State Unit Finds Area Watershed Project Possible
A Wisconsin state survey supports the Swiss Badger Watershed flood control and recreation project in Green and Dane Counties and recommends federal planning aid. The plan envisions 10 floodwater retarding sites, six miles of channel work, and a potential 100 acre lake in northern Green County.
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Green
Dane
Green County
James Schwoegler
SCS
Monticello Gymnasium
Herman Pluss
Albany Township
Karl Freitag
Monticello Village
Tony Beutler
Primrose Township
Dane County
Dane Counties
Monticello
New Glarus
Albany
Watershed Association
Schwoegler
Little Sugar
State Soil and Water Conservation Task Force
Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Myron E. Jeglum
Clarence R
Portman Casper Cheeseman Dies After 50 Years in Cheesemaking
Casper Portman 91 longtime cheesemaker and buyer for Kraft Foods and N Dorman died at his home in Monroe from old age. Born December 28 1871 in Maters Canton Luzerne Switzerland he came to the United States in 1900 lived in Darlington and Monroe. Survived by wife Hedwig and twins Anton J and Hedwig A Portman. Funeral at Stuessy Funeral Home then St Victor's Church with burial in Calvary. Rosary tonight at 8:15.
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Casper
Cap) Portman
19Th Street
Mr. Portman
Maters
Canton
Luzerne
Switzerland
Green
Lafayette
Darlington
Jacob
Magdaline Schumacher Portman
Hedwig Odermatt
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Seymour Corners
Lafayette County
Kraft Foods
N. Dorman and Co
Anton J. Portman
Hedwig Anna Portman
Monroe
Portman
Alfred
Moritz
Paul
John
Joseph
Mathilda
Carolina Montebelli
Italy
Stuessy Funeral Home
St. Victor’s Church
E. C. McCollon
Calvary Cemetery
Next Week's Menus Aid Student Cafeteria Planning
Editor's note explains weekly menus published to help mothers plan meals for high school students who eat at the cafeteria each noon. The item outlines forthcoming food offerings for the week.
Weekly School Lunch Menu Fragments
The notes list meals for Monday through Friday with items like bratwurst and potatoes Monday, pork choplets Tuesday, chicken noodles Wednesday, meat loaf Thursday, and toasted cheese sandwich Friday. Each day includes bread, butter, and milk, with side dishes and desserts varying.
Fresno Mayor Killed in Truck Collision Near City
Fresno Mayor Arthur Selland 57 and Herbert Ferguson 56 died in a truck auto wreck four miles south of Fresno while returning from a Los Angeles meeting. Selland served a second term and chaired the National Conference of Mayors.
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Fresno
Calif
Arthur Selland
National Conference of Mayors
Here
Herbert Ferguson
Monroe Postoffice Presses Holiday Mailing Rush
The Monroe Postoffice kicks into its holiday mail rush as Postmaster Myers urges early mailing to avoid delays. National figures predict nearly 12 billion pieces nationwide in December, with local volumes higher than last year. Postal customers are asked to use ZIP Codes, include 53566 in return addresses, and ship early to aid the season’s flow.
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Monroe
Postal Service
Monroe’s
Wisconsin 4-H Scholarships Awarded to Three Girls
The University of Wisconsin announced three state 4H girls won $200 scholarships for food preservation project work. Recipients are Margaret Brantmeier of Sherwood Nancy Soldner of Reedsville and Judy Schwab of Bloomer.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin
Margaret Brantmeier
Sherwood
Nancy Soldner
Reedsville
Judy Schwab
Bloomer
Polio Vaccine Schedule for Monroe Schools Announced
Mrs. Katheryn Etter city school nurse announced the second of three oral polio vaccine centers in Monroe district schools. The immunization runs December 11 to 13 prior to the public clinic December 15 at the Armory for preschool children and adults.
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Monroe
Katheryn Etter
Armory
Prien
Richland
Ball
Browntown
Albany
Brodhead
New Glarus
Monticello
Monroe Armory
Sabin
Green County Medical Society
Green County
Cheddar List Steady at Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
In Green Bay activity at the Wisconsin Cheese Exchange shows one car State brand pasteurized daisies sold at 37 cents. One offer remains for one car State brand pasteurized longhorns in paper boxes at 37 cents. no unfilled bids.
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Green Bay
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Green County Brown Swiss breeders win big at national expo
Three Green County farms swept top honors at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. Lois Meythaler of Cold Spring Farm Monticello growers, Voegeli Farm Monticello with Jake Howard Voegeli and Dr Nathan Bear Monroe surgeon, shared top awards including grand champion Welcome in Supreme Jinx and reserve grand champion Voegeli Norwic Mistress Mirth. Wisconsin Brown Swiss herd named top state herd. Howard Voegeli named International Dairy Show director.
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Chicago
Lois Meythaler
Kenilworth
Ill
Cold Spring Farm
Highway 69
Monroe
Charming Echo
Welcome
Cold Spring
Dale Honer
Columbus
Voegeli Norwic
Mirth
Voegeli Farm
Madam Plumanne
Northern Illinois Breeding Co-operative
Hampshire
W. B. Raven
Voegelis
Dr. Bear
Christine Keller Sentenced for Conspiracy Perjury in Gordon Case
London 21 year old Christine Keller received a nine month prison term after pleading guilty to perjury and conspiracy to frame Aloysius Gordon, with Paula Hamilton Marshall given six months and housekeeper Olive Brooker probation. The case involved a plan to implicate Gordon in a scandal tied to high officials.
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London
Christine Keller
Aloysius
Lucky) Gordon
John D. Profumo
Anthony Hawke
Old Bailey
Paula Hamilton - Marshall
Christine
Olive Brooker
Gordon
JFK Awarded Highest Honor
President Johnson awarded the Medal of Freedom posthumously to John F Kennedy for his life of service and achievement. Attorney General Robert F Kennedy accepted for his slain brother as 31 leaders from government science business and the arts were to be honored.
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Washington
President Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Great Republic
Robert F. Kennedy
John XXIII
Johnson
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
United States
Kennedy
Nuns Sell Hospital to Watertown Group
Watertown Memorial Hospital Association completed negotiations to buy St. Marys hospital from the Roman Catholic Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Ghost for 250000 dollars. The order began plans seven years ago to relinquish the institution.
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Watertown
Watertown Memorial Hospital Association
St. Mary’s Hospital
Paul C. Kehrer
Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Ghost
Location of rifle practice found near Dallas and Irving
Investigators found empty shell casings and a target near the Trinity River between Dallas and Fort Worth, suggesting Oswald could have practiced there. Witnesses reportedly saw Oswald at a Grand Prairie rifle range between November 10 and 16. FBI agents are probing a possible link to the Walker shooting and the Kennedy assassination report. the full FBI document awaits disclosure to President Johnson and the Warren Commission.
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Associated Press
Lee Harvey Oswald
Dallas News
Trinity River
Irving
Dallas
Fort Worth
Oswald
Secret Service
Grand Prairie
Chicago Sun-Times
FBI
Edwin A. Walker
Walker
Kennedy
Johnson
Warren
Hawthorne to Lead Smith Masonic Lodge as Worshipful Master
William F. Hawthorne was elected worshipful master at the Smith Masonic Lodge meeting in the Masonic Temple. Other officers include Roy E. Chesebro senior warden Fred D. Kubly junior warden Walter B. Ekum treasurer Dwight C. Coplien secretary and Harvey H. Holland re elected as trustee for three years. A program of poem recitations was given by O. E. Evans and an oyster stew was served by Jerome Howe Percy Stevens Othe Schneider Robert Kramer LeRoy Phillips and Robert Weck erly.
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William F. Hawthorne
Smith Masonic Lodge
Masonic Temple
Roy E. Chesebro
Fred D. Kubly
Walter B. Ekum
Dwight C. Coplien
Harvey H. Holland
O. E. Evans
Jerome Howe
Percy Stevens
Othe Schneider
Robert Kramer
LeRoy Phillips
Robert Weckerly
Fatal gun mishap in Antigo blanks Herbert below
Herbert Be low, 66, of Antigo, was killed Thursday when a shotgun pulled from a duffle bag discharged striking him in the chest. He was unpacking hunting and fishing gear moved from a cottage earlier in the day.
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Herbert Below
Connally Returns Home as Arm Stays in Cast
Governor John Connally flew from Parkland Hospital in Dallas to Austin to continue recovery after being wounded in the Kennedy assassination. He indicated uncertainty about restoring full use of his right hand and wrist, and noted his life was saved by Parkland staff.
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John Connally
Parkland Hospital
Dallas
Nellie
Merrell
Connally
Austin
Kennedy
William Stinson
Texas
Parkland
Ten State Groups Quit Dairy Co operative Split
The Federated Dairy Co operative in Chicago says 10 of its 23 members will withdraw by December 31, all in Wisconsin. Avery Vose notes the Pure Milk Association filed cancellation notices with FDC directors as a protest over past procedures and a shared goal of a northern superpool price.
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Chicago
Federated Dairy Co-operative
Wisconsin
Avery Vose
FCC
Pure Milk Association
PMA
FDC
Vose
Wisconsin Dairies Co-operative
Union Center
Lake To Lake
Manitowoc
Central Wisconsin Co-operative
Westfield
Outagamie Co-operative Creamery
Black Creek
Columbus Milk Producers Cooperative
Astico
Alma Dairy Products
Alma
Alto Co-operative Creamery
Alto
Barron Co-operative Creamery
Barron
Antigo Milk Products
Antigo
The
Taft's Son Announces Run for U.S. Senate Seat
Rep. Robert Taft Jr. of Ohio declared his candidacy for the U.S. Senate to challenge Democratic Sen. Stephen M. Young. Taft faces at least one opponent in the Republican primary, Secretary of State Ted W. Brown, who entered the race on November 5.
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Cleveland
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
U.S. Senate
Stephen M. Young
Young
Taft
Ted W. Brown
Brown
Pope Paul VI to Visit Holy Land in Early January
Pope Paul VI will depart January 4 for a three day visit to the Holy Land and Jordan, with plans to celebrate two major Masses. Orthodox Patriarch Athenagoras proposed a Jerusalem summit of Christian leaders during the trip, signaling a step toward unity and interfaith dialogue.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Holy Land
Vatican
Istanbul
Jerusalem
Athenagoras I
Athenagoras
Turkey
Paul
Maximos IV Saigh
Antoch
Rome
Vatican Ecumenical Council
Benedictus
Old City
Jordan
Nazareth
Israel
Christ
Jordanian
Jesus
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Casper Portman
U.S. Capitol
National Geographic Society
George F. Mobley
U.S. Capitol Historical Society
JFK
Watertown Group
W. F.hawthorne
Gov. Connally
Pope Paul
Pontiff
Lsarnt
Mao Pelo
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