Monroe Posts $4.1 Million in New Buildings and City Growth
The city grew by 4,118,513 in new construction last year led by May and August permits totaling 1,387,050 and 1,031,000 respectively. 35 new residences mark over 40 percent growth from 1965. Acreage rose to 1,839.33 with 60 acres used for parks and a new downtown parking ramp and 338 unmetered parking spaces. Net gain from city finances nears 19,000 after revenues and expenses. sewer operation cost rose to 42,203.91 with 518,931,000 gallons treated at the disposal plant and total operating costs of 24,517.48.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Harvey Elmer
Board of Public Works
Elmer
Lincoln
Death of President Used as Evidence in Soviet Bloc
In Prague Budapest and Sofia readers flock to serialized excerpts of William Manchester's The Death of a President. Communist propaganda claims Kennedy was killed in a conspiracy, citing the book as evidence.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
William Manchester
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Prague
Budapest
Kennedy
Communist Party
John F. Kennedy
Day Care Center Project Discussed At Monroe Meeting
Community members and business representatives gathered at a Monroe Methodist church to explore a possible day care center. Alvin Zuhlke moderated with Oaktron Industries Inc. and Green County Preparations reps present. A survey of potential users will be conducted and Eileen Wagner was tasked with calculating operating costs for the next March 9 session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Alvin Zuhlke
Methodist’s Church Commission On Christian Social Concern
Gene Ehle
Oaktron Industries Inc
J. E. Robertson
Green County Pre- Pak
Perry Power
Eileen Wagner
Donald Barry and Knowles Attend Wisconsin Scout Anniversary
Eagle Scout Donald Barry, 17, Monroe, joined Governor Warren Knowles at the Capitol in Madison for the 57th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. Barry reported for the U.S. Grant Council on local progress and campaign efforts including a record summer camp session and conservation drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Barry
Monroe
George Barry
Wisconsin
Warren P. Knowles
Knowles
State Capitol
Capitol
Madison
Boy Scouts of America
Barry
U.S. Grant Council
America
Gary. Knowles
David I. Chemerow
Kenosha
Scouts of
Ernest C. Keppler
Supreme Court
E. Harold Hallows
George R. Barry
Louis Mehitretter
NFC President Plans Market Information Push Across 25 States
Oren Lee Staley of Corning Iowa said the National Farmers Organization will begin a daily telephonic market information campaign next week. The plan aims to regulate supply and demand by informing farmers about market conditions and guiding sales, without reducing farm production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
National Farmers Organization
Oren Lee Staley
Corning
Iowa
NFC
Staley
Scouts Prepare For Annual Polar Bear Derby In Browntown
Scouts depart this afternoon for the Alaskan Polar Bear Derby at Browntown Wildlife area. They will camp overnight and compete tomorrow for ribbons based on sprint events and rib bons, with sleds judged by skill and entries limited to patrols of seven or more Scouts.
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Browntown Wildlife Area
Dwyer
Steiger Urges GOP to Embrace New Ways at Lincoln Day Dinners
Wisconsin congressman William Steiger urged Republicans to stop saying no and start creative, effective action. The 28 year old freshman spoke at Dane County Lincoln Day dinner and planned appearances at four dinners in Fond du Lac Appleton and his Oshkosh hometown.
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Madison
William Steiger
Oshkosh
Dane County
Steiger
Wisconsin
Fond du Lac
Appleton
Rhodes asks Knowles to chair Seaway subcommittee
Ohio Governor James Rhodes requests Warren P. Knowles to chair the St. Lawrence Seaway Problems subcommittee of the Midwest Resources Association with the first meeting set for February 27, brief telegram confirms Knowles has been informed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Ohio
James Rhodes
Warren P. Knowles
St. Lawrence Seaway
Midwest Resources Association
Knowles
Judge Luebke Calls Spring Term Calendar
Green County Circuit Court Judge Arthur L. Luebke will call the Spring Term calendar at 2 p m on Monday Feb 27. A jury of 36 with 18 on reserve has been drawn by the jury commissioners. List includes Mrs John Figi Sr Monroe Jacob Bruni New Glarus and James Larkin Brodhead with addresses and mail routes for venire. Jurors advised after calendar call.
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Arthur L. Luebke
Green County Circuit Court
John Figi Sr
Monroe
Jacob Bruni
New Glarus
James Larkin
Brodhead
Helen F. Myers
State commission to study coin operated gasoline pumps
The State Industrial Commission will examine the safety of self service coin operated gasoline pumps. A hearing is set for February 16 in Madison to review concerns and standards.
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Madison
State Industrial Commission
There He Goes Again Richard Proves He Can Be Nimble
A Chicago Tribune style column recounts a Times paper route disruption as a basketball practice prevents a carrier from delivering 86 papers to 86 readers. The writer and a former carrier patrol a route at night, hinting at a missing replacement carrier and keeping the town in suspense.
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Richard
Dick Campbell
Chicago Tribune
Christian Science Monitor
Monroe Evening Times
the Times
Marlon Brando
Green County Conservation League Rejects Kellett Plan
Green County foes of the Kellett Committee reorganization of the Wisconsin Conservation Department organize a 30 minute Madison meeting and join 500 sportsmen at the Red Shirt Rally. League leaders plan written objections at the Capitol and fund weed control at Zander's Lake while ordering thousands of trees for spring planting.
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Green County Conservation League
New Holiday Inn
Madison
Ray L. Beckman
League
Louis A. Koenig
Ward J. Kaderly
Capitol Assembly
Robert Hahien
Conservation Congress
Kellett
Kellett Committee
Wisconsin Conservation Department
Green County Board
James E. Schwoegler
SCS
la Crosse
Beckman
Schwoegler
Wisconsin
Larry Lindgren
Monroe
Green County
Zander’s Lake
Marshall Bluff
Zander’s
Max Voelkli
VFW
Monroe High names Barbara Wegmueller Good Citizen
Barbara L Wegmueller daughter of Ernest C Wegmueller Route 2 Monroe selected by Monroe High School senior class advisers to represent the class as Good Citizen. She has a strong scholastic record and involvement in Annual Staff F T A French Club Pep Club Student Council Student Exchange Symphonic Band and Editor of the M Book. She plans to attend Wisconsin State University Whitewater to become an elementary teacher.
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Barbara L. Wegmueller
Ernest C. Wegmueller
Route 2
Monroe
Monroe High School
Barbara
Wisconsin State University - Whitewater
Cheddar Demand Reported Fair in Wisconsin Prices
Madison Wisconsin cheddar prices were unchanged to 1 cent lower this week with demand mostly fair. Rindless longhorns supplies were short to adequate while other styles remained ample. American cheese output for the week ending February 2 was 24.2 million pounds, up 3 percent from the prior week. Wisconsin Swiss prices fell 1 cent as the market stayed unsettled and top-grade supplies stayed fully ample.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Agricultural Marketing Service
Faith Not Shaken By Apollo's Tragedy
Milwaukee report shows Donald K. Slayton says the Apollo program remains on track after the January 27 fire that killed three astronauts. He spoke while planning a Sparta visit and noted investigators will study the blaze as the project’s timetable faces a delay. Slayton also received the Billy Mitchell Award at a Wisconsin ceremony.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Donald K. Slayton
Slayton
Sparta
Air Force
Billy Mitchell
Air Force Association
Two Women Named To Direct Campaign
Mrs. James Klabough and Mrs. Lawrence Vance of Monroe were named co chairmen of the 1967 Easter Seal campaign. Other chairs for Browntown and New Glarus areas include Mrs. Fred Scott and Mrs. Henry Smith. Campaign runs February 20 through March 26.
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James Klabough
Lawrence Vance
Monroe
Fred Scott
Browntown
Henry Smith
New Glarus
Potosi Man Killed In Indiana Plane Crash
Air Force Capt. Frank E. Schaal, 32, formerly of Potosi Wisconsin, identified among two officers killed when a private plane crashed near Kokomo Indiana. The craft nosed over in a corn field as one officer showed another how to fly.
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Kokomo
Ind
Air Force
Frank E. Schaal
Potosi
Wis
Schaal
Fusillade of Fury Faces Kellett Unit At Madison Rally
About 450 red clad sportsmen rallied against a plan to merge Wisconsin conservation and water pollution control. Critics labeled it dictatorial while supporters argued the plan would streamline 86 agencies into 26 departments.
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Kellett Unit
Madison
Kellett
Charles Smith
Wausau
State Conservation Commission
Smith
Wisconsin
Kellet
Russell Lynch
Wauwatosa
Resource Development Board
William R. Kellett
Menasha
Conservation
Health and Welfare Departments
Highway Commission and
Motor Vehicle Department
The
Conservation Commission
Wisconsin Senate
Leo Roethe
Fort Atkinson
Wisconsin Wildlife Federation
Conservation Department
Roethe
Warren P. Knowles
Senate
Jerris Leonard
Bayside
Leonard
Moonlighter Owl Nips Sleep In Moonlit Jests
Daily Doggerel by Clair R. Munns features a sleepless night as an owl in a nearby tree keeps the narrator awake. The verse questions why owls, reputed smart, do not switch to daytime hours.
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Clair R. Munns
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Howard Newcomer
Dale Young
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Clara Albright
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Robert Florek
15Th Ave
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6Th St
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Delbert Indergand
John Keegan
16Th Ave
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16Th St
Dorothy Mathias
17Th Ave
Fred Maurer
Verlene Miller
28Th Ave
Janet Paulik
8Th St
Robert Rieder
Chester Schmerse
14Th Ave
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Royce Schultz
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81Th St. Monticello
Harry Haddinger
Leon Klassy
John Stauffer
Jan Zimmerman
Gordon Henning
Nathalie Holtine
Henrietta Paulson
Darleen Ziltner
Arthur Zweifel
Mildred Bernstein
Ruth Fossage
Selma Knight
Marvin Malkow
Brooklyn
Robert Evans
Orville Frye
Elna Mortensen
Thomas Bell
Fred Feldt
I. G. Newman
Arthur Hartwig
William Hartwig
Francis Thorpe
7Th St
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Charlotte Bigler
Eleanor Meyer
Robert Strickler
Lois Wainwright
DAR
Barbara Wegmueller
Apollo
Indiana
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