Geese and Government Clash Over Horicon Hazing Plan
In Wisconsin near Horicon Marsh federal wardens and state officials clash over hazing geese with airplanes as debates over legality and potential arrests loom. The region faces a record 1965 goose kill far exceeding quotas, prompting calls for better conservation and intense hunting pressure for waterfowl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horicon Marsh
Horicon National Wildlife Refuge
Waupun-Fond du Lac
Wisconsin
Horicon
Illinois
Hunters Face Federal Checks Amid Goose Harvest Debate
Local writers urge restraint on overharvest to protect waterfowl while warning that federal regulators could descend on hunting grounds. The piece playfully imagines geese confusing planes with birds and hints at political outrage in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal
Washington
Mrs Peters Stricken at 52 in Madison General Hospital
Millard Peters aged 52 of Monticello and Primrose area, married since 1937, died early this morning after eight days in the hospital following a long illness. Former New Glarus school board member Ethel Anderson Peters born August 28 1914 at Mt Horeb. Survived by husband two daughters a son mother and several siblings. Funeral services pending at Zentner Funeral Home New Glarus.
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Millard Peters
Route 2
Monticello
Madison General Hospital
Primrose
New Glarus
Primrose Church
Ethelyn
Mukwonago
Marilyn
University of Wisconsin
Wesley Packard
Lodi
How Peterson
Horeb
Mary Marie
Zentner Funeral Home
Hank Williams Jr to Perform Freeport Here Sept 21
Hank Williams Jr and stars of the Grand Ole Opry will appear at the Consistory Auditorium Freeport for two shows at 7 and 9 15 p m Waylon Jennings Merle Kilgore join Williams in the program Jennings from Littlefield Texas has recorded hits for the Nashville Rebel film set to open in October Williams sang Cheatin Heart Jambalaya Cold Heart among others The Consistory Auditorium is billed as the Opry home in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hank Chams Jr
Grand Ole Opry
Consistory
Freeport
Wiliams of
Waylon Jennings
Merle Kilgore
Littlefield
Texas
Williams
Jambalya
Veteran Monroe businessman Joe Volmary dies at 57
In 10 years ago today notes from September 20 1956 report Monroe merchant Joe Volmary age 57 passing. Evelyn Hartwig to join Westminster Choir on a world tour. St Johns Church pulpit committee invites Rev. Paul Alm of Hales Corners to succeed Rev. Kehle. Mrs W C Bender named president of the Junior Senior PTA.
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Monroe
Joe Volmary
Evelyn Hartwig
Westminster Choir
St. John’s Church
Paul Alm
Hales Corners
Paul C. Kehle
W. C. Bender
PTA
President Truman Fires Wallace as Commerce Secretary
Twenty years ago on September 20, 1946 President Truman dismissed Henry Wallace from the Commerce Department. Hugo Voelkh recalls Dick Bong, famed ace, shooting down his first Japanese Zero. Burkhalter Sr., 78, a retired cheesemaker, dies at St. Clare. A daughter is born to Mr. and Mrs. Casper Mallory of Route 4. The meat situation worsened yet canned apricots and fruit cocktail appeared in Monroe groceries.
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Truman
Henry Wallace
Hugo Voelkh
Dick Bong
Red Burkhalter Sr
St. Clare
Casper Mallory
Route 4
Monroe
30 Years Ago: Accidents and Local News From Hammond Area
Thirty years ago on September 20 1936 Frank Brennan of Clarno escaped injury in a collision near Hammond Indiana Rudy Freitag of Monticello aged 69 died after being struck by a car County agent Ray Pavlak reports four hundred dollars spent on the grasshopper control program this summer A contract is let to Allie Holtshop to clear the ruins of the old Turner Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Brennan
Clarno
Hammond
Ind
Rudy Freitag
Monticello
Ray Pavlak
Allie Holtshopple
Turner Hall
Baseball squabble cancels game. 900 refunds issued
On September 20 1926 Monroe and Blanchard ville teams clashed before a scheduled game causing its cancellation. Officials refunded tickets to about nine hundred disappointed fans. The Times invites locals to a telegraph party for a blow by blow Tunney Dempsey report and notes Marshal Fred Jordan of Monticello passes.
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Monroe
Blanchardville
Times
Fred Jordan
Monticello
House of David Baseball Club to Appear in Monroe
A Monroe appearance is announced for the House of David baseball club. Meanwhile a note lists traffic tickets issued for failure to stop at an arterial stop sign near the Nash garage corner.
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Nash Garage
House of David Baseball Club
Monroe
Cheese prices reach peak in region as Swiss and brick hold
50 Years Ago Today September 20 1916 reports Swiss cheese 28 to 30 cents per pound brick at 23 and limburger rising to 17. Bart and Booths orchestra to perform at State Normal Jubilee in Platteville. Werner Blum scores 95 to win first honors at the County Fair. Over 80 attend Orangeville for the Pennsylvania Dutch day.
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Brick
Limburger
Bart and
Booths
Platteville
Werner Blum
St the
Orangeville
Marie Balding and Dr. Wagner Wed in 1906 Ceremony
Sixty years ago today on September 20 1906 Miss Marie Balding married Dr. John L Wagner and they planned to reside on Van Buren Street. The item also notes Miss Gussin Niles leaving for DePauw University and Mr and Mrs W P Bragg departing for Cedar Falls Iowa as well as Sheriff Durst taking a man into custody on a complaint of insanity linked to alcoholism.
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Marie Balding
John L. Wagner
van Buren Street
Gussin Niles of
Brodhead
de- Paw
L.A. Woodie
W. P. Bragg
Cedar Falls
Durst
Albany
Wesley Reed 80 Former Darlington Farmer Dies
Wesley Reed aged 80 died yesterday at Madison Hospital after a long illness. He had worked many years for Stephenson Bros. Produce Co. in Darlington and was a former farmer. Surviving are son Robert of Lodi, daughters Mrs. Cecil Benson of Viola and Cora Reed of Lancaster, four grandchildren. Arrangements are with Sharer Funeral Home in Darlington.
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Wesley Reed
Darlington
Lester Reed
Monroe
Madison
Stephenson Bros. Produce Co
Anna Mabel Anderson
Argyle
Fayette
Mr. Reed
Robert
Lodi
Cecil Benson
Viola
Cora Reed
Lancaster
Sharer Funeral Home
Mrs Murphy 91 Dies After Long Illness in Darlington
Mrs. Mary E. Murphy 91 died Sunday in a Madison hospital after a long illness. Funeral services will be at 10 p.m. tomorrow at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Darlington. Rosary service at 8 p.m. tonight. Friends may call Steil Funeral Home. Born in New York City she lived with her nephew Francis O’Neill in Madison the past four years. No other immediate survivors.
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Darlington
Mary E. Murphy
Madison
Holy Rosary Catholic Church
Steil Funeral
Mary O” I
New York City
Francis O'Neill
Mrs. Paul 86 Dies in Warren Illinois
Mrs. Paul aged 86 died Sunday in Freeport Memorial Hospital. Special services were held at 2 PM at Hermann Funeral Home in Stockton with burial in Elmwood Cemetery. A Warren resident for 25 years she had no immediate survivors.
Rev Cavaness to Speak Friday at Assembly of God
Missionary R B Cavaness of Malaysia and Singapore will speak at 8 p.m. Friday September 23 at the Assembly of God Church 1802 12th St pastor Rev Robert E Olson announced. He led Elim Church in Singapore and headed Assemblies of God work there and in Malaysia and edited the Voice. He previously pastored in Ambon Indonesia and survived famine while his family evacuated on the last boat. He is a Central Bible College and Northwestern Medical Missionary School graduate and has pastored in Roy Idaho. He and his wife Avelone have four children. He will wear a national costume and show slides Pentecost in Action in Malaysia.
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R. B. Cavaness
Malaysia
Singapore
Aker
Assembly of God Church
Robert E. Olson
Elim Church
Sinapore
Assemblies of God of
Cavaness
Voice
Assemblies of God In
Commandery No 48 Knights Templar Meet in Monroe
About 25 members attended the regular meeting of Commandery No 48 Knights Templar Monday evening at the Masonic Temple. The session included practice and degree work will be done at the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commandery No. 48
Knights Templar
M:sonic Temple
Sister Bernarda Takes First Vows at Fond du Lac Ceremony
Sister M. Bernarda C.S.A. professed her first vows at St Agnes Hospital Chapel in Fond du Lac Wisconsin on August 15. A Marvin College senior majoring in Elementary Education, she is Colleen Doherty daughter of Mr and Mrs Francis Doherty of Monroe.
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M. Bernarda
C.S.A
St Agnes — Hospital Chapel
Fond du Lac
Wis
Bernarda
Marvin College
Colleen Doherty
Francis Doherty
23Rd Ave
Monroe
Senators fail to reach cloture on civil rights measure
Washington Democrats William Proxmire and Gaylord Nelson joined 52 senators voting for cloture but fell short of the two thirds needed to limit debate on the civil rights bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William Proxmire
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin
Sorenson Rises To Be Tomorrow
Arch ie Sorenson 64, husband of Hazel Edmunds of Albany, died Sunday at his Janesville home after a brief illness. A retired Chevrolet employee with 42 years at the company, he was born in Dane County and married in Rockford in 1927. Survived by widow, two sons Vaughn and Keith, eight grandchildren. Services at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Reinking Funeral Home Janesville. burial Milton Lawns Memorial Park.
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Albany
Archie Sorenson
Hazel Edmunds
Janesville
Chevrolet
Mr. Sorenson
Fitchburg
Dane County
Rockford
Modern Woodmen of America
United Auto Workers
Vaughn
Salem
Keith
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Kenneth Allen
Hank Williams Jr
By Robert Tschudy
Fritz Cleaners
Waylors
Xconsistory Auditorium
Freeport, Ill
Grand Ole
OPRY
Emmert
Ill
Mrs. Murphy
Mrs. Paul
Commandery
Sorenson
Ec Auction
Keason
Oregon
CTA
Hillcrest Lane
Oliver
New Holland
IHC
New Idea
Cunningham
Owatonna
McFarlane
Massey Harris
Louis E. Broun
Gales Corporation
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