SWCD Group Meets Honors Tour Forestry Program
Area 6 SWCD supervisors met Monday at the Decatur Lake Country Club with tours of a tree plantation and a nursery. Honorees included Merlyn Rufer for outstanding service and Russell Wolf for best long term forest management. others recognized were Stan Lesar David Ladd and William Calvert. Russell urged a Rock River basin study involving federal and state agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie Fine
W. W. Russell
Area 6
SWCD
Decatur Lake Country Club
Swcd Supervisors
Merlyn Rufer
Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors
Area Six
Russell Wolf
Monroe
Stan Lesar
Mt. Horeb
David Ladd
Dodgeville
William Calvert
Benton
Brodhead
Ethel Davenport
Decatur Lake
Meienburg
Austerholz
Russell
Wisconsin
Rock River
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Illinois
U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
Corps of Engineers
Sugar River
Green County
Pecatonica River
Lafayette County
C. S. Pierce
Swcd Association
Spacemen Set for Photo Phase of Gemini 10 Mission
Astronauts John W. Young and Michael Collins receive a go for a late day spacewalk style photo session with Collins to pop out for pictures. Fuel limits force removal of final Gemini 10 Agena docking and cancel part of the 14 experiments planned for the three day mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Kennedy
Fla
America
Michael Collins
John W. Young
Collins
Agena
Kentucky Mammoth Cave Tourist Yawner Stages Show
A playful notice proclaims Mammoth Cave’s timeless darkness and a traveler’s yawning moment, celebrating the cave as a nocturnal spectacle that would wow visitors if they could witness the author’s sleepy yawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Mammoth
Copper theft hits Argyle area kettles valued at $80
Sheriff deputies investigate thefts of two large copper cheese kettles in Green County near Argyle. Each kettle weighed 125 to 159 pounds and measured about 64 inches in diameter. Investigators link the two thefts and urge residents with information to contact authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argyle
Green County
Deininger
Girl Exits Critical After Madison Traffic Crash
Sherri L. Rosman, 18, of Brodhead remains in critical condition at Madison General Hospital after a Sunday motorcycle crash on Nakoma Road at the Beltline in Madison. Passenger was Peter G. Greisen, 21, who died in the same crash. Rosman is granddaughter of Kenneth Black of Monroe and Frank Rosman Sr. of Green Bay.
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Sherri L. Rosman
Frank Rosman
Brodhead
Madison General Hospital
Peter G. Greisen
Nakoma Road
Beltline
Madison
Miss Rosman
Kenneth Black
Monroe
Frank Rosman Sr
Green Bay
Monroe Civil Defense warns sirens still faulty tests delayed
City Civil Defense director Theodore Weiss says new warning sirens will be tested for two to three weeks more and may not yet issue take cover commands. A dealer manufacturer oversight caused the current issue with three warning zones air raid alert and fire signals. Future tests will include firm and federal Civil Defense representatives to check sound coverage and consider additional sirens under federal matching funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Theodore Weiss
City Civil Defense
Evan C. Chambers
Walter R. Ekum
Times
Weiss
Federal Civil Defense Office
City School Levy Forecast To Increase Despite Valuation Rise
Monroe voters are asked to approve a district tax levy about $50,000 higher than last year as the new budget totals $1,621,599 up from $1,496,032. City valuation growth may offset the rate, with a meeting set for Monday July 25 at 7 30 p m to discuss property purchases pool plans and hiring more teachers.
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Supt
D. J. Hunenik
Monroe
Two Autos Recovered in Monroe Thefts
Monroe police report two cars stolen in the past nine months have been recovered. A 1965 model stolen from 1100 block of 16th Ave on Nov 26, 1965 was found June 23, 1966 and owned by William L. Carter. A 1962 car stolen June 13, 1966 from Ralph B. Strasser’s curb was found three days later in Freeport. evidence aided an arrest of 18 year old Donald B. Stevenson awaiting sentence in Green County court. A 17 year old is also wanted. The missing Carter vehicle was located after a National Automotive Theft Bureau alert.
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Monroe
16Th Ave
William L. Carter
Route 3
Ralph B. Strasser
15Th Ave
Strasser
Freeport
Donald B. Stevenson
Green County
Carter
Wisconsin
National Automobile Theft Bureau
Chicago
Jacksonville
Fla
Green County Fair opens July 27 with entries due, events listed
The 112th Green County Fair starts Wednesday July 27 ending Sunday July 31. Open class entries accepted until 5 p.m. Saturday at the administration office. Cheese judging begins July 28, all entries due by July 25. Highlights include Mickey Stark shows, tractor pulling, a Green County 4-H Horse Show, harness races, Grand Ole Opry style acts, and Hurricane Hell Drivers.
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Green County Fair
Fairgrounds
Nell Cunningham
Gertrude Erb
Don
Judy) Witt
John Burkhamer
Lee Kirsch
Eirich
Richard A. Wagner
Florida
Monroe Cheese Corp
Floral Hall
Mickey Stark
Green County
Nashville
Brugger Hits Mark Bloodmobile Collects 70 Pints
Roger Brugger reached the three gallon mark donating to the Red Cross Badger Bloodmobile yesterday in Monroe. A total of 70 pints were collected toward a 115 pint Monroe quota with 78 donors registered and eight rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Brugger
Monroe
Red Cross Badger
Dur
Monroe Forms Codes and Ordinances Housing Code Group
A new Codes and Ordinances Committee led by Milo F. Friedrichs will review Monroe city codes including electrical and plumbing rules and propose a housing code. Members Harv y D. Elmer Floyd Matzke Una H. Miller Arthur C. Nondahl and P J Connors assist. The advisory panel will develop a housing code for city adoption as part of urban renewal and community improvement efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Walter R. Ekum
Milo F. Friedrichs
Harvey D. Elmer
Floyd Matzke
Una H. Miller
Arthur C. Nondahl
P. J. Connors
Ekum
Civil Defense
Housing Authority Commission
Home For the Aging
Pussycat Sinks Off Monterey Coast With Five Aboard
Comedian Jerry Lewis his secretary Miss Carol Sara Bino and three men escaped uninjured after the 65 foot cabin cruiser Pussycat sprang a leak and sank off Monterey County coast.
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Pussycat
Monterey
Calif
Jerry Lewis
Carol Sarabino
Lewis
Monterey County
Bids Submitted for Water Dept Metal Building
Board of Public Works opened bids for a 36 by 26 by 10 clear span metal building for the water department and referred the bids to the Water Board. Monroe Construction Co. offered the low bid of 4342 dollars for furnishing and erecting with city supplied foundation.
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Board of Public Works
Water Department
Water Board
Monroe Construction Co
Bruni-Miller, Monroe
Don Helgeson
Janesville
Anderson and Ashton
Madison
Janesville Auto Transfer Co
Highway 11
Belleville Couple Honored as Outstanding Dairy Partners
Mr and Mrs Robert L Murphy of Route 2 Belleville named 1966 outstanding young dairy couple of PMA District 19 The couple from Paoli Local of Pure Milk Association operate a 225 acre farm with 50 percent of a 95 Holstein herd milking 54 cows and rely mainly on dairy income The district winner and runner up receive all expenses paid trips to the National Milk Producers Federation convention in Washington DC November 27 to December 1 Claudette Murphy is a Belleville high school graduate and the Murphys have four children Joan Kathryn Ruth Ann Mary Lynn and Patricia Lee
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Murphy
Route 2
Belleville
Pure Milk Association
Donald Brace
PMA
Dane
Grant
Green
Iowa
Lafayette
Richland
Rock
Sauk
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Pick Congress
Chicago
National Milk Producers Federation
Washington
D.C
Murphy
Paoli
Belleville High School
Claudette
Joan Kathryn
Ruth Ann
Mary Lynn
Patricia Lee
Johnson urges Congress to keep nondefense spending steady
President Johnson appealed to Congress to maintain nondefense spending in line with his recommendations. He warned that a tax increase might be needed if lawmakers diverge from his plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LBJ
Washington
Johnson
Congress
Saint Clare Hospital Faces Local Admission Projections
If Green County follows national averages one in eight residents is projected to be admitted to Saint Clare Hospital next year, signaling rising demand for local healthcare services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint Clare Hospital
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Rufer
Clair R. Munns
Monroe Police
Brugger
Bloodmobile
Clara Thompson
Victor Ellingson
Alois Ruf
T. R. Holyoke
Oscar Leck
Ralph Kundert
Nathan Brown
Elmer Schwartzlow
Leland Ruff
Robert Kramer
Alma Brugger
Grace Schroeder
Myron Ross
Juda
Ronald Johnson
Jaycettes
Mmes
Roy Chesebro
Roy T. Evenson
Pat Kubly
Donald Pfister
John Kessenick
M. Marti
Juanita Garden
M. Marty
Merlin Olson
Paul Neubauer
Robert Wichser
Kenneth Stuart
Robert Brauchle
Guy Weckerly
Jim Walsh
Donald W. Springer
Larry Vance
Terry Dalton
Forrest Reese
Marion Laube
James Weir
Donald Springer
Robert Baumann
Friedrichs
Murphys
St. Clare Hospital
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