Midway Lights Spark Five Day Green County Fair Opener
The 114th Green County Fair opens marking five days five nights with the Midway lights on at 1 p.m. Judging begins at 9 a.m. final judging Saturday. Highlights include 4H Horse Show free grandstand, Tractor Pull, Verja Brothers Production and Demolition Derby crowds. weed spraying destroys marijuana field in Shawnee County worth over a million. State Patrol seeks to transfer its school to Whitewater State University campus.
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Wisconsin
Green County
WGN
Green County Fairgrounds
Sage Riders
Cousin Tilford
Red
Blanchard
Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper
Verja Brothers
Bobbi Smith
Sonation
Illinois
Gloria van
Little Charlene
Warjur Brothers
Topeka
Kan
Shawnee County
Kansas
Betty Coleman Wins Spotlight at Green County Fair
Betty Coleman a 10 year old from Juda wins junior swine show at Green County Fair earning reserve champion gift reserve boat first place pen first place spring group and first place barrow. Her father a Juda dairy and hog farmer notes it is her first show with Steve Scott of Brownstown and Pete Armitage of Albany also taking top trophies.
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Betty Coleman
Juda
Betty
Times
Ollie Fine
Evening Times
Green County Fair
James Coleman
Gift
Steve Scott
Browntown
Pete Armitage
Albany
Scott
Monroe
FFA
Kenneth Allen
Ballot Bargains in a Land of Promises
A satirical verse by Clair R. Munns mocks political courting in a land of the free. The poem plays on promises and handshakes as candidates offer gifts to voters, satirizing electoral bartering.
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Land of the Free
Green County Fair Sidelights and Local Artists Display
Sue Buening displays painted gift house sign at the Green County Fair marking a 15 year painting habit. Her oils on canvas and wood are shown at Wolfe's Art Center. Alfred Henning, fair secretary, and wife LaVerna celebrate a festive fair time.
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Terry
Sue) Buening
18Th Ave
Sue
Wolfe’s Art Center
Ruf Building
Service member returns from Vietnam as fair events begin
Second Class John N. Henning arrives home Tuesday from Vietnam to support Pacific Air Force repairs. The American Legion and VFW operate beer and food stands at the fair with permanent buildings. the Legion features a beer garden. Judy Witt aids at the Administration building and notes a Tuesday headache before the fair’s peak. Red Cross First Aid is listed on Back Page.
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John N. Henning
Vietnam
Henning
Air Forces Logistics Command
Pacific Air Force
The
American Legion
VFW
the Legion
Judy Witt
Bids Accepted for Pleasant View Nursing Home Construction
Green County supervisors approved a $1,633,430 general contract for the Pleasant View Nursing Home 150-bed dormitory to be built by Anthony Grigano Co. Madison. Construction begins within ten days, with completion planned for January 1970 and furnishings funded from a $143,000 reserve.
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Dina Speich
Pleasant View
Green County
Board of Supervisors
Anthony
Brodhead
Ray Kundert
Ames, Torkeison and Associates
Madison
Kichen
S. J. Casper Co., Inc
Milwaukee
Market Forge Co
Everett
Mass
Joseph Goder
Elk Grove Village
Ill
D. L. Bradley and Co
Inc
Janesville
Beerman Electric and Elevators, Inc
D. L. Bradley and Co., Inc
Mile Club planned for Monroe runners at Rotary meeting
Monroe Rotary members heard plans for a new Mile Club at Monroe High School for adults 18 and older. Members must run 12 minutes weekly around the high school track with a physician check up. The club will operate year round with indoor winter and outdoor summer sessions.
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Monroe Rotary Club
Monroe
Idle Hour
Marty Deignan
Monroe High School
Deignan
Alvin R. Livingston
Hawaii
Mexico
Atlantic Coast
Constantinople
Turkey
Poland
Timbuctoo
Africa
Lowell Stuessy
Herbert T. Johnson
Hilton Kirchner
Walter Baber
Myron Stair
Ben Campa
Monroe Police Equip Patrol Cars With Oxygen Units
The Monroe Police Department equips both patrol cars with oxygen units and masks for emergency use. Police Chief Dwight C. Coplien notes the gear aids artificial respiration and recovery, with familiarization classes led by a St. Clare Hospital expert. Each car also carries fire extinguishers blankets and first aid kits. The force includes 17 officers and a part time member planning college in the fall.
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Monroe Police Department
Dwight C. Coplien
St. Clare Hospital
Monroe
Good corn outlook despite wet oats and hay damage in Green County
Green County reports wet warm weather helping corn growth with a strong yield outlook. Oats and hay suffer lodging and soaking from rain, delaying second cuttings while some early oats have begun harvest. Local agent Myron Jeglum notes corn performance varies by region, with northern and eastern areas lagging.
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Ollie
Evening Times
Green County
Myron Jeglum
Jeglum
Ten die as sniper attack rocks Cleveland East Side
A nighttime gun battle in Cleveland left 10 dead and 18 injured, with white and Negro victims and police shot from roofs and windows. Scattered arson followed as 24 were arrested and a thunderstorm cooled the scene.
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Cleveland
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State Patrol
Whitewater State University
Armitage
Clair R. Munns
Alfred Henning
LaVerna
Air
the Red Cross
Osborne Plumbing and Heating, Inc
Beloit
Piper Electric, Inc
Wilbert Johnson
Thomas Ranum
Mile Club
South Wayne
Art Pandow
Gratiot
Darlington
Pandow
Ed Thompson
Lafayette
AP News
Washington
Johnson
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
Senate
Wilbur Renk
Nelson Rockefeller
Badger
Richard M. Nixon
Renk
U.S
Jerris Leonard
Nixon
Laurence W. Hall
Warren P. Knowles
Hall
Knowles
Stephen Boyle
Cincinnati
Ohio
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