Girl Scouts Earn Skating Badges At Blue Star Rink
Monroe Girl Scouts completed First Class skating badges after weekly sessions from February through Saturday. 128 of 150 enrolled received badges in a demonstration with tests on skating figures and terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scout Troop 208
Stacey Williams
Blue Star Roller Rink
Williams
Barbara Friedrichs
Milo Friedrichs
Brenda Voegeli
Maxine Voegeli
Times
Monroe
Larry Ellingson
Friedrichs
Donna Ellinson
Monroe Airport Work Continues Amid Runway Revisions
Monroe Mayor Orville R. Evans announced that a 75 foot strip on the east side of the secondary runway at the new Monroe Municipal Airport could be used if the primary runway work is finished. He said parts of the secondary strip are seeded and could be used in an emergency, but pilots should avoid the area until hazards are cleared. officials must secure liability insurance before landing. He denied reports the secondary runway was torn up and rebuilt, saying a hump was removed to fill the primary strip and smooth the site with no extra appropriations planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville R. Evans
Monroe
Evans
Kiwanis Scout Chalet Dedication Planned in Monroe
The Kiwanis Club of Monroe announces a formal dedication of the new Scout Chalet across from Twining Park during Thursday’s Kiwanis meeting at noon. Attendees include district leaders, club presidents, and Scout officials. an open house follows Sunday afternoon with tours by Troop 101 and Explorer Post 501.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
Monroe
Twining Park
John Ferron
Charles Derr
Fond du Lac
Wisconsin-Upper Michigan
Art Peterson
Madison
Beloit
Janesville
Clinton, Jefferson
Milton-Milton Junction
East
West
Downtown
James Bosanny
Boy Scout
Explorer Post 501
Eugene Eckstam
Russell Myers
Lowell Stuessy
Richard Rhyner
Valley District Scout
Roy Hefty
Valley District Scout Committee
Martha Bernet
Orville R. Evans
Troops 101
Troop 101
U.S. Grant Council
Nathan E. Bear
Monroe Clinic
Rees Construction Co
William Rees
Larry Dodge
Victor I. Carson
Howard P. Olsen
Monroe Lumber and Fuel
Robert G. Rote
Judge Michael Anutka Elected Rotary Governor
APPLETON The Wisconsin Upper Michigan District of Rotary International elected Municipal Judge Michael J. Anutka of Mengminee Michigan as governor at its district convention Saturday. The 61 year old jurist succeeds Mitchell Gorrow of Appleton and is a past president of the Michigan Prosecuting Attorneys Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appleton
Wisconsin - Upper Michigan
Rotary International
Michael J. Anutka
Mengminee
Mich
Mitchell Gorrow
Anutka
Michigan Prosecuting Attorneys Association
Stereo Event Soloists Hailed at Spring Time in Stereo
Kenneth Krattiger cornetist and Beatrice Flanagan oboist showcased polished solos in a junior high auditorium concert. Allan E. Barnard directed the high school orchestra and Cadet Band in a three part salute to Spring with Krattiger set to join the U.S. Army Band tour this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Krattiger
Beatrice Flanagan
Allan E. Barnard
Barnard
Krattiger
United States of America
Europe
John Krattiger
Monroe
Wisconsin
Willow Echoes
Miss Flanagan
Linda Abegglen
Mort Armstrong
Cumana
Janet Buehler
Wayne Meighan Critically Injured In Grant Accident
Six people were injured in weekend crashes in Green County area. Wayne Meighan aged 24 was admitted in critical condition at St. Clare hospital after a one car crash near Platteville. William Wells 19 was reported in good condition at Platteville hospital. Albert J. Burr 83 underwent emergency surgery for multiple injuries and remained hospitalized. Gerald Reese 19 and David Nordeng 18 from Footville were treated for injuries from a rollover on County Trunk X. Route 2 Brodhead driver Orville Hawkins 54 was involved in a collision that damaged farm truck. The report notes other minor injuries and ongoing treatment in area hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Meighan
13Th Avenue
St. Clare Hospital
Meighan
William Wells
Norman Wells
16Th Street
Platteville
Dubuque
Grant County
Albert J. Burr
29Th Avenue
Buri
Albert R. Buri
Route 2
Juta
Bessie Newman
Highway 1181
Orville J. Hawkins
Brodhead
Gerald Lester Reese
Footville
Reese
David Paul Nordeng
Brooklyn
Albany
Lowell M. Bendorf
Beloit
675 More Cubans Landed in Florida
The American Surveyor brought 675 Cuban refugees to Port Everglades in Florida. Many were violently ill after a rough 240 mile voyage from Havana. Capt Earnest Koran steered the 459 foot freighter through 3 to 5 foot seas with 15 to 25 mph northeast winds as Red Cross nurses treated the ill through the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
American Surveyor
Florida
Havana
Earnest R. Koran
Port Everglades
Fort Lauderdale
Here
American Red Cross
Monroe Students Win Forensic Honors At State Contest
Two Monroe high school juniors earned A ratings at the State Spring Speech contest in Madison, Becky Houser interpretive reading prose and Ruth Chambers non-original oratory. Several others from the Monroe area earned gold medals among 600+ high school participants from 360 Wisconsin schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe High School
Madison
Becky Houser
Ruth Chambers
Barbara Kundert
Betsy Frantz
Terry Goetz
Keith Livens
Wisconsin
Monroe Area
Brodhead
Marsha Waltes
Robin Ten Eyck
Bruce Cowan
James Jones
Barbara Ames
Jon Miller
Dodgeville
Scott Wichmann
Mary McDonald
Evansville
Karen Rasmussen
Mr. Horeb
Anita Lund
Monticello
Gary Zweifel
Paul Voegeli
Mary Ann Burgy
Shullsburg
Ann Cherry
Orfordville
Julie Haugen
South Wayne
Martha Ronnerud
Roxy Lawrence
Reynolds Reaffirms Plan To Veto Sales Tax Setup
Mary Lee Keegan, 17, Monroe high school senior, named Career Girl of the Year by the Monroe BPW Club. Keegan, daughter of Robert and Mrs. Keegan, to receive award at a 7 p.m. banquet in the Eugene hotel. She is active in Library Club Pep Club FHA Bowling and Newman activities and plans an office career. Mrs. Orlean Wahl to be installed president of the BPW at Wednesdays meeting with officers Clara Thompson secretary Dina Speich and Elsie Benkett treasurer. District 8 meeting attendees included Wahl KasKey Knipschild Altman Schroeder. State convention set for May 31 to June 2 at the Dellview hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe High School
Mary Lee Keegan
Monroe Business and Professional Women
Keegan
Robert D. Keegan
Eugene
Miss Keegan
Newman Club
Darlene Brekke
First National Bank
Monroe
Orlean
Orpha) Wahl
Clara Thompson
Walter J
Dina) Speich
Clarence
Elsie) Benkett
Wahl
District 8
Caravilla
Beloit
Ray Kaskey
Mary Knipschild
Margaret Altman
Grace Schroeder
Dellview
Lake Delton
Mrs Ward 88 dies at White Haven nursing home
Mrs Jessie M Ward 88 widow of Patrick H Ward died at 10 last night in White Haven nursing home. Born Sept 12 1874 in Belleville she married Patrick Ward Dec 26 1894 and farmed in the area before moving to Monroe in 1917. She is survived by five daughters two sons and many grandchildren with services set for Wednesday at Newcomer funeral home Monroe. Burial at Calvary Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie M. Ward
Patrick H. Ward
White Haven
Uno
June) Miller
Adam
Grace) Schwartzlow
E.A
Frances) Lacey
Monroe
John
Elizabeth) Flannery
Janesville
Israel
Zoe) Viellieu
New Richmond
Elmer
Zella) Nettz
Polo
Ill
LeRoy
Catherine) Nettz
Dixon
Glenn Vance
Ontario
Ore
Leland John Ward
Gilbert P.H. Ward
Beloit
Will
Alice) Harper
James
Nettie) Stevenson
Mary Vance
Sam
George
James Vance
Newcomer Funeral Home
Monrée
E.C. McCollow
St. Victor’s Catholic Church
Calvary Cemetery
Pewaukee Fisherman Drowns When Boat Capsizes
Edward W. Whitney, 56, of rural Pewaukee drowned on Pewaukee Lake Saturday after standing up while fishing and causing his boat to capsize. Authorities reported no other persons were involved in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pewaukee
Edward W. Whitney
Pewaukee Lake
Haiti and Dominican Republic Near War Over Embassy Clash
Dominican forces accuse Haiti of invading its Port au Prince embassy and threaten action within 24 hours. President Bosch warns to end attacks as OAS orders a five nation fact finding team to investigate the crisis. Delegations urge restraint amid rising violence and mass exodus to embassies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Domingo
Dominican Republic
Hispaniola
Haiti
Bosch
Duvalier
Port Au Prince
Dominican Armed Forces
Victor Elvis Vinas Roman
Organization of American States
Cuba
OAS Ap
Ten Die In Wisconsin Weekend Traffic Toll Rises
The Associated Press reports ten people died in Wisconsin highway crashes over the weekend and one more perished early today, lifting the 1963 toll to 210. Victims include Richard G. Denker 21 of Mukwonago killed in Walworth County, and others from Chaseburg Coon Valley West Salem Racine Kenosha Fond du Lac Bays Mills Hazel Green and rural areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Richard G. Denker
Mukwonago
Walworth
Denker
Joseph Frydenlund
Chaseburg
Madison
Vernon County
Coon Valley
West Salem
la Crosse County
Jesse D. Howard
Mary Weldon
la Crosse
Michael J.isbell
Arlan F. Romskay
Howard
Isbell
Dorene Weitzle
Racine
Petrifying Springs Park
Kenosha County
Michael McClure
Thomas C. Promen
Fond du Lac
Fond,du Lac
Ronald Venner
Raymond
Bays Mills
Kickapoo River
Bell Center
Crawford County
James Monahan
Hazel Green
High Court To Hear Barnett's Jury Issue
The Supreme Court will hear next fall whether Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett is entitled to a jury trial on criminal contempt charges arising from his efforts to block James Meredith's enrollment at the University of Mississippi. The case was started by the U.S. Circuit Court in New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Ross Barnett
Mississippi
U.S. Circuit Court
New Orleans
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Rufer Couple Reigns At Company B Dance Event
The 13th annual Easter Military Ball at Monroe Armory featured Sp4 and Mrs. Robert Rufer leading the grand march with Platoon Sgt. Emmett ODonahue as MC. Louie Calvit's Beloit orchestra provided music for over 125 couples, with a pre-dance dinner at Marco's and multiple social gatherings afterward. Three reservists called up in 1961 to augment the 32nd Division attended with their wives: Rudolph Erickson of Rockford, Jerry OConnor of Renville, and Joshua Phillips of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sp4
Robert Rufer
Co. B
Monroe Armory
Emmett
Jack) O’donahue
Louie Calvit
Orchestra
Beloit
Marco’s
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Rudolph (Swede) Erickson
Rockford
Jerry O’connor
Renville
Minn
Joshua Phillips
Chicago
Rural storekeeper sought for slaying of Baltimore integrationist
Gadsden Alabama attorney sought bond for Floyd Simpson 40 held without bond for the Tuesday night murder of William L. Moore 35 a Baltimore integrationist. Sheriff Colvard said a formal first degree murder charge would be lodged. Moore a postman was shot twice in the head en route to Mississippi to speak on integration to Governor Barnett. Simpson operated a grocery and service station at Collbran a hostile rural community. The rifle used in the crime belonged to Simpson following a ballistics test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gadsden
Ala
Floyd Simpson
Baltimore
William L. Moore
Dewey Colvard
Simpson
William M. Beck Sr
Fort Payne
Moore
Jackson
Miss
Ross Barnett
Collbran
Colvard
Stock Mart Lower In Moderate Trading
New York stocks closed modestly lower as trading stayed moderate. Volume reached about 4.86 million shares with mostly fractional losses and scattered larger drops. Fastman Kodak fell more than 3 percent on earnings decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fastman Kodak
Governor Reynolds Rejects Hollander Income Tax Plan
Wisconsin Governor Reynolds rejected a one fourth of one percent income tax increase tied to extending the selective sales tax. Senator Walter Hollander said he could back the plan if a sales tax extension included food, but Reynolds warned he would veto any general sales tax. Reynolds and Hollander debated a revenue compromise amid a stalemate with the Republican majority unsure of sufficient votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Reynolds
Walter Hollander
Rosendale
Wisconsin
Hollander
Joint Finance Committee
Green Bay
Senate
Death of Harry Maddrell at 72 in Monroe
Harry T. Maddrell 72 of 2012 8th avenue a retired South Wayne carpenter died at 11 40 am yesterday in St Clare hospital after three weeks of hospitalization and eight years of declining health He was born Aug 30 1890 in Wayne Township Lafayette County and married Florence Fay Wells on Nov 24 1915 in Freeport He lived in South Wayne then Monroe where he moved eight years ago Surviving wife a sister nieces and nephews Preceded by five brothers and three sisters Funeral services were p m Wednesday at Stuessy funeral home with Rev Harold Allison of the First Methodist church Monroe officiating Burial in Franklin cemetery five miles west of Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry T. Maddrell
8Th Avenue
South Waynes
St. Clare Hospital
Mr. Maddrell
Wayne Township
Lafayette County
William
Sarah Woolff Maddrell
Freeport
Florence Fay Wells
South Wayne
Monroe
Fred Mahluck
Ray
Jack
Bert
Jess
Elizabeth Brecklin
Nellie Galway
Hattie Maddrell
Stuessy Funeral Home
Harold Allison
First Methodist Church of
Franklin Cemetery
Obituary: C J McKeown 72 of Janesville
Christopher J McKeown 72 Janesville died at 1005 p m yesterday in St Clare hospital after admission Friday He was a medical patient Funeral arrangements are handled by Nelson Schneider funeral home Janesville
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher J. McKeown
Janesville
St. Clare Hospital
Nelson-Schneider Funeral Home
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Michigan
Rotary
Grant
Green County
MHS
Mrs. Ward
Jan Claude
Simone
High Court
Barnett
Rufer
Snubs
Harry Maddrell
C.J. McKeown
Stricken
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