Centenarian Matt Geigel to be honored by Immanuel EUB Church
Matt Geigel, a longtime member of the Immanuel EUB Church, will celebrate his 103rd birthday on September 24 amid centennial events. Born after 1891 migration, he attended services for decades and remains mentally sharp though physically limited. His family plans a private observance and notes his long life with the Blue Cross milestone and a rare pneumonia hospital stay in 1957.
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Immanuel Eub
Mr. Geigel
Geigel
Monroe Township
Matt
Karl F. Koch
Geiger
Marie
Anna Legler
The
Blue Cross
Stock Market Rises As Auto Shares Lead Gains
Auto shares push stocks higher in quiet trading. Volume near 2.9 million shares as Ford climbs almost 3 points and Chrysler gains about one point. General Motors, the industry kingpin, adds over a point on favorable labor outlook.
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Ford
Chrysler
General Motors
Low Bid Submitted For Spraying 3800 Elm Trees in Monroe
Fowler Tree Surgery of Illinois submitted the low bid of 7372 dollars for spraying all 3800 elm trees in Monroe to protect against Dutch Elm disease. City officials plan to accept the bid at the September 19 City Council meeting. The project, financed by the city, should start around October 15, with four bids reviewed by the Board of Public Works.
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Migin
Ill
Monroe
Board of Public Works
Gerald M. Wickus
Fowler Company
Wickus
Cool Front Relieves Area After Heat Wave
Temperatures fell nearly 30 degrees overnight giving area residents relief from several days of heat. The mercury dropped below 70 for the first time since last Friday, easing sleepless nights. Showers totaling over .40 inch occurred before 1 p.m. as Hurricane Carla's effects lingered. The memory of 88 degrees yesterday gave way to 10 degrees by 6 a.m., while the state low reached 47 in the Superior Duluth area.
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Gulf Coast
Superior-Duluth
Settlement Ends Major GM UAW Contract Dispute
Detroit reports that the central issue triggering a nationwide GM walkout was resolved overnight. UAW claims 12.04 cents hourly relief in take home pay and a three year contract with local disputes still pending. Agreement accelerates talks with Ford and Chrysler as IUE participation continues.
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Isue
General Motors Corp
United Auto Workers Union
UAW
International Union of Electrical Workers
Warren
Ohio
IUE
Goldberg
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Pickets Keep Up Janesville Vigil
Pickets manned the gates of GM plants in Janesville as about 4000 UAW workers at Chevrolet and Fisher Body remained on strike over local issues. GM and UAW had settled major issues last week with a 12 cent annual raise over three years. Fisher Body and Local 95 negotiators met again as strike headquarters opened with coffee and card tables while strikers awaited assignments. Unofficially a major local issue concerns a 10 cent hourly difference between Janesville and Detroit scales.
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Chevrolet
Fisher Body
United Auto Workers
UAW
General Motors
Detroit
Eisenhower Georgia remarks spark Cuba invasion debate
Former President Eisenhower told 38 freshmen Republicans that his outgoing administration did not draw up an invasion plan for Cuba. He said Cuban refugees showed a desire to return, and the alliance trained them but stopped short of further action. Healso noted Berlin backstory and postwar German boundaries were decided by higher authorities.
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Carla Toll Seen Nearly $200 Million for Texas Coast
Texans assess disaster after Hurricane Carla with winds up to 175 mph and 15 foot tides. Estimates indicate losses may exceed 200 million as floods hit cities from Corpus Christi to Freeport and inland areas report power, crop, and property damage.
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Carla
Corpus Christi
Cameron
Austin
Texas
Freeport
Gulf
Dow Chemical Co
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Ben F. McDonald
Port Arthur
Baytown
Wooster
Texas City
Kemah
Galveston Bay City
Bay City
Prien and Fairfield to Join Monroe Districts
Rural area districts Prien and Fairfield are dissolved into the Monroe system effective June 1, 1962 after county school committee hearings at Monroe High School. Fairfield, with 20 pupils and teacher Evelyn Binger, joins alongside Prien with about 20 pupils taught by Nancy Flick. Property transfers include 40 acres from Elmer Schwartzlow to Monroe and 89 acres from Robert Schutt and Clarence Broge, amid protests from Sam Ball district. Cheddar market steady in Madison with varied demand and ample supplies.
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Prien
Monroe High School
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Iliff
Fairfield School
Jefferson Township
Evelyn Binger
Fairfield Board
Daniel Wyss
Leonard Bauman
Lawrence Raymer
Prien School
A. W
David Albright
Albright
Sam Ball
Juda High
Sylvester
Nancy Flick
George Grossen
Clifford Prien
Hollis Schutt
Elmer Schwartzlow
Juda State
Robert Schutt
Clarence Broge
Schutt
Sam Ball Board
East German TV War Game Provokes Border Outcry
Berlin’s communist paper Neues Deutschland condemned the U S army for filming war game scenes on the East German border at Friedrichstrasse in West Berlin. An infantry colonel was rebuked and the information officer removed after a 50 man unit staged the broadcast ready scene.
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U.S
Neues Deutschland
Jack Paar
Friedrichstrasse
U.S.A
West Berlin
Gdr
East Germany
Nelson vetoes two measures in Wisconsin action
Gov Nelson signed an act allowing the Public Service Commission to permit stream alterations only if economic or scenic values improve while not harming flow or public rights. He vetoed a bill letting individuals sign nomination papers for multiple candidates. He also vetoed a fees bill for extra tandem trailer rigs despite earlier veto. The governor signed other bills raising axle weight limits for dairy trucks and requiring full names and addresses on campaign contribution reports.
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Wisconsin
Public Service Commission
Nelson
PSC
Six Die in Backlash Hurricane Strike
Galveston Texas reports a pre dawn tornado spawned by Hurricane Carla, killing at least six and injuring 50 to 60 as wrecked homes and flooded areas strain rescue work. Officials warn toll may rise with debris clearing and widespread property losses reach into millions across port cities and inland towns.
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Tex
Brad Messer
Galveston News-Tribune
Carla
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Oklahoma
Weather Bureau
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Dallas
Southwestern Insurance Information Service
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Port Arthur
Louisiana Line
Port Acres
Carl Moon
Sheriff's Office
Louisiana
Able D. Threeton
Houston
Victoria
St. Mary’s Catholic Cathedral
Bureau
Texas
Nagogdoches
Morgan City
Matagorda Island
D. B. Halliburton
Calhoun County
Port O’connor
Olivia
Port O'Connor
Shangri-La
Antietam
Compton
Gianard
Francis Marion
Marine Corps
War Not Discussed Helen Hurst Tells Of Life in England
Helen Margaret Hurst 23 of Blyth Nottingham England explains Brits avoid wartime talk. She recalls World War I rationing bombers evacuation and family aid while staying with Jefferson Township hosts. Her England farm life includes Ayrshire cows dairy milk pricing taxes and a patriotic view of the Queen and Duke.
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Blyth
Nottingham
England
United States
International Farm
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Ernest Wegmueller
Jefferson Township
Alfred Baumgartner
Monroe
Helen Hurst
Helen E. Zimmerli
Miss Helen
Margaret ‘Hurst
California
Hurst
SFYE
Retford High School
Samuel Hurst
Ayrshire
Hursts
Guernsey
Jersey
America
Commonwealth
Co B Conducts Inspection Here at Monroe Armory
Co B of Green County's National Guard held a special inspection last night at the Monroe Armory. Capt W G Wittig Williams Bay examined signal equipment with Maj Theodore J Burgy Jr in charge of supplies. Attending were Capt Glenn L Kubly liaison officer, CWO Hugo H Voelkli of the JAG section, and Lt William Johnston Jr who lectured on Riot Control. Training will be intensified and no new guard drills were ordered.
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Co. B
Green County
Monroe
W. G. Wittig
Williams Bay
Battle Group
Glenn L. Kubly
Theodore J. Burgy Jr
CWO
Hugo H. Voelkli
Judge Advocate General's
William Johnston Jr
Typhoon Pamela Ravages Formosa Killing Dozens
Pamela battered northern Formosa with 135 mph winds, killing at least 14 people and leaving thousands homeless in Taipei. Americans in the capital escaped injury though flash floods isolated some.
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Formosa
Taipei
Pamela
China
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