Cheese Week and Cheese Day Aim to Boost Green County
A year long effort culminates in Cheese Day in Monroe with Wisconsin Cheese Week promoting Green County as the Capital of Wisconsin Cheeseland. Officials urge broad volunteer support and contributions to showcase the dairy industry and attract visitors from several states.
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Associated Press
Inland Daily Press Association
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Cartier
City of Mourge
Wisconsin
Stephenson County
Wiseconsin
Green County
Monroe
State Department of Agriculture
American Dairy Association
Green County Center
Mt. Pleasant Township
Ben Feldt
Geigel
Bolliger
Labor Day Traffic Warns Drivers To Drive Safely
A warning about heavy Labor Day weekend traffic predicts higher accident risks as more cars hit roads with limited highway capacity. Drivers are urged to maintain alertness, control, and moderate speeds to reduce fatalities during holiday travel and avoid dangerous joyriding and late decisions.
Firm Establishes Fund to Help Physicians Open Practices
Sears Roebuck Foundation announced a 125000 fund to provide unsecured 10 year loans up to 25000 for doctors establishing new practices in small towns, suburbs, and rural areas. Five regions will receive loans this year with repayments reinvested to fund more grants.
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Chicago
Sears Roebuck Foundation
United States
American Medical Association
F. J. L. Blasingame
Wharton, Tex
Edwin S. Hamilton
Kankakee, Ill
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Interesting Items From The Evening Times Files
A digest of past Times items highlights 1945 labor Day fatalities in Tokyo occupation, Gen MacArthur orders requisitions in Japan, and memorial losses. Other eras note gas protection systems in 1930 Green County, local political events, and early 1905 taxation disputes. a mosaic of regional history across years.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Japan
Christ Kappeler
Monroe
County Normal
America
Dogs and devotion in Ed Ogborne’s feature column
The piece extols dogs as loyal, principled companions who value kindness over status. It notes their flaws, such as mischief and jealousy, and explains why humans prize dogs for love, loyalty, and shared joy, citing a poodle named Cokey as a talking point. Copyright 1955 General Features Corp.
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Ed Ogborne
New Castle
Indiana
Courier-Times
Frank Tripp
Frank
Cokey
General Features Corp
Wisconsin Cheese Day antics spark Monroe celebration
Minneapolis columnist Will Jones recalls the 1950 clash over Wisconsin and Ohio Swiss cheese. The feature details Monroe Wisconsin Cheese Day quinquennial buildup with a photo press conference, cheese wheels on a hill, a Swiss bathing suit model, and New Glarus promotions, plus Tuscarawas County Ohio craft.
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Will Jones
Minneapolis
Ohio
Washington
Wisconsin
Minneapolis Tribune
Jones
Doris Schindler
Congress
Monroe
Schiller
New Glarus
Tuscarawas County
Sigma Phi Epsilon picks new officers in nationwide vote
Edwin Buchanan of Milwaukee was elected president and treasurer of Sigma Phi Epsilon. Paul B. Slater of Los Angeles became vice president. William H. Hindman Jr. of Richmond and Harold B. Robinson of Portland named historian and guard respectively. About 130000 milk trucks operate in the United States.
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Cincinnati
Edwin Buchanan
Milwaukee
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Paul B. Slater
Los Angeles
William H. Hindman Jr
Richmond
Harold B. Robinson
Portland
Ore
Times Children’s Club Birthday Greetings Listed
A long list shows birthday greetings for the Times Children’s Club with names and addresses grouped by day from Sunday September 4 to Saturday September 10. The piece then shifts to a personal story of Lachy a deaf golden retriever from Maine bought by a Pennsylvania owner. efforts to train her are described along with initial misgivings about her condition.
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Lachy
Maine
Pennsylvania
Lochy
Monroe Evening Times Club Membership Coupon
All boys and girls up to 12 years of age are invited to join the Monroe Evening Times Boys and Girls club. Fill out this coupon and mail to the Evening Times Club Monroe Wis. The text also includes a personal note about training a deaf puppy named Lacy, praising its progress and loyalty.
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Monroe Evening Times
Evening Times Club
Monroe
Wis
New Members Added To Local Organization Lists
Three individuals are listed as new members with addresses and joining dates: William Dean Gobeli Route 1 South Wayne on November 3, 1954, Michael Leland McGuire 75 N Cleveland Avenue St Paul Minnesota on August 30, 1954, and Gary Lee Meier Route 1 Woodford on August 7, 1955.
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William Dean Gobeli
South Wayne
Michael Leland McGuire
Cleveland Avenue
St. Paul
Minn
Gary Lee Meier
Woodford
Blanchardville Weekend Visits From Local Residents
Mrs. Frank Mason Jr. and family hosted visitors from Alliance Ohio and elsewhere while others traveled to Dousman Wisconsin Masonic Home. Mary Sue and Tommy Paulson of Minneapolis visited grandparents Ed and Mrs. Thompson. Other locals welcomed relatives from Des Moines and Dover Delaware.
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B. F. Smyth
Bill
Ann
Bob
Larry
Peggy
Alliance, C
F. W. Baker
Douglas Baker
Frank Mason Jr
Jack
Myrtle Cady
Wisconsin
Oscar Bolender
J.$. Schofield
Stuart
Susan
Scott
Glenn Syse
Madison
Dover
Del
Theresa Burns
Monroe
Tom Burns
Orville Kiel Sr
Iowa City
Cleone Kiel
Leader to substitute for former president at California dinners
The Democratic National Committee said Gov. George Leader of Pennsylvania will substitute for former President Truman as the chief speaker at two Jefferson Jackson dinners in California this month. Truman canceled San Francisco engagement for Sept. 14 and Los Angeles on Sept. 15 due to medical advice. Three different types of mineral are called jade.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
George Leader
Pennsylvania
Truman
California
San Francisco
Los Angeles
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Donald
Kiwanis Club
Edwin Krattiger
Roosevelt
Clarno Township
Decatur Township
U. S
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Marie Kohler
Jane Jennings
State Historical Museum
Grodno
Badger Cheese Co
Milwaukee Road
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Oakley
Janesville
Ray A. Young
South Bend
Ind
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Sprague Warner
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Board of Review
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Clarno
Nora, Ill
Mad County
Sigma Phi
Times Children’s Club
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Harvey Eugene Miller
Russell Roy Block
Dennis Lee Wirth
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John Gregory Koch
Linda Lee Kolb
Monticello
Linda Kaye Hilliard
Hugh T. Roberts Jr
5Th Avenue
Brodhead
Shelly Lynn Bruegger
Thomas John Hoesly
Sharon Ann Williams
Norma Fay Zettle
Browntown
Paul Erwin Rufener
Daniel Mark Sulzer
9Th Street
Michael Roger Dunwiddie
Juda
Joanne Elizabeth Fox
Jeanette Jegerlehner
Blanchardville
Ann Kristine Henning
12Th Street
Ellyn Jane Messerli
13Th Street
Alvin Joe Gmar
Postoffice
Lacy
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Sentinel
Times
Classified
Jade
Wisconsin Power and Light Company
U. N. Johnson
17Th Avenue
Marshall CO
Milwaukee, Wis
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