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Newspaper

Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1966

Page

2

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The Monroe Evening Times lists subscription rates and the office hours from 8:30am to 5pm. The brief note cites Associated Press content and indicates contact details for readers.

Merlin J Meythaler A Paradox of Kindness and Service

A tribute to Merlin J Meythaler highlighting his kindness integrity and public service in accounting politics and community work. The obituary recalls his devotion to family friends and St Clare Hospital drive and notes his measured principled life and continuous self improvement.

Merlin J. Meythaler Monroe Mr. Meythaler St. Clare Hospital E. C. McCollow St. Victor’s Church

County Board Chairman Resigns. Local Posts Shuffled

Clarence W. Loverana quits as county board of supervisors chair. Nick Calabresa named state soil bank specialist. Greiner Hardware Co awarded contract to redecorate the high school auditorium. Mr. Champion at Country Club.

Clarence W. Loverana Nick Calbresa Greiner Hardware Co

Stratosphere the limit for Swiss Cheese price gains

A December 14 1946 item notes factory prices for Swiss Cheese rising beyond 70 cents a pound. Other brief items mention Miss Mary Alice Dunwid Die Juda receiving a home economics scholarship and a large pork crop anticipated if corn ratio holds. Mrs Ernest Wenger and daughter Donna visit Madison while Clifford Geigel is on leave from Boston.

Mary Alice Dunwiddie Juda Ernest Wenger Donna Madison Clifford Geigel Boston

Teacher at Biggs School Stricken by Scarlet Fever

Thirty years ago from December 1 1936 a Biggs School teacher contracted scarlet fever. A local model plane by Dr H B Caroline was described as factory produced. James Roach was noted as a Sunday caller in Monroe. Mrs Anna Haeft sustained a knee injury from a fall on icy premises.

Biggs School H. B. Caroline James Roach Monroe Anna Haeft

1926 Oyster Supper Highlights and Local Tidbits

Mercury records a ten degree low as December 14 notes old friends and events. Effie Wenger is chosen worthy matron of St. Omar Chapter OES. Fred R. Zimmerman, once a newsboy, is now governor. A dance tonight features Dexter's Wisconsin Roof Garden Orchestra. Kemp's Balsam is recommended for coughs.

Mercury Threshers Company Effie Wenger St. Omar OES Buck Fred R. Zimmerman Dexter Wisconsin Roof Garden Orchestra Kemp

High School Opens Amid 1916 Year End Notes

Fifty years earlier on December 14 1916 the town notes the high school ready for opening game. Suffrage and prohibition discussions surface as F F West water department superintendent plans to resign. M T Gettings is re appointed to fill a vacancy as the mercury drops below zero and a ghost reportedly walked Monday morning for Company H.

F. F. West M. T. Gettings Company H

Monroe trains to be demanded and Santa letters printed

Fifty nine fifty six era notes with items from 60 years ago reveal Doonenwells Armory tonight and J. H. Miller offering a variety of Christmas goods. E. R. Evans visited the city to see his niece Miss Nellie Burgy who returned from Walnut Illinois where she held a millinery job for four months.

Doonenwells Armory J. H. Miller Monroe Santa E. R. Evans City Nellie Burgy Walnut, Ill

Rupnow Mahlikuch Admitted to Platteville Teacher Education

Rupnow Ivath Wayne and Richard Mahi kuch Monroe have been admitted to the Teacher Education program at Platteville State University. They passed interviews and evaluations by the Teacher Education Committee. Admission considers potential as teachers and requires a 2.2 GPA or better.

Rupnow Ivath Wayne Richard Mahikuch Monroe Platteville State University Mahikuch School of Education

Pioneering settlement visit and a pig caused din

The narrative describes a small frontier village near the Milwaukee Road bridge on 16th Ave with 11 buildings including a courthouse post office store and tavern. A visitor tours homes, meets locals and two Andrick brothers, glimpses Indian camp, and witnesses pigs raiding a tavern kitchen during dinner, ruining a turkey as laughter erupts before a cliffhanger ending.

Jacob LyBrand John Hart Milwaukee Road 16Th Ave Mr. Paine Buckskin Smoky Row Andrick Uncle Daniel Daniel Lucy Andrew Me Green County Monroe Samuel

Leo McWilliams Dies at 53 in Madison

Leo D. McWilliams 53 of Madison, native of Lafayette County, died after a brief illness in a Madison hospital. He was a salesman for Milwaukee Cheese Co nine years and lived in Madison 27 years. Survived by widow Margaret Fre moth McWilliams, mother Mrs Margaret McWilliams, three sons Peter Paul Patrick, three brothers Edwin Paul Wilford Til, four sisters, services at St Bernard's Church 9:30 a.m. tomorrow with Rosary tonight and burial in Resurrection Cemetery. Memorial Funeral Home handling arrangements.

Lafayette County Leo D. McWilliams Madison Milwaukee Cheese Co McWilliams St. Bernard's Catholic Church Holy Name Society Margaret Fremoth Margaret’ McWilliams Peter U.S. Navy California Paul Patrick Edwin Madi Wilford Elgin Til Francis Poppa Helen McWilliams William Vitense Donald Widen St Bernard’s Church Resurrection Cemetery Memorial Funeral Home

New Albany Gives Coffee Instead of a Parking Fine

In New Albany Indiana drivers who overstay meters are handed a red courtesy card inviting them to enjoy a cup of coffee. The card, a visitor friendly gesture, lists nearby restaurants and offers hospitality rather than a penalty.

New Albany Ind

It Was All Great Except For It Was All Great Except For

A reader letter from One Who Cares at a 4H Recognition dinner held at a Junior High School praises the honored leaders and 4H members while criticizing Senator Proxmire for not outlining future aims. The note thanks hosts and reflects hope in local agricultural leadership despite national politics.

Commercial and Savings Bank Sen. Proxmire Washington

Mrs Ellefson Taken by Death at Mt Horeb Nursing Home

Mrs Inga Ellefson 92 formerly Inga Edmundson died after a long illness in Verona nursing home. Born in Norway she came to the United States in 1895 and married Thomas Ellefson, farming in Primrose. Survived by no immediate family. Funeral 2 p.m. tomorrow at Mt Horeb Evangelical Lutheran Church. Friends may call Gesme Ellestad Funeral Home.

MT. Jones Inga Ellefson Horeb al Verona Inga Edmundson Norway United States Thomas Ellefson Primrose Ellefson Mt.Horeb Gesme - Ellestad Funeral

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