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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1966
Page
2
Mon ore Evening Times enters Monroe Wisconsin post office as second class matter under act of 1879. Subscription rates and city delivery details appear with office hours from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and telephone contact 325-5101.
A humorous narrative recalls a minor house fire sparked by drying tennis shoes and a warm stove. Neighbors and responders arrive amid banter as the editor and family treat the incident like a spectacle, with TV and Emmy jokes peppered throughout.
The Editor and his family express sincere thanks for the quick and efficient service of the Monroe Volunteer Fire Department after a fire incident. The note invites the firemen to return and visit again.
A White House spokesman said he wouldnt be surprised if the Joint Chiefs of Staff should pay a visit to the Soviet Union if the Russians invited them. A three year extension of the GI home loan program was proposed to the Senate as an amendment to the omnibus housing bill.
Twenty years ago on May 24 1946 a tornado struck northeast of Blanchardville causing heavy property damage on at least two farms. A presidential mediator described prospects for settling the rail walkout as dark ahead of a White House Conference on strikes near Truman's desk.
Thirty years ago on May 24 1936 Congress passes the 1934 municipal bankruptcy act amid the New Deal era but the Supreme Court declares it unconstitutional. Seven people die in a highway crash when a truck carrying CCC boys overturns on a crowded state road.
Forty years ago on May 24 1926 Mrs Russell Scott wife of the slayer of Joseph Maurer appeared before a grand jury investigating prison conditions in Illinois. For the first time in local court history a sentence deprived a person of the use of an automobile.
The French war office acknowledged important German gains as trenches on both sides of the Meuse River were captured. A Senate resolution urging relief for starving Poland is recommended for passage.
Sixty years ago on May 24 1906 the University of Wisconsin marked its 53rd annual commencement with more than five hundred degrees awarded. A proposed postal note would let senders transmit small sums by mail securely if Congress approves.
David E. Dimick son of Donald and Mrs Dimick of Horeb was among 678 students cited at St Olaf College Honors Day in Roe Memorial Chapel He earned departmental honors in economics at the ceremony.
Mr and Mrs Roger K Moe and Mr and Mrs Louis Seffrood arrived May 13 from a three week motor trip in Europe. They rented a Fiat in Paris and visited Nice Monte Carlo Rome Florence Germany Switzerland Luxembourg and Austria. Temperatures ranged 40 to 80 degrees with only one flat tire.
A leadership training session for Scoutmasters and troop committee men will be held tomorrow night at 7 45 p m in St John s Church Monroe. Dr Eugene E Eckstam Valley District leadership training chairman urges attendance by several men from each Scout unit. A separate meeting for Scoutmasters is set for Wednesday June 1 focusing on the problem boy in the troop led by a pediatrician experienced with youth.
Oscar Rude 81 retired farmer died yesterday in a Dodgeville hospital after a long illness. Survivors include his wife the former Blanche Stener two daughters Mrs John Knutson Madison and Mrs D C Edgington Minneapolis a sister Mrs H W Willett Madison a brother Peter Colfax and three grandchildren. Born in Chicago he moved to the Dodgeville area, farmed in Linden township, and relocated to Dodgeville 20 years ago. He was a Grace Lutheran Church member. Services 11 a.m. tomorrow at Grace Lutheran Church. Friends may call after 3 p.m. at Lulloff Funeral Home.
Shullsburg miner Howard Melcher who was 56 died yesterday in a Dubuque hospital after a brief illness. Survived by wife Ruth, son Chester, daughter Carolyn, five brothers Melvin Raymond Wilbur Oscar Stanley and two sisters, with funeral arrangements pending at Thompson Funeral Home.
A Monroe Evening Times Dear Abby page discusses how forcing piano practice can sour music for a child, a spouse hiding a secret savings, who should take boys to the barber, and reassurance that persistence in music often yields long term satisfaction.
A solicitation invites readers to mail one dollar to Abby at Box 69700 Los Angeles California 90069 to receive a booklet titled How to Write Letters for All Occasions.
Gordon Cunningham University of Wisconsin extension forester will run a Christmas Tree management clinic at 9 a.m. Friday May 27 on the Meienburg tree farm west side of County Trunk T south of Brodhead. Topics include shaping marketing planning the enterprise initial planting soil adaptation site prep herbicides and economics. A bundling demo with plastic mesh and a portable bundler will be featured.
A federal judge in New York ruled that owners of television rights to movies may collect royalties when their films are shown on a community antenna system. The decision affirms licensing requirements for retransmission and compensation to rights holders.
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