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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1968
Page
2
The Monroe Evening Times lists subscription rates for various regions, detailing carrier and mail options. It notes office hours from 8 30 a m to 5 p m with Saturday till noon and provides telephone contact 325 5101.
The piece previews Hal Boyle's humorous national symbol column about the bald man as a playful tribute to readers losing their hair. It signals editorial tasks piling up and introduces the classic column as the focus of this notice.
HAL BOYLE explores baldness as an emotional handicap rather than a physical one. He notes 40 percent of men are affected, jokes about barbers and light houses, and suggests pride in baldness, social kindness, and even replacing the bald eagle with the bald man as a symbolic national shift.
A reader questions displaying a marriage certificate at home and a wife coping with an old male acquaintance visiting for coffee. Abby advises setting boundaries with the former boyfriend to avoid upsetting the husband, noting open mindedness has limits.
A reader questions Packers prospects in the Chicago Tribune piece, and Abby answers teen inquiries about dating and etiquette. Family notices note visits among Monroe residents, a reunion at Krapes Park, and upcoming Albright family gathering details for 1969.
A historical roundup notes Aug 3 1958 dedication of St Victor's school with corner stone blessing by Bishop O Connor and MARS rocket tests on Grant Allen farm. It recalls earlier Aug 3 items from 1948 1938 1918 and 1908 including fairs floods strikes sports weddings and local civic notes.
On Saturday August 3 1968 the list recalls Benedict Arnold taking command at West Point in 1780 Suez occupation in 1881 Germany declares war in 1914 Coolidge oath in 1923 Nazi protests in Italy 1943 West Point cheating scandal 1951 Nautilus polar crossing 1963 Rusk Moscow nuclear test ban talks 1967 Jerusalem statue theft.
A dated list of birthday greetings for the Times Children’s Club, naming numerous individuals with addresses and ages for August entries. The piece includes a poem about cats by Mrs. Werner Schuetz, plus a brief note on new members and a want ad prompt.
Mrs. Emory Price returns home after hospital stay. Mrs. Hannah Kosharian of Bennsonville visits at the David Bostian home. Christal Bostian spends time with aunt Mrs. William Keller in Bensonville. Glenn Bostian visits Mr. and Mrs. Robert Perry at Gray's Lake. Wayne Hendrickson of Delavan Wis. visits Eva Daughenbaugh. Richard Taft of Lanark stays with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Mays. Mrs. Merrill Mays, Orangeville, with John Solace of McConnell and Ralph Solace of Red Oak attend Herbert Frese funeral at Osage Ia.
Mrs. Lavern Daly and Mrs. Gene Hendrickson attended a teach-in for CCD teachers at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School in Madison.
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