A Year to Remember in Monroe 1965
The year brought high points like the Cheesemakers state championship and Cheese Days, yet overshadowed by disasters the tornado cyclone and fires. Notable events included losses of Dr L A Moore and Mrs Carl Marty and a bitter Christmas Eve blizzard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swiss Colony Inn
L. A. Moore
Carl Marty
Monroe
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Madison
George A. Rachel
George
Jim Platt
Rachel
Madison Power Company
Christa
Christmas Eve Mass and Community Notes From Monroe
The report details the St. Victor's Christmas Eve Mass with John Norder and Rev. E. C. McCollow leading, notes 37 seminarians from St. Francis Milwaukee, and highlights local figures such as Nathan Roth and Franz Miller. It also covers a power outage in Gratiot caused by a fallen tree, a candlelit Midnight Mass, and holiday travels and greetings across Monroe area communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Norder
Ralph and
Marie Norder
Monroe
St. Victor’s Catholic Church
E. C. McCollow
St. Victor’s
Thomas Doheny
Holy Name Seminary
Madison
Charles Clark
St. Lawrence Seminary
Mt. Calvary
Don Clark
Clark
John
St. Victor’s Rectory
Nathan Roth
First National Bank of
Great Northwest
Roth
Bruni- Miller Co
Green County
Gratiot
Santa
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Edmund Salzmann
Wasserstrass Joins Wisconsin Youth Woodworking Tour
John Wasserstrass of Route 4 Monroe was among five Wisconsin youths on the annual 4-H woodworking educational tour. The group visited firms in Marathon Menominee and Shawano counties studying careers in construction wood technology and engineering while reviewing local 4-H projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wasserstrass
Route 4
Monroe
Wisconsin
Marathon
Menominee
Shawano County
Wausau
Hatley Veneer
Hatley
Fred Boldig and Sons
Tigerton
Monominee Enterprises
Neopit
Marathon Paper Mill
American Can Company
Rothschild and Drott Manufacturing Company
Floods in Arizona Cause Over $7 Million in Damage
Arizona Civil Defense director reports floods last week caused over $7 million in damage across the state with $4 million allocated to public property. The announcement details the extent of harm to government buildings and infrastructure amid ongoing recovery efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Mrs. Vernon Martin Taken by Death
Mrs Vernon Martin 69 of Belleville died Tuesday after a long illness in Harvey Indiana. Funeral services will be held at 1 30 PM at Mt Horeb Evangelical Lutheran Church with calling at Gesme Funeral Home Mt Horeb. She was a 1919 wife of Vernon Martin and left a daughter Mrs Vivian Carder and son Samuel with sisters and brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Horeb
Vernon Martin
Belleville
Martha Olson
LaCrosse Business College
Kroger
Stoughton
Harvey
Vivian Carder
Hazel Crest
Ill
Samuel
Lancaster
Calif
Cliff Bates
Madison
Olga Olson
Chicago
Clare Baxter
Horeb
Bert
Wisconsin Traffic Patrol Expands After 1955 Training
Ten years ago on December 30 1955 the first class of 41 officers trained under a program aimed at tripling the Wisconsin Traffic Patrol size. Concurrently Monroe Dairy Co. began construction of a 26 by 52 foot two story warehouse. If transportation is paid New Glarus Edelweiss Stars may travel to Salt Lake City for a nationwide NBC telecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Traffic Patrol
Monroe Dairy Co
Glarus Edelweiss
Salt Lake City
NBC
Monroe boomed in 1940 amid contractors optimistic 1941 outlook
Twenty five years ago on December 30 1940 Monroe was a building boom town as contractors viewed 1941 as promising. Three aliens were registered at the Monroe post office since compulsory registration ended. Five men reported safe and unharmed were trapped behind a 70 foot long roof fall in a coal mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Ice harvest begins as Albany poultry show records set
Forty years ago today on December 30 1925 ice harvest started earlier than usual with a 12 inch thickness. Albany poultry show drew 300 entries. The day also marked the third anniversary of Geigel Hardware radio department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany Poultry Show
Geigel Hardware
Borden Co Plans New Monticello Plant In 1916
Fifty years ago today Dec 30 1915 reports that the Borden Company will soon erect a new plant at Monticello. The item notes two Austrian submarines sunk, political unrest in England over conscription, and the German Emperor's illness. It adds Wisconsin dairy factories must obtain operating licenses after Jan 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borden Co
Monticello
England
Wisconsin
B L Schwarz Dies at 74 Owner of Pearl City and Freeport Funeral Homes
Bernard Leo Schwarz 74, longtime funeral home owner in Freeport and Pearl City, died at his Pearl City home after a monthlong illness. He owned Schwarz Funeral Home in Freeport since 1928 and Offenheiser Funeral Home in Pearl City since 1946. Survived by widow Violet, son Glen T., daughter Dorothy May, stepson G William Liebenstein, sister Emma Ansteth, six grandchildren, two great grandchildren. Burial at Calvary Cemetery, Freeport. Rosary at Schwarz Funeral Home tonight. services at 8:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. tomorrow. He held multiple offices in Knights of Columbus, Lions Club, and funeral directors associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Leo Schwarz
Pearl City
Freeport
Schwarz Funeral Home
Offenheiser Funeral Home
Mr. Schwarz
Mendota
Ill
Susan Bader
Violet Eitner Liebenstein
Lena
Glen T
Dorothy May
St. Louis
G. William Liebenstein
Emma Ansteth
Fairmont
Minn
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Calvary Cemetery
Massachusetts Negro Seeks Post in Senate in 1964
Massachusetts Attorney General Edward W. Brooke announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate. He will seek the Republican nomination at the state GOP convention in June and in September's primary, aiming to replace retiring Senator Leverett Saltonstall who will leave the seat after his current term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Edward W. Brooke
Massachusetts
U.S. Senate
Brooke
Leverett Saltonstall
Mrs Barker 81 Cedarville Dies In Freeport Hospital
Mrs Lida Barker, 81, of Cedarville died yesterday at Memorial Hospital in Freeport. Services set for 2 p m tomorrow at Burke Tubbs Funeral Home with burial in Cedarville Cemetery. Survived by son Ralph Wohlford of Freeport Route 3, two daughters Mrs Harold Hille of Freeport and Mrs Ralph Cummings of Cedarville, sister Mrs Betty LaBorde of Lena, eight grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedarville
Ill
Lida Barker
Freeport Memorial Hospital
Burke-Tubbs
Ralph Wohlford
Freeport
Harold Hille
Ralph Cummings
Betty LaBorde
Lena
Two Vehicles Involved In Mishap This Morning
Sheriff's deputies report a collision at 9 a.m. in front of the Hilltop Restaurant involving Leonard M. Akre of Monroe and Arlene D. Bosben of Juda. Bosben’s car headed west and sustained front end damage while Akre’s car had right front damage. No injuries. Dial 325-5101.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard M. Akre
Monroe
Arlene D. Bosben
Juda
Hilltop
Sheriff's Deputies
Bosben
Akre
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Monroe Evening Times
Emery A. Odell
The
Associated Press
Inland Daily Press Association
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Deal Neve
Solymoe
AP News
City of Monroe
Gounty
Consin
Slegibastanma County
Editorial
Helen
George Rachel
Franz Miller
19Th Ave
Franz
Flora
Frances Wells
Wells
Sgt
Howard Wells
Viet Nam
Texas
Albany
Leon Marty
Randy
Germany
14Th Armory Calvary
Matt Marty
Commercial and Savings Bank of
Switzerland
William Briggs Sr
O'Hare Field
Jerry Briggs
O'Hare
Briggses
Fay Jones
Wasserstrass
Woodworking
American Food
Karl Niffenegger
Wilhelm Tell
New Glarus, Wis
Vicki Norman
Irving
Nell Norman
B.L. Schwarz
Offenheiser
Schwarz
Father Mazzuchelli
Assembly
Knights of Columbus
Freeport Council Knights of Columbus
Pearl City Lions Club
National Funeral Directors Association
Illinois Funeral Directors Association
Germania Club
Senate
State Farm “Car Finance Plan
State Farm
State Farm Mutual
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Bloomington, Linois
Walter E. Drews
15Th St
18Th Ave
18Th Avenue
P.O. Box
Eleanor B. Frederick
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