Editorial survey calls for action on pesticides and wildlife
A Monroe reader highlights Milwaukee Sentinel pieces warning about pesticide overuse and potential threats to lakes, fish, deer, and the broader recreation industry. The piece urges a state survey of pesticides effects and a campaign to curb misuse, noting Green County’s move to limit roadside spraying.
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Monroe
Milwaukee Sentinel
The
Sentinel
Don L. Johnson
Wisconsin
Johnson
Douglas County
Conservation Department
Green County
Ribicoff Opposes Tariff Cut for Safety Pins
Senator Abraham Ribicoff of Connecticut urged President Johnson to keep duties on safety pins high. The Tariff Commission noted major producers could adjust by raising imports or diversifying, and Ribicoff warned that reducing duties could wipe out the pin industry centered in the Naugatuck Valley Connecticut.
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Washington
Abraham A. Ribicoff
D-Conn
Johnson
Tariff Commission
Ribicoff
Naugatuck Valley
Connecticut
Lost Act Recovered In Quiet Civic Tangle
A municipal inquiry uncovers a misplaced statutory act, prompting officials to locate the document amid a bureaucratic mix up. The incident highlights record-keeping gaps and the need for clearer archival practices within the city administration.
Mystery Recipe Across 19 07. liver- 5 14-1b
Puzzle-like word list mixing clues and partial phrases across and down. Entries reference foods, measurements, Greek letters, and common terms, forming a themed crossword style grid with several incomplete answers.
Milwaukee Woman Dies After Husband's Suicide
Mrs Stella Horzewski aged 48 collapsed and died minutes after discovering her husband Norbert Horzewski aged 49 hanging in a basement beam. Neighbor Harold Rabidoux called police and found the widow alive in a living room chair, later dead.
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Milwaukee
Stella Horzewski
Norbert
Harold Rabidoux
Horzewski
Lester Meinert Dies at 53 in Davis Illinois
Lester A Meinert 53 of Davis Illinois, retired farmer, died July 4 at St Clare Hospital. Funeral services were held at St Pauls United Church of Christ Epplyana with Rev A C Onasch officiating. He was born August 18 1911 in Rock Grove Township, Stephen son County, married Marina Lohmeier in 1933, and is survived by his father and children.
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Lester A. Meinert
Davis
Ill
St. Clare Hospital
St. Paul’s United Church of Christ
Epplyana
A. C. Onasch
St. Paul’s
Ceme
Meinert
Rock Grove Township
Stephenson County
Illinois
Albert Meinert
Marina Lohmeier
Albert
Roger
Rock City
Richard Zanzinger
Footville
Elmer Lohmeier
Clarence Goeke
Davis, Ill
Lee
Earl
Clare
Melvin
John Newman 84 Former carpenter dies at Mt Horeb
John Newman age 84 died at home after a brief illness. He was born in North Dakota and served seven years as custodian at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Surviving are his wife Elizabeth Heuser two sons Ralph Fergus Falls Minn and Ray Virginia Beach Va two sisters and ten grandchildren. Funeral at Immanuel Lutheran Church at 1 30 p m Wednesday. Gesme Funeral Home calling hours. Burial in German Valley Cemetery.
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MT. Horeb
John Newman
North Dakota
Newman
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Elizabeth Heuser
Ralph
Fergus Falls
Minn
Ray
Virginia Beach
Ed Kahl
Bert Johnson
Canton
N D
Tee
Gesme Funeral Home
German Valley Cemetery
E R Fitzgerald 88 Dies After Long Illness
Edward R Fitzgerald of Dayton died at 88 in a Edgerton nursing home after a long illness. He was a retired farmer married to Lettie Dahl in 1905 she died in 1927. Surviving children include three daughters four sons two sisters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Services set for Thursday at Ellingson Funeral Home and St Joseph Church Edgerton with burial at Riverside Cemetery Stoughton. Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow night.
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Edward R Fitzgerald
Dayton
Edgerton
Ellingson Funeral Home
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Riverside Cemetery
Stoughton
Lettie Dahl
Fitzgerald
Louis Dybdal
Madison
Randolph Hansen
Jerry Trecek
Love Park
Ill
Orin
James
Central Valley
Calif
Michael
Raymond
Janesville
Ralph McMillin
Beaver Dam
Elizabeth Moore
Mrs. Peters 103 Lanark Succumbs
Mary Peters died Saturday in a Shannon nursing home aged 103. Funeral services were held in Lanark with burial there. Survived by three sons Harry Will Lloyd of Lanark a daughter Mrs. Thomas Diffenderfer Lanark six grandchildren nine great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. Her husband George died in 1936.
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Lanark
Carroll County
Mary Peters
Shannon
Peters
George
Harry
Will
Lloyd
Thomas Diffenderfer
Rites Held for Mrs. Diment in Dodgeville
Mrs. Harry J. Diment 71 died Saturday after a long illness. Services were held at 1 30 this afternoon at Lulloff Funeral Home Dodgeville. The former Leota Crase a Linden native and lifelong area resident was a Plymouth Congregational Church member. Her husband is the sole immediate survivor.
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Dodgeville
Harry J. Diment
Lulloff Funeral Home
Help Wanted Ads Guide Readiness in Monroe Evening Times
Help seekers can find job listings in The Monroe Evening Times. The advertisement highlights how readers can locate workforce opportunities and apply through classified sections.
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Monroe
Agnes DeWitt 72 Dies After Platteville Residency
Agnes DeWitt 72 long time Platteville resident died Sunday in a nursing home. Rosary was held last night and Mass of Christian Burial was this morning at St Marys Catholic Church. Burial followed in Galena. She was born Agnes Bussan in Galena and married Oscar DeWitt who worked for Vinegar Hill Zine Co Platteville until his death in 1950. She belonged to St Marys Altar Society Platteville Golf and Country Club honorary member Royal Neighbors and chaired the Platteville Red Cross during WWII. Surviving are son Charles Houston Texas two daughters Chester Garthwaite of Hope and Donald Frost of Miami Florida a sister Mary Felderman of Dubuque and 20
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Platteville
Agnes DeWitt
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Galena
Karrmann
Agnes Bussan
Oscar DeWitt
Vinegar Hill Zine Co
Platteville Golf and Country Club
Royal Neighbors
American Red Cross
Charles
Houston
Tex
Chester Garthwaite
Hope
Donald Frost
Miami
Fla
Mary Felderman
Dubuque
Gymnast Marie Hoesly Wins National All Around Title
Glancing back ten years ago Marie Hoesly of Monroe wins the all around at the 39th national meet of American Turners. Also noted two events list 40 county 4H youths and seven adults heading to Upham Woods camp in Wisconsin Dells. Green County reported no real estate tax delinquencies in the prior year per the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance.
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Marie Hoesly
Monroe
Upham Woods Camp
Wisconsin Dells
Green County
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance
Green County forms committee for Southwestern Wisconsin Horse Show
A Green County committee led by County Agent Ray L. Pavlak will run the Southwestern Wisconsin Horse Breeders show set for October 5 at the Monroe fair grounds. The Salvation Army drive targets a $6000 goal, and Karl Krakow of Whitewater will serve as Browntown schools principal.
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Wisconsin
Monroe Fairgrounds
Ray L. Pavlak
Karl Krakow
Whitewater
Browntown
Fr iday wind storm causes heavy farm damage and heat wave follow
Forty years ago on July 6 1925 a Friday wind storm wrecked silos and barns killed animals and followed a heat wave. Corn stood knee high. C E Lamb of Albany became county superintendent of schools. Police reported a unusually quiet holiday. Chautauqua delighted residents.
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C. E. Lamb
Albany
Allies Gain Ground as Germans Surrender Trenches
Fifty years ago on July 6 1915 Allied forces advance along the West Battle Front with German defenses yielding Hilken trenches. Forty students enroll for a six week term at St. John's Evangelical church with Dorothy Tschudy as instructor. Annual school meeting votes a new high school building costing $60 000.
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West Battle
St. John’s Evangelical Church
Dorothy Tschudy
Classified Ads Solve Daily Problems for Thousands
Readers rely on classified ads to find simple solutions for daily needs. From job listings to services and small deals, the pages connect people with local resources and quick fixes in the community.
Local youth attends Iowa summer math program
James Spinhirne, son of Gordon and family from Warren, attends an eight week University of Iowa summer session in mathematics and computer control after being chosen from 1,200 applicants. Other items note a European surprise trip plans by Frederick Karlen, travel by Mrs. Karlen and Martha, and various local events including a Japanese Weekend at Uplands Arts Council and updates on Kellie Kautzky’s recovery from a tornado injury.
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James Spinhirne
Gordon Spinhirnes
Warren, N1
University of Iowa
National Science Foundation
Winslow
Ill
Edenborough
Scotland
Frederick Karlen
Frederick
Dublin
Ireland
Uplands Arts Council
Dodgeville
Spring Green
Highway 23
George Suyeoka
Harold Tsunehara
Yukei Ashikaga
Buddhist Temple of
Chicago
Mrs. Nettie Dugdale 95 Dies in Platteville
Mrs Nettie Dugdale 95 a Platteville native and former Janet Huntington died Saturday. Funeral services were held at Karrmann Funeral Home. She lived on a Platteville area farm with her husband Charles B Dugdale until his death in 1944. She was a member of the First Methodist Church.
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Platteville
Nettie Dugdale
Karrmann
Janet Huntington
Lafayette County
Platteville Academy
Charles B. Dugdale
Marble Bathrooms Become Suburban Status Symbols
Marble bathrooms gain prestige in suburbs as homeowners invest in upscale finishes and modern amenities, signaling a rising trend in housing upgrades and lifestyle signaling.
Trout ponds ravaged by flood and acid spill
Bryson City North Carolina trout pond manager L C Barnes faced a double disaster as flash flood waters swept away thousands of rainbow trout into Fontana Lake a year after rebuilding. A tank truck spill of acid nearby drained into a stream and ponds, killing 18 000 trout and possibly preventing pond use for five years according to wildlife officials.
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Bryson City
N.C
L. C
Flossie Buxton Taken by Death
Evansville special report notes Miss Flossie Buxton age 79 former Evansville resident died after brief illness in a Madison hospital She was born in Hillsboro Survived by two Evansville sisters Mrs P G Slauson and Mrs Iva Hyne and two brothers Ben and R W Buxton of Ontario Arrangements pending at the Roderick Ward Funeral Home
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Evansville
Flossie Buxton
Brooklyn
Oregon
Madison
Hillsboro
P. G. Slauson
Iva Hyne
Ben
R. W. Buxton
Ontario
Roderick-Ward Funeral
Mrs Alma Hannah Dies at 87 in Dodgeville Hospital
Mineral Point special report says Mrs Alma Hannah 87 died Saturday in a Dodgeville hospital. Services were held at 9 this morning at Ritter Funeral Home. She was active in the Lutheran Church and Royal Neighbors. Surviving: son Wilbur Mineral Point. five grandchildren and twenty great grandchildren.
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Mineral Point
Alma Hannah
Dodgeville
Ritter Funeral
Hannah
Lutheran Church
Royal Neighbors
Wilbur
Mrs. Warren Dies In Janesville Traffic Crash
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Harold Warren 59 of Janesville who died Friday night in heavy traffic on Highway 26 north of Milton. Passenger Helen Leary aided after Warren slumped at the wheel. She was a UW graduate and former Altrusa, Professional Women's Club leader, taught comptometry and leather work at Janesville Vocational School.
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Janesville
Harold Warren
New Glarus
Milton
Helen Leary
Chevrolet
Warren
Ann Virginia Jenny
John
Ann Stnessy Jenny
University of Wisconsin
Harold Or. Warren
Madison
Felix Jenny
Selma Bobb
Catherine Jenny
Altrusa Club
Janesville and Professional Women’s Club
Janesville Vocational, Technical and Adult School
Wisconsin June Drought Ties Record Low Rainfall
Wisconsin's rainfall in June was far below normal, leading to one of the driest growing seasons on record per the state climatologist. The report highlights impacts on agriculture and water resources across the state.
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Madison
Wisconsin
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Homer Marshall
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Wally Byam
Manuel Conrad Elmer
Monroe High School
Elmer
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Dutch Hollow
Kellie’ Kautzky
Palm Sunday
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Slim) Kautzky
Camp Randall Stadium
Kenneth Boss
Rolland Disch
Linda Schiesser
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