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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1963
Page
2
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A columnist recounts returning to Monroe and Green County areas after years away. They note changes in cityscapes, impacts on downtown business from shopping centers, and efforts in Indiana and Ohio cities to revitalize downtowns with parking, facelift projects, and coordinated shopping events. The piece highlights traffic, expressway bypasses, and the authors’ sense of reconnecting with old colleagues and communities.
Ten years ago Monroe Park Band and the Lions Club will meet to finalize plans for a Madcap Minstrel show scheduled for November 10 with a joint session set for the Monday prior. The event aims to entertain the community and showcase local talent.
Rembert Wurlitzer 59 a noted authority on stringed instruments died Monday. He was the grandson of Rudolph Wurlitzer founder of the Wurlitzer company known for organs and pianos.
Grover C. Neff of Madison resigns from the Wisconsin Power and Light Co. board effective November 1 after 41 years as a board member and 21 years as president. He joined in 1908 as a surveyor and led the firm through its early growth, visiting Monroe frequently during tenure.
Vice Admiral James L. Kauffman, 76, a 40 year navy veteran who retired in 1949, died Monday of a heart attack. After retirement he led Jefferson Medical Center and Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia for a decade.
Syracuse University geography professor Dr George B Cressey age 66 died Monday after months of illness. He joined the faculty in 1931 and specialized in Asian geography.
Frank C. Klarer of Browntown was elected president of the Green County Rural Letter Carriers association at a dinner meeting with the Auxiliary. Wayne Nipple of Albany was reelected secretary treasurer. Auxiliary officers elected include Mrs. Charles Buehler Jr. and Mrs. Wayne Nipple. Special Fall guests were Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Veith and Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Woerpel, with Veith and Mrs. Woerpel as state group presidents.
Arno R. Fischer aged 60 is named circulation manager of the Milwaukee Journal and Milwaukee Sentinel. He has served with the Journal since 1924 and succeeds the late Elmer H. Schroeder who died.
Twenty five newspapers in ten states earned Inland Daily Press Association prizes for excellence in local government reporting. First place winners include the Fairborn Herald Ypsilanti Press Iowa City Press Citizen Rockford Register Republic and Chicago Daily News.
Brodhead dispatch reports Minnie Patton 84 a former Brodhead resident died Sunday night in Milwaukee She was widow of James Mark Patton Northwestern railway conductor formerly Minnie Hardike Married Milwaukee 1910 lived in Chicago then Brodhead 1925 Patton died 1930 grandnieces named Services set 3 p m tomorrow Abel funeral home Milwaukee Timber sales from farm woodlands bring farmers 187 million a year Ad taker dial 325 5101
Pfister Associated Growers Inc shows corn varieties and the P A G Corn Quarterly publication in Mankato Minnesota. Wisconsin displays include Dari Kool bulk tanks and Bou-Matic milking gear with milk mastitis test. Century Engineering's Flip-Top heater and suspended water heater, plus Century hog house heater on wheels, appear. Allis Chalmers tractors and Gleaner-Baldwin combines feature in Power Parade. Field reps from Wisconsin regions, Ben Griswold and others, attend with tractors, plows, and corn heads demo plus musical band.
Goldenrod creamery managers say milk diversion by 25 to 30 suppliers began last Wednesday toward Nello Cheese Co in Durand. Manager Laverne Lederman says proposed marketing terms remain unacceptable though not hostile to the National Farmers Organization. Robert Green of the Rock-Green County NFO says about 40 suppliers are diverting and the number will grow.
On October 22 1854 James Bland Negro songwriter author of Carry Me Back to Old Virginny was born In 1746 a charter was granted for the College of New Jersey later Princeton University In 1836 Sam Houston was elected president of the Republic of Texas In 1941 Germans executed 30 Frenchmen in reprisal for I do not have the rest of the sentence
Mrs. Robert C. Falk and Carolyn of Route 3 Monroe returned from a two month trip to Germany visiting Mrs Falks parents Mr and Mrs Ferdinand Penn in Bremen and also toured Holland and Belgium This was Mrs Falks second trip to Germany with earlier travels in 1858 when she and her daughter Evelyn spent two months there
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