Monroe Evening Times Setlist Teases Local Event
A brief note in the Monroe Evening Times hints at a local event with a short setlist and missing details. The fragment suggests community entertainment but lacks concrete names, dates, or venues.
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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1966
Page
2
A brief note in the Monroe Evening Times hints at a local event with a short setlist and missing details. The fragment suggests community entertainment but lacks concrete names, dates, or venues.
The editor and his wife celebrate their birthdays with a gala evening hosted by a prominent Supper Club owner. Attendees shared good food and music, many old friends, and laughter. Roy Simpson of Menomonie traveled to join the Little Woman, Bob Tschudy performed yodeling, and a postal worker and spouse provided hospitality. The night offered fellowship, memories, and a pause from politics and health drives.
Archeologists in St Ignace, Michigan, studied three 1650 to 1700 European skeletons from a grave, while a separate grave yielded six skeletons with Jesuit rings and a crucifix. Father Jacques Marquette, founder of a St Ignace mission, lived 1637 to 1675.
DARLINGTON special report: City Council defers East Street improvement, plans to send reps to meet engineers over Galena Street repaving traffic impacts. Residents urged upgrades. full-scale work deemed too costly while temporary fixes are explored. LSD STORE FOUND in New York: police seize $140,000 worth of LSD, described as largest quantity ever seized. arrest details not provided.
Local Times ad seeks a wife for a 29 year old man with steady work and earnings of 14 dollars weekly. No bad habits. Respond via W.G. at the care address.
Carey Curtis 84 a native of Cadiz Township died yesterday in Rockford after a long illness. He lived in Rockford 43 years, previously in Orangeville, and served as caretaker at the Rockford Country Club for 40 years, retiring in 1963. Born May 8, 1882, he married Lena A. Dwyer November 8, 1903. Surviving: son Ralph, three daughters Ruth Carpenter, Russell Holister, Geraldine Johnson, one sister, eight grandchildren, seven great grandchildren. Services 1:30 pm tomorrow at Julian Norman Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Neben. Burial at Willwood Burial Park. Friends may call 7 to 8:30 pm tonight at the funeral home.
Joseph Dusevich 77 of Route 2 Beloit died at 5 40 am in St Clare Hospital where he had been a patient since Friday Survivors include a daughter Mrs Nellie Dusenvich Gasparini Oliveri Funeral Home Rockford is arranging final rites New Comer Funeral Home of Monroe assisted locally
Paul R. Kubly of Monroe listed as Color Putty Co. owner is a patient at Lutheran Deaconess Milwaukee Hospital. He was taken there Saturday by Mrs. Kubly who has escorts from Green Rock and Jefferson Counties Sheriff’s Departments. Mrs. Kubly remains in Milwaukee. Kubly’s hospital address is 2200 West Kilbourn.
Rev and Mrs John C Purdy welcomed a daughter born yesterday. Sam Humbel county sheriff reports wild dogs loose in railroad valley near New Glarus. P H Draney becomes head of local Montgomery Ward store succeeding John W Froman who transfers to Lake Geneva. Forty Jaycees and wives enjoy a corn boil at Recreation Park.
Twenty years ago today on August 24 1946 Mr and Mrs James Green depart for a New York trip. Roger F Rupnow finishes 15 months of Navy service. Rudy Kubly breaks leg in fall on James Dorty form. Relatives surprise Walter Stauffacher on his birthday. Elroy Hirsch leads College All Stars to a 16 to 0 victory over the Rams.
Henry Kundert Sige 74, passes away at his home. Starter Charles Livingston threatens fines for harness drivers who don t yield to Bobby Dickson from pole position. Duane Babler, 12, suffers three cuts to arm and one to leg after tangling with wire near stock pavilion. Mr and Mrs Minor W Anderson attend Madison dinner praising newlyweds Mr and Mrs Paul Schultz, formerly Frieda Reed, local high school teacher.
Forty years ago on August 24 1926 Mrs Olive Goodwin and Raymond H Blackbourn were married by Rev G H Blum Mr and Mrs F F West hosted a bridge party at home Dexters Wisconsin Roof Garden Orchestra played a dance at Karlen Hall Monti cello Alfonso Carolfi 41 of Staves was recovering after being gored by a bull
Fifty years ago on August 24 1916 three Freeport autoists were injured in a south of Monroe accident during a joyride. Tuesday night the post offices...
Sixty years ago today August 24 1906 James A Darling formerly a prominent local businessman dies in Milwaukee Janesville endures a seven year cricket problem Will Donner of Ross Fork Idaho visits relatives in Clarence W H McGrath and Fred T Burke return from Mineral Point this morning Mrs E J Weber advertises a complete line of Puritan Corsets Primrose Pansy and Venus at reduced prices
Snappy Snazzers 4 H Club plans a 7 30 p m meeting Monday at James Wetzels home. Members will turn in record books including pink and yellow sheets.
Mrs Marie C Palmer aged 85 died in a Dodgeville hospital after a brief illness. She and her husband Earl farmed near Platteville before retiring in 1950. Surviving: son Kenneth of Wauwatosa and brother Archie Brugger of Orchard Park NY. Services at 1 p.m. Friday at Lulloff Funeral Home Dodgeville. Burial Greenwood Cemetery Platteville.
Rep. John W. Byrnes of Wisconsin announced on Tuesday a bill to exempt from federal taxation airplane tickets for service members traveling on leave. The measure seeks to ease travel costs for military personnel.
Mrs Etta G Voorhees 81 of Harvard Illinois died at 6 30 am Tuesday August 23 at Monroe Manor Nursing Home where she had been a patient five months She was born Etta Gilman June 16 1885 Beloit daughter of George and minimal Gilman married A Jay Voorhees Beloit September 20 1905 He died February 12 1962 She was a member of Harvard Methodist Church Surviving daughters are Mrs Ambler Monroe Mrs Merle Clem Normal Ill and Mrs Lyle Wakeley Charleston Ark Also six grandchildren and six great grandchildren Funeral 1 30 pm Friday at Schutt McFarlin Saunders Funeral Home Harvard with Rev Russell Koenig officiating Burial Oakwood Beloit
Mrs. Robert Moran and sons visit Alpena relatives while others travel across Michigan for family events. Attendees include Mrs. Francis Romanowski Selfridge Air Force Base Mrs. Sylvia Grenzow and families plus Madison and Janesville locals. Inez Weaver dismissed from hospital after two car accident. Lehman sustains fractured knee.
Richard Meier has received his discharge from the United States Army and is now employed at Dorman Cheese Company in Monroe. He is the son of Mrs. Alma Meier of South Wayne. Meier was stationed at Fort Hood Texas for the past year and previously at Fort Knox Kentucky for a year. He received his discharge on August 13.
Richard Braskamp a 52 year old farmer died Tuesday while repairing his combine in the storage yard of an implement firm. Authorities said a spring broke loose and flipped two levers striking Braskamp on the head.
Frederick Dichau, 64, father of Marion Dichau of Argyle, died of a heart attack Monday while looking on his farm in rural Kendall. Funeral services set for 10:30 am Friday at South Ridge Lutheran Church. Friends may call at Smith-Nelson Funeral Home in Kendal after 2 pm tomorrow. Survived by wife Qiga, three daughters, a son, a stepmother, five sisters, two brothers, and 12 grandchildren.
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