Retirement era janitor recalls circus candy pusher days
Ontario Wisconsin resident Jack Shields 87 recalls 26 years as school custodian and a single season with the Gollmar Brothers Circus as a candy pusher. He married Elizabeth Noffke in 1911 and raised eight children while living in and near Ontario.
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Gollmar Bros. Circus
Baraboo
Elizabeth Noffke
Norwalk
Jack Shields
Tribune
Draft Board Appeals Work Spans 3 Wars
Dr George Earl of St Paul leads Minnesota State Selective Service Appeals Board since 1940. He recalls the first case a man with special shoes. the board rules to keep him home. Earl notes more Viet Nam appeals and calls for clearer, more uniform rulings across boards. Illinois and Iowa are leading sellers of soybeans.
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State Appeals Board
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Associated Press
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Leadership seminar for retarded children group held in Black River Falls
The Jackson County Association for Retarded Children hosted a 12-county leadership development seminar in Black River Falls. The all-day session drew county organization representatives, teachers and parents aiming to build leadership, initiative and resourcefulness for volunteers assisting retarded children.
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Jackson County Association For
Proposed Blackhawk Kickapoo Watershed in Wisconsin
Agriculture Department proposes six state watershed projects including Wisconsin. the Blackhawk Kickapoo plan covers 72,700 acres in Vernon and Crawford counties at an estimated cost of 1.54 million dollars with federal share 1.14 million. The project awaits approval by House and Senate committees before construction. The session also highlighted involvement of the National Association for Retarded Children and local ARC chapters with event preparations by Mauthe and volunteers.
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Minn. Safety Film Library Reaches 256 Titles
Nearly 10 million people have viewed Minnesota Highway Department safety films over ten years. From 121 titles and 375 prints in 1958 to 256 titles and 1,200 prints by January 1968, with 82 percent of users in schools.
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Minnesota Highway Department
Highway Building
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John Ireland
Bedouins Uphold Salt as Desert Currency
In Sahara communities the value of salt remains high as tribes trade it like gold. Salt is sought for preservation and trade among nomadic groups, reflecting deep cultural reliance on mineral resources amid harsh climate.
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U S Troop Stays in Europe Stir Debate Over Policy
The United States maintains about half a million military personnel abroad with 365,000 in Europe at a Pentagon estimated cost of 2.6 billion dollars last year. Critics led by Senate Majority Leader Mansfield call for substantial reductions over seven years leaving a small force and naval headquarters in Naples.
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Turkey
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Soviet Union
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
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Soldiers Grove Receives Grant For Sewers
Soldiers Grove, Wis., gains a federal grant of 16,180 to aid a sewer project this year. The award brings total federal sewer grants to 32,360 of a 161,800 project cost, approved under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and backed by the Wisconsin DNR. Village president Cecil Turk said another grant is under consideration to push construction forward.
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Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
WFP Control Administration
Cecil Turk
Five Hunters Fined for Trespass Pasture in Wisconsin
Five deer hunters pleaded no contest to trespass before Monroe County Judge James W. Rice. Each was fined 15 dollars plus 5 dollars costs. Defendants include Henry C. Krueger 27 Miles Sanborn 44 Audrey Sanborn Larry Riley and Norman Q O Peterson. They were cited on the complaint of Edward Grygleski president of Valley Corp Cranberry Marsh in Scott Township for failing to leave the hunting grounds on November 18.
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Monroe County
James W. Rice
Henry C. Krueger
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Milwaukee
Audrey Sanborn
Racine
Larry Riley
Norman QO. Peterson
Edward Grygleski
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Cranberry Marsh
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