Wisconsin Voters set to pick party nominees in primary
Wisconsin voters head to polls to nominate candidates for state and U S Senate and governor races. Democrats aim to boost their share against a GOP administration amid dairy price cuts while Republicans seek renomination for secretary of state and lieutenant governor. Polls close late evening in rural areas.
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Arthur Bystrom
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Republi
James Doyle
Madison
William Proxmire
Blooming
Proxmire
Doyle
Knowles
Smith
Warren P. Knowles
New Richmond
George M. Smith
Republican Party
GOP
Joyce M. Larkin
Fred R. Zimmerman
Miss Larkin
Fifteen Enrolled In Special Room At County Normal
Mrs. Irene C Powers announces enrollment in the special room for handicapped children at the County Normal school has reached 15 the largest since the unit began in 1948 Space limits will close enrollment at that number with possible exception of one Monroe youth Four applications were turned down due to limited facilities Twenty four different children have enrolled since the program began The room was provided by action of the Green County Board A separate note reports a tornado in Mindanao city Cagayan de Oro injuring eight and damaging homes and trees
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Irene C. Powers
County Superintendent of Schools
County Normal School
Monroe
Sister M. Bernard Takes Over Duties At St. Clare Hospital
Sister M. Bernard arrives from Fond du Lac to assume administrator duties at St. Clare hospital. She succeeds Sister M. Bertha who left Monroe for Leo House New York City. Bernard previously led St. Agnes hospital in Oshkosh during an eight floor addition and accreditation era.
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M. Bernard
St. Clare Hospital
Fond du Lac
St. Agnes Hospital
Sister Bernard
M. Bertha
Monroe
Leo House
New York City
Bertha
Sister Berard
St. Agnes
St. Agnes School of Nursing
St. Agnes Records Department
Wisconsin Medical Librarians’ Association
Wisconsin Hospital Association
Wisconsin Catholic Hospital Association
St. Clare
Ralph E. Vogel Succumbs at 50
Ralph E. Vogel fifty of 2122 15th street died yesterday at St. Clare hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage at home. Born October 10, 1903 in Monroe he worked 23 years at Tread Right shoe repair. Survived by mother Emma Legler Vogel four sisters and one brother. Service Wednesday 1:30 pm Shriner Neu shwander funeral home with Rev Paul C Keble officiating Greenwood Cemetery burial.
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Ralph E. Vogel
15Th Street
St. Clare Hospital
Mr. Vogel
Monroe
Emil
Emma ‘Legler Vogel
Tread Right
Edwin Benkert
West Allis
Max Schneider
Helen Vogel
Lois Wilson
Milwaukee
Herbert
John
Vogel
Co. K
Shriner-Neushwander
Paul C. Keble
Greenwood Cemetery
County Court Calendar Calls Docket With Two Cases
Karl Rossing of Sauk County is arraigned on a criminal charge of issuing worthless checks and pleads not guilty. A jury trial is set for Oct 14 at 9 a.m. Herman Yaun of Belleville sues General Casualty Co of Wisconsin over an auto accident with a pre trial conference on Sept 30. County Court calendars note trials on the second Mondays of Feb April June Sept and Nov.
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Karl Rossing
Sauk County
Herman Yaun
Belleville
The
General Casualty Co. of
Wisconsin
Lois Faubel
Yellowstone dam dedication draws around ten thousand
Roy Simpson of Argyle high school led the ribbon cutting at Yellowstone dam as the 455 acre lake opened. The event, organized by conservationists and the Soil Conservation Service, drew nearly 10,000 attendees and featured speeches by Atty. Gen. Vernon Thomson and L. P. Voight. The $350,000 project in Lafayette County will boost local recreation and tourism with fishing, hunting, boating, and camping activities.
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Roy Simpson
Argyle High School
Yellowstone Dam
Soil Conservation Service
Wisconsin Conservation Department
Simpson
Vernon Thomson
L. P. Voight
Conservation Department
Wisconsin
Yellowstone
Lafayette County
Blanchardville
Darlington
Argyle
Wi Diam Aberg
Madison
Bernard Doyle
Justin Flakr
South Wayne
Guy van Matre
Fayette Township
Thompson
Voight
Leonard J. Seyberth
Marvin Schneers
Ter Gould
D. H. Janzen
Federal Fish and Wildlife Service
Lyman L. Hunt
Rex Graham
Arthur Bertram
Shullsburg
The
Milwaukee Historical Society
Oil and Copper Stocks Rise in Firm Trading
New York traders pushed oils and copper stocks higher in early afternoon trading. Most issues advanced with fractional gains while Mack Trucks fell after merger talks with International Harvester were denied. Harvester moved higher on the day.
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New York
Mack
International Harvester
Harvester
Soybeans Fall 10 Cents to Limit at Chicago Trade
A sharp drop in soybeans shook the grain market on the Board of Trade today. September soybeans slid to the daily limit by mid session, trimming gains across other grains as traders reassessed supply and demand signals.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Writ grants state possession in Highway 11 relocation dispute
Circuit Judge Harry S. Fox issued a writ of assistance early this morning giving the state full possession of lands needed for the Highway 11 relocation project between Browntown and Monroe. The order, aimed at superintending right of way takings, empowers the sheriff to enforce access while defendants may appeal awards within two years.
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Monroe
Browntown
Janesville
Harry S. Fox
Dist. Atty
Rodney O. Kittelsen
Johnson and Barnard
Darlington
Herbert Meyer
Edward Bidlingmaier
Willy Spring
Ray Grady
Fox
Bechtolt Bros
Old Cemetery
Brownell Urges Communists to Seek Immunity under New Law
Plymouth Atty Gen Brownell invites reluctant Communists with information to come in and seek immunity under the new law. He cites Hoover saying now is the time to confess and testify, noting FBI contacts have already occurred. In Madrid, Spain, Spain bans reopening of an American Baptist Church despite embassy protest as police seal the church.
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Plymouth
Mass
Brownell
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
America
Hoover
Eisenhower
Denver
Spain
Madrid
U. S
Truax Field Opens First Firehouse Style Hangar
The Air Force orders a new hangar type for rapid interceptor deployment. The first firehouse style hangar is being installed at Truax Air Force Base in Madison. Truscon Steel Division says the hangar doors are the world's fastest acting large doors, with five ton doors at each end that open in 20 seconds, and a rear 24 by 64 foot door to clear jet exhaust.
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Aonuwains
Air Force
Truax Air Force Base
Madison
Republic Steel Cepr
Truscon Steel Division
Truscon
Seventh Polio Case Reported
The county polio advisory committee announced the dismissal of the seventh polio patient treated this summer at St Clare hospital. Gerald Ellefson, eight, of Monroe, is recovering at home after being released from hospital. Symptoms appeared Aug 24 diagnosed Aug 31, released about Sept 8. None of the immunized children contracted polio. A mass inoculation of over 2,000 children was held at the hospital.
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St Clare Hospital
Gerald Ellefson
George Ellefson
Monroe
Monroe Primary Registration Tops Four Thousand
More than 4,000 Monroe residents are registered for the upcoming primary election. City clerk Mrs. Freda M. Bray reports 4,070 registrations with ward counts: 1,282 in the first ward, 1,098 in the second, 843 in the third, and 47 in the fourth. Polling places open 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in most areas, Brodhead hours extend to 7 p.m. Local offices and post offices will be open, while courthouses and banks close. Only two Republican county races appear: district attorney and county clerk. Several state and federal nominations are listed with incumbents and challengers.
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Monroe
Freda M. Bray
Turners Hall
Brodhead
Bray
Joseph D. Viney
Franz W. Brand
Brand
Policy Affirmed By Security Council Amid Cold War Talks
President Eisenhower announced that the National Security Council reaffirmed the United States policy of defending its vital interests wherever they may arise. The session, at the Summer White House, discussed global strategy against the Red threat and possible Formosa defense conditions with the Seventh Fleet. Secretary Dulles signaled readiness to deter a Communist assault on Quemoy, while no specific actions were decided.
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Denver
Eisenower
National Security Council
U. S
Security Council
White House
Dulles
Formosa
United States
Quemoy
Eisenhower
Council
Vance
Hurricane Edna's toll across New England states
Hurricane Edna killed 18 people as it battered Maine and other New England areas. Eight inches of rain flooded cities, trains halted, crops washed out, and power lines failed across more than 40 communities in Massachusetts. Across the region, over 240000 telephones were out of service as crews labored to restore lines.
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Portland
New England
Nova Scotia
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Maine
Cape Cod
Mass
Bangor
Edna
Carol
Massachusetts
Condemned Slayer Admits 1952 El Paso Hold Up
William I. Karston 29 formerly of Milwaukee signed a statement admitting the May 1952 El Paso drugstore holdup, for which another man, Kenneth Massey 26 of El Paso, is serving a 15 year term. Karston, scheduled to die in August 1955 for the Pulaski Iowa farmer slaying, has appealed. Massey has served 18 months of his sentence. Beam, Massey’s attorney, plans to seek Massey’s immediate release with the Texas pardon board.
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Madison
William I. Karston
Milwaukee
el Paso
Tex
K Arston
Kenneth Massey
Karston
Iowa
W. W. Jones
Pulaski
Bernard Nelson
Massey
Woodrow Beam
Beam
Texas Pardon Board
Austin
Wisconsin lawyer H H Thomas dies at 78 in Madison
H H Thomas 78 a leading Wisconsin defense lawyer and Monroe figure died in a Madison hospital after a long illness. A Shullsburg native and confidante of governors he defended Gov Kohler Sr in a 1930s corruption trial and major oil firms in a high profile antitrust suit. He formed firms, turned down the state supreme court, leaves widow, son Robert of Madison, daughters Marjory Kincaid and Carol Thomas, a brother Arthur and one grandchild. Funeral services set for 10:30 a m tomorrow at Frautschi funeral home Forest Hill burial.
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Rerbert. H. Thomas
Wisconsin
Monroe
Madison
Thomas
Shullsburg
Walter Kohler Sr
Kohler
U.S. Supreme Court
Edward Schofield
Evan 4. Evans
Herman
John M. Olin
Harry Butler
Thomas, Orr, Isaksen and Werner
State Supreme Court
Robert
Marjory Kincaid
Tucson
Ariz
Carol Thomas
Ann Arbor, Mich
Arthur
Webster
Wis
General Gives Senators' Group Data on Inquiry
Brig. Gen. Ralph W. Zwicker testified before the special Senate censure committee on McCarthy to maintain he told the truth at the Feb. 18 New York hearing about Maj. Irving Peress. Zwicker denied muttering an insult. others allege he was evasive under orders from higher-ups in handling Peress.
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Washington
Ralph W. Zwicker
Sen
McCarthy
Ast
Senate
Zwicker
Maj
Irving Peress
Peress
New York
S.o.b
William J. Harding
New York City
Lawton
Kirke Lawton
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Wisconsin
McCarthy Investigations Subcommittee
Camp Kilmer
Army
Sen. McCarthy
Sen. Johnson
D-Cole
Guy de Furia
Special Censure Committee
Freeport Youth Sentence Withheld In Vehicle Case
In Freeport a 17 year old youth Lowell Eggemeier had sentence postponed in County Court for operating a motor vehicle without the owner's consent. Judge Marshall L Peterson delayed sentencing pending a probation report from Rockford. Eggemeier is on probation from a five year Winnebago County robbery sentence after fleeing Aug 29 from an accident. He was identified by Milo Dieterich of Freeport who said Eggemeier beat him and forced him to drive. Eggemeier was returned to Monroe from Dodge County and held for the hearing. The case was bound over from Justice Court.
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Freeport
Marshall L. Peterson
Lowell Eggemeier
Eggemeier
Rockford
Winnebago County
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Truax Field
Wilma I Lengacher
Ray E. Kundert
Edward J. Kaderly
Juda
Robert S. Travis
Platteville
Glenn H. James
Montfort
Melvin’ J. Olson
Lawrence H. Smith
Edward A. Krenzke
Racine
Erling E. Johnson
Kenosha
Harry A. Keegan
Ralph J. Kundert
W. E. Deininger
Herman A. Stuessy
Grace M. Thorpe
Register of Deeds
Helen F. Meyers
Meyers
Lee Ann Meriwether
California
Evelyn Ay
Pennsylvania
Atlantic City
H.H. Thomas
Frautschi Funeral Home
Forest Hill
Army Ltd
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