Mrs. Anna Baertschi Dies at 77 in Albany Area
Mrs. Anna Baertschi aged 77 of Albany died Saturday at the local funeral home after a period as a medical patient in St. Clare Hospital. Born May 10 1889 in Oberonz Switzerland she immigrated to the United States in 1907 settling in Green County. She married Fred Baertschi in 1910 and the couple later farmed cheese on their Albany Monroe area farm. Surviving are four children three brothers a sister 20 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother Fred Schneeberger.
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Anna Baertschi
Route 1
Albany
Milton Petzold
St. John’s United Church of Christ of Monroe
Hillcrest Cemetery
Baertschi
St. Clare
Anna Schneeberger
Oberonz
Fifteen Sign Up For Free Funeral Expense Offer
Burlington Free Press offered to pay funeral expenses for those who said they would drink and drive during the holidays. Fifteen persons signed up for the period from 10 p.m. Christmas Eve to 6 a.m. New Year’s Day, extending the six year total to 141 signups.
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Burlington
Burlington Free Press
Alaska joins the United States as 49th state
On January 3 1959 President Eisenhower signed a proclamation admitting Alaska as the 49th state and unveiled a 49 star flag. The date also recalls Brooklyn Bridge construction beginning in 1870 and Hoover’s 1919 relief post for Europe.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Alaska
United States
New York
Brooklyn Bridge
Herbert Hoover
Europe
Bataan
Pacific
Lord Haw - Haw
William Joyce
Britain
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Janos Kadar
Budapest
U. S. State Department
Cuba
Inter-American Peace Committee
Organization of American States
Hemisphere
New York City
Newspaper Enter Elise Assn
Puzzle style word list hints with various clues including Ballads 18 Eye part 20 Cajoled and more. The prompt implies a themed entry for a newspaper association but provides limited readable context. The response summarizes the fragmentary content as a teaser card reflecting the labeled clues and the association name.
Iowa County hires new clerk and radio operator
Claire Olson Blanchard ville has been hired as a highway account clerk in Iowa County and James Runde Mineral Point has been named a radio operator there. An exam was held for another county traffic policeman. The public property committee met Wednesday and authorized four new patrol cars to replace two old ones.
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Claire Olson Blanchardville
Iowa County
James Rundle
Mineral Point
Public Property Committee of
Miss Nellie Good 89 Dies in Monroe
Miss Nellie Good 89 of 1310 11th St. Monroe died at 3 15 p m yesterday at her brother Fred Good’s home after years of illness and strokes. Born January 2 1878 in rural Mc Connell area she was never married and worked as a seamstress. She lived with her parents in Cadiz Township before moving to Monroe to reside with her brother. Survived by three brothers Bill Ed Frank two sisters Ida Dallenbach and Alice Lawyer and several nieces and nephews. She was a member of Monroe Methodist Church Gleaners class. Services 1 30 p m Thursday January 5 at Stuessy Funeral Home Rev C James Weis to officiate burial Cadiz Cemetery. Friends may call after tomorrow noon.
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Nellie Good
11Th St
Fred Good
McConnell Area
John
Anna Louise Paul Good
Rush
Miss Good
Cadiz Township
Monroe
Bill
Frank
Ida Dallenbach
Alice Lawyer
Monroe Methodist Church
Gleaners
Stuessy
C. James Weis
First Methodist Church
Cadiz Cemetery
Ray Hankinson Taken by Death
Ray Lyton Hankinson 87 a native of Brooklyn and retired Coast Guard commander died December 26 at his New Rochelle New York home. He helped locate the site of the little red lighthouse near the George Washington Bridge and developed a wood stress resistance formula. Survived by daughter Mrs J Richard Connelly and two grandchildren. wife Medea C Brown died 1964.
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Brooklyn
Coast Guard
Ray Lyton Hankinson
New Rochelle
N.Y
Leverett
Mass
Hankinson
Forest Products Laboratory
University of Wisconsin
Little Red
George Washington Bridge
Woods
J. Richard Connelly
Medea C. Brown
Mrs. Maston dies at 87 in Peoria funeral held
Anna J. Maston 87, a former Belleville area resident, died Christmas Day in Peoria Illinois after a lengthy illness. Funeral services were conducted in Peoria December 28. Survived by son Alfred of Peoria daughter Mrs M Y Pillow of Madison eight grandchildren fourteen great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. Dial 325-5101 for Adtaker now.
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Anna J. Maston
Belleville Area
Peoria
Ill
Alfred
M. Y. Pillow
Madison
Miss Wilberg 89 Dies. Funeral in Blanchardville
Miss Mary K. Wilberg of Blanchardville dies at 89 in Darlington Memorial Hospital after Christmas treatment. Services held at Saether Funeral Home with Rev. Chester Christenson officiating. Burial in Grace-land Cemetery. she was born May 13, 1877, and trained at Freeport nursing school. No immediate survivors.
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Blanchardville
Saether
Mary K. Wilberg
Darlington Memorial Hospital
Henry
Marie Wilberg
Freeport Illinois Nursing School
Huber Ends Tenure With Broken Gavel in Madison
Assembly Speaker Robert Huber of West Allis neared the end of a two year term as presiding officer. He pounded for adjournment to the swearing in ceremony. a wooden gavel fell apart signaling the moment.
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Madison
Assembly
Robert Huber
Dwest Allis
Mrs. El don Rabe 47 Dies After Illness
Mrs. Eldon Rabe formerly Ardath Taft, 47, of Winslow Illinois died Sunday after a long illness at her home on Route 2. She was born June 5 1919 in Winslow Township and married Eldon Rabe July 3 1937 in Orangeville. Funeral services are planned at the Cramer Funeral Home Orangeville with burial at Chapel Hill Cemetery Freeport. Surviving are her husband three daughters two sisters and six grandchildren. She was active in Basswood Methodist Church.
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Orangeville, Sr
Eldon
Ardath) Rabe
Winslow
Ardath Taft
Winslow Township
Stephenson County
Illinois
Clayton
Dulcie Harless Taft
Orangeville
Eldon Rabe
Cramer Funeral Home
Roy Berg
Martintown
Chapel Hill Cemetery
Freeport
Harold
Corrinne) Williams
Lloyd
Carma) Boelk
Don
Karen) Newell
Dakota City
Neb
LaVerne
Wanda) Schramm
Arnold
Gwendolyn) Neuenschwander
Rabe
Basswood Methodist Church
No point in Florida is more than seventy miles from salt water
A compact statement notes Florida's coastal reach, claiming every inland location lies within seventy miles of salt water. It emphasizes the state's proximity to sea access and geography.
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Florida
Flammable dolls sold in Milwaukee and Beloit alarm officials
Authorities warn hundreds of highly flammable dolls sold during Christmas in Milwaukee and Beloit pose fire risks. Dolls feature nitrocellulose faces with vegetable fiber hair and bodies stuffed with straw and sawdust. Treasure Island stores reported 144 dolls each sold out in two days. customers asked to return them. Beloit fire crews found at least 500 dolls sold across four shops.
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Milwaukee
Beloit
Ronald J. Risch
Treasure Island
Joseph Loquai
Milwaukee Fire Department
J. C. Penney Co
F. W. Woolworth Co
McLellan Variety Store
Diana
Classified ads unite buyers and sellers in local market
Readers are invited to place classified ads to connect with potential buyers renters and sellers. The simple format helps match desires for dating housing employment and goods. By posting a concise notice, individuals expand opportunities within the community.
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Fis
Elise Assn
Ray Hankinson
Adtaker
Wilbera
Chester Christenson
Huber
Style House
Kodel
Dacron Bath
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