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Newspaper

Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1966

Page

2

Monroe Evening Times AP and News Associations Policy

A notice states the Monroe Evening Times carries exclusive rights to local AP dispatches and other AP content. It lists The Associated Press and regional press associations as members and credits the paper with republication rights. It underscores affiliation with Wisconsin Daily Newspaper League.

The Associated Press, Land Press Association, Audit Bureau Circulations and Wisconsin Daily Newspaper League Associated Press

Year of the Elephant lifts Wisconsin GOP to new vigor

Editorial credits Gov. Knowles with reviving Wisconsin Republicans after a 1964 defeat. It notes cross party support, a large Milwaukee fundraiser drawing 3,500 attendees paying $100, and contrasts with Democratic criticisms of welfare state expansion. The piece predicts renewed strength from the party into the fall elections.

Republican Party of Wisconsin Gov. Knowles Gov Lucey Washington America Viet Nam Republican Party Milwaukee GOP Knowles Gerald Ford House Michigan U.S Far East Congress

Bruegger Earns High Honors at Platteville University

Stanley J. Bruegger, a senior at Platteville State University, earned high honors with a 3.90 GPA. He plans to attend summer school and is the son of Mr and Mrs Herman Bruegger Sr of Mt Horeb Wisconsin.

Stanley J. Bruegger Platteville State University Bruegger Herman Bruegger Sr Mt. Horeb Wis Dennis Wirth Wilbert Wirth Route 1 Juda Juda High School Badger Boys State Ripon

Ray Humphrey Rites Conducted

Funeral services were held yesterday in Whitewater for Ray W. Humphrey 85 retired Whitewater area farmer and Green County native. He died Sunday night in Bedford Indiana where he and his wife had moved several years ago. He was born March 22 1881, son of Joseph and Alice Dunwiddie Humphrey. He married Carrie Peacock December 6 1916. Surviving are his widow two sons Robert Jefferson and Philip Whitewater a daughter Ruth Fontaine Bedford Ind a sister May Lueffelbein Madison and 12 grandchildren.

Whitewater Ray W. Humphrey Green County Humphrey Bedford Ind Joseph Alice Dunwiddie Humphrey Carrie Peacock Robert Jefferson Philip Ruth Fontaine May Lueffelbein Madison

Dairy Day dinner keynote set by local farmers

Glancing backward to ten years ago today, Watford Seguim and an Eau Claire dairy farmer were billed as keynote speakers for the Dairy Day testimonial dinner. Inspector Charles Wetherille questioned a suburban Minneapolis man detained in Wisconsin over a holdup tied to the Rice Lake woman’s slaying.

Watford Seguim Eau Claire Mease Charles Wetherille Minneapolis Wisconsin

Fresh meat vanishes from peacetime tables amid wartime rationing

Twenty years ago today fresh meat became scarce as wartime rationing tightened. The shortage emptied most households' dining rooms and forced reliance on alternative meals across the nation.

Two Unemployed Men Die After Bonus Robbery Witnesses

On June 22 1936 two unemployed men who witnessed a $400 bonus robbery of a former soldier were found beaten to death in their squalid living quarters. William Lemke of North Dakota faces hurdles in his union party campaign for the presidency.

William Lemke North Dakota Union Party

Fugitive Surrenders After Four Years On Run

Forty years after a robbery at a Brodhead warehouse and a deputy kidnapping, Roy Ties turned himself in to a sheriff's deputy at a pre arranged spot near Orfordville. He is jailed and may plead guilty.

Orfordville Brodhead Roy

Becker firm plans addition to feed mill

Fifty years ago on June 22 1916 William A Becker Co prepared to add to its feed mill facility Silas Marner was showing at Monroe Theatre in town and drew crowds The items reflect local business expansion and entertainment listings of the period.

William A. Becker Silas Marner Monroe Theatre

Bingo Raid At McHenry VFW Posts Gambling Bust

State police arrested twelve people after raiding a Veterans of Foreign Wars post bingo game in McHenry Illinois. About $700 in cash bingo equipment and war games were seized. Those charged face a $200 bond and court appearance in Woodstock on July 7. Police from Elgin and McHenry deputies led twenty officers in the raid on Illinois 120. Attendees reportedly traveled from Milwaukee Beloit and Racine Wisconsin.

Mchenry Ill Woodstock Elgin Illinois Milwaukee Beloit Racine Wis

Get There Safer In A Dependable Car

Classified ads promise safer travel with dependable cars and daily deals. Readers are urged to inspect listings for practical transportation options and reliable bargains.

Retarded Unit Holds Session at Kenosha Convention

The Green County Association for Retarded Children met at Juda E U B Church in Kenosha for a June session. Discussions covered Bill 647 S taxing parents of state institution children and Bill 1934A on transfers to mental units. The group announced new units, budget changes, grants, scholarships, and planned 4 H Club and camp Kennedy efforts.

Kenosha Green County Association For Juda E.U.B Joint Finance and Welfare Committee Southern Colony Central Colony GCRS Michael Glass Brown County Adams Columbia Green County Sue Sass Green County Extension Office Jean Otteson Kennedy Wisconsin Aaron Norder Monroe Melvin Nickel

Haroldson To Teach At St. John's Academy

Dale Haroldson of Horeb has signed a contract to teach history and coach swimming at St. John's Military Academy in Delafield for the 1966 67 term. He graduated Platteville State University in January with a bachelor’s in secondary education and is pursuing a master’s degree.

MT. Horeb Dale Haroldson Douglas Haroldson Horeb St. John’s Military Academy Delafield Platteville State University

Mary Marty Named to Dean's List at Lakeland College

Miss Mary Marty of Browntown is among 44 students on the Lakeland College dean's list in Sheboygan Wisconsin. She is a senior and joins peers who must earn at least 15 credits with a 3.4 GPA or higher.

Mary Marty John Marty Davis Cheese Factory Browntown Lakeland College Sheboygan Wis Marty

Gail Arnold Named Student Aide at University of Chicago

Gail Arnold daughter of Mrs. Mary Arnold of 1036 Rutledge Street Madison and former Monroe resident is named student aide for 1966 67 by University of Chicago President George Beadle. She joins the Maroon Key Society as a junior official host for 1966 67. Gail has a sister Marilyn a former Monroe student who is now a head night nurse at the University of Chicago Hospital and the sisters share an apartment in Chicago. They are nieces of Mr and Mrs Marvin Stauffacher of Browntown.

Gail Arnold Mary Arnold Rutledge St Madison Monroe George Beadle University of Chicago Marshall Gail Maroon Key Society Marilyn Monroe High School Arnold Billings, University of Chicago Chicago Marvin Stauffacher Browntown

Mrs. Genevieve Morrow Dies in Lancaster at 66

Mrs. Genevieve Morrow 66 mother of Mrs. Cletus Ohlert of Platteville died yesterday in her Lancaster home after a long illness. Funeral at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Harris and Wooking Funeral Home Lancaster. Survived by four sons Ivan Mr. Hope Virgil Lyle Leonard all of Lancaster and five daughters including Mrs. John Casper Dubuque Mrs. George Starrett Mrs. Roger Recd and Mrs. Burdette Pagenkopf all of Lancaster and Katharine Morrow at home plus Hattie Griswold sister Gladys Welsh and Leonard Griswold brother and 24 grandchildren.

Genevieve Morrow Cletus Ohlert Platteville Lancaster Harris and Wooking Ivan Hope Virgil Lyle Leonard John Casper Dubuque George Starrett Roger Recd Burdette

77 Children Sign In for Summer Reading Program

BELLEVILLE Times Special reports that 77 children have signed up for the summer reading program at the library. Teams are named for astronauts and led by captains including Chuck Gibbons Denise Francois Cindy Diederich and Sue Rupp with team names Cer nan Grissom Glenn Cooper and Stafford.

Belleville Max Armstrong Cernan Chuck Gibbons Scott Bill Babler Cooper Eddie Engen Grissom Denise Francois Glenn Cindy Diederich Stafford Sue Rupp

On This Date June 22 1966 Highlights

Events listed include 1773 Dominican Friars establish first settlement in California, 1870 US Department of Justice organized, 1937 Joe Louis heavyweight champion, 1941 Nazi invasion of Russia, 1944 GI Bill signed by Roosevelt, 1945 Hungarian treasure found in Germany. Also notes 1966 era diplomacy in Egypt and USSR, Katanga release, and Korea Japan relations.

Associated Press Order of the Dominican Friars California U.S. Department of Justice Joe Louis Germany Russia Franklin D. Roosevelt U.S Egypt Dmitri Shepilov Gamal Abdel Nasser Shepilov Nasser Congo Katanga Moise Tshombe Japan South Korea

Debutant Eleanor Ford Hosts Grand Detroit Society Soiree

Eleanor Clay Ford debuts in an Arabian nights themed party at the Little Club in Grosse Pointe with over 600 Detroit society guests attending. She is the namesake granddaughter of Mrs. Edsel Ford and the late Mr. Ford, tracing lineage to the Ford family and Ford Motor Co. founder Henry Ford.

Detroit Eleanor Clay Nonie) Ford Walter Buhl Ford II Grosse Pointe Miss Ford Edsel Ford Mr. Ford Henry Ford Ford Motor Co

Springfield Man Recovers 49 Cents From IRS Overpayment

Ed Dunn claimed an overpayment and an overcharge by the Internal Revenue Service after requesting a $44.10 tax refund. He received $255.55, returned it, and faced a temporary demand for the difference. A series of appeals led Rep. Clarence J. Brown to intervene, yielding a $43.61 refund and later a promise to pay the remaining 49 cents.

Springfield Ohio Ed Dunn Internal Revenue Service Dunn Tax Office Clarence J. Brown IRS

Oxygen time turns boy toward Air Force dream

Chicago eight year old Marco Lopez, hesitant to wear an oxygen mask, received a pilot’s helmet and high altitude oxygen demonstration from Air Force Capt Ronald Sherman and Sgt Ezekiel Villa. Marco’s parents are from San Francisco.

Chicago Marco Lopez Rune _Lillquist Marco Air Force Ronald Sherman Ezekiel Villa Moises Lopez San Francisco

Former Lee Harvey Oswald widow to have third child

The widow of Lee Harvey Oswald, Marina Oswald Porter, 24, is expecting her third child and first with husband Kenneth J. Porter. The pair wed June 1, 1965, after Oswald was shot in custody. she had two children earlier with Oswald.

Dallas Tex Marina Oswald Kenneth J. Porter Lee Harvey Oswald Warren Commission John F. Kennedy Porter Oswald Jack Ruby June Rachel London Christine Keeler Christine James Levermore Berkshire

Miss California Pageant Sparks Santa Cruz Dual Entries

Santa Cruz hosts weekend Miss California prelims with 37 entrants though 38 girls compete. Miss Los Angeles features identical twins Marilyn and Melody Keymer both 19 and 5 foot 6, 113 pounds with brown hair. They attend Los Angeles State College and will sing a duet in talent.

Santa Cruz Calif

Marrying Teachers Tie Knot in Warren School Moment

Julie Ann Argy and Wilbert O'Brien Hiller, both teachers at Consolidated Marthan School in Warren Michigan, wed Sunday after a two year romance. They invited all current and some former pupils to witness the ceremony.

Julie Ann Argy Wilbert O’brien Hiller Miss Argy Hiller Consolidated Marthan School Warren Mich Detroit

Father and son file for rival party nominations in Kansas

Bruce B Madden of Wichita seeks the Republican nomination for the same state representative seat his son Robert B Madden 21 filed for the Democratic nomination earlier in May. The father says filings were independent and notes the odd setup.

Wichita Kan Bruce B. Madden

Classified ads bring buyers together

Classified ads connect lovers, renters, buyers, and sellers seeking matches. The notice suggests placing a spirited ad to attract a date or sale, highlighting the social value of small personal notices.

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