Travelmaster Rally Brings Warm Hospitality to Monroe Fairgrounds
The Travelmaster mobile home group gathered at Green County Fairgrounds for a long weekend in Monroe and nearby New Glarus. Members from Iowa to Michigan pitched trailers, toured towns, and joined a nucleus of potluck meals, bake sales, and dances. Murray and Pauline O Connor of Janesville led the event, with local hospitality from Monroe Chamber of Commerce signs and the Green County Boots and Saddle Club show.
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Monroe
New Glarus
Green County Fairgrounds
Green County
Murray
Pauline O’connor
Janesville
Midwest Region Travelmaster Group
Chamber of Commerce
Travelmaster
Fairgrounds
O’connorses
Iowa
Minnesota
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Camdenton
Lake of the Ozarks
Stock Pavilion
Chicago
Green County Boots and Saddle Club
Albany
General Motors
Ed Weber
Ft. Atkinson
Ruskins
Fla
Casper
Sid Smith
Lake Geneva
Bud
Paula Rugengert
Three youths die in Lafayette Highway 151 crash
A head on collision three miles north of Belmont on Highway 151 kills three youths, ages 18 and 15, and injures another, with Danny Christen, Richard Wilson, and Tom Faherty identified as the deceased and Ronald Mann as the injured. Christen and Wilson are Belmont and Platteville natives. funeral notices follow. The crash involved a northbound pickup and a car, both vehicles burning on impact.
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Belmont
Highway 151
Danny Christen
Ronald Christen
Richard Douglas Wilson
Douglas Wilson
Platteville
Tom Faherty
Harold Faherty
Ronald Mann
Platteville Municipal Hospital
Mann
Wilson
Faherty
Christen
Blackhawk
Peace Lutheran Church
Rick
Randy
Tim
Crystal
Elmer Riechers
Werner Christen
Peace Church
Mergen
Tim Faherty
Dairy Day Parade and Dairy Queen Crownings Planned Countywide
Queens across Green County will be crowned for Dairy Day on June 21 with dairy cattle judging parades and flower shows. Browntown and Monroe events highlight local queen selections among 11 finalists. entries are sought for the Flower Show to be held at the Bank of Brodhead.
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Green County
Browntown
Peace Church
Cheryl Gerber
Alfred Gerber
Marcia Ward
Bob Glennie
Browntown Busy Beavers
Monroe
New Glarus
Juda
Monticello
Belleville
Brodhead
Brooklyn
Bank of Brodhead
Agricultural
Sutherlands Dept
Reis Pharmacy
Band To Rehearse For Dairy Day Event
All Monroe High School Band members are reminded of a rehearsal for Dairy Day. They will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the High School Band Room. Those who graduated this year are included, said band director Joseph Rieraldo.
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Monroe High School
Joseph Rieraldo
Coronation Is Tonight Finalists Named In Queen Voting
Three finalists for Monroe Community Dairy Queen were announced by chair Mrs. Roger Stauffacher. They are Coralyn Carlson Darleen Rufener and Dianne Wyss. Judges will choose this afternoon at First National Bank with the envelope opening at 8:30 p.m. after a Rotary Club dinner. The program includes a concert by the Monroe City Band and a Richland 4-H Ice Cream Social.
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Badger Red Cross
Turner Hall
Monroe
Richard Carroll
David Wake
Cadette Girl Scout
John
Monroe Community Dairy Queen
Roger Stauffacher
Coralyn Carlson
Stephen J. Carlson
13Th Ave
Darleen Rufener
Armin Rufener
Dianne Wyss
Roy Wyss
First National Bank
Marco
Barnard
Manitou Heights
Richland 4-H Club
Kathy Bustle
Community Dairy Queen
Charles Figi
Christian Garner
Browntown
Cheryl Gerber
Alfred Gerber Jr
Browntown Community Dairy Queen
Peace Church
Debra Scott
Lynn Sweetwood
Browntown Busy Beavers 4H Club
Duane McKenna
Roger Klassy
New Glarus
Richard Gordon
Argyle
Robert Severson
Juda
Vandalism Noted At Monroe Home
Police in Monroe investigate weekend vandalism with the Walter A. Babula residence reporting a maple tree six inches in diameter cut down. Replacement costs are estimated at 200 dollars or more.
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Monroe
Walter A. Babula
Pompidou elected French president after De Gaulle era
In Paris Georges Pompidou wins the vote to succeed Charles de Gaulle as France’s president after 25 years under the de Gaulle shadow. In Saigon Thai troops with U S artillery bombers and helicopters report 181 Viet Cong killed in a six hour battle. In Washington Senator McGovern attacks a large Saigon military aid package as politically ineffective. In New York Mayor Lindsay faces a tough Republican primary. In Washington the Supreme Court rules the House lacked power to exclude Adam Clayton Powell in 1967. In Phoenix Rudy Vallee, 67, rescued from Salt River rapids but loses swim trunks. Segovia police and engineers turn to No 2 on back page.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Georges Pompidou
France
Saigon
U.S
Washington
Supreme Court
U.S. House
Adam Clayton Powell
Phoenix
Ariz
Rudy Vallee
Croonefactor
Salt River
Vallee
Julian Pegler
Rockford Men Confess Thefts
Two Rockford men pleaded guilty in Madison Federal Court to thefts at the Bank of Albany on Sept. 10, 1968 and the Blue River Branch of the Boscobel State Bank on June 23, 1968. Dennis L. Hoover 22 will return to Vandalia State Prison under $20,000 bail to finish a burglary sentence. Dean L. Smith 25 goes to Fox Lake Correctional Institution to serve a Janesville burglary sentence. They face sentencing in about a month after probation investigation. Hoover stole a set of keys for lock boxes inside a vault.
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Rockford
Ill
Madison
Bank of Albany
Blue River
Boscobel State Bank
James Doyle
Dennis L. Hoover
Vandalia
Dean L. Smith
Wisconsin Correctional Institution
Fox Lake
Janesville
U.S. Atty
John Clarke
Hoover
Albany Bank
Three From Area Credited With Aid To Accident Victims
A Green County trio aided a Des Moines family after a car veered off Illinois Highway 2 and sank in a creek. Dale Belke and Jodene Belke with Dan Schuur pulled out the grandparents Leonard and Phoebe Erickson, their son Charles, his wife the driver, and the two young girls. All were treated with the grandparents and son in fair condition and released information notes the other two children were treated and released.
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Green County
Des Moines
Dale Belke
Monroe
Jodene
Dan Schuur
Brodhead
Leonard
Phoebe Erickson
Rockford
Charles
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Bill
Connie
Buffy
Times
Mexico
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Port of Entry
United States
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St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Mergen Funeral
Greenwood Cemetery
Mergen Funeral Home
Richard Wilson
Linda
Steve
Dan
Terry
Neil
Janet
Kay
Herb Besher
Dubuque
Charles Faherty
Hope Washington
House
Ways and Means
Monroe’s
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Rotary Club
Twining Park
AP News
George McGovern
S.D
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NEW York
John V. Lindsay
Segovia
Spain
Monroe Dairy Queen
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