From Scotland Sister of ForbesThrilled by Visit
Agnes Sellar arrives from Canada for Monroe visit with Jim and Alice Forbes. She recounts wartime London life in bomb alley and wartime work shifts, noting Scotland’s water and sea views. The trip marks a rare family gathering with old Edinburgh memories and friends.
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Agnes Sellar
Monifieth
Angus
Scotland
James Forbes
Monroe Country Club
Alice
Forbes
Helen E. Zimmerli
Jim
Alice Forbes
Monroe
Sellar
Canada
George
Glasgow
Toronto
O'Harefield
United States
London
Innsbruck
Austria
Italy
Bill
Mrs. Sellar
Roderick Injured In Motorcycle Crash Near Freeport
Roderick, son of Mrs Lois Roderick of 1524 20th Ave, suffered broken legs and a left wrist fracture in a motorcycle car crash Saturday afternoon on Illinois 26 a half mile north of Freeport. The motorcycle collided with a car driven by 34 year old Charles J Neff of Warren, Ill, who was uninjured. He is listed in fair condition at Freeport Memorial Hospital.
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Wenmis
Democrats To Hold Meeting Wednesday In Green County
The Green County Democratic Party will meet at 8 p m on Wednesday September 14 at the VFW Clubrooms to finalize plans for the Kastenmeier dinner. All members are urged to attend and bring a friend.
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Green County
Democratic Party
VFW
Kastenmeier
Fire damages milk house at Cold Springs Farm Route 4
Fire reported at Mey Thaler’s Cold Springs farm six miles north of Monroe damaged the milk house and milking equipment. An employee, Robert Klubertanz, 26, was overcome by smoke and admitted to St. Clare Hospital. Fire Chief Joe Benkert commended farm operator Russell Ridge for quick action and fire department for rapid response.
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Meythaler
Cold Springs
Route 4
Monroe
Robert Klubertanz
St. Clare Hospital
Joe Benkert
Russell Ridge
Ridge
Robert Meythaler
Kenilworth
Ill
Earthquake Rocks Wide California Nevada Area
An earthquake shook a broad region spanning California and Nevada today. No injuries or damage details provided in the readable text. Continuous seismic activity reported by authorities, with depths and magnitudes left unspecified in the fragment.
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West Berkeley
Cali
California
Nevada
Three Races Are on Ballot In GOP Primary
Wisconsin voters head to the polls for the GOP primary with three local contests in Green County. Sheriff race pits Roy Vetterli against John Lewis, Assembly battle includes G. Fred Galli facing Madie Stauffacher and Joseph Tregoning, while Jon Guill seeks a second term in a district spanning Green and Lafayette Counties. Polls run 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Monroe City Hall and other county sites with no pre registration required.
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Wisconsin
Waren P. Knowles
Green County
State Senate
Assembly
Monroe City
W. E. Deininger
Roy
Stauffacher
Browntown
Times to offer rapid election results by phone
The Monroe Evening Times will provide fast results from three Republican Primary races for Sheriff Assembly and State Senate tomorrow night via a special telephone service. Call 325 5101 325 5102 or 325 5103 to hear the latest figures relayed by Times staff from courthouse tabulations.
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Sheriff
Assembly
Senate
Monroe Evening Times
Times
Two Injured In Weekend Green County Auto Accidents
Deputies and police investigated multiple weekend crashes in Green County. Mrs. Wesley Moe of Juda suffered chest and facial contusions from a northbound crash on County Trunk 6. she was treated at St. Clare Hospital and listed in satisfactory condition. James Bucks of Beloit cut above the eye after leaving Highway 11 81 west of Juda. his vehicle tore down fencing on the Russell Bauman property. Daniel R. Schuur of Brodhead lost control on the shoulder near Monroe and wrecked through fencing, ending in a ditch. A State Patrol report noted a noninjury rollover on Highway 11 81 near Juda.
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Green County
Sheriff's Department
State Patrol
Monroe
Wesley Moe
Juda
St. Clare Hosital
Russell Bauman
Ackerman and
Schwartzlow Farms
Daniel R. Schuur
Brodhead
Training Plans Discussed by Green County Association for Retarded Children
The Green County Association for Retarded Children held its season opener to discuss worthwhile projects including a training program for the retarded, a cheese booth at the Southern Colony Fair, a St Colletta’s School choir concert at Jefferson, and forming a 4H Club. Michael Glass reported Wisconsin has 53 units. 18 teacher scholarships were awarded. A Southwest Regional training meeting will be at Platteville on Sept 25. Floyd J. Voight began a training project at the Commodore Inn Madison for retarded youths, using the facility’s resources to train them as future Holiday Inn workers.
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Green County Association For
Green County Teachers College
Union Grove
St. Colletta’s
Jefferson
Michael Glass
Cumberland
Wisconsin
State Association
Platteville
Floyd J. Voight
Commodore Inn
Madison
Voight
Four Way Race in Wisconsin Nominating Governor Candidate
Democrats in Wisconsin face a four man primary for governor with no clear 50 percent winner. Lt Gov Patrick Lucey leads, David Carley follows, Dominic Frinzi, and Abe Swed also run. Turnout predicts 130,000 to 140,000 votes to decide the nominee, with implications for the fall campaign.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Patrick J. Lucey
David Carley
Dominic Frinzi
Abe Swed
Leo J. Fahey
Warren P. Knowles
Lacey
Carley
Fac
Frinzi
John W. Reynolds
Gemini 11 Rockets Into Record Rendezvous Over Pacific
Gemini 11 astronauts Charles Conrad Jr and Richard F. Gordon Jr achieved the fastest one orbit rendezvous with the Agena target satellite above the Pacific Ocean after launching from Cape Kennedy. They docked within the first orbit and reported “We are docked” as Mission Control praised the precision of the maneuvers.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Globe
Charles Conrad Jr
Pacific Ocean
Point Arguello
Calif
Conrad
Navy
Richard F. Gordon Jr
United States
Marty Receives Pilgrim Robe in Moose Ceremony Here
Jack L. Marty of 814 15th Ave received the Pilgrim robe in an 8 PM Saturday Moose Hall ceremony. He is the Monroe lodge’s first Pilgrim Degree recipient. The event drew about 200 guests including Wisconsin Pilgrims and officials from Moose lodges in Illinois and Wisconsin. Local dignitaries and family were honored guests as Franklin Laing served as sergeant at arms and Harry Kirshner addressed the group. A smorgasbord and dancing followed with The Nocturnes providing music.
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Franklin Laing
Milwaukee
Jack L. Marty
Monroe
Moose Lodge
Marty
Joette
Thomas
Frank Gottsacker
Madison
15Th Ave
Moose Hall
Moose Lodge of
Loyal Order of Moose
Mooseheart
Chicago
Monroe Lodge
Wisconsin
Edward Owens
Clayton Crooks
Wausau
Jerry Gonhering
West Bend
Lyle Sickinger
Leland Miller
Harry Kirshner
Moose
Illinois
Walter R. Ekum
Fred Galli
Clinton Pierce
Brodhead
Pierce
Green County Board
John Cannanberg
Carl Krannenverg
Janesville
Women of the Moose
Pred Felder
Hen Party Doggerel by Clair R Munns
A quirky verse by Clair R Munns titled Hen Party features playful wordplay about wriggling fire eating calories and other whimsical lines. The item reads as a light prose poem or humorous column fragment from a daily page.
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Clair R. Munns
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Roderick
Cold Springs Farm
Roseleip
Calvert
Syosers
Robert Kramer
Tory
Gemini
Achenry
McHenry
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