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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1964
Page
2
An advertisement lists subscription prices for Monroe Wisconsin and Stephenson County Illinois, with annual rates of 818.90 and 813 respectively. Office hours run from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm and a contact telephone number is provided.
An editorial warns of dangerous prank phone calls made at all hours to residents, often random from phone books. It notes threats of death or injury and the risk of heart attacks, urges tips to police and United Telephone Co, and appeals for witnesses to deter the harassment.
Two Monroe area residents Kenneth C. Allen and Ralph Figi Jr. will be honored at the FFA convention in Kansas City. Allen has taught farm plans in Wisconsin for 15 years, 13 in Monroe, and only 24 other instructors nationwide receive the honorary American Farmer Degree. Figi will receive the American Farmer Degree, the fifth Monroe FFA member since 1958 to earn the national honor.
Martha Holt of South Wayne helps sponsor a National Children's Theater players production of Washington Irving's Rip Van Winkle in Platteville. The show features songs and dances with two performances on October 29 at the Platteville Municipal building, at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
A compact look back recalls Emil Burgunder and William G. Elliott as death claims, high school The Bulletin editors, traffic trial letters for one-way routes on streets between 13th and 20th avenues circulate, and era milestones. Previous decades note marriages, church continuances, barn fire losses, tax cuts, ballot access for party candidates, and Scouting campaigns.
Services for John E. Monum 83 lifelong area resident who died Tuesday after a brief illness were held this afternoon in the Springdale Lutheran church. Gesme funeral home was in charge. He was a former town assessor a member of the township school board and a trustee of the old Mt Horeb creamery. He was born in Blue Mounds Township and married Lena Vogel in 1904. They farmed in Blue Valley until 1920 then moved to Springdale Township retiring from farming in 1938 and moving to Mt Horeb. Surviving are his wife three daughters Mrs Arthur Baker and Mrs Martin Julieth both of Madison and Mrs Robert Frank Palo Alto California two sons Arthur and Harold both of Mt Horeb seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
Dodgeville special report notes John J. Meigs age 56 of Iowa County highway dept died suddenly at home. Born Arena, came to Dodgeville in 1940, married Grace Francis in 1948. Survived by wife, son Thomas, five sisters, two brothers, and a stepfather. Services 2 p.m. tomorrow at Lulloff funeral home. visitation available.
Louis Kendall, 87, a lifelong resident and retired zinc miner, died yesterday in Hazel Green hospital after a long illness. Survived by wife Margaret Wilkinson and two sisters, Jennie Robson of Chicago and Hobart Williams of Hazel Green. Services set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Thomas funeral home in Platteville with calling hours available.
Berlin Germany former heavyweight boxing champion Walter Neusel died in West Berlin on Thursday from a heart attack He was 56 years old He had earned prominence as a top German fighter during his boxing career backed by state support and international bouts
Manuela Thiess, 21, daughter of Ursula Thiess and Robert Taylor’s stepdaughter, pleaded for a break citing steady work and psychiatric care. Judge Vincent N. Erickson weathered her plea and sentenced her to 30 days in jail after prior drug and probation violations and a drunkenness arrest in Venice.
At the Godfrey Company board meeting on October 1, directors declared a quarterly dividend of 0.17 dollars per share.
Church listings across Monroe and nearby towns detail worship times Sunday school and youth activities at Immanuel Bethel Monticello New Glarus Juda Zion Oakley Brodhead Brooklyn Peace Zion Stover Fairfield New Apostolic Jehovahs Witnesses and Christ Scientist churches with revivals meetings and special services. pastors include Rev Melvin Roehrdanz Rev Burton L Holling Rev Paul J Gibson Rev R H Scharnweber Rev James Plymire and Rev Lynn Longenbaugh among others.
A devotional note argues that Jesus addressed root causes through right relationship with God and neighbor, not mere social reform. It urges believers to focus on personal relation to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, then to fellow humans, with church listings for Monroe area congregations and service times.
A condensed listing of church events including speakers such as Donald Reeser in New Glarus and Rev Linus L Wierwill in Monticello, with weekly worship times, Sunday schools, choirs, youth and fellowship activities, and special events like harvest of church calendars across Monroe and Mittler, noting sessions on Thursdays Wednesdays and Sundays.
The article lists several Monroe FFA members led by Robert Weiss, Wegmueller, and William Deininger. Weiss holds Chapter Farmer degree with past state and county farming show wins and state dairy judging honors. Wegmueller reflects Chapter Farmer degree and state farming award with top county fairs, state meat animal judging honors, and dairy show activity. Deininger, State Farmer Degree president, earned high marks in soil and water conservation, soil and water judging, and meat animal teams, plus dairy herd leadership at the State Fair.
The notice lists 31st Avenue and Rev. Grant G. Rice with Sunday school at 9 50 and worship at 11 a m. Thursday choir practice is at 8 p m led by Rev. Ralph Wilson.
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