Moderate turnout marks Green County primary election
Morning polling in Green County drew a modest turnout with 510 votes by 11 a.m. compared to 622 two years ago. Incumbent Sheriff Roy G. Vetterli faces Matt Sollivan, and Ralph Kundert leaves the treasurer post with three candidates vying for it. Polls opened at 9 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. in Monroe, with county results tied to GOP strength and Democratic absence. Dr. Edward Zupane cast the first ballot in Monroe's Third Ward.
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GOP
Wisconsin
Roy G. Vetterli
Matt Sollivan
Green County
Ralph Kundert
Frank Wyss
Attica
Walter J
Kubly
Wilber E. Deininger
Monroe
Edward Zupane
Tornado strikes Ida Michigan causing structural damage
A tornado hit Ida Michigan Monday evening demolishing a storage shed ripping the roof from a barn and damaging a silo. One injury occurred when Monroe County official James Gilmore was bitten by a dog while assessing damage at the VanWasshenova farm. nearby residents herded family members to a basement for safety.
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Ida, Mich
Ida
Monroe County Civil Service
James Gilmore
Alfred van Wasshenova
Lower
Michigan
VanWasshenova
Ruth
Puffball War Grows in Colorado as Giants Appears
In Pueblo Colorado the puffball mushroom contest expands with a 742 pound find and subsequent 8 9 and 11 pound mushrooms. The record stands at 1434 pounds found by Jerry Franz 34 of Pueblo in Pueblo Mountain Park over the weekend. Market value at 80 cents a pound is about 13.40.
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Pueblo
Colo
Colorado
Jerry Franz
Pueblo Mountain Park
Albany Bank Among Five Businesses Hit
A break and entry last night hits the Bank of Albany and four other sites including a school and stockyards building. FBI and local police investigate with John Lewis as special investigator. Bank president Mel Ingwell says no valuables or vault access were compromised.
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Bank of Albany
FBI
Albany Police
John Lewis
Mel Ingwell
Arlin Hanson
Stuessys Return From Far East and Pacific Tour
Mr. and Mrs. Herman A. Stuessy and daughter Cindi return home after three months traveling through the Southwest Pacific and other regions logging 40,000 air miles. They visited Hong Kong and the Pearl River area, witnessed unrest near the China border and Mexico City riots, and planned a stop in O'Hare before resuming life in Eau Claire.
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Japan
Southwest Pacific
Monroe
Cindi Stuessy
Leona
Herman A
Stuessys
Australia
Helen E. Zimmerli
Herman A. Stuessy
Cindi
Eau Claire State University
Hong Kong
China
Stuessy
Pearl River
Mexico City
Four Hurt In Area Mishap
Four people were injured in a two car crash on Highway 11 near Gratiot at 1 45 pm. Paul Lehmkuhl and his wife Laura Lehmkuhl along with Mrs Lila Schubert were admitted to Memorial Hospital in Darlington in satisfactory condition. James Kruse received minor injuries at Darlington hospital. Traffic officers said the cars swiped sides. Additional minor accidents were reported around Monroe and New Glarus with no injuries. In other news Czechoslovak Premier Oldrich Cernik flew to Moscow for talks on economic setbacks from the Soviet invasion.
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Highway 11
Gratiot
Memorial Hospital
Darlington
Paul Lehmkuhl
Oak Park
Ill
Laura
Lila Schubert
James Kruse
Janesville
Darlington Hospital
Edward Thompson
Green County Sheriff’s
Patricia Ramaker
Cuba City
Walter Krauss
New Glarus
Harold E. Richie
Belleville
Dayton
Monroe
16Th Ave
Adolf Brunner
Route 4
Richard L. Jarman
Albany
Brunner
Jarman
John R. Strohm
Winslow
Lawrence H. Sommerfeldt
14Th Ave
Moscow
Prague
Oldrich Cernik
Fiery crash kills Verona mother and boy in Monticello milk truck collision
A Monticello family narrowly escaped serious injury when their milk truck collided head on with a car near Mt. Horeb on September 9. Mrs. Helen Jones Ryan, 32, and Gary Ryan, 2, of Verona died from head injuries after the wreck. The husband John F. Ryan, 36, was in critical condition with internal injuries. Merlin Boley, his wife Lorna and son Allan survived with minor injuries. The truck burned after the crash. Boley helped his family escape by smashing the windshield. Police and fire crews freed the Ryans from the wreckage. Coroner’s office continued the investigation as rain slicked the highway. Funeral notices indicate services will be in No. 4, Back Page.
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Monticello
Verona
John F. Ryan
Gary
Merlin Boley
Lorna
Allan
Springdale Center Road
Mt. Horeb
L and L Milk Co
Boley
Ryan
Dane County
Madison General Hospital
Sharon
Bonnie
Connie
Diane
Dale
Lester Jones
Francis
John
David Jones
Oregon
Daily Doggerel by Clair R. Munns
Verse celebrates a bumper crabgrass crop urging readers to dig and take seed if short or in need. It presents a playful invitation to gather fresh seed from the abundant growth.
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Clair R. Munns
Amazing Vietnam Couple Died Together In Helicopter Shootdown
Brig. Gen Truong Quang An and his wife Duong Thi Kim Thanh met during rearward jumps in 1954 and married in 1955. She earned para trooper wings and both died when his helicopter was shot down near Duc Lap camp, along with two American advisers and a pilot. The event marks a rare wartime partnership noted by officials.
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Saigon
Truong Quang An
Duong Thi Kim Thanh
South Vietnam
Ton That Thien
Chamber Plans Sign and Ceremony for Highway 69 Bypass
Mayor Walter R. Ekum and chamber directors meet to aid dedication of the Highway 69 bypass. A city parcel between 10th and 11th streets would host a chamber sign to draw motorists to the downtown business district. The ceremony is set for 11 a.m. next Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the Highway 11 intersection on the North edge of the relocation.
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Walter R. Ekum
Chamber of Commerce
Highway 69
Ekum
10Th
Ilfth Sts
Chamber
Jack Kundert
Robert Weckerly
Wisconsin
Keith Seward
Anna Blum
Blood Donation Call to Action from Red Cross
Try as we may we cant get blood out of a hat we need donors people you make a date to day to give through your red cross.
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RED Cross
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