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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1968
Page
3
Social events detail a bridal shower for Muss Rosemary Forcade and Joseph P. Bowers of Wichita at Middleton with gifts and a luncheon. The couple will wed Aug. 31 at St. Victor's in Monroe. The article also notes Kubly family reunion at Monticello, 40th wedding anniversary open house for Baebler, Krebs reunion in Winslow, and engagement and baptism notices across several Wisconsin towns.
Miss Jean Hoskins, soon to wed Thomas Hefty, was guest of honor at two showers. Friday’s misc shower at the Donald Knobel home featured co hosts and many gifts. Saturday’s shower at the Marshall Bluff Clubhouse included more gifts and refreshments with attendees from Madison and Monroe.
Eileen Schultz of 1203% 12th St was feted at a bridal shower hosted in Monroe by Anita Road and Misses Carol and Marilyn McGinnis. Attendees included Mrs. Sue Berra and Miss Linda Schultz among many others from Monroe and surrounding towns. Schultz and Roger Kubly plan to wed at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Warren on Saturday August 24.
The W C T U will gather Friday at 2 pm in Brodhead hosted by Mrs William Meinert led by Mrs Elmer Matzke for the lesson and Miss Mabel Bauer for devotions The group will also elect officers.
Albany special investigator John Lewis reports an ongoing probe into shortages in two Albany School special funds. Nine schoolhouse windows were broken Friday night. Three juveniles are headed to juvenile court after being apprehended. Missing sums total 113 dollars from a village swim fund and 86.50 from an eighth grade seed sale project meant to pay for an evening Madison event.
Sgt Michael Dunphy arrived home from Vietnam on emergency leave to visit his surgical mother Mrs Harland Dunphy in St Clare Hospital Albany. He arrived Friday Aug 16 with wife and son Shawn at his mother in law Mrs T O Stauffer Route 4 Monroe. He is on a 30 day leave before returning to Tan Son Nhut Air Base Vietnam. He entered service three and a half years ago and will complete his service after another six months. He has been in Vietnam for six months. Mr and Mrs Clayton Streiff and Gary and Mrs Edna Hefty spent weekend at Milledgeville IL visiting Mr and Mrs David Hefty and family. Sunday Mr and Mrs
SP4 Spencer E Kneubuehl son of Mr and Mrs Sylvan Kneubuehl Route 3 Monroe arrived at Yakota Japan Air Force Base. He flew July 21 by a C 141 jet to Saigon then stayed at the St George Hotel in Cholon. He is within ten miles of Pleiku attached to the 374th RR Co 4th Infantry Division APO San Francisco 96307. His cousin Capt Richard Kneubuehl is stationed in Pleiku amid heavy fighting with Viet Cong north of the city.
Mrs. Dewey Anderson of Monticello will join her mother Mrs. Fred Affolter and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Affolter and son Andrew, Monroe, on a five week Swissair visit starting September 1. Mrs. Affolter, 81, returns to her homeland for the first time since 1915, visiting relatives and nieces and nephews. The Affolters came to America in 1915 to join Fred Affolter, who later died in March 1967, after farming in the Juda area then retiring to Monroe.
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