Burgi Defeats Chambers Ekum Re-elected Monroe Mayor
Walter R. Ekum was re-elected to his third term as mayor of Monroe with 1 861 votes, defeating former mayor Victor Schiller who had 983 write-ins. Voter turnout neared 66 percent of 4 579 registered. Other ward and supervisor races produced mixed results with several incumbents unopposed and write-ins noted.
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Burgi
Chambers Ekum
Monroe
Walter R. Ekum
Victor Schiller
Harold Snively
Robert Tschudy
Snively
Francis
Slim) Kautz
Albany Kindergarten Registration Set for April 5
Albany children may register for 1968-69 kindergarten Friday April 5 from 1 to 5 30 p m in the kindergarten room. Parents bring birth certificate and immunization records. children five by December 1 may enroll next year. Mrs Glen Spring the kindergarten teacher notes registration is brief and future visits are planned.
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Albany
Glen
Louise) Spring
Monroe High Girls Service Club names new officers
New officers for the Girls Service Club of Monroe High School were announced at a banquet in the M Room. Carol West was elected president with Gretchen Gable as vice president and Dianne Wyss, Carolyn Carlson, and Melody Stamm as secretary treasurer and reporter respectively.
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Girls Service Club
Monroe High School
Carol West
Theresa Motz
Marcia Conners
Karen Camron
Alvin Livingston
Bernie Purcell
Miss Purcell
Earl Brockman
Chris Schuepp
Joan Hartman
Mary Joe Urban
Halo Atilt
Madison
Livingston
Diane Schultz
Evelyn Bandi
Linda Holstrom
Anita Hartwig
Janice Ruda
Susie Smith
Barb Wedig
Elaine Schwartz
Kathy Lamboley
Monroe
Foreign Exchange
Unicef
Green County Hospital
Service Club
Melody Stamm
Gretchen Gable
Coralyn Carlson
Dianne Wyss
Presi
Write-Ins Fail In Orfordville Board of Trustees
In Orfordville three incumbent write-ins failed as three newcomers won seats on the Town Board of Trustees. New trustees are Kenneth Isenberger Don ald Olson and Robert Muenchow. Incumbents Lawrence Bergh Lawrence Hanson and Alfred Mahlum lost their bids.
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Orfordville
Board of Trustees
Kenneth Isenberger
Donald Olson
Robert Muenchow
Lawrence Bergh
Lawrence Hanson
Alfred Mahlum
William Carroll
Tallie Everson II
Elmer Gilda
Monroe High Gallery Concert Brings Art and Chorus Together
The Monroe High School Mixed Chorus presents A Gallery Concert in cooperation with the art department on Tuesday April 9 at 8 p.m. in the lecture hall. The event showcases student art displays and features two works, American Jazz Mass and Mass in G, with a jazz ensemble and guest soloists. A coffee hour follows and a silver offering is collected.
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Monroe High School
High School
Joyce’ Blank
Frank Tirro
Franz Schubert
Joseph Rieraldo
Susan Mahlikuch
Steve Neuberger
Sharon
High School Girls Service Club
McCarthy Faces Real Test After Wisconsin Victory
McCarthy with 57 percent in Wisconsin asserts grassroots strength for November. Nixon dominates Republican vote with over 80 percent, placing Wisconsin solidly in the GOP column. Johnson concedes candidacy. Kennedy writes in votes. McCarthy leads Democratic contest as primaries move to other states.
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Eugene J. McCarthy
Wisconsin
White House
Richard M. Nixon
Green County
Richard Nixon
Harold Stassen
Ronald Reagan
Eugene McCarthy
Lyndon Johnson
Robert Kennedy
McCarthy
Johnson
Minnesota
New York
Robert F. Kennedy
Nixon
New Hampshire
Wallace Weak in Wisconsin Primary Returns
In Milwaukee Wallace drew 3,250 Democratic votes and 1,309 Republican votes, under one percent in each party as he campaigns as an independent. Maier wins Milwaukee mayoral race by a record margin over David Walther after last summer’s riot containment design.
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Milwaukee
Wis
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Wisconsin
Wallace
John W. Reynolds
Johnson
Henry W. Maier
Maier
David Walther
Eight Contests Settled at Polls in Green County
Green County board of supervisors races concluded with incumbents returning except Mt. Pleasant township where Walter Pfeuti fell to Herman A. Durtschi. New Glarus chose Ernst W. Zentner over Delmar Naef. Albany Twp saw Herman Pluss and Woodrow Pryce win seats. Ben Cleveland retained Albany Village seat. James Flanagan won in Monroe township but ill, Rolland E Karlen edged incumbent Ted Schmiedlin by one vote. in Monroe city Seventh Ward Walter J Bober defeated Leander Eells. Eells held Browntown Cadiz seat with Raymond Montgomery.
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Ted Schmiedlin
Third Ward
Rolland Karlen
Walter Baber
Leland Kirsch
Seventh Ward
Myron Stair
Baber
Kirsch
James C. Volkert
First Ward
Ray Beck
Green County Board of Supervisors
Mt. Pleasant Township
Walter Pfeuti
Herman A. Durtschi
Woodrow W. Pryce
Albany Township
Walter J. Bober
Monroe
New Glarus
Ernst W. Zentner
James Flanagan
Monroe Township
Emmanual B. Fuchs
Flanagan
St. Clare Hospital
Ted D. Schmiedlin
Rolland E. Karlen
Schmiedlin
Karlen
Leander E. Kirsch
Leo Eells
Browntown
Cadiz Area
Raymond Montgom
Myron Remington Wins Third Ward Alderman Contest
Mineral Point reports Myron Remington defeats Robert Neal for Third Ward alderman by 70 to 17. It was the city's only contest as George Branger ran for mayor and aldermen faced rivals in the other three wards.
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Myron Remington
Mineral Point
Robert Neal
Third Ward
George Branger
Mayor Timm Re-elected in Brodhead Special
In Brodhead, write-in challenger John Wish garnered 119 votes to Mayor Ray E. Timm's 499 as the incumbent won another term. In the sole alderman race, Marvin C. Hoff defeated Stephen C. Benton 83 to 71 in the Fourth Ward. Hoff, a 52-year-old building contractor, had previously lost bids. Benton, 25, is a school teacher.
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Marvin C. Hoff
Stephen C. Benton
Hoff
Benton
Brodhead
Reichling Remains Darlington Mayor
Darlington voters re-elected four term mayor Franclis Reichling with 366 votes to 218 for write-in Glenn Wiegel. Wiegel began his campaign on Election Day morning and supporters posted signs in downtown stores.
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Darlington
Glenn Wiegel
Francis Reichling
Wiegel
Leap Year By Clair R. Munns
A shy proper man in Leap Year hides from romance and keeps distance from marriage He insists on his own sanction and consent before any match is made. his restraint defines the verse.
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