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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1963
Page
2
Public notice lists subscription rates for Monroe by carrier or mail and requires advance payment. It also provides office hours from 8 30 a m to 5 p m and a contact telephone number 325 5101.
The editorial urges swift action by the police and University of Wisconsin to combat narcotics among students after a Madison death, contrasting Dr. Drake’s cautious view with Police Chief Emery’s belief in a larger problem. It calls for relentless investigation and firm remedial steps without tolerance.
The article compares Lyndon B. Johnson’s drive to trim a growing federal budget with John F. Kennedy’s failed efforts. It notes likely total outlays may exceed 100 billion and describes Johnson’s tactic of pressuring department heads to find cuts and postpone expenditures.
A retrospective look recalls Eisenhower's late 1953 talks on laws to curb crime and subversion, a Friendship county home agent change, and honors for a church choir director. It also notes a NATO era rescue operation, a 1938 cheese distributor sale, a Voelkh home completion and Holstein bull honors, plus 1923 booze raids, a new Monroe shoe plant, and Greece's political shift.
The Johnson administration pressures for economy ahead of the 1964 vote and possible tax cuts. Washington veterans warn the President will harshly rebuke failures, making economies crucial while the big election year approaches.
William Belkin 57 died of a heart attack Tuesday morning while assisting at his nephew’s farm near Montfort. Funeral services at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Hannan Loman funeral home Livingston. He had retired from a Dubuque packing plant due to heart trouble and lived in Livingston. Surviving are three brothers Richard Howell Michigan Clemmen East Dubuque and Charles Livingston and two sisters Mrs. Earnest Lang Livingston and Mrs. Alvin Thomas Platteville.
Mrs. Charles Greenwood an 85 year old Mineral Point native dies at her Janesville home. Rites are set for 2 p.m. at Ritter Treweek funeral home with Rev Stephen Rankin officiating. Burial in Graceland cemetery. Visitation tonight in Mineral Point. Surviving children include George and four daughters with numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Born November 24 1878 she married Charles Greenwood in Mineral Point.
President Johnson signed a 1.56 billion measure expanding federal support for vocational education and extending the impacted areas program two years. The act also extends National Defense Education Act loan funds for one year to aid universities and provide immediate loans to about 70 000 students.
Bruce Russell, 60, Pulitzer Prize winning political cartoonist for the Los Angeles Times, died Wednesday of a heart attack in Redondo Beach, California. He began his newspaper career in 1926 as a sports cartoonist at the Los Angeles Evening Herald and worked for the Times since 1933.
Margaret Foote Hawley, age 83, noted miniature portrait painter, died Wednesday after a brief illness. Her works are in the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art and other museums, with studios in New York and Boston.
A short note urges readers to use classified ads to find quick solutions and save time. It highlights efficiency and practicality, suggesting ads offer direct, targeted options for common needs. The tone is promotional and concise, aiming to persuade readers to search listings.
Services for Earl Lied, 73, former Cedarville resident, were held in Milwaukee with burial at Wanderer's Rest. He died Monday at his Milwaukee home from a heart attack. A brother, Frank Lied of Cedarville, is the sole immediate survivor.
Mrs. William Parkinson 20 sister of Miss LuAnn Burmeister of Monroe died yesterday in Fond du Lac. Former Apple River resident. Services at 2 p.m. Saturday Apple River Methodist Church. Burial in West Ella Highland Cemetery. Survived by husband William a son Michael three brothers Gerald Lewis William Burmeister two sisters Mary Burmeister Mrs Duane Schultz and mother Mrs Lillian Burmeister.
Charles F. Abrams 68 of Waureka died Tuesday after a long illness in a Viroqua hospital. A retired farmer, he worked in Vernon and Crawford counties. Services were held today at the Methodist church in Boscobel with burial in Mt. Zion cemetery. Surviving are two sons Edward of Lancaster and Laurel of Wiesbaden Germany, two brothers George Waureka and Fred New York, a sister Delia Elliott of Boscobel, two stepsons Robert Hornbeck Madison and Donald Hornbeck Houston, and five grandchildren.
Washington reports the Sleeping Car Porters and railroads have reached a settlement averting a strike set for midnight. Secretary of Labor Wirtz announced the agreement.
James Flynn 74 a brother of Mrs Ella Timmons of Benton died yesterday at his rural home near Hanover Illinois. Survived by wife Liane Engel Galena and Alberta Flynn two sons Julius and Edward both of Hanover and a sister. Services at Nadig funeral home Hanover 9:30 a.m. Saturday then 10 a.m. at St John Catholic church Evergreen Cemetery burial. Rosary 8 p.m. tomorrow and calling hours after 7:30 tonight.
Mr and Mrs Roswell Babler returned from Florida where they attended the National Milk Producers Federation meeting at Miami Beach. They were joined by Mr and Mrs Harold Smith of Akron Indiana. Babler and Smith are PMA directors. They visited Babler's relatives Rev and Mrs C F Schriver in Penny Farms Florida.
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