Fire at Schild farm south of Brodhead spares house
Firemen from Brodhead and Juda fought a blaze on Walter Schild’s farm on Shanghai Road. A barn and hay shed were destroyed and three silos damaged. One beef steer died. Cause not determined. winds hindered efforts. Monroe firemen also battled a trailer fire at 1203 21st St.
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Brodhead
Juda
Walter Schild
Shanghai Road
Donald Edwards
Edwards
Monroe
21St St
Burnette Robertson
Local Youths Win at Show in Madison Exposition
Youths dominated the 53rd Southern Wisconsin Junior Livestock Exposition in Madison. Paul Brennan and George Figi led Southdown lambs with top two placings, Figi also winning second in a pen class. Tom Brennan and James Allen earned multiple breed honors. Grand Champion Barrow went to Martha Meech, and Ronald Fahey claimed Reserve Champion Chester White Barrow. John Opprecht won Grand Champion Lamb with a Crossbred ewe, Brad Hays took Reserve Champion Lamb, and Brad’s brother Greg led the Grand Champion Pen of Lambs workforce. judging concluded with Lamb placements.
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Madison
Paul Brennan
Route 1
Monroe
George Figi
Tom Brennan
Southdowns
Figi
Lambs
Oppriecht
Insult to Injury by Clair R. Munns
Daily Doggerel by Clair R Munns laments autumn leaf piles and the task of raking. The verse imagines summer departing and questions why a companion does not also shed her leaves. The light verse frames seasonal chores as humorous grievance.
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Clair R. Munns
I'm Lucky To Live Their Words Tell Of Gay Wisconsin
Junior high student Jim Lee describes Wisconsin as a rich place for milk production and cheese making and as an attractive vacation destination with lakes, wildlife preserves, Milwaukee zoo, Green Bay Packers pride, and year round activities from fishing to winter sports in Monroe and northern regions.
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Gay
Wisconsin
Jim Lee
Wiscon
Monroe
Wis
America
Switzerland
Susi Douglas Reaches 18 on Birthday in Rural Juda
Susi Douglas spent her 18th birthday on Sept 16 amid cards and gifts. She attends Brodhead High School and has made promising gains since a Jan 3 auto crash left her in a four month coma. She works daily English class, exercises five mornings weekly, and improves use of her right arm with cane aid.
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Sally Huessy
Susi Douglas
Juda
Brodhead High School
Robert Derendinger
Brodhead
Roger Douglas
Susi
University of
Wisconsin Cauaren’s Hospital
St. Clare Hospital
Orrin White
B.N
Prague rings with Soviet guns as pressure on Czechoslovakia grows
Soviet troops encircle Prague with artillery, rockets, and missiles. Experts warn of potential overkill if shelling orders are given. The tense scene marks continued pressure on Czechoslovakia as menacing weaponry dominates approaches to the capital.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Two Children Dead In Separate Mishaps In Wisconsin
Two children died in separate accidents in Wisconsin as the 1968 highway toll rose to 815. Lisa Sue Lehman, 4, of Sheboygan, was struck by a car near her home on Monday evening. Allen Gurski, 14, of Loganville, was hit by a car and killed Monday night when he fell or jumped from a motorcycle’s rear seat about 10 miles southwest of Reedsburg, Sauk County authorities said.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Lisa Sue Lehman
Sheboygan
Allen Gurski
Loganville
Reedsburg
Sauk County
Dedication of Highway 69 in Monroe amid rain
A modest crowd gathered for the dedication of Highway 69 bypassing Monroe to the west. Rain drenched speakers and attendees including city officials and the Monroe High School band, as an umbrellaed crowd witnessed the ribbon cut and a Swiss Cheese centerpiece. The $469,670.69 project, with city share, aims to complete a loop around Monroe by 1972, reconnecting traffic routes via the former Highway 69 path and new stop signs on nearby streets.
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Larry Lindgren
Monroe
Monroe High School
Robert Tschudy
Chamber of Commerce
Robert Dearth
Chamber
Robert Rieder
G. H. Landness
State Highway Department
W. L. Fiedler
State Highway Commission
Robert Olson
Assemblies of God Church
Walter R. Ekum
Monroe Vfw
le Gordon W. Roseleip
Joseph Tregoning
C.S. Pierce
11Th Street
William J. Kennedy
20Th Ave
Fiedler
Cultural Arts Planned by PTA Council for School Year
New members of the Monroe PTA Council were introduced at the first meeting of the year. A photography project across Hiawatha Browntown schools was outlined. Pictures will be taken Oct 7 to Oct 11 with families covering costs. The Cultural Arts series will run four programs, adults $2, children $1, with two dates set: Nov 9 The Red Shoes by Pick-A-Pack Players and Dec 7 Hillel Folk Dancers.
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Monroe Pta Council
Wayne Stroessner
Hiawatha
Browntown
Francis Schott
Phillip Teeha
PTA Council
Red Shoes
Hillel Folk Dancers
South School
Egbert Kamstra
Lincoln
Roy Gempeler
East
J. A. Villacrez
Northside
Robert Hasler
Charles Schultz
Robert Trumpy
David Woods
Ciues For
Great Books
Vei Warren
Safety Committee
Barrett
PTA
No. 6
Mrs Smith Dies at 88 in Green County
Mrs Roscoe C Lena Smith age 88 died at Green County Hospital from old age complications. She was born Sept 13 1880 in Washington Township and married Roscoe C Smith Oct 4 1899 in Freeport. Services Sept 18 at Shriner Neushwander Funeral Home with burial at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Green County
Roscoe C
Lena) Smith
Green County Hospital
Freeport
Roscoe C. Smith
Smith
Washington Township
Monroe
Monticello
James
Edna) Holcomb
Alois
Betty) Beer
Richard M
Beloit
Emily Jordan
Albert
Edna) Knobel
Shriner - Neushwander
Harold G. Crume
First United Methodist Church
Greenwood Cemetery
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