Car Drowns in Sugar River near Brodhead
A submerged car near the Sugar River headgates at Brodhead led to the death of Duane R. Arnsmeier, 18, whose companion Michael Flynn, 15, escaped by opening a window and reaching safety. Deputy coroner ruled accidental drowning and noted the vehicle was off a city dump path, not a highway. Nine others injured in area crashes over the weekend were reported by the Green County Sheriff.
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Sugar River
Brodhead
Duane R. Arnsmeier
Rodney Arnsmeier
Michael James Flynn
Arnsmeier
Ernest Buchanan
Theodore 3. Burgy Jr
Burgy
Duane Arnsmeier
Monroe
Rodney
Lucille Kloepping Arnsmeier
Davis
County Trunk
Lowell
Ronald
Roger
LaVon) Cowell
Jack
Judy) Klopfenstein
Juda
Ivan Arnsmeier
Fred Kloepping
Orangeville
Dwight Rodney
Newcomer Funeral Home
Green County Sheriff's Department
Elmer W. Roderick
Freeport
Keith A’ Blumer
Route 1
Albany
Dorothy Roderick
Teresa Olson
Freeport Memorial Hospital
St. Clare Hospital
Highway 81
Audrey A. Gould
Darlington
Roger Penniston
Argyle
Gould
Fred Peak
Ronald V. Thomm
Route 3
Thoman
Sheriff's
Melvin R. Zweifel
Madison
Shanghai Road
Lamont M. Zimmerman
Carl M. Munz
Zimmerman
Delbert Indergand
Susan R. Keegan
16Th St
Helen R. Stauffer
19Th Ave
Keegan
Stauffer
Alice M. Reese
12Th Ave
Harold J. Kline Jr
18Th Ave
19Th St
13Th Ave
Monroe Schools set bus routes and lunches begin September
William Stuckey announces completion of all Monroe School transportation routes and that the school lunch program starts Friday September 1 at Monroe Senior High Junior High and Lincoln with about 950 rural students transported. Aug 31 misses kindergarten. trial bus runs Aug 29. milk program starts Sept 5 at two cents per half pint.
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William Stuckey
Monroe
Lincoln School
Monticello
Juda to Build Nine Angels Memorial Park in Juda
Plans to create a 15 acre memorial park near Juda's northwest edge honor nine senior girls who died in a New Orleans motel fire. Project by Green County Soil Conservation District under Dave Woods includes enlarged pond for fire protection and rec activities, with a baseball field and playgrounds. Donations welcomed at Bank of Juda. tentative cost for pond about $10,000 to $11,000.
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Onder
Juda
New Orleans
Green County Soil Conservation District
Dave Woods
Rolland Keen
Jerry Jordan
Wayne Gempeler
Ralph Bridge
Juda Women’s Club
Bank of Juda
Nine Angels” Memorial
Man Gored by Bull Is Hospitalized After Farm Incident
Ivan Legler a 47 year old Brooklyn man was gored by a bull at the Legler farm between Brooklyn and Belleville. He sustained a fractured arm an injured shoulder and possible internal injuries. His son Donald used a pitchfork to keep the bull away until help arrived. Sheriff Roy Vetterli said the ambulance squad transported him to Stoughton after a 6 am call.
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Ivan Legler
Route 1
Brooklyn
Legler Farm
Belleville
Stoughton
Donald
Roy Vetterli
Evansville
Mrs Sutter Leaves for Year in India for Study
Mrs. Sutter formerly Barbara Kundert of Monroe departs Saturday with 25 U S students for the College Year in India program. She will study at Banaras Hindu University while three groups attend three Indian universities under director Dr W Mopert Holmes in Delhi. Students live with Indian hosts and study language with local peers during the year.
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Michael Sutter
Barbara Kundert
Monroe
United States
India
London
Frankfurt
Germany
Sutter
Banaras Hindu University
University of Illinois
Urbana
Dia
W. Mopert Holmes
Delhi
Ray E. Kundert
Kundert
Wisconsin State University
Stevens Point
Blood Donors Short of Area Quota at Monticello
Red Cross Bloodmobile visited Monticello on Friday August 25 and collected 28 pints toward a 50 pint quota. Merlyn Casey became a gallon donor. The blood drive operated at Fellowship Hall Zwingli United Church of Christ under Harold Schulz with a list of volunteers assisting and a canteen team led by Mrs. William Wendt and others. A second item notes Athens Civil Defense’s fallout shelter drill with nearly 1,000 volunteers confined for 24 hours, deemed the largest and most successful test.
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Red Cross Bloodmobile
Monticello
Merlyn Casey
Fellowship Hall
Zwingli
William Moser
Lyle Sinnett
Darrell Piette
Earl Feldt
Rose Stauffer
William Wendt
Edward Marty
Herman Marty
Athens
Civil Defense
Time ruins vacation musing by Clair R. Munns
Daily Doggerel by Clair R Munns laments time's ruin of vacation. The poem notes cannot retain rest and play despite efforts, acknowledging two weeks slipping away.
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Clair R. Munns
Sunshine Aids School Flames Fire School At Green County Fairgrounds
Firefighting drills drew hundreds of spectators as the 31st Annual Fall Fire School ended at the Green County Fairgrounds. Monroe firefighters led by Chief Josef Benkert hosted the event with public demonstrations, aided by Standard Oil, Monroe Ready Mix, the Green County Sheriff’s Department, and others. Mayor Walter Ekum welcomed guests, with remarks from President F C Richter and Rev Robert Olsen.
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Green County Fairgrounds
Emmett Cox
Western Actuarial Bureau
Chicago
Ill
Cox
Monroe
Josef Benkert
Times
Ollie Fin
Southern
Wisconsin
Northern Illinois Firemen's Association, Inc
Standard Oil Co
Robert Fritsch
Monroe Ready Mix
Monroe Street Department
Green County Sheriff's Department
Fullerton Lumber Company
Green County Law Enforcement Association
Monroe Civil Defense
Walter Ekum
F. C. Richter
Batavis
Robert Olsen
Fire department demo showcases equipment at Mon- Toe event
The Assembly of God Church hosted a morning program with classes and an afternoon public demonstration. Displays highlighted firefighting techniques for tire, Christmas tree, gas, and vehicle fires, followed by a parade of equipment.
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Sembly of God Church
Mon- Toe
Cheese Days Slated For Ag Chest Topic
The Green County Agricultural Chest will be a major topic at tonight's Monroe directors meeting. The group will discuss Cheese Days on September 16 and 17 at Monroe, and seek help and ideas to promote the event and a forthcoming swine show.
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Green County Agricultural Chest
Monroe
Roger Stauffacher
Schuldt Dies at 69 in South Wayne Hospital
Lester J. Schuldt of South Wayne died at 6 45 a m Monday August 28 in St Clare Hospital. He was admitted August 16. Hanson Funeral Home of South Wayne is handling arrangements.
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Lester J. Schuldt
South Wayne
St. Clare Hospital
Hanson Funeral Home
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Northern Illinois Firemen’s Association, Inc
Ollie Fink
Sunshine Aids School
D Were
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