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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1963
Page
2
Public notice lists subscription rates for carrier and mail delivery in Monroe and surrounding areas. Includes postal address hours of operation and telephone contact for the Monroe Evening Times.
The piece challenges Ohio Representative Wayne Hays and his Paris junket funded by counterpart funds. It explains how embassy operations now require U.S. dollars to buy French francs, proving taxpayers paid for the trip. It criticizes the logic of “costs nothing” and calls for an end to such junkets.
Governor Reynolds issued a proclamation declaring November 28 as Thanksgiving Day in Wisconsin. He urged citizens to reflect on their blessings and consider actions that would give others more reason to be thankful.
Glancing backward through the Evening Times archive reveals a 1953 season opener as Coach Lee Mitchell’s Silver Streaks defeat New Glarus Glazners 65 to 45. Other items note the Bobby Greenlease case death sentence, Evelyn Hartley search, teaching honors for Agnes Sullivan, and local community milestones across decades.
Highlights include the Hudson's Bay Co transferring land rights in the Northwest to Britain in 1809 and the Jay Treaty signed in 1794. Lincoln's Gettysburg Address in 1863, Wilson's 1917 enemy alien registration, and wartime actions in 1941 and 1944 are noted.
American Motors Corp posts net earnings of 37.8 million for the year ended Sept 30 and will distribute 9.15 million under its profit sharing plan for production workers. The plan allocates 15 percent of pre tax earnings, with 10 percent cash and 5 percent in stock, while salaried staff receive 2.60 million this year.
Mrs Hubbard McNeal Sr., 72, of New Diggings, died in Cal City hospital after a long illness. Survived by husband, two daughters Mary Shirley and Helen Kileinger, a son Hubbard Jr. in Vienna, Austria, a sister Margaret Hammasteadt, Milwaukee, a brother Karl Schonfield, Galena, 18 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Primitive Methodist church in New Diggings. Friends may call Thompson funeral home in Shullsburg this evening and Shirley home tomorrow.
Fred C Thousand 84 died at home after a brief illness. Born in Blue Mounds he married Sophia Cliff gaard in 1901. He was an auto dealer and truck driver. Services set for 2 p m tomorrow at West Blue Mounds Lutheran church. Survived by two daughters Pearl Thousand Mr Horeb and Mrs Owen C Ted Sharer Darlington, a son Glenn Madison, two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Wife died Oct 16 1961. Syrian sarafs moneylenders still compete with banks in that country.
George McWhirter died October 30 at his Tucson home with funeral services held there. He was an uncle of Orson Green of Avon, Rock County, and a great uncle of Mrs Edna Meier of Durand. His wife was the former Allie Bar. In Washington, Governor Nelson A Rockefeller and his wife dismissed rumors of a baby.
DETROIT David J Wilkie longtime Associated Press reporter died Monday at Mt Carmel hospital on his 75th birthday month after receiving industry honor. He led the Detroit AP bureau 1916 39 and later served as automotive editor before retiring in 1959. He wrote a weekly column for Automotive News in his later years.
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