City’s Assessed Valuation Rises by 722 936 in 1961
The 1961 assessment rolls show a net $722,936 increase over 1960, driven by new homes and mercantile improvements. Real estate totals rise to 28,040,013 while personal property reaches 4,639,215. Residential land and improvements lead the gain, with 38 homes built in 1960 and 16 more in 1961. The rolls will be open for inspection Wednesday through Friday at City Hall, with Board of Review hearings set for July 10.
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Philip N. Darling
Darling
Monroe Milling and
Roman Cheese Co
Board of Review
Mercantile
Wauwatosa Couple Killed in Minnesota Crash
Curtis Barrington 64 of Wauwatosa and his wife 58 died when their car left Highway 16 near Houston Minnesota and plunged into a ditch as they were traveling to visit their son John a forest ranger in California.
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Houston, Minn
West Coast
Here
Curtis Barrington
Wauwatosa
Highway 16
No Holiday Edition of Times Tomorrow
The Monroe Evening Times will not publish a Fourth of July edition tomorrow. Regular publication schedules resume with Wednesday's paper.
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Monroe Evening Times
50 Year Monroe Class of 1911 Holds Reunion
Monroe High School’s Class of 1911 held its first 50 year reunion at Idle Hour Mansion. Attendees opened with an open house at Mrs. Louis E. Buri’s home, then enjoyed a social hour and banquet. Roll call, readings, and memorials honored 16 deceased members, with gifts for distance traveled and largest family.
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Monroe High School
Idle Hour Mansion
Hannah Bindschaedler
Louis E
Sophia Steinman) Buri
20Th Avenue
Buri
Joshua
Lydia Wagner) Hoesly
New Glarus
Miss Bindschaedler
A. A
Alta Tochterman
Alexander
Wauwatosa
Elmer
Ada Pickett
Lamm
Freeport
Brooks J. Dunwiddie
Byron R. Bennett
Monroe
S. H. Thickpenny
San Francisco
Ralph Stauffacher
Lydia Woeffle
Binds
Universalist Church
James Kirkley
First Congregational Church
Chicago
Turner Hall
Decatur Park
Brodhead
Traffic Fatalities Rise in Wisconsin June Report
Wisconsin records 79 deaths in June traffic accidents, raising six month total to 395. The State Motor Vehicle Department reports a higher toll than June last year when 65 lives were lost.
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Madison
Wisconsin
State
Storm Doris Kills 29 in Philippines Displaces 3000
Tropical storm Doris weakened in the South China Sea after striking the Philippines killing 29 people and leaving about 3,000 homeless. Rescue teams worked to aid survivors as authorities assessed damage and moved aid supplies to affected towns.
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Manila
Doris
South China Sea
Thursday Afternoon Parking Regulations Return
Police Chief Henry S Hefty announced Thursday afternoon meter enforcement resumes for the first time since installation. The safety committee ordered the move at merchants and residents request as stores now stay open all day Thursdays. Enforcement runs until 5 p.m. with usual checking.
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Henry S. Hefty
Cheese Peroxide Decision Awaited by FDA
The FDA faces a decision on hydrogen peroxide and catalase use in milk for Swiss and other cheeses. Objections from Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers, the State of Wisconsin, and Kraft Foods were due within 30 days from June 19. If no further objections arrive, permission may be implied from the Feb 5 amended order setting peroxide limits and catalase requirements.
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Federal Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association
State of Wisconsin
Kraft Foods Co
National Cheese Institute
British Forces Guard Kuwait Amid Iraqi Tension
More than 2,000 British troops guard Kuwait with Saudi units bolstering defense after a fast landing operation. A three member UK UN mission argued Kuwait’s claim against Iraq, which denies force plans and calls for withdrawal. Britain warned it would act if Iraqi troops cross Kuwait’s frontier.
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Kuwait
Iraq
Soviet Union
United Arab Republic
Saudi Arabia
United Nations Security Council
New York
Sheik Abdullah As-Salim As-Sabah
Britain
The
Security Council
Council
Sir Patrick Dean
Holiday crash toll climbs with seven dead across state
The four day July 4th weekend in Wisconsin saw seven fatalities from traffic accidents. Among the victims were Kenosha County deputy James Rieschl 33 whose squad car crashed near Twin Lakes, 75 year old Albert Kowalczyk hit while crossing Highway 8 near Weyerhauser, and 57 year old Kenneth Bobb who died of injuries from a two car crash on Highway 29 east of Chippewa Falls. Steven Harris five died from injuries after being struck Friday near Milwaukee. The toll also included 51 year old John Manders after his car left Highway 20 and plunged into an irrigation ditch. Earlier deaths included Ralph Struck 38 and Christine Kaderin 11 in a collision on Highway 50 near New Munster.
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Wisconsin
Kenosha County
Rusk County
Albert G. Kowalczyk
Canton
Weyerhauser
Kenneth Bobb
Thorp
Marshfield
Chippewa Falls
Boyd
Gerald Wald
Rockford
James C. Rieschl
Twin Lakes
Trevor
Steven Harris
Milwaukee
John Manders
Union Grove
Ralph Struck
Christine Kaderin
Chicago
New Munster
Pleasant Weather Forecast for Fourth of July Holiday
Sunny and pleasant conditions expected for the Fourth of July with temperatures from 80 to 85 degrees. The county ended a four day heat wave Saturday as thunderstorms brought needed rain, with Monroe reporting .94 inch of rainfall.
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Monroe
Concert Tonight Launches City Holiday Activities
A Lincoln Park concert starts the Independence Day schedule at 8 p.m. under Alan F. Barnard with vocal solos by William Rollins and instrumentalists. The Southern Wisconsin Motorama at the fairgrounds begins tomorrow at 10 a.m. with judging at 11 and awards at 4. Prizes cover best paint and overall favorite. A $1 donation supports club activities and a drag racing car project. Tomorrow at Recreation Park, an all-star softball game and fireworks cap the evening, with Monroe All-Stars facing Yates-American of Beloit.
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Lincoln Park
Allan F. Barnard
William Rollins
John Beutel
Hollis Schilt
Forrest Deininger
Kenneth Krattiger
Wisconsin
Satan’s Chariot’s Car Club
Monroe
Recreation Park
Monroe All-Stars
Beloit
Larry Rackow
Browntown
John Krattiger
Helland-Hein
Hermie Blum
Gempler’s
John Walter
All- Stars
Dick Boelk
Jerry Dwyer
Gemplers
Harvey Loeffel
Bob Rieder
Bob Hardell
New Exams Possible Postal Applications in Monroe
Russell J. Myers acting post master may continue to head the Monroe post office as Civil Service Commission notices cancel the tests and applications for the post. The letters advised nine applicants to refile if a new exam is announced while noting possible promotion from within if revised standards are met. Myers took the job June 9 amid undisclosed plans.
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Russell J. Myers
Monroe
Civil Service Commission
Post Office Department
J. Edward Day
Commission
Postoffice Department
Bulletin Board of
Alfred H. Henning Jr
Harry E. Buholzer
Harold F. Pickett
Frederick D. Kubly
Harry E. Williams
Victor N. Schiller
Paul A. Chapman
Paul Neubauer
Robert Cashman
Myers
Henning
Hemingway death shocks literary world in Idaho resort
Ernest Hemingway, 61, died of a shotgun blast at his Idaho retreat. His wife Mary found the body and said it appeared accidental while cleaning a gun. Coroner calls it a personal safety related wound with no inquest planned unless new information emerges.
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Sun Valley
Idaho
Ernest Hemingway
Mary
Hemingway
Ray McGoldrick
Kennedy
Gary Cooper
Oak Park
Clarence E. Hemingway
Ernest
Mayo
Baker
Kansas City Star
Cooper
Paris
Gertrude Stein
Africa
Cheese market stable in Madison with ample supplies
The Madison Wisconsin market shows steady conditions for American cheese. Demand remains generally good and inventories are ample to more than ample with prices for cheddar 36.10 to 37 percent, 40 pound blocks 36.10 to 38, single daisies 37 to 39, long horns 37 to 38 1/2 percent.
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Cheese Mart Steady Madison
Wisconsin
County Traffic Rush Predicted Through Green County
Sheriff A Charles Howe warned of a major traffic surge around 4 p m tomorrow as vacation travel and late trips boost congestion. Four people were injured in weekend accidents. Illinois vacationers heavily use Highway 78 to Sauk City and Wisconsin Dells, while Highways 11 81 grow busier, a spillover from the Chicago tollway. Roadway incidents included a crash near New Glarus involving Roger Berry 23.
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Green County
A. Charles Howe
Howe
Illinois
Sauk City
Wisconsin Dells
Chicago
Frito Buys Made Rite Potato Chip Co In Fall River
Frito Company of Dallas has completed plans to purchase the Made Rite Potato Chip Co facilities in Fall River Massachusetts. Salvo becomes operations head of the acquired plant as Frito expands to 26 company-operated plants with a Fall River manufacturing site and 53 route salesmen.
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Frito Company of
Dallas
Made Rite Potato Chip Co
Fall River
Mass
John D. Williamson
Frito
Anthony Salvo
Made Rite
Salvo
Made Rite Potato Chip
New England
Government seeks 80 day Taft Hartley relief in maritime strike
The federal government asks a New York federal court to grant an injunction under the Taft Hartley act ending the 18 day maritime strike. President Kennedy, at Hyannis Port, coordinates with Arthur Goldberg and Attorney General Kennedy to halt the walkout on three coasts for 89 days. The fact finding board reports 349 ships can operate, noting rival union disputes and employer interests as the main obstacles.
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New York
Kennedy
Hyannis Port
Mass
U.S
Robert M. Morgenshau
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
David L. Cole
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Manila Welcomes MacArthur Return as Liberator Hero
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, 81, returns to Manila to a roar of up to half a million Filipinos at the airport. He proclaims I have indeed returned as Mabuhay echoes from the crowd praising the liberator of the Philippines. The scene mirrors Eisenhower’s welcome in warmth and volume.
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Manila
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
MacArthur
Manila International
Mabuhay
The
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lake Geneva Ends Youth Rumble in Quiet Sunday
Lake Geneva residents found order restored after a chaotic surge of about 5,000 youths swarmed the resort city on Friday. Police chief Melvin Swance deployed officers plus auxiliaries, tear gas, and fire hoses as authorities threatened force to confront the crowd. a heavy downpour helped disperse the remainder, leaving Sunday largely calm.
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Lake Geneva
Melvin Swance
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Associated Press
Grant Dale
Ken Norder
Jerry Schliem
Nathan Bechtolt
Paul Paulson
First National
Dale
Gen. MacArthur
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