Louis O’Brien Dies of Injuries in Fall at Home Silo
Louis R. O’Brien 81 of Route 2 Brooklyn died in a Madison hospital after a skull fracture from a fall inside his silo near Oregon Dane County. His son found him unconscious. coroner ruled accidental death. Survived by widow two daughters a son and other relatives. Funeral 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Mother of Consolation Oregon with burial in St. Mary’s Cemetery Oregon.
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Brooklyn
Louis R. O’brien
Route 2
Madison
Oregon
Maurice
Fitchburg
Willis Hartwig
Gerald Booth
J. D
Dorothy) Kauffman
Janesville
K. W
Mary) Kleinschmidt
Emmet
Route 1
Verona
Holy Mother of Consolation
Charles Monroe
Sun Appears in Smoky Rainbow Halo This Morning
The sun appeared around 11 in a smoky hazy sphere and formed a rainbow halo. The Associated Press reports a similar event last year, explaining it by ice crystals in the upper atmosphere. The Weather Bureau sees no rain in sight.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Weather Bureau
Jaguar Simba Leaves Monroe Family for Africa USA
The Zwickers of Monroe Ohio surrender their pet jaguar Simba to Africa USA in California for a new career with an animal rental agency. Ed and Mrs Zwicker recall Simba’s growth from 14 pounds to 50 pounds and note she cannot stay in the house much longer.
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Simba
Ed Zwicker
Monroe
Air Express
Africa
U.S.A
Hollywood
Calif
T.V
Colom
Bia
South America
Ed Zwickers
Donald Springers
Zwickers
Springers
Nancy
Edward Zwicker
California
Colombia
Tom
National Guard
Monroe High
Jeff
Sue
Paul Frenzel
Madison
Marnie
Mrs. Zwicker
Faugus
Field Day On Norton Farm At Monroe Event
Continuus bus tours visit the Norton Brothers Farm in rural Monroe as Field Day unfolds from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sponsored by agricultural firms Helgesen Harvestore Knight Manufacturing Carter and Grenewald and others the event promotes better crop management handling and storage practices. Fred Krebs Arnold Fryer and Ralph Frauchiger farms are among the stops on the tours.
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Norton Brothers
Monroe
Helgesen Harvestore
Janesville
Dodgeville
Knight Manufacturing Company
Brodhead
Carter and Grenewald Company, Inc
Juda
Fred Krebs
Arnold Fryer
Ralph Frauchiger
State Agriculture Dept Holds Hearings on Milk Rules
The State Department of Agriculture will hold hearings in Madison on June 13 and June 15. The sessions will review proposed changes to milk regulations. The first hearing covers grade A milk and milk products rules aligned with U.S. Health Service recommendations. The second considers amendments to minimum standards for manufacturing milk.
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Madison
State Department of Agriculture
U.S. Health Service
Lottery begins in New York for 250000 prize
New York State lottery tickets went on sale at 12 01 a m today and within minutes customers lined up in a hotel waiting to bet a dollar for a shot at a 250 000 return.
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New York
Wisconsin Moose Members Visit Mooseheart Sunday
Wisconsin Moose members from Monroe join statewide attendees for Wisconsin Day at Mooseheart on Sunday June 4. Guided tours run noon to 3 pm including farm operations. Registration at 10 am. Services at 11 am and 12 15 pm. A student concert at 3 pm with Wisconsin residents and visitors. Visitors urged to bring a picnic lunch.
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Moose Lodge
Monroe
Wisconsin Moose
Mooseheart
Wisconsin
Martin Schmidt
Monroe Lodge
Campanile Rotunda
Green County Dairy Month breakfast kickoff in Monticello
Green County civic leaders launched June Dairy Month with a two hour breakfast at Zwingli United Church of Christ Monticello. About 200 attendees heard Rev J Ellsworth Kalas urge progress against disease ignorance and hunger. Assemblyman Joseph Tregoning attended as a guest.
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Monticello
Green County
Zwingli United Church of Christ
Green County Agricultural Chest
Board of Supervisors
Agricultural Committee
J. Ellsworth Kalas
First Methodist Church
Madison
Permin Graber
Henry Spring
J. Allan Mittler
Harriet Keener
Roland Keen
Agriculture Chest
Kalas
Friendship Circle
Zwingli Church
Washington
Janice Chesebro
Lynn Drafahl
Janice Pagel
Diana Graber
Gretchen Zimmerman
Ursula Hofer
New Glarus
Gardners Baking Co
Monroe Cheese Corporation
Sealtest Milk
Dick Voegels
Dist
Strickler’s Market
Washington Center
Foods and Nutrition
Dairy Queen
Brooklyn
Times
Milan Court Dismisses Doll Sale Claim
A Milan court ruled that a baby doll displayed for sale did not offend public decency because the innocence of a baby excludes obscenity, despite a resident's complaint accusing the display of offending public decency.
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Milan
Italy
Monroe Cheese Days Button Drive Backed by Jaycees
The Monroe Cheese Days committee authorized the Jaycees to sell buttons for the September festival. About 3,000 buttons at 1 each are planned, with proceeds funding weekend events including Drum and Bugle Corps and Antique Auto Show. Button distribution will also support delegation travel and area promotions.
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Monroe Cheese Days
Idle Hour Mansion
Monroe Jaycees
Jaycees
Baltimore
Milwaukee
Cheese Days Committee
John Maciinnis
Coordinating Finance Committee
Monroe
Dennis Fazel
T. R. Holyoke Field
Four Monroe seniors win Kiwanis Vocational Scholarships
Linda Lee Gille Edward Holcomb Donna Schubert and David Sorenson were named Kiwanis Vocational Scholarship winners each receiving 200 dollars to pursue preferred training. Edward M. Adam cited support from Kiwanis fundraisers and noted emphasis on practical fields and returning to Monroe. This is the second year for the program following 1966 honorees.
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Kiwanis
Monroe High School
Kiwanis Club
Linda Lee Gille
Leo J. Gille Jr
Madison Vocational School
Edward Allen Holcomb
Rachel H
Earl Holcomb
Milwaukee Institute of Technology
Donna Kay Schubert
Gailey E. Schubert
David Sorenson
Elizabeth A
Armond Sorenson
Edward M. Adam
Adam
Monroe
Paul Frenzel
Karen Fohlgren
Rhea C Myers Succumbs at 74 in Monroe
Rhea C Myers 74 a Monroe resident died at 12 10 this morning in St Clare Hospital where he had been a patient since May 7 Complications followed a stroke He worked as a salesman for Durfee Roofing Co Madison later with Edwards Roofing Co Freeport He was born April 17 1893 in Greene County Tennessee and attended Baptist School Knoxville He graduated from Valparaiso University Law School practiced in Potter County Texas in 1925 was district attorney for Amarillo in 1938 He married Wilda Hustad in 1925 in Rockford She died in 1932 He later married Ruth Wood Stauffacher in Denison in 1951 He leaves a son Rhea B in LaCrosse two brothers and three grandchildren Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.
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Monroe
Rhea C. Myers
11Th St
St. Clare Hospital
Amarillo
Rockford
Wilda Corella Hustad
Texas
Madison
Denison
Tex
Ruth Wood Stauffacher
Rhea B
LaCrosse
J. N. Sunray
Robert N. Sapulpa
Okla
June Birthday Greeting by Clair R. Munns
Daily Doggerel notes a June birthday as May ends and another month begins. The poem playfully wonders if the reader's birthday falls in June and offers a cheerful greeting.
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Clair R. Munns
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Louis O'Brien
Jaguar Simba
Norton Farm
Ollie Fine
Evening Times
Cheese Group
Soo Line
Twining Park
Edward A. Holcomb
Emma Simpson
Stratford
Stnessy
Calvin P. Fischer
St. John’s United Church of Christ
Greenwood Cemetery
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