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Newspaper

Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1966

Page

2

Monroe Evening Times publisher and rates notice

The Monroe Evening Times lists Emery A Odell and AP affiliations with circulation and news privileges. It announces subscription rates 35 cents weekly in Monroe and Winnebago counties, 12 dollars annually in Illinois counties, and 14 dollars yearly outside Wisconsin, with advance payment required and office hours 8 30 a m to 5 p m.

Monroe Winnebagon Joe Illinois Wisconsin Stephenson Jo Davies Winnebago

Editorial on heat waves and sleep loss

The piece notes that extreme heat disrupts sleep and daily functioning. It observes behavior changes during high temperatures and opens with a call to readers to consider how heat affects motivation and routines.

Heat Waves Bring Summer Frustrations and Vexed Neighbors

Readers note nuisance in hot weather from closed windows to loud crowds and crowded pools. Observations cover cooling costs, water shortages, sunbaked lawns, vacations ending early, and debates on cars with tops up. The piece ends with a light, tongue in cheek hope that some readers found the observations stimulating despite the heat.

Candy Gail Hinz Crowned Miss Wisconsin in Oshkosh Pageant

Oshkosh State University co ed Candy Gail Hinz 18 wins the Miss Wisconsin title in Oshkosh after a preliminary talent win and piano performance. She earns a trip to Miss America in Atlantic City and hopes to study art in France. Her parents Howard Hinz and supporters celebrate as she succeeds Sharon Singstock.

Oshkosh Candy Gail Hinz France Oshkosh State University Howard Hinz Sharon Singstock

Lost Act Mirrors Logical Riddle in Missing Item Tale

An enigmatic note describes a misplaced act framed as a logical puzzle. The piece weaves suspicion around a missing document and asks whether reason can recover what vanished. Readers glimpse clues and a cautious approach to deduction.

Staley to Speak at NFC Picnic and Radio Farm Forum

Ambrose Wenger invites Green County and Rock County farmers to a one hour NFC farm cast featuring Oren Lee Staley. The program, heard on WGN at 8 p.m. Saturday July 16, includes remarks by Staley and a Sunday speech at Leota Park Evansville at 2 30 p.m. at the Tri-County NFC picnic.

Green and Rock County Ambrose Wenger Green County National Farmers Organization Oren Lee Staley National Farmers Organization Herb Plambeck WHO Des Moines Jim Hill WCCO Minneapolis Minn Oren Samuelson WGN Chicago John McDonald WSM Nashville Tenn Staley Leota Park Evansville Wenger Stel Oren ™ Seeley NFO Rea Baptist Church North West Missouri State College U.S. Navy

Tolley Services To Be Tomorrow

Funeral services for Torlef Tolley 19 of rural Brodhead will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Christ Memorial Lutheran Church Madison with Rev J Carl Hilmer officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens. Visitation at Joyce Verona Funeral Home Verona. Tolley formerly worked at Topp’s discount shop in Madison and lived in Madison Verona. Survived by parents Harold and (missing name) Tolley three sisters Chris held at home Mrs Marian Miller Lafayette Ind and Mrs Jeanne Tilmer Madison grandfather Chris Tolley Adams.

Torlef Tolley Brodhead South Beloit Christ Memorial Lutheran Church Madison J. Carl Hilmer Sunset Memory Gardens Joyce-Verona Verona Tolley Topp’s Discountshouse Madison-Verona Harold Tolley Chris Marian Miller LaFayette Ind Jeanne Timler Chris Tolley Adams

Ray E. Kinziger Named Principal at Stevens Point High

Ray E. Kinziger, son in law of Mrs. Vernis Pierce, has become principal at P. J Jacobs Senior High School in Stevens Point. He started July 1. enrollment there is about 1,600. He succeeds retired A. G. Bostad after 23 years in the post. Previously he led Grafton High School since 1962 and taught at Markesan and Appleton. The Kinzigers live at 3724 Lorraine St in Stevens Point.

Brodhead Ray E. Kinziger Vernis Pierce P. J Jacobs Stevens Point Kinziger A. G. Bostad Grafton Markesan Appleton Patricia Pierce Steven Kinzigers Lorraine St

Judge Not Letter Counsels Readers To Consider Police On Duty

A Monroe reader's criticism of a traffic violation letter prompts a reply urging empathy for police on duty. The writer reflects on service, kindness during accidents and bereavement, and exhorts not to judge others, urging the reader to seek guidance from faith.

Namu the Whale Found Dead in Seattle Aquarium

Namu the famous killer whale and former motion picture star likely drowned after diving under a float and tangling in a waterway net during the Seattle marine show pen. Ted Griffin, who acquired the 40-ton whale, noted odd behavior and attributed the death to entanglement during mating season.

Seattle Wash Namu Ted Griffin B.C Griffin

Motorcycle Skills Event at Orangeville Firemen Festival

Motorcycle riders and enthusiasts are invited to a set of skill events on Saturday July 16 at the Orangeville Illinois Grade School athletic field. Check in 9 to 10 a.m. events start at 10 a.m. Entry is $1 per person with prize money for the top three in each event, including slow moving races and relay barrels, followed by a chicken barbecue at the fire house.

Orangeville Krysco New Holland Shullsburg Dubuque Iowa Highway 11 J. W. Donahoe

Mrs Oldenburg Succumbs at 66

Ruth Marie Oldenburg 66 native of Mineral Point grew up in Dodgeville died Sunday in Madison after a long illness She lived in Madison many years Former Ruth Kliebenstein married Jan 1 1921 to Charles L Oldenburg He died 1959 Surviving son Treviso Rockford three Milwaukee sisters and two grandchildren Services 2 30 p m tomorrow Schroeder Funeral Home Madison Burial Rose lawn Memorial Park Friends may call 7 to 9 tonight

Ruth Marie Oldenburg Mineral Point Dodgeville Madison Ruth Kliebenstein Charles L. Oldenburg Trevison Rockford Mmes Agnes Quast Eleanor Hutchison Hazel Davis Milwaukee Schroeder Funeral Home Roselawn Memorial Park

Thomas Hill Stricken at 85

Services for Thomas W. Hill 85, retired area farmer, who died Sunday after a long illness, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Thomas Funeral Home. Friends may call after 2 p.m. tomorrow. He is survived by his widow Dora two sons Virgil of Zearing Ia and Carlos of Stitzer a daughter Mrs Raymond Kenny of Berwyn Pa a brother two sisters nine grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.

Alto Person Montford

Cornell Dean's List Honor for John Robilette

John Robilette of Monroe has been named to Cornell College Dean's List for the Spring semester at Mt. Vernon Iowa. He earned honors for a 3.50 to 3.749 average on the four point scale as the college projects a fall enrollment of 1,050 students including 350 new freshmen.

John Robilette J. W. Robilette Monroe Cornell College Mt. Vernon Cornell

Classified Ads Solve Daily Problems for Thousands

Classified listings help thousands find quick solutions to daily needs. From jobs to services and items for sale, readers rely on concise notices to connect with providers and fulfill practical tasks. The ads reflect community needs and local opportunities.

Community notes span visits, relocations and historic home talk

Social items include Lt. Gov Pat Lucey visit and Laur ie Lucey relation at a Monroe coffee hour. CWO Richard Kundert moves between Viet Nam duty and U S stations. Chicago youths join Platteville area for an eight day stay. Brodhead hosts American Field Service student Osorio from Lima Peru. Grant County Historical Society to preserve Stone Cottage in Platteville built 1837 by Dr Samuel Mitchell. St Clare Hospital Monroe extends visiting hours 11 a m to 8 p m for summer period to aid families. Emil Presigs at Clarno show Edelweiss bed plant growth after weekend storms.

Laura Rountree Platteville Grant County Historical Society Miss Rountree Samuel Mitchell Stone Cottage

New Sister Joins Staff at St. Clare Hospital

Sister M. Jean Vianney has joined the St. Clare Hospital staff. A Wisconsin native from Burlington, she trained as a nurse at St. Agnes School of Nursing, earned a BS in nursing education from Marion College, and holds an MS from Saint Louis University. She spent years in Kansas and recently returned from missionary work in Quieta Central America.

M. Jean Vianney St. Clare Hospital Wisconsin Burlington St. Agnes School of Nursing Sister Vianney Colny Kan Hays Marion College St. Louis University St. Louis

Mrs Young 75 Dixon Mother of Mrs Gail Hanna Dies

Mrs Ernest Young aged 75 of Dixon Illinois died yesterday at Rockford Municipal Sanitarium. She had lived in Dixon 11 years. Services set for 1 p.m. tomorrow at McNabb Funeral Home Polo Illinois with burial in Fairmount Cemetery. Survived by husband a daughter Mrs Nadine Shrum Arlington Virginia another daughter Mrs Gail Hanna and son Lawrence Dixon three sisters and five brothers. Funeral attendees listed include relatives from Polo Dixon and nearby towns.

Ernest Young Dixon Ill Gail Hanna Browntown Rockford Municipal McNabb Funeral Home Polo, Ill Fairmount Cemetery Nadine Shrum Arlington Lawrence Anna de Nune Chelsia Ira Naomi Coats Mary Strachan Polo Harold Dewey Belle Plaine Robert Manassas Leonard Skokie Earl Strachan Green Bay

Today in History highlights key events on July 12

On this date in 1864 Abraham Lincoln watched advancing Confederate forces near Washington under fire. In 1804 Alexander Hamilton died from a bullet wound after a duel. Henry David Thoreau was born in 1817. In 1919 WWI Allies lifted the blockade of Germany. In 1941 Britain and the Soviet Union signed a mutual assistance treaty. In 1943 the U S Navy de-

Associated Press Abraham Lincoln Washington Alexander Hamilton the the Treasury Henry Thoreau Germany Britain Soviet Union U. S. Navy

Second battle of Kula Gulf feature and past war notes

The text recalls Japan’s defeat in the second battle of Kula Gulf. It lists decade and year references: a decade since the Soviet Union agreed to conventional force limits with the US Britain and France as a first disarmament step. Five years ago a Communist Czechoslovak airliner crashed near Casablanca Morocco killing all 72 aboard. One year ago the French atomic energy commission announced a new nuclear device.

Kula Gulf Soviet Union United States Britain France Casablanca Morocco French Atomic Energy Commission

John Gribb Elected President of Mt Horeb Rotary

John Gribb is the new president of the Mt Horeb Chapter of Rotary International. He succeeds Philip Halverson who will serve on the board of directors with Walter Kalscheur as vice president Lawrence Kipfer as secretary and A B Grove as treasurer.

MT. Horeb John Gribb Rotary International Philip Halverson Walter Kalscheur Lawrence Kipfer A. B. Grove

Carrier Brodhead LaVerne Klitzman Seeks 12 Year Old Successor

The Monroe Evening Times carrier in Brodhead will relinquish his route and needs to train a 12 year old successor immediately. Interested boys should contact him to begin training right away.

LaVerne Klitzman Monroe Evening Times Brodhead Laverne

Also Mentioned on This Page

Emery A. Odell The Associated Press, Inland Daily Press Association Audit Bureau of Circulations and Wisconsin Daily Newspaper League Editorial Zander’s Lake Viet Nam Candy Gail Marco Arco's Supper Club Thomas Hill Crest Helen John Burkhamer Lth Pat Lucey Burkhamer Laurie Lucey Lakewood School Maple Bluff CWO Richard A. Kundert 13Th Ave Cwo Kundert Berlin Southside Congress of Racial Equality Center Julio Humberto Rodrigues Osorio Lima Peru South America Ross Olin Brodhead High School Emil Presigs Clarno St. Clare Fritz Cleaners Thearshall Wisconsin SI Company, Inc New York Stock Exchange Monona Ave Tel Wis Beloit Fond'du Lad le Croge Neenah Rhinelander Stévens Point Wausau Mrs. Young Rotary Monroe Area Helen and Joe Miller New York Life Insurance Company Grandview Blvd Postoffice Farm Loan Service Inc Merlin Cherry Joe Donahoe Albert H. Noble James H. Gordon
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