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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1966
Page
2
A concise AP dispatch from Monroe reports standard Inland Frm Association and Audit Bureau notes. The brief summarizes ongoing industry reporting conventions and local notices without sensational detail.
An editorial rants about color television hype and the disdain for color broadcasts. It mocks the peacock presenter and discusses financial restraint, nostalgia for black and white, and the irony of choosing style over practicality. The piece ends by asking if you have seen a grown man cry.
On January 6 1966 several notable events are recalled The Supreme Court struck down the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 In 1814 the Bram ble sailed to Annapolis with a peace offer New Mexico joined the Union in 1912 Theodore Roosevelt died in 1919 Franklin D Roosevelt outlined the Four Freedoms in 1941 and a national service act was urged in 1945 Ford Motor Co reported 1955 payrolls and wages Five years ago a fatal fire at the Thomas Hotel in San Francisco occurred One year ago Viet Nam war costs were disclosed by the Defense Department with 356 dead 1546 wounded and 19 missing.
Jakarta officials announce a ban on motorized vehicles over twenty years old to curb traffic disruption. The measure aims to reduce stalls and congestion in crowded streets of the capital.
Mayor Brooks J. Dinwiddie filed nomination papers this afternoon seeking a third term as mayor. Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas turns 74 today. Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III of Monaco plan marriage soon after Easter, announced today.
Twenty years ago on January 6 1946 the county clerk announced completion of this year’s fluorescent lighting installation at the courthouse. The Monroe United Brethren Church favored union with Evangelical churches while flood waters made all Green County crossings of the Pecatonica River impassable.
On January 6 1936 all Green County state and county trunk highways were opened after continuous snow plow work. Milwaukee police held a Canada man in a holdup murder case of a Ft. Atkinson resident. The Supreme Court ruled the entire AAA program unconstitutional in a sweeping decision.
40 Years Ago Today reports indecision at Antigo. A total of 654.67 dollars was allocated for charities in 1926 by the WRC, aiding 616 people. Friday the 13th would occur only once in 1926, and Luverne fire department adds a new radiator for its pump truck after a vote.
Fifty years prior, January 6, 1916, veteran Alva E. Hare died at 71. Al Ringling, who died January 1 in Baraboo, left an estate over a half million. Milwaukee Railroad plans a sidetrack at Monticello to connect with the new Borden plant site.
Sixty years ago today on January 6, 1906 eleven county residents took Civil Service examinations here for state positions. Assessments were not made by Mt Pleasant Insurance Co. Vocal and instrumental solos were barred from Catholic Church services.
Special notice seeks bids to build and lease a new postoffice in Darlington with a 10 year lease and option for 20 more. Building to remain under private ownership while the Postal Department furnishes equipment. deadline February 11. Bidding documents available from the regional real estate office in Milwaukee.
Several hundred citizens in Wisconsin's 1st District circulate petitions urging Henry C. Schadeberg to run for re election in 1966. The Burlington based candidate, a former congressman and war chaplain, would return to normalcy and common sense government, organizers say.
Augusta Henkel 88 died Tuesday in a Lancaster nursing home. Services are at 1 p.m. tomorrow at Harris and Wooking Funeral Home Lancaster with burial in Lutheran Cemetery Stitzer. She was born in Germany and lived much of life in Stitzer. Husband John preceded her in death. No immediate survivors.
The federal government awarded Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp. about 27 million in contracts for 400 million rounds of military small arms ammunition to be delivered April through November. The East Alton plant will handle 41 percent of the work after resuming operations following a 33 day strike.
Michael Chaplin, 19, son of Charlie Chaplin, has left his beatnik life and facial hair to work on his father’s new film project titled A Countess from Hong Kong. He is employed by the production unit under the alias Michael James and has been on set for about a month.
Santiago reports a persistent rumor that Martin Bormann is in Chile and police have asked West Germany for his fingerprints. Emilio Dekckers, director general of investigations, said the prints would be compared with foreigners on file. Reports say Bormann fled to South America after WWII and altered his appearance via plastic surgery.
Sen. Clinton Anderson of New Mexico and Maryland Gov. J Millard Tawes joined Medicare. Anderson, 70, signed up Tuesday in Albuquerque. Tawes, 71, the oldest governor, was enrolled when Social Security officials promoted the medical benefits and his name appeared on state payroll checks.
Robert Ruark died in a London hospital on July 1 and left manuscripts and papers to the University of North Carolina. His British estate is valued at 66492 dollars with expectations that other countries hold larger assets. The 49 year old writer was a London resident.
Late President John F. Kennedy collapsed in a chair just before noon after stepping out of the pool at his oceanfront winter home. Medical staff attended, and he was reported to be in a precarious condition as the event unfolded.
Arizona plans to return the state flag that astronaut Frank Borman carried on Gemini 7. Gov. Goddard gave the flag to Borman, who will receive it at a public Tucson reception. A Titan rocket light display will welcome him on the downtown skyscraper with a message reading Welcome Borman.
In Augusta Georgia a five star general returned from the hospital grounds after a month of recuperation from an attack. He arrived by White House helicopter from his Gettysburg Pennsylvania home and is set to travel west by train with Mrs. Eisenhower just before Christmas.
Theophilus May, a 105 year old former Cleveland mail carrier, remarked on longevity at his birthday party in Middletown. He plans to mark Jan 5 1967, living with his grandson Charles Mills. May notes he has outlived 13 siblings, all of whom reached their 70s or 80s.
Flat Rock North Carolina reports poet Carl Sandburg, age 88, in a sickbed after an intestinal inflammation since September and a recent fall. His wife believes he will recover and live to 101, dismissing his age prophecy about dying at years divisible by 11.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, at Walter Reed Army Hospital for a medical checkup, was expected to depart tonight or Friday for his annual winter vacation in Palm Desert California. He had suffered a heart attack on November 9.
A severe storm battered northwestern California with 1000 displaced residents, closed roads, and collapsing roofs. Three hikers are reported missing on Mount Shasta as rivers rise and heavy snow persists, while Crescent City residents brace for ongoing danger from back to back storms.
Harriet Wittwer 84, former Monticello resident, died at her daughter’s Kansas City home. Old age complications. Funeral home Voegels of Monticello to arrange. Survived by daughter Mrs Ernestine M. Jones and two sons George E Madison and Jack Kansas City, plus seven grandchildren. Ela. Member of Monticello Chapter Order of Eastern Star.
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