Budget Adopted By County Board Increases Levy
County supervisors unanimously approved the 1963 budget totaling 2,113,294 and a property tax levy of 1,218,337, up 66,924 from last year. Finance chair Myron I. Stair noted the levy is 136 under the original proposal after trimming the contingent fund and accounting for anticipated revenue. The session adjourned to 2:30 p.m. for a county hospital dinner and facilities tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron I. Stair
Stair
Finance Committee
C. S. Pierce
City Plan Group Studies Purchase of Allen Property
The Planning Commission met to discuss buying the former Allen property beside the Chandler parking lot from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Aldermen favor using the Chandler lot for parking and potential fire station or city hall construction. The panel also reviewed a chimney permit request from Green County Pre Pak Co for the former Swiss Colony building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Planning Commission
Allen
Chandler
City Council
Department of Veterans Affairs
City Hall
P. J. Connors
Stephen Connors
Phoenix
Ariz
Green County Pre-Pak Co
Swiss Colony
Travel Tax Ends For Rails Buses
Washington reports wartime transportation taxes expire at midnight. A 10 percent air fare tax is replaced by a 5 percent user charge to fund airports and navigation aids. Rail, bus, and boat ticket taxes are eliminated. eastern railroads will raise fares by 10 percent.
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Washington
Aunt Annie 97 Years Old Still Gardens and Reads in Monroe
Miss Anna Gill reached her 97th year with an open house that drew many friends and relatives. Flowers from across states filled her home at 711 22nd Avenue where she and her niece Ina Gill live, and visitors noted her love of plants including gloximas and African violets. Once a photographer, she ran a studio with her sister from 1906 to 1916 and has since devoted herself to gardening, housework, and crafts.
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Annie
Anna Gill
Gill
22Nd Avenue
Times
Mamie Bleiler
Roy Schultz
E. C
Bud) Soper
Soper
Miss Gill
Ina Gill
Monroe Evening Times
Ina
Sherman
F.W. Weigle
Delavan Woman, 32, Killed in Highway 12 Crash
A Delavan mother of five, Mrs. William Hollister, 32, died when her car rolled over on Highway 12 north of Lake Geneva at 1 10 AM. She was not wearing a safety belt. The 818th Wisconsin traffic fatality of the year. compared to 781 at this time last year.
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Associated Press
Delavan
Walworth
Wisconsin
Wiliam B. Hollister
Lake Geneva
Freight Train Derails in New Mexico Killing Two Hoboes
A Southern Pacific freight train derailed in the southern New Mexico desert on Wednesday night, killing two hoboes and injuring nine others.
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Anthony
N.M
Southern Pacific
New Mexico Desert
Crew Abandons Greek Freighter As Explosive Fire Spreads
A Greek freighter Captain George loaded with 400 tons of commercial explosives catches fire after an explosion off Bermuda. All 25 crew abandon ship in 33-foot waves as the Liberian tanker Virginia assists and another schooner Curlew's six men also abandon their vessel amid the tempest.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Coast Guard
Atlantic
George
New Orleans
Port Said
Egypt
Virginia
Curlew
St. Marys
Stocks Reach Goals With Lively Trading
New York traders pushed prices higher amid profit taking pressure on a prolonged advance. Trading was lively as rails posted gains while motors were mixed after early rises. Utilities nonferrous metals and electronics generally advanced.
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New York
Condition Worsens for Actor Charles Laughton
Hollywood reports the health of Charles Laughton, star of stage and screen, has deteriorated while undergoing treatment for spinal cancer at Cedars of Lebanon hospital.
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Hollywood
Charles Laughton
Cedars of Lebanon
1963 Feed Grain Support Program More Complicated
Washington announces changes to the 1963 feed grain program. The Agri culture Department will assign local farmer committees to explain the plan which keeps familiar features from 1961 and 1962 but with notable differences. Price supports include storage loans or purchase agreements and 18 14 29 cent direct payments on corn barley and sorghum respectively.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Freeman
Vandalism Reported At Brodhead Cottages
Five reports of vandalism at Christiansen Park on the Sugar River near Brodhead were made to sheriff's deputies today. Other cottage owners are now investigating their premises for damage and losses.
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Christiansen Park
Sugar River
Brodhead
Sheriff's Deputies
Cheese market steady in Madison Wisconsin
The American cheese market in Madison Wisconsin remains steady with fair to good demand. Prices show cheddars at 35 to 38 cents, 40 pound blocks 35 to 38, single daisies 37 to 37, longhorns 37 to 38, and midgets 38 to 39 cents per unit.
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Cheese Mart Steady Madison
Wisconsin
Cut in Rate Rejected Lafayette Nursing Unit Runs in Red
Lafayette Manor the county nursing home shows a deficit of 5342.66 after two months of operation. Only 13 residents have moved in since September, with a 60 bed capacity. The board rejected reducing the minimum rate from 160 to 125, citing possible high charges for the area.
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Darlington
Lafayette Manor
Lafayette County
Clifford Storm
Manor
Storm
Wirtz and Heller Push Tax Cuts to Cut Unemployment
Secretary of Labor Wirtz urged a quick broad tax cut as vital to reduce unemployment which stood at 3.3 million in October with a 5.5 percent idle rate. He spoke at a policy conference and argued government programs must proceed despite inflation. Heller signaled Kennedy’s decision to push tax cuts, opposing deficit fears.
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Washington
Wirtz
Labor
Kennedy
Walter W. Heller
Heller
Congress
High School Addition Work Moves Quickly
Supt D J Huenink reports the new high school addition is two weeks ahead of schedule. Weather favorable and a conference with contractors and architects support faster construction. The building should be ready by August 1 and in use by next fall.
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Supt
D. J. Huenink
Huenink
Regents Seek Scholarship Extension for Upperclassmen
The Wisconsin State College Board of Regents on Wednesday asked the 1963 Legislature to extend the legislative scholarship program to upperclassmen. The program has provided 214,050 dollars for 1,427 freshmen in the state colleges.
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Madison
Wisconsin State College Board of Regents
Legislative
Oil Lease Probe Extends as Authorities Probe Promoter Case
District Atty. Joseph D. Viney said investigators will press on into Lone Wolf Oil Co. lease sales to determine if charges are warranted. Clifford Meyer Jr. is hospitalized in Boise after transfer from Mt. Hope jail. his father Clifford J. Meyer Sr. hanged himself in Dubuque while returning to Ludington to face charges. Lippert disclosed a Madison physician and about 70 Wisconsin investors totaling 255000 with 80000 repaid to Madison and Appleton investors. 47 Green Bay investors not among repayments. The state finds no fraud yet but continues the inquiry.
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Joseph D. Viney
Lone Wolf Oil Co
Clifford Meyer Jr
Boise, Ida
Mt. Hope
Meyer
Clifford J. Meyer Sr
Dubuque
Ludington
Mich
John Walker
Madison
Roderick Lippert
State Department of Securities
Michigan
Lippert
Wisconsin
Appleton
Viney
Greener
Monroe Tetanus Clinic Opens At Community Center
Monroe hosts a tetanus clinic at the Community Center from 1 to 3 p.m. with an evening session 7 to 9 p.m. A first clinic in Monticello yesterday administered 155 shots and the second Monroe session is set for Friday December 14. Adults needing two doses must return December 12 and boosters are required if immunized within 10 years. A 50 cent charge per dose helps cover costs. Additional clinics will be held in New Glarus and Albany with similar schedules.
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Monticello
Alma Gempeler
Kathryn Steadtler
Marvin Zimmerman
Willard Prisk
Ray Woodruff
Mmes
Irving Wichorst
George Grenzow
Fred Escher
David Bennett
Monroe
New Glarus
Fire Department
Albany
Farm boy killed in Durand truck collision
Michael Spindler age 34 percent son of Mr and Mrs Charles Spindler died Wednesday after a truck driven by his father struck him in a field on the family farm Route 2 Durand Wisconsin officials reported the fatal accident.
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Durand
Wis
Michael Spindler
Charles Spindler
Route 2
No Settlement Indicated After Proposal to JFK
Khrushchev proposes removing Soviet jet bombers from Cuba but attaches many conditions making a Cuban settlement unlikely. The plan arrived days ago and is being discussed in New York, with no public disclosure of exact terms. Kennedy demands removal of the 750 mile range bombers and U N inspection remains unresolved as talks continue.
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Washington
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Cuba
New York
U.S
U. S
U.N
Castro
Kiwanis Club Hosts Farm City Night In Monroe
More than 80 attendees attended the Monroe Kiwanis Club Farm City Night at the Monroe Country Club with area farmers as guests. Waldo Freitag from New Glarus shared a trip story behind the Iron Curtain, stressing contrasts between farming systems and a patriotic view of America. Supt. Derwin Huenink, Kiwanis president, outlined Monroe Club projects while The Pulsations from Monroe High School performed, featuringDavid Deininger and group classmates as the musical lineup.
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Farm City
Monroe Kiwanis Club
Monroe Country Club
Kiwanis
Waldo Freitag
New Glarus
Wisconsin
Supt
Derwin Huenink
The
Monroe Club
Pulsations
Monroe
David Deininger
Fredric Moritz
Gary Blackbourn
Beatrice Flanagan
Ginny Theiler
Sheila McDonald
Kiwanis International
Fredrich Speich 72 Dies at Clarno Township Farm Home
Fredrich Speich, 72, died at 10 this morning at his farm home in Clarno Township from an apparent heart attack. Newcomer funeral home of Monroe is handling arrangements.
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Fredrich Speich
Clarno Township
Newcomer Funeral Home
Monroe
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Blaze
USDA
Brodhead Cottages
Lafayette Nursing Unit
Highway Department
Walter Reilly
Vernon Moore
Charles Lee
Shullsburg
Highway Committee
W. D. Stovall Jr
Sylvia Curtis
Thomas Brusveen
JFK
Tetanus Clinic
Kiwanis Club Fetes Farmers
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