Darlington Fair Ends with Show
One of Lafayette County’s most successful fairs closed last night after a week of events with rain at the end. The Huntington family from Darlington won amateur honors, with pantomimists from Darlington taking second and a yodeler from Apple River third. Masters of ceremony were Dave Taylor and Dick Carroll of Freeport. Readies for Lena district contest in early September included multiple acts from Darlington Pearl City Orangeville Kent Argyle Lena Mineral Point and McConnell among others in songs duets and instrumental numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlington
Lafayette County
Ralph Huntington
Jack
Rosalie
Lois Godfrey
Dwaine Thomas
Duke Flack
Sharon Freese
Orangeville
Baton
Janet Pilson
Kent
Leslie Clark
Mary Jo
Jean Fitzgerald
Ruth
Roy Albertson
Lois Miller
Carol
Sandra Putnam
Argyle
Charles Putnam
Gwen Robinson
Mrs. Miller
Darlene
Robert
Kenneth Cornwell
Rose
Alice May
Mineral Point
Lee Gilbertson
Meredith Chambers
Sharon
Rosann Black
McConnell
Bernita Dunbar
Bette Stéese
Lena
Nancy Kuhlemeyer
Freeport
Mrs. Abplanalp Named To Publication's Staff
Mrs. George Abplanalp, winner of a feature writing contest, sails Friday from New York on a European tour and is named an associate editor of Pen-Prints, an international publication in Indianapolis. The trip spans London, Boln, Bonn, Heidelberg, Lucerne, Venice, Zurich, and Paris from August 2 to 31 with hotel stops at listed venues.
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George Abplanalp
New York
Indianapolis
Heidelberger
Heidelberg
Germany
Hotel Bellevue
Lucerne
Switzerland
Hotel Cavalletto
Venice
Italy
Zurich
Paris
McCarthy Past Danger Period After Bethesda Operation
Senator McCarthy is reported pretty well past the danger period and recovering normally from surgery at Naval Hospital Bethesda Maryland. Capt B W Hogan says he had a restless night but there is no cause for worry and the senator can be up and around his room several hours daily. The operation corrected a rupture between abdominal and chest muscles.
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Washington
McCarthy
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
B. W. Hogan
Fire Chief Dies from Gun Wound in Iron River
Iron River Fire Chief Donald Van Wagner 39 was found dead from a gunshot to the chest at his desk in the fire station. Police say the revolver, issued to him as an Iron County undersheriff, was being cleaned when the death occurred and the coroner ruled it accidental. A second item notes that twenty two states ban diverting motor vehicle fees to non-highway uses per the Automobile Club of New York.
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Iron River
Mich
Donald van Wagner
Ralph Larock
van Wagner
Iron County
Larock
The
Automobile Club of
New York
Browntown Soldier Francis Swiggum Re-enlists in Army
Sgt. Francis E Swiggum a Browntown native and WWII Timberwolf veteran plans a career reenlistment after duty in Alaska and Korea. He earned the Bronze Star in Germany 1944 and is married to Betty Legler. He left today for indefinite service.
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Francis E. Swiggum
104Th
Timberwolf
Germany
Betty Legler
William Isely
Browntown
Alaska
Korea
Monticello Social Notes From Local Families
Monticello and area residents are featured in a long list of visits and travels. The Curtis family hosts from Ladysmith while Carol Stauffer remains with relatives. Stauffer and Blum family members visit Madison and Dayton relatives. The Stauffer line and Karl Stauffer visit East Troy and meet kin, with Patricia Stauffer visiting grandparents. The Babler family travels between Albany New Glarus and Orangeville. Monticello school band members join New Glarus musicians for a concert led by Mrs. Klassy.
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Calvin Stauffer
Donald
Cindy Sue
Mara Mueller
Carol Musser
Milford Musser
Ladysmith
Carol
Mrs. Stauffer
Fred N. Stauffer
Herman Feenie
Madison
Matt Zentner
Bessie Youngreen
Poplar Grove
Ill
Youngreen
Oscar Stenerson
Fred A. Blum
Ed Blum
Dayton
Fred Stauffer
Corvallis
Ore
Karl
East Troy
Patricia Stauffer
Lester Schulz
Herman Veenie
A. R. Felts
Freeport
Ernest Dahler
New Glarus
Fred A. Blums
John G. Blums
Barbara Ann Butler
O. D. Curtis
Ing
Ted Butler
Kay Ann
Thomas Brusveen
Hans Brusveen
York
Monticello
Nancy Kubly
Shirley Root
Eddie Wirth
Beverly Babler
Edwin Klassy
Herman Babler
John Aeschlimann
Albany
Karl Stauffer
Wisconsin Airports Get 256000 From CAA Aid Plan
The Civil Aeronautics Administration allocates 256000 in federal funds plus matching 256000 by local sponsors for airport work in Appleton Milwau kee Watertown and Waukesha Wisconsin for the year ending June 30 1953. Projects include runway construction terminal expansion land acquisition and access improvements.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Appleton
Milwaukee
Watertown
Waukesha
Wisconsin
CAA
Charles F. Horne
Civil Aeronautics
Outagamie County
General Mitchell Field
Continental
Watertown Municipal
Waukesha County
Local Youth Camp Attendees Return from Pine Lake
Brodhead residents Mrs. Oren Burt Susan Ten Eyck Arlene Rich ards and Gretchen Karney spent last week at the Methodist Youth Camp at Pine Lake. George Branden burg and Rev. George Zimmerman and their wives vacationed at Long Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Ten Eyck
Arlene Richards
Gretchen Karney
Pine Lake
George Brandenburg
George Zimmerman
Long Lake
Sideswipe Accident Injures None. Two Vehicle Crashes Reported
At 11 10 p m last night Daniel W Ruef of Albany and Wilbur O Klemm of Brodhead damaged when Ruef s car sideswiped Klemm s vehicle on Highway 59 four miles east of Monroe No injuries reported In another crash Gerald Duessler of Brodhead bruised after his car left County Trunk E rolled over two and a half miles north of Brodhead sheriff s department investigated both incidents
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Daniel W. Ruef
Albany
Wilbur — O. Klemm
Brodhead
Highway 59
Monroe
Ruef
Klemm
Gerald Duessler
Fourth Avenue
Sheriff's Department
Salt Uses in Steel and Chemical Manufacturing
Salt plays a crucial role as an ingredient in steel production and in the manufacture of various chemicals. It supports processes like de-icing and electrolyte production, impacting industrial efficiency and chemical synthesis.
Corporal Duane Ellingson Promoted In Korea
Duane Ellingson, son of Mr and Mrs Ivan Ellingson of Browntown, promoted in Korea from private first class to corporal. He is due to leave Korea for 30 days of U S leave early next month after recovering from arm and back wounds from a grenade blast in action.
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Duane Ellingson
Ivan Ellingsons
Browntown
Korea
Cpl. Ellingson
United States
Orton Son Reports Move To Eta Jima for School
Cpl. James R. Orton, son of Mr and Mrs Bert Orton Juda, has left Okinawa July 11 and is at Eta Jima Japan for six weeks of signal specialty school. He has been on Okinawa since December and notes Eta Jima resembles the United States with electric lights green grass and trees. His address is Cpl James R Orton RA 55 101 783 Co F Eta Jima Spec School APO 354 C O Postmaster San Francisco.
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Orton
Eta Jima
Bert Orton
Juda
James R. Orton
Okinawa
Japan
Signal
Cyl
Co. F
Eta Jima Spec
APO
C/O
San Francisco
Seabee unit lands on Kwaielin Islands July 13
James Van Wagenen CP 461-41 48, son of Mrs Harriett Van Wagenen, 253915 9th Street, reached the Kwaielin Islands on July 13 with a Seabee unit. His address is Box 8 Navy 824 c/o FPO San Francisco Calif.
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James van Wagenen
Harriett van Wagenen
9Th Street
Kwaielin Islands
Navy
c/o FPO
San Francisco
Calif
Crash Near Darlington Injures Pickett and Roether family
A Saturday crash on Highway 11, one mile west of Gratiot, injured four people from Nebraska and a local farm employee. Walter Roether, 47, his wife, 32, Albert Roether, 60, all of Yutan, and Franklin Pickett, 19, a Gratiot area farm worker, were hospitalized at Lafayette County Memorial Hospital for cuts and shock.
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Darlington
Nebraska
Gratiot
Monroe
Lafayette County Memorial Hospital
Highway 11
Walter Roether
Albert Roether
Yutan
Neb
Franklin Pickett
Harry Burmeister
Young Wife Arrested In Sergeant's Murder
In Munich Germany a 19 year old wife of a U S Air Force staff sergeant was held on a murder warrant after her husband a 26 year old sergeant was shot with an army carbine at their hotel room Greenhill U S Attorney identified her as Mrs Dan P Wage formerly Martha Joan Owen of Red Wing Minnesota The sergeant was from Baldwin Wisconsin.
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Munich
Germany
U. S. Air Force
U. S
James D. Greenhill
Dan P. Wage
Martha Joan Owen
Red Wing
Minn
Greenhill
Baldwin
Wis
Elevator In Service As Eugene Finishes Remodeling
The Eugene Hotel starts a self service elevator after a remodeling phase. Manager Arthur H. Harms notes the automatic unit uses the former freight shaft and serves both passenger and freight needs. The Heller Co. of Milwaukee installed it with Alvin F. Rote Co. as general contractor and Richardson Electric Co. plus P J Connors Jr as subs. Final painting and recarpeting will follow soon.
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Eugene Hotel
Arthur H. Harms
Heller Co
Milwaukee
Alvin F. Rote Co
Richardson Electric Co
P. J. Connors Jr
Harms
Azores Linked to Atlantis Legend in Medieval Writings
The Azores islands in the Atlantic Ocean are sometimes linked poetically to the lost continent of Atlantis, a legendary land Arabian geographers described in medieval writings.
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Azores
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantis
Beaver Skin Sold for Brass Kettle in Fur Trade Era
A historical note recalls beaver skins trading for a brass kettle during the peak of American fur trapping. The sentence highlights exchange value and the economic practices of early trappers.
Green County 4-H Tour Begins at Campbell Home
The Green County Center 4 H club held its tour on July 13 starting at the home of Nancy and Virginia Campbell. Four cars participated and the event ran from 9:00 to 11:30 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County Center
4-H Club
Nancy
Virginia Campbell
Truck and car collide in Juda intersection
A truck driven by Helen Leond Matzke of Juda collided with an automobile driven by John Liedschlag at the intersection of 8th Street and 25th Avenue over the weekend.
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Helen Leond Matzke
Juda
John Liedschlag
8Th Street
25Th Avenue
British method to help breeders aids cattle semen storage
The Wisconsin College of Agriculture touts a British freezing method from the University of Cambridge that preserves bull semen for up to four months. If proven practical, it would allow planned use of a single bull’s semen to breed cows, improving efficiency of top herd sires.
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Madisonp
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Wisconsin
British National Institute For Medical Research
University of Cambridge
State College
Lena Johnson Returns to Work After Auto Accident
Mrs Lena Johnson of San Francisco reports she has returned to work at the Emporium store after a period at home since June 27 recovering from injuries from an auto accident en route to work. She sustained a broken rib a blood vessel injury and bruises in the crash which left both cars badly damaged.
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Lena Johnson
San Francisco
Emporium
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Richard Russell
Georgia
Gov. Stevenson
Ane
Lee Eee Ane Ee LT
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
John Sparkman
Alabama
Chicago
Francis Swiggum
Mrs. Oren Burt
Evening Times
Pickett
Roethlers
Dearth
Green County Fair
Werner Zimmerman
South
Wayne, Wis
Warren
Stoughton Cab and Body Company
Stoughton, Wisconsin
Fox Body Co
Janesville
Truman
White House
CIO
Murray
Benjamin Fairless
U.S. Steel Corp
Eugene
the Capital of
Uruguay
Montevideo
Freezer
Ace Hardware
Robert E
Zuercher
Agency
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