Are You a Rockhound A Monroe Geology Hobby Pioneer
A retired Boston schoolteacher who moved to Monroe in 1954 fostered a thriving local geology hobby scene. As president of the Badger Lapidary and Geological Society he inspires club outings, publishes The Badger Diggings, and promotes rock collecting as an educational, economical pastime. He mounts displays, trades pieces with neighbors, and even reprints the Psalm of the Rockhound to celebrate the hobby.
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Boston
Vashni Marchant
Monroe
Marchant
Badger Lapidary and Geological Society
Wisconsin
Mississippi
Badger Diggings
al Manke
Racine
Howe Lapida
Montana
Canada
Olympic Shores
Arizona
Caribbean
Job
Fragmentary blessing of a craftsman’s lifelong faith
A ceremonial blessing praises a craftsman who finds meaning in nature and work. It envisions enduring opportunities through the years of our Lord 1966 and beyond, concluding with a reverent benediction.
Postal workers receive safe driving certificates in 1955
Ten years ago on December 17 1955 postal employees earned safe driving certificates for long service delivering mail. In other local sports Badger Preps defeated the Cheesemakers 65 to 55, and the new Ludlow Bar on Highway 11 West opened.
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Badger Preps
Ludlow
Highway 11 West
Explosion Kills Eleven in Cincinnati Premature Detonation
Twenty five years ago today on December 17 1940 an early morning explosion wrecked a Cincinnati building killing eleven people. In other Wisconsin news Earl L Dockhorn is named Green County Service Officer and former state Assembly Speaker Charles B Perry dies at age five in Milwaukee.
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Cincinnati
Earl L. Dockhorn
Green County
Charles B. Perry
State Assembly
Milwaukee
1925 Auto License Service Planned in Monroe Times Spotlight
Forty years prior on December 17 1925 Monroe Evening Times with Monroe Sales Co will offer a service helping auto owners apply for 1926 licenses and title certificates Col William Mitchell was found guilty by his court martial jury General W F Turner elected president of Kiwanis Club Dr John L Fleck of Brodhead leads Green County Medical Association
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Monroe Evening Times
Monroe Sales Co
William Mitchell
W. F. Turner
Kiwanis Club
John L. Fleck
Brodhead
Green County’ Medical Association
Monroe Population, Postal Census Record Exceeds City Size
Fifty years ago on December 17 1915 a postal census reports 214 busy localities and 1148 residences served by mail in Monroe marking an exceptional record for a city with about 5200 population. Glare of ice covers roads as a rain sleet storm sweeps Colorado. Trail Ridge Road at 12183 feet is noted as the nation s highest continuous highway.
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Monroe
Colorado
Trail Ridge
Albany Firemen Purchase Land For Future Station
Albany Firemen bought property across from the village hall from Dr. F. J. Bongiorno. The deed was presented at the annual meeting and dinner at St Patrick's Church basement. Walter Althaus renames fire chief. E. O. Killingstad is village president. Fire department answered 10 calls. one fire at Hans Schlapbach farm caused milk-house damage, insured.
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Albany
Village of
E. O. Killingstad
Zimmerman Plumbing
Water Street
William Hein
Ellsworth Mabie
Jim Morgan
Morgan Fire Equipment Co
Madison
W. K. Dehmer
H. Gelbach
Fire Department
McDermott-Steindorf Amercian Legion
Badger Boy's
Bearded Californians Line Up For Christmas Haircuts
In Berkeley the Flattop Barber Shop sees a small Christmas rush as UC students with beards seek clean shaves to return home for the holidays or land seasonal jobs before year end.
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Berkeley
Calif
University of California
Christmas parties charm Wisconsin homemaker clubs
Multiple homemakers clubs hosted Christmas gatherings with husbands as guests. East Mount Pleasant and Monticello groups met at local chalets, exchanging gifts. other clubs held dinners at the Casino with social time afterward. Names of attending members listed for several groups.
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Swissettes Club
New Glarus
Swissettes Homemakers Club
Delmar Naef
Rudy Schiess
East MT. Pleasant Monticello
East Mt. Pleasant
Happy Club
Monticello
Happy Homemakers Club
Jacob Voegels
Wallace Club
Wallace Homemakers Club
Cal's Corner and 4H Lodge Plans in Wisconsin Dells
Cal's Corner notes Judy Hanson driving a red Chevy and Selma using Pete's red truck. Uppham Woods 4 H campers will get a $100000 lodge in 1966 at a state campsite near Wisconsin Dells, funded by donations for winter and summer use. Six Wisconsin 44 Club members are recognized for Conserva tion Activity. next June they tour Central Wisconsin sites. A plaque honoring top Land Judging winners Russell, Jerry Block, and Beatrice Ackerman will hang in the Agriculture Building. Fossils 100 million years old found at Colorado's Dinosaur National Monument.
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Judy Hanson
Selma
Pete
Ford
Rudhti
Hanson
Upham Woods
Wisconsin Dells
Jim Erb
Alvin Kubly
Glen Benkett
Argus 44 Club
Wisconsin 44
Argus Club
Wisconsin
Necedah
Monroe Moose Lodge
County Board of Supervisors
Russell
Jerry Block
Beatrice Ackerman
Willis Riemer
Jack Marty
Cliff Priensure
Colorado
Dinosaur National Monument
Christmas Takes The TV Spotlight
Television schedule overview for the week highlights special programs and new shows. NBC airs Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol rerun and a Perry Como holiday special with Roberta Peters and the Muppets. CBS features Nutcracker Suite and Miss Goodall plus NatGeo’s chimpanzee series, NBC presents Michelangelo: The Last Giant, ABC adds Supermarket Sweep and The Dating Game, with Art Linkletter’s Hollywood Talent Scouts replacing Steve Lawrence Show on CBS.
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Graima
New York
Television Land
NBC
Robert Preston
Great Plains
Rocky Mountain States
Perry Como
Roberta Peters
Muppets
CBS
Edward Villella
Melissa Hayden
Patricia McBride
Miss Goodall
National Geographic Society
Michelangelo
ABC
Art Linkletter
Hollywood
Steve Lawrence
Debbie Reynolds
Roy Rogers
Dale Evans
Charlton Heston
Lull in Viet Nam War Set for Christmas Eve
Washington sources said a Christmas Eve lull in the Viet Nam war may occur if the Viet Cong permit it. Officials are skeptical about its significance but not inclined to reject any peace gesture from Communist North Viet Nam.
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Tongton
Mint Employees to Get Three Christmas Day Off
Philadelphia Mint workers totaling 166 will receive three holidays over the Christmas weekend. A Treasury spokesman said the coin shortage has eased from near crisis levels, allowing a return to three-day holiday relief after continuous 24 seven operation since early 1964.
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Mint
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Mint
Treasury
U.S
Internal Revenue Chief Recites Poem On Fair Treatment
Wisconsin IRS director Walter S. Stumph addressed staff during a training session urging fair, decent, and conscientious treatment of taxpayers. He recited a verse about restraint and patience, noting the need to avoid rash actions while handling taxpayer records and inquiries.
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Silwaukee
Walter S
Stumph
Internal Revenue Service
Wisconsin
Little Vandals Destroy Charlotte Decorations
Charlotte police arrested three boys ages four five and possibly younger after a family home and Christmas items were vandalized. Furniture was slashed, the Christmas tree smashed, presents opened, bathrooms flooded, and walls splattered with eggs. The heater was turned up and bed linens ripped. Holes were pounded into walls and furnishings overturned. The incident occurred in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Charlotte
N.C
Clinton White Stricken at 47
Clinton LaVerne White, 47, longtime operator of White's Cafe in Shullsburg, died yesterday at Cuba City Medical Center. A Elk Grove Township native and World War I veteran, he is survived by his wife, two sons Ronald and John, his father George, four brothers Melford Homer Robert Cecil, three sisters, and four grandchildren. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Centenary Methodist Church, with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Thompson Funeral Home handles arrangements.
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Shullsburg
Clinton LaVerne White
White
Cuba City
Robert Ferrin
Clyde Burnett
San Diego
Calif
Centenary Methodist Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Thompson Funeral Home
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Beverage Depot
News of the Homemakers
Cal's
By Calvin E. Kraemer
Harland Schultz
Cal Kraemer
Christmas
Citizens Loan
Call Citizens Loan
Sixteenth Avenue
Internal Revenue
Clinton White
Massachusetts State House
Samuel Adams
Paul Revere
KODAK
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St Cat
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Blumer Pharmacy
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Sun
Jaycees Cerebral Palsy Fund
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Midwest
RCA
Jisconsin Power and Light Company
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