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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1965
Page
2
The Monroe Evening Times lists subscription rates with 35 cents per week by carrier in the city, 10 dollars per year by mail in Wisconsin and Stephenson County, Illinois, and 13 dollars per year outside Wisconsin and Stephenson County. Office hours run 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Phone number is 325-5101.
An editorial recounts the eastward blizzard that hit on the day after Thanksgiving, burying Douglas and Bayfield counties in nearly 20 inches of snow. Hunters were snowed in or out, power failed, and communities aided one another as deer and people endured the storm.
On December 2 1955 Janet Kuebli and Carol Lux were chosen to represent the city at a national Girl Scout Senior Roundup in Michigan this July. County Board approved restoring County Judge Petersons salary to 10000 dollars.
Homer J. Norton aged 68 died yesterday at his Brooklyn Township home after a long illness. He was a retired master barber who lived with his sister Grace Norton Route 1 Brooklyn. He is survived by two sisters and a brother with several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St Marys of Lourdes Catholic Church Belleville with visitation at Becker Funeral Home after 1:30 p.m. tomorrow and Rosary Friday at 8:30 p.m.
Herman Fritz and Fred Roth returned with a buck deer Saturday evening from their hunting camp 16 miles west of Glinden. Organization of a national youth administration project in Green County, which may furnish employment for nearly 100 persons is slated.
Key events on December 2 include Monroe Doctrine enunciation in 1823, John Brown’s Harper’s Ferry raid linked execution in 1859, Union Pacific Railway breaking ground in 1863, Chicago nuclear chain reaction demo in 1942, first publicly televised birth in 1952, McCarthy censured in 1954, Dulles Goa remark in 1954 sparking India protest, Eisenhower refugee aid in 1959, Peron’s 1960 travel and Brazil-Spain recap in 1960.
ORANGEVILLE Times Special follows a family dinner honoring Airman Second Class LeRoy F Jensen who will depart December 5 for Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany. Attendees include his parents Mr and Mrs Howard Jensen and family of Freeport, Miss Esther Homan of Freeport, Mr and Mrs Ransom Jensen and family of Dakota, and Mr and Mrs Clifford Rabe Sr and Jr with Terri.
Mrs. William Steindorf reports Albany society activity as families visit and plan winter travel. Mrs. Lottie Burt leaves with Mrs. Leslie Partridge and her mother for Clearwater Florida with Mr. Partridge joining next month. Mrs. Frank Carlson of Wanamaker Indiana visits her mother Mrs. H A Erickson. Leo Williams buys the Peter Williams house on Mineral street and moves from the Byron Stephenson Sr Estate Farm on Highway 59. Lloyd France sells his Mill street house to Sam Pence of Brodhead.
Seventy seven members of the Alpine Camera Club viewed photographs from a recent field trip and a slide presentation on printing. The next session on depth of field will be led by Harold Snively of The Camera Shop, on January 12 at the Commercial and Savings Bank.
Monticello Times reports Cub Scout Pack 306 met at Monticello School. Den 2 led the opening ceremony, Den 1 presented the November theme Achievement Parade detailing the 12 Bear book achievements. Jay McMannes and Ronnie Disch earned Bobcat pins. Billy Gempeler and Steven Spring received Silver Arrow points.
Rhode Island will require an eye test for drivers reaching age 65. The state registry announced the rule will begin next spring, while the current vision test at age 70 remains in place.
Miami report shows Coast Guard inquiry hears that a fire hose was cut before flames spread. Staff Captain Menago tas described the cut hose as the first used to try to douse the fire on the Yarmouth Castle which sank with 89 dead on a Miami to Nassau voyage.
Mrs Irene Stott the Lafayette County clerk for 11 months has resigned effective immediately. She will stay on briefly to help her successor and finalize duties as the transition proceeds.
The Japanese government reports the population reached 98,281,955 on Oct 1, up 4,860,000 from 1960, a 5.2 percent increase. The density is 266 persons per square kilometer on average.
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