Monroe newspaper subscription notice
The notice lists subscription rates for Monroe residents and surrounding areas. Carrier in Monroe $15.50 yearly, mail in Wisconsin and Stephenson County Illinois $10, outside Wisconsin and Stephenson County Illinois $13. Payments must be in advance to meet postal rules. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and the contact number is 325-5101.
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City of
Monroe
Wisconsin
Stephenson County
Ill
Editorial: Is Your Tree Sick
An editorial lampoons fake health cures for Christmas trees suggesting pills in stands as a national crackpot idea. It mocks drug company pitches offering absurd remedies to perk up a dying evergreen amid holiday mania and notes the editor tried aspirin in a tree.
Neiman Marcus Store Fire Causes $5 Million Loss
Dallas Neiman Marcus suffered a seven story fire that damaged stock and building with an estimated loss near 5 million dollars from a weekend blaze. President Stanley Marcus announced a January 11 reopening after a 10 day cleanup and a week to refresh the store.
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Dallas
Tex
Neiman-Marcus
Stanley Marcus
Marcus
Mrs. Christianson Dies in Dodgeville at 94
Mrs Chestina Christianson 94 of Edmund died Saturday after a long illness in a Dodgeville hospital. Lifelong Highland Edmund resident. Survived by husband Charles died 1938, daughter Mrs M Ross Darlington, sons Clair Edmund Leon Arpin, sister Mrs Pauline Donnery Adrian Minnesota, nine grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren, three great great grandchildren. Services 1:30 p m tomorrow Bethlehem Lutheran Church Edmund. friends may call at funeral home.
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Dodgeville
Chestina Christianson
Edmund
Highland and
Charles
M. Ross
Darlington
Clair
Leon
Arpin
Pauline Donnery
Adrian
Minn
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Explosion Kills 57 At Peru Coal Mine
A gas and coal dust explosion at a U.S. operated Cerro de Pasco coal mine in central Peru near Cerro de Pasco left 57 miners dead and two injured. The mine supplies coke for local copper, gold, and silver operations. Rescue efforts continued as officials sought the cause.
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Lima
Peru
Cerro de Pasco
U.S
Cerro de Pasco Corp
James Hilton dies after long illness at Seaside Hospital
James Hilton the screenwriter and novelist known for Goodbye Mr Chips and Lost Horizon dies in Seaside Hospital Long Beach California after a long illness He was 54 years old
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James Hilton
Mr. Chips
Seaside Hospital
Long Beach
Calif
A Driver's Prayer For Safe Driving This Season
A dated prayer seeks a steady hand and watchful eye for safe driving. It asks that no act of the driver harms others, asks protection for those in the car, and urges using cars to aid others while avoiding speed’s excess. Signed by Mrs. John Patterson and Donald F. Ruf with uncertain locations.
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John Patterson
13Th Street
Monroe
Christmas Pageant Features Sheep And Dry Ice Clouds
In Oakland the Neighborhood Church stage production includes six sheep and artificial clouds made with a dry ice process as part of its annual Christmas pageant.
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Oakland
Calif
Christmas Greeting from Salvation Army Milwaukee
A holiday note thanks the newspaper for its article on Salvation Army Christmas work nationwide. Maj. Ray Carroll, Divisional Secretary, Milwaukee, extends blessings and good wishes for a happy Christmas to all those served.
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Salvation Army
Maj
Ray Carroll
Milwaukee
Dear Santa From Pat Walters of Monroe
A child writes to Santa asking for a stroller and a Chatty Cathy doll for Christmas. The note is signed by Pat Walters and mentions Monroe as the hometown.
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Santa
Cathy
Pat Walters
P.S
Monroe
Farmers wake up to face competition and tariffs
William Moe's letter argues farmers slept for 20 years while cow numbers fell and milk output rose. He recalls 1963 corn and hog costs, notes profitable returns at higher pork prices, and questions tariffs for autos and tools. He urges action to protect domestic industries.
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PMPC
Beloit Woman Dies After Fall at Home
Mrs. Blanche M Halom, 51, Beloit, died in a Rockford hospital from a head injury after tumbling down a cellar stairway Friday night while her son Gary searched for her following an eclipse view. She leaves a husband, son, four sisters, and two brothers. Funeral at Luther Valley Church Orfordville with burial in the church cemetery. wake at Rosman-Vehling-Kinzer Chapel in Beloit.
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Vernon
Blanche M.) Halom
Allen McCool
Brodhead
Rockford
Beloit
Halem
Gary
Wayne Hendrickson
Fontana
James
Baraboo
Arleigh Waller
Donald Newman
Thomas Babb
Tucson
Ariz
Hattie Hendrickson
Union Grove
Luther Valley Church
Orfordville
Erling Fretheim
Rosman-Uvehling- Kinzer
Mrs Edseth 88 Dies in Mt Horeb Service Held
Mrs Charlotte Edseth aged 88 of Mt Horeb died Saturday after a long illness at her home. Funeral services were held in Mt Horeb Evangelical Lutheran Church with Gesme Funeral Home in charge. She was born Charlotte Swenson in Primrose Township and later lived in Madison. Her husband Carl Edseth died in 1935. Survived by a daughter Mrs Robert Becker of Madison a sister Mrs Henry Huseth of Madison two grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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MT. Horeb
Charlotte Edseth
Mt. Horeb Evangelical
Henry Huseth
Madison
Professor Schellhase Dies in Naperville At 51
Dr. Ruben S. Schellhase 51, philosophy chair at North Central College and former Kendall College dean, died Saturday in Naperville, Ill, of a heart attack. He was a Manitowoc Wisconsin native.
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Naperville, Ill
Ruben S. Schellhase
North Central College
Manitowoc
Wis
Kendall College
Evanston
Mouse Nest May Have Started Fatal Nursing Home Fire
FOUNTAINTOWN Ind A mouse nest possibly above an oil furnace started a pre dawn blaze at the two story McGraw Nursing Home trapping many in beds. Twenty residents died fourteen patients and three nurses survived with smoke inhalation and exposure. The fire marshal criticized two inoperable fireplaces that may have drawn the fire upward. The home failed a sanitary inspection on Dec 1.
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Fountaintown
Ind
Howard Boegaholtz
Frame McGraw
Indianapolis
Boegaholtz
Mrs Liljequist Succumbs at 86 in Freeport
Josie Liljequist 88 widow of a Freeport bridge contractor died Saturday in Freeport after a long illness. Services are at 11 a.m. tomorrow at Walker Mortuary Freeport with burial in Oakland Cemetery. She leaves two daughters Jeanette Liljequist and Mrs Norman Dickens three grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Her husband Willis A Liljequist died in April 1936 at 56.
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Josie Lijequist
Freeport
Green County
Walker Mortuary
Oakland
Jeanette Liljequist
Norman Dickens
Rockford
Willis A. Liljequist
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