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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1968
Page
2
Monroe Evening Times issues a brief notice from the Monroe Wisconsin post office warning subscribers to pay in advance to comply with postal regulations under the 1890 act. The item names Dell G. Emery and Gishni3 as involved parties within the period context.
Father Wagner offers counsel on teenage energy and optimism, warning against overprotection and strictness. He urges parents to harness and direct enthusiasm, teaching through mutual effort and example to prevent frustration, missteps, and anti social tendencies. The piece contrasts past horse training with modern child development and calls for teamwork between parent and child.
Cornelius Jones an ex slave who will be 107 Sunday says he has given up on marriage not due to age. He explains he is not too old to wed but will not ask anyone to marry him. Also in California burglars stole guns. evidence in Los Cerritos Municipal Court cases will not be introduced.
Wesley Jordan of Judo in DeKalb Chicago earned recognition among top corn growers after averaging 1964.65 bushels of No 2 corn from measured acreage. He was one of 900 producers in the 200 Bushel Club which saw a record 35 entries exceed 200 bushels in 1967 and Mann Emanuel Weibert of Wiggens Colorado led with 232 bushels.
Kiwanis Club members heard Anthony R. Powers describe overcoming blindness and the training of his seeing eye dog during Thursday noon remarks at the Swiss Wheel in Monroe. He announced an antique show set for May 10 11 12 at Turner Hall Monroe.
A retrospective column recalls events from 10 and 20 years prior. It notes the 1958 mid air collision over Las Vegas killing 47 aboard an airliner, a rural home fire, and Sir Winston Churchill recovering from a cold. It also mentions a 1948 death of George Schneider, a salary recommendation for Green County officials, and a 1938 NEA columnist quote about men seeking solitude.
A note from April 20 1928 records William Hahn's appointment as president of Brodhead's common council. The Monroe High School joins a new athletic league with Fort Atkinson Stoughton Edgerton Wisconsin High and possibly Watertown.
Terry Amerpohl departs from a Brodhead department store firm and files incorporation papers with the secretary of state in Madison. The Jefferson Telephone Company votes to build new lines along the railroad to extend service to residents north of Juda.
South Wayne and surrounding areas hosted Easter gatherings with relatives visiting from Dodgeville Freeport Madison Chicago and other locales. Individuals and families from Monona Beloit Wisconsin Rapids and Edgerton joined local hosts for meals and time together. In San Francisco the earthquake survivors dwindled at a reminiscence meeting recalling 1906 disaster memories.
Kindergarten registration for Black Hawk Community Schools will be held Monday April 29. South Wayne area registrations split by last name A through M 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. N through Z 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. Gratiot area 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. Bring health records and birth certificate. Age rules: 1968-69 must be five by November 1, 1968. 1969-70 must be five by October 1, 1969.
Wisconsin cheddar prices edged one fourth to one half cent higher this week amid plans to revive processed product purchasing by the government. Demand ranged from slow to good with ample supplies. American cheese production rose 3 percent week over week to 26.7 million pounds. Wisconsin Swiss prices held steady as orders remained strong given tight supply. U S storage holdings fell about 1.2 million pounds in March.
Past Masters Night at Bicknell Masonic lodge is set for Monday April 22 with two 50 year certificates to Lee Hall of Brodhead and a pro tem for Elmer Dixon now in California. Jennings Eder a 33rd Degree Mason from Freeport Ill will be featured speaker. Lunch served by Kenneth Hufman and James Steuri.
A long listing of TV programs for the night across channels with show titles, times, and brief plot hints. It includes dramatic, comedy, news, sports, and movie entries, plus a series of local social notices naming residents and guests visiting households in Monroe and New Glarus.
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