Dr Chandler Renamed Head Of Green County Cancer Unit
Dr Arthur Chandler reelected president of the Green County Unit of the American Cancer Society at the quarterly Board meeting held in the Commercial and Savings Bank. New officers for 1966-67 include Hannah Bindschaedler Monroe first vice president Wayne Peckham Albany second vice president Donovan Jones Monroe secretary Merlyn Loveland Monticello treasurer. 7,442.74 was raised in the crusade with 644 in memorials, surpassing the goal by 155 percent. Delegates to the 1966 convention are Dr Chandler and Mrs Peckham with Mrs Grossman as alternate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Chandler
Monroe
Green County
American Cancer Society
Commercial and Savings Bank
Hannah Bindschaedler
Wayne Peckham
Albany
Donovan Jones
Merlyn Loveland
Monticello
Bindschaed
Virgil Monte
Chandler
M. W. Stuessy
Brodhead
Robert Grossman
Edna Mackey
Ernest Zumbach
Robert Wichser
Virgil Monty
Bill L. Maddix
Ronald Tschudy
Russell Monroe
New Glarus
Joe Kelly
Louis Lehnherr
Juda
Domenic Bongiorno
Green County Fair Sidelights and Exhibits Update
Lyle Rodger, treasurer, runs amphitheater operations for ill Ernest W. Hayes at the 112th Green County Fair. Red Cross First Aid Station, housed in a Hughes Mobile Homes unit, operates near the main gate. repairs instead of replacement follow 1965 windstorm damage. Jewelry and handicrafts from Shullsburg aid mental retardation programs. ADA exhibit features The Voice of the Dairy Farmer. Capt. Jack Walsh reveals a dramatic weight loss and diet regime at the fair. A stray sheep disrupts activity near Midway. Janesville artisan Helen Nabs showcases liquid embroidery. Albany exhibitors Flynn and Krause attend Amway booth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Rodger
Ernest W. Hayes
Mr. Hayes
Green County
American Red Cross
Fairgrounds
Ed Huston
First Aid
Hughes Mobile Homes
Monroe
Green County Fair opens strong with dairy champions named
Attendance on opening day strong with 3000 in the gates and 2250.25 in receipts. Dairy champions Nyhus and Brown crowned in the Junior Fair. Harriet Keener Green County Dairy Queen headlines amphitheater appearances. Upcoming events include 4 H Horse Show and harness races with performers Moeller Talent Willis Brothers and Grampa Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County
Joe Dawson
Burns Security Service
David Nyhus
York 4H
David Brown
Monroe Ffa
David
Albert Nyhus
Brown
Nathan Brown
Harriet Keener
Monticello
Ag Chest
Floral Hall
Perch Forecast Promises Sunny Wedding Day
Commercial fisherman Mathen Kyritsis says Lake Michigan perch signal a good day for Luci Baines Johnson and Pat Nugent on August 6 with warm sun for the wedding. He warns the following day may bring rain, citing a historically cautious forecast pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukegan
Mathen Kyritsis
Lake Michigan
Luci Baines Johnson
Pat Nugent
Kyritsis
Luci
Nugent
Daily Doggerel by Clair R. Munns
Little guy with sharp brown eyes starts the day early and claims a prize as the robin redbreast returns to the lawn each morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clair R. Munns
Robin Redbreast
Big Contest Tonight at Green County Fair Tractor Pull
Carl Jensen of Monroe wins the 9,000 pound class at the Green County Fair Tractor Pull with an 213 feet 5.5 inch pull aboard an 1850 Oliver. Ray Bowen tops the 6,000 pound class with 201.8 feet. runners include Jim Briggs and John Bartels Jr. as spectators cheer for open turnout tonight at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Jensen
Route 1
Monroe
Green County
Fairgrounds
Ray Bowen
Norgas
Ivan M. Boyer
Jensen and Bowen
Times
Ollie Fine
Evening Times
Jensen
Oliver
Dave Widmer
Argyle
John Deere
Clarence Schulz Jr
Bowen
Jim Briggs
First National Bank
Boyer
John Bartels
Orville Hawthorne
John Deere G
John Bartels Jr
Juda
Jerry Briggs
M Farmall
Jene Eberle
Jerry Reed
Brodhead
Massey
David Klitzke
New Glarus
Ford
Glen Flannery
Monticello
Flames Destroy Abplanalp Farmhouse in Martintown
The George Abplanalp home in Martintown was burned to the ground in a blaze that occurred around 2 a.m. Firemen from Winslow and Browntown battled the flames. the house had already suffered a prior fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Abplanalp
Martintown
Winslow
Browntown
Search for Stilwell Brothers Extends to Sea Debris Field
San Francisco reports a five day ocean search for Brig. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell and two flying companions focused on a 54,470 square mile area with ships collecting floating debris as the hunt continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Joseph W. Stilwell
Judging Starts In Junior Fair at County Extension Event
Junior Fair activities take center stage with events from rabbits to dairy exhibits. Swine judging led by Byron Meech and assistants Ken Allen Verlen Eberle and George Hartman opened at 9 a.m. Foods revue ran 10 to noon in the Wisconsin Power and Light tent with exhibitors and demonstrations. Tomorrow features more food exhibits demonstrations and music in the WPL tent from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Meech
Ken Allen
Verlen Eberle
George Hartman
St Clare Hospital Opens in 1939 Cited Life Expectancy Note
The fragment notes Saint Clare Hospital opened in 1939 and contrasts it with an estimate that average US life expectancy at birth has risen about ten years since then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint Clare Hospital
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
M.W. Stuessy
Fred Dettwiler
Charles Krueger
Green County Fair
Dettwiler
Krueger
Etos
Scott Larson
Midway
Nick Rosandich
Randy
Nick
Scott
John Larson
Blanchardville
Grant Allen
Shullsburg
Lafayette Adjustment Rehabilitation Center, Inc
Badger
ADA
Dairy Farmer
Illinois
Jack Walsh
Jack
Will
Helen Nabs
Janesville
Robert Flynn
Iris Krause
Charles
Nyhus
Jensen, Bowen
Donald Liedschlag
Monroe Roller Millers
David Widmer
Larry Frauchiger
IHC
Roy Klitzke
Virgil Crary
Brooklyn
Larry Hawthorne
Farmall
Abplanalp
St. Clare Hospital
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