Heidi festival features Heidi play and Volksfest in New Glarus
In New Glarus the third annual Heidi stage production at the grade school gym opens the weekend events along with the 37th annual Volksfest by the Maennerchor. Tours to cheese factories and farms run Friday to Sunday, with youth fellowship ice cream social and performances by local bands and flag teams.
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New Glarus
Johanna Spyri
New
Glarus Maennerchor
Heidi
Sixth Ave
Hubert Elmer
Robert Hoesly
Dean Streiff
Eldon Thacker
Werner Stauffacher
Glarmont
Jolly Mixers
Glarus
Glarus Home For
Wilhelm Tell
Heidi Festival
Sofia Haag
Charles Haag
Disch
West
Wilhelm Tell Park
Mosquitos Are A Summer Topic In Wisconsin
Wisconsin residents face a summer of persistent mosquitos as floodwater and cool moist weather boost hatches. University of Wisconsin expert Gene De Foliart notes heavy mosquito activity due to rainfall, with summer species remaining abundant into October if conditions stay moist.
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Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
Gene de Foliart
de Foliart
Brooklyn Man Dies In Tractor Mishap
Brooklyn man John Nevel, 66, died when his tractor went out of control on County Truck E north of Highway 92. Coroner ruled death accidental. no other details on injuries. Fourth Green County traffic fatality this year. funeral arrangements pending.
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John Nevel
Brooklyn
Richard Wagner
Nevel
Green County
Wagner
16Th Ave
Barbara J. Smith
Route 1
Monticello
Floyd Flannery
Argyle
Larry Schmid
William H
Dodgeville Coed Dies in Mishap
A Dodgeville state university coed Miss Gloria Johnson 21 was found dead in a car wreck near Dodgeville early today. James Aide 21 was seriously injured and transported to hospitals after the two vehicle crash on Highway 151. Bernice Becket 45 of Ladysmith died later from injuries from a July 28 two car crash in Eau Claire hospital.
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Associated Press
Platteville State University Coed
Ladysmith
Wisconsin
Gloria Johnson
Dodgeville
James Aide
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Madison General Hospital
Bernice Becket
Eau Claire
Crepe Hanger by Clair R. Munns
Poet Clair R. Munns forecasts a chilly change as crickets chirp and August fades. In six weeks frost may threaten crops and gardens, a playful warning of approaching cold.
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August
Tax Surcharge May Hit Paychecks After Oct 1
Washington officials say if Congress adopts President Johnson’s tax program Americans will see a 10 percent withholding increase on first paychecks after Oct 1. A $40 biweekly deduction would rise to $44, with most surcharges ranging from a few cents to about $9 monthly.
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Washington
Congress
President Johnson
Treasury Department
Johnson
Uncle Sam
Cottage tragedy ties Monroe residents to Mendota site
Monroe residents had stayed at a Lake Mendota cottage recently. Mrs. Jack Kessenich assisted cleanup after a tornado killed Miss Ann Worringer and Mrs. Edna Clough, longtime cottage guests from Waunakee and Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Monroe
Jack Kessenich
Kessenich
Kessenichs
Ann Worringer
Waunakee
Edna Clough
Albuquerque
N. M
Bridge collapse in Kansas City sends 14 workers to hospitals
A scaffold frame at a bridge collapsed today in Kansas City, unleashing tons of concrete. Fourteen workers were rushed to area hospitals with injuries, authorities said.
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Kansas City
Soils Specialist Hired Problems of Watershed Development Eyed Here
Green County Soil and Water Conservation District supervisors highlighted three items: the Swiss Badger Watershed progress, a new soils service specialist arrival set for August 14, and Wilbur Dehmer's Forestry Recognition Award. Watershed planning is 65 percent complete with surveys done, but boring permits delay further work until permits are secured.
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Green County Soil and Water Conservation District
Soil Conservation Service
Wilbur Dehmer
Curt F. Lindholm
Myron Jeglum
Russell
James Schwoegler
la Crosse
Minnesota
Albany
Green County Agricultural Building
David Woods
Breakdown of LBJ Tax Proposal Plans Hike
The plan sent to Congress by President Johnson outlines a 10 percent personal income tax surcharge starting Oct. 1, keeping 16 million in lower brackets unaffected. It also calls for a 10 percent corporate surtax, extended auto and telephone tax timings, and projects a $6.3 billion rise in income tax receipts plus $1.1 billion from delays and speedups.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
Night of Civil Peace in Milwaukee after curfew
Milwaukee reported another night of quiet with heavy police patrols and curfew in effect. Civil rights spokesmen protested the fatal police shooting of a Black college student and demanded a meeting with Mayor Henry Maier.
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Milwaukee
Henry Maier
Mrs Meythaler 82 dies. rites set for Monday
Mrs. Charles T Meythaler 82 longtime Monroe County resident died at Monroe Manor Nursing Home after a lingering illness. Born Anna Figi February 19 1885 in Jordan Township she moved to Monroe with husband Charles Meythaler a grocer for 38 years. Surviving are husband a son Harold E a daughter in law two sisters and four grandchildren. Funeral at 1 30 p m Monday August 7 at St nessy Funeral Home with Rev Robert Olson officiating Greenwood Cemetery burial.
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Charles T. Meythaler
9Th St
Monroe Manor
Anna F. Figi
Jordan Township
Jacob
Barbara Kundert Figi
Jordan
Charles Merythaler
Immanuel Eub
Reichert
Mt. Pleasant Township
Monroe
Meythaler
Fred
William Butts
Barbara Meythaler
Emma Ufer
One Big Happy Family Builds Ties Since 1926
In 1926 seven girls shared a two week tent at the Older Girls Conference at Conference Point on Lake Geneva. A round robin letter cycle and multiple reunions, including a Monroe gathering hosted by Mrs. Edwin W. Schuetze, keep the group connected as a large extended family. Tragedy touched the group when Edwin W. Schuetze died in 1966, his daughter Barbara perished in a car crash the following year, and a Schuetze cousin also died, yet the gatherings continue.
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Helen E. Zimmerli
International Council of Religious Education
Conference Point
Lake Geneva
Monroe
Edwin W
Helen) Schuetze
Lincoln Road
Schuetze
Edwin W. Schuetze
Barbara
Last Rites Tomorrow For Ida Mae Streiff
Mrs Ida Mae Streiff R N 85 New Glarus died yesterday morning in St Clare Hospital Monroe. Funeral services are at 11 a m tomorrow at Voegeli Funeral Home with Rev Linus Wierwill of Swiss United Church of Christ New Glarus officiating. Burial will be in the Swiss Church Cemetery New Glarus. Streiff engaged in nursing 43 years last 17 years at St Clare Hospital. She retired at 79.
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Monticello
Ida Mae Streiff
R.N
New Glarus
St. Clare Hospital
Monroe
Voegeli
Linus Wierwill
Swiss United Church of Christ
Swiss Church
Proxmire Calls Tax Hike Proposal a Blunder
Washington reaction to President Johnson's call for a 10 percent income tax surcharge ranges from lukewarm to chilly. Chairman William Proxmire of the Senate House Economic Committee calls the proposal a blunder that would hamper business growth and yield little new revenue.
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Washington
Johnson
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Senate
House Economic Committee
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Lake Mendota
Ollie Fine
Evening Times
W. W. Russell
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Mrs. Meythaler
Stnessy Funeral Home
Robert Olson
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