State Fair Opens For Ten Day Run 115th Anniversary
WEST ALLIS Wisconsin State Fair opens a 10 day run aiming to surpass last year’s attendance of 917 199. The 115th livestock show has 3452 entries and 15000 exhibits share 190000 in premiums. Auto races feature 150 and 200 mile events while stars Al Hirt and Andy Williams perform.
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West Allis
Willar Masterson
Janesville
Wisconsin
al Hirt
Andy Williams
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Tony Bettenhausen
Masterson
U S. Forest Service
Wisconsin Conservation Department
Men Turners and Swiss groups slated for Sunday picnic
The Men Turners along with the Swiss picnic sponsored by the Turn and Schwing Club and Monroe Swiss Singers will perform at Baumgartner's Grove this Sunday at 2 p.m. Performers include Robert Ruehlew David Wald Alvin Wald Ralph Figi Bill Kummer Willie Ruef John Marean Roger Isely Roger Weutrich Larry Uffelman Don Ruehlew and Fritz Wenger the instructor. The program features the New Glarus Yodelers Swiss Club Mixed Chorus Martha Bernet and Ernest Ammon gymnastic events and Swiss wrestling with music by the Alpine Troubadors. If rain occurs the event moves to the following Sunday.
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Turn and Schwing Club
Monroe
Baumgartner’s Grove
Robert Ruehlew
David Wald
Alvin Wald
Ralph Figi
Bill Kummer
Willie Ruef
John Marean
Roger Isely
Roger Weutrich
Larry Uffelman
Don Ruehlew
Fritz Wenger
Glarus
Martha Bernet
Ernest Ammon
Alpine Troubadors
Cheddar Cheese Prices Rise in Wisconsin Market
Madison Wisconsin cheddar cheese prices rose half a cent this week while demand ranged from slow to good. Longhorn supplies were short to adequate and other styles were adequate to ample. American cheese output for the week ending Aug 5 was about 23.45 million pounds, up six percent year over year. Wisconsin Swiss prices were unchanged and movement from assembling points was generally good with adequate supplies.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Agricultural Marketing Service
Indian farm leaders visit Brodhead August 24 tour
Ten farm leaders from India including three women will tour a Brodhead cheese factory and butter plant on Tuesday August 24 arriving August 23 at Rock County Airport. They stay with local host families through August 27 and join regional Grange and Farm Bureau members for a series of farm visits and events ending with a public reception August 25 at the Janesville fairgrounds.
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India
Rock County
Rock County Grange and
Farm Bureau
Leonard Fuller
Osprey
Fla
Gp and World Affairs Inc
Grange and
Oliver Earleywine
Brodhead
Spring Valley Township
Earleywines
Wisconsin
Elmer Marquart
Mar
Quart
Knowles
Edwin Sommers
Lester Wallace
Turtle Grange
Orvin Titus
Janesville
Earleywine
Rock County Farm Bureau
Jaya Arunachalam
Madras
Bhagwat Choudry
Maharashtra
Suresh Chandra Choudhury
Madhya
Turtle Town Hall
Highway 15
Beloit
Madison
University of Wisconsin
Rock County Fairgrounds
Home Economics
ASCS Election Winners Named
Green County ASCS election results announced today after rapid county committee and ASCS staff tabulation. William A. Tschudy stated delegates will be chosen at a county convention in the Green County Agriculture Building Wednesday at 1 p.m. to elect the county committee.
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ASCS
Green County
William A. Tschudy
Green County Agriculture
Tschudy
Elmon Ott
Henry Ru Uppert
ALCS
Adams Township
Daryl Isely
Stanley Bowman
LaVern Daly
Albany
Lawrence Dunphy
Roy King
John Inabnit
Brooklyn
Jerome Grunner
Edwin O. Disch
Wayne Stoddard
Cadiz Township
Jacob Teuscher
Alvin Bidlingmaier
Oscar Nybroten
Clarno Township
Eugene J. Meier
Alfred Baumgartner
Art Tschudy
Decatur Township
Ben Riemer
Ernest Riese
George Schwartzlow
Exeter Township
Duane Bollig
William Clemens
Arthur Fahey
Jefferson Township
Lloyd Deininger
Glenn Zimmerman
William Hafen
Jordan Township
Walter Schuetz
Ralph Isely
Lawrence Salesman
Monroe Township
Kendall Digman
Gilbert Dettweiler
Edwin Haldiman
Mt. Pleasant
Herman Durtschi
John Daubert
Jacob Wittenwyler
New Glarus Township
Eugene Saunders
Dean Streiff
Rolland Hustad
Spring Grove
Wendel Wunschel
Herman Ziltner
Wisconsin cities cited for traffic court progress by ABA
Fond du Lac earned honorable mention in its population group while Oshkosh and Sheboygan won commendation for continued efforts to improve traffic court procedure as part of a national ABA review of 29 cities and counties.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Wisconsin
American Bar Association
Fond du Lac
Oshkosh and
Sheboygan
Double 13s mark long life of the Bisottis in Kentucky
Frank and wife have spent 52 years together since their August 13 1913 wedding amid 13 children 13 grandchildren and 13 relatives involved in their story. They moved from La Follette Tennessee to Kentucky with many family milestones tied to the number 13.
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Maysville
Frank Bisotti
Bisotti
la Follette
Tenn
Italy
Kentucky
Bisottis
Kenosha
Wis
Aberdeen
Ohio
Ohio River
Geno
Valentino
Dena
Albert
Vasilio
Della
Virgil
John
Cincinnati
Reatha
Frank
Catherine
Louis
Mary
LBJ Expected To OK Raise Military Pay
President Johnson is expected to sign a bill approving an $80 million monthly military pay raise starting September. The plan raises annual pay by about $1 billion, with biggest gains for officers and enlisted personnel under two years of service, about 22 percent for officers and 17.3 percent for those with less than two years. Congress acted unanimously, moving quickly after Senate-House changes.
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Washington
America
Johnson
Congress
L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
House Armed Services Committee
Senate
Senate House
House
Stock Market Gains in Active Session Across Sectors
New York markets rose for a third straight day as trading stayed brisk. Motors and related industries led gains with Chrysler, General Motors, and Ford up modestly while copper remained weak after Chile nationalization news. Kennecott fell three points and broader sectors such as rubbers aircrafts rails and tobaccos posted advances.
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New York
Chile
Kennecott
Motors
Chrysler
General Motors
Ford
Wisconsin official promotes cheese themed city name gimmick
Madison secretary of state Robert Zimmerman proposes playful alliterative city and cheese pairs to boost Wisconsin cheese sales. Examples include Marshfield Muenster Clintonville Cheddar and Green Bay Gorgonzola. He credits a Chicago radio announcer for the idea.
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Madison
Robert Zimmerman
Wisconsin
Zimmerman
Chicago
Zweifel Car Stolen Recovered Near Here
A car owned by Jake Zweifel of Clover Farm Store New Glarus was stolen from near Swiss Lanes last night. It was found abandoned at 2 a.m. at the Modern Club just east of Monroe Highway 1181. Police reported the theft at 7:45 p.m. The vehicle was taken between 7 and 7:30 p.m.
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Jake Zweifel
Clover Farm
New Glarus
Swiss Lanes
Modern Club
Monroe
Highway 1181
Riots in Los Angeles Hurt 120. Gregory Hit During Outburst
Police battled more than 7,000 rioters in Watts as 120 people were hurt and comedian Dick Gregory was struck in the left leg by a bullet. rioters set fires and looted while 80 were jailed and 700 peace officers tried to restore calm.
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Los Angeles
Dick Gregory
Gregory
National Guard
Central Receiving Hospital
Watts
No Man’s Land
Central
Imperial Highway
Don Smith
The
Congress of Racial Equality
Smith
Leaves His Yacht Sinatra's Odyssey Aimed End
New York reports Frank Sinatra and Mia Farrow ended their voyage on the Southern Breeze with both heading ashore on opposite shores of the Hudson. Sinatra, 49, reportedly sailed to New Jersey to visit his parents in Fort Lee while Farrow, 19, remained in Manhattan with her mother Maureen O'Sullivan and sister. The yacht later returned to Worlds Fair Marina as rumors of marriage faded and a third mate drowned in Vineyard Haven.
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New York
Frank Sinatra
Mia Farrow
Miss Farrow
Hudson River
Sinatra
New Jersey
Martin Sinatra
Fort Lee
N.J
Hudson
East River
World’s Fair Marina
East Coast
Robert A. Goldfarb
Vineyard Harbor
Mass
John F. Kennedy
Hyannis Port
House Passes Economy Boost
The House approved a 3.25 billion public works and economic development bill, seen as a boon by supporters and a boondoggle by opponents. It funds grants, loans, and technical aid to boost jobs, income, and infrastructure over five years, with Senate passage pending.
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Washington
House
Senate
Johnson
Congress
Sailor's Dream Ship Burned With House In Milwaukee Fire
Joseph Steib, Navy veteran, bought a 40-foot cruiser and parked it beside his two story Milwaukee home. After he slept, a fire from the engine spread, burning the boat and the house wall. Firefighters estimated losses at 3600 dollars for home and 600 for the boat.
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Milwaukee
Joseph Steib
Joe
Chicago
Great Lakes
Navy
Florida
Steil
Steib
Edward Marlow
Shoplifters Walk Off With Diamond Watches
West Bend police said two men bought a watch band in Husar's jewelry store and then fled with a tray of diamond wrist watches valued at 2400 to 3000 dollars. Clerks noticed the tray missing after the pair exited the store from a display counter.
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West Bend
Husar
Auto Industry Denies Tire Safety Allegations in Senate Hearing
The Automobile Manufacturers Association and General Motors denied Sen. Gaylord Nelsons claims that new cars carry unsafe tires when fully loaded. Spokesman Harry F. Barr urged the Senate Commerce Committee that minimum tire safety standards would not improve safety, contrasting FTC cautions about over inflation and dangerous blowouts with industry positions.
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Washington
Gaylord Nelson
Harry F. Barr
Automobile Manufacturers Association
AMA
General Motors Corp
Senate Commerce Commission
Barr
Nelson
Wisconsin
Congressional Record
General Motors
Paul Rand Dixon
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Dixon
Ray Pittman
Ford Motor Co
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