Barbara Baugh Wins Wisconsin Miss Pageant Title
Barbara Baugh, 20, of Brookfield, was named Miss Wisconsin and will compete for Miss America in Atlantic City this September. The Augustana College student earned a $1,000 scholarship and a $6,000 wardrobe, including a $1,000 mink, and an all expenses paid trip to Atlantic City.
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Oshkosh
Atlantic City
Miss Baugh
Lois Nelson
Illinois
Rock Island, Ill
Miss Nelson
Augustana
Green Bay
Terry Ann Meeuwsen
New Holstein
Cheri Lynn Dohr
Racine
Pamela Ann Rice
Ramp vandalism probe after Friday night burglary
Monroe police investigate vandalism at a parking ramp on Friday night June 23. Officers report glass windows covering fire extinguishers were shattered and two extinguishers were stolen, prompting further inquiry into the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Queen Marcia Riley Crowned Dairy Day Archery Queen
Mrs. Marcia Riley of rural Darlington won the women’s freestyle at the Marshall Bluff Dairy Day Shoot near Monticello. She was named queen of the Southwestern Wisconsin Field Archery League and will compete for state honors August 19 and 20 in Black River Falls. Riley’s son Zane has won state youth titles. 127 shooters participated.
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Marcia Riley
Darlington
Marshall Bluff
Riley
Marshall Bluff Range
Monticello
Wisconsin
Federal Land Bank
Darlington Club
Bonnie Bowman
Benton
Wisconsin Field Archery Association
Black River Falls
Zane
Mrs. Riley
Brooklyn
Shirley Henderson
Beloit
Rachel Vicki
Donna Symons
Janesville
Robert Leuenberger
Curt Wagner
Marshall Bluff Club
Zane Riley
Bob Gould
It Was Korea All Over Again in Dak To Battle
Wisconsin platoon sergeant of the 173rd Airborne Brigade recalls the Dak To fight with 800 North Vietnamese regulars. The 130 man unit suffered 80 dead and 34 wounded after a fierce jungle clash west of the Central Highlands. Sergeant Leon P. Hostak, 37, from Kewaunee, Wisconsin, was wounded thrice.
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Leon P. Hostak
Kewaunee
Wis
Korea
Edward Hostak
Hostak
Monroe Turners Win Midwest Festival Men Team First
The Monroe Turners claim first in the Midwest Festival held in Milwaukee for the men with the host club placing second and Cleveland third. Women’s results see Monroe ladies finish second by one point behind Milwaukee. Individual winners include Nan cy Krattiger and Steve Mitchell with multiple top finishes in apparatus and track events.
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Monroe Turn
Schwing
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Monroe
Nancy Krattiger
Steve Mitchell
Leon Baertschi
Dave Wald
Rose Drye
Kathy Koenig
Jean Sulzer
Winona Marchant
Eugene Quees
Larry Schwitz
Daryl Indergand
Ken von Arx
Duane Flannery
Willi Ruef Jr
Daryl Indergan
Hugo Ruef
Clarence Gissing
Monroe Turners
John P. Ruef
Mmes, Ruef
Wenger
Thunderstorms Kill At Least 22 Across Northwestern Europe
Violent storms raked northwestern Europe over the weekend, leaving at least 22 dead and about 200 injured. A tornado hit villages near Douai France causing seven deaths and about 110 injuries, while six others died and 17 were hurt in the Netherlands. Weather officials linked the events as the same tornado system.
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London
Europe
Douai
France
Netherlands
Auto Mishaps Reported Across Green County Area
Deputies investigated five Saturday incidents in Green County and area towns. A Monticello driver lost control near New Glarus, another collision occurred at The Mansion entrance, and a Monroe road crash damaged a truck and a car. A Toledo driver crashed through a barbed wire fence ten miles northwest of Monroe early Saturday.
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Green County
Jerry L. Pederson
Monticello
New Glarus
Thomas L. Cadwallader
Pearl L. Rudy
Freeport
Rudy
John F. Deininger
Monroe
Alvin R. Sacker
Sacker
James Edward Grinstaff
Toledo
Jordan Center Road
Monroe Dairy Queen finalists await bandshell announcement
Tonight during the dedication concert at Monroe Bandshell in Twin ing Park three local finalists compete for Monroe’s Green County Dairy Queen spot. Anna Wuethrich Georgia Wegmueller and Teresa Motz vie for the county title ahead of Dairy Day on July 1 in Brooklyn.
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Monroe
County Dairy Queen
Monroe Bandshell
Twining Park
Anna Wuethrich
Robert Wuethrich
Georgia Wegmueller
Ernest Wegmueller
Teresa Motz
Joseph Motz
Green County
Brooklyn
the Park
Raymond F. Dvorak
University of Wisconsin
Roger Stauffacher
Argus 4H Club
A and P
Brennans
Kohls
Kroger, LaBuch
Strickler’s
Piggly Wiggly
Sentry
Red’s Grocery
Stalder’s
Swiss Cheese Shop
Green County Frozen Food
Beckers
Recreation Dances Attract 257 Youths To Center
The Monroe Parks and Recreation Department sponsored two summer teen dances at the Monroe Community Center drawing 257 youths. A junior high event on Thursday with 97 attendees featured Night Riders from the area. Friday’s high school dance drew 160 with music by the Ruins from Cassville. Next junior high dance is July 20 and next high school dance is July 21, both at the Community Center with different bands.
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Parks and Recreation Department
Monroe
Night Riders
The
Ruins
Cassville
Frames of Mind
Madison
Students From Norway Arrive For Lions Exchange
The Lions Clubs of Monroe and Blanchardville sponsor three Norwegian youths under the Youth Exchange Program. Kristín Tonga and Ingun Dina Ulstein, two girls ages 17 and 18, come from Kolbotn and Lierbyen. Kare Karterude, 19, will stay with three Monroe area hosts, and arrivals are set for July 3 at O'Hare Field.
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Lions Clubs
Monroe
Blanchardville
Norway
The
Lion International
Blanchardville Lions
Kristin Tonga
Kolbotn
Ingun Dina Ulstein
Lierbyen
Monroe Lions
Kare Karterude
Charles Miller
Robert Smith
J. T. Etter
Kristin
Julian Paulsons
Ingun
Paul W. Ritschard
17Th Ave
O’hare Field
Day Camp Second Session Opens For Girl Scouts
Activities began for the second session at Kiwanis Youth Cabin with Mrs. Lester Johnson and Mrs. A. A. Zuhlke directing. Junior, Brownie, and Cadette units, led by named officials, joined in international songs, dances, and canoeing as part of an all camp program themed by the Council Ring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
Lester Johnson
A. A. Zuhlke
Ray Kubly Jr
Arthur Roethe
R. Finley Barry
Tom Sampson
Monroe
Jakie L. Elmer
Browntown
Robert Richardson
Howard Bressath
Judy Bahr
Aaron Norder
John Callahan
Mary Usher
Spain
John
Germany
Daily Doggerel Hectic Life by Clair R. Munns
HECTIC LIFE Wars, tornadoes and disasters abound seems like the world is hexed. The only reason I'm hanging around is to see what will happen next.
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Midwest
Turners
Barbara Baugh
Dairy Day
Mrs
Southwestern
Wisconsin Archery League
Robert Rosa
St. Clare Hospital
Times
Man
Dairy Queen
Stauffacher
Ray Dvorak
Mat Hat
Schnitzel Bank
Switzerland
Eidelweiss
Callahan
Edward Doyle
Russell Shultz
Ireland
Schuepp
Clair R. Munns
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