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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1968
Page
2
Monroe Evening Times, entered at Monroe Wisconsin post office as second class matter under act of Congress March 2 1879. Published daily and Sunday founded October 13 1898. Subscription rates and office hours listed.
The piece reviews a WP and L forecast session at the Coachmen’s Inn near Stoughton with President Jim Underkoff er and local figures. It critiques government restraint on enterprise, cites a Prague incident, condemns press mistreatment at Chicago, and notes Agnew’s brief Oshkosh appearance next Wednesday.
Oren T. Hendrickson 77 of Blanchardville died Aug 29 after a months illness. World War I veteran served with the 32nd Red Arrow Division in France Belgium and Germany. Surviving widow a daughter two sons two grandsons and a granddaughter. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Blanchardville Lutheran Church with Legion burial at Graceland Cemetery.
William E. Laufenberg a Dodgeville Bear Valley cheesemaker died Tuesday August 27 at age 67 in Prairie du Sac. Services at St Aloysious Church Friday August 30 with Rosary tonight. Survived by widow Lynn Lemke two sons Milton James of Prairie du Lac a daughter Mrs Robert Schoenmann Spring Green three brothers and thirteen grandchildren.
Services for Mrs. James Riley 44 Savanna Ill who died Tuesday night Aug 27 at St. Clare Hospital will be held 2 PM Friday Aug 30 at Furlong Chapel Galena Ill Burial will be Greenwood Cemetery Galena The former Jeanne Wiet ers had lived in Savanna the past two years Surviving are her husband a son Gary Werner Savanna Ill two daughters Darlene Werner Savanna and Mrs Allen Geraldine Hayes Dubuque and two grandchildren
A retro column recalls events from Aug 29 1958 and earlier. NBC Twenty One denies rigging charges. Eisenhower signs Social Security bill. Norman Harper injured at Belleville high school site. Mrs Nathan L Goetz elected Monroe County Club auxiliary president.
About 100 Monroe residents rode a special train to Darlington for the Big White Fair. The week at the local post office was as busy as the pre Christmas rush with campaign matter flooding in. Meadow Brook Farm played to an appreciative Turner Opera House audience. Mrs J S Weaver and children Richard and Ruth and Miss Mae Chilson were slightly injured when their buggy overturned on Racine Street.
Funeral services for Mrs. Thomas L. Evans 68, native of Madison Point, will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Sherman Avenue Methodist Church in Madison Point. Burial follows at Mineral Point. Schroeder Funeral Home arranged the service.
Edward Bernstein 87 of Brodhead died at 6 30 p m Wednesday August 28 in Kelly Nursing Home after a period of illness He was born October 15 1880 in Spring Valley Rock County son of Charles and Ottilia Wagner Bernstein married December 3 1903 to Bertha Kathryn Smith and farmed before moving to Brodhead He worked for Coldren and Parker Lumber Co and later Bruni Miller Surviving are four daughters two sons a brother and sister 29 grandchildren and 46 great grandchildren Funeral services will be at 130 p m Saturday August 31 in Newcomer Funeral Home Brodhead with Rev Lyle D Stephenson officiating Burial in Greenwood Cemetery Brodhead
Townsend Club members met Monday evening August 26 in the May Luchsinger Room of Ludlow Library for their regular session. Mrs. Emma Schadewaldt, president, conducted a business meeting. Three tables of euchre were played with Mrs. Louis Creuzer and Julius R. Fried assisting.
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