Johnson declines post at National Farmers Organization convention
Ray Johnson, a rural Brod head farmer, declined the vice presidential nomination at the National Farmers Organization convention in St. Louis. Erhardt Pfingsten was reelected national vice president, Oren Lee Staley was returned as national president, and Ed Richter withdrew his nomination. The two day Kiel Auditorium meeting drew about 10 000 delegates from 25 states with Green County sending twenty delegates. Ambrose Wenger noted NFO marketing gains boosting hog and cattle prices and predicted similar gains for grain and dairy. A telegram from President Johnson praised farmers and parity progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Johnson
National Farmers Organization
St. Louis
NFC
Johnson
Erhardt Pfingsten
Sergeant Bluff
Ed Pudwill
Iron
Minn
Oren
Lee Staley
Rea. Mo
Ed Richter
Wadena
Staley
Wisconsin Nfo
Rock County
NFO
Kiel Auditorium
Green County
Ambrose Wenger
U.S
Lyndon B. Johnson
Building Destroyed at Albion Academy
Fire destroyed Kumlein Hall the last building on the Albion Academy campus in Albion Wisconsin early today. The three story museum housed 26 rooms with many historic objects lost as firemen from Edgerton and Stoughton battled the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albion
Wis
Albion Academy
Wisconsin
Kumlein Hall
Edgerton
Stoughton
County ASCS Plans Education Meetings on 1966 Farm Programs
The Green County ASCS Committee led by William A. Tschudy announced a series of education meetings about the 1966 Feed Grain and Cropland Adjustment Programs. Sessions will cover participation rules, ownership requirements, and sign up timelines slated for December 1965 through early 1966 in Monroe, Brodhead, and Dayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ASCS
William A. Tschudy
Green County
Middleton
Tschudy
Elmon G. Ott
Henry Ruppert
Donald Liedschlag
Monroe
Bank of Brodhead
Exeter Town Hall
Dayton
Old Soil Bank
Moon Probe Again Moscow
The Soviet Union launched today another unmanned mission aiming for a soft moon landing. The effort follows prior attempts and seeks to achieve a controlled lunar touchdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Soviet Union
Christmas Stocking Project Needs Items To Assure Yule Cheer
The Monroe Woman's Club Christmas Stocking Project seeks warm winter items for local children including a boy size 11 jacket a typewriter a girl size 2 snow suit girl size 9 coat and girl size 6 clothing. Call Mrs. Bennett at 325 3545 with offers and deliver to the Clothes Closet rear of Baker Book Store by December 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Fund
Monroe Woman’s Club
David Bennett
Baker Book Store
Christmas Stocking
Bennett
Allie Holtshopple
Kenneth Stuart
Brodhead Class Play Set For Weekend Showing
Brodhead High School Senior Class presents Uncle Fred Fritz By at 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 15 p.m. Sunday in the high school gym. Lead roles go to Mike Gibson and Jeff Jubie with a full cast including Kathy Lorch Don Condon Susan Risum and others. Director is Miss Mary Preston. Proceeds benefit the class trip to Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brodhead
Brodhead High School
Fred Fritz
Mike Gibson
Jeff Jubie
Kathy Lorch
Don Condon
Susan Risum
Ken McCool
Sandy Peterson
Karen Christensen
Janet Ruef
Dolores Shrier
Lynn Wish
Dennis Frehner
Lee Stein
Brenda
Schuetz Honored by Monroe Jaycees for Conservation Work
Walter Schuetz Route 3 Monroe received the Outstanding Senior Conservation Farmer Award at Jaycee Farmers Recognition Night in the Monroe Junior High auditorium. James Schwoegler SCS head also earned a conservation award as six Green County winners were honored. Schuetz and his wife operate a 280 acre Jordan Township farm with five children, several of whom inspired their soil and water conservation efforts through FFA activity and tree planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Soil and Water Conservation District
Ken Schmid
Charles W. Staley
Walter Schuetz
Monroe
Jaycee
James Schwoegler
Soil Conservation Service
FFA
Route 3
Schuetz
SCS
Green County
Jaycees
Schwoegler
Richard Shallberg
Shallberg
Jordan Township
Jean
Browntown
Allen
University of Minnesota
Kenneth
Louisiana State University
Joan
Blackout Triggers Federal Probe Of Military Bases
A power failure that originated in El Paso cut electricity to four military bases and civilians across New Mexico Texas and Mexico. The incident prompted a federal investigation ordered by President Johnson with J R Johnson of the Federal Power Commission sent to El Paso to determine the cause.
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EL Paso
Texas
New Mexico
Mexico
Johnson
United States
Canada
el Paso Electric Co
Newman
J. R. Johnson
Federal Power Commission
Ft. Worth
Tex
Termine
Joseph Laitin
Laitin
Holloman Air Force Base
Biggs Air Force Base
Strategic Air Command
Army
Ft. Bliss
U.S
Mrs Stoll Leads Monticello Christmas Seal Campaign Forty-Five Years
Mrs Herman F Stoll of Monticello dedicates 46th consecutive year as chairwoman of the Christmas Seals sale. Born Edyth Blum, she taught in area schools and started seal drives in 1920 after Principal Paul Bergen urged her to help. The Monticello effort began with children selling seals to raise funds to fight TB.
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Monticello
Herman F., Stoll
Stoll
Edyth R. Blum
Monroe
Stevens Point State University
Whitewater High School
Paul Bergen
Miss Blum
Area Entrants Win Top Honors At Chicago Show
Green County exhibitors won top honors at the International Livestock Exposition Dairy Show in Chicago. Dr. Nathan Bear of Monroe earned reserve grand champion with Tillie's Beauty Belle. Voegeli Farm Inc. of Monticello led Brown Swiss junior champion female and ball calf classes. Reel of Congerville sold Someday for 10400 dollars, plus prizes totaling 11335 dollars. Bear previously took reserve female honors two years running with Sugar Valley Farm. Other breed winners included Shorthorn, Aberdeen Angus, Guernsey, and Holstein champions from Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, Ontario, and Wisconsin.
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Green County
Chicago
Nathan Bear
Monroe
Tillie
Voegeli Farm, Inc
Jake and
Howard Voegeli
Monticello
Robert Meythaler
Meythaler
Cold Springs
Lane
Wood Hope
Robert Schneider
New Glarus
Bear
Sugar Valley Farm
Brodhead
Young Reel
Congerville
Ill
Reel
Stock Yards Packing Co
Central National Bank of Chicago
A. P. Weller
Shirley Miller
Osceola
Iowa
Karl Hoffman
Jack
Ida Grove
Pfaelzer Brothers
Armour and Co
Peterson and Brechler
Havelock
Pfaff
Red Brae Farm
Eagle Wis
Albert E. Withrow and Sons
Eaton
Ohio
Elmwood
Duane
Elmwood Farms
Frankenmuth, Mich
Ran- Lo Farms
Cissna Park
Trail’s End Tone V
Chambrie Farm
Rockford
Mississinewa Farms
Herman Stocksdale and Family
Union City
Hayssen Fond Leah
William A. Hayssen
Elkhart Lake
Wis
Romandale
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USAF
Beloit
Joe Tschanz
Tom McCarthy
Brooklyn
Delbert Blum
Kenneth Ubert
Monroe Jaycees
Green County Soil and Water Conservation District
Extension Service
Times
Tun
Brodhead Class
Agha Haider
Ollie Fine
Evening Times
Don Pfister
Jaycee Farmers
Pakistan
Haider
Punjab
University of Wisconsin
White Sands
Air Force Missile Development Center
Mrs. Stoll
Herman Stoll
Area
Dr. Bear
Voegels
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