Teachers Begin 1967-68 Monroe School Term Orientation Plans
New Monroe School System teachers start the 1967 68 term with a noon Aug 28 dinner at Swiss Colony Inn followed by instructional meetings in Junior High Library and various rooms. A two day general session in Senior High Lecture Hall features speeches by local officials and educators and a special session on innovations in Wisconsin schools. Orientation for St Victor's and a special education workshop at Green County Teachers College are planned with additional activities including a golf outing and a training session for teachers of special education.
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Monroe
Swiss Colony Inn
Mr. Blum
Miss Hanson
Rodney Kittelsen
Monroe Board of Education
D. J. Huenink
Monroe Public Schools
Aillan Holtshopple
MEA
Marty J. Deignan
Russell S. Way
Department of Public Instruction
Wisconsin
Windy Acres
Monroe Public School
Kindergartners
St. Victor’s
St .Victor’s
Green County Teacher’s College
Train Tankers Overturn Spill Soybean Oil in Warren Ill
In Warren Illinois a derailment sent ten railroad cars off the track with three tankers overturning and soybean oil spilling into the street near a Top Dollar store. A second derailment on the Burlington line damaged a bridge near East Dubuque. A plane made a forced landing near Warren with no injuries.
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Warren
Ill
East Dubuque
Illinois Central Railroad
Burlington
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Galena River
Chicago
Minneapolis - St. Paul
Obituary notes and local life events from Monroe area
Miss Emma Becker obituary noted by Henry Blumer recalls a 1918 Espionage Act conviction and Judge Becker’s removal from office. Henry Blumer, turning 85, reflects on farm life near Monroe and 27 years on Green County Board. Midshipman David Deininger returns from Annapolis on leave. Wisconsin Food Exposition reservations include 260 Monroe fourth graders. A Stits family visit to South Wayne and retirement railroad man details. Shullsburg and La Turn to No. 3 Back Page.
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Emma Becker
Monroe
Henry Blumer
Route 3
Green County
Wisconsin
Blumer
Eau Claire
Green County Board of Supervisors
Madison
Dane County Memorial Coliseum
Bogota
Columbia
South America
Mark Rosa Sports a Beard for Wisconsin Idea Theatre
17 year old Mark Rosa plays a Hungarian private detective in She Loves Me at the Wisconsin Idea Theatre in Spring Green. He chose a beard for realism and also handles scenery lighting and sound. The show runs again tomorrow and the final performance is next Sunday. Previous summer productions included Stop the World I Want to Get Off and The Error of Sexton Jones by Prof Albert Gard.
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Mark Rosa
Wisconsin Idea Theatre
Spring Green
Mark
Times
Helen E. Zimmerli
Robert Rosa
Sexton Jones
Albert Gard
Paul Muni Dies at 71 After Heart Attack in California
Santa Barbara report notes Paul Muni who died Friday at his Montecito home aged 71 from a heart attack. Survived by widow Bella and two brothers, the Austrian-born actor earned an Academy Award and long acclaim. Funeral set for 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hollywood Memorial Park chapel.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Paul Muni
Merle Oberon
Miss Oberon
Muni
Montecito
Hollywood Memorial Park Chapel
Beth Olam
Bella
Foreign Student Eva Maretta to Be Honored at Monroe Reception
Members of the American Field Service Chapter of Monroe will meet Miss Eva Maretta of Rome Italy the Monroe High School foreign student this year. Mrs George Barry will host a reception in her honor on Sunday Aug 27 at 4 to 6 p m. Chapter members and spouses are invited. Maretta is living at the Sherman Hodgson home during her senior year.
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Everthing
Monrroe
Wisconsin
Northern Illinois Firemen’s Association
Illinois
Iowa
Diane Isely
Monroe Dairy Queen
Georgia Wegmueller
Monroe
Chamber of Commerce
Miss Wegmueller
Chamber
Isely
Green County Agricultural Chest
Fairgrounds
American Field Service
Eva Maretta
Rome
Italy
Monroe High School
George Barry
Country Lane
Barry
Mazetta
Sherman Hodgson
How's Your Crop In The Garden Of Life
Daily verse by Clair R. Munns sketches a rural mood asking if summer’s efforts yield a rich harvest or bitter weeds. The piece compares seed promises to real outcomes and reflects on fulfillment in life’s garden.
Elmer Vamstad Dies at 67 Former Blanchardville Mayor
Elmer Vamstad 67 longtime Blanchardville mayor and retired farmer died at 3 30 am in St Clare Hospital after a brief illness. He served on the Blanchardville fire department and led the Co op. He leaves Viola Betrum widow three daughters a son Ole nine grandchildren and several siblings. Funeral at 1 30 pm Monday at Blanchardville Lutheran Church with burial in York Memorial Cemetery.
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Elmer Vamstad
Blanchardville
St. Clare Hospital
Mr. Vamstad
James
Mary Ann) Clark
Waunakee
Ole
Freeport
Brady
Withee
Wis
Thorvald
Oscar
Carrie Jorenby
Martin Gilbertson
Hollandale
Morgan Berg
Daleyville
Isaac Berg
Anton Hanson
Ted Tallackson
Blanchardville Lutheran Church
Joseph R. Hestenes
York Memorial Cemetery
Saether
Detroit Riots: No Charges in 32 Deaths After 43 Killed
Detroit officials have filed no charges and made no rulings in 32 of the deaths from rioting that left 43 people dead, a month after the unrest.
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Detroit
School Opens August 29 with Lunch Program Start
Gratiot and South Wayne Schools set Tuesday August 29 as first day for most students with an 11 am dismissal for orientation. Kindergarten reports August 30. Hot lunch begins Wednesday with high school tickets 1.50 weekly or 0.35 per meal. grade and junior high 1.25 weekly or 0.30 per meal. Transportation for rural routes starts after two weeks. Schools include Black Hawk High and Junior High at Gratiot and South Wayne plus multiple elementary schools.
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Gratiot
South Wayne
Board of Education
Black Hawk
Cherry Branch
Engebretson
Jennings
Rush
Wayne
West Wayne
Wiota
Zion
Woodford
Roger Sundy
Henry Stiner
Marvin Anderson
Roland Stein
Barbara Eicher
Dennis Murphy
Natalie Nelson
Erwin Wehrmann
John Beall
Elizabeth Eastman
Rhoda Voth
William Cunningham
Wilson Schindle
Rosemary Peterson
Harry Friedli
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Greater Rockford
Teacher’s College
Smi
Helen
Armin Rufener
David Deininger
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
W. E. Deininger
David
O. P. Stits
St. Cloud
Fla
Lela Gage
Shullsburg
Rosa
Idea Theater
Ces
Clair R. Munns
Janet Hetzel
F. C. Rheistedt
James Brice
Lyle Christopherson
Eva Curtis
Martha Town
James’ Ronnerud
Grace Bickel
Shirley Sargent
Isabella Thyberg
Jean Hammil
Mabel Brenum
Irene Lancaster
Vada Budenz
Joyce May
Virgil Wenger
Alice Hanson
Margaret Wener
Leona Osterday
Genevra Moe
Jesse Holmen
Margaret Neuenschwander
Madelyn
Argyle
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