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Newspaper

Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 1966

Page

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Hearing Set On Pecatonica River Pollution

A public hearing at 10 a m Friday Jan 21 in the Lafayette County Courthouse Darlington will address pollution in the Pecatonica River watershed Green County Iowa Dane and Lafayette are invited to send representatives A 37 page report by the State Board of Health and State Committee on Water Pollution cites inadequate operation and overloading of facilities as key problems and calls for remedial action

Pecatonica River Lafayette County Darlington Green County Green Iowa Dane Lafayette State Board of Health E. H. Jorris Theodore F. Wisniewski Pecatonica

Hearing set on mobile home fee and city matters

Three topics go to public hearing tomorrow at 7 20 p m in the Council Chambers. The mobile home parking fee would rise from $10 to $12 monthly. Also on the agenda is an ordinance to raise the city engineer salary and an annexation petition by Mr and Mrs Martin Dickson and Moore Business Forms.

Martin Dickson Moore

McNamara Shifts Steel Orders Away From Bethlehem

Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara today directed shifting orders for future structural steel deliveries from Bethlehem Steel Corp and any firm that raises prices.

Washington Defense Robert S. McNamara Bethlehem Steel Corp

First babies born in Green County on New Year 1966

Four Jan 1 newborns at St Clare Hospital share top honors in the Monroe Evening Times Stork Derby. Traci Plantikow and Eric Peterson win Miss and Master 1966 while Craig Day and Daniel Treuthardt are other New Year babies. gifts awarded to winners from local merchants.

Herman Plantikow Jr Belleville Traci Janene Traci Janene Plantikow Green County St. Clare Hospital Traci Eric Gordon Gordon Peterson Blanchardville Monroe Monroe Evening Times Craig Robert Day Robert G. Day South Wayne Daniel Lee Treuthardt Carl Treuthardt Argyle Tamie Jo Terri Jolene Troy Jon Plantikow Daryl Fuchs Monticello Edward. Fuchs Herman F. Plantikow John Klossner New Glarus York Township Arthur Day Rewey Wis Paul Knebel Livingston Daniel Lee Marjorie Carpenter David Treuthardt Route 4 Ivan Smith

Two-car collision harms Brodhead driver on County Trunk T

Deputies report two crashes in Green County since Friday. A serious wreck one mile south of Brodhead on County Trunk T involved David J. Smith 22 of Brodhead and Lyle R. Pietsch Jr. 23 of Hillside Illinois with heavy damage to both cars. A second crash four miles south of Juda on Corn Trunk S involved Marvin E. Bear 21 Route 1 Monroe whose car left the road after hitting a rock in the ditch.

Green County Marvin E. Bear Route 1 Monroe Juda

Woman Suffers Leg Injury After Yard Fall

Mrs. Leo Mau of Route 1 Gratiot was admitted to St. Clare Hospital shortly after noon Sunday with a fractured bone in her right leg from a fall in her yard. Her condition is listed as good.

Leo Mau Route 1 Gratiot St. Clare Hospital

Packers Victory Sparks Downtown Green Bay Celebration

Thousands of fans flooded Green Bay bars and streets after the Packers 23 12 win over Cleveland to claim a ninth NFL title in five years. Goalposts were torn down and later recovered as Bart Starr and teammates celebrated at a private party amid rowdy revelry.

Green Bay Wis Titletown U.S.A Green Bay Packers Packers Cleveland NFL Packer Bart Starr New York Giants

Darlington Woman Found Dead in Fire

Mrs. Gertrude Colbeck 89 was found dead by firemen in the basement of her burning two story home one half mile south of Darlington. Cause of death and cause of fire not determined. The frame house was destroyed.

Darlington Gertrude Colbeck Colbeck

Pilots Plan Rides To Aid Dimes Drive

Green County Pilots Association sponsors a Penny-a-Pound Airlift to support the March of Dimes. Rides run Saturday noon to dusk and Sunday all day, weather permitting. Last year 14 planes ferried 1,200 riders over the city, with more events planned in January.

March of Dimes The Green County Pilots Association Green County National Foundation

Gunman Robs Service Station Near Portage

A lone gunman wearing a stocking mask robbed a D X service station on Interstate 90 94 shortly after 1 a m. He forced two attendants to drive him away in their car, took an undetermined sum believed to be several hundred dollars, then ordered them out and fled in the vehicle before abandoning it nearby.

Portage D-X

Record Highway Toll Across Three Day New Year Holiday

The Associated Press reports 556 people died on highways during the three day New Year weekend, setting a record for the second straight holiday period. The toll surpasses last year’s New Year count of 474, with only a few earlier holiday periods reaching or exceeding historical highs.

Associated Press

Wisconsin Toll Hits 1 027 In 1965 Traffic Deaths

New Year brings a continued high fatality count with 14 deaths over the weekend and seven on New Year’s Day. Most deaths resulted from single vehicle incidents with trains, trees, a bridge railing, a signal post or a parked truck. The 1965 toll rose to 1 027, just under the 1964 record, as the year closed.

Wisconsin

Holiday traffic death tolls top 700 in three day period

An Associated Press survey found 420 traffic deaths over a non holiday weekend of similar length to the New Year period, while the National Safety Council warned the New Year toll could reach 600 if the pace held. The survey covered 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec 9 to midnight Sunday, Dec 12.

Associated Press National Safety Council

Mrs R J Heeren Taken by Death After 25 Years in Monroe

Mrs Roy J Heeren aged 67 died New Year's morning ten minutes after admission to St Clare Hospital Monroe. She suffered a heart attack at home on Country Lane and died at 6 30 a m. Born Viola Nancy Hutmacher December 22 1898 in Freeport she was active in Immanuel EUB Church serving as financial secretary for five years and belonged to several groups. Surviving are her husband Donald and a son in Denver Colorado. She had worked 15 years as a bank bookkeeper and married Memorial Day 1940 in Freeport.

Monroe Roy J. Heeren St. Clare Hospital 1708 Country Lane Heeren Freeport Immanuel Eub Church Woman’s Relief Corps Monroe Woman’s Club St. Omar Order of Easter Star Viola Nancy Hutmacher William and Hulda Martin Hutmacher Freeport High School Freeport Business College First National Bank of Freeport Mr. Heeren Donald Denver

Mayor Lindsay keeps city moving as transit strike bites Manhattan

New York Mayor John V. Lindsay mounted a police helicopter to assess traffic as a two day transit strike snarled Manhattan. By morning traffic eased to near normal though officials warned of continued jams and urged fewer drivers into the city.

Jerry Buck New York Manhattan John V. Lindsay Lindsay Henry A. Barnes Barnes

Boyer Injured In City Mishap

Glenn Boyer 73 of Juda is reported in good condition at St. Clare Hospital after a three car collision on Highway 1181 near Ruf enacht's Oil Co. He suffered chest injuries. Police investigated multiple parked car mishaps in Monroe in 1966.

Glenn Boyer Juda St. Clare Hospital Monroe Boyer Rufenacht’s Oil Co Viola Lauper Browntown Richard J. Prien Justice Ill Stephen P. Krueger 18Th Ave 13Th St Joseph A. Collins Gratiot 16Th Ave William R. Broege 14Th Ave

John Kampfer Taken by Death

John William Kampfer 65 of 220542 9th St. died at 6 20 this morning in a Green County hospital after a stroke. He was born November 23 1900 in Wintersengen Switzerland and lived in Darlington and Monroe, Wisconsin. Surviving are his wife Charlotte Hediger Kampfer three sons Hans James Calvin two daughters Frieda Indergaard Rosemary Pagel and Ruth Wells eleven grandchildren and siblings in Switzerland. Funeral services are tentatively planned for Thursday at St Johns United Church of Christ Monroe with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Shriner Neushwander Funeral Home is in charge.

John William Kampfer 9Th St Switzerland Green County Wintersengen Jacob and Rosina Furler Kampfer America Darlington Neillsville Charlotte Hediger Clark County Monroe Kampfer Immanuel United Church of Christ Hans James Calvin Ft. Worth Tex Kenneth Frieda) Indergand Rosemary Pagel Robert Marguerite) Stoehr John Ruth) Wells Otto Arthur Hulda Sutter Frieda Hehlen Rosa Kaufmann Brenda Pagel Emma Jacob Gotfried St. John’s United Church Christy Monroe Greenwood Cemetery Shriner-Neushwander Funeral Home

Community Center Moves to New Municipal Building

Park and recreation director James Mauermann announces the Golden Age Club Youth Council and Barbershop chorus will meet in the new Community Center basement tomorrow. He says reservations for park shelter houses next summer are now being taken and applications are open for summer employment at the swimming pool playground and maintenance.

James Mauermann Golden Age Club Youth Council Barbershop Mauermann

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Times Plantikon Peterson Eric Louise Disch Leo Wassner Bay City Oregon Deanna Joyce Zeal Allen Zeal Linda Barbara Ronald Thomas Samuel Samuel, 6. Mrs. Zeal Is the Former Joyce Downs, Daughter of Roy Downs Warren Anna Zeal Benton Nelson Downs Rolland Silha Kelly Jo ‘“Schwartzlow Ronald Schwartzlow Brodhead Theodore Robert Pulfer Robert Pulfer Holiday Road R. J. Heeren John Kampfer
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