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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1961
Page
2
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The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association executive secretary George L Mooney is stepping aside at year end. He is praised as practical and outspoken and his career of 18 years is credited with shaping industry progress while urging fairness and sound policy. His successor faces difficult tasks, with Mooney lingering in the background to support the transition.
The United States blocked Communist China from U N membership in a pivotal showdown vote, boosting American prestige while complicating future Red China admissions efforts. Great Britain backed Peiping, a stance that remains puzzling to Americans and may reflect Hong Kong and trade interests rather than principle.
Madison figures show unemployment in Wisconsin climbed to 70,600 persons in mid November, up 21.5 percent from October and near the 73,500 total recorded at the same time last year. Phone 3 for Times Want Ads to sell, rent, buy, or hire.
Glancing Backward surveys items from the Evening Times files. It notes the Dec. 18 1951 Korean War prisoner list naming 3,198 Americans, and reports on Maj. Gen. William F. Dean as repeatedly feared dead or captured. It also mentions Kenneth Allen becoming vocational agriculture teacher and other 25 year old items.
Washington The House veterans affairs committee will scrutinize the administration policy of calling up National Guardsmen and Reserves in the coming year. Chairman Teague said hearings will begin after Jan 10 and may involve visits to bases to interview those mobilized. The review will cover disability compensation, VA decisions on claims, Reserve status, and the peacetime GI bill with its benefits limits for draftees.
Santa Barbara 88 year old Stanley A Easton, ex president and chair of Bunker Hill Co, dies after brief illness. long a leader in metals producer. Washington 65 year old Joan P O'Donnell, ex NY Daily News Washington bureau chief, dies. Chicago 84 year old Bror Eric Dahlgren, botanist linked to Chicago's Natural History Museum, dies. Santa Monica 53 year old Frederick William Wise, ex VP programming for NBC, dies. he led Advertising Council in LA. Singapore founder linked lion omen city name origin.
William Amenda, 85, of Calamine, a retired Milwaukee Railroad employee, died Saturday after a short illness. Born in Germany, he came to the United States at age five and lived in Calamine his life. He worked 40 years with the railroad, retiring 12 years ago, serving as depot agent and later as section foreman. Survived by six daughters Irene Frantz Darlington Wilfred White Dubuque Melvin Peterson Mineral Point and Violet Rose and Mary all at home, five grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Services set for 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at Sharer funeral home with prayers.
Norman Baron, Monticello public schools music director, will present a holiday program at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the school gym. Students from the second through eighth grades join the concert, showcasing a festive program with seasonal selections.
Mrs. Irving Elliott a 71 year old Orangeville resident dies Friday in Freeport Memorial hospital. Services set for 1:30 p m tomorrow at Orangeville Methodist church with Rev. Charles Tindle officiating. Burial in Orangeville cemetery.
The Defense Department refutes a claim that U S military planes in the Far East use Soviet crude oil. Five Far East refineries supply jet fuel including Idemitsu Kosan Co. which buys some Soviet crude but certifies that none of its jet fuel for U S forces is processed from Soviet crude. Verification is periodic by U S Joint Area Petroleum Office and Japanese customs officials.
Lewis A. Aasen, 51, of Madison and brother-in-law of the late O. D. Curtis of Monticello, died Friday night after illness at home and was pronounced dead at a Madison hospital. He was born in Madison, married Sylvia Curtis on June 1, 1952, and was a World War II veteran and Central High School graduate. He leaves his wife, five brothers, and a sister. services held tomorrow at Frautschi Funeral Home in Madison.
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