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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1964
Page
2
A brief public notice lists subscription rates for carrier and mail delivery in Monroe and surrounding areas. It specifies prices for Wisconsin and Stephenson County Illinois residents and others, with payment in advance to meet postal regulations and office hours from 8 30 a m to 5 00 p m and a contact telephone number.
The piece urges a presidential commission to fund a nationwide assault on heart disease cancer and stroke with documentaries and a three year smoking cessation drive. It notes risks of limited TV reach and questions the rush to spend, highlighting accident deaths as a broader killer. It warns against hasty programs without careful planning.
The Bloodmobile will stop at Monroe Junior High on Monday from 1 30 to 6 30 p m, encouraging donations to save lives. Co B of Green County's National Guard held a solemn pre‑departure dinner at the Armory as August 1962 plans delayed public farewell.
The State Department of Public Welfare approved a state grant for Community Day Care Services at Grace Lutheran Church in Monroe. The program now serves four hours weekly for six mentally disabled children and plans expansion to serve 50 or more mentally handicapped individuals of all ages. The Green County Parent Association for the Mentally Retarded established the Day Care Services Board, and Wilbur J. Schmidt offered best wishes for the program’s success.
Dec 12 1954 report notes Japan’s new government prioritizes collaboration with the United States and other non communist nations over expanding trade with Russia and Red China. Also included are brief notices of drownings, long service awards, and various regional historical items.
On this date in history, notable events include the 1894 income tax law and its later unconstitutional ruling, the birth of John Jay, Pennsylvania’s ratification, Marconi’s wireless signal, and Budapest’s siege as World War II events unfold.
A sequence of letters to Dear Abby covers a divorced woman's hesitation about a first date in a man’s apartment, a husband’s forgetfulness checklist, and two tales of waiting for a married man. The responses advise caution, offer practical steps, and warn about risky, repetitive patterns in relationships.
A reader complains of fifty years of cooking, cleaning, and childcare done by herself while her husband slept. Abby notes both are spoiled after half a century of traditional roles and warns against expecting change.
The Monroe City Band will play a Christmas program at Green County Hospital dining room this Sunday at 1 30 p m. Allan F Barnard directs with Mrs Faye Doyle as vocal soloist and Vicki Neuberger as piano soloist. The brass quartet and quintet join in selections from March Religioso to O Come All Ye Faithful and Silent Night with Nutcracker Suite and Winter Wonderland featured.
A narrator recounts his weekend retreat interrupted by a territorial toad defending its habitat. The toad, large and stoic, stares down intruders while the writer muses on toad and frog differences, habitat loyalty, and local wildlife dynamics. The piece blends humor with naturalistic observation of the toad’s behavior and surroundings.
The notice lists new members with names and addresses including Holly Ann Grossen Route 2 Monticello Dec 24 1962 Sherri Mae Hermanson Route 1 Box 111 Blanchardville Dec 26 1961 Connie Louise Hermanson Route 1 Box 111 Blanchard ville March 27 1963 Richard Johnson 139 Cynthia Drive Colusa Calif June 9 1956 Russell Johnson 139 Cynthia Drive Colusa Calif Oct 19 1957 Cathleen Johnson 130 Cynthia Drive Colusa Calif May 30 1964 Leslie Phillips Delafield April 12 1956.
Dr. W. Robert Parks, former Wisconsin faculty member, is named president of Iowa State University, effective July 1, 1965, based in Des Moines Iowa.
Advertisement seeks standing timber including Walnut Basswood Hard Maple White Oak and Red Elm for immediate cash. Contact Arnold E Brugge at 2340 Green St Dubuque Iowa for details.
A narrator recalls a humorous encounter with a common American toad, Bufo americanus, on a campus walkway. He recounts gently nudging the animal to illustrate the creature’s patient, unmoving nature, and reflects on a related note from Professor Julius Summer Miller about observing the toad’s behavior.
Evansville special report says Frank B. Green, 90, died after a brief illness in a Janesville hospital. Born near Palmyra, he graduated UW in 1904 then worked as a teacher and later a livestock buyer. Survived by wife, son Ben T., sister Myrtle Green, two grandchildren and a great grandchild. Services set for 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at Roderick Ward funeral home. calling hours 7 to 9 tonight.
All boys and girls up to 12 years of age are invited to join the Monroe Evening Times Boys and Girls club. Fill out this coupon carefully and mail to the Evening Times Club, Monroe Wisconsin. Name Date of birth Age last birthday.
Adolph Winkelman 71 of Verona dies suddenly at his Route 2 farm home. A lifelong Verona area farmer and St. James Lutheran Church member he is survived by his wife Fannie Gentz a daughter and a son two brothers a sister seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services are at 2 p.m. Monday at St. James Lutheran Church Verona with burial in Verona Cemetery. Friends may call at Joyce Verona Funeral Home after 2 p.m. tomorrow.
Employees of the McLellan Store at 904 16th Ave Monroe Wisconsin received cash Christmas gifts distributed yesterday by store manager R P Heston. A letter from M M G president Samuel Neaman accompanied the gifts thanking staff for loyal support in 1964 and wishing a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
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