Fond du Lac Fire Tops $250000 Loss in City Blaze
A major Fond du Lac fire damaged the Dallman and Cooper Supply Co building, with two adjoining structures hit by smoke and water. Fire crews battled two hours, there were no injuries, and damage was expected above 250000 as authorities noted it was the worst blaze in 17 years. Fire Chief Howard Munson cited the 1947 Hill Department store fire as a past comparison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fond DU Lac
Dallman and Cooper Supply Co
al Be le
Fenner Plumbag
Blakely Auto Parts
David Olig
Dallman and Cooper
Howard Munson
Hill
Albany Police Dodge Battery On Paddy Wagon Incident
Police in Albany report arresting Dennis R. Brough 27 for disorderly conduct after a local tavern arrest. In the paddy wagon at headquarters the officers found three dome lights demolished a rear door frame bent a torn screening and a ventilation fan ripped from its mounting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
URI
Dennis R. Brough
Brough
Cuban claim of US arms cache off western coast
Cuba says a fisherman found an underwater cache near Cayo Las Cubas containing 15 Garand rifles, 12 Browning pistols, explosives and 15,000 Cuban pesos. It accuses the United States of directing subversion aimed at uprisings and sabotage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
UPS
Cuba
Cayo Las Cubas
Nel
United States
Mines Kill Five Sailors At Guantanamo
Five American sailors died near the Guantanamo Bay base when their shortcut through a US minefield triggered explosions. They were reportedly headed to or from a swim at a beach area near the base, and no witnesses exist. The minefield, designed to deter Cuban access, is guarded by warnings and barbed wire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPD
Navy
Guantanamo
Cuba
Man recounts chimney ordeal after theft arrest
Tom Tobin of Ashton under Lyne admitted burglary at a tailor shop but said his punishment came from being trapped in the chimney for 14 hours. He has suffered nightmares since and was remanded in custody for sentencing in three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashton
Lyme
England
UPD
Tom Tobin
Tobin
Twisters Rip Parts of State Thunderstorms Hit Wisconsin
Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms battered western Wisconsin Monday and Monday night causing farm damage and injuries. A worker was hospitalized with a severed hand after a barn collapse in Jackson County. Six airplanes at Bong Field were blown loose, and damage topped twenty thousand dollars at the field. The Duluth weather station logged hail and winds up to 85 mph as Superior suffered blown windows and downed lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Jackson
Crawford
Superior
Weather Bureau
Minnesota
Iowa
Jackson County Sheriff's Department
Melrose
James Emerson
Donald Sawyer
Black River Falls
Lester Ruther
Crawford County Sheriff’s Department
Risingsun
Bong Field
Donald Macer
Duluth
Superior Harbor
Airline Operations Show Broad Gains At Winnebago Airport
North Central operations at Winnebago County Airport rose in air freight, passenger boardings, and arrivals last month versus the prior year. Passenger boardings totaled 2,255 with 2,999 terminating passengers. freight rose from 37,110 to 67,153 pounds, arriving freight from 19,020 to 26,942 pounds, and express up from 9,742 to 13,102 pounds. Air mail shipments at Oshkosh reached 21,901 pounds, with departing mail at 9,197 pounds versus the previous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Central
Winnebago County
A. W. Jaeger
Ariving Air
Air Express
Arrving Express
Oshkosh
Wallace Bid Tops Elections in Six States and DC
The six state and district results featured Alabama Governor Wallace challenging Indiana Governor Welsh in a key Democratic race while Taft vied for the Republican Senate nomination in Ohio. Glenn remained on the ballot in Ohio despite withdrawal, and Goldwater led the Republican delegate tally in Indiana. Voter turnout was expected to hit a record half a million in both parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Indiana
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Ohio
Taft
Glenn
District of Columbia
Matthew E. Welsh
Johnson
Wallace
Wisconsin
Welsh
Omo
Robert Taft Jr
Robert A. Taft
Ted W. Brown
Tall
House
Brown
Stephen M. Young
John H. Glenn Jr
Young
Florida
Senate
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Minnesota
Harold E. Stassen
Goldwater
Jeer
Caribou crashes near Saigon killing fifteen on board
A U S Army Caribou transport burst into flames seconds after takeoff from Tan Hiep airfield south of Saigon. Fifteen aboard, nine Americans and six Vietnamese, died. wreckage scattered in a rice field as two American helicopters reached the scene. witnesses reported an engine fire and loss of control before impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tan Hiep
South Viet Nam
Saigon
Viet Nam
Tha Nonced Manrrad
AMG Lao
Dominican Junta moves to halt strike in capital violence
In Santo Domingo the civilian junta orders troops and a court action to stop a spreading strike. Jose Salvador Velazquez, head of the Court of Appeals, orders taxi and bus drivers back to work within 48 hours. Prensa Livre warns of militarized transit. Helmeted troops patrol as rioting continues after three days with two dead and many injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Jose Salvador Velazquez
Dominican Court of Appeals
Prensa Livre
Teen Driver Guilty After Two Mile Errand
John Rennie aged 17 told magistrates in Hatfield England it took 45 minutes to drive home the two miles in a car bought for 16.80 dollars because he did not know how to drive. He pleaded guilty to driving without insurance license plates or lights and was fined 72.80 dollars and banned from driving for one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatfield
England
UPI
John Rennie
Rennie
Barn Fire At Bradley Farm Claims Cattle In Oshkosh Area
About five to six Holstein cows were killed and the 40 by 86 foot barn milk shed and machinery were destroyed in a morning blaze on the Robert Bradley farm RT 3 Oshkosh. Neighbors reported the fire at 8 15 am and Omro volunteers fought the flames as Bradley and son Marvin assessed losses. A lightning strike may have sparked the fire, insurance partially covered the damage, and some cattle remained trapped as firefighters worked to contain the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Bradley
Rt. 3
Oshkosh
Omro
Walter Rees
Bradleys
Rees
Carol Josephson
Omro Fire Department
Bradley
Marvin
Highway 44
Dennis
Omro High School
Labor Chiefs Asked to Hold Pay-Price Line
President Johnson urged union leaders to adhere to sensible wage settlement guideposts to hold the wage price line amid a growing economy. He warned against inflation and noted some unions may ignore the guidelines, while AFL-CIO chief George Meany and UAW President Walter Reuther signaled resistance to binding limits as contract talks loom with General Motors Ford and Chrysler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
White House
John F. Kennedy
Afl-Cio
George Means
Wll
Walter P Reuther
United Automobile Workers
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Also Mentioned on This Page
U.S
Winnebagoland
Rweepa
Teodoro Moscoso
Inter-American Committee
The
Alliance For Progress
Nelson Rockefeller
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!