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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1965
Page
2
Wisconsin and national data warn motorists that alcohol impairs driving and Christmas fatalities rise with drinking and speed. A 1960s safety card shares a ballad urging restraint, with a modern version cautioning that driving after drinking risks becoming the death of the party.
Montreal reports the St Lawrence Seaway segment between Montreal and Lake Ontario will stay open until Wednesday with the official closing date set for December 3. The Welland Canal between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie also closes Wednesday. Two lake vessels were in the section heading downstream. none expected upstream.
Community Christmas displays light up Commercial and Savings Bank in Monroe and First National Bank in Stockton while a local family heads north for a holiday visit. Ambulance crews from Brodhead and Orfordville reported nine injuries from weekend crashes.
A Waukesha County tavern will offer a free bingo game with a 25 space sheet and no required consideration. First prize is $500, with legality based on a year law change and a ruling that mere entry does not count as consideration.
A reader urges more donors as the blood mobile struggles to collect, arguing many refuse due to fear or excuses. She notes lab tests involve needles anyway, says donating feels good, and questions the high cost of blood without mobile collection.
A concerned housewife urges readers to donate blood via blood mobiles. She recalls the pre program difficulty of replacing units and warns against ending the blood program due to donor shortages. She asks people to consider that any donor may save a life and emphasizes personal sacrifice.
Platteville Special Officers of the Business Key Club at Platteville State University include Burton A Wiltfang son of Jacob Wiltfang 1015 15th Ave Monroe Burton is vice president of the organization He is a sophomore majoring in Business Administration Economics The club seeks to acquaint members with business opportunities stimulate interest in the field and bond students with the business world
The Public Health Service says no illness linked to water filled ice balls from Hong Kong yet. States DC Maryland Nevada Washington Indiana Pennsylvania have banned or pulled similar items while tests in Wisconsin and Arkansas found staphylococcus aureus and pseudomonas bacteria in the water. Indianapolis warns teething rings may be more dangerous. F D A and state offices were alerted.
Pvt Eugene R Engebretson son of Mr and Mrs Willis L Engebretson Route 1 South Wayne Wis assigned to the 4th Armored Division in Germany as a medical aid man in Headquarters Company 3d Battalion 51st Infantry near Erlangen He entered the Army in June 1965 completed basic training at Fort Knox and was stationed at Fort San Houston Texas The 22 year old is a 1961 graduate of High School.
A terse reflection notes that when something valuable is missing a Lost Act becomes the most coherent explanation. The line hints at the appeal of logic amid uncertainty and everyday perplexities. It frames loss as a test of reasoning and interpretation.
Curtis Wagner, a Monroe High School senior, wins the local Voice of Democracy contest. Edward Jaggs of Brodhead is chosen to represent District No. 1 at the American Dairy Association meeting. Jack Densmore is appointed soil conservationist with the state staff.
Twenty five years ago today December 14 1940 Donald Pfister 10 son of Mr and Mrs Jacob Pfister is in a critical condition after being struck by a car. Kelley field flight instructor is killed as plane crashes Gayl Matzke Clarno is elected to the aid of directors of the Green County Service Co.
Firemen from Monroe battled a $100000 blaze that razed the Wagner Block in Orangeville. Fred D. Schindler, 22, died in a car crash near Beloit. Monroe water may be safe by Christmas with continued boiling advised.
On December 14 1915 Monroe marks the fiftieth anniversary as the city endures a cold wave with temperatures from six degrees above to ten below zero. A streak of severe colds sweeps Monroe as a young Indian woman faces desertion at Tricket Hotel Browntown and A R Steele begins as the paper's circulation manager.
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