Patrol Reports Travel in State Still Hazardous
Bright sunshine and heavy snow blanketed the area as rural and city residents continued work under drifting conditions. Highway crews reported improving driving, but many roadways remained hazardous with five foot drifts and packed snow. Police towed cars for blocking snow removal and urged public cooperation. accidents involved drivers at 2:52 p m and 16th Avenue park exits.
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Highway Department
Nathan Marti
Clifford Reasa
Reasa
State Patrol
Wisconsin
Monroe
Frank Chininis
Talmadge Green
Toledo
9Th St
John Simons
Galena St
Freeport
Glenn Langston
24Th Ave
16Th Ave
Simons
Session Set Jan 16 for ADA Meeting in Platteville
Charles L. DeNure dean of the school of agriculture at Platteville State University will speak at the American Dairy Association District 1 annual meeting in the Elks Lodge Platteville on Jan 16 The meeting opens at 1130 am with a film and hot lunch a 1 pm business session will include election of committeemen and delegates a financial report and review of ADA promotional activities A ladies session hosted by Miss Jane Comings and committee nominations from the floor for district delegates and committeemen are listed with nominees from Grant Lafayette Green and other counties for the March 7 8 Eau Claire state meeting
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Charles L. DeNure
School of Agriculture
Platteville State University
American Dairy Association
Elks Lodge
Platteville
Paul Baumgartner
Monroe
ADA R
DeNure
South Wayne
University of Wisconsin
U. S. Navy
Michigan
Oconto
ADA
Jane Comings
Eau Claire
Lafayette
Twenty-Two Persons Killed in Mexican Bus Crash
A head on collision of two buses north of Mexico City near Salanca on the Pan American Highway left twenty two dead and forty nine injured. Thirty ambulances from five cities were summoned to transport the wounded to nearby hospitals.
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Mexico City
Mexicoity
Salanca
Mon roe Janitor Dies At 70 Rites Planned Saturday
Herman Dieckhoff a longtime Monroe High School janitor died suddenly at 70 after shoveling snow. He retired four years ago but helped part time. Survived by widow Grace and four stepsons, plus a sister and 10 grandchildren. Services Saturday at Stuessy Funeral Home with burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
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Monroe
Herman Dieckhoff
17Th Ave
St. Clare Hospital
Dieckhoff
Monroe High School
Borden
Buehler Sorage
Milwaukee Cheese
Mr. Dieckhoff
Frederick
Augusta Stubbe
Ghaser
Mosroe
Frank Soddy Jr
Browntown
Charles
Minnie) Buehler
William’ Dieckhoff
Stuessy Funeral Home
James C. Plymire
Grace Lutheran Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Teacher of the Year named in CES A17 and district honors
Gail Roub, Ft. Atkinson High School teacher and Monroe native, named Teacher of the Year in Cooperative Educational Service Agency No. 17. He won over reps from numerous schools and was later considered for Wisconsin Teacher of the Year. Roub, a Monroe graduate, UW alum, and former Fulbright scholar, teaches modern world and Russian history and journalism at Ft. Atkinson. Herbert Spaeni, 55, Barron Holstein breeder and ex Madison detective, died in a one car crash near Amery. his son 1st Lt. Herbert Spaeni Jr. was killed in 1960. Funeral in Barron.
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Cooperative Educational Service Agency
CESA
Gail Roub
Ft. Atkinson
J. A. Roub
Monroe
Roub
Evansville
Clinton
Jefferson
Johnson Creek
Lake Mills
Edgerton
Milton
Janesville
Orfordville
Albany
Brodhead
Beloit Turner
Beloit Central
Wisconsin
Teachers’ Association
FATA
TEPS
Herbert Spaeni
Barron
Holtein
Amery
Lena Spaeni
Ith Street
Edna
Madison
Mr. Spaeni
Henry
Monroe High School
University of Wisconsin
Frieda Erb
Rice Lake
Spaeni
Edna Marie
Herbert Spaeni Jr
Glasgow
Mont
St. Spaeni
West Point
Rausch-Rockman
Cedar Lake
Ft. Atkinson High
Northwestern University
Evanston
Ill
Fall River State University
Rouch
Fulbright-Hayes
Sorbonne
Paris
France
University of Beirut
Lebanon
Ft. ‘Atkinson
Elks
Births Decline in Wisconsin for Sixth Straight Year
Wisconsin births fell for the sixth year running in 1966 with an estimated total near 80,000 and a birth rate of 19.1 per 1000, the State Board of Health reported. Deaths rose slightly but the death rate also edged up marginally. 1968 death count is shown as about 40,300 for 1966, while marriages stayed high at around 41,000.
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Mavison Vy
Wisconsin
State Board of Health
Platteville Doctor Doeringsfeld Dies During Visit
Dr Al L Doeringsfeld 61 Platteville city health officer died in Elgin Illinois after a stroke Saturday during a holiday visit at daughter Mrs Beverly Seeley He native of Fennimore practiced medicine in Platteville since 1933 and served as health officer for many years Funeral arrangements pending Lord Brain Dies In London
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Doeringsfeld
Platteville
al. L. Doeringsfeld
Elgin
Ill
Beverly Seeley
Fennimore
Old Day in January Doggerel by Clair R. Munns
A witty verse notes a long cold day as a friend invites the speaker to dine at a warm fireside. The humor centers on misinterpreted social signals and the contrast between chilly weather and cozy company.
Albany Postmaster Announces Retirement After 36 Years
Albany postmaster Miss Shirley Conway announces retirement at month end after 36 years in service. Walter Reasa will serve as acting postmaster until a successor is appointed. Conway became acting postmaster Feb 1 1955 and was appointed in May 1956. Market unsettled as Wisconsin cheddar prices show varied, with blocks and daisies around 46 to 52 cents per pound.
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Albany
Shirley Conway
H. Meinert
Walter
Pete) Reasa
Miss Conway
Madison
Wisconsin
Two Journeys From Switzerland In Green County Adventure
In this chapter of History of Green County for Children Mrs. John Norton recounts a plan for Jonathan to travel twice with Swiss emigrants. He would first join agents heading to find land in the New World, then the emigrants themselves. The timing allows him to be in two places at once, a feat Uncle Daniel considers feasible with Swiss language lessons and a destination in Glarus start point. On March 3, 1845, Judge Nicholas Duerst and Fridolin Streiff join the narrator as they depart from Switzerland.
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Switzerland
Lucy
Daniel
Jonathan
Glarus
Nicholas Duerst
Fridolin Streiff
Switzer
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Bernard Molldrem
Boscobel
Lloyd Heins
Mineral Point
Sidney Peterson
Lancaster
Kenneth D. Power Sr
Barneveld
Vern Griffiths
Gratiot
George Laubmeier
Grace Baltzer Dieckhoff
Little Brown
Nashua
Knights of Pythias and
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MHS
Lord Brain
London
The
Royal College of Physicians
Clair R. Munns
Green County
John Norton
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