Soil Conservation Service drives year end on conservation efforts
The Soil Conservation Service notes a busy year with 347 landowners receiving technical assistance, 203 applying practices, and 78 planning, plus 2597 acres of contour stripping and 1.1 miles of diversions installed. It urges landowners to value soil and plan for the future.
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Soil Conservation Service
Green County
First New Glarus Fourth of July Remembered by Irish Visitors
A 1853 celebration in New Glarus is recalled through Irish Hollow memoirs noting Swiss dances wrestlers and a beer-filled hall at the New Glarus Hotel. The account describes a Swiss flavored Independence Day with a Tell legend and a waltz as the dance closing the first observed Fourth.
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New Glarus
Irish Hollow
Exeter Township
Belleville
Uncle John
Glarus
Gessler
William Tell
Millard Tschudy
Finnane Retires. Evansville Postmaster Steps Down
Michael J. Finnance retires as Evansville postmaster after ten years of service. Francis Erb will oversee operations until a new postmaster is appointed. Finnance, Evansville native and Madison Business College alum, began as city carrier in 1947 and later became postmaster succeeding Robert Antes.
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Michael J. Finnance
Evansville
Francis Erb
Finnance
Madison Business College
Robert Antes
Dianne Riemer Named Woman of the Year in Joliet
Joliet Ill and Will County honors Dianne Riemer as Woman of the Year by the Joliet Charter Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association. A charter member, she will attend the national convention in Las Vegas in October. She works at the Joliet Herald News and engages in Red Cross volunteering and fair judging.
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Dianne Riemer
Joliet
Ill
Willis F. Riemer
Brodhead
American Business Women’s Assn
Las Vegas
Louis Zathimary
Chicago
Art Linkletter
Miss Riemer
Joliet Herald News
The
Red Cross
Argyle Class of 1958 Holds 15 Year Reunion
Argyle High School class members gathered June 16 at the Norseman Supper Club for their 15 year reunion. Dean Saalsan hosted the event with gifts, readings from former classmates, and awards for milestones.
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Argyle
Argyle High School
Norseman
Dean Saalsan
Donald Flannery
Pat (McGinnity) McKeough
Joe Andrews
Bruce Pfister
Carl Gebhart
Victor Tollakson
Donald Marti
Gary Penniston
Judell Berg
Ronald Thurston
Erline Isely
Monticello Attends Green County Bankers Seminar
Tuesday evening Monticello members attended the Green County Bankers Seminar. Present were Mmes. Thomas Brusveen Kenneth Klassy Edward Riese Fred LaRosh John Orzolek. Edna Babler visited Mrs. Wittner at New Glarus Home midweek.
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Green County Bankers Seminar
Mmes
Thomas Brusveen
Kenneth Klassy
Edward Riese
Fred LaRosh
John Orzolek
Walter Tryon
Fred Babler
Edna
Anna Wittner
New Glarus
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Gerald R. Krause
M. J. Finnane
Dallas
Tex
Horicon
Erline
Ann Johnson
Isely
Janesville
Monticello
Gary Soper
Martin
Virginia Lion
Bredeson
Donald
Pat Hassenfelt
Flannery
Judelle Berg
Jim
Patsy Elet
Johnson
Albany
Miss Edna Babler