Block recalls his 4-H trip but glad to be back
Russell Block, 19, Hiawatha 4-H Club member and local delegate to the National 4H Club Congress, spent a week in Chicago. He returns to his family farm of 160 acres in Green County and plans to continue farming with his father while noting the value of the experience and meetings with delegates from around the world.
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Block
Ollie Fink
Evening Times
Russell Block
Hiawatha
Chicago
Green County
Agriculture
Russ
Monroe High School
Vietnam
Ann Landers
Orville Freeman
Walnut Tour at Orvin Olson estate in Argyle
A Walnut Tour on the Orvin Olson estate in Argyle, hosted by Miss Ida Olson, runs Friday from 10 am to noon and 1 to 3 pm Monday with a storm date of Dec 11. Tours start every 20 minutes at 10 am and 1 pm, highlighting planting, weed control, pruning, fertilizing, marketing, and timber-ready stands.
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Orvin Olson
Argyle
Ida Olson
Green County Agriculture Building
Essays Sought on Real Meaning of Christmas
Monroe Jaycees announce a Christmas contest with the title What Christmas Means to Me. Essays must be mailed by December 15 to Monroe Jaycees P.O. Box 104 Monroe Wisconsin. Fifteen prizes of five dollars each, open to anyone, with entrants to include name and address. top essays will be published in The Monroe Evening Times.
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Aauen « Meaty
Monroe Jaycees
P.O. Box
Monroe
Wisconsin
Monroe Evening Times
Holding Action May Start Soon
National Farmers Organization president Oren Lee Staley announced at the convention that a withholding action on all farm products may begin within days and will not be delayed beyond 40 days. The plan targets higher prices, starting with grain and expanding to livestock dairy and other commodities if needed.
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Muuisville
t+ Oren
Lee Staley
National Farmers Organization
Staley
Stop the Draft Protest Strikes Across New York
Antiwar demonstrators march from Manhattan's southern tip to Times Square and the United Nations in a large, daylong protest against the draft. Police monitor crowds as chants echo through city streets.
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New York
Manhattan
Times Square
United Nations
Monroe City Council Approves Tornado Urban Renewal Plan
The Monroe City Council voted unanimously to proceed with the Tornado Urban Renewal project despite an advisory referendum opposing the federal program. The Tuesday vote showed 1,293 against renewal and 947 in favor, with over 200 residents present as supporters applauded. Opponents warned of further steps to block the project, though specifics were not disclosed.
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Monroe
Feds
Ex-Mayor Evans and Family Return From Coastal Tour
Monroe residents, led by ex Mayor Orville Evans and wife, spent holidays visiting relatives on the East and West Coasts. They traveled via O’Hare to Maryland and Tucson, then flew United Airlines to California, visiting Washington, D C, Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm, Fisherman’s Wharf, and more. The trip included four Evans children and daughter-in-law Edith Hilfiker Evans.
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O. R. Evans
Monroe
United States
O'Hare
Larry Barr
Barrs
Tucson
Ariz
Frisco
United
Orville Jr
Charles
Washington, D.C
Arlington Cemetery
Ft. Myers
Baltimore
L. A
Disneyland
Knott's Berry Farm
Fishermen's Wharf
Chinatown
Mike
Orville
Newcastle
Dela
California
Evans
A. R. McDaniel
John J. Burkhards
Ken
Fred Bucks
McDaniel
Vincent Barden
West Allis
Wis
Shotwell
George Washington Shotwell
Angeline
Brodhead
Rock County
Barden
Orilli
Mathias Stiff
Evalina
Albany
Louis
Pearl
Willard Stiff
Bartlen
Stiff
Wisconsin
Avalina
Willard Gail Gatewood
George
Angelina
Mathias
John W. Stiff
Monticello
Personnel Are Cited Company B Holds Final Formation
Members of Monroe's Company B await January training with many questions. They know the session is likely in January but not who their commanding officer or remaining noncommissioned officers will be. Company B has ended and is now part of the 1158th Light Transport Company with HQ at Madison. Captain William Riese led the last formation at the Monroe Armory.
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Monroe
1158Th Light Transport Company
Madison
William Riese
Monroe Armory
County Board Sets Tuesday Meeting Agenda
The Green County Board of Supervisors will meet Tuesday night December 12 at 8 p.m. in the county courthouse. The agenda includes electing a veteran's service officer and appropriating funds for overdrawn accounts, care of veterans graves $215.51, and C.E.C. $216, plus a public hearing on additions and corrections to the county zoning ordinance.
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Green County Board of Supervisors
C.E.C
Nation's mailmen to deliver millions of pounds this year
The Monroe Post Office expects about 100000 pounds of mail to be processed during the holiday period with larger totals in other locations. Postmaster General Lawrence O Brien predicts holiday mail will exceed nine billion pieces nationwide, due to multiple handlings before delivery. Postmaster Myers urges residents to shop early and use ZIP Codes to aid postal operations.
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Monroe
Lawrence O'Brien
R. J. Myers
Myers
The Rally Continues Rallying New York Stocks Surge
The New York stock market extended a vigorous rally as trading remained heavy this afternoon. Prices climbed across major indicators amid renewed investor optimism.
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New York
Data Center at Swiss Colony Drives Growth in Monroe
The Data Center division of Swiss Colony, with Madison Dodgeville and Janesville offices, handles work for internal units and external firms including A C Nielsen. From a six person department it expanded to about 100 fulltime staff with peak season reaching nearly 300 in Wisconsin. It operates advanced computer systems able to perform up to 000 decisions per second and prints at 1100 lines per minute, highlighting rapid technical growth under Ray Kubly Sr and Ray Kubly Jr.
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Swiss Colony
Colony
Monroe
Data Center
Madison
Dodgeville
Janesville
Wisconsin
Midwest
New England
Chicago
A. C. Nielsen Co
National TV Survey
Ray Kubly Sr
Ray
Pat) Kubly Jr
Forrest Lee
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Dwight Bump SR
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