Christen Farm To Host 4-H Land Judging Contest
Leland Miller announces the 4 H land judging contest will be held July 13 from 9 to 11 a m at the Richard Christen farm south of Belleville. Teams practice with coaches as Green County sponsors professions and the Moose Lodge. Winners announced at a 7 p m smorgasbord and Moose Hall program with ASCS Don Siedschlag as speaker.
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Leland Miller
SCS
Monroe Moose
Richard Christen
Belleville
Miller
Monroe Moose Lodge
Green County Agriculture Chest
Soil Conservation Service
James Schwoegler
LaCrosse
Green County
Supt. of
Rudy Haskee
Glenn Thompson
Christen Farm
Moose Hall
Don Siedschlag
ASCS
Roger Severson
Moose
Horse Show Set For Berra Farm in Green County
The Green County Boots and Saddle Club hosts a Sunday horse show at the Howard Berra farm west of Brodhead starting at 9 a.m. Western and English classes will award trophies and six ribbons per class, with a high point trophy for the day. All are welcome to enter or attend. Wayne Schmidt will judge and Arden Bryant the announcer.
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Green County Boots and Saddle Club
Howard Berra
Brodhead
Berra
Perry Road
Decatur Township
Wayne Schmidt
Arden Bryant
Licenses Would Be Taken From Youths
Illinois secretary of state Paul Powell said parents could cancel driving privileges of minors involved in last weekend's rioting at Lake Geneva Wisconsin by written request. He urged parents to use this power in other incidents where irresponsible acts by minors occur and restraint is needed.
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Springfisly
Illinois
Lake Geneva
Wis
Paul Powell
Powell
Tricks in All Trades by Clair R Munns
A wry verse about design satire suggests the bathing suit maker also creates suntan lotion. The playful couplet hints at clever trade connections and editorial humor.
Swiss Wheel Gala Reopens After Fire Repairs
The Swiss Wheel on Monroe's south side reopens Monday July 10 with a redesigned interior and expanded facilities after a January fire. Owner Fritz Kubly and partner plan a grand opening with Hal Block entertainment and special dining features including a cheese kettle salad bar.
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Highway 69
Monroe
Times
Hal Block
East Dubuque
Fritz Kubly
Jerome Larsen
Fritz
June Kubly
William P
Pat) Lunda
Wheel
Bob French
French
Hoffman ‘House
Madison
Nso
Monroe Construction Co
Allan Swanton
Iverson Refrigeration
New Glarus
Lanz Hardware
Lafayette Fair Opens July 19 at Darlington
Lafayette County Fair and Junior Exhibition runs July 19 to 23 with improvements at the fairgrounds including a steel walled building replacing floral hall and a roof on the grandstand. Harness racing with a 1200 dollar purse, stock car racing, Midwest Motorcycle Races, Sky D ing contest and 4 H dress revue plus Venita Rich Talent Contest Revue Sunday. 1967 fair committee listed.
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Darlington
Lafayette County
Jerry McKeon
Howard Teasdale
Cletus Bainbridge, Jr
Elmer Virtue
Lyle Atkinson
Dale Lancaster
Lou Martin
Charles Hartman
Elmer Kohlstedt
Richard McTurn
Federal loan funds approved for Monroe elderly housing
A $1 248 816 federal loan from the Department of Housing and Urban Development was approved to build 86 low rent apartments for the elderly on the Churchill property in Monroe. The Monroe Housing Authority will award all contracts while local authorities await final appropriation. The loan requires 60 percent efficiency units, sparking a protest from the Monroe Housing Authority and Green County Welfare officials who seek fewer single-occupancy units and more couples housing.
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Washington, D.C
Monroe
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Churchill
13Th Ave
Monroe Housing Authority
Gaylord Nelson
Robert Kastenmeier
Monroe Evening Times
Kastenmeier
James P. Walsh
Housing Authority Commission
Impatient To Be On Her Own Grandm a Hoeft Awaiting 90th Birthday Anniversary
Anna Hoeft of Monroe, born in 1897, broke her left hip in a March 15 fall at 89 and is now home to celebrate her 90th birthday on July 9 with family nearby. She hopes to ditch wheelchair aid, still bears heel pressure bruises from bedrest, and remains active with her Grandma Hoeft Club. She worked as a seamstress for 30 years, is known for baking, attends Peace United Church of Christ, and enjoys visits from great grandchildren and daily run-ins with daughter Miss Mabel Hoeft and son-in-law Paul Rufenacht.
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Sally Hoesly
Anna
Hoeft
Monroe
Granama
9Th St
Mabel Hoeft
Paul F. Rufenacht
Ladies Aid
Robert Rufenacht
Ann Marie
Grams
Mrs. Hoeft
Grandma Hoeft
End of an Era Landmark Gone in Green County
A fire April 25 destroyed the 1890 Schultz house in Washington Township once serving as depot Postoffice and store. The building housed Fred W. Schultz and Mary Gill with children Della, Bessie, Harry, and Roy. Relics reveal early post office mail marked Schultz Wisconsin and 1900s ledgers. The Butter fly Lady Della Schultz later Mary Stauffacher, oversaw a bustling family enterprise.
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Washington Township
Fred Schultz
I. C
Bessie Schultz Witt
Albert Witt
Monroe
Green County
Helen Soper
Bessie Witt
Schultz
Fred W. Schultz
Mary Gill
Della
Butterfly Lady
Bessie
Harry
Roy
Wisconsin
Chicago
Ameal Elmer
Elmer
Della Schultz
Emil Stauffacher
August Schultz
Iowa Moves to Exempt Amish From State School Laws
Iowa lawmakers approved a bill allowing Amish families in Iowa to be exempt from state school requirements for two years, renewable annually, with potential state exams for renewal. The measure targets the Plain People and Could affect about 500 of roughly 1,500 Amish children in the state, enabling German and English instruction in one room schools near Hazleton.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Harold E. Hughes
State Board of Public Instruction
W. W. Sindlinger
Cedar Falls
Hazleton
Firemen Called Out To Minor Oven Fire
Firemen were summoned at 10 45 a m to the home of Ronald J Barribeau 2637 8th Ave Monroe A hot oven caused a minor fire and there was no apparent damage
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Ronald J. Barribeau
8Th Ave
Monroe
Bloodmobile Drives Planned in Green County for Summer
The American Red Cross urges Green County residents to donate blood during vacations. The Juda School site runs today 3 to 6 PM with a 50 pint goal, Browntown Peace Church on July 10, 3 to 6 PM, and Turner Hall in Monroe on July 31 from 1 to 6:30 PM with a 115 pint target. Mrs. Ethel Jones notes summer declines in donations while need rises due to traffic crashes, estimating about 9,000 motor fatalities in July and August based on past rates.
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Green County
American Red Cross
Juda School
Browntown Peace Church
Monroe
Turner Hall
Ethel Jones
Green County Red Cross
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Smorgasbord
Berra Farm
Clair R. Munns
Gwe
Lafayette
Rep. Kastenmeier
Sen
Nelson
Peace United Church of Christ
Browntown
Anna Hoeft
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