Salesman Tops Dairy Show at Wisconsin State Fair
James Salesman, 18, Argyle and Monroe FFA member, won the overall dairy cattle showmanship title at the Wisconsin State Fair amid a four day junior competition with 4-H and FFA youths. Mary Graber, Mineral Point, sold her grand champion Angus steer for over 3000 and led multiple prize classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FFA
Green County
James Salesman
Argyle
Monroe Ffa
Ernest J
University of Wisconsin Farm
Russell Ridge Jr
Mary Graber
Mineral Point
Homer Graber
Kenneth Allen
Monroe
LeRoy Gavigan
Dan Meier
Dianne Riemer
Gwen Signer
Georgia Wegmueller
Green County Chorus
Russell Ace
Diane Gould
Diane Siedschlag
Russell Block
Graber
Platteville State University
Mary
Iowa County
Pabst Brewing Co
Homer
Wisconsin
Cathy Hill
Janesville
Lucy
Sue McClurg
Gays Mills
Kenneth Laufenberg
Waunakee
Vernon County
Arvid Nilsestuen
Cashton
Mark Hall
Westby
Tom Dalton
Hartland
Ayrshire
Dennis Maves
Elk Mound
Wiscon sin State Fair crowds set attendance records
Gov Knowles attends Governor's Day as wisconsin's 115th agricultural exposition draws thousands. Mary Graber wins grand champion steer at 942 pounds selling for 3.25 a pound, raising funds for her math teaching studies. Freckle and twin contests highlight a day of farm pageantry and entertainment.
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Milwaukee
Mary Graber
Mineral Point
Angus
Iowa County
Richard Hand
Neenah
Wisconsin
Warren P. Knowles
New Orleans
al Hirt
Andy Williams
Mark Holt
Sussex
Patricia Chiatry
New Berlin
Paul
Tom Schwabe
West Allis
Kit
Chris Miller
Cudahy
Jane Hawley
Hales Corners
Horsie
ASCS Meeting To Be Tomorrow
Delegates from 16 townships in Green County will meet tomorrow at 1 p.m. in the Agriculture Building to name the ASCS County Committee for the coming year. Current members are William Tschudy, president, Elmon Ott, vice president, and Henry Ruppert. First and second alternates include Adams John Fernery, Arnold Lien, Dwight Bump Sr., Wayne Albertson Jr., and others listed by township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County
ASCS
William Tschudy
Elmon Ott
Henry Ruppert
Adams
John F. Nery
Arnold Lien
Albany
Dwight Bump Sr
Wayne Albertson Jr
Brooklyn
Wallace Behnke
Harry West
Cadiz
Delbert Soddy
Glen Sawyer
Clarno - Kenneth Hartwig
Glenn Roderick
Decatur
Leon Baumgartner
Edwin Gruber
Exeter
William Grossen
Wesley Snyder
Jefferson
Herbert Pfund
Walter Brunkow
Jordan
Clarence Falk
Roy Black
Monroe William Hartwig
Carl Wyss
Mr. Pleasant
Fredrick Reider
Lawrence Karlen
New Glarus
John Bircher
Fred Mueller
Spring Grove
Leslie Pinnow
Walton Campbell
Sylvester
Bernard Albright
George Grossen
Washington
Roland Ritschard
Carl Schlittler
York
Virgil Erickson
David Hermanson
House backs higher minimum wage amid overtime proposal fight
Washington The House Education and Labor Committee rejected the administration plan for double time overtime pay. The panel approved in principle a bill to raise the federal minimum wage from 1.25 to 1.75 dollars and extend coverage to about 7.2 million more workers on an 18 to 12 vote.
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Washington
House Education and Labor Committee
Riots Dwindle In Los Angeles After Six Days of Unrest
Violence lessened in Los Angeles large Negro district after six days of rioting. Police reported deserted streets in the 46 square mile area overnight. Captain Steck said a steady show of force would continue to prevent outbreaks. Billy Graham described the violence as a dress rehearsal for a revolution and warned that widespread chaos could require armed federal action.
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Los Angeles
Billy Graham
Dale Steck
Graham
United States
Eau Claire U.S. 53 Project Moves Forward With Bids
The State Highway Commission opened bids today for developing U.S. 53 into a four lane divided road from Eau Claire's southeast edge to I 94, advancing plans to connect with the interstate.
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Eau Claire
Madison
U.S. 53
State Highway Commission
Committees Form For Monroe Jaycette Charity Fashion Show
Monroe Jaycette announces its 8th annual charity fashion show set for Sept 8 9 at 8 p m in Monroe High School Little Theater with multiple committees led by Mrs William Spoerry and Mrs John Callahan. Volunteers include Mrs Bill Teuscher Mrs Ray Gordon and many to handle publicity staging scripts models printing tickets and secretarial work.
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Robert Wolfe
Robert Dearth
Monroe Jaycette
Monroe High School
Jaycette
Banks
Milady’s
Florines
Style Shop
Times
Commercial and Savings Bank
First National Bank
William Spoerry
John Callahan
Bill Teuscher
Ray Gordon
Arthur Spoerry
Robert Ableman
Ronald Klemm
John Fernan
Mmes
Jack Kessenich
Walter Donovan Jr
Fran Schott
Ray Kubly Jr
William Schmitz
Ken Sundseth
John McElhaney
Robert Keith
John Kundert
Fred Huber
Rolland Karlen
Richard Newcomer
Nathan Marti
Kenneth Meyer
Donald Pfister
Gene Proessl
Delbert Krupke
Richard Shallberg
Alan Bauman
Five Bodies Located From Airliner Crash
Milwaukee police report a Marquette University coed Kathleen Pollworth age 19 was strangled with an extension cord in her apartment. Her 19 year old unemployed boyfriend James R Schultz confessed and was arrested after two friends reported his involvement. Miss Pollworth previously lived with Schultz and had broken up in June.
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Milwaukee
Marquette University
Kathleen Pollworth
Davenport
Marquette
Mary Frana
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Leo Woefel
Miss Pollworth
James R. Schultz
New Berlin
Woeffel
Schultz
Kathleen
Woelfel
Lester
James W. Bell
Bernard W. Bell
Frana
Miss Fiana
Near West Side
Bell
Heavy Rains Hit Area With Thunderstorm and Lightning
Rainfall ranged from half an inch to one and a half inches across Green County and Albany. Madison Verona cloudburst caused travel. two Wisconsin Power and Light transformers were struck by lightning near Monroe and South Wayne. Four utility poles were shattered but no outages reported. Beloit and Rockford recorded 1.46 inches.
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Green County
Monroe
Monticello
Albany
Madison
Verona
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
South Wayne
United Telephone Co
Wisconsin
Beloit
Rockford
Riots Linger as Watts Voices Challenge Gov Brown
In Los Angeles Watts area readers hear two stark views on whether the riots are over. A young man who helped loot a market says police see him as a criminal and endorses continued unrest. A Baptist minister warns rioting persists until police brutality ends, while others blame poverty and hopelessness for future violence.
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Edmund G. Brown
Los Angeles
Watt
Three Youths Drown in Prairie River Park
Three brothers Merton Young Jr 14 Jack 12 and Donald 10 of Lenark Illinois drowned while fishing with their grandfather Merald Young in Prairie Dells Park nine miles northeast of Merrill. The bodies were recovered from about 70 feet of water after a missing person alert.
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Merrill
Illinois
Prairie River
Prairie Dells Park
Merton Young Jr
Jack
Donald
Merton Young Sr
Lenark
Young
Merald
Merrill Fire Department
Jack du Playee
Tomahawk
Merald Young
La Follette Condition Worsens as Illness Deepens
Former Wisconsin governor Philip La Follette, critically ill with a lung infection and complications, has taken a turn for the worse. His law partner Gordon Singlin said the condition deteriorated over the past 24 hours. A hospital spokesman had earlier stated he was near death.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Philip la Follette
Gordon Singkin
la Follette
30 Aboard Jet All Feared Dead In Lake Michigan
A United Air Lines jet with 30 aboard plunged into Lake Michigan near Chicago. Five bodies were recovered about 20 miles off Ft. Sheridan by Coast Guard cutters Woodbine and Arundel. The Boeing 727 bound from New York to Chicago vanished in a blinding flash amid thunderstorms. Names and details of passengers were not immediately released.
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Chicago
United Air Lines
Lake Michigan
Ft. Sheridan
Coast Guard
Woodbine
Arundel
New York
James Seymour
Crystal Lake
Ill
Waukegan
Grand Haven
Mich
Clarence L. Clancy Sayen
Seattle
Wash
Air Line Pilots Association
Sayen
ALPA
United
Glenview Naval Air Station
National Guardsman Names Son Riot in Los Angeles
Pfc. Robert Yamez a 20 year old National Guardsman in a segregated Los Angeles district gave his 8 pound son born Monday the nickname Riot He visited his wife Rebecca 19 at the hospital then returned to duty amid hiot torn conditions in the area
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Jeffrey Rankins
Albany
Monroe
Green County
Jeff
Garland
Joan Jacobson Rankins
St. Clare Hospital
Cathy
Harry
Laura) Jacobson
Mr. Jacobson
Dolly
Times
Los Angeles
Robert Yamez
Yamez
Rebecca
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Gov. Knowles
Jaycettes
Marquette Coed
James Bacon and
Bill Boyarsky
James Robertson
William H. Parker
Parker
Hitler
Police
Gestapo
Rosalie Richardson
LaFollette
Jet
National Guardsman
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