Cheese Day in Monroe Draws Record Crowd in 1940
Green County celebrated Cheese Day with about 60,000 to 60,000 attendees, 50,000 cheese lunches, and a two mile parade featuring 125 units. Officials planned a bigger 1940 event, touting Miss Green County pageant results, state involvement, and wide community participation despite weather and rival celebrations.
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Green County
Archie ‘S. Myers
Monroe
Collierville
Renn
Myers
Siwire
Cheese Day 1940 Draws 56 Out-of-Town Visitors
Barron County bell ringers honored the parade with a roped off section for invalids to watch from cars. Thirty five old time cheese makers rode as directors of the first Cheeze say 1918 with a sign reading We started something. Emma Ruegsegger confirmed the turnout and noted 56 out-of-town visitors.
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Barron County
Emma Ruegsegger
Improvement Group Names Officers and Fieldmen
The Green County Dairy Improvement association reports fieldmen working in the area and into north Illinois. Victor Marean of Five Corners is named president, with Bernard Po Adolph Tannier and Roy B. Sig as fieldmen. Leo Scheberle of Brodhe is vice president, and John Werren of the cheese laboratory serves as secretary treasurer.
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Green County Dairy Improvement Association
Illinois
Victor Marean
Imaker
Five Corners
Bernard Po
Adolph Tannier
Roy B. Sig
Leo Scheberle
Brodhe
John Werren
Cheese Laboratory
Cheese Laboratory ,Inc
Fred Krebs
Clarno
Ray Silver
Mr. Pleasant
Harvey Thew
Madison
Fred Galli
Monroe
Cheese Days Past Pictured in Graphic Clinic Display
Monroes Cheese Days memories from 1844 1928 and 1935 are shown in a clinic gallery. An aerial view captures a 1928 parade with crowds on the square near the courthouse. A six legged Holstein calf drew attention in 1935 while free milk and cheese booths drew families. Portraits of Judge Brooks Dunwiddie and Daniel S. Sutherland are included.
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Cewall
Lery
Monroe Clinic
Court House
City
Monroe
Ludlows
S.young and Clan
Brooks Dunwiddie
Daniel S. Sutherland
Holstein Breeders Group Active in Green County
The Green County Holstein Breeders association shows strong activity with four purebred Holstein breeders and county officers leading the group. Ben Zimmerli of Decatur township is president, Chester Norton of Monroe is vice president, Kendall Digman of Monroe is secretary, Myron Jeglum is secretary, and nine directors include Zimmerli Norton Digman Leo Norton Ralph Stauffacher Frank Trumpy Walter G. Timm Ed Kaderlyn Juda and H Otto Elmer Monticello.
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Green County
Ben Zimmerli
Decatur Township
Green County Holstein Breeders Association
Chester Norton
Monroe
Kendall Digman
Myron €. Jeglum
Zimmerli
Norton
Digman
Leo Norton
Ralph Stauffacher
Frank Trumpy
Walter G. Timm
Ed Kaderlyn
Juda
H.otto Elmer
Monticello
Alfred Meier Leads Brown Swiss Breeders Group
Alfred Meier nicknamed Shorty is chairman of Brown Swiss canton No. 2 a breeders group covering Dane Rock and Green counties in Wisconsin Kenneth Marsh of Brodhead serves as canton secretary The group operates with headquarters near Monroe in Green County.
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Alfred
Shorty) Meter
Monroe
Green County
Dane, Rock
Green Counties
Kenneth Marsh
Brodhead
Cheese Laboratory Inc A 20 Year History In Wisconsin
The Cheese Laboratory Inc in Green County has operated for 20 years to improve cheese quality. Located on 17th Avenue near Turner Hall, the Swiss style facility serves five southwest Wisconsin counties by testing milk, starters, and manufacturing methods. The program covers Dane, Grant, Green, Iowa, and Lafayette counties with 90 percent of area factories now dues paying.
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Wise Consin
Cheese Laboratory, Inc
17Th Avenue
Turner Hall
Green County
Jacob Gempeter J
Robert E. Hardell
Charles A. Buck
Fred Feutz
Mand
Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Producers Association
Hardell
John Werren
Dane
Grant
Green
Iowa
Lafayette
Cheese Laboratory
Ind
Breeder Co op Sees 1025 Members In Green County
Green County Breeder Association Co operative reports 1,025 members and 286 herds on test. Merlin Rufer, manager, says the group formed in April 1942. Ben Miller of Juda is president with Johnman Monroe as vice president and Arleigh J Fraussehy as secretary. Directors include Orville Folkedahl Albany W C Baumgartner Blanchardville Ed Roth Monroe and Milo F Hoesly New Glarus. Five men work in the field collecting mile samples for lab analysis.
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Green County
Merlin Rufer
Ben Miller
Juda
Joh Fman
Monroe
Arleigh J.” Fraussehy
Measurer
Orville Folkedahl
Blanchardville
W. C. Baumgartner
Albany
Ed Roth
Milo F. Hoesly
New Glarus
Sting by Two Technis Sparks Inquiry Involving Medical Practice
A persistent sting operation targets a medical setting where a single woman bookkeeper and two additional men are said to be employed solely for artificial insemination work. The report notes alleged misconduct and investigative steps.
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Two Techni
Talented Swiss Group Among Local Swiss Talent
Local Swiss talent includes Mrs. Everett Ingwell of Blanchardville and Mrs. Leo Gempeler of Monticello with Barbara their 8 year old daughter. They formerly appeared as Anna Wiemee and Dorothea Luethi in Swiss entertainment. Green county horses numbered 12 920 in 1915, 6 900 in 1946, and the herd continues to decline as tractors gain ground.
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Ingwell-Gempeler
Everett Ingwell
Blanchardville
Leo Gempeler
Monticello
Gempeler
Barbara
Ingwell
Anna Wiemee
Dorothea Luethi
Green County
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