Cheese Day Entertainment Sets All Day Celebration
The event, coordinated by Frank Kantro, features two stages on the square with Swiss and other acts. A Friday night preview includes a band concert, water fights between volunteer fire departments, and street dancing. Saturday runs from 9 a.m. with nonstop acts, Swiss performers, parades, and the Monroe Turn and Schwing Club highlights.
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Frank Kantro
Monroe Park
Albany
Argyle
Belleville
Brodhead
Browntown
Monticello
New Glarus
Orangeville
Winslow
Ao Mucha
Roger Bright
North Side South Side Stage Parade Schedule
Event timetable for Friday and Saturday shows two stages in operation with numerous bands entertainers and drills from Monroe and surrounding towns. Highlights include Roger Bright and His Polka Jacks and the Pars parade 2 15 pm.
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Monroe
Firemen’s Water
Albany
Argyle
Lleville
Brodhead
Browntown
Monticello
New Glarus
Winslow
Orangeville
Woodford
Burkhalter
Edelweiss
Tremp
the Pretenders
Texaco Quartet
Rudy Burkhalter
Betty Kneubuehl
Hill Billy Squares
Martha Bernet
Hans Neuenschwander
Tremp Trio
Toledo
Roger Bright
Official Cheese Day song debuts at Green County event
Directors of Cheese Day Inc premiered an official song at the Green County Press Conference preview held June 17 at Monroe Country Club. Rita Bregenzer first performed the tune to the School Days melody, with lyrics by Lena M. Conrad of The Evening Times, praising Cheese Day and Swiss Cheese Day festivities.
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Cheese Day, Inc
Green County
Monroe Country Club
Rita Bregenzer
St. Louis
Women Writers Sorority
Lena M. Conrad
The
Evening Times
Firemen Play Key Role in Monroe Cheese Day Plans
The Monroe volunteer fire department leads Cheese Day efforts since 1914. They prepare thousands of cheese sandwiches, operate booths, and run the water fight contest with ten departments. Chief Josef Benkert emphasizes service as the event grows toward the tenth celebration.
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Monroe
Green County
Jacob Blumer
George Bloom
Otto J. Steinman
Josh Streiff
Deent
Otto H. Kundert
H. L. Sickinger
Josef Benkert
Benkert
Cheese Day Parade to Feature 125 Floats and Bands
A two mile parade at 12 45 p m highlights Cheese Day with about 125 units and many musical groups. The procession starts at the fairgrounds and moves through public square before circling the square counterclockwise. Led by the American Legion Color Guard, it includes high school bands and diverse floats from firms farms and clubs with many local sponsors and participants.
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Monroe
Monticello
Beverly O’flaherty
the Pretenders
Larry
Four Lakes
Boy Scout Council
Belleville
American Legion Post
Schlitz Legion Post
Racine
Walter Dahl
Calliope
Mrs. Bregenzer
Rita
Blatz American Legion
Bill McKee
Fairgrounds
Public Square
W. R. Schuetze
10Th Street
22Nd Avenue
8Th Street
16Th Avenue
116Th Avenue
9Th Street
117Th Avenue
17Th Avenue
18Th Avenue
111Th Street
11Th Street
American Legion
Willkommen
Brodhead
Argyle
Juda
Darlington
South Wayne
Hollandale
New Glarus
Watertown Baton Corps
Johnson Wax Band
Decorah
Mineral Point
Boys of ‘76
It’s Not Musical The Swiss Harp Used In Cheese Making
A Green County note explains the so called Swiss harp is a stringed tool not a musical instrument. It is used to cut curd in the cheese kettle rather than to produce music.
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Green County
Test Market Dairy Push Opens Tuesday in Green County
The state Department of Agriculture and the American Dairy Association launch a two week Cheese Week promotion in Green County starting Tuesday and ending Cheese Day Saturday September 10. The program includes point of sale appeals and free merchandising materials with full staff support for demonstrations and cooking uses of cheese. Robert E. Tschudy leads local retail planning with a team of county and regional participants to set up local sales and storage guidance.
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State Department of Agriculture
The
American Dairy Association
Green County
Madison
State Department
ADA
D. A. Crandall
Pittsburgh
Toledo
Robert E. Tschudy
Myrtle H. Webb
Margaret Stracka
Harvey H. Holland
Monroe Grocer
Dean Peterson
Brodhead Grocer
Stewart F. Haberman
Evening Times
Joseph Urban
WEKZ
Dan Markham Jr
Brodhead Independent Register
Robert F. Marty
Stewart Kingston
W. T. Reese
Merrill Richardson
Miss Helen
American Daily
Green County Cheese Day slogan wins contest in Monroe
Rev. Walter C. Snow of Albany wrote Green County's Great Show Cheese Day in Monroe. The slogan won from over 500 entries in April contest run by Cheese Day Inc. Snow earned a $25 prize. Rodney O. Kittelsen headed publicity with judges Joseph Dearth Rolland Karlen and Mrs Dwain Mings.
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Green County
Monroe
Walter C. Snow
Albany
Cheese Day, Inc
Snow
Rodney O. Kittelsen
Joseph Dearth
Rolland Karlen
Dwain Mings
Prohibition Fails to Dull Cheese Day Revelry
Prohibition was in force during the 1923 and 1928 Cheese Day celebrations, yet crowds enjoyed themselves more than usual. The piece notes that Cheese Day crowds are generally well behaved and orderly, with some fans savoring cheese paired with a refreshing drink.
New Phone Directory Cover Heralds Cheese Day Event
United Telephone Co distributes its new phone directory in August to publicize Cheese Day. A photo on the cover shows the Green County Picture Press Conference at the Town Hall cheese factory lawn with wheels forming a large CHEESE.
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Cheese Day, Inc
Fred Feutz Jr
Archie Myers Jr
Roswell
Bud) Phillipson
New Glarus
Dwight D. Crandall
Fred Krebs
Franklin Factory
Dean Peterson
Brodhead
Christ Stauffer
The
United Telephone Co
Green County
Town Hall
State Department of Agriculture
American Dairy Association
Monroe
Wisconsin
Department of Agriculture
ADA
Photo Fans Swarm Local Drugstore For Film Supplies
Amateur and professional photographers emptied shelves at a drugstore during the 1950 Cheese Day program. Special supplies were rushed from Chicago and other centers. One firm sold more film on Friday and Saturday than in the prior year.
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Chicago
Cheese Day Returns With Big Weekend In Monroe
Monroe hosts Cheese Day events starting Friday night with a band concert and water fights by area fire departments. The main celebration Saturday features a 9 a.m. parade, two large platforms for entertainment, cheese demonstrations, and thousands of cheese sandwiches. Green County aims to surpass the 1950 turnout of 83,000.
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Monroe
Green County
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