One Upset In Six County Races In Local Board Elections
Unofficial county results show six two way contests with Monroe Township and nearby towns noting contenders. Daniel Benkert won 92 to 60 for the 18th District chair, while Robert Hoesly upset Clarence Slotten by 37 votes in New Glarus Township.
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Green County
Monroe Township
Daniel Benkert
Theodore Weiss
Benkert
Monroe
Town of
James Flanagan
New Glarus
Robert Hoesly
Clarence Slotten
Hoesly
Slotten
Sheldon Yarwood
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Village
Ray Grady
Belleville Village
Exeter
Francis Beers
Ernst Zentner
New Glarus Village
Sylvanius Strommen
York Two
Ralph McGuire Adams
Harvey Elmer Washington
Herman Durtschi
Mt. Pleasant
Walter Preuti
Harold Babler
Monticello
Woodrow Pryce
Albany
Ben Cleveland
Albany Village
Willis Riemer
Decatur
C. S. Pierce Ward
Brodhead
Lloyd Iverson
Stanley Knight Ward
Chester Pinnow Sylvester
Clinton Peterson Sylvester
Daniel Benkett Monroe
Ted Weiss Monroe
James Volkert
Ray Beckman
Ted Schmiedlin
Naomi Barnard
Thomas Smith
Orville Evans
Walter Bober
Jack Marty
J. M. Lewis Jordan
Leo Bells Cadiz
Ray Montgomery
Cadiz
Carl Jensen Clarno
Leland Jordan
Jefferson
Emil Treuthardt
Ed Kaderly
Spring Grove
Reasa Wins Monroe Mayor Race In Quiet Victory
Alderman Clifford Reasa defeated Victor Schiller by 272 votes to become Monroe mayor, with 1 385 votes. Treasurer Eleanor Frederick will serve a fifth term unopposed, while four aldermen were unopposed on the City Council. turnout reached 2 620 of 4 425 registered voters.
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Clifford Reasa
Monroe
Walter Ekum
Reasa
Victor Schiller
Schiller
John Upmann
Eleanor Frederick
Leonard Haney
Harold Snively
Bill Niederberger
August Burgi
Robert Tschudy
Jerry Coplien
Tschudy
Coplien
City Hall
Ward Six
Ward Seven
Ward
Senators split on Carswell vote with 44 for 41 against
In Washington the AP notes the lineup of senators publicly declaring positions on Judge G Harrold Carswell’s Supreme Court nomination. Confirmation stands at 44 to 41 with 11 not publicly committed and two absent due to illness.
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Washington
G. Harrold Carswell
Supreme Court
Senate
Southeast Asia
Apollo 13 Crewmates Await Blood Test Results
Doctors waited for blood test results on two Apollo 13 astronauts Thomas Mattingly and Fred Haise for German measles amid concern the launch to the moon could be postponed. Lovell was previously declared immune. Separately, Capt. Donald Swann sailed the hijacked Columbia Eagle from Cambodian waters after 28 days in detention.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Moon
Thomas K. Mattingly II
Fred W. Haise Jr
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
James A. Lovell Jr
Sihanoukville, Cambodia
Donald O. Swann
Columbia Eagle
Cambodian
Brodhead elects Sutherland mayor as Timm exits
Broadhead voters chose Loren G. Sutherland over incumbent Ray E. Timm 474 to 326 to lead the city. New aldermen include Robert Hintzman in the third ward and Clifford Day in the fourth ward. City adopts 2 new council seats referendum rejected 462 to 332. Green County officials re elected and Martin Hutzik returns as municipal justice.
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Brodhead
Ray E. Timm
Loren G. Sutherland
Timm
Sutherland
Chamber of Commerce
Robert Hintzman
Gladys West
Hintzman
Clifford Day
Marvin Hoff
Green County
C. S. Pierce
Stanley Knight
Lloyd Iverson
Pierce
Knight
Iverson
Martin Hutzik
Darlington
Francis E. Reichling
Lafayette County Board of Supervisors
Reichling
Lawrence D. Burns
Francis Motley
L. E. Jameson
Byron Paynter
Allen Gerald Brecklin
Walter E. Bell
Francis J. Hastert
J. Cecil McWilliams
Albert Bryant
Gordon McCoy
McCoy
Bryant
Albany Man In Critical Condition After Collision
Archie Gilbertson, 66, of Albany, is listed in critical condition at St. Clare Hospital after a head on collision with a car driven by Mrs. Alberta T. Truttman of Monticello on County Trunk C near Monticello. Truttman suffered facial abrasions and was treated and released.
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Archie Gilbertson
Albany
St. Clare Hospital
Green County
Gilbertson
Alberta T. Truttman
Monticello
Truttman
Gilbertson Auto
What's In a Name Theme of Cheese City Toastmasters
Cheese City Toastmasters held a Tuesday morning meeting in the First National Bank Community Room with Lowell Stuessy as Topicmaster and Len Haney presiding. Speakers included Ted Scheffer, Robert H. Rieder, Len Haney, and Allen Reed. George Wells served as timer and Gene Dawson as quizmaster. Visitors included Roman Eichman of Beloit and Roy Robichaux. Next week’s speakers set for April 21 are Fred Huber, Merle Monahan, Ray Hughes, and Freeman Mills.
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Cheese City
First National Bank
Lowell Stuessy
Ted Scheffer
Robert H. Rieder
Len Haney
Allen Reed
George Wells
Ray Hughes
John Schild
Stanton Stears
Gene Dawson
Lyle Rodger
Fred Huber
Merle Monahan
Freeman Mills
Hog cholera quarantine set in Warren Illinois
Five townships in Jo Daviess and Stephenson counties are under a hog cholera quarantine within a three mile radius of affected herds. The farms involved are Gerald Williams five miles south of Warren and Lee Meier north of Nora, with 1857 swine affected and 1750 exposed on the Williams farm.
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Warren, Ill
Jo Daviess
Stephenson Counties
Warren
Rush
Nora
Jo Daviess County
Winslow
West Point
Stephenson County
Gerald Williams
Lee Meier
Williams
Meier
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Sylvester Township
Chester Pinnow
Clifton Peterson
Pinnow
Leo Eells
Eells
Jefferson Township
Adams
Ralph McGuire
R. Hoesly Durtschi
Orfordville
Ronald Airey
David Dickison
Myron Sather
Donald Olson
Robert Muenchow
Hazel Green
Marco's
Ekum
Haney
Niederberger
Frederick
Jordan
AP News
Carswell
Blanchardville
Lincoln Barber
Casper Schober
Barber
Schober
Ole Wamstad
Norman LaShock
John Metzger
Willard Johnson
Harry Reasa
Frank Moyer
Duane Dixon
Stanton P. Stears
Garland Rankins
Arlie Fahrney
William Briggs
Glen Spring
Elmer Runaas
Curtis Steindorf
Clifford
Evansville
Ida T. Conroy
Wilson L. Brown
Erwin L. Zweifel
H. C. Youngman
Robert C. Kelley
David S. Fellows
Kenneth F. Rabideau
John J. Zuber
Fred C. Durtschi
Clarence Blumer
Howard R. Steinmann
Zuber
Blumer
Keith R. Field
Belleville
Board of Trustees
Eugene Roosli
Heinz Beutel
William Hoenisch
Warren Rolfe
Herman Diederich, Jr
Donald Storson
Donald Hanson
Barneveld
Shelby Raisbeck
Douglas Carden
Marvin E. Arnseon
John Benson
Gale Menteufel
Madison
Madison Employers Council
James Lindstrom
Karla Schmidt
Connie Benkert
Monroe High School
James Latimer
University of Wisconsin
Times
M. Steve Mitschele
St. Clare
Harold Guttenberg
Robert Richards
Chuckler
Jim Bosanny
Roger Schwaiger
Roman Eichman
Beloit
Southern Division
Roy Robichaux
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