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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1964
Page
2
The Monroe newspaper lists circulation details and office hours. It notes second class mailing, Associated Press byline, and subscription rates: $15 yearly by carrier in city, $10 in Wisconsin and Stephenson County Illinois, $13 outside Wisconsin and Stephenson County Illinois. All subscriptions must be prepaid.
A letter from Prof. William H. Clements of Stevens Point University criticizes Gov. Reynolds for ethical failings in his 1964 re election bid. Clements cites broken promises, shifting tax rhetoric, blame shifting, improper appointments, and ethnic insinuations, endorsing Warren Knowles as more ethical. The piece urges removal of Reynolds from office.
The Orangeville land use judging team finished third at the sectional contest held in Forreston amid ten schools. Polo won with 968 points, Oregon second with 964, and Orangeville totalled 941. Jerry Obert was third high for Orangeville, with John Wyssman tied for seventh. Other Orangeville members were Jim Scheider, Doug Lincoln, and Bill Miller.
Plans reveal a $3 million luxury hotel on a 20acre island site in downtown Oshkosh. The project includes a 20acre Lake Winnebago area with a 250 boat marina enclosed by a breakwater.
Retrospective items recount 1953 events noting traffic safety praise from the AAA on October 8 1954 and denials of rumors about a Monroe vice raid. Also listed are 15 entrants in the Green County Picking contest, high school player David Martin out for the season with a broken ankle, and other local notes.
Fifty years ago the first edition of Free Speech, a national daily to be published in Monroe, appeared on October 8, 1914 with W. L. Brandon as editor and W. C. Hornstein and Henry Bunge as associate editors. The Times added a refined telegraph news service from the International News Service. A race riot in Brenham, Texas sent many Black residents fleeing, and Green County Cheese Day was planned for October 28 in Monroe.
Key events across history noted for October 8 include the 1871 Chicago fire start and events involving Henri Christophe 1820, Hauptmann 1934 indictment, Truman 1945 atomic policy, Eisenhower 1954 appeal, and media quiz show inquiries in 1959.
The 108 acre Vatican City will issue parking tickets for overtime parking. Tickets are rare as souvenirs for windshields. Fines are 40 cents for over one hour or in a no parking zone, compared with 1.60 dollars across the line in Rome.
John McKinley Hoot of Buena Vista died Tuesday in Danville after a heart attack. Funeral 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at Cramer funeral home with Rev. Paul Dye officiating. Burial in Orangeville cemetery. Born April 4 1896 in Buena Vista he was a World War I navy veteran and survivor of a sister Leila Veach and brother Charles.
Double graveside services for Edwin R. Evans and his wife Mary D. Evans were held at Elmwood cemetery with Rev. Harold Hurt officiating. Edwin, 80, died recently in Detroit while Mary, 74, had died earlier and lay in a crypt until his death.
Janesville Stamp Club extends invitation to all area collectors to join. Meetings are held first Tuesday and third Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the YMCA on 54 South Franklin Street. The club is a chapter of the American Philatelic Society, the Trans-Mississippi Philatelic Society, and a member of the Wisconsin Federation of Stamp Clubs.
Monroe high school newspaper and yearbook staffs are invited to the second annual journalism conference at Whitewater State University on Friday Oct. 16. Milwaukee Journal editor Richard Leonard will open and discuss news writing. workshop leaders include Torval Henderickson Bruce C. Brown and Michael C. Emery. Mrs. Mary Mills chairs the event as part of Whitewater's expanding journalism program.
West Berlin authorities order an investigation into the shooting of an East German border guard during last weekend's tunnel escape in which 57 East Berlin residents fled to the West.
A detailed roster enumerates 4 H club members across many project areas from Automotive to Wildlife management. It records names, towns such as Richland Argus Clarno Monroe and Monroetg, and senior intermediate or intermediate levels for each member. The list captures numerous individuals including John Marean Nathan Botteron Kathleen Buehler Gwen Signer Georgia Wegmueller Terry Eberle Mary Sullivan Christine Meier Mary Nussbaum and Barbara Wegmueller among others.
The article explains that walnut veneer can be sliced to a thickness of 1/28 inch. It discusses the precision and techniques used to achieve such ultra thin sheets and notes potential applications in fine woodworking and cabinetry.
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