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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1966
Page
2
Fragmentary notice lists subscription outside Wisconsin and local postage rules. Mentions office hours 5 pm and phone contact 425-3101. Contains disjoint references to Associated Press exclusivity and postal regulations.
The editorial lauds Lee Schroeder as a long time Monroe civic participant since 1949 who is leaving for a higher role at the State Bank of Hartland near Milwaukee. It notes his and his wife’s valued service to the School cause and community projects, laments the loss, and wishes them well in Hartland.
Sunday’s fundraiser by the Cyones and VFW auxiliary drew community support to benefit Madison Veterans Hospital. Proceeds from the corn boil and watermelon feed will supply hospitalized veterans with extra spending money and bolster morale, with plans to improve the event next year.
Grounds Administrator Robert Heise says the fair nearly reached one million visitors but 15000 escaped the counted total. Heise notes some climbed the chain link fence for free admission using wire cutters while teens used pointed shoes to scale the mesh fence.
After months of excavation workers blast foundations for the Monroe Clinic addition the project shifts to rising steel framing. Delivery of structural steel begins the rapid ascent of the building height as progress continues.
Ten years ago coverage notes Eisenhower and Nixon winning unanimous session ballots. Brown Swiss cattle owned by Jake and Howard Voegen win top honors at the Wisconsin State Fair. Doris Olsen of Brooklyn becomes the first Green County Alice in Dairyland. Herman Stampfli of Rock City, Illinois dies. New Green County Publicity brochure released.
Twenty years ago today August 23 1986 the Ludlow Hotel cupola a center structure since 1885 was torn down ahead of reroofing. Ernest E Wenger and Robert W Kramer bought Geigel Hardware on the square's north side. Judy Segler marked her 11th birthday with friends at her Twin Grove home. Kundert Ellmer Food advertised for a delivery man in the grocery store.
A 30 years ago item notes a prize winning dog owned by Nathan Brown dying at the airgrounds. The report mentions David and Junior Bennett William Ban nan Alvin Kubly Ervin Bud Collins from Stoughton returning from Iowa. A lighter note adds a pickpocket incident at the fair and a brindle Scotty named Tam suffering a pelvis fracture after a car collision.
On August 23 1926 the F B Luchsinger trophy will be decided between Cramer Houser or I C Roth after a 36 hole semifinal. Sunday also sees the death of Rudolph Valentino the original movie sheik in New York and Colleen Frank along with Edward Riese report a horse lost to rabies.
Fifty years ago August 23 1916 County Superintendent John N Burns plans a Ford tour with his family across Iowa and Wisconsin to back Sen Borsh and Sen La Follette. Wells Auto Agency remains active around the clock. Miss Laura Rueggsegger departs for Lake Kegonsa to camp and then teach German and mathematics in Holmen.
A compact gloss of mixed Anglian terms including domestic slave phrases and numeral markers. It notes entries such as 7 Membra 11 and Genus 0 24 9, with references to masculine appellation and bargain evens. The fragmentary list suggests a lexicon or puzzle style compilation.
Fragmented Dear Abby column includes advice to a sister sharing a house with her family and a 50 year old divorcee. It also touches on fashion nostalgia, wrestling opinions, and a misattributed letter about a woman wrestler under 200 pounds. The page notes an arrest in Florida with youths hurling rocks at police cars.
Sixty years ago, August 23 1906 George E Thorp announced as a Republican candidate for county treasurer. A large crowd filled the Armory to hear Evangelist ScoVille preach on The Ten Plagues of Monroe. Ed West of Clarno bought a new manure spreader as Earl Campbell to work for Fred Blumer the rest of the summer. Classified ads urged buyers renters and sellers to use the paper.
Fourteen dairy couples from Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin compete in Chicago for the Pure Milk Association Outstanding Young Dairy Couple title. Winners receive an all expenses paid trip to the National Milk Producers Federation convention in Washington D C. the PMA fall delegate meeting will announce first and runnerup.
Madison native and longtime State Highway Department employee Nathan W. Amton, 62, died in a Madison hospital Monday after an illness. He served many years with the department and was widely known in local engineering circles.
W D Hoffman age 32, brother of Mrs Barbara Haur of Brodhead, died unexpectedly at his Janesville home. A Milwaukee native and Air Force veteran, he married Kay Korgan in 1958. Survived by wife Kay, son Randy, parents Henry and Mrs. Hoffman of Janesville, brothers Henry J Milton and three sisters. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Reining Funeral Home in Janesville. viewing tonight.
Mrs Shirley Duerr, 64, Galena mother of two Shullsburg women, died Sunday in a Dubuque hospital. Services set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Zion Presbyterian Church Schollmeyer. burial in Citizens Cemetery. Nash Schmadeke Funeral Home directs. Surviving: three sons, Stanley, Donald, James. three daughters Darlene Griffin Marilyn Schollmeyer Jenelda Splinter. 24 grandchildren.
Fred Dick aus, 64, died Monday when a log pinned him while he was cutting timber on his Monroe county farm. Medical responders worked to save him, but he succumbed at the scene.
Louis Duman, president, praises the Monroe community for a successful August groundbreaking ceremony and commits to building a manufacturing complex that upholds city management, citizenship, and community spirit. He thanks residents for warm reception and support in spreading the Advance name.
A reader writes that teenage troubles stem from parental example and urges turning to Jesus Christ for help. The letter cites Psalms and stresses scripture as the starting point for restoring happiness and guiding youths toward a righteous path.
A Sunday poem emphasizes parental care for children by citing Jesus parable of the stray sheep. It warns that a grown sheep’s misdirection endangers lambs, urging earnest prayer to prevent the costly moral drift. Attributed to E G Zimmerman with an address in Monroe.
Edward Keyes office manager of Grant Electric Cooperative resigns to take a similar post with Polk Burnett Electric Cooperative based in Centuria. He will leave October 1. Keyes, a former justice of the peace, has lived in Lancaster since 1914.
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