Wisconsin crop growers seek migrant help as bracero program ends
Wisconsin growers face a 1965 harvest with a 10 000 worker shortfall as California and other states cannot supply braceros. The state moves to recruit locally and targets high school athletes under a new A TEAM program to supervise harvest crews while farmers recruit from Indigenous and other resident pools.
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Madison
Wisconsin
California
Texas
M. E. Dresser
Dresser
WSES
Inidan
Andrew Bieiler Dies at 72 in Monroe
Andrew J. Bieiler 72 of 1743 15th St. Monroe died at 2 30 a m in St Clare Hospital after a brief illness Funeral services set for 1 30 p m Monday at Newcomer Funeral Home Monroe with Rev Donald Storck officiating Burial in Union Hill Cemetery Oakley He had farmed in Jefferson and Washington Townships later worked as maintenance man at the IOOF building Surviving include two daughters Mrs Marguerite Norder and Mrs Kenneth Babler, his father William 96 of Edmonton Canada a brother Chester of Darien and three sisters plus one great grandchild He was predeceased by a son and several siblings.
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Andrew J. Bieiler
15Th St
St. Clare Hospital
Mr. Bieiler
Monroe Township
William
Clara Trickel Bieiler
Monroe
Amelia Pinnow
Jefferson
Washington Townships
Bieiler
IOOF
Marguerite Norder
Kenneth
Genevieve) Babler
Route 2
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
Chester
Darien
Elva
Etta) Burdick
Janesville
Louis
Pearl) Jordan
Delavan
Lena Bloom
Royal Andrew
Cloyd
Elkhorn
Henry
Charlotte) Speich
Emil
Dorothy) Blaser
Newcomer Funeral Home
Wisconsin names fifth state health officer
Dr. E. H. Jerris was appointed Wisconsin's fifth state health officer by the State Board of Health Friday, succeeding Dr. Carl N. Neupert who had led the office since 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GETS
Madison
E. H. Jerris
Wisconsin
State Board of Health
Carl N. Neupert
Three WWII shipmates review recruits at Great Lakes graduation
Wisconsin Governor Warren P. Knowles joined former Nevada crewmen Rear Adm. Howard A. Yeager and Dr. Nathan E. Bear of Monroe in the reviewing stand during the May graduation of more than 1,000 recruits at Great Lakes Illinois. They served together in Normandy and Southern France and recalled old times as they presented awards.
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Warren P. Knowles
Wisconsin
Nathan E. Bear
Monroe
Great Lakes
Til
Knowles
Howard A. Yeager
Bear
Wis
Nevada
Bikini
Yeager
Normandy
France
Dr. Bear
Ninth Naval District
Warren
Holton Places Fifth In State Art Contest
Warren Holton eighth grader at Monroe Junior High School placed fifth in the Wisconsin Federation of Women's Club art contest for seventh and eighth graders. His water color and crayon entry Kings of the Sky was supervised by Mrs. Charles Ekena at the state convention in Eau Claire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwain E. Mings
Woman’s Club of
Monroe
Warren Holton
Harry Holton
16Th Ave
Helen Farnsworth Mears
Wisconsin Federation
Eau Claire
Warren
Charles Ekena
Monroe Junior High
Orville Olson Injured in Tractor Fall
Orville Olson aged 65 of Route 4 Darlington sustained fractured ribs a cut on the right leg and multiple contusions after a fall from a tractor yesterday afternoon. St. Clare Hospital lists his condition as fair.
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Orville Olson
Route 4
Darlington
St. Clare Hospital
Army flies Frank Briglia home for Jackie’s wedding
Prospect Connecticut reports that Lt Col James McNab arranged to bring paratrooper Frank Briglia Jr. home from the 82nd Airborne just in time for his fiancée Jackie Zabbarro’s May 29 wedding after her letter to President Johnson. Jackie expects about 450 guests and canceling plans now seems unlikely.
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Conn
Frank Briglia Jr
Jacqueline Zabbarro
Ackie
Frank
82Nd Airborne Division
Dominican Republic
James F. McNab
Office of
The
Army Chief of Staff
Jackie
McNab
Army
Johnson
Rep
John S. Monagan
D-Conn
Briglia Senior
Monagan
May 31 Observed Postal Holiday in Monroe Office
Memorial Day falls on Sunday May 30 and will be observed Monday May 31 by all post offices in Monroe. No deliveries or window service. special delivery mail will be delivered promptly and perishable items arranged for. Collection receipt and dispatch schedules apply only to Monroe.
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Monroe
New Glarus
Monticello
Albany
Juta
Browntown
South Wayne
Gratict
Woodford
Conservation Commission backs Bong Air Base transfer bill
Kenosha officials unanimously endorsed a measure to turn over the remaining Bong Air Force Base acres to the conservation commission for development.
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Kenosha 4
The
Conservation Commission
Bong Air Force Base
Juda High School Baccalaureate and Commencement Plans
Juda High School prepares for Baccalaureate at the gym with Rev. Melvin Nickel and Rev. John Engstrom delivering readings and prayers. The band will perform Citadel Overture and other pieces. Commencement Thursday May 27 features speaker Dr. Glen Eye of Wisconsin and diplomas presented by Principal Jerome Kalk and School Board President Robert Newman.
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Juda High School
Melvin Nickel
John Engstrom
Delores Marti
God
God of Our Fathers
Glen Eye
the Univerversity of Wisconsin
Robette Preston
Russell Keen
Kay O’neil
Patricia Easter
Engstrom
Jerome Kalk
Robert Newman
Walter Ben Bauman
Vicki Lynn Beckman
Mildred Ann Beightel
Roy Carl Binger
William Howard Clark
Suzie Jane Dammen
Gary Lee Davis
Larry Wade Davis
Robert Frederick Erb
Diane Mae Feldt
Ronald Charles Feldt
Curtis Lee Gobels
Patricia Elaine Easter
Russell Arthur Keen
Alan Frank Keener
Kathleen Kay O’neil
Jacqueline Carol Pinnow
Cheryl Ann Ramseier
Cynthia Sue Rockey
Rouletta
Enid Severson
Lester Walter Thorp
Lyle William Thorp
Michael Gregory Treuthardt
Connie Ann Whitaker
Patsy Marie Wideman
Susan Marie Wilde
Richard Franklin Wunschel
Italy Sees Mass Municipal Employee Strike Over Pensions
Thousands of Italian municipal workers walked off the job to demand better pensions and fringe benefits, affecting local services across cities. The action draws attention to labor unrest amid rising living costs and government austerity pressures.
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Rome
Italy
Monroe Obituary/Retirement Noted for Charles Mowbray
Colleagues at Monroe Junior High honor Charles Mowbray an industrial arts teacher of 15 years and his wife Carolyn in a brief farewell. A ten minute program featured a plaque and verse reading as Mowbray departs for a Janesville post with Blaine Supply Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Charles Mowbray
Carolyn
Mowbray
Blaine Supply Co
Janesville
Times
Charles
Chuck) Mowbray
Chuck
Allen
William
Nancy) Spoerry
Miss Wenger Tours Asia Reports Viet Nam Tension
Maud E. Wenger returns from a five week Orient tour noting tense atmosphere near Saigon as her group refuels. She recalls rain easing a possible Communist demonstration and comments on cultural contrasts from Japan to Siam and Taiwan, praising Japan but wishing to stay longer.
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Southeast Asia
Maud E. Wenger
Orient
Miss Wenger
Mowbray Leaves Monroe After A Decade Of Driving
Mowbray drove the athletic bus from 1951 when he joined Monroe until 1960. Marian Lichtenwalner notes the town will miss him and the students who benefited from his patience. He started the driver education program summer behind the wheel in 1956. Born in Fond du Lac, he turned to No. 2, Back Page.
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Mowbray
Monroe
Marian Lichtenwalner
Brazil Ships Men to Relieve American Dominican Duties
Brazil assigns about 1250 personnel to Dominican duties as U S forces begin withdrawal in Santo Domingo The move follows a lull in fighting and U S hopes for a broader regional halt to hostilities while inter American forces remain along the neutral zone and corridor in place through the capital at the same time.
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Brazil
Washington
U.S
Caribbean
Ellsworth Bunker
Organization of American States
Santo Domingo
Bunker
OAS
Inter - American
Hemisphere
Antonio Imbert Barrera
U. S
New Glarus Post Wins Wisconsin Press Awards
The New Glarus Post was among 45 newspapers honored at the 112th Wisconsin Press Association meeting in Milwaukee. It earned an improvement award and shared the best editorial page prize for papers of about 2,000 circulation with two other papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Glarus Post
Wisconsin Press Association
Milwaukee
Edward JaDoul, 44, Whitewater Dies
Edward JaDoul aged 44 died at 6 05 this morning after being admitted April 27 as a surgical patient. Overton Funeral Home in Janesville is in charge of arrangements.
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Edward JaDoul
Whitewater
St. Clare Hospital
Overton Funeral Home
Janesville
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Andrew Bieiler
David Foster
Platteville State University
Monroe High School
Holton
LBJ
Miss Zabbarro
Juda
Kenneth Allen
Asia
Viet Nam
Maud Wenger
Japan
Singapore
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