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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1965
Page
2
Brief AP item notes terse updates from the Associated Press era, including short notes on regional events and brief society items. The fragment references Ial aly Breve Association and Suederese without context or dates.
Editorial praises the Green County Tornado Disaster Committee for distributing disaster funds to storm victims after a slow start. Donations from the American Legion VFW and Eagles, plus media appeals, enabled larger relief with checks funded by Legion and Red Cross support. Big Foot High School students in Walworth sent checks to two Monroe families, per Chamber of Commerce recommendations.
A Walworth County high school organized an all school work day on May 1 to aid tornado victims. Big Foot High School raised 364.52 dollars through a bake sale and car wash and sent a 182.26 dollar check to a selected family through the Monroe Chamber of Commerce.
Lieutenant Neil A. Jacobs son of Mr and Mrs George E Jacobs of 2227 Eighth St earned an extra cadet honor before his June 9 graduation and commissioning at the U S Air Force Academy. He and Sixth Cadet group received the Air Force Association honor for excellence in drill intramurals academics and leadership. A Monroe High School graduate he will report to Webb AFB Texas for pilot training and is currently lifeguard at the Monroe pool.
Readers are urged to shop safely, seek dependable transportation, and check the classified ads daily for real bargains. The notice emphasizes practical buying tips and ongoing deals in the marketplace.
Fire destroys the Biggs Cheese Factory causing an estimated $100,000 in damage. Mrs Beatrice Thrumen, 41, of Beloit is injured in a collision with a Gateway Transportation truck. Monroe Skywatch station chief J B Scherer says the post is open 10 am to 2 pm. Mrs Earl Geigel and Jerry Pinnow win first place in Green County Custard Pie Contest sponsored by the Association Women of the Farm Bureau.
On June 15 1940 Circuit Judge Jesse Earle of Janesville will preside in divorce motions over husband support payments. Miss Loletta Kathleen Deifel daughter of Mr and Mrs John Matthew Deifel of 2008 16th St is given in marriage by her father to Thomas Eugene Hughes son of Mr and Mrs H B Hughes of Madison.
Chicago erupts as news spreads of the killing of five police officers. Wisconsin ex-Governor Emanuel Phillips dies. A inch of rain brings a lightning strike that topples Charles Einbeck's chimney. Ladysmith cheese plant relocates to Freeport.
Fifty years ago on June 15 1915 Emery A Odell received endorsement for re appointment as Monroe post master shifting from political to merit based selection. K P Band heads to Grand Lodge at Racine. Taps mark the passing of Dr F W Byers longtime Monroe veteran and organizer of the Wisconsin National Guard. Monroe firefighters attend state convention at Rice Lake riding a special coach on the Milwaukee Road without changes.
Neenah Kimberly Clark Corp reports consolidated sales for the fiscal year ending April 30 at 577.39 million dollars, up from 554.67 million dollars the prior year.
Peter Jackson 82 lifelong resident and retired farmer died suddenly at home in Mineral Point. Services set for 1 30 p m tomorrow at the Methodist Church. friends may call at Ritter Funeral Home after 7 tonight. He is survived by wife Frances a brother Raymond of Cleveland and two sisters Mrs John Radland Prairie du Chien and Mrs G G Cox Janesville.
Mrs Beulah Todd 81 died after a long illness in Platteville a native of the Town of Lima she lived in Platteville 70 years Services set for 2 p m tomorrow at Thomas Funeral Home Friends may call Surviving are a daughter Mrs Robert Luedeking Freeport a son Walter Lancaster two sisters Mrs Ray Dent and Mrs Arthur Burkholder Platteville and one grandchild
On June 15 across history significant events are noted including Magna Carta being signed at Runnymede in 1215, Washington’s Continental Army command in 1775, Wilson’s nomination in 1816, and postwar Allied and constitutional milestones through 1965. The record also recalls indemnity talks, a cancelled Japan visit, and Supreme Court district population rulings.
A reader criticizes 31 men voting to let communists control colleges and urges sending veterans to Viet Nam. He compares dissent, free speech, and political parties to Nazi actions and notes Cracker months and seasonal salinity trends for Monroe Peak.
H V Kaltenborn 88 longtime radio commentator and Milwaukee native died in New York Monday. Born Hans Kaltenborn son of Baron Rudolph Van Kaltenborn from 1866 Milwaukee German nobility, he grew up in Milwaukee and served as a sergeant in the Spanish American War. Services Friday in New York with cremation and Milwaukee burial of ashes planned.
Army Pvt. Eugene L. Schneeberger, son of Mr. and Mrs. William S. Schneeberger of Albany, was assigned to the U S Army Support Command in Viet Nam as a communications specialist on May 31. He entered the Army in December 1964 after graduating Albany High School in 1961 and attending Platteville State University.
John Kenyon and his 22 year old bride Carol left for Puerto Rico after a quick wedding. Friends had chained him to a 16 pound ball and chain as a joke, but he found a hacksaw and freed himself before the honeymoon. The couple planned to stay at a honeymoon hotel to retrieve a key from friends.
Anna Flickinger aged 86 of Pearl City Illinois died yesterday in Ortiz Nursing Home. Services set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Salem United Church of Christ Loran with burial in church cemetery. Visitation at Offenheiser Funeral Home tonight until 12:30 p.m. tomorrow and at the church. Survived by son Lowell and sister Laura Koch both of Pearl City.
Rev Dale Shotts longtime pastor of Methodist Churches in Argyle Blanchardville and Lamont since 1961 is appointed to the Briggsville charge in Marquette County. He and his family move June 23 with Rev James Jameson taking over July 1. Mrs Shotts will teach fifth grade language and social studies in Portage schools next year.
Pat Kaster of Green County Dairy Queen was the guest speaker at the Monroe Lions Club gathering at the Swiss Wheel. The group discussed a Cheese Day parade float and later elected Walter Babula as chair of the float committee.
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