffer edged Galli by 46 amid a county clerk recount setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humbel
Stauffer
Green County
Samuel F. Humbel
C. M. Stauffer
Monticello
Leslie M. Schwitz
Frederick Woodrow Viney
G. Fred Galli
Monroe
Harry Keegan
Harry A. Keegan
Brodhead
Galli
Schwitz
Keegan
Ray E. Kundert
Lafayette County votes in Democratic sheriff race and state offices
Lafayette County turnout was about half of four years ago with roughly 2,200 voters. Howard won the Democratic nomination for sheriff over Nevels and will face Republican Edward Thomas in November. Holmes Stott seeks re-election unopposed on the ticket except for Roberta Kessler challenging him for county clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlington
Lafayette County
Leo Howard
Orville L. Nevels
Howard
Edward Thomas
Thompson
Lawrence James
Holmes Stott
Roberta Kessler
Stott
Thomson
Knowles
Wise
Zimmerman
Smith
Honeck
Glenn R. Davis
Alexander Wiley
Howard H. Boyle Jr
Gardner R. Withrow
Congress
Walter B. Salvert
Iowa
Lafayette
Elmer B. Virtue
Edward Thompson
Richard J. Barth
Earl R. Ward
Gilbert F. Barnard
Roy O'Neill
Richard S. McKnight
South Wayne
Norman M. Clapp
MicKnight
Lee Roy Gore
Proxmire
Larkin
Schmidt
Benson
Clark
Nikolay
Sucher
Maier
Alstead
Smith Tops GOP Primary In First District Vote Totals
Rep Lawrence H Smith led with 42 574 votes in the First District GOP primary while Gerald Flynn won the nomination with 17 798 votes. Flynn carried Racine County 9 945 to 3 091 and unseated rivals Johnson 364, Johnson 8 in Rock County 1 863 to 1 268, and Smith carried Green County 13 907 to 3 483. Figures from Walworth and Kenosha counties were not yet available.
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Lawrence H. Smith
Congress
Gerald Flynn
Racine
Erling Johnson
Kenosha
Flynn
Racine County
Smith
Green County
Johnson
Rock County
Walworth
Seven Britons wounded in Cyprus ambush near Larnaca
Seven British soldiers were wounded Tuesday night when two military trucks were ambushed near Larnaca on Cyprus south coast. The incident occurred as troops were moving in the area, with no immediate word on casualties or attackers. The wounding is confirmed by military spokesmen and local reports.
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Nicosca
Cyprus
Larnaca
State and Local Nominees Overview by Party
A list of state and local offices with Republican and Democratic nominees. Notable races include Governor Vernon Thompson and Senator Alexander Wiley facing Democratic opponents, plus various county and state posts with mixed party races and several positions with no Democrat candidate.
Lorenzo Ault, Monroe, Dies at 67
Lorenzo D. Ault, 67, of 1213 11th Avenue Monroe died at 7:30 p.m. yesterday at St. Clare Hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage. He was born Sept. 22, 1888 in Clarno Township and married Ellen Donmeyer in Monroe on June 22, 1910. He operated Ault second hand furniture, retired in 1945, and leaves four sons, two daughters,16 grandchildren, and several siblings. Services 1:30 p.m. Friday at Shriner-Neuschwand er funeral home with burial at West Clarno cemetery.
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Lorenzo D. Ault
11Th Avenue
St. Clare Hospital
Clarno Township
Fred
Mary Moyer Ault
Enterprise
Clarno
Ellen Donmeyer
Monroe
Marshfield
Ault
Ervin
Marvin
Ft. Atkinson
Clifton
John
Walter Rufer
Ibany
William
Charles
Etta Bender
Effie Lee
Turtle Lake
Jessie Leverton
Wisconsin Rapids
Alvin
Methodist Church
Moose Lodge
Shriner-Neuschwander Funeral Home
Glen H. Ridnour
West Clarno
Nine Incumbents Nominated in Quiet Wisconsin Primary
A dead candidate remained on the ballot as Democrats in Wisconsin kept nine incumbents renominated with no opposition. In the 7th District Melvin R. Laird faced a caucus battle to replace Kenneth Anderson who died before the primary. Republican and Democratic factions fought for nominations in multiple districts as results trickled in from 287 to 394 precincts.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
House of Representatives
Kenneth Anderson
Stevens Point
Eden Says Allies Plan Suez Canal Users Pact
Prime Minister Eden announced that the United States will join Britain and France to form a provisional international users association for the Suez Canal. The group, including other major users, would employ pilots and coordinate transit, with Egypt to be paid for facilities but dues paid to the users association. Earlier, non Egyptian pilots and technicians threatened to walk out while Nasser’s spokesman denounced the move as a conspiracy.
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London
Eden
United States
Britain
France
Suez Canal
House of Commons
Egypt
Nasser
Eisenhower urges GOP to campaign nationwide at rally
President Eisenhower called for a broad new GOP crusade reaching every voter as Adlai Stevenson intensified attacks. About 500 GOP officials gathered at Eisenhower's Gettysburg farm with Nixon slated to speak while Maine results sparked debate on national trends and reaction to school integration battles.
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Associated Press
Eisenhower
Gettysburo
Adlai Stevenson
Washington
Nixon
Maine
Edmund S. Muskie
House of Representatives
America
New York
Stevenson
Mitchell
Turnfest Dates Set for Monroe National Meet
The 1957 National Turnfest will be held in Monroe June 28 to 30 as announced by the national office in Cleveland. This marks Monroe Turners third time hosting and follows events in 1937 and 1942. a California group plans to participate and then proceed to a Swiss gymnastic meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Worth
Cleveland
Monroe Turners
California
Switzerland
Jordan First Precinct Reports Early Primary Totals
Jordan Township led the county with the first precinct report to the clerk at 6 28 p m as the primary tabulation began. Precincts followed rapidly, challenging clerks to keep up with the mounting running totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan
Jordan Township
Wisconsin Takes Third in National Barrow Show Livestock Judging
University of Wisconsin placed third in the college livestock judging contest at the National Barrow Show. Iowa State led with 2,592 points, followed by Nebraska in second place.
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Austin
Catlin Defeated in Assembly Bid Amid Parole Probe
Mark Catlin Jr longtime Wisconsin Assembly speaker faced defeat in the Republican nomination race as Fred Frank won 4,942 to 3, a result amid ongoing charges from the state Bar Commission alleging accepting money from inmates to influence paroles. Governor Kohler denied involvement. Hugh Harper also won the Grant County seat.
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Milwaukee
Mark Catlin Jr
Wisconsin Assembly
State Board of Bar Commissioners
Fred Frank
Outagamie
Catlin
Assembly
U.S
Bar Commissioners
Walter J. Kohler
Wisconsin
Troops Withdraw From Clinton Sturgis Demostrations
National Guardsmen withdraw from Clinton Tennessee and Sturgis Kentucky after a week of school integration protests. Fifty Tennessee troops leave Clinton while more than 600 Kentucky guardsmen remain in Sturgis area. In Clinton a court rehearing petition seeks to halt integration. in Sturgis and nearby towns classes proceed peacefully with mixed attendance and few observers.
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Associated Press
National
Clifton
Tenn
Sturgis
Clinton
Kentucky
Tennessee Federation For Constitutional Government
State Supreme Court
Knoxville
J. J. B. Wiliams
Kentucky Naational Guard
Sturgis High School
Clay
Texarkana
Tex
Braves Rally Past Dodgers 8-7 to Lead NL Again
Billy Bruton drove in three runs in a wild 8-7 Milwaukee win over Brooklyn. Bruton’s eighth inning single broke a 7-7 tie, scoring Joe Adcock as Adcock added a 37th homer with Eddie Matthews aboard. Sal Maglie pitched well for the Dodgers before falling one game behind Milwaukee. Both teams have 15 games left.
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Brooklyn
Billy Bruton
Milwaukee Braves
Braves
Bruton
Joe Adcock
Adcock
Eddie Matthews
Dodgers
Milwaukee
Sal Maglie
Primary Election Echoes Across States Draw Several Upsets
The nation’s eight primaries yesterday toppled political figures including Utah Governor J. Bracken Lee who conceded to George D. Clyde. Charles F. Brannan trailed in Colorado while John A. Carroll led Brannan for the Democratic Senate nomination. Magnuson led Langlie in Washington and Taupe races unfolded in Minnesota New Hampshire Vermont Arizona and more with incumbents fending off challengers or facing light opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
J. Bracken Lee
Utah
Charles F. Brannan
Colorado
Lee
Eisenhower
Brannan
Carroll
John A. Carroll
Georgia
Rode Island
Massachusetts
Gov
George D. Clyde
State Water Board
Salt Lake City
L. C. Romney
John S. Boyden
Alonzo F. Hopkin
Herbert Maw
Wallace Bennett
Dan Thornton
Stephen L. R. McNichols
Donald Brotzman
Magnuson
Washington State
Warren Magnuson
Arthur B. Langlie
Senate
Langlie
Ernett Anderson
Albert D. Rosellini
Seattle
Minnesota
Democratic- Farmer-Labor
DFL
Ancher Nelson
REA
Orville L. Freeman
New Hampshire
Norris Cotton
Lane Dwinell
Merrow
Bass
Cotton
Laurence M. Pickett
Vermont
Robert T Stafford
John Hancock
George Aiken
Joseph B. Johnson
Winston L. Prouty
Arizona
Carl Hayden
Phoenix
Robert Miller
Ross Jones
Wiley Wins Wisconsin Senate Nomination In Tight Primary
Senator Alexander Wiley, 72, captured the GOP nomination after a close primary contested with Rep. Glenn R. Davis. Unofficial returns from 3,305 of 3,348 precincts showed Wiley leading by about 9,700 votes, aided by a Milwaukee County margin while Davis carried other areas. Davis conceded and urged supporters to back Wiley. Dem hopefuls Henry Maier and Elliot Walstead also battled, with Maier prevailing by nearly two to one. Zimmerman won the Republican secretary of state nomination, while Governor Kohler faced no GOP rivals for re-election.
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Frederick Woodrow Viney
Robert J. Kuster
Calvin J. Schuler
Green County
Glenn R. Davis
Alexander Wiley
Howard H. Boyle
U. S
Vernon W. Thomson
William Proxmire
Rudolph Ploetz
Sheboygan
William K. van Pelt
Fond du Lac
John Byrnes
Green Bay
Milo Singler
Shiocton Farmer
Martin J. Kujawa
Little Suamico
Lester Johnson
Black River Falls
Johnson
Arthur L. Peterson
Eau Claire
Peterson
Perry M. Hull
Merlin Hull
Carl Lauri
Superior
Basil Gaera Mellen
Thomas J. Joyce
Springs
Ead
Alvin E. O’konski
Mercer
Arthur Bystrom
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Republican Party
GOP
U.S. Senate
Senate
Wiley
Davis
Howard Boyle
Milwaukee County
Wiley-Davis
Henry Maier
Elliot Walstead
Maier
Walstead
Labor
Democratic Party
Zimmerman
Robert Zimmerman
Madison
Glenn Wise
Fred R. Zimmerman
Wise
Kohier
Vernon Thomson
Thomson
Proxmire
William Schmidt
McKnight Third in Close Third District Race
Richard McKnight of South Wayne polled 3,291 votes in the Third District Democratic primary, finishing third in a tight race. Norman Clapp, Lancaster weekly editor, won with 5,466 votes, while Leroy Gore of Sauk City came in second with 4,836. McKnight was a National Democratic Convention delegate active at the sessions.
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Flynn
Johnson
Gardner Withrow
la Crosse
Norman M. Clapp
Lancaster
Clapp
LeRoy Gore
Sauk City
Richard MicKnight
South Wayne
Gore
McKnight
Milwaukee County
Clement Zablocki
Henry Reuss
Russell Wirth Jr
Charles J. Kersten
Reuss
William J. Burke
George M. Smith
Sheboygan
Richard McKnight
Lafayette
Congress
Norman Clapp
Lancaster Weekly
McCarthy
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Kundert
Bismere Howe
Edward Kaderly Sr
Humber
New Glarus Township
New Glarus
Cadiz Township
Sch
Ralph J. Kundert
Wilbur E. Deininger
Helen F. Myers
Franz W. Brand
Grace M. Thorpe
Christ Stauffer
Ray Kundert
Ralph Kundert
Samuel Humber
Frederick Viney
Wilbur Deininger
Robert Kuster
Helen Myers
Calvin Schuler
Franz Brand
Register of Deeds
Grace Thorpe
Lorenzo Ault
Anderson
Melvin R. Laird
R.marshfield
Laird
Glenn Davis
Waukesha
Donald E. Tewes
Chester Demipsey
Hartland
Vernon H. Halle
Middleton
Dane County
Robert W. Kastenmeier
Watertown
Rep
Alexander Wiley Gop
Henry W. Maier
Democratic
Adlai
Mark Catlin
Clinton, Sturgis
Brooklyn Dodgers
Maior
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