Defense Heads Indicate U S Troop Buildup in Viet Nam
Washington reports indicate a continued expansion of U S forces in South Vietnam beyond the 125000 level. The 1st Infantry Division may send its remaining brigades and new combat support units could deploy from Ft Riley as decisions loom. The 1st Cavalry Division helicopter assault unit is arriving, nearing the 125000 threshold with broader movement likely.
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Washington
South Viet Nam
Johnson
Viet Nam
U. S
Ft. Riley
Kaw
Dean Rusk
Capitol Hill
Vietam
1St Cavalry di
Mrs. Wolleson Dies at 73 in Monroe
Mrs. Louis R. Wolleson 73 lifelong Monroe resident died at 5 15 this morning in White Haven Nursing Home. Born Gretchen Vogt she worked as a bookkeeper at Lanz Hardware and married Louis R. Wolleson in 1921. Survived by a niece in Los Angeles and a nephew in Fort Lauderdale. services Friday at Shriner-Neushwander Funeral Home.
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Louis R
Gretchen) Wolleson
Monroe
White Haven
Old Argyle Road
Gretchen Vogt
Carl and
Rose Schneider Vogt
Lanz Hardware
Waukegan
Ill
Louis R. Wolleson
G.U.G.G
Zilmer-Riley American Legion Post Auxiliary
Women of the Moose
Gladys C. Vogt
Los Angeles
Richard Beinema
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Shriner - Neushwander Funeral Home
Huebner Dies at 57. Wisconsin High School Coach
Carl Huebner long regarded as a top Wisconsin high school basketball coach died Monday night of a heart attack at age 57. A Watertown native, he retired from coaching last year after 34 years in the profession, 29 of them in Sheboygan.
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Sheboygan
Carl Huebner
Wisconsin
Huebner
Watertown
Don Heeren to join Denver Symphony as tubist
Donald J. Heeren of Monroe will leave Oct 1 to join the Denver Symphony as a tuba player after a summer vacation in Monroe. He has played with the Chicago Symphony, taught at Northwestern, and studied under Arnold Jacobs. His varied senior year includes Dixieland work and an extra for the American Ballet Theatre.
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Monroe
Canada
Donald J. Heeren
Roy J. Heeren
Country Lane
Colorado
Denver Symphony
Don
Chicago Symphony
Northwestern University
Arnold Jacobs
Symphony
Chicago
American Ballet Theatre
Selkirk Mountain
British Columbia
Ontario
Allan F
Pat) Barnard
Heeren
Viola Hutmacher
Freeport
Clothes Closet Moves to New Monroe Home
The Clothes Closet of the Woman's Club of Monroe will relocate tomorrow to free use space in the Business Mart behind Baker's Book Store. Volunteers and donors should bring clothing to the new site between 1 and 4 on Wednesdays or to the Burri residence at other times. The center will reopen September 22 at the new location after previously operating in the Youth Center basement since April 1964.
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Woman’s Club of
Monroe
David J. Burri
Department of Drama
Sherman Hodgson
Business Mart
Baker’s Book Store
18Th Ave
Public Hearing Set For Green County Board Meeting
The Green County Board will meet tonight with a public hearing at 8 30 p m to discuss reapportionment. Four redistricting plans will be considered and residents are urged to attend.
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Green County
Missing Monroe Boy Found 17 Miles From City Limits
Jimmy Otteson twelve year old son of Mr and Mrs Donovan Otteson of Monroe was found near the Illinois state line after a county wide search. He had been missing since yesterday afternoon and was located by Warren Police Chief Les Schwitz about 17 miles from Monroe. Radio WEKZ alerts and hundreds of volunteers aided the effort. He was taken to St Clare Hospital in Winslow for a check up before returning home to his parents.
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Jimmy Otteson
Donovan Otteson
Monroe
Illinois State Line
Jimmy
Les Schwitz
Warren
Martintown
WEKZ
Green County
Civil Defense Unit
Clarno
Airport
Winslow
Schwitz
W. E
Doc) Deininger
St. Clare Hospital
Deininger
Roy Vetterli
Stephenson County
Fire Alarm Test Marks Move to New City Building
Fire siren sounded for testing today while being installed at the new city building by volunteer firemen. Firemen worked at the old City Hall as the siren was removed for transfer. City police moved most equipment to the new building yesterday with radios relocated today. The two departments will be the first occupants.
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New City
Old City Hall
Area Students Receive Farm Short Course Scholarships
Area students were among 27 recipients of University of Wisconsin administered scholarships for the 1965-66 Farm Short Course session. Richard Sutter of Mt. Horeb joined others as a Dane County Bankers Association scholar. Regents awards went to Ronald Fahey Belleville Larry Hawthorne Monroe and David Williams Oregon. Applications remain open with enrollment expected to exceed last year’s 249.
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University of Wisconsin
Richard Sutter
Mt. Horeb
Dane County Bankers’ Association
Ronald Fahey
Belleville
Larry Hawthorne
Monroe
David Williams
Oregon
Rambler Factory Resumes Assembly After Three-Week Hiatus
American Motors in Kenosha announced 1966 Rambler autos are ready to roll off the lines for the first time in over three weeks, marking a resumption of production at the plant.
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Kenosha
American Motors
Rambler
Senior Citizen Miss Fannie Elmer Dies at 93
Miss Fannie Elmer 93 died at 8 last night of a heart attack at 2121 7th St Monroe. She lived with her sister Mrs Herman Reger for five years and was a longtime downtown figure known for wit and conversation. She was born March 3 1872 near New Glarus oldest of 10 and worked for local farms and boarding houses before returning to Monroe. Surviving sisters Mrs Barbara Germann Mrs Marie Reger and Mrs Irving Matilda Kroscher. Funeral Thursday at Shriner Neu Shwander Funeral Home Rev Calvin P Fischer will officiate burial in Greenwood Cemetery G U G G society members will attend. Friends may call after tomorrow noon.
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Monroe
Fannie Elmer
7Th St
Herman Reger
Miss Elmer
New Glarus
Jacob
Balbina Thoma Elmer
Nicholas Elmer
Old Prairie House
Highway 69
Scherer
Denver
Colo
Beloit
Amelia Dahms
Elmer
St. John’s United Church of Christ
G.U.G.G. Society
Barbara Germann
Marie R. Reger
Irving
Matilda) Kroscher
Franksville
Nick
Arpin
Henry
Walter
Mary Elmer
Balbina Ruegger
Shriner-Neushwander
Calvin P. Fischer
St. John’s Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Cheese Days Committee Plans Tour of Villages
Monroe officials unveil plans for a county wide Cheese Days push with village tours by committee members to sell caps and buttons, open a hospitality room, and coordinate trains and media coverage for the festival. Buttons rise to 1.50 after 6 PM, free admission for children under 12.
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Robert Bussen
Rolland Karlen
Archie Myers
Bussen
Ernest Hayes
Monroe
Chamber of Commerce
Schillinger
Cheese Days, Inc
Evan Chambers
Theodore Burgy Jr
Ekum
Chambers
Robert Hahlen
John MacInnis
Soo
Wisconsin
Marinette
Channel 2
Green Bay
Channel 3
Madison
India weighs halting war with Pakistan under pressure
Under strong international pressure India seriously considers calling a halt to its war with Pakistan, authoritative sources said today in New Delhi.
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New Delhi
India
Pakistan
Miss Wisconsin to join Monroe Cheese Days parade crowd
Miss Sharon Singstock Miss Wisconsin will appear in the Sunday Cheese Days parade in Monroe joining Pat Easter Alice in Dairyland Kay Haden and other queens. The Cheese Days planning committee held meetings as traffic parking and information points were organized for the weekend event.
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Wisconsin
Alice IN Dairyland
Monroe
Roland Karlen
Sharon Singstock
Karlen
Pat Easter
Kay Haden
Green County
Dairy Queen
Cheese Days Prep Notes For Monroe City
The Monroe Board of Public Works accepted bids for fire extinguishers at 168.30 from Sieg-Illinois while Ken Mayer and Solomon Auto Parts bid 170 and 247.90. Mayor Ekum reported blacktopping at the new city hall, and 200 to 300 tons of hot patch may be bought from Kennedy Construction for patch work. Tents will be set on the square for Cheese Days with holes drilled in the blacktop. Dirt and sod to be laid around City Hall. Two firms to finish before Saturday. Parking lot closures begin Thursday for square and Spring Square setup.
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Monroe Board of Public Works
Sieg-Illinois
Ken Mayer
Solomon Auto Parts
Walter R. Ekum
Ekum
Jack Erb
Kennedy Construction
State Cheese Slated For Texas Promotion
Stores in McAllen Texas will feature Wisconsin cheese during Cheese Days in Monroe September 18 and 19 as a salute to Wisconsin winter visitors. A McAllen supermarket ships in a half ton cheese wheel several times yearly and Wisconsin tourists helped eat it. A parade float decorated with cheese welcomed Wisconsin winter tourists in the Lower Rio Grande Valley fiesta. The city guarantees Wisconsin winter or vacationers en route to Mexico a wide variety of cheeses. One McAllen market sells 43 varieties and has a former Wisconsin cheesemaker as head of the meat and cheese department.
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McAllen
Tex
Wisconsin
Monroe
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Mexico
McAllen Gateway
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Bud) Schillinger
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