Farm Loan Act marks birthday for 560 Green Lafayette farmers
The Farm Loan Act’s 50th anniversary is celebrated by farmers in Green Iowa and Lafayette counties. T. P. Fisher of the Darlington Federal Land Bank notes the act created long term, low cost real estate loans and boosted farm modernization. He cites 1965 results: 92 loans totaling over 1.7 million dollars with an average loan of about 18,900, and highlights the system’s vast national impact with over 12 billion lent since 1917.
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Green
Iowa
Lafayette
United States
T. P. Fisher
Federal Land Bank Association of
Darlington
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Federal Land Bank
Federal Land Bank of
North Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
St. Paul
Fisher
Darlington Federal Land Bank Association
Yaun Son Enlists in Army. Address Given
Mr and Mrs Ray Yaun of rural New Glarus report their son Gary has enlisted in the Army. Pvt Gary L Yaun RA 16 890 870 Co B 162 Ft Gordon Ga 30905 is a 1966 graduate of New Glarus High School.
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New Glarus
Ray Yaun
Gary
Gary L. Yaun
Ft. Gordon
New Glarus High School
Private Gilbertson Receives PFC Rank In 44th Artillery
Pvt. James Gilbertson is promoted to Private First Class and stationed with the First Battalion of the 44th Artillery at Old Grande, Mexico. His address lists Pfc. James Gilbertson, U.S. 55831476, A. Brty., 1st BN, 44 Arty., Fort Bliss, Texas 79916.
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James Gilbertson
44Th Arty
Old Grande
Mexico
U.S
A. Brty
44 Arty
Fort Bliss
Texas
West Promoted Marine Pfc to Lance Corporal
Private first class Terry D. West in Okinawa earns a promotion to lance corporal. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Russell West of Monroe and now resides with unit address 2137940 Supply Battalion 3rdFSR Ammo Co FOB San Francisco CA 96602. West reports two clothing packages were received and distributed to an Okinawa orphanage near his base. Helicopter infantry near Saigon conduct rapid assault on entrenched Viet Cong forces 25 miles from the city.
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West
Terry D. West
Marine Corps
Okinawa
Russell West
Monroe
T.D. West
F.S.R
Ammo Co
F.P.O
San Francisco
Calif
Streisand Plans Four City Tour After London Run
Barbra Streisand, returning from a London Funny Girl engagement, says she will undertake a four city concert tour and then stay home to cook and have a baby. She canceled a planned million dollar U S tour this fall to begin the P hiladelphia Newport Atlanta and Chicago leg. She is married to actor Elliott Gould.
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New York
Barbra Streisand
London
Miss Streisand
U. S
Elliott Gould
Philadelphia
Newport
R.I
Atlanta
Chicago
El Toro Welcomes Home Marine Parents After Gift Gaffe
Pfc. Daniel Rombyer declined to spend his first leave day at home in El Toro California. He had received a Christmas dog food package from the city that included an unsigned anti war note. City leaders and the chamber of commerce hosted his parents last week and invited him for a week long visit.
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EL Toro
Calif
Pfc
Daniel Rombyer
Viet Nam
Rombyer
Wilford Rombyer
Pfc. Rombyer
Chamber of Commerce
Engagement of Elizabeth Enna Jenkins Noted in Austin
Elizabeth Enna Jenkins, former Marquette student and daughter of a White House aide, is announced as a brides maid-to-be in Luci Baines Johnson's wedding. She will wed Peter Clayton Alandt, 21, from Grosse Pointe, with the ceremony set for December 20 in Austin. Alandt studied at Marquette and plans to enroll at Wayne State University. Jenkins, a Johnson family associate, met Patrick Nugent during Johnsons' Milwaukee visits. Nugent left his White House post in 1964 after a morals arrest.
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Detroit
Elizabeth Enna Jenkins
Marquette University
White House
Austin
Tex
Miss Jenkins
Luci Baines Johnson
Walter Jenkins
Peter Clayton Alandt
Grosse Pointe
Alandt
Marquette
Milwaukee
Wayne State University
Wayne State
Miss Johnson
Patrick Nugent
Jenkins
Johnson
Romanian immigrant cuts through disability at work
In Alexandria Virginia Joseph Weisz described his effort to adapt after losing both hands. He told fellow meatcutters he would make his electronic hands perform as much as natural hands. The piece notes his resilience and work at the shop.
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Alexandria, Va
Joseph Weisz
Russian made electric hands help Montreal worker operate meat press
A Montreal meat cutting supervisor named Weisz, who lost a hand last November attempting to free meat from a steel press, uses plastic electronic hands made in Russia. After hospital fittings in March, he benefits from a motor driven by arm muscles and battery power at the Montreal Institute of Rehabilitation.
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Weisz
New York
Montreal
Working class men miscast as lovers, says UW sociologist
In Madison Professor Jack Sternbach of the University of Wisconsin argues that working class husbands are unfairly portrayed as romantic heroes. He says they are insensitive to wives and spend time with friends outside the home, though he notes they are honest, unlike the boastful middle class man.
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Madison, Wis
Jack Sternbach
University of Wisconsin
Prof
Sternbach
Washington woman flies solo solo across Atlantic for fun
London reports Marion Hart, 74, of Washington DC, flew a Beechcraft Bonanza solo across the Atlantic for leisure. She landed at London airport after deciding to travel alone when her companion cancelled. Hart first crossed with a woman co pilot in 1953.
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London
Marion Hart
Washington, D.C
Houston Woman 110 Seeks Medicare Admission
Mrs. Laura Keys, claiming to be 110, applied for Medicare this week and was admitted to a Houston hospital for a general checkup. She lives with her 86 year old brother, John Stewart, who she calls her kid brother.
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Houston
Tex
Laura Keys
Mars Landing by 1985 Target, Von Braun Claims
Dr. Wernher Von Braun, director of the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, said a Mars landing by 1985 is within reach. He spoke to the Alabama Bar Association on Thursday, arguing the Moon landing should lead to Mars exploration.
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Huntsville
Ala
Wernher von Braun
Marshall Space Flight Center
Mars
United States
Alabama Bar Association
Down to Earth From The Soil Conservation Service
County Fair week nears as August looms with summer slipping away. The column notes hay crops first cut, second crop underway, oats in storage shacks near Glarus, and remarks on weather cooling after a 41 degree Madison night.
Orangeville Social Waving Visitors From Four States
Mrs. Glen E Bolender hosts and locals greet guests including the Hamans from Oakland California and the Gross family. A Barker reunion draws attendees from Illinois Wisconsin and Iowa with dinners and weekend visits at several homes.
Explaining the missing third hand on clocks
The kitchen clock runs fast with a visible second hand while the living room clock lacks a third hand. In proper clocks there are one or two hands for hours and minutes, while a third hand is rare, often decorative or part of a specialized timer.
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Elizabeth
Meese at Moose Lodge celebrates 4-H land judging day
James Schwoegler notes the Meese of the Monroe Moose Lodge held a 4-H land judging contest with a reported smooth operation and a fine smorgasbord. Governor Lee Miller expressed satisfaction with postponement resolution, Ken Allen aids with scorecards, and Ag Building flower boxes planted by 4H Junior Leaders add summer color.
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Meese
Monroe Moose Lodge
Moose
Lee Miller
James Schwoegler
Argyle Social Roundup Noted Visits and Travel
Mrs Clifford Penniston and the Vernus Nelson Jr family met the Richard Crow family at Vilas Zoo Madison for a picnic dinner Sunday. Mr and Mrs Thomas Flint visiting relatives in Argyle have returned to Newton Connecticut. Mr Flint son of Mr and Mrs Willis Flint is an engineer at Zit ramon plant Monroe Connecticut. Sunday guests at the Martin Bredeson home include Mr and Mrs Ear Lien and family of North Dakota and Mr and Mrs Clifford Nybroten Blanchardville. The Flanagans are on vacation trip through the East. The Saalsaa family visit their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs William Ziemer Princeton New Jersey Prof Ziemer attends summer school. Mr and Mrs Kermit Wat kins and family spend week at the Saalsaa cottage Long Lake.
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Yellowstone National Park
Mary Beattie
Boston
Mass
Inlaw
Horace Beattie
Stella Boyer
Orangeville
Glenn Bolender
Melody Ewing
John Ewing
Emil Lenz
Dennis Schindler
Glen van Matre
Kari
John
Jack Ewing
Mary Kaiser
Evanston
Vera Heck
Hazel Kramer
Cedarville
Frank Lied
Iowa City
John McKenna
Elver Wendlandt
Martinsville
Ill
John M. Babler
Roswell Babler
Carolyn
Jeff Fiene
Walter Kirchner
Lake Zurich
Chicago
Kirchner
Pure Milk Association
Beulah Parriott
Gerald Parriott
Richard
Cathy
Herb Lamm
Pat Barber
California
Peggy Parriott
Campbell
Donald Bennett
Crown Point
Clifford Penniston
Vernus Nelson Jr
Richard Crow
Vilas Zoo
Madison
Thomas Flint
Argyle
Newton
Conn
Flint
Willis Flint
Zitramon
Monroe
Martin Bredeson
Ear Lien
North Dakota
Clifford Nybroten
Blanchardville
Eugene Flanagan
East
Ambrose Saalsaa
William Ziemer
Princeton
N.J
Ziemer
Kermit Watkins
Saalsaa
Long Lake
Classified Ads Solve Daily Problems for Thousands
Classified ads help residents find services, items, and jobs. The column highlights how buyers and sellers connect, with readers turning to affordable listings for groceries, repairs, transportation, and missdropped items in daily life.
Markets Summary for Hogs Cattle and Sheep in Chicago
Weekly pig cattle and sheep market summary shows hogs up 75 to 1.00, sows 1.00 to 1.25 higher from Friday. Barrows and gilts ranged 23.50 to 26.50 depending on weight, sows 16.25 to 22.00. Sheep and lamb prices mostly steady to unchanged. spring lambs 24.50 to 25.00, 80 to 114 lb grades 23.50 to 24.50. Cattle slaughter steers mostly steady to 50 higher, weights 900 to 1400 lbs priced 23.25 to 26.75 with primes up to 26.85 at 1300 lbs.
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Chicago
Chicago Mackinac Race Kicks Off With Record Fleet
One hundred sixty two sailing yachts gathered in Chicago to begin the Chicago to Mackinac Island Race. The fleet represents the largest turnout in the event’s history as the starter’s gun awaits in the outer harbor.
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Chicago
Mackinac Island
Lost Act Returns to Spotlight in Quiet Rehearsal
In a modest rehearsal hall, performers revisit a missing script believed overdue for discovery. Directors emphasize patience as the cast works through scenes linking past decisions to present interpretations.
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