James N. Davis 76 Dies at St Clare Hospital
James N. Davis 76 of 2519 10th St. Monore died at 3 10 p m in St Clare Hospital after six months of illness following a stroke He served in Co H 127th Infantry 32nd Division WW I earning the Purple Heart He married Mary Pfister in 1920 and they farmed Browntown before moving to Monroe He was a retired Wisconsin Power and Light employee and is survived by wife three daughters a son two brothers and 15 grandchildren Military graveside rites will be held at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Co. H. Monroe
National Guard
James N. Davis
10Th St
St. Clare Hospital
Mr. Davis
Clarno Township
Austin
Nettie Preston Davis
Monroe
Co. H
Camp Grant
Rockford
Alsace
Marne
Chateau-Thierry
Cherry Branch Lutheran Church
Wiota
Mary Pfister
Browntown
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
St. John’s
Wilbur
Madison
Lyman
Frank
Allen
Marion
Sarasota
Fla
Mare Campbell
Nellie Davis
Stnessy Funeral
Calvin P. Fischer
St. John’s Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Holiday Store Hours To Begin Tomorrow In Monroe
Santa Claus will be available in Monroe evenings until Christmas Eve as stores extend hours. Weekday closings are around 9 p.m. and 9 30 p.m. on Fridays with Christmas Eve closing at 5 p.m. Santa residing in a mobile home by the Green County Courthouse.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Monroe
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Green County
17th Fire Victim Dies After Keokuk Tragedy
Mrs. Vera Pilkington a 44 year old Illinois woman of Nauvoo died Monday at Brooke Army Medical Center from burns suffered in the Keokuk Iowa armory fire. She was flown here November 3 with six other victims of the blaze. The tragedy occurred during a square dance festival.
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San Antonio
Tex
Keokuk
Iowa
Brooke Army Medical Center
Vera Pilkington
Nauvoo, Ill
Illinois
Clergymen Hear Galli Explain Assembly Work
Assemblyman G. Fred Galli spoke at the Green County Ministerial Association meeting in Juda Baptist Church on how bills are introduced and passed and his ties to constituents. Ministers discussed a Religion in American Life program with a tentative Jan 10 hospital meeting.
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G. Fred Galli
Green County Ministerial Association
Juda Baptist Church
Green County Hospital
Brodhead Council Approves Christmas Bonus and Road Plan
The Brodhead City Council approved a $25 Christmas bonus for nine city employees and bills totaling 10 317 10. They set trash pickup days to align with roadway work and agreed to match county funds to raise 16 000 for improving roadways. Building permits were issued to three residents and elm tree removal on private property was urged.
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Dale Johnson
Water and Light Commission
Lyle Marsh
Robert Hintzman
Minnie Dinse
Guardsmen Plan Yule Party Here
Members of Company B will hold their annual Christmas party Saturday December 11 at 7 30 p m in the Armory. The event is run by the Non Commissioned Officers Club with musical entertainment. Training focused on emergency first aid led by Sgt Frank Dillon. Capt Dwight C Coplien announced the next summer encampment set for June 11 25.
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Company B
Frank Dillon
Dwight C. Coplien
Mrs Kubly Remains In Serious Condition After Crash
Mrs Raymond Kubly Jr of Browntown remains in serious condition at St. Clare Hospital after a Nov 29 traffic crash near the Ralph J Kundert residence on Highway 11 West. An emergency tracheotomy was performed and she is treated intravenously as doctors monitor lung injuries and a collapsed lung. Her husband was driving their car when the east bound vehicle driven by David L Pehl of Monroe caused the collision.
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Raymond
Pat) Kubly Jr
Route 1
Browntown
St. Clare Hospital
Kublys
Chicago
David L. Pehl
Monroe
Ralph J. Kundert
Highway 11
County Lake Project Nearing Completion
Clarence Benkert says the 74 acre Zanders Lake body of water should be finished by weekend weather permitting. After completion the brush clearing in the basin will continue with help from Green County Conservation League and local residents.
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Clarence Benkert
Zanders Lake
Benkert
Green County Conservation League
Don Stricker
Ray Beckman
Conservation League
Old Lake
Rule Constructors Company of
Mineral Point
Monroe
Browntown
Yellowstone Lake
Lafayette County
Zanders
H. C. Zanders
Browntown Sportsman
State Studies Disaster Plan For Twisters
Madison Wisconsin Gov Warren P Knowles Civil Defense Council reviews lessons from floods and tornadoes to build a future disaster plan. Bruce Bishop cites gaps in prep and equipment listing and proposes tornado spotting teams and dedicated space in highway district hubs as command posts.
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Madison
Civil Defense Council
Wisconsin
Civil Defense
Bruce Bishop
Warren P. Knowles
Bishop
Weather Bureau
Witnesses Summoned in Selma Clergymen Clubbing Trial
Nearly 100 witnesses were summoned by the defense in the trial of three white men charged with the clubbing death of Rev. James J. Reed, a Boston clergyman who had participated in Selma Alabama civil rights actions last March.
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Selma
Ala
Boston
James J. Reed
Pope Paul Promises Answers After Vatican II Decrees
Pope Paul VI promulgated the last four Vatican II decrees in St. Peter's Basilica with large majorities, including religious liberty and a modern world problems declaration. Simultaneous declarations with Patriarch Athenagoras ended excommunications between the Roman and Orthodox churches. The council ends with 16 documents guiding church modernization and possible future changes on birth control.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Vatican Ecumenical Council
St. Peter’s Basilica
Pope Paul
Paul Here
Athenagoras
Istanbul
Vatican
John XXIII
St. Peter’s
Communications Now Cut Pearl Harbor Contact Flaw Remote
Defense officials say organizational and communications changes since Pearl Harbor have reduced delays in reaching top commanders. The cross service reforms, begun soon after the 1941 attack, aim to prevent the contact breakdown that hampered decisions on December 7.
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Washington
Defense Department
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Pearl
Harbor
Pentagon
Immaculate Conception Observance Closes Catholic Schools
Catholic schools in Madison and across the United States will be closed tomorrow for the feast of the Immaculate Conception a holy day of obligation requiring Mass attendance. Catholics over seven are to abstain from meat today and the rule stands despite any talk of Friday meat restrictions. The feast honors Mary's sinless conception and she is the United States patroness.
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Madison
United States
Soviet Boosts Defense Budget Five Percent
MOSCOW The Soviet Union announced a five percent increase in defense spending citing conditions of international danger as stated by the finance minister.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
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Bernie Purcell
Mary Schwoegler
Kathy Casey
A. R. Livingston
Girls Service Club
Times
James Davis
Brodhead Council
Frank Thompson
Alvin Accola
Kubly
County Lake
Zanders Basin
Ethiopia
Joe Adair
Monroe Rotary Club
Young Adair
Peace Corps
Africa
Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Lion of Judah
Pope
Catholic Bishops
Japan
Tokyo
American State Department
George C. Marshall
Army
Adm
Harold P. Stark
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