Severe storm prompts siren warning in Monroe area
Heavy rain and a three minute fire siren warning caused a rush of calls to police and fire departments. Officials urge residents to take cover and limit calls during alerts. Flooding threatens county trunk roads and farms as rainfall totals rise, with 8.48 inches this month and more rain expected.
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Monroe
Truax Field
Ervin Goecks
Kirksville
Rockford
Goecks
Green County
James Schwoegler
SCS
Greenoe Highway Department
Saily
Gordon Prien
Madison Cheese Market Steady With Fair Demand
Madison Wisconsin dairy market shows cheddar prices steady with fair to good demand. Supplies of small styles and 40 pound blocks are regularly distributed from short to adequate, larger styles sufficient to ample. Cheddars fetch 36 to 39 percent, 40 pound blocks 365 to 39, single daisies 40 to 40 percent, ae ee 40 to 41 percent.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Milk hearing to continue on proposed class I price rise
The USDA denied a motion to end a hearing on boosting Class I bottled milk prices by 24 cents per hundredweight in 12 Midwestern marketing areas. Industry lawyers argued the issue belongs in Congress. the hearing proceed with participation from over 100 dairy representatives. Areas involved include Chicago and Des Moines regions plus Illinois Indiana Missouri Wisconsin markets.
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Chicago
U S. Department of Agriculture
Food Industry
William J. Moore
The
Carnation Co
Los Angeles
Agriculture Department
Moore
Congress
G. Osmond Hyde
Arkansas
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Missouri
Wisconsin
St. Louis
Rock River
Milwaukee
Madison
Wis
Des Moines
Monroe Rotary Club Files for Incorporation
Articles of Incorporation for the Rotary Club of Monroe Inc have been filed with the register of deeds. Incorporators are Herbert T Johnson George W Clark and Alvin R Livingston. Initial directors include Clark George E House Lowell Stuessy Hilton Kirchner William Stuckey Edwin Schuetze and Uno Miller.
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Rotary Club of Monroe, Inc
Register of Deeds
Helen Bratzke
Herbert T. Johnson
George W. Clark
Alvin R. Livingston
Clark
George E. House
Lowell Stuessy
Hilton Kirchner
William Stuckey
Edwin Schuetze
Uno Miller
Cheese Days Planning Unit Reflects On 1965 Celebration
The Cheese Days planning group met at Swiss Wheel Restaurant, praising New Glarus participants and Maj. Gen. Wenger for the parade. Crowds exceeded 100000 memories linger, traffic proved a problem, and finances awaiting final tallies. A follow up meeting is set for next Monday to review the venture.
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New Glarus
Rolland Karlen
Joe Huber
Don S. Wenger
Archie Myers Jr
Robert Bussen
CD Course Slated To Begin Monday
George Nelson of the State Health Department civil defense division will lead an eight week radioactivity course starting Monday September 27 at the Community Center. Ervin L. Goecks Monroe Civil Defense director and Charles Marvin county director urged interested persons to attend, saying law enforcement should join for community good. Nelson a state dental radiological inspector is praised for clear, understandable instruction on radioactivity.
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George Nelson
State Health Department
Division of Civil Defense
Ervin L. Goecks
Monroe Civil Defense
Charles Marvin
Goecks
Nelson
Cheese Day Sidelights Draw Monroe Cheeses and Parades
Cheese Days stories recall Monroe officials and visitors. Galli and Gonzenbach reconnected after decades while Alfred Gonzenbach travels from Milbank to sell Swiss dairy products. Atty Gen. LaFollette visits Madison and Ray Fritz donates a parade truck for Meythaler Bros. Highlights note aging cheesemakers and a birthday parade celebration.
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Fred Galli
Alfred Gonzenbach
Switzerland
Galli
Milbank
S.C
Gonzenbach
America
Green County
Bronson LaFollette
Madison
Monroe
University of Wisconsin
Ray
Tombstone
Leaflets Begin Mailings on Supplementary Medical Insurance
The first mailings explain the voluntary supplementary medical insurance for people aged 65 or over before 1966 start. Enrollment cards, postage free envelopes, and instructions are included. Beneficiaries will receive notices over several weeks and must decide before March 31, 1966. Contact Janesville Social Security at 306 W Milwaukee St or call 752 7439 with questions.
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Einar Hanson
Janesville
Social Security Administration
Hanson
Promoted Dillon and Hauri in National Guard
Frank Dillon and Leo Hauri were elevated from sergeant first class E-6 to sergeant first class E-7 at a Company B National Guards meeting. Harold Lehnherr, with 24 years in the guards, resigns from sergeant E-8 due to work conflicts. he is employed at the State School for Visually Handicapped in Janesville.
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Frank Dillon
Leo Hauri
Company B
National Guardsmen
Harold Lehnherr
Guards
Lehnherr
State School For
Janesville
Smoke Damage At Warren High School From Morning Fire
Warren special report notes that classes remained in session at Warren High School despite extensive smoke damage from an early morning fire in the school office. Fire chief J M Almendinger said the blaze started in a duplicating machine and was controlled after about an hour with firefighters removing burning debris as rain fell.
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Warren
Warren High School
J.M. Almendinger
Vatican council backs preliminary religious liberty declaration
The Vatican Ecumenical Council voted preliminary approval of its religious liberty declaration in Vatican City, overcoming a conservative bid to shelve the controversial document.
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Vatican City
The
Vatican Ecumenical Council
Mailers Eye Strike Prolong New York Newspaper Shutdown
The Mailers Union threatens to extend New York City's newspaper strike as members refuse to return to work without a contract, signaling continued stalemate in the labor dispute.
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Mailers Eye
New York
New York City
Mailers Union
Rosedale Village Draws Cheese Days Crowds
Rosedale Village, a miniature exhibit owned by Stan and Marie Peterson of Mon ticello Iowa, attracts hundreds during Cheese Days. The display, shown in 19 states, features a complete village with a bank mayor's offices church shops a pond park and a working hurdy gurdy among 5500 moving parts.
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Rosedale
Stan Peterson
Monticello
Marie
Times
Stan and
Marie Peterson
Petersons
Peterson
Bob Mazzone
Cicero
Ill
Life Insurance Plan May Aid Veterans
The House approved a group life insurance plan for servicemen offering a $10,000 policy at about $2 a month. The measure passed 360 to 0 and moved to the Senate. Commercial insurers would run it with premiums deducted from pay and the federal government covering extra hazard costs for all uniformed services members.
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Washington
House
Senate
Uniformed Services
Hostage incident on yacht in San Diego Bay
A man with a gun and grenade seized several people aboard the luxury yacht Novia Del Mar in San Diego Bay. Police reported that publisher and sportsman John P. Scripps, the owner, was among those believed aboard.
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San Diego
Calif
Novia del Mar
San Diego Bay
John P. Scripps
Cronin Fines Gonzales for Bat Swing Suspension Cleared
American League President Joe Cronin fined Cleveland baseman Pedro Gonzalez $500 and suspended him for the remainder of the season after he swung at Detroit pitcher Larry Sherry. The incident occurred during the current pennant chase.
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By Ollie Fine
Skinner Creek
Nathan Marti
Highway Department
Feldt
Cheese Mart
Monroe Rotary Club
Jack Erb
Monroe Street
Henry Bolliger
Freeport
Rudy Gregg
Rock City
Henry Boley
Ernest Truessel
Dakota, Ill
Carl Wenger
Rock City, Ill
Jake Aeschliman
Argyle
Jake Untersee
Franz Brand
Joe Wels
Sebastian Laeser Sr
Eugene Schuepp
Fred Gerber
Andrew Sulzer
Fritz Messmer
Frank Zahner
Adolph Kummer
Robert Hahlen
Bob
Dillon, Hauri
Rosedale Village
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