St Joseph’s Gratiot to Celebrate Centenary with Mass and Banquet
St Joseph’s Catholic Church in Gratiot marks 100 years since land purchases in 1869 and 1870. The centennial events include a noon Mass on Sunday led by Father Edmund Salzmann and a banquet, with Bishop Cletus O’Donnell presiding.
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Gratiot
St. Josephs Catholic Church of
Charles H. Gratiot
Ann E
Russell Blakely
Ellen
B. W. Tuttle
Nancy A
Edmund Salzmann
Fennimore
Cletus O'Donnell
Madiadison
J. M. Henri
Milwaukee
John Kinsella
Shullsburg
Father Kinsella
Monroe
Owen McGinnity
Darlington
St. Philomena’s
Wiota
Father W. Bernhard
Wood
R. J. Smith
Lafayette County
St. Francis Seminary
J. P. Croke
South Wayne
St. Philomena
John Collins
St. Joseph’s
J.F. McGinnity
Father Croke
Open House Planned By Girl Scout Council At Beloit
An Open House Sunday August 17 will showcase the Badger Council of Girl Scouts building at 1175 Madison Road Beloit. Mrs George Barry and Mrs Richard Bahr will assist. The event runs 2 to 4 pm with refreshments and cookies for attendees from Rock Rock Walworth Green counties and nearby towns.
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Girl Scout Council
Beloit
Badger Council of Girl Scouts
Madison Road
George Barry
Richard Bahr
Monroe
Rock
Walworth
Green
Badger Council
Rockton
South Beloit
Prudential Life Insurance
Folk Group Wins In Amateur Show at Twining Park
An all girl folk group won WEKZ Amateur Show at Twining Park last night. Members included Carolyn Myers Ginnie Blum Sylvia Davidson Mary Zupane Sandy Irvin Carolyn Weir and Wendy Hugdahl. The Wacky Squaws of Monroe placed second with an Indian dance.
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Twining Park
Carolyn Myers
Ginnie Blum
Sylvia Davidson
Mary Zupane
Sandy Irvin
Carolyn Weir
Wendy Hugdahl
Monroe
Nixon hails Apollo 11 crew at state dinner
President Nixon saluted Neil Armstrong Michael Collins and Edwin Aldrin Jr calling them three brave men who carried humanity to new heights. Armstrong thanked the president and said the plaque on the moon was for mankind.
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Los Angeles
Nixon
Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Michael Collins
Armstrong
Senate Budget Defeat Stuns Wisconsin Lawmakers
The Wisconsin Senate rejected a 1.56 billion compromise budget 19 to 12, derailing swift enactment. Nine Republicans joined Democrats, citing tax and beer industry concerns, while Majority Leader Keppler urged another vote as a trailer budget eyed welfare and urban programs.
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Senate
GOP
Ernest Keppler
Shebyogan
Arthur Cirilli
R-Superior
Warren P Knowles
Fred Risser
D Madison
Milwaukee County
Allen Busby
Milwaukee
James Devitt
Greenfield
Nile Soik
Whitefish Bay
Rock County Seeks Motorist in Fatality
Rock County authorities sought a motorist in a rural Stoughton traffic fatality. Paul Seamonson, 37, was struck on Highway 26 near the Jefferson County line with no other vehicles reported to pass the body. The incident contributed to Wisconsin's 1969 road toll reaching 630.
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Associated Press
Rock County
Stoughton
Paul Seamonson
Jefferson County
Seamonson
Randy Kelly
Osseo
Wisconsin
Kelly
Trempleneau County
Highway 11 15 Hearing Set For Delavan Meeting
An informal meeting on the proposed Highway 11 15 relocation will be held Monday Aug 18 in the Delavan Darien high school auditorium. A formal public hearing follows at 10 a.m. Tuesday Aug 19. Officials will review maps and discuss routes from Janesville to Darien and Beloit to Elkhorn with users invited to meet engineers.
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State Division of Highways
Delavan-Darien High School
Cummings St
Delavan
Janesville
Darien
City of
Beloit
Elkhorn
Walworth County
Division of Highways
Blood Brother Heir to Blackfoot Chief Estate
A 21 year old New Glarus man, Dale Hoesly, becomes heir to Running Foot a Blackfoot chief of Arizona after Running Foot's death in Chicago. Hoesly describes their Blood Brother bond and an oral will made before witnesses. He plans to honor Running Foot's legacy on the reservation and consider living there to aid the Blackfoot people.
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Helen E. Zimmerli
Running Foot
Arizona
Phoenix
Ariz
Dale Hoesly
Henry Hoesly Jr
Chicago
Christimas
Hoesly
Dale
Madison
Camelback Mountain
Brooklyn Youth Injured in Car Mishap on County Trunk MM
Stewart S. Henrikesen a 17 year old of Brooklyn sustained a dislocated hip and cuts when his car left the curve on County Trunk MM struck a power pole a phone box and a fence. The vehicle was a total loss and he is hospitalized at Madison General.
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Stewart S. Henrikesen
Brooklyn
Dane County
Henriksen
Madison General
Monroe FFA lands second at Kaukauna land judging event
Monroe FFA land judging team finished second at Brown County Farm Progress Days in Kaukauna amid 41 teams. Members Keith Haldiman Gordon Ludwig John Koch Rich Holyoke and Ken Reipler Jr. earned $100 toward a trip to the National Land Judging Contest and Haldiman was the top local finisher, placing third overall.
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Monroe Ffa
Kaukauna
Brown County
Keith Haldiman
Gordon Ludwig
John Koch
Rich Holyoke
Ken Reipler Jr
Monroe High School
Haldiman
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