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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1973
Page
2
The Monroe Evening Times based in Monroe Wisconsin and founded in 1898 issues daily except Sunday and major holidays. It lists office hours and contact details and instructs subscribers to report missed deliveries to carriers or the newspaper.
Editorial argues that price regulations fail alone and demand strict, coordinated actions by government industry and consumers. It urges tighter money supply control by the Federal Reserve, quicker government data and action to ease output limits, increased research into substitutes and production improvements, and targeted stock releases to curb inflation without triggering recession.
The National Park Service will transplant a Colorado Blue Spruce from Shickshinny Pennsylvania to stand behind the White House for the holiday observance. Donated by the National Arborist Assn the tree will be planted around October 15 marking a shift from previously cut trees used since 1954 amid ecological concerns.
On August 15 1963 Monroe school system added fourteen new teachers including Joyce Blunk Judith Brusberg Nola Chapin John E Close and others bringing total staff to 116 with two new hires in guidance and American history.
This August 15 entry notes the Panama Canal opened to traffic in 1914 and lists notable events and birthdays including Napoleon's birth on Corsica, the Berlin Wall start in 1961, and figures such as Princess Anne, Jack Lynch, and Julia Child.
A compilation of brief notes from Green County items including Linda Seffrood named the fourth polio victim, August 15, 1943. Monroe motorists plan reduced fuel use with little protest amid rationing. Shoe repair backlog grows as rationing begins. Eugene B. Thorp urges blue eagle merchants in poor relief. A Chicago Touhy gang kidnap manhunt reaches southern Wisconsin. Fairgrounds draw 5,000 on opening day. Green County records top swine quality. Beef price surge forecast as packing houses warn 40 cents per pound. New York governor allies and municipal government library aid noted. Captain Morrison reports improved military courtesy at encampment. Thompson Jubilee Singers set to perform at Wells Opera House.
Woodbine Illinois residents raised funds this spring under Raymond Bleakley and sent a portion to the Jo Daviess County Mental Health Assn. for its annual drive. Chairwoman Barbara Edwards of Scales Mound says the Woodbine amount will be announced during the county campaign running September through October.
President Nixon relaxed after a day of work on the Watergate speech, taking a dinner cruise on the Potomac aboard the Sequoia. He was joined by White House chief of staff Alexander Haig Jr. on the outing. Princess Anne turns 23 and plans time in Scotland for horseback riding toward the European Equestrian Championships in the Soviet Union.
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