Editorial on GOP tax plan and prospects for 1962 elections
The editorial questions Sen Robert Travs claim of a GOP victory in 1962 over a three percent sales tax plan with few exemptions and a withholding system. It argues against wide exemptions and warns that withholding could tempt slight income tax increases. It urges broad exemptions and notes lack of a bill copy while urging readers to contact Trav.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen
Robert Travis
Platteville
Republican Party
Bob
Ohio
Bob Travis
Sen. Travis
State Capitol
Grim end to weird bombing saga as mastermind revealed
A verbose report identifies the bomber mastermind, a once wealthy eccentric who vanished in 1955 and founded the American Republican Army. He selected a capable follower to implement the attacks on three major communication relay towers to provoke nationwide attention to his cause. Foreign agents are cleared of involvement.
Monroe Kiwanis Hear Optimist Address On Prospects
40 YEARS AGO Monroe Kiwanis members hear an optimist June 23, 1921 address on business prospects from C. D. Hardy of Swift and Co. City officials reroute large trucks north of town for Monticello highway work after complaints about noise and street damage. Local contractor Emil F. Bauman pays his fine and vows no more building in Monroe due to city officials’ stance.
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Monroe Kiwanis
C. D. Hardy
Swift and Co
Here
Monticello
Emil F. Bauman
Monroe
Monticello Social Notes From Mrs Curtis
Sunday gatherings at the Wendt cottage on Lake Wisconsin include the Wendt family and relatives from Brooklyn Oregon and Monroe. Lawrence G. Marty returns home after attending the Wisconsin Bankers Association meeting in Milwaukee. Guests visit the Blum home as Henry Hoesly and others call on the convalescing Fred Blum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wendt
Lake Wisconsin
Wilfred Wendt
Charlotte
Rodney Wendt
Herbert Wendt
Brooklyn
Messrs
Mmes. C. Gunnelson
Oregon
Clarence Loveland
Willis Elmer
Merlyn Loveland
Donna Durtschi
Lawrence G. Marty
Wisconsin Bankers Association
Milwaukee
Henry B. Hoesly
New Glarus
Fred W. Blum
Blum
Blums
Gottfried Schmoker
Edgerton
J. E. Blum
Frederick Wirth
Anna Dickerson
Raymond Smith
Janesville
Euphamie Lengacher
Diane Burgy
Jacob Babler
Jacob Freitag
Monroe
Nick Marty
Walter Voegeli
Joe Wenger
Ida Voegeli
Henry Grunder
Belleville
Orangeville Social Notes Highlight Family Visits
A Father’s Day picnic at Russell Mills home brings together Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Mills and others from Lena, with Mrs. Elaine Blankenhorn and Delmar Harless and families. Visits extend to Florida Lansing and Michigan State events as relatives attend ceremonies and share greetings. Shelly Bucher joins the trip back from Orlando. Barker and Olson families also connected through visits and school events.
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Russell Mills
E. A. Mills
Elaine Blankenhorn
Delmar Harless
Frank Deery
Dale Scheider
Lena
Delbert Stabenow
Milton Moore
Moore
Sue
Robert Buchers
Orlando
Fla
Clarence M. Barker Jr
Batavia
Clarence E. Barker
Harry Wheeland dies at 96 longtime railroad engineer
Harry Wheeland aged 96 of Freeport a native of Dakota and longtime Chicago and North Western Railway engineer died yesterday in Freeport Memorial hospital. Services set for 2 p m tomorrow at Schwarz Funeral Home Freeport with burial in Oakland Cemetery. Arrangements completed at Cramer Funeral Home Orangeville. He retired after 52 years with the railway.
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Harry Wheeland
Freeport
Dakota
Freeport Memorial Hospital
Schwarz Funeral Home
Oakland Cemetery
Cramer Funeral Home
Orangeville
Wheeland
Chicago and North Western Railway
Oxygen Discovery by Priestley in 1774
English doctor Joseph Priestley identified oxygen in 1774 marking a pivotal moment in chemistry. His experiments produced a gas that supported combustion and life, transforming scientific understanding and prompting further research by contemporaries like Scheele and Lavoisier.
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Dr. Priestley
Girl's Essay Wins VFW's State Prize
Campbellsport high school student Linda Furlong won first place in the 26th annual Wisconsin VFW Auxiliary high school essay contest on the topic Law and the Free Citizen. She received $100 and will have her theme entered in the national competition. Second place went to F Daniel Rabata of La Farge and third to Larry Nonas of Marshfield.
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Campbellsport
Wisconsin Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Linda Furlong
F. Daniel Rabata
la Farge
Larry Nonas
Marshfield
Miss Furlong
VFW
Sentence for Hook Delayed Until June 29
New York reports sentencing in the second degree murder case of Francisco Molina known as the Hook has been delayed to June 29. Molina is described as a former Cuban army soldier tied to Fidel Castro era events and discussions include a potential prisoner exchange involving the invasion leader.
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New York
Francisco
the Hook) Molina
Fidel Castro
Castro
Molina
Four Part Bell Metal Creates Good Musical Tones
The bell maker notes that tuning arises from a alloy of four parts tin and thirteen parts copper, yielding tones valued for their musical quality.
Will Meet Pen Pals Dorothy Campbell Heads to Europe
Mrs Dorothy M Campbell a 1961 graduate of Green County Teachers College leaves Monday for a year long Europe trip aimed at meeting two pen pals She will study French at the Sorbonne Paris for six weeks seek a governess or companion position and plan to teach elementary French on return Her itinerary includes Glasgow London Amsterdam Brussels Paris Cologne Frankfurt Munich Zurich Geneva Vienna Venice Rome Milan Madrid Lisbon and Shrewsbury She will travel by jet from Madison to Glasgow and Lisbon back to New York with her nephew and other contacts in Europe
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Dorothy M. Campbell
Green County Teachers College
Campbell
Europe
Sorbonne
Paris
London
Catherine Smithers
Miss Smithers
Pierre Janinet
Heliport
Monroe
Emery A. Marchant
Juda
Amsterdam
Germany
Holland
Switzerland
Glasgow
Brussels
Cologne
Frankfurt
Munich
Zurich
Geneva
Vienna
Venice
Rome
Milan
Madrid
Lisbon
New York
Arthur L. Sullivan
Shrewsbury
Mass
Richard S. Campbell
Holyoke
Madison
Vashni M. Marchant
16Th Avenue
Mason E. Marchant
Route 1
Doctor Stovall Moves Office to Home on Railroad Avenue
Dr. W. D. Stovall Jr. relocates from the Pease building on Main Street to the former H. L. Karlen residence on Railroad Avenue, his new home office.
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Monticello
W. D. Stovall Jr
Pease Building
Main Street
H. L. Karlen
Railroad Avenue
Mrs. Spangler Rites Tomorrow
Services for Mrs. Theodosia Spangler 80 Ridott Alabama died Wednesday in Freeport Memorial hospital. Funeral held at 2 p.m. tomorrow Myers funeral home Dakota burial Silver Springs cemetery survivors include four daughters Ada Abben Ridott Mrs Roy Bowers Dakota Mrs Carl Scott Tucson Ariz Dorothy at home a son Kenneth Underwood Minn three sisters Mae Neuschwander Ethel Fahr Orangeville Ada Molter Freeport fourteen grandchildren thirteen great grandchildren
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Theodosia Spangler
Ridott
Freeport Memorial Hospital
Myers
Dakota
Silver Springs
Ada Abben
Roy Bowers
Carl Scott
Tucson
Ariz
Dorothy
Kenneth
Underwood
Minn
Mae Neuschwander
Ethel Fahr
Orangeville
Ada Molter
Freeport
Housing and Urban Programs Approved by Congress
President Kennedy won extensive support from Congress for housing and urban improvement bills. The House passed a multibillion-dollar measure of about 4.9 billion in four-year programs, while the Senate approved a similar bill. Final passage votes showed broad party splits with significant crossovers. The package includes about 100,000 new public housing units, liberalized FHA loan programs, 2 billion for slum clearance and urban renewal, 500 million for community facilities, 1.2 billion for dormitory loans, and 100 million for elderly housing.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
House
Senate
Federal Housing Administration
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Zane Zurbuchen
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Philadelphia
Alfred Landon
Frank Knox
Alfred E. Smith
C. N. Pully
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Market Square
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County Normal School
Monroe Post Office
Monroe Lodge of Modern Woodmen
Order
Sugar River
Albany
Oliver and Atherton Firm
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C. D. Curtis
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Warren Davison
Bruce Willett
Albany Methodist Church
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Minneapolis
Garrett Biblical Institute
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Willett
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Shamrock
Dorothy Campbell
France
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Prompt Claim Service
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