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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1965
Page
2
An Inland AP summary note mentions republication rights and postal regulations. The text references a Missouri area mail service and a telephone contact, with details unclear due to OCR errors. It notes AP association and reimbursement terms for serials.
An editorial urges strong support for March of Dimes funded birth defect research, arguing polio vaccines showed what public backing can achieve. It highlights 250000 annual birth defect cases, calls for removing stigma, and notes a national network of treatment centers built by March of Dimes to advance care and cure prospects.
Two Monroe hunters, after failing to bag geese near Horicon, bought a live white Christmas goose. They planned to stage a decoy by shooting it, but found the bird tough to prepare and abandoned the deception. The tale ends with a cautionary moral about overreaching plans.
Joseph David Ley 16 days old, son of Mr and Mrs Eugene Ley Route 2 Mineral Point, died Wednesday in Dodgeville hospital. Graveside services held at 1 pm in St Joseph's Cemetery Dodgeville. Survived by parents three brothers Franc Daniel Patrick and five sisters Susan Nancy Katherine Dorothy and Joan and grandparents Mr and Mrs William Ley and Alvis Schaaf Dodgeville.
Former 1930s film star Gertrude Michael died Thursday at age 53. She co starred in Farmer's Daughter Sailor Be Good The Last Outpost and Sophie Tang. She returned to movies in 1950 as a character actress and also appeared on television.
The Evening Times recalls past items with years 1955 1940 1915 noting baby Pederson born Jan 2 1955 county officials sworn in by the county judge Ray Kundert sheriff Franz Brand district attorney and Mrs Helen Myers clerk of courts. Also recalls a Browntown 1940 fire a 1925 Knickerbocker snow and 1915 Galician front line actions.
Dear Editor I share a farm poem about beef cattle feeding life and the strain of costs. The speaker recalls six months of watching steers and the hard labor from Christmas to Labor Day, the cattle ailments, and the anxious money worries as creditors press and markets waver.
Darlington resident Sen Gordon W Roseleip sends letters to Wisconsin's two senators and ten state congressmen in Washington urging them to preserve the Red Arrow 32nd Division. He cites its combat record and historical value, cites Hoover speech, and criticizes aid cuts and Communist threats while demanding action to protect the division and defend America.
On January 2, 1965, a historical roll of events is noted including 1933 withdrawals of Marines from Nicaragua, 1788 Georgia ratifies the Constitution, 1893 commemorative postage stamp for the Columbian Exposition, 1900 John Hay open trade rights comment, 1935 Hauptmann trial opens, 1959 Castro’s Havana entry and provisional Cuban president, plus later anniversaries marking a highway death toll, Kennedy’s candidacy, and the Soviet Union urging restraint.
A collage of holiday updates from Monroe and environs. Families gathered for New Year festivities and long-standing reunions among 11 families including Lowell Markwardt. Travel news includes the first New Year charter from Monroe airport serving O’Hare, with pilots and flares aiding takeoff. Local lore recalls the Swiss Sylvester custom. Births, extended kin travel to Dublin, and holiday visits to Hawaii and Honolulu. Alpine passes close between Switzerland and Italy. Prairie Pastures near Janesville honors Maida Durst Ludwig on her 40th birthday. Ice on Sugar River promises good skating if cold snap continues. Dial 325-5101.
Milwaukee Miller Brewing Co. reports selling 3,284,164 barrels in 1964, the firm’s highest ever and 17 percent above last year. President Norman R. Klug said the rise would be the largest percentage gain among major U.S. brewers.
The page lists birth dates and addresses for children by day from Sunday January 3 to Saturday January 9 1965. It includes names such as Robert Leonard Steven Schulz Karen Grunder and many others with street addresses in towns like Rockford Brodhead Albany Belleville Darlington Orangeville and Monticello. A short verse about a handsome tomcat appears at the end.
Two Minder family members, Michelle Ann Minder of Brown Town born December 30, 1962, and David Allen Minder born July 24, 1964, join local records. Ann Denise Barnes of Route 1 Blanchardville is listed with January 22, 1963, as her entry.
Mineral Point special report states Mrs Mary Prohaska 81 died Wednesday in a Dodgeville hospital. Services were held at St. Patrick's Church after a rosary at Gorgen Funeral Home. A Mineral Point resident for 45 years she broke her hip on Christmas Eve. Survived by son Edward and six daughters. Community note adds fact about 2,000 spas in the United States.
Albert L. Richardson 84 lifelong area resident and retired cheesemaker died Thursday after a brief illness. Services were held this afternoon at the Congregational Church. Lulloff Funeral Home in charge. Surviving: daughter Mrs. Palmer Kolbo Madison. three sons Lloyd and Ross both Madison and Robert Dodgeville. brother Ross Minneapolis. eight grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.
Mrs. Frank McCauley 64 died unexpectedly Thursday at her home. Services held at St Matthew's Church with O Flahrity Funeral Home in charge. She was formerly Mary O Leary from Gratiot. Surviving: husband, LeRoy of Shullsburg. sisters Mrs Roy Ganshert Gratiot and Mrs Wilbur Holland Warren, Til. two grandchildren. In Washington Rep Paul A Fine of New York to challenge Rep Melvin R Laird for House Republican Conference chair. Ford seeks to unseat House Republican Leader Charles A Halleck.
Yon Klassy, a Monroe High School graduate, helped organize a Christmas charity dance at Madison. Proceeds of 206 dollars benefited less fortunate families, with Klassy now at Madison Vocational Technical and Adult School in Mechanical Design Technology II.
John F Jelke 77 retired oleomargarine maker died Friday in Lake Forest Illinois He retired in 1948 as chairman of the John F Jelke Co after its sale to Lever Brothers Lone details on survivors and funeral plans were unavailable at press time.
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