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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1962
Page
2
An item outlines subscription rates for Monroe Wisconsin and Stephenson County Illinois at nine dollars per year by mail and twelve dollars outside the area, with all subscriptions payable in advance. It also states office hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and provides a telephone reference.
The piece cites Henderson in the Evening Times criticizing youth crime trends and FBI data. It describes Milwaukee youths under 18 repeatedly contacted by police, including a 17 year old with 7 auto thefts and 3 other complaints and a 17 year old with 42 Youth Aid Bureau referrals. It questions what happens when these youths turn 18 and face prosecution.
The piece reviews Justice William O. Douglases booklet condemning Pentagon and CIA secrecy while noting certain operational realities. It concedes his view on secrecy accuracy but questions pushing full disclosure to the public and even to enemies, while remarking on courts own secrecy about deliberations.
President elect Eisenhower returns to New York amid hope for a rapid Korea peace process after touring war fronts. The Board of Public Works discusses replacing Thunder Creek sewer lines between 18th and 12th avenues. Frank Deininger elected cheese producers director. Roy A. Niffenegger, 59, dies in Rockford.
The author criticizes secrecy around Supreme Court deliberations. The piece argues Justice Douglas should recite the debates leading to the ruling on segregation, noting the decision affected many areas more than Pentagon or CIA actions.
A column discusses an unexpected deep freeze extending to Florida and its potential impact on breakfast produce. The piece questions who ordered the cold spell and notes the mild fall preceding it, implying concerns over fruit prices such as orange juice and grapefruit.
Monroe Jaycees members Jim Volkert and Gene Ploess gathered with past winners to map next year’s Jaycee Conservation award program. The event aims to honor farmers practicing soil and water conservation with mid February as the target date and keynote speakers being sought.
Rep Henry C Schadeberg will visit Smock Valley at Hiawatha school tonight. Smock president Bill Leopold invites all interested attendees. Also present will be Bill Russell acting State Conservationist for the Soil Conservation Service. He has not yet met Smock residents.
A quip on economies after Christmas captures a mood of thrift and budgeting. The remark suggests the household and perhaps businesses could stretch restraint beyond the holiday season to save money throughout the year.
Ray Beckman reports that 1963 tree and shrub order blanks will be available within a week. The Green County Conservation League will provide up to 200 pine or spruce trees and unlimited shrubs free to members to boost wildlife cover. Forestry plantings for reforestation may be purchased from the Wisconsin Conservation Department. Forester Dick Camp notes adequate nursery stock again this year and urges early ordering for next spring.
A man entered a downtown drugstore carrying a gun and told the clerk he had just been released from jail and needed a fresh start. He escaped with $420 in cash. Police appeal for tips.
The United States keeps peak strength air defense in southeastern states amid Cuba crisis as troops withdraw from forward Florida and Georgia posts. Defense officials note continued radar, interceptor, and Hawk missile defenses with scaled forces and naval quarantine reduced but ready for renewed alert. President Kennedy says Soviet missiles and bombers likely removed but not 100 percent certain, so inspections and vigilance continue. Forces redeploy include Army units back to bases at Ft. Benning and Ft. Bragg, plus Camp Lejeune Marine division with rotations to Caribbean waters.
Madison Arch ie Buckmiller 40 of McFarland has been appointed assistant superintendent of administration in the State Department of Public Instruction. He will succeed Arthur Jordan who resigned to become director of the La Crosse vocational school.
Wisconsin cheddar and Swiss cheese markets were steady with typical between holiday movement from fair to good. Demand was fair to good at major centers as prices held or nudged higher on cuts and blocks, with limited supplies and seasonal inventory timing affecting buying.
Wealthy Texan John D. Murchison Jr. gives up the presidency of Alleghany Corp a $7 billion holding company after 18 months of control gained in a proxy battle He remains a director while Bertin C Gamble succeeds him as president and Alleghany oversees Investors Diversified Services and the New York Central Railroad
Dairy farmers shipping milk to Chicago Order 30 will receive 3.73 dollars on base milk plus 0.17 super pool and 3.56 on excess milk. Harry L. Edwards of Pure Milk Association cited the November blended price for 3.5 butterfat milk delivered to plants within a 55 to 70 mile zone. For inquiries, phone 3.
Stanley A. Zuckerman a 29 year old Milwaukee Journal labor reporter has been named executive secretary and top press aide for governor Reynolds. A native of Brooklyn New York he is a journalism graduate of the University of Wisconsin with a masters in political science and joined the Journal staff in 1960. His salary as executive secretary will be between 14000 and 16000 dollars a year.
Mrs Herman Barsness 82 of Black Earth died in a Madison hospital after a brief illness. Survived by two daughters Mrs John Tupper and Mrs Aldro Johnson. five sons Albert Harvey Ralph Marvin and Orval. 38 grandchildren and 60 great grandchildren. Services Monday at 1:30 p.m. at Vermont Lutheran Church near Black Earth. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Sunday at Shanel Funeral Home. Widow Otelia Erickson Barsness.
Democrat Maynard C Dolloff concedes the Maine gubernatorial race to Republican John H Reed. Sidney W Wernick chief counsel for Dolloff announced the concession midway through the fifteenth day of Maine's recount in Augusta.
A long clipping recalls a Times Children’s Club page listing birthdays from December 16 to 22 for various youngsters by name and address. It then shifts to a narrative about Scott Peter Turner a San Diego boy whose canyon habitat was consumed by housing development and his letter to President Kennedy urging land set aside for supervised play. It ends with Secretary Udall’s reply and Scott’s reaction, explaining how the idea started among friends aiming to catch a lizard to scare a girl.
John Steven Belke of 916 17th Street joined on July 16, 1958. James Alan Richardson from Route 2 registered on November 21, 1962. Renee Louise Marohl of 1326 20th Street registered on January 21, 1962. James Frederick Belke of 916 17th Street registered on December 20, 1959.
Ben Blue announces the closing of his Santa Monica supper club after five years, citing government crackdown on expense accounts and a looming difficult year ahead. He says the club will shut next Sunday and reports no creditor trouble.
William Patchen has been ill at home for three weeks. Mrs. Charles Cleaveland has improved after a 10 day hospitalization. Mr. and Mrs. James Ulrich moved from Chicago to Albany and stay in Miss Shirley Conway’s first floor apartment. Mrs. Ulrich is Cheryl Webb. Mrs. Robert Jones attended her aunt Mrs. Wilbur LeFeber’s funeral in Evansville. Mr. and Mrs. James Webb and daughter Jenifer Wheaton Sr. visit his mother Mrs. Genevieve Stiffler. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Klostermann of Madison were Sunday guests at William Krueger’s home. Phone 3 for an Adtaker today.
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