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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1965
Page
2
The Monroe Evening Times lists credits from The Associated Press Inland Press Association and the Audit Bureau for a news brief. The credit line appears at the top of the page indicating syndicated service and circulation data.
The Advance Transformer Co of Chicago announced plans to operate an assembly plant in Monroe early next year. City leaders and the Chamber of Commerce, led by John Kundert and Mayor Walter Ekum, praised the project as a boon to the community and welcomed the firm, noting its cooperative approach.
The essay jokes that resolving to reform in 1966 is overkill and suggests a negative approach with humorous vows. It offers lighthearted examples like never to buy the Brooklyn Bridge unless gift wrapped, and lists many tongue in cheek improbables as a counterpoint to classic resolutions.
AP TV writer Cynthia Lowry notes 1965 yielded few standout entertainment programs with many shows recycled this year. She highlights news and actual events as the strongest moments, leaving her ballot for best entertainment blank, predicting a better year ahead.
A 1966 program proposes self-improvement to help a man avoid wasting time on nonsensical activities. It frames the effort as a useful step forward in any year and notes the aim is character development through disciplined focus.
Public schools list meals for the upcoming week. Monday features beef goulash with buttered corn pear sauce homemade bread butter and milk. Tuesday offers sliced beef mashed potatoes carrots and peas apple cake and similar sides.
The listing shows a luncheon menu featuring Bar-B-Q items with chips and lettuce salad, roast beef with gravy and sides, jelly sandwiches, bread and butter, desserts, meat loaf with buttered beans, tuna fish sandwiches, creamed corn, and assorted desserts. Multiple dishes imply a school or institution meal plan with varied proteins and sides.
Brodhead High School released the honor roll for the second six weeks. Five students earned straight A grades, including Dennis Frehner Donald Condon Beverly Kuhl Susan Behrens and Kathleen Condon. The notice lists freshmen sophomores and multiple students attaining honors and high honors across grades.
Karen Earleywine Sheryl Clark Dick Klemm Sharon Saunders and Gary Zimmer receive honors. Juniors Beverly Kuhl Don ald Condon Susan Behrens Kathleen Condon Diane Aue and Susan Hanner earn high honors alongside Susan Risum Edward Keen Dennis Thorp Shirley Sauer Teresa Kundert Linda Relph Steve Stoneback and Vernon Murray. Seniors Dennis Frehner and Alice Haroldson gain high honors with Karen Olson Mary Rice Ronald Christensen Karen Christensen sther Krause Kathryn Lorch Sandra Meythaler Robert St. John Allen Schneider Marsha Walters Karen Kelly Keith Olson Jean Popanz Luann Meichtry and Leonard Speth also honored.
Cal West Monroe 4-H notes a Purina Annual Beautina Royal Sale calf exhibit and sale planned for Saturday Jan 15 at Dane County Fair Grounds. Mentions breeder Dan Wyss and Monroe Milling Co. Also reviews 1961 1965 Land Judging contests with top contestants and notes modest 1965 Wisconsin hog and milk trends and new Monroe Brodhead industries including Zanders Lake project.
An invitation for boys and girls up to 12 to join the Monroe Evening Times Boys and Girls Club. Fill the coupon with name street or R F D post office date of birth age last birthday and mail to the Evening Times Club Monroe Wisconsin.
Ten years ago on December 31 1955 two Warren youths were killed and three others injured when their car failed a curve on Highway 78 south of Gratiot, smashing into a tree. St Victor's basketball team defeated Gratiot 32 29 in a revenge win.
On December 31 1940 thirty nine members of Co K left at 5 30 am on a special train to return to Camp Beauregard for resumed training. County Clerk Clarence W Lengacher reports 139 marriage license applications filed that year. Monroe Rifle Club beat Argyle 1451 to 1415 in a non loop match.
1925 year end bulletin notes a big annual military ball at Brodhead Traction tonight while the year’s average temperature runs about four degrees cooler than 1924. Samuel Isely records show 6 to 7:30 a.m. readings contributing to an average around 40 to 44 degrees.
Mrs Nancy Barmore 97 oldest resident of Green County died last evening she had been a county resident 77 years. Automobile ownership numbers listed by town Monroe 199 Albany 38 Browntown 5 Brooklyn 17 Brodhead 88 Monticello 48 New Glarus 41 Spring Grove Township holds 51 the highest among 16 townships. Former Monroe merchant held to Grand Jury on bankruptcy swindling later moved to Birmingham Alabama. Five eclipses predicted for 1916 three solar two lunar.
A reader request leads to an included illustration showing a three pronged blivet. The sketch demonstrates the dubious geometric shape and invites discussion of its paradoxical form.
Wisconsin State Farm Mutual policyholders will face an average auto insurance increase of 10.4 percent effective January 1, as announced by the company.
The Air Transport Association reports U.S. airlines placed orders for over $3 billion worth of airliners for 1966 delivery, triple the 1965 total, including 240 jet aircraft.
In Miami Beach two men Bob Neunzig and Barney Cipriani wrestled a 300 pound swordfish for 90 minutes. The fish tail-walked near shore as the pair used a 25 foot rope to land it. They cut the catch into 175 pounds of steak and froze it.
The piece describes a peculiar man living on Cranberry Lane who entertains local children with Mother Goose tales and fairy idyls. He distributes cookies and bright drinks, claims friendships with brownies and elves, and tells of glowworms and a wee elf using a fly’s wing. A list of names and dates follows, resembling a community schedule or notices.
Mrs. O. D. Curtis reports a holiday weekend in Monticello with many relatives visiting Elva Dooley. Guests include Ralph Cairns Kay Fennimore James Schommer Madison Clark Dooley Joe Fred Escher Bernard Dooley Karen Susan Monroe Ernie Kern Clarno Bill Escher Lodi Mara Behnke Conrad Limp Arnold Bosfeldt Wa tertown and Lake Mills. Other visitors include Melvin Agen and Helen Elmer with Monroe and Cumberland travel. Thursday dinners feature Fannie G Benkert Frieda Benkert Doris Wagner Curt.
Laurie Ann Ott joins Blanchardville on December 24 1957 as a new member.
London reports four of the twelve killings across eight days as Britain braces for a total murder count likely to surpass 200 for the year the highest since records began. The Christmas period proves especially violent with multiple incidents.
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