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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1971
Page
2
A historical note outlines The Monroe Evening Times establishment on October 1 181 and founder EMERY A ODELL 1871 1953. It details publication schedule postal matter status post office entry dates service areas and AP Inland Daily Press Association affiliations along with subscriber office hours and delivery guidance.
Washington reports broad discontent with U S military leadership inside the Nixon White House and Defense Department. Packard resignation signals civilian control strain while advisers fault top brass for data bias, poor Vietnam adaptation, costly gadgetry, and risk of bureaucratic stagnation. Strong anti Communist hawk sentiment surfaces among defense minded conservatives.
A compiled chronicle for December 20 covers notable events from 1813 establishing a revenue system to 1971 political shifts. It notes Missouri's tax on bachelors in 1820, South Carolina secession in 1860, Sherman’s 1864 occupation, and a 1922 USSR formation, among other historical items and a Milwaukee shoplifting case.
The Mailbag thanks Bill Ruda and Wilbur Eaton for hauling 19 000 pounds of used clothing to Minneapolis at no cost for Lutheran World Action and Church World Service. Rev. Larry D. Pinnow says the aid will help disaster victims this Christmas. The card also praises Monroe High School students for a Friday night basketball game with cheerleaders, a pep band, and gymnast halftime routines, noting their dedication and the line a dollar still buys full measure.
The Monroe Jaycees run a display program inviting businesses to donate window space for religious themed scenes and extend the effort to a Christmas lighting contest. The project drew wide support, inspired coverage by Madison TV, and promoted balance between commercial and religious aspects as the season approaches.
A decade ago notes recalled Joseph P Kennedy’s stroke at Palm Beach, a St Victor’s School pageant, a memorial mass for Rev Hulburt, and Monroe’s talk of a municipal justice court. MacArthur was nominated to full general as Pearl Harbor warnings haunted history.
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