Calvert Calls to Postpone Wisconsin University Plans
Walter Calvert a former state education leader urged the State Building Commission to delay approval of plans for two new four year universities in Green Bay and Racine Kenosha. He argued Wisconsin already has too many state supported universities and pressed for expanded area vocational and technical programs while maintaining elementary and high school aid. Calvert a State Senate candidate campaigns on vocational expansion to ease university crowding.
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Walter Calvert
State Building Commission
Green Bay
Racine-Kenosha
Calvert
Wisconsin
Legislative Council
Coordinating Committee On Higher Education
September 8 in History Highlights Across Time
On this date in 1900 Galveston and surrounding towns suffered severe hurricane damage and floods. In 1936 Harvard College was established. The Morro Castle burned in 1934 with 134 lives lost off New Jersey. Huey Long was assassinated in 1935. Roosevelt declared a limited national emergency in 1939. In 1945 American troops began the Tokyo occupation. Soviet wage law announced in 1957. Khrushchev offered Berlin talks with Kennedy in 1961. Hurricane Betsy hit southeast Florida in 1965.
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Galveston
Tex
U. S
Harvard College
Morro Castle
New Jersey
Sen
Huey Long
Louisiana
He Rouge
Caytal
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Tokyo
Nikita S. Krushchev
John F. Kennedy
Berlin
Florida
House Approves Minimum Wage Rise to $1.40 Next Feb
The House sent to the Senate a bill to raise the minimum wage to $1.40 an hour by February 1 next year and $1.60 by February 1, 1968. Passed 259 to 89, it would extend coverage to about 8 million more workers including farm workers restaurant laundry hotel motel and hospital workers and tipped employees, from the current $1.25 for about 30 million workers.
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House Washington
House
Senate
Tavern League Presents Donation To Smiley School
The South Central Tavern League gave 133.85 to Smiley School’s special education room to buy a projector, case, film strips, and slides. F. W. Viney of Dayton announced the gift, with officers Rol Williams and Marilyn Pettgebaum and a slate of directors from nearby towns.
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South Central Tavern League
Smiley School
Albany
F. W
Woody) Viney
Dayton
Rol Williams
Benton
Marilyn Pettebaum
Monroe
Thomas Flynn
Brodhead
Wilton Marty
New Glarus
Paul Baltzer
Gene McCarthy
Clayton McGranahan
Darlington
Bill Schneeberger
Services Friday For Mrs. Monte
Funeral services for Mrs. Frank Monte 76 who died yesterday at St. Clare Hospital will be at 1 30 p m Friday at Immanuel Evangelical United Brethren Church with Rev Melvin Roehrdanz officiating Burial will be in Cadiz Cemetery Friends may call at Stnessy Funeral Home from 3 this afternoon until 10 a m tomorrow and then at the church until service time The former Dorothea August Stoehr was born March 28 1890 in Martin Town She and Frank Monte married January 13 1915 and farmed in Jordan Township retiring to Monroe in 1935 She survived by husband a son Robert four brothers three sisters and four grandchildren She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother
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Frank Monte
St. Clare Hospital
Immanuel Evangelical United Brethren Church
Melvin J. Roehrdanz
Cadiz Cemetery
Stnessy Funeral
Monte
14Th Ave
St. Clare
Dorothea Auguste Stoehr
Martintown
Wilhelm
Louise Hamann Stoehr
Jordan Township
Monroe
Robert
Orangeville
Frank Stoehr
Ernest
Winslow
William
Henry
Red Oak
Ill
Lueck
Browntow
Rosa Butters
Loella Bible
Madison
Mrs. Cave 70 Dies in Rockford Funeral Set
Shullsburg native Mrs. William Cave 70 Rockford died Tuesday in Rockford after living there 45 years. Rosary tonight, funeral tomorrow at St Matthew's Church Shullsburg with burial in St Matthew's Cemetery. Survived by husband two sisters two brothers and several grandchildren. O'Flaherty Funeral Home. Also mentions Macomber and family notes.
Mrs. Warren Field Sr. Taken by Death
Word has been received of the death of Mrs. Warren Field Sr. of Woodland Hills California on September 4 at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. She was the former Nellie.
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Field Sr
Brodhead
Warren Field Sr
Woodland Hills Calif
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Los Angeles
Nellie
Paul Bischof Rites To Be Held Saturday
Funeral services for Paul William Bischof 38 New Glarus businessman who died Tuesday night in St Clare Hospital Monroe after a short illness will be at 1 30 p m Saturday in Swiss United Church of Christ Rev Lin us Wierwill is to officiate with burial in the Swiss UCC Cemetery Zentner Funeral Home after 2 p m tomorrow The body will be taken to church at 12 noon Saturday Pallbearers will be Dr Robert W Elkins Kenneth Streiff Merton Colney Willi Ruef Jr William Bauer and Frank Ehinger
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Paul Bischof
NEW Glarus
Paul William Bischof
St. Clare Hospital
Monroe
Swiss United Church of Christ
Linus Wierwill
UCC
Zentner Funeral
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Tavern League
Adtaker
State Farm “Car Finance Plan
State Farm
State Farm Mutual
State
Fara” Mutual Automobile Aeeorance Company
Bloomington, Iino
Walter E. Drews
15Th St
Wisconsin Power and Light Company
Southern Area
Townline Road
Route 3
Beloit
Oes
Stormor
Dairyland
Marshall
Wiscons
Tormor
Atch Devers
Gustav
Shullsburg
William Cave
Rockford
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
St. Matthew's Cemetery
O’flahirty
Ann J. Foley
Mary Foley
Francis Thomson
Elizabeth
Morrissey
Kathryn Brain
Henry Foley
St. Anthony
Idaho
Daniel Foley
Long Beach
Calif
Saigon
South Viet Nami
U.S
Viet Nam
U.S. Navy
Dearth
Green County
Argest Auto Dealer
Chrysler
Newport
DODGE
Polara
Plymouth
Turg
Susi Ats Mart
Dodge Trucks
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