New Glarus Founded Green County Built Courthouse in 1846
Ellemere Howe recounts Green County history from the 1840s founding of New Glarus to the construction of the brick courthouse completed in April 1846. The piece highlights Swiss immigrant roots, the Babler family, and early county milestones including the first wedding in October 1835.
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Green County
Ellemere Howe
William Dunton
United States
New Glarus
J. R. Blackmore
Nancy Wallace
Charles
Feed Payments Set for County
The ASCS office in Green County will issue advance feed-grain payments to farmers within days after formal notification. A 1.6 billion dollar supplemental fund funds the program through June 30, ending the CCC shortage that paused advances. About 128 farmers signed up last week as the annual drive to enroll for feed grains and wheat begins.
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ASCS
Green County
President Johnson
Donald Siedschlag
Commodity Credit Corp
Agriculture
Freeman
Senate-House
United Arab Republic
Veterans Administration
House
Senate
Egypt
Johnson
Liedschlag
Wisconsin approves two year colleges in three cities
The Coordinating Committee for Higher Education approved two year colleges for Wisconsin Rapids Rice Lake and Rhinelander. Funding must be provided by legislature and local communities with plans to open in 1966 for Wisconsin Rapids and Rice Lake and 1968 for Rhinelander. Assemblyman Obey opposed funding.
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Madison
Wisconsin Rapids
Rice Lake
Rhinelander
David Obey
Dwausau
State Board of Vocational and Adult Education
Obey
Wisconsin
Albany Beekeeper Michael Carroll Dies at 94
Michael Carroll 94 lifelong Albany resident died at 10 a m in his home. Born August 15, 1870 in Exeter Township Green County he married Alice Broderick September 26 1900 at St Patrick's Albany. He farmed northeast of Albany then retired to town and was known as a beekeeper. Survived by wife son Harry three grandchildren and the last of his family. Arrangements pending Sharer Funeral Home.
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Albany
Michael Carroll
Exeter Township
Green County
Dennis
Kathryn Dodd Carroll
Alice Broderick
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Carrolls
Carroll
Harry
Highway 59
James Carroll
Viet Nam
Roger
Sharon) Przybyla
Honolulu
Hawaii
Sharer Funeral Home
Badger Republicans seek new chairman after Peterson quits
Appleton Wisconsin Republicans move to choose a new state chairman after Talbot Peterson announces he will step down when his term ends in May He says the role is too demanding for his business career and calls for a full time paid position at the state convention in May no immediate successors named Republicans had a mixed electoral year losing lieutenant governor attorney general and assembly control while retaining treasurer and secretary of state titles
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Appleton
Wisconsin
Talbot Peterson
Peterson
State Assembly
Selma Sheriff Reco vers After Chest Pain Attack
Selma Alabama Sheriff James G. Clark, seen as a symbol of resistance to the Dallas County civil rights drive, was hospitalized in Selma for chest pains. He was reported doing fine and expected to stay several days at Vaughn Memorial Hospital after being admitted Friday.
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Selma
Ala
James G. Clark
Dallas County
Vaughn Memorial Hospital
Greek couple arrested for currency smuggling at Athens airport
Airport police in Athens detain a Greek couple accused of attempting to smuggle more than two million drachmae worth about 66 000 dollars out of Greece. The incident highlights currency trafficking at international borders and involves the seizure of undeclared local money.
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Athens
Greece
Dock Workers Return as 33 Day Strike Ends in New York
Longshoremen went back to work in New York and other ports after a 33 day strike ending on measures from a presidential panel. Most East and Gulf Coast ports resumed unloading while South Atlantic and Western Gulf ports remained tied up by local disputes.
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New York
East
Gulf Coast
South Atlantic
Western Gulf
Hudson River
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Thomas W
Teddy) Gleason
Afl-Cio International Longshoremen’s Association
National Hellenic Lines
Queen Frederica
West Indies
New Mother Stunned By The Infant Quartet
In Ventura California after five years of childless marriage Mr and Mrs Gary W Gwillian learned they are expecting quadruplets Doctors note the odds of quadruplets are one in a million The quads due in mid May and Mrs Gwillian aged 28 while her husband is 27 a Ventura County deputy district attorney
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Ventura
Calif
Gary W. Gwillian
Ventura County
Knowles Pledges Help Governor Receives Bong City Plan
Gov. Warren P. Knowles heard a plan to create a 50,000 to 75,000 population city at the abandoned Bong Air Force Base site in Brighton Wisconsin. The proposal by Max E Anderson Associates estimates 7.6 million dollars in facilities and utilities with an artificial lake funded by the Conservation Department. Beuscher urged adding two more Commission members to include the Resource Development director and the Conservation Department head.
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Madison
Bong Air Force Base
Warren P. Knowles
Brighton
Wis
Max E. Anderson
General Services Administration
GSA
Development Commission
Knowles
Anderson
Conservation Department
Commission
Jacob H. Beuscher
University of Wisconsin Law School
Beuscher
Racine
William H. Beyer
George L. Schlitz
Wheatland
Congressional inquiry eyes four hate groups in possible probe
The House Un American Activities Committee may open preliminary checks into the Ku Klux Klan Black Muslims George Lincoln Rockwell American Nazi party and the Minutemen. Chair Edwin Willis could order a full inquiry by vote if warranted while hearings remain uncertain.
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Washington
House Committee On Un-American Activities
George Lincoln Rockwell
American Nazi Party
The
Minutemen
Klan
Midwest
Rockwell
Nazi Party
Hitler
Germany
Viet Cong Flag Raised On California Building
In San Francisco the Viet Cong flag was run up the flagpole of the federal building by protesters objecting to U S counterattacks in North Vietnam. GSA guards quickly hauled it down as about 500 demonstrators marched downtown with no arrests reported.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Federal Building
Viet Nam
General Service Administration
Federal Building
All-Indonesian Oil Workers Federation
Paris
U.S
Seine
Johnson
Federal
John Burton
South Viet Nam
First National Bank of Boston
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Cordoba
Oslo
Norway
U.S.A
Global protests erupt as anti American demonstrations spread
Nearly 1,000 Communist led students in Budapest protested and some damaged the U S legation building while Jakarta reported a mob demanded action against U S air strikes in North Vietnam. Paris San Francisco and Buenos Aires saw clashes and banners calling for peace and Viet Nam withdrawals amid police actions.
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Budapest
U.S. Legation
Jakarta
Indonesia
America
U.S
Viet Nam
Paris
San Francisco
Communist Party
Valentine Bonspiel Opens at Alpine Curling Club
The Monroe Curling Club hosts the Valentine Mixed Bonspiel at Alpine Curling Club with two matches last night. The Schroeder rink won in an extra end 8 7 over Packard, and Adam edged Gerondal on the final shot. Finals are set for tomorrow afternoon.
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Monroe Curling Club
Valentine
Alpine Curling Club
Lee Schroeder
Jim Packard
Ed Adam
Jim Gerondal
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Oswald Babbler
Elsmere Howe
Erland
Switzerland
St. Louis
Missouri
Iowa
Indiana
Illinois
Charles Dunn
Mr. Andrick
Niles Place
City of
Monroe
Oswald Babler
Babler
Monticello
Wisconsin Volunteers
Canton of
Glarus
Switz
Mrs
LBJ
Badger Republicans
Atlantic
Charlie Cool
Bill Logeson
Judge Cool
Truman Capote
Monroe High School
Times
Bong City
Edwin E. Willis
D-La
California
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