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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1966
Page
2
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Editorial recounts Rudy Burkhalter praising a young truck driver who slowed for a kitten and school bus in fog on Highway 69. The driver, early 20s with crew cut, kept calm as red lights warned of hazards, earning Burkhalter’s praise as a real “King of the Road.”
Gerald Kubly son of Mr and Mrs Leon Kubly Monroe will be a bari tone soloist in Whitewater State University Concert Choirs Christmas program The event directed by Dr Raymond E Light features a brass choir and orchestra and occurs Sunday December 11 at 7 30 p m in the university auditorium
The Green County Homemakers Executive Board meets Wednesday January 4 in Albany starting at 12 30 p m with dinner at Edgewater Cafe. The business session will follow at the Methodist Church after dinner.
Ten years ago today 16 000 Poles returned to their homeland from the Soviet Union. Miss Doris Olsen of Brooklyn Wisconsin known as Alice in Dairyland and Patricia Paulson queen of Maize were introduced at a Cheese makers session. Frank Haggerty named president of the new Durand State Bank. Frances Langford plans to sing again.
Twenty years back on December 2 1946 Dr F D Swan began practice in offices of the late Dr E J Mitchell who retired to Brodhead Robert Braun of Washington Township tops corn yields Cpl Wilbur Field son of Mr and Mrs James Field returns home Gordon Reuhi is appointed to the Wisconsin branch of the American Dairy Association
Thirty years ago Lois Isely of the Monticello 4H club was announced the winner in a local canning competition. John Ringling of circuses fame dies. Three of the four children at the Frank Flannery Home in Browntown fall ill with scarlet fever. Sgt. Herman Savoy reenlists in the company as 54 members of 67 in Company K drill. Ground broken for Clifford Dietmeier home.
A posse discovers a decomposed body partly buried in a field near Mount Sterling. J. T. Giles, state high school supervisor, notes teachers talking too much. Miss Emma Puls, the school nurse, reports Christmas Seals sales totaling 150 dollars. Phyllis Faulkner starts work at Charles Bender's in Clarno. Customs officials assert their duty.
50 years ago today Bucharest faced bombardment by German allies as turmoil spread. Simon Saucerman, a prominent city resident, died last night as postwar pressures mounted. The New Glarus Factory announced a milk price of 2.30 per hundred units amid rising costs. Col. C W Thatcher continued to advocate higher social programs and methods.
60 Years Ago Today notice reports the State Agricultural College cannot fill positions and records Mrs. C. S. Barlow traveling to Belleville. Included is Citizens Bank of Monroe with capital and surplus of 150000 dollars and a brief ad seeking lady agents.
Adolph Hirsch 72 of Stitzer died Wednesday in a Lancaster hospital after a brief illness. A lifelong resident, he was a farmer and cheesemaker and member of St Peter's Lutheran Church Fennimore and Modern Woodmen. Survived by his widow G Bernice Smith five sons a sister and ten grandchildren. Funeral at 2 p.m. tomorrow at St Peter's Church. Call at Volkmann Funeral Home Fennimore.
Charles F. Loll 79, longtime barber in Orfordville Whitewater and Janesville, died Wednesday in an Edgerton hospital after a long illness. He lived in Janesville since 1951, served in World War I, and was a past noble grand of the Orfordville I O O F. Survived by wife Inez Brown son David daughter Mrs. Clarence Morzuch brother Ralph two step brothers. Services 1 30 p m tomorrow at Overton Funeral Home Janesville with calling 7 to 9 tonight.
Leila Lange aged 69 and a former chief operator for Wisconsin Telephone in Evansville died Wednesday at her home in Oconomowoc. She was active in Dr Martin Luther Church and its Women of the Church group, Junior Lutherans, Sunday School, and the Telephone Company's Pioneer Club. Surviving are four daughters, including Mrs. Donald Maule of Sun City.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Dr. Martin Luther Church for a family member. Notbohm Funeral Home in Oconomowoc will handle arrangements. John, a son from Ft Lauderdale, and 16 grandchildren plus one great grandchild are noted among the survivors. Other relatives include Prairie Marion Milinkovich and Mrs Wil liam Schultz.
George C. Holden 79, a former Evansville resident, died yesterday in Grand Rapids Michigan where he had lived for about 40 years. He was married to Grace Voss and is survived by a son Eugene in Grand Rapids a daughter Mary Lou in Massachusetts two brothers John of Reedsburg Willard of Detroit and Harold of Pecatonica two sisters Mrs. Edgar Horne and Mrs. Russell Weary both of Evansville and four unspecified relatives. The funeral will be in Grand Rapids tomorrow.
Green County home economics agent Marval Klecker says February leader training dates shift due to a Madison conference. The revised schedule lists sessions in Monticello Brodhead Monroe New Glarus and Monroe across Feb 20 21 27 and 28 with 1 30 p m start times and an 8 p m Monroe slot.
The alfalfa weevil, a pest that can cause heavy forage crop damage, has been detected in southern Kenosha County, the State Department of Agriculture noted today.
On this date 1966 anniversary items note Louis Napoleon forming the Second French Empire in 1852, Monroe Doctrine delivery in 1823, John Brown's 1859 execution, FDR seeking Japan troop explanations in 1941, McCarthy censure in 1954, Paul VI arrival in 1964, UN positions post Suez and Castro’s 1969 stance.
Andy Oliver former 4 Her now serves with the Peace Corps in Nigeria Africa teaching English and Art to 137 boys ages 15 to 22 at a school near the equator in inland Nigeria. his father notes peanut farming. The Peace Corps accepts volunteers 18 plus including married volunteers. typical service spans two years.
Equipment installed in the Agricultural Building enables direct lectures from university professors to local residents. Veterinarians, attorneys, and extension agents are already using the system, showcasing a practical early example of distance learning for the community.
A statewide lecture broadcast from Madison via telephone and heard across Monroe and other points allows questions at its end. Argus 4-H is named a state runner up in Conservation work, with six clubs recognized for conservation effort and five for runner-up honors. Argus Club, led by Jim Erb and Alvin Kubly, maintained Kubly Park during 1966.
York 4-H earned a top ten club status in Wisconsin for community beautification led by Mrs. Gerald Paulson. York 4-Hers painted York Town Hall interior and exterior and landscaped the grounds.
Green County is named among five Wisconsin counties commended for community beautification. The effort was led by a 4-H Leaders committee chaired by Mrs. Charles Freidig with involvement by 4-H clubs that undertook neighborhood improvement projects and submitted them for the program.
County competition hosts a two day sheep shearing school at the University Stock Pavilion in Madison on February 6 and 7. No charge. Each student will shear about five sheep. Open to anyone 14 or older. advance registration at the County Extension Office is advised due to limited enrollment.
Mrs. Wm. Leopold and a committee of four 4-H adult leaders served dinner to 146 Tri-State Co-op members at the annual meeting in the Agriculture Building. Assisting were Mrs. Walter Ekum Mrs. Dean Streiff Mrs. Eugene J. Meier Mrs. Byron Hartwig Mrs. James Brace Mrs. Oliver Miller Mrs. Howard Keehn Mrs. Charles Freidig and Mrs. Kenneth Hartwig.
A pay increase of 84 cents a week for 400 000 British farm workers was negotiated this week, the first major union gain since the government’s austerity freeze began in July. Basic pay stands at 30 dollars for a 44 hour week, about 60 percent of the union’s demand.
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