Summer Camp Plans Planned by Monroe Girl Scouts
Eighteen Monroe Girl Scouts will attend the Rock-Walworth Girl Scout camp at Pottawatomie Hills Troy Center for the first session from Sunday to August 14. A second session runs August 15 to 21 and a final session August 22 to 28.
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Monroe
Rock-Walworth
Pottawatomie Hills
Troy Center
Judy Buehler
Janeen Boyer
Gith Germann
Karen Albright
Marilyn Kubly
Carol Ann Peterson
Carolyn Benkert
Diane Fritz
Fay Stauffacher
Ruth Benke
Ann Goodmiller
Enid Spring
Ruth Ann Sullivan
Betty Mohns
Donna Kubly
Shirley Ault
Sandra Burgi
Christie Kay Wittne
Vicki Foley
Carol Goecks
Carol Lux
Barbara Schuetze
Jill Hall
Linda Goecks
Paula Hahlen
Karen Robertson
Barbara Koller
Tailand
Anna Marie Keegan
Carol Ann Brunkow
Kay Chambers
Elizabeth Farmer
J. H. Bruni
G. R Barry
Keith B. Witte
Mrs Riemer Feted At Brodhead Shower
Mrs. Riemer and her infant son Brent Girard were honored at a Brodhead shower held Thursday afternoon. Hosts were Mrs. George Bjork and Mrs. Ray Bigelow. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Duane Youngblood, Mrs. William Hein, and Mrs. William Saunders.
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Riemer
Brodhead
Brodhead Times Spears
Arthur Riemer
Brent Girard
George Bjork
Ray Bigelow
Duane Youngblood
William Hein
William Saunders
Election for WCTU Members Wednesday at 2 P M
BRODHEAD special report notes the election of officers at the WCTU meeting at 2 p m Wednesday hosted by Mrs Elma Stephens with Mrs Emma Condon leading devotions and memorial. Miss Helen Beckwith to lead and Lydia Kramer to deliver the Washington Letter.
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WCTU
W.C.T.U
Elma Stephens
Emma Condon
Helen Beckwith
Lydia Kramer
Washington
John Gerhart Feted With Birthday Party
John Gerhart son of Mr and Mrs Warren M Gerhart was guest of honor at a party yesterday for his fourth birthday After Recreation Park the children returned to the Gerhart home for birthday cake Present were Lorraine Bueton Mary Ellen Dearth Patricia Reilly and Robert Russell.
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Ohn Gerhart
Warren M. Gerhart
Recreation Park
Gerhart
Lorraine Bueton
Mary Ellen Dearth
Patricia Reilly
Robert Russell
Healthy 4-Hors Won Fair Honors
County youths were recognized for health at the 1929 Golden Jubilee fair with “healthiest 4-H member” awards, Betty Hartman age 15 of Spring Grove and Henry E. Divan age 16 of Cadiz chosen to represent the county at the state health show. Today health examinations are urged by 4-H leaders but no awards are given for health degree within a club or county.
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Betty Hartman
Spring Grove
Henry E. Divan
Cadiz
Remarkiag
Diamond Jubilee Fair Delights for Children in 1929
The 1929 Diamond Jubilee fair offered children education and entertainment with gallons of vanilla chocolate and strawberry ice cream. A large lemonade jar, soda water, a hot dog stand at every corner, red white and blue balloons, pennants, ticklers, merry go rounds and other rides amused youngsters.
Education Building Constructed in 1927
Construction of the first education building for the Green County Fair began in 1927 after the fair board allocated 1000 to the structure. Previously educational exhibits by county students were housed in a tent and later moved to a 40 by 24 addition to the floral hall. Building committee members were C. E. Lamb, W. J. Knight, and Fred L. Kobli.
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Fair Board
C. E. Lamb
W. J. Knight
The
Fred L. Kobli
Miss Edyth Orton to Wed R C Brady in Eau Claire
Miss Edyth Orton daughter of Mr and Mrs Bert Orton 1233 Graham Claire formerly of Juda h to wed tomorrow at 2 30 p m in First Congregational church Eau Claire to Robert Chris Brady son of Mrs Melva Brady Chetek Rev Maurice O Smith to read the ceremony Attendants include Judy Lamb Ruby Due Eunice Dale Mrs Arlene Johnson Best man Ronald Brady Groomsmen Cornell Torgeson Les Gilbertson Robert Johns Ushers William Lamb Duane Hegan The bride elect a 1950 Monroe high school and 1954 Eau Claire State college graduate will teach first grade in El Cajon California Fiance a Chetek high school graduate 1949 1953 college and Navy service
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Miss Orton
R.C. Brady
Edyth Orton
Bert Orton
Graham Claire
Juda
First Congregational Church
Eau Claire
Rober
Chris Brady
Brady
Melva Brady
Chetek
Maurice O. ‘Smith
Judy ‘Lamb
Milwaukee
Ruby Due
Monroe
Eunice Dale
Arlene Johnson
Menomonie
Ronald Brady
Cornell Torgeson
Les Gilbertson
Robert Johns
Rice Lake
William Lamb
Duane Hegan
Monroe High School
Eau Claire State College
el Cajon
Miss Louise Nipple to Wed Glen Spring at Bordhead
Engage ment of Louise Nipple to Glen Spring announced by families. The wedding is set for August 21 at 3 p.m. at St Rose Catholic rectory Bordhead with Rev Wilfred Schuster officiating. Louise is a Albany High School graduate and Green County Normal School senior. employed at Edgewater cafe this summer. Glen Spring is a Monroe High School 1951 graduate and Maple Leaf cheese factory employee. he attended a dairy course at the University of Wisconsin.
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St. Rose Catholic
Bordhead
Wilfred Schuster
Albany High School
Green County Normal School
Monroe
Edgewater Cafe
Monroe High School
University of Wisconsin
Maple Leaf Cheese Factory
Sherry Ritter Birthday Honor At Home
Sherry Ritter daughter of Mr and Mrs Rus avenue was honored for her eighth birthday with a party at home. A tent ride to Juda and a gathering of friends including Sandra Fritz Mary Howe Cathy Howe Charles Priewe Cathy Blum Phyllis Moens Robert Ault John Molin Bonnie Hunter Carol Threlkeld Linda Fritz Keith Wyman Randy Rockow and Ronald Odegaarde attended. Engagement announced for Dorothy Hahn to Merlin Hegge by Lester and wife from Clinton and Orfordville. couple to marry later this month. Mrs Joe E Miller and Mrs James Hendrickson to appear on WKOW TV Madison on Club 27 show at 10:30 p m tomorrow.
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Sherry Ritter
Rus
Avenue
Yesterdy
Juda
Sandra Fritz
Mary
Cathy Howe
Charles Priewe
Cathy Blum
Phyllis Moens
Robert Ault
John Molin
Bonnie Hunter
Carol Threlkeld
Linda Fritz
Keith Wyman
Randy Rockow
Ronald Odegaarde
Orfordville
Lester Hahn
Clinton
Dorothy
Merlin Hegge
Lewis Hegge
Joe E. Miller
James Hendrickson
Wkow-Tv
Madison
Carnival Rides at 1929 County Fair Provide Thrills
Rides at the 1929 jubilee fair gave joy to children and adults alike with attractions such as Rocky Road to Dublin Lindy Loop Dodgem Caterpillar Hey-Day Miniature Railroad Merry-Go-Round and Ferris Wheel remain timeless fair staples noted by local historians.
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Dublin
State pacing record set during 1932 fair
More than 2,000 spectators cheered as Helen Aquilan a Canadian mare owned by Local brothers of Winnipeg and driven by W W Fleming set a state record in the first heat of the free for all pace on the final day of the 1932 fair The horse finished the first heat in 2 05 and the second heat in 2 06
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Helen Aquilan
Brothers
Winnipeg
W. W. Fleming
Calf Club Honors Won by Nathan Brown in 1937 Event
Nathan Brown of Monroe won the 1937 County Fair 4-H Calf Club showmanship with a grand champion Jersey scoring 99 of 100. Don Digman of Monroe was second and Colleen Meier of Browntown was third with 90 and 85 points. Brown also claimed the male grand championship with a Brown Swiss junior bull shown by Kenneth Schmid.
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Avanan
Smith Disputes Benefit from Aid in Wisconsin
Rep Lawrence Smith of Wisconsin rebuts Sen Alexander Wiley on foreign aid. He argues the aid program is not a bargain for Wisconsin taxpayers, citing $504.37 million paid over five years and $1.224 billion over eleven years, while asserting aid does not halt Communist aggression.
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Lawrence Smith
R-Wis
Alexander Wiley
Wisconsin
Proxmire Accuses Kohler of Blocking Dairy Aid Hike
Senator William Proxmire claims Governor Kohler blocked a dairy price aid increase, saying Kohler undermined a united farm bloc by proposing a new price program and attacking the support plan that affected other major commodities. Proxmire spoke on WBAU-TV in Blooming Grove while seeking his party’s gubernatorial nomination.
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Onw Cual
Konter
William Proxmire
Blooming Grove
Wbau-Tv
Proxmire
Kohler
United Farm Block
Twenty Five County Agents to Join Wisconsin Staff
Twenty five additional county agents will start work in Wisconsin soon. Prof Henry L Ahlgren associate director of the University of Wisconsin agricultural program reported yet five women home agents also will be added.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Henry L. Ahlgren
University of Wisconsin Agricultural Ion Program
Centennial Fair Traffic Policing Shifts to Green County Police
Green County Police Association to guard traffic and crowds at Green County Centennial Fair reversing prior use of the National Guard company in Monroe.
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Green County
Mrs Pick Tops In Farm Products Judging
Mrs Henry Pick Jr led the farm products judging with top prizes across many divisions, including beans, beets, cabbage, carrots, peppers, and tomatoes. Other standout winners were Mrs Armin Rufener Monroe and Mrs Grace Keister Monroe, with C. B. Combs of Madison presiding as judge.
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Henry Pick Jr
Route 5
Floral Hall
Armin Rufener
Monroe
Fred Coplien
Grace Keister
C. B. Combs
Madison
Beans
Field
Henry Pick
Lima
Pick
Wax
Rufener
Coplien
Richard Kinkade
South Wayne
Aeener
Kinkade
Orville Flaherty
Flaherty
Elmar Whitehead
Juda
Ed Jordan
John J. Blumer
Indochina Prisoner Exchange Opens August Tenth
In Hanoi a French army spokesman said the mass prisoner exchange will begin on August 10 and average more than 1,000 men per day. The numbers held by each side were not available, but the exchange would involve more than 15,000 men. No release date was given for Brig. Gen. Christian de Castries, commander at Dien Bien Phu.
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Indochina
Hanoi
Christian de Castries
Dien Bien Phu
Vietminh
Junior Livestock Winners Named at Centennial Green County Fair
Winners of first second and third place ribbons in junior dairy judging for registered and grade stock were announced yesterday. In the registered Holstein division junior heifer calf Pat Paulson Blanchardville Grace Grenzow Juda Billy Hefty Monticello James Huffman Monroe first place Janice Nyhus New Glarus Jackie Siegenthaler Roger Brugger Monroe David Hermanson Robert Helmeid Blanchardville second place Edward S. Kaderly Juda Joe Anderegg New Glarus Nathan Hartwig Robert Rufi Ralph Stauffacher Monroe third place Senior ball calf Roger Wyss Kenneth Gruenberg Monroe first place David A W Roger Stauffacher Monroe second place James Oliver Albany Otto Erzinger Monroe third place Junior yearling heifer Robert L Ruff Douglas Paulson Pat Paulson Blanchardville first place Karen Zimmerli BrodHead James Oliver Albany Grace Grenzow Juda second place Clarence Schultz Billy Hefty Monroe Sally Walters Juda third place Senior yearling heifer Duane Bollig first place Roger Wyss second place Kenneth Wyss Heifer two years and under three Mary Frautschy first place Billy Hefty second place Ralph Stauffacher third place Cow three years and under four first place Cow four years and over Roger Stauffacher Monroe first place Robert L Ruff second place James Oliver Albany third place Winners in the registered Brown Swiss division were Junior Heifer Calf Nathan Broom first place Harold Blumer second place Ralph Brunner third place all Monroe Senior heifer calf David Deininger first place Henry Blumer second place both Monroe Senior ball calf Clarence Hoesly Brodhead first place Junior yearling heifer Wilson Bloom first place Ralph Brunner second place Monroe Junior yearling heifer Nat Bloom Monroe first place
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Centennial Green County Fair
Pat Paulson
Blanchardville
Grace Grenzow
Juda
Billy Hefty
Monticello
James Huffman
Monroe
Janice Nyhus
New Glarus
Jackie Siegenthaler
Roger Brugger
David Hermanson
Robert Helmeid
Edward S. Kaderly
Joe Anderegg
Nathan Hartwig
Robert Rufi
Ralph Stauffacher
Richard Freitag
Robert L. Rufi
Duane Bollig
Belleville
Enid Zimmerli
Brodhead
John Anderegg
Clarence Schultz
Robert Brunkow
Nola Liedschlag
John Briggs
Larry Jones
Albany
Delbert Neuenschwander
Roger Wyss
Alvin Mueller
Richard Walter
Ronald Schwartzlow
Rose Schmid
Argyle
Donald Senn
Roger Stauffacher
Ned Roth
Kenall
Nyhus
Nancy Ka Juda
Norman Hanson
Mary Frautschy
Kenneth Gruenberg
Sally Walters
Heifer
Kenneth Wyss
Cow
Robert L. Ruff
James Oliver
Wer
Nathan Broom
Harold Blumer
Ralph Brunner
David Deininger
Henry Blumer
Cattle Show Winners Named in Guernsey Holstein Divisions
Wilson Bloom took first place with Nathan Bloom second in the Guernsey division. Monroe junior heifer first place. Holstein winners include Richard Wolter Shelby Mauermann Edwin Meichtry Donald Wolter Brodhead David Trumpy Juda Alice Mueller New Glarus Jimmy Daley. Argyle Colleen Zurfluh Albany Rose Schmid Argyle Kenneth Gruenberg Harold Blumer Monroe Roger Erb Nada Zettle Juda Dwight Zettle Juda Dorothy Senn Monticello Beverly Torkelson Eugene Salzwedel Allen Johnson Wes Falk Monroe third Senior heifer calf Sylvan Johnson Blanchardville John F Schindler Belleville Otto Erzinger Henry Blumer Monroe Lou Schindler Belleville Jimmy Daly Argyle third place. Daily showmanship winners Junior class Roger Brugger Monroe Colleen Zurfluh Albany Donald Walter Brodhead Mike Keegan Senior class Alvin Mueller New Glarus Roger Wyss Robert Ruff. The horn of the rhinoceros is composed of compressed hair.
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Wilson Bloom
Nathan Bloom
Guernsey
Monroe
Richard Wolter
Shelby Mauermann
Edwin Meichtry
Donald Wolter
Brodhead
David Trumpy
Juda
Alice Mueller
New Glarus
Jimmy Daley
Argyle
Colleen Zurfluh
Albany
Rose
Henry Blumer
Lou Schindler
Belleville
Jimmy Daly
Roger Brugger
Donald Walter
Mike Keegan
Alvin Mueller
Roger Wyss
Robert Ruff
Farmer Slayer Receives Death
William G. Karston 29 of Hamilton Illinois was sentenced to death by hanging for the July murder of Wendell W. Jones 56 a Pulaski Iowa farmer during a robbery. Almer Anderson 22 of South St. Paul Minnesota got life imprisonment for his role. Judge H C Taylor set August 15 1955 as the execution date at Fort Madison.
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Bloomfield
Iowa
William G. Karston
Hamilton
Ill
Pulaski
Karston
Almer Anderson
South St. Paul
Minn
H. C. Taylor
Murde
Wendell W. Jones
VFW Delegates Reject Levy for New Building
In Philadelphia delegates at the 55th VFW encampment voted down a plan to assess 1.3 million members one dollar each to fund a Washington memorial shrine. Rep. James E. Van Zandt urged the levy to speed construction of a modern five story rot pat shrine. Opponents argued contributions should be voluntary.
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Philadelphia
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Washington, D. C
James E. van Zandt
Rpa
Four American Soldiers Drown in Training Exercise
Four American soldiers drowned when an assault boat capsized during a training landing on the Hainan River, the 8th Army said today.
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Seoul
Hainan
8Th Army
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Spring
Louis Nipple
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Glen Spring
Henry Spring
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Marie Reuter
Grant County
Bernadine Gunderman
Frank Bloom
Times
Nathan Brown
Salsify
Shirley Ann Rufener
Whitehead
Flah
William Brewer and Son
Keister
H. HM
Bay Bayne
17Th Ave
Wis
Clarence Hoesly
Wilsor Bloom
Nat Bloom
11Th Street
Carl A. von Arx
von Arx
Switzerland
Greiner
R. Mueller Cheese Factory
13Th Street
J. Connors
Connors, JR
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