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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1963
Page
2
In the absence of the editor this column presents an Associated Press analysis of current events. The piece outlines the editorial approach and signals reliance on AP reporting for context and perspective.
The House Armed Services Committee backed a bill to grant four year terms to all Joint Chiefs of Staff members, challenging civilian oversight. The vote came despite Kennedy administration opposition and concerns over tying the president’s hands, with witnesses from former chiefs warning of a "sword of Damocles" over reappointment uncertainty. The panel’s action precedes broader clashes over racial discrimination directives at bases.
A 24 year old Beloit man lost his right eye in Green County's first hunting accident of the season on Oct 19 1953. A major farm fire near Monroe caused $45 000 to $50 000 in damage with eight hours of fire department effort. Chamber banquet moved up due to Sen Joseph R McCarthy hearing in the East. William Hawthorne wins state mechanical coin picking contest. Also notes on 25 50 and 75 year remembrance items and local news from Monroe Madison Watertown and New Glarus.
On the Dwight Bump Sr. farm two miles east of Albany a century-old barn and house are replaced by a 150 by 34 barn and a five room house. Dwight Bump Jr. and Jeane occupy the new Holmes homestead house, while Robert and Priscilla Bump plan a home for their family. The fourth and fifth generations operate the farm, with a windstorm damaging the old barn and the century-old house torn down for storage. The new barn, ready by November 1, features 69 cattle stanchions, calved pens, a breezeway, fireproof flooring, balloon type roof, and stainless steel milking system being installed by LaVerne Koehn.
Gilbert Dettwiler of Monroe owns a registered Holstein cow Hope Drive Kanowa Pietje that set a state and national DHIA dairy record with 23 020 pounds of milk and 669 pounds butterfat in 305 days. UW and the Holstein Association supervised weighing and testing under DHIR rules. The four year old is a Kanowa King Posch Neptune daughter and part of the Dairy Herd Improvement Registry participation with 132 000 enrolled cows across 3200 herds.
Bonn West Germany chancellor Ludwig Erhard allows Cabinet members to smoke at their first meeting. Ex chancellor Konrad Adenauer, a non smoker, frowned on tobacco in his presence during his 14 years in office. Erhard is a heavy cigar smoker.
Twenty two Green County 4 H and FFA members plan to exhibit beef sheep and hogs at the Southern Wisconsin Junior Livestock Show at the Dane County fairgrounds Madison October 21 to 23 with a sale on October 23 the final day. The event opens the Green County Corn Picking Contest day and organizers urge local buyers to support the youth by purchasing animals for locker or resale to Oscar Mayer at market price.
The routine targets reducing poor pictures to about one in eight by year one through better camera technique and film handling. It emphasizes understanding error causes, correcting mistakes, and keeping mechanical flaws low as subjects grow more complex. Second year members should sustain high quality while tackling harder subjects and improve picture content to make the subject stand out.
44 Hustlers 441 Rangeville Times Special report Orangeville Hustlers 4-H Club hosts a Halloween party at Fred Obert home Monday night. Hilltop 4-H Club elected Jenny Anderson president at Hiawatha school meeting led by Helen Tschanz. Officers include Billy Vi Donald and Helen Tschanz. roll call health rule. Billy Amans led flag pledge and Jane Anderson the 4-H pledge. Next meeting November 5 at Hiawatha school with Halloween party to follow.
Mrs Dora Pinnow attended the final year end meeting of the Wisconsin Illinois Regional Lily Society in Berwyn Illinois. She stayed as a house guest of cousins Mr and Mrs Earl Hageman in Elgin. Various local residents visited relatives and traveled to Freeport Beloit Elkhorn Winchester and Pennsylvania during weekend activities.
Invitation to join the Mon evening Times Boys and Girls club for children up to 12. Fill the coupon with date of birth and mail to the Evening Times Club Monroe, Monroe Evening Times, Mon Street or RFD.
Local notes report ongoing soil and water conservation efforts in Green County with contour strips marked for multiple farms and drainage work in Cadiz Township. Mayor Orville Evans will discuss creek pollution at Ullom school. A conservation league meeting drew attendees, and a new baby named Jim brings family joy.
The Council on Student Affairs at Ohio State University will form a special committee to investigate reports of widespread cribbing on exams. A student poll of 1,800 showed 42 percent admitted cribbing and 79 percent saw classmates cheating, with input from 452 faculty members.
A Western city dispute over a lost Newfoundland ends when a Maltese cat in a Massachusetts SPCA note somehow validates the owner of the dog. The cat’s display and cross-species recognition bring the case to a close, with the dog returning to Mr B. and the writ yielding to animal wit.
New members include John Earl Grenzow of Route 1 Juda dated April 1 1963 and Carlotta Beth Hocking of Route 4 Crawfordsville Ind dated November 2 1962. Readers are urged to dial 325 5101 for an Adtaker today.
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