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Newspaper

Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1966

Page

5

Badger Basketball surges past Arizona for seventh place

Wisconsin dominates Arizona 104 77 in Los Angeles lifting their record to 4 5. Joe Franklin scores 32 points leading the Badgers' 58 percent shooting while Ted Voight Tom Mitchell and Mike Kordik contribute in a balanced attack. Arizona ends at 0 3 in the tournament as Wisconsin eyes a home game against Marquette.

Los Angeles Wisconsin Walloping Arizona Badger John Erickson UCLA Michigan Joe Franklin Badgers Franklin Mike Kordik Bill Davis Wildcats Ted Voight Eric Hendrickson Tom Mitchell Monroe Jim McCallum Hendrickson Voight Marquette

Koehn Sparks Local Keglers In Friday Bowling

Koehn led Friday Nite Industrial with a 572 series including a 199 game. Del Soddy and Jerry Zuhlke also posted strong scores, while Vic Ingwell topped Sportsmen with 546, and Harold Gissing earned 340 in series. Frito-Lay swept Eaton’s 4-0 as Turner Hall dominated Alp Horn Lounge.

Nate Hare Harold Gissing Frito-Lay Eaton Olson Kay Berndt Romayne Wuetrich Brunswick Turner Hall Alphorn Friday Nite Industrial Arnie Koehn Jerry Zuhlcke H. Blum del Soddy Lowell Ludwig Browntown Bombers Shell Oil Browntown Mill Milwaukee Cheese Dutchmen Truethardt Turners Millie Blum Lou Olson Anne Huber Barbara Wuetrich Monroe Floral Monroe Clinic Roy’s Dairy Green Co. Salvage

Local Christmas Gatherings Across Orangeville and Area

Miss Laura Witt of Monroe Wis spent the weekend with Clarence and Edwin Witt in Orangeville. The Witt families held a Christmas Sunday gathering including Laura Witt Melvin Rackow Delbert Wohlford James Thomas and others from Pearl City Dakota and Polo. Pvt Jim Metz arrived Dec 24 to visit his wife and will return to Fort Rucker Ala. John Wyssman and William Boyer University of Illinois students are home for the holidays.

Laura Witt Monroe Wis Clarence Edwin Witt Miss Witt Curtis Duane Witt Dakota Jim Metz Russell Mills Fort Rucker Ala Edith Koehner Lloyd Ko Dave Polo Glen Bolender Vernon Spaide Violet Strohecker Freeport Beverly Dougherty Washington D.C John Wyssman William Boyer University of Illinois At Champaign Clifford Scheider Helen Thelma Graham Margaret Frank Clinton Scheider Cedarville Vera Zimmerman Vera Wambach

Christmas Gatherings Across Wisconsin and Illinois

Numerous families from Blanchardville Freeport Platteville Monroe Dubuque and Janesville hosted Christmas Day dinners and gatherings. Veterans hospital patient Robert Augsburger in Madison since Dec 23 and Dwight Kehler on leave from service were noted among the extended family events.

Monroe Common Council Extends New Year Tavern Hours

Proceedings show the council approves a resolution to extend tavern closing time from 1:00 to 2:00 a.m. on New Year's Eve into January 1 1967. Hearing held with no opposition, milk inspection report ordered filed, and curb and gutter assessments to be adopted. Officials: Donald F. Ripp Jerry I. Coplien Hilton E. Kirchner Walter R. Ekum. Monroe Wisconsin December 1966.

Walter R. Ekum Alderman Coplien Kirchner Coplien City of Monroe Donald, F. Ripp Jerry I. Coplien Hilton E. Kirchner Flisram

Little League Set To Resume Action

The Little League basketball program will resume next week with sessions for all fifth and sixth grade boys. Attendees will be assigned to teams and a game schedule set, meeting at Lincoln grade school gym from 4 to 6 PM on Tuesday and Wednesday. The program will end in February.

Lincoln

Packers' Hornung Reveals Engagement

Dallas report says Paul Hornung veteran halfback of Green Bay confirmed engagement to Pat Roeder formerly of Green Bay now with a Dallas TV station. Hornung 31, a noted bachelor, gave no wedding date but hoped for a Hawaii ceremony possibly in January or February.

Dallas Paul Hornung Green Bay Packers Pat Roeder Green Bay Hornung Packers Hawaii

Loyola Beats Marquette In Chicago Stadium Doubleheader

Jim Tillman scored 41 points to lift Loyola of Chicago to an 85-72 win over Marquette in the opening game of a Chicago Stadium basketball doubleheader.

Marquette Chicago Jim Tillman Loyola Chicago Stadium

Improvement Noted in W L Golden as Doctor Reports

Charlotte North Carolina William Henry Golden author editor and lecturer showed slight signs of improvement today but the doctor says he remains in critical condition awaiting further treatment and observation.

Charlotte N.C

Recreation Schedule January 2 to 7

Daily listings show no activities Monday. Tuesday includes Play-time, Alfalfa Club, Golden Age Club, Littl League Basketball at Lincoln gym and Barber shoppers. Wednesday features Alfalfa Club, Jr and Sr High Students, Little League Basketball, Adult Basketball, and Jr and Sr High Students. Thursday lists Adult Basketball. Friday hosts Alfalfa Club and Jr and Sr High Students. Saturday covers Boys Skating Meet at Lincoln Rink and Jr and Sr High Students.

Lincoln Gym Sr. High Jr. High Lincoln

Bowmen Honor Champions At Annual Banquet

Marshall Bluff Bowhunters held their yearly banquet at the Casino. Eldon Taylor and Judi Bissig presented awards to champions from the past season including Marilyn Wittenwyler Barbara Anderson Curtis Wagner Robert Leuenberger and Robert Wittenwyler. Special guests Reynold Zeller Lawrence Marty Gordon Heggesta and others were noted.

Monticello Marshall Bluff Eldon Taylor Judi Bissig Marilyn Wittenwyler Barbara Anderson Curtis Wagner Wisconsin Neceedah Robert Leuenberger Black River Falls Robert Wittenwyler Tom Kubly Reynold Zeller Lawrence F. Marty Robert Hahlen Monroe Mexico Gordon Heggesta Madison Wisconsin Field Archery Association

Today in History December 31 1966

Highlights by the Associated Press note events on this date including Edison’s electric lamp demonstration in 1879 Lincoln’s 1862 act admitting West Virginia as a state Lenin’s 1921 re election Khrushchev’s 1956 Kremlin remarks Osborne to Oslo name change in 1924 Bermuda ending car ban in 1945 Kennedy and Khrushchev New Year greeting in 1962 Goldberg’s Vietnam peace moves in 1961 Gaulle’s France stance on Vietnam.

Associated Press Thomas Alva Edison Abraham Lincoln West Virginia Lenin Soviet Union Norway Christiania Oslo Bermuda Nikita Khrushchev Josef Stalin Kremlin Stalin John F. Kennedy Arthur D. Goldberg U. S Vietnam Charles de Gaulle France NATO de Gaulle Goldberg

Monroe approves curb and gutter assessment for 1966 project

Monroe Common Council adopts the public works curb and gutter and sidewalk report and levies a total special tax of 3641.78 on listed lots and parcels. The measure covers removal and replacement costs with per foot rates and names property owners, lot descriptions, and project scope under Contract No 7. Final payments to local firms are authorized, and progress on the historical society and ramp traffic is noted.

Halpurlt Board of Puouc Works Common Council City of Monroe Slailauocnus Common Council of the Lily of Monroe Jupac Works Board of Pubilc Works Grace M. Thorpe Wallace W. Radke Tallman Paul Lochner Mabel C. Hanson Kathryn Wegner Robert Richardson Myrtle Clark Bruce M. Blum Blackhawk Donald L. Boss Egbert Kamstra R. H. Scharnweber Apostolic Church of Thomas Carl Carl Bros. Co., Inc Blk Emerson & Moultons Beatrice Ripp Lybrands Victor Wampiler Emil Theiler Tallman’s U.u Og Lolal Co-op Union Mepiace Nepiace Lola Hmma Lschanz Lota Bik Mattans Re InoVal Repance Board of Public Works Jerry I. Coplien Evan C. Chambers Fred R. Simpson Walter R. Ekum Alderman Tschudy Chambers Stanland - Thostenson Brodhead Wisconsin Kenneth F. Sullivan Company Madison Havey Electric Company Monroe Construction Co City Band Shell

Down to Earth reflects on snow, visitors, and a New Year

The column notes heavy snow last Wednesday and bright holiday scenes, then mentions visits from Roman and Joan Borkovec, Ken and Dorothy Halverson, Merlin and Jenny Casey. It laments rapid cropland loss to development, urges public protest, and marks Green County Soil and Waters Conservation Districts 10th anniversary. Packers football preview ends the item.

Ken Dorothy Halverson Waupaca Green County Merlin Jenny Casey Mt. Horeb Jenny Green County Soil and Waters Conservation District Don Siedschlag ASCS

Quick Quiz On SignaturesAnd Records

The questions ask which autograph is most valued the signer Button Gwinnett who helped draft the Declaration of Independence how long Connie Mack led the Philadelphia Athletics from 1901 to 1950 during which his teams won nine pennants and five world championships and which is the world largest bell the Tsar Bell in the Moscow Kremlin weighing 220 tons.

Button Gwinnett Connie Mack Philadelphia Athletics Kremlin Moscow

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