Moisture Boosts Attendance at 110th Green County Fair
The Green County Fair enters its third day with moisture and cool weather lifting turnout. Open class dairy cattle judging and Junior Fair beef competition drew hundreds in the stock pavilion. Mary Ann Burgy won grand champion beef in the junior division, with the Witt Sisters earning top showmanship honors. Attendance figures near 6,500 for Thursday, 2,112 in the grandstand for tractor pulling, and more audiences planned for theater acts and late harness racing with a $5,000 purse ahead of Sunday’s big events.
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Green County Fair
Mary Ann Burgy
University of Wisconsin
Washington Center
Fred T. Burgy
Monticello
Witt
Karen
Beverly
Wallace Feldt
Harry Williams
James Salesman
Lawrence
Route 1
Argyle
Jordan Township
Kathy Zimmerli
Ben Zimmerli
John Wegmueller
Ernest Wegmueller
Green County
Russell Ridge
Ridge
Valley Hill
Jared Jane
Elkhorn
Russell Ridge Sr
Cold Springs
Pabst Farms
Monroe Ffa
Kenneth C. Allen
Salesman
Digman
Ridge and Wegmueller
FFA
Jerrold Zuhike
Zimmerli
Decatur
John Schermerhorn
Wkow-Tv
Madison
Bobby Hodge
Kjervik
Mark Paskin
Skip
Big John
Sammy Eggum
Mel’ Hammitzsch
Mel
Circus Clown Band
Schetters
Glen Henry
Damm Brothers
Charles Gregory
Swenson
Governor urges federal aid for North Shore Line right of way
Gov Reynolds urged the State Transit Right-of-Way Authority to seek federal aid for the potential purchase of the abandoned North Shore Line right of way. The move aims to preserve transit options and assess funding avenues for the historic rail corridor.
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Madison
Reynolds
North Shore Line
Harness Racing Spotlight at Green County Fair
Harness racing will take the spotlight this weekend at the Green County Fair with nine races over two days starting at 1 p.m. Tomorrow features four races and Sunday five, with a total purse of 2200 dollars for tomorrow and 600 for non winners and two year old divisions. Entrants include Earthquake, Easters Ace, McFarland Girl, My Easter Lady, and others driven by Morris y, Bronghorst, James, and Laufenberg among others.
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Green County Fair
Pat Reilly
David Cunningham
John Morrissy
Lake Geneva
Morrissy
Little Imp
Ivey Brothers
Mineral Point
Robert Ivey
Klassy Karl
Paul Parkinson
Chester Bell
Darlington
F. Springer
Daring Dude
McGarty Brothers
Manston
Milwaukee
J. McGarty
Easters Ace
Elmer Bronghorst
Brandon
Bronkhorst
Mikes’ Pride
Ernest Miller
Madison
Grattan-Grattan
Edward Bielefeldt
Palmyra
Dave James
Tommy Sig
Sigurd Sigurdson
Bottineau
N.D
Linda Lou
Durwood Maas
Jefferson
Mass
Glow
Melvin F. Laufenberg
Laufenberg
Top Robin
Melvin A. Furlong
Campbellsport
Wis
Furlong
T Miss
Bielfeldt
Prairie Scott
R. W
Robert Yohn
Fail River
Sally
F. Hicks
Jezebel
Hal
Karl Hill
Genoa
I. Hill
Daisy Patch
Orland
Larson
Incoln Yates
Jeanne Marquis
Waunakee
Dr. Marquis
William Hughes
David James
James
Grattan Jane
Bielefeldt
McNamara
J. Henry
Stan Rundle
Dodgeville
Rundle
Victory Man
Princess Par
William T. Hughes
Hughes
Charley T. Milton Bumstead
Janesville
Bumstead
Penn Leads Schlicht In Wisconsin State Amateur Semi Final
At lunch in Madison the Wisconsin State Amateur semi final began with UW sophomore Dave Penn 1-up on medalist Ralph Butch Schlicht. Penn carded a 69 versus Schlicht’s 70 as the 36-hole match started.
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Dave Penn
Madison
University of Wisconsin
Ralph
Butch) Schlicht
Schlicht
County Fair Schedule Highlights Ambitious Weekend Events
Sunday events include harness racing at the amphitheater with 1 p.m. start, followed by 4:30 and 8 p.m. performances from Aut Swenson Thrill Show. Earlier, open class swine opens at 9 a.m. and the Foods Revue returns at 9:30 p.m. in the machinery tent. 1 p.m. 4H demonstrations resume in the power firm tent, plus the Mel Hammitzsch Variety Revue at 8 p.m. in the amphitheater.
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Foods Revue
Mel Hammitzsch
Swenson
Swiss and Cheddar Prices Rise at Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Active trading at the Wisconsin Cheese Exchange sees State brand pasteurized longhorns and Wisconsin C long block Swiss rise. Sales include one car State brand pasteurized single daisies at 37% and multiple cars of longhorns and Swiss, with bids and offers spanning 35 to 41 percent for various Wisconsin brand blocks.
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Gweny Pax An — Imiarly
Wiscon
Cheese Exchange
Wisconsin
Stock Mart Higher On Irregular Trend
New York shares closed unevenly higher as steel gains and selective strength aided some issues. Trading was moderate with about 4.3 million shares changing hands versus 4.53 million the day before. Major steel stocks like U.S. Steel and Bethlehem rose about a point each amid price rise speculation.
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Stock Mart
New York
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Johnson Rules Out Kennedy as VP Candidate
President Johnson swept Kennedy and other major figures from VP consideration and focused on Minnesota senators Humphrey and McCarthy as likely running mate picks. An Associated Press poll showed Humphrey favored by delegates, while McCarthy weighed as a liberal Catholic alternative amid a broader field deemed unsuitable for the No. 2 spot.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
Minnesota
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
Kennedy
Peace Corps
Sargent Shriver
Robert S. McNamara
Shriver
McNamara
U.N
Adlai Stevenson
Quickie
White House
Associated Press
Humphrey
McCarthy
William E. Miller
New York
Monroe high selects 30 for 1964 Michigan exchange trip
The Monroe high school 1964 Student Exchange group comprises 30 juniors and seniors to travel to Wyandotte Michigan in early November. Wyandotte students will visit Monroe in April 1965. Alternates named include Jean Blum and John Johnson. Advisers are Mrs. Herbert Lenoir Ainsworth and Fred R Simpson. An organizational meeting chose David Deininger as temporary chairman and Susan Goecks as temporary secretary.
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Monroe High School
Wyandotte
Mich
Detroit
Monroe
Susan Babler
Susan Goecks
Jane Huffman
Karen Keister
Marcia Kundert
Darlene May
Madalyn Meythaler
Mary Myers
Julene Simmons
Sally Simpson
Joan
King Pressures Harlem Unity Talks After Racial Unrest
Dr Martin Luther King Jr after four days with Mayor Wagner urged ongoing talks on a Harlem unity committee nine point program and criticized Police Commissioner Murphy as unresponsive to Negro demands. Harlem leaders demand a civilian board to review police brutality cases and the suspension of Lt Thomas Gilligan who shot a Negro youth in what police call self defense. King warned explosive possibilities remain in Harlem unless police and city leaders address grievances.
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New York
Robert F. Wagner
Martin Luther King Jr
New York City
Harlem Unity Committee
Michael J. Murphy
Wagner
Kong
Harlem
Bedford-Stuyvesant Sec
Tion
Brooklyn
Thomas R. Gilligan
Murphy
King
Escaped jail inmates face multiple charges
Two young men from Green County jail, Dennis LaBrosse and Kenneth Roehl, were to be arraigned in Madison on charges of escaping and car theft. They crawled through a jail window, stole an escape car, and traveled to Monticello before heading to Madison. They also face burglary counts for the Four Lane Standard station in Madison.
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Green County
Madison Criminal Court
Dennis C. LaBrosse
Madison
Kenneth Lee Roehl
Brodhead
Liberty
Green County Dist
Joseph D. Viney
Dane County
Monticello
John W. Steinmann
Lab
LaBrosse
Bonney Erickson
James Heizler
Court Frees Hallows At Crash Case Trial
Dane County Judge Carl Flom dismissed a traffic charge against Supreme Court Justice E Harold Hallows, ruling the city warrant misstated the ordinance. The Feb 28 1963 filing alleged loss of vehicle control in a Madison street crash. No costs awarded.
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Madison
Supreme Court
E. Harold Hallows
Dane County
Carl Flom
Halows
Hallows
Robert Semrad
Flom
Semrad
Goldwater Resting At Secluded Camp With Extra Guards
Senator Barry Goldwater GOP presidential candidate rests at Caveman's Camp in Bohemian Grove, guarded by private security after assassination fears voiced by his sons. Albert Weidemeyer and Herbert Hoover Jr hosted the stay as news crews noted no press conference during the Hawaiian vacation.
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Goldwater
Monte Fav
Barry Goldwater
Caveman
Bohemian Grove
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Herbert Hoover Jr
Barry Jr
Mike
Honolulu
Washington
Santa Rosa
Landis Found Dead in Pool
James M. Landis aged 64 longtime adviser to three Democratic presidents was found dead in his pool at home in Harrison New York. The coroner ruled accidental drowning based on a history of heart trouble and a failed resuscitation attempt by a neighborhood boy. Landis once helped shape New Deal policy and later advised Kennedy on regulatory agencies. He had recently served a 30 day sentence for a late tax filing conviction though he paid the taxes. Edie Adams plans to marry Martin Mills on August 16 at her Beverly Hills home in a separate note.
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Harrison
N.Y
James M. Landis
Franklin D Roosevelt
Landis
Kennedy
Harvard Law School
Ranger 7 Lands Close Moon Pictures Then Crashes in Sea of Clouds
Ranger 7 published first close lunar photos before crashing eight to ten miles from the target in the Sea of Clouds. NASA officials and JPL reported excellent light and video signals, with potential views of terrain the next manned missions may face.
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Pasadena
Calif
U.S
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Ranger 7
Monroe
Ranger
Harris M. Schurmeier
Moon
Homer Newell
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Johnson
Newell
Equator
Schurmeier
William H. Pickering
Pickering
Lupiki
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Edie Adams
Ernie Kovacs
Martin Hager Mills
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