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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1966
Page
2
The Monroe Evening Times carries standard Post Office classification as a second class mail item under the act of Congress. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news in this newspaper and AP dispatches for republication.
A weekly roundup reports the County Board's Fun Night with tourism talk and a bikeway dispute over spending a few hundred dollars. It notes various local vignettes from cafe choices to police officers, Aldermen debates on parking plans, a rec center scare, and reflections on community roles and unity.
Howard F. Tews 55 lifelong Plymouth Township resident died Friday. Funeral at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow in East Luther Valley Church with Rev. Erling Fretheim officiating and burial in Plymouth Cemetery. Visitation 7 to 9 tonight at Rosman Uehling Kinzer Central Chapel in Beloit. Survived by wife Sylvia Lavi na Olson, a son Jan Howard, seven brothers and two sisters. Parents and infant son preceded him in death.
The Green County Conservation League met at Max Voelkli Hall in the VFW for a community gathering honoring late Mr Voelkli. A local cat disappeared after our stance on the proposed ordinance, adding an odd note to the evening.
Brief recap of notable events on March 7 across years. United States Army Rhine crossing at Remagen in 1945 opened route for large scale crossing. other items include Burbank birth 1849 Bell patent 1876 Baker War secretary 1916 transatlantic call 1926 remilitarization 1936 Eisenhower Nixon etc.
Glancing back a decade, Vice President Richard Nixon states no political announcement planned for his personal situation. Wisconsin Supreme Court successor odds favor Thomas E. Fairchild. Monroe school chief D. J. Huenink named vice president in Badger Conference spring election.
Twenty years ago on March 7 1946 recommendations favored replacing the current one price marketing for Swiss cheese with a three price scale tied to state and federal grades. A W Bayley director of public welfare notes medicinal tablets given to 30 Sparta children carried aspirin labels but were sedatives.
On March 7 1936 a hitchhiking Kansas gunman seeking his brother’s release triggered a prison break that killed three and wounded two. In another note Monroe’s chance at the Southern Six title ends as Watertown defeats them 23 to 19. A seven year old in Waukesha dies after his hand is caught in a washing machine wringer.
March 7 1926 radishes from the south sell for 10 cents a bunch and onions for 15 cents. Evansville remains puzzled by a blast that shook windows and lit the sky to the northwest.
A 1916 notice reports Green County as the healthiest in the state with deaths in the last quarter of 1915 under 2.5 per thousand and most victims aged 65 or older. It also notes a sea food supper planned at the Universalist Church with organizer E. H.
Fragmentary report notes Gloege selling a photograph studio and planning a West location. It mentions a Monroe High School team headed to a Platteville tournament and warning about a dangerous baby pacifier compared to a toy cannon. A private room is needed by the sheriff amid limited secrecy under the current setup.
Six decades ago on March 7 1906 residents heard a new complaint about Argyle blind pig operations while egg prices reached unprecedented lows for the season. The first teachers examinations start tomorrow under County Superintendent J C Penn and Wells and Frautschy of the former Athern Wisconsin Land Co open offices in the McKey Block.
Funeral services are set for Ralph Tucker 60 of rural Highland who died yesterday in a Dodgeville hospital. Masonic rites are planned at 8 this evening at the McGuire Funeral Home. He farmed near Cobb and Highland before moving to the current farm. Survived by wife Josephine a daughter two sisters and three grandchildren.
C W Ottensman 57 longtime Platteville State University dean dies after long illness in a hospital. Services set for 2 p.m. at Karrmann Funeral Home with memorial fund donation option. Survived by son John T. of Platteville, mother Mrs Lulua Ottensman, brother Raymond, sister Mrs George Pules of Sheboygan. widow Helen Ruth Reineking died 1965.
Hazel Green service for Alfred J. Williams, community’s oldest resident and retired farmer, will be held at 1 30 p m in the Hazel Green Methodist Church. Funeral services are by Thomas Funeral Home. He died Friday in a hospital with no immediate survivors.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced the election of six new directors including Donal F. Taylor of Merrill Wisconsin and the re-election of 18 others. All will serve two-year terms starting May 2 at the 54th annual meeting.
Linden special report says farmer Lyle Drinkwater, 54, was killed when his tractor tipped on a town road near his Linden area farm. Coroner Dr. Wendell Hamlin ruled skull fracture. He was found at 7 a.m. by a milk hauler. He farmed with brother Ronald five miles west, has another brother Vernon. Funeral plans are pending at Loman Funeral Home in Montfort.
David M. Lott, 24, used a theater office photocopying machine to reproduce several $20 bills with crayon added by a friend. Secret Service agents arrested him and he pleaded guilty February 1. Judge Sarah T. Hughes sentenced him to 18 months in a federal reformatory.
Classified ads across the region help residents find needed goods services and opportunities. Buyers seek bargains sellers post listings from jobs to furniture and real estate. The ads provide practical solutions and connect communities in daily life.
Funeral services for A A Schnurr 80 a Mineral Point businessman who died Saturday at his home will be held at St Marys Catholic Church Gorgen Funeral Home A Rosary will be said tonight Knights of Columbus Rosary follows He moved to Mineral Point in 1926 organized Mineral Point Food Inc treasurer of St Marys Church and secretary of the Kiwanis Club at his death Surviving are two daughters and five grandchildren
George Wagner 70 formerly of Platteville died Friday. Services were held at Thomas Funeral Home. He was a farmer and a member of First Methodist Church of Platteville. Survived by son Charles of Nekoosa two sisters Mrs Ben Cowan Madison and Mrs Oliver Keene Platteville two half brothers Lowell Wagner Mineral Point and Dale Wagner Nekoosa stepmother Mrs Myra Wagner Livingston three grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
CHICAGO The Pure Milk Association general manager A L Mc Williams predicts strong dairy prices in 1966 at the 41st annual meeting. He cites plant competition and milk supply factors and urges production restraint for stable prices. A W Colebank added January milk output in five states fell 10 percent year over year, improving long term outlook.
The temporary State Government Reorganization Commission was authorized Saturday to draft a preliminary plan to establish a cabinet form of government for Wisconsin. Dial 325-5101 for Adtaker Now.
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