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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1965
Page
2
An OCR fragment shows subscription terms for Inland Bailey Basin Roait or related editions with Monroe and Stephenson County pricing. It mentions a yearly rate of 88 dollars, county pricing, and an office hours block from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with a telephone number.
The Monroe chamber formalizes a Cheese Day festival for September 1965 setting a template for an annual cheese promotion. Co chairs Archie Myers Jr and Robert Bussen bring hospitality and organization strengths while John F Kundert is eyed as president to lead the effort. The plan aims to revive Monroe Green County’s cheese identity and attract tourism with Swiss heritage.
In Hoosick Falls New York about 450 families were evacuated as officials removed a derailed tank car carrying 32 000 gallons of propane. Two derricks lifted the 130 ton tank after it overturned beside the Boston and Maine Railroad tracks Sunday. Seven other freight cars left the tracks and were cleared Monday. Two hundred five personnel and rescue squads were stationed around the village of 4000 residents to manage the incident.
AP recalls notable events on this date including the Great Northern track spike in 1893 at Cascade Mountains east west junction, John Smith captured in 1608, Benedict Arnold aiding a 1781 raid on Richmond, Coolidge death in 1933, Truman Fair Deal label in 1949, and Rome Jerusalem church leaders’ meeting in 1964 with Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras in Jeruselem.
Ten years ago heavy rain gave way to snow as a preview of tomorrow’s weather with colder conditions. Monroe voters now face a four way stop at 16th Ave and 11th St after a city council decision.
Helen Rudy Scharnwever backed away from his 27 gauge railroad project after a decade of development, but soon returned to the hobby with HO railroading. He liquidated hundreds of items that filled three storeys and several suspensions in the basement before Christmas. A New Year’s Eve date led to a surprising ride when a Conroe College girl, home for the holidays, fled a male driver who mistook the street for her address. Relatives in Peru reported a mine blast nearby, delayed by a mail strike, with Peru confirming a separate explosion elsewhere.
Lester Bishop Jr and wife Diane Dahlvick, formerly of Wisconsin Power and Light, spend a year in Europe living at Glenternie Lodge Kirkton Manor near Edinburgh. They note low costs, cold homes, two large fireplaces, good fishing and New Year visits from Edinburgh friends.
Pvt Richard L Meier completed an eight week general supply course at Fort Knox Kentucky on December 18 He is 22 and a 1961 graduate of South Wayne High School He entered the Army in August 1964 and served in basic training at Fort Knox He is the son of Mrs Alma Meier South Wayne The White House Guidebook fifth edition updated by the White House Historical Association includes new White House acquisitions and a portrait of President Johnson.
Homer V. Brodie 65 of Janesville died Sunday after a brief illness. He owned a Shetland pony ranch and Janesville Pony Equipment Co and ran a collection agency and finance offices. A UW graduate and WWI veteran, he was active in the Elks Rotary Shetland Pony Club and local horse shows. He is survived by his wife Lorena and four sons and 13 grandchildren. Services set for Thursday at St. Patrick’s Eau Claire with Rosary tonight and Elks service tonight.
Funeral services for Elmer Trickel 83 were held this afternoon at Milner O Flahity Funeral Home. Surviving are his wife two daughters Mrs Mabel Graham Galena and Mrs Edith Cruse Benton a son Claude Benton a sister Mrs Mary Nelson Darlington ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren
Delaware, which recorded 117 traffic deaths in 1964, reported no highway fatalities over the 78 hour New Year period from Thursday six p.m. to Sunday midnight. State police kept up tightened patrols with regular enforcement and active HQ presence.
Martin Keller Sr., 70, area farmer, died Sunday in a Madison hospital after a brief illness. Rites set for 10:00 a.m. Thursday at Holy Redeemer Church Town of Perry. Survivors include three sons Roland Harold Martin Jr and five daughters and 18 grandchildren. Funeral details and calling hours announced.
A reader asks about suggesting a wedding gift budget prompting family tension. Abby notes the aunt plans a present, the mother suggests saying nothing but well wishes, and the exchange exposes differing expectations for etiquette and generosity in marriage celebrations.
A reader argues against excessive bluntness in advising gift choices and tactful responses. Another letter criticizes pressuring a student into a preferred college via parental influence, urging a discreet approach and offering Abby's guidance materials for personal matters.
A bipartisan group of 11 House members introduced bills in Washington to make it a federal crime to attack or assassinate a president. The proposals seek enhanced penalties and federal jurisdiction for such acts.
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