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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1966
Page
2
Publication notice states subscriptions must be prepaid to meet postal regulations. Lists offices hours 8 30 am to 3 00 pm and telephone number 825 3101. Mentions Associated Press Daily and Audit Bureau of Circulation. Includes rates for Wisconsin and county editions.
A review of Monroe High School library materials shows over 80 periodicals from U S News to Newsweek are available to students. Librarian Mrs Lux notes major newspapers like the Monitor and New York Times are accessible and additions depend on teacher input and student interest.
The Badger Quarter Horse Association met in Dodgeville to plan a registered Quarter Horse sale on Sunday April 24 at the Dane County Fair grounds in Madison. Officers named are Charles Hensel president Calvin Knapp vice president Mrs John Kram er secretary and Sue Benegal treasurer. Next meeting set for March 30 in Janesville with Bob Davits guest speaker. Also noted is a move to create a third federal judgeship for eastern Wisconsin.
INDIANAPOLIS Ind Consumers are getting better pork cuts through a farmer to packer pilot program started two years ago. The Producers Marketing Association affiliated with the Indiana Farm Bureau arranges 400 to 500 hogs daily to packers at premium prices for premium animals. Farmers selling under the program have earned up to two dollars per hundred pounds more than regular dealers for top grades.
Construction of a parish grade school is set to begin next summer. Fort Atkinson defeated Monroe 93 to 76 in the Regional to advance to the Sectional.
Phillip Noel-Baker, then British Minister of State, told the House of Commons a pointed Anglo American French declaration on Franco Spain might be expected in the future. A separate, unrelated Indiana quarry incident involved a Black man admitting a serious event with a couple.
Lisser brothers John G and Larry join the armed forces. John G Lisser, 20, is in the Marines after training at Camp Pendleton and headed for Okinawa. Larry, 21, is in the Navy with boat training at Great Lakes. Both previously worked in Milwaukee area and seek correspondence from friends and relatives.
More than twenty members of the Top Line circuit fair boards and local horsemen gather in Monroe for a circuit meeting. John D Germann Jr is named a new member of the police commission.
Edward Kieffer 81 lifelong Mineral Point resident died yesterday in a Dodgeville hospital. Survived by wife Catherine two sons Edward Jr and Rev Lawrence Kieffer two daughters Mrs Verne Schmieder Rita a brother Bert and sister Mrs A P Gebelinger along with 20 grandchildren Funeral will be at 11 tomorrow at St Marys Church Mineral Point with burial at the Edward H Theiler farm near Mon Ucello where one of the largest farm sales this year totaled $8 000.
On March 4 1916 a special train car carried more than a score of feeble minded residents from Chippewa Falls to Green County Asylum Architectural plans reach St Victor s congregation for parochial school and sisters home Thirty three Green County residents attend UW Madison event with plans and attendance noted.
Sixty years prior on March 4 1906 Edward C Wenger a cheese dealer died leaving the Clarno family stricken by ptomaine poisoning. Authorities suspect rhubarb canned in tin preserves caused the illness and prompted concern across the town.
The Department of Public Welfare approved grants for five months to day care centers serving the mentally handicapped in Marshfield and Wausau. The Marshfield grant totals 1385 dollars and the Wausau grant totals 793 dollars.
About 14 residents attended a village caucus Tuesday at the Argyle Community Building to nominate candidates for three trustee posts to fill unexpired terms of Lawrence Winger Robert Hawley and Harlan Kammerud with Paul Phillipson Dr Paul Thompson Donald Rossing and Alfred Schild among the nominees. Election set for the first Tuesday in April.
Mrs Jesse Ayres of Oconomoowa, sister-in-law of Mrs Addie Ayres, funeral held Monday night in Madison. Survived by husband and nine children. Family formerly lived in Madison.
Wisconsin farmers received higher prices in February with a 3 percent rise from January and 19 percent above February 1965. Livestock led the boost with beef cattle at 17.10 per cwt, hogs at 26 per cwt, and milk at 3.80 per 100 pounds though down from January. 1965 milk production reached 19 billion pounds, a record with fewer cows but higher per cow output at 9,190 pounds.
Mt Horeb Jaycees schedule Charter Night banquet at Karakahi Inn tomorrow night. State Jaycee President Ted Wedemeyer of Milwaukee will be the speaker. Mel Curak external VP of the Madison Jaycees will be master of ceremonies. Curtis G. Witte Mt Horeb village president and Albert Zwald Mt Horeb Chamber of Commerce president, plus other village leaders, invited as guests.
Army Engineers back a study of possible methods to keep a year around navigation channel open on the Mississippi River. The plan aims to assess engineering approaches and impacts to ensure reliable river traffic.
Borden Foods plans a new 33 000 square foot Swiss cheese plant at Turtle Lake Wisconsin to double local Swiss production. The facility, leased from Turtle Lake Co op Creamery Association, will start in spring and production in late summer or fall, employing about 40 people with a near 200 000 dollar annual payroll. It will use about 100 million pounds of milk annually from association members and produce rindless black Swiss cheese for Gruyere and other cheeses at Plymouth Wisconsin.
Charles Imhoff 83 retired building contractor died Wednesday after a long illness. Funeral at 10 a.m. tomorrow in St Anthony's Catholic Church. Rosary services at 8:30 and 9 p.m. tonight. Survived by seven daughters, two sons, two sisters, two brothers, 28 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
Ecumenical gathering in Madison invites all faiths to hear Br Jacques Swiss Protestant monk discuss Christian unity at St Victor s School gym at 8 p m The Taize brothers wear white habits in chapel and live a life of celibacy shared property and obedience to their prior Their visit includes collaboration with local churches and a unity service following the discussion
CLarion County communities proclaim March 17 as green beret day in honor of servicemen in Viet Nam. Mayors join in the tribute, wearing green berets along with shamrocks and shillelaghs for the St Patrick’s Day observance.
Wisconsin Bandmasters Association holds its annual Spring Convention this weekend on the Platteville State College campus. The finale Sunday at 2 p.m. features the Platteville State College Symphonic Band in Beaux Arts Room, Student Center. Sixteen Wisconsin conductors direct, including Dr. Raymond Dvorak Vesey Walker William Tietze and Allan F. Barnard. Barnard conducts Allegro Marcato from Trittico. Concert open to the public. The convention begins Friday night with Mr. and Mrs. Barnard attending Saturday and Sunday.
In a bustling market of notices, readers turn to classified ads to find essential services and bargains. Community members seek repairs, employment, housing, and small trades, while local businesses advertise offerings to a broad audience.
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