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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1964
Page
6
Partial clearing and cooler tonight with Friday partly cloudy and cooler conditions. North zone lows 34 40 and highs 55 85, Monroe area lows 38 44 and highs 58 65. Temperatures show yesterday’s high 66 and low 49, barometer 29.81 at 1 am and 30.00 at 1 pm, sunrise 6 49 and sunset 6 55.
Monroe police report several reckless driving cases filed in county court. LaVerne W. Taylor is fined 100 dollars with six months license revocation while Roger L Elmer Daniel Notter receives 200 dollars and costs and a year long license revocation. Charles Edward Remus faces two counts restricting licenses for three months each and strict driving restrictions plus traffic school. Orville A Boeck Jr. has a one year license revocation for reckless driving and failure to yield.
Three obituaries list Mrs Lydia Marean 80 of Juda Harvey J Ten Eyck 68 from Janesville and Mrs Mae Ferebe 95 of Richland Center. The notices provide ages and locales reflecting a local death summary.
A roster from St. Clare Hospital lists patients and associated relatives across multiple towns including Brodhead Poplar Grove Janesville and Madison. Names appear in medical and surgical sections with many patients and married women noted alongside spouses or family members.
Services for Mrs. Howard Fisher, 52, of Brodhead, will be at 11 a.m. tomorrow at Everson funeral home in Brodhead. She died Tuesday night at St. Clare hospital after a long illness. Reverend Geoffrey Simpson of Racine will preside with burial in Oakwood cemetery, Dixon, Illinois. no visitation.
Personal mentions include Johann Ledermen of Janesville and several visitors from Evansville Urbana Ill Bonner Springs Kan Waynesboro Va and Charlotte Mich. Rummage sales for September 25 and 26 at 1015 26th St and Immanuel Church Fellowship Hall with bake sales and chicken luncheon. Local clubs and church events noted.
Barry Goldwater visited Madison for a rally on the steps of the Wisconsin Capitol. Police estimated 10,000 in attendance with both pro and anti-Goldwater pickets present as the Arizona senator and his wife arrived at the Madison airport. The event featured Lt. Gov. Jack Olson GOP chair Talbot Peterson and national committeeman Robert Pierce meeting the couple.
The three county PFA land judging contest will be held Saturday at the Walter Schuetz farm on County Trunk M north of Brown town from a.m. to 1 30 p.m. About 15 FFA teams from Green Grant and Lafayette counties compete to prepare for a state contest in Juneau Dodge County on Oct. 6. Organizers include James Schwoegler Green Jer ry Hyrry Lafayette and Jerry Easton Grant with Wes Sanders Grant County SCS and Gene Proess Green County office assisting along with FFA advisers.
Hogs 6,000. Butchers steady to 25 higher. 1-2 Ib hogs 17.25-17.50. 190-260 Ib 16.60-17.25. 260-280 Ib 16.0-16.75. 350-400 Ib sows 14.75-15.50. Cattle 600. Steers 19.00-23.75. Cows 12.00-14.50. Sheep 300. Lambs steady to 50 higher. 80-100 lb lambs 23.00. good and choice 21.00-25.00. ewes 5.50-6.50. Produce: Butter unchanged. AA 61.5. A 61. B 60. C 58.5. Eggs unsettled. whites 37. Mixed 37. mediums 26. standards 31. Soybean oil 10.05n. Wheat No 2 soft red 1.49. Corn No 1 yellow 1.27. No oats or soybean sales.
Sheriff's deputies continue investigation of a two car collision on Highway 69 near Streiff Farm damaging a farm fence. No injuries reported and drivers remained at the scene. Local authorities issued no further statements.
Republican governor candidate Warren Knowles will greet voters in Brodhead at an 8 to 9 a.m. breakfast in the Bank of Brodhead courtesy room with stops in Monticello and New Glarus on Saturday. A brief 8 30 a.m. speech is planned at Brodhead, with prior campaigning at 7 a.m. Local coordinators and chairmen in Albany and Judo oversee ticket distribution. rural volunteers also listed. Additional campaign stops include a Wisconsin Notre Dame appearance Saturday afternoon and a countywide rally in Monroe on Oct 7 with further Green County campaigning on Oct 14.
At 12 11 a m today miles north of New Glarus a collision involved drivers William R Shaw 22 Polo Ill and James D Rosga 19 New Glarus seven rods of fencing on the Ken Streiff farm were torn down
Donald Grossen a Monroe High senior has returned home from St. Clare hospital after knee surgery and will convalesce at home. Edmund C Hamilton former The Monroe Evening Times editor publisher is due home from St. Clare hospital after hernia operation. Archie Meyers owner of Swiss Cheese Shops plans a cheese shop at the Shell Oasis on Wisconsin 26 near Janesville with a 76 acre development including a restaurant and farmers market space. Michael Braun brother of John Braun remains hospitalized in Germany after recent repair surgery from an August traffic accident.
Michael endured a severe brain concussion and multiple broken bones after an accident without anesthesia. He is expected to remain hospitalized at least until Christmas. In 1962 he visited his brother in Monroe for two months, and John traveled to Germany for Christmas last year due to their mother's illness.
The union pressed GM to guarantee 40 hours pay for anyone recalled to work in a week. It cited UAW gains at Chrysler and Ford, where contracts include 75 percent of straight-time wage during recalls and improvements in pensions and benefits. Chrysler's package valued at 54 cents an hour over three years. Ford adds a Christmas bonus.
A 1965 Bureau of Labor Statistics release shows hourly straight-time pay in the auto industry averaging $3.01, with a range from $2.25 to $3.50. The material covers various shop classifications and notes differences by occupation and region.
Wind gusts near 50 mph lashed Monroe and much of Wisconsin. Charles Putnam of Monroe reported a sign torn from its post near Junction With Highway 81 struck his car north of Highway 81 on County Trunk I at 2 30 p m yesterday, damaging the grill and hood. A power line broke in Monroe, prompting a fire call. La Crosse logged the strongest gust at 51 mph.
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