State History Foundation Acquires 125 Year Old Cornish Miner Homes
The Wisconsin History Foundation buys Pendarvis, six Mineral Point Cornish miner homes, from Robert Neal and Edgar Hellum. The State Historical Society will supervise, with Neal and Hellum remaining as resident operators during a five year buy completed plan. Private funds funded the purchase. The complex opens May 15 1971 with 50 cent child and $1 adult admission, hours 9 AM to 5 PM daily through October.
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Mineral Point
Wisconsin History Foundation
State Historical Society
Pendarvis
Robert Neal
Edgar Hellum
Robert B. L. Murphy
Neal and Hellum
Pendarvis House
Polpero
Trelawny
Tamblyn’s Row
Newlyn Guest House
Neal
Hellum
Duncan Hines
The
Planning Group Backs Kickapoo River Flood Control Dam
The five county Southwest Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission met in Dodgeville and voted to support building a flood control recreation dam on the Kickapoo River near LaFarge. Members from Green, Lafayette, Grant, Iowa, and Richland Counties adopted a resolution urging the dam’s construction and sending it to Gov. Lucey for review.
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Wisconsin
Green
Lafayette
Grant
Iowa
Richland Counties
Patrick J. Lucey
Larry Clark Discharged From Army Home in Oakland
Larry D. Clark son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence R Clark 415 21st St has arrived home after discharge from the U S Army April 7 in Oakland California He served nine months in Vietnam and Cambodia with Co E 2 12 Cav 1st Cavalry Division and earned the National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal Medal of Merit Vietnam Campaign Medal Combat Infantryman Badge Air Medal Army Commendation Medal Bronze Star and Oak Leaf Cluster Clark a 1965 Monroe High School graduate joined June 23 1969 with training at Fort Campbell Fort Polk NCO training at Fort Benning and Fort Lewis He is now home after completing active duty.
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Robert W. Jones
John E. Jones
Brodhead
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
Ft. Lee
Jones
Brodhead High School
U.S. Air Force
Larry D. Clark
Lawrence R. Clark
21St St
U.S. Army
Oakland
Calif
Co. E. 2/12
Cav. 1St. Cavalry Division
Vietnam
Cambodia
Monroe High School
Clark
Army
Fort Campbell
Fort Polk
N.C.O
Fort Benning
Fort Lewis
Wash
Ladies Day at Darlington Country Club Planned
The article notes the first organized Ladies Day at Darlington Country Club with events tied to Gleason State Bank branch openings. A May 4 branch opening includes 11 am service, bridge and golf, with luncheons starting May 11 and later evenings offering the same menu. Committee members include Virginia Brechler Betty Reichers Wilma Jones Olive Moore Ann Symons and Helen Collins.
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Darlington
Darlington Country Club
Virginia Brechler
Betty Reichers
Wilma Jones
Olive Moore
Ann Symons
Helen Collins
Record cattle consignments at Fennimore sale May 1
Beef cattlemen in the South west Wisconsin Beef Cattle Cooperative consign 1,100 feeder cattle for the annual Spring sale at the Fennimore Livestock Market. Deane Thomas, Cobb, sales manager, said cattle, mostly yearlings, will go on the block starting at 1 p.m. and sold in lots by grade and sex due to the large consignments.
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Wisconsin Beef Cattle Cooperative
Fennimore Livestock Market
Deane Thomas
Cobb
Hazel Green to Represent Romania at WHSMUN event
Hazel Green High School joins the Wisconsin High School Model United Nations in Milwaukee for a two day session. About 600 students and faculty from 40 high schools participate at University of Wisconsin Milwaukee focusing on international politics. Hazel Green will represent Romania.
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Blanchardville
Blanchardville High School
N. Wirth
Kenosha, Wis
American Motors’ Assembly
United Auto Workers
UAW
Detroit
AMC
Kenosha
Milwaukee
Brampton
Ont
Hazel Green High School
Wisconsin High School Model United Nations
Whsmun
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Hazel Green
Romania
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Kathryn Hanson
Raymond Winden
Delores Olson
Jeff Metzger
Diane Zweifel
Bruce Johnson
Vicki Trumble
Randy Syse
Cheri Johnson
King Ken Halverson
Karen Moen
Fred Kolb
Arlene Watrud
Earl Roethke
Jo Ann Paulson
Stewart Olson
Beverly Bircher
James Johnson
Diane Swenson
Gary Gruenenfelder
Prince
Billy Tesch
Jerry Tesch
Paula Gruenenfelder
Paul Gruenenfelder
State History Foundation
Bowling Green
Raymond Bender
Oshkosh
Wis
Kentucky
Bender
Irene
U.S. 231
Helium
Cornwall
Larry Clark
Bank For
Madison
Gleason
Lincoln County
Roger Helionimus
Lincoln County Bank
Merrill
Gleason State Bank
Monroe Specialty CO. Inc
Mystery
Crandall, Inc
Monroe
Board of Public Works
Green County
City Hall
9Th Ave
29Th St
10Th St
5Th Ave
City
Office of City Engineer
F. M. Bray
Monroe and
Seiberling
Crandall
Monroe Tires
Fennimore
U.N
Adtaker
New Plymouth
Chrysler
Newport
DODGE
Chrysler New Yorker
Plymouth Fury
Plymouth Sport Fury
Tan
Spd
Maroon
Monfal
Death Motors, Ane
HIWAY
Chrysler Corporation
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