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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1964
Page
2
An editorial recounts a preschooler’s planned interview with Santa in a mobile home on Thanksgiving Day. The child asks about Santa health and Rudolph while sharing cookies, but the exchange yields silence and stilted moments, ending with a reminder about last year’s door left open.
Louisville woman Mrs Hugh Allen faced a flood of over 200 wrong numbers in two days due to a glitch in her apartment line. Calls ranged from an airline to paint stores and doctors offices as she described the disruption and her relief when the matter was corrected.
On this date in 1776 the second series of The Crisis was published in the Pennsylvania Journal and Washington ordered it read to every regiment. Also noted are events in 1606 1812 1865 1941 1944 and past anniversaries involving Eisenhower McNamara and notable figures.
Monroe police investigated a mishap at 5 16 p m yesterday at the intersection of 16th avenue and 11th street. A car driven by Louis A Zipse of Orangeville struck a street sign, according to police.
A theater announces the return of a long missing play after a hiatus. Directors and company members confirm dates and venues, inviting audiences to witness the revival of a cherished work.
Ten years ago on December 19 1954 the French National Assembly backed Prime Minister Mendes France 310 to 172 supporting Indo China policies and paving the way for a four day debate on German rearmament. Russia warned it would scrap the British Soviet mutual assistance pact if Paris arms talks proceed. Monroe Chamber of Commerce hosts a Christmas party for hundreds at Goetz and Chalet theaters.
SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE notes Christmas trees and local holiday bustle. Jim Schwoegler shares small-town greetings, weather gripes, and community updates as Packers playoff hopes loom. Local notices include Jaycee Farmer’s Recognition night and Kerwin Steffen’s organ music on January 28.
Moon eclipse timings and visibility across regions are noted along with local weather chances. The piece also highlights community stories from Wisconsin including Larry Lindgren of The Times, a long time fishing enthusiast Mrs Flora Miller, a carrier boy illness and hospital stay, Christmas Stocking drives, postmaster stamp concerns, and Dominican Republic agriculture.
A long list of birthday names and addresses dated December 1964. The piece includes daily entries from Sunday to Saturday with multiple names and locations, followed by a humorous dog poem about a poodle named Jolie and owners Dorothy and Paul.
Montana spa advertises a corn pool for foot ailments where visitors soak corns and bunions in warm water while seated on wood benches. The piece notes new member Laura Ann Brooks from Route 2 Brodhead and a January 5 1964 date.
A letter questions hunting ethics after a reported Green County deer season. It cites quarrels over a buck, trailing a wounded doe, and deer shot from cars. The writer urges hunters to honor tradition and avoid a "kill something attitude" to preserve the license privilege.
A reader letters page notes an unsigned plea to re-route Highway 69 by claimed Citizens and Taxpayers of Monroe. The publication will not print unsigned correspondence. the editor demands the writer’s identity before publication.
Pope Paul VI calls for interfaith cooperation between Buddhists and Catholics. The appeal suggested addresses needs in Vietnam, with observers noting South Vietnam as a potential focus of his message.
Four Monroe area farmers Dale Peterson Russell Kundert Robert Elmer and Roger Bauman will fly from Truax Field at 9 a.m. Monday to the Doughboy Research Farm and Feed Plant at New Richmond. The trip, funded by Monroe Roller Mills owner Henry M. Grundahl as a thank you to customers, will return by 4 p.m. to allow time for evening chores. The large plane was kept on the ground at Monroe due to lighting and winter weather.
The Soviet Union reportedly rejects a compromise proposal by General Assembly President Alex Quaison-Lackey of Ghana to settle the United Nations financial crisis.
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