Horse To Star At Whitewater Parade Features Lincoln Theft Tale
Whitewater prepares a gala week ending with the presentation of a handsome Arabian horse to Illinois as a replacement for Lincoln’s stolen horse from 1832. Lt Gov Olsen and Senator Proxmire attend, with Sprague soliciting a posthumous pardon for the thief. The horse will be used in a public program before being housed at New Salem.
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Whitewater
Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
Illinois Mounted Volunteers
Black Hawk
Aber
Wisconsin
Jack Olsen
Ver Lynn Ue
Sycamore
Iil
Otto Kerner
William Proxmire
Southeastern Wisconsin Vacations and Association
Sprague
Johnson
Lincoln
Armory
Kenneth Zinzow
Elkhorn
Vacationland Group
New Salem
Monticello Social News Roundup Spans Birthday and Travels
Monticello and surrounding areas share a weekend of visits and journeys as Mrs. Rose B Voegeli marks 97 at Four Winds Manor Verona while families from Monroe New Glarus Madison and Hanover Park travel to see relatives. Distant trips include Ann Arbor to visit Howard Ganther and a northern state vacation planned by the Benkert group.
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Alford Voegeli
Monroe
Emil G. Voegeli
Bessie Youngreen
Ella Kubly
Ella Voegeli
Rose B. Voegeli
Four Winds Manor
Verona
Doris Wagner
Curt
Barbara Butler
Ronald Foreman
Janesville
Werner Hefty
Tom
Ann Arbor
Mich
Howard Ganther
Edward Benkett
Hanover Park
Ill
Ethel Benkert
Matt Bissig
Robert Kessler
Roy Bissig
Governor Dodge Park
Anna
Sophia’ Bently
Pecatonica
Stauffer
Dorothy Pagel
Freeport
Will Pagel
Knute Linerude
Edgerton
Charles Putnam
Conrad Stauffacher
Kenneth Halverson
New Glarus
Candace Buehl
Madison
Norman Benkert
Dan
Fritz
Norma Jean
Patty
Kathleen Disch
Paul Schrepfer
Dayton
Martha Bernet Returns From Swiss Trip With Local Ties
Mrs. Martha Bernet of Monroe recounts six weeks in Switzerland trading for the Cheese and Sausage Shop, noting similar living costs, rising tourism, and new imported items. She describes Swiss attitudes toward America, citizenship details, and cultural norms, and recalls a band serenade at her home before a swift Zurich to Monroe trip.
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Helen Zimmerli
Switzerland
Werner
Martha) Bernet
16Th Avenue
Kennedy
United States
America
Chilren
Leisigen
Martha
Zamstein
Zurich
Monroe
Wisconsin
U.S.A
Alfred Marty
Uster
Julius
Margaret) Palmer
10Th Street
Montreal
Thames River
London
Brussells
Toronto
Monroe sisters buy Highway Cafe in Marengo Illinois
Rose Erb Marie Johnson and Robert and Ann McCall purchase the Highway Cafe at Highways 20 and 23 Marengo IL from Mr and Mrs Herman Trauch and plan a July 20 opening. The venture includes the building and may add a restaurant and socktail lounge. The trio move from Monroe to Marengo with Mrs Erb and Mrs Johnson formerly running Rosys Grocery for 40 years. Mrs McCall has worked at the Swiss Wheel for more than a decade. The Marengo landmark is east of Belvidere and south of Harvard.
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Monroe
Marengo
Ill
Rose Erb
Marie Johnson
Robert
Ann McCall
Erb
Johnson
Rosy
Charles Trotter
Juda
Juda. Mrs. McCall
McCall
Belvidere
Harvard
Illinois
Herman Trauch
Lost Act Found in Illogical Way
A quirky note notes that a missing act resurfaces through a situation deemed illogical, suggesting fate or coincidence rather than plan led to recovery. The piece reflects on perception and the stubborn charm of unexpected rediscovery.
Wheat Program Lowers Prices and Affects Farm Income
The Johnson administration's wheat stabilization program pulled farm wheat prices down 1.3 percent from mid May to mid June to the lowest for June since 1946, from 1.88 to 1.40 per bushel. Despite lower prices, farm income should hold via certificates worth 47.5 cents per bushel on 90 percent of normal production and about $6 per acre in diversion payments.
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Washington
Johnson Administration
Agriculture Department
Poem by Lureen Roenneburg Honors Holiday
Lureen Roenneburg, a Zama American High School graduate in Japan and American Army Japan News contributor, shares a poem honoring the July 4 holiday. The piece reflects on war’s toll, asking why men fight and noting fallen soldiers as martyrs while recalling their morning lives.
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Sya
Zama American High School
Japan
Lureen M. Roenneburg
U.S
Army Japan News
Fa of Journalism
Journalism Honor Society
Roenneburg
Franklin Roenneburg
Juda
Dale Roenneburg
Extra Interstate Link Granted for Milwaukee Bridge
Wisconsin gains about 45 miles of interstate mileage enabling construction of a new high level bridge in Milwaukee. Representatives Reuss and Zablocki say the project will link southeastern Milwaukee County with downtown Milwaukee with 90 percent federal financing.
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Washington
Luther H. Hodges
Wisconsin
Henry S. Reuss
Clement J. Zablocki
Milwaukee
Milwakee County
Reuss
Zablocki
Final tribute echoes peace on earth for fallen heroes
A solemn line honors those who died for freedom and a vow that their sacrifices were not in vain. The text also notes that tunas are the largest members of the mackerel family, highlighting a marine fact alongside tribute language.
Regent Urges End of Quotas at University of Wisconsin
Madison regent Maurice Pasch urged UW to end its out-of-state enrollment quota after about 800 nonresident applicants were denied fall registration. He proposed a reconsideration of the policy, noting hardship for private student housing owners and signaling a possible regent mail ballot if a solution is found.
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Madison
Maurice Pasch
University of Wisconsin
Fred Harvey Harrington
Pasch
Regents
Wisconsin
Harrington
Board of Regents
Today in History July 6 1964 events noted
On this date in 1776 a New York mob destroyed the lead statue of King George III, supplying lead for 42 000 bullets. John Paul Jones was born in 1747. Other items include Texas ambassadors to Washington in 1837, Cox Roosevelt ticket in 1920, Hartford circus tent fire in 1944, Eisenhower aid Eric Johnston in 1954, Burma aid in 1959, and Chuck McKinley Wimbledon result in 1963.
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New York
George III
John Paul Jones
Republic of Texas
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
James M. Cox
U.S
Chuck McKinley
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Martha Bernet
Monroe Purchase
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Eas
Dole
11Th Avenue
Dolt
Pingiigaly Food Centers
James P. Brown
Phillip H. Brown
Route 1
Brooklyn
U.S. Air Force
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Miss
Brown
Wisconsin Air Guard
Truax Field
Oregon High School
Lureen Roenneburg
The
Associated Press
Bray
Tae On
Wisconsin Power and Light Company
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