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The announcement details subscription prices for Monroe and surrounding areas. Carrier delivery in Monroe is $15.50 per year, mail in Wisconsin and Stephenson County $10, outside Wisconsin and Stephenson County $13. All payments must be in advance to comply with postal regulations. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and the phone number is 325-5101.
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City of
Monroe
Wisconsin
Stephenson County
Ill
The Vacation is Over by Hal Boyle
Editorial humorously urges return to work after a three day weekend. It cites sages and proverbs from Edison Voltaire Roosevelt and others to defend work as beneficial while noting stubborn rebels resist. The piece preserves a witty tone about daily routines and productivity.
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Tertullian
Thomas A. Edison
Voltaire
Gustave Flaubert
Theodore Roosevelt
U.S
Jerome K. Jerome
Tal Boyle
Enrollment hits 874 in Brodhead schools
Brodhead area enrollment reaches 874 across elementary grades including Decatur. Kindergarten 107, first 106, second 111, third 84, fourth 80, fifth 83, sixth 101, seventh 84, eighth 105, plus 13 in the special room.
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Brodhead
Decatur
Today in History for September 8, 1964
Notable events on this date include Harvard College founding in 1636 with support from the Colony Court of Massachusetts, English control of Wisconsin in 1760, the Morro Castle disaster in 1934 with 134 deaths, Huey Long’s assassination in 1935, the Galveston disaster in 1900, and other milestones from Pope John XXIII to civil rights developments. Dial 325-5101 for an Actaker today.
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Harvard College
Colony Court of
Massachusetts
Cambridge
Wisconsin
France
New Jersey
Sen
Huey Long
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Carl Weiss
Galveston
Tex
Pope Pius
World Congress of Marian
St. Peter's Basilica
Civil Rights Commission
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Venezuela
1954 Browntown fire two way radio aids rural safety
On September 8 1954 Browntown fire department uses its new two way radio when a barn burns on William Blum farm west of South Wayne. Governor Kohler notes reduced highway deaths thanks to National Guard patrols over Labor Day weekend. Donald Hosley 15 Monticello hospitalized with back injury from auto crash. Frank Matzke 92 of Clarno Township dies at his son's home. City health board weighs renting or purchasing a device to curb starling numbers.
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Browntown Fire Department
William Blum
South Wayne
National Guard
Wisconsin
Kohler
Donald Hoesly
Monticello
Frank Matzke
Clarno Township
Gayle
George W. Divan Rites Tomorrow
George W. Divan, 68, Beloit and former Monroe resident, died Saturday at the VA hospital in Wood. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at Shriner-Neuschwanter funeral home with Rev. Burton Holling officiating. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery with WWII veteran flag service. Survived by two sons Gerald and Raymond, a daughter Lucille, a brother Vernon, three sisters, and eight grandchildren.
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George W. Divan
Beloit
Monroe
Wood
Shriner-Neuschwanter
Burton Holling
Bethel Eub Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Divan
Co. K. Monroe
National Guard
Arias Divan
May Morton Divan
Green County
Pennsylvania
Eva Folgate
Milwaukee
Freeport
Gerald
Raymond
West Dundee
Ill
Lucille Dodson
Vernon
Myrtle Wyss
Emma Asmus
Juda
Earl Sinclair
Sloniker Child Dies After Drinking Poison
Orfordville special report states 21 month old Myron Fay Sloniker died after ingesting weed killer used to spray a church yard in Janesville. He died eight hours later at Mercy hospital Janesville. Survived by parents Malcolm and Mrs Sloniker, a sister Mary Ann, grandparents Jorgen Anderson Reedstown Fay Sloniker Janesville and Frances Sloniker Beloit, great grandmother Ida Anderson Viroqua.
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Orfordville
Myron Fay Sloniker
Malcolm Sloniker
Janesville
Church of Christ
Plymouth Ceme
Mercy Hospital
Mary Ann
Jorgen Anderson Reedstown
Fay Sloniker
Frances Sloniker
Beloit
Ida Anderson
Viroqua
Lost Act Regrets Echo in Theatre Chronicle
A note reflects on a vanished performance and the pangs of losing a planned play. Critics muse on what might have been and the cultural impact of a lost artistic act.
Kenneth Harker Dies at 42 in Mineral Point Farm Truck
Kenneth Harker 42 farmer was found dead yesterday in his truck on his Mineral Point farm. Coroner Dr. W D Hamlin ruled death natural. Survived by two daughters Judith and Diane and two sons Gregory and John, plus parents and a sister. Services Thursday at Waldwick Methodist Church with burial in Waldwick Cemetery. Friends may call at Gorgen Funeral Home after 2 pm today and at the church after noon Thursday.
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Mineral Point
Kenneth Harker
W. D. Hamlin
Iowa
Harker
Judith
Diane
Brodhead
Gregory
John
John C. Harker
Franklin Jackson
Waldwick Methodist Church
Waldwick Cemetery
Gorgen Funeral Home
Waldwick Church
Janesville Woman Drowns in Castle Rock Flowage
Two drownings marked Labor Day weekend in Wisconsin. Alma Hudson, 56, of Janesville, fell from a pier at a sister’s home on Castle Rock Flowage and was recovered nearby. Richard Hildebrand, 18, of Chicago, drowned in the east fork of the Chippewa River near Winter in Sawyer County after stepping into a dropoff during a fishing trip.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Alma _ Hudson
Janesville
Castle Rock
Robert Suter
Richard Hildebrand
Chicago
Chippewa River
Sawyer County
Ernest Lien
Hildebrand
Observation Ties Eclipses to Sun's Atmospheric Temps
Observation of eclipses has provided fundamental data on temperatures and pressures in the sun's outer atmosphere.
Mother Killed By Pistol Shot in Fond du Lac Home
A 33 year old divorced mother, Ellen M. Odette, was shot dead in her Fond du Lac home. Her ex husband Francis H. Odette, 34, was found wounded in a car nearby and taken for emergency surgery. Their nine year old daughter witnessed the incident as police prepared to question her again.
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Fond DU Lac
Harold Rautenberg
St. Agnes Hospital
Ellen M. Odette
Francis H
Odette
Rautenberg
Mrs Russell Wills of Galena Dies at 58
Mrs Russell Wills 58 of Galena Ill died Sunday in Hazel Green hospital. Services were held this afternoon in Galena. She is survived by her husband a son Kenneth at home three daughters Mrs Eugene Ohms Mrs Daniel Hoyer both of Galena and Mrs Herman Ohms Scales Mound a sister Mrs Fred Thiel Janesville and 12 grandchildren.
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Russell Wills
Galena
Ill
Glen Wiegel
Shullsburg
Hazel Green Hospital
Kenneth
Eugene Ohms
Daniel Hoyer
Herman Ohms
Scales Mound
Fred Thiel
Janesville
Miss Wisconsin Is Shortest Contestant in Pageant
Miss Wisconsin Angela Baldi of Milwaukee is the smallest entrant at 5 feet 2 inches. She was listed beside Miss West Virginia Ella Kessell, the tallest at 5 feet 11 inches, when placed in alphabetical order on Monday in Atlantic City.
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Atlantic City
Wisconsin
Angela Baldi
Milwaukee
Miss Baldi
West Virginia
Ella Kessell
Mission start at Monroe Jehovahs Witnesses week of activities
Circuit supervisor George H. Cook visits the Monroe congregation from today through Sunday September 13 for a week of activities. A ministry school and development class open at 7 30 in Kingdom Hall 2701 6th street followed by door to door preaching and a Bible study meeting with local ministers. The week culminates with a public lecture Do All Religions Lead to Eternal Life at 3 p m. Sunday. All meetings are open to the public.
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George H. Cook
Monroe
Christ
Cook
Monticello
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Wisconsin
Illinois
Kingdom Hall
Joseph Carpenter Rites Wednesday
Joseph Carpenter 59 a Mendota State Hospital policeman and once a Rock County sheriff hopeful was found dead Saturday night in Janesville. Services set for 1 30 p m tomorrow at Overton funeral home Janesville with calling hours tonight. Coroner says suicide by gunshot. Carpenter long served in law enforcement and community groups and leaves two sons two brothers a sister and two grandchildren.
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Joseph Carpenter
Mendota State Hospital
Rock County
Janesville
Overton
Carpenter
Charles Gramke
Milwaukee Road
Wisconsin Policemen’s Protective Association
Blackhawk Personnels Association Board of Directors
Beloit
American Legion
Masonic Lodge
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Navy Club
Thomas
Michael
Charles
Lawrence
Stoughton
Dorothy Jgestson
Fat Pig and Hens Stolen in Pembroke Township
Kankakee Illinois sheriff reports Mrs. Anna Robbins says a fat pig and 15 fat hens were stolen and replaced with a skinny pig and 15 skinny hens. No suspects named. The incident remains under investigation by local authorities.
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Kankakee, Ill
Sheriff's Office
Anna Robbins
Pembroke Township
George Lewis 54 Dies While Visiting Superior
Verona service for George Lewis 54 longtime Dane County Home employee who died unexpectedly Saturday in Superior. Born Ridgeway he lived in Verona 14 years. Survived by sisters Mrs Clarence Hansen Oregon and Mrs Orville Himsel Verona and brother Clarence Denver Colorado.
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Verona
George Lewis
Dane County
Superior
Joyce
Lewis
Ridgeway
Clarence Hansen
Oregon
Orville Himsel
Clarence
Denver
Colo
Mrs. Fleming Taken by Death in Shullsburg
Mrs. Eileen Fleming 78 died at home in Shullsburg. Services were held at St. Matthew's Catholic church after a Rosary at O'Flaherty funeral home. Former Ellen McElroy from Benton, she lived in the area most of her life. Husband died in 1950. survivors include three sons Angela, James, and Charles. a sister Mrs. D. V. Meloy and 18 grandchildren.
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Shullsburg
E.en Fleming
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
O’flahiity
Fleming
Ellen McElroy
Benton
Charles Gerlach
Wyandotte
Mich
Walter O’connor
Rockford
Angela
James
Milwaukee
Charles
D. V. Meloy
Cows With Water Access Use More Water Study Finds
Ohio State University extension workers report cows with access to water consume 15 to 20 percent more water than cows watered twice daily. The finding highlights intake differences based on watering practices and implications for farm management and feed efficiency.
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Ohio State University
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