Monroe Evening Times Subscription Notice and Rates
The Monroe Evening Times announces subscription rates for city carriers and mail subscribers. Rates include 45 cents weekly by carrier, 16 dollars yearly by mail in Wisconsin and nearby Illinois counties, with 14 dollars for Illinois portions Jo Davies Winnebago Stephenson. Subscriptions must be prepaid. Readers are urged to notify if deliveries fail and to know their carrier’s phone number.
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City of
Monroe
Wisconsin
Stephenson
Jo Davies
Winnebago
Illinois
Monroe Evening Times
Editorial on Monroe Police Training and Public Perception
The piece lauds Monroe police officers Thomas Ranum and John Harwick for completing Beloit Vocational School’s 400 hour course, noting the program’s impact on the force. It recalls earlier graduates Richard Busch and Michael Brown and argues ongoing training strengthens public safety. It urges readers to value small stories of progress amid broader misconduct coverage.
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Thomas D. Ranum
John R. Harwick
Monroe
Beloit Vocational School
Ranum
Harwick
Richard L. Busch
Michael H. Brown
Monroe Force
Privacy Crises at Home Prompt Abby Advice
A reader laments Grandma’s constant presence in a home with teens, asking how to restore privacy. Abby suggests direct, good humored communication and staying firm about boundaries to preserve family harmony.
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Abby
Grandma
Calendar of births and listings from December 1969 to January 1970
A classified style roster lists numerous individuals with addresses and birth dates, arranged by day and date. The entries include names such as Michael Alan Disch, Kelly Kay Hanson, Daniel Klemm, and others across towns like Monticello Browntown Albany and Madison with associated street addresses and times. The batch spans Sunday December 28 to Friday January 2, 1970, and includes newborns with birth dates January 1 1963 and January 5 1965.
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Michael Alan Disch
Monticello
Kelly Kay Hanson
16Th Ave
Daniel Lee Klemm
Browntown
Tersa Kay
Connie Diane Hudson
12Th St
Kelly Laureen Malcock
Albany
Meddy Beth Peterson
Cadet Pfund Joins ROTC at Whitewater State
Cadet Charles A. Pfund son of Mr and Mrs C A Pfund of Monroe is a freshman business major and member of the United States Army ROTC at Whitewater State University. The Whitewater unit commanded by Lt Col Raymond H M Larsen enrolled 75 this fall as one of five new programs in the 13 state Fifth Army Area. ROTC aims to develop college educated officers for the active Army and Reserve components.
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Charles A. Pfund
C. A. Pfund
Eighth St
Monroe
United States Army Reserve Officer Training Corps
Whitewater State University
Fifth Army
Whitewater
Raymond H. M. Larsen
Army Rotc
ROTC
Glancing Backward December 27 1959 Decade Almanac Highlights
A retrospective column cites Sverre Roang of Edgerton declining a judgeship due to illness, notes a 602 Christmas death toll, and records teen royalty at SnoBall. It also references Einstein’s gravitation theory, flying saucer controversy, and Turkey earthquake deaths.
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Sverre Roang
Edgerton
Harry S. Fox
Janesville
Bobette Trumpy
Francis Denny
Lincoln Gym
Albert Einstein
Waterloo
Martintown
Leland Hastings
Argyle
William Bahler
Robert Bahler
Two Runaways Near Gassers Creamery and Local Events
In the morning two runaway teams near Gassers creamery driven by John Walters and a Mr. Trickle frightened horses as milk cans froze to the wagon. The People’s Players begin a three night run at Wells Opera House with The Inside Track. Others note visits, Christmas gatherings, and a local hospital hip surgery. Spec 4 Thomas L. Anderson is reported killed in action in Vietnam.
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Gasser’s Creamery
John Walters
Trickle
People’s Players
Wells Opera House
F. W. Payne
The Peanut Brand Name Battle That Boosted Product Quality
A reflection on how brand names transformed the peanut from a simple product into a symbol of advertising driven competition. It argues that slogans and marketing push variety value and consistent quality, rewarding firms that meet promises and fast diminishing those that fail.
Christmas community notes and local updates
Local readers share Christmas decorations with the Nussbaum tree at 702 27th Ave. Green County ASCS weighs farm deferment schedules for about 125 draft age youths. Don Miller retires to Rice Lake Wisconsin, Herb Paske becomes Platteville Local Manager. Harold Wilson voted man of the decade by British radio listeners.
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John
Hilda Nussbaum
27Th Ave
Don Miller
United States Department of Agriculture
ASCS
Don
Department
Rice Lake
Wisconsin
Don Hugdahl
Green County Ascs Committee
Green County
Elmon
Pete” Ott
James E. Ula
Henry Ruppert
London
Harold Wilson
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Emery A. Odell
Monroe, Wisconsin
Congress
Associated Press
Inland Daily Press Association
Audit Bureau of Circulations and
Wisconsin Daily Newspaper League
Axbby
Abigail van Buren
Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Synd., Inc
Westland
Mich
Lester
Kahoots
Frederick Monteser
New
Kilgore
Tex
Los Angeles
Cal
Times Children’s Club
Steven Donald Stich
McConnell
Til
Duane Charles Jones
14Th Ave
Theodore Craig Fuller
Harlem Road
Lowes Park
Ill
Donna Rufener
Deena Jean Rufer
Robert Edward Leonard
Steven Paul Schulz
Brian Keith Yeazel
Rosedale Ave
Madison
Garth Thomas Yeazel
Dean Alan Yeazel
Debra Lynn Halverson
Alice Fay Friedrichs
Orangeville
Michelle Ann Minder
Linda Lou Monaghan
26Th Ave
Nathan Eugene Paul Jr
Winslow
Kathryn Tschanz
Jamie Jay Colden
Juda
Jacqueline Lynn Colden
Steven Grant Maaske
Traci Janene Plantikow
Belleville
James Todd Ott
Hollandale
Randy Alan Malcock
Brodhead
Martin Louis Tengowski
Lyle Herbert Kraus
Laurinda Jean Haeft
Beloit
Jodi Kay Ensor
Jefouts
Mary Ann Kraus
Pfund
Anatolia
Turkey
Monroe Model Aeronautics Association
Edna Spaeni
Dwight A. Crandall
Monroe Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Frank P. Davis
Armory
American Legion
Madison Company G
Monroe High School
Springfield
Mass
Rudy Schenkel
Clark
J. F. Roub
Spring Grove
Mrs. Herbert Mohns
Walter Friedly
Owen Olsen
St. Clare Hospital
Youth Fellowship of the
Union Church
Washington
Defense Department
Thomas L. Anderson
Doreen L. Anderson
la Crosse
Wis
Vietnam
Blate OgKres
Salvation Army
12Th Street
Herbert Paske
Wisconsin Power and Light Company
Herb
Platteville
Vicki
Paske
Charles M. Manson
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