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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1967
Page
2
The Monroe Evening Times lists subscription rates by carrier in Monroe and by mail in Wisconsin and nearby counties. Office hours run 8:30 am to 5 pm with a noon close on Saturdays. telephone contact is provided.
The piece reprints Rev. Thomas W. Kirman’s sermon from First Presbyterian Roy al Oak Michigan linking Detroit race turmoil to calls for change. It argues against change by force and against equality by legislation, asserting that education and skill are needed and laws cannot confer character or competence.
The speaker argues against change by force or mere legal equality and rejects despair. He cites Detroit as an example of a city with race tensions despite economic gains for Black residents, urging long term education as the path to real progress over generations.
William F. Robinson 73 a Town of Moscow farmer died Tuesday December 5 at home after a long illness. Funeral services scheduled for 1 30 p m Friday December 8 at the Middlebury Methodist Church of which he was a member. Calling hours at Lulloff Funeral Home in Dodgeville then at the church. Surviving are his widow.
Pfc LaVerne A Robinson of the 9th Infantry Division reports to Vietnam after a 25 day leave with his wife Maureen of Orangeville. He traveled via Anchorage and Tokyo with basic training at Fort Leonard Wood and Fort Polk, now serving 40 miles from Saigon at Tan Tru in the Mekong Delta. He lists family in San Francisco Kansas City Platteville and home in Kansas City Missouri. He is joined by two daughters a son and four grandchildren. Oscar Mayer Co reports sales jump to 401 million for year ending Oct 28.
Green County NFO head La Mont Zimmerman reports thousands of delegates from the National Farmers Organization converge in Louisville Kentucky for the largest farmers convention in U S history. Oren Lee Staley says farmers may shut down the agricultural plant without fair prices as the group pushes collective bargaining. The meeting follows the Des Moines Meeting for Action and aims to raise farm product prices this winter.
City on two continents is Istanbul Turkey divided by the Bosporus waterway linking the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara. Pipe bowls today use drier root with very hard grain and often striking beauty. Cynosura was the ancient name for Ursa Minor, the Lesser Bear.
Glancing backward recalls Robert Anderegg and David Fahs as MSU basketball standouts on December 7 1957. Also notes Argyle to host state tournament and Zelma Germann 528 point count achievements.
Thirty years ago on December 7 1937 Robert Zuercher and Lawrence Courtney were named head Lions planning the Christmas gift event Nathan F Burgy was appointed the county's first traffic cop.
On December 7 1927 Frank F Maurer was elected chancellor commander of the Knights of Pythias lodge. The Monroe Common Council approved a tax rate of 32 per thousand, claiming it to be the best in history.
Fifty years ago today reports indicate the Halifax munitions explosion could surpass 3 000 lives lost. A nearby McCoy Cheese Factory between Gratiot and Darlington is reported destroyed by fire. Joseph Keller, a maker, had left a small blaze burning before departing Monroe for Swiss wrestling matches and the annual event.
Miss Edna Dunwiddie is elected treasurer of the Esther Rebekah Lodge, securing a key financial role for the organization.
Gratiot area elementary concert to be held Sunday December 10 at 2 30 pm in the Junior High Gym Gratiot featuring kindergarten through sixth grade choirs singing holiday favorites Teachers include Mrs Ervin Stadelman and Mrs Mike Hetzel plus John Sargent Schools taking part include Cherry Branch Englebretson Gratiot Elementary Jennings Rush South Wayne Wayne Center West Wayne Wiota Woodford and Zion Adtaker line lists contact details
On December 7 1907 William Jennings Bryan was greeted with enthusiasm in Freeport and delivered three speeches at public meetings in his honor highlighting his political prominence and public speaking appeal.
It is projected that nationwide motorcycle registrations will reach 2 190 822 by year end 1967, up 438 000 from 1 752 801 in 1966. The totals cover motorcycles motor bicycles and motor scooters as states rarely separate them in records.
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