Belleville Picnic Weekend Brings Town Events to Park
Belleville in Green County hosts a two day Community Picnic at Community Park with rides from Moundview Co. on Saturday and Sunday. The schedule includes a Mt Horeb versus Verona softball game, a teen dance, chicken barbecue, Home Talent League games, canoe races at Lake Belleview, and an aerial water fight championship with teams from Oregon New Glarus Verona Brooklyn Monticello and Belleville.
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Belleville
Green County
Moundview Co
Mt. Horeb All Stars
Verona All Stars
Revolutionaries
Belleville High
Ville Nine
Blanchardville Nine
Lake Belleview
Oregon
New Glarus
Verona
Brooklyn
Monticello
Little Hope For Peace Corps Volunteer Reported Missing
Peace Corps spokesmen held little hope for Mark C. Raymaker a 22 year old volunteer from Green Bay Wisconsin who vanished Wednesday while hunting with two colleagues in Masai land after entering a thick thorny bush to stalk game An air search continued over the isolated area about 200 miles northeast of Dar es Salaam Tanzania Raymaker was coordinating a three week inoculation campaign for Masai communities.
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Dar ES Salaam
Tanzania
Peace Corps
Wisconsin
Mark C. Raymaker
Green Bay
Wis
Peace
Here
Raymaker
Casualties Down in Viet Nam War Says U S Command
American combat deaths last week fell to 82 with 748 wounded as the U S Command reports the lowest toll since January amid a lull in major ground fighting in Saigon.
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Saigon
U. S. Command
Registration Set To Begin For Ding a Dong Nursery School
Registration for the Ding a Dong Nursery School opens Monday August 21 from 7 30 to 9 PM at St John s United Church Educational Unit. The school serves three and a half year olds to school age with two morning classes Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday 9 to 11. The first day is Tuesday September 5 with late enrollment possible that morning.
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19Th Ave
St. John’s Church
Times
Ding-a-Dong
St. John’s United Church of Christ
Congressman Kastenmeier to speak on Vietnam tonight
Residents in Monroe may question Congressman Bob Kastenmeier at the public meeting in the Green County Courthouse Circuit Court room at 8 p.m. He will discuss "The Dilemma of Vietnam" and present a summary of hearings he has conducted across the district.
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Kastenmeier
Monroe
Bob Kastenmeier
Circuit Court Room
Green County Court House
Congress
Dairy regulations updated to align with federal rules
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture changes two dairy regulations to conform with new federal standards. Mastitis control now uses uniform standards and the vestibule requirement between barn and milk house is removed. The time consuming record keeping provision is also erased.
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Madison
State Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Democrat to seek Janesville State Senate seat
Janesville Democrat Lewis Mittness said he would run for the State Senate seat vacated by Republican George Borg of Delavan who resigned August 14 for personal and business reasons.
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Janesville
Lewis Mittness
Djanesville
George Borg
Delavan
Borg
Brewer Swine Winner Dr Bear's Brown Swiss Sweep Fair
Dr Nathan E Bears Sugar Valley Farm Spring Grove Township Brown Swiss herd swept Wisconsin State Fair Brown Swiss Show. Grand champion bull Wel come In Farsight D. and grand champion female Tillies Beauty Bell led wins alongside strong farm management by Jim Price. Voegeli Farm took junior champion female. Meythaler Cold Springs Farm won reserve grand champion female. Brews also claim premier exhibitor.
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Nathan E. Bear
Sugar Valley Farm
Spring Grove Township
Bear
Welcome
Farsight D
Tillie
Dr. Bear
Jim Price
Voegeli Farm, Inc
Monticello
Meythaler
Cold Springs Farm
Monroe
Voegeli
Fire Department Seeks Furnishings for Aug 27 Demonstrations
Monroe Fire Department seeks an old sofa and used overstuffed chairs for demonstrations at the Fall Fire School of Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois Firemen's Association on Sunday August 27 at the Monroe Fairgrounds. Only one chair has been donated so far by Fire Chief Joe Benkert. Call Benkert at his clothing store to donate.
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Monroe Fire Department
Fall
Southern
Wisconsin
Northern Illinois Firemen’s Association
Monroe Fairgrounds
Joe Benkert
Benkert
First Class Letter Rate Increase Seen
Washington report states the House Post Office Committee approved raising the first class letter rate to six cents while keeping post cards at five cents. The panel rejected higher postcard increases and kept cards one cent cheaper than letters. The committee backed raising letters to six cents and settled on a seven cent target for 1970.
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Washington
House Post Office Committee
Johnson
Edward J. Derwinski
R-Ill
Highway 69 Relocation Bids Set for Sept 12
Mayor Walter R. Ekum announced that the State Highway Commission informed him bids for the Highway 69 relocation project in Monroe will be opened in Madison on Tuesday Sept 12. The new route will run along the citys west side connecting the present Highway 69 near Behring Motors to the north with Highway 11.
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Walter R. Ekum
State Highway Commission
Monroe
Madison
Behring Motors
State study saves 17.6 million in spending
A Wisconsin government efficiency study reports savings of 17.6 million dollars to date. The final report released Thursday details measures implemented to trim expenditures across state agencies.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Urban Renewal Public Hearing Planned for Monroe
Urban Renewal Set for Public Hearing on Sept. 5 before City Council and Planning Commission. T. J. Burgy Jr. announces the West Side Monroe tornado renewal project covers about 46 acres with an estimated cost of 647000, HUD funding covering three fourths, and non cash credits from state and local grants.
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T. J. Burgy Jr
Monroe
City Council
Planning Commission
West Side
Chicago
Walter R. Ekum
Burgy and Property Committee
Robert E. Tschudy
August Chidichimo
Barton - Aschman Associates
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Daily Doggerel by Clair R Munns
Room for doubt. Long haired boys in short tight pants and the miniskirt remain. We wonder if some youth have mini brains.
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Clair R. Munns
Benkert Wins National Art Prize in Youth Magazine Contest
Monroe High School senior Douglas Benkert won in the Creative Arts Award contest from Youth magazine. He submitted two entries across four categories and received a $25 prize. The August issue will publish winning works drawn from over 2,000 entries by youths under 20.
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Douglas Benkert
Monroe
United Church of Christ
Protestant Episcopal Church
Church of the Brethren
Anglican Church of Canada
Benkert
Paul F. Benkert
22Nd Ave
Doug
Fairbanks Awaits River Recession For Flood Recovery
Flooded Fairbanks waits for the Chena River to recede after a presidential pledge of federal aid. Officials say the urgent massive recovery will begin once the river returns within its banks and waters drop.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Chena
Three Young Men Sell Bibles and Tell of Faith in Kentucky
Three unrelated young men Tom Minor Larry Shearer and Bob Biddulph have spent 11 weeks in Green County selling Bibles and religious materials to fund college expenses and spread Bible teaching. All are from different backgrounds with ministerial ties and denominational ties including Evangelical Methodists Nazarene and Free Methodist. They meet locals with courtesy and faith in the Bible as vital truth while aiming for future ministry and teaching careers.
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Larry Shearer
Church of the Nazarene
Tom Minor
Bob Biddulph
Bob
Tom
Asbury College
Wilmore
Larry
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond
Times
Helen E. Zimmerli
Green County
Kentucky
Asbury
Colombia
South America
Free Methodist Church
United States
Howard
Janesville
Biddolph
Western Kentucky University
Church of Nazarene
Cheese Days plans spark Monroe Legion membership drive
The American Legion Zil mer-Riley Post met last night to launch the 1968 membership drive and to outline Cheese Day weekend food service. Events include chef Clint Blackbourn, Sept 16–17, with officers Eberhardt and Webster coordinating. A top by Nov 11 with the Auxiliary is planned, and Constitution Day will be observed with flags.
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American Legion Zilmer-Riley
Clint Blackbourn
Bill Eberhardt
Earl Webster
Russell West
Edward L. Niffenegger
Monroe
Athletic Committee
Robert Hardell
Shawano
John Wagner
Chester Becker
Frank Klarer
Ned Walker
Oscar Johnson
Eberhardt
Girls Grow Big At St. Clare Maternity Ward News
The Times notes two large births at St. Clare Hospital. David Faulkes weighed 11 lb 7.5 oz on Aug 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest E. Faulkes of Monroe. Courtney Colvin weighed 10 lb 7 oz on Aug 16, first child of Mr. and Mrs. LaVerne Colvin of Sterling. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fager of Orangeville.
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St. Clare Hospital
David John Faulkes
Forrest E. Faulkes
Monroe
Courtney Renee Colvin
LaVerne Colvin
3Rd Ave
Sterling, Ill
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Maureen Dixon
James W. Dixon
16Th Ave
Stephen Villacrez
J. Alexander Villacrez
Robert
Helen) Salzwedel
University of Wisconsin
Nathan
Barbara) Rinehart
Whitewater State College
Dinga-Dong School
William Maddix
Alex A. Stauffer
Horeb
Fay Brewer and Sons
Albany
Francis Fahey
Ronald Fahey
Rte
Illinois Central Railroad
7Th Ave
Illinois Central
L1th St
Monroe Legion
Ers
Legion
George Grant
Ted Gaulapp
Fred Schott
Ernest Marty
Green County Council of the American Legion
Olin Flis
Soldiers Field
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