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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1962
Page
2
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The editorial criticizes Secretary McNamara’s plan to trim Wisconsin National Guard and Army Reserve forces by about 4000 and drop the 32nd Division from top priority. It questions the logic after the 11 months the Red Arrow unit served and asks state leaders to resist Pentagon plans that would devalue trained personnel.
Rockefeller plans to oppose Kennedy policies rather than engage other GOP hopefuls. Conservatives push a twofold strategy to block Rockefeller while backing Goldwater or Romney as the reformist alternative. The approach aims to clarify voters' program choices in the presidential race.
Ten years ago the 99th County Fair was set for next August with fair society president Louis R. Wolleson announcing. Also noted a street steam pipe replacement near North School and Ludlow Library. Over 700 attended the first performance of the Christmas Fantasy concert at the high school. President Truman rejected Eisenhower MacArthur talks to end the Korean War. Thirty years ago items mention Round Grove school reopening after scarlet fever, highway patrolman hire, and high vaccination rates. Monroe high’s basketball loss recalls Edgewood’s sharp second-half display. Forty years ago Marion church crowd, cheese display lead at Milwaukee exposit. Miss Edna Sacker injured in a local auto crash amid festive merchant displays.
Fifty years ago the Board of Education voted to rent the YMCA building for school gymnasium purposes and bought four woodturning lathes for manual training. A special committee was probing factors behind the stock market’s sudden decline. The will of John Kurtz of Brodhead left $20,000 to Lawrence College. M. C. Durst was appointed Monroe district soldiers relief commissioner. Miss Lydia Trachsel became the bride of Walter Johnson.
The passage discusses water and Romney camps and a potential outsider stepping forward to challenge John F. Kennedy and his political circle, noting both liberal and conservative uncertainties. It frames the election as a rough contest with unknowns who might emerge from the public to seize the presidency.
Vincent Murray 71 died Saturday in a Dubuque hospital. Services set for 9 a.m. tomorrow at Furlong funeral home Galena and 9 30 a.m. at St Francis DeSales church burial in church cemetery He was a Benton native son of Owen Murray and Mrs. Murray survived by wife Agnes Kohn three sons John Boulder Cole Charles Spokane Wash Bernard Bash Dubuave one daughter James Nedelcoff Hazel Green two brothers William Benton and Patrick Rockford and two sisters Mrs Roy Fritz and Mrs Phil Staver Benton
Upper grades from 5th to 8th will present Christmas in Harmony in the grade school gym. Showings at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. are open to the public. Mrs. Rosemarie Klassy directs the band and vocals, with Stanley Earle directing drama and Verla Babler as stage manager.
The Beloit Civic Symphony and the Youth Ballet of Rockford join for two performances of the 7th annual Christmas concert ballet. The show features the Nutcracker Suite and the Masquerade Suite among others. Saturday afternoon starts at 4 30 and evening at 7 in Beloit Memorial High School gym.
Madison state civil defense head urged a 1963 65 biennium budget of 238 517 state funds plus 1 144 616 federal funds. Director Chapman argued for readiness measures while Reynolds questioned shelter plans and a Stevens Point temporary headquarters in case of attack. He noted Capitol shelter capacity for 10 719 but questioned ventilation feasibility.
The Notre Dame senior class votes to honor Adlai E Stevenson U S ambassador to the United Nations with its Patriotism Award for his devotion to world peace.
Military services were held Friday in St. Peter Lutheran church Fennimore for CWO Gordon F. Richmond 37 of Ft. Lewis Wash a veteran of World War III and a former high school teacher. He died Nov 29 in a Tacoma hospital after a heart attack. He is survived by his wife Emily Johanns a son and three daughters and numerous relatives. Burial followed in Prairie cemetery with Rev James Ohicogge officiating.
Nat G. Preston and Dewey Dwyer received special recognition for their roles in Good Turn Day organized by Boy Scouts for Goodwill Industries. Preston led the campaign and Dwyer helped. certificates were awarded at the Valley District Leaders Operation Dinner in Monroe high school's M Room by Alfred Soldwish of Goodwill. Mrs. R. A. Woodruff of Monticello was honored among den mothers.
Ruth Heinzelman was elected president of the Richland school Mothers Club during the first officers meeting. Officers include Mrs. Glenn Siedschlag as vice president, Mrs. John Pitman secretary, and Mrs. Nathan Deininger treasurer. Six new pupils transferred from Greenbush school: Dawn Ruff Susan Barmore David Siedschlag Raymond Heizelman and Diane Weiss. Next meeting set for Monday January 7 at 8 p.m. in Richland school.
In Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin and South Dakota XIV United States Army Corps states that Reservists in reorganized 103rd Division and non divisional units may volunteer for other Reserve units or stay in their reorganized unit. No one will be left without a unit unless they choose to leave the program or have less than one year to serve or require training time beyond their remaining obligation. Inactivated XIV Corps units personnel will transfer to nearby Reserve units or, if under a year, move to the Ready Reserve Mobilization Reinforcement Pool.
A glittering crowd of 1,500 attended the formal opening Monday night at Geneva's new opera house, seven years in planning after the previous theater burned down 11 years ago.
Raymond Hoefer 69 of Dakota Illinois died Sunday. Services were held this afternoon at Walker Mortuary Freeport with burial in Oakland Cemetery. He was born near Pearl City Stevenson County son of Henry and unidentified Hoefer. He married Hazel Ifert February 2 1922 in Freeport and farmed until retiring in 1955. He was World War I veteran. Surviving are his wife three sisters Mrs George Moll Mrs Clem Faist and Mrs Harold Timmer.
Roger Ohman, 23, of Tampa, fell 92 feet while removing scaffolding from a city water tank in Vero Beach. He suffered a dislocated right knee when he struck protruding rods part way down. he survived the fall.
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