Monroe Names Gary Ruge New Football Coach
Gerald D. Gary Ruge, 28, to succeed Ralph Neale as Monroe high football coach. A Pembine and Whitewater State College graduate, he has coached multiple sports, teaching business education, and is also tennis instructor. He is married with four children.
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Gerald D. Ruge
Monroe
Ruge
Monroe High School
Ralph Neale
Times
Gerald D
Gary) Ruge
New Richmond High School
Pembine High School
Whitewater State College
Park Falls
Rice Lake
Jauvees
Rage
Debra
Mike
Steven
Gary
JANE Sville Fire Damages Downtown Building
A two story concrete building in downtown Janesville sustained about 50000 dollars in damage after a Sunday blaze. Fireman John Fulton Jr fell from a ladder but was reported in satisfactory condition. The structure, housing a pet shop and an empty decorating store, is owned by Jim Cullen. Cause of the fire remains undetermined.
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Janesville
John Fulton Jr
Anterior Decorator
Jim Cullen
Firemen Respond To Marco's Restaurant Kitchen Fire
Firemen answered a call to Marco's restaurant kitchen at 9 44 this morning. A dish towel fell behind the stove and ignited but little damage occurred. Fire Chief Josef J Benkert said two men from the Pierce Music Co Brodhead had nearly extinguished the blaze by the time firemen arrived.
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Are J. Tecoma
Josef J. Benkert
Benkert
Pierce Music Co
Brodhead
Monroe to Hold Makeup Oral Polio Clinic in March
A makeup clinic for those who missed the three polio vaccine types will be held in Monroe in six weeks, likely Friday March 6 or Sunday March 8. The county total for the final vaccine series runs about 15,300 with 6,500 school children and 8,880 adults in county clinics.
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Green County Medical Society
Monroe
Margaret Chase Smith Announces Presidential Run
Senator Margaret Chase Smith of Maine announces she will run for president at a Women’s National Press Club event. The 66 year old Republican cites severe limitations like money, organization, and time, but declares she has decided to run despite heavy odds.
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Washington
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
National Press Club
Skowhegan Telephone Co
Nelson Urging Five-Cent Boost For Cigaret Levy
Sen Nelson proposes a five-cent per pack federal tax increase to fund a ten year ten billion dollar campaign to destroy poverty in America. He argues the tax will do no harm and may reduce youth smoking. He cites current taxes and notes Washington Johnson’s war on poverty.
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Washington
Sen
Nelson
America
Johnson
Wisconsin
Mission Raid Kills Woman in Congo Conflict
An American missionary was killed and another wounded during a rebel raid on a Baptist mission in Mangungu, Kwilu province, 300 miles southeast of Leopoldville. Irene Ferrer, 43, of Eagle Butte, South Dakota, died by an arrow. Ruth Hege, 58, of Wellington, Ohio, was wounded. The central government blamed Red China and declared a Kwilu state of emergency.
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Leopoldville
Congo
Ruth Hege
Wellington
Ohio
Mangungu
Science Fair Planned at Monroe High School Saturday
The Monroe high school science fair will be held this Saturday February 1 from 1 30 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m in the new lecture hall A total of about 30 science projects papers and demonstrations will be presented by students from science agronomy and home economics departments Chairing the event is Edmund R Anderson with assistants Roy Schweitzer Wayne Stroessner Wallace Dunn Gordon Ruesch Kenneth C Allen Alice Livingston and Stanley Barr Dr Milton Pella professor of science education at the University of Wisconsin will deliver the main assembly address at 2 p m Pella a world renowned science consultant will discuss trends in science education
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Monroe High School
Edmund R. Anderson
Chaiman
Roy Schweizer
Wayne Stroessner
Wallace Dunn
Gordon Ruesch
Kenneth C. Allen
Alice Livngston
Stanley Barr
Milton ‘Pella
University of Wisconsin
Pella
Pie Project Funds Jeep Gift For Fond du Lac Nun
Fond du Lac nuns from the Congregation of St. Agnes raised funds by baking 700 pies to buy a jeep for Sister Mary Anne Jude a Roman Catholic missionary in Nicaragua. The effort involved 58 pounds of shortening 150 pounds of flour and 25 bushels of apples among other ingredients. Funds were gathered from relatives and friends and a misdelivery momentary confusion occurred when the jeep was sent to the wrong order's location.
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Fond DU Lac
Mary Anne Jude
Nicaragua
Anne Jude
Congregation of
St. Agnes
St. Agnes School of Nursing
Frank Dan Lanens
Wrightstown
Brown County
Robert Hornungs
Mothers march by porch lights to aid polio drive
Mothers will march Thursday night to solicit funds for the March of Dimes. Residents are asked to turn on porch lights as signals of welcome. The drive begins officially at 5 30 p m with headquarters at Commercial and Savings Bank to tabulate receipts. In Monroe the drive peaks January and Kantro Night proceeds exceed 1650 dollars, supporting polio birth defect and arthritis research and patient care.
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Murray
Paul Line
Richard Newcomer
Glen Schwartz
Wayne Stroessner
Wayne Lausch
Thomas R. Smith
Josephine Ross
Fredrick Rosa
Robert Rofenacht
Monroe
The
National Foundation
Philip J. Teehan
Hartwig Wins Judging Honors at Monroe FFA Event
Hartwig claimed high individual honors in swine judging at the Monroe FFA chapter contest held with the Duroc Registry Association state sale at the Dane County Fairgrounds. Hartwig received a trophy. his Monroe team, including Deininger Salesman and Allen, placed fourth.
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Monroe Ffa
Duroc Registry Association
Dane County Fairgrounds
Hartwig
Harold Hartwig
Route 1
Monroe
William Deininger
James Salesman
David Allen
Paris Recognizes Peking Diplomatic Shift After Move
France and Communist China announced diplomatic relations with plans to appoint ambassadors within three months. The move drew a protest from Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist government in Formosa and prompted U.S. condemnation while raising questions about United Nations support and the Atlantic alliance.
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France
China
Chiang Kaishek
Formosa
Peking
Taipei
de Gaulle
Chiang Kai-shek
Peking Radio
Red China
Washington
U.S. State Department
U.S
Southeast Asia
Briain
United States
Johnson
Free World
Mrs. Olson 80 Dies After Weeklong Illness in South Wayne
Ethel Mae Chambers Olson a South Wayne Bank president died yesterday at her sister’s home in Monroe after a weeklong illness. Born April 6 1883 in Big Cove Pa she attended South Wayne High School. Survived by sisters W R Hartsough Warren and Mabel Chambers and Mrs Holsinger Monroe she was a member of South Wayne Methodist Church and Eastern Star. Services tomorrow at 1 30 p m in South Wayne Methodist Church with Rev R A Pegram officiating burial Union Grove cemetery Darlington Hanson funeral home South Wayne visible in notice.
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Mae Ison
South Wayne Bank
Carl Holsinger
Monroe
Olson
Ethel Mae Chambers
Big Cove
Joseph B
Maria Chambers
South Wayne High School
Oscar J. Olson
South Wayne
Union Grove
Darlington
Hanson Funeral Home
Wickersham Dies In Grant Accident
Merlin L. Wickersham 53 of Route 3 was killed when his car left a curve on Highway 11 west of Hazel Green while he sought help after a Grant County crash. Two Bausman brothers were injured in the initial wreck as rescue responders and fellow drivers, including Howard Kohn of Monroe, assisted at the scene. Wickersham’s body will be buried at Iliff cemetery after a closed casket service. he served in World War II and leaves four children and several siblings.
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Route 3
Highway 11
Hazel Green
Grant County
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Howard Kohn
Monroe
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Shullsburg
Kohn
Wickersham
Monroe Township
Mytris
Agnes Doland Wickersham
Iliff
Milwaukee
Army
Transportation Corps
Philippines
Asiatic-Pacific
VFW
American Legion
Monticello
Robert
Lebanon
N.H
Donald
Patrick
Susan
Janesville
Ozora
Madison
Woodrow
Evansville
Rockford
Stuessy Funeral
Wesley Burns
Church of the Nazarene
Iliff Cemetery
Lucy Baines Returns To Capital After Wisconsin Trip
Lucy Baines Johnson, 16, returns to classes at National Cathedral School for Girls after a five-day visit with University of Wisconsin freshman Jack Olson. They drove from Rochester Minnesota to Madison Wisconsin and Maiden Rock Wisconsin where Olson met her family. The couple faced public attention with crowds awaiting them in Maiden Rock and at the Madison airport.
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Washington
Xuncy Baines Johnson
National Cathedral School For
University of Wisconsin
Jack Olson
Olson
Madison
Rochester
Minn
Miss Johnson
James Cain
Maiden Rock
Wis
McNamara Endorses Missile Reliability Before Congress
Secretary McNamara told the House Armed Services Committee he has no hesitancy about U S missiles dependability. He argued missiles surpass manned bombers in reaching targets and addressed concerns over overkill and Polaris weapons in response to Senator Goldwater's criticisms.
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Washinususar
McNamara
Congres Today
U.S
House Armed Services Committee
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Bomb injures witness in Cosa Nostra probe
A bomb attached to the ignition of Louis Barbe's car exploded outside the Criminal Courts Building as the star witness in a Cosa Nostra fraud trial appeared for arraignment before Judge Alexander Napoli. Barbe, 32, was critically injured. the blast shattered the vehicle and blew out 200 factory windows nearby.
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Chicago
Cosa Nostra
Criminal Courts
Louis Barbe
Alexander Napoli
Barbe
Giant Saturn I launch delayed by fuel line fault
Cape Kennedy Florida. NASA called off the Saturn I launch after a nearly three hour effort to fix a block in the first stage liquid oxygen fuel line. Officials delayed the attempt and said a new date had not yet been set. The rocket stands 164 feet tall and weighs 562 tons and would orbit a 37 700 pound satellite if successful.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Space Agency
U.S. A
Russia
Johnson Asks Project Funds
President Johnson urged Congress to grant federal funds for fast growing suburbs facing demand for classrooms roads and utilities. He proposed grants and loans to local governments and private developers to avoid unplanned expansion and preserve economic efficiency. He also outlined tweaks to public housing and urban renewal programs including buying and renting existing housing and aiding those displaced by renewal projects.
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Warnington
Johnson
Congress
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