New Facilities Seen at Idle Hour Mansion and Alphorn Motel
Belle Elliott reports progress on post tornado recovery at the Idle Hour Mansion and Alphorn Motel. The indoor pool is in use with growing memberships. Bruni Miller handles work. Completion in weeks for pool refinishing. porch, roof, fountain garden, and interior updates planned. The Alphorn will be rebuilt as a two story Little Mansion, with new columns and a porch. Fifteen of forty three subdivision lots staked, nine sold. buyers receive a year's pool membership. Volunteers praised by Elliott.
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Monroe
Palm Sunday
Christine Belle Elliott
A Times
Idle Hour Mansion
Alphorn Motel
Belle Elliott
Bruni-Miller
Alphorn
Elliott
Buildings Destroyed in Area Farm Blaze
A fire on the Stone farm near Highway 14 in Oregon destroyed a barn a granary and a milkhouse after arriving fire crews from Oregon Verona and McFarland fought the flames for five hours. The farm house 200 feet away remained safe. A passing motorist alerted the Stone children who telephoned their father John Stone who was away from the farm.
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Oregon
Here
Highway 14
Verona
McFarland
John Stone
J. D. Stone
Armed masked bandits seize gold bars at Ontario station
Four armed men overpowered a railway agent in Larder Lake Ontario and escaped with five gold bars valued at about 164000. The loot was bound for the Canadian mint in Ottawa. The getaway plan involved a float plane from nearby shores.
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Larder Lake
Ont
Ontario
Ontario Northland
Canadian Mint
Ottawa
S.C. Yule
Kerr-Addison Mines Ltd
Virginiatown
Thomas Tomkin
Knowles Signs Flag Day Proclamation in Wisconsin
Gov Warren P Knowles signed a proclamation urging observance of Flag Day in Wisconsin on Monday. The order calls for display of the American and state flags and participation in school and civic ceremonies.
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Madison
Warren P. Knowles
Wisconsin
Catherine Reasa Third Winner In Dairy Bread Recipe Contest
Miss Catherine Reasa of Route 1 Belleville won third week honors in Green County Dairy Bread Recipe Contest. She earns 3 cash and will bake at the County Bake-Off June 22 at Wisconsin Power and Light Co Kitenen. The county winner advances to the SW District Bake-Off in October televised from Madison.
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Catherine Reasa
Route 1
Belleville
Green County
Green Countygricultural Chest
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Madison
Miss Reasa
Reasa
Butter Cream Filling and Walnut Crumb Cake Recipe Winners
Step by step crumb top cake and buttercream filling instructions are provided with walnuts and a 9x9 pan bake at 325 for 45 to 55 minutes. The article notes winners: Miss Judy Richards and Miss Susan Sass with Mrs. Lawrence Raymer as chair. and mentions previous weekly winners Mrs. Gene Rebly and Mrs. Gilbert Schwartz. A county bake-off is planned with a judging date of June 18 and another first prize recipe in June.
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Judy Richards
Wisconsin Power and Light Home Economist
Susan Sass
Lawrence Raymer
Dairy Breads
Gene Rebly
Argyle
Gilbert Schwartz
West 3Rd Ave
Bloodmobile to Visit Monroe for Monday Clinic
Michael Johnson received a certificate of appreciation for 40 hours served with the Red Cross Bloodmobile. The unit will set up at Monroe Junior High School gym from 1 30 to 6 30 p m. Rodney Kammerer will take over Johnson duties with Boy Scouts assisting.
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RED Cross
Michael Johnson
Monroe
Ethel Jones
Green County
Rodney Kammerer
Monticello
Johnson
Commercial and Savings Bank
Red Cross Badger Blood Center
Madison
Boy Scouts
Kammerer
Bloodmobile
Johnson Yesteray
Pool Attendance Up Swim Aid Course To Start Monday
A swim aid course begins Monday at 10 a.m. at the pool to train volunteers to teach Red Cross lessons. After a six hour unit across Monday Tuesday and Wednesday, at least four instructors may join the staff for about nine weeks of lessons.
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Red Cross
Marty Deignan
Deignan
Neil Jacobs
Air Force Academy
Jacobs
Karen
Carol Summeril
Sanderson Flood Destroys Town Leaving 300 Homeless
Sanderson Texas flooded after a cloudburst sent 15 feet of water through Sanderson Canyon. At least 13 people died and 16 remained unaccounted for as 75 houses and a dozen businesses were demolished. Three hundred residents were sheltered in a grade school and up to 200 were moved to Fort Stockton as crews search for more victims.
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Sanderson Canyon
Texas
Sanderson
Fort Stockton
San Antonio
el Paso
U.S. 90
Longfellow
John Wesley Johnson
Michael Johnson
Bill Cooksey
Sanderson Creek
Park Schedule for Twining and Recreation Parks
Park schedules list Monday games at Twining Park including Twin ing Park matchups Power and Light versus Grace Lutheran at 7 p m Martins versus Liquid Feed at 8 p m and Lanz Hardware against Tri State Breeders at 9 p m. Tuesday games feature Monroe Machine and Welding against Moose Bethel Church versus St Johns Church Curtiss against Eagles No II. In Recreation Park Monday Agrico versus Brown town Milling at 7 45 p m Bank of Juda versus Simmons at 9 10 p m. Tuesday First National Bank versus Hughes at 7 45 p m Commercial Bank versus Studers at 9 10 p m.
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Power and Light
Grace Lutheran
Martins
Liquid Feed
Lanz Hardware
Tri-State Breeders
Monroe Machine and Welding
Moose
Bethel Church
St. John’s Church
Curtiss
Eagles No. II
Recreation Park
Agrico
Browntown Milling
Bank of Juda
Simmons
First National Bank
Hughes
Commercial Bank
Studers
Surrender Ends Nationwide Manhunt for Duane Pope
Duane Pope 22 surrenders in Kansas City after a weeklong manhunt linked to the June 4 Farmers State Bank robbery in Big Springs Nebraska and three employee deaths. FBI files him on $100,000 bond, with no comment on details of the robbery or the killings. Pope’s mother expresses relief and the Pope parents plan to travel to Kansas City to see him.
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Kansas City
Duane Pope
Pope
Big Springs
Neb
FBI
U.S
Lee Cisel
Farmers State Bank of
D. W. Bitting
Kan
State Hotel
Roxbury
Duane
Earl Pope
Earl Dissly
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Tomkin
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Gov. Knowles
Saigon
Viet Nam
North
WSI
Tule
Tex
Cooksey
Twining Park
Dr. Bittinger
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