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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1964
Page
2
The notice lists subscription rates for Monroe by carrier and mail in Wisconsin and Stephenson County NL, plus outside Wisconsin and Stephenson County Ill. It requires advance payment to comply with postal regulations and provides office hours and a telephone number.
Editorial urges the State Highway Commission to install traffic signals at four busy Monroe intersections to ease car and pedestrian flow. The piece cites 9th street at 16th and 20th avenues, 13th street at 20th avenue, and 16th street at 20th avenue, urging timing and pedestrian safety considerations and criticizing state inaction.
The piece argues Wallace drew strong support in Wisconsin from voters worried about federal overreach, not just protest votes. It notes Indiana results show a similar pattern and criticizes media explanations labeling Wallace supporters as bigots while defending the Wisconsin and Indiana voting dynamics.
Glancing backward through the Evening Times files recalls events from May 7 across years. Highlights include 1954 Rural Youth Conservation Day parade winners Jordan Center with Mrs Fran Maycis Smith leading a top unit, Browntown and Hiawatha district schools placing second and third, and Barbara Kuska entering the Alice in Dairyland contest bringing total Green County contestants to seven. Also noted is a lacrosse crime lab break for clues in the Evelyn Hartley case.
The Alabama governor offers opponents of federal encroachment on local government and individual rights a first opportunity to register a meaningful protest before the November elections. Democrats and racial extremists sense a shift and grapple with what steps to take next.
Emma Kettler 96 a Platteville resident since 1916 died yesterday at her home after illness Funeral held at 2 p m tomorrow at Karrmann funeral home Friends may call tonight Born in Belmont Township she married John Kettler 1890 they farmed in Elk Grove until 1916 Mr Kettler died in 1939 She belonged to First English Lutheran church and its aid and missionary societies
Pasco city officials hoped for higher state liquor and gasoline tax shares after a new head count. The census showed a population drop of 823 to 15,677, risking about 13,100 dollars in state funds this year.
Gen. Andrew P. O Meara said in a censored transcript before the House foreign affairs committee that Cuba trains a large number of guerrillas, with some training also in Russia and China. Rep. Moss criticized the State Department's press criticism, arguing lack of understanding, not press exploitation, endangers policy.
Dr Walter W Heller chairman of the Presidents Council of Economic Advisers grows weary of defending deficit financing. He notes public reaction to possible departure from government over a 20500 salary and reports a $1 bill with a hostile letter accusing him of hollowheaded motives.
President Johnson noted Wallace’s share of the vote in Wisconsin and Indiana. Senators on both sides claimed the results support their positions, while some privately doubted the primaries would change the bill’s fate. Four Democratic senators from the states remained committed to the measure.
Kuala Lumpur reported that Zulkifli bin Muhammad, a leading opposition figure in Malaysia's Parliament, was fatally injured in a Wednesday head on crash near Kuantan. His wife Ustazah Aishah also died in the collision.
Edward Carlton Ketcham aged 85 retired VP of Crosset and Dunlap publishing died after a long illness in New Milford Conn. William Wallace Mein Sr. financier and mining engineer died of a heart attack in San Francisco. Marie Kendall aged 90 star of British music halls died Tuesday in London.
A classified notice invites readers to rent a room via The Monroe Evening Classifieds. The ad emphasizes available space, contact details, and rates, urging prompt inquiries.
President Johnson's heart, once affected by a 1955 attack, is reported fine by the White House. An ECG and vital signs show normal findings and no heart enlargement. He maintains a brisk schedule with rest periods, swims before lunch, and naps daily to balance work and recovery.
Mrs. Laura Mae Reeter 75 died yesterday at Ortiz nursing home where she lived 11 months. A Dakota resident 40 years she is survived by husband John two sons Harold and Donald Dakota 12 grandchildren and sister Mrs Catherine Bloyer Lanark. Services set for 1 30 p m tomorrow at Myers funeral home with burial in Pioneer cemetery. Friends may call tonight at the funeral home.
Conservation Department chief Walter Zelinske reported last year 665 boat arrests for missing life preservers, 114 for lacking lights at night, and 39 for improper numbering.
Mrs David Smith 37 of Chicago a former Evansville resident died Tuesday in a Chicago hospital after a brief illness. Services set for 2 30 p m Saturday at Roderick Ward funeral home Evansville with friends to call tomorrow afternoon. She was born near Evansville in 1926 daughter of Leon S Patterson and Mrs Patterson.
Edward LaLuzerne 65 a Dodgeville area farm worker died yesterday in a Dodgeville hospital after a long illness. Services set for 8 10 a m Saturday at St Joseph Catholic church with rosary at 8 30 p m tomorrow at Lulloff funeral home. He is survived by a brother William of Green Bay.
The Service Record notes Army Pvt William E Holz son of Mr and Mrs Ernest R Holz Monticello completed an eight week cooking course at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri He entered the Army last December and finished basic training there He attended Monticello High School and worked for Blumer Construction Co
Milwaukee Allis-Chalmers reports an April backlog of unfilled orders at 228.7 million dollars, up 43 percent from a year earlier. The firm posted 199.1 million dollars in sales for the first four months, a 15 percent rise from 1963.
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