Three Lives Lost In Area Accidents
Three area residents died in weekend traffic incidents. Larry Zweifel, 17, of Belleville, died after a three car collision on Highway 69. Joe Kjelland, 25, of Footville, and Paul Johnson, 22, rural Janesville, perished when their car left the road near Footville. Kjelland and Johnson were Vietnam veterans and GM employees at Janesville. Funeral services are scheduled for Aug 26 for both men. Zweifel’s funeral is set for Aug 26 in Belleville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Zweifel
Melvin Zweifel
Belleville
Wekend
Joe C. Kjelland
Footville
Paul C. Johnson
Janesville
Rock County
Zwiefel
Belleville High School
Madison
Highway 69
Dane County
Clyde Chamberlain
Zweifel
Robert C. Lostetter
Monroe
Robert T. Holland
Route 2
First United Church of Christ
Becker Funeral Home
Kjelland
Johnson
Old Highway 11
General Motors
Footville Church
Mark
Milwaukee
Alvin Kjelland
Gerald Reese
Rainhart Mielke
R. J. Staffon
Orfordville High School
Monroe Hosts Fall Fire School In Monroe This Year
More than 3 000 people attended the afternoon demonstrations at the 33rd Fall Fire School of the Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois Firemen's Association at the Green County Fairgrounds. Monroe volunteers and Chief Joe Benkett were praised for hosting and local preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cox
City of
Monona Fire Department
Southern Wisconsin & Northern Illinois Fireman's Association
Fairgrounds
Monroe
Snively
Southern Wisconsin & Northern Illinois Firemen’s Association, Inc
Green County Fairgrounds
Association
Monroe Fire Department
Joe Benkett
Kenneth L. Stanton
Western Actuarial Bureau
Tes
Illinois
Wisconsin
Iowa
Paul Boecker
Naperville
Nixon delays Vietnam troop decision citing more data
President Nixon postponed any further troop withdrawals from Vietnam at least until early September to allow time for information gathering and assessment of heightened enemy activity noted in mid August. Local fire department honors featured a church steeple flag presentation and demonstrations on foam versus water fire suppression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Vietnam
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Centuries Observed as Freitag Farm Plaques Dedicated
Revered speaker Rev. A R Achtemeier recounts the Freitag family heritage at a Saturday dedication on the century old Freitag farm along Highway 69 between Monticello and New Glarus. Dietrich Freitag bought the land in 1869 and introduced Brown Swiss cattle to Green County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freitag
A. R. Achtemeier
Fort Recovery
Ohio
Zwingli United Church of Christ
Monticello
Freitag Farm
Highway 69
New Glarus
Nic Freitag
Dietrich Freitag
Fridolin Streiff
Green County
Rufus
Pasadena
Calif
Frederic
Marie) Sammond
Milwaukee
Gail
Ruth
Zwingli
Achtemeier
Rufus Freitag
Sammonds
Steussys
Child Killed In Accident On Rock County Farm
Two year old Matthew James Marchant son of Emery and Marjorie Marchant died when a tractor wheel ran over him at about 6:30 p.m. Sunday in Rock County. Coroner ruled accidental death, no inquest. Survived by parents a brother and grandparents. Services set for Aug 26 at Newcomer Funeral Home Brodhead with burial in Union Cemetery Oakley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew James, Marchant
Emery Marchant
Rock County
Richard McCall
Marchants
Avon
Emery
Marjorie Gutzmer Marchant
Mark
Walter Guttmer
Argyle
Mason Marchant
Juda
John Minder Sr
Browntown
Vashni Marchant
Monroe
Newcomer Funeral Home
Brodhead
David Roberts
Orfordville woman joins Swissair tour to Switzerland
Mrs. Hanna Olmstead of Orfordville is among about 140 travelers joining a New Glarus Yodelers trip to Switzerland. She will stay seven weeks at the Grand Hotel in Interlaken and tour the country while the group sails from Chicago O'Hare aboard a Swissair jetliner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanna Olmstead
Orfordville
Glarus
Switzerland
Swissair
O'Hare International
Olmstead
Hanna Logan
Newark Township
Rock County
John Olmstead
Interlaken
Appeal Notice Filed in Court For 3 Fathers
William B. Ball and Thomas C. Eckerle filed a notice of appeal in Green County Circuit Court Monroe on behalf of three Amish fathers convicted for failure to enroll children in New Glarus High School. The National Committee for Amish Religious Freedom will raise funds to support the Amish in their religious liberty case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County
Monroe
William B. Ball
Harrisburg
Penn
Thomas C. Eckerle
Madison
Roger L. Elmer
New Glarus High School
National Committee For
Amish Religious Freedom
William C. Lindholm
East Tawas
Mich
America
Lindholm
National Committee
Albany Police Had Busy Weekend Says Chief Glaser
Albany police logged 15 cases from Friday afternoon to Sunday afternoon including a lost dog found near Paul Stefanik farm and two outside village accidents. Deputy Sheriff Glaser reported a hit and run in the 100 block of North Water Street and a man charged with no license and alcohol violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Norman Glaser
Paul Stefanik
Sheriff's Department
Glaser
Charles Alderman
North Water Street
Monroe
Curtis Steindorf
Jerry J. Ning
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Firemen
Milton G. Petzold
St. John’s United Church of Christ
Walter Ekum
John Peters
McFarland
Benkert
Cairo
THE
Associated Press
Israel
Ala Aksah
Jerusalem
Jordan
Space Center
Houston
Earth
Solar System
Helen
Denmark
Brussels
Belgium
France
Ag London
Melchior Denny
Route 4
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