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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1966
Page
2
The Monroe Evening Times lists subscription rates for city carrier 35 cents per week and mail options at 310. per year. Inland and Stephenson County coverage is 13 dollars per year. Office hours run 8 30 a m to 5 p m and phone 325 5101.
Editorial notes the State Unemployment Compensation office left Monroe over space issues and may relocate to the Agricultural Building. About 50 jobless residents faced traveling to Janesville for weekly signups, amid uncertain responsibility among city, county, chamber, and state officials to provide suitable quarters. The piece hopes a resolution and more industrial growth will end unemployment.
The Brodhead Independent Register editor Danny Markham published a humorous collection titled Best Jokes of 1965. This weekly item drew attention for its witty remarks confined largely to Brodhead, inviting readers to enjoy a sampling of his humor.
A humor column lists anecdotes: Sen Roseleip meets UW President Harrington for tea, city officials split on parking lot aid, snow totals recalled, and local officials discuss loans savings rates. Mentions include NFC Farm Bureau meetings, editor picks Wauwatosa, and Gov Knowles praised by Lt Governor Lucey.
Milwaukee Wisconsin circuit judges endorsed legislative proposals at their winter conference. They back allowing any circuit or supreme court justice to retire and become a reserve judge after eight years, changing salaries during terms, and increasing pay for reserve judges.
Ten years ago today Badger Bus Lines proposed a fare increase of 13 cents on the Madison to Clarno route. Local residents contributed 166.61 dollars to the March of Dimes to help bail three area men out of a teen polio fundraising stunt.
Stockholders of the First National Bank hear glowing reports on the 1945 business by officers. Suzanne Degnan was murdered in a kidnap scheme. Flood waters across southern Wisconsin receded today after peaking yesterday.
Thirty years ago a man named Francis Clark signed a confession admitting he poisoned his wife in Waukesha. President Roosevelt planned to open the 1936 Democratic campaign at the Jackson Day dinner in Washington. A barn on the William Spring farm near Monticello suffered over 6500 dollars in fire damage.
Forty years ago on January 8 1926 discussions spark as parents face goiter treatment for children. F J Roub son of Dr and Mrs J A Roub escapes burns after poking celluloid toys into a hot air register at home.
Fifty years ago on January 8 191 Fred Engelhardt of Brodhead enters the sheriff race Jacob Voe gels of Monticello is tagged as a top Brown Swiss breeder New Glarus reports 40 known bachelors awaiting Leap Year calls Orangeville post office moves up to third class status
Nearly 154000 veterans will get checks this week as the first payments in a 1956 GI insurance dividend totaling 224.2 million dollars. About 4.606 million veterans are eligible with payments based on policy age and type, averaging 47.50 for World War II NSLI holders and 73.75 for World War I GLI holders. The $209 million goes to 4.4 million WWII NSLI veterans, $15.2 million to 206000 WWI GLI veterans. Halloran noted payments are automatic on monthly policy anniversaries with no application needed.
Mrs Theda Mau and family return from Kinmundy and Farina visiting relatives. Numerous guests including Mr and Mrs W G Mau with sons Terry and Jim my, and Elwin Whitehead. Kinship exchanges extend to Madison Janesville Monroe Des Plaines New York and Kingston areas with dinners and weekend visits across many households.
Sixty years ago today January 8 1906 the association cut debt in half. Willis Ludlow was renamed association president. Re elected were William Smiley of Albany as vice president and L A Hodges as treasurer. Leland White named secretary to succeed W T Saucerman.
Classified ads spotlight practical solutions for daily needs, connecting readers to services goods and opportunities across the community. Listings range from job postings to household items and local services, reflecting a busy local economy.
Mr and Mrs Gary J Colden express gratitude for the December 31 1965 front page photos of their twins Jamie and Jackie. They thank readers and wish everyone a good and wonderful 1966, noting the babies are happy and well.
The Public Health Service urged a halt on small plastic water filled ice balls imported from Hong Kong. The units shaped as cubes balls and elephants were linked to proven contamination and illness risk. At least 25 state health officials have warned residents.
The Milton College Wind Ensemble will present its Winter Concert tomorrow at 4 p.m. on the Milton College campus in the Daland Fine Arts Auditorium. The group, 35 to 40 players, performs as the wind section of the symphony orchestra and has rarely more than two players per part under director Robert Bond in its third year.
The Baltimore Fire Board weighs offering cash rewards to residents who report false alarm culprits. The board asked the city solicitor for authority to issue rewards as false alarms reached a record 2,960 in 1965, about one third of all alarms.
Wisconsin states that 12 communities started or resumed fluoridation in 1965 including Brodhead and Grantsburg. In total 195 communities added fluoride and 45 have natural levels meeting dental authority recommendations. With 240 communities affected, about 60 percent of residents drank fluoridated or naturally fluoridated water as 1966 began.
The Iowa County Council of the American Legion endorses State Senator Gordon Roseleip in his fight against Communist influence at the University of Wisconsin campus. Grant County supervisors commend his efforts to keep Communism out of higher education and support his stance for "For God and Country."
A poem titled Snowbird laments a fragile creature in cold rain and bids it freedom. The page also lists birthday greetings for January 9 to 15, naming several individuals with towns and addresses in a community section.
A mother worm tells her son that they must roam soon as he eats so much they threaten to eat them out of house and home. The dialogue reflects a cautionary fable tone about overconsumption and space.
A light verse about a white footed mouse that gnaws walls then sits in the hall and mocks the speaker with saucy antics. The poem depicts a mischievous rodent and its cheeky behavior inside a home.
A tiny spider toiled overnight to weave a nearly flawless web. The delicate trap spans a frying pan, catching food with remarkable strength.
Salt Lake City Utah constable Don Smith of Midvale served a resisting arrest warrant but faced resistance. Police say the subject provoked a fist fight threatened to use a fire extinguisher swung an ax and forced a cross town ride in a pickup before surrendering. Smith found his car damaged upon return.
The notice lists five new members with birthdates: Tami Louise Trotter December 23 1965 Lisa Ann Thommen January 24 1964 Stephanie Joy Babler January 7 1965 Route 2 Belleville Sandra Lucille Heimann January 9 1954 Route 2 Winslow and Jeffrey Douglas Hare December 13 1965 2525 13th Street.
The Brodhead Board of Education has approved a Title 1 project to add two teachers for a remedial reading program in grades two through six, serving about 100 students. Federal aid will fund salaries equipment and instructional materials.
The article lists historic moments on January 8 across years, including Wilson's 14 points in 1918, La Salle at Niagara Falls in 1979, Jackson’s 1815 victory at New Orleans, and fires at the 1894 World’s Fair in Chicago. It also notes Gallipoli evacuation in 1916 and 1945 Nazi escape routes.
Coupon request for the Joe Evening Times Boys and Girls club appears in the Monroe Evening Times. Readers are instructed to fill out the form with name street or R F D post office and mail it to the Evening Times Club in Monroe Wisconsin.
Adult education offerings begin Monday in Ceramics Modern Mathematics for Parents and Voc Ag. Ceramics by Donald Robb and Mathematics by Mrs Duchow start 6 30 p m in the elementary school with a 10 dollar enrollment fee. A second Vo Ag course and Dairy Cattle Management begin later in the week. sessions run 10 weeks.
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