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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1967
Page
2
Fragmentary notice from Monroe Evening Times references subscription pricing and mailing options. Mentions Wisconsin and Illinois rates, with unclear names and locations, suggesting a catalog of terms for readers in multiple counties.
A humorous roundup notes TV shrinking movie attendance, rising postal and drug prices, and political quips from officials like County Clerk Ray Kundert and Assemblyman Joseph Tregoning. It also mentions civic events, birthdays, urban renewal opinions, and light commentary on news coverage and public trends.
Thirty years ago on December 4 1937 the State Conservation Department said deer killed would not exceed 11000 in the state. Rev Alvin C Rabehl became vice president of the local Kiwanis Club. The editorial urged action against the idea we cannot avoid war and called out the absurdity of staying out of the next war.
Sixty years ago on December 4 1907 cheesemakers in Monroe end their production season and travel to the city for the annual wrestling matches and cheesemakers ball with Robert Crow elected president of the mystic workers.
Glancing backward to December 4, 1957, three applicants Henry Hefty Dwight C Coplien and John R Moore assist ant chief at Waukesha take police chief exam. Diane Paulson named cheesemaker ball queen. Grove school Mothers Club card party honors go to Mrs Jacob Senn and Mrs Lee Reasa wins special prize.
A 1947 note recalls Monroe butter prices climbing to 92 and 3 cents with a local market uptick. Farmers in New Glarus gathered to back a drainage project. The item also mentions political aims for 1968 and Santa Claus visits amid postwar nostalgia and tornado relief memories.
President Johnson signed the Reserves Bill of Rights to block the merger of the National Guard and the Army Reserves, ending a three year clash between Congress and the Defense Department. The bill grants statutory authority for the reserves as a senate component of the armed services, a proposal sparked by Secretary McNamara in 1964 to unite the Army Reserve with the National Guard.
On this date notable events include the December Four Massacre in Paris 1851 Napoleon’s suppression, Washington’s farewell at Fraunces Tavern 1783 Monroe’s 1816 election, Queensland founded 1859, WWII air raids on Italy 1942, Cairo talks 1943, Athens clashes 1944, Ike seeks clarity on presidential incapacity, Vatican II ends 1962, Viet Cong attacks Saigon 1968.
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