Nation Endures Severe Cold Wave Spreads Across States
Subzero temperatures and fierce winds grip most of the nation with readings down to 30 below in Hibbing Minnesota. Montana reports thousands of livestock losses as ranchers and National Guard assist amid blizzards and drifting snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Missouri
Nevada
Oregon
Washington
Hibbing
Minn
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
Texas
Great Falls
Mont
Montana
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Maine
Houghton
Mich
New Mexico
Raton
Carlsbad
McAllen
Tex
Alice
Fort Myers
Clearwater
Fla
del Rio
James Dillard
Edinburg
National Guard
Miles City
Butte
Helena
West Yellowstone
Washington State
Weather Bureau
North Dakota
N.D
Dickinson
Nebraska
Idaho
Utah
Illinois
Wisconsin
Delaware
Copper County
Radio Pirate Dead in Britain as Crew Vanishes
The body of 38 year old Harry Featherbee washed ashore in the Thames estuary after his raft from Radio Invicta, a pirate station aboard an abandoned fort near Whitstable, foundered in gale seas. DJ Simon Ashley and engineer David Shaw were missing. Nearby Dutch raids closed the Nordzee station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Harry Featherbee
Radio Invicta
Whitstable
Thames
Simon Ashley
David Shaw
Featherbee
Europe
Britain
Nordzee
North Sea
Thieves Strike at Juda High and Grade School
The Green County Sheriff's Office investigates a night break in at Juda High and Grade School. Entry was through an agricultural door. desks, lockers and fire doors were damaged while a vending machine and several small sums were taken. Police believe multiple suspects acted between 11:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. A tire wrench was used to force doors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County Sheriff’s Department
Juda
Agricultural Department
Ray Beightol
Thomas Keegan
Paul Matzke
Schmitz Heads Green County Bar Association
William J. Schmitz of Monroe was elected president of the Green County Bar Association in Monroe. M. W. Meienburg of Brodhead, vice president, and James F. Menehan, Monroe, secretary-treasurer, were named. The annual tax school session drew about 30 lawyers with tax experts Earl Van Epps and Howard Lynch presenting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Schmitz
Monroe
Green County Bar Association
M. W. Meienburg
Brodhead
James F. Menehan
Randal J. Elmer
Monticello
Schmitz
Meienburg
Association
Lafayette County
Earl van Epps
Internal Revenue Bureau
Howard Lynch
Wisconsin Department of Taxation
Richland County Supports Regional Vocational School Plan
Richland County Board approved a five county vocational school project in southwestern Wisconsin. The action includes a $3,281 1965 appropriation and a 157,522 share for building equipment and site costs with Grant Lafayette Iowa Crawford counties also moving toward approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland Center
Wisconsin
Rich
Grant
Lafayette
Iowa
Crawford
Blind Dallas Woman Regains Vision After 17 Years
A Dallas woman who has been blind for 17 years reports regaining sight after hitting her head on a cupboard door. She says the vision is a gift from God not to be publicized, while an eye specialist notes such recoveries are unpredictable and may not last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Dallas Times Herald
Illegal Yule Cocktails Warned By Wisconsin Tax Dept
Madison Wisconsin the state tax department warns that Christmas cocktails offered by some stores are illegal without a retail Class B liquor beer license under a 1961 law Ellsworth Jones department spokesman says serving alcohol on premises without the license can bring a fine up to 500 dollars or 90 days in jail or both the law targets department stores and auto dealers offering free drinks to customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Taxation
Ellsworth Jones
UW Officials Propose 306 Million Budget For 1965 67
Madison Wisconsin announces a proposed total budget of 306.7 million dollars for 1965 67, an increase of 76.3 million over the current biennium. Governor elect Warren Knowles questions faculty pay requests and openness in admissions while university officials defend the plan as necessary for progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
University of Wisconsin
Arthur DeBardeleben
Park Falls
University Regents
Warren P. Knowles
DeBardeleben
Knowles
University System
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Robert Dezonia
Illinois
Dezonia
Kenosha
Italian Parliament Fails Fifth Ballot for President
In Rome the Italian Parliament fails on its fifth ballot to elect a president as tallying shows no candidate gains a majority. The impasse continues with no clear frontrunner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
President lights national Yule tree in Pageant of Peace
President and Mrs. Johnson will flip the switch at 6 40 p m EST to illuminate 5000 red and white lights on the 72 foot national Christmas tree behind the White House. The event opens the Pageant of Peace featuring 50 white spruces a zoo reindeer creche and a log pit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
White House
National
Adirondack Mountains
New York State
James Russell Lowell
Johnsons
Caiptol
Carl Hayden
D-Ariz
Senate
Goldwater etched on Sanders Christmas cards sparks mystery
Democratic Gov. Carl E. Sanders faced an odd puzzle as a Goldwater name appeared in tiny letters on about 12 000 Christmas cards. Artist Ken Williams says he did not add the text, though he did the etching. the incident prompts potential disciplinary review and draws mixed reactions from the governor and university officials. The cards remain popular among Democrats, with Republicans seeking copies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Carl E. Sanders
Goldwater
Georgia
Barry Goldwater
Sanders
Ken Williams
University of Georgia
Williams
Melbourne
Fla
Lamar Dodd
Dodd
Capitol
Mrs Mohns Stricken at 57 in Fatal Space Heater Blast
Mrs. Mildred Mohns 57 of Route 1 Juda died at St. Clare hospital from burns after a home explosion blamed on a faulty space heater. She was born Mildred Stahlecker August 16 1907 in Freeport. Survived by her husband Robert two sons Marion and Gordon a daughter Kathryn Theiler a brother Elmer and two sisters four grandchildren. Services 2 p.m. tomorrow Shriner-Neushwan der Funeral Home with Rev. James C. Plymire officiating burial Twin Grove Cemetery. Casket closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Mohns
Route 1
Juda
St. Clare Hospital
Mohns
Mildred Stahlecker
Howard and
Florinda Elmer Stahlecker
Freeport
Davis
Ill
Twin Grove
Windower
Marion
Gordon
Richard
Kathryn) Theiler
Monroe
Elmer
Herbert Hohns
Brodhead
Alvin Timm
College Preview Night Aims to Inspire Monroe High Students
The Future Teachers Club invites Monroe High School students in grades nine through twelve to a College Preview Night next Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the high school chorus room. Club adviser Leo Sebald says graduates now in college will share experiences and handle questions about university life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Future Teachers Club
Leo Sebald
Monroe High School
Parole policy changes urged at Wisconsin Judicial Conf
At the first annual Wisconsin Judicial Conference meeting in Fontana judges urged parole reform. They argued long indeterminate sentences lack realism and that community safety and individual outcomes should guide sentencing. Proposals included county jail work under Huber Law terms to give judges more control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fontana
Wis
Wisconsin Judicial Conference
Waukesha County
William G. Callow
Richard Orton
Lancaster
Wisconsin
Max Raskin
Milwaukee
Herbert J. Steffes
Callow
Harold W. Mueller
Manitowoc
Fire Ignores Cold in Nursing Home Inferno Tolling Deaths
In Fountaintown Indiana a two story nursing home fire killed sixteen residents and left two missing while two inmates died. Three nurses and the operator escaped with 15 patients saved. Fire officials blame an overheated furnace and a blocked stairway as key factors. Survivors were treated at Major Hospital in Shelbyville and Greenfield’s facility. Fire crews battled the blaze with water from ice-filled Brandywine Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fountaintown
Ind
Indiana
McGraw Nursing Home
Howard Boegaholtz
Lucian Arata
Shelby County
Greenfield
Edghill Moore
William McGraw
William
Fanny Wicker
Frances
Fanny
Shelbyville
Indianapolis
Brandywine Creek
Next Week's Menus Public Service for Cafeteria
Editor notes help mothers plan evening meals for high school students who eat at the cafeteria each noon. Weekly menus are published as a public service to aid planning.
Holiday meal plan and vacation dates listed
Monday Brautwurst pork and beans potatoes purple plums home made bread butter milk. Tuesday Beef stew with vegetables cheese slices fruit cocktail tart homemade bread butter milk. Wednesday Beef goulash cole slaw apple sauce homemade bread butter milk Christmas Vacation Dec 24-Jan 4.
Miller Files for Post as Reynolds Aide
Roger W. Miller press secretary for Gov. John W. Reynolds will become a special assistant to Postmaster General John Gronouski effective January 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Madison
Roger W. Miller
John W. Reynolds
John Gronouski
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Associated Press
Radio Pirate
Schmitz Heads Bar Association
Richland County
RED Cross
Green County
Ethén Jones
Phillip N. VanderVelden
Forest H
Timber) Riese
Riese
Times
Mrs. Mohns
James R. Polk
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!