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Oihkosh Northwifm 4 12, 1958 -s Oshkosh Sfafe Graduafes Class Before Near Capacity Audience Full Slate Expected By County Dems With the announcement today of the candidacy of three persons for "March of the Meistersingers," was played by the OSC Little Sym phony, conducted by David Zeff. Those Who Teach Are Fortunate To Be Able to Aid Youth, Watson Other musical offerings during the exercises included "The Last GATEWAY The city's 1958 storm sewer program necessitates closing of some streets and detouring of traffic. Reported periodically by the public works department are gateway routes around the projects. Beginning today: Construction on Huron Avenue between Ashland and North Main Streets may be bypassed on East Custer Avenue. Construction on East Nevada Avenue between Harrison and North Main Streets may be bypassed on East Custer Avenue.

Construction on West 16th Avenue between Doty and Oregon Streets may be bypassed on West 15th Avenue. Words of David." Thorrmsnn anrf county offices on the Democratic Members of the June, 1958, class! "We who teach." Dr. Watsonj "Holiday Sone." Schuman simp hv ticket, Herbert Pitz, Oshkosh, chairman of the party's candidal of Oshkosh State College received, told the graduates and members the college choir, under the direc-their degrees and diplomas duringjof the audience, "are fortunaten of Dr. Stanley Linton and colorful and impressive commence-jpeople. "Spanish Dance No.

1, da Falla ment ceremonies held this morn- we who teach in America by the Little Svmohonv committee, said that the party expects to have a full slate of county candidates for the first time in over quarter of a century. The three new candidates an UUvv, aonaia ino. 3, rezel, was "for the joy of seeing a young mindjpiayed by a brass quintet com. develop, of experiencing theDOSed qt navid Johnson. Rav C.

ing in the Health and Physical Education Building, The event began shortly after 10 o'clock with the traditional proces nouncing their bids are: Chester growth of young morals, young willj wifler Ben Reehi Roberta Gruetz- sion of the graduating class and young ambitions an(j Ernest Broemiman. smiors from the college's Demp-iof that Ls more exciting when such Led by J. A. Breese The program concluded with the singing of the OSC "Alma Mater," conducted by J. A.

Breese, former ey Hall, down Algoma Boulevard learning and growth takes place in and on to the scene of the pro-ja free and competitive situation." gram where an almost capacity au-T Learn ia Many Placet City's Junior Hofberger of the Town of Wolf River for register of deeds; Arthur Hoffmann, Rt. 3. Oshkosh. fop sheriff; and Mrs. Charlotte M.

Schaefer, Oshkosh, for county clerk. This brings to five the number of Democrats who have announced bids for county office. Previously Robert E. Larson, Oshkosh; and Robert E. Nordlander, Menasha, had announced themselves as seek had assembled.

Commenting that a student head of the colleee music deoart Theater Group Commencement speaker was Dr.jiearns in many places from manyjment and now a resident of Cali-George E. Watson, state superin-jpeople and in many state! fornia. tendent of public instruction. 'superintendent said that those whoj The invocation and benediction Speaking on the subject "We teach in America's classrooms-i were offered by Dr. Nels F.

Nord-Who Teach," Dr. Watson search for that elusive com- slrom, pastor of First Congrega-that "if we prize learning, if bination of modernistic scientific tional Church. Meets Tonight ing the county surveyor and court. Junior Theater will organize this; really want our youth to and old-fashioned scholarly, then America itself wiirpersonal dedication to the growth As the Little Symphony played the recessional music, Roberts' "Pomp and Chivalry," the graduates marched out of the Health have to put scholarly achieve and maturation" of each student He declared that education needs i evening for its fifth season of treasurer posts, respectively, erations. They have taken out nomination A meeting has been called for tonight in the basement of 0lhfr Offices Alia Trinity Episcopal Church for all Tne two remaining offices, coro-prospective participants in the or- ner and district attorney, will ganization's functions.

lhave Democratic candidates also. ment on a high plane in our es teem both public and private. to search out anew the importance and Education Building to receive of the individual teacher, adding, the congratulations of relatives and that many educators have been friends. Guests of honor at this morning's Pitz predicted. James Wheeler, president of Jun commencement ceremonies were Mrs.

Schaefer has served local ior Theater, said that the meeting 12 members of the class of 1908. will cover some cendine business organizations as an officer and in concerned over "the low esteem" to which scholarship and learning have slipped in America during the past few decades. Dr. Watson told the graduates that it is the hope of "we who OSC was known then as Oshkosh Open Drive For Advanced Gifts for Wednesday noon, Oshkosh such as the adoption of a constitu- 1953 and 1954 wa tate president tion for the sroun but would alsoiof the Ladies of the GAR. A life- Normal School.

Following the graduation exer bgin actual preparation for its presentation of the musical "Pa- cises, a reception was held in the teach that you will form the the long resident of Oshkosh, she is currently on the executive committee of the county Democratic party. Hoiberger, a life-long resident of jama Game" later in the summer. nucleus of a new America a old gymnasium lounge for new America and a new world in graduates, faculty and guests YMCA started its advanced gifts campaign for operational funds for Included in the preparations which will begin are the development of committees to handle the I the Town of Wolf River, was a the year at a meeting held at the Athearn Hotel. various phases of production and meniber of county Agricultural I L.ij- i AHillctmpnf AHmimctmf itn Adjustment Aaministration BREAKS BOTH LEGS IN 30-FOOT FALL com promotion and the holding of pre which the people will always wish for learning, for scholarship, for education, for their recognition, their understanding and their support. "In this way," he concluded, "each of us who teaches will forever be a credit to the alma mater who has sponsored us, to the fam- No Longer See Patients As Incurable Boyd Jordan, chairman of the campaign, announced that 48 workers will contact friends of the In an effort to raise $23,300 for the 1958-59 fiscal year.

Kits were Police estimated he fell about 30 feet when a steel beam he had cut through brushed against the platform and knocked him off balance. Fischer was helping dismantle the old Diamond Match Company blockhouse, gutted jn a fire last month. Arrow points to platform from which Alfred Fischer, 38, of 506 Jackson Omro, a Madison Moving Wrecking Company employe, fell about 4:30 Wednesday afternoon. His major injuries were compound fractures of both legs, Mercy Hospital authorities reported. liminary tryouts.

These preliminary tryouts, Wheeler said, are a departure from the past in that they will not be aimed immediately at selecting the cast. Such selections will be deferred for about a week to allow as many as possible to try for parts. Cast work in the meantime will concentrate on familiarizing In discussion on youth benefits ily which has loved us, to the from the YMCA organization, thejstate which has made it possible Hictrirt attnrnpv Stpinhilhpr and to the land where the rirpam mittee from 1936 to 1945, and served from then until 1954 as a field man for the state committee (A the Production and Marketing Administration. Is Union Stewart Hoffman has been a resident of the county five years. He is a World War II veteran of the South Pacific theater and has served on the executive board of Local 291 in Oshkosh and is a steward in that union.

Winnebago County's Hospital Is one of a number in the state which compared the case of a young man of free public education took uim0Sl 10 rendouiwwj of SFC Duane F. Cundy, Oshkosh. All members of the three advance parties will remain at the camp pauenis 10 me exieni wnere iney can return to their homes and now 20 years old, who had a long case line of delinquency, with an 300 years ago. Introduced by Polk Dr. Watson was introduced to prospects with the music so they will be better able to compete for parts later.

For years, county hospitals were National Guardsmen Ready for Camp Trek Oshkosh Units Will Move Saturday in Convoy To Camp McCoy for Annual Summer Training recognized by the public as the unui dom units return nome on June 28. Service Company, commanded by Capt. Alvin King, will send a main body of men on Saturday that will number seven offi In other Democratic party devel- Junior Theater was started in 1954 as a summertime project of opmenti, the county Proxmire for last place a patient would reside because they were "chronic the graduates and audience by Forrest R. Polk, president of OSC, One of the highlights of the commencement ceremonies came as Pres. Polk presided over the presentation of diplomas and confer other youngster who showed ear-j ly delinquency, but who is now benefitting from contacts.

Chief of Police Harry Guenther stated that the Youth Aid Bureau is working in conjunction with the YMCA in preventive work, and asserted that a vigorous youth pro Oshkosh youth. Its first year it did Senator club met Wednesday eve. dramatic play, but since then mn 81 ine nme of its chairman. cers and 76 enlisted men. Compa A.

P. Charapata. 1816 Jefferson St ny main body of men will con That trend of thought is and Clarence Ward, coun has staged a musical comedy, last year successfully producing "South ring of degrees upon the 1958 class. sist of five officers, one warrant Equipment has been readied and ty hospital superintendent, believes The seniors were presented for Pacific." officer, and 82 enlisted men. Thus the two units will send a com- that with proper care many of the graduation by Dr.

David L. Bow gram, like that conducted by the is quite an asset in the community. The Rev. B. II.

Romanowski, patients in time may be rehabili bined group of 12 officers, one war trucks have been loaded for the annual trek to summer camp by Osh-kosh's two Wisconsin National Guard units Cpmpany and Service Company of the 127th man, N. P. Nelson and Dr. Raymond J. Ramsden, all of the col tated to the extent where they can rant officer and 158 enlisted men ice Company, was under the command of Maj.

F. J. Bloechl. A second advance party from Service Company left Wednesday morning. This group consisted of two warrant officers and 22 enlisted men.

CWO-4 William Steckbauer was in charge of this party. Go To Camp Today and heard Charapata's report of a state executive committee meeting at Milwaukee last week. He told the group that there are now Proxmire clubs in over 50 per cent of the state's counties and in every one in the Sixth District. Charapata, Mrs. Schaefer, Pitz, Mrs.

Erma Daniels, Mrs. Mary Diemel and Elker Zarnott were return to their homes lege faculty. in the main convoy. Capt. Earl Man Pays $50 Fine Because Of Disorderly Conduct Ward today disclosed that dur representing Oshkosh Council of Churches, said the churches work with their own children and the Processional music at the begin acnooiosKi is company com ing the last year, two persons who ning of the program, Wagner's manding officer.

Both companies will leave for were county hospital patients have is able to work with the youth of The main convoy will be made Camp McCoy, as a single all churches and those whe do not up of approximately 34 vehicles. It returned to their homes. He added that six more persons Company F's advance party, Con William H. of 1316A Schiessl, 25, have such contact and; named to represent the county club will consist of U. S.

Army 2'i ton Pact man V) sisting of six enlisted men, was was fined ua tnprf 7 i nt tha tlotanilA D.v five women and one man are costs when he pleaded guilty be- I 1 1 moat i a r. trucks, ton trucks and Jeeps. Service Company will also take a scheduled to leave this morning. This group is under the leadership out of the hospital on conditional unit on Saturday morning at 7:05 o'clock. All officers and enlisted men of the two units will then spend two weeks of basic combat and advanced individual Army training.

The program gives boys and girls of all races and creeds an opportunity to work together and fore acting Municipal Judge Floyd 7 I i releases. On a conditional release, Atherton today to a charge of dis Blood Gifts Fall to Ail-Time Low of 72 Pints five-ton wrecker. Will Train on Range During the first week of camp, a patient, if well enough, is released with the hope that he or orderly conduct. Democratic state convention. Senator Proxmire will address the VirovatzWins The entire 32nd National Guard Police arrested Schiessl on com she will not have to return to the group.

Division of Wisconsin will attend training will mostly be on the firing range, where guardsmen will hospital. The county hospital works close camp during these two weeks. A plaint of a Bowen Street woman who said a man had tried to en-tice her 6-year-old son into his Chess Crown practice firing crew served weap total of 11,000 officers and enlisted ly with Miss Helen McKay, State auto. She noted the man's descrip men will participate in the training exercises. This is a slight drop play together in an effort to develop wholesome men and women, he said.

I B. T. Hoffmaster, chairman of Oshkosh YMCA board, of directors, reviewed the history of the and some plans for the future. E. J.

"Amos" Larsen, general secretary, showed slides of present activities of the Y. I. G. Reamer, treasurer of the board of directors, presented the 1958-59 budget needs. Joseph Virovatz, a native of Hun An unenviable record was set Department of Public Welfare social worker, on these conditional tion and obtained the license num ons.

These weapons consist of the rocket recoilless rifle and machine guns. Most of the second week will be spent on a releases. from the approximately 12,000 national guardsmen who took part in gary attending Oshkosh State Col lege, is the city's new chess cham pion. ber of his car. At police headquarters after Schiessl's arrest, she identified him as the car driver.

four-day bivouac. the exercises last year. Investigate Homes Miss McKay's duties are to In Virovatz won the honor Wednes Boy Swerves Bike Into Car, Is Hurt Gary McCarthy, 8, son of Mr. and Mrs. Burleigh R.

McCarthy, 1533 Mt. Vernon suffered a bruised shoulder in a bicycle-auto accident on East Nevada Avenue at 2:10 Wednesday afternoon. He was not hospitalized. Police said his bicycle swerved into the side of a passing car driven by the Rev. Alexander Weinbender, 37, of 631 Central St.

On June 21 the local units will An advance party consisting of Silas Anderson 1224 N. Main day night at City Hall Annex by vestigate the homes and followup participate in Governor's Day ex one officer and two enlisted men pleaded innocent to a charge work on conditional releases and defeating Peter Webster in the fi ercises at the camp. On this day left for camp on Tuesday morn of passing on the right on the make monthly reports on the pa ing. This group, representing Serv north approach to Main Street Gov. Vernon Thomson is flown to the camp and then conducts an in Wednesday when only 72 pints of blood were received by the Redi Cross bloodmobile on the third day of its five-day visit to Oshkosh at St.

Peter's Recreation Hall. This is the lowest one-day total since the regional blood program started here in 1953, said Richard Wilkinson, chapter regional blood program chairman. There were only 81 persons who went to the blood center, and nine were medically rejected. The need for donors is desper nal round of this year's tournament. Webster's Sicilian Defense was answered by Virovatz with a tient's progress.

bridge on June 8. Trial was set for June and Anderson was re spection of the 32nd Division. The basic combat training gambit which ultimately gave him County Officers To Attend State Sessions at Racine leased on his own recognizance. control of the center and an over Man Collapses, Dies Mowing Lawn guardsman receives at camp is de powering advantage in material. signed to make him a soldier.

The win brought Virovatz' finals while the advanced individual record to two wins and a draw. Donald Botz took second place with Winnebago County officials will Oscar W. Llewellyn, 72, of 1103 Cherry collapsed and died training, such as map reading and compass reading, are designed to make him a member of an Armv "Make Pop One Happy Fella" WITH A LASTING GIFT FROM attend the annual conventions of The hospital has some control over these persons while they are out on conditional releases, but aft-, er a year's time this control is lifted if the patient is well enough to return to society. Ward feels that each patient returned to his loved ones or placed in a position where he is able to procure his own living creates an added incentive for other patients to get well. The county hospital superintendent also feels that through suf ate, he asserted, if the area is to have sufficient blood for its needs a win and two draws; uuane shortly before 4 p.m.

Wednesday the Wisconsin County Treasurers while mowing the lawn at the of for the next three months. We Register of Deeds and Clerk team, officers of the two Oshkosh units said. Brasch was third with a loss and two draws, and Webster was fourth with two losses and a draw. George P. Nevitt home, Indian Point.

The Miller ambulance was must have at least 100 walk-ins today and tomorrow." The bloodmobile center is open until 6 o'clock The finalists were chosen by a called, and he was taken to Mercy- round-robin of all original tourna Hospital, where he was pronounced tonight and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday. dead on arrival. He had been employed by Mr.

ficient and qualified personnel to Value to Vacationers ment entrants. Last year's champion, Joseph Heinen, did not compete this year. In informal games during the last meeting of the season of the Wilkinson urged especially that Nevitt for the past seven years, and before that had been caretaker for 33 years at the John Morris persons going on vacation remem give patients the individual and personalized care required this program can be a success. A program of activity is neces ber the protection the local blood Oshkosh Chess Club, Brasch lost Courts Association conventions. These three groups will be in gession from Sunday through next Wednesday at Racine.

They will meet in joint and individual sessions. County officials who will attend are Miss Bernice L. Fuller, register of deeds; Earl E. Fuller, treasurer; and William E. Osborne, clerk of courts.

Fuller, who is chairman of the legislative committee of treasurers, will appear before treasurers to speak on proposed new legislation. county treasurer will submit a resolution to the convention urg program affords them while away, both games of a simultaneous residence. He was born in" Oshkosh on Jan 21, 1886, and was married June 21 sary to keep patients occupied. The county hospital has such forms of 1910, to Miss Katherine Tadych, who preceded him in death on Feb. amusements as dances, movies, birthday parties and other programs.

A patient cannot recover without match to Botz and Webster; Virovatz beat Webster, and Brasch lost one and drew one with Botz. The chess club will not meet until the first or second Wednesday night in September, according to Brasch, club secretary. 17, 1949. Mr. Llewellyn was a mem.

ber of St. Peter's Catholic Church, Police Trail Car on Suspicion, Find It Was Stolen Four teen-age Oshkosh boys face juvenile court hearings for their part in the theft of an auto late Wednesday night. Youth Aid Bureau officials said today that David Lloyd, 2316 Mt. Vernon telephoned police about 11:30 Wednesday night to report his car stolen from the Soo Line parking lot. At the same time Lloyd was phoning, officers in a squad car, trailing a vehicle on suspicion, radioed a request for a license check on the car they were following.

When they found the car was stolen the squad car officers gave chase and ran the car down on the South Side, where the driver and Holy Name Society and Knights of the proper mechanics to assist Columbus. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs them, Ward says, and the mechan ics he refers to are the employes drugs and activities. ing tne state legislature to pass necessary legislation so that all Frank Gocolewski, Oshkosh; one brother, Frank 'Llewellyn, Osh and share in the burden of keeping the program going here. Because there is a regional blood program in this area, persons from here who may be hospitalized and needing blood, even in another state, will receive the blood without paying for it. All they have to do is contact the local Red Cross chapter.

The Oshkosh Chapter will see that the blood used is replaced. This service, said Wilkinson, Ls available not only in the 45 per cent of the country under Red Cross regional blood programs, but in the entire nation. Costs for this service are borne by the American Red Cross from contributions by the American people as a service to communities, he stated. county employes may, at the op kosh: two sisters, Mrs. Edward tion of the county governing body, Steinhilber and Mrs.

Joseph have the same opportunity of in Schoenberger. Oshkosh; and one Kishi Is Re-Elected TOKYO (AP) Conservative Nobusuke Kishi was re elected Prime Minister of Japan today by surance coverage witn tne same granddaughter. general provisions as is provided A FEW SUGGESTIONS from to $1000.00 DIAMOND RINGS WATCHES WATCH BANDS TIE HOLDERS CUFF LINKS KEY CHAINS IDENTIFICATION BRACELETS LIGHTERS CIGARETTE CASES POCKET KNIVES TRAVEL CLOCKS JEWELRY BOXES ELECTRIC SHAVERS KEY CHAIN TAGS WITH ENGRAVED NAMES AND B1RTHDATES OF CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN Registered1 Jeweler, American Gem Socefy for state officials and employes Summer Schedule Started By Group Oshkosh Toastmasters Club held its first meeting under its new summer schedule Wednesday night at the American Legion Clubhouse with Dr. Paul Whyte presiding as the toastmaster of the evening. Presiding with Dr.

Whyte were Jack Plummer as general critic and Dale Schwertfeger as topics master. Under the Toastmasters new summer schedule, meetings the new lower house of Parliament. The 61-year-old leader of State laws provide for group insurance for state employes and Services will be held Saturday at 8:30 a.m. at Fiss Bills Funeral Home and 9 a.m. at St.

Peter's Catholic Church, with the Rev. F. M. McKeough officiating. Burial the other occupant of the front seat the dominant Liberal Democrats defeated Socialist Moaburo Suzuki 290-162.

elected officials and Fuller feels this should be equally available to county officials and employes. will be in Calvary Cemetery. got out and ran away. The two in the back seat were caught and implicated their companions. Friends may call at the funeral home from Friday at 4 p.m.

until the hour of services. The rosary will be recited Friday at 7:30 p.m., Obituary at which time Knights of Columbus will be held every other week in willl meet. stead of every week. This sched PEROUTKA, Mrs. Mary, St.

Mary's Home. Services were held today at 9 a.m. at Spikes, McDonald Harford Funeral Home, with jpniPisaDiHiM IS IL(DaM(G OX SERVICE ule will be followed through Houseboat Cruise Planned on Sunday William Holicky, Donald Thomp the Rev. Pau' DuCharme, assistant pastor at St. Mary's Catholic Church, officiating.

Burial was in Forest Home Cemetery, son and Eugene ueier were Wednesday night's three speakers. Holicky said that all fathers should always do their best to be good fathers in his talk entitled "Mean- The Oshkosh Movie Club will meet at 7 o'clock this evening at the residence of Frank Percey, 421 Union to discuss a houseboat CLARK, Edward formerly of 1717 Walnut St. Services were held derings of a Young Father." READY-MIXED CONCRETE SHELL FUEL OILS QUALITY COALS BUILDING SUPPLIES a today at 1:30 p.m. at Konrad Fu- Thompson followed with cruise to the Eureka Dam, Sunday, CALL THE "SERVICE" NUMBER Sianlcv 39)T speech titled "Thompson's Tension Home, with the Rev. Jay for a picnic.

Percey, president of the club, said tho.se taking part in the cruise will leave at 8 o'clock Sunday morning from the James Plummer residence on Lake Butte des Morts. At least seven houseboats are expected to Tranquilizer," while Beier spoke iStry. pastor of Redeemer Luther-on how to "Keep Your Head." The, an officiating. Pallbearers next Toastmasters meeting will be were Karl Hinz, Charles Gray, held June 25 at South Park and Robert Hinz, Harold Minzloff, Carl all members' wives have been hjLuhm and David Stryzewski. Bur-vited to attend.

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