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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1966
Page
2
The notice lists AP and local news reuse rights for the Monroe paper. It details subscription rates of 35 cents weekly, ten dollars yearly in Monroe County, thirteen dollars yearly outside Wisconsin and Jefferson County Illinois, and gives daily office hours from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with phone contact 325 5101.
Editorial urges understanding of wage scale debate for Monroe ramp project. City officials sent local contractor pay ranges to the State Industrial Commission, which set an initial $3.51 rate before acknowledging $2 as a better average. The piece notes the public misinterprets actions and underscores the law's uncertain reach on public works over 25000 dollars.
A classified ad calls for safer travel with a dependable car and promotes checking daily listings for real bar gains.
After 18 years of service in Green County DHIA Ella Kubly retires from milk testing. She and Gladys Blum averaged about 600 samples daily, totaling roughly 5,592,000 tests over the period. Verne V Varney talks of a People to People Goodwill tour including Scotland Holland Switzerland Berlin and Russia with a half fare option.
Three young Wisconsin women aged 15 to 19 will be chosen for Miss National Teenage Safety of 1966. Applicants must write a 500 word essay on teenage traffic safety. The national winner earns a $1000 U S Savings Bond. Contact Mrs Sam Waelti Monroe for council president details.
About 90 attended Ben Zimmerlis Brodhead event 40 at Elmer Hoeslys New Glarus and 65 at Lawrence Sales mans Argyle hosting the dairying clinics. The notice also urges water safety and explains how to wear a buoyant cushion life preserver correctly.
Robert W. U'Ren, 99, lifelong Mineral Point resident, died after a long illness in a Dodgeville hospital. He worked 33 years for the Iowa County Highway Department as a highway patrolman and retired in 1951. Survivors include a son Harvey of Mineral Point, three brothers Will, Delos, and Matt, two sisters, five grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. Services are set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Waldwick Methodist Church. friends may call today at Gorgen Funeral Home.
Mrs. John Deery aged 80 died in a Platteville nursing home after a long illness. Born Frances Chappell in Lafay ette county she lived in Platteville 55 years. Survivors include a daughter Mrs Ferdinand Korbury Jr West Allis and a son John Huntington W V a sister and two brothers four grandchildren and four great grandchildren Funeral services set for 9 30 am tomorrow at St Marys Church with rosary at 8 15 tonight
The Monroe Evening Times sponsors a two day baseball school marking a local sports education effort. Rev Glen H Ridnour chairs the Kiwanis Antique show praising its success and community engagement.
The Wisconsin Republican Party remains at odds with Governor Walter Goodland and refuses to back his bid for reelection. Agriculture Secretary Clinton P. Anderson criticizes OPA subsidy methods aiding dairy farmers.
The Chicago and North Western president told the Senate Finance Committee that the proposed house tax would deliver a disastrous blow to railroads operating under receivership. The article also notes a scene where the Italian flag flies atop Selassie’s palace.
Forty years ago a city report notes Meythaler Bros. grocers receiving a carload of sugar priced at five dollars ninety cents per hundred. The item sits amid brief notes on downtown events and local fair consolidations failing in Roe County.
Fifty years ago on May 6 1916 the Monroe Woman's Club sponsored an art exhibit at the Monroe Library while the Monroe Hussar Band planned a sacred concert on the Square. Orangeville prepared for Good Roads Day inviting residents to work on county roads. Dr. A F Bucknam aged 79 of Warren Illinois passed away, noted as Daviess County's oldest physician.
60 Years Ago Today May 6 1906 D H Leary operates from an office over Carroll Brothers offering veterinary surgery and dental care for all domestic animals and diseases.
A trio of reader questions from Dear Abby cover secrets and honesty in relationships, etiquette at dinners, and dealing with in laws. The column advises telling the truth about family background, managing past marriages, and handling social introductions without shaming others.
Public note quoting Robert Louis Stevenson about endurance and daily burden ends with a prompt to write to Abby for troubled readers seeking support and guidance.
Abby offers a booklet titled How to Have a Lovely Wedding for 50 cents. Recipient should send payment to Box 69700 Los Angeles California with a self addressed stamped envelope for a personal reply.
GALENA Special Mrs Fred Vincent 67 died yesterday in Galena Hospital. Survived by husband Harold a daughter Mrs Joseph Garrow four grandchildren and brother Henry Herbsleb. Services at 1 p.m. Saturday Furlong Funeral Chapel Greenwood Cemetery burial. Friends may call after 2 p.m. today.
Funeral services for Thomas H. Temperly 87 retired Council Hill Township farmer who died Wednesday night in Hazel Green Hospital will be at 3 p.m. tomorrow in Furlong Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in Council Hill Cemetery. Survivors include six grandchildren two great grandchildren and three half brothers Frank Cuba City John Council and Alfred.
Four half sisters named Farley, including Mrs. Roy Allen and Mrs. Ann Veal of Benton Wisconsin, Mrs. Dewey Glasson of Lead Mine Wisconsin, and Mrs. Ray Dwyer of Galena Illinois, appear in a regional probate or settlement notice.
Former Albany resident Edith Briggs Peters, 70, Beloit, died Tuesday in a Beloit hospital. Born in Viroqua, she was daughter of O. G. Briggs, longtime publisher of The Albany Vindicator. She lived in Beloit 25 years and worked as a proof reader for The Beloit Daily News. Survived by sister Mrs. Pearl Chamberlain. Funeral services set for 10 a.m. tomorrow at Rosman Uehling Kinzer Funeral Home. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today.
Mrs Walter Ramey aged 69 died yesterday in Edgerton. Born Mabel Wendlendt in Brodhead she married in 1939 in Dubuque Iowa. She belonged to First Christian Church Janesville. Survived by husband a daughter Mrs Clayton Stone a brother Julius Wendlendt eight grandchildren. Services at 3 p.m. tomorrow Jones Arand Funeral Home and visitation after 7 p.m. tonight.
Governor Knowles announced a new Admiral Corp television assembly plant will be built in Sun Prairie near Madison. The facility is expected to generate about a $1 million annual payroll for the community.
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