Monroe Board delays start of athletic field project
The Monroe Board of Education voted to postpone development work on athletic fields and facilities at Monroe High School until next spring. The move accompanies project expansion from 25 000 to 50 000 60 000 dollars, with Mead and Hunt to handle engineering at 6 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe High School
Board of Education
Donald B. Johnson
Mead and Hunt, Inc
Mead and Hunt
Citizens Advisory Committee
Monroe
Sys
Farmers Seek School Change in Browntown Area
Owners of four Browntown farms petition Green County and Lafayette committees to detach from Monroe district and join South Wayne Union Free High School District. A public hearing is set for Friday Aug 25 at 8 p.m. in Browntown school with Monroe and South Wayne boards of education involved. Properties include Dennis and Glenn McGuire farm George Abplanalp farm tenanted by William McNett Marvin Sandley farm tenanted by Oscar Sampson and Edwin Chapin farm.
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Browntown
Green County School Committee
Monroe
South Wayne Union
Lafayette
Green County
South Wayne
William McNett
Marvin Sandley
Oscar Sampson
Edwin Chapin
Lion's Owner Given 30 Days for Publicity Seizure
Richard E. Flynn, 47, pleaded guilty to harboring a wild animal after showing his lion cub King Kade at the Green County Fair and in a New York City car. A magistrate denounced him as a publicity hound and sentenced him to 30 days in the city workhouse. the lion was later placed in Central Park Zoo.
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Richard E. Flynn
King Kade
Green County Fair
New York
Flynn
New York City
Lion Club
Central Park Zoo
Louis Cioffi
Warren Fair Schedule Promises Day of Family Fun
Tomorrow at Warren Fair events begin at 9 a.m. with live stock judging, baking, flowers and sewing at the fairgrounds. Highlights include horse races at 1:30 p.m., a Civil War pageant Say Goodbye to Amzy, a tractor pull lineup, a livestock parade, Miss Warren Fair 1961 crowning, and Jethro appearances at the amphitheater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amzy
Homer
Jethro
Nelson Chides '61 Legislature Over 'Failures'
Wisconsin Governor Gaylord Nelson criticizes the 1961 Legislature for failing on highway safety and state efficiency while praising the crash program for outdoor resources. He notes vetoed bills and unfinished measures and outlines plans for fall sessions and bipartisan talks to boost economy and curb highway deaths.
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Gaylord Nelson Madison
Wisconsin
Assembly
State Senate
Echo Satellite Timetable For Southern Wisconsin
Chicago reports an Echo Satellite sweep tonight with observation times at 9 20 p m CDT surveying 67 degrees above the north horizon moving southeast. Friday night schedules include 8 42 p m 64 degrees above north horizon and 10 47 p m 75 degrees above south horizon both moving southeast.
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Chicago
Echo
Wisconsin
Gate Reaches 504,705 Lancaster Shorthorn Winner at State Fair
At the Wisconsin State Fair open cattle judging Rob ert Raisbeck of Lancaster won the senior grand champion Shorthorn. The junior Shorthorn bull title went to Vincent Baker and Co of Edmund Wis. Hickories Farm won multiple Shorthorn and Angus championships as attendance climbed to 84,240 on Women’s Day and the six day total reached 504,705.
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Milwaukee
Robert Raisbeck
Lancaster
Raisbeck
English Angus Farm
Clayton
Ind
Vincent Baker and Co
Edmund
Wis
Wisconsin
Hickories Farm
Pardeville
Glengarry Farm
Mt. Carroll
Ill
Mathias Kassner
Elkhorn
Lisle Blackbourn Jr
Cassville
Judy Hurlbut
Verona
Angus
T. J. Griswold
Livingston
Immanuel EUB Plans Centennial
The Immanuel Evangelical United Brethren church marks its 100th founding anniversary with activities planned Sept 28 to Oct 8. T. Roy Evenson chairs and Arnold Albright co chairs the centennial efforts with numerous committees led by church and community members.
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Immanuel Evangelical United Brethren Church
T. Roy Evenson
Arnold Albright
Caroline Roth
Grace Schroeder
Hollis Elmer
Roy Heeren
Herman Stuessy
Lillian Gempeler
Vernon Schillinger
Harold Whitehead
Karl F. Koch
Thelma Timm
John Chambers
Delos Barrett
Virgil Tertin
Edna Mackey
Verla Babler
Ulrich Brunkow
Frank Fritsch
Clara Zum- Brunnen
Stanley Mauerman
Marie Geigel
William Miller
Dr Herbster to Speak at St Johns 1962 Centennial
Dr Ben M Herbster of Cincinnati newly elected UCC president will be guest speaker for St Johns United Church of Christ centennial services on October 14 1962. Announcement by Mrs Paul W Ritschard lists committee chairs for centennial planning to begin next summer and run through fall 1962 with Robert Aeschlimann as general chairman.
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Ben M. Herbster
Cincinnati
United Church of Christ
St. John’s United Church of Christ
Paul W. Ritschard
Ritschard
Robert Aeschlimann
Hans Sulzer
Benjamin Brunkow
George F. Stauffacher
Edward H. Schneider
Larry R. Lindgren
Frito Acquires Midwest Outlet
The Frito Company of Dallas has bought the Frito Midwest Co. of Council Bluffs Iowa for an undisclosed sum. John D. Williamson and Robert O. Rehkopf announced the completion. The firm has served multiple states since 1947 and posts current annual sales over 3.75 million dollars. No changes in management or staff will occur. Rehkopf will remain vice president and general manager of the Midwest Division.
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Frito Company
Dallas
Frito Midwest Co
Council Bluffs
John D. Williamson
Frito
Robert O. Rehkopf
Frito Midwest
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Missouri
Illinois
South Dakota
Williamson
Rehkopf
Midwest
Madison Wisconsin Cheese Market Steady
The American cheese market in Madison, Wisconsin shows steady prices with ample supplies. Cheddars sell around 36 to 37 percent, 40 pound blocks from 42 to 42 percent, single daisies near 38 to 39 percent, longhorns about 38 to 30 percent, and midgets around 38 to 41 percent.
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Cheese Mart Steady
Madison
Wisconsin
Army Freezes 84 000 Enlisted to Extend Duty Four Months
The Army will extend the service terms of about 84 000 enlisted men whose contracts expire Oct 1 to June 30 by up to four months. It also plans to alert 23 626 reserve personnel in 113 units for possible recall and aims to raise total strength to 984 000 by next June 30.
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Washington
Army
Stahl
Stahr
Navy
Air Force
Japan
Germany
Korea
Reserve Forces Act
Active Duty of Reserve Forces Act
Four Green County 4H Members at State Fair Events
Four Green County 4H club members will join state fair activities tomorrow. Joyce Sacker and Barbara Boss will take part in the Dress Revue. Kristine and Rita Fried will present a demonstration and participate in additional events.
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Green County 4H
Joyce Sacker
Barbara Boss
Kristine
Rita Friedre
Wisconsin WWI and WWII units to reunite at Windy Acres
Maj. Gen. Herbert A. Smith of Oshkosh, commander of the 32nd Division, will speak at the H and K Reunion at Windy Acres Golf Club. He will be joined by his wife. Registration starts Saturday at 1 p.m. for Co. H WWI and Co. K WWII members. business at 5 p.m.. social at 6. dinner Sunday noon. Families urged to attend.
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Wisconsin
Herbert A. Smith
Oshkosh
Windy Acres Golf Club
Smith
128Th Infantry
Co. H
Kennedy Faces Setback on Foreign Aid Plan
President Kennedy urged House support for long term foreign aid loans, but a coalition of Republicans and conservative Democrats slashed the development loan feature. The Senate also cut more than $1 billion from the program, leaving the White House facing further votes and a conference with the Senate.
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Washington
Kennedy
House
Eisenhower
White House
Senate
4-H Safety Poster Contest Arranged
A countywide safety poster contest will be judged at the county 4-H picnic on Sunday August 27 at 2 p.m. in Twin ing Park. Prizes will be awarded for originality neatness and theme across three age groups with four awards in each. team prizes split by the oldest member's age.
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Twining Park
East German Youth Mobilization Sparks Berlin Tensions
Allied notes accuse East Germany of illegal Berlin measures as 1.7 million youth in the FDJ call for army volunteer service. Western powers fault Soviet barrier policies, demand end to restrictions while Berlin’s four power status is defended. Protests delivered to Solovyev, no immediate reply.
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Berlin
Soviet Union
West Berlin
United States
Britain
France
East Germany
Red Youth Organization
Horst Schumann
Junge Welt
Young World
U.S
Andrei I. Solovyev
Solovyev
Stock Market Advances In Brisk Afternoon Trading
New York stock market resumed its advance as the Associated Press average of 60 stocks rose .70 to 254.30 at noon. Industrials gained .80, rails 1.10, utilities .20, with aircrafts drugs and oils posting solid gains as rails supported industrials.
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New York
Associated Press
Rails
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James Forbes
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Lion
Warren Fair
Swenson
Nelson
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Russia
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Anna O. Blum
Idle Hour Mansion
Green County Bar Association
National Association of Womeners
George R. Currie
E. Harold Hallows
Arthur Luebke
Immanuel Eub
Evenson
Walter J. Kubly
Louis Janke
Robert Hendrickson
Kenneth Stuart
Thelma Gamm
George Mauerman
Edna Janke
Matt Stauffacher
Alton Kiel
Roy Chesebro
Peter Solomon
Charles Krueger
Herman Schindler
Marvin Schwerin
Roy Feldt
Harvey
Thomas Norager
Alan F. Barnard
Lois Miller
Arthur Whipple
Ralph Wenger
Robert Andrickson
Hial
Milo M
John Caradine
William Haman
Burleigh Bartlett
Arthur Nondahl
Harold Rudhti
Donald Timm
Ivan Boyer
Dr. Herbster
St. John’s
H. A. Smith
Allied
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