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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1963
Page
2
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Editorial notes a Kansas delegation visiting Monroe to learn about pioneer Judge Jacob Andrick and Monroe’s civic appeal. Tourists praised the town’s pleasant atmosphere, helpful residents, and courteous officials, despite Andrick’s home and early court site no longer existing. The piece urges continued efforts to boost Monroe’s tourist appeal.
Washington faces a stalled labor dispute as railroads resist eliminating jobs and unions reject Kennedy’s ICC proposal. Rep Harris seeks a 30 day delay while carriers claim job cuts are vital to the industry. The piece notes public obligation and a looming need for adjustments, recalling Lincoln’s May 1922 Memorial dedication.
On July 25 1953 hungry unemployed Soviet East Berlin residents flocked to a West Berlin giveaway organized by Mayor Willy Kreßmann to test Soviet Commissioner Vladimir Semyonovs claim unemployment does not exist. Dr George D Stoddard resigns as University of Illinois president ending a feud with Andrew C Ivy over cancer drug Krebiozen.
Moscow artist Alexander Gerasimov 82 died Tuesday per Izvestia. In Washington Glen Erle Moorhouse 55 CIA official died after an emergency operation. he worked in Paris with the Economic Cooperation Administration from 1947 to 1953 before joining the CIA.
CHICAGO Holly Stover 80 longtime executive assistant to the Steuffenber Barlington lington and Quincy Railroad died Tuesday He served as president of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad from 1944 to 1947.
Miss Etta Neal aged 94 who taught school for over 50 years died yesterday in Mineral Point. Services set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Treweek funeral home. She retired in 1937, moved to Madison that year and to Verona in 1954.
Jack Kivlahan 34 drowned after a canoe upset near Burlington Iowa on a Mississippi River whirlpool. Born in Michigan he was the son of Henry and a Burlington-based mother. survivors include two brothers James and Henry Jr and three sisters. Relatives attended the burial include Mrs. Harry Hanson Albany and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bauman.
Graveside services were held at Union Grove cemetery Darlington for Kelly Jo Stauffacher infant daughter of Thomas and Sandra Jackson Stauffacher who died shortly after birth in St. Clare hospital Monroe. Rev Darlington of Darlington Grace Lutheran church officiated with grandparents Keith Jackson Woodford and George Stauffacher Darlington. Sharer funeral home Darlington managed arrangements.
Wisconsin Republican Chairman Talbot Peterson says Rep. John Byrnes could enter the 1964 presidential race as a favorite son, potentially avoiding a clash between Rockefeller and Goldwater forces. Peterson and Wisconsin GOP officials visited Washington to discuss campaigns and Byrnes’s role, with an announcement possible in the fall.
Funeral services for Adaline M. Pernot 74 who died yesterday in St. Clare hospital Belleville will be held at 1 30 p m Friday in the First United Church of Christ Belleville Friends may call at Becker funeral home Belleville She was born Adaline Frelin in Oregon Township Dane County Surviving are two daughters Mrs Cloyce Hollis Mrs Stanley Herfel two sons Floyd and LaVerne four sisters two brothers 22 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.
Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia, serves as a major air travel stop on routes linking Moscow and Peking, reflecting its strategic position in early international air routes.
Sister Mary Timothy notes a turn of the century custom in Paris during the pre dinner period from five to seven when cafes on the terraces drew large crowds. The era earned the nickname green hour for the abundant green absinthe consumed.
MADISON The State Assembly approved minor Senate bills and sent them to the governor while awaiting a budget tax dispute settlement report. A measure bans dam construction on the Wolf River north of Outagamie County, following a prior law prohibiting a Wolf River dam at Pearson Langlade County.
Paul Gehrig 73 of New Glarus died at 10 02 p m yesterday in St Clare hospital where he had been a medical patient since July 11 He was born February 2 1890 in Switzerland came to the United States in 1908 and worked on farms then for Pet Milk Co in New Glarus He married Mary Meuller in 1939 She died May 21 1961 Survivors include two brothers Emil Milwaukee and Peter Elgin Funeral services are pending Zentner funeral home New Glarus
Private rites were held at St Marys cemetery Galena for Timothy Michael Wieters three day old grandson of Mr and Mrs Ben Wahl Blanchardville The infant son of Mr and Mrs Donald Wieters of Galena died yesterday in Cuba City hospital Surviving are the parents a sister and grandparents Mr and Mrs Ernest Wieters Galena and the Wahls
William A. Fitzgerald, professor of library science and director of the Peabody Library School in Nashville, has been appointed director of libraries and professor of library science at Marquette University.
A Telegram sent to state lawmakers amid a tax budget dispute prompted Attorney General George Thompson to say a jury could decide if it violated lobby laws. Assemblyman Paul Alfonsi urged the opinion, labeling the telegram as naked blackmail for lawmakers to align with higher education funding.
The guild accepts only sons of gondoliers for membership in Venice. The rule limits eligibility to offspring of current gondoliers, shaping who may join the organization.
Local residents and visitors share Sunday and weekend travels across Wisconsin and Illinois. Families from Monticello Janesville Monroe Beloit and Rock Falls visit relatives in Tomah Minnesota Whitewater Milwaukee and Madison area spots including House on the Rock.
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