Monroe Evening Times Begins Publishing Daily in Monroe
The Monroe Evening Times announces daily publication in Monroe Wisconsin with a one-year subscription price of 14 dollars. It notes postal compliance and advance payment requirements. Emery A Odell is listed as district editor, with office hours from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday until noon. The paper is affiliated with The Associated Press for news dispatches.
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Monroe, Wisconsin
Emery A. Odell
Associated Press
AP News
Davies
Winnebago
Minos
Rockford Echoes Support for Monroe Urban Renewal Plan
The Rockford Morning Star defends Monroe Wisconsin aldermen for moving ahead with a federally aided urban renewal plan despite an advisory referendum. It notes the plan covers 45 acres, with a $260000 city share and an $87000 state and federal planning grant, and cites a two and a half year delay since the tornado. The piece includes two letters opposing the plan and quotes Mayor Walter Ekum praising the decision as prudent and progressive. It also mentions turning the tornado area into light industry and the need to relocate certain functions.
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Rockford
Monroe
Monroe Evening Times
Wis
Are Monroe
Walter Ekum
Abby Advice Column On Relating And Self Image
A reader asks Abby about coworkers who seek bonding trips to relate better, a mother frets over her teen daughter's looks, and a wife asks help for her husband’s smoking and shyness. Abby advises against nagging and suggests medical consulting for personal issues, with contact details for Abby’s column.
December 13 1957 glanceback highlights and Santa arrival
Glancing Backward recalls a new stop sign at Sixth Street and 20th Avenue, Yuletide shopping gains momentum, and Santa will arrive in Albany tomorrow. The column links past events with current holiday bustle and nearby notes on December 13 across earlier decades.
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Sixth St
20Th Ave
Yuletide
Santa
Albany
30 Years Ago Today Commitee Plans Holstein Event
A committee led by Frank Trumpy Clarno Henry Haberman Monroe and Ray L Pavlak county agent meets to plan a Holstein event dated December 13 1937. The group coordinates local dairy activities and prepares for upcoming Holstein presentations and related community involvement.
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Monroe
Green
Frank Trumpy
Clarno
Henry Haberman
Ray L. Pavlak
Holstein
Swarms of Crows Force Fireman to Seek Cover at Dawn
Paul Niles, a railway fireman from Freeport, was hunting near Dakota when swarms of crows attacked. The huge birds ripped his clothing and drove him under cover until nightfall, allowing him to escape.
Rotarians Hear Toastmasters at Monroe Club Meeting
Three Cheese City Toastmasters members Rol land Karlen president Robert Rieder and Len Haney led the program for Monroe Rotary Club Tuesday noon at Idle Hour Mansion. Haney delivered the humorous Speech winning the district contest and McArdle was program chairman. About 25 members attended with guests Einar Hanson and Richard Kundert. The article notes three million mohair-bearing Angora goats.
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Cheese City Toastmasters
Rolland Karlen
Robert Rieder
Len Haney
Monroe Rotary Club
Idle Hour
Karlen
Rieder
Haney
Rotary Club
Joseph E. McArdle
Einar Hanson
Janesville
Social Security Administration
Richard Kundert
Monroe
Vietnam
Walter Bober
Mailbag letter criticizes urban renewal and federal funds
A Beloit reader blasts urban renewal in Monroe, arguing federal money drives up costs and erodes local control. The letter accuses officials of enabling waste and tax hikes, warns future generations pay salaries and costs, and urges residents to resist perceived coercion from Washington.
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Ray Barth
Lafoliette
Monroe
No Such Thing To the Editor in Monroe and Green County
A reader recalls Pennsylvanian Dutch and Swiss ancestors settling in Monroe in the 1840s and notes their thrifty, self-reliant ethos. He praises the community’s enduring belief in hard work and responsible citizenship reflected by local residents.
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Monroe
Green County
City confronts federal control over ballot box decisions
Raymond Baker of Leaf River Illinois denounces city council action as overriding voters and placing residents under federal influence. He argues no federal aid comes without federal oversight and condemns the override as overreach.
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Raymond Baker Leaf River
Ill
Marty Elected President of Wisconsin Actuarial Club
Marty, son of Mr and Mrs Jack Marty Monroe, serves as president of the Actuarial Club and the Business Student Faculty Board at the University of Wisconsin Madison. Elections are held annually by student groups and dormitories to organize educational social and recreational activities.
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James ¥. Marty
Jack Marty
Monroe
Actuarial Club
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Draco the Athenian Lawgiver Dies in Theater
Ancient report claims Draco died at a theater in Aegina when an excited crowd toppled clothing and caps onto him accidentally smothering him. The event is cited by later sources as the legendary founder’s demise in a crowded public space.
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Draco
Aegina
Steam blow forces engineer and fireman to jump
Sixty years ago on December 13 1907 an engineer and a fireman aboard a Milwaukee Road locomotive were compelled to leap to safety to avoid scalding steam after the safety plug blew out as the train passed.
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Milwaukee Road
Monroe Junior High seeks two custodians for January start
Applications are being accepted in the Business Office at Monroe Junior High School for two school custodians. Work to start about January 1. Good working conditions, 50 hour work week, good salary and fringe benefits. Contact Mr. Stuckey in the business office at 325-5178.
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Monroe Junior High School
Stuckey
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