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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1965
Page
2
Green County Hospital opens new mental health wing this weekend
Editorial lauds the new wing at Green County Hospital and urges public inspection during a 1:30 p.m. dedication on Saturday and an open house from 1:30 to 5 p.m. Sunday. The piece highlights rehabilitation, community pride, and the shift from confinement to care as part of modern treatment for mental illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County Hospital
Amos Johnson
Green County
Johnson
Argyle Road
Poem on a Brewery Card Promotes Local Business
A Bayfield County note on the reverse of a Trudy and Herman Dittmer Swiss Chalet business card shares a poem praising steady effort. The message reflects small business morale and urges mutual support among locals amid tough economic times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trudy
Herman Dittmer
Bayfield County
Dittmers
Living wishes for praise while alive erased after death
A speaker urges friends to value useful acts rather than spoken praise after death. The poem notes how kindness is often forgotten amid bitter words and asks for meaningful deeds and honest regard during life rather than posthumous tributes.
Today in History Highlight for December 9, 1965
On this date in 1935 a fire power naval conference opened in London with the United States proposing a 20 percent armament reduction. Also noted are Milton's birth in 1608 and other historical items through 1965 including World War II events and a Soviet budget change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
United States
John Milton
Congress
Republic of Texas
Philippines
U.S. 3Rd Army
Senate
General Motors
Souvanna Phouma
Laos
County boards shrink to 863 posts after redistricting
Fond du Lac and other Wisconsin counties undertake a one man one vote reform reducing total county supervisors by 863 after January 1. Districts drop from 2 745 to 1 718 with Brown Outagamie Winnebago and Dane each holding large boards. Milwaukee and Menominee remain untouched while Florence and Pepin stay at small counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fond DU Lac
Wisconsin
Supreme Court
Brown
Outagamie
Winnebago
Dane
Milwaukee
Menominee County
High Court
Florence
Pepin
Blaha Reelected Monroe Country Club President
Glancing back at events from ten years ago notes R. W. Blaha wins a second term as Monroe Country Club president. The Monroe Cheesemakers are set to play in the Ft. Atkinson Stoughton regional tournament next February. A city speed survey records an average driving pace of 27.5 miles per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Blaha
Monroe Country Club
Monroe Cheesemakers
Ft. Atkinson - Stoughton
Gov Heil Opens New Milwaukee Office for Monday Friday Routine
Twenty five years ago, Gov Heil moved into a Milwaukee office and planned to handle official business on Mondays and Fridays. In other news, Paul L. Rinehardt, 42, died after being struck by a hit and run driver. Mary Ellen Broege of Juda sustained injuries in a sledding accident requiring kidney surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Heil
Milwaukee
Paul L. Rinehardt
Mary Ellen Broege
Irene Clark again heads Catholic Daughters of America
Forty years back on December 9 1925 Irene Clark was named head of the Catholic Daughters of America In the same period a third scarlet fever quarantine was recorded and cheese makers gathered in Milwaukee for a convention An indoor horse shoe pitching court was built for winter use at the Fitzgibbons building
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Clark
Catholic Daughters of America
Milwaukee
Avention
Fitzgibbons
Germany will make no peace proposals on this date
Fifty years ago, on December 9 1915, Germany announced it would not submit peace proposals. A Minneapolis man with a dark history of four marriages faced bigamy charges and alleged crimes involving his third wife who was thrown from a cliff. The Monroe Hussar Band performed in fine uniforms as a state ban on common towels in barber shops was noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Minneapolis
Monroe
Monroe Hussar Band
Monticello Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mrs O D Curtis hosts Monticello visitors with Mr and Mrs John Troskins and daughter Jean Ann. Albany residents Mr and Mrs Walter Reasa visit Ernest and Mrs Schlittler. Whitewater students Diane Rychtarik and Jim Hefty spend weekend with Charles and Mrs Hefty. Monroe residents Mr and Mrs Robert Stauffer host Ronnie while visiting Jacob and Mrs Stauffer. Madison guests Dr and Mrs Walter Urban call on Misses Kate and Rose Stauffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Troskins
Jean Ann
Jacob Voegeli
Madison
Walter Reasa
Albany
Ernest Schlittler
Diane Rychtarik
Jim Hefty
Whitewater State University
Charles Hefty
Robert Stauffer
Ronnie
Monroe
Jacob Stauffer
Walter Urban
Kate
Rose Stauffer
Van Voorhis Dies in California
L R Van Voorhis of Colton California dies after a Dunbarton Lafayette County birth. He is the last of his family and survived by his widow Elfrieda Peterson and a son Delbert with several grandchildren in Colton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browntown
Marvin Sandley
L. R. van Voorhis
Colton
Calif
Ole Sandley
Dunbarton
Lafayette County
B. F. VanVoorhis
Elfrieda Peterson
California
Delbert
Cash Taken From Safe In Darlington Break-in
Several hundred dollars were stolen from a safe at Darlington Community High School in Darlington. The break-in was found by school officials Tuesday night and the safe was pried open with tools. Checks lay scattered on the floor as the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department investigates. no doors or windows appeared to be broken. Sheriff Edward Thompson provided the update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlington
Darlington Community High School
Lafayette County Sheriff's Department
Edward Thompson
Custodian Named for Area Courthouse
Jack Whitford hired as custodian of the courthouse and jail effective January 1 with a monthly salary of 450 dollars. He will hire additional help as needed and is the son in law of retiring custodian William Mosley. Whitford also serves as assessor in Darlington Township. Edmond Blaine, formerly assistant custodian, becomes custodian at the Community High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mickey Steinmann
Howard Steinmann
Monticello High School
Wisconsin
William Randolph Hurst Foundation
U.S. Senate
Washington, D.C
Mark A. Paul
West High
Madison
David S. Day
Elm Grove
Darlington
Jack Whitford
William Mosley
Whitford
Darlington Township
Edmond Blaine
Food Shoppers Face Shrinking Meat and Produce Selection
Markets show smaller meat supplies and limited seasonal produce this weekend. Hog prices hit 17 year highs with some fresh pork cuts and cured hams rising to 7 cents a pound. Egg prices rise amid holiday demand and short supplies. Bee blight threatens California pollination, while rains idle bees during peak season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
National Canners Association
California
Blanc promoted to Major in Marine Corps
Maj. Richard J. Blanc son of Mr and Mrs Louis F Blanc of Monroe promoted to major while serving at the Marine Corps Air Facility Futema Okinawa He entered the Marines in January 1952 and promotion based on time in service rank performance of duties and board selection by senior officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard J. Blanc
Louis F. Blanc
Eighth Ave
Monroe
Marine Corps Air Facility
Futema
Okinawa
Maj. Blanc
Marines
Girl Scouts To Attend Shrine Club Dinner Meeting
Members of the Girl Scout troop sponsored by the Green Shrine Club will be guests at a 6:30 dinner on Tuesday evening December 14 at the Swiss Wheel. The Mother Advisor of Rainbow Girls and a Rainbow Girl will also attend. The annual Christmas party will be held and the dinner will be followed by election of officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Shrine Club
Rainbow Girls
Wisconsin public welfare reports October aid totals
The State Department of Public Welfare said Madison Wisconsin residents received 7.2 million dollars in public assistance grants in October. Affected by the 6.2 percent drop in recipients to 8 060 people, the aid total rose by one percent from the previous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
State Department of Public Welfare
Lost Act Highlight Sparks Uncertain Return
A brief item notes a missing act or performance element triggering questions about its return. The notice preserves a concise, period voice, signaling a disruption without detailing individuals or locations.
Thanks in Their Eyes To the Editor Green County fund drive praise
Open letter from the Green County Association for Retarded Children thanks The Monroe Evening Times and local papers for publicity and residents for donations. Special gratitude goes to Dean Peterson of Peterson's South Side Grocery for a one percent weekend sale gift. Meetings are the first Monday of each school month. donations may be sent to Rev. Melvin Nickel or Mrs. Frank Salzwedel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County
Green County Association For
Monroe Evening Times
WEEZ
Monroe
United Fund
Dean Peterson
Peterson
South Side
Brodhead
Association
P.S
Melvin Nickel
Juda
Frank Salzwedel
Route 2
Centrist Lecannet Declines Runoff Endorsement
Jean Lecannet who finished third in the first round of the French presidential election refused to endorse either President Charles de Gaulle or Francois Mitterrand for the December 19 runoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Jean Lecannet
Charles de Gaulle
Francois Mitterrand
William Kehm Stricken at 89
Funeral services for William Kehm age 89 father of Ralph Kehm were held in Paw Paw Illinois. He died Tuesday in Mendota nursing home. Burial was in gen Cemetery Mendota. Surviving are three sons four daughters a brother a sister and 17 grandchildren four step grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
William Kehm
Ralph Kehm
Mt. Pleasant Township
Paw Paw
Ill
Gen
Mendota
Kehm
Alvin
Harold
Steward
Ralph
Bertol Dennis
Ashton
Chris Moosiman
West Brooklyn
Oliver Zimmerman
Compton
Sulo Asp
Rockford
Conrad
Fred Krahenbuhl
Orangeville
Mt Horeb native enlists in Air Force at Lackland AFB
Fredrick A Baehler of Mt Horeb joins the Air Force and begins basic training at Lackland AFB Texas. He is a 1961 Mt Horeb High School graduate and a Whitewater State University BS graduate. His address lists AB Fredrick A Baehler AF 16 851 876 Box 1509 FLT 1806 Lackland AFB Texas 78236.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Horeb
Fredrick A. Baehler
Alfred Baehler
Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
Mt. Horeb High School
Whitewater State University
Box
Flt
Lackland Afb
Messiahs at Calvary and Local Visits Span Brodhead to Milwaukee
Juda By and Mabel Bauer attended The Messiah at Calvary Church Milwaukee Sunday evening. They stayed with the William Ladwig family. Mrs. William Ladwig sang in The Messiah. The Arn family hosted Rev. James Lyle of Nashville at Brodhead services and for the Tony Williams family visit. William Ladwig and family visited his mother Minnie Ladwig at Glen Boyer home. Randy Williams in Brodhead with mumps visited by grandchildren of William Ann. Jessie Pengra dined with Ruth Amerpohl in Brodhead. William Meinert and wife left for an extended Texas trip. Maude Salzwedel and Elsie Niedermeier left for winter home in Apache Junction Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ann
Randy Williams
Brodhead
Jessie Pengra
Ruth Amerpohl
William Meinert
Texas
Mmes
Maude Salzwedel
Elsie Niedermeier
Apache Junction
Ariz
Clock Donated in Honor of Alderman Schindler
The council chamber clock in the new municipal building honors late Herman L. Schindler longtime Monroe alderman. Donation by D C Madden Denver manager of Simplex Time Recording Co was unveiled at Tuesday’s City Council meeting with Mrs. Schindler present. City Atty William J Schmitz recalled Schindler who served 30 years as alderman and Mayor Ekum announced a commemorative plaque will accompany the clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman L. Schindler
Monroe
Schindler
Walter R. Ekum
Gilberts Funeral Scheduled Friday
John E. Gilberts 46 of Loves Park Illinois died yesterday after a long illness at Rockford Memorial Hospital He was born November 8 1919 son of Clarence and Leona Gilberts He lived in Loves Park 42 years after moving from Shullsburg He graduated Harlem High School and belonged to the Masonic lodge Survival includes his parents Services set for 2 p m tomorrow at Delehanty Funeral Home Rockford Rev Urbane Gibson will officiate Burial will be in Willwood Burial Park Friends may call tonight 7 to 830 with Masonic rites at 8 p m Dial 325 5101
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Gilberts
Loves Park
Ill
Shullsburg
Rockford Memorial Hospital
Clarence Gilberts
Harlem High School
Masonic Lodge
Clarence
Leona Gilberts
Delehanty Funeral Home
Rockford
Urbane Gibson
Bethany Presbyterian Church
Willwood Burial Park
Mrs. James Reger Taken by Death in Mineral Point
Mrs. James Reger 27 died Tuesday after a brief illness. Funeral services slated for 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Marys Catholic Church. Rosary at 8 tonight. Survived by husband, three daughters Rosemarie Terry Lisa, two sons Russell Mark, parents Lloyd and Mrs McGuire Darlington, a brother James Wood River Ill, and grandparents Lee Gordon Mineral Point and Mrs Rose McGuire Darlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineral Point
James Reger
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Gorgen Funeral Home
Rosemarie
Terry
Lisa
Russell
Mark
Lloyd McGuire
Darlington
James
Wood River
Ill
Lee Gordon
Mrs
Rose McGuire
Early Risers To See New Glarus Band Unit
The Glarmonts Accordion Band directed by Mrs. Dean Streiff appears on Channel 3 TV during the Empty Stocking Telethon Sunday at 5 45 a m. Members include Jeanne Kummer William Hoesly Tom Hoesly Dean Baumgartner Cindy Duerst Kristine Maurer Elaine Schneider Gary Prue JoAnn Buel Irene Colvin Elise Ringgenberg Belleville Don Freidig Linda Christensen Pam Elmer Oregon Kenneth Behnke Verona with Freidig Christensen and Elmer featured in a trio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW Glarus
Glarmonts
Dean Streiff
Channel 3
Don Freidig
Linda Christensen
Brooklyn
Pam Elmer
Oregon
Kenneth Behnke
Verona
Also Mentioned on This Page
Monroe, Wisconsin
Emery A. Odell
Dain
Associated Frees
Inland Press Association
Bureau of Circulation
AP News
City of Monroe
Stephenson County
Editorial
Monticello
O. D. Curtis
L.R. VanVoorhis
Legion
Legion Club
Kubly
Hwy
Hughs Mobile Homes
Blanc
Girl Scouts
Shrine Club
Hors
16Th Ave
Santa
General Electric
Granville
Phillips & Smith
Baehler Enlists
Mabel E. Bauer
Madden
Mrs. Reger
Glarus
Eagles Club
Zed
Lady Sunseam
Monroes
ACE Hardware
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