Farm City Week Events Arranged in Green County
A Green County committee shaped Farm City Week activities for November 13 to 19 at a First National Bank meeting. Edward Kaderly Jr. led 21 members planning a county banquet and several area banquets in Monroe, Brodhead, and Dayton’s Woody's Dew Drop Inn. He aims to invite farm friends and seek speakers for each event.
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First National Bank
Edward Kaderly Jr
Juda
Monroe
Brodhead
Woody's
Dew Drop Inn
Dayton
Kaderly
Farm Bureau
Green County Agricultural Building
Beef Exhibitors Capture Trophy at Southern Wisconsin Exposition
Green County FFA and beef exhibitors won the Arlie Mucks trophy for herdsmanship at the Southern Wisconsin Junior Livestock Exposition closing at the Dane County Fairgrounds. Over $100,000 in meat animals were sold boosting youth earnings by about $12,000 from last year. Pat Griswold sold his Angus champion Waldo for 881 dollars. Gasso Prime Meats bought the 990 pound champion for 89 cents per pound. Reserve champion beef calf sold to Helgeson Harvester of Monroe for 50 cents per pound. Barrow and lamb averages edged higher while beef cattle averaged 26.06 dollars a head, up from 25.86 last year.
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Green County Ffa
Arlie Mucks
Dane County Fairgrounds
Pat Griswold
Livingston
Waldo
Gasso Prime Meats
Milwaukee
Helgeson Harvester's
Monroe
Dieting Rage Blamed For Milk Use Decline
Washington sources report industry and government concern over falling American milk consumption, especially whole milk and high fat dairy products. The American Dairy Association cites 20 million dieters as misinformed, claiming milk fattening and heart disease risk.
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Washington
The
American Dairy Association
Jet Airliner Hijacker Convicted by U S Jury
An all male jury in El Paso, Texas, convicted Leon Bearden, 38, of hijacking a Continental jet over New Mexico on August 3. Bearden was found guilty of kidnapping, obstructing interstate commerce, and violating the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Act. Bearden and his son Cody, 16, of Coolidge, Arizona, await sentencing.
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U.S
EL Paso
Tex
Leon Beadren
Continental Airlines
New Mexico
Bearden
Cody
Coolidge, Ariz
New Distribution Plan Aims to Cut Local Property Levies
Madison reports tax negotiators discussed a net revenue redistribution plan to reduce local property levies by about 28 percent with the state covering the shortfall. The plan, drafted by State Tax Commissioner John Gronowski and UW professor W Donald Knight, would use about 160 million dollars for redistribution and 45 million for new tax money. Critics question how to raise the 35 million in new taxes, while Democrats reiterate sales tax objections at their Eau Claire convention.
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John Gronouski
W. Donald Knight
University of Wisconsin Commerce
C. K. Alexander
Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance
Knight
Nelson
Thomson
Alexander
Eau Claire
Man Found Stricken In Stephenson County Truck
Deputies and Coroner Wilbur E. Deininger responded to a state line incident near County Trunk 6 where a man was found dead in a Stephenson County highway truck. Authorities believe he died of a heart attack around 9 a.m. The truck lay just inside the Green County line and the unidentified body was taken to New Comer Funeral Home in Brodhead.
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Oueriff
Wilbur E. Deininger
Stephenson
A. Charles Howe
Green County
Newcomer Funeral Home
Brodhead
Red Cross To Get 4000 From Fund
The Monroe United Fund aims to raise 21326 with the Red Cross set to receive 4000. The county chapter funds blood programs water safety and home service for servicemen while aiding 83 veterans and 349 transients last year. The national Red Cross stands ready for local emergencies and Hurricane Carla relief efforts were highlighted.
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Monroe United Fund
The
Red Cross
Green County
American Red Cross
Mobile
Monroe
Monticello
New Glarus
Brodhead
Ft. Lewis
Home Service Department of the Red Cross
Vernon Schillinger
National Red Cross
Ready to Serve Again CWO Hugo Voelkli of Monroe to depart for Ft Lewis
CWO Hugo H. Voelkli from Monroe, a division trains officer with nearly 36 years of service, is called to active duty and stationed in Madison before departing for Ft. Lewis. He served as first sergeant during Co. K's 1940 federal call and earned the Silver Star for bravery in New Guinea. His wife Geraldene Hicks will remain in Monroe during his early tour. Voelkli is connected with Monroe Ready Mix and Material Co.
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Monroe
CWO
Hugo H. Voelkli
Madison
Ft. Lewis
Voelkli
Co. K
O. A. Moldenhauer
Tomah
South Pacific
National Guard
New Guinea
Geraldine Hicks
Freitag Reviews His Soviet Tour
Waldo Freitag of New Glarus spoke at the Monticello PTA meeting about his four weeks behind the Iron Curtain. He described Soviet education, family life, work patterns, and living conditions, noting indoctrination camps, state control of schooling, limited radio access, and shared housing with small private rooms. He contrasted East and West Berlin atmospheres and outlined upcoming Civil Defense remarks for the November 15 meeting.
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Monticello
Christ
Waldo Freitag
New Glarus
PTA
Freitag
Russia
Wisconsin
Walter Drews
Monroe ED
Wwoegeli
Washington's Governor To Welcome 32nd Unit
Leaders of the Second Battle Group the 128th Infantry visit Co. B at Monroe Armory as they finish eight hours of daily drill before departure for Ft. Lewis. Officers Stehling Ziegler Moench and others assist in personnel matters and prepare movement by train and bus.
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128Th Infantry
Co. B
Monroe
Ft. Lewis
Wash
al King
Oshkosh
Joseph Stehling
Beaver Dam
Clarence Ziegler
Middleton
Leo G. Moench
Burlington
Stehling
Maj
Richard Kundert
Malcolm Marti
Janesville
Twining Park
32Nd Division
Company B
Chicago North Western
Grid Tots Band to Be Honored at Monroe-Stoughton Game
Two extra events tomorrow highlight halftime activities at Recreation Park for the Monroe Stoughton football game. Winners of the Punt Pass and Kick contest will receive prizes, and the Moose Lodge will present a new banner to the Monroe High School Band. The 11 contest winners join boys ages 6 to 10 and parents for the event. A Ford agency sponsor and Moose Lodge officers will participate in presenting prizes and the banner features Monroe High School Band and emblem.
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Recreation Park
Moose Lodge
Ford Agency
Ted D. Schmiedlin
Carl A. Burgi
Henry Babler Jr
Robert H. Maurer
Monroe High School
Monroe
Wis
Stock Trend Uneven as Blue Chips Advance
Blue chips gained enough to lift the average while overall trading remained uneven. About 4 million shares changed hands as most key stocks moved in fractional steps. Pacific Gas and Electric rose six points on a one for one stock split and dividend boost. Du Pont advanced about three points.
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New York
Pacific Gas and Electric
du Pont
Soviet Reaffirms Air Route Stand Over Berlin
Soviet note delivered to the American British and French embassies in Moscow reiterates that air corridors to West Berlin are for supplying Western garrisons only and would count as aggressive action if interfered with. Rusk noted Khrushchev’s remarks show little change, while West Berlin officials weigh the possibility of Ulbricht being fired.
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Washington
Moscow
Berlin
Kremlin
West Berlin
West Germany
Rusk
U.S
Khrushchev
Communist Party Congress
East Germany
Walter Ulbricht
Brodhead Unit Receives No Alert For Training
Kroaneaa's Army Reserve engineer platoon undergoes stepped up training but has not been placed on alert. The First Platoon of Co A 389th Engineer Battalion trains weekly with Second Lt Malcolm Barlass, leader. Co A headquarters are in Dodgeville with the 389th based in Dubuque. Other platoons and companies are in Dodgeville Dubuque and La Crosse as part of the 14th Army Reserve Corps headquartered in Minneapolis.
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Kroaneaa
Co. A
389Th Engineer Battalion
Malcolm Barlass
9Th Street
Monroe
Dodgeville
389Th
Dubuque
la Crosse
14Th Army Reserve Corps
Minneapolis
Erickson Praises Monroe Fans at Jaycee Meeting
UW basketball coach John Erickson lauded Monroe cage supporters and called David Grams an excellent student and athlete. He cautioned fans not to expect miracles this sophomore year and urged locals to attend games in strong numbers.
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John Erickson
University of Wisconsin
Monroe Jaycees
Erickson
Times
Monroe Cage
David Grams
Jaycees
Marco's
Grams
Monroe High School
UW Cage
Monroe
Michigan State
Robert Anderegg
David Fahs
Jack O'Donahue
James Waters
Richard Lafferty
Brazil
Borden Foods Co
First Snow Flurries Hit Southern Wisconsin
The season's initial snowfall mixed with rain across southern Wisconsin amid cloudy dismal weather and near freezing air. A state wide freeze warning was issued for tonight as a light dusting fell, with Monroe recording .65 inches of snow and rain.
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Wisconsin
Fred Ties
Brodhead
Ties
Monroe
Cheese market steadies in Madison dairy trade
Madison Wisconsin buyers show steady demand with selective movement in several categories. Prices listed include cheddars at 36 to 38 percent and 40 pound blocks at 364 to 39, single dairies 38 to 39, longhorns 38 to 39, and midgets about 38 to 41 and a half percent.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Advance Detail Welcomed At McChord Base
Gov Albert D Rosellini and three city mayors plan an official greeting for 500 members of Wisconsin's 32nd Infantry Division arriving at McChord Air Force Base Fort Lewis. The Red Arrow National Guard unit will train at Fort Lewis as 1000 more travel by auto with police protection.
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Associated Press
Albert D. Rosellini
Washington
Wisconsin
32Nd Infantry Division
Ft. Lewis
McChord Air Force Base
Seattle
Tacoma
Olympi
Red Arrow National Guard
Joseph Santimays
West Allis
Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded to Georg von Bekesy
The 1961 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine goes to Georg von Bekesy, a Hungarian born ear specialist now at Harvard University. He is honored for discoveries on the physical mechanisms of stimulation within the cochlea, earning 250 200 Swedish crowns or about 48 300 dollars. Von Bekesy’s career began in Hungary as an engineer, later advancing to physiological acoustics before moving to Stockholm after the war and then to Harvard.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Georg von Bekesy
United States
von Bekesy
Harvard University
Cambridge
Mass
Hungary
Harvard
Janesville man dies in crane accident near Augusta
W Roy Frank aged 21 of Janesville was killed while assisting dismantling a crane at the Triple S Mine near Augusta in Adams County. The crane’s 5,000 pound boom swung free and crushed him.
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Janesville
Augusta
Ill
Roy Frank
Adams County
Frank
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Richard H. Bahr
Bahr
United Fund
E. J. Schroeder
Farm City Week
Frank Goertz
Gustav
Henry
Hugo Voelkli
Jaycee
McChord Base
Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia
Santimays
U.S. Highway 10
Minneapolis-St. Paul
State Employment Service
Medic
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