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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1968
Page
1
AP reports insured property losses from rioting after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed rose to 51 million, up from 45 million in about 100 cities. Insurance only figures. non insured damage excluded.
The Green County UW Alumni Founder’s Day dinner in Marco’s Supper Club honored Ben Roderick for 60 years as an alumnus and John Erickson for ten distinguished years of service. Erickson, Madison campus basketball coach, will soon become general manager of a Milwaukee based professional team. He praised Green County ties and noted UW growth from 5000 to over 32000 students.
Registration for 1968 1969 bicycle licenses will be conducted weather permitting on Saturday April 27 in the parking lot behind the Monroe Municipal Building. Police Chief Dwight C Coplien expects almost all of the citys 1650 bikes to be processed in the safety lane with licenses issued from 8 a m to noon and 1 to 5 p m.
The Spring Egg Hunt co sponsored by the Monroe Chamber of Commerce and the Park and Recreation Department will be held tomorrow at Twining Park starting at 2 30 p m Over 600 youngsters participated last year Parents should reach Twining Park by 2 15 p m and report to the Bandshell for pre hunt instructions Seventy five dozen eggs are being prepared by members of the Senior and Junior Youth Councils at Grace Lutheran Church kitchen The event will use four age groups to keep competition fair If postponement is needed a weather delay will trigger a Sunday reschedule announced on WEEZ.
Green County joins Rock County in District No 5 for Wisconsin Vocational Technical and Adult Education. The supervisors also approved a 4500 increase in the district attorney salary to be reimbursed by the state, and voted 15 to 13 not to participate in the Southwest Wisconsin anti poverty program.
United Telephone Co. eight area communities report no trouble for subscribers in immediate area despite nationwide walkout of about 200000 union members. Delays may occur for long distance calls routed through Bell centers. 7000 Wisconsin workers joined the walkout. FBI now in the investigation.
WO David William Timm 26 of Brodhead will have military graveside rites at Avon Cemetery after a 1:30 p.m. service at Bethlehem Lutheran Church Brodhead. Newcomer Funeral Home leads arrangements with FT Sheridan personnel as pallbearers. Timm died April 5 in Vietnam in a helicopter crash while on a rescue mission.
Former Monroe resident Mrs Leon J Emily Schroeder Hartland Wis was injured last Thursday April 11 in an auto accident near Hartland. She is beginning to respond but remains unconscious at the Oconomowoc Hospital with chest and head injuries. Edward Adam president of the First National Bank says the family is heartened by her improving condition. The Schroeder family now resides at Hartland where he is executive vice president of the State Bank of Hartland.
Mrs. Paulina Ostrander Buol and Andrew Buol of Monroe welcomed their 13th child, Randall Lee, born April 16 at St. Clare Hospital. The couple, who live on Route 3, name the newborn Randall Lee and list ten siblings with ages from 3 to 17, plus grandparents in Noel, Missouri and Monroe.
Funeral services for Joe J. Voegeli 78 Monticello hardware businessman who died Thursday April 18 will be held at 2 p m Sunday April 21 at Zwingli United Church of Christ Rev J Allen Mittler to officiate Burial will be in Highland Cemetery Friends may call at Voegels Funeral Home after 2 p m Saturday and at the church after 1 p m Sunday Pallbearers include John H Babler Elmer Freitag C W Loveland L G Marty Walter Haddinger and Adam Schuler The deceased who had been active in Monticello business over 50 years had been residing at Oakwood Lutheran Home in Madison since 1964 His wife died November 18 1963.
The American Legion Zilmer-Riley Post No. 84 and the 40 and 8 donate proceeds from the Friday Night Fish Fry on April 26 to the Ronnie Helland Fund for an artificial kidney machine. Funds come from volunteers with no pay, and excess profits support the kidney fund.
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