Hartman Outlines Armyworm Fight Across Green County
Farm management agent George Hartman reports the heaviest armyworm infestation lies south of Albany to Browntown with severe damage near Monroe Juta and Browntown and toward the Illinois Wisconsin border. He notes approvals for 144 pounds of malathion on oats and two pounds of Sevin 80 percent on corn hay and pasture with a seven day label waiting period. Sevin should not be used on oats for feed. Some corn fields especially in oat corn strips show extensive damage and should be sprayed. Worms expected to cause major damage for ten days to two weeks.
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Green County
Albany
Monticello
Browntown
George Hartman
Monroe
Juta
Illinois-Wisconsin
Hartman
Mariner 7 captures Mars polar cap footage. Armstong birthday conflict
AP News in Brief reports Mariner 7 sending striking images of Mars south polar cap while Neil Armstrong marks his 39th birthday in quarantine with Apollo 11 crew. FBI joins case as authorities seek Andrew Manuel tied to seven Michigan coed killings. separate dairy, Girl Scouts, and Spade Cooley items appear in the same dispatch.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mariner 7
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Robert B. Leighton
California Institute of Technology
Polar Cap
Mars
Jesse Stewart
Salinas
FBI
Manuel
Michigan
California
John N. Collins
Ann Arbor
Ypsilanti
Collins
San Francisco
Spade Cooley
Cooley
Ella Mae
Donnell Cooley
City Employees Due For Honors Tonight
Monroe City Council will honor 38 city employees and municipal board members for service. Mayor Walter R. Ekum said honorees include staff with more than 20 years of service and some over 40 years, with recognition for active and inactive firemen.
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Monroe
Walter R. Ekum
Highway Project Meeting Held Here
A pre-construction conference on the local highway project began at 1 p.m. today at the intersection near Johnson Pontiac garage. Mayor Walter R. Ekum said city officials highway engineers and contractors would review construction plans.
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Johnson Pontiac Garage
Walter R. Ekum
Public works employee electrocuted trimming near power line
AP reports Joseph A. Davis, 40, a city public works worker, was electrocuted Monday while trimming trees near an overhead power line. Officials said the incident occurred during tree work and is under investigation.
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Public Works Department
Joseph A. Davis
Bids Sought for Cedarville Post Office Quarters
The Post Office Department invites bids for new Cedarville quarters in the business district totaling 864 square feet enclosed, 2000 square feet maneuvering area, and an 80 square foot platform. Details from W. H Loch Real Estate Officer Box 599 Peoria. Bids close August 31. CONTINUES LOWER NEW YORK AP stock market slide noted in moderate trading.
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Cedarville
Ill
Post Office Department
General Business District
W. H Loch
Peoria
New York
Fire Truck Okayed City Council Approves Survey
Brodhead Council approves a $2050 boundary survey by Bridwell Engineering with Decatur Township on a share basis. also funds $5500 for a new fire truck in 1969 70 budget with remainder raised by the department. Other actions include license issuances and discussions on sewer, garbage, and street work.
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Brodhead
Times Special
Bridwell Engineering Co
Madison
Decatur Township
Decatur
Don Edwards
Cheesemen Earn State Fair Honors
Wisconsin State Fair pre fair judging names sweepstake and division winners in dairy and cheesemaking events. Arnold Zumkehr Fritz Kopp Ray Kriehn Floyd Burt Henry Kohlmann and others earn top honors as exhibits prepare for opening day.
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Arnold Zumkehr
Fritz Kopp
Monroe
Zumkehr
Leo Willi
Darlington
Kopp
Limburger
Larry Hiley
Randolph, Brick and
Henry Kohlmann
Mount Calvary
Mazarella
Myer Eglash
Milwaukee
Mallon Family Die in Livingston Twin-Engine Crash
A Des Moines family perished in a Livingston Montana crash when Jules Mallon 55 his wife Esther 48 and their son David 22 were killed. David the pilot died after two hours in hospital. Officials investigated engine failure after contact with air control. Memorial service set in Des Moines.
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Livingston
Mont
Des Moines
Frank Hinebaugh
Monroe
Jules Mallon
Esther
David
Preferred Risk Life Insurance Co
Midwest Mutual Life Insurace
Park County
Kabmeigs
Livingston Air Control
Mallon
R. Hinebaugh
Benefit Dance To Aid Moose Land Judging Contest
The annual Moose Benefit Dance supporting the 4 H Land Judging contest in Green County will be held Saturday evening at Bluff View Park Brodhead. Proceeds fund the contest banquet prize trip and related activities. Ted Schmiedlin and Lyle Sickinger chair. Sammy Eggum Orchestra to play. 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Admission 150 per couple in advance or 1 per person at the door.
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Green County
Bluff View Park
Brodhead
Sammy Eggum
Ted Schmiedlin
Lyle Sickinger
Moose
Benkett’s
Bluff View
Groundbreaking Held for $7 Million St Clare Hospital Expansion
Groundbreaking in Monroe for a $7 million St Clare Hospital expansion took place with Sister M Wilfreda and Edwin Birschbach starting the project. The addition will add 100 beds and allow up to 350 beds. Attending were Robert M Bussen, Dr Keith Witte, and Monroe Mayor Walter Ekum, with fundraising support from the community.
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M. Wilfreda
Edwin Birschbach
Robert M. Bussen
Monroe
Keith Witte
Walter Ekum
Orangeville Board Votes on Water Bills and Projects
The village board ordered delinquent water bills paid by August 18 or services will be shut off. A new sewage disposal plant is planned with $35,000 still needed. The state funds for sanitary water are depleted. A Senior Housing Project received a special permit and licenses were transferred for a tavern. The Lewis Harris Corporation requested a village map. Next meeting is September 8.
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Orangeville
Raymond Eder
J. Milton Bostian
Kenneth Scheider
Alice Wilson
Brodhead
Ed and
Ruth Unterssee
Lewis Harris Corporation of
New York
Luau Days Planned by Barneveld Legion at Birch Lake
The Barneveld American Legion Post sponsors Luau Days this weekend at Birch Lake. The roast pig luau starts at 6 p.m. Saturday and a water show plus chicken barbecue run from 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday.
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Barneveld Legion
Birch Lake
Barneveld American Legion Post
Volksfest crowds honor Swiss Independence Day in New Glarus
About 1,000 people attended the 39th annual Volksfest at Wilhelm Tell Park New Glarus sponsored by the Meannerchor. In a separate note Sp Kris E Shaw 18 of Albany was killed in Vietnam near the Cambodian border after two months in country. Funeral planned in Rockford.
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Wilhelm Tell Park
New Glarus Meannerchor
Kris E. Shaw
Lyle E. Shaw
Route 1
Albany
Vietnam
Rockford
Lanark
Inl
Sugar River
Highway 39
Jo Daviess County Fair Opens with Week of Events
The Jo Daviess County Fair at Warren fairgrounds runs through Aug 10 featuring Reid's Spectacular Shows, 4 H judging and livestock exhibits, a Demolition Derby, Kid's Day events, open class dairy and sheep judging, a tractor pull, a Pecatonica Bit and Spur Club horse show, barrow auctions, a parade, free Bingo, pig scramble, softball, chicken barbecue and motor cycle races. Cash prizes are offered for floats, driving horses, ponies, cars, bicycles, and clowns.
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Jo Daviess County
Warren
Pecatonica Bit and Spur Club
Fair Board
Warren Sportsman Club
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AP News
Ann Arbor, Mich
Washington
Girl Scouts of America
Personality Posters Manufacturing Co., Inc
Girl Scouts
Brodhead Council
Henry Sveom
Duane Wolfe
Stanley Cutter
Michael Grieves
Farm Bureau
Milwaukee Road
Howard Miller
Janesville
St. Clare Hospital
Times
Illinois Municipal League
Glarus
Jo Daviess Fair
Queen
Reid
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