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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1967
Page
1
An Air Force jet struck a Tucson supermarket causing a blaze that spread to adjacent shops and homes. Six bodies were recovered and nine more were missing as twelve people were injured. The plane's two crewmen parachuted to safety moments before impact. The disaster damaged nearby businesses and residences at 29th and Alverson streets.
Arthur A. Hartwig of Monroe area receives recognition from Governor Warren Knowles for his Century Farm status. The piece traces the Hartwig lineage from 1862 when George Hartwig settled 160 acres in Jordan township, through purchases and transfers across generations, noting family members, farms, and reunions culminating in Arthur’s 200 acre farm eight miles from Monroe and his wife Margaret Schild.
Cape Town doctors report TM Louis Washkansky in very serious condition after a dramatic drop in white blood cells. A transfusion of normal white blood cells is planned to counter rejection, with four donors contributing this morning. The patient, a 53 year old wholesale grocer, faced pneumonia and possible organ rejection following the December 3 heart transplant. The donor was Denise Ann Darvall, a 25 year old killed in an auto crash.
A four month old wolf pup named Timber Pepper, adopted by Alton V. Kiel and kept at Rambler Motors, attracts attention from staff and notable visitor Andrew Heinzelman. The animal, fed with milk and dog food, plays rough and may outgrow the house, prompting questions about future care.
Poet Clair R. Munns writes a playful verse about the warpath quieting and a child sleeping upstairs as night falls. It uses hurly burly frontier imagery to end with a peaceful domestic scene.
Urban Johnson, 42, of Oregon son of O N Johnson, presides over the International Association of Y's Men's Clubs which counts 780 clubs in 45 countries and Y's Men's active in 20,000 members. He logged extensive weekend travel between Seattle, Portland, and Wisconsin as he guides YMCA service club work.
The Monroe City Council will meet at 7 30 p m in the Municipal Building council chambers. On the agenda are buying two police cars accepting a gas bid approving payments and land related matters.
Tonight at 8 in the Junior High Auditorium the Christmas program unfolds in three parts. The Gay Nineties March opens with the Junior High Cadet Band under Allan F. Barnard, followed by the Mixed Chorus directed by Jack Close. The concert ends with a combined band chorus singalong, sacred carols, and a Winter Wonderland finale.
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